Prophet’s Column
“The Warfare Of The Believer”
.. As I view the world situa
tions and the total deprav
ity of the human heart, 1
see more and more ai my
need of Christ And I am
made to thank the Lord for
saving a sinner like me. In
the face of the judgment
abd curse that this world is
under, I would not want to
Kiy Lord. You
in’t have any
I’t care how
you have. It
;r the amount
wisdom you
it Christ, you
are under the judgment of
a sin-avenging God and you
could plunge into Hell right
this instant A lost person
is taken up with the things
of this world not knowing
that a man’s life does not
consist of the abundance of
the things he possesses.
When you die, you will
leave all your cherished
possessions behind. You
unsaved hearts have no
hope for eternity. And not
knowing Christ you don't
want to even talk about
your eternal destiny. But
go out into eternity you
will, and that without
Christ What a sad state
you are in. If you could just
get your eyes open, just a
little, as to the judgment
about to fall on you, you
would fall at the fe?t oi my
Lord begging for mercy
rinvite you to continue to
listen to my late pastor
L.ft. Shelton on Sunday
mornings with THE VOICE
OF TRUTH over WAGI fm
105.3 at 7(30 and over
WAGLam 1560at 8:00. As I
have said before, if you are
saved you can learn how to
serve the Lord better, if
you are lost you may be
awakened to your lost con
dition. You need to get
concerned about the eter
nal welfare of your soul.
For you will be here for
only a very short time but
you will live forever in
eternity. I learned just
yesterday of the dedth of a
certain man. In years gone
by he joined with those who
made fun of this servant of
the Lord. He sided with
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J. M. Little
First in series
those who raised slander
campaigns against me.
Anyone who wants to get on
the bandwagon of slander
against me can do so, that
is your privilege. But 1
would not havrbeen in-this
man's place for 10 million
worlds. A bornagain be
liever will not fight an
other bornagain believer.
Now let that soak in. If you
are going around scheming
against a believer, whe
ther it is I or someone else,
then that is concrete evi
dence you are not saved.
You are either for Christ
and His Word, and His
people or you are not
saved. You are either for
Christ and His Word, and
His people are you are
against us. It’s just that
simple, there is no neutral
ground! Some of you are
trying to play neutral
ground, neutral ground
so-called, will send you
straight to Hell.
Our subject at this time
is: “THE WARFARE OF
THE BELIEVER.’’ Every
saved person has two
natures; tne oia nature
which he was born with,
and his new nature given
him in the New Birth. That
is why every believer has a
constant battle with his old
nature and that explains
why there is a constant
warfare going on. The old
nature is sinful, lov«6 sin, —
lives uii siii, diiu nates
God. The new-nature is
from God above, implanted
in the New Birth, loves God
and hates sin. If that is not
so, nothing I have ever
taught is so. But I know it is
true because I know the
warfare that goes on in my
life as a believer every day.
Nowehere in the Word of
God does God promise to
change the old nature. Did
you know that? In the
seventh chapter of Romans
the Apostle Paul spoke
about his warfare with the
old nature; “Now then it is
no more I that do it, but sin
that dwelleth in me. For I
know that in me (that is, in
my flesh,) dwelleth no good
thing: for to will is present
with me; but how to
perform that which is good
I find not.” (Rom. 7:17-18).
The Apostle Paul, having
received more revelations
from the Lord than any
Christian who ever lived,
experienced a greater
warfare between his new
nature and the old nature
than any one else. Paul
gives his testimony here
that there is no good in the
flesh. You have heard it
taught in^ the-classrooms
and from the pulpits all
your life; “there is some
good in the worst of men “
That is the Devil’s lie. And
you are a gullible sucker
for believing the Devil’s lie.
You will never get saved as
long as you think you have
some good in you Christ
didn’t die for half sinners,
He died for whole sinners.
