[Newspoetry] Fwd: Fw: Thou Shalt Not...

[Dirk Stratton]

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>  >From: John Cooperrider <Jacman9 at ameritech.net>
>  >To: "Oswald, Eric" <bigredeo at yahoo.com>
>  >CC: "Baxter, Jim (home)" <baxman_2 at hotmail.com>
>  >Subject: Thou Shalt Not...
>  >Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 13:16:56 -0600
>  >
>  >The Lord has a way of revealing those of us who really know him, and those
>  >that don't.  Example: Bush gave a big speech last week about how
>  >his faith is so "important" to him.  In this attempt to convince the
>  >American people that we should  consider him  for president, he announced
>  >that his favorite Bible verse is John 16:3.
>  >
>  >Of course the speech writer meant John 3:16, but nobody in the Bush camp
>  >was familiar enough with scripture to catch the error (big surprise
>there.)
>  >John 3:16 says: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so
>  >that
>  >everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life." OK...
>  >What this has to do with George W., the election, and his popularity is
>  >beyond me.
>  >Curiously though, do you know what John 16:3 says?
>  >
>  >John 16:3 says: "And they will do this because they have not known the
>  >Father nor Me".
>  >
>  >The Holy Spirit works in strange ways.
>