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Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt: Pulling and shaking hair over the mummy.

mrvaldesogo — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:36:54 +0000

We have already seen how in chapter 180 of Book of the Dead the mourners appear dishevelled for or over the deceased.

Mourner covering her face with her hair. Tomb of Renni in el-Kab. XVIII Dynasty. Photo: http://www.egyptraveluxe.blogspot.com

The dead is now in the Hereafter and needs to get again the mobility. This chapter treats about the physical resurrection of the deceased and it was included in many tombs of kings (Tutmosis III, Seti I, Ramses II, Meneptah I, Seti II, Siptah, Ramses III and Ramses IV). In all cases the verb used for dishevelled was nwn. Taking into consideration those determinatives and the iconography of tombs of Amenemhat and Renni, one correct translation could be “…they are dishevelled over you…”.

We can then visualize the nwn gesture over the corpse for his benefit. Because after that the chapter follows: “…your soul gets happy, your body becomes glorious…” It describes the resurrection of the mummy, process in which was important that rite of mourning.

At this point we need to mention three relevant documents that refer to the role of mourning women in front of the body.

1) The tomb of Ramses IX. On the left wall of the funerary chamber there is a unique scene of resurrection. The dead as a mummy inside an oval, over the corpse four women are making the nwn m gesture of pulling their locks of hair.

Women pulling lock of hair over the dead. Tomb of Ramses IX. Valley of the Kings. XX Dynasty. Photo: Mª Rosa Valdesogo Martín.

In the following scene the dead is not a mummy anymore, but now his legs and arms have movement. That makes us think about the nwn m gesture as something made for revitalising the body. The text accompanying the image is a fragment of the Book of Caverns in which we read about the resurrection of the dead and in that context it says:

“Those Goddesses are so, they are mourning over the secret place of Osiris…they are together, screaming and crying over the secret place of the ceremony…their secret is in their fingers…”

It is clear the relationship between mourning and the resurrection of the dead, to whom the women are pulling their locks of hair. On the other hand it is interesting to pay attention to the expression “…their secret is in their fingers…”, because with those fingers they are holding their hair. Which one is the secret? Is the resurrection or the way for reaching that resurrection?

2) The coffin of Ramses IV. In the head piece there is a representation of Isis and Nephtys making the same nwn m gesture.

Isis and Nephtys pulling their locks of hair. This image is on the head piece of the coffin of Ramses IV.

Both goddesses are facing the head of the dead and the image is accompanied by an inscription where we read:

“They move their faces during the moan; they mourn over the secret corpse of …

Both goddesses are holding their locks swt, the water is dropping from the eyes of these goddesses…the breath comes from them (the goddesses)…”

In some moment of his resurrection the dead finds Isis and Nephtys, which leaning their faces, holding their locks of hair swt and crying over the corpse, allow the dead to breathe and revive.

There is a very similar example in the coffin of the dwarf Dyedhor, who was dancer in the Serapeum. This coffin was found in Saqqara and belongs to the Persian period. The coffin of Dyedhor shows also Isis and Nephtys pulling their frontal locks of hair (Cairo Museum, nº cat. 1294).

3) The stele C15 in Louvre Museum is another important document for this subject. It was found in Abydos and dates from XI Dynasty. His owner was Abkaou, chief of the cattle. In the Middle Kingdom became very popular to put a stele in Abydos in the memory of the deceased god Osiris. In this stele the lower register shows Abkaou receiving the offerings while in an upper register there is an image of the ceremonies that took place during the Osiris festivity. Two mourners are over the lying corpse and both cover their face with the hair; in fact it remembers what it is said in chapter 180 of Book of the Dead.

Two mourners making nwn gesture over the corpse. Detail of the stele of Abkaou (stele C15) from Abydos. Louvre Museum. XI Dynasty. Photo (stele): http://www.cartelfr.louvre.fr; photo (detail): http://www.commons.wikimedia.org

The inscription is much reduced: once hieroglyph tm and twice the hieroglyph nwi.

The verb tm in ancient Egyptian means “complete”, “be completed”, “join the different parts of the body” (Wb V, 303), especially when it is about the parts of the dead (Wb V, 305, 1) and nwi means “to be in charge of” (Wb II, 220); the whole could be translated as “to be in charge of completing”. In the Myth of Osiris Isis with the help of Nephtys are the ones who collect the different parts of the body of Osiris, so these two mourners of the image would also be in charge of mending the body of the dead. The nwn gesture they are doing over the body would be one of the practises for revitalizing the deceased.

Suming up, mourners in Ancient Egypt made a kind of rite with their hair during the funerals. It could be to cover the face with the hair (nwn) or pull the frontal lock of hair (nwn m). In both cases we have proofs of this practise over the corpse and always with a revitalising goal.

For understanding better the meaning of this practise we have to know more about the symbolism of hair.

Psalm 44 – Redeem Us, O Lord

Timmy Baze — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:36:08 +0000

Have you ever been in a situation of a lot of trouble, and you have a very “good friend”, but that friend lets you down and does not help you in your situation? What do you do in that situation?

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20 If we had forgotten the name of our God
or spread our hands in prayer to foreign gods,
21 God would surely have known it,
for he knows the secrets of every heart.
22 But for your sake we are killed every day;
we are being slaughtered like sheep.
23 Wake up, O Lord! Why do you sleep?
Get up! Do not reject us forever.
24 Why do you look the other way?
Why do you ignore our suffering and oppression?
25 We collapse in the dust,
lying face down in the dirt.
26 Rise up! Help us!
Ransom us because of your unfailing love.
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GOD loves us with an unfailing love. Every day He teaches us a lesson. GOD gives us that lesson the easy way just that sometimes we don’t listen to HIS word like before GOD has helped everybody in the Bible. Sometimes Bible characters didn’t see this help, and thought that GOD was not there. This is the situation here in this psalm, people thinking that GOD is not there. But you just have to look for HIM HE is the one to look for in times of trouble. GOD will always be there—do not forget if you feel like HE is not there, HE is! Look for HIM, because GOD is merciful with all of us.
BY
Fredy Martinez
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

News Round Up

Hidden Perspectives — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:33:33 +0000

We are one week away from our Festival, and it’s been a busy week for news events!

“MPs have voted 366 – 161 overwhelmingly in favour of passing the Marriage (Same Sex Couples Bill) – in its third reading in the House of Commons – giving it a majority of 205.”
A Lesbian teenager aged 18 was arrested and expelled for having a relationship with another student aged 15. The mother of the arrested girl stated that the other parents “…They were out to destroy my daughter. [They] feel like my daughter ‘made’ their daughter gay.” The story has gone viral with celebrities like writer Anne Rice and actress Evan Rachel Wood speaking out in support of Kaitlyn Hunt.
A Lesbian South African Methodist Reverend has sued the Methodist church after she was dismissed, claiming it happened due to her getting married.
Life Partners is an upcoming movie which is currently being filmed at the Long Beach Gay Pride Parade in Los Angeles. The movie is based on a girl named Paige who vows not to get married until her best friend Sasha, a lesbian, can legally do the same. But Paige’s plans change when she is swept off her feet by the man of her dreams.
This past week also marked the birthday of assassinated American gay activist Harvey Milk. Milk was the first openly gay person elected to public office in California in 1977. People around the world celebrated Milk’s birthday with concerts, parties and by simply sharing quotes from Milk on twitter.

MAY I TELL YOU (YET ANOTHER) STORY?

Spiritual Sobriety — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:30:13 +0000

I was fresh out of Bible school and found myself socializing at a church meet-and-greet where I was a new candidate for the senior pastor position. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed the deacons began to cluster and huddle in the corner. (Whenever you see deacons huddling, it is usually not a good thing.)

They sent one deacon out of the bunch to come talk to me while the rest of them watched sheepishly from afar. “Brother Manno, we have a question we’d like to ask,” he queried with his eyes looking down. I prepared myself to respond to a profound theological inquiry to determine my doctrinal, spiritual or moral integrity, but, to my chagrin, he said, “Some of the brothers have a question about the hole in your ear …”

It surprised me because he was asking about a microscopic, virtually invisible hole in my earlobe that I got when I was about 15 years old. I still can’t believe they were able to see it, much less care about it!

That was an expression of legalism—an overemphasis on an inconsequential detail. To these deacons, that one little hole became a huge and pivotal point by which all of my spirituality, intellect, pastoral competence, and doctrinal integrity would be judged. It doesn’t seem fair, does it? So I simply explained that the hole was the remnant of an earring I got when I was a kid but no longer wore.

