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Answers January 29, 2014 The older I get, the more convinced I become that mankind is pretty ineffective at running mankind.   I read a recent study which studied other studies and the study in question determined that two out of three studies have their conclusions reversed within a very short time after publication.   We probably paid big bucks for that. “We want answers!”   We hear this so often, don’t we?   Isn’t it amazing how seldom we hear answers or get reports of resolutions? “Wherever two or more are gathered, there are three or more opinions.”   This is a fairly accurate description of just about everything in America, but it is most often said of the Church.   A similar observation of Congress would be modified to, “Wherever the 535 are gathered there are 600 or more opinions, unless a camera is involved.   Then there would be 4,000 opinions, 3 investigations, 4 committees formed, 17 resolutions penned, 2 bills sponsored and 23 new taxes.   P.S. – Absol

Grace January 28, 2014 Grace is a wonderful thing indeed.   Of course, when we talk about the grace found in Jesus Christ we must also acknowledge God’s mercy.   Every bad thing we’ve ever done, He took the blame for (death) and we received mercy.   Every good thing He’s ever done, He gave us credit for – grace.   This freed us from finding salvation through the Law.   However, this does not free us from the wisdom found in being guided by the Law.   In this, we are reminded that we have been made like God, but we are not god-like by any means.   The right way of things is that He is to be our God, and we are to be His people. 1 Corinthians 10:23-24(NLT) 23 You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is beneficial.  24 Don’t be concerned for your own good but for the good of others.  Matthew 22:36-40(NIV) 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 Jesu