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Receiving Forgiveness (4) by Larry Rouse
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What is God's
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Music and the Cross of Christ
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Where
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The
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Sermons Preached in Williamsburg, VA
In Search of the Servant of God (Part 1) by Larry Rouse
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Restudying the Issues of the 50's and 60's
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Is School Out for You?
by Steve Klein
School is out for the summer, or soon will be in most places. As I write this, many children are thankful to be free from books, lectures, tests and term papers. They are looking forward to a summer of play, rest or even work -- anything but school!
Teachers will notice next fall how much knowledge has been lost over the summer. During the first few days of the next school year, many fundamentals will have to be reviewed and relearned. Certainly there will have been little or no educational advancement over the summer.
Many who are Christians suffer from a sort of permanent "school's out" mentality. At some point, early on in their spiritual education, they learned the spiritual fundamentals. But they did not stay in school (so to speak). They've ceased growing in knowledge. They've stopped using or reviewing much of the knowledge they have. For them, school is out permanently.
The recipients of the Epistle to the Hebrews had this problem. After having been Christians a good long while, they had failed to progress in their spiritual education. The Lord was not pleased. Through inspiration He told them, "For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food." (Hebrews 5:12).
God expects His children to stay in school. It doesn't matter how much one knows or thinks he knows. "Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning" (Proverbs 9:9).
If you don't think you are suffering from "school's out" syndrome, take this test. Ask yourself, "Have I LEARNED anything new about God's will in the last six months?" Have I advanced? Have I gained a better understanding of some things I already knew? Do I study my Bible regularly? Do I prepare for Bible classes? Do I often engage in stimulating Bible discussions with friends, family or co-workers? If your answer to any of these questions is "NO," you need to go back to school. If you answered with all "yes" answers, make sure you stay in school!
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