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A Submarine Captain’s Warning: Proverbs 29:1 (C. Whitaker) · (Un) Common thoughts of Christ

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  Mark Rogers: Back in 1966, a missionary to Africa during World War 2 was giving a gospel message for souls to heed God's word.
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  Mark Rogers: Inside his 45 minute message he shares a story about a World War 2 submarine captain who he had befriended over the years.
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  Mark Rogers: The submarine captain heard Proverbs 29:1 one night in Malta, but didn't give it any heed a the time.
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  Mark Rogers: Before we hear Mr.
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  Mark Rogers: Whitaker continue the story, let's read Proverbs 29 verse 1:"He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy." Let's now listen to Mr.
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  Mark Rogers: Whitaker with this account.
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  Oh, for a solemn word and this awful warning here in the 29th chapter.
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  Proverbs and the first verse, I love this account because it was given to me personally by a friend of mine who was a submarine captain, uh, off the coast of motor.
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  He rehearsed this account to me in Chicago, in a missionary rest home.
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  I've used it, you've heard it before, perhaps, but oh, think of it.
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  Proverbs 29 and one, he being often approved, hardened his neck.
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  Hardened, his neck shall suddenly be destroyed.
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  And that without remedy, no remedy.
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  Oh, captain Spago said, he said, you know, we were on the ocean floor searching for enemy shipping with our torpedoes in our submarine, and that was our work.
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  And we recessed.
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  We came up, we went off on the shore in the city of Malta.
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  We heard the gospel being preached on the street corner.
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  And this is the verse that used he said.
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  This verse, he said, we heard it read, we heard it proclaimed very clearly, but it seemed to go in one ear and out the other.
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  Didn't seem to, uh, have any effect on me.
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  He said, I didn't pay any attention to it.
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  I didn't think I did.
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  But he said he went back on onboard a submarine.
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  We went down again and he said the pump stopped working.
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  Oh.
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  He said, if we, these pumps don't start within two minutes, we'll be dashed into s smithing, be broken to pits, and blown all over the sea.
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  Ah.
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  He said, oh God, oh God.
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  Help me get these pumps started.
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  And he said, God heard my prayer.
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  He said, if you'll do, I'll take your sons, my savior.
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  And he said, I went down a lost soul and I came up saved by the precious God of Christ and he's out preaching the gospel perhaps tonight in Africa.
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  He was for many years, captain Fargo, dear friend of mine.
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  Well, how about you?
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  You've been reproved.
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  A God has written on the pastor of your wall.
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  And if you don't heed these warnings, God speaketh once gay twice and man perceives it not.
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  And a third time may be a catastrophe and you'll be suddenly destroyed in that without remedy.