Up to 15 people were killed after Israeli commandoes boarded ships carrying 10,000 tonnes of aid en route from Cyprus.
William Hague said the British embassy was in "urgent contact" with the Israeli government, asking for more information.
He said: "I deplore the loss of life during the interception of the Gaza flotilla. Our embassy is in urgent contact with the Israeli government.
"We are asking for more information and urgent access to any UK nationals involved."
Yes it was a not a wise decision of the Israeli military to board the ships the way they did, but this was a set up by the Hamas terrorist Islamists to provoke the rest of the World into condemnation of Israel THE ONLY DEMOCRACY in the Middle East.
It’s totally OK for Hamas to fire rockets and other weapons into Israel on a daily basis and yet when little Israel defends itself, the world screams murderers.
These protestors knew exactly what they were doing BREAKING THE LAW that was being enforced by Israel against a terrorist enclave. If terrorists were bombing the UK, USA, or any of the other countries who are protesting against Israel, they would fight them tooth and nail.
However when Israel defends itself everyone screams murder. However for those of us who know what the Bible says about ‘end times’ know that Israel’s enemies will be all around her and will be totally defeated by the Lord God Yahweh.
Islam is vowed to wipe out Israel and then the Christians, this is what the Quran commands the believer to do and many will try to make sure this will happen.
The people who try to placate the Islamists are fighting a losing battle as Muslims are allowed to lie and deceive in order to defeat the infidel its called HOODNA
Here is the proof from the Quran
The reason for this is because most of the west is not familiar with Taqiyya, which translates as Religious Deception. Due to the state of war that exists between dar al-Islam(House of Islam) and dar al-harb (House of War[i.e. any non-Muslims] ), reuses de guerre, i.e., systematic lying to the infidel, must be considered part and parcel of Islamic tactics. The parroting by Muslim organizations throughout dar al-harb that “Islam is a religion of peace,” or that the origins of Muslim violence lie in the unbalanced psyches of particular individual “fanatics,” must be considered as disinformation intended to induce the infidel world to let down its guard. Of course, individual Muslims may genuinely regard their religion as “peaceful” — but only insofar as they are ignorant of its true teachings, or in the sense of the Egyptian theorist Sayyid Qutb, who posited in his Islam and Universal Peace that true peace would prevail in the world just as soon as Islam had conquered it.
“If you fear treachery from any of your allies, you may fairly retaliate by breaking off your treaty with them.”
--Surah 8:51
THE QURAN PROMOTES DEATH TO JEWS AND CHRISTIANS
"...now that a Book confirming their own has come to them from God, they deny it...they reply: 'We believe in what was revealed to us.' But they deny what has since been revealed, although it is truth...Say: 'Whoever is an enemy of Gabriel' (who has by God's grace revealed to you [Muhammad] the Quran as a guide...confirming previous scriptures). .will surely find that God is the enemy of the unbelievers. '...And now that an apostle has come to them from God confirming their own Scriptures, some of those to whom the Scriptures were given cast off the Book of God behind their backs...The unbelievers among the People of the Book, and the pagans, resent that any blessings should have been sent down to you from your Lord. " (Surah 2:88-, 98-, 103-)
"Slay them wherever you find them...Idolatry is worse than carnage...Fight against them until idolatry is no more and God's religion reigns supreme." (Surah 2: 190)
"Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike it." (Surah 2: 216)
"Men are tempted [in this life] by the lure of women...far better is the return of God. Say: 'Shall I tell you of better things than these, with which the righteous shall be rewarded by their Lord? Theirs shall be gardens watered by running streams, where they shall dwell for ever: wives of perfect chastity..." (Surah 3:14, 15)
"The only true faith in God's sight is Islam." (Surah 3:19)
"Believers, do not make friends with any but your own people...They desire nothing but your ruin....You believe in the entire Book...When they meet you they say: 'We, too, are believers.' But when alone, they bite their finger-tips with rage." (Surah 3:118, 119)
"They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): But take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (From what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks." (Surah 4: 89)
"If you should die or be slain in the cause of God, His forgiveness and His mercy would surely be better than all the riches..." (Surah 3:156)
