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    Hello all my friends and friends of friends. Please dont think that I am not aware of all thegrief I cause you to endure. It would be much more social of me to just mingle, partake of

    ear-tickling conversation and get involved in the games, notions, potions and the virtualreality that floats around us daily. There are many types of people in any given crowd.

    Only two of those types enjoy reading my excerpts and claims. Those who agree,obviously, and those who dont. And those, I do speak to, but more so everyone else in

    between.

    The casual reader who lets it glance off, yet wont forget having seen it somewhere.

    The one who recalls it from elsewhere, having shrugged it off at that time.

    The ones to whom it is an idea undeniable that sprouts up from the pages directly orindirectly and ingrains itself into their thoughts because they cant disprove it. In fact,

    efforts to do so only prop it up and solidify it.

    To those whom it finds avoiding it all along and hiding when they see it coming. Yea, tothose who know the truth but are yet to be set free by it.

    I know there are friends, acquaintances, people Ive yet to meet, people Ill never meet,

    folks of all walks of profession in every corner of the globe who will encounter my work.(I know globes dont have corners. Bear with me.) Yea, among you there are undoubtedly

    scholars of much higher degree, presidents, directors, managers, supervisors, sergeants,captains, admirals and generals. Yea, also politicians, pastors, priests and kings. Firemen,

    policemen, lawyers, thugs and judges.

    Also, every type of division agreed between folks is addressed in my pages. By now somesurely call me crazy. Some may wish I stop. Others only wonder. From every walk out

    there, pastor to thug, teacher to judge, something sometime from within my work may

    ruffle anyone of you, but not without remedy.

    Call me what you will, it is of no matter to me. My contention first is: it is more important

    to hear the truth than to agree with it. Oh man! Im so unorthodox. How can I mean that?I speak of preconception. What you know coming into a conversation. Many times we are

    confronted with something that rubs us the wrong way. Ive been told more than once toturn the cat around, so, finally, I did and do. Just dont expect to sway absolute principle

    that is as plain as the nose on any face.

    Allow me to say, the Christ put it thusly:

    For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shallin no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Matthew 5:18

    Simply, I see him saying not even a dot over any i or the cross of any t shall be omitted

    from the law until, not only the law, but ALL it pertains to be fulfilled. That pretty muchsays to me until the end of this world and the coming of the new. The key is to know the

    fulfillmentof the law. The point being to believe in the new world. Everything I can findin Scripture is there to point us toward believing. To give us every opportunity to accept

    living with and in God. God, with whom there are no other terms than his, and they areperfect.

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    Concepts of God are out the window. Concepts are concepts. Thats all. God is true. Godis all. I perceive God may be an indefinable word to us. He is a faith so strong as to

    surpass all definition within our grasp. And the peace he gives is equally insurmountable tocontain, but not to attain.

    Some things, and I might add, more than we know, are just the way its going to be and we

    either fit with it or we dont. Its not whether it satisfies us or not, but whether we live up

    to it. Let me phrase my first contention a little differently: It is more important that youhave opportunity to agree with the truth, than to never hear it at all.

    After all, appeasing your own appetite only gets you by day to day. Sometimes not eventhe whole day. What is this power the air has recently assumed? How is it compulsions

    consume us to the point of consciousness of guilt so masses can force our agreement, evento disagree? Cant we disagree to agree anymore? What kind of twist is agree to disagree

    anyway, and who comprised it, stealing a freedom of emotion?

    I can accept your disagreement without some binding pact with some (unidentified princeof the) power of the air to compel me. Where has our strength and our faith gone? Need

    we now to be constantly guided, compelled and/or convicted by some political correctnessof mysterious origin? Its not law. Yet. How long before some of us allow us all to be

    contained? Just how near are we?

