Gospel News — Jun-Aug 2012

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and discerning, it is possible for you to be fooled by them. They often use the same terminology that Christians use. They believe in some of the same things. They often meet in church-like buildings and carry Bibles. As a result, they have misled many. Their false teaching has been accepted as truth by their undiscerning followers. That is a tragedy because, contrary to what some may say, what we believe is vitally important – as important as our destiny.

Faced as we are with so many different religious opinions and groups, it is essential for us to know how to tell the genuine from the counterfeit. It is helpful, of course, to be knowledgeable about the cults and to be aware of their false and dangerous dogmas. But we should also be so well acquainted with the truth as we find it in God's Word that when we encounter that which is not genuine, we will detect it immediately. We must study the Bible and become so familiar with the real thing that we perceive anything counterfeit at once. Many unsuspecting souls are being led astray because they are not aware of what they are getting into. Let us be so familiar with the real thing that we can detect the counterfeit at a glance. Christian friends, I warn you against those who promote discord and division within the body of Christ. The apostle Paul spoke against false teaching, referring to them as "savage wolves" who rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves" (Acts 20:29,30).

Salvation is received through faith. And faith must be in the Lord Jesus Christ. It is not enough just to believe something. You must believe in a person: Christ Jesus the Lord. Accept what the Bible says about him, that through the shedding of his blood on Calvary's cross and resurrection, he opened the way for the forgiveness of our sins and reconciliation to God. Receive Jesus

Christ as your saviour. He said: "Come to me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28).

Bro David Yelulani

God the Deliverer of Refugees

Sis Esther Worrell (Canada)

Our brethren in the refugee camps are God's children, just as special as the children of Israel were when they were in bondage under the Egyptians. Just as he witnessed their suffering - Exodus 3: 7 "The LORD said, "I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. 8 So I have come down to rescue