“And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven,” Matthew 18:3.
Recently, there was some good parliamentary news!
Assisted dying bill runs out of time
What is sad is that the supporters of the bill, who would make legal this ungodly and heathen practice, have vowed to continue campaigning for its acceptance.
‘Supporters said they would not give up and were confident the legislation would return in the next session of Parliament, which will begin on 13 May.’
This is what the departure from the Word of God, led by ecumenists and liberals in the professing Church of Christ, has brought the nation to!
The enemies of truth do not give up in their campaigning to destroy truth and have the ‘lie of the devil’ embraced.
It is said in Luke’s account of the devil’s temptation of Christ:“And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season,” Luke 4:13.
The devil had not given up! He planned to be back!
Neither do those who blindly seek to promote his interests!
Distressing
One of the most distressing news reports that all too frequently appears is that of someone being assisted to end their life. One headline recently appeared which indicated the growing acceptance of that which the Lord utterly forbids!
‘Swiss assisted dying clinic accepts five Britons a month’
The sixth commandment is explicit:— “Thou shalt not kill,” Exodus 20:13. That means we must not unlawfully kill others OR ourselves. That clinic in Switzerland is a house of murder!
Our dying is in the hands of the Lord.
“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment,” Hebrews 9:27.
As our birth took place without our having any part in its timing so it is with our death.
Suffering
Yes, often pain and much suffering is linked to dying, though in these days of advanced medical treatment and care, that is thankfully greatly reduced from former times.
However, such suffering is a solemn reminder of the awful consequences of the fall of Adam and the outworking of the sinful natures we have inherited from our surety and the father of mankind.
“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return,” Genesis 3:17-19.
All around us, in the fields and our gardens is the living proof of the curse that sin has brought upon this world.
Furthermore, the fruit of sin in our bodies brings inevitable pain and suffering, both physical, mental and spiritual.
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God,” Galatians 5:19-21.
The closing words of this passage sets forth the ETERNAL harvest of sin — “They which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” (more…)
