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222 Salvation Through BORN AGAIN do no harm nor can they do any good. People are all brutish and foolish; the stock is a doctrine of vanities 3 . 17-18 Silver is beaten into plat- es, it is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the craftsman and of the han- ds of the metal smith, blue and purple are their clothing, they are all the work of skillful men. 19II President, listen to the Voice of God, the consuming fire. Turn to Him. Question Me. 20 I will answer you like a friend answers. Bring your controve- rsies to Me. 21 You will know that I am the living God when I throw all the controversies into Hades, bre- ak the walls, make the cross roads as straight way, light will shine on your ways 4 . 22 Pay attention and listen to My words. If you follow them, I will make an eternal covenant with you. I will show you the eternal grace as I showed it to David. 23 You will call the people whom you don’t know. When people, who don’t know you, see that your God, the consuming discernment to think about it. Is the idol become a god, which is decorated with costly gold and silver and shaped by a designer? Think sincerely? All those who do them are led astray. They will go into the judgment. 12 They eat the ash. Do forms become gods, which are de- corated by costly stones, iron, bronze, gold and silver? All tho- se who do them are led astray from the way. Their mind is deceived and they are led astray. Because – “There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death 1 .” He can’t save his soul. He doesn’t have knowledge to know that a lie is in his right hand. 13II Traditions of the people are vain. They are cut off like one cut the trees in the wilderness. 14 That is a work which the worker does with his axe. The worker decorates it with gold and silver. 15 They nail it tightly by a ham- mer so that it may not move. It is like palm 2 tree in a melon pat- ch. They must be carried beca- use they cannot walk and talk. 16 Do not fear them; they can 1 Prov 16:25; 2 Jerm 10:5; The Salvation Is The GIFT Of GOD 3 Jer 10:8; 4 Job 22:28. Salvation Through BORN AGAIN fire, glorified you, they will run to you because of the Holy God. 24 Seek God, who is the consu- ming fire, when He is near to you. Seek Him when He is close by. 25 II Ungodly in your country should abandon their ways. The wicked should forsake their thoughts. If they turn to God, who is the consuming fire, He will have mercy on them. If they turn to God, the consuming fire, He will forgive them greatly. 26 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways. 27 As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts 1 . 28 As the rain and the snow co- me down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater. 29 So is My word that goes out from My mouth: It will not return to Me empty, but will accomp- lish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. 30 You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace. The mount- 1 Isa55:8,9. 223 The Salvation Is The GIFT Of GOD ains and hills will break into song before you. All the trees of field will clap their hands” – this is the Word of God, the consuming fire. 31 II Yet God, the consuming fire, asks you like this – “Whose this America? Does America belongs to those who live in sins as fools? 32 Who’s this America? Does it belong to those who worship idols by having earthly knowle- dge? 33 Who’s this America? Does it belon to the fools who say there is no God? Who’s this America? Does it belong to tho- se who speak against Anoi- nted One? 34 Whose this America? Does it belong to the dishonored that don’t honor to God, the consu- ming fire? Whose this America? Does it belong to those pagans who seek God? Who’s this America? Does it belong to the unrighteous or wickedness? 35Who’s this America? Does it belong to worship the living beings which do not have soul? Who’s this America? Does it belong to those who do the ab-