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To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (76)	4/23/1998 4:32:00 PM
From: WTCausby	Respond to of 14396

Heavenly Father, I pray for Emile with all sincerity. I pray that your Holy Spirit would fill him so that your love and your message would be within him and so that when he speaks it will serve your purposes. Lord, I pray that your Holy Spirit would allow Emile to truly search his own heart and to earnestly seek to know and to express your truth. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. In Christ, Tom

To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (76)	4/23/1998 4:36:00 PM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 14396

Emile, I,my, my, I, my, I, my, I, my, me I,my, . I have done this to myself before,and it is quite interesting. Emile I will pray that your ministry be true and TEMPERED with love. Not just love for your Savior, but love for your fellow mankind also. Because in the end, we plant and water BUT GOD GIVES THE INCREASE. So if one is not called, can we force them into the kingdom? Holy God and Father of all mankind, I thank you for your supreme gift of Jesus and His sacrifice, that I may aproach the Holy of Holies. Father, may EVERY word from the mouth of Emile come from his heart,given by Your Word, God. May he temper it with love and God let him know that his worship to You is not in vain if it is done so with love. I believe Emile wants only you in his life Father, and I ask in the name of Jesus that You may fill him with Your Spirit. Lord come quickly! Amen.

To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (76)	4/23/1998 6:12:00 PM
From: gregor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14396

Dear Emile : Let me share with you some of my viewpoints on doctrine and teaching; I hope and pray this helps you in a practical way but I will pray the Lord meets your need himsel. The purpose of all doctrine is to communicate the gospel to people in need. All doctrine ; therefore to be effective, must speak to a point of need. Man is cut off from God in one of three ways. 1. By being human and therefore being less than holy. 2. rebellion. 3. inherent wickedness or immorality. II Cor 4:3 Eph 4:7 When separated from God man becomes his own point or reference. Gen 3:5 "Ye shall become as Gods". My point : Unless there is a need to discuss doctrine ; first and foremost always question there is a need. Then recognize that where there is a need you are dealing with alienation and isolation; of an extreme nature for alienation of the spirit is ultimate. Very good point .. The bible is not your God. The authority and power behind the bible is not your God. God initiated His word and surely to God He does not need us initiating occasions to spread the doctrine found in the bible. Where doctrine and teachings are concerned the Lord will lead US into the situations where we can then draw on the teachings and doctrine we all have a wealth of to meet the present need. Man, even many Christians are filled with anxiety, lack of meaning, so therefore why the purpose of doctrine'''' to get to the truth right..what is the truth, ? The truth is brother Emile, that we have a lot in common. Even to a sinner of the worst kind, Brother we have a lot in common with them too for we were once lost too. Correct doctrine will bring about good communication, finding out what we have in common will bring about good communication. After we find out what we have in common; then we can find out how we differ, but first truth and common ground , and good communication has to be established first. Why should anybody listen to us. ? SIMPLE because the object of our faith is the ANSWER. Not the sincerity of our BELIEF. We can have doctrinal faith. saving faith,justifying faith, indwelling faith,daily faith, the gift of faith but of all these what is the greatest faith. Saving faith. Right. Because it requires our all and we must give it Up Front ! In one giant leap of faith when we were saved we acknowledged that. We are a Christian now. That we believe. That man is a sinner. that God will punish sin. That we are yielded to God. That we love the Lord with all our heart mind and soul. That our sin is transferred to Christ Gal 2:20 and the protection of purity was transferred to us II Cor 5:21. So it is at that point that our ability to lead a victorious life depends on our faith. PERIOD. A sinless life cannot , is not , never will be brought by our own desires. For victory realize faith comes from God, we must yield to God, and last, obey the word of God. But if you cannot do all three all the time just realizre that faith comes from God and pray the Lord cuts us a lot of slack on the other two. Getting into the Word, will make the process of our faith growing a lot easier but it really takes a multifaceted approach....biblical principles,seeking,confessing sins,surrender,communion,testing of difficult situations... Hope this helps my brother..I am only trying to help in a practical way; if anything here hits home it wasn't meant to by me, I am "teaching this as I would a Sunday School class.. In Christ gregor