When I am sharing my faith in Christ with non-believers and I mention something about the Holy Spirit speaking a certain message into my left ear or speaking a message through my lips; the eyes of the non-believer will usually glance upward and then roll to the left or right, no doubt thinking that this is really, one crazy and radical Christian.
There are many Christians who do not believe in the many works of the Holy Spirit, they may read and study about God the Father and God the Son, yet they have very little faith; they fail to consider in any great detail of the unique role of the person of God the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit shares all the attributes of God the Father and God the Son. Perhaps they don’t try to understand the Holy Spirit, because of the confusion of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Many Christians think that the Holy Spirit or what some will call the Holy Ghost, is some mystical force; but He is an actual person of the trinity, just as much so as God the Father and God the Son.
The primary role of the Holy Spirit is that He bears "Witness" to Jesus Christ. "When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me. John 15:26. He reveals the truth about Himself to our hearts and He acts as a teacher. However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him," but God has revealed it to us by His Spirit.
The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit Who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 1Cor. 2:9-13. He can also reveal God's will and God's truth to the heart of the Christian. Jesus told His disciples... He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. John 16:14
The Holy Spirit is given to live inside those who believe in Jesus, in order to produce Jesus’ character in the life of a believer. Many Christians fail to understand that the Holy Spirit can reveal himself in so many different ways to us.
My writing this post as with many of the others is to try to convince everyone that we live in a supernatural spiritual world. All things are possible when you live with the faith of Christ in your life. I hope you can take the time to read my post on July 21st titled “A Special Message,” which reveals shocking revelations by the Holy Spirit.
The attempt for me to try to explain the Holy Spirit’s works is far, far above my abilities and the best thing I can say is that I highly recommend that you read the very best book ever written about the Holy Spirit, I have read this book several times from cover to cover, over and over and there is no book that can even began to compared to it, of course I am speaking of God’s Holy Word, The Bible.
My mission in this life since April 1994 has been to try to help open eyes as to how real God is and to share the love of Christ with all that I meet. Late one night in Atlanta, Ga. being filled with the Holy Spirit, with His protection and my faith in Christ, I walked into the middle of a gang filled with drugs, prostitutes and one man waving a pistol fired off three round not more than twenty five feet behind me as I was witnessing to his muslin brother. On another occasion several months later I continued to walk up to a man holding a 9mm pistol pointed at my face and in both cases I knew that God is no respecter of a person and He loves the un-repentant sinners just as much as He loves me. I knew and understood that there is nothing to fear in this life. Yes, I could have been killed in either case, but to die while trying to spread the Good News of Christ Jesus, I believed would have been the best thing to happen to me next to my salvation and my becoming a Father with the births of my son and daughter.
Jesus was speaking to His disciple regarding His departure, “But God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. Isaiah 40:13, 14
The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1 Cor. 2:10-14
Jesus assured His followers that He would not leave them without a Helper by saying, “But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” John 14:26
"If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.“ John 14:15-17
This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement. We accept man's testimony, but God's testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son. Anyone who believes in the Son of God has this testimony in his heart. Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 1 John 5:6-12. "If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— the Spirit of Truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you." John 14:15-17.
The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1 Cor.2:14.
We have been in a deadly war, a spiritual war for the souls of man. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12. This war was actually won at the resurrection of Christ nearly two thousand years ago, but still, the battle will continue for the souls of man all the way up to the Battle of Armageddon.
The wise decision is to accept Christ Jesus as your LORD and SAVIOR today before it is too late. Jesus has made a promise that He will never forsake you… Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
54 years ago..!!
Funny......yet sad...54 years ago..!!
�Comments made in the year 1955!
That's only 54 years ago!
�'I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $10.00.
�'Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $1, 000.00 will only buy a used one.
�'If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. 20 cents a pack is ridiculous.
�'Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging 7 cents just to mail a letter
�'If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store.
�'When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 25 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage.
�'I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying DAMN in GONE WITH THE WIND, it seems every new movie has either HELL or DAMN in it.
�'I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas .
�'Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $50,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President.
�'I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now.
�'It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet.
�'It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work.
�'I'm afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business.
�'Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to government..
�'The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on.
�'There is no sense going�on short trips�anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $2.00 a night to stay in a hotel..
�'No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $15.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood.'
�'If they think I'll pay 30 cents for a hair cut, forget it.'
Know any friends who would get a kick out of these, pass this on! Be sure and send it to your kids and grand kids too!
�Comments made in the year 1955!
That's only 54 years ago!
�'I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $10.00.
�'Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $1, 000.00 will only buy a used one.
�'If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. 20 cents a pack is ridiculous.
�'Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging 7 cents just to mail a letter
�'If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store.
�'When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 25 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage.
�'I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying DAMN in GONE WITH THE WIND, it seems every new movie has either HELL or DAMN in it.
�'I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas .
�'Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $50,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President.
�'I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now.
�'It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet.
�'It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work.
�'I'm afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business.
�'Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to government..
�'The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on.
�'There is no sense going�on short trips�anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $2.00 a night to stay in a hotel..
�'No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $15.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood.'
�'If they think I'll pay 30 cents for a hair cut, forget it.'
Know any friends who would get a kick out of these, pass this on! Be sure and send it to your kids and grand kids too!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Guess Who
GUESS WHICH ONE.......
Even if you are not a sports fan this is very interesting!
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
36 have been accused of spousal abuse
7 have been arrested for fraud
19 have been accused of writing bad checks
117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
3 have done time for assault
71 I repeat 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
8 have been arrested for shoplifting
21 currently are defendants in lawsuits, and
84have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year
Can you guess which organization this is?
NBA Or NFL ?
Give up yet?
Scroll down,
Neither, it's the 535 members of the United States Congress
The same group of men and women, who were suppose to be of a high moral character to set an example of what good leadership should be. Men and women who make our laws that we must obey, but they consider that they themselves are above the laws.
You gotta pass this one on!
Even if you are not a sports fan this is very interesting!
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
36 have been accused of spousal abuse
7 have been arrested for fraud
19 have been accused of writing bad checks
117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
3 have done time for assault
71 I repeat 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
8 have been arrested for shoplifting
21 currently are defendants in lawsuits, and
84have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year
Can you guess which organization this is?
NBA Or NFL ?
Give up yet?
Scroll down,
Neither, it's the 535 members of the United States Congress
The same group of men and women, who were suppose to be of a high moral character to set an example of what good leadership should be. Men and women who make our laws that we must obey, but they consider that they themselves are above the laws.
You gotta pass this one on!
Friday, September 18, 2009
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
You are fearfully and wonderfully made from the moment of conception. For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139:13-14
Please go to the post on July 21st titled "A Special Message" and read how The Holy Spirit spoke to me, "God calls this, 'Life at conception." Thus, my eyes were opened to how God views the beginnings of life and abortion.
