Missionaries to other  lands often encounter people  with no background in religious  beliefs similar to what  missionaries bring.  Sometimes the hearers get  confused by what they hear.  For instance, when Paul,  Christ’s apostle, appeared to  Greek intellectuals in  Athens (see Acts 17:18)  they believed Paul was  preaching about two “divinities:”  Jesus and Anastasis  (Resurrection). Of course,  the last thing Paul would  want people to get from his  preaching was that he was  preaching more than one  God. Paul and all Jews were  reared believing “The Lord  our God is one Lord” (Deut.  6:4). The same is true of  Christians.  We love to teach those  grand words written by Paul  in Ephesians 4:4-6:

“There  is one body and one Spirit,  just as you were called to  the one hope that belongs to  your call, one Lord, one  faith, one baptism, one God  and Father of us all, who is  above all and through all  and in all.”  And, along with Paul, we  preach about Jesus and resurrection,  Christ’s resurrection  and our resurrection  (please read Romans 6:1-4).  Also, one might benefit  from reading the entire 15th  chapter of I Corinthians.  We hope we never find  ourselves preaching to folks  who become confused by  our words, or by our handling  of scripture. We urge  people who are seeking  teaching and clarification of  the great and wonderful  words of God to visit us, let  us help make the message of  our Lord clear and compelling.  Come see us.  We’ve been your neighbors  in Coquille for more  than fifty years.

Coquille Church of Christ  2nd and Gould  www.coquillechurchofchrist.  org.)