We are spirit beings living in a body, and I don't think very many scientists today doubt that. Wilder Penfield, one of the world's top neurosurgeon experts on the brain, says that the mind is something separate and distinct from the brain. The mind is non physical and it programs the brain and the brain is like a computer that the mind uses to operate the body.
"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God (Romans 12:2).
How do we renew our minds? By the reading and the studying of Scripture..."Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom" (Colossians 3:16).
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
A baby
A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on.
- Carl Sandburg
So, once again God has entrusted Wayne and I with the wonder of a grandbaby. Our world goes on.
At Christmastime.
A gift.
Baby Caref.
Greatness
Lincoln’s last words are said by some to have been of his desire to travel to the Holy Land, once his term was over. We shall walk the sacred paths of our Lord, he said. We shall go up to Jeru…
Jesus on the cross cried out, “Father, why have you forsaken me?” Didn’t he know?
If we strive for what is truly right, and fail, still we have undone to some degree the curse laid upon creation in Eden. We cannot rescind the law of entropy, but we can fight for order and intelligence in our own small corner of the world. More than this can no man rightly hope for. Mighty towers will fall, their only trace found as dust and wind. To rule in the world is to fail. A man's only kingdom is his own heart.
FORGOTTEN PROPHETS: "Greatness"
Jesus on the cross cried out, “Father, why have you forsaken me?” Didn’t he know?
If we strive for what is truly right, and fail, still we have undone to some degree the curse laid upon creation in Eden. We cannot rescind the law of entropy, but we can fight for order and intelligence in our own small corner of the world. More than this can no man rightly hope for. Mighty towers will fall, their only trace found as dust and wind. To rule in the world is to fail. A man's only kingdom is his own heart.
FORGOTTEN PROPHETS: "Greatness"
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Christianity is a Person...
Written by Andrée Seu June 25, 7:31 AM
I am scheduled to have an MRI for a suspicious mammogram.
It clears the sinuses.
What it does for me in particular is cause me to lose total interest, very suddenly, in any notion of Christianity as a good moral code or religion.
As the preacher Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) wrote in Authentic Christianity:
“The fundamental thing is that Christianity is about Jesus. . . . Christianity is not a teaching—it is a person. . . . The Lord Jesus Christ was the theme of the preaching of the early church. . . . This is the tragic thing that has been forgotten at the present time. ‘What we need,’ people say, ‘is the application of his teaching.’ But it is not. What you need is to know him and to come into relationship with him. . . .”
That is what the Apostle to the Gentiles, the Apostle Paul, expresses so many times in his letters to the saints:
To the Corinthians: "For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified" (1 Corinthians 2:2).
To the Philippians: "But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ" (Philippians 3:7-8).
To the Ephesians: "But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into Him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted...edifying of itself in love" (Ephesians 4:15-16).
To the Galatians: "But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world" (Galatians 6:14).
I am scheduled to have an MRI for a suspicious mammogram.
It clears the sinuses.
What it does for me in particular is cause me to lose total interest, very suddenly, in any notion of Christianity as a good moral code or religion.
As the preacher Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) wrote in Authentic Christianity:
“The fundamental thing is that Christianity is about Jesus. . . . Christianity is not a teaching—it is a person. . . . The Lord Jesus Christ was the theme of the preaching of the early church. . . . This is the tragic thing that has been forgotten at the present time. ‘What we need,’ people say, ‘is the application of his teaching.’ But it is not. What you need is to know him and to come into relationship with him. . . .”
That is what the Apostle to the Gentiles, the Apostle Paul, expresses so many times in his letters to the saints:
To the Corinthians: "For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified" (1 Corinthians 2:2).
To the Philippians: "But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ" (Philippians 3:7-8).
To the Ephesians: "But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into Him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted...edifying of itself in love" (Ephesians 4:15-16).
To the Galatians: "But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world" (Galatians 6:14).
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Palace of memories...
“You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body.” - C. S. Lewis
Live long enough and your body slowly betrays you and sometimes takes your mind and soul with it.
If you knew to a dead, solid certainty that you were never going to be released from your room until you were released, at long last, from your body, what would you do? If you were a sane man, just what would you, at long last, do?
I don't know about you, but I would figure a way out and if that way out was only deeper in, that's where I'd go. I'd go deep into my palace of memories and I'd use all my energy to construct a world inside that was made of the most vivid moments of all the years I'd lived.
The Centenarian: Arthur Warner McNair @ AMERICAN DIGEST
L:
It seems Mother has gone deep into her palace of memories. It must be quite a place constructed over 91 years of life.
