Hi Vicki,

I think that one has to do with a lot of misconceptions on the part 
of those who turn HIM down.  How can something so ETERNAL be so free? 
Can you still have fun as a Christian? And then, there is the really 
good one.  What will others think?

I could go on and on about that one.  Let me speak openly.  Some of 
my "helpers" were not saved.  As they chatted amongg themselves, many 
theological questions, and, a lot of ly-based thinking came to light 
through the loving and healing work of JESUS.  I got to watch them 
get born again.  It was so beautiful.

You see, so many of them came into their own long before my own 
Salvation.  How could they possibly have known?

Luv in HIM,

Mari and the many



At 02:28 AM 7/6/2006, you wrote:
>And that too, Sharon, is a valid point.  That's the thing about 
>Jesus.  No movie or picture can really portray how much he suffered 
>and sacrificed for us, not this side of heaven.  And his unspeakable 
>gift is free to  anyone who will turn to him in repentance and ask 
>for salvation.  And yet, there are those who turn him down.
>
>Vicki
>
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 12:40 AM
>Subject: The Price of Freedom
>
>
>>Yes, we appreciate those who sacrificed their lives for this 
>>nation, not knowing how much was sacrificed.  But just think: we 
>>have eternal freedom, even after America is destroyed, and we'll 
>>never realize, this side of Heaven, just how much god sacrificed 
>>when He sent His Son to be  tortured and shed His blood in order to 
>>pay the price, and how utterly undeserving we are to receive this 
>>gift!  Compared to this, our years of celebrating the freedom we 
>>have in this country is infinitely smaller than a grain of sand!
>>
>>Sharon
>