During the last several years...
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During the last several years, the Young at Heart Sunday school class had some great
discussions. The people in the class had been together for some time and felt comfortable
sharing and asking questions that they might not ask in other settings.
John asked if it was ever too late for a person to accept Jesus Christ. "Could people really change their ways?" Bob wanted to know. Esther said she felt that for some people it is nothing more than a show -- saying the right things -- but the person never really changes.
Bob told of someone he once knew who claimed to be a Christian, but the way the person conducted his business made Bob seriously question that assumption. This man did not treat his employees well and would try to take advantage of his clients.
Fay knew someone who lived a terrible life, made all the wrong choices, spent time in jail, but who, once he claimed Jesus, was a totally different person. He began helping other people and reading his Bible daily. Whenever there was a need, he would go out of his way to help in any way he could. She told the class, "Yes, once Jesus enters our hearts it is possible to completely change."
John asked if it was ever too late for a person to accept Jesus Christ. "Could people really change their ways?" Bob wanted to know. Esther said she felt that for some people it is nothing more than a show -- saying the right things -- but the person never really changes.
Bob told of someone he once knew who claimed to be a Christian, but the way the person conducted his business made Bob seriously question that assumption. This man did not treat his employees well and would try to take advantage of his clients.
Fay knew someone who lived a terrible life, made all the wrong choices, spent time in jail, but who, once he claimed Jesus, was a totally different person. He began helping other people and reading his Bible daily. Whenever there was a need, he would go out of his way to help in any way he could. She told the class, "Yes, once Jesus enters our hearts it is possible to completely change."
