\ot Under Law Bui Under Grace
What is the relation oflaw and grace in a Christian's life0 What is meant
by "not under law but under grace?" What does the Bible mean when it says
that God has promised to write His law in our hearts? Why are people confused
about this?
Is it true that we cannot earn salvation ...that we may receive it only as a gift0
Elder Joseph Bullard inv ites you to explore what the Bible actually says about
law, grace, and salvation in this Search for Truth.
There is only one way to be saved. Ephesians 2:8-9: "For by grace are ye
saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; Not of
works, lest any man should boast." >
There are three other important matters.in regards to salvation that we
need to understand clearly: 1. We are saved by grace. 2. We are saved from
sin, 3, We are saved to obey. Romans 6:1-15: "For sin shall not have dominion
over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then? Shall we
sin. because we are not under the law , but under grace? God forbid."
The wages of sin is eternal death-the second death. Romans 6:23: "For
the w ages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ
our Lord."
Some understand the word fulfil to mean "do away with." or "bring to an
end." However, if I asked you to raise your right hand and you did it. you w ould
have obeyed my request-you would have fulfilled my request. This Bible verse
is often misapplied. Matthew 5:17: "Think not that I am come to destroy the
law. or the prophets: I am not come to destroy . but to fulfil."
Some say the Law was nailed to the cross. What does the Bible say was
nailed to the cross? Colossians 214-17: "Blotting out the handwriting of
ordinances that was against us, w hich w as contrary to us. and took it out of
the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers,
he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Let no man
therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holy day, orof the
new moon, or ofthe Sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come: but
the body is of Christ." '
The Bible makes it very clear that these "Sabbath days which are a shadow
of things to come" refer to the seven yearly Sabbath days during six annual
feasts: (I) the Passover; (2) the Feast of Unleavened Bread; (3) the Feast of
Harvest, or the Feast of Weeks, or Pentecost; (4) the Feast of Trumpets; (5) the
Day of Atonement; (6) the Feast of Tabe'macles. But please notice what the
Bible says in Leviticus 23:37-38: "These are the feasts of the LORD, which
ye shall proclaim to be'holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto
the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink
offerings, every thing upon his day: Beside the Sabbaths of the LORD, and
beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill
offerings, which ye give unto the LORD>"
The law of god cannot save. It cannot make man right with God. Romans
8:3-4: "For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh,
God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned
sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who
walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
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Pediatric Pointers
by Dr. Joey Bell, Pembroke Pediatrics
Death of A Parent: How to
Help a Child Grieve
Dealing with death as an adult can
be difficult, so one can only imagine
how devastating a loss of a parent
can be for a child. 5% of children
under the age of fifteen have
experienced a loss of a parent. The
following brief information aims to
help children through the grieving
process as well as educate adults
about concerning signs that should
for be attributed to^rief alone.
A child commonly asks certain
questions when a parent dies. Such
questions include: What is death?
Where did my parent go? Will you
die? Will I die? It is best to approach
these questions honestly
and simply as well as encourage ,
more questions. These questions
also need to be answered with consideration
to the child's developmental
stage. To answer the question
"what is death" try not to describe
death with phrases such as
"they went on a long trip." or "they
went to sleep." This only promotes
the child's confusion and fear.
They may become apprehensive
during bedtime associating death
with sleeping. A more appropriate
answer would be "death is when
a person's body stops working and
will not work again." Remember
to approach death as a natural occurrence.
Adults commonly wonder
whether to have the grieving child
attend the funeral and religious/
cultural ceremonies. Again, the developmental
stage and the maturity
of the child need to be considered.
First, a child should be asked
whether they would like to attend
and should be prepared beforehand
for what to expect. If the child
wishes to attend, it is a good idea
to have the support from a family
member (besides the grieving
spouse) available during the ceremony.
I his person should be
available to answer questions that
may formulate, as well as drive the
child home if during the ceremony
the child wishes to leave.
Typically the grieving process
lasts six to twelve months. It can
be helpful for the grieving child to
write in a journal.-makp a scrapbook
to remember fond memories
or read books about other children
who underwent similar loss. Adults
and other family members need to
remember that increased sadness
may return around the anniversary
of the death itself or at special occasions
like graduations and birthdays.
