PEACE by George Feldmann

Posted by Brother Marvs

A story is told of two artists commissioned to compete in painting a picture depicting peace. One painted a valley of beautiful trees and flowers surrounded by snow-capped mountains. The other painted a storm-tossed scene in which a little bird was shown peacefully and securely nested in the cleft of a rock. The judges decided on this picture as being more true to life.

There has never been any true or lasting peace in this present world. The nearest thing to true peace that anyone can experience in this present world is a peace of mind and spirit. And this can only come from God. Peace for the world will never be realized until it is established some day by the Prince of Peace, on His sovereign terms.

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FREEDOM by George Feldmann

Posted by Brother Marvs

Freedom is a subject much in the news today, but few know of the true freedom which is in Christ.

A much used Bible reference on this is John 8:32, “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” This is used many times as a salvation theme, but actually it was spoken to very religious (but lost) Jews. Even borrowed out of its context, this verse has a wonderful message for everyone today. In verse 36 of the same chapter, our Lord refers to Himself as the Son, “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” The truth and the Son are interchangeable, so Christ is truth personified. This is truth that men everywhere need to know.

Freedom in Christ from the standpoint of salvation can be considered in three ways:

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