http://www.withpurpose.com/2007/04/01/running-the-race/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:58:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.withpurpose.com/2007/04/01/running-the-race/#comment-1799 michelle Fri, 04 May 2007 16:04:29 +0000 http://withpurpose.com/2007/04/01/running-the-race/#comment-1799 I am so sorry to comment on a comment but....Ms. Jill 3/4 of your comment was about "works"... it is the love of Jesus that will bring people into your church again. Not a spirit of competition or condemnation. I am so sorry to comment on a comment but….Ms. Jill 3/4 of your comment was about “works”… it is the love of Jesus that will bring people into your church again. Not a spirit of competition or condemnation.

]]> http://www.withpurpose.com/2007/04/01/running-the-race/#comment-1798 Kathryn Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:44:40 +0000 http://withpurpose.com/2007/04/01/running-the-race/#comment-1798 Amy: Well said. And thank you Jill for your unique perspective. Truly, as Romans 10:9 says, salvation comes when you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead. Amy: Well said. And thank you Jill for your unique perspective. Truly, as Romans 10:9 says, salvation comes when you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead.

]]> http://www.withpurpose.com/2007/04/01/running-the-race/#comment-1797 Jill Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:09:14 +0000 http://withpurpose.com/2007/04/01/running-the-race/#comment-1797 That makes sense, Amy. My daughter attends a very small, rural, poor school here in this tiny community of less than 600 and the main emphasis of the school district is to really push Character Counts as well as making sure students get A's--nothing less, it seems at times is good enough and of course, the Honor Roll has been pushed since she entered 2nd grade although she made it all 4 quarters last year with B's, which was just fine with my husband and I but this year, she has made it only once so far as math is her hardest subject. She received a C+ when she was supposed to receive a B as all her papers were A's and B's as the entire class flunked the last two math tests and her teacher told us that she decided to just let them do extra credit. In everything else, it is A's and B's. The kids who are born and raised here, are the ones who get the special treatment, i.e. character awards, picture and story about their special achievement, etc. as someone is related to someone else--except for us as we did not know a soul here when my husband was appointed as a minister here in 2003. But, alot of those same kids do not go to church. Some of them used to when their parents were members but they gave up coming. Several have insisted that they work during the week and their kids have this and that to do so Sunday mornings are "their time." Well, my husband works everyday, too but he does not take Sunday off, except when we have a vacation or when he has a meeting to go to like church conference so I cannot understand what their problem is! And, this is where faith comes in. My daughter is always going to be taught faith because we have taken her to church since she was a newborn and we have told her about Jesus and why it is important to go to church. Works will not do much good in life. Works cannot save your soul. It is Jesus' death on the Cross that will do that. My husband and I have tried to reach some of these people who stopped attending church. So, I agree with your post, Amy. Alot of these children are in for a rude awakening, if not now, someday. They need God because all of these "awards" and "works" are not going to get them to Heaven. That makes sense, Amy. My daughter attends a very small, rural, poor school here in this tiny community of less than 600 and the main emphasis of the school district is to really push Character Counts as well as making sure students get A’s–nothing less, it seems at times is good enough and of course, the Honor Roll has been pushed since she entered 2nd grade although she made it all 4 quarters last year with B’s, which was just fine with my husband and I but this year, she has made it only once so far as math is her hardest subject. She received a C+ when she was supposed to receive a B as all her papers were A’s and B’s as the entire class flunked the last two math tests and her teacher told us that she decided to just let them do extra credit. In everything else, it is A’s and B’s. The kids who are born and raised here, are the ones who get the special treatment, i.e. character awards, picture and story about their special achievement, etc. as someone is related to someone else–except for us as we did not know a soul here when my husband was appointed as a minister here in 2003. But, alot of those same kids do not go to church. Some of them used to when their parents were members but they gave up coming. Several have insisted that they work during the week and their kids have this and that to do so Sunday mornings are “their time.” Well, my husband works everyday, too but he does not take Sunday off, except when we have a vacation or when he has a meeting to go to like church conference so I cannot understand what their problem is! And, this is where faith comes in. My daughter is always going to be taught faith because we have taken her to church since she was a newborn and we have told her about Jesus and why it is important to go to church. Works will not do much good in life. Works cannot save your soul. It is Jesus’ death on the Cross that will do that. My husband and I have tried to reach some of these people who stopped attending church. So, I agree with your post, Amy. Alot of these children are in for a rude awakening, if not now, someday. They need God because all of these “awards” and “works” are not going to get them to Heaven.

]]> http://www.withpurpose.com/2007/04/01/running-the-race/#comment-1796 Dancer Sun, 01 Apr 2007 23:25:43 +0000 http://withpurpose.com/2007/04/01/running-the-race/#comment-1796 I haven't had time to read your most recent posts, but welcome back. I haven’t had time to read your most recent posts, but welcome back.

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