Live long enough and your body slowly betrays you and sometimes takes your mind and soul with it.
If you knew to a dead, solid certainty that you were never going to be released from your room until you were released, at long last, from your body, what would you do? If you were a sane man, just what would you, at long last, do?
I don't know about you, but I would figure a way out and if that way out was only deeper in, that's where I'd go. I'd go deep into my palace of memories and I'd use all my energy to construct a world inside that was made of the most vivid moments of all the years I'd lived.
The Centenarian: Arthur Warner McNair @ AMERICAN DIGEST
L:
It seems Mother has gone deep into her palace of memories. It must be quite a place constructed over 91 years of life.
Meekness and gentleness...
A yoke
Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ (Paul writing to the Corinthians, 2 Cor. 10:1.)
Jesus calls:
Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.(Matthew 11:28-30).
Have you found Him so?
LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED
There has been one in this world called Jesus of Nazareth, and it is he who says to you, "Let not your heart be troubled...believe in me," which means, "Come to me, tell me your troubles, tell me all about your difficulty about God, the difficulty of prayer, the difficulty about your weak will and failure." I do not care what it is that makes you restless and ill at ease. it may be the possibility of war, it may be illness, it may be business troubles, it may be your own weakness morally in the realm of your will--whatever it is, whatever is troubling and making you unhappy, go to him about it. He is the one who loved you enough to die for you. He said, "come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest". There is no need for you to be unhappy and restless. Believe in Christ. Believe in the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ who came on earth to deliver you from that very thing and who has removed every barrier between you and God and who can give you rest and peace here and now. -Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Don't default on eternal life...
The Technium: Triumph of the Default
Defaults also remind us of another truth. By definition a default works when we — the user or consumer or citizen — do nothing.
But doing nothing is not neutral, since it triggers a default bias. That means that "no choice" is a choice itself. There's is no neutral, even, or especially, in non action.
Despite the claims of many, technology is never neutral. Even when you don't choose what to do with it, it chooses. A system acquires a definite drift and clear momentum from those inherent biases, whether or not we act upon them.
L comments:
The default of this world system is encapsulated as "this evil age"...
"with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved" (2 Thessalonians 2:19).
Don't default on eternal life. Seek the truth of Jesus Christ.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Wisdom
Men have never been so educated, but wisdom, even as an idea, has conspicuously vanished from the world.
-Whittaker Chambers (4/1/1901 – 7/9/1961)
Jesus Christ is our wisdom in this unwise world of men...He is rejected today but wise men still seek Him...
"...Christ; in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" (Colossians 2:3).
"Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice or understanding; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding" (Proverbs 2).
Chambers' book Witness begs reading by anyone interested in freedom.
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan posthumously awarded Chambers the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for his contribution to "the century's epic struggle between freedom and totalitarianism."
L comments:
Witness is one of my top reading recommendations. Chambers speaks much about the soul. It is well worth the reading.
A grand adventure
One Cosmos
Hurtling Toward History's Denoument?
I'd think a conservative Christian would feel blessed and honored to participate in this phase of Gods grand drama!
Some of us are! Honest!
Every week, every day, every minute, virtually, a Grand Adventure!
But we do have to live in the world as it is presently constituted, we do have to "take sides", we do have to experience the nit and grit of human emotions, some of which may include a momentary righteous anger and disgust, and yes, an occasional gloom.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Meet Joe Black
Obituaries
> News Digest > Obituaries
There were no obituary reports on June 19, 2009
Death is again on holiday in Escanaba, Michigan.
In Escanaba Mother is quietly waiting for God's call and is surprised to wake up when another day dawns.
"O death, where is thy sting?" (2 Cor. 15:55).
I find myself singing: "Swing low, sweet chariot, comin' fo' to carry Mother home."
Jesus said whosoever believes in Me shall never die. Mother is looking to leave her body and enter eternal life with Him.
> News Digest > Obituaries
There were no obituary reports on June 19, 2009
Death is again on holiday in Escanaba, Michigan.
In Escanaba Mother is quietly waiting for God's call and is surprised to wake up when another day dawns.
"O death, where is thy sting?" (2 Cor. 15:55).
I find myself singing: "Swing low, sweet chariot, comin' fo' to carry Mother home."
Jesus said whosoever believes in Me shall never die. Mother is looking to leave her body and enter eternal life with Him.
God's Son, Jesus Christ . . .
