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The Amish Voice 8
Pennsylvania Deitsh Testament
5x8 inches | DU1001...$13.95
Translated from a Greek text
associated closely with the German
and English texts used by the Amish,
it is written in everyday Pennsylvania
Deitsh as spoken in the home. Includes
Psalms and Proverbs and side columns of the
English KJV (except for Psalms and Proverbs).
Beautifully bound with gold printed, soft imitation leather cover. Includes
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At one time I thought people who spoke a lot
about Jesus were too religious. Now I love
them.
The Bible says that if we live with Him we
will die with Him. Jesus in me, and I in Jesus.
2 Corinthians 5:17:
Therefore, if anyone is
in
Christ, he is a new creation; old things have
passed away; behold, all things have become
new.
The secret of obtaining passage to
heaven is like getting on the right plane at the
right time and sitting back while the pilot
does what he does best. In the meantime, we
can read a book or knit socks. There is
absolutely no doubt in our minds that Jesus
has made it to heaven. The New Testament
accounts prove that. So if we are in Him, and
He is in us, our arrival is surer than my
arriving in Minneapolis. We like having
safety lines to ensure accidents are not going
to kill us. When Nik Wallenda walked across
Niagara Falls in June 2012, he had to attach a
safety line by orders of his sponsors. Others
before him had walked it with no safety line.
If he had fallen, a safety line would have
been appreciated. As it turned out, it was not
needed. It is hard not to carry the idea of
safety lines over to our spiritual lives. The
book of Galatians is aimed at people who
believed in Jesus as the redeemer, but who
tried to be extra safe by insisting they also
had to obey the laws given by Moses. Paul
addressed the issue giving a clear explanation
of what salvation by grace is.
We know that we cannot remove the crutch
that people lean on without risking a fall.
There has to be total trust in Jesus in order to
rely on His provision of righteousness. If we
remove the rules that people lean on and do
not first instill complete trust in Jesus, we
will fail. Parachutes, safety lines, and seat
belts are good things to have, but they do not
show trust. I would have looked ridiculous
wearing a parachute when boarding that
plane. Let us not do that in our spiritual lives.
It is hard to adjust our thinking to a way of
life eternal that will not fail, but we live in
the age of the Holy Spirit and of salvation by
faith. Extra efforts, aimed at taming the
human mind and soul, can and will fail. Aim
your trust-building efforts at Jesus and who
He is. Jesus died for people just like you.
There is no need to wait until your life is in
order before you trust Him as your Savior.
He is patiently waiting.
—Eli Stutzman
Parachutes, Continued
Happy Mother’s Day!
Why God made moms—Answers given by 2nd grade school
children to the following questions:
Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used
bigger parts.
Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like
me.
What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it
be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get
rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister
who did it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of
her head.