The Liberal really does sicken my stomach when I see them screaming abuse for the animals and yet they are motivated by a vicious hatred to fight the pro-lifer for the right to murder the most defenseless of all humans, the unborn.
Please make sure you read the last paragraph in this post, it could save your life!
Conception
When a sperm cell meets and penetrates an egg, it will fertilize it. This is known as conception. At this moment, the genetic make-up (DNA) is complete, including the sex of the infant. Within about three days after conception, the fertilized egg, which is dividing rapidly into many cells, passes through the fallopian tube into the uterus where it attaches to the uterine wall. The placenta, which will nourish the baby, also begins to form.
Fetal Development at Four Weeks
At this point of development the structures that eventually form the face and neck are becoming evident. The heart and blood vessels continue to develop. And the lungs, stomach, and liver start to develop. A home pregnancy test is now positive.
Fetal development at 8 weeks
The baby is now about the size of a grape - almost an inch in size. Eyelids and ears are forming and even the tip of the nose is visible. The arms and legs are well formed. The fingers and toes grow longer and more distinct.
Fetal development at 12 weeks
The fetus measures about two and a half inches and starts to make its own movements. You will start to see the top of the uterus above the pelvic bone. Your doctor may hear the baby's heartbeat with special instruments. The sex organs of the baby should start to become clear.
Fetal development at 16 weeks
The fetus now measures about 4.3 to 4.6 inches and weighs about 2.8 ounces. The top of your uterus should be felt about three inches below your belly button. The baby's eyes can blink and the heart and blood vessels are fully formed. The baby's fingers and toes should have fingerprints.
Fetal development at 20 weeks
The baby weighs about 9 ounces and is about six inches long. The uterus should be at the level of the belly button. The baby can suck a thumb, yawn, stretch, and make faces. Soon -- if you haven't already -- you'll feel your baby move, which is called "quickening."
Time for an Ultrasound
An ultrasound is generally performed for all pregnant women at 20 weeks of gestation. During this ultrasound, the doctor will confirm that the placenta is healthy and attached normally and that your baby is growing properly in the uterus. The baby's heartbeat and movement of its body, arms, and legs can also be seen on the ultrasound. The gender of the baby can usually be determined at 20 weeks.
Fetal development at 24 weeks
The fetus weighs about 1.4 pounds now. It responds to sounds by moving or increasing its pulse. You may notice jerking motions if it hiccups. With the inner ear fully developed, it may be able to sense being upside down in the womb.
Fetal development at 28 weeks
The fetus weighs about 2 pounds 6 ounces. It changes position frequently at this point in pregnancy. There's a good chance of survival if your baby was born prematurely now. Ask your doctor about preterm labor warning signs. Register for birthing classes. Birthing classes prepare you for many aspects of childbirth, including labor and delivery and parenting the newborn.
Fetal development at 32 weeks
Often on the move, the fetus weighs almost 4 pounds. The baby's skin has less wrinkles as a layer of fat starts to form under the skin. It will gain up to half its birth weight between now and delivery. Ask your doctor how to do a fetal movement chart. Think about breastfeeding. Soon you may start leaking colostrum from your breasts, a yellowish fluid that precedes milk production.
Fetal development at 36 weeks
Babies differ in size, depending on many factors (such as gender, the number of babies being carried, and size of the parents), so your baby's overall rate of growth is as important as the actual size. On average, it's about 12.5 inches and weighs 5.5 pounds. The brain has been developing rapidly. Lungs are nearly fully developed. The head is usually positioned down into the pelvis by now. A pregnancy is considered 'at term' once 37 weeks has been completed; baby is ready!
Birth!
A mother's due date marks the end of her 40th week. A pregnancy begins with implantation and the delivery date can be calculated using the first day of the last period. Based on this, pregnancy can last between 38 and 42 weeks with a 'full term' delivery occurring around 40 weeks. Some post-term pregnancies - those lasting more than 42 weeks - are not truly post-term. A common "cause" is an incorrect due date. For safety reasons, most babies are delivered by 42 weeks, inducing labor if necessary.
Now, I hope you can better understand why I am pro-life and why I believe God calls abortion no less then murder. Yes, God can forgive even a sin as great as this against one of His Little Ones, but to know all of this and to continue doing and supporting this atrocity against the babies and against God....
I have no doubt, He will have a very special place in the end for this unrepentant sinner.
Please go to the post on July 21st titled "A Special Message" and read how The Holy Spirit spoke to me, "God calls this, 'Life at conception." Thus, my eyes were opened to how God views the beginnings of life and abortion.
The Liberal really does sicken my stomach when I see them screaming abuse for the animals and yet they are motivated by a vicious hatred to fight the pro-lifer for the right to murder the most defenseless of all humans, the unborn.
Please make sure you read the last paragraph in this post, it could save your life!
Conception
When a sperm cell meets and penetrates an egg, it will fertilize it. This is known as conception. At this moment, the genetic make-up (DNA) is complete, including the sex of the infant. Within about three days after conception, the fertilized egg, which is dividing rapidly into many cells, passes through the fallopian tube into the uterus where it attaches to the uterine wall. The placenta, which will nourish the baby, also begins to form.
Fetal Development at Four Weeks
At this point of development the structures that eventually form the face and neck are becoming evident. The heart and blood vessels continue to develop. And the lungs, stomach, and liver start to develop. A home pregnancy test is now positive.
Fetal development at 8 weeks
The baby is now about the size of a grape - almost an inch in size. Eyelids and ears are forming and even the tip of the nose is visible. The arms and legs are well formed. The fingers and toes grow longer and more distinct.
Fetal development at 12 weeks
The fetus measures about two and a half inches and starts to make its own movements. You will start to see the top of the uterus above the pelvic bone. Your doctor may hear the baby's heartbeat with special instruments. The sex organs of the baby should start to become clear.
Fetal development at 16 weeks
The fetus now measures about 4.3 to 4.6 inches and weighs about 2.8 ounces. The top of your uterus should be felt about three inches below your belly button. The baby's eyes can blink and the heart and blood vessels are fully formed. The baby's fingers and toes should have fingerprints.
Fetal development at 20 weeks
The baby weighs about 9 ounces and is about six inches long. The uterus should be at the level of the belly button. The baby can suck a thumb, yawn, stretch, and make faces. Soon -- if you haven't already -- you'll feel your baby move, which is called "quickening."
Time for an Ultrasound
An ultrasound is generally performed for all pregnant women at 20 weeks of gestation. During this ultrasound, the doctor will confirm that the placenta is healthy and attached normally and that your baby is growing properly in the uterus. The baby's heartbeat and movement of its body, arms, and legs can also be seen on the ultrasound. The gender of the baby can usually be determined at 20 weeks.
