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By Evangelist  W.C. “Dub” Dellinger

Some say fasting is a thing of the past.  Not so with Christian living.  If you pray for something, and are willing to let a meal go by, or just some food that you like, and your prayer is not for self gain, that is the kind of prayer your Lord wants to answer.  Never just say a prayer and expect to hear some good came of it.  Prayer with Jesus is okay when all the conditions are met.  First, you must believe and know that you are right with your Lord.  He only answers a sinner prayer for himself.  On other thing is, if you have doubts of unbelief while you are praying, you might as well get in a chair and try to fall asleep.  Some do set down and write a prayer, then pray and think all the time that your God may answer your request.  To us mortals, it is always up to a true and living God whether to answer or not.  You can know by your Lord’s action back to you, and it does not have to be out loud.  That is His choice.  Never try to get up an argument with your Lord.  That is very unwise.  Many things have happened to people who are foolish enough to try that.  Good day, good prayer time.

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What’s Up with Thinkin Bout It

With Vince Hefner, Pastor of First Baptist Church, Cherryville

When I was in college a movie came out entitled, “The Dead Zone.” It was about a man who was involved in a car accident and was in a coma for several years. When he awoke from his coma, he quickly realized that several things had changed. First, the VW Bug that he was driving was totaled. Second, his girlfriend had given up on him and had married another man. Third, whenever he touched someone he could see their future! At first glance, this looked like a pretty good deal, but as the movie progressed he saw some dark things in the future for certain people. However, if they listened to him, they could change their future, but the choice was up to them. It was an interesting science fiction movie that ranks in my top 50 movies.

These days when I hear the term “Dead Zone,” I do not think about the movie, but a specific place when you try to make a cell phone call. Most of us travel in the same circles, and if we talk on our cell phones in our automobiles (something we shouldn’t do) we will come to a place and tell whoever we are talking to, “I might lose you during this call, because I am heading into a ‘dead zone.’” Even in your home or workplace, if you make enough cell phone calls, you know the places that do not pick up reception because it is a “dead zone.” Everybody that uses a cell phone knows all too well about the dreaded “dead zone.” I have never personally done this, but I have heard of people who receive calls on their cell phones and don’t want to talk to the person calling and tell them that they are headed to a “dead zone” so don’t be surprised if they lose connection. After a few seconds they will act like they can’t hear the person on the other end of the phone call, then hang up. If the phone rings they will not answer it. Can you believe the nerve of these people!

The idea of being in a place where you cannot be heard is a scary one. All you can do is wait until you are in a different place where the reception is available. At the same time, the thought of someone not being able to get in touch with you is also a miserable feeling. Have you ever received an important call only to lose reception right before the person was going to tell you some important information? As a parent my kids have called me several times to tell me something I didn’t want to hear or something they wanted to do that was questionable. Before I could respond they would say, “Dad, you’re breaking up, I think I’m in a dead zone, if we lose connection don’t worry…click, click, and then silence. It is at that time I ask myself, did my kid just fake a “dead zone?” I call back but the phone goes directly to their voice mail. The next time one of them asks me for something, either on the phone or face to face, I believe I am going to say, “I’m sorry, I believe you are in a “dead zone,” and if we lose connection, don’t worry…”

It is wonderful to know that we are never in a “dead zone” with God. No matter where we find ourselves on this earth, or what we have been doing, God wants to hear from us. Romans 8:38-39 tells us, “I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow-not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below-indeed, nothing in creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

The next time you feel yourself in a spiritual “dead zone” just remember God’s promise to His children.

Remember, Don’t Give In To Sin. Think About It!

