tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post5943654082854851617..comments2024-03-27T14:26:25.469-07:00Comments on Saved by Grace: Our FatherLaurie Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-3182520574492538822018-06-17T17:12:44.891-07:002018-06-17T17:12:44.891-07:00Dear Frank,
I also attended school where the model...Dear Frank,<br />I also attended school where the model prayer, Ps. 23, and other familiar Scripture were regularly part of daily assembly, along with prayer and singing hymns. Sadly, that is now the exception rather than the norm. As you say, these religious observances are no substitute for a relationship with Jesus Christ, but they at least expose young minds to God's Word and soften their hearts so that they may one day be saved.<br />Thanks as always for sharing your insights and God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-65782769776645792842018-06-17T12:30:29.191-07:002018-06-17T12:30:29.191-07:00Dear Laurie,
The Lord's prayer was recited by ...Dear Laurie,<br />The Lord's prayer was recited by us every morning at school assembly from the age of five to 15 years old, when I left school for good to enter the world of work.<br />In those days such praying was part of religion, not a relationship with God. So after leaving school I was glad to be out of it to live in the real world, believe me!<br />It was only through conversion to faith in Jesus Christ over five year after leaving school when I began to appreciate the true value of the prayer.<br />Unfortunately, I know churchgoers in my fellowship who refuses to forgive other people's shortfalls and at least two of them believes that they have the full right to judge. Of course, they are also Arminians, who have much difficulty in accepting God as a loving Father to them.<br />An excellent post, God bless.Frank E. Blasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12218732913319387677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-17012736306886561712018-06-17T10:34:31.591-07:002018-06-17T10:34:31.591-07:00Hi Susan,
Praise the Lord that He is the perfect F...Hi Susan,<br />Praise the Lord that He is the perfect Father and Intercessor, the One Mediator between God and man. Mary was highly favored among women, but as you say, she has no power to save or intercede, as it is only by the Name of Jesus that we can be saved. Thank you for your comment, and I look forward to reading your posts soon! God bless you too!<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-56466968611016125502018-06-16T11:52:37.715-07:002018-06-16T11:52:37.715-07:00Hi Laurie, thank the Lord and our God the Father t...Hi Laurie, thank the Lord and our God the Father that He is gracious and merciful and forgiving! I once worked with a Catholic woman who told me she could never pray to nor trust men for the abuse she had endured by them and was grateful that Mary was there to intercede for her. 😞I was a baby in the Lord at the time, and although I knew that what she said was wrong, I didn’t have a clue how to answer her. I hope and pray she was able to find that Mary has no power to save or intercede and that the Father and Son alone could help her in times of need. Thank you always for your excellent posts...I still haven’t been able to get back to posting yet (my hubby is using my laptop and I have a hard time trying to do it on my tablet 😢) bless you ❤️Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498627087140234765noreply@blogger.com