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"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails." -1 Corinthians 13:4-8 |
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It is written: "For ever since the
creation of the world His [God's] invisible nature and attributes, that is,
His eternal power and divinity have been made intelligible and clearly
discernable in and through the things that have been made- His handiworks.
So [men] are without excuse- altogether without defense or justification;
Because when they knew and recognized Him as the God, they did not honor and
glorify Him as God, or give Him thanks. But instead they became futile in
their thinking- with vain imaginings, foolish reasoning and stupid
speculations- and their senseless minds were darkened." -Romans 1:20, 21
Amplified Bible
"This is what God the Lord says- he who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it: 'I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness;'" -Isaiah 42:5, 6 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I [Jesus] will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls, For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30 "Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD." -Joshua 24:14, 15
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828: RELIGION. n. relij’on. [Fr. Sp religion; It. religione; L. religio, from religo, to bind anew ; re and ligo, to bind. This word seems originally to have signified an oath or vow to the gods, or the obligation of such an oath or vow, which was held very sacred by the Romans.]
Black's Law Dictionary, 6th Edition: Religion. Man’s relation to Divinity, to reverence, worship, obedience, and submission to mandates and precepts of supernatural or superior beings. In its broadest sense includes all forms of belief in the existence of superior beings exercising power over human beings by volition (the act or power of willing, choosing, or resolving), imposing rules of conduct, with future rewards and punishments. Bond uniting man to God, and a virtue (moral excellence) whose purpose is to render God worship due him as source of all being and principle of all government of things. [Nilculnikoff v. Archbishop, etc. of Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, 142 Misc. 894, 255 N.Y.S. 653, 663.] As used in constitutional provisions of First Amendment forbidding the “establishment of religion,” the term means a particular system of faith and worship recognized and practiced by a particular church, sect, or denomination. [Reynolds v, U. S., 98 U.S. 145, 149, 25 LEd. 244; Wolman v, Walter, 433 U.S. 229, 97 S.Ct. 2593, 53 L.Ed.2d 714; Roemer, et al. v. Board of Public Works of Md. 426 U.S. 736, 96 S.Ct. 2337, 49 L.Ed.2d 1.]
The Great Commission
Deeds speak louder than words, so keep watch. If you know the difference between a handshake and a fist, and kind words and unkind words, you can understand TRUE Christianity... love never fails! Godly men, women, and children ALWAYS point you back to the Living God Jesus Christ, who always lives to intercede for us! I say this because cult leaders will attempt to get us away from the Bible and Christ our Savior, and impose their authority over the Lord's authority. -Thomas Millington, Ambassador
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From Break Point with Charles Colson: “The secular elites and a lot of our neighbors tell us we shouldn’t be imposing our views on others. But until we recover a sense of absolute moral truth, we’re going to continue to see scandals… We are foolish if we think we can legislate away the immorality of human beings. I stand as living proof that the cure comes, not from statutes, but from the transforming of the human heart- the embracing of a moral code to which people, by their conscience, bind themselves. While tough laws may produce some immediate relief and boosting of public confidence, the only long-term answer is to take a bracing dose of reality, to recognize that the real enemy is moral relativism and moral confusion, to embrace once again a solid code by which conscience can be informed…And then we need to go about the business of strengthening the conscience of the nation! This will require a heroic effort- but it is one that Christians are uniquely equipped to undertake. www.prisonfellowship.org:
Only when the
Cross stands alone, unencumbered with other religions, philosophies, or
political ideologies, does it retain its power." -Hitler's
Cross, Erwin W. Lutzer;
page 196 If Muslims and Christians address the same God, how then is this fact possible "...there is not a single one of the fifty-five predominately Muslim nations on earth today where Christians are not persecuted." -What in the World Is Going On?, Dr. David Jeremiah www.obsessionthemovie.com “I have long been convinced that our enemies have made it an Object to eradicate from the minds of the People in general a Sense of true Religion and Virtue.” -Samuel Adams Paid Newspaper Advertisement “History has shown, that rather than serving as a force of peace, “religions have served to foment (instigate) scores of horrendous and bloody wars,’ and religious leaders who have ordered their followers, in the name of religion, to kill indiscriminately, ‘have done so by hijacking and distorting the religions in whose name they speak.’” – Israel Singer; World Jewish Congress, Report/Fall 2005, page 7 It is written: "Love worketh no ill to his neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law." -Romans 13:10 KJV "They shall be put to shame, yes, confounded, all of them; they who are makers of idols shall go into confusion together." -Isaiah 45:16 When you where born, what did you inherit? Do all Religions lead to the same God? “…religion flourishes in greater purity without than with the aid of government.” -James Madison (Twice President of the U.S.) "Secularism is unconstitutional ...preferring those who do not believe over those who do believe... It is the duty* of government to deter no-belief religions ... facilities of government cannot offend religious principles..." 1973, Abbington v. Schempp, pp. 21, 71 *duty- moral or legal obligation "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile (slavishly submissive), but is morally treasonable to the American public."-Theodore Roosevelt, 26 U.S. Pres (1858-1919) The late Pope John Paul II was quoted saying, "[he] loathed totalitarianism- 'substitute religion.'" -Vermont Rutland Herald, 4-3-2005 Word of Caution: The Roman Pontiff claims supreme and universal power over the whole Church (CCC 881, 882); however, Jesus himself is head of His Church through His HolySpirit! www.justforcatholics.org Truth v. Error
Persecution Cults Forced religion or voluntary religion?
"The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living." -General Omar N. Bradley (U.S., World War II; Born 1893-?) -History Book Club 2005 Desk Calendar Blasphemy- (Black's Law Dictionary 6th Ed.): Any oral or written reproach maliciously cast upon God, His name, attributes, or religion [Christianity/ doctrines of Jesus Christ]. In general, blasphemy may be described as consisting in speaking evil of the Deity with an impious purpose to derogate (detract; belittle) from the divine majesty, and alienate the minds of others from the love and reverence of God. It is purposely using words concerning God calculated and designed to impair and destroy the reverence, respect, and confidence due Him as the intelligent creator, governor, and judge of the world. It embraces the idea of detraction, when used towards the Supreme Being, as "calumny" (false and malicious statement; slander) usually carries the same idea when applied to an individual. It is A WILLFUL AND MALICIOUS ATTEMPT TO LESSON MEN'S REVERENCE OF GOD BY DENYING HIS EXISTENCE OR HIS ATTRIBUTES AS AN INTELLIGENT CREATOR, GOVERNOR, AND JUDGE OF MEN, AND TO PREVENT THEIR HAVING CONFIDENCE IN HIM AS SUCH. ...In English Law, blasphemy is the offence of speaking matter relating to God, Jesus Christ, the Bible, or the Common Prayer, intended to wound the feelings of mankind or to excite contempt and hatred against the church by law established, or to promote immorality. [Jesus/Yeshua:] "Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy- that is, every evil, abusive, injurious speaking or indignity against sacred things- can be forgiven men, but blasphemy against the (Holy) Spirit shall not and cannot be forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Spirit, the Holy One, will not be forgiven, either in this world and age or in the world and age to come." -Matthew 12:31, 32 Amplified Bible |
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