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originally posted by: ElGoobero
old anecdote about a Ben Adam. he didn't know God but he loved people; his name was at the top of God's favor list.
hope this helps.
originally posted by: ElGoobero
old anecdote about a Ben Adam. he didn't know God but he loved people; his name was at the top of God's favor list.
In the end-of-term Assembly at the end of the afternoon, the Headmaster talked first about The Importance of Being Earnest, then about the schools’ football, paying a lot of attention to the record of matches that Walker made, and making a reference to “Abou ben Adhem, may his tribe increase”. “Do you remember that?” he asked Mr. Taylor. “Indeed I do”, said Mr. Taylor, and challenged him to a quoting match if there were five minutes to spare afterwards. That would be very interesting, said the Head, if there was time, but he didn’t think there would be because Mr. Hart was going to speak. He gave the cross-country prizes, then Mr. Hart spoke about the chess record. Finally the Head thanked Mrs Jarrett and Mrs Smith for all the work they did, and presented them with a gift which, he said, nobody whatsoever except Mr. Tabraham had known about, “not even Mr. Bartholomew”. Then he went out, followed by most of the staff.
Mr. Taylor stopped and spoke to me on the way out. “Did you notice?”, he said. “He didn’t accept. And do you know why? I think he doesn’t know it.” Then he went back on to the platform and addressed the school. “Well, he didn’t accept the challenge .And there’s still a quarter of an hour to go. Just to set the record straight, this is what I think. I think I know the poem and that somebody else doesn’t.” He then recited the whole of “Abou ben Adhem, may his tribe increase”, and was very warmly applauded.
originally posted by: watchandwait410
Hi
I was just wondering if you need to believe in Jesus to get to heaven.
Some people say no and some people say yes.
I am confused.
I am not trying to be an ass or anything, I just want a straight answer.