"To those that declare: 'God has commanded us to believe no apostle unless he brings down fire to consume an offering,' say: 'Other apostles before me [Muhammad] have come to you with veritable signs and worked the miracle you asked for...If they reject you [Muhammad], other apostles have been rejected before you..." (Surah 3:183)
"If you wish to replace a wife with another, do not take from her the dowry you have given her..." (Surah 4:20)
"Forbidden to you are...married women, except those you own as slaves." (Surah 4:20-, 24)"
Believers, do not approach your prayers when you are drunk, but wait till you can grasp the meaning of your words..." (Surah 4:43)
"Seek out your enemies relentlessly. " (Surah 4: 103)
"Try as you may, you cannot treat all your wives impartially. " (Surah 4:126)
"The Jews and Christians say: 'We are the children of God and His loved ones.' Say: 'Why then does He punish you for your sins?" (Surah 5: 18)
"The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement"
“The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement" (Surah 5:33
"Believers, take neither Jews nor Christians for your friends." (Surah 5: 51)
"The God will say: 'Jesus, son of Mary, did you ever say to mankind 'Worship me and my mother as gods besides God?' 'Glory to You, 'he will answer, 'how could I ever say that to which I have no right?" (Surah 5: 114)
"Believers, when you encounter the infidels on the march, do not turn your backs to them in flight. If anyone on that day turns his back to them, except it be for tactical reasons...he shall incur the wrath of God and Hell shall be his home..." (Surah 8:12)
"Make war on them until idolatry shall cease and God's religion shall reign supreme." (Surah 8: 36)
"If you fear treachery from any of your allies, you may fairly retaliate by breaking off your treaty with them." (Surah 8:51)
"And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah; and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah; these are the words of their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before; may Allah destroy them; how they are turned away! Surah 9: 30 "
"...make war on the leaders of unbelief...Make war on them: God will chastise them at your hands and humble them. He will grant you victory over them..." (Surah 9:12)
"It ill becomes the idolaters [non-Muslims] to visit the mosques of God..." (Surah 9:17)
Fight and slay the pagans wherever ye find them and seize them, confine them, and lie in wait for them in every place of ambush" (Surah 9:5)
"Fight against such as those to whom the Scriptures were given [Jews and Christians]. ..until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued." (Surah 9:27)
"It is He who has sent forth His apostle with guidance and the true Faith [Islam] to make it triumphant over all religions, however much the idolaters [non-Muslims] may dislike it." (Surah 9:31)
"If you do not fight, He will punish you sternly, and replace you by other men." (Surah 9:37)
"Prophet make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal rigorously with them. Hell shall be their home." (Surah 9:73)
"Believers, make war on the infidels who dwell around you. Deal firmly with them." (Surah 9: 121)
"Say: 'Praise be to God who has never begotten a son; who has no partner in His Kingdom..." (Surah 17: 111)
"'How shall I bear a child,' she [Mary] answered, 'when I am a virgin...?' 'Such is the will of the Lord,' he replied. 'That is no difficult thing for Him...God forbid that He [God[ Himself should beget a son!...Those who say: 'The Lord of Mercy has begotten a son,' preach a monstrous falsehood... " (Surah 19:12-, 29-, 88)
"Fight for the cause of God with the devotion due to Him...He has given you the name of Muslims..." (Surah 22:78)
"Blessed are the believers... who restrain their carnal desires (except with their wives and slave-girls, for these are lawful to them)...These are the heirs of Paradise ..." (Surah 23:1-5)
"You shall not force your slave-girls into prostitution in order that you make money, if they wish to preserve their chastity." (Surah 24:33)
"As for the faithful who do good works and believe what is revealed to Muhammad...He will forgive them their sins..." (Surah 47:1)
"Muhammad is God's apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another." (Surah 48:29)
"Shall the reward of goodness be anything but good?...Dark- eyed virgins sheltered in their tents...They shall recline on green cushions and fine carpets...Blessed be the name of your Lord..." (Surah 55:52-66)
Hadith 9:4 "Wherever you find infidels kill them; for whoever kills them shall have reward on the Day of Resurrection. "
Hadith 9:50, 57 "No Umma (a member of Muslim community) should be killed for killing a Kafir (an infidel). . Whoever changes his Islamic religion, kill him."
