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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Create In Me a Clean Heart

God gave you one heart. Here is how to care for it.

Most heart attacks occur in the day, generally between 6 A.M. and noon. Having one during the night, when the heart should be most at rest, means that something unusual happened. Somers and his colleagues have been working for a decade to show that sleep apnea is to blame.

If you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a day, take it at night. The reason: Aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life"; therefore, if most heart attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the Aspirin would be strongest in your system.

Aspirin lasts for years in your medicine chest, (when it gets old, it smells like vinegar). Why keep Aspirin by your bedside? It's about Heart Attacks!

There are other symptoms of a heart attack, besides the pain on the left arm. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating; however, these symptoms may also occur less frequently.

Note: There may be NO pain in the chest during a heart attack.

The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during their sleep did not wake up. However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep. If that happens, immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth
and swallow them with a bit of water. Then:

- Call 911.
- Phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by.
- Say "heart attack!"
- Say that you have taken 2 Aspirins.
- Take a seat on a chair or sofa near the front door, and wait for their arrival and
...DO NOT LIE DOWN!

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Quine: Proverbsof Jesus-Part 4 "Happy is one who mourns"

Gospel of Matthew-post by QuineHappy is the one who mourns (Matthew 5:4).
This second beattitude proverb first as puzzling as the first. Why would one in mourning be characterized as “happy?” The key to the puzzle is found in understanding the reasons why we “mourn.”

There are a lot of reasons for shedding tears. The child of God is not exempt from weeping. But the Lord promises, “blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

Who doesn’t shed tears of bereavement? In John 11 Mary and Martha wept over the death of their beloved brother Lazarus. On his way to the grave, Jesus met Mary and the others who mourned. Jesus wept. Jesus understands the tears of loss of a loved one or friend.

In Psalm 42 crying can be heard. “As the dear pants after the water brooks, so my soul longs after thee. My soul thirsts for God; for the living God. When shall I came and appear before God? My tears have been my meat day and night. They continually say to me, ‘where is your God?’” Forsaken by men, pursued by adversaries, the psalmist cried out to God in his loneliness. He shed the tears of being alone.

In Paul’s encouraging note to Timothy, he reflects upon the last time they were together. “I remember you in my prayers night and day; greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy.” (2 Tim 1:3-4) Timothy shed tears because of defeat and discouragement. Tides of opposition to the truth he presented arose, discouragement and despair had taken hold of him, and Timothy gave way to tears of discouragement.

In Jeremiah 9 we see the prophet overcome with tears by being burdened by the gravity of his message, and the sufferings of his people. These were tears of anxiety for the people he ministered to. Paul shed the same tears as he explained the importance of ministry to the Ephesian elders in Acts 20. We can be so concerned for others that we weep for them.
In Mark 9 tears flowed down the face of a father, whose son had been possessed by a demon. He turns to Christ, pleads earnestly for Him to help. These were the tears of desperation and earnestness.

Tears may also be a sign of devotion. As recorded in Luke 7 a woman came into the Pharisee’s house where Jesus reclined and brought an expensive alabaster box of ointment. She fell at Jesus’ feet weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears and wife them with her hair. The Pharisees challenged Jesus why He would allow himself to receive adoration from such a sinful woman. He explained that it was because she had been forgiven much. The forgiveness she had received produced a devotion that expressed itself not only in the gift of perfume, but express through the precious gift of tears.

There are no tears so hot as the tears poured as a consequence of sin. Peter experienced the death of close friends, and he wept. Peter knew what it was like to be lonely, and wept the tears of loneliness. Peter knew what it was like to be concerned about those he lead, and wept for his people. But the greatest tears of anguish the mighty Peter shed were the tears of his sin in rejecting Jesus.

In Luke 22 the Lord predicted that before the cock would crow twice Peter would deny him three times. After his denial the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Peter then remembered the word of the Lord. Peter went out, and wept bitterly. No sorrow is as deep as that which comes to the child of God when he injures the love of the One who loved him unto His own death. There is no sorrow equal to the grief of injured love.