And with that answer the great deacon uprising was quelled. Even if you don’t remember my little story a month from now, PLEASE remember this:

“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7

(**This is worth memorizing-remember it when you are at church this weekend – and – don’t forget to tell someone about the book, Spiritual Sobriety! CLICK HERE)

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Why is the Passover of the New Covenant so important?

skyblueguy — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:22:03 +0000

Many Christians who even attended the church for decades might have not heard about the Passover. And some may think that they do not need to keep the Passover because it’s a feast of the Old Covenant. However, the World Mission Society Church of God (WMSCOG) observes the Passover of the New Covenant, not of the Old Covenant. There are two kinds of laws: the law of Moses (or Old Covenant) and the law of Christ (or the New Covenant.)

To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I [Apostle Paul] myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. (1 Corinthians 9:20-21)

The Apostle Paul said that he was not under the law, but he also said that he was not free from God’s law. This means that he was not under the law of Moses, but under Christ’s law. If we keep the law of Moses or the Old Covenant, we cannot be saved. But we must keep Christ’s law or the New Covenant to receive the forgiveness of sins.

For when there is a change of the priesthood, there must also be a change of the law. (Hebrews 7:12)

For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant [the Old Covenant], no place would have been sought for another. But God found fault with the people and said: “The time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. (Hebrews 8:7-8)

The passage “If there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant” means that there was wrong with the Old Covenant because people cannot be saved through it. So God declared that He would make a New Covenant through which we can be saved. According to this prophecy, Jesus established the New Covenant.

And he [Jesus] said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer…” … In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup [The Passover wine] is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you…” (Luke 22:7-20)

We can easily understand the importance of the Passover by the words of Jesus: “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover.” Why is it so important? It’s because our sins can be forgiven only through the Passover.

This [The Passover wine] is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. (Matthew 26:28)

Jesus said that the Passover bread was His body [flesh] and the Passover wine was His blood. If we keep the Passover, we can have the forgiveness of sins and eternal life according to the promise of Jesus.

Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man [Jesus] and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. (John 6:53-54)

If we do not eat the flesh of Jesus and drink His blood, we have no life in us. In other words, unless we do not keep the Passover, we cannot have the promise of eternal life. And we keep the Passover, we can be protected from disasters. The feast name “Passover” means that disasters would pass over (Exodus 12:13.) Jesus kept the Passover and the disciples also kept it. The Apostle Paul wrote that the Passover should be observed by the end of the world.

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed [Jesus was captured on the night of the Passover], took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup [whenever you keep the Passover], you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. (1 Corinthians 11:23-26)

In spite of the importance of the Passover, it was abolished in 325 AD. For this reason, Christ Ahnsahnghong came to the earth and restored the Passover of the New Covenant hidden for more than 1,600 years. Christ Ahnsahnghong opened the way to the Tree of Life for our salvation.

Trinity Sunday: A Sonnet

malcolmguite — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:18:18 +0000

Continuing my cycle of sonnets for the Church year. Here is one for Trinity Sunday. By coming to us as the Son, revealing to us the Father, and sending to us the Spirit, Jesus revealed the deepest mystery; that God is not distant and alone, but is three in one, a communion of love who comes to make His home with us.

The Rublev Icon, above, shows the Three in One inviting us to share in that communion. If, as I believe, we are made in the image of God, as beings in communion with one another in the name of that Holy and Undivided Trnity whose being is communion, then we will find reflections and traces of the Trinitarian mystery in all our loving and making. I have tried to suggest this throughout the poem and especially in the phrase ‘makes us each the other’s inspiration’ and Margot Krebs Neale has taken this idea of mutual and coinherent inspiration and remaking in the remarkable image she has made in response to this sonnet which follows the poem, an image which involves the mutually -inspired work of three artists and is one picture woven of three images. She writes to me about this image:

“The Triune Poet makes us for His glory,

And makes us each the other’s inspiration.”

sent me in this direction…

The picture of you is by Lancia Smith

the picture of me is by Peter Nixon

the picture of the infinite is by an artist i don’t know

the composition is by me

As usual you can hear the poem by clicking on the ‘play’ button if it appears or on the title of the poem.

Readers who are interested in my use of the word ‘coinherent’ will find out more by watching the video of my talk about the British theologian Charles Williams, a friend and fellow inkling of CS Lewis which can be found here.

This sonnet is drawn from my collection Sounding the Seasons, published by Canterbury Press here in England. The book is now back in stock on both Amazon UK and USA and physical copies are shortly to be available in Canada via Steve Bell. It is now also out on Kindle. Please feel free to make use of this, and my other sonnets in church services and to copy and share them. If you can mention the book from which they are taken that would be great..

Download: 390060-trinity-sunday.mp3

Trinity Sunday

In the Beginning, not in time or space,

But in the quick before both space and time,

In Life, in Love, in co-inherent Grace,

In three in one and one in three, in rhyme,

In music, in the whole creation story,

In His own image, His imagination,

The Triune Poet makes us for His glory,

And makes us each the other’s inspiration.

He calls us out of darkness, chaos, chance,

To improvise a music of our own,

To sing the chord that calls us to the dance,

Three notes resounding from a single tone,

To sing the End in whom we all begin;

Our God beyond, beside us and within.

Go back to your place of Worship

Umer — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:12:57 +0000

If you know that now, you can come to terms with what is behind your youthful boycott and save yourself a lot of time. You may not end up back in the faith tradition
in which you were raised, but the odds are good you’ll be praying somewhere, in some organized fashion.
They are especially high if you have kids. That atheist stuff isn’t as cool as you think. Get over it.

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Patriarch Ilia Regrets Clergy's Ill-Advised Actions in 17 May Events

01varvara — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:09:49 +0000

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On Wednesday, Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili, the First Hierarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, said that Orthodox priests acted in an ill-advised manner during the developments on 17 May in downtown Tbilisi when a crowd led by Orthodox clergy disrupted an attempted anti-homophobia rally. Patriarch Ilia said at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi, “What happened on 17 May is very regrettable. The ideas that [gay rights activists] wanted to propagate here are completely unacceptable in Georgia. However, it’s also very regrettable that Georgian clergy acted in an ill-advised manner, and I want to urge everyone to remain calm”.

Later that same day, the Georgian Patriarchate released a written statement expressing “regret” over the 17 May developments, saying that the Church would take “appropriate measure” against those clerics involved in the violence. The statement said that an attempt to hold a gay rights rally in downtown Tbilisi “was of provocative nature. In a country where the absolute majority of the population follows Christianity and other traditional religions, such rallies are perceived by the population as propaganda of homosexuality, which causes their fair protest”.

It said that venue of the intended rally, outside the former parliamentary building on Tbilisi’s main thoroughfare, Rustaveli Avenue, was “an additional irritating and provocative factor”. It described the venue as having “strong emotional ties” to Georgia’s “historical memory and traditions”. The statement went on to say, “The country can’t tolerate legalisation of a sin. The Church loves human beings and because of this love, it fights against sin for the salvation of souls. Despite that, there’s no excuse for violence. We unequivocally distance ourselves from the aggressive actions from the part of demonstrators, which weren’t within either legal or religious norms. It’s regrettable that clerics were involved in these processes. These separate individuals damaged the entire Church. The Patriarchate will examine their actions and we’ll take appropriate measures. It should also be noted that if were not for the efforts of large part of clergy and brave actions of the police, consequences would have been much more severe”.

23 May 2013

Civil Georgia

http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=26099

Editor’s Note:

Let’s keep it simple. Patriarch Ilia is going to lower the boom on the clerics nicked by the coppers. Then, he’ll say, “See, we disciplined these jabronies, there’s no need for you to act”. Trust me, that’s going to be the result. The Church CONDEMNS violence, even when it’s supposedly for a “good cause”, especially, when clerics egg people on to such acts. The Church paid bitterly for tolerating the Black Hundreds… I do daresay that it learned its lessons. The konvertsy can be quiet… Patriarch Ilia’s gonna act, for charges have been laid against at least two of the clerics. We’re in Christ‘s Church, NOT the Church of the Grand Inquisitor.

BMD

What the New Testament says in reality about

thenonconformer — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:05:37 +0000

It is amazing how so many lovers of Jews still cannot understand what the New Testament says in reality about Jews, the nation of Israel.. they can’t understand it or they do not want to admit it, understand it still? No Jew, Messianic Jews included. they who practise the Torah, Rabbinical laws, cannot be considered ever as being Christians.