Family members should be
available to answer questions and
offer support during this time. If
profound grieving continues
greater than a year, the child may
benefit from a health professional.
u
counselor or church figure that are
trained to assist children's grief.
Children who demonstrate declining
grades in school, aggression,
deteriorated friendships, suicide
ideation, sexual promiscuity and
delinquent activities may also benefit
in professional assistance.
Many churches, local hospitals and
school systems offer groups for
children who have lost a parent,
which are found to be beneficial.
Communication is the key element
to help a child make a successful
adjustment. This communication
should start early. Parents
should approach death as a natural
occurrence and take opportunities
such as a pet dying to educate their
. children about death. In this fashion,
if an unfortunate event does
occur, the child will have a better
understanding and be able to adjust
easier.
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God's Dreams for Us
A lot of us Christians tend to talk
about God's WILL for our lives?or at
least we used to talk about this before
so much of our society adopted the
philosophy of relativity which, when
paired withthe ideaofEVOLUTION,
seems to teach us that we practically
created OURSELVES.
Some of us are still old-fashioned
enough to believe that God really
does nave a special PLAN for EACH
ONE OF US.
Our Dreams
The other day a different idea came
to me. About as soon as our first baby
arrives (or EARLIER when we discover
that he or she is developing
within us) we parents (particularly
mothers) start dreaming about how
we want that precious child to turn
out.
If we care enough about our children
to hope and pray for their future,
then the same must be true of our
CREATOR'PARENT. who loves us
with an infinite love that is WAY
beyond our comprehension.
When we talk about God's WILL,
it sounds so harsh, CUT AND DRIED!
Many times we feel like or actually
START rebelling against the person
who (we believe) is going to keep us
from ding what we want to do.
But if we begin to think of God's
INDIVIDUAL PLAN as His SPECIAL
"Dream" just for you or me,
then I think it gives us a chance to
catch a glimpse into just how much
God CARES, and what He expects
US to do with out lives so that each of
us can become a channel of BLESSING
to THOSE around us.
2001
What is God's dream for you and
for me, and for our family in this New
Year, 2001? Let's take time early
each day to respond to his wonderful
LOVE and get His instructions for
that day.
Remember His dream for us is
even better than what we can dream
for ourselves!
TCong The 2{p5eson Trait
by Dr. Stan Knick, Director, UNCP Native American Resource Center
In the course of a typical year,
thousands of public school students
visit our museum. Among a recent
group was a class of teenage students.
After the customary film and tour,
several of the young men were
standing around at one of the exhibit
cases looking at a reproduction of a
ceremonial pipe. One said laughingly
to another that he bet the old time
Indians had been smoking "reefer" in
those pipes. Sometimes I can let the
off-hand comments which students
make pass without response, but with
a statement such as this I felt a
responsibility to interject some reality
into the discussion. This segment
grows out of the conversation that
followed.
I have not been able to locate any
documentary evidence which shows
that Native Americans in preEuropcan-contact
times smoked the
plant that is today known as
marijuana. In fact, those plants are not
even native to the American continent
(Cannabis saliva is Eurasian and
Cannabis indica Is from India). There
is ho we ver a plant called "Indian hemp''
or "American hemp" (Apocynum
cannabinum) which is indigenous to t
America and which was used for
various purposes by Native people
(note that the similarity of names
relates to the Greek word kannabis,
signifying the coarse fibers of the
stem). This plant may the source of the
confusion.
The fibers from this "Indian
hemp" were used in weaving ropes.
pouches and quilts (as recorded by
Dc Vries in 1642 and Kalm in 1750.
cited in Vogcl's American Indian
Medicine). The roots were powdered
and made into a decoction which was
used as a diuretic, and also in
treatment of rheumatism, asthma and
whooping cough. The roots were
widely used in the Eastern Woodlands
by Iroquoian and Algonkian people as
a treatment for kidney and other
urinary ailments.
Native people smoked tobacco
and other plants in their ceremonial
pipes. Sometimes tobacco was
mixed with other plants for specific
medicinal purposes. But there is no
evidence of Indians smoking, or using
in any way, the leaves of "Indian
hemp." People who are looking for a
romanticized justification from
ancient times for modem marijuana
use will just have to get over it.
Marijuana as it is known and used
today apparently did not exist in
ancient Native America.
