MANHATTAN BEACH SUN July 5, 2012 Page 3 Times are tough for everyone, but tougher for others. If you find you have a little cash available, please donate to one of the following worthy organizations. If you do decide to donate to any of these very worthy causes, please put “Herald This column serves as a community forum and orators of the Bible. I might add, in Pub” in the memo line, so we can track where local leaders volunteer to respond particularly Jesus. donations. Give a little, get a lot. to faith and religious questions submitted Salvation is found when we regain by readers. (assumed lost) our conscious possession of What is salvation? God-given attributes. It comes as a result The concept of salvation is central of going FROM God TO God. The story of Animals Rule Rescue – 310-971-4347 – info@animalsrule.org to the Christian faith. We believe that we the prodigal son is an example. Salvation is •We rescue and foster homeless dogs and provide for their welfare and veterinary care until are saved from the power of sin and death a not a thing, not an end but a Way for our they are found permanent loving homes through our adoption program. and given new life. This means that we salvation is through our unity with God. Sal- are forgiven our sins, restored to a right vation comes to all of us as a free gift from Bob Hope Hollywood USO at LAX – 310-645-3716 – www. relationship with God and our fellow human God. It is a gift which is total Love and bobhopeuso.org • Help provide a “famous touch of home” for active duty military beings, and given a new life here and now frees ourselves from all limitation. A belief and families to use computers, watch TV/movies, family room, Xbox, bathrooms/showers, beverages & light meals. Open 24/7. and eternal life after death. that Jesus in some outer was atoned for our We also believe that salvation comes sins is not salvation. Salvation is an inner C.A.S.E. – 310-767-0670 •Assists El Segundo residents in need through a twice– to us as a gift from a loving God. We can’t understanding and overcoming which comes monthly food pantry providing non–perishable food items, personal hygeine products, laundry earn salvation by doing good things; it is a individually as a change in consciousness.We and cleaning supplies, and paper products. gift that comes to us through faith in the life, use the Christ consciousness (separate from Counseling4Kids – 310-817-2177 ext. 219 – help@counseling4kids.org death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ—and the man, Jesus) to cleanse the mind and free •Counseling4Kids is a non–profit organization that provides healing and advocacy for foster even that faith is a gift! In other words, us from wrong doing. This consciousness care children in your community. Get Involved – Donate – Volunteer – Spread the Word. salvation is given to us when we put our gives us that “strength and salvation”. Now, trust in God’s love in Christ. It is also a whether my grandmother would agree or El Segundo Concert Band – 424-242-ESCB (3722) – www. life-long process in which God continues to disagree, I will probably never know! esconcertband.org • Raises funds for a variety of performing and music education help us grow in faith and love through the —Rev. Bonnie S. Wulff, Living the Inner programs in our community, including the local schools. Helps to provide funding for the El work of the Holy Spirit. Light Church and Science Of Mind Center, Segundo High School Band, operates the Center Street and Richmond Street Elementary Band We are savedfrom a life of struggle El Segundo and South Bay Summer Music Symposium Camp to keep the music playing. with guilt and fear. We are also saved for The most basic question that we need to El Segundo Education Foundation – 310-615-2650 Ext. 229 – a life of love, joy, peace, and hope: love answer in addressing this topic is simply this: info@elsegundoedfoundation.org • El Segundo Education Foundation represents that results in joyful service, peace within Do we even need to be saved at all? The a partnership of businesses, individuals, and families organized to support and enhance ourselves and with others, the hope of God’s clear testimony of Scripture is an unflinching programs of ESUSD and to promote excellence in education. guidance and life eternal. To be saved does “Yes”. We – as humans – need to be delivered not mean we will not suffer. Rather, it gives and emancipated from the just penalty due Hawthorne Education Foundation – 310-676-2276 us assurance that God will help us when for all our offenses against God’s righteous Inglewood Educational Foundation – 310-419-2705 •The Foundation suffering comes to us. laws. And because the penalty for breaking is dedicated to generating financial support from the community for the improvement and God’s salvation is not just for in- such laws is unending banishment from God’s enrichment of educational opportunities for all students in the Inglewood Unified School dividuals. God is also working to save the presence (in a terrible place called Hell) the District. whole world from hatred, pain, and death, stakes simply could not be higher. and