One of the biggest opposition, opponents still today to Christians, Christianity are the Jews, not just the Muslims, Buddhists, They the Jews in Israel and elsewhere for the most part still tend to hate Jesus Christ and all Christians and they do continually still promote their hatred towards Jesus Christ, and their false religion on TV, radio, News media too. Jews are continually even falsely trying to make Jews out of Christians by lying and say Christians have to support all that the Jews do, they have to support Israel getting back the holy Land, Christians need to know the Jews cultures, Christians have to keep the Jewish laws as well.. But these Jewish heresies is nothing new this opposition was evident in the early new testament church as well. Frequently WE SEE THE FALSE literature from Messianic Jews and other Christians of similar persuasion trying to get us to keep the Law of Moses. They maybe sincere, but are still demonic, misled, unGodly persons, Not holy spirit filled. All their false doctrine is the doctrine of demons and to put it bluntly, the spirit is demonic that is influencing these supposed only dear brothers and sisters in Christ especially regarding trying to keep Moses’ Law. The majority of 300 US Messianic Congregations are falsely Torah Observant. All Messianic Jews fall into their web of deception by being too desirous to display their orthodox Jewishness, thereby becoming “ashamed of the gospel”. Too many Messianic Jewish believers are indoctrinated into a Messianic theology devoid of the “gracious freedoms” inherent in New Covenant teachings. When they are faced by zealous anti-missionaries hotly contesting their faith, they neither have the “strength of the Spirit” given only to those who have tasted the freedom and grace of the Lord Yeshua, nor do they have a strong prophetic understanding. They therefore become easy prey to such tactics. The solution to this dilemma, is right in front of us, but we must separate ourselves from “false gospels” that cause us to be too reliant upon “mandatory Torah observances” and not the true gospel of freedom that we are called to. “

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To be a Christian is based on the Greek word anointed one, Christos, a person in whom we can see the anointing of the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ.. (Acts 10:38 KJV) How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. (1 John 3:21 KJV) I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: 2 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. Romans 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
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The word “Christ” is a transliteration of the Greek word christos, meaning “the Anointed One, Jesus was the anointed one. Jesus is the Messiah and the transliteration of the Old Testament Hebrew word pronounced maw-shakh, meaning Anointed One, which when translated into the New Testament Greek is Christos. Matt. 3:11, “As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”
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The sole basis of the Christian faith today, which is why it is also called the New Testament as well, is not at all the Old Testament Judaism but the New Testament Jesus. The true Christians since Jesus Christ next always left their old Jewish Synagogues all together… and all Christian Jews, Messianic Jews too need to do this today as well, also they are supposed to give up their Jewish roots, Jewish culture, Jewish religion when they accept Jesus Christ as their master, lord and savior .The only main portion of the Bible that you really need to read, to follow is the New Testament because we are no longer under Old Testament covenant, law – essentially the New Testament replaces the basic requirements of the Law and the Prophets of the Old Testament.
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I love Israel , has nothing to do with the reality they are no longer entitled to claim the Promised land as I have detailed..or that Most of them will not go to heaven. Romans 2 6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds: 7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: 8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; 10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: 11 For there is no respect of persons with God. God and I love Arabs, Palestinians, Russians, Jews , Chinese, Koreans, American, Germans, etc., yes everyone and do you or do you like to show false partialities? or favoritism?

We are no longer underneath the law. Jesus has put Himself between us and the law, rescued from the penalty we are now “under” Him. The laws have become lifeless ordinances that served their usefulness in time but now are put aside for the believer. Instead we receive God himself, the Holy Spirit, in the better covenant (2 Cor.3).
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Rom 7:6: “But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter.
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Gal.5:4: “You who would be justified by the law (obedience and works) you have fallen away from grace.” To be justified is to make one more obedient or more right with God. Whether one adds food or baptism or a day its all useless for a spiritual life. Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now trying to be made perfect by the flesh.” I hope you don’t fall for any of this.
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(2 Cor 3:14 KJV) But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same veil untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which veil is done away in Christ. (2 Cor 3:16 KJV) Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.
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(Mat 27:51 KJV) And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
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NOW THERE IS ALSO A false Campaign to Bring Back the Original Holy Name of Our God and Jesus to the Hebrew equivalent ones.. why????? It is a subtle attempt to demote the importance of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. The devil is behnd all of this, he lies to turn people’s eyes of the real Jesus and falsely turn them into Jews.. BUT still firstly THE ONLY VALID NAME OF GOD TODAY IS STILL JESUS CHRIST.. and these bad people also falsely seem to hate the trinity of God, the Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.. 1 TIM 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory. THE Old Testament MOSAIC law was given SOLELY to the nation of Israel, AND NOTE THIS NOT EVEN TO ANY OTHER NATION AND CERTAINLY not to ANY OF THE Christians. NOW ALL THE LIARS WILL TRY TO TELL YOU OTHERWISE BUT None of the Old Testament law is binding on us today. When Jesus died on the cross, He put an end to the Old Testament law ..

Gal 3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. 26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
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Rom 3:21-24: “But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe.”
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Mat 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. 6;1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: :4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

Eph 2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: 22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
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John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. 6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

Now the sole and the only, true Israel today is the Church, the bride of Christ.. so the church alone can claim these promises of God IN THE BIBLE, today..
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“And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel” (Ex. 19.6).
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This simply means God will usher in the Messiah through Israel, and he has already done that as well.. Jesus Christ.
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Jews, Judaism, and are exalting themselves divisively and Messianic Jews have given their lives to a false Christ, one that accuses falsely the Church and Christ our Creator. Jesus did not say to create a denomination called Messianic Judaism, saying “I of Cephas” (denom 1) or “I of Apollos” (denom 2, etc.) or “I of Christ ” (congregationalist). We are not even to say “I of Christ” the Bible says since a church is not a congregation but a locality of believers. And the Bible makes a distinction between the false Church or false tares that try to look like the saved wheat and the true Christians.
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If the Messianic Jews are born-again, saved in Christ by His precious blood, then why are they so hostile to Christians the Church-body of Christ. It seems to me too that it all comes back to a racism. a false pride by Jews, falsely exalting themselves as Jews even in matters of Christian fellowship and Church gatherings.
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Messianic Judaism is a cult of Jews (and non-Jews) who even still falsely now accuse the Church of persecuting the Jews. And these rather false Messianic Jews are not our real brothers and sisters in Christ otherwise they would not attack the Church (Messianic Judaism itself is not nor ever will be the Church) for we real Christians are the Church and we love even the Jews though sadly only a remnant will remain be saved still.
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And Messianic Judaism is a contradiction in terms because Judaism clearly rejects THE Messiah Jesus Christ. There is only one right Messiah who already came in His first coming. Judaism still falsely claims it has its own Messiah but it is not the Christ. Christians always do reject Judaism and Pharisees, so it is wrong for a Christian to call himself a Messianic Jew or any derivative thereof. If you are a Messianic Judaism Jew you still really do worship a false Christ. The Messiah already came. We do not wait for His first coming but His second coming. Therefore, now you should be a Christian. Period!
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And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years” (Rev. 20.4)

It is fundamental that all persons, Zionist and Christians, do read the Scriptures solely with Christian eyes, and that they interpret the Old Covenant in the light of the New Covenant, not the other way round. Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. (Colossians. 2:16-17) This is the most basic hermeneutical error which Christian Zionists consistently repeat is illustrated in the way Christian Zionists continue to regard the Jews as God’s ‘chosen people’ and clearly which is no longer true.
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(Jer 2:13 KJV) For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. (Jer 2:32 KJV)
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The “true Israel” of God, which in the OT was comprised of all ethnic Jews who were circumcised in heart, finds its NT expression in the Church, now comprised of all believing ethnic Jews and all believing ethnic Gentiles. Or, to use Paul’s imagery from Romans 11, the one Olive Tree = True Israel = the Church in which are both natural (Jewish) branches and unnatural (Gentile) branches, but in all cases “believing branches Jesus taught that his resurrection was the raising of the True Temple of Israel. He has replaced the priesthood, sacrifices, and sanctuary of Israel by fulfilling them in his own glorious priestly ministry and by offering, once and for all, his sacrifice for the world, that is, for both Jew and Gentile.

