Most of us grossly underestimate the effect we could have on people’s eternities if we would take the time to schedule breakfast or lunch with lost people in our sphere of influence. If we’d just make an appointment, and then take a risk in the conversation by clearly expressing the essence of what it means to know Christ personally, heaven only knows what might happen. ~Bill Hybels in Becoming a Contagious Christian, chapter Six: The Strength of Sacrifice
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Authority in the Church…
As we advance through the centuries, light and life begin to decrease in the Church. Why? Because the torch of the Scripture begins to grow dim and because the deceitful light of human authorities begins to replace it. ~Merle d’ Aubigne, Reformation historian, (1794-1872)
The Letter of the Law…
Reuters reports that an Israeli girl has been married and divorced — all at the young age of 14.
It began as a joke at school, where a 17-year-old declared the girl his wife by reciting a Jewish ritual vow before witnesses. In response, she received his ring.
The Rabbinical Courts of Israel indicated that this was the consummation of marriage for the two of them and that they were man and wife.
Later, the couple was granted a rabbinical divorce.
That is following “the letter of the law.”