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TOLL OF THE BELL

Toll of The Bell


The "Toll of The Bell" will be written from a Christian perspective. There will be articles featuring Salvation, Devotionals, family life, pro-life, history of people who have a great effect on our country, tragedies and events in my own personal life. On occasion I will feature guest writers.


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As I sit here and try to put my thoughts on paper I really don't know where to start. As I have listened to the news for the last few weeks and years about the Catholic priests that are being convicted for molesting young boys, some have been doing it for many years.

It is costing the Catholic Church and their insurance companies millions of dollars. That is the very least of all the wrong, misery, hurt, wrecked lives and disillusioned good people.

The Catholic Church has come up with and have had this mistaken idea for their priest to remain celibate. This vow has caused as much hurt and wrecked lives of young boys whose parents have placed them in the care and trust of priests and then to find out that this trust has been broken. The young boys go on to be young men, carry the burden and sin that has been committed against them for years.

The part of this sin that I can't understand is that most parents and parishioners of the Catholic Church are good people with good common sense and should know in the very beginning that this is a vow that is almost impossible to keep.

First and foremost, it is unbiblical and in most cases turns out to be one of the most ungodly things to be carried out in the name of religion in ancient and in modern times.

In the first place when you go against God's word you are in trouble. The sad part of it is so many innocent people get hurt. This is each and every ones own responsibility to read God's word and know what it says. For many years the Church taught that the average parishioner didn't have the good common sense to understand God's word. "GOD'S WORD SAYS" In the very beginning He condoned marriage and family. Matthew 19: 4 - 6, "And he answered and said unto them, "Have you not read that he who made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, For this reason a man shall leave his Father and Mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?' So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate." It doesn’t say if you are a Priest you are excluded and you are not to get married. He is speaking to all man kind, if I understand this it means everyone one is included.

Paul puts the whole thing in a context that all should be able to understand. 1 Corinthians 7: 6 - 9, "But I say this as a concession, not as a commandment. For I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, One in this manner and another in that. But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am; but if they cannot exercise self control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion." Please read this very carefully. Paul is not speaking with Divine Commandment. This is his own opinion. This thing with the priest and the Catholic Church is the most unbiblical and ungodly thing in the name of religion.

I really don't know where the Catholic Church is coming from and I know they don't know.

The Catholic Church teaches that the church is founded and built on the Apostle Peter. This is not biblical either but if it was, I think he would have had Pope or Priest hung on his name. Now let me let you in on a little secret. The man Peter that the Catholic teaches that the Church was founded on, believe it or not, he was a married man. Do you know how I know this? Because he had a 'mother-in-law' and you good Catholics that are married knows what a mother-in-law is. Do you know how I know he had a mother-in-law? Because she was sick and Jesus Christ healed her and gave her food and she was made whole. Matthew 8: 14 - 15, "Now when Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying sick with a fever. So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them".

Good Catholic friends, wake up and put a stop to this unbiblical and ungodly atrocities. Just remember the Pope doesn't have the last word; God does.

I pray that the larger part of the Catholic Church will wake up and see Jesus Christ as their Savior before it is too late.

To all that read this, if you know Jesus Christ as your personal savior, please lift the Catholic church up to God in prayer daily.

Written by: Audis Dawson
03-22-02

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When I was growing up my Dad's favorite saying to his family and all who knew him was "SHUN THE WRONG AND DO THE RIGHT" 1 Peter 3:11.

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The Roman Road

Romans 3:23

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 5:8

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 10:9

If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.


If you have just read this and have felt God speak to you, please pray and ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins and ask him into your heart.


The sinner's prayer below can help you.


You may also email me and I will be glad to tell you more of this wonderful free gift you can have in Jesus.


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The world is in turmoil more than ever now and Jesus Word's tell us that His coming will be very soon!


I pray that you let Jesus Christ come into your heart today!


Mark 13:32


But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.


Mark 13:33


Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

The Sinners Prayer

Lord Jesus,I come to you right now asking for your free gift of Life in Jesus.


I am a sinner and I am lost and do not have you in my heart.

I ask for you to forgive me of all my sins and cleanse me and make me free in you.


I confess my sins to you and ask you right now to come in to my heart,mind and soul and save me Lord.


I believe you died for me and arose to set me free so i ask you now to save me and give me eternal life. In Jesus name I pray.

Amen




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