Some people Messianic Jews inluded now are using still their corrupted, unregenerated, human spirit to try to understand God and his truths and not by the Holy Spirit so they clearly here will fail at it still too. When it comes to the demands of the Old Testament Laws still too many persons do not understand it’s requirements and they should not be preaching about it to others.. God’s grace supercedes the Laws demands. The sole basis of the Christian faith today, which is why it is also called the New Testament as well, is not at all the Old Testament Judaism but the New Testament Jesus. The true Christians since Jesus Christ next always left their old Jewish Synagogues all together… and all Christian Jews, Messianic Jews too need to do this today as well, also they are supposed to give up their Jewish roots, Jewish culture, Jewish religion when they accept Jesus Christ as their master, lord and savior .The only main portion of the Bible that you really need to read, to follow is the New Testament because we are no longer under Old Testament covenant, law – essentially the the New Testament replaces the basic requirements of the Law and the Prophets of the Old Testament. Worshipping the Jews over any other nation is still a great sin.. Thomas I suggest that you quote the whole new Testament honestly.. there are no Jews or Gentile in Jesus Christ, the church, Heaven but only Christians… the fact that the Apostles were Jews, does not mean they wrote the new testament.. the Holt Spirit wrote the New testament..the same Holy Spirit you clearly do not still have, who does not lead you into all truth it seems.. otherwise you would not be stuck on the past, but would be in the New testament. Now still even from the first century, there are many, many false persons, Judiazers, pushing falsely Judaism and it’s value on Christians, even the cults and not just the Jewish persons now too.. and do note this that none of them are from God.. There are almost no historical documents, writings available world wide or only a handful at the most at the time of Christ.. so who even realy does knows what the Jews or Jesus did, wore, ate, dressed like, besides what is stated in the New Testament.. .. no one .. so forget these false Judiazers, false brethren now too and their false cultural teachings, bondages.. “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right.” (Acts 10:34-35).

Part of the revelation given to Paul by Christ was that physical Israel, the Jews, were no longer the chosen people because of their bloodline. Paul expresses this part of his revelation in Galatians 3: 3-7, 16-29. But even in the Book of Acts Luke records that Paul, when he addressed the Greek philosophers in Athens, spoke of people now being of one blood, not of a chosen people bloodline, and of lesser bloodlines. Paul says in Acts 17: 24- “God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 25. Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; 26. And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; 27. That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:”Look at Romans 2: 28-29: “For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 29. But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.”
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Paul is saying that anyone of any race becomes a true Jew by the Spirit, by having the Spirit in his heart. And interestingly John in Revelation 2: 9 and 3: 9 supports what Paul says about a true Jew being anyone who is led by the Spirit.
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“I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.” Revelation 2: 9
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So Paul, in effect, is saying in Romans 2: 28-29 that people of any race who are led by the Spirit of God are Israel.
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And John in Revelation 2: 9 is supporting Paul’s revelation. Peter also supports Paul’s revelation in I Peter 2: 5-9 in saying “Ye”, meaning Christians, are built up a spiritual house and are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people. Peter is not just talking about Jews who became Christians here but about all Christians of any DNA. The Christians became the chosen people.

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Yes foolish persons who falsely want to exalt their own good works lie to us and say that they have to be also saved by keeping the law..falsely do think that we become more holy or spiritual by keeping the Old Testament laws which is exactly the same mistake many non Christians are also doing.

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(Jer 27:15 KJV) For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.
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(Jer 29:9 KJV) For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.
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Let me be very clear about that I am a slave to no man but to Jesus Christ himself, alone. I serve no man, especially any of the clearly foolish, perverted ones, and I take orders from no man, I do not have to do what they desire or try to command me to do at any time too. No matter if they still do wrongfully think otherwise too. I am still only God’s slave and not any man’s

Jesus Christ taught the truth but most Jews and Messianic Jews sadly still try to distort it, deny it.. they seem to still hate Christians, the Church, Apostle Paul too.. so they really still hate Jesus.. will not use him Name Jesus Christ too. You can find something good in any Garbage can.. but most people do not think the Messianic Jews are really saved.. and for good reasons now too

Many real Christians are troubled, by the major doctrinal errors of the Zionist and Messianic Jews movements. Can any movement that is doctrinally in error on so many issues be even true to our Lord and the Bible ? Many in the Messianic Judaism movement see “Jewishness” as more important than their identity as Christians. This Jewish emphasis takes the form of adopting worship practices more closely aligned with the rabbinic world than the Bible-believing church.
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They have chosen to express their religious identity and corporate worship in a more genuinely Jewish style.”7 This “genuinely Jewish style” is oftentimes rabbinically based that even all of the Jewish Apostles had all abandoned firstly. The wearing of yarmulkes, the observance of bar and bat mitzvahs, the present practice of the observing of holy days such as Yom Kippur, as well as other practices, are rooted in rabbinic Judaism, not the Bible. One would think that the unbiblical syncretism of these practices with New Testament truth would be obvious to the leaders of this movement but it is not cause the devil controls them cause they had falsely refused to give up their false Judaic practices. The focal point of a believer’s life should be Jesus, not his cultural background, and certainly not any religious practice that falsely embraces a demonic system, rabbinic Judaism, which historically has been in opposition to Christianity and the Messiahship of Jesus. Their false desire to be be still accepted as Jewish and to be accepted as part of the Jewish community has already to compromises that have ultimately caused them to reject some of the foundational doctrines of the Christian faith, deny the finished work of Jesus Christ, causing them to go to hell still rather. The Ignorant Christians falsely go along with it too.

we are not one.. I also still cannot imagine a person making a spiritual post without mentioning Jesus Christ, the most important individual in the world, even once.. I do not fellowship with any Demons, Messianic ones included.
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Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
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Romans 8:39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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2 Corinthians 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
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Hebrews 7:26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
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Jude 1:19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

Less any one gets lost, there are Good Jews, Good Arabs, good Americans, good Canadians and bad ones too. But it seems both Jews and Arabs are equally guilty of hate, unforgiveness, revenge, theft, murder, an eye for an eye approach so we can realyl not support either side as being mainly in the right. as to the Jews, Arabs, None of them are politically correct.Thus says the Lord God of Israel: You shed blood, yet you would keep possession on the land? You rely on your sword, you do abominable things… yet you would keep possession of the land?… I will make the land a desolate waste, and her proud strength will come to an end. (Ezekiel 33:25-29) On the basis of such sober warnings is it not more likely that Israel will experience an imminent exile rather than restoration? Sad that these Messianic perverts still like to quote out of date old testament commandments as Jesus said, “If ye love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15). Jesus said to keep His commandments, and rather not to keep the hundreds of obsolete Mosaic Laws. There are approximately 180 New Testament commandments and about 450 obsolete old Testament ones too. One still is be filled only with the Holy Spirit and not rather demonic Judaic spirits. There can be no unity with Demons. All our unity is first with Jesus Christ But if we continue to sin deliberately we will still end up in hell, God’s Grace does not cover unrepentant sins. Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Now comes all that garbage from the people in false denial from people who cannot dispute the facts I wrote so they try to slander me instead.. what a shock? . I have been a pastor for 30 years, Born again for 45.. Jewish lovers falsely tend to call me a hater cause I love everyone and do not show partiality to the Jews who are no longer God’s chosen ones too who and who will mostly go to hell anyway.. They need to repent.. take the beam out of their own lies. stop lying about me too.. Too many still rather mainly self centered persons like to argue with you, they first tend to claim that they are supposedly dealing with their versions of the facts and truths, but in reality most persons, even very educated ones they are not wise to do so, their basic point in arguing with you is to take your mind of of Jesus Christ and turn your attention on them even as to how wonderful, supposedly they now are. When you next do continue to start to present some reliable truths, facts they tend to still refuse to admit it, have not considered it themselves. so they do next resort to a false personal slanderous attack on you.. start to demand you answer their irrelevant Questions first too.. Don’t do this.. This is a part of their continual strategy, the same one they had used before, a false diversion not to let you next still present the facts. Ignore them go on with presenting the facts , truths whether they like it or not now too. No one can argue with the truth, they can only falsely try to deny it.. refuse to accept

