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ATONEMENT
In 1996, Surrey British Columbia teen Kerry-Jo Klingbeil
was awarded the Medal of Bravery by Governor-General Romeo LeBlanc for
pushing a friend out of the path of a tow-truck.
Kerry-Jo was 11, in 1995, when she pushed Amanda Horne,
7, out of the truck's path in Arthur, near Kitchener, Ontario. However,
during the rescue attempt, Kerry-Jo was caught under the tractor-trailer's
rear wheels and received serious head injuries.
The accident left Kerry-Jo seriously disfigured and
mentally and physically disabled. Six years later, the 17-year-old's family
sued the friend and her parents for millions of dollars.
The lawsuit, claimed the Hornes family failed to supervise
Amanda properly, or to instruct her on how to cross a road safely. Further,
the claim said Kerry-Jo was "compelled" to "rescue" Amanda. But Amanda's
family disagree. They say Kerry-Jo was injured because of her own negligence
and that she did not have to rescue Amanda.
"What anyone would say is: 'Look, there are significant
implications for this girl, for her future,'" Allen Wynperle, the lawyer
representing the Klingbeil family, said "Sometime she's going to have to
take care of things in the future. I'm not sure she'll be able to do it
without help."
— The Vancouver Province, December 29, 2000, Illustration
by Jim L. Wilson and Dave Bootsma
Thankfully Jesus is a Savior without any regrets or
second thoughts. He knew what he was getting into before he went to the
cross and saw us as worth all of his suffering.
John 3:16 KJV "For God
so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
ATONEMENT
Several Malaysian government ministers have accumulated
a good number of summons and fines for traffic violations. One of them,
Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak reportedly has 67 unpaid summonses over
the past 6 years totaling $2,142 U.S. dollars. When reporters asked The
Deputy Prime Minister about the tickets, he said he was unaware that tickets
for offenses including speeding had been issued on his car. Najib said,
"I'll settle it. But it wasn't me driving the car."
—http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/July06/150706/wn02.htm.
Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell.
I don't know whether Razak was driving or not, I'm
willing to take him at his word. This makes me believe he is a remarkable
man. Most people wouldn't pay a fine for something someone else did; they'd
fight it and prove their innocence. Perhaps Razak has more money than time
and it is easier to just pay the fine.
But imagine if someone was will to pay for a crime
that everyone knew they didn't commit, just so the guilty would go free?
That would be more than remarkable, that would be divine.
1 Corinthians 6:20 (CEV)
"God paid a great price for you. So use your body to honor God."
ATONEMENT
James Harrison, a 77-year-old Australian has the blood that saved the
lives of 2.4 million new born babies. His blood contains a rare antibody
capable of curing Rhesus disease, a severe form of anemia affecting babies
whose blood type is incompatible with that of their mother. He has donated
blood over 1000 times and has no thoughts of ever stopping.
While Harrison’s blood is capable of saving life, the blood of Jesus
Christ is the only blood that can give forgiveness of sin thus providing
eternal life. He only donated one time, but that was sufficient for all
time. --Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell
The Week, October 10, 2014 p. 4
1 John 1:7 (HCSB) But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the
light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His
Son cleanses us from all sin.
ATONEMENT
In Keene, N.H. Robin Hood is at work. A group of six people, calling
themselves the Robin Hooders, have been shadowing city parking enforcement
officers and feeding change into expired meters just before the officer
has a chance to check. The city has filed a civil lawsuit against the group,
which a lower court judge tossed. After the city appealed, the highest
court in New Hampshire is set to hear the case.
Satan would like to appeal to a higher court. We are all guilty of
more than a parking violation, but Jesus has paid our fees. Praise the
name of Jesus! --Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell
World, November 29, 2014 p. 19
1 John 2:2 (NKJV) “And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins,
and not for ours only but also for the whole world.”
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