Hi Everyone,   As we move along the book of Hebrews, take advantage and ponder the theological landscape of the first three verses. Don't miss out on the peaks of doctrinal solidarity:   1. Revelation. This is the doctrine of Inspiration. The OT and the NT were produced through the act of divine inspiration. God revealed to the prophets of old His Word. It became the norm, the standard, the canon, the authority.God spoke reminds us of this doctrine as an established truth and the manner by which this divine speech was given: in diverse ways in the OT but singularly in the NT by His Son.   2. Christology. This is the doctrine of Christ's person and work. It describes His personhood: Who is Christ? Is He just a mere enlightened man (eg. Buddha and Muhammad) with uncanny and esoteric religious experiences? Is he just a great master teacher or poet? Is he just another sage that has blessed us with his life?  Basically, how is Christ taught in Scriptures is the question and answer with regard to Christology. The doctrine of the "hypostatic union" is preeminently taught in Scripture: this is the teaching that Jesus' personhood is both fully God and fully man indivisibly and inseparably (abovementioned term--hypostatic-- comes from Hebrews 1:1-3 where "exact representation of hisnature--hypostaseo--meaning essence--hypostatic/nature union). He is fully God and fully Man united. There is no dilution of either natures. They both perfectly are united in a mysterious union. Furthermore, His two natures operate in harmony and manifest itself in the work of Christ: His mission, miracles, redemption, etc. Christology, then, is simply everything taught in the Bible concerning Jesus. Nonetheless, this doctrine teaches that Jesus-the God-Man--is much more than any other religious sage that has come into the scene of humanity.   3. Sin. Notice in the first three verses of Hebrews, which are extremely important to the setting of the tone of the whole letter, there is a statement made about Christ and His redemptive work. Its amazing that part of the prologue connects Jesus' work on the cross as the preeminent accomplishment to his earthly mission. Beloved, sin and death is the primordial human problem! The writer does not postpone the doctrine of Christ's work on the cross for our sins. In other words, beautifully woven in the introduction to this sermon/letter is the topic of sin, and therefore, it behooves us in pulpit and evangelism ministries to treat sin as part of our presentation of truth AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.   4. The Trinity. In the first three verses is also revealed for us.  Both the Father/God is compared to the Son by way of essence. The Father spoke and the Son spoke with the same authority vested in them; the Father spoke in the prophets which is an allusion to the 2 Peter 1:19-21 and how the prophets spoke and wrote Scripture as they were moved by the HS. So all three are seen in the work of revelation and inspiration. Both the Father and the Son have equal Glory. Both the Father and the Son have equal status on the throne, etc. The Trinity is a mystery but a glorious truth! Much to the chagrin of Islamic followers.   These are just some of the doctrines and theology taught from the first three verses. Amazing isn't it!! Now, these are truly wonderful doctrines that rest squarely on the written Word. They are not just mere doctrines to admire as you would your new TV, but these are humbling eternal and functional teachings. These are solid doctrines that evoke adoration, praise, and worship for such an awesome God who is beyond our intellectual rational understandings in many ways. He is a mysterious God who can stoop down to the level of humanity and not loose one iota of His divinity in the second person of the Trinity. Jesus is not a superhuman--man but a man who was tempted like we were yet found without sin. Because of his sinlessness he was found to be the perfect sacrifice for our sins, a lamb without blemish. A priest without a sin offering of his own and  with a body as a gift offering to God which secures our forgiveness and pardon. Jesus, although truly man, was a Savior. he was not just a mere enlightened itinerary sage.  "For we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth" (2 Corin.13:8)   Blessings, Pastor James T. Cater Miramar Church 6390 SW 32nd Street Miramar, FL 33023 (954) 981-4677 pastorjim@miramar.org www.miramarchurch.org

Dear Church Family,   As you know we have completed the sermon series on "Christian Liberty." I hope that you have been enriched and edified throughout the series. My deepest desire and hope is that the series has shed much needed light on the subject of "Christian Liberty." It is certainly a much needed skill for the church today to learn how to apply the principles of 1 Corinthians 6:12, 8, 10:23-33; Romans 14 to the gray areas of life. I hope that the messages have left an indelible impact on you that will enable you throughout your walk. Maybe in the future we can organize the messages into a series that can be available in CD's for everyone to re-listen to them. For now we will turn our attention to the next expositional messages and sermon series.   Our next expositional messages will be from the book of Hebrews. This book is a very rich book containing rich explanations of the Old Testament rituals. It is a book expounding on OT priestly functions, sanctuary symbolism, sacrificial typologies, and much more!! it is a critical book on understanding the relationship between the old covenant and the new covenant. It is also a book the accentuates Christ. His ministry is highlighted throughout the book in terms of how superior He is to the old system. I'm looking forward to beginning this great book! Be ready by reading in advance. We are shooting for August 28, 2011 starting the series.  "For we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth" (2 Corin.13:8)   Blessings, Pastor James T. Cater Miramar Church 6390 SW 32nd Street Miramar, FL 33023 (954) 981-4677 pastorjim@miramar.org www.miramarchurch.org

