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Lenbenhear
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Here is a scriptural-summation of *an extremely vital truth* . . .
"...he/she who hath the Son [has received The Lord Jesus Christ
as their personal Savior, Redeemer, and LORD] hath [possesses] Life
[EternaLife given & granted by GOD THE FATHER]; but he/she who hath NOT the Son [those who reject the Son and His Gospel] have NOT Life, ... but the wrath of GOD [His just Judgement against their sin, pride, & rebellion ] abideth upon them."
~ John 3:36 {fully amplified from the original Greek and context}
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AND THIS POEM regarding those who "may be cut off" . . .
~~~THERE IS A TIME ~~~
There is a time, we know not when,
A place, we know not where;
Which marks the destiny of men:
To glory or despair.
There is a line, by us unseen,
Which crosses every path,
Which marks the boundary between
GOD's mercy and His wrath.
To pass that limit is to die,
To die as if by stealth;
It does not dim the beaming eye,
Nor pale the glow of health.
The conscience may be still at ease,
The spirit light and gay;
And that which pleases still may please,
And care be thrust away.
But on the forehead GOD hath set
Indelibly a mark;
Unseen by man, for man as yet
Is blind and in the dark.
He feels perchance that all is well
And every fear is calmed;
He lives, he dies, he walks in hell,
Not only doomed, but damned !
O where is that mysterious line
That may be men be crossed,
Beyond which GOD Himself hath sworn,
That he who goes is lost ?
An answer from the skies resounds:
"ye who from GOD depart."
- "TODAY, O hear His voice,
Repent ! and harden not your heart."
~ Joseph Addison Alexander
(quoted in THE OPEN BIBLE, "A Guide to Christian Workers"
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"...he/she who hath the Son [has received The Lord Jesus Christ
as their personal Savior, Redeemer, and LORD] hath [possesses] Life
[EternaLife given & granted by GOD THE FATHER]; but he/she who hath NOT the Son [those who reject the Son and His Gospel] have NOT Life, ... but the wrath of GOD [His just Judgement against their sin, pride, & rebellion ] abideth upon them."
~ John 3:36 {fully amplified from the original Greek and context}
======================================
AND THIS POEM regarding those who "may be cut off" . . .
~~~THERE IS A TIME ~~~
There is a time, we know not when,
A place, we know not where;
Which marks the destiny of men:
To glory or despair.
There is a line, by us unseen,
Which crosses every path,
Which marks the boundary between
GOD's mercy and His wrath.
To pass that limit is to die,
To die as if by stealth;
It does not dim the beaming eye,
Nor pale the glow of health.
The conscience may be still at ease,
The spirit light and gay;
And that which pleases still may please,
And care be thrust away.
But on the forehead GOD hath set
Indelibly a mark;
Unseen by man, for man as yet
Is blind and in the dark.
He feels perchance that all is well
And every fear is calmed;
He lives, he dies, he walks in hell,
Not only doomed, but damned !
O where is that mysterious line
That may be men be crossed,
Beyond which GOD Himself hath sworn,
That he who goes is lost ?
An answer from the skies resounds:
"ye who from GOD depart."
- "TODAY, O hear His voice,
Repent ! and harden not your heart."
~ Joseph Addison Alexander
(quoted in THE OPEN BIBLE, "A Guide to Christian Workers"
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