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Jesus Christ is under attack
Jesus is the hottest
name on the book
market whether it’s
selling Bibles, or more
recently, books that
denounce the divinity of
Christ. A number of books
on the best sellers list
either outright reject the
Lordship of Christ or radi
cally revise his teachings.
Adding fuel to the apos
tasy fire, a preponder
ance of respondents in a
national poll professed
that Christianity as cur
rently practiced is not what
Jesus intended. Further,
in a newspaper interview,
the departing president of
Mercer University ques
tioned prevailing beliefs,
suggesting that none of the
religions of the world such
as Christianity, Judaism,
and Islam have it right.
Books on the “New York
Times” best seller list that
pose radically different
versions of the Jesus story
are: "The Jesus Papers,”
which posits that Jesus
survived the crucifixion,
“The Gospel of Judus”
and “The Lost Gospel,”
which advance the theory
that Judas’ betrayal was a
collaboration with Jesus,
Father’s time valuable for memories,
UA nee upon a time
I 1...” stories no
longer start out
that way, but this one does.
“Once upon a time,” he
enjoyed fishing, sometimes
with companions, some
times alone. He enjoyed
the solitude, surrounded by
nature, waiting for a nibble,
or a big catch.
The companionship of the
fisherman with his young
son, and others to follow,
was to become a natural
part of their lifestyle. And
so it did.
Still, there were times
when Dad gave thought to a
time of solitude. But, as he
got all set to go and drove
slowly away, he caught
glimpse of those little boy
ish faces pressed against
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“The Jesus Dynasty,”
which asserts that John
the Baptist was a twin
Messiah, and “Misquoting
Jesus,” which alleges that
Jesus’ words have been
grossly misinterpreted, and
then we have the mother
of all Jesus revision
ist books, “The Da Vinci
Code,” which hypothesizes
that Jesus married Mary
Magdalene and they sired
a child.
John wrote that scoffers
would appear in the lat
ter days, referred to it as
the spirit of the antichrist.
John states: “This is how
you can recognize the
Spirit of God: Every spirit
that acknowledges that
Jesus Christ has come in
Earline Cole
Reflections
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the window, wishing they
could go fishing with their
daddy.
His fatherly nature
prompted the fisherman
to put his truck in reverse,
pick up his young sons and
carry them along.
The fisherman’s story
starts out with “once upon
A yard sale to benefit
Capt. Jeff Hinson of the
Georgia State Patrol, who
lost everything in a house
fire June 9 will be held
Saturday from 8 a m.-2
p.m. at the Georgia State
Patrol Post across from
the Ag Center.
All proceeds will go
The speaker will be Anita
Renfroe, who brings prac
tical wisdom paired with
“fall-off-you-set” humor.
Her inventive blend of
musical comedy and inspi
ration leaves audiences
infused with humor and
home.
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the flesh is from God, but
every spirit that does not
acknowledge Jesus is not
from God. This is the spirit
of the antichrist, which you
have heard is coming and
even now is already in the
world.”
John adds: “Who is the
liar? It is the man who
denies that Jesus is the
Christ. Such a man is the
antichrist —he denies the
Father and the Son.”
The Antichrist does not
attack God directly. Instead
he seeks to subvert the
belief that Jesus in the Son
of God, precisely what the
aforementioned books pur
port to do. Tear down the
divinity of Christ and the
battle is won. Jesus is the
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a time,” because it is a
story of the past. The dad
has departed earthly life,
the sons have reached man
hood. However, the story of
a father whose bond of love
was welded with his sons
during their early childhood
is an unending one.
Making time for his sons,
For a good cause
toward Hinson and dona
tions of items to be sold
are welcome and appre
ciated (yard sale officials
ask all donations be
made prior to June 23).
Contact GSP trooper
Crystal Folds at 988-6740
for more information.
that, the fee will be SSO.
This includes a dessert
fellowship on Friday
evening and brunch on
Saturday. Registrations
are non-refundable. Call
785-1024. The church’s
Web site is www.westsi
dega.com.
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FAITH AND FAMILY
only bastion of hope for
the unsaved masses the
destroyer of death and
the grave yet He only
comes to those who place
their trust in Him. The
antichrist element is creep
ing into the Christmas
season. No longer can store
clerks wish you a “Merry
Christmas.” It’s “Happy
Holidays” instead. The
big chain stores reason
that it’s not good business
to risk alienating those
of other religious persua
sions.
