The "penalty" of inheriting sin from Adam & Eve is the same penalty that they received, the penalty of Death. Some people downplay what Adam/Eve did to bring death to all their offspring. Eating of a certain fruit is such a small infraction on the surface but Christians should never be content looking at the surface. The Bible beckons us to search out deeper knowledge of Jehovah God {JHVH > Psalms 83:18 + John 4:22-, 23-, 24-}.

Being laid back & content is a trap. We are supposed to be on the alert, watchful of any who would steal our Christian destiny of our choosing. Watching for the little pieces of harmless enough looking fruit that can steal our Life Hopes with Jehovah for Eternity. Many times we see others doing wrong, perhaps little innocuous pilfering from a store. We were out shopping once with a lady relative & she went through a Check-Out line at K-Marts wearing a big BIG summer hat, the tag hanging to the side, forgeting perhaps it's true. She was my wife's Aunt. So we get out halfway to the cars and she realizes she wore the hat through the line without paying for it! One of us, somebody, pointed it out to her. It was only a few bucks. WHAT WOULD SHE DO?! Like the fruit in Eden, she laughed, thought it was REAL FUNNY, and kept on to the car. I bet tabby sees that all the time in his stores.

Something so cheap, something so totally unnecessary, could COST US OUR EVERLASTING LIFE HOPE. I've spent a few days analyzing the many facets of why my son William died so quickly. After all, he was just 28YO years of age. A Christian, lots to live for, WANTING TO LIVE, but he was run over by the equivalent of an Abram's Tank, a Maginot Line-in-Motion. He went into the hospital (nearby, a Rehab treatment facility across the street actually) about June 01, 2006 and died on June 15, 2006 at sunup, about right at 6 am actually. June 18 Sunday was the Memorial. I had no idea William had made so many friends... but I should have; he was just like my Dad so many ways and Dad's funeral drew people from all over Roanoke. I thought never again since 1968 would I see so many people respecting someone so much as Dad, yet around 400 people came. I'm not sure they all could even get inside the Kingdom Hall.

Any who could not enter or come will be able to listen to a tape of the service, I think. I sure hope so because I want that tape also. If they didn't tape it it's OK tho. I began writing this webpage {http://www.newpath4.com/william.htm} to show how, not only did William receive his miracles he gave me miracles too. I finished a 2nd webpage {http://tinyurl.com/pcuht} to explain to all the mourning people what had really happened, why William at a strong 6 ft 3 inches had passed away in 16+ days. I just didn't want them to be left hanging with so many unanswered, and plaguing, questions about the death of their friend William.

Thanks to you and Annie for all your kind e-mail support. Woody p.s. As it worked out, the memorial service for William Henry Riley, my son, was the same date he had been baptized in 1994. It was all according to, and following, a very large plan. As ordered(ly) a Christian life as anyone ever could hope to have had. William was at the helm there standing with Christ Jesus his Saviour, Generals all.

 

william.htm

Why Leukemia Kills Young Men So Fast

One Christian shouting Down the Walls of Jericho

family and friend's comments were made privately
eventual solutions to cancer publicly by me
proposing repentance to doctors
& resurrection to the world
hit by violence &
ignorance

Here is a Gift I'm delivering from my Father and our son, William.