Fetal development at 24 weeks
The fetus weighs about 1.4 pounds now. It responds to sounds by moving or increasing its pulse. You may notice jerking motions if it hiccups. With the inner ear fully developed, it may be able to sense being upside down in the womb.
Fetal development at 28 weeks
The fetus weighs about 2 pounds 6 ounces. It changes position frequently at this point in pregnancy. There's a good chance of survival if your baby was born prematurely now. Ask your doctor about preterm labor warning signs. Register for birthing classes. Birthing classes prepare you for many aspects of childbirth, including labor and delivery and parenting the newborn.
Fetal development at 32 weeks
Often on the move, the fetus weighs almost 4 pounds. The baby's skin has less wrinkles as a layer of fat starts to form under the skin. It will gain up to half its birth weight between now and delivery. Ask your doctor how to do a fetal movement chart. Think about breastfeeding. Soon you may start leaking colostrum from your breasts, a yellowish fluid that precedes milk production.
Fetal development at 36 weeks
Babies differ in size, depending on many factors (such as gender, the number of babies being carried, and size of the parents), so your baby's overall rate of growth is as important as the actual size. On average, it's about 12.5 inches and weighs 5.5 pounds. The brain has been developing rapidly. Lungs are nearly fully developed. The head is usually positioned down into the pelvis by now. A pregnancy is considered 'at term' once 37 weeks has been completed; baby is ready!
Birth!
A mother's due date marks the end of her 40th week. A pregnancy begins with implantation and the delivery date can be calculated using the first day of the last period. Based on this, pregnancy can last between 38 and 42 weeks with a 'full term' delivery occurring around 40 weeks. Some post-term pregnancies - those lasting more than 42 weeks - are not truly post-term. A common "cause" is an incorrect due date. For safety reasons, most babies are delivered by 42 weeks, inducing labor if necessary.
Now, I hope you can better understand why I am pro-life and why I believe God calls abortion no less then murder. Yes, God can forgive even a sin as great as this against one of His Little Ones, but to know all of this and to continue doing and supporting this atrocity against the babies and against God....
I have no doubt, He will have a very special place in the end for this unrepentant sinner.
A Message To Congress
This is one email that I thought most defiantly, "This deserves to be posted!"
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A Message To Congress:
The U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775 - you have had 234 years to get it right; it is broke.
Social Security was established in 1935 - you have had 74 years to get it right; it is broke.
Fannie Mae was established in 1938 - you have had 71 years to get it right; it is broke.
The "War on Poverty" started in 1964 - you have had 45 years to get it right; $1 trillion of our money is confiscated each year and transferred to "the poor"; it hasn't worked and our entire country is broke.
Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965 - you've had 44 years to get it right; they are broke.
Freddie Mac was established in 1970 - you have had 39 years to get it right; it is broke.
Trillions of dollars were spent in the massive political payoffs called TARP, the "Stimulus", the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009... none show any signs of working, although ACORN appears to have found a new b***h: the American taxpayer.
And finally, to set a new record:
"Cash for Clunkers" was established in 2009 and went broke in 2009! It took good dependable cars (that were the best some people could afford) and replaced them with high-priced and less-affordable cars, mostly Japanese. A good percentage of the profits went out of the country. And the American taxpayers take the hit for Congress' generosity in burning three billion more of our dollars on failed experiments.
So with a perfect 100% failure rate and a record that proves that "services" you shove down our throats are failing faster and faster, you want Americans to believe you can be trusted with a government-run health care system?
20% of our entire economy? With all due respect,
Are you completing crazy? We must limit politicians to two terms:
One in office - - - and IMMEDIATELY followed by- - - One in jail.
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A Message To Congress:
The U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775 - you have had 234 years to get it right; it is broke.
Social Security was established in 1935 - you have had 74 years to get it right; it is broke.
Fannie Mae was established in 1938 - you have had 71 years to get it right; it is broke.
The "War on Poverty" started in 1964 - you have had 45 years to get it right; $1 trillion of our money is confiscated each year and transferred to "the poor"; it hasn't worked and our entire country is broke.
Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965 - you've had 44 years to get it right; they are broke.
Freddie Mac was established in 1970 - you have had 39 years to get it right; it is broke.
Trillions of dollars were spent in the massive political payoffs called TARP, the "Stimulus", the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009... none show any signs of working, although ACORN appears to have found a new b***h: the American taxpayer.
And finally, to set a new record:
"Cash for Clunkers" was established in 2009 and went broke in 2009! It took good dependable cars (that were the best some people could afford) and replaced them with high-priced and less-affordable cars, mostly Japanese. A good percentage of the profits went out of the country. And the American taxpayers take the hit for Congress' generosity in burning three billion more of our dollars on failed experiments.
So with a perfect 100% failure rate and a record that proves that "services" you shove down our throats are failing faster and faster, you want Americans to believe you can be trusted with a government-run health care system?
20% of our entire economy? With all due respect,
Are you completing crazy? We must limit politicians to two terms:
One in office - - - and IMMEDIATELY followed by- - - One in jail.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
This Is An Emergency…
Life is meant to be cherished, a gift from God, to honor, praise and glorify God; yet there are very few who understand this. Man's troubles began some 6,000 years ago with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden eating from the tree of “Knowledge of Good and Evil.” God, himself shed the blood of an innocent animal to atone for their sin; however this was only a temporary solution, the blood of an innocent animal can not atone for the sins of man.
To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you." To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return." Genesis 3:16-19.
For this sin, God also drove them out from the Garden of Eden. Years later, not understanding the sovereignty of the all seeing and all knowing God; full of anger, greed, and maybe pride; Cain killed his brother Abel, thus, man was firmly set on a path of destruction.
Man continues even today on the very same path of destruction, for his lack of knowledge of the sovereignty of God has followed man throughout all generations even though we have God's written Word to reveal the truth to us, man still trust in his own beliefs rather than the God of all Creation.
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. John 3:18-20
Our forefathers, guided by God’s Word, added a statement of faith in the One True God, within every document or speech in the formation of this government of these United States of America; and each of the individual states did likewise. Yet, today there are many through their ignorance that they would deny that fact. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. Ephesians 4:18
We know that the truth is in the Word of God, so if those who would speak against the Word of God, they would be but godless men or women, full of lies, with wicked and deceitful hearts. (Jeremiah17:9) Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." Matthew 22:38-40
The Great Commission of the gospel specifies that all Christians that have a faithful commitment to Jesus Christ are to: Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I (Jesus) have commanded you. And surely I (Jesus) am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Matthew 28:19-20). Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6), "All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Matt. 11:27 John the Baptist speaking of Jesus said, "The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. John 1:9
Christians do not go around saying Christianity is the only way because we are arrogant, stupid or judgmental; we do so because, based on the evidence, we not only believe, but we know that JESUS is the only way.