Lasting peace in Israel still can only occur by all Jews accepting our God Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior and for them to Love God, and to love others, be not drunk with wine, be filled with the Holy Spirit, plus do not lie or steal.. Jews will always be far from any right to the the promise land because of all their own unrepentant SINS, ACTS, even the blood shed of many others that they have killed from generations to generation even the shed blood of Jesus. (Mat 23:38 KJV) Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. 39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. The Jews alone have by their return to Israel have usurped the authority of the Lord God of Hosts Himself, who alone has the right to give and take away the land of Israel as so far there is no New testament word confirming any of it’s return.. …the Land belongs now to Jesus Christ alone and his bride the Church… it is all his, he had undeniably bought it with his life and redeemed it alone! I’m getting fed up with the way some groups equate even the slightest criticism of Israeli state policy with antisemitism. There’s a big difference between believing in the right of self-determination and sovereignty for ALL people and being a racist bigot. Too bad that too many institutions don’t seem to know the difference and cave every time the antisemitism card is played. Can anyone do or say anything that disagrees with mighty Israel without being labelled “anti-semetic”?? The all-powerful “anti-Semitism” card has again been played against me the force of a blunt object; for when these Jewish patriots don’t like what I say they start their personal slanders, personal; attacks, name calling against me.. I know that the Jews were o0nce “God’s Chosen People” and the rest of us we still are just whatever… but when Israel behaves like a violent psychopathic bully and someone mentions it that does NOT make them anti-Semitic. ” Those who question the legitimacy of Israel’s actions are immediately labelled anti-Semitic by some quarters, effectively undermining the turn of phrase by using it in this context. We are right to question the state of Israel’s actions and I am not anti-Semitic for doing so. I think the religious fundamentalism exhibited by certain Zionist and Orthodox Jewish groups needs to be dealt with in a similar manner to Islamic fundamentalism, I don’t see the distinction between the two, both are equally repulsive. ” THEY BOTH FALSELY DO PREACH THEIR VERSION OF THE LETTER OF THE LAW OVER LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR TOO! And for the record, their troubled history is not a license for them to act with impunity now. “Church’s reputation seen at risk” for criticizing Israel !! Is this a secular country or a Jewish theocracy? If the church back down because of the threat from Jewish then all who are at the meeting should question their own soul if they are messenger of god or cowards who can be bullied to save their self-interest. Nobody should tell them what to do if they believe it is the right thing to do then they have to do it. I recently watched a clip where Palestinians evicted from a house they were living in since before the creation of Israel and the house given to Jews. What did Hitler do to the Jews…confiscate their property and made them homeless. They are doing the same to Palestinians. It is not just the right thing for the church to stand up against injustice and unpopular actions but there will be a day they will be questioned as we are questioning today; why the Catholic church stood by and let Hitler do all those injustices. They have to make their decision based on the facts they gathered and their conscious. They do not have to look for guidance from Jews…they just have to pray god to guide them to do the right thing.

THE PROPHET MOSES HIMSELF WAS NOW DENIED ENTRANCE TO THE PROMISED LAND FOR HIS OWN SIN OF DISOBEDIENCE NOW EVEN IN STRIKING THE ROCK TWICE INSTEAD OF ONCE AS HE WAS COMMANDED BY GOD TO DO SO. Next SO IS THE VALID, LEGITIMATE PRESENT ENTRANCE OF THE JEWS TO THE PROMISED LAND NOW ALSO BEING DENIED BY GOD FOR THEIR OWN LACK OF FULL OBEDIENCE TO ALL OF GOD’S COMMANDMENTS, HIS WORDS TO THEM.. It seems that anything anti Jewish is falsely distorted as being anti-Semitism again. And so is the New Testament, Christians, the apostles, and Jesus Christ now as well.. Well Free speech, Human Rights, freedom of religion and freedom of religious beliefs is still my right for all even for non Jewish persons too. I rightfully do really get sick every time I hear Jews and Jewish lovers demonize the Arab people, while glorifying the Jews Today’s Jews are are too quick to associate with the Promised Land of Joshua’s time. However, as per the conditions of the Bible , the New Testament and even the establishment of the State of Israel by the United Nations in 1948 it now raises many valid questions about that relationship validity. Still the state of Israel is big enough for both the Jews and Muslims to live together in peace too. So do all grow up and smarten up up. (Psa 133:1 KJV) Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Many evangelicals do now support a two-state solution and creation of a new Palestinian state that includes the vast majority of the West Bank. They support justice for both Israelis and Palestinians. If all of the learned men are going to be truly historically honest, surely they must admit that the Jews have every right to inhabit the land of their fathers, the covenant land given to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob by none other than God himself and admit that right was the same God who took the right next away from them, from that land now twice too… THE NEW TESTAMENT DOES NOT talk about the Jews return next third return to it too. But God still wants the Jews and Palestinians brothers to live in peace together. It should be evident to any Bible reader that everything the Jews did was not God sanctioned even as chosen ones not even the Wars between the Jews and/or the Babylonians, Romans: Only Jesus can see into my heart and a liar who can supposedly see into my own heart is still a big liar still.. so is the person who profess to be a Christian but is ashamed to use the name of Jesus, to give up his useless Jewish heritage whereas all the New testament Apostles gave up their Jewishness… Messianic Jew you still claim to know Christ so what the devil also knows him.. but in your own works you clearly deny Jesus Christ and his finished work on the cross like most Messianic Jews do.. read all of my posts, references slowly as you might learn something too

Under the New Covenant, the New Testament does God still show partiality? to the Christians? or to the Jews? Arabs?
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The reality is that because of the death of Jesus Christ on the cross the New Covenant next replaces the Mosaic Covenant, which is commonly referred to as the “Old Covenant”.
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Christians have now replaced the National Jews, Israel as God’s chosen people too, in Inheriting now rather all of God’s promises too. . All of the The early Christian CHURCH theologians saw the New Covenant in Christ as a NEW replacement for the Mosaic Covenant for most of the last hundreds of years.
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(Matthew 21:33-45), addressed Israel, the Jews of that time, “the chief priests and the Pharisees”, “‘When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?’ They told him, ‘He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruit in its season.”
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Only Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6) and that there is no other salvation but through him.

The saints are described in Revelation as those who “hold to the testimony of Jesus.” ((Rev 12:17 KJV) And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.)
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Mat 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
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Matthew 23:38 Behold, your house (Israel) is left unto you desolate. Luke 13:35 Behold, your house (Israel) is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
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Acts 1:20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.

The sole basis of the Christian faith today, which is why it is also called the New Testament as well, is not at all the Old Testament Judaism but the New Testament Jesus.
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The true Christians since Jesus Christ next always left their old Jewish Synagogues all together… and all Christian Jews, Messianic Jews too need to do this today as well, also they are supposed to give up their Jewish roots, Jewish culture, Jewish religion when they accept Jesus Christ as their master, lord and savior . Some clerics, theologians, and scholars have worked hard to recover the supposedly historical Jewish Jesus. why? Ironically this rather was aided also by the Jews, Judiazers, even the false Christians themselves who falsely wanted it seems to promote their own self importance, the false value of the now rather false, obsolete old Judaic religion, and it’s also still the false observation of the Old testament letter of the law over the New Testament spirit of the law approach. It is an ungodly act still too.
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THE LYING Messianic Jews, and the Seventh day Adventists, Judiazers WHO PREACH PARTIALS TRUTHS AND NEW TESTAMENT BIBLICAL DISTORTIONS ARE NOT THE REAL CHRISTIANS WHO WILL GO TO HEAVEN, BUT ARE THE NON CHRISTIANS WHO WILL GO TO HELL EVEN WITH THE UNSAVED JEWS WHO REJECTED JESUS CHRIST THE MESSIAH;