Hadith Bukhari (52:177) “ Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. "O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him.
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Hadith Tabari 7:97 “ The morning after the murder of Ashraf, the Prophet declared, "Kill any Jew who falls under your power."
Hadith Tabari9:69 "Killing Unbelievers is a small matter to us"
Hadith Bukhari (52:260) "... The Prophet said, 'If somebody discards his religion, kill him.' "
Hadith Bukhari (89:271) A man who embraces Islam, then reverts to Judaism is to be killed according to "the verdict of Allah and his apostle."
As I have said before, the governments do not care that Israel is being pummelled daily by Islamist terrorist extremists, because the Arabs are sitting on most of the OIL in the World, they cannot afford to upset them. If the Arabs did not have any oil, do you believe that ALL the Nations would be defending them?
So we really need to pray for Israel and Jerusalem at this moment in time. The Lord is very near to those whom he regards as his brothers.
Blessings in Yeshua's Holy Name
Shalom
Pastor David
Monday, 31 May 2010
Saturday, 29 May 2010
EAGLES & LIONS
In the past year both Christine and I have been painting. I felt I wanted to try Eagles and lately I have painted my first Lion.
I thought you could have a look at my latest Eagle and my Lion. I am just about to start another Lion and I believe that it may have some kind of prophetic meaning.
Here is the Eagle
Hope you like them
Blessings
Pastor Dave
Monday, 5 April 2010
HOW IMPORTANT IS THE RESSURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST?
HOW IMPORTANT IS THE RESSURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST?
The resurrection of Jesus is important for several reasons. First, it witnesses to the immense power of God Himself. To believe in the resurrection is to believe in God. If God exists, and if He created the universe and has power over it, He has power to raise the dead. If He does not have such power, He is not a God worthy of our faith and worship. Only He who created life can resurrect it after death, only He can reverse the hideousness that is death itself, and only He can remove the sting that is death and the victory that is the grave's (1 Corinthians 15:54-55). In resurrecting Jesus from the grave, God reminds us of His absolute sovereignty over life and death.
Second, the resurrection of Jesus is a testimony to the resurrection of human beings, which is a basic tenet of the Christian faith. Unlike all other religions, Christianity alone possesses a founder who transcends death and who promises that His followers will do the same. All other religions were founded by men and prophets whose end was the grave. As Christians, we take comfort in the fact that our God became man, died for our sins, and was resurrected the third day. The grave could not hold Him. He lives, and He sits today at the right hand of God the Father in heaven.
In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul explains in detail the importance of the resurrection of Christ. Some in Corinth did not believe in the resurrection of the dead, and in this chapter Paul gives six disastrous consequences if there were no resurrection: 1) preaching Christ would be senseless (v. 14); 2) faith in Christ would be useless (v. 14); 3) all the witnesses and preachers of the resurrection would be liars (v. 15); 4) no one would be redeemed from sin (v. 17); 5) all former believers would have perished (v.18); and 6) Christians would be the most pitiable people on the earth (v. 19). But Christ indeed has risen from the dead and "has become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep" (v. 20), assuring that we will follow Him in resurrection.
The inspired Word of God guarantees the believer's resurrection at the coming of Jesus Christ for His Body (the Church) at the Rapture. Such hope and assurance results in a great song of triumph as Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15:55, "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"
How do these concluding verses relate to the importance of the resurrection? Paul answers, "...you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain" (v. 58). He reminds us that because we know we will be resurrected to new life, we can suffer persecution and danger for Christ's sake (vv. 29-31), just as He did. We can follow the example of the thousands of martyrs through history who gladly traded their earthly lives for everlasting life via the resurrection.