Now a Christian nation is obligated to conduct its affairs as would a godly Christian man; however, we know the leadership in America has not promoted Christian morals, thus seen clearly in their godless actions pertaining to abortion and homosexuality, not to mention its trade sanctions and embargoes against many of the third world nations. More godless leaders’ action can also be learned through a goggle search on Tax History.
God has not made America to be the judge and enforcer over all nations, but to be a loving teacher by an example, revealing Christ like character not only with our own non-Christian citizens but with all other nations.
America churches and institutions have sent thousands of pastors, missionaries, and evangelists to all nations spreading the goods news of Christ Jesus.
Now if America's leaders loved her neighbors as they do themselves, would not their actions prove this? Our leaders’ actions, however in the past 80 or 90 years have been to be the one to dictate to the other nations as to how America felt they should conduct their polices and rule over their population and this is not Christ like behavior for a true Christian nation.
Most Americans and most of our leaders have failed to understand that spiritual failings inevitably lead to the loss of God’s blessings.
In 1991 through 1992 I read through the Bible twice and I begin to have a better understanding of God. In 2000 I began to write down what God had given me in visions and spoken messages in my life; and now at 60 years of age and on my twelfth trip of reading through the Bible I realize that it is not all about me being happy and fulfilling my own desires in this life, but it is all about seeking God’s desires for my life, displaying Christ like love and character, it is about me worshipping Him for His sacrifice and receiving the gift of life given me through Christ Jesus. while sharing the Gospel and His love and being a blessing to others.
The amazing God Who is perfect in love and wisdom must bring to the nation of America a perfect judgment that brings punishment upon the evildoers and blessings on all who would repent and turn back to Him. The Lord disciplines those He loves, and He punishes everyone He accepts as a son. Heb. 12:6 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him. Proverbs 13:24
The Bible proves God did not spare His chosen people. The Israelites were once blessed with wealth and prestige above all nations, but they saw themselves as being deserving of this and eventually the Israelites gave into the evils of the worldly desires of their hearts.
Though He brings grief, He will show compassion, so great is His unfailing love. Lamentations 3:32 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live! Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in His holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:7-11
This Is An Emergency…
America has forgotten her Creator, she has cherished her treasures rather than the one who had made her great. Many of us have seen our sins and the sins of this nation and we are in bitter anguish, knowing that His judgment will be great and perfect in every way, and the world will rejoice, not understanding that their joy over America’s destruction will be eventually followed with His final judgments upon all that is evil in this age.
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; Psalm 103:13
Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited Me in, I needed clothes and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you came to visit Me.'
"Then He will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite Me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.'
"Then they (Who have not accepted Christ) will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life. Matthew 25:46
For several years we saw the acronym WWJD, meaning “What Would Jesus Do?” I am now asking, “What are YOU going to do for your neighbors and more importantly, what are YOU going to do for Christ, before it is too late?”
To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you." To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return." Genesis 3:16-19.
For this sin, God also drove them out from the Garden of Eden. Years later, not understanding the sovereignty of the all seeing and all knowing God; full of anger, greed, and maybe pride; Cain killed his brother Abel, thus, man was firmly set on a path of destruction.
Man continues even today on the very same path of destruction, for his lack of knowledge of the sovereignty of God has followed man throughout all generations even though we have God's written Word to reveal the truth to us, man still trust in his own beliefs rather than the God of all Creation.
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. John 3:18-20
Our forefathers, guided by God’s Word, added a statement of faith in the One True God, within every document or speech in the formation of this government of these United States of America; and each of the individual states did likewise. Yet, today there are many through their ignorance that they would deny that fact. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. Ephesians 4:18
We know that the truth is in the Word of God, so if those who would speak against the Word of God, they would be but godless men or women, full of lies, with wicked and deceitful hearts. (Jeremiah17:9) Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." Matthew 22:38-40
The Great Commission of the gospel specifies that all Christians that have a faithful commitment to Jesus Christ are to: Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I (Jesus) have commanded you. And surely I (Jesus) am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Matthew 28:19-20). Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6), "All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Matt. 11:27 John the Baptist speaking of Jesus said, "The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. John 1:9
Christians do not go around saying Christianity is the only way because we are arrogant, stupid or judgmental; we do so because, based on the evidence, we not only believe, but we know that JESUS is the only way.
Now a Christian nation is obligated to conduct its affairs as would a godly Christian man; however, we know the leadership in America has not promoted Christian morals, thus seen clearly in their godless actions pertaining to abortion and homosexuality, not to mention its trade sanctions and embargoes against many of the third world nations. More godless leaders’ action can also be learned through a goggle search on Tax History.
God has not made America to be the judge and enforcer over all nations, but to be a loving teacher by an example, revealing Christ like character not only with our own non-Christian citizens but with all other nations.
America churches and institutions have sent thousands of pastors, missionaries, and evangelists to all nations spreading the goods news of Christ Jesus.
Now if America's leaders loved her neighbors as they do themselves, would not their actions prove this? Our leaders’ actions, however in the past 80 or 90 years have been to be the one to dictate to the other nations as to how America felt they should conduct their polices and rule over their population and this is not Christ like behavior for a true Christian nation.
Most Americans and most of our leaders have failed to understand that spiritual failings inevitably lead to the loss of God’s blessings.
In 1991 through 1992 I read through the Bible twice and I begin to have a better understanding of God. In 2000 I began to write down what God had given me in visions and spoken messages in my life; and now at 60 years of age and on my twelfth trip of reading through the Bible I realize that it is not all about me being happy and fulfilling my own desires in this life, but it is all about seeking God’s desires for my life, displaying Christ like love and character, it is about me worshipping Him for His sacrifice and receiving the gift of life given me through Christ Jesus. while sharing the Gospel and His love and being a blessing to others.
The amazing God Who is perfect in love and wisdom must bring to the nation of America a perfect judgment that brings punishment upon the evildoers and blessings on all who would repent and turn back to Him. The Lord disciplines those He loves, and He punishes everyone He accepts as a son. Heb. 12:6 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him. Proverbs 13:24
The Bible proves God did not spare His chosen people. The Israelites were once blessed with wealth and prestige above all nations, but they saw themselves as being deserving of this and eventually the Israelites gave into the evils of the worldly desires of their hearts.
Though He brings grief, He will show compassion, so great is His unfailing love. Lamentations 3:32 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live! Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in His holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:7-11
This Is An Emergency…
America has forgotten her Creator, she has cherished her treasures rather than the one who had made her great. Many of us have seen our sins and the sins of this nation and we are in bitter anguish, knowing that His judgment will be great and perfect in every way, and the world will rejoice, not understanding that their joy over America’s destruction will be eventually followed with His final judgments upon all that is evil in this age.
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; Psalm 103:13
Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited Me in, I needed clothes and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you came to visit Me.'
"Then He will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite Me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.'
