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      Musick-al note # 298 The question has been asked, “Where does Jesus call himself the Son of God?”  Jesus most often called himself the Son of Man to emphasize His relationship with the children of men.  He left the acknowledgement of His Son ship with God for others to confess or acknowledge.  God acknowledgedContinue reading “JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD”

Musick-al note # 297  God saves man by His grace which is a gift from Him.  Ephesians 2:8 “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.”  Paul said that we can obtain righteousness only by faith in Romans 4:16, “Therefore it is ofContinue reading “GRACE, FAITH AND OBEDIENCE”

   Musick-al note # 295                       The statement of Jesus in Matthew 8:11-12 says, “And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.  But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness.  There will beContinue reading “BLESSED IN THE KINGDOM”

Musick-al Note # 296                 If a person takes a package to the Post Office to mail to a friend, the clerk will weigh the package and from his rate book obtain the amount of postage.  You may not be pleased, think the amount is too high, but usually one will pay the amount quoted.Continue reading “USE THE SAME AUTHORITY”

Musick-al Note # 294                          Many articles have been written concerning the above heading that ought to bring our minds constantly to this truth.  In every field of endeavor, this truth is known.  In music, the master must constantly use his abilities and continually practice every piece or he will lose his abilities to performContinue reading “USE THEM OR LOSE THEM”

Musick-al note # 293           Sometimes people mutter in objection when asked to do something within the church, “A clique runs this church.”  Sure!  Every church is run by a clique.  This clique is composed of those who are present at every service, respond to every invitation to share responsibility, attend every meeting, give sacrificially,Continue reading “THE CLIQUE”

 Musick-al note # 292              The question has been asked, “If the Jews had all believed in Jesus and obeyed the Gospel, would the gentiles (any not Jews) have been saved? This question being posed in such a way indicates that some are teaching that if all the Jews had believed, then the Gospel ofContinue reading “WHO SHOULD BE SAVED?”

Musick-al note # 291                Do you believe that the Bible is the Word of God?  There are religions in the world that follow other writings and teachings that have been in existence for centuries.  There are many preachers in churches today who claim to be following the Lord Jesus yet only use theContinue reading “WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?”

 Musick-al Note # 290                  Our efforts to grow spiritually may seem to five such small returns that we become discouraged with ourselves.  Perhaps this comes as a result of not truly recognizing our true position in life and our proper relationship with God.  Sometimes we want to live in a “what might have been”Continue reading “SPIRITUAL STRENGTH”

Musick-al note # 289           Anger is a human emotion that rises when one has been wronged or one sees wrong being committed against another.  God does not deny that man gets angry, nor does he command that which cannot be done.  However, one must train himself to control what he does when he getsContinue reading “ANGER”