My Forsyth_March 2021

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The Country Preacher By Rev. David Hill The Bible encourages us to take a “selfie”. With this past year still fresh in our memory, how do you look? It has been amusing to watch as my grandchildren use their cell phones as a camera hoping to capture unique moments. Who could have envisioned using a phone to take a picture? In the old days we went into a booth, put in a quarter, and pulled the curtain to get a picture with a friend. Public figures, especially preachers and politicians, are tempted to use older pictures from their school, college, or marriage when they looked slimmer and younger. Often it is difficult to know who the person in the picture is. The scripture in James 1: 22 – 25 reminds us that what people see us do should reflect what we have read in the Bible. “Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves”. To hear and not do “. . . is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass . . . straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was”. The Old Testament in Exodus 30:18 and 38:8 gives instructions for the priest to offer sacrifice in the Tabernacle for daily sins picturing Christian prayers for forgiveness and one-time forgiveness symbolizing a new birth. The Tabernacle was in three parts reflecting the Trinity. It was in the midst of the tribes of Israel. Jesus is identified as the true tabernacle (Hebrews 9:11). To enter the tabernacle the priest must visit a laver of brass where the basin was lined with the women’s looking glasses and filled with water for washing. On behalf of the people, the priest must be cleansed before he can approach the door of the Holy Place. At the laver of brass, the priest would see himself while washing before taking in the sacrifice for sins. These symbols (Hebrews 8:1-6) are part of the Old Testament teaching that God is too holy to be approached without cleansing. Revelation 4:6 describes the Laver of Brass as a Sea of Glass (looking glasses) before the entrance to the Holy Place along with the Ark of the Covenant. The pattern shown in the Old Testament tabernacle is seen in some of the description of Heaven found in Hebrews and Revelation. The Old Testament emphasis on the Ten Commandments and the holiness of the tabernacle give us a glimpse of God the Father that human effort cannot cleanse us enough to wipe away our sins and live in the presence of God. We must have a sinless sacrifice to do what we cannot do ourselves. The New Testament Gospels (the life of Jesus in the flesh) gives us the Lord Jesus Christ as the sinless sacrifice doing what we can’t do. II Corinthians 5:21, “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him”. The New Testament from Acts to Revelation shows us the power of God in redemption by the Holy Spirit. How is your selfie? 56 MYFORSYTHMAG.COM VOLUME XI | ISSUE 1
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12 CONTENTS VOLUME XI • ISSUE 1 3
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Page 10 and 11: FORSYTH COUNTY GOVERNMENT WHAT'S NE
Page 12 and 13: By Pam Evans If you’re a fan of l
Page 14 and 15: Optimist DAY By Larry Brown Mayor B
Page 16 and 17: The Sensitive Truth About Losing Se
Page 18 and 19: CHOOSE Love By Berni Leonard “To
Page 20 and 21: OK, Readers. This month let us take
Page 22 and 23: INTERVIEW How do you poach an egg?
Page 24 and 25: 5 Things I’ve Learned By Debra St
Page 26 and 27: FORSYTH FOODIE Sara y Jose “THERE
Page 28 and 29: You see, Kevin was the quiet, humbl
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Page 32 and 33: JENNIFER D. PATTERSON TRACY ANN MOO
Page 34: Treating Pain: IT’S A JOINT EFFOR
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Page 40 and 41: HOME SPACES STYLED FOR ZEN AND WELL
Page 42 and 43: Lentigines: DO I HAVE THEM? By Dr.
Page 44 and 45: Value of Business Investment in For
Page 46 and 47: From Crisis to Resolution A FAMILY
Page 48 and 49: School within a Pandemic By Ava Cla
Page 50 and 51: INTERVIEW Q. Gio, how did you go fr
Page 52 and 53: Don’t Waste Your Time on Resoluti
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