Similarly, some people look for a
justification from ancient Indian
culture for modem tobacco cigarette
smoking. While it is well known that
tobacco was originally a Native
American plant "discovered" by
Europeans, most people don't know
that the plants in question arc actually
two different species (the traditional
Indian plant was Nicotiana ruslica;
the modem hybrid crop is Nicotiana
tabacum).
The smoking pipe seems to have
been associated very early, perhaps
even from the very beginning of its
use, with ceremonial activities. Many
researchers see in archaeological
pipes from early times the same kind
of ceremonialism that we see in
modem days among living Native
American people, in which the pipe is
directly connected with prayer (see for
example Ancient Art of the American
Woodland Indians, by Brose, Brown
and Penney). Many traditionallyminded
Native American people
today, seeing their culture as vitally
connected to a time before Europeans
came to America, believe that prayer
goes up to the Creator with the smoke
from the pipe.
Many Indian Nations use tobacco
as a part of their ceremonies. In such
a context, tobacco is literally a
sacred plant Legends tell that it
was a gift from the Creator. But
traditional ceremonial use of tobacco
bears little resemblance to the
habitual smoking seen in today's
society. There is a big difference
between sharing a pipe-bowl of
tobacco on ceremonial occasions
and smoking twenty or thirty
cigarettes per person every day. To
some people, what was sacred has
become profane.
When we look to the past for
connections to life today, it is a good
idea to keep historical accuracy in
mind. For more information, visit the
Native American Resource Center in
historic Old Main Building, on the
campus of The University of North
Carolina at Pembroke.
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LEGAL NOTICE
North Carolina
Robeson County
In the Matter of the Foreclosure
of the Deed of Trust of:
David A. Cummings
Tustor(s)
To Artie Jacobs, trustee
NOTICE OF SALE
Book 823, Page 372
Under and by virtue of an order of
the Assistant/ClerkofSuperiorCourt
of ROBESON County, entered in the
above entitled action authorizing the
undersigned to proceed with the foreclosure
of the above referenced Deed
of Trust and under and by virtue ofthe
power of sale contained in the above
referenced Deed of Trust, the undersigned
Trustee will offer for sale at
public auction to the highest bidder
for cash at TWELVE O'CLOCK
NOON, FEBRUARY 2 2001, at the
front door of the ROBESON County
Courthouse in the City of LUMBERTON,
ROBESON County, North
Carolina, the following described
property:
Lying and being in Union Township,
Robeson County, North
Carolina, about 6 miles Southwest of
the4 Town of J^axtpn, West of jnd
adjbiningpaved SecondaryRoadl 188
and bounded by other lands of the
original tract on all other sides.
BEGINNING at a nail in the center
of paved Secondary Road 1188,
said nail being North 19 degrees 15
minutes West 801.55 feet from the
intersection centerofSecondary Road
1188 with the center of Secondary
Road 1166 and runs as said road
North 19 degrees 15 minutes West
100.00 feet to a nail; thence South 70
degrees 45 minutes West 230.00 feet
to an iron rod; thence South 19 degrees
15 minutes East 100.00 feet to
an iron rod; thence North 70 degrees
45 minutes East 230.00 feet to the
beginning, containing 0.53 acres,
more or less.
Being a portion of the lands described
in Deed Book 707, Page 41.6,
Robeson County Registry.
The property address isas follows:
1794 Malinda Road, Pembroke, NC
28372. 1 .
The above described property will
be sold subject to unpaid county ad
valorem taxes, including those for the
current year and any prior liens.
The record owners of the property
as reflected on the records of the
Register of Deeds' office not more
than ten (10) days prior to posting of
this notice is: DAVID A> CUMMINGS.
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' Tfie highest bidderfit tfte sale witT
be required to make a cash deposit not'
to exceed the greater of five percent
(5%) of the amount of the KM or seven
hundred fifty dollars (S750.00) when
knocked down to him, and the balance
upon confirmation of the sale.
The sale will be reported to the
court and will remain open for advance
or upset bids for a period of ten
(10) days. If no advance or upset bids
are filed with the Clerk of Superior
Court, the sale will be confirmed.
This 11th day of January, 2001.
Artie Jacobs, Trustee
Locklear, Jacobs, Hunt <?
Brooks
P.O. Box 999
Pembroke, A'C 28372
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