John 15:22
22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
(KJV)
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Once upon a time I gave my word to someone on my job. I told them that I would drive five hours to train them. Once upon a time, that same person almost begged me to come and train him on a database that I am familiar with. Once upon a time, I got tied up during the day and had to drive all night to keep my word. Once upon a time, I got in to the training location at 330 in the morning. Once upon a time, I taught the class all day and tried my best to help the people who requested my expertise.
ONCE UPON A TIME, the person that I did this for....DID NOT PAY ATTENTION IN THE CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!
The sad fact is that this same person did not realize that I am the one who will inspect him a year from now.
I don't share this to complain. I share this to make a spiritual point.
Do you appreciate and understand what God did to give you the Word?
God gave you the Word in the Garden of Eden. If you had listened, the Word would have kept you in that special place.
God sent his Word thru Moses and the Prophets. If you had listened, the nation of Israel would have been the Christ to a dying world.
God sent his Word thru his Son...and we crucified Him with our sins.
God sent his Apostles and they were all martyred but one.
God sent his disciples that were fed to the lions.
God sent his reformers like Martin Luther to free us from religion and tradition and get us back into the Word.
God sent people like Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglas who had little white children read them the Word so that they themselves would know the truth.
God sent people like your Grandma...who attended bible study after bible study after bible study...just to share a little Word with you.
God sent PASTORS after his own heart, to teach and feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Do you REALLY understand all that God did to get you the Word?
Please don't tell him that "nobody told me the truth?"
Please don't tell him that you are too tired to study both day and night.
Please don't tell him that the King James English is too hard.
Please don't make excuses to God because frankly...you don't understand all that He sacrificed to get you The Word!!!!
Disclaimer: I don't have time research "the voice of the martyrs" or where the video came from. From my research though, while those specific cases can not be verified, it does happen.
Posted at: 20:51