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The roots of this depravity are quite evident in very young children. Babies may not show all the ugly outworkings of sin, but their selfishness is quite apparent. Any time of the day or night they will howl when their little egos are annoyed. Brothers and sisters have noticed how small children are self-seeking. When treats are being given, a “me first” attitude prevails. Small children want the chief attention. It is all self-serving. This all-demanding self-will matures into that of a grasping adult. Though clever devices will make the selfishness polite and genteel, all of life outside of Christ is for one thing – self!... Self is the idol to which all men naturally bow.
Walter Chantry

Isn’t it strange how a $100 'looks' so big when you take it to church, but so small when you take it to the mall. Isn’t it strange how long it takes to serve God for an hour, but how quickly a team plays 60 minutes of basketball. Isn’t it strange how long a couple of hours spent at church are, but how short they are when watching a movie. Isn’t it strange how we can't think of anything to say when we pray, but don't have difficulty thinking of things to talk about to a friend. Isn’t it strange how we get thrilled when a baseball game goes into extra innings, but we complain when a sermon is longer than the regular time. Isn’t it strange how hard it is to read a chapter in the Bible, but how easy it is to read 100 pages of a bestselling novel. Isn’t it strange how people want to get a front seat at any game or concert, but scramble to get a back seat at church services. Isn’t it strange how we need 2 or 3 weeks advance notice to fit a church event into our schedule, but can adjust our schedule for other events at the last moment. Isn’t it strange how hard it is for people to learn a simple gospel well enough to tell others, but how simple it is for the same people to understand and repeat gossip. Isn’t it strange how everyone wants to go to heaven provided they do not have to believe, or to think, or to say, or do anything. Isn’t it strange how you can send a thousand ';jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Isn’t it strange how we set our clocks to arise at 4:00am or 5:00am to be at the job by 7:30, yet when Sunday comes we can't get to church for 11:00am to praise the one who gave us the jobs! Isn’t it strange how we call God our Father and Jesus our brother, but find it hard to introduce them to our family. Isn’t it strange how small our sins seem, but how big 'their' sins are. Isn’t it strange how we demand justice for others, but expect mercy from God. Isn’t it strange how we are so quick to take directions from a total stranger when we are lost, but are hesitant to take God's direction for our lives. Isn’t it strange how so many churchgoers sing 'Standing on the Promises' but all they do is sit on the premises. Isn’t it strange how people want God to answer their prayers, but refuse to listen to His counsel. Isn’t it strange how we sing about heaven, but live only for today. Isn’t it strange how people think they are going to Heaven, but don't think there is a Hell. Isn’t it strange how it is okay to blame God for evil and suffering in the world, but it is not necessary to thank Him for what is good and pleasant. Isn’t it strange how when something goes wrong, we cry, 'Lord, why me?' but when something goes right, we think, 'Hey, it must be me!'
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    • Children Of God

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    Children Of God CHILDREN OF GOD

    Some churches which claim to be Christian talk about the “Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of all Mankind”, and speak of this as a central truth of Christianity. If you are one who believes in this notion, here is a shock for you: That idea is not taught in the Bible.

    The apostle Paul wrote, “For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:26 NKJ)

    It is only through faith in Jesus Christ that a person becomes a “son” of God.

    We read in the Gospel of John that the Word, the Creator, “became flesh and dwelt among us” (1:14) as Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah of Israel, and that “as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name: who were born…of God.” (1:12-13) This God-birth is spoken of in John 3.

    There is ONE VERSE, quoting Paul in Acts 17:28, speaking of people in general as “offspring” (Greek: GENOS) of God, and it is followed by Paul’s statement that God “now commands all people everywhere to repent.”

    It would take only several hours to read through Luke, John and Acts for yourself, to see for yourself that we are telling you just what the Bible says. Ask God to show you the Truth as you read.

    If you want to be a REAL child of God, repent of your sins, put your trust in Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, and you will be born into the Forever Family. Don’t delay; do it NOW.

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