In all these tears we have a promise. Even those who have injured the love of God by sin can be assured. “Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” The last time Peter saw the Lord alive, he had felt His convicting glance. That glance burned itself into Peter’s heart, and Peter mourned. There was no comfort until the Lord appeared to him on the day of resurrection. Peter found comfort when the Lord forgave Him of his sin, and confirmed his love toward Peter. Peter found comfort.

The book of Revelation confirms that we will find comfort when we turn to Jesus. In Rev 7:6 we read of a happy future, where “they shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.” Again in Rev 21:4-5, “God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the former things are passed away.”

Thursday, August 18, 2011

The Biblical Meaning of "Death" by Dr. Jay Quine

Romans 1:32 "Death"
One day my computer died. Its usefulness came to an end. Fortunately I had backed up my files, or I might have died! The Bible uses the word Death as not the end, but for the concept of separation. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God they became spiritually separated from God. Physical death is separation from this body, but not the end. Spiritual Death is separation from God, but not the end. And eternal death is separation from God forever, but is not the end. This is Dr. Jay Quine. Rather than be separated when you die, be connected to God forever through Jesus Christ.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Overview of the Written Road to Rome, by Jay Quine

Summary of Paul's Epistle to the Romans

Written from Corinth A.D. 56-57 (Acts 20:2-3)

Filled with the desire to minister to the believers in Rome (1:11; 15:15,16) and for them to serve as a base of operations for further missionary activity (15:24), Paul writes this letter to impart the foundations of Christianity (justification, 1:5; sanctification, 6:1--8:17; glorification, 8:18-39; the continued faithfulness of God to Israel, 9:1--11:36), so that they might live by the obedience which stems from faith (12:1--16:27; 1:5; 16:26).

Chapters 1--5 God Righteously Condemns yet Saves Sinners

After expressing his desire to visit Rome, Paul asserts that God is righteousness in everything. God is right in condemning sinners, whether Gentile or Jew, blatant rebels or moral do-gooders, because all sin and cannot meet His perfect righteousness (1:18-3:20). Yet as a free gift any sinner is declared righteous (justified) by faith in Jesus Christ (3:21-31). Just as Abraham was declared righteous by faith (4) so now anyone may be reconciled to God through the obedience of Christ (5).

Chapters 6--8:17 God Righteously Sanctifies Believers

As in salvation, the process of sanctification is one of realizing the new position in Christ. Just because God's grace abounded over the results of sin does not mean that more grace is attained by more sin, for just as Christ died to sin and the Old Testament law, so too the believer is to consider himself dead to sin and law (6:1-14).

Chapter 8:18-39 God Righteously Glorifies Believers

As in salvation and sanctification, the means of glorification is through God’s work of grace. Because God does the work, nothing can separate us from His love and from our eternal relationship with Him.

Chapters 9--11 God Righteously Deals with Israel

The promise of our justification, sanctification, and glorification is not rendered insecure from the example of God’s dealings with Israel, for even though Gentiles have been grafted into his plan, God still preserves a remnant and promises a future restoration of Israel in accordance with His promises to them.

Chapters 12--16 God Righteously Directs our Lives

Our relations with God secure, God is righteous to direct our lives. Challenged to constantly renew our minds by the word (12:1-2), Paul appeals to show this renewal in service to others (12:3-8), love (12:9-21), civil obedience (13:1-7), general behavior (13:8-14), consideration of others (14:1-23), and by agreement with Christ (15:1-13). Paul ends with his travel plans, greetings, and a call to all to live by the obedience brought by faith.

Key Verse: Romans 1:5 (See also 16:25-26)

“Through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles, for His name’s sake.”

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Minister Jay. A. Quine on Manifestation of the Spirit

Notice again the phenomenon (which is another way to translate the Greek word for “manifestation”[1]) of the Spirit is given to each one—every individual is given some manifestation of the Spirit.

Now note carefully, the use of spiritual gifts is not primarily for the good of the one who possesses the gift, but for the common good. It isn’t for you to take and hide in your closet, or use while alone in your bedroom, but to be used out here—in the open; with others. The spiritual gifts are given to everyone individually, but for the good of everyone corporately. Inherent in the gifts is a transition from a ME orientation to an US and even YOU mindset.

