He was the one about Whom David prophesied, for He died, and rose again for the forgiveness of their sins, and for ALL who would believe on His name.Ĭhrist offered these Jewish 'brethren' something that the Law could never provide – the remission of sins and life everlasting. Starting from their slavery in Egypt, he progressed through Jewish history until he reached the ministry of John the Baptist who preached a baptism of repentance to Israel and identified Jesus as: "The Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world."įinally, Paul dropped the climatic bombshell: "Let it be known to you, brethren, that through Jesus, the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you." Paul was explaining to his unsaved Jewish 'brethren' that Jesus was great David's greater Son, after the flesh. He read from the Law and the Prophets, quoted from Psalms, and began to teach them the Scriptures. In this passage, the apostle Paul was ministering to 'brothers' in a synagogue in Antioch on a Sabbath day. And here in this passage it is Paul's Jewish 'brethren' that are hearing: "Through Christ, the forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to them." The secret of enjoying the ageing process is to build a close relationship with God and live according to His principles.Peter also reminded these men of Israel that Moses had prophesied that a Prophet "from among their brothers," would be raised up and they must listen to Him. For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.’ (Proverbs 9:10-11 NKJV). ‘The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. ‘My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you.’ (Proverbs 3:1-2 NKJV). And the Bible doesn’t just promise long life, it promises quality life. On Bogan’s 100th birthday, the Kern County Board of Supervisors declared an “Anita Bogan Day”.’ By her attitude towards life, Anita changed the way people around her viewed ageing. In the decades following her 80th year, she created a non-profit foundation to build senior housing, opened a floral shop, played golf daily, took cruises to celebrate her birthdays and inspired people.
Her obituary in the Los Angeles Times read: ‘Blessed with good health and a sound mind, Bogan spent most of her old age doing what she wanted to do, with a feisty, what’s-age-got-to-do-with-it attitude. Eisenhower replied, ‘It sure does beat the alternative!’ African American Anita Bogan died in 2007 at the ripe old age of 106. When asked at his birthday party how he felt about turning eighty, American President Dwight D.
Millions of us will live to be a hundred or more. That’s about 20 per cent of the world’s population. ‘For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you.’ Proverbs 3:2 NKJVīy the year 2030, one in five of us will be seventy years of age or older.
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