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Thought & Prayer Today: A Point Beyond Wavering Read Mark 16:16 There is a point beyond wavering, and it is that moment when you know that God cannot be unfaithful. It is only for you to know that you comply with the condition upon which He promises this blessing of salvation from all sin to know that He, at that moment, fulfills the promise to you. So long as you are empowered by the Holy Spirit to offer yourself a living sacrifice to God through Christ, so long you may know that the offering is holy and acceptable. God has said so, and to doubt it is a sin. It is doubting God, and "He that believeth not maketh God a liar." (See 1 John 5:10.) Awful alternative! Are you now beyond the point of wavering? --Phoebe Palmer 1855 Bring Them To Christ With Christ. TODAY'S PRAYER: Lord , help me to listen to the leading of the Holy Spirit into all areas of my life today! That I not fall from faith and become double-minded and trust you as the rewarder of truth. In Jesus' Name Amen

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Discipleship: "And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after Me, is not worthy of Me (Matthew 10:38)." More Training on Enter The Kingdom Enter The Kingdom by Chip Brogden "Someone asked, 'Lord, will only a few be saved?' Jesus answered, 'Make every effort to enter through the narrow gate, because I tell you this: many will try to enter but will not be able to... For narrow is the gate, and narrow is the path which leads to Life, and few will find it (Luke 13:23,24; Matthew 7:14).'" We live in a day of easy-believism. According to the way today's church operates, it is very easy to be saved. All we have to do is make a confession, or repeat a prayer, or make a decision, or respond to an altar call. What is more, every day we hear reports of hundreds or thousands of people being "saved" in crusades and evangelistic meetings around the world. We are being told to prepare for a great last days harvest of souls which will proceed the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. Since it is easy to become a Christian, it is even easier to remain one. So long as we do not recant our original confession, we believe, all is well. Once we have "prayed the prayer" we are Christians. Particularly if we attend church services, read the Bible, witness, give, and obey the Ten Commandments. But, we are told, those things have nothing to do with salvation - having entered in, we are safe and secure. According to the way we have been taught it is the easiest thing in the world to become a Christian, and once your name is on the roll it is difficult, if not impossible, to have your name erased. We are not debating if you can have your salvation and lose it - we are questioning whether these "easy believers" ever found real salvation at all. It is a foundational issue of eternal significance. In stark contrast to the conditions which exist in our day, Jesus frankly tells us that few will be saved, and few will find Life. When we read what Jesus Himself has to say we have to come to the conclusion that some within Organized Religion are guilty of trying to make the narrow gate and the narrow path into the wide gate and the wide path. We have become excellent salespeople and know how to use our powers of persuasion. We have become good at arguing our viewpoints. We are skilled at manipulating the emotions of other people. Those who know how can lead many people to the Lord - at least, according to the outward appearance.

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