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THE OLD CROSSCUT SAW

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TEAMWORK AND THE CROSSCUT SAW

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By Ken Blue

I am old enough to remember my Grandpa and others use the crosscut saw to cut down trees, and cut them into firewood. As a boy, I even tried my hand at it. There were a few lessons I had to learn.

Each saw was about eight to ten feet long. Upright handles were on both ends, and were long enough for a man to use both hands when sawing. It was virtually impossible for one man to use this saw. It was made to be a two man operation.

Some agreement was necessary prior to beginning. Which trees would be cut? Where do we want them to fall, and what length should each piece be? Once these were decided, it was time to go to work.

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Some skill was needed when working with a crosscut saw. Each man takes hold of the handles. One man will pull the saw towards himself. The other will simply keep his hand on the handles at his end of the saw. Once the man who pulled the saw has reached his limit, the other man begins pulling the saw back toward himself. This back and forth motion moves the saw through the largest of trees.

If both man decide to pull on his end of the saw at the same time, all movement will stop. In addition, if either man pushes the saw from his end, the saw will bend and bind up. So teamwork was vital if things were to operate, as they should.

Some church members want to pull when they should relax, and other are relaxed when they should be pulling. It really isn’t hard work when everyone knows their job, works as a team, and has the same objectives. Wouldn’t it be great if each member of your church knew what his tasks were, and would work as a team? You are the teacher.

 

 

IGNORANCE WILL BE THE DOWNFALL OF AMERICA

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“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.” Hosea 4:6 .

(This was sent by a friend)

“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.”  TRUTH: Nothing new!

 

It’s so amazing that people just refuse to learn from History.

 

I live in China! I live in Communist China! I live where they have actually EXPERIENCED this picture.

 

They fully know what Obama is doing and yet the American people still sit by as if the picture with Children is a true representation of their sincere thoughts when it actually reveals their true agendas to disarm the American people as it happened in other Communist countries.

 

Shame on any American for being so gullible.

WHY ATHEIST HATE THE BIBLE-#2

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By Ken Blue

“The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. 2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. 3 Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.” Psalm 53:1-3.
The following is a response from a novice who claims to be an atheist. He gives his reasons why God could not exist. They are as follows:

Thank you for visiting The Secular Web. And thank you for your feedback to whatever article it is that your feedback pertains.

I take it, then, that as a Bible-believing Christian you believe all of the following are true, actual, factual (let me know one way or the other, please):

NOTE: This young man thinks if you believe in God and the Bible, You must put the same interpretation on the text he attacks. As I said at the beginning, If a Christian allows the atheist to box him into his own little cubical of reasoning, he falls into their trap. Don’t let them do it. If you can believe Genesis 1:1, the rest is simple.

* there was light (“night and day”) before there was a sun GE 1.3-5, 14-19
* plants began to grow before there was sunlight GE 1.12, 16
* every plant and tree which yield seed (including hemlock, buckeye pod, nightshade, and oleander) are safe to eat GE
1.29
* there was a Garden of Eden GE 2.8-15
* there was an Adam GE 1.27, 4.1, 5.1 and an Eve GE 2.22
* there was a Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil GE 2.17
* there was a Serpent who spoke human language (presumably
Hebrew) GE 3.1-5
there was a Tree of Eternal Life GE 3.24
* there was a cherubim with a flaming sword guarding the way to the Garden of Eden GE 3.24
* Cain built and populated a whole city in only two generations (GE 4.17)
* giants (Nephalim) were on the earth before the Flood GE 6.4
* there was a Flood covering the entire earth at one time to a depth of 20+ feet above the highest mountain GE 7.17-19
* there was a Noah’s Ark GE 6.15
* there were still giants on the earth after the Flood NU
13.33
* “God” ate solid food with Abraham GE 18.1, 7-8
* Jacob altered the genetic characteristics of cattle by letting them view a striped rod GE 30.37-43
* “God” took part in a wrestling match with Jacob (and won by injuring his hip) GE 32.24-30
* An “angel of the Lord” appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush that was nevertheless “not burned up.” EX 3.2 “God” then called to Moses “out of the bush,” and spoke to him. The two then arried on a conversation. EX 3.4-
* the Lord killed all the first-born of Egypt and there was not a house where there was not at least one dead (this means that there was not a house in Egypt that did not include at least one first-born—a most unusual situation) EX 12.30
* a donkey saw an angel, recognized it as such, and then spoke human language (presumably Hebrew) to his master NU
22.21-30
* “God” obliged Joshua by making the sun and the moon stand still (so that he could finish his battle by daylight) JS
10.12-14
* Samson lost his strength as a result of having his head shaved JG 16.17-22
* Solomon’s temple was only about ninety feet long by thirty feet wide, yet 153,300 persons were employed to build it, it took seven years to build, ~7,500,000 lbs. of gold and
~75,000,000 lbs. of silver were used, 24,000 supervisors and
6,000 officials and judges were employed to manage it 1KI 6.2, 2CH 3.3, 1KI 5.15-16, 1KI 6.38, 1CH 22.14, 1CH 23.4
* an iron axe head was made to “swim” or float (2KI 6.5-7)
* Ahaz was a 10- or 11-year-old father (Ahaz was thirty-six years old when he died. His twenty-five year old son Hezekiah succeeded him.) (2KI 16.2, 20, 18.1-2)
*The shadow on a sun dial was made to move backwards (2KI
20.11)
* Solomon sacrificed 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep in one week (845+ animals per hour, 14+ animals per minute, for seven days straight) 2CH 7.5, 8-9
* fire consumed wet wood, stones, and dust, and “licked up”
water 1KI 18.33-38
* an iron axe head was made to float 2KI 6.5-7
* the shadow of the sun was made to move backwards 2KI 20.11
* dry bones were made to come alive EZ 37.1-10
* the shadow of the Sun was made to move backwards (again) (IS 38.8
* there is or was a high mountain from which all the kingdoms of the world could be seen (MT 4.8)
* both mental and physical illness are caused by demons and can be cured through exorcism MT 4.23-24, 9.32-33, 12.22, 17.14-18, MK 1.23-26, 32-34, 5.2-16, 9.17-29, 16.9, LK 11.14, 4.33-35, 8.2, 27-36, 9.38-42, AC 8.7, 16.16-18
* you should give to everyone who asks, lend to everyone who wants to borrow (MT 5.42, LK 6.30, 35)
* faith can move mountains, nothing is impossible if you have faith as small as a grain of mustard seed MT 17.20, 21.21, MK 9.23, 10.27, 11.23, LK 17.6
* whatever you ask in prayer, if you have faith you will receive it MT 21.22, MK 11.24
* you can handle snakes and drink any deadly poison without suffering any harm? (MK 16.17-18)
* a dead man whose body had begun to stink because he had been dead four days was brought back to life JN 11.39-44
* the bodies of dead saints arose from their graves and went in force into the city of Jerusalem MT 27.52-53
* you can handle snakes and drink any deadly thing without suffering any harm whatsoever MK 16.17-18
* you should sell all your possessions and give to the poor?
(LK 12.33, TI 6.8)
* you should use prayer and anointing to cure illness? (JA
5.14-15)
* you should consider making yourself a Eunuch for the sake of the Kingdom? (MT 19.12, RO 8.13)
* you should be subject to every human institution because all authorities (laws and governments) are from God (RO 13.1-4, PE 2.13-14)
* there are at least three heavens 2CO 12.2
* an angel (from “God”) who preaches a gospel contrary to that of Paul’s will incur Paul’s wrath GA 1.8-9”
NOTE: If you don’t believe in God, you have bigger problems than the ones listed by Jeff. In fact, there are no problems in his list. He is the one with the problem. Since Jeff only believes in what is logical, in my next article I will give him a test in logic. In fact, I had an accredited course in Logic. So, I know a syllogistic fallacy when I see one.