NOW IF THE JEWS RIGHTFULLY LEFT ISRAEL WE WOULD NOT HAVE ALL THIS BLOODSHED.. NOTE JESUS DID NOT SANCTION THIS RETURN TO ISRAEL.. JEWS HAVE RETURNED ON THEIR OWN AND THUS ALL THE PROBLEMS ARE AS A RESULT OF THEIR OWN RETURN.
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Too many fundamentals, professing Christians now falsely do that the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 was prophesied in Scripture while there is no direct support of this in the New Testament Bible even still. Zionism, on the other hand, “is a secularist, largely atheistic ideology” that emerged in the late 19th century. God still does not require the human input to fulfill his own prophecies.;
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Now too many Christian Zionists, extremists do falsely do now believe that in order to fulfill all of the Biblical prophecy, Israel must next conquer most of the Middle East. And anyone watched the mostly self centered, get richer TV evangelists such as a Pat Robertson or John Hagee and their distorted sermons scenarios involving the future “Rapture,” Jesus Christ and also Israel, should also quickly firstly now realize that these false prophets are not only fleecing, scaring their flock to give more money but falsely are into worshipping the false idol of Israel. . John Hagee pays himself over a million dollars a year in TAX FREE money while having several palaces to live in, like the $2.1 million 7,969-acre ranch outside Brackettville, Texas , with five lodges, including a “main lodge” and a gun locker.; Once considered a small marginal doctrine among evangelicals, the false dispensationalist theology of Christian Zionism has greatly escalated, ironically falsely with the help of jess, Messianic Jews, Judaizers and many others too.;
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The reality still is that the parable of the vineyard (Matt 21: 33 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: 34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. 35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. 37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. 38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. 39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. 40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? 41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. 42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.;
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This parable clearly shows that the Christian Church totally now rather succumbs all of the past promises made to Israel. Be careful about accepting anyone’s word about Christian Zionism do first read the Bible, New Testament for yourself and know the truth rather.
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In the eyes of God, who shows no partiality, both Israel and Palestinians are both equally guilty of murder… never mind the false justifications. Eye for an eye too Israel never satisfied till it has falsely possessed, stole back all of the once promised land. Israel clearly does not want to negotiate peace, it prefers more land conquest by wars…;
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Thus says the Lord God of Israel: You shed blood, yet you would keep possession on the land? You rely on your sword, you do abominable things… yet you would keep possession of the land?… I will make the land a desolate waste, and her proud strength will come to an end. (Ezekiel 33:25-29) On the basis of such sober warnings is it not more likely that Israel will experience an imminent exile rather than restoration? The tension between Christians who call for the implementation of international law and Zionists is no where more clearly polarized than on the issue of the status of Jerusalem
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And the spin doctors in Israel, Jewish supporters are hard at work justifying all of their actions, the good and the bad ones. Some they even falsely manage to paint supporters of Israel as moderates and all others as being anti-Semites, and many Jews still are often are deflecting attention away from Israeli injustices against the Palestinians but still the Criticism of Israel is not an anti-Semitic

Replacement theology is for real.. AS RATHER NOW Judaism is dead to God now. The Jewish people will NOT finally have their place among the nations that God HAS NOT Intended in the Millennium. They will NOT Dwell in the Promised Land that God Gave Them. They lost all of their PROMISED land.. The Christians now posses it . New testament teaches THAT the people in the Millennium are all those people who had been killed by the antichrist. Better accept the Lord Jesus Christ now FOR REAL or you too will go to hell with all the unsaved Jews
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ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE WHO CANNOT ADMIT EVEN ANY CHRISTIAN, MUSLIM OR JEWISH WRONG DOINGS, SINS NOW THEY ARE IN A FALSE DENIAL STILL TOO

Still no man can serve two masters you cannot worship the old Testament, the Torah and the New Testament as well.. that is an undeniable truth. Jews and messianic Jews thus still go to hell..

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Both the Old and New Testaments indicate that God does not show partiality among people, since He is the Creator of all.16 Because of this principle, the Jews were commanded to be impartial. .”So I also have made you despised and abased before all the people, just as you are not keeping My ways but are showing partiality in the instruction. “Do we not all have one father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously each against his brother so as to profane the covenant of our fathers? (Malachi 2:9-10) “Now then let the fear of the LORD be upon you; be very careful what you do, for the LORD our God will have no part in unrighteousness or partiality or the taking of a bribe.” (2 Chronicles 19:7) Being chosen did not always bring great blessings, since the Jews were held to a higher level of accountability, and were judged for their failures. The Bible makes it clear that God does not show partiality, since He created all people. He commands His people to behave likewise.
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God and I love Arabs, Palestinians, Russians, Jews , Chinese, Koreans, American, Germans, etc., yes everyone and do you or do you like to show false partialities? or favoritism?
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But it seems both Jews and Arabs are equally guilty of hate, unforgiveness, revenge, theft, murder, an eye for an eye approach so we can really not support either side as being mainly in the right. I do believe some persons are wrongfully deliberate racists and they should be punished for it. Many persons are unintentionally racists and often they see the false racist act of others and become accomplices rather in the matter by not speaking out against it. Some persecution in life is unavailable it seems. But nevertheless it is also true that if a person wants to have friend, they must work at it, they must show themselves friendly, and personal friendship costs some sacrifices too, friendship and respect are generally not automatic, they have to be earned it seems as well. But we must all have enforced human rights, the right to education, to live, to work, freedom to speak and to be heard, freedom of religion as well..
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(Jer 34:17 KJV) Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
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The true Biblical scholar can note all of the major, essential Christian doctrines have been repeated by Jesus or the apostles in the New Testament. Zionism, the reestablishment of the nation of Israel, with Jerusalem as it’s capital is not one of them. When Christianity became a formal, legal religion in the fourth century, Churches throughout the world agreed on which books should form the New Testament, and they agreed on several basic statements of faith. One of the doctrinal lists created was the Apostles’ Creed, the Creed was an accurate summary of what the apostles taught. It too does not mention Zionism. Nor does the Nicene creed. Nor many others. So the present support of Zionism by many Christians is not a true, valid Christian teaching . PROVE ME WRONG FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT THEN.. Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of

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The greatest threat to the Christian Movement in the 21st Century is the distortion, de-spiritualization of it’s truth by legalism even in the form of mandatory Torah observance. And the reason for “Torah observant legalism” overtaking the “gospel of grace” is also the unbiblical compromise and conformation to a false spirit of religiosity among Messianic Jews too. Jews and the Messianic Jewish falsely and diabolically still do continue to turning all Christian belief towards strict Torah Observance.and is why they are so falsely working on dismantling the credibility of Apostle Paul and the “Pauline” teachings of Grace, to revert back to the obsolete and irrelevant Judaism and it’s related Laws. The Messianic Judaism attempt even to redefine the doctrines of the Trinity and full deity and humanity of Christ so carefully hammered out at Nicea and Chalcedon is cause for great alarm for all real Christians now too
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If you are trying to be justified by the Law you have been severed from Christ and fallen from grace (Gal. 5:4 NASB)!!!The persuasion for Christians to keep the Law does not come from God (Gal. 5:8).The Law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster” (Gal. 3:24-25). Christ is the end of the Law for righteousness to every one that believeth” (Rm. 10:4); “The Law and the prophets were until John [the Baptizer]” (Lk. 16:16a); “The Law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ” (Jn. 1:17). Are those who are under the works of the Law under a blessing or a curse? “For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse” (Gal. 3:10).
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1. The apostle Paul, a Jew said, “I MYSELF AM NOT UNDER THE LAW” (1 Cor. 9:20).

2. “ALL WHO RELY ON OBSERVING THE LAW ARE UNDER A CURSE” (Gal. 3:10).

3. “CHRIST REDEEMED US FROM THE CURSE OF THE LAW” (Gal. 3:13).

4. “NOW THAT FAITH HAS COME, WE ARE NO LONGER UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE LAW” (Gal. 3:25).

5. “YOU HAVE BEEN SEVERED FROM CHRIST, YOU WHO ARE SEEKING TO BE JUSTIFIED BY LAW; YOU HAVE FALLEN FROM GRACE” (Gal. 5:4).

6. “IF YOU ARE LED BY THE SPIRIT YOU ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW” (Gal. 5:18).

7. “WHATEVER THE LAW SAYS, IT SPEAKS TO THOSE WHO ARE UNDER THE LAW (Jews who are not born again)” (Rom. 3:19).

8. “THOSE WHO ARE CIRCUMCISED [JEWS] DO NOT EVEN KEEP THE LAW THEMSELVES” (Gal. 6:11).

9. “IF RIGHTEOUSNESS COULD BE GAINED THROUGH [KEEPING] THE LAW, CHRIST DIED FOR NOTHING!” (Gal. 2:21).

10. “GENTLES…DO NOT HAVE THE LAW…THEY DO NOT HAVE THE LAW” (Rom. 2:14) (Gentiles never have and never will have the Law.)

11. “NO ONE WILL BE DECLARED RIGHTEOUS IN HIS [GOD'S] SIGHT BY OBSERVING THE LAW” (Rom. 3:20).

12. “SIN SHALL NOT BE YOUR MASTER, BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT UNDER LAW, BUT UNDER GRACE [Grace is the God-given desire and power to do His will]” (Rom. 6:14).

13. “WE HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE LAW SO THAT WE SERVE IN THE NEW WAY OF THE SPIRIT, AND NOT IN THE OLD WAY OF THE WRITTEN CODE” (Rom. 7:6).

14. “CHRIST IS THE END OF THE LAW … FOR EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES” (Rom. 10:4).

