AND ON THE CROSS JESUS DIED, THE WRATH OF GOD WAS SATISFIED
And on the cross as Jesus died, the wrath of God was satisfied

First look at this list of questions:
A LIST OF DIAGNOSTIC QUESTIONS:

• Do you find correction hard to take, especially when it is of a theological nature?
  
• Would you be happy arguing a point to the death even when you are losing?
  
• Are you submissive in your handling and reception of Scripture?
  
• Do you rate critics of your position as troublemakers, lacking in intelligence, narrow, harsh, power hungry and bigoted?
  
• Do you see all theology as in flux or are there some truths that are fixed in place and should never be moved?
  
• Do you change your mind on issues often?
  
• When you are persuaded of a new position, are you zealous in advocating it (as zealous as you were when you held the opposite view)?
  
• Good questions to ask yourself from time to time.

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THE SLAVERY OF MANKIND IN THE SPIRITUAL SENSE

The illustration about slavery of mankind in the spiritual sense was well illustrated. The bondage that man is in, with sin was strong, but because of Christ’s death on the Cross those who have been born again have been set free.

My sins have been forgiven, period.

One of the most glorious truths of the gospel is that God saved us in a way that upheld His justice. Justice was neither compromised nor set aside; it was completely satisfied. God Himself was thus fully propitiated, and our salvation is therefore grounded in the justice of God as well as His mercy.

That is what the apostle Paul meant when he said in Romans 1:17 that "the righteousness of God [is] revealed" in the gospel. It's also what the apostle John was saying in 1 John 1:9: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive." He doesn't set aside justice and grant us an unholy amnesty; He forgives because it is an act of justice to do so.

Christ offered a full atonement that included payment in full for all the sins of every sinner who would ever believe. "[God] made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him" (2 Corinthians 5:21)—"whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness" (Romans 3:25). "He Himself is the propitiation for our sins" (1 John 2:2).

This is the reason that I have such a passion for the Lord Jesus Christ. Christ satisfied God’s demand for justice for sin, buy the shedding of his Son’s life on the cross.

The greater sin, if there is one, is not to have a passion for the Lord Jesus Christ. There are those who would never smoke, or cuss, or go to a movie that have no real passion for the Lord. There are some of us who see our sinful fleshly patterns as a motivation to move us toward Him in prayer, and reading His word, and moves us in our spirit toward Christ.

What I am attempting to say, it’s not how bad a sinner we are, because all sins have been paid for. We who have believed in Christ have been set free from the bondage of sin. Sin by definition is falling short of the divine expectations of God. Sin is the cause on the human nature to do the opposite of God’s purpose for us. Sin gives the human nature an inclination toward evil, a preference for sin. All of us could spend time speaking how we sense we have failed to come up to the expectation of the glory for God in our lives.

I feel my greatest sin is when I cannot be preaching/teaching every Sunday. I sense a greater sinfulness when I don’t preach than I would if I had drunk a beer, or lost my temper. When I don’t praise the Lord Jesus Christ in my spirit there is a greater sin than getting angry when a car pulls out in front of me.

Sin has takes on collective dimensions; the whole structure of society inflicts hardships and wrongs upon individuals. We live in a society that sin has influenced in every level of life. We wake up every morning or walk out of the door for a walk or work and are affected by sin’s principles.

That warm intimacy that should characterize one’s relationship with God has been lost by the sin principle. The basic change in the direction of one’s life from an inclination toward sin to a positive aspiration to live righteously happens in our regeneration, or literally, new birth. There is an infusion of a spiritual life, there is an infusion of a positive spiritual energy.

Proverbs speaks of understanding, knowledge and wisdom. From knowledge you gain understanding and from understanding you gain wisdom. Wisdom comes from knowledge and understanding, and one is wise to seek those who have wisdom that comes from an understanding of God’s Word.