Dear Gentlemen,   I would love to let you know that we are planning another men's breakfast that will include the representation of several churches. Once again, plan ahead. Either the second or third Saturday of August tentatively we will be shooting for as a date to come together and fellowship and learn. I've asked pastor Darin from Westgate Baptist church to do us the honor and follow up on the teaching from last time together. He will follow up on some of the questions that arose from our discussion time. The topic had to do with sanctification (the process of becoming more and more holy).   I hope you can plan ahead and try and be there. Last time together we had lots of food and a great time getting to know many of the men from each respective church. In fact, we had a total of seven churches represented and 38 men attended. Let's do it again! "For we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth" (2 Corin.13:8)   Blessings, Pastor James T. Cater Miramar Church 6390 SW 32nd Street Miramar, FL 33023 (954) 981-4677 pastorjim@miramar.org www.miramarchurch.org

“Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you …” (John 12:35).Beware of not acting upon what you see in your moments on the mountaintop with God. If you do not obey the light, it will turn into darkness. “If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!” (Matthew 6:23). The moment you forsake the matter of sanctification or neglect anything else on which God has given you His light, your spiritual life begins to disintegrate within you. Continually bring the truth out into your real life, working it out into every area, or else even the light that you possess will itself prove to be a curse. The most difficult person to deal with is the one who has the prideful self-satisfaction of a past experience, but is not working that experience out in his everyday life. If you say you are sanctified, show it. The experience must be so genuine that it shows in your life. Beware of any belief that makes you self-indulgent or self-gratifying; that belief came from the pit of hell itself, regardless of how beautiful it may sound.Your theology must work itself out, exhibiting itself in your most common everyday relationships. Our Lord said, “… unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:20). In other words, you must be more moral than the most moral person you know. You may know all about the doctrine of sanctification, but are you working it out in the everyday issues of your life? Every detail of your life, whether physical, moral, or spiritual, is to be judged and measured by the standard of the atonement by the Cross of Christ. (Oswald Chambers, “My Utmost for His Highest”)Biblical theology is not just a practice of filling you with lofty and high thoughts of God. It is the very Christian practice of renewing your mind for right behavior. I liken the renewing of your mind to placing a helmet on prior to riding a bike or skating. The helmet is a protective device and it will be very smart and essential to put it on before you go mountain biking! I liken, therefore, the putting of the helmet (thinking about God—doing theology) and riding (applying the theology) to our behavior. Renewing your mind is the helmet. Every time you think, meditate, reflect, or self-examine yourself through the vehicle of God’s Word you can take the extra step and ride—apply God’s Word. Don’t miss the point; theology is protection against false ideas of God and subsequent poor and erroneous practices or behavior. Get your theology and do it!!   Pastor Jim Cater

“We might even put the creation theology this way: to create is to own, to own is to possess inherent rights to rule, and to rule manifests God’s absolute claims upon the whole of what he has made. We stand ( or better, bow) before God, then, as creatures who owe to God our unqualified, allegiance, uncompromising obedience, earnest thankfulness, loving devotion, and adoring worship. We do so because God is our Creator and Lord, as he is the Creator and Lord of all that is. Therefore, his rulership rights are universal, absolute, uncontested, and uncontestable. He is Lord of heaven and earth, and this we must see if we are to understand the God-human relationship correctly.” Bruce Ware, “God’s Greater Glory,” (Crossway Books: Wheaton, Illinois, 2004), p.62-63. One of the fundamentals or basics of Christianity is that “God in the beginning created the heavens and the earth!” The subject of the sentence is clearly and unequivocally God. He actively created all that we see. Everything from the microscopic, to the far-reaches of the galaxies through the aid of a telescope is God’s creation. He was the master designer, engineer, architect, and originator. So, what’s the trouble? What’s the problem? You are having trouble believing this? Well it’s a fact, it’s the Truth! No amount of evolution or even intelligent design theories will match the Genesis “power-punch” statement that God is Creator. In Acts 17:24-25, when Paul met the Greeks he didn’t approach them with any philosophical ideas but he just declared the authority of Genesis. He didn’t try to match them with abstract, sophisticated, and technical language; he just used the Roberto Duran “mano de piedra” punch!  