"Then they (Who have not accepted Christ) will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life. Matthew 25:46
For several years we saw the acronym WWJD, meaning “What Would Jesus Do?” I am now asking, “What are YOU going to do for your neighbors and more importantly, what are YOU going to do for Christ, before it is too late?”
A Peek Into Fetal Memory
The following is from an email sent to me that I thought deserved a posting.
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A Peek into Fetal Memory
Mark Earley
Learning in Utero
Pregnant mothers the world over can often be found talking or singing to their babies in the womb. But as tender as those moments may be, is anyone besides Mom and Dad actually remembering them? New research says yes.
A team of medical researchers in the Netherlands combined sonogram technology with sound and vibration stimulation to discover that 30-week-old fetuses demonstrate short-term memory. By 34 weeks, these babies in utero are able to store and retrieve that information up to four weeks later, according to the study published in the medical journal Child Development.
This research follows on the heels of similar studies conducted to determine if a fetus can remember its mother's voice. One such study had mothers read Dr. Seuss' famous Cat in the Hat twice a day to their babies six weeks before birth.
Three days after birth, scientists were able to determine that not only did the babies prefer the sound of their own mother's voice, they also preferred the sound of the story they had heard in utero to a new story.
Still other studies have found that fetuses exposed to theme songs or other music tend to show recognition of those same songs shortly after birth. Other studies show that newborns prefer the sound of the mother's native tongue to other languages.
The life of twins has also opened some unexpected vistas in the exploration of learning and memory in the womb. In the National Geographic special In the Womb: Twins, Triplets, and Quads, a twin brother and sister were spotted through ultrasound technology playing cheek-to-cheek on either side of the placenta. A year after birth, their favorite game was to take positions on opposite sides of a curtain, laughing and giggling as they touched and played through the divider.
In another case of twins, one baby showed more aggressive behavior in utero. Kicking, pushing, and hitting the other, who would retreat to the far side of the womb. Four years later, whenever a fight breaks out between the twins, the quieter one still retreats to his room and closes the door.
Negative emotional states of the mother may also tell us something about learning and cognition in utero. One Australian study found the babies of pregnant mothers watching a 20-minute video of a disturbing Hollywood movie also experienced emotional upset. When three months after birth, the infants were briefly shown clips of the same film, they showed recognition of prior exposure.
From thumb sucking, to cry-like behavior, to dreaming, and smiling, new four-dimensional ultrasound technology has shown us more than we ever imagined possible about human life in the womb. Now as studies continue to unfold the mysteries of life in the womb, discoveries in learning and memory are changing the way many see the fetus. These are stunning reminders of the capabilities of the unborn-precious souls who are so often denied their right to life.
Share these findings with those you know, and if they support abortion, encourage them to revisit the issue. Each day science shows us more and more to confirm what we already know-that the unborn are indeed "fearfully and wonderfully made."
That's something all of us should remember.
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A Peek into Fetal Memory
Mark Earley
Learning in Utero
Pregnant mothers the world over can often be found talking or singing to their babies in the womb. But as tender as those moments may be, is anyone besides Mom and Dad actually remembering them? New research says yes.
A team of medical researchers in the Netherlands combined sonogram technology with sound and vibration stimulation to discover that 30-week-old fetuses demonstrate short-term memory. By 34 weeks, these babies in utero are able to store and retrieve that information up to four weeks later, according to the study published in the medical journal Child Development.
This research follows on the heels of similar studies conducted to determine if a fetus can remember its mother's voice. One such study had mothers read Dr. Seuss' famous Cat in the Hat twice a day to their babies six weeks before birth.
Three days after birth, scientists were able to determine that not only did the babies prefer the sound of their own mother's voice, they also preferred the sound of the story they had heard in utero to a new story.
Still other studies have found that fetuses exposed to theme songs or other music tend to show recognition of those same songs shortly after birth. Other studies show that newborns prefer the sound of the mother's native tongue to other languages.
The life of twins has also opened some unexpected vistas in the exploration of learning and memory in the womb. In the National Geographic special In the Womb: Twins, Triplets, and Quads, a twin brother and sister were spotted through ultrasound technology playing cheek-to-cheek on either side of the placenta. A year after birth, their favorite game was to take positions on opposite sides of a curtain, laughing and giggling as they touched and played through the divider.
In another case of twins, one baby showed more aggressive behavior in utero. Kicking, pushing, and hitting the other, who would retreat to the far side of the womb. Four years later, whenever a fight breaks out between the twins, the quieter one still retreats to his room and closes the door.
Negative emotional states of the mother may also tell us something about learning and cognition in utero. One Australian study found the babies of pregnant mothers watching a 20-minute video of a disturbing Hollywood movie also experienced emotional upset. When three months after birth, the infants were briefly shown clips of the same film, they showed recognition of prior exposure.
From thumb sucking, to cry-like behavior, to dreaming, and smiling, new four-dimensional ultrasound technology has shown us more than we ever imagined possible about human life in the womb. Now as studies continue to unfold the mysteries of life in the womb, discoveries in learning and memory are changing the way many see the fetus. These are stunning reminders of the capabilities of the unborn-precious souls who are so often denied their right to life.
Share these findings with those you know, and if they support abortion, encourage them to revisit the issue. Each day science shows us more and more to confirm what we already know-that the unborn are indeed "fearfully and wonderfully made."
That's something all of us should remember.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
FRC ACTION
Live Webcast Tonight on Health Care Reform
Last night, President Obama showed the nation that his plan to reform health care is already on life support. The theme of his speech can be summed in that the details, as the President said, still need to be "ironed out." Tonight at 8:30 pm ET, FRC Action will have its ironing boards out as our live webcast of "A National Townhall on Health Care Reform" examines the moral, ethical, and financial dangers of President Obama's health care plan. Join our stellar lineup of Congressional leaders and policy experts as they dissect the dangers inherent in the President's proposed plan, and we'll answer your questions on the President's plan and some alternative approaches.
Guests include:
Tony Perkins, President, FRC Action
Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.)
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio)
Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.)
Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.)
Ken Blackwell, former Ohio Secretary of State
Doug Johnson, National Right to Life Committee
Bishop Harry Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Wesley J. Smith, renowned ethicist
Mat Staver, Liberty Counsel
Mark Kellen, M.D., President, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
Kathryn Serkes, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
Dr. David Prentice, FRC Senior Fellow for Life Sciences, FRC
David Christensen, Senior Director for Congressional Affairs, FRC
Tom McClusky, Senior Vice President, FRC Action
Go to www.frcaction.org/webcast to register to watch tonight's event and send us your questions by email for consideration by tonight's guests.
Liar Liar
While the outburst last night calling the President a liar was unfortunate and inappropriate I am sympathetic to the frustration on the part of many in Congress. The President's speech to a joint session of Congress was unprecedented in how many times the President referred to those who disagree with him as being untruthful, yet he himself was misleading on a number of factors. The speech was not one of a leader looking to unite, but of a campaigner looking to further divide this necessary debate on health care. The President threatened those who oppose him that "[i]f you misrepresent what's in the plan, we will call you out."