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Cross - References
THE BIBLE STUDY METHODS
Whisnant’s Style

Part Six

J. I. Packer is surely correct when says that... "If I were the devil, one of my first aims would be to stop folk from digging into the Bible."

THEOLOGICAL

Theological interpretation is characterized by:
an extension of the grammatical meaning to discover its fuller theological significance
a synoptic view of all the Biblical data on given subject.

Peter is talking about Redemption:

Who are we Redeemed by:? Jesus Christ. Christ is the spotless lamb, that was the sacrifice for sin. Vs. 19 says it was blood, but not just blood, but precious blood. The blood is the life. The value of Christ’s blood is precious because of the dignity of His nature, because of His perfect character. Without blemish, that is without sin. Without spot, that is, not defiled by contact with sinners. And thus it was adequate for the work of cleansing away the terrible aggregate of sin.

PRECIOUS: Yes

• When viewed in connection with the Father’s purpose and the Father’s love
• When viewed in connection with the person of Christ and
• When viewed in its bearing upon men.
  

Don’t we think of one who has shed his blood as one who willingly, resolutely gave the whole force of his moral nature, the whole wealth of his heart, his character, and his soul! In like manner we should think of the blood of Jesus Christ, which cleanseth us from all sin, not as deriving its worth or its efficacy from that which was outward or physical or material, to as being vested in the blood itself as blood. Should we not rather a thousand times say the preciousness of the blood of Christ was in inward, and personal, the spiritual and Divine life which dwelt and throbbed in that blood?

Word Pictures in the New Testament by Archibald T. Robertson 1933
I Peter 1:19 comments: Word study, Cross References, Greek Grammar, etc.

• "But with precious blood" (alla timioi haimati) Instrumental case of haima after elutrothete (repeated from verse 18). Peter here applies the old adjective timios (from time, of Christ in I Peter 2:7) to Christ as in 1:7 polutimoteron to testing of faith.
• The blood of anyone is "precious" (costly), far above gold or silver, (18) but that of Jesus immeasurably more so.
• "As of a lamb" (hos amnou). This word occurs in Lev. 12:8, Num. 15:112 Deut. 14:4 of the lamb prescribed for the passover sacrifice (Exodus 12:5). John the Baptist applied it to Jesus (John 1:29, 36). It occurs also in Acts 8:32 quoted from Isa 53:7. Both John and Peter have this passage in mind.
• Elsewhere in the N.T. Arnion is used of Christ (Rev. 5:6, 12). Jesus is the Paschal Lamb.
• Peter sees clearly that it was by the blood of Christ that we are redeemed from sin.
• "Without spot" (aspilou). Without (alpha privative) stain (spiolos) as in James 1:27, II Peter 3:14, I Peter 6;14).
• "Even the blood of Christ" (Christou) Genitive case with haimati, but in unusual position for emphasis and clearness with the participles following.]

Biblical Theology of the New Testament: Charles C. Ryrie

• Biblical Theology is concerned with the reason why something was written as well as with the content of what was written. It not only examines the product but investigates the procedures and presuppositionals that went into the writing of the Scripture
  
• The theology of the Bible emerges out of the thought of the writers as seen in their writing; it is never superimposed on those writings
  From the Gospels to Revelation it’s a progressive history of the revelation of God..
  
• Nave’s TOPICAL BIBLE
  I used this book in 1966. It analyzes topically each verse in the Bible Topics from Aaron to Worship, with scriptural verses under each name, place, topic. 1500 pages.
  
• John MacArthur’s series on First Peter of course without John’s notes I would have been a duck out of water.
  
• While I used mostly over 50 reference books for this series, there was a lot of study involved in these one hour sermons taught. I typed these series. The 34 messages printed on 384 pages plus 34 outlines. But the message that still stands out today in my mind after 12 years is 1 Peter 1:18-19.
  
