What is an agent? The Collins Concise Dictionary says that an agent is “a person who acts on behalf of another person, business, government etc.” ‘A person representing a business concern.” To represent means “to act as or be the authorized delegate or agent for (a person, country,etc.)” “to act as a substitute or proxy (for).”

Talk to my representative. Talk to my substitute.

What is Satan’s work? The answer is to accuse the brethren. Revelation 12:10: “For the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.”

My substitute is the Lord Jesus Christ.

From the book 1000 New Bible Readings by Dr. F. E.  Marsh page 103:

1. Romans 5:8:  God-provided Substitute.

2. Second Corinthians 5:21:  Sin-made Substitute.

3. Galatians 3:13:  Curse- bearing Substitute.

4. First Corinthians 5:7: Life-sacrificed Substitute.

5. Romans 8:31-34: Grace-imparting Substitute.

6. Titus 2:14; First John 3:16: Holy-inspiring Substitute.

7. First Thessalonians 4:14: Glory-securing Substitute

“WE NEED TO LIFT  TEACHER QUALITY IN ORDER TO RAISE THE PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE WHOLE SCHOOL SYSTEM.” – John Whitehead, Treasury Secretary

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WE NEED TO PRAY THAT THE LORD WILL RAISE UP TEACHERS IN THE CHURCHES………

First Corinthians 12:28,29

Ephesians 4:11

First Timothy 2:7

Second Timothy 1:11

James 3:1

“Not many of you should presume to be teachers,…..”

“Over a recent Christmas, New Zealanders bought goods and services worth over $20 billion on their credit cards and paid a mind – boggling $540 million of interest at an average interest rate of around 18%.” – NZ Baptist, October 2010 (magazine)

The Bible says:

“LET NO DEBT REMAIN OUTSTANDING, EXCEPT THE CONTINUING DEBT TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER…..” – Romans 13:8