So in that vein, let us look at the President's speech with the same microscope he would apply to those he perceives as "partisan bickerers." On the issue of abortion, even the New York Times called the president on his assertion that "under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place." The liberal media mainstay joins FactCheck.org, reporters and columnists at the Associated Press, Time Magazine, and The Washington Post, politicians from both parties and the Rev. Jim Wallis in agreeing that the current health care plans includes abortion coverage with federal dollars.
The Times also called "falsehood" on the President's assertions that you would be able to keep your doctor and that Medicare would not be affected. In addition, President Obama made the unprecedented and un-presidential move of calling former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin a liar for insisting that the President's health care bill would lead to bureaucrats rationing care.
The President needs to reread his bill, H.R. 3200, Section 1401 which establishes the Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research. This Center is set up to decide based on effectiveness and cost. One thing is clear from the President's speech last night- he has now claimed full ownership of the Democratic bills under consideration in Congress right now. What he still needs to learn is that with ownership comes responsibility.
Last night, President Obama showed the nation that his plan to reform health care is already on life support. The theme of his speech can be summed in that the details, as the President said, still need to be "ironed out." Tonight at 8:30 pm ET, FRC Action will have its ironing boards out as our live webcast of "A National Townhall on Health Care Reform" examines the moral, ethical, and financial dangers of President Obama's health care plan. Join our stellar lineup of Congressional leaders and policy experts as they dissect the dangers inherent in the President's proposed plan, and we'll answer your questions on the President's plan and some alternative approaches.
Guests include:
Tony Perkins, President, FRC Action
Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.)
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio)
Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.)
Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.)
Ken Blackwell, former Ohio Secretary of State
Doug Johnson, National Right to Life Committee
Bishop Harry Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Wesley J. Smith, renowned ethicist
Mat Staver, Liberty Counsel
Mark Kellen, M.D., President, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
Kathryn Serkes, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
Dr. David Prentice, FRC Senior Fellow for Life Sciences, FRC
David Christensen, Senior Director for Congressional Affairs, FRC
Tom McClusky, Senior Vice President, FRC Action
Go to www.frcaction.org/webcast to register to watch tonight's event and send us your questions by email for consideration by tonight's guests.
Liar Liar
While the outburst last night calling the President a liar was unfortunate and inappropriate I am sympathetic to the frustration on the part of many in Congress. The President's speech to a joint session of Congress was unprecedented in how many times the President referred to those who disagree with him as being untruthful, yet he himself was misleading on a number of factors. The speech was not one of a leader looking to unite, but of a campaigner looking to further divide this necessary debate on health care. The President threatened those who oppose him that "[i]f you misrepresent what's in the plan, we will call you out."
So in that vein, let us look at the President's speech with the same microscope he would apply to those he perceives as "partisan bickerers." On the issue of abortion, even the New York Times called the president on his assertion that "under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place." The liberal media mainstay joins FactCheck.org, reporters and columnists at the Associated Press, Time Magazine, and The Washington Post, politicians from both parties and the Rev. Jim Wallis in agreeing that the current health care plans includes abortion coverage with federal dollars.
The Times also called "falsehood" on the President's assertions that you would be able to keep your doctor and that Medicare would not be affected. In addition, President Obama made the unprecedented and un-presidential move of calling former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin a liar for insisting that the President's health care bill would lead to bureaucrats rationing care.
The President needs to reread his bill, H.R. 3200, Section 1401 which establishes the Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research. This Center is set up to decide based on effectiveness and cost. One thing is clear from the President's speech last night- he has now claimed full ownership of the Democratic bills under consideration in Congress right now. What he still needs to learn is that with ownership comes responsibility.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The Key
The key to knowing God's desires for your life is praying and reading His Word, the Bible, every day, year after year and obeying His Word...
Hey! If I had titled this Abortion and Health Care Reform, I was afraid you would not have started reading this since I write so much about abortion. Seriously, please forgive me for the deception….
This was sent to me in an email.
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Abortion and Health Care Reform
Chuck Colson
What Are the Facts?
From having worked in the White House, I know how important it is for a President to get his facts clear when he is speaking to the American people.
Well, I'm sorry to say, it appears that President Obama has not done that regarding whether or not his health care plan would force Americans to pay for abortions.
During a recent conference call with religious leaders, the President said, "I know there's been a lot of misinformation in this debate, and there are some folks out there who are frankly bearing false witness."
And then he himself said the following: "You've heard that this is all going to mean government funding of abortion. Not true. These are all fabrications."
Are they fabrications? What about the Capps Amendment, which was passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee? The amendment would require "at least one plan covering elective abortions in every federally subsidized exchange," notes John McCormack of the Weekly Standard. It also gives the secretary of Health and Human Services "the authority to include abortion coverage in the public plan and requires that the public plan cover abortion if the Hyde amendment...is repealed."
The Associated Press, which on August 2 claimed that the President wanted to continue the tradition of not forcing Americans to fund abortions, has backed off its story. On August 5, AP reporter Ricardo Alonsozaldivar acknowledged, "Health care legislation before Congress would allow a new government-sponsored insurance plan to cover abortions."
And Douglas Johnson of the National Right to Life Committee called the Capps amendment "a sham." The more recent AP article "confirms what we've been saying," Johnson said. "Under both Obama-backed bills, House and Senate, the federal government would run a huge system of subsidizing elective abortion."
Finally, FactCheck.org says the bills now before Congress "would allow a new 'public' insurance plan to cover abortions, despite language added to the House bill that technically forbids using public funds to pay for them." FactCheck concludes "that the president goes too far when he calls the statements that government would be funding abortions 'fabrications.'"
There's also the fact that Congress has shot down every attempt to allow wording that explicitly prevents government funding of abortions.
Now, I'm the first to agree that politics is about the art of compromise. But there are some things that Christians simply cannot compromise. One of them is federal funding of abortion-which is nothing more than the killing of unborn children.
And it's very clear that, the President's statements to the contrary-that you and I will see our tax dollars pay for abortions under the current health care reform bills. Some Congress people, like Rep. Zoe Lofgren, are even telling their constituents that abortion coverage is in the bill.
I hope you will let your representatives know that you cannot support, and will not, any health care bills that allow your tax dollars to pay for the slaughter of innocent children.
And don't let them tell you that you are misinformed-because the facts are out there.
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Register Now to Watch the Live Webcast of FRC Action's National Townhall on Health Care Reform - This Thursday at 8:30 p.m. EDT
Your Health Care Questions Answered
September 8, 2009 | Share with Friends
During its August recess, Members of Congress heard deep concerns from the American people about President Obama's plan to "reform" our nation's health care system. This week, the President will address a special joint session of Congress to push his administration's health care agenda. Will Congress heed the voice of the people or the President?
