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TOMORROW'S CRISIS - - -
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resigned to carnality, we can not end this devilish maelstrom?
 Restrictive
clauses in our property deeds will not do it. These creeds only catalog the problems we have had in the past. They
are not needed in the first generation, and the second and third generation won't apply them.
So, we
must go deeper than that. Obvious needs are more thorough Bible knowledge and understanding of basic principles
underlying our conclusions. We must not be satisfied with stock answers to Bible questions but must demand a rewording
-- making the answer our very own, and avoiding the development of "party" terminology.
We must
ask, "Why?" over and over again; and never be satisfied with a "Church of Christ" ("we've
always done it that way") answer.
But more
important than all these, we must work on the heart. Within a few years after the massive Wall of China was built;
it was breached by the enemy. Note: the Wall did not fail, but the gatekeepers were bribed. Our preparations for
the next crisis will fail unless we learn to control ourselves. Except we learn whole-hearted dedication to the
Lord, we must taste, again and again, the bitter fruits of the flesh.
Ours
is an awesome responsibility, But preparation for future crises can not wait. Our children are growing; the years
fly away; already we feel the gentle pressure of conformity; and -- say a prayer -- it is soon the second generation.
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