Newsletter 149
July 19,2009
Romans 5:6-14
6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. (Romans 5:8, Romans 5:10, Galatians 4:4, Romans 4:25, Romans 8:32, Galatians 2:20, Ephesians 5:2)
7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 3:5, John 3:16, John 15:13, Romans 8:39. Romans 4:25, Romans 5:6, Romans 8:32, Galatians 2:20, Ephesians 5:2)
9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. (Romans 3:25, Romans 1:18, 1 Thessalonians 1:10)
10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. (Romans 11:28, 2 Corinthians 5:18, Ephesians 2:3, Colossians 1:21, Romans 8:24, Hebrews 7:25, 1 John 2:1)
11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. (Romans 5:3, Romans 8:23, Romans 9:10, 2 Corinthians 8:19, Romans 5:10, Romans 11:15, 2 Corinthians 5:18)
12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19, Romans 5:15-17, 1 Corinthians 15:21, Romans 6:23, 1 Corinthians 15:26, James 1:15, Romans 5:14, Romans 5:19, Romans 5:21, 1 Corinthians 15:22)
13 for until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed where there is no law, (Romans 4:15)
14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. (Hosea 8:7, 1 Corinthians 15:45)
And God said, “Let there be.” He “spoke” all things, other than man, into being. The universe, the earth, and all that lives, but when it came to man, He took soil, and “made” man in his own image. This was something very special, something very different. Man had freedom of choice, but with that freedom came also the potential to make wrong decisions. He made man, and of him his partner, Eve to live for ever, but Adam and Eve made the wrong choice when they let Satan plant into their minds a seed of doubt.
That doubt led to sin, and with it the results of sin; pain, sickness, hard labor, and death. Adam and Eve realized as soon as they sinned that everything was changed. They hid from God and covered themselves with leaves. The first sin of doubting God, and disobeying Him led to more from that small beginning to the point that God, started over saving a starting seed through Noah, and destroyed the rest with a mighty flood.
Because He loved mankind, he set into being a plan to save and restore this special being. He love us even when we were in sin. He loves even those rejected by all others. (John 3:16) Even the best of mankind falls short of God’s desires for us, (Romans 5:12) so He sent His own Son Jesus to die for us. (Romans 5:8.) He knew from the beginning that it would require the blood of a perfect sacrifice. (Romans 5:9)
Adam, could do nothing to undo his disobedience, and we can also do nothing ourselves to undo ours, but we can because of His grace toward us, be saved. We are not saved by good works, we are saved through faith and obedience to Jesus. Peter showed the way when he told the sinners who had cried “Crucify Him” only a few days before , saying “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” Acts 2:38. It is only through His divine grace, that we can have a new start, “Repent and be baptized.”
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19th. Sunday – Amos 1,2, Romans 9:1-17, Proverbs 17:13-20
20th. Monday – Amos 3,4, Romans 8:18-39, Psalm 87
21st. Tuesday – Amos 5,6, Romans 9:1-19. Psalm 88:1-9
22nd. Wednesday – Amos 7,8,9, Romans 9:20-33, Psalm 88:10-18
23rd. Thursday – Hosea 1,2, Romans 10, Proverbs 17:21-28
24th. Friday – Hosea 3,4, Romans 11:1-17, Psalm 89:1-8
25th. Saturday – Hosea 5,6, Romans 11:18-36, Psalm 88:9-13
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THIS WEEK'S SCRIPTURE
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”
Romans 6:23
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IF ONLY I HAD A BRAIN
A mid-level executive was so frustrated at being passed over for promotion year after year, that, in frustration, he went to a brain-transplant center in the hope of raising his I.Q. 20 points.
After a battery of physical and psychological tests, the center's director told him that he was an acceptable candidate.
"That's great!" the executive said. "But I understand that this procedure can be really expensive."
"Yes, sir, it can," the director replied. "An ounce of accountant's brain for example, costs one thousand dollars; an ounce of an economist's brain costs two thousand; an ounce of a corporate president's is forty-five thousand. An ounce of a politicians brain is seventy-five thousand dollars."
"Seventy-five thousand dollars for an ounce of a politician's brain? Why on earth is that?"
"Do you have any idea," the director asked, "how many politicians we would have to kill?"
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JUST A PERSONAL NOTE FROM THE MILLS HOUSEHOLD
We are settled in our apartment now with the exception of a few misplaced items and window curtains for the huge windows. Fortunately they all have venitian blinds, so that is not an urgent problem, but the largest is a 6’x6’ opening, the other three are somewhat narrower. Our new phone number is 469 298-3507.