To help make sense of it all, join thousands of our fellow citizens for FRC Action's live "National Townhall on Health Care Reform" webcast on Thursday, September 10 at 8:30 p.m. EDT. Joining us for this important event will be House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio); Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.), a physician who is giving the GOP response to President Obama's address to Congress; Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), co-chairman of the House Pro-Life Caucus; renowned ethicist Wesley J. Smith; leading medical experts; and other national leaders like Liberty Counsel's Mat Staver, Bishop Harry Jackson; FRC policy experts Dr. David Prentice, David Christensen, FRC Action's Tom McClusky, former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, and others.
We'll answer your questions, dissect the dangers of the President's plan, and examine how this life and death debate affects your family and those you love. Register for the webcast today and be sure to submit your health care questions!
Register Now for FRC Action's Live Webcast
Sincerely,
Tony Perkins
President
Hey! If I had titled this Abortion and Health Care Reform, I was afraid you would not have started reading this since I write so much about abortion. Seriously, please forgive me for the deception….
This was sent to me in an email.
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Abortion and Health Care Reform
Chuck Colson
What Are the Facts?
From having worked in the White House, I know how important it is for a President to get his facts clear when he is speaking to the American people.
Well, I'm sorry to say, it appears that President Obama has not done that regarding whether or not his health care plan would force Americans to pay for abortions.
During a recent conference call with religious leaders, the President said, "I know there's been a lot of misinformation in this debate, and there are some folks out there who are frankly bearing false witness."
And then he himself said the following: "You've heard that this is all going to mean government funding of abortion. Not true. These are all fabrications."
Are they fabrications? What about the Capps Amendment, which was passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee? The amendment would require "at least one plan covering elective abortions in every federally subsidized exchange," notes John McCormack of the Weekly Standard. It also gives the secretary of Health and Human Services "the authority to include abortion coverage in the public plan and requires that the public plan cover abortion if the Hyde amendment...is repealed."
The Associated Press, which on August 2 claimed that the President wanted to continue the tradition of not forcing Americans to fund abortions, has backed off its story. On August 5, AP reporter Ricardo Alonsozaldivar acknowledged, "Health care legislation before Congress would allow a new government-sponsored insurance plan to cover abortions."
And Douglas Johnson of the National Right to Life Committee called the Capps amendment "a sham." The more recent AP article "confirms what we've been saying," Johnson said. "Under both Obama-backed bills, House and Senate, the federal government would run a huge system of subsidizing elective abortion."
Finally, FactCheck.org says the bills now before Congress "would allow a new 'public' insurance plan to cover abortions, despite language added to the House bill that technically forbids using public funds to pay for them." FactCheck concludes "that the president goes too far when he calls the statements that government would be funding abortions 'fabrications.'"
There's also the fact that Congress has shot down every attempt to allow wording that explicitly prevents government funding of abortions.
Now, I'm the first to agree that politics is about the art of compromise. But there are some things that Christians simply cannot compromise. One of them is federal funding of abortion-which is nothing more than the killing of unborn children.
And it's very clear that, the President's statements to the contrary-that you and I will see our tax dollars pay for abortions under the current health care reform bills. Some Congress people, like Rep. Zoe Lofgren, are even telling their constituents that abortion coverage is in the bill.
I hope you will let your representatives know that you cannot support, and will not, any health care bills that allow your tax dollars to pay for the slaughter of innocent children.
And don't let them tell you that you are misinformed-because the facts are out there.
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Register Now to Watch the Live Webcast of FRC Action's National Townhall on Health Care Reform - This Thursday at 8:30 p.m. EDT
Your Health Care Questions Answered
September 8, 2009 | Share with Friends
During its August recess, Members of Congress heard deep concerns from the American people about President Obama's plan to "reform" our nation's health care system. This week, the President will address a special joint session of Congress to push his administration's health care agenda. Will Congress heed the voice of the people or the President?
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Sincerely,
Tony Perkins
President
Is This Our Future?
God, What is it going to take for the America citizen to wake-up to just how evil many of these politicians has become... and how long is it going to take for them to understand that knowing their character and electing these people into office or placing these people in authority puts the sins just as much on the voter head as it does for those who are so crooked... Is this not proof that there is no True God in their lives apart from their own self-righteousness.
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This was written by a pastor's wife in biblical prose as a commentary of current events.
And it came to pass in the Age of Insanity that the people of the land called America, having lost their morals, their initiative, and their will to defend their liberties, chose as their Supreme Leader that person known as "The One".
He emerged from the vapors with a message that had no meaning; but he hypnotized the people telling them, "I am sent to save you. My lack of experience, my questionable ethics, my monstrous ego, and my association with evil doers are of no consequence. For I shall save you with Hope and Change."
Go, therefore, and proclaim throughout the land that he who preceded me is evil, that he has defiled the nation, and that all he has built must be destroyed." And the people rejoiced, for even though
they knew not what "The One" would do, he had promised that it was good; and they believed. And "The One" said "We live in the greatest country in the world. Help me change everything about it!" And the people said, "Hallelujah! Change is good!"
Then He said, "We are going to tax the rich fat-cats." And the people said, "Sock it to them! And redistribute their wealth." And the people said, "Show us the money!" And then He said, "Redistribution of wealth is good for everybody."
And Joe the Plumber asked, "Are you kidding me? You're going to steal my money and give it to the deadbeats?" And "The One" ridiculed and taunted him, and Joe's personal records were hacked and publicized.
One lone reporter asked, "Isn't that Marxist policy?" And she was banished from the kingdom!
Then a citizen asked, "With no foreign relations experience and having zero military experience or knowledge, how will you deal with radical terrorists?"
And "The One" said, "Simple. I shall sit with them and talk with them and show them how nice we really are; and they will forget that they ever wanted to kill us all!"
And the people, said” Hallelujah!! We are safe at last, and we can beat our weapons into free cars for the people!"
Then "The One" said, "I shall give 95% of you lower taxes," and one, lone voice said, "But 40%
of us don't pay ANY taxes." So "The One" said, "Then I shall give you some of the taxes the fat-cats pay!" And the people said, "Hallelujah!! Show us the money!"
Then "The One" said, "I shall tax your Capital Gains when you sell your homes!" And the people yawned and the slumping housing market collapsed. And He said, "I shall mandate employer funded health care for EVERY worker and raise the minimum wage. And I shall give every person unlimited healthcare and medicine and transportation to the clinics." And the people said, "Give me some of that!" Then he said, "I shall penalize employers who ship jobs overseas." And the people said, "Where's my rebate check?"
Then "The One" said, "I shall bankrupt the coal industry and electricity rates will skyrocket!" And the people said, "Coal is dirty, coal is evil, no more coal! But we don't care for that part about higher electric rates." So
"The One" said, “Not to worry. If your rebate isn't enough to cover your expenses, we shall bail you out. Just sign up with ACORN and your troubles are over!"