What’s Up with Thinkin’ Bout It

By Vince Hefner, Pastor First Baptist Church, Cherryville

Sometimes what you think is a good deal is really not a good deal at all. Last week I was in the grocery store and spotted a box of candy for just a dollar. To be exact, the candy was called “Jujyfruits,” a chewy gumdrop-like starch-based candy made in the good ole’ US of A. It is one of the oldest candies on the market right up there with Wax Lips, Zagnuts, and BB Bats, Wax Bottles, and Sugar Daddies. There are a variety of flavors that represent fruits, with the exception of licorice, which is my personal favorite. My normal way of eating this candy is to pour several in my hand and eat them one at a time, but I am always on the lookout for the licorice. On several occasions I have poured out several handfuls without ever getting a licorice, not even one! What can you expect for a dollar?

Anyway, this day was different. I had eaten a few handfuls and poured some more out only to have five licorices at one time! This was an event that I had never experienced before. What would I do with such a windfall of taste? Would I eat them one at a time or toss all of them in my mouth at once to taste the full power of licorice Jujyfruit? You guessed right, I wanted to know what it tasted like to have so many of my favorite Jujyfruits at one time. It was not the taste that surprised me that faithful day; it was what happened after I started chewing like a mule eating hard grain. I felt something in my mouth that didn’t belong to the candy. It was hard to the bite so I stopped the candy feast and spit out…a piece of gold? Was this a special prize in the box that I had overlooked? No. It was a gold crown from one of my back teeth!

Normally, when these types of things happen, you simply call your dentist and in cases of emergency he will see you the same day. However, this was Friday afternoon and my dentist, who practices in another town, was gone for the weekend. But not to worry, for he left a number on his answering machine for such as a situation as mine. My wife called the number only to find out it was not a working number. What? She told me she probably incorrectly wrote down the number, so she called again to listen to the numbers. This time she carefully called the numbers and heard the same message. What good is an emergency number that is not considered a working number? Does that mean the number is on a break at the moment but call back at some time in the future and maybe it will be back to work? I was able to get in touch with a local dentist who helped me out with a temporary crown until my permanent one would be made. I thought the Jujyfruits were the reason my crown had been removed from my tooth, but I was wrong. My new dentist told me it was a good thing the crown had come off the tooth, because the tooth had some decay, and left undetected it would had really caused me some pain in the near future.

What did I learn from some of the oldest candy still on the market?  First, don’t act like a pig and try to eat an entire mouthful at one time. Second, when you feel something in your mouth that doesn’t belong, stop chewing right then and there. Third, a non-working emergency number is no help at all when you need help. That is the whole purpose of an emergency number. It is good to know that when we call upon the name of Jesus He will always listen to us. He will never tell us, “Sorry, this prayer line is a non-working number, call back with your requests at another time. Have a good day!”  Romans 10:11-13 says, “For the Scripture says, ‘Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.’ For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”  Now that is a promise you can believe in.

Remember, Don’t Give In To Sin. Think About It!

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By Evangelist  W.C. “Dub” Dellinger

Some ask the question “How can I know these parables and the truth that goes with them?”  When all the time, if they would just settle down and read the right Bible slowly, and trust in the Lord, all their answers will appear before them in the word of God.   The first question to always answer, is have you felt the price of being reborn?  Meaning have you stepped out of the world, and into the arms of a loving Savior, named Jesus of Nazareth?  If so, then you have a born again soul that He can teach what is right.  And, you can understand and lead others to Jesus.  That is when you can live in real happiness.  If you are a Christian reading this, have you tried to lead someone else to follow Jesus as it is called?  Jesus grants salvation to those who tell about the goodness in following Jesus.  No reborn person is ashamed of His Savior.  He likes to brag on Him, with a big smile to back it up.  If what you say, you cannot back up with a big smile, it would be better to just keep your mouth closed.  There is a big lesson to learn in that.