The resurrection is the triumphant and glorious victory for every believer. Jesus Christ died, was buried, and rose the third day according to the Scripture. And, He is coming again! The dead in Christ will be raised up, and those who remain and are alive at His coming will be changed and receive new, glorified bodies (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). Why is the resurrection of Jesus Christ important to salvation? It demonstrated that God accepted Jesus' sacrifice on our behalf. It proves that God has the power to raise us from the dead. It guarantees that those who believe in Christ will not remain dead, but will be resurrected unto eternal life. That is our blessed hope!
This is what it is all about
Blessings
Pastor David
The resurrection of Jesus is important for several reasons. First, it witnesses to the immense power of God Himself. To believe in the resurrection is to believe in God. If God exists, and if He created the universe and has power over it, He has power to raise the dead. If He does not have such power, He is not a God worthy of our faith and worship. Only He who created life can resurrect it after death, only He can reverse the hideousness that is death itself, and only He can remove the sting that is death and the victory that is the grave's (1 Corinthians 15:54-55). In resurrecting Jesus from the grave, God reminds us of His absolute sovereignty over life and death.
Second, the resurrection of Jesus is a testimony to the resurrection of human beings, which is a basic tenet of the Christian faith. Unlike all other religions, Christianity alone possesses a founder who transcends death and who promises that His followers will do the same. All other religions were founded by men and prophets whose end was the grave. As Christians, we take comfort in the fact that our God became man, died for our sins, and was resurrected the third day. The grave could not hold Him. He lives, and He sits today at the right hand of God the Father in heaven.
In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul explains in detail the importance of the resurrection of Christ. Some in Corinth did not believe in the resurrection of the dead, and in this chapter Paul gives six disastrous consequences if there were no resurrection: 1) preaching Christ would be senseless (v. 14); 2) faith in Christ would be useless (v. 14); 3) all the witnesses and preachers of the resurrection would be liars (v. 15); 4) no one would be redeemed from sin (v. 17); 5) all former believers would have perished (v.18); and 6) Christians would be the most pitiable people on the earth (v. 19). But Christ indeed has risen from the dead and "has become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep" (v. 20), assuring that we will follow Him in resurrection.
The inspired Word of God guarantees the believer's resurrection at the coming of Jesus Christ for His Body (the Church) at the Rapture. Such hope and assurance results in a great song of triumph as Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15:55, "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"
How do these concluding verses relate to the importance of the resurrection? Paul answers, "...you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain" (v. 58). He reminds us that because we know we will be resurrected to new life, we can suffer persecution and danger for Christ's sake (vv. 29-31), just as He did. We can follow the example of the thousands of martyrs through history who gladly traded their earthly lives for everlasting life via the resurrection.
The resurrection is the triumphant and glorious victory for every believer. Jesus Christ died, was buried, and rose the third day according to the Scripture. And, He is coming again! The dead in Christ will be raised up, and those who remain and are alive at His coming will be changed and receive new, glorified bodies (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). Why is the resurrection of Jesus Christ important to salvation? It demonstrated that God accepted Jesus' sacrifice on our behalf. It proves that God has the power to raise us from the dead. It guarantees that those who believe in Christ will not remain dead, but will be resurrected unto eternal life. That is our blessed hope!
This is what it is all about
Blessings
Pastor David
Friday, 5 March 2010
OUR AMAZING SAVIOUR GOD JESUS
MY PERSONAL SAVIOUR GOD
Many people believe that Jesus Christ was a very ‘good man’ and taught wonderful things, but that is about all they know. Obviously many do not accept that he is the Lord our God at all and that he is worthy of all honour and praise.
Being raised as a JW I was taught that Jesus existed before he came to the earth as a man and in his pre-human existence was the Word (Logos) who created all things. However we were also taught that when he came to earth, he was just a perfect man and merely came to earth too offer up his life as a sacrifice for mankind.
We were taught that he was the created Son of Jehovah the Almighty and that he was more or less just a secondary being that served the purpose of God to be the Lamb that takes away the sin of the World.
The odd thing is, much of what I was taught back then was true, but as you can see, it was riddled with error and a deliberate downgrading of the Lord we now know as out wonderful Saviour. So it is with that in mind that I have posted some excellent information that proves that our Lord is far more than a ‘right hand’ man of the Almighty God Jehovah.