Ministers are not devot
ing sufficient sermon cov
erage to Jesus. They speak
disproportionately more on
platitudes and righteous
living than on the spell
binding stories of Jesus
His life, His ministry,
and His miracles of heal
ing the sick, exorcising
demons, and raising the
dead. A fascination pre
vails in this country today
as to who Jesus really
is. With evangelism and
soul-winning on the wane,
the pulpit offers the best
solution to respond to the
forces that seek to destroy
Christianity
not money
the father made a vital
investment in fathers of
the future ... fathers with
instilled values learned
through companionship
with the one they idol
ized. He taught through
example that the man who
knows right from wrong
and has good judgment
and common sense is hap
pier than “the man who is
immensely rich.”
“For such wisdom is
far more valuable than
precious jewels. Nothing
else can compare with it.
Wisdom gives a long, and
good life, riches, honor,
pleasure and peace.”
Proverbs 3:13-17
I thank (our) God upon
every remembrance of you.
Philippians 1:3
Deliverance Tabernacle
Holiness Church, 435
Elberta Road, Warner
Robins, will host a Holy
Ghost Revival Wednesday
through Friday at 7:30
p.m. each night. Pastor
Milton Morgan from
Macon will preach. The
church will hold a home
coming service on July 2.
The guest speaker will be
pastor Lucius Campbell.
Bishop Charles Ellington
and the congregation wel
come all visitors.
Picnic at Oak
Level
Oak Level Baptist
Church, 439 Lake Joy
Road, Kathleen, will have
a picnic, starting at 10
a.m., July 8. There will
be food and games for all
ages.
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Dr. James Dobson
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Today's children
are deluged with
harmful influences
QUESTION: I have
heard you say that we
have shamefully mis
managed the present
generation of chil
dren. Explain what you
meant by that.
DR. DOBSON: I was
referring to the many
harmful influences that
previous generations didn’t
have to confront at least
not to the degree that we
see today. That includes
safe-sex ideology, and vio
lence and sexual imagery
in movies, rock music and
television; it refers to gang
activity and drug abuse,
and many other danger
ous aspects of our culture.
I was also speaking about
the extreme emphasis on
physical attractiveness
and body consciousness
in Western nations that is
having a terrible impact
on children. It can even be
life-threatening to them.
A study done at the
University of California
showed that 80 percent of
girls in the fourth grade
have attempted to diet
because they see them
selves as fat. One elemen
tary school girl justified
her dieting by saying she
just wanted to be skinny
so that no one would tease
her. How sad it is that chil
dren in this culture have
been taught to hate their
bodies to measure their
worth by comparison to
a standard that they can
never achieve.
At a time when they
should be busy being kids,
they’re worried about how
much they weigh, how
they look and how they’re
seen by others. For young
girls, this insistence on
being thin is magnified by
the cruelties of childhood.
Dozens of studies now
show that overweight chil
dren are held in low regard
by their peers, even at an
early age. According to one
investigation, silhouettes
of obese children were
described by 6-year-olds
as “lazy,” “stupid” and
“ugly.”
This overemphasis on
beauty does not occur in
a vacuum, of course. Our
children mirror our preju
dices and our system of
values. We, too, measure
human worth largely on a
scale of physical attractive
ness. It’s bad enough when
adults evaluate each other
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that way It’s tragic when
millions of children have
already concluded that
they’re hopelessly flawed,
even before life has gotten
started.
We must take the blame
for the many pressures on
today’s kids. Fifty years
ago, parents and other
adults acted in concert to
protect kids from por
nography, sexual abuse,
harmful ideas and danger
ous substances. Millions of
husbands and wives stayed
together “for the benefit
of the children.” It was
understood that tender
minds and bodies needed
to be shielded from that
which could hurt them.
But now, child abuse
and sexually transmitted
disease are rampant. As
the family has unraveled,
and as adults have become
more self-centered and
preoccupied, children are
often left to fend for them
selves in a very dangerous
world. It may be our great
est failing as a people.
QUESTION: I’ve read
that it is possible to
teach 4-year-old chil
dren to read. Should I
be working on this with
my child?
DR. DOBSON: If a
youngster is particularly
sharp and if he or she can
learn to read without feel
ing undue adult pressure,
it would be advantageous
to teach this skill. But
that’s a much bigger “if”
than most people realize.
There are some parents
who find it difficult to
work with their children
without showing frustra
tion over immaturity and
lack of interest.
Furthermore, new
skills should be taught
at the age when they are
most needed. Why invest
unnecessary effort try
ing to teach a child to
read when he has not yet
learned to cross the street,
tie his shoes, count to 10
or answer the phone? It
seems foolish to get pan
icky over preschool read
ing. The best policy is
to provide your children
with interesting books and
materials, read to them
every day and answer their
questions. You can then
introduce them to phonics
and watch the lights go on.
It’s fun if you don’t push
too hard.
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