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PAGE 4 THE BYRON BUZZ SECTION of The GEORGIA POST Thursday, February 7,2013 The Warning Of Apostasy The word “apostasy” im plies a repudiation of that which was formerly pro fessed, or a total desertion of the faith! It further implies that the faith which was de serted had been fully estab lished and that the apostasy in question was simply the repudiation or abandonment of that faith or the principles upon which it rested. One has only to read the Bible, as a matter of history, in order to see that apostasies have been the common lot of the human race. Even Adam and Eve, soon after the begin ning of time in Genesis were led astray and set the way for future generations of people to be tempted beyond what they could resist. The fact that more than half a mil lion people fell from God’s grace and as a result died in the wilderness during the forty years wandering under Moses’ leadership should be ample proof that it is possible for people to fall from God’s grace (Heb. 3:12-19). Got News? Email us at byron- buzz@pstel.net The warning, “lest anyone fall according to the same ex ample of disobedience,” giv en in Heb. 4:11b should cause us to realize it is possible to fall from God’s grace! Some teach today that one cannot fall from God’s grace, but is this truly what God teaches us through the inspired apos tles in His holy word, the Bi ble? Paul, the great man of God that he was, knew that he could be rejected of God be cause he said in 1 Cor. 9:27, “But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others I myself should be come disqualified.” He cited the example of God’s people under the Old Covenant who were saved from the bond age of slavery in Egypt (Ex. 14:30), but who did not enter the promised land because of their idolatry, immorality, and unbelief (1 Cor. 10:1-12)... ’’now all these things hap pened to them as examples; and they were written for our admonition... therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.” Paul was fully aware of the dan gers of God’s people falling away from Him; therefore he cited this Old Testament ex ample in 1 Corinthians 10 In the church at Laodicea we have an example of apos tasy in the New Testament, which, if not corrected, would cause all those connected with it to be lost forever (Rev. 3:14-22). They were children of God and He was chasten ing them, for this is how God treats His children (Heb. 12:7-11). Because they were lukewarm God said He would spit them out (or vomit them) unless they repented. Jesus said in Luke 13:3-5, “I tell you, no: but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.” So if these children of God did not re pent, their fate was to perish. Christians today need to heed the warnings provided by God, “therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall”. This is ad dressed to children of God who should be careful to be honest, upright and faithful in their worship of God but do not think it worthwhile to be careful about the doctrine they practice or that is prac ticed by others. Many seem to think moral goodness is James Earnhardt Evangelist Church of Christ enough for their salvation re gardless of how many false doctrines they believe and teach, however in Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus said, “Not ev eryone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the king dom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name? And then I will declare to them, I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice law lessness!” God does not lie, heed His warnings! Bible quotations are from the New King James Version unless otherwise stated For questions or comments please contact James Earnhardt at 478-825-7517. Benghazi Such a title may be prema ture, timely, or greatly tardy- -but does imply an ending to a dastardly deed by terrorists; and an irrevocable error by the ’’home team”! Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was interviewed on January 22; and hammered (somewhat) by both the Senatorial Com mittee, and the House For eign Relations Committee; as to exactly ’’what went down” at Benghazi. Anticipated gen eral questions were put forth; but as expected, an extensive inquiry was distinctly miss ing. Since we, as a nation, are still extremely troubled by the loss of four patriotic Americans; the superficial hearing was a disappointment for most citi zens—for critical information is still being ’’shelved”! This inquiry by Legisla tive Investigators, and the obvious result; may well put the fundamental quagmire to rest. An interagency investi gation was held weeks ago, where a handful of ’’State Of ficials” were determined to have been professionally neg ligent, and relieved of specif ic portfolios-and transferred within the Department. The present hearings will only be extended by some very deter mined voices in governmen tal leadership; which means that our Senior Executives have essentially been given a ’’pass”! It is tragic, that a number of deficits are fairly obvious. Numerous items of critical information is still sorely needed; such as solid reasons why there existed only minimal protection for our Ambassador (and assis tants/guards); a breakdown in Intelligence data; an appar ent negligence in imperative communications; a lack of coordination with peripheral Departments, overall Nation al Leadership—and last, but not least; reasons why there was no Military response. Epilogue Daniel W. Gatlyn, USN Ret., Minister/ Journalist There have been multiple (and inconsistent) voices to speak concerning the inabili ties of our Military Forces to adequately respond. To be sure, in our demand ing world , there exists many intolerable circumstances— but to insist that we could not mount a ’’respectable retalia tion” within twelve hours, is clearly ’’off the charts”; for our fastest war planes can now reach the farthermost point on the globe, from any loca tion; within the twelve hour frame. Such failure would point to inadequate planning and timely preparation! To press the point, most models of armed aircraft within the past twenty years, can easily exceed 1,500 MPH; and deliver a meaningful pay load with pin point accuracy! All regimented minds are dis tinctly aware of this. Cruise missiles, Smart Bombs, and other sophisticated weapon are also part of our arsenal. If in fact, we could not respond in kind; the ’’short changed” planning and logistical dimen sions would be laid at the feet of the Commander in Chief, and/or Military Commanders. 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