My friend and my beloved, do you know this Truth? Do you cherish, embrace, and hold this Truth dear and close to your heart? If you don’t, I exhort you in the name of our Dear Savior to seek him with all your heart. Hebrews 11:6 tells us, “and without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.” This is the basic truth! You must believe to be saved. The creation truth is for those who believe. The creation story is for those who have trust in the God who knows the secrets of Creation. Hebrews also says in chapter 11 and verse 3, “By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.” There are hidden truths to the creation epic which lie in the bosom of the triune God. They will be shrouded in mystery until we see Him face to face. Let us, therefore, be content with the truth of creation. Pastor Jim Cater

“To suppose that theology can be new is to imagine that the Lord himself is of yesterday. A doctrine which is said to have lately become true must of necessity be a lie. Falsehood has no beard, but truth is hoary with an age immeasurable. The old gospel is the only gospel. Pity is our only feeling towards those young preachers who cry, "See my new theology," in just the same spirit as little Mary says, "See my pretty new frock."(This item is an excerpt from an article that first appeared in the January 1884 issue of The Sword and the Trowel.)  Charles Spurgeon was a man of weighty words. His words weighed heavy on the hearts of men while he was alive as well as today. His words continue to have the impact they did back then. True theology or Christian doctrine does not change. People and times may change but not the old message. If we attempt to set aflame a new doctrine or theology, then we’ve just lit the fire of hell and its destructive forces. False doctrine and theology have a way of dressing themselves in designer attractive clothes. Today we have “the New Perspective on Paul,” “the Emergent Church,” and “the Openness of God,” all of which appear to be offering the church a new way of thinking about God, Paul, Christ, the church, and so forth; but, unfortunately, they offer destructive views of God and His Word. To create a new doctrine about the nature of the church, Christology, theology, etc., is to make Christ “of yesterday.”  To try to refashion Christianity is to declare Christ to be some passing religion, philosophy, or movement. We must insist on the old, ever-fresh theology that has been chiseled out of the exegetical rock of the Word. There is no substitute! When we sign an authorized, notarized affidavit we are claiming that there is no falsehood on the document, and that there is no need to change anything in it. When God authorized and notarized His Word by the seal of the Holy Spirit, it claims absolute authenticity and authority of whom no man can change or alter. It is a fixed objective truth that requires the people of God to be diligent to discover its truth. Therefore, my beloved child of God, when reading and studying God’s Word, don’t get enamored with some new insight of sort but remain faithful to the old truths. Don’t wander or stray away into foreign terrain. Preachers, do the same.  Pastor Jim Cater

“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us…Worship is pure or base as the worshiper entertains high or low thoughts of God…Without doubt, the mightiest thought the mind can entertain is the thought of God, and the weightiest word in any language is its word for God…A right conception of God is basic not only to systematic theology but to practical Christian living as well…A god begotten in the shadows of a fallen heart will quite naturally be no true likeness of the true God…The essence of idolatry is the entertainment of thoughts about God that are unworthy of Him.” (AW Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy, (San Francisco, CA; Harper and Row, Publishers, 1961) p.9-11. The quotes above are relevant yesteryear, today, and in the next generations to come. Generations of Christians have been battling this ailment: God needs to be worshipped in Spirit and in “Truth.” The Spirit aspect seems to be the emphasis but not the Truth aspect. Many in Christendom in order to avoid responsibility and their obligations to God--in knowing Him intimately and thoroughly--have resorted to a feigned spirituality. In other words, many would rather speak of God in fuzzy, warm, tickling sensations and expressions instead of digging deep into the fresh, inexhaustible, and living Word to know Truth and the God of Truth. Everyone wants the easy way