Amistad Peer Support and Recovery Center, Inc.

Organization that works with people in Portland area who live with the symptoms of severe and persistent mental illness. Program description and contact information available.

Cheryl Rubin-Freeman, LCSW and Leona Cerkovitz, APRN

Therapists specializing in stress management, eating disorders, holisitic therapy, reiki, and hypnotherapy. Offices located in Orono and Ellsworth.

Focus Adolescent Services

Resources, links, and information to help families with troubled teens, from a service provider.

Maine Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse Services

State of Maine offices of MH, MR, Substance Abuse Services.

Maine Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services

Bureau encourages and assists people with developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, and substance abuse disorders to achieve good health and meaningful living.

Maine Mental Health Community Connections

Mental health and recreational services for the mentally impaired, recreational funding, community activities, and resource information.

Maine Youth Suicide Prevention

Provides help for at risk youth, resources, contact, and Maine task force information.

Motivational Services, Inc.

Assists adults recovering from mental illness in central Maine. Housing, case management, employment, recreation, and socialization services offered.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill: Maine

Dedicated to improving the quality of life for everyone affected by mental illness. Provides information about donations, gifts, membership, training, reports, publications, and other resources.

Spring Harbor Hospital

Provides care service for people affected by mental illness or substance abuse. Located in South Portland, with counseling locations in Augusta, Portland, Scarborough, and York.

Gary McNees wrote:

> Bob Felts wrote:
> > Gary McNees wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>But I think I see your point. Is it your point that every time you sin,
> >>you have an excuse because it is not you doing it, but "sin which dwells
> >>in you?"
> >>
> >
> >
> > There is no excuse for it. But it is "sin which dwells in me".
>
> Were you "determined" to do it by God? Or could you have refrained from
> doing it?
>

We can't know the answer to that except in hindsight.

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"Bart Goddard" wrote in message
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> bennetms@hotmail.com wrote:
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> >> That's a works-righteousness question. I flatly reject the idea
> >> that my action of accepting Jesus is what saves me. "Accepting
> >> Jesus" is nothing else but obedience to the commandment to
> >> love God above all things, and if you teach that someone saves
> >> himself by obedience, then you are teaching the anti-gospel.
> >>
> >> The Gospel is about what Jesus does, not about what we do.
> >>
> > Works for righteousness is as filthy rags before God.
> > Accepting the dying, saving, redeeming work of Christ on the cross, is
> > accepting the free gift of God. It is God working on behalf of us. Us
> > accepting it. No work on our side.
>
> "Accepting" is a work. It's obedience to the First Commandment.

It most certainly is NOT. This is pure nonsense.
I cannot even understand why you write what you do.


> When God asks you why you should be let into Heaven will you
> say:
>
> 1. "Because Jesus died for me."
>
> OR
>
> 2. "Because I accepted grace."
>
> Note that the second action is something _you_ did, and you'd
> be asking God to admit you into Heaven on the basis of your
> own merit.

Hidden in the first statement is receiving Christ.
The benefits of Christ's death are only APPLIED
to those who believe in Him, and by faith we
receive Him and His work.

understood in 1. above is:

"Because [I believe] Jesus died for me."

If you don't believe Jesus died for you, you
don't benefit from it.

Gary



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