BBD 10.20.17 No Redundancy (Classic)

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Classic from 2010

Burning Bush Devotional

20 October 2017

No
Redundancy

Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can
we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No
one comes to the Father except through Me.” - John 14:5-6 NKJV.

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people
and elders of Israel: If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a
helpless man, by what means he has been made well, let it be known to you all,
and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here
before you whole. This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which
has become the chief cornerstone.’ Nor is there salvation in any other, for
there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
- Acts 4:8-12 NKJV.

Phyllis Engleson filed a federal lawsuit in Minnesota in 2001; however, it was
dismissed in November 2002. Phyllis was suing the Little Falls Area Arts and
Crafts Fair because of injuries she sustained from tripping over a bright
orange traffic cone. There were approximately 99,999 other visitors to the arts
and crafts fair that year who did not trip over a traffic cone. Judge Donovan
Frank essentially found that the purpose of bright orange traffic cones is to
warn of imminent risk and therefore should not require a warning of a traffic
cone ahead. In other words, a sign warning of a bright orange traffic cone
would be redundant.

One definition for the word redundant is: “being in excess; exceeding what is usual or natural” according to dictionary
dot com. Redundancy is defined as “the provision of additional or duplicate systems, equipment.” Certainly, a warning sign warning of a warning traffic
cone would be redundant. However, if there were a warning sign warning of a
traffic cone there would be redundancy. Of course, as the court found that
would be unnecessary, and most would think a little crazy to have to post a
warning for a warning.

Spiritually, there is no backup way, no backup plan of salvation. God has
provided through Jesus Christ a completely adequate way of salvation for all
who receive Christ as their personal Savior. This way of salvation was bought
and paid for with the blood of Jesus Christ. All who believe upon Jesus belong
to Him and have been purchased (1 Corinthians
6:20) with the blood of Jesus Christ. The God
approved way of salvation is completely free of cost and is a gift to those who
will believe and receive Jesus (Ephesians
2:8-9). Therefore, for God to provide another way
of salvation would be redundant, and far more unnecessary than a warning sign
for a bright orange traffic cone.

Believe it! Receive Him! Because “there is no
other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Jesus would say to you the same as He did to Thomas, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except
through Me.”

(Personal Update: Two weeks ago my
wife, Jeanie, had a stroke and was in hospital for a couple of days. She has
recovered much of what the stroke caused her to lose i.e. reading
comprehension, but still has some trouble with names, and becomes easily fatigued.
Please pray that she continues to recover and that additional strokes are
prevented. Thank you for all of your prayers and support!!)

Copyright © 2010 - 2017. Ed Wrather.
The Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On June 8,
1998 the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent. Ed
Wrather began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of those
first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to
prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

www.theburningbush.net

www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites are celebrating
19 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the Burning Bush
Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to more than 12,000
subscribers across the world.

The Addictions Kit - Biblical Help for Addictions by Ed Wrather is now
available for download from Amazon. The Addictions Kit provides practical Biblical steps to defeat
your addiction that actually work.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VIYLNLM

The New Pastor's Training Manual is available for download on Amazon. Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ8UTGS If you prefer a paper copy of the book you can order it from
the Burning Bush website at http://bit.ly/1uXDBnk

Books now available at the Burning Bush website:

New Pastor's
Training Manual

Biblical Help for
Overcoming Substance Abuse

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Sexual Addictions In Times of
Trouble - Devotionals to Encourage and Strengthen You (Also available for
download on Amazon.)

You can leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at www.theburningbush.net.

There is a translation tool on
theburningbush.net website in the top right hand corner of all of the pages.

Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the
Devotionals at the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of
the home page. Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.

Please continue to pray for
healing for Pastor Shane Hall, Michelle Abetz, Wesley Lewis, Brandy, Brad,
Damon D. & wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Brent Baker, Gary Kirk, and
Jeanie.

Please also pray for Aleesha
McMillan, Amy Carroll, and Vivian and Henry.

Please pray for an end to the
racial hatred in the USA and that it will be replaced with peace and love. Many
prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page.
You can also post your prayer requests there (Of course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for me. My
prayer focus is now that God will give me opportunities to preach. As the
apostle Paul says, “…woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!”).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

If you enjoy the devotional
please recommend it to your friends. They may subscribe by sending a blank
email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

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You can help support this
ministry by using this link: www.paypal.me/EdWrather

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Classic from 2010

Burning Bush Devotional

20 October 2017

No
Redundancy

Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can
we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No
one comes to the Father except through Me.” - John 14:5-6 NKJV.

