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   > Shaun,   
      
   >> Thank you, sir, for your wisdom.   
      
   > Give The Glory to The Lord...He gave it to me.   
      
   >> This is a lesson that He has taught me over, and over again...   
      
   > It's like the T-shirt that noted "Lead me not into temptation -- I'll   
   > find my own way".    
      
   >> Again, I feel the need to read The Good Book again. Your paraphrase   
   >> really drills directly to the point of that lesson...   
      
   > I need to do likewise...but I will say that He has given me a Gospel   
   > Poetry Collection as a ministry to the saved and a witness to the lost.   
   > There are some secular ones on my hobbies...such as the BBS, amateur radio,   
   > and square dancing...but most are "sacred". You can find all of these at   
   > http://www.wx4qz.net/swj.htm -- over 550 poems are in there.   
      
   >> I can only hope that He continues to forgive me.   
      
   > As the Scripture notes, "The blood of Jesus cleanses from all sin", but   
   > that is ONLY for those who have done "the one thing God requires"...to   
   > believe on The One He Has sent (John 6:29, Acts 16:31, plus John 14:6,   
   > and Acts 4:12 -- the latter two are the most hated verses by the world.   
   > If only one sin was not paid for, Christ would still be in the grave, and   
   > all of us would be on our way to Hell and The Lake Of Fire with Satan and   
   > his demonic hordes (who hate our guts anyway, and want all of us to burn   
   > with them). Yet, one must make that decision for Christ BEFORE they take   
   > their last breath...tomorrow, let alone the next 5 seconds, is promised   
   > to no one.   
      
   > My late wife's favorite hymn was "Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus" --   
   > a beautiful a cappella arrangement, along with a harmonica accompaniement,   
   > is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJnD272vmns   
      
   > Many churches today won't sing or preach about The Cross, sin, repentance,   
   > The Blood Of Jesus, etc, as it's "too offensive and graphic". All they want   
   > is "prosperity gospel" (name it, claim it), feel good, messages that "tickle   
   > ones ears". God's Grace is a License to Serve, and NOT a License to Sin.   
   > They are afraid if they "preach the whole counsel of God" (what He called   
   > an abomination then, is still such today), will drive folks away, and the   
   > offering plates will dry up.   
      
   > It's like Josh McDowell, who penned "More Than A Carpenter", plus   
   > "Evidence That Demands A Verdict". He set out to refute Christianity as a   
   > farce, but when he was unable to do so, he got saved. He noted that before   
   > he was saved "the most I got out of church was the 25 cents I put in the   
   > offering plate, and the 35 cents that I took out for a milk shake". And   
   > sadly, that's about all most people get out of church.   
      
   >> Aye, you're quite right! And why I chose to excise my soul, rather than   
   >> marry a too-proud woman! And yet, that wound has never healed...   
      
   > The first woman I was engaged to always wanted me to take her to the most   
   > expensive restaurant, always pick up the tab, and to forsake everything else   
   > in my life (hobbies, etc.) outside of work, and spend every waking moment   
   > with her. In other words, she was going to do all the taking, and I was to   
   > do all the giving. That does NOT work in a relationship. I broke off the   
   > engagement and relationship just before Christmas, 1985...and she accused   
   > me of "using her".   
      
   > With my late wife, she didn't care whether we ate at McDonald's or The   
   > Olive Garden -- to her, "food is food". We were friends for 17 1/2 years,   
   > and never thought about marriage...let alone to each other. We hit it off   
   > in 2002, got married in 2003, and she died of a heart attack 3 weeks prior   
   > to our 4th anniversary in 2007. She had a defective aortic heart valve   
   > since birth...she was only 48 when she died. I didn't marry until I was   
   > 43, but never dreamed I'd be a widower at 47. I never remarried, as at   
   > this stage of life, most folks have too much "baggage" (they or their   
   > kids are in trouble with the law, they can't manage money, the kids   
   > treat the parents like crap, etc.) -- I didn't want or need that "drama"   
   > in my life. Because of medical issues, my wife and I never had kids...   
   > and the way the world is today, I'm glad I never had any.   
      
      
   I enjoy listening to the end of times podcasts and stuff about the end of the   
   age.. It certainly is!   
      
      
   How are you doing Daryl? Hope you are well!   
      
      
   >> Wars, and rumours of war. Rampant disease. Mountains exploding with   
   >> sulfur. Do you not think that this is the End of Days, as well? Am I   
   >> just paranoid?   
      
   > It is the end of days. I'm into Bible Prophecy (at least one third of   
   > The Bible is prophecy), and as one commentator noted "Things aren't falling   
   > apart...they are falling into place". Nothing that occurs is a surprise to   
   > The Lord, and He has it all under control...no matter what the world may   
   > think.   
      
   >> May He provide both of us with His Word!   
      
   > Amen.   
      
   > Daryl   
      
   > ... Frisbyterian: When you die, your soul goes up on the roof.   
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