As long as you feel you
have some good in you,
you'll never cry to be
clothed with the righteous
ness of Christ Our
religious folks are always
priding themselves on their
so-called “goodness' and
“gooddeeds.” Not knowing
that- you are totally
depraved, blinded, and
have nothing 4n you- to
make you acceptable
before a thrice holy God
You pat yourself on the
back; “ha, ha, I don’t
associate with suchgroups*
as those folks over there.”
God looking down from
Heaven sees no difference!
While you think you are
better than they, the same
judgement of God is
hanging over your head
and you are on the road to
the same Hell.
To the world, the believer
is .a sad and lonely person.
An individual said to me in
1972, some months after the
Lord saved me; “aren’t
you miserable the way you
live?” No, I’m one of the
happiest men on this earth.
But I have many weighty
matters on my heart as a
result of walking with the
Lord. I see the world as it is
under the judgement of a
sin avenging God. I know
what is going to happen to
those who die out of Christ.
And that is why my heart is
heavy.
Nation^ Women’s Political Caucus To
Hold Steering Committee Meeting
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
The National Women’s
Political Caucus will hold
its National Steering Com
mittee meeting in Adam’s
Mark Hotel, September
31-23.
The National Steering
Committee, which meets
three times a year, handles
the business of the Caucus.
At least 200 Caucus mem
bers from around the
country are expected to
participate. Kathy Wilson,
National Caucus chair will
preside. This is the first
national session to be held
in the Southeast.
The state Caucus chair,
Diane Davis, stated, "This
meeting underscores the
growing importance of our
region and is also recogi
tion of . the outstanding
work being done by the
Charlotte and North Caro
lina Caucuses.”
tickets to the reception
arc $2S, with a $15 deduc
tible. Proceeds will help
underwrite the local
Caucus’ Conference For
Women, October 5-6.
Anne Sheffield spoke
about this month’s meet
ing saying, “The presence
of these national women
leaders will help to focus
our attention on the critical
decisions facing us this
dec sar."
■ Congressional candidate,
Alex McMillan, is looking
into an issue which he
emphasized, “may not be a
major crop to the 9th Dis
trict, but is vital to the
economy of North Carolina
vival of family
was referring
. He's con
whether to
are inter
fering with the domestic
I tobacco price support pro
grams Since McMillan is
concerned about the tobac
co profit in the state, he is
supporting Agriculture
Secretary Block in his re
quest for President Reagan
to order an investigation by
the International Trade
Commission to determine
' tobacco Unports
.erfering with the
tic tobacco price
programs
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communities to express an
appeal for more respon
siveness from their repre
sentatives.
A study by the Voter
Education Project (VEP)
revealed “while the ave
rage for all members of the
House of Representatives
was below the minimum
standard of responsiveness
set by the study, the
average for Southern
representatives was even
lower.”
Entitled “The Respon
siveness of Southern
Congressional Represen
tatives to Black Concerns,"
the study was conducted by
Dr Brian Sherman, VEP
Research Director, and
K. Farouk Brimah, VEP
Assistant Research Direc
tor.
They rated the current
116 representatives from
the 11 Southern states on a
Black Concerns Scale. The
scale is based upon how the
representatives voted on
bills of particular impor
tance to blacks.
People in Southern states
who would like to know how
their congressional repre
sentatives are rated on the
scale, should write the
Voter Education Project,
Inc., 52 Fairlie St., NW,
Suite 360, Atlanta, GA
30303. The study costs $6.
Checks should be made
payable to Voter Education
Project.
Also, tne study provides
information like the num
ber of unregistered black
voters in your district, and
your district's non-regi
stration gap.
By now people have been
bombarded by candidates
and what they consider to
be the issues of the 80's.
The National Conference
of Christians and Jews
(NCCJ) wifi heat a com
munity dialogue in an
effort to identify issues
which really are crucial to
everyone’s survival and
well-being.
NCCJ announced the
session will be held
October 3 at noon in the
Trade Street YWCA.