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What’s Up with Thinkin Bout It

By Vince Hefner, Pastor of First Baptist Church, Cherryville

School is starting all across our land and parents are getting their children supplies for the new academic year. Whether it is crayons, pencils, paper, computers, books or backpacks… parents want their children equipped and ready to learn. I attended school for over 20 years, but it was the first year that holds the fondest memories. It seemed that everything was almost perfect for my first grade experience. My mother chose not to send me to kindergarten, it was optional back then and I thought she just liked my company. Maybe she was sparing the public school system my hard-charging, uncompromising and “sensitive” approach to learning. One of the most exciting decisions that I was allowed to make was to pick my own lunchbox to take to school. Back then lunch boxes were metal and had had different pictures on them. The lunch box I selected was from my favorite television show, “Laugh-In.” Laugh-In was an hour long comedy television show that was hosted by two men who told jokes and only had people on their show who had a good disposition and whatever they said, whether I understood it or not, made me laugh. I have always held laughter in high regard, and believed no matter how bad things became, you could find something to make you smile. I was very proud of my Laugh-In lunch box because it told my classmates what I liked. I was somewhat disappointed when I saw other students carrying a lunchbox like mine. For some odd reason I thought I should be the only one with that particular lunchbox, but a person cannot keep laughter and good times just for himself, so I didn’t say anything to anybody else who had the same lunchbox as me (but I wanted to!).

My first week of formal education was going well until someone found my lunchbox and destroyed it, well, they stomped on it and crushed it. I would like to tell you that when I saw my lunchbox bent up on the ground that I laughed and had a stiff upper lip. But I didn’t, I cried. Now I have another set of problems that I was going to have to deal with concerning my classmates. I cried in public, something that no first grader wants to do. Even at an early age, boys want to be tough and show that nothing bothers them, especially a bent up lunch box that they had personally selected to show their good nature. To make matters worse, yes, things can always get worse, there was an issue concerning my first-grade teacher, I had a crush on her. I knew there was an age difference, but when she saw me crying I knew all chances of a possible courtship were over. She was a young lady with blond hair that was shaped like a bee hive. The other boys were intimidated by her hair due to the fact that it looked like a wasp’s nest, but not me, I have always liked bees!

Well, I was able to get through my first hardship at school, not realizing that many other challenges would await me before I finished my formal education. If you give it some thought, challenges face us every day, some big and daunting, others small and seemingly insignificant. How do we handle these unexpected hardships that come our way when we least expect them? If you are a Christian you have the Holy Spirit to guide you and bring you comfort when you feel cast away or forgotten. You also have the Bible to teach you how to act and to tell you how you should feel when your lunchbox or your dreams get stomped right in front of you. Do we quit when things don’t go our way, or when others disappoint us? Do we strike back in anger and tell others that we repay evil with evil? No!

1 John 4:4 says, “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” No matter where you are in life, just starting life or just about to end it, if you belong to Jesus, He will guide you and will always love you, even when you cry over crushed lunch boxes!

Remember, don’t give in to sin. Think about it!

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By Evangelist  W.C. “Dub” Dellinger

That is not just a question to lay aside easily and forget.  Yet, the Lord Himself does take care of it until we become of ability to make our own decisions.  Then right from wrong shows up, and we get to make the decision.  Our maker helps us make the right decision because the price has been paid by Him that day on the cross.  Our place is to accept and read and believe.  As the saying goes, take it with you.  The day will come around that you will want to make a decision to follow after Jesus’ ways.  You don’t have to tell Him.  He knows, and comes into you with a saving spirit that you never had before.  A spirit that separates you from the devil, for good.  And the joy really comes when you confess what has happened to you in public and your Lord and Savior grants you salvation.  With the happiness and joy that you now possess, you are not the same person to the dying world that you will come up on.  You read and study your King James Bible.  All other Bibles come from the KJV, but with a man’s opinion, and that is not good.  Get the red letter edition, and stay with it.  All the answers that you need to know are in that Bible and you can trust your soul with it.  Jesus gave His life for it, so that you can find a way to Him in Heaven.  Trust and obey are the keys that unlock the way to heaven, and your savior lets you control that.

