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From "Speaking My Mind" By Tony Campolo, Page ... PRO
Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jan 2, 2005 (message contributor)
From “Speaking My Mind” by Tony Campolo, page 109:
“I do not want to leave this discussion of what goes on with Christ suffering and cleansing us from our sin in His eternal now without pointing out that all of this should provide a great impetus for living the holy life. Every time I sin, at that very instant Jesus groans at Calvary. Even as I sin today, He experiences the agony of ingesting my sin into Himself in His eternal now, as He hangs spread eagle on the tree back there and then. This is why it says in Hebrews 6: 6 that when we sin, we crucify Him right now.
While spending a few days as the religious-emphasis-week speaker on the campus of a Christian college, I talked with a senior who was quite cavalier about the sins in his life. He told me about having an affair with a married woman. Then he said, “Whenever I commit sin, I remember that Jesus took the punishment for that sin back there on the cross.”
In response, I said, “The next time you’re in bed having sex with your lover, I hope you can hear the screams of...
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In 1912, 39 Year Old, Rev. John Harper A Scottish ... PRO
Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 7, 2003
In 1912, 39 year old, Rev. John Harper a Scottish preacher was making a transatlantic trip to preach at the Moody Church in Chicago. As fate would have it the vessel he choice was the Titanic. We all know the story about the disaster but do you know the story of John Harper? Harper like many ...read more
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When William Booth Signed The Guest Book For King ... PRO
Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 7, 2003
When William Booth signed the guest book for King Edward the 7th he summed up his life’s work. “Your Majesty” he wrote “Some men’s ambition is art. Some men’s ambition is fame. ...read more
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First Consider What We Should Not Do. Imagine ... PRO
Contributed by Tim Zukas on Jan 2, 2005
First consider what we should not do. Imagine that you made the trip and paid the price to go to a professional football game. Now, imagine that instead of playing the game, for the entire time the teams just had huddles. That isn’t what you paid for, you want to see some action. But we as a ...read more
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