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4-Minute Primer On The Bible The Bible is a collection of 66 books (Old Testament-39, New Testament-27), written by 40 authors. These writers never knew their works would be included in Holy Bible. The Old Testament begins with the story of creation, including the formation of the earth, sun, moon, stars, and the generation of human and animal life. The most memorable stories—those of Moses and Abraham—were passed along by word of mouth from generation to generation. Some scholars attribute the Pentateuch (first 5 books) to Moses; however, other Bible experts believe that writing was not perfected in Moses’ day and that Jewish writers did not start compiling these stories until King David’s reign, about a thousand years before Jesus. The authorship of many OT books is unknown. Psalms was attributed primarily to David. Proverbs, Songs, and Ecclesiastes were written by Solomon, the son of David and Bathsheba. All books of prophecy bear the author’s name, except Lamentations by Jeremiah. Among the sources used in producing Genesis were the genealogies from “Adam to Noah” and from “Noah to Abraham.” These and other ancient records were preserved on clay tablets. The scriptures, however, were written in ink on papyrus scrolls. Jesus used such a scroll when He read passages from Isaiah at the Nazareth synagogue. The Old Testament consists of the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy), Jewish history (Joshua, Judges, I & 2 Samuel, I & 2 Kings, I & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, etc.), the writings (Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Songs), and 17 books of prophecy: 5 Major Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel) and 12 Minor Prophets. Jesus alluded to OT Messianic prophecies when He stated, “Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.” When the temple was destroyed by Romans in 70 A.D., the Jews were forced to abandon temple worship and refocus on sacred scripture. This expedited the canonization of Old Testament scripture at the Council of Jamnia in 90 A.D. According to Old Testament, a Jew named Abraham was singled out by God for special favor. God decreed that Abraham’s descendants would be God’s chosen people and become a mighty nation. Of Abraham’s two sons, Ishmael and Isaac, God’s preferred lineage went through Isaac and then to Isaac’s son Jacob, whose twelve sons became the founding fathers of Israel’s 12 tribes. Consequently, the descendants of Ishmael (Muslims) and Isaac (Jews) have been at war ever since. Each group claims to be the true descendants of Abraham and rightful owners of ancient Palestine, now modem day Israel. Jews subscribe to Judaism, which rejects the Billy Powell Columnist www.billypowellbooks.com New Testament; Muslims follow Islam and as their holy book use the Koran, which purportedly represents God’s revelations to the prophet Mohammed. The New Testament was written because Jesus Christ arose from the dead. Without the resurrection, there would be no New Testament. The principal witnesses of the resurrection were five men: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, all of whom wrote gospels (Luke wrote Acts also), and the Apostle Paul, the author of 13 epistles. Other notable NT books are Revelation, Hebrews, and letters by John, Peter, James (Jesus’ brother), and Jude (also Jesus’ brother). Both Old and New Testaments were officially canonized as Holy Scripture by the Roman Catholic Council of Hippo in 393A.D. The Proper Etiquette For Eating An Ice Cream Sundae Not everybody realizes how important it is to follow protocol. Many Philistines in our society do things so haphazardly that it is a real affront to those of us who know better. There should be a law forbidding such perfunctory behavior. We have a law for everything else, why not this? Plus, it would better serve our country and help maintain civilized behavior among our citizens. I will be the first to admit that, throughout my lifetime, I have not always been committed to civilized behavior. It took me a long time to realize what civilized behavior really was. Before I got married, I had an idea of what I thought civilized behavior was. Unbeknownst to me I had wandered about in sheer ignorance. Looking back, I think of those times and know why somebody said, ’’Ignorance is bliss.” And to be sure, I was very blissful. In fact, I did not know how very blissful I was. Then came the time when I was willing to throw away all that bliss for the, ”1 do,” of a certain young lady I chanced to meet. It was then that my idea of bliss radically changed forever. After getting