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By Evangelist W.C. “Dub” Dellinger

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD.  Meaning one puts all confidence in God, not in oneself to be lost like a sheep with no shepherd.  I SHALL NOT WANT.   This is positive faith, never doubting.  HE MAKETH ME TO LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES.  Notice who is the leader, and David obeys his master.  HE LEADETH ME BESIDE STILL WATERS.  And, notice how everything is calm when David arrives.  Now, verse four: YEA THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH, I WILL FEAR NO EVIL, FOR THOU ART WITH ME; THY ROD AND THY STAFF THEY COMFORT ME.  David was not afraid to go through the valley for the shadow of death.   Keep in mind, when in war, David was always out front as a leader.  Remember, when they went to war back then, it was hand to hand combat with whatever was given to you or whatever you brought along.  Sure, they were all awakened to what was at stake, both God’s country and their own lives.  Then God says to “fear no evil”, meaning fear not the Devil, you have a God better to serve, that can defeat the devil and all his cohorts.  Just keep in mind that the Devil, as we know hi, was once an angel who rebuked the true God.  When this change occurred, our God could have taken away all of Lucifer’s powers.  Isaiah 14:11-12 says “Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations?”    Psalm 23, Verse 5: THOU PREPAREST A TABLE BEFORE ME IN THE PRESENCE OF MINE ENEMIES.  Not just the bread of life, but life itself with blessings.  THOU ANOINTEST MY HEAD WITH OIL, MY CUP RUNNETH OVER.  And then David of old says something that we should say with a Lord, who did so much for us to save us from the Devil’s hands.  We all have heard someone say “I will help you any way I can, just call on me.”  Jesus knew this about our living soul, and that is why He paid the price for our soul to not go where the fire dyeth not down.  Jesus could not stay unquenched and smile because you and the writer do not have to go there.  We will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.  Amen.

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What’s Up With Thinkin’ Bout It

By Dr. Vincent Hefner

Pastor of First Baptist in Cherryville

This past spring my church planted a garden with the intention of giving all the produce away to folks who couldn’t have their own garden but wanted fresh vegetables. Now folks, this was no ordinary garden, it was over two miles in distance with all sorts of vegetables, such as squash, tomatoes, peppers, okra, green beans, beets, etc. Everything was going along fine with volunteers harvesting the vegetables three times a week and delivering them to people in the community. Over two hundred families received vegetables from our garden that we named, “God’s Planned Harvest.” I believe a Christian must not only talk about his faith in Jesus Christ, but also show his faith to others. James 2:14-17 tells us, “What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, ‘Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well’-but you don’t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do? So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.”

It is a challenge to get our minds off ourselves and our needs to look at the needs of others. However, once you make up your mind to help others in the name of Jesus, you will receive more blessings in ways you had never imagined. When I would go to the garden while the people were working, they were all in a good mood, and were excited about helping others. They didn’t seem to mind the heat, the bugs, or the dirt. Why? Because they were thinking about taking the vegetables to people who would enjoy them. They were excited about talking to people who were homebound and didn’t get a chance to get out of their homes. I commend them for their hard work. I would like to tell you that we were able to deliver all the produce we had planted. I would like to tell you that we accomplished everything we had set out to accomplish, but I can’t. The last produce to be delivered was the watermelons, about 150 of them. The leaders felt the watermelons would be ripe and ready to harvest on a particular Monday morning. So on that Monday morning they arrived at the garden to discover that someone had come in over the weekend and had stolen them! They did not come in and take a few, or a majority of them, they took them all! When I was told about the stolen watermelons I went into to my “Preacher Mode” and said, “Well, if they can live with stolen watermelons we can live without them.” But deep down inside I was angry. I was angry that all the people who had worked the garden would not be able to finish what they had started. I was angry that the people who were expecting fresh watermelons would not be getting them. I was angry that some lazy, good for nothing thief would let someone else plant a garden, water and weed it, and when it was time to harvest, they would swoop in darkness and take something that did not belong to them.