15. THE LAW IS “THE MINISTRY OF DEATH…[AND] CONDEMNATION” (2 Cor. 3:7 & 9).

16. “AVOID FOOLISH CONTROVERSIES AND GENEALOGIES AND STRIFE AND DISPUTES ABOUT THE [MOSAIC] LAW, FOR THEY ARE UNPROFITABLE AND WORTHLESS” (Titus 3:9).
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I TOO AM RIGHTFULLY TIRED OF THESE FALSE JEWISH LOVERS, EVEN IF THEY ARE MESSIANIC JEWISH ONES, WHO FALSELY REFUSE TO GIVE UP THEIR JUDAIC RELIGION AND FALSELY TRY TO GRAFT IT INTO THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND LIE AND SAY IT IS BIBLICAL TO DO SO.
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The Zionist and the Messianic Jewish Movements are fraught with unacceptable even dangerous doctrines and practices, influenced by the demons…
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Jesus said, “If ye love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15). Jesus said to keep His commandments, NOT keep the hundreds of Mosaic Law. There are approximately 180 New Testament commandments. One is be filled with the Holy Spirit and not rather demonic spirits.

Now as per Jesus own words the Jews and the Messianic Jews Matthew 15″14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch..Now if you do not agree with them, dare to oppose them they will go crazy on you. calling you slanderous names, insulting you, falsely attacking you personally, trying to attack you as being immoral, demonic, an antichrist or what ever as they are in false denial to the real truth and why? their pride will not let them admit they have been deceivers and have been deceived.. .. these bad, ignorant clearly unloving, Holy Spirit ignorant too persons they really should not even be on the net preaching to others till they get matured, wiser.

When you criticize openly some of these very the bad persons one tends to get a false denial, a remark in response like you are crazy, you need professional help. They still really cannot face the reality there are things in their life that need serious, drastic changes. These people in denial are the ones who often need professional help for their own short comings, sickness. Their false denial, diversion, distortion does not change the negative reality about their own unacceptable acts

But still there are no unsaved Jews in Heaven only Christians.. Once a Jew becomes saved he becomes a Christian and he does not try to jeep his obsolete Judaic Reilgion, rituals. Neither did Jesus Christ command anyone to do this.. the New Testament the saved Jews followed was not the same as the Old testament..(Acts 2:36 KJV) Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. (Acts 16:31 KJV) And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. Reality also now is that Apostle Paul was once a Jew but he rightfully gave up his Jewish religion, and followed solely after Jesus Christ so did all of the Apostles, and that was why the Jews hated them, and still do.. There is no Jews or gentiles now in Heaven only born again Christians, all those persons anointed with the holy spirit.The new Israel, the Christian Church, composed of personally saved by Jesus Christ Jews and gentiles replaces the old Israel in Heaven and on earth.. for the reality is that the new Israel is only the Church, the body of Christ which looks forward to the new Jersualem too (Rom 10:1 KJV) Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. yes those who support the restablisjment of Israel and judaic laws are FALSE JUDIAZERS..
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The Jews admit their father was Abraham but did Abraham himself now reject the Messiah? No, Abraham believed upon the Messiah and was saved… “And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness” (Genesis 15:6). We read in Isaiah 43:11, “I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.” We also do read in Luke 2:11, “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” And I love Romans 4:5, “But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him (Jesus) that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.” Romans 10:13 promises, “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord (Jesus) shall be saved.” ” Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Clearly Abraham and even David in their Spirits had accepted the Messiah Jesus Christ.. King David said of the same Lord Jesus Christ that he was his Lord too. When God raised up prophets to rebuke Israel for their waywardness, the prophets were ignored, imprisoned or stoned to death. So it continues today with their rejection of the real Messiah Jesus Christ whose name they do not want to even use.. but refer to him indirectly by Jewish equivalents..
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Jesus rebuked the leaders for bringing false doctrines into the beliefs of the Christian Israelites by promoting traditions that “made the commandments of God of none effect.” .”
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And He (Jesus) said unto them (the Pharisees), Full well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition. Mark 7:9
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When Jesus was on earth, He attacked the Pharisees as:

hypocrites,
blind guides,
children of hell,
fools,
without mercy or faith,
full of extortion and self indulgence,
full of uncleanness,
serpents,
brood of vipers,
murderers, crucifiers and scourgers of prophets and wise men, AND

accused them of being responsible for “ALL the righteous blood shed upon the earth since Abel.” (Matthew, Chapter 24)
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Once they the Jews ad rejected and killed the Messiah, Jesus Christ, they fell into even deeper darkness. In A.D. 70, Jerusalem and the temple in it were destroyed. Many of the Pharisees ended up in Babylon where these abominable oral “traditions of the elders” were committed to writing and became known as the Babylonian Talmud, the “holiest” book of Judaism. This evil undercurrent that had been smoldering for hundreds of years had now taken over completely, and a new occult religion was born – the religion of Judaism.”
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(Rom 9:32 KJV) Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone;
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(Rom 16:18 KJV) For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
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Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening (Mat 10:17 KJV)
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But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; Acts 20:29
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For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Acts 20:30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Acts 20:31 Therefore… watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. Acts 20:32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

WHETHER SCIENCE CONTRADICTS RELIGION?

szp24x7 — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:02:56 +0000

It has become a refrain that the religion and science are two contradictory legitimacies. I am sure that the discussions on this topic converge at a notion which is imperceptible. According to my opinion the science and religion are something abstract which resembles the thalassic tidals that are beyond our control. The science was originated along with the origin of religion. Both of them are manmade and are constituted for the peaceful life of man. If I attempt make you clear that the philosophy and idea behind these are the same, I am sure that some bigots and atheists will frown up. Its because of their nescience on the meaning of the science and the religion. Really what is science? Its a certain way of approaching problem, certain way of seeking the truth. Its a certain empirical way where by we get prepared to reject anything if we cannot establish or prove it. The creation of scientific temper which is one of the main objectives of science has really staggered the religious concepts. The foundation of science is on experiments where as the building block of religion is faith. The path of religion and science are misty and its very hard to tie in with them. So its very important to create an aesthetic sense towards these two, I meant a positive approach towards them. Its said that the universe was developed on under certain circumstances. The gathering up of stars and energy to a ball like structure named cosmic egg is one of them. The Big Bang theory states that the explosion of this cosmic egg resulted in the development of universe .There are two more theories about the origin of the universe – the Steady State theory put forward by Thomas Gold and Hermann Bondi and the Pulsating theory propounded by Dr. Allan Sandage. They are not proved experimentally but some predictions. So the origin of the universe still remains mysterious and unknown. But the religious studies give the answer for these languorous questions .This proves that the religion and science are interrelated and interdependent. Lets look at some quotations of different religious scriptures which have some similarity towards the scientific discoveries. The studies about sun have really influenced the social life of man. At certain periods the suns temperature will be increased and this results in the over burning of helium in sun. This is mainly due to the presence of dark blue spots in the surface of the sun. If the size of these spots increases the over burning of sun reaches its zenith and causes destruction to the earth. If its size decreases the over burning decreases considerably. It was first discovered by Galileo , the famous astronomer. The same discovery was recorded by Valmiki in his book Ramayana, even before the birth of Galileo. Adhitye vimalae neelam Lakshma Lakshmana drishyadhe Kshipramadhye Dhurdharsham Purim Ravana palitham Bible, which is the holy book of Christians, really reveals a testimony to the scientific discoveries. The following is one of them As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured; so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me. (Jeremiah 33:22) The attempts to count the stars have been started from centuries. The Ptolemy recorded the number of stars as 777 and kepler discovered it as 1005.But at present it is found that the number of stars in the milky way galaxy itself is more than 100,00,00000.But remember, there are many other galaxies than the milky way. As the universe is expanding day by day its very difficult to count the stars. Similar examples can be seen in Khuran also.

The religion is not made by God. But its a path through which the humans can reach at the omnipresent. Its man made. The science, which seeks the answers for unclarified sceptical facts, also accepts the presence of an ultimate and supreme power that regulates everything and is beyond our intelligence. The religion and science are abstract and unrelenting. The struggles between them are ceaseless and strenuous. They both are constituted to lead us in this obscure world where the knowledge is under conflicts. In this world there are people who try to manipulate science and religion under the covers of contradictions. If this is to be continued we will have to suffer its consequences. So lets have a united endeavor to eradicate the massive disaster that may origin due to the scientific and religious conflicts.

self packaging - when is enough already?

the seeker — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:02:28 +0000

Reblogged from patter:

I’ve realized recently that I’m pretty half hearted about the idea of self packaging/self promotion.

It's not that I don’t do it. I do.

Well you have to now in HE. CVs and bio notes and university home pages are the bottom line for all of us. But there are of course multiple additional platforms across which you can re/present an academic self – facebook, tumblr, twitter, Wikipedia, pinterest etc.