Panelists will be Drs.
Schley Lyons and Bob
Mundt, both political sci
ence professors at UNC
Charlotte; Attorney Leslie
Winner, and congressional
candidates D. G. Martin
and Alex McMillan.
The audience will have
the opportunity to ques
tion and comment on the
panelists' views. The
moderator will be Henry
Boggan of WBT A light
buffet will be available
($3.50). For reserva
tions and more informa
tion, telephone NCCJ,
332-4420.
Bob Jordan, Democra
tic candidate for Lt.
Governor received an en
dorsement from the N.C.
League of Conservative
Voters, according to a re
port released by the or
ganization
The president. Bill Hol
man, stated, “Sen. Jordan
has earned the support of
North Carolinians who care
about the environment and
the future. The N.C.
league of Conservative
Voters has endorsed Sen.
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JAMES MCGILL
...To bring gosftel into the homes
McGill To Air Traditional
Gospel Music Each Sunday""
By Loretta Manago
Post Staff Writer
James McGill's gospel
music ministry has begun
again. Now on Sundays
from 8:30-9:30 a m. on
WAME (1480-AM) McGill
w ill be bringing his listen
ers some of the best tra
ditional gospel music
around. And the selections
he plays won’t be limited to
the Mighty Clouds Of Joy
or Shirley Caesar-Williams
Docent Training
Classes Will Be
Held
Docent training classes
will be held at Spirit Square
Arts Center, no E. 7th
Street, beginning Monday,
October 1.
During the 7-week
session, participants will
meet weekly to study the
history and architectural
significance of Spirit
Square Arts Center, the
nature of the '^rts
programming at the
center, and to learn how to
give tours of the center,
which has been designated
a Mecklenburg County
historic property.
Graduates of the training
session will be members of
the Spirit Square Docent
Corps and will be required
to volunteer a minimum of
six hours each month to
conduct tours of Spirit
Square for visitors and
school groups
Docent training classes
will be held Mondays from
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. beginning
October 1. Space is limited;
applications accompanied
by a $5 non-refundable
application fee are
required. Applications will
be available at Spirit
Square after September 10
Call Spirit Square at 704
372-9664 for an application
Spirit Square is
Charlotte's center for the
arts. It is funded in part by
grants from the Arts and
Science Council - Charlotte
Mecklenburg, Inc., the
North Carolina Arts
Council, the City of
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, the State of North
Carolina and the National
Endowment for the Arts
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cookin', read
WHO'S WHO IN
THE KITCHEN
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either McGill has every
intention of spotlighting
albums of local gospel
groups, as well.
“I want to try forgive the
talent in the area some
airplays_As long as the
singing group has an aP”
bum, it can be a church
choir or a regular gospel
group." commented
McGill.
McGill is no stranger to
gospel radio broadcasting
He worked at WAME be
fore in 1979 and later at
WPEG in 1982
"I became interested in
gospel radio broadcasting
as a result of taping a
gospel program for other
churches. Before I worked
for WAME I used to come
in and watch Bob Harris,
the gospel radio announcer
at WPEG. who was with
the company at that time
and watch him do his pro
gram. I learned a lot from
that experience,”
remarked McGill.
McGill also commented
that it was Harris who
taught him how to operate
the control board.
According to McGill, his
hour-long broadcast which
is sponsored by Kings
Funeral Home will also
include church announce
ments. "1 will announce all |
church announcements
that I receive on the j
Saturday- before the show |
airs. If anyone has an |
announcement they can
send tt—to- Ktngs Funeral ,
Home at 4000 Beatties Ford j
Rd.," affirmed McGill.
McGill is a member of St
Luke Baptist Church where
he is superintendent of the
Sunday School Department
and president of the
Senior Choir.
A member of the gospel j
group, The Gospel Truth,
McGill is married to
Freendonia and they are
the parents of five chil
dren--Walter. Jerome.
John. Delores and Tommy.
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