For the next few weeks every time I drove past a produce stand I would watch for watermelons and wonder, “Do they have our watermelons?” I don’t know how much money they made on God’s watermelons, but whatever it was, it was not worth it. I was asked if we had called the police to report the stolen watermelons, to which I replied, “No, it isn’t necessary. God knows who stole His watermelons and on His time He will deal with them.” As a matter of fact, God knows all things that all of us do the good and the bad. Before I judge a watermelon thief I need to look into my own life and make sure I am giving God my best with my time, talents, and my tithe. How about you? Are you giving your best to God? Is there something in your life that belongs to God that you are keeping for yourself? Remember, don’t give in to sin. Think about it!

This past spring my church planted a garden with the intention of giving all the produce away to folks who couldn’t have their own garden but wanted fresh vegetables. Now folks, this was no ordinary garden, it was over two miles in distance with all sorts of vegetables, such as squash, tomatoes, peppers, okra, green beans, beets, etc. Everything was going along fine with volunteers harvesting the vegetables three times a week and delivering them to people in the community. Over two hundred families received vegetables from our garden that we named, “God’s Planned Harvest.” I believe a Christian must not only talk about his faith in Jesus Christ, but also show his faith to others. James 2:14-17 tells us, “What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, ‘Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well’-but you don’t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do? So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.”

It is a challenge to get our minds off ourselves and our needs to look at the needs of others. However, once you make up your mind to help others in the name of Jesus, you will receive more blessings in ways you had never imagined. When I would go to the garden while the people were working, they were all in a good mood, and were excited about helping others. They didn’t seem to mind the heat, the bugs, or the dirt. Why? Because they were thinking about taking the vegetables to people who would enjoy them. They were excited about talking to people who were homebound and didn’t get a chance to get out of their homes. I commend them for their hard work. I would like to tell you that we were able to deliver all the produce we had planted. I would like to tell you that we accomplished everything we had set out to accomplish, but I can’t. The last produce to be delivered was the watermelons, about 150 of them. The leaders felt the watermelons would be ripe and ready to harvest on a particular Monday morning. So on that Monday morning they arrived at the garden to discover that someone had come in over the weekend and had stolen them! They did not come in and take a few, or a majority of them, they took them all! When I was told about the stolen watermelons I went into to my “Preacher Mode” and said, “Well, if they can live with stolen watermelons we can live without them.” But deep down inside I was angry. I was angry that all the people who had worked the garden would not be able to finish what they had started. I was angry that the people who were expecting fresh watermelons would not be getting them. I was angry that some lazy, good for nothing thief would let someone else plant a garden, water and weed it, and when it was time to harvest, they would swoop in darkness and take something that did not belong to them.

For the next few weeks every time I drove past a produce stand I would watch for watermelons and wonder, “Do they have our watermelons?” I don’t know how much money they made on God’s watermelons, but whatever it was, it was not worth it. I was asked if we had called the police to report the stolen watermelons, to which I replied, “No, it isn’t necessary. God knows who stole His watermelons and on His time He will deal with them.” As a matter of fact, God knows all things that all of us do the good and the bad. Before I judge a watermelon thief I need to look into my own life and make sure I am giving God my best with my time, talents, and my tithe. How about you? Are you giving your best to God? Is there something in your life that belongs to God that you are keeping for yourself? Remember, don’t give in to sin. Think about it!

What’s Up with Thinkin’ Bout It

By Dr. Vince Hefner of First Baptist of Cherryville

Before there were DVD players, DVR players, VHS players, cable or satellite capabilities, we had to watch whatever the three major networks offered on our television sets. That’s right, three choices, no waiting. Especially during the holiday season, specials were shown on the telly to remind the audience what season we were in. If you missed “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown,”  “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer,” or my favorite, “It’s A Wonderful Life,” no need to worry, because you could see it again next year at its appointed time.

