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John Flavel: "How Dangerous It Is To Join ...
Contributed by Glenn Durham on Sep 30, 2008 (message contributor)
John Flavel: "How dangerous it is to join anything of our own to the righteousness of Christ, in pursuit of justification before God! Jesus Christ will never endure this; it reflects upon His work dishonorably. He will be all, or none, in our justification…. Christ is no half-Savior. It is a hard thing to bring proud hearts to rest upon Christ for righteousness. God humbles the proud by calling sinners wholly from their own righteousness to Christ for their justification."
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Soldier Explains How Song Sung By Enemy Changed ... PRO
Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004
SOLDIER EXPLAINS HOW SONG SUNG BY ENEMY CHANGED HIM One Christmas Eve, Ira D. Sankey was traveling by steamboat up the Delaware River. Asked to sing, Mr. Sankey sang the "Shepherd Song." After the song was ended, a man with a rough, weatherbeaten face came up to Mr. Sankey and said: "Did you ...read more
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The Saga Of Mitsuo Fuchida PRO
Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004
the saga of Mitsuo Fuchida. Fuchida grew up loving his native Japan and hating the United States, which treated Asian immigrants harshly in the first half of the twentieth century. Fuchida attended a military academy, joined Japan’s Naval Air Force, and by 1941, with 10,000 flying hours behind ...read more
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In 1947, Someone Came Across Some Old Jars. ... PRO
Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 1, 2004
In 1947, someone came across some old jars. These old earthen vessels contained the Dead Sea Scrolls, which are a very valuable source of study for the Church. The jars themselves were not ...read more
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