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I was reading the history of the writing of this masterpiece.
John Newton's history reminds me of another man that we read about in the
Bible. Newton had been raised on the Bible, his mother had hopes that he
might become a preacher. But when he left home, he turned to a rough tough
life. He took up about any and all sins of the world. He could shock
almost any one, even those that was sunk deep in sin with their life
style. His life style was so low, that if there was a sub basement in a
sub basement of a out house, he would have still been deeper. His
thoughts, his words, his actions was as low as low could get.
One night on a slave ship, that he was master of, while on the
high seas, They were in real rough times. The ship was in a storm, in
danger of sinking, It was a dark night, the only light was the cracks of
lighting. The waves were almost deck high, the ship was nearly swamped by
the waves at times. The crew was wondering if all was lost. The slaves on
board, chained in the hole of the ship, were in worse shape.
We have John Newton, deep in all the great sins of the world,
as master of this ship. He saw the light. He found God that night, and we
have the writing of that great song we sing and hear today. Amazing Grace.
His life did a complete turn around, he gave up the slave trade, and in
time became a preacher. God had a use for him, plucked him from the deep
so to speak, and put him to work for God.
Now I wrote there is another man we read about in the Bible.
Take your Bible, read. Acts. chapter 4. You will find the man named Saul.
Saul had done every thing he could, and had plans for more things to do
against this man named Jesus, also the followers of this man Jesus. Saul
was a most hated man of Christians. That is he was feared by Christians.
He was out to destroy any one that he came upon that was of the following
of this man named Jesus. He was much like John Newton in that respect.
Saul, we later know him as Paul, become a writer of many books
in the New Testament of the Bible. A great worker for God, and Jesus. Yes
two men, who had to be taken down a few pegs, to do great things for God.
God's Amazing Grace saved a wretch like me. No truer words
spoken. We are saved by nothing but God's Amazing Grace.
Tinker and Poo; The Boys Write
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