Yes, I am reminded of my youth every time I see an old claymation or cartoon telling me about a particular holiday story. One movie that came on television during the summer that I waited for each year was, “The Wizard of Oz.” As a child I was mesmerized by how things in Kansas were all in black in white, but life in Oz appeared in brilliant colors. Even as a child I realized that just because something was in “black and white” didn’t make it bad, nor was everything in “color” always good. Dorothy’s family appeared in “black and white” and they loved her. The wicked witch of the West appeared in “color” and she hated Dorothy.

Lesson #1: Modern advancements aren’t necessarily good in the advancements of human relationships or bonding!

Lesson #2: Dorothy needed the color of Oz to help her find the Yellow Brick Road. Can you imagine her trying to follow the Yellow Brick Road in Kansas? She would not have been able to tell if the road was yellow, green, or brown, because everything was in “black and white.” It’s downright impossible to get to a new place following the old way. Yes, a new start can get you to a new destination, you just need to be sure you really want to get where you’re going before you start.

Lesson #3: Involves those ruby slippers. As a child I never really considered how Dorothy found herself wearing the beautiful, coveted ruby slippers. Her house fell on top of the wicked witch of the East, and there you have it, possession is nine tenths of the law. As a child I was not bothered by Dorothy wearing someone else’s shoes, even if they belonged to the wicked witch of the East. As an adult I make it a practice not to wear anyone else’s shoes. I don’t believe I have a phobia about it, but a man has to draw the line somewhere, and for me I do not want to cross the line of personal hygiene with my feet. Had I been in Dorothy’s shoes, so to speak, and the Good Witch of the South told me I could not remove those ruby slippers, I would have to complain. “Look ma’am, er, Miss Good Witch, I do appreciate these fine looking ruby slippers, but could you spray some kind of disinfectant in these shoes? I don’t want to catch something here in the Land of Oz that they don’t have a cure for back in Kansas!”

Lesson #4: Walking in someone else’s shoes will make you more appreciative of your own shoes! Things in your life might be real challenging right now, but all of us have challenges in life. The Christian must not focus on the bad things in life, rather the areas where God has blessed him. Philippians 4:8 says, “And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” Regardless of where you find yourself today, in the “Black and White” of life or in the “Colorization,” Jesus is Lord over all!

Remember, don’t give in to sin. Think about it!

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By Evangelist W.C. “Dub” Dellinger

Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away.  Behold all things that become new.  Now, let’s see what we are writing about.  We are not talking about you believing that there is a God from all the preaching going on.  We are talking about a reborn saint of the Lord, Jesus Christ; as God was in a person named Jesus of Nazareth who paid the price for your sins to be forgiven.  A part of the one who forgave you is in you.  You are dead to sin, which means you cannot practice in sin any longer.  Paul says “What shall we say then?  Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? God forbid.  How shall we, that we are dead to sin, live any longer therein?” Romans 6-11 says likewise “reckon ye yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ, our Lord.”  Just one sin is not permitted to go into heaven, where everything is holy.  Some yet say they sin a little every day, and still live a Christian life, then at night they say “Lord forgive me of my sins,” putting to practice a mistaught life.  Both are held responsible by a true and living God.  Live righteous, and seek Holy Ghost baptism.  That is what Jesus asked the Father to let you have after His death.  Go out of the sinning life.  All sin is of the devil, mistake of the mind with figures is not a sin coming at you both ways short and long.  Your loving, saving Lord does expect you to correct it, or else He would.  He has a right to expect it out of you, as you belong to Him.  Your soul is in your keepi8ng.  What will you do with it?  Romans 6-14 says “for sin shall not have dominion over you; for you are not under the law, but under grace.”  You are not bound to any one thing, not even sin, and you have to choose with your own mind the way you want to live.  God first, the other man second, me third. That is a life your Lord is proud of, and He is waiting in Heaven for you.

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