• Study for Discipleship Hour at Bigelow Church Easter Sunday April 8th 2007
  Series on I Peter preached at First Baptist Church September 1994 to July 1995
  I Peter 1:18-19 60.27 on April 30 1995 and 60.28 on May 7, 1995

60 being 60th book in the Bible, and .27 the number of sermons in the series.
You put all this study together and a sermon is developed. Which I did for over 13 years at FBC.

ANY SERIOUS STUDENT OF THE WORD OF GOD

Christian students who are not Pastors/Preachers/Teachers should do at least the following:

Reading the Scripture from Genesis to Revelation is the first priority of any student of the Scripture.
Read the Scripture systematically, one book at a time. Start with Genesis and the 39 books in the Old and then the 27 books in the New.
Any serious student will read the Bible not less than once a year.
Any serious student will have a biblical library of books of reference helps.
Any serious student will have CD’s library on biblical helps.
Any serious student will study on his own the Word of God.
Any serious student will listen to John MacArthur, Jr.
Any serious student will listen to Bible Teachers who teach the Word of God one book at a time.

Prior to 2004 I did not use the Internet for any Bible study, only books. Today there are many web sites that will help you in this area of study. CD’s will also help.

Drafted by Charles E. Whisnant in 1995 Posted on my web April 2007 Check by Charity Whisnant 04 11 07

Cross - References
THE BIBLE STUDY METHODS
Whisnant’s Style

Part Five

THE PRINCIPLE OF INTERPRETATION BY PROPER USE OF CROSS REFERENCES

THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS
I PETER 1:19

but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, even the blood of Christ:

I Peter is a study of the doctrine of Redemption
Christological.
Practical exhortation and comfort for the daily needs of believers.
1 Peter 19
Peter designates the Lord as the Lamb without spot (inherent blame) and blemish (external defilement).

The Complete Biblical Library The New Testament Study Bible 16 Volume 1986. I had the first volumes as they came out over a year and a half in 1986. Outstanding without comparison.

"The ransom price was the "precious" (timio, most valuable) blood of Christ. As a lamb brought to the slaughter (Isaiah 53:7), "without spot" (aspilou, unstained), fitting the requirements of the Paschal Lamb (see Exodus 12:5). The "Lamb of God" (John 1:29,36) must be perfect. Any lesser sacrifice would be unacceptable (see Leviticus 22:20)" First Peter 1:19

THEOLOGICAL

Theological interpretation is characterized by:

• an extension of the grammatical meaning to discover its fuller theological significance
• a synoptic view of all the Biblical data on given subject.
  

The justification for doctrinal hermeneutics is the claim of Scripture to contain a knowledge of God which may be expressed as teaching.

• Jesus was in His own ministry a doctrinal teacher.
• People were astonished at His teaching (John 7:16)
• He invited men to discover its divine origin (John 7:17)
  

Paul speaks

• of obeying doctrine from the heart (Romans 6:17)
• warns us of false doctrines (Eph 4:14)
• warns Timothy to be careful of sound doctrine
• refers to doctrine at least 12 times in the books of Timothy.
• the first profit of the Scripture is doctrine. 2 Tim 3:16-17
  

Doctrine gives the Christian faith its substance and form.
The Blood Of Christ refers to the means by which God can redeem the lost.

Blood
Lamb

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Cross - References
THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS
I PETER 1:19

Part Four (April 11, 12,13 2007)

Exodus 12:5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old: ye shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats:

LAMB

• Leviticus 4:32 And if he bring a lamb as his oblation for a sin-offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish.

as of a lamb without spot and blemish; Christ is comparable to any lamb, for the innocence of his nature, the meekness of his disposition and deportment, and for his patience under sufferings and in death; and to the lambs of the daily sacrifice, which were typical of the continual and constant virtue and efficacy of his sacrifice to take away sin; and particularly to the paschal lamb, he being the true passover sacrificed for us; and which, as also the lambs of the daily sacrifice, and all others, were to be without spot and blemish: and in which they prefigured Christ, who is without the stain of original, and the spot and blemish of actual sin; and so was a very fit person to be a sacrifice for sin, and a Redeemer of his people.

• Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
• John 1:29 On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!
• John 1:36 and he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God!
• Acts 8:32 Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not is mouth:33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.:34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?
  
  1 Corinthians 5:7 Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened. For our passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ:

1 Corinthians 5:8 wherefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Revelation 5:6 And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.

And I say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

PRECIOUS

• Ps 49:6 They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him; 8 (For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever;) Ps 49:9 That he should still live away, That he should not see corruption.
  "costly."
• Psalms 72:14 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight:

BLEMISH

• Nu 6:14 and he shall offer his oblation unto Jehovah, one he-lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt-offering, and one ewe-lamb a year old without blemish for a sin-offering, and one ram without blemish for peace-offerings,
  Lev 22:17-25 21 And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah to accomplish a vow, or for a freewill-offering, of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
  
  BLEMISH <299> meaning:
  rom 1 (as a negative particle) and 3470; TDNT-4:830,619; adj
  AV-without rebuke 2, without blame 1, unblameable 1, without spot 1, faultless 1, without fault 1; 7
  1) without blemish
  1a) as a sacrifice without spot or blemish
  2) morally: without blemish, faultless, unblameable
  Hebrews 9:14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

SPOT <784>

• Song of Solomon 4:7 Thou art all fair, my love; And there is no spot in thee.
• Ephesians 5:27 that he might present the church to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

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LYNCBURG, MOM, MY SISTER ELLEN AND HER SON STEPHEN

Charity and I make our annual trip to see mom each year in Texas. This year though, mom wanted to go to Lynchburg, Virginia, for her 85th birthday. My sister Ellen was going to take her son Stephen to visit Liberty University so this was going to be a good time to go to Lynchburg. With mom being 85 years old, the trip was going to be a challenge. To our surprise, mom was rather spry, considering the wear and tear this trip took on everyone.

My sister held up very well under all the stress of this trip, and Stephen provided the necessary help to mom and Ellen as well. The exhaustion has been real for sure. Mom did so well, but I have not talked with them since they went back to Texas.

This trip to Lynchburg was about mom. We would have been happy and overjoyed just to see mom and Ellen and Stephen. Mom was the reason for the season. April 15th . She has been the rock of our family. She has remained true to her faith in Christ. She has remained strong in her resolve. She has battled several major illness and yet she has come through very well. When my dad died in 1966, she resolved to continue in her love for the Lord and her family. When we were falling apart in our lives at times, mom would step in and provide the necessary love to bring us back together. More than once one of her children was back home for a while until we got back on our feet. Mom’s will do that you know. This is for another article and another day.

Our trip was great. Charity again was able see the West Virginia Turnpike. And then we got into Virginia. From I-65 we took Route 501. It was 37 miles to Lynchburg. If you had a straight road the distance would have been four miles, I believe. (Ha) Blue Ridge Mountain roads are turning and twisting and climbing for sure. We were glad we had day light so we could see the mountains and valleys below. (Way below!)

JERRY FALWELL'S MESSAGE ON THE EMERGENT CHURCH MOVEMENT

I had a few probing questions for Jerry. He spoke on the Emergent Church movement. (A most informative lesson. He has sat down and talked with the founding preachers of this movement.) I asked how he is continuing to reach new people after fifty years of ministry in Lynchburg, and yet has not compromised his biblical position. I inquired how Liberty University is still reaching new young people in today’s cultural climate. I asked how he has been able to see growth in the University not only in number but in quality of education. Stephen asked how he was able to see the sport’s program go Division 1. The Debate Team at Liberty accomplished something no other University has ever done. They won first place in all three major debate contests. How did they do that? Great! I looked at their new church facilities, 6,000 seat auditorium, filled four times on Sunday. (This is not counting Liberty Students who have their own services) I looked carefully how the building was designed. The foyer of the church, amazing. Beautiful. People didn’t mind staying after the services to fellowship. How does this happen I asked? Two hundred people in the choir who don’t drink beer, or smoke, but live godly Christian lives. How does that happen? A praise team that are in love with the Lord. How? How have you been in Lynchburg for 50 years and you still have a desire to see much more accomplished before you die? How do you still preach out of the KJV? How do you have the music that youth will listen to, yet you don’t personally like it? How has he been able to attract some of the best Christian teachers and coaches in the nations? The church and school have 3500 employees.