    And thus the Christ spoke through an apostle to the born again, quickened being givenlife:

    And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein

    in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the

    prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of

    disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in

    the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; andwere by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

    Ephesians 2:1-3

    Shall we remain ignorant, allowing our faith to be stirred into the pot of shuffled godship

    and dealt back out to us by the will of global political powers? Have we no will of our ownany longer, nor the faith to stand by it.? Shall we silence our God for the sake of the

    conglomeration of gods presenting themselves for consideration? (God, btw, willcooperate by way of his grace and the freedom first given us, if we choose to do so and

    accept the consequences.)

    As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrificeunto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none

    other God but one. For though there be that are called gods, whether in

    heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) But to us there is

    but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord

    Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. 1 Corinthians 8:4-6

    But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one

    Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. If this is believed and we allowour faith to be consumed into, I dont know what else to call it, but the god of many forms

    and every conception we have, then there certainly will be consequences. The all roads

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    lead to the same place concept will only wind up leaving you stranded on ConvictionAlley. Weve no place to mix with that concept except to pull some that will be pulled

    from the fire.

    "And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the

    garment spotted by the flesh." Jude 1:23

    Otherwise, then long lost is my cause and all our hope. Yea, so yet I speak, as one may stillbelieve. Its not that I hope or think to reach all. Im no fool, but for the sake of one, Illplay the fool. Yea, speak I openly, and not always perfectly. Nevertheless, the one I trust

    is perfect and to confirm my words is up to you. The Bible is available to all. Churches arein every town. Preachers abound. Inquire as to perfection and accuracy. The bottom line

    is its your call, not mine. Mine is for me and the call is made. I slid in safe at home andthe peace of God is the umpire.

    "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in

    one body; and be ye thankful." Colossians 3:15

    Global entities and instructors on living are amongst us a dime a dozen and all have ahow-to for you to follow. I will speak of what and why as I see it and will not intend

    to purvey it as a condemning force ever. No how-tos from me, except two. One Ivealready revealed. How to confirm or disprove my (or anybodys) words.

    The other being how to receive eternal life, know you have it, lock up your assurance and

    throw away the key, so you can go on about your life living it as the grace of God intendedand gave it to you.

    In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of

    your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that

    holy Spirit of promise, Ephesians 1:13

    And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall

    any man pluck them out of my hand. John 10:28

    At the point of any conviction, God is there with you, his hand out toward you and the pathof grace and faith before him. At the point of every trial, the same. The point of any

    shortcoming, ditto. All we need do is put our hand in his.

    There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God

    is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will

    with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.1 Corinthians 10:13

    God being Spirit and not readily recognizable, he sent his Son, an extension of himself, to

    represent himself among us. Accepting God is as easy as relinquishing all your grief,sorrow, sins and despair, along with whatever you were trusting for faith before, over to

    Jesus Christ and thank him, accepting his forgiveness.

    For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Romans 3:23

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    All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not

    hear them. John 10:8

    For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

    Romans 10:13

    Christ is not interested in controlling you, but relieving you. So you can live by

    unobstructed faith and confidence in the peace you have with God.

    And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts

    and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:5

    If in any instance you perceive God revealing himself to or speaking to your heart, donthesitate to speak plainly to him on your knees, thanking him for salvation through Jesus

    Christ and asking him to forgive your sins. That is the repentance to salvation. To repent isto change your mind. Salvation comes when, according to the proclamation of the gospel,

    you change your mind from any concept, to the true and living God and what he will do foryou.

    Oh yea, the key. To know fulfillment of the law is to know Christ Jesus.

    For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy

    neighbour as thyself. Galatians 5:14

    Oh, I get it!

    Oops, a little glitch:

    If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy

    neighbour as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commitsin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. James 2:8-9

    Ah, thank you, Jesus!:

    Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come

    to destroy, but to fulfil. Matthew 5:17

    Dont get caught up in all the hoopla about quitting sin. Thats another point entirely andwill be a work in progress.

    I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able tobear it, neither yet now are ye able. 1 Corinthians 3:2

    First and foremost, what do you want for eternity and will you accept a free gift?

    the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23

    May God Bless you all and reach hearts with the depths of his infinite mercy and grace.May the mystery of the gospel be opened to you this day.

    Public or Private messages welcome.