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Spiritual Diabetes. . .

John 3:14-16 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: (15) That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. (16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. By far, I'm sure this is the most often quoted passage of Scripture in the New Testament. People who know nothing about the Word of God can quote verses 15 and 16 by heart. They take comfort that their passive belief has given them salvation, but what does it mean to believe? Is belief only to recognize Jesus as the son of God? If so, then the devils believe. Matthew 8:28-29 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. (29) And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Je

Spending Wildly. . .

What would you do if you had an endless amount of money? I am not talking about the pitiful little pile ($40,000,000,000) that Bill Gates was reported by Forbes Magazine to have accrued as the richest man in the world in 2009. I am asking you to consider, "what if your checking account balance was endless?" Put as many zeroes as you like in the amount. . .There would be none less money in your account. What limits would there be to your giving? Cancer or AIDs research???. . . 1 trillion dollars each. Money to rebuild Haiti??? Drop a trillion there also. What possible difference would it make? Why would you even consider holding back? Does the church need a new building?. . . a mere billion would probably build a very nice one. Actually we would undoubtedly end up doing more harm than good with our wealth. We could not be trusted not to be corrupted by the manna of man. God surely knows best. . .He did bless us with a resource that will never end: John 10:10 The th