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THE VALUE OF GODLY PARENTS Of all the possessions you own, what is the most valuable thing you hope to pass down to your children? Family heirlooms are special, but how many individuals would be willing to trade all they ever inherited from their parents for the chance to speak to them just one more time? Patrick Henry is famous for his statement, “give me liberty me death,” in response to British tyranny that sparked the Revolutionary War. What many do not know is that near the end of his life, he made another statement of greater significance: “‘I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian religion. If they had that and I had not given them one shilling, they would be rich; and if they had not that, and I have given them all the world, they would be poor.’” (Tom Holladay, The Relationship Principles of Jesus, Zondervan, 34-35) …show more content…
“For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? (37) For what can a man give in return for his soul?” (Mark 8:36-37). All the goods in the world could not persuade the Son of God to bow down and worship the devil (Matthew 4:8-10). When Jesus died, He did not leave behind a large savings account or a nice house for His family. Instead, He left everyone something far greater: a sinless example, sacrifice, with a living hope and an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in Heaven (1 Peter

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