we are partners in that work. And here’s the Great News: GodHimself Kitten Rescue – 818-347-3037 mail@kittenrescue.org •Non–profit, totally —Rev. Lee Carlile, El Segundo United has undertaken to suffer that punishment and volunteer run organization devoted to finding loving homes for unwanted and abandoned cats and kittens placing approximately 1000 into new homes every year. Methodist Church pay that penalty for all who will commit their Growing up in Pennsylvania Dutch coun- lives to Him as Savior and Lord. Lawndale Elementary School District Educational try, when my grandmother was exasperated He didHis work (taking sin’s penalty) when, Foundation- 310-676-1197 – lawndaleed@yahoo.com •The LESDEF provides with something, she would say: “Give me in the person of Jesus, the dreadful debt for opportunities for elementary students to achieve their potential by supporting programs and strength and salvation”! human sin was fully paid by Him upon the additional resources that engage them and enhance standard curriculum. Asking ourselves questions such as cross. We makeour response (committing Mercy’s Village International – 310-906-0518 – jeami@mercysvillage. “What is salvation?” is a good thing for we our lives to Him) when we: (1) Admit that org many times use terms and think we know we have broken God’s commands; (2) Believe exactly what they are but have really never that Jesus has paid sin’s debt; and (3) Come Mychal’s Learning Place – 310-297-9333 – info@mychals.org. questioned them as adults. to Him as our only Savior and rightful Lord. • Mychal’s provides social and recreational after school programs, emphasizing life skills Whatever salvation meant to my grand- It is when we make that simple three-fold training for youth and young adults with developmental disabilities, encouraging independence mother, I will never know for I never knew (A.B.C.) response that God will cancel our and building self–esteem. a a child but I did know it had something debt, wipe clean our slate, adopt us into His Pregnancy Help Center - 310-787-HELP (4357) – www.phctorrance. to do with religion! family, walk with us through life, and take org•Offering confidential and compassionate support to women and their families. Free Many people would most likely us, one-day, to live with Him forever. pregnancy and STD testing, counseling services, resource referrals and more. Volunteers define salvation as a saving from wrong Who would want to pass up such an offer welcome doing/”sin” or a deliverance from wrong of free and full salvation? Make Jesus Christ doing/”evil”. Sin, evil, hell then creep into your personal Savior and Lord today – and RISE GHI (Global Health Initiative) – 1-855-922-RISE – info@riseghi.org our definitions and light on their meaning that salvation will be yours! •The mission is to improve health care and education in developing countries, beginning with must be given as well. Sin is an archery —John Svendsen, First Baptist Church a free clinic and education center in Nigeria. term meaning you have missed the target of El Segundo Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (LA) – or bull’s eye and hell is Sheol in the Bible Any person interested in responding to 888-SPCA-LA1 – info@spcaLA.com • spcaLA is an independent, nonprofit animal which meant you burn in hell when you miss or submitting a question may email us welfare organization serving Southern California since 1877. Donations run programs and the mark. It was an idiom which meant at management@heraldpublications.com. services including Cruelty Investigation, Disaster Animal Response Team, Humane Education a state of consciousness not a geographi- Please note that the intent of the column is and a variety of shelter services. cal place. Unfortunately, mistranslations, to enjoy the exchange of ideas and different misunderstandings of idioms, customs and viewpoints. We are not interested in and will South Bay Family Health Care – 310-227-8100 – www/sbfhc.org •Formerly South Bay Free Clinic, SBFHC honors the same mission since 1969; to provide mannerisms of speech have obscured the not publish any negativity, condemnation quality health care regardless of their ability to pay. simple and clear words of the great masters or prejudice. • Torrance Education Foundation – 310-972-6418 – info@ No matter how much you push the torranceeducationfoundation.org eNvelope, it’ll still be statioNery. Tree Musketeers – 310-322-0263 – info@treemusketeers.org • Tree Musketeers empowers young people to be environmental leaders through worldwide programs. Locally they provide a residential tree service while growing our community forest and youth leaders. Volunteer Center (South Bay) –310-212-5009 – volcenter.org • In partnership with over 70 nonprofit organizations, the Volunteer Center mobilizes volunteers and provide creative programs to meet community needs. Wiseburn Education Foundation – 310-291-9805 – info@ wiseburnedfoundation.org • “Founded in 1996, the Wiseburn Education Foundation supports music, arts,and nutrition education programs within the Wiseburn School District.
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