out of duty, work, and effort. “Why work so hard to know God, He’s in our heart,” some may say. Another may say, “I can feel Him, why should I worry about the doctrine so much?” But, this is something to worry about! Isn’t it true that we should love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and might? Isn’t it so that we should be renewing our minds? Isn’t it so that we should be “growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ”? Unless we’ve fallen off a cliff of sort, these obligations tell us to engage our minds, don’t they? I’m sure that many have a hard time relating to this, but Scripture is replete with injunctions about growing in knowledge, wisdom, understanding, and discernment in order to live a life conforming to the image of God. In other words, what is the end of this admonishment? We are to gain knowledge of God and learn the many doctrines of God in order to have the right concept of God with the result of worshipping, praising, believing, trusting, obeying, and knowing Him entirely. This is, my beloved, the end of our duty to glorify Him with all our power not just emotionally but through our minds, by continuing our quest to understand Him fully. Without a precise concept of God, you destroy His image and become an idolater! “that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:19)    Pastor Jim Cater

“I say, then, in the first place, that a scriptural view of sin is one of the best antidotes to that vague, dim, misty, hazy kind of theology which is so painfully current in the present age.  It is vain to shut our eyes to the fact that there is a vast quantity of so-called Christianity now-a-days which you cannot declare positively unsound, but which, nevertheless, is not full measure, good, weight, and sixteen ounces to the pound. It is a Christianity in which there is undeniably ‘something about Christ, and something about grace, and something about faith, and something about repentance, and something about holiness’; but it is not the real “thing as it is” in the Bible. Things are out of place, and out of proportion. As old Latimer would have said, it is a kind of “mingle-mangle,” and does no good. It neither exercises influence on daily conduct, nor comforts in life, nor gives peace in death; and those who hold it often awake too late to find that they have got nothing solid under their feet. Now I believe the likeliest way to cure and mend this defective kind of religion is to bring forward more prominently the old scriptural truth about the sinfulness of sin. People will never set their faces decidedly toward heaven, and live like pilgrims, until they really feel that they are in danger of hell.”  (J.C. Ryle, Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers) p.12  I believe that what JC Ryle wrote above in 1877 is still relevant today. Much of evangelicalism is a “mingle-mangle.” The same issue of shallowness and light-fluffy theology prevails and endangers the gospel today. Too much of the culture is infiltrating the church today. From business oriented methods, shoddy evangelism, and candy cane theology to poor exposition of Scripture, non-existent accountability, and a dearth of doctrine, the church is in need of a wake-up call! I ask you to pray for the church at large. Let us keep the apostolic tradition going. We can save the evangelical church!          Pastor Jim Cater

Where does it say in scripture that a man's role as "head of the household" includes being the sole or primary source of income and we should raise our boys as such implying that girls should not necessarily have a financial education or should only have the goal of being a wife and mother and not worry about being educated how to produce an income? I have not found anything Biblical to support this line of thinking and have also asked a couple of other people about it who haven't found anything either. Have you?  I know that I have heard this taught as being "the Christian way" in the past, but am questioning it." Answer There is certainly no Scripture whatsoever that states explicitly that a family has to raise a boy to become the "only" bread winner. Neither, does it say at all that a girl has to be raised with the intent that they can not make money or help financially in the home. In other words, there is no requirement, injunction, or command that states this. So, I agree with you here. However, (this however is the critical thing) Scripture does give clear indications as to the high calling, role, function, and priority for each gender. Therefore, again Scripture gives direction to what is best. First, the woman has a distinct role, function, priority, and very importantly, a high calling. This calling may narrow the focus based on the Scripture references. For instance, 1 Timothy 2:11-15, esp, 14-15 states that a woman will be rescued in childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control. The statement Paul is making is that even though Eve was responsible for bringing sin in the world in some sense through being deceived, God is delivering her from this stigma in such a way that childbearing (that is raising children) will be one of the main vehicles to recover from this taint on her record per se. In other words, God providentially worked it out that the rest of the women after Eve would have a special position and role in raising godly children. In other words, Eve and her posterity would not be forever marked by this transgression but released to a new calling and grand new role. Therefore, the first thing we observe here is that women have been given in a real sense the high calling of being the first called in family life to direct the children.   