Two good reasons to believe in God is the existence of justice and hope. If there is no God, meaning nothing bigger then ourselves, there cannot be justice nor hope. How could men deliver hope, and how could man without Divine help know justice? (Jeremiah 10:23; Proverbs 20:24).

Man has failed to capture and punish murderers. Many are still walking the streets and will face no punishment for deeds done in this life. But because God does exist, there will be a Day of reckoning when all men will stand before their Maker and answer for the deeds done while on earth (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14; Hebrews 4:13; Proverbs 15:3; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 2 Cor. 5:10; Revelation 20:12).

Many say it is karma, when one suffers what he has dished out. But karma isn’t the correct term. Instead, God said that such is reaping what one has sown (Galatians 6:7-8). Yes, God has fixed things so well that he who plans to roll a stone over someone, will have that same stone roll back over him (Colossians 4:24-25; Prov. 11:5, 26:27). For with God there is hope, without God, there is doom (Psalm 14:1).
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You might be wondering why you have gotten this weekly from the Mt.Airy church of Christ. You got it because the church of the Lord isn’t supposed to sit in the world and be silent. The Lord has given the church a mission to speak his word and let the people know what is commanded (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16; Acts 16:5; Ephesians 3:7-10).

We invite you to visit our website and read some of the articles posted there. And should you be incline to do so, we have listed our meeting times so that you may visit the services. Rather than promoting man-made doctrine, churches must teach the Bible and it alone (Mark 7:6-13). Men must speak where the Bible speaks and remain silent where the Bible is silent. Also, everyone must do things in Bible ways and call things by Bible names. In other words, let there be book, chapter and verse before doing anything (Colossians 3:17; 1 Peter 4:11; 2 Thessalonians 2:15; 1 Timothy 4:16).
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It has been said that America is going secular in its beliefs, and there will be no room for the church in years to come. If that is the case, man will have to answer as to why the majority will spend eternity in hell (Matthew 7:13-14). Jesus spoke regarding the condition of man on the last day. He said that most men travelled the “broad way,” or the highway to hell, and only a few walked on what He said was the “narrow way.”

Jesus built and died for His church, and He didn’t do so without a purpose (Matt. 16:18; Acts 20:28). The church is to be like the ark was for Noah during the flood—for the church are the people called from the sin of this world and placed into the safety of the Lord’s flock (Colossians 1:12-13; Acts 2:47; John 10:9; Eph 5:23). Like there were no saved people outside the ark, there are no saved people outside the church.

So if man becomes secular during life, then man had no use for the church, thereby keeping himself out of it and at the same time condemning himself to the fires of hell.
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​When a bottle of liquid has a skull and cross bones on it, you should be smart enough not to drink it. If one notices the sign “slippery when wet,” one should be smart enough not to speed that way. If the shark tank has “no hands allowed,” you should be smart enough not to put your hand in there. The point of all this is, we wish that people would learn without having to suffer the consequences of being hard headed. A man may know the risk of picking up hookers, but not learn his lesson until he is arrested, or is a victim of a transmitted sexual disease (Proverbs 5:11-13).

If the word is out, “Don’t send text messages while driving,” man should learn from those words, and not from having an accident. In Luke 15:11-32, we read of a young man who demanded his inheritance and wasted it after moving far away. This young guy didn’t listen to anything until he was broke, alone, and sitting among the pigs, desiring the slop they ate. Likewise the word of the Lord warns men, but are we listening? (Prov. 1:20-33, 22:3).
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​What happen to cordial debate? When one disagrees with another the proper way is to allow each opposing side to present their argument and once that is done, rebuttals can be presented in an orderly session.
I say this because there was a public gathering in Russellville, Arkansas, this past weekend where those who believe that marriage is a union of one man and woman met at the courthouse to give speeches on the subject.
When the same sex advocates heard about it, they showed up in huge numbers and began to shout the speakers down. That shouldn’t had been done. In any dispute, people must be orderly as they seek a conclusion.
If there is yelling and name calling, rude attempts to silence another point of view, there will be all kinds of confusion and evil work (James 3:13-18).
As it has been said, each person must be allowed to present their arguments without being disrespected. All men have a right to speak and a right to be heard. And refuting a position can always be done; as long as it is done decently and in order (1 Corinthians 14:40). Let us all learn to respect the other while they are speaking (1 Cor. 14:29-31).
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