Then He said, "Illegal immigrants feel scorned and slighted. Let's grant them amnesty, Social Security, free education, free lunches, free medical care and bilingual signs and guaranteed housing..." And the people said,
"Hallelujah!!" And they made him King!
And so it came to pass that employers, facing spiraling costs and ever-higher taxes, raised their prices and lay off workers. Others simply gave up and went out of business and the economy sank like unto a rock dropped from a cliff. The banking industry was destroyed. Manufacturing slowed to a crawl. And more of the people were without a means of support.
Then "The One" said, "I am the "The One"- The Messiah and I'm here to save you! We shall just print more money so everyone will have enough!"
But our foreign trading partners said unto Him, "Wait a minute. Your dollar is not worth a pile of camel dung! You will have to pay more..." And the people said, "Wait a minute. That is unfair!!" And the world said, "Neither are these other idiotic programs you have embraced. Lo, you have become a Socialist state and a second-rate power. Now you shall play by our rules!"
And the people cried out, "Alas, alas!! What have we done?" But yea verily, it was too late. The people set upon "The One" and spat upon him and stoned him, and his name was dung. And the once mighty nation was no more; and the once proud people were without sustenance or shelter or hope.
And the Change "The One" had given them was as like unto a poison that had destroyed them and like a whirlwind that consumed all that they had built. And the people beat their chests in despair and cried out in anguish, "Give us back our nation and our pride and our hope!!" But it was too late, and their homeland was no more.
You may think this is a fairy tale, but it's not. It's happening RIGHT NOW!!!
Monday, September 7, 2009
Will Co. Tea Party Rally
I attended the Will Co. Tea Party Rally this morning, which was held at The Commons Performing Arts Pavilion in New Lenox, IL with the caravan of The National Tea Party Express arriving on its only Illinois stop. I heard the estimate of an attendance of approximately ten thousand people on hand.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given to open the rally, songs were sung and speeches were given and it all sounded good, but there will be no real changes in America until there is a change in the hearts of the majority of the citizenry and that will not happen unless this nation turns back to worship the One True God.
Americans must understand that President Obama can not save America nor the world.... Americans must acknowledge that the only hope for this nation and for this world lies with the only Saviour of the World, Christ Jesus. Putting our hopes in anyone or anything else is nothing but false hope.
All my pictures taken at the Rally may be seen from my Face Book page.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given to open the rally, songs were sung and speeches were given and it all sounded good, but there will be no real changes in America until there is a change in the hearts of the majority of the citizenry and that will not happen unless this nation turns back to worship the One True God.
Americans must understand that President Obama can not save America nor the world.... Americans must acknowledge that the only hope for this nation and for this world lies with the only Saviour of the World, Christ Jesus. Putting our hopes in anyone or anything else is nothing but false hope.
All my pictures taken at the Rally may be seen from my Face Book page.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
The Sad Truth
If you choose to not listen to the truth then you have no one to blame but yourself... The liberal thinks he is so smart, yet his wisdom is digging not only his and his loved ones' graves, but also that of America's.
The sad truth is that most Americans do not want to listen to what is true; they wish to continue to go through their daily routine and not think about the real consequences of the actions or decisions of our leaders. Many of these consequences have brought a great destruction of lives and property, not only to America and our citizens, but for thousands of lives all around the world.
The same kind of thinking or appeasing happen with Hitler and his Third Reich, which nearly destroyed all of Europe, had it not been for America coming to Europe' aid. There is very little doubt that America would have been Hitler' next conquest.
I believe America's freedom is in just as much jeopardy today as that of Europe' during Hitler' rain of terror, but most are blind to the truth, just as they are blind to the truth of God Word.
God has made it very plain any nation that would try to divide the nation of Israel, that nation will be brought under His judgment. Just as He used heathen nations to bring judgments upon the Israelites for their disobedience to His Word, God is bringing judgment upon America for her disobedience and her efforts of pushing Israel to give up land for peace.
I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning my inheritance, my people Israel,
for they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land. Joel 3:2
The sad truth is that most Americans do not want to listen to what is true; they wish to continue to go through their daily routine and not think about the real consequences of the actions or decisions of our leaders. Many of these consequences have brought a great destruction of lives and property, not only to America and our citizens, but for thousands of lives all around the world.
The same kind of thinking or appeasing happen with Hitler and his Third Reich, which nearly destroyed all of Europe, had it not been for America coming to Europe' aid. There is very little doubt that America would have been Hitler' next conquest.
I believe America's freedom is in just as much jeopardy today as that of Europe' during Hitler' rain of terror, but most are blind to the truth, just as they are blind to the truth of God Word.
God has made it very plain any nation that would try to divide the nation of Israel, that nation will be brought under His judgment. Just as He used heathen nations to bring judgments upon the Israelites for their disobedience to His Word, God is bringing judgment upon America for her disobedience and her efforts of pushing Israel to give up land for peace.
I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning my inheritance, my people Israel,
for they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land. Joel 3:2
Friday, September 4, 2009
The Proof is Here
I moved this up from a June 2nd post.
Louie Giglio's videos of HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD Tour can be viewed on YouTube
Colossians 1:17
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Louie Giglio's videos of HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD Tour can be viewed on YouTube
Colossians 1:17
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Corruption From Within
This is what America deserves since the majority has allowed their personal desires to be the primary influence over their lives. These desires have led many to vote into leadership positions the most godless and wicked men and women; leaders, who have displayed the most ungodly leadership, creating corruption from within every branch of our government for the last thirty five years or more. It seem as though most Americans are passively hostile against God, they say they believe in a higher power or God, but their actions prove that they have virtually no real faith in the sovereignty of the God of all creation.
I did not plan to speak against President Obama, his administration nor the evil deeds of our government so much. My main thoughts for this blog are to try to open the eyes and ears of those I can reach as to how great is God, that JESUS is the only way and to share what I know of God's prophecies for America.
We have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. The god of this age (Satan) has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 2 Corinthians 4:2-4
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12
Satan's greatest trick in this world has been convincing the majority that he does not exist and second to that is, that you always have tomorrow to checkout this man called JESUS... The non-believer will never understand what true Christianity or true faith in God is until they accept JESUS as their LORD.
Listen to this video and if you can not see that this is an extremely racist video, then there is very little hope that without CHRIST your eyes and ears will never be opened to the real truth... And this leads to the proof of the truth of another verse that without Christ... The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? Jeremiah17:9
We should all remember this is America; President Obama, you and I still have the right to speak our beliefs. Why, we can even choose to sit in a Church every Sunday morning to listen to a racist Pastor preaching hate for twenty years or to be friends with a known terrorist if we would so foolishly choose to do so.