[Biblemat] HILLIARD BULLETIN (B) for August 2008

[GLClair at aol.com]

On-Line Edition -  HILLIARD BULLETIN 
Published 2 times each month by the church of Christ 
4840  Cemetery Road – P.O. Box  96 
Hilliard, Ohio  43026 
Phone: (614) 876-4089 

Preacher & Editor: Garreth L.  Clair 
Phone: (614) 850-7252 
Email: _glclair at aol.com_ (mailto:glclair at aol.com)  

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Volume 10                                            Number  8 (B)            
                             August  2008 
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YOU   
CAN MAKE IT  RIGHT 
There is a saying, “you cannot go  back and make changes in the past.” Even 
though this is an accurate  statement; a person can change the tenor (i.e. 
intention) of events that they  may have participated in the past. Yes, no one 
can go back to the past and alter  the present as a result of going back. Yet, 
one may alter the effects of  dispositions, and actions that they have caused 
or been a party to in the past;  regardless of how long in the past their 
actions precipitated an alteration in  personal relationships, church actions, or 
any other action performed between a  person and others anywhere that caused 
harm mentally or doctrinal between or to  other persons or other institutions. 
I have known of persons who created divisions within their own family  
because of their actions. I have known of individuals within congregations (i.e.  
local churches), that caused separations (i.e. schisms and parties). These  
persons often disenfranchise themselves as a result of their own actions and  
often defect (i.e. leave) completely from the family or the church because of  
their own guilt feelings after awhile. Guilt is a great separator of people;  
many times the person who is responsible for schism in the family or in the  
church is so self-condemned whenever they come to their senses and realize what  
they have done; they are either full of self-loathing or commit suicide 
(Example  – Judas – cf. Matt 27:3-7, “3 Then  Judas, which had betrayed him, when he 
saw that he was condemned, repented  himself, and brought again the thirty 
pieces of silver to the chief priests and  elders, 4 Saying, I have sinned in 
that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And  they said, what is that to us? See 
thou to that. 5 And he cast down the pieces  of silver in the temple, and 
departed, and went and hanged himself. 6 And the  chief priests took the silver 
pieces, and said, it is not lawful for to put them  into the treasury, because 
it is the price of blood. 7 And they took counsel,  and bought with them the 
potter's field, to bury strangers in.”  (KJV) 
CONSIDER THIS: 
Regardless of the wickedness that a person may involve themselves in, God  
will forgive and accept them if they are willing to correct the evil that they  
have done. God is good and in His loving-kindness there is forgiveness for all 
 evil if the offending person(s) are willing to seek forgiveness for their 
sins.  In corroboration of this concept please notice the following Biblical  
references: 
Psalms 86:5-6, “5 for thou, Lord, art good, and ready to  forgive; and 
plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. 6 Give ear, O  LORD, unto my 
prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.  (KJV) 
Matt 6:14-15, 14 for if ye forgive men their trespasses,  your heavenly 
Father will also forgive you: 15 but if ye forgive not men their  trespasses, 
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.  (KJV) 
Matt 18:21-22, 21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord,  how oft shall my 
brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times? 22  Jesus saith 
unto him, I say not unto thee, until seven times: but, until seventy  times 
seven. (KJV) 
Matt 18:35, So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also  unto you, if ye 
from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their  trespasses. (KJV) 
2 Cor 2:6-11, 6 Sufficient to such a man is this  punishment, which was 
inflicted of many. 7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather  to forgive him, and 
comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up  with overmuch sorrow. 
8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love  toward him. 9 For 
to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of  you, whether ye 
be obedient in all things. 10 To whom ye forgive any thing, I  forgive also: 
for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes  forgave I it 
in the person of Christ; 11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of  us: for we 
are not ignorant of his devices. (KJV) 1 John 1:9, if we confess our sins, he 
is faithful and  just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all   
unrighteousness.  (KJV) 
Dear friend or brother, come back to God, He will forgive your  
transgressions. Remember, HELL is an awful place to go, don’t choose to go there  on 
account of your failures in the past, be a true Christian – return to God and  seek 
forgiveness for your wrong doings; you will be  forgiven! 
Eph 4:26-27, 26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun  goes down upon 
your wrath: 27 neither give place to the devil.  (KJV) 
Heb 3:13-15, 13 but exhort one another daily, while it is  called to day; 
lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 14  For we are made 
partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence  steadfast 
unto the end; 15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice,  harden not 
your hearts, as in the  
provocation. (KJV) 
Heb 10:26-27, 26 For if we sin willfully after that we  have received the 
knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for  sins, 27 But a 
certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation,  which shall 
devour the adversaries. (KJV) 
1 John 1:7-9, 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the  light, we have 
fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his  Son cleanseth 
us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive  ourselves, and 
the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful  and just to 
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  (KJV) 
_glclair at aol.com_ (mailto:glclair at aol.com)  
July 28, 2008 