Secondly, Titus 2:3-5 is another critical passage to look at. Here we see some distinct functions that the older women, proven in character, should be teaching the younger women who are married. First it says in verse three with regard to the older women that they should be "teachers of good things." What are these good things? Paul follows up on them: "that they admonish the young women to love their husbands" (priority #1 husband), "to love their children" (priority #2 children--notice the highest form of inner quality or virtue "love"), "to be discreet (to be self-controlled)," chaste" (pure), and:   "homemakers" (NKJV), "workers at home" (NASBU), "to be busy at home" (NIV), the Greek here is "oikourgous" which is a compound noun from "oikos," house; "ergou," work. Hence, "workers at home." Here the focus of their occupation narrows a bit with regard to priority or main role. Notice it doesn't give you all the details associated with workers at home. But, it does give you the home base of operation if you will. In other words, the woman should be taught the first prioities: love their husbands, children, be temperate, holy, good, and obedient to their own husbands (the implication here is his headship, cf Ephesians 5:25-32) ultimately so that God's Word is not blasphemed (cursed, maligned, distorted). In other words, the young woman as taught and admonished (Greek: "sophronizosin" for admonish, or to train) is to conform to the Word of God with regard to their role. In other words, the Titus passage is teaching what 1 Timothy states with more detail. Her primary role, not her secondary role, is the home. Notice that the part of the word oikourgous is oikos where other words like oikonomia (where we get our English word economy) is in the same family stressing the management and administration aspects. In summation to the Titus passage, there is a strong emphasis on the home-front as the base of operation of a young woman. Her heart should be centered on this first and other things as secondary: and secondary issues maybe even complementary to the primary task.   Thirdly, another passage bearing on this issue is 1 Timothy 5:9-16. This passage also looks at the roles of women according to the biblical perspective and primary duties. These verses particularly look at the issue retrospectively through the widow's list. In other words, it looks at the requirements to be a widow for assistance through the eyes of their life-record. It lists their accomplishments to be their inclusion for the list. Therefore, the list of accomplishments is a tell-tail objective source to what the Bible teaches about the lives of faithful women. One of the first things on the list is verses 10, & 14 : (v.1), "if she has brought up children." This is again reminiscent of 1 Timothy 2:14-15. What's part of her priorities--bearing, raising, training, nurturing children. Bringing up godly seed!! Later on in the same passage, verse 14,  Paul reiterates his desire for young women who do not fit the criteria of widow. What does he say? "Therefore I desire that the younger widows marry, bear children, 'manage the house. (NKJV)'"  "keep house" (NASV).  Again here we come across the word stressing the household. The word in Greek is "oikourous." In other words, keep the house, manage it, administer it, or order it. This one is just slightly different from the Titus one, but essentially the nuance is the same--household as priority. Therefore, what is in mind again? The center of a woman's heart besides her husband and children is the home.   Lastly, the Proverbs are another source of instruction with regard to the woman's role. We don't have to go into all these passages, but one in particular has a significant bearing on our topic---whether a woman can produce an income? Whether a woman can have financial education, go to college etc.? Once again look at Proverbs 31:10-31. Verse 10 is the start, here you can see that the message is to wives---"An excellent wife, who can find? (rhetorical question) The question begs the question--hard to find!! Albeit, "her worth is far above jewels" (precious and costly jewelry); but, if you find her, what a find!! For she will be a delight to the eyes and more valuable than precious diamonds. Next verse, again priority #1 her husband: "the heart of her husband trusts in her." This is looking at in reverse--he trusts her because---she takes care and loves her husband so well that "he will have no lack of gain."  Verses 13-27 describes this wife that is truly energetic, industrious, diligent, and persevering. Notice the focus again is on "household" (verses: 15, 21, and 27). Notice also three grand traits in the verse mentioned: she provides, she protects, and she has a purview (a thorough watch) of her household. In addition, her diligence and purview of her household leads her to be virtuous.   