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people
and elders of Israel: If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a
helpless man, by what means he has been made well, let it be known to you all,
and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here
before you whole. This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which
has become the chief cornerstone.’ Nor is there salvation in any other, for
there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
- Acts 4:8-12 NKJV.

Phyllis Engleson filed a federal lawsuit in Minnesota in 2001; however, it was
dismissed in November 2002. Phyllis was suing the Little Falls Area Arts and
Crafts Fair because of injuries she sustained from tripping over a bright
orange traffic cone. There were approximately 99,999 other visitors to the arts
and crafts fair that year who did not trip over a traffic cone. Judge Donovan
Frank essentially found that the purpose of bright orange traffic cones is to
warn of imminent risk and therefore should not require a warning of a traffic
cone ahead. In other words, a sign warning of a bright orange traffic cone
would be redundant.

One definition for the word redundant is: “being in excess; exceeding what is usual or natural” according to dictionary
dot com. Redundancy is defined as “the provision of additional or duplicate systems, equipment.” Certainly, a warning sign warning of a warning traffic
cone would be redundant. However, if there were a warning sign warning of a
traffic cone there would be redundancy. Of course, as the court found that
would be unnecessary, and most would think a little crazy to have to post a
warning for a warning.

Spiritually, there is no backup way, no backup plan of salvation. God has
provided through Jesus Christ a completely adequate way of salvation for all
who receive Christ as their personal Savior. This way of salvation was bought
and paid for with the blood of Jesus Christ. All who believe upon Jesus belong
to Him and have been purchased (1 Corinthians
6:20) with the blood of Jesus Christ. The God
approved way of salvation is completely free of cost and is a gift to those who
will believe and receive Jesus (Ephesians
2:8-9). Therefore, for God to provide another way
of salvation would be redundant, and far more unnecessary than a warning sign
for a bright orange traffic cone.

Believe it! Receive Him! Because “there is no
other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Jesus would say to you the same as He did to Thomas, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except
through Me.”

(Personal Update: Two weeks ago my
wife, Jeanie, had a stroke and was in hospital for a couple of days. She has
recovered much of what the stroke caused her to lose i.e. reading
comprehension, but still has some trouble with names, and becomes easily fatigued.
Please pray that she continues to recover and that additional strokes are
prevented. Thank you for all of your prayers and support!!)

Copyright © 2010 - 2017. Ed Wrather.
The Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On June 8,
1998 the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent. Ed
Wrather began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of those
first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to
prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net

http://www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites are celebrating
19 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the Burning Bush
Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to more than 12,000
subscribers across the world.

The Addictions Kit - Biblical Help for Addictions by Ed Wrather is now
available for download from Amazon. The Addictions Kit provides practical Biblical steps to defeat
your addiction that actually work.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VIYLNLM

The New Pastor's Training Manual is available for download on Amazon. Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ8UTGS If you prefer a paper copy of the book you can order it from
the Burning Bush website at http://bit.ly/1uXDBnk

Books now available at the Burning Bush website:

New Pastor's
Training Manual

Biblical Help for
Overcoming Substance Abuse

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Sexual Addictions In Times of
Trouble - Devotionals to Encourage and Strengthen You (Also available for
download on Amazon.)

You can leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at http://www.theburningbush.net.

There is a translation tool on
theburningbush.net website in the top right hand corner of all of the pages.

Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the
Devotionals at the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of
the home page. Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.

Please continue to pray for
healing for Pastor Shane Hall, Michelle Abetz, Wesley Lewis, Brandy, Brad,
Damon D. & wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Brent Baker, Gary Kirk, and
Jeanie.

Please also pray for Aleesha
McMillan, Amy Carroll, and Vivian and Henry.

Please pray for an end to the
racial hatred in the USA and that it will be replaced with peace and love. Many
prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page.
You can also post your prayer requests there (Of course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for me. My
prayer focus is now that God will give me opportunities to preach. As the
apostle Paul says, “…woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!”).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

If you enjoy the devotional
please recommend it to your friends. They may subscribe by sending a blank
email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

There is a complete devotional
archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/DevotionalArchive.html.

You can help support this
ministry by using this link: http://www.paypal.me/EdWrather

(To date one person has given a
total of $30. Maintaining websites and domain names have an annual cost of
about $2400.)

Devotion vs Devotional: We do our
devotions, we read devotionals.

You can unsubscribe to the burningbushdevo devotional group by
sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org and then respond
to the confirmation email.

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constraints the devotional is only being sent now in html format) by sending a
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sending a blank email to burningbushhtml-leave@welovegod.org and then respond
to the confirmation email. If the link does not work, copy and paste the link.

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