"...upholding ALL things by the word of His power,
when He had by Himself purged our sins,
sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high" (Hebrews 1:3).
when He had by Himself purged our sins,
sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high" (Hebrews 1:3).
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Peony
A Sensitive Plant in a garden grew,
And the young winds fed it with silver dew.
For love and beauty and delight,
There is no death nor change.
-The Sensitive Plant, Percy Bysshe Shelley
In Canticles the bride is speaking of the One whom she loves, and she describes Him:
"His mouth is most sweet: yea, He is altogether lovely. This is my Beloved, and this is my friend" (Song of Solomon 5:16).
This is speaking of our relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ.
He is "altogether lovely" and may our hearts be fully immersed in our love to Him - for in (His) love and beauty and delight, there is no death nor change.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Hope...
"All hope abandon, ye who enter here!" - Dante Alighieri, Inferno
"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? - Jesus in Mark 8:36, 37
"Now our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts..." - Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2:16.
Good hope through grace....hey, that's the name of my blog! May I keep the reality of this hope foremost in my thinking as I live this day and into tomorrow, and into tomorrow's tomorrow, and...
Need to know about this hope? Click on link below for a reason of this hope starting with the acceptance of God's free gift of salvation.
Grace Life Bible Church
"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? - Jesus in Mark 8:36, 37
"Now our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts..." - Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2:16.
Good hope through grace....hey, that's the name of my blog! May I keep the reality of this hope foremost in my thinking as I live this day and into tomorrow, and into tomorrow's tomorrow, and...
Need to know about this hope? Click on link below for a reason of this hope starting with the acceptance of God's free gift of salvation.
Grace Life Bible Church
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Fury
The Furies of Iran @ AMERICAN DIGEST
Who was it who said that the condition of any civilization can be at once appraised by the station of their women?
John Newton
A quote from John Newton @ age 82:
My memory is nearly gone, but I remember 2 things. That I am a great sinner and that Christ is a great Savior.
Newton's tombstone reads, "John Newton, Clerk, once an infidel and libertine, a servant of slaves in Africa, was, by the rich mercy of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, preserved, restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach the faith he had long labored to destroy."
But a far greater testimony outlives Newton in the most famous of the hundreds of hymns he wrote:
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me,
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved.
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come.
'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
YouTube - Amazing Grace - Wintley Phipps
My memory is nearly gone, but I remember 2 things. That I am a great sinner and that Christ is a great Savior.
Newton's tombstone reads, "John Newton, Clerk, once an infidel and libertine, a servant of slaves in Africa, was, by the rich mercy of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, preserved, restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach the faith he had long labored to destroy."
But a far greater testimony outlives Newton in the most famous of the hundreds of hymns he wrote:
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me,
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved.
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come.
'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
YouTube - Amazing Grace - Wintley Phipps
Sweetness of the lips...
"The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning" (KJV Proverbs 16:21).
"The wise man is known by his common sense, and a pleasant teacher is the best" (The Living Bible).
Are our lips sweet?
"The wise man is known by his common sense, and a pleasant teacher is the best" (The Living Bible).
Are our lips sweet?
Saturday, June 13, 2009
The way...
"...the way of the evil...who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness" (Proverbs 2:13).
"The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light" (Romans 13:12).
"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them" (Ephesians 5:11).
"Jesus saith, I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me (John 14:6).
"The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light" (Romans 13:12).
"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them" (Ephesians 5:11).
"Jesus saith, I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me (John 14:6).
Friday, June 12, 2009
Apple Blossom Time
I'LL BE WITH YOU IN APPLE BLOSSOM TIME
(Neville Fleeson / Albert Von Tilzer)
I'll be with you in apple blossom time.
I'll be with you to change your name to mine.
One day in May, I'll come and say
Happy the bride the sun shines on today.
What a wonderful wedding there will be.
What a wonderful day for you and me.
Church bells will chime,
You will be mine,
In apple blossom time.
When a little girl, I would sing this song standing on top of the pump-house overlooking the pasture and the lovely little valley behind our farm. Twenty years later I was married in May but did not remember the seeming harbinger of my wedding day.
The picture was taken early June (nature always a bit slower in the UP) in the orchard of Betsy and Ed's farm next to our place in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
YouTube - I'll be with you in apple blossom time-The Andrews Sisters:
Thursday, June 11, 2009
All we need is love...
"The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee" (Jeremiah 31:3).
"Remember, O LORD, Thy tender mercies and Thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old" (Psalm 25:6).
