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We are born by God, like Adam in the Garden. And we are
begotten, or born again, by the gospel. Thus, the gospel should

be our native tongue and we should all ‘say the same thing.’

Teachers who are ‘instructors in Christ’ talk about RULES.

Fathers of the gospel talk about RELATIONSHIP.

This is what Paul says in Romans 8:2: “The law of the spirit of life

in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death.’

When it comes to the subject of death and dying, living by RULES

can be quite troubling! I’m a lawyer and a licensed counselor

with NCCA (National Christian Counselors Association).

So I have dealt with dying people in both capacities.

Unbelievers v. Believers

Those who do not know God, through the finished work of his Son

Jesus, are usually filled with fear. Their thoughts are negative.

But many Christians aren’t a whole lot better off. This is because

they have lived their lives in religious rules — not in the gospel.
They’ve listened to ‘Instructors,’ not ‘Fathers of the Gospel.’

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