Part of her industry in achieving excellence and maximizing her household effectiveness is her ability to be savvy with her finances: Proverbs 31:13,16,18,20, &24. Basically, her use of business, making things to sell and buying things is for the use in very practical things pertaining to the management of our household. In other words, her priority of providing. protecting, and guarding her home is primary while her other tasks are secondary or subservient. Not only does she exercises entrepreneurship for her smooth running household--husband is satisfied, children are fed and clothed--but she even takes care of herself, v.22. Furthermore, she takes care of those who less fortunate than her--the poor, v.20. She is also very wise--Proverbs 31:26a. She is also very kind--Proverbs 31:26b. She is diligent overall--Proverbs 31:27b.   Overall, this woman fears the Lord--Proverbs 31:3ob. This woman is an excellent woman--Proverbs 31:29.   In summary of all this, we have these four priorities that can be gleaned and set out in these non-exhaustive but concise passages about what we need to teach our young women:            1. Character--fear of God, faith, purity, self-controlled, holy, kindness, wisdom, love.          2. Conduct--good works, serving the saints, diligence, submissive, obedient, respectful, teachers of good                 things          3. Centered on the home--keepers of the home, workers at home, homemakers, providing for the home,              protecting and guarding the home          4. Compassionate--hospitable, service-centered, assisted those in distress, helped those less fortunate, etc   In summation, the Bible is not against women working, or girls getting a college education, or trying to assist the husband with household finances,however, as the passages above teach us; if the work distracts and derails the priorities then its time to reevaluate if work is actually hindering or impeding a lady from her primary task or role.   In other words, is there enough time in a day for you to focus on a 9-5pm job and these demands, take care of your husband, children, yourself? Can a woman balance her life so meticulously that her spiritual life is in order, her husband trusts her, her children are safe spiritually, physically, and emotionally? If any of these are out of balance, then some serious considerations to determine what's best is in order. In other words, women working outside the home may not be the best thing in our society.   Notice I say what is best, not what is bad or sinful. Every woman must be serious and honest with themselves as to what they can and are willing to handle as far as work is concerned in order to evaluate what is not just good or better, but what is best overall. For this reason, some Christians have held to the standard of the best situation or ideal situation which is to teach women to stay home because its easier just to maintain balance. There is just not enough time in a day to do all of it that the world demands of them now. When you work outside the home it is simple common sense that you will be under the tyranny of the boss' demands and the deadlines and commitments associated with the job. So, is it a sin or unbiblical for a daughter to be taught that she can assist financially by producing income on her own? the answer is no. There is no commandment she is violating. Proverbs 31 is a great example that she can make, work, and sell and buy, but always in a way that it doesn't distract from her primary duty--her household. If a woman can work outside the home in a 9-5 job and still take care of her household then she is not sinning--just very busy!! Her own conscience must alert her if she becomes imbalanced. In addition, some women have to work because they are single mothers. This is a whole different ball game. This is for another time, how to deal with this. But, for now, I hope this answers your question. Very importantly, it is never appropriate to have an overly critical mindset or judgmental attitude toward those women that work outside the home. "For we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth" (2 Corin.13:8)   Blessings, Pastor James T. Cater Miramar Church 6390 SW 32nd Street Miramar, FL 33023 (954) 981-4677 pastorjim@miramar.org www.miramarchurch.org

Dear Gentlemen,   I wanted to thank you for attending our monthly men's breakfast. Thank you for the fellowship, camaraderie, and the building up of each other. The time we had together in getting to know each other's ministries and lives is worth an eternity. We were blessed to have so many men in one place--the final count was 38!! I personally enjoyed getting to know many of the different members from each one of your churches (there were 7 churches represented in whole group). It was truly a delight.   Thank you David for challenging us with such a challenging passage of Scripture--Romans 7:13-25. We hope we can continue to meditate on the truths you presented. Thank you for your diligence in study. The time in the passage was well spent.   Thank you all for the food--lots of it!!! Below are some pictures of the event... "For we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth" (2 Corin.13:8)   Blessings, Pastor James T. Cater Miramar Church 6390 SW 32nd Street Miramar, FL 33023 (954) 981-4677 pastorjim@miramar.org www.miramarchurch.org