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God’s Patient AppealApostle Peter said, “God is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance” (2 Peter 3:9). If God wanted to condemn humankind for sin, He could have done so the very moment sin entered the world.

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King David said, “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork” (Psalm 19:1). Every day we are surrounded by evidence that points beyond itself.

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Jude said, “But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith” (Jude 20). Jude reminds his friends in Christ that false teachers, scoffers, and faithless people would come into the church and try to divide and tear them down.

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Moses said, “Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; He is the faithful God, keeping His covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commands” (Deuteronomy 7:9).The original word translated as “faithful” conveys the concept of being trustworthy.

JEANETTE’S VIGNETTES

This past week I enjoyed walking around the square and having food from several of the food trucks. That is something I look forward to each year. There is always someone to visit with while standing in line waiting for the food.

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Solomon said, “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life” (Proverbs 4:23). What is our heart? First, we will state the obvious: this article is not about the heart as a vital organ, a muscle that pumps blood throughout the body.

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Apostle Peter said, “He (God) did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others” (2 Peter 2:5). Noah’s world is described as being corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence.

JEANETTE’S VIGNETTES

This week has been quiet at my house. After the girls went home, I have just done housework and some resting. I did go to Amarillo on Thursday to meet my sister and her daughter and her sister in law for a day of visiting and going to estate sales.

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Apostle Paul said, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1).Believers’ sins are forgiven on the basis of Christ’s perfect sacrifice.

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Apostle Paul said “…To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 1:1). Paul identifies the church in Ephesus, synonymously as “saints,” and “the faithful,” and those “In Christ.