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Prayer - - My Declaration of Dependence.
Praying Ephesians 1:15-23:
Heavenly Father,
In the name of Jesus Christ,
I praise and thank You for all of the spiritual blessings you have given me, in heavenly places, in Christ Jesus .
I thank You for accepting me in the Beloved, and that You have redeemed and forgiven me of all my sins; past, present, and future.
I praise You for abounding toward me in wisdom and foresight as well as revealing the mystery of Your will.
I thank You for giving me an inheritance in Jesus Christ and sealing me with Your Holy Spirit unto the day of redemption.
Open the eyes of my understanding that I might fully comprehend and appreciate the hope of Your calling.
Help me to understand the riches and glory and the exceeding greatness of Your power toward me because I believe that Jesus Christ died, was buried, and rose again in payment of my sin.
Thank You for giving me a position in Your exalted Son.
Amen
Heavenly Father,
In the name of Jesus Christ,
I praise and thank You for all of the spiritual blessings you have given me, in heavenly places, in Christ Jesus .
I thank You for accepting me in the Beloved, and that You have redeemed and forgiven me of all my sins; past, present, and future.
I praise You for abounding toward me in wisdom and foresight as well as revealing the mystery of Your will.
I thank You for giving me an inheritance in Jesus Christ and sealing me with Your Holy Spirit unto the day of redemption.
Open the eyes of my understanding that I might fully comprehend and appreciate the hope of Your calling.
Help me to understand the riches and glory and the exceeding greatness of Your power toward me because I believe that Jesus Christ died, was buried, and rose again in payment of my sin.
Thank You for giving me a position in Your exalted Son.
Amen
Monday, June 8, 2009
Whose servant are you?
"While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage" KJV (2 Peter 2:19).
Contemporary version:
"They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to corrupt habits" - Twentieth Century NT: "for a man is a slave of whatever overpowers him" - Moffatt
(2 Peter 2:19).
Additional verse to cement our thinking:
"Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?" (Romans 6:16)
Contemporary version:
"They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to corrupt habits" - Twentieth Century NT: "for a man is a slave of whatever overpowers him" - Moffatt
(2 Peter 2:19).
Additional verse to cement our thinking:
"Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?" (Romans 6:16)
Mother
Mother is 91 years old. She is now residing in a nursing care facility after a stroke left her unable to care for herself. The stroke happened February 7th of this year. Her heart is not functioning on the upper part and it allowed blood to pool and then clot which moved to her brain.
She is a woman of pioneering strength. Six children raised to adulthood, one husband, who she said was her biggest child, milking cows, preparing the milk for the creamery with pumped water heated on a wood stove, wringer washer heated the same, then clothes hung on the line, garden and canning etc, etc, etc.
Mother was the second child of 14. Her early life was one of caring for children and preparing for necessary food needs. The 8 girls were of healthy stock and some were very beautiful young women. They had dreams and hope for their future. All married and had families.
Today Mother is the oldest of the four living sisters. Her independence taken from her is a hard blow, and she is reeling coming to grips with her dependence on others.
Mother is a woman of faith in Jesus Christ. Her circumstances has obscured the sweet relationship with her Lord, and she is yearning for the communion again. Perhaps it will be when her soul leaves her body and she will be present with her Lord, but my hope is that she will once more find this comfort on this side of glory.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Easy livin'
Let’s just stand on the truth of what God’s Word says, and base our life on that, and not live by circumstances, and by what we can see, and feel, and touch, but let’s live in the reality of what God’s Word says!
Jason's newest Cub's store
clarkstreetsports.com
Located just across from Wrigley Field. If you go to a Cubs game be sure to drop in and say hello to Jason. Buying a tee-shirt is optional. Mention my name...probably won't get you a discount but couldn't hurt. : )
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
The Inner Man
Praying The Powerful Prayers Of Paul
(my notes from Pastor Bryan Ross message)
“That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man" (Ephesians 3:16).
grant = give
riches of His glory = grace never runs out
strengthened = made strong
Spiritual strength with might = power
by His spirit = Holy Spirit
in the inner man = in our soul and spirit;
not in the outward man = our flesh and senses, our temporary tent
unsaved = body, soul and spirit but the spirit is dead
saved = body, soul and spirit is alive unto God
How do we know we are saved?
Essence with essence - God’s spirit with our spirit (2 Corinthians 1:22). “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God“ (Romans 6:16 ).
The power of God is in the transforming message for everyone
to be changed from death unto life.
