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Which Road Shall I Take?

Did you know that life is like a journey? This journey of life has two roads and two places to go. The choice and decision of which road to take is up to you. When a baby is born into a home, this baby starts on this journey of life. God -- who lives in Heaven -- has prepared a special road for young children. This road is the road of innocence, of growing up. On this road mothers and fathers are the guides, teaching children about life. As a child, you walk for a while on this road of innocence, but then you come to a crossroad. The road of childhood and innocence ends, and you meet two distinct roads. Until then, parents have been your guide and have largely made your decisions. As you come to these crossroads, the decision is now up to you. Which road shall I take? This decision is very important, the most important decision in life. It is important because the one road means a good, clean life, filled with happiness, and that leads to Heaven; but the other road is filled with ...

Sincere But Mistaken

Constructing a proper and reliable building is possible using a tool called a plumb-line . Without such a tool, the builder -- however well-meaning and sincere -- is likely to make serious errors. Likewise, our lives and beliefs need to be guided by the plumb-line of God's Word. (Read Psalms 119:105, 2 Timothy 3:15-17, Amos 7:8) . A popular/common concept is, "It doesn't matter what you believe, as long as you are sincere." However, one must be sincere in believing the right thing . We have great respect for a man who is so earnestly sincere in his convictions that he is willing to die for them. But sincerity is not sufficient. There was an incident that took place many years ago in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, wherein a prescription called for a quantity of Barium Sulfate , but the druggist (pharmacist) used Barium Sulfite instead. There was only the difference of one letter between the names of the two drugs; one of them is used for curative purposes,...