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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins...Galatians 1.4

Paul sticks to his theme. He never loses sight of the purpose of his epistle. He does not say, "Who received our works," but "who gave." Gave what? Not gold, or silver, or paschal lambs, or an angel, but Himself. What for? Not for a crown, or a kingdom, or our goodness, but for our sins. These words are like so many thunderclaps of protest from heaven against every kind and type of self-merit. Underscore these words, for they are full of comfort for sore consciences. How may we obtain remission of our sins? Paul answers: "The man who is named Jesus Christ and the Son of God gave himself for our sins." The heavy artillery of these words explodes papacy, works, merits, superstitions. For if our sins could be removed by our own efforts, what need was there for the Son of God to be given for them? Since Christ was given for our sins it stands to reason that they cannot be put away by our own efforts. This sentence also defines our sins as great, so great, in fact, that the whole world could not make amends for a single sin. The greatness of the ransom, Christ, the Son of God, indicates this. (continue...)

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24 Years in Christ!

"...One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see." John 19.25

June 6, 1982 was the day of my conversion to Christ

...and O' What a Happy Day!
I am humbled at the rememberance of that day and the incredible faithfulness of God since that day to keep me in the love of God that is in Christ Jesus, my Lord.
I celebrate the tender mercies of the Lord along with my Dad, who standing side by side, together were ushered into the throne of grace, after having tasted the holiness of God!

My heart of thangiving to God is expressed by the 18 stanzas of Charles Wesley's hymn, originally titled:

"For the Anniversary Day of One's Conversion"

...or better known as

"O For A Thousands Tounges To Sing."

Above All Earthly Powers...a gathering

This upcoming conference seems to hit the proverbial nail-on-the-head. Based on David Wells' book,

Above All Earthly Powers :

The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World

is the title, gathering together several theological, cultural, relational redwoods of our day in order to stimulate the body of Christ to exalt and exult in Jesus Christ, who is, in fact, above all earthly powers...in every way concievable!
Here are the details... and the video trailer...