“PREACH CHRIST ALWAYS, AND IF NECESSARY  SAY SOMETHING. – Major Ian Thomas

Crafts Exhibition in Paihia /NZ

I came just in time to see the Crafts exhibition in Paihia, yesterday, Saturday, December 9, 2017. I bought two bookmarks.

The bookmarks

“GLAUBEN OHNE LIEBE MACHT FANATISCH.

BESITZ OHNE LIEBE MACHT GEIZIG.

FREUNDLICHKEIT OHNE LIEBE MACHT HEUCHLERISCH.

GERECHTIGKEIT OHNE LIEBE MACHT RUECKSICHTSLOS.” – Verfasser unbekannt

Who know the name of this flower?

“‘O JERUSALEM, JERUSALEM, YOU WHO KILL THE PROPHETS AND STONE THOSE SENT TO YOU, HOW OFTEN HAVE I LONGED TO GATHER YOUR CHILDREN TOGETHER, AS A HEN GATHERS HER CHICKS UNDER HER WINGS, BUT YOU WERE NOT WILLING.'” – Luke 13:34

“MA TAU ROUROU, MA TAKU ROUROU, KA ORA AI TE IWI”

“WITH YOUR BASKET, WITH MY BASKET, THE PEOPLE WILL PROSPER”

The prison population in our country is growing. What can we do about it?

I am asking now, “Is that a social problem or is that a spiritual problem?”

The reason for asking that question is  because someone has identified four drivers of crime:

1. Poverty,
2. Poor mental health services,
3. Poor housing,
4. Lack of educational opportunities.
   

   heart

What does the Bible say? In Matthew 15:19 the Lord Jesus Christ says,”For out of the Heart come evil thoughts, …”

It is a spiritual problem.

At the beginning I asked, “What can we do about the growing prison population?” The answer is, “We must preach the GOSPEL!”