The first scripture is in Luke, where it says:
"And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour." (Luke 1:47)
One of the most wonderful titles of the Lord Jesus Christ is that of Saviour. This word (Greek (soter) from which is derived our theological term "soteriology," the study of salvation) occurs 24 times in the New Testament and is applied only to Christ, "for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).
It occurs first of all on the lips of the Virgin Mary in our text above, when she realized that she had been chosen to be the mother of the Saviour. It is significant that this first use of soter recognizes that our Saviour can be none other than God Himself--"God my Saviour"--and also that this fact should cause our spirits to rejoice, as Mary's did. He becomes our personal Saviour when we believe on Him, as did Mary. This humble woman realised she needed her Saviour just as much as any other human. This fact totally undermines the heresy taught by Catholic religions that Mary is ‘co-redemptrix’ along with her Son.
Our Lord Jesus Christ is "the Saviour of the world" (John 4:42; 1 John 4:14) and the "Saviour of all men" in the sense that His work on the cross is sufficient to save all who will receive Him. No other person, no co-redeemer, but just our Lord and Saviour God.
There are eight other verses in the New Testament in which "Saviour" is taken as synonymous with "God." The final occurrence of "Saviour" is one of these, and it is in one of the greatest doxologies of the Bible. "To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen" (Jude 25).
As mentioned above there are many today who see the man Jesus as a great teacher and example, but who reject His deity. There are many others who believe in a cosmic deity of some kind, often calling it ‘Christ Consciousness’ but are unwilling to believe that He could become uniquely incarnate in a perfect man. How urgent it is that we believe and teach that our Creator must also become our Saviour if we are ever to be saved. We must "trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of those that believe" (1 Timothy 4:10). Then we can rejoice with Mary in "God my Saviour."
May we stay close to our dear Lord and King and keep under his Mighty Hand
Pastor David
Many people believe that Jesus Christ was a very ‘good man’ and taught wonderful things, but that is about all they know. Obviously many do not accept that he is the Lord our God at all and that he is worthy of all honour and praise.
Being raised as a JW I was taught that Jesus existed before he came to the earth as a man and in his pre-human existence was the Word (Logos) who created all things. However we were also taught that when he came to earth, he was just a perfect man and merely came to earth too offer up his life as a sacrifice for mankind.
We were taught that he was the created Son of Jehovah the Almighty and that he was more or less just a secondary being that served the purpose of God to be the Lamb that takes away the sin of the World.
The odd thing is, much of what I was taught back then was true, but as you can see, it was riddled with error and a deliberate downgrading of the Lord we now know as out wonderful Saviour. So it is with that in mind that I have posted some excellent information that proves that our Lord is far more than a ‘right hand’ man of the Almighty God Jehovah.
The first scripture is in Luke, where it says:
"And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour." (Luke 1:47)
One of the most wonderful titles of the Lord Jesus Christ is that of Saviour. This word (Greek (soter) from which is derived our theological term "soteriology," the study of salvation) occurs 24 times in the New Testament and is applied only to Christ, "for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).
It occurs first of all on the lips of the Virgin Mary in our text above, when she realized that she had been chosen to be the mother of the Saviour. It is significant that this first use of soter recognizes that our Saviour can be none other than God Himself--"God my Saviour"--and also that this fact should cause our spirits to rejoice, as Mary's did. He becomes our personal Saviour when we believe on Him, as did Mary. This humble woman realised she needed her Saviour just as much as any other human. This fact totally undermines the heresy taught by Catholic religions that Mary is ‘co-redemptrix’ along with her Son.
Our Lord Jesus Christ is "the Saviour of the world" (John 4:42; 1 John 4:14) and the "Saviour of all men" in the sense that His work on the cross is sufficient to save all who will receive Him. No other person, no co-redeemer, but just our Lord and Saviour God.
There are eight other verses in the New Testament in which "Saviour" is taken as synonymous with "God." The final occurrence of "Saviour" is one of these, and it is in one of the greatest doxologies of the Bible. "To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen" (Jude 25).
