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As part of our Father's Day Celebration, the pastor of our local congregation reflected upon Mt 7:7-11 under the title, Asking for Success. As I was paging through my Urbana 96 Bible, I noticed similar notes in the margin. Here are some brief notes from a previous encounter w/the Word directed by the power of the Spirit through a human instrument:

1. Beware of morality w/o coversion, there is no Christianity w/o Christ

2. Christianity is not self-improvement, but Christ replacement

3. There are no superficial solutions for spiritual problems (Jeremiah 6:14 . . . They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, 'Peace, peace; when there is no peace').

4. Doctrine leads to conduct, nature will express itself, see II Peter 1:4 we are partakers of the divine nature, escape corruption vs. II Peter 2:20 a dog returns to his vomit, a pig to the mud

5. False prophets say the right things, but omit vital things, neglect the narrow way referred to in v.13 Enter ye in at the straight gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because straight is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Notes from Sunday's presentation coming in the next couple of days.