ALWAYS  RESTLESS 
Some  Never Learn 
Small children are often into everything, everywhere. Small children are  
explorers, adventurers, dare-devils, and without fear. While children are small  
and unable to know their limitations, they are in pursuit of anything, from 
the  cat’s tail, to the lamp on the side table by the couch; indeed, but don’t 
forget  the electric socket and plug-ins on the walls and in lamps with no 
bulb  installed – these may be dangers for the little explorers. We all are 
amused and  careful with our small children while they are involved in the early 
stages of  growing and learning. Yet, when the same children reach an age when 
they are  under-standing that some things are no! -  No! We are not up to the 
task that requires our adult supervision and  correcting impulses to take care 
that our children are learning while they are  growing. The learning while 
they are growing process is also important to the  spiritual development of our 
children. 
The spiritual development of our children is very important to the  growing 
process because of the worldly influences that are fostered in many of  the 
homes that provide playmates for our children in school (i.e. public and  
private). Unless we are aware of the dangers of peer pressure even at very young  
ages we may loose our children to the beggarly elements of the world very early  –
 cf. Titus 2:12, Teaching us  that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we 
should live soberly,  righteously, and godly, in this present world  (KJV) 
1 Cor 15:33, Be not deceived: evil communications (i.e.  companion s- ASV) 
corrupt good manners.  (KJV) 
Prov. 1:7-15, 7 the fear of the LORD is the beginning of  knowledge: but 
fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 My son, hear the  instruction of thy 
father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 9 for they  shall be an ornament of 
grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. 10 My  son, if sinners entice 
thee, consent thou not. 11 If they say, Come with us,  let us lay wait for 
blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:  12 Let us swallow 
them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down  into the pit: 13 We 
shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses  with spoil: 14 
Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: 15 My  son, walk not thou 
in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:  (KJV) 
CONSIDER THIS: 
It is very important that parents of young children monitor their  children’s 
friends and find out what kind of environment they favor and  pursue in life; 
children are imitators  of their parents – if the children’s parents use 
alcohol, curse, never go to  Bible study, have poor disciplinary rules, and spend 
their time in frivolous  pursuits, their children will imitate them in these 
matters. If your children  are left to develop their own friends; this is a 
serious child rearing error.  Children have no idea about influences, or what is 
right and what is wrong for  them to do or to be. Parents; it is up to you to 
care for and nurture your  children in important matters that are pertinent 
to their very survival as a  healthy, spiritual, and intelligent person – God 
requires this of you if you as  a Christian parent. Isn’t it time for you to 
examine your parenting skills to  determine if you are helping your children 
grow up or if you are hindering their  proper growth pattern that God has given 
you? 
CONSIDER THESE VERSES OF  SCRIPTURE: 
Eph 6:1-4, 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord:  for this is right. 2 
Honor thy father and mother; (which is the first  commandment with promise ;) 3 
that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest  live long on the earth. 4 
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath:  but bring them up in the 
nurture and admonition of the Lord. Col  3:20-21, 20 Children, obey your  
parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. 21 Fathers,  provoke 
not your children to anger, lest they be  discouraged. 
1 Thess. 2:11, “As ye know how we exhorted and comforted  and charged every 
one of you, as a father doth his children,  (KJV) 
We must all consider the rearing of children as our greatest occupation  
after serving the one true God acceptably. We must turn back to the principle of  
our fathers and grandfathers, which were much more reliable than our modern  
standards of child rearing. We must return to God’s principles for raising 
godly  children in an ungodly world. Dear friends; make no mistake about it – the  
worldly movers and shakers are after your children, they want them to be like 
 the society of unbelievers that have brought our world into a chaotic state. 
A  state where it will take parents of unusual integrity (i.e. dedicated  
Christians) to move them forward as God’s future stewards of the  church. 
_glclair at aol.com_ (mailto:glclair at aol.com)  
Thursday, July 24, 2008 