I didn't want to get into a lot of things with Jerry at O'Charlie of dinner. Charity and I were happy to be eating with Jerry and Macel.

And while I was asking question, I asked another five or six people on staff their opinion about the ministry. I asked ushers questions.

I asked Mae Arrington who sings in the choir if Jerry was correct about the choir? She said they all love singing, and loved the Lord. She has known Jerry and Macel most of her life, and she said he and Macel are as real a Christian as you will ever want to know.

I talked to the sound tech director, he said, "We designed the building around the sound system. There was not a limit as to cost. And Jerry said, do it right."

I asked, "Jerry how is it that so many churches and pastors are failing to reach people for Christ, and so many of their members are leaving the church?’

Then I asked him, "How is it that you drive your own car with your wife?" I didn’t ask him but I thought it: "How is it that you have sat with Presidents of the U.S. often, and yet today you and your wife are sitting here at O’Charleys eating with my sister, her son, my mother, and Charity and me, for over an hour?" And at no time did I feel uncomfortable.

In both Macel and Jerry Falwell, there was true humility. A very unique quality for those who are in their position.

I must say Charity and I have never been so well treated.

When I recover from this trip and the emotions of Virginia Tech, I am going to take an attempt to put this experience is perspective and post the article on GROW BY LEARNING. And that is how you learn.


Drafted by Charles E. Whisnant April 18, 2007 Proof Checked by Charity April 19th 2007

HOKIE NATION SPIRIT PIERCES FOG OF TRAGEDY IN BLACKSBURG

The emerald quads of Virginia Tech stood empty. The swimming pool at McComas Hall was still, the basketball courts silent. Signs were taped on buildings across campus: "CLOSED DUE TO TRAGEDY."

But the 10,000-seat Cassell Coliseum was jampacked midday Tuesday with mourners, young ones wearing spirited garb unusual for a memorial: orange and maroon T-shirts, school colors in honor of their lost fellow students, the sense of peace lost from this idyllic valley.

Citing the biblical Job and his struggle to understand suffering, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) told the crowd that violence-weary people around the world are watching Blacksburg.

"As you wrestle with despair, do not lose hold of that spirit of community you have," he said, asking mourners to help the victims' families and react in a way that will benefit people watching. "The world needs you to."

PLAYING THE BLAME GAME - WHO IS TO BLAME FOR BLACKSBURG

Playing the Blame Game -- Who Is to Blame for Blacksburg?
Just observe much of the media coverage surrounding the Virginia Tech killer and his murderous slaughter. Some quickly moved to assign blame to the university's administration and police department. There will no doubt be a thorough review of both in the future, but they are not to blame for the killings. We must blame the killer.

Other commentators and theorists attempted to place the blame on society as a whole, on the young man's parents, or on his generation. The theorists of the therapeutic culture have rushed to argue that a stigma against mentally ill persons drives some to heinous acts of violence, and thus this stigma is to blame. Still others try to blame guns, grades, or any number of other factors -- anything and anyone but the murderer.

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Evil Exists; Faith Endures

Virginia Tech University to the Sadriya Neighborhood

Blacksburg to Baghdad

The Christian Worldview vs. the Worldview of these events are so different.

Cal Thomas in one short article wrote:

• There is evil in the world.

• It has existed since the fall of Man. Some argue that a tragedy such as Virginia Tech proves there is no God.
  
• If that were true, what does selflessness prove? If we learn that some students sacrificed their lives to protect others (as occurred at Columbine High School where some also gave their lives after testifying to their faith in God), would that prove God exists?