married I realized just how uncivilized by behavior had been up to this point. Fortunately, for me, my bride was more than willing to take up the challenge of nurturing me to a more civilized behavior. I would not say that she has been overwhelmingly successful in this attempt, however. I am a lot more civilized today than I was prior, which has to count for something. One of the things that she attributes to civilized behavior has to do with cleanliness, in particular, clean clothes. For some reason she has a fetish that everything has to be cleaned. In my uncivilized days, I had more of a fetish about saving water. Through the years, her persistence has paid off and I have come to the place that I really appreciate clean clothes. Of course, there is a discrepancy in what each of us deem as clean. For me, clean is when it passes the sniff test. As long as I cannot smell anything on my shirt, I consider it clean. My wife, on the other hand, believes that if you wear a piece of clothing one time it ceases to be clean. Then there are spots. If a spot is on my shirt where nobody else can see it, I consider the shirt clean. After all, appearance is what really counts. However, my wife believes any and every spot renders a shirt unclean. This brings me to the subject at hand. That is, the proper etiquette for eating an ice cream sundae. It appears, so I am told, that the correct way to eat an ice cream sundae is not to get any on your shirt. My favorite ice cream sundae is hot fudge, which is humanly impossible to eat without getting something on your shirt. No matter how careful, I always drip hot fudge on my shirt. The cleaner the shirt, the bigger the smudge. It is for this reason that the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage has laid down some very strict rules when it comes to ice cream sundaes. No ice cream sundaes! Period! For the most part, I do not let her catch me eating an ice cream sundae. It is more for her good than for mine that I keep this a secret. Whenever she discovers I have had an ice cream sundae it affects her blood pressure, not to mention the wear and tear on her vocal cords. (I will not even mention my eardrums.) I have tried everything under the sun to master the etiquette of properly eating an ice cream sundae. No matter what I do or try, the result is always the same. Some little smidgen of fudge on my clothing somewhere. I recently came to a milestone in my pursuit of ice cream sundaes. At first, I thought it was an ingenious plan. In the beginning, it looked promising. It went simply like this. Since a hot fudge sundae usually drips on my shirt evidencing the fact that I indulged in the forbidden delicacy, I switched to strawberry sundaes where there is absolutely no chance (Dbituarij Out to Pastor Rev. James L. Snyder jamessnyder2@att.net or whatafellowship.com of smearing your shirt with fudge. This plan of mine worked for several months but came crashing down this past week. I had indulged in a very delicious strawberry sundae and thought I had gotten away with it. When I got home my wife looked at me and then said, ’’What is that stain on your shirt?” Knowing that if I confess I had an ice cream sundae I would be in deep trouble the thought occurred to me until I took my chance. ”1 think it’s lipstick,” I said with a smile on my face. ”0h, I thought it was strawberry syrup,” she said. I am not sure what that means but I did not want to pursue the subject at the time. I am learning that some things are not worth the effort. The apostle Paul thought this too. ’’All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not” (1 Corinthians 10:23 KJV). There is a proper way of doing everything and some things are not worth doing at all. Eudora Parker Ms. Eudora Parker, 88, of Forsyth, GA, passed away on Tuesday, March, 12, 2013 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jim Parker. Survivors include one son, Dan Parker (Angie) of Fayetteville, GA; four daugh ters: Faye Scoller of San Antonio, TX; Dee Dee Fibich (Kenneth T.) of Houston, TX; Sheila Howell (Daniel Holt) of Hampton, GA; Treva Reeves (Hal) of Forsyth, GA; one brother Bud Franklin (Genevieve) of Tampa, FL; two sisters, Annie Worley of Forsyth, GA and Frances Trawick of Brew- ton, AL; sixteen grandchildren and numer ous great grandchildren and great, great grandchildren. Visitation was Thursday, March 14 at McLeighton Funeral Home in Roberta from 6-8 PM. Memorial Service was Friday, March 15 at Musella Baptist Church in Mu- sella with Rev. Joe McDaniel officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718. You may sign the online guest register at www.mcleightonfuneralservice.com A Personal Prayer You never know when God is going to bless you. Good things happen when you least expect them. This is a prayer that I would like to share with you. I believe God is going to bless us if we make it a habit of praying it every day; and not just reading it but believing it as you start your day. Dear Lord, I thank You for this day. I thank You for being able to see and to hear me this day. I am blessed because You are a forgiving and understanding God. You have done so much for me and you keep on blessing me even though I don’t deserve it. Thank You for your grace and mercy. Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you. Please keep me from all harm and danger. Help me to start each day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Keep me from all sickness and disease from touching this body; and if it does that it dies instantly; In the Name of Jesus. Every organ, tissue of this body function in the perfection you created it to function. And I forbid any malfunction in this body; whether it be cancer, heart trouble, diabetes, high blood pressure, H1N1 or whatever because your Word says that; “By Your stripes, I am healed.” Let me not whine about things I have no control over; and know that everything is in your hands. I know that when I can’t pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do your will. Keep me strong that I may help the weak; keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others. I pray for those who are lost and can’t find their way. I pray for those who are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for every household that they are out of debt and their needs are met. I pray that everyone who reads this knows that there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than God. Every battle is in your hands to fight. I pray that every Word be received into every heart; and everyone that believe will receive. In Jesus Name, Amen! CfnircH Happenings Prayer Line, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Christ Abundant Life Ministries, S. Dugger Ave., Roberta. Call 478- 836-3912. Word of God Tabernacle invites you to join us for the following weekly services: Sunday Prayer at 9:00 a.m., Sunday School at 10:00 a.m., Sunday Service at 11:00 a.m.; Monday Prayer at 9:00 a.m.; Wednesday Prayer at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study at 7:00 p.m.; Friday Prayer at 9:00 a.m. Everyone is invited. Pastor Frank Martin, Sr. Springhill Baptist Church is providing free Tutoring Service every Monday at 5:30-6:30p.m. 71, Springhill Church Rd., Roberta. Covenant Care Services is hosting the 8th annual ’’Ladies’ Night Out,” in Middle Georgia on Thursday, March 21, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Shirley Hills Baptist Church. Dessert will be served before speaker Connie Carey makes her presentation. ’’Your spirit will be encouraged, your soul will be refreshed, and you will laugh until your sides hurt!” remarked Rev. Joe McDaniel of Musella Baptist Church. Proceeds from this event benefit the pro-life, adoption ministries of Covenant Care in Middle Georgia nd throughout the state. Tickets are $20 and must be purchased in advance. Visit www.covenantcareadoptions. com to purchase online or to find out the many locations to get your ticket. For Real Come To Jesus Conference at the Crawford County Senior Center on Saturday, March 23 at Noon. Contact Minister Carolyn Clark at 478-550-8066 or at dramapraise2010@gmail. com. Lighthouse Community Church located on the comer of Boy Scout and Jordan Road will have community Easter Egg hunt Saturday the 23rd of March at 3:00 p.m. All children are invited! Marriage Restored weekend is scheduled for April 12-14, 2013 in Macon, GA. Marriage Restored is a weekend program for couples who have experienced marriage- threatening circumstances and it is a weekend of hope for couples in crisis. All faiths are welcome. For more info visit the website at www. marriagerestored. com Joy Tabernacle will have Youth Day on the 4th Sunday, March 24th at 2:30 p.m. Guest churches are Cerese, Mount Moriah, and Cathedral of Praise. Gospel Meeting Revival: Knoxville GA Church of Christ. Guest speaker Daunae Permenter. Wednesday, March 27- Sunday, March 31, Wed-Fri 7:00 p.m., Sat. 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, Lord’s Day Worship at 10:30 a.m. Pineview Baptist Church will be celebrating their church anniversary the 1st Sunday in April (4/7/13) at 11:30 a.m. Deadline for Church Happenings: Friday 5 p.m. McLeighton Funeral Service viewobituanesatWww.mcleightonfuneralservice.com 375 S. 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