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"THERE'S NO MIDDLE GROUND!"
Jeremiah 17:5 ff
Dr. Thomas Q. Robbins
Bible Study for
May 20-26, 2012
God has given mankind the wonderful, powerful ability to make
decisions -- and with it -- a "free will to make those decisions.
Along with the thousands and hundreds
of thousands of decisions that confront us over time, we all understand
that some decisions are more crucial and are far-reaching because of the
impact they make on us and others.
In today's world, people are more
resentful than in previous years when they confronted with a decision.
It's not politically correct these days to demand such confrontation as
it's infringing on "their space" and personal rights.
One of the basic decisions of life
happens to be a spiritual one and deals with one's relationship with
God. We choose to either be part of God's family and His plan for our
life or we choose to not enter into that relationship.
When the Church of Jesus Christ does
its job well, those who are part of the Church and those who are not a
part of the Church are always presented with a decision. We must be
honest about our message every time we present it. We must always make
the message so clear that the receiver of that message understands just
as clearly that a decision that is required.
The church does not have the luxury of
avoiding confrontation with individuals and presenting them with a
spiritual issue - an issue that has eternal consequences. Why does the
Church have to assume this responsibility of presenting the issue of
"life" or "death"? Why can't someone else do it? You'll find out is
this Come and See Bible study. It's titled "There's Is No Middle
Ground!" Thomas Q. uses the passage found in Jeremiah 17 beginning with
verse 5.
There are some good touchstones the we
will be given to use in our evaluation to authenticate any decision we
make. In the decisions that are eternal you will be reminded that
there's no middle ground.
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