• The important point is that God, through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, has overcome evil. While we all must die -- some by tragedy such as the Virginia Tech shootings and others after living long lives -- the important question is not how many years we live on the earth, but where we shall spend eternity.

This article was on newsweek.washingtonpost.com Here you will have a comments from people from all walks of life.

Here are a few of those comments: from a Worldview idea:

• "Does Cal Thomas really believe that, of all the dead at VTech, those who accepted christ are now sitting happily with the lord, and those who happened to be muslim, buddhist, jewish, agnostic, etc. are getting tortured by satan?" (just as printed on post)

• This stubborn persistence in positing an entity called "evil," and then assigning causal power to it, merely results in continued ignorance as to the actual causal factors for real events.
  The brain tumor in Charles Whitmans hypothalamic region was not "evil," it just "was." And it played a primary causal role in the killing of 16 other people. Of course, if everyone throughout time had been satisfied with assigning "evil" as the cause for every painful event, we would never have known what a brain tumor was, or how behavior is affected in those who have them. If one really wants to understand how natural events occur, one must study the natural world itself. The rest is merely fiction.

• As per the contemporary Christian theologian, Father Edward Schillebeeckx, (from his book, Church, the History of God,Crossroad, 1993, p.91 (softcover)"Christians must give up a perverse, unhealthy and inhuman doctrine of predestination without in so doing making God the great scapegoat of history" . "Nothing is determined in advance: in nature there is chance and determinism; in the world of human activity there is possibility of free choices. Therefore the historical future is not known even to God; otherwise we and our history would be merely a puppet show in which God holds the strings. For God, too, history is an adventure, an open history for and of men and women."And with this profound observation, Schillebeeckx rendered all prophets, i.e. Isaiah, Jesus, Mohammed, Smith et al, and prophecies moot!!!!!

Here are two quotes from two fellow believers I know:

1. I too share in the shock andsadness at VT. I watched some of the convocation yesterday and was filled withdespair. Not just regarding the murders, but also VT's (and ourworld's) view of the place for religion in today society. Muslim,Jewish, Hindu, and Christian leaders all spoke offering their words ofcomfort and solace. All faiths on an equal plain and yet all equallymeaningless. There were no words of true hope, only a hope that one ofthe gods would comfort and make sense and meaning of it all. Somehowthat we would overcome by strength of self. So this is our emerging America. In times of tragedy, we call out togod/God. We ask for comfort and solace and for Him/her/impersonal forceto help us make sense of it all. Eventually, America will also rejectthis mix for it is nonsensical. We will in 25 years, be a nation whohas rejected God and replaced Him with other gods who are no gods atall. True Christianity is being marginalized, will be ostracized, andthen rejected... eventually becoming illegal. This could all happen, I believe in the next 50 years. Bruce

1. It seems with no lack of churches in town, the the resources are in place for the flow of God's love and care into a hurting world sufficient so that no person in our community, or in our pews, should ever be left behind or unsupported. Which means our work is more than to offer a Bible class to study facts or learn rules for nice behavior, or to create programs for busyness to increase attendance and offerings, or even to expand outreach around the world in the name of missions. Not while people all about (everyone really) are suffering from loneliness and rejection, wandering, lost, making foolish, failed decisions to deal with their unhappiness, and growing in anger and disappointment and desperation.
   
   The answer to violence in a community is an engaged church living out its passion and commitment to invest in support ministry for the recovery and renewal of the boy next door and his family. Don Whisnant, GracePoint

What is the definition of "evil?"

The actions of those who kill and kill themselves in Baghdad is evil.

One person writes this able Cal's point of view about evil"

• " Phaedrus is absolutely correct that Cal's world view leads to a personification of evil, and represents an abdication of responsibility to seek out its real-world causes and remedies. "

Evil does exist, but so does good. We can't live in fear of evil, but live by faith in the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Drafted by Charles E. Whisnant