Nutball faith healers charged with murder after second child death

eideard — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:00:57 +0000

A Philadelphia couple who believe in faith healing over medicine and who were on probation in their

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rzuhhq5i — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:59:51 +0000

25th May 2013, Buddha Purnima, Buddha Jayanti

Peter — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:52:04 +0000

“So Buddha has talked about the future Buddha, which is Maitreya. Ma is Mother, who is in three forms: Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati. Any Buddhist, if you ask him to ask the question of Maitreya, he gets his realization just then. So He talked of Maitreya because He knew that when Maitreya will come, She will have to tell people about Ishwara.” – Shri Mataji, Deinze, Belgium, 04.08.1991

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obneda2g — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:51:05 +0000

Line in the sand

alienbouncer — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:49:26 +0000

My five years in Sydney was a turning point. That was the end of more than two decades of fundamentalist Christians telling me what to believe.

I find I am more relaxed about being on a journey that has way more questions than answers, than when I thought I kinda had it figured out in that fundamentalist period.

It was actually a wonderful release to realise the folly of taking the Bible as literally as fundies do. When a person accepts the Bible for what it actually is, and not try to apply it as the unerring guide to life in this society and time period, then you don’t have to unquestioningly accept what makes no sense to accept.

So a proverbial line in the sand was drawn on my return to Victoria in 2005. A line in the sand because I’m now making more intelligent decions for my life, rather than making them based on a flawed ideology. Or having others make them for me.

People who I knew in churches and Christian circles on the old side of that line are best left back there. It’s a bit of a challenge in this day of Facebook and other social media but I’m doing OK with it so far. They need to remain back there because one of the hallmarks of fundamentalist religion is judgementalism. And I would be judged quite badly for turning away from their form of religion.

amohd0jn

amohd0jn — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:41:15 +0000

Family activity: Three-in-one (26 May 2013)

davidearle — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:40:08 +0000

Scripture: John 16:12-15

Jesus said to his disciples:
“I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t handle them now. But when the Friend comes, the Spirit of the Truth, he will take you by the hand and guide you into all the truth there is. He won’t draw attention to himself. He will make sense of what is about to happen. And he will help you understand everything that I have done and said. He will honour me. He will take from me and give to you. Everything the Father has is also mine. This is why I’ve said, “He takes from me and explains it to you.”
Adapted from The Message.

What do we learn about God?
God is eternal, earth maker, pain bearer, life giver; source of all that is and shall be; father and mother of us all. We learn that God is one, yet revealed as Father, Son and Holy Spirit – a Holy Trinity.
A Catechism, NZ Prayer Book, p 927

Your ideas?

Today is “Trinity Sunday”. We think about God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Trinity means three-in-one: tri- (three) / unity (one).

We don’t worship three gods. We worship the one true God. And we recognize that God is known to us in three different ways.

God the Father: we know as the creator of heaven and earth, of everything we see and can’t see.

God the Son: we know as Jesus. He came to live as one of us. He was human like us. He showed how God loves us. He suffered and felt pain like us. He died on the cross and then was raised from the dead. Because of this we are offered forgiveness and oneness with God.

God the Holy Spirit: we know as God at work in the world and our lives. He is the giver of life and truth. He helps us to know what is true. He helps us to understand. He gives us courage and strength to tell others about God’s love.

Is God male? We call God “he” because of our words. Calling God “it” would be disrespectful. If we said “they”, people might think we mean more than one God.

It is also how people have thought about God.

But God is both male and female and beyond male and female.

Did you know some parts of the Bible talk about God as female?

Have a look at today’s reading from Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31.

Also, some stories do talk about God using “us” or “they”. Have a look at last week’s story from Genesis 11:1-9.

You can download the activity sheet here, which includes an activity on the trinity.

Family Activity Sheet 26 May 2013(pdf)

Instructions on how to transform a comment troll into a human being

the seeker — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:38:17 +0000

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If you write anything on the internet -- or for that matter, read anything on the internet -- you've undoubtedly experienced comment trolls, flame-wars and plenty of other bad behavior. Some blogs and news sites have tried either handing over their comments to Facebook or not having comments altogether as a way of preventing this kind of activity, but one site called Climate Desk took a different approach: they…

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130524 - complaint

mebehorst — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:35:47 +0000

KJV – Psa 55:2 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

ERV – Psa 55:2 Please listen and answer me. Let me speak to you and tell you what upsets me.

ESV – Psa 55:2 Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan,

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Barnes – Attend unto me, and hear me – This also is the language of earnest supplication, as if he was afraid that God would not regard his cry. These varied forms of speech show the intense earnestness of the psalmist, and his deep conviction that he must have help from God.

I mourn – The word used here – רוד rûd – means properly to wander about; to ramble – especially applied to animals that have broken loose; and then, to inquire after, to seek, as one does “by running up and down;” hence, to desire, to wish. Thus in Hos_11:12 – “Judah runs wild toward God,” – in our translation, “Judah yet ruleth with God.” The word occurs also in Jer_2:31, “We are lords” (margin, have dominion); and in Gen_27:40, “When thou shalt have the dominion.” It is not elsewhere found in the Scriptures. The idea here seems not to be to mourn, but to inquire earnestly; to seek; to look for, as one does who wanders about, or who looks every way for help. David was in deep distress. He looked in every direction. He earnestly desired to find God as a Helper. He was in the condition of one who had lost his way, or who had lost what was most valuable to him; and he directed his eyes most earnestly toward God for help.

In my complaint – The word here employed commonly means speech, discourse, meditation. It here occurs in the sense of complaint, as in Job_7:13; Job_9:27; Job_21:4; Job_23:2; Psa_142:2; 1Sa_1:16. It is not used, however, to denote complaint in the sense of fault-finding, but in the sense of deep distress. As the word is now commonly used, we connect with it the idea of fault-finding, complaining, accusing, or the idea that we have been dealt with unjustly. This is not the meaning in tills place, or in the Scriptures generally. It is the language of a troubled, not of an injured spirit.

And make a noise – To wit, by prayer; or, by groaning. The psalmist did not hesitate to give vent to his feelings by groans, or sobs, or prayers. Such expressions are not merely indications of deep feeling, but they are among the appointed means of relief. They are the effort which nature makes to throw off the burden, and if they are without complaining or impatience they are not wrong. See Isa_38:14; Isa_59:11; Heb_5:7; Mat_27:46.

Clarke – I mourn in my complaint – בשיחי besichi, in my sighing; a strong guttural sound, expressive of the natural accents of sorrow.

And make a noise – I am in a tumult – I am strongly agitated.

Gill – Attend unto me, and hear me,…. So as to answer, and that immediately and directly, his case requiring present help;

I mourn in my complaint; or “in my meditation” (p); solitary thoughts, and melancholy views of things. Saints have their complaints, on account of their sins and corruptions, their barrenness and unfruitfulness, and the decay of vital religion in them; and because of the low estate of Zion, the declining state of the interest of Christ, and the little success of his Gospel; and they mourn, in these complaints, over their own sins, and the sins of others, professors and profane, and under afflictions temporal and spiritual, both their own and the church’s. Christ also, in the days of his flesh, had his complaints of the perverseness and faithlessness of the generation of men among whom he lived; of the frowardness, pride and contentions of his disciples; of the reproaches, insult, and injuries of his enemies; and of the dereliction of his God and Father; and he often mourned on account of one or other of these things, being a man of sorrows and acquainted with griefs;

and make a noise; not only with sighs and groans, but in so loud a manner as to be called roaring; see Psa_22:1.

(p) בשיחי “in meditatione mea”, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis; so Ainsworth.

Treasury of David – “Attend unto me, and hear me.” This is the third time he prays the same prayer. He is in earnest, in deep and bitter earnest. If his God do not hear, he feels that all is over with him. He begs for his God to be a listener and an answerer. “I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise.” He gives a loose to his sorrows, permits his mind to rehearse her griefs, and to pour them out in such language as suggests itself at the time, whether it be coherent or not. What a comfort that we may be thus familiar with our God! We may not complain of him, but we may complain to him. Our rambling thoughts when we are distracted with grief we may bring before him, and that too in utterances rather to be called “a noise” than language. He will attend so carefully that he will understand us, and he will often fulfil desires which we ourselves could not have expressed in intelligible words. “Groanings that cannot be uttered,” are often prayers which cannot be refused. Our Lord himself used strong cryings and tears, and was heard in that he feared.