Prayer Request: Pray for the sale of our manufactured home as it is expensive to keep it parked in our name, and the lawn cared for.
Bob and Phyllis
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALLEN SHORT
Newsletter 148 July 12, 2009
We count the age of a baby from the time and date pf birth, though, in reality, its life began at the time of conception. That life continues and the child is growing long before it is born.
Jesus used this fact in his discussion with Nicodemus in, John 3:3, John 3:5. Baptism is essential, but life begins far before that when the Holy Spirit plants in the mind the first flicker of faith. That faith must grow until the time comes when it brings about action. Faith comes through hearing the Word. The Spirit inspired the word. Without the Word, there can be no saving faith, and there can be no new birth. Because Nicodemus could not understand this simple comparison, Jesus pointed out that this is a Spiritual birth “of water and of the Spirit.” The water is physical, and the Spirit is of God. Both are essential to fulfill the analogy.
Because faith is growing, Philip said to the Ethiopian, “If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.” Acts 8:37, and when the Ethiopian replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” Acts 8:37, Philip knew that he was ready and he baptized him immediately
But, the portion of the text we want to consider more closely is that contained in Romans 3:23. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” This is simply a statement of a fact, but has been an obstacle to many, who want to believe that some sinners are worse than others. Surely, they reason, “I am not a harlot, or a murderer, nor a brazen thief” and they think, perhaps, of someone that they know. They may not be, but they are certainly judgmental. “All have sinned.” No one can be acceptable until they are cleansed by the blood of Jesus, shed for all, but applied only when they repent and are born again.
Romans 3:21-26 (King James Version)
21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets (Romans 1:17, Romans 9:30, Acts 10:43, Romans 1:2)
22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: (Romans 1:17, Romans 4:5, Acts 3:16, Galatians 2:16, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 3:22, Ephesians 3:12, Romans 4:11, Romans 4:16, Roans 10:4, Romans 10:12, Galatians 3:28, Colossians 3:11)
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:9)
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: (Romans 4:4, Romans 4:16, Ephesians 2:8, 1 Corinthians 1:30, Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 1:4, Hebrews 9:15)
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
The most beautiful word s in the entire text are these, “being justified freely by his grace.” Romans 3:24. Think on these three words, “justified.” That means that we are made totally acceptable, just as if we had never sinned. At what price is this attained? “Freely” Christ paid the price for us, a price that had to be paid, because the wage of sin is death. (Romans 7:23) He died in our place. Why would he do this? Because he loves us. John 3:16-17, That is what “grace” is! It is the unmerited good will of God.
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12th. Sunday – 2 Kings 15,16, Romans 2, Psalm 84:1-7
13th. Monday – 2 Kings 17, Romans 3:1-20, Psalm 84:8-12
14th. Tuesday – 2 Kings 18, Romans 3:21-31 Psalm 85:1-7
15th. Wednesday – 2 Kings 19, 20, Romans 4, Proverbs 17:1-12
16th. Thursday – 2 Kings 21, 22, Romans 5, Psalm 85:8-13
17th. Friday – 2 Kings 23, Romans 6, Psalm 86:1-10
18th. Saturday – 2 Kings 24,25, Romans 7, Psalm 86:11-17
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"Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness ?”
Romans 6:16
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(Notes from the bulletin board)
SICK DAYS:
We will no longer accept a doctor statement as proof of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.
SURGERY:
Operations are now banned. As long as you are an employee here, you need all your organs. You should not consider removing anything. We hired you intact. To have something removed constitutes a breach of employment.
PERSONAL DAYS:
Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year. They are called Saturday and Sunday.
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All employees will take their vacation at the same time every year. The vacation days are as follows: Jan. 1, July 4 & Dec. 25
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JUST A PERSONAL NOTE FROM THE MILLS HOUSEHOLD
Greetings,
The serviceman has just left and we are back on line so I can send and receive email again, that address stays the same but our phone number is changed. The new one is 469 298-3507. I am still on Time Warner.
We are both recovering from the effects of the move and Phyllis is still using the walker. and I cleaning, and much of the meal preparation. The house is still not sold as far as we know. I will be contacting the agent with the new number. We had to leave the day bed and its trundle bed, the electronic organ, a gift from a friend, and a few small items that there simply is not room for here. If they do not sell, we will have to call the Salvation Army or something.
Sorry we are late with this week’s mailing.
Bob and Phyllis
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