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J.bu rn _ ~ • ihe Re– gtonal ~ A ... "lis for the MISSISSlppi!Louisi– ana regiOn held at "'lorth– east Mississippi Commu– nity College, receiving the F1ve-Star Chapter status based on the number and type of activittes undertak– en by the chapter. To mam– tain its Five-Star status, the Theta Xt must maintain its event schedule and student participation . Twenty-two of the 48 chapters m the PTK's Mtsslssipp1'Loui.st– ana region earned F1'e Star status for :?013 In add:uoo the F l\-e- t.u ~ the 'fbe. ta XJ cb3pter was rcc– ogru.ttd as a t Ten Mos: Distmgwshed Cbapter and rtcel\ -ed the DISnnguished Honors m Acuon Theme Award. Theta Xi Officer Cain Prestage of Carthage was named to the Order of the Golden Key. SUBSCRIBE CALL TODAY! 601-732-8999

a different perspec11' e and good things are ignored or deleted. Many people move God from His ftrst place to a secondary place and, of course after this unac– countable and unconscious decision, then come serious spiritual warfare. '·Never– theless, many even of the authorities believe in him; but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it. so that they would not be put ·out of rhe synagogue: for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God." (John 1 2:~~-43 ESV) We are a Cbnstian nation but It IS ~ident that most of the la\10 s are done with pohttcal criteria and sometimes accordmg to the created interests of a fe\10. ~obody needs to be highly educated to acknowledge that Christ's teachings are ignored in the spirit ofmost law~. There is a historical contradiction in our be– havior when we know that humans are the greate~t cre– ation of God and we don't worship and praise Him. "Fear not, therefore; you are ofmore value than many sparrows. So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowl– edge b·:fore my Father who

S) • corners. that they rna~ be seen by other). Tml) I ay tO }OU, they have re(;etvcd their reward." (Matthew 6:5 ESV) The hypocrite has a stony heart that tmpedes them from lovtng others and they follow people who they think can give them something. In fact, they will never consider the needy, the sick or the weak. They don't know that God doesn't make any exceptions. The .same attitude that the Sadducees and Pharisees bad ~ith Ch.,g_ \\"e can see in ~ peop : toda) th.. t knov•m£ th 1 Jesus 15 the MessWL. the) prefer to \\alk m thetrpm1- leges rather than to lose thetr comfortable way of life because God is not the most important thing in their contradictory live· Before any situ– ation we should ask our– selves. what would Jesus do in this case? Insteadofwhat benefit will 1 get from it? Pleasing the world comes at a price for our spirits, and e' ery believer needs to know that God is not m the mundane life, because we can't serve the Lord and the darkness at the same time. May God bless you. _o~esan et -

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