NEVER,  NEVER 
“Sow  those wild oats – young person!” 
There is never a good time to be bad. In spite of the fact that many  young 
people feel that they have a few years to make really bad decisions about  
morality, ethics, and social choices. The truth of the matter is; many young  
people kill themselves while young, damage their body so badly that they will  
live a short life, or disgrace themselves and their family. This notion that a  
person is not responsible until sometime after they have sowed their wild oats  
is not at all a productive outlook on life. 
A person ought to never, never decide that choosing to ignore God, Jesus  
Christ, and the church Jesus built is a good idea; the facts are just the  
opposite. A person may try to ignore the right choices in life but they will  never 
find any happiness or contentment in such a standard of living. In the  Bible 
we are given warnings and instructions regarding this matter of “sowing  wild 
oats” (i.e. living without considering God in our lives); please note the  
following: 
CONSIDER THIS: 
Eccl. 12:13-14, 13  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, 
and keep his  commandments: for this is the whole duty of  man. 
14  For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, 
whether  it be good, or whether it be evil. (KJV) 
Prov. 23:17-18, 17  let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear 
of the LORD all the  day long. 18 For surely there is an end; and thine 
expectation shall not be cut  off.  
Prov. 15:16, Better is little with the fear of the LORD  than great treasure 
and trouble therewith.  
Matt. 10:28, and  fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill 
the soul: but rather  fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in 
hell.  (KJV) 
Eccl. 11:9-10, 9  Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer 
thee in the days of  thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in 
the sight of thine eyes:  but know thou, that for all these things God will 
bring thee into judgment  . 
10  Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: 
for  childhood and youth are vanity. (KJV)   --- _glclair at aol.com_ 
(mailto:glclair at aol.com)  
July 23, 2008 
REMEMBER OUR SHUT-IN: 
James 1:27 
Galatians 6:10


THE CHURCH IS THE  PLACE WHERE LOVE ABOUNDS – WHERE TRUTH IS DISCUSSED AND 
LIVED – WHERE GOOD  PEOPLE ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER TO DO GOOD WORKS - TO BE HAPPY 
AND AT  PEACE. 



GOSPEL MEETING PLANS - Spring  2009 
We are in the process of arranging a lecture program here on Cemetery Road 
for  this coming Spring. We will keep you up to date with the subject matter and 
the  speakers as we confirm the schedule. There will be different speakers 
for each  day of the lecture series. 
Look for future announcements about this great opportunity to hear  several 
good men as they proclaim God’s Written  Word. 

OUR ATTENDANCE IS  DOWN 

As we look at the attendance figures for the past 12 months we find that  
some of our figures are down from previous months, perhaps this is due to health  
and other unavoidable hindrances; yet we all need to examine ourselves to see 
if  we are as careful with our attendance at Sunday night worship and 
Wednesday  night Bible study as in the past. If you have suggestions as to how we 
might  improve our attendance please let us know. 
CONSIDER HELPING US: 
If you know of some solutions to our problem of attendance, we need to  hear 
from you. The greatest association that we have on earth is fellowship with  
other Christians as we also have fellowship with God --- cf. 1 John  1:3-7, “3 
That which we have seen and  heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have 
fellowship with us: and truly  our fellowship is with the Father, and with his 
Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these  things write we unto you, that your joy may be 
full. 5 This then is the message  which we have heard of him, and declare 
unto you, that God is light, and in him  is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that 
we have fellowship with him, and walk in  darkness, we lie, and do not the 
truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is  in the light, we have fellowship 
one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ  his Son cleanseth us from all 
sin.”  (KJV)



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