“For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe" (1Thessalonians 2:13).
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost (Romans 15:13).
If you had your choice to be healthy, wealthy, and all your wants realized in this present world, or to be “strengthened with all might, according to His (God’s) glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness(Colossians 1:11) in the inner man" -- which would you choose?
(my notes from Pastor Bryan Ross message)
“That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man" (Ephesians 3:16).
grant = give
riches of His glory = grace never runs out
strengthened = made strong
Spiritual strength with might = power
by His spirit = Holy Spirit
in the inner man = in our soul and spirit;
not in the outward man = our flesh and senses, our temporary tent
unsaved = body, soul and spirit but the spirit is dead
saved = body, soul and spirit is alive unto God
How do we know we are saved?
Essence with essence - God’s spirit with our spirit (2 Corinthians 1:22). “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God“ (Romans 6:16 ).
The power of God is in the transforming message for everyone
to be changed from death unto life.
“For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe" (1Thessalonians 2:13).
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost (Romans 15:13).
If you had your choice to be healthy, wealthy, and all your wants realized in this present world, or to be “strengthened with all might, according to His (God’s) glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness(Colossians 1:11) in the inner man" -- which would you choose?
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Late Abortionist
FORGOTTEN PROPHETS: "Tuesday, June 02, 2009
It really is a complicated question. Is it murder, killing a late-term abortionist? Of course it is, in the sense that it is unlawful. But the more precise term is assassination. Is it wrong, in that we are told to love our enemies? That Ehud is called a savior of Israel in the Bible, when he assassinated the king of Moab, well, that's Old Testament. Not a cop out. Jesus gives us other commandments, as, to love our enemies. Does this mean, love the enemies of our children? Does this mean, allow enemies to kill our children? -- or any other of the little ones whom Jesus would suffer to come unto him? Are we told to defend the defenseless? I'm sure we are, somewhere, although that may be OT as well -- but uncountermanded.
Do abortionists kill babies? Once we get around the nonsense of defining what a baby is, the answer is, yes, they certainly do kill babies. Young humans, as yet unborn, but human in the sense that an eagle egg is an eagle, and its destruction is a felony. No mystery there, only embarrassment and inconsistency. Human in terms of DNA. Human in terms of the natural course of human development. Human in terms of the fact that it, the fetus, the child, is loved as a child, if it is loved at all.
Abortionists kill babies. So what's the big deal with killing abortionists? Rule of law? Laws must be just to be valid. Religion? God uses fierce warriors of righteousness. Ethics? What higher ethic, than to defend the defenseless. It is a complicated question, but it's not a difficult one. It's just a matter of how we respond to evil.
(Read complete article at above link. J asks profound questions regarding the state of our society. Always remember the Lord Jesus Christ is rejected from this world system, and the adversary (Satan) is the god of this world. Believers are the light of the world, and as it grows darker, our light should shine ever more brightly.)
It really is a complicated question. Is it murder, killing a late-term abortionist? Of course it is, in the sense that it is unlawful. But the more precise term is assassination. Is it wrong, in that we are told to love our enemies? That Ehud is called a savior of Israel in the Bible, when he assassinated the king of Moab, well, that's Old Testament. Not a cop out. Jesus gives us other commandments, as, to love our enemies. Does this mean, love the enemies of our children? Does this mean, allow enemies to kill our children? -- or any other of the little ones whom Jesus would suffer to come unto him? Are we told to defend the defenseless? I'm sure we are, somewhere, although that may be OT as well -- but uncountermanded.
Do abortionists kill babies? Once we get around the nonsense of defining what a baby is, the answer is, yes, they certainly do kill babies. Young humans, as yet unborn, but human in the sense that an eagle egg is an eagle, and its destruction is a felony. No mystery there, only embarrassment and inconsistency. Human in terms of DNA. Human in terms of the natural course of human development. Human in terms of the fact that it, the fetus, the child, is loved as a child, if it is loved at all.
Abortionists kill babies. So what's the big deal with killing abortionists? Rule of law? Laws must be just to be valid. Religion? God uses fierce warriors of righteousness. Ethics? What higher ethic, than to defend the defenseless. It is a complicated question, but it's not a difficult one. It's just a matter of how we respond to evil.
(Read complete article at above link. J asks profound questions regarding the state of our society. Always remember the Lord Jesus Christ is rejected from this world system, and the adversary (Satan) is the god of this world. Believers are the light of the world, and as it grows darker, our light should shine ever more brightly.)
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