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1 Peter 2:17-24 I was looking at defining 'endure' for my own growth and came to the above scripture. I understand the context as referring to government and work relationships. I wondered would it be too far a stretch to apply verse 19 to family and personal family relationships? I mean in the ordinary difficulties of family life and or family strife. The day by day interaction with my (our) own household members.

We're staying around home. I'll take my wife to a restaurant for dinner. No children or grandchildren this Thanksgiving. Thankful... YES! Thankful this year... I have a wife to have Thanksgiving dinner with! I have children and grandchildren! I'll have a Thanksgiving Dinner! We won't have a dinner mess to clean! Most importantly...I have a Savior who loves me and gave His life for me on Calvary arose from the dead and now prepares a place for me to live with Him forever! In spite of my ugly sinful flesh AMEN! 1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Sad, keep looking for a door to witness more. Using the scripture, Amen! Sad indeed.

Hopefully you are aware of more recent disclosures of the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) and priestly child sex abuse in Pennsylvania. This is another in the ever growing list of sexual abuses within Catholicism and their priesthood. You see, you and I, WE are Christianity as far as many in the secular world are concerned. The lost may not differentiate between Baptists, Protestants, and Roman Catholics. As far as secularists and Christ deniers are concerned we are all Christians. The media doesn't help, portraying the Pope as the leader and head of world Christianity. I may be way off base but I have some concern over how the lost may receive my testimony and witness for Christ as a result of these RCC atrocities. On the other hand, I may have greater opportunity to witness to Catholics who need Bible answers over their failing church traditions.

John 15:17 These things I command you, that ye love one another. 1 Corinthians 16:6 And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go. "That ye may bring me on my journey" "That ye may furnish me with the means of travelling. It appears that, in most cases, the different Churches paid his expenses to other Churches; where this was not done, then he labored at his business to acquire the means of travelling." Adam Clarke Commentary

This July 4th I'm recovering from a failed condensate pump which allowed water to ruin several items in our basement. We have no basement drain! Thank God we have a nation where we're free to worship Him; and a national day to thank Him for living in a nation to celebrate the freedom He provided.

I'm not so frequent at OB anymore but, welcome aboard. I'll look for you when I stop by.

The sign out in front of our building only gives the times of services and that we are an Independent Baptist Church. Oh, and the pastor's name.

This is a point which must concern us all. Satan and his hoard of demons as well as his host of unwitting minions were never so hard at work. Working to destroy fundamental faith and allegiance to our Lord and His Word. I have allowed too much to interfere with my own diligence to tear into God's Word with hunger and with fervor.

Or San Francisco, Boston, or any other city where Satan has so confused people they don't know if they are men or women.

Genesis 15:13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; Genesis 15:14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. Genesis 15:15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. Genesis 15:16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. You're in error toold.

I believe we won't find scripture which states, God forbids women to wear "pants". However, as Paul would say, "But to the rest speak I, not the Lord:" Ladies, do you want your husband's attention drawn to what a woman wears? Why, do I ask, "because, your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour". Greater men of faith than I have fallen and I dare say greater than anyone in the local church. As much as my flesh would like to say that I'm above any earthly, worldly, or demonic temptation and attack, it just ain't so. I only ask that caution with God's wisdom is used that no woman "put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way."

Sin sick world, Jenner still needs... 1 Timothy 1:15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. However, it appears as if... John 8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

Welcome aboard!

Jim, Its very doubtful tooldtocare is going to influence anyone farther away than his arm length. Which probably will not bode well for him.