The Necklace

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  “SHE WAS one of those pretty, charming young ladies, born, as if through an error of destiny, into a family of clerks. She had no dowry, no hopes, no means of becoming known, appreciated, loved, and married by a man either rich or distinguished; and she allowed herself to marry a petty clerk in the office of the Board of Education. . . .  She had neither frocks nor jewels, nothing. And she loved only those things. She felt that she was made for them. She had such a desire to please, to be sought after, to be clever, and courted.” —THE NECKLACE Guy de Maupassant    France, 1884 (pic by Grok) Read this short story here:  https://americanliterature.com/author/guy-de-maupassant/short-story/the-necklace

Happy Three Kings Day!

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Lieber Freund! Heute möchte ich dir die allerwichtigste Frage deines Lebens stellen. Deine ewige Seligkeit oder dein ewiges Verderben hängt davon ab. Die Frage ist: Bist du erlöst ? Es handelt sich nicht darum, ob du ein Mitglied einer bestimmten Kirche bist, sondern: Bist du erlöst ? Es kommt nicht darauf an, wie gut du bist, sondern die Frage ist: Bist du erlöst ? Niemand kann Gottes Segen erfahren oder das Himmelreich erben, ohne erlöst zu sein. Jesus sagte zu Nikodemus: ,,Ihr müßt von Neuem geboren werden" (So sagt die Bibel in Johannes 3,7). Gott zeigt uns in Seinem Wort den einzigen Weg zu unserer Erlösung. Es ist ganz einfach, du kannst heute noch errettet werden. Zuerst, mein Freund, mußt du einmal . . .

Gottes Einfacher Heilsplan

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