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True Religion and Inner Renewal
"Not us!" cried the other church
members, "We've got to buy new Easter
outfits and you know how tight money
is.
"
And
so
the little faithful Christian
took his own money and bought and
gathered clothing, and gave to those in
need.
And finally the little faithful Christian
asked, "Who'll visit the sick, the
fatherless, and those in prisons?" And
the other church members said, "Not us!
We're going on vacation for
a
much
needed rest." And
so
the little faithful
Christian visited
as
many
as
he possibly
could.
Not too long after the little faithful
Christian presented this lesson, the
Lord returned. He asked, "Who'll go
with me to heaven?" and all the church
members said in unison, "We will, we
will."
But the Lord said, "Depart from me,
ye cursed. To him that knew to do
good, and did it not, to him it is sin. You
were to be doers of the word and not
hearers pnly and inasmuch
as
ye did
nothing for the poor and less fortunate,
ye did nothing for me. Depart into
everlasting fire." But to the little faithful
Christian the Lord said,
"Come
ye
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