As mentioned above there are many today who see the man Jesus as a great teacher and example, but who reject His deity. There are many others who believe in a cosmic deity of some kind, often calling it ‘Christ Consciousness’ but are unwilling to believe that He could become uniquely incarnate in a perfect man. How urgent it is that we believe and teach that our Creator must also become our Saviour if we are ever to be saved. We must "trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of those that believe" (1 Timothy 4:10). Then we can rejoice with Mary in "God my Saviour."
May we stay close to our dear Lord and King and keep under his Mighty Hand
Pastor David
Saturday, 27 February 2010
A MESSAGE FROM A STRAIGHTALKING JEW
This email was sent to me recently and this is someone who tells it as it is.
This Guy contradicts what the PC brigade keep telling us. As Christians we know it is all a nasty satanic attack on Christianity.
The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.
My confession:
I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are, Christmas trees.
It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu . If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.
I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from, that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.
Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.
In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Hurricane Katrina).. Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?'
In light of recent events.... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said okay.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'
Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.
Are you laughing yet?
Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it.
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us.
Pass it on if you think it has merit.
If not, then just discard it... no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in.
My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully,
Ben Stein
Let us all keep praying for one another as the anti-christ movement gathers momentum.
This is not a time to take a back seat and believe that everything will be alright. We are in end times and we need to be aware of any deception coming from any direction.
Blessings to everyone
Pastor Dave
This Guy contradicts what the PC brigade keep telling us. As Christians we know it is all a nasty satanic attack on Christianity.
The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.
My confession:
I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are, Christmas trees.
It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu . If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.
I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from, that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.
Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.
In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Hurricane Katrina).. Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?'
In light of recent events.... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said okay.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'
Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.
Are you laughing yet?
Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it.
Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us.
Pass it on if you think it has merit.
If not, then just discard it... no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in.
My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully,
Ben Stein
Let us all keep praying for one another as the anti-christ movement gathers momentum.
This is not a time to take a back seat and believe that everything will be alright. We are in end times and we need to be aware of any deception coming from any direction.
Blessings to everyone
Pastor Dave
Monday, 21 December 2009
GREATER IS HE, THAT IS IN ME , THAN IS IN THE WORLD
You Are of God, Little Children, and Have Overcome Them, Because
He Who is in You is Greater Than He Who is in the World
Sometimes Christine and I wonder what we are really doing in this place. We moved to this Island with high expectations, with the hope of linking up with other Christians who want to see the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in this part of the World. So far however it has been one big slog, we have recently been training to Minister in healing rooms as part of the healing Ministry and yet it seems like hardly anyone one in this area is interested.
I am helping people over the internet who are getting out of the Watchtower religion and that is rewarding as well as frustrating at times. However we want to see breakout in the town we live in and see the Holy Spirit convict people and see them glorify the Lord.
Today I was doing a search for comments on 1 John 4:4 as I was answering a JW online and I found this message by Sam Sweg Ministries. This is amazing, as it this is just how we were feeling yesterday. As some of you know we have a number of 'Giants' in our lives, so this information has come at a very good time for us.
This is Sam's message:
When The Lord Jesus Christ appeared to me He told me that if I would paint a picture of Him bigger in your heart, bigger than the circumstance, bigger than the cancer, bigger than the disease, bigger than the poverty, bigger than whatever is facing you, you'll always receive your miracle.
Everything we receive in the kingdom of heaven is based on you stepping out to receive. You can't be born again unless you receive Jesus Christ, isn't that true? You could sit there and say, "If it's God's will I'd be saved," but you know that wouldn't be true, because His will is for you to be saved. Two thousand years ago He went and paid the price on the cross, and He said, "It is finished. "And the truth of the matter is, it's just started right then. The old Testament was finished and the New Testament began, It never ends and it is based on better promises it gets greater everyday. We go from glory, to glory, to glory. Every time we think we see Jesus perform His Word, you find out He's has more. He's come to give you life more abundantly.
