The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Colossians 2:9-12, “For in Him all the fulness of Deity dwells in bodily form,

10 and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority;

11 and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ;

12 having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.”

Ever since Donald J. Trump became President of the United States there has been a dispute between him and the congress as to who is in charge. There is no difficulty in determining who is ultimately in charge of all things. Jesus possesses within Himself the “fulness of Deity.” He is God just as much as the Father and the Holy Spirit. And when we trusted Him, we were “made complete.” We are His and He gives the instruction He wants us to follow.

Circumcision was a surgical procedure that all Jewish boys underwent. It proved their Jewishness as opposed to the Gentiles, who rejected all Jewish beliefs. Paul likens physical circumcision to the

spiritual surgery the LORD performs on all who believe upon Him. Jesus went to the cross and died as the Father’s Sacrifice for the sins of all humanity. Jesus was then buried; and three days later, He arose from the dead. No religious leader in all the world’s history ever arose from the dead –only Jesus Christ!

Thus, when someone trusts Jesus as his Savior, Jesus’s death becomes the sacrifice for that person, who has become a Christian. When a Christian is baptized (submerged) in water it symbolizes his death to sin, his burial of the old worldly life, and his resurrection to a new way of life –Jesus’ way! We were “raised up with Him through faith in the working of God” both in Jesus’ life and in ours. If you’ve trusted Christ as your LORD and Savior, you need to be baptized as a confession of your faith in Him. Salvation is through faith in Christ; baptism tells others that you are a true Christian and now belong solely to Him. Baptism is often the first witness of a true believer.

We are praying for you,

Nana & Dado III

(Rose Marie & Gene)

P. S. Rose Marie is scheduled to undergo an out-patient test next Tuesday to try to find the source of

the blood leak in her body. It is NOT a surgical procedure, just a delicate test. We both will appreciate

your prayers for her and her doctors.

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas 72764

United States of America

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”