The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Galatians 1:6-10, “I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him

who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel; 7 which is

really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you, and

want to distort the gospel of Christ.

8 But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you

a gospel contrary to that which we have preached to you, let him be

accursed. 9 As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is

preaching to you a gospel contrary to that which you received, let him

be accursed. 10 For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or

am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would

not be a bond-servant of Christ.”

This very morning I received an email from a recent student. Her

husband had received the LORD, but suddenly gone berserk and

said he wanted to kill himself. Something in his head kept telling

him to do. She contacted her church prayer group, and they all

brought him before the LORD in prayer. He was freed from this

grip and is now in counseling.

Paul might well have anticipated the same from the Galatians.

Having originated in Gaul (France), they were a wild, up-and-down

people. They had received Christ, but now there were going AWOL.

They were mixed up about the Gospel and were listening and

believing things the just were not true. Paul came down pretty

hard, saying wherever they heard a “gospel” that was contrary

to what he had preached, let that person be “accursed.” The

Greek word for “accursed” is ??????? (anathema), and means

“set aside for divine destruction.” Pretty tough stuff, huh? Then

Paul repeats himself. Why? He wanted them to know that he had

not erred in what he said. He really, truly meant it.

There are so many writings today that purport to tell us what the

Bible means. Nothing, however, is more accurate that the Bible

itself. If you don’t understand something, just keep reading. In

a short time, you will come to understand what it means. The Bible

is no ordinary book. It is inspired (God-breathed)! And it carries

within itself the power of its own accomplishment (Isaiah 55:11).

Read it slowly; savor every word, just like you would savor a

juicy, succulent piece of steak. There’s a spiritual protein that

will build you up and prompt you to recommend both the LORD

and His Book! God bless you!

We love and pray for you daily,

Nana & Dado III

Update on Nana: She is on some strong medicine, and her

pneumonia is lessening daily. She is getting

excellent care and is in very good spirits.

The main concern is for her to get plenty of

rest, which is why visitation is discouraged.

We understand now why all of this has

occurred, and just at this Season of the year:

She has been enabled to witness effectively

to multiple people in the medical field! She

(and I) deeply appreciate your prayers!

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”