Wouldn’t the following conversation be strange?

Primitive Believer: “The Lord has made it clear to me that I have the gift of teaching.”

Christian Ed Director: “Oh, that’s great. We could really use some help in our Sunday school classes. Would you consider going through our training program so you can teach in a Sunday school next quarter?”

Primitive: “No, not interested. You see, the Lord gave my gift so I can teach myself.”

If you think you have the gift of prayer, it is not so that you only pray for yourself, but for others. All spiritual gifts are given for the good of the body. They are not for ME, but for US and YOU.

By the time I had met Walt he had been retired for years. He had served the church well as a deacon fixing about every part of the church as they broke over the years. But now he frequently felt the aches and pains from years of labor. He continued to serve on the Missions Committee, but felt like his role making repairs would be best done by younger men. He only wondered briefly what the Lord would have him do, for he had always been burdened to pray more.

[1]The word “manifestation” is the Greek word didotai. Gordon Fee explains that this is a disclosure, not so much of the gifts themselves, but of God to the church community by the distribution of the gifts directed by the Holy Spirit. See New International Commentary of the New Testament, The First Epistle to the Corinthians, Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1987, p. 589, and footnote 30.

Jay Quine's legal experience includes working as deputy prosecuting attorney and municipal court judge in Washington State. Dr. Jay A. Quine has also been in private legal practice focusing on business and corporate law and continues to provide consulting for religious and non-profit organizations concerning legal issues.

Dr. Jay A. Quine received his Masters in 1990 and Ph.D. in 1997 from the Dallas Theological Seminary; J. D. from the University of Idaho College of law in 1983 and his B. S. from Washington State University in 1980.

Dr. Jay A. Quine on 1st Corinthians 12:7

Marylyn worked as an assistant manager in an insurance office. She worked hard, both in business and at home. When she was first divorced, she was overwhelmed by the double duty as a single parent to raise her daughter alone. SURVIVAL was all she could think about. Every day was a struggle. But when she started going to the church’s singles ministry she felt welcomed and supported as new friends reached out to help her.

As she realized she wasn’t alone, her SURVIVAL mentality lessened. She journeyed from a ME oriented person to feel like she belonged to a group. As one of US, she soon volunteered in the church’s outreach events. It wasn’t about mere survival anymore. It was working with others to make a CONTRIBUTION.

It didn’t take long for her to kindly suggest some improvements in the organization of the ministry. Within a year she was the ministry’s lay director. Under Marylyn’s leadership she and the other leaders began teaching seminars at church conferences on successful singles’ ministry platforms. Her team volunteered their giftedness, experience and expertise even when it didn’t benefit them or their own local church ministry. She found herself speaking to larger and larger groups about the ministry, and entertained going into full time ministry herself for the sake of training others. She journeyed from ME to US to YOU. She was a leading INFLUENCE in shaping the world. By getting involved, she used her spiritual gifts, contributed to the needs of the body to equip those like her to change the world. She matured in a way that could be seen and measured.

Not surprising then that the third purpose of spiritual gifts is SERVICE. It is an aspect of maturity. Service to others is clearly stated as an overall purpose in 1 Corinthians 12.

The Corinthian church was a troubled church—they did everything wrong. They were full of zeal, but way off base. They were allowing gross and public sin to continue unchecked; their leadership was divided; there were apparently two men who were once in a Christian business together, now suing each other; their worship service was chaotic, full of confusion, not reflecting the Character of God, and therefore not honoring to God. It was a church speeding straight for a brick wall. Before they splattered their spiritual life all over the road, Paul wrote to arrest them.

Regarding the use of their spiritual gifts, he first confirms that they have received spiritual gifts, as have all Christians. But then Paul gives an overall governing principle for the use of these gifts. Two passages convey this same principle.

1 Corinthians 12:7

“Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.”

1 Corinthians 14:12

“Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the body.”

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Create In Me a Clean Heart

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