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[Note: <\/strong>This MS is available in\u00a0<\/strong>larger font on our Brief Articles 1\u00a0<\/strong>page.]<\/span><\/p>\n Men make their wills on the basis of information available to them at the time. Conditions sometimes change that merit a change in the will. If the changes are extensive, the will is usually re-written. However, if only a brief statement of alteration is required, one may do this by affixing a handwritten note (i.e., a \u201ccodicil\u201d), which then becomes a part of the original will.<\/span><\/p>\n The Son of God, Jesus Christ, has a will. It is called \u201cThe New\u00a0<\/strong>Testament\u201d to distinguish it from God\u2019s Will as previously expressed in The Old Testament. Jesus\u2019 Will went into effect when He died on the cross (Heb. 9:16\u201317). Since He could foresee all possible future exigencies, His Will, as written, will stand with no need of alteration. It is \u201cthe faith once for all delivered\u201d (Jude 3). The Divine Will includes most severe warnings to any and all who would dare tamper with it, whether to augment or diminish its terms (Gal. 1:6\u20139; Rev. 22:18\u201319; et. al). The Lord\u2019s inspired, immutable New Testament will be the standard of our Judgment at last (John 12:48). In other words, codicils are neither needed nor allowed for the Lord\u2019s Will.<\/span><\/p>\n In spite of the clarity (and frequency) of warnings on this subject, many have presumptuously affixed (and continue to affix) codicils to the Will of Christ. Consider some examples:<\/span><\/p>\n When Jesus reads His Will at last it will have no codicils.<\/span><\/p>\n [Note:\u00a0<\/strong>I wrote this article for and it appeared in the Denton Record-Chronicle, <\/em>Denton, TX, June 19, 2015.]<\/span><\/p>\n Attribution:\u00a0<\/strong>From TheScripturecache.com<\/em>, owned and administered by Dub McClish.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Views: 1[Note: This MS is available in\u00a0larger font on our Brief Articles 1\u00a0page.] Men make their wills on the basis of information available to them at the time. Conditions sometimes change that merit a change in the will. If the changes are extensive, the will…<\/p>\n\n