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“He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He
grew up in another village, where He worked in a carpenter shop
until He was thirty. Then for three years He was an itinerant
preacher. He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never
had a family or owned a home. He didn’t go to college. He never
visited a big city. He never traveled two hundred miles from the place
where he was born. He did none of the things that usually
accompany greatness. He had no credentials but Himself.
He was only thirty-three when the tide of public opinion turned
against Him. His friends ran away. One of them denied Him. He was
turned over to his enemies and went through the mockery of a trial.
He was nailed to a cross between two thieves. While He was dying,
His executioners gambled for His garments, the only property He had
on earth. When He was dead, He was laid in a borrowed grave
through the pity of a friend. Twenty centuries have come and gone,
and today He is the central figure of the human race.  All the armies
that ever marched, all the navies that ever sailed, all the parliaments
that have ever sat, all the kings that have ever reigned, put together,
have not have not affected the life of man on this earth as much as
that one solitary life.”

[Attributed to James Allen Francis]
ABC's of Becoming a Christian
  1. Admit
  2. Believe
  3. Confess
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THIS IS FABULOUS!!!

It was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who
lives in Chula Vista , CA . He wrote it for his third grade
homework assignment, to 'explain God.' I wonder if
any of us could have done as well?
[ ..... and he had such an assignment, in California , and
someone published it, I guess miracles do happen ! ... ]

EXPLANATION OF GOD:
'One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes
them to replace the ones that die, so there will be enough
people to take care o f things on earth. He doesn't make
grownups, just babies. I think because they are smaller and
easier to make. That way he doesn't have to take up his
valuable time teaching them to talk and walk. He can just
leave that to mothers and fathers.'
'God's second most important job is listening to
prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, since some people,
like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God
doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV because
of this. Because he hears everything, there must be a
terrible lot of noise in his ears, unless he has thought of
a way to turn it off.'
'God sees everything and hears everything and is
everywhere which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn't
go wasting his time by going over your mom and dad's
head asking for something they said you couldn't
have.'
'Atheists are people who don't believe in God. I
don't think there are any in Chula Vista . At least
there aren't any who come to our church.'
'Jesus is God's Son. He used to do all the hard
work, like walking on water and performing miracles and
trying to teach the people who didn't want to learn
about God. They finally got tired of him preaching to them
and they crucified him But he was good and kind, like his
father, and he told his father that they didn't know
what they were doing and to forgive them and God said
O.K.'
'His dad (God) appreciated everything that he had done
and all his hard work on earth so he told him he didn't
have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven.
So he did. And now he helps his dad out by listening to
prayers and seeing things which are important for God to
take care of and which ones he can take care of himself
without having to bo ther God. Like a secretary, only more
important.'
'You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to
help you because they got it worked out so one of them is on
duty all the time.'
'You should always go to church on Sunday because it
makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make
happy, it's God!
Don't skip church to do something you think will be
more fun like going to the beach. This is wrong. And besides
the sun doesn't come out at the beach untilnoon
anyway.'
'If you don't believe in God, besides being an
atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents
can't go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can.
It is good to know He's around you when you're
scared, in the dark or when you can't swim and you get
thrown into real deep water by big kids.'
'But...you shouldn't just always think of what God
can do for you. I figure God put me here and he can take me
back anytime he pleases.
And...that's why I believe in God.'
(If you believe in God, please pass this on, and may God
bless you too.)
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