TEN REASONS I KNOW THE LOVE OF GOD

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By Ken Blue
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39.

The Bible is really a record of God’s love for mankind. In fact, all the Old Testament Law and Prophets hang on two commands. One is to love God, and the other is to love your fellow man.
No one covers it in detail as Paul does in the above passage. He says:

  • Death- Death comes to all of us. But it has no effect on God’s love for you.
  • Life-Nothing in our determination to live this life for Him will lessen the love of God for you.
  • Angels-These are no doubt evil spirits. They can do nothing to the child of God to reduce God’s love for you.
  • Principalities-This, no doubt, refers to the satanic governments of the heavens. They have no power to influence the love of God for His children.
  • Powers-These powers are also part of the Satan’s kingdom. Nothing in that realm can hinder God’s love for us.
  • Things Present-Thank God that there is not one thing at this present time that can diminish God’s love for you and me.
  • Things To Come-The child of God need not fear anything to come. God’s unchanging love for you will never change.
  • Height-Nothing in the kingdom of the heavens can separate us from the love of God. His love is higher than the heavens.
  • Depth- Nothing in the realm of Hell can hinder the love of God for us. Hell is powerless against the love of God.
  • Nor any Creature-For the comfort of the believer, God adds that in addition to the above. No created beings can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus!

There is no reason to ever question the love of God. If you want to know how much He loves you, look at the cross.

TEN REASONS GOD DOESN’T’ LOVE YOU

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By Ken Blue

• You may hear someone say, “God was lonely, and He needed someone to fellowship with.” Let me assure you, God was never lonely. He is self-sufficient, and there is nothing He needs. He doesn’t love you because of loneliness.

• God does not love you because of your goodness. “…there is none that doeth good, no, not one.” Romans 3:12. If you think you are good, you don’t know God, or yourself.

• Some assume the smarter you are the more God will love you. Let me assure you, compared to God, you and I are brain dead. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:9. God does not love you because of your grades or I. Q.

• Others are impressed with their beauty; God looks on your heart. How beautiful is it? “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.” Proverbs 31:30. God does not love you because you are pretty.

• I know of nothing that is as over rated as talent. Those in sports, acting, and entertainment are worshipped by our society. Most of them don’t have the character of a first grader. God is not impressed, nor does He love you because you can sing, or juggle tennis balls.

• Most people want to be thought important. They assume people will like them and envy them. Titles, degrees, rank, station, awards, and your star on Broadway my draw the admiration of the foolish, but none of these move the love meter at all. God does not love you because you are deemed important.

• Multitudes think the more religious they are; the more God will love them. Nothing could be further from the truth. “But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.” Isaiah 64:6.

• Some think if they love God, God will love them in return. They want to make God their debtor. Let me say with assurance, God does not love you because you think you love Him.

• It is commendable that you believe Him. That is a good place to start. But God does not love you because you believe that He is. “Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.” James 2:19.

• God loves me because I am sincere in what I do. Well, you are sincerely wrong. “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” Proverbs 14:12.

None of the above merits the love of God. God’s love resides in Himself. Notice this great verse. “…God is love.” 1 John 4:8. It does not say love is God. It says God is love. Here is my favorite Bible verse. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8. Why does a mother love her child? Aren’t you glad you don’t have to earn or merit God’s love? It is free!