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Spirituality The Bible says, “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily,
verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a
man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily,
I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which
is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be
born again.” John 3:3-7 (KJV) “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he
saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ
our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. This is
a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful
to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.” Titus 3:5-8 (KJV) Madame Chiang Kai-shek once told the story of a young Buddhist monk who sat outside his temple two thousand years ago,
hands clasped in prayer. He looked very pious and he chanted: “Amita Buddha” all day. Day after day he intoned
these words, believing that he was acquiring grace. One day the head priest of the temple sat next to him and began rubbing
a piece of brick against a stone. Day after day he rubbed one against the other. This went on week after week until the young
monk could no longer contain his curiosity, and he finally blurted out, “Father, what are you doing?” “I’m
trying to make a mirror,” said the head priest. “But that’s impossible!” said the young monk. “You
can’t make a mirror from brick.” “True,” replied the head priest. “And it is just as impossible
for you to acquire grace by doing nothing except chant “Amita Buddha” all day long. Daily Chronological Bible Reading: 2 Chronicles 19-23
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