Gospel News — May-Aug 2013

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NEWS FROM BROTHERS & SISTERS

KAKSINGRI

After going through the Gospel News I have a few comments. I did appreciate the coloured photos to show the activities of brothers and sisters witnessing the Truth. We also support Gospel News in their efforts to reach the brothers and sisters in the world.

I have spent the last two years studying the word "heart". Sin comes from within the heart of man, the word "heart" involves the mind, our thought. Whenever I come to read from my daily Bible Companion I mark the word "heart". The "heart" of man actually reveals the mind of human nature, the thoughts. Prov.18:21. Beware of poison thoughts, they can kill you. From our thoughts (heart) come good vs. evil, hate vs. love, success vs. failure, win vs. lose.

The God of the Bible is holy, immortal and invisible. The King Eternal is one, our Heavenly Father, Creator of heaven and earth, the God of love, mercy, full of grace and abundant love without measure. The reason why we do not work or live in harmony with God is very clearly shown from the beginning of our first parents. God expects respect and wants us to fear, obey and listen to Him and keep His commandments, for this is the purpose for creating us in His image. The moment our mind, thought, heart, thinks of pleasing ourselves that relationship is broken and the punishment of death comes in. Jesus Christ of Nazareth won the victory over sin and death by doing the will of God. He died and after three days was raised back to life and given immortality.

The book of Genesis ch. 4 reveals how the sons of Adam, Cain and Abel were tested in their relationship with God. Cain was rejected because of evil thoughts in his mind, he murdered his brother Abel who had the righteous mind of God. Heb.11:4, 1 John 3:11,12. Beware of poisonous thoughts. Let us put God's mind in our hearts.

We must go back to God with all our mind and heart if we want to get our life back, Job 11:13. Job experienced human sufferings but was commanded to prepare his heart to God. We also must learn this

lesson from our Lord Jesus of Nazareth who did the Will of God, died on the cross, suffered and finally won the victory over sin and death.

John Owalo Onani on 21 August 1975 decided to believe the Gospel to save his life from the corruption of the mind and body. Please make your decision whom to serve, the God of Israel or Baal, whether you have the mind of Adam or Cain or the mind of Jesus of Nazareth or Abel. Jeremiah 21:8, Deut 30:15-19, Joshua 24:15, 1 Kings 18:21. Remember the three steps to salvation – Belief, Baptism, Obedience. Unless we accept the Truth with all our heart we shall perish – no hope of life beyond the grave.

--Bro. John Owalo Onani

KITALE

We need some more Bibles, 12 full copies please, as we have many youths in our ecclesia without Bibles.

--Bro. Martin Chemiati

LUUVA

Please brother, it is a humble request that if you can get some more copies of the NEV Bible kindly please send them to us as there are 12 brothers and sisters who are in need of one and also thirteen friends who are currently in the class for baptism for this year.

--Bro. Boniface Juma

MYANGA

I am learning much from the pamphlets concerning Israel and its surrounding countries. Let me say that you did a very important act in enclosing the DVD of "The Real Devil" and I am sorry to inform you that a brother took it and he just told me to ask you for one. He had watched it somewhere at one of our brothers who is far from me and said that it was very interesting with good teachings.

Bible Basics are much needed. At Mwanga Ecclesia we have many good English readers who can understand the book. I had asked you for a few Swahili Bible Basics if you have a stock of them. There is also "Wrested Scriptures" the one on hard passages from the Bible.

--Bro. Edward N. Kunikina