Years ago an entire town came against me because someone told a lie about me. I was in my prayer closet complaining to The Lord how bad it was. I could hear Jesus laugh, and laugh and laugh, and I was so angry. I admit it, I was angry at God. I said, "It's easy for you to laugh, you're up there and I'm down here right in the midst of this. And He laughed even louder. Well, Jesus knows what He's doing, and He finally said, "My son, I see the beginning and the end, I know what the end is going to be, and that's why I'm laughing." He said, "Because there will be a great victory in the midst of this." Then He gave me the scripture, "The Lord laughs at your enemies" (Psalm 37:12-13). You have to realize, He's laughing at your enemies because He knows what the end is. He said, "You're only in the midst of it, but if you could see what I see, you'd laugh too."
Well a week later victory came and I was laughing, and laughing and then I was reminded of what He told me a week before. Keep the picture in your heart.
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
(1 John 4:4)
This message has come at a very good time for us and we have found it very encouraging.
May you all have a good Christmas and remember what this Holy-day is all about
Be blessed and may the dear Lord be with you
Pastor David & Christine
He Who is in You is Greater Than He Who is in the World
Sometimes Christine and I wonder what we are really doing in this place. We moved to this Island with high expectations, with the hope of linking up with other Christians who want to see the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in this part of the World. So far however it has been one big slog, we have recently been training to Minister in healing rooms as part of the healing Ministry and yet it seems like hardly anyone one in this area is interested.
I am helping people over the internet who are getting out of the Watchtower religion and that is rewarding as well as frustrating at times. However we want to see breakout in the town we live in and see the Holy Spirit convict people and see them glorify the Lord.
Today I was doing a search for comments on 1 John 4:4 as I was answering a JW online and I found this message by Sam Sweg Ministries. This is amazing, as it this is just how we were feeling yesterday. As some of you know we have a number of 'Giants' in our lives, so this information has come at a very good time for us.
This is Sam's message:
When The Lord Jesus Christ appeared to me He told me that if I would paint a picture of Him bigger in your heart, bigger than the circumstance, bigger than the cancer, bigger than the disease, bigger than the poverty, bigger than whatever is facing you, you'll always receive your miracle.
Everything we receive in the kingdom of heaven is based on you stepping out to receive. You can't be born again unless you receive Jesus Christ, isn't that true? You could sit there and say, "If it's God's will I'd be saved," but you know that wouldn't be true, because His will is for you to be saved. Two thousand years ago He went and paid the price on the cross, and He said, "It is finished. "And the truth of the matter is, it's just started right then. The old Testament was finished and the New Testament began, It never ends and it is based on better promises it gets greater everyday. We go from glory, to glory, to glory. Every time we think we see Jesus perform His Word, you find out He's has more. He's come to give you life more abundantly.
Years ago an entire town came against me because someone told a lie about me. I was in my prayer closet complaining to The Lord how bad it was. I could hear Jesus laugh, and laugh and laugh, and I was so angry. I admit it, I was angry at God. I said, "It's easy for you to laugh, you're up there and I'm down here right in the midst of this. And He laughed even louder. Well, Jesus knows what He's doing, and He finally said, "My son, I see the beginning and the end, I know what the end is going to be, and that's why I'm laughing." He said, "Because there will be a great victory in the midst of this." Then He gave me the scripture, "The Lord laughs at your enemies" (Psalm 37:12-13). You have to realize, He's laughing at your enemies because He knows what the end is. He said, "You're only in the midst of it, but if you could see what I see, you'd laugh too."
Well a week later victory came and I was laughing, and laughing and then I was reminded of what He told me a week before. Keep the picture in your heart.
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
(1 John 4:4)
This message has come at a very good time for us and we have found it very encouraging.
May you all have a good Christmas and remember what this Holy-day is all about
Be blessed and may the dear Lord be with you
Pastor David & Christine
Saturday, 10 October 2009
NEW AGE LABYRINTH TAUGHT IN CHURCHES
THE NEW AGE LABYRINTH BEING TAUGHT IN CHURCHES
A few years ago, we started to look outside the box of the Watchtower and started to be drawn to the New Age concepts of the Universal Consciousness and their version of love and peace. During that time we were introduced to Colour Therapy and peering into candles amongst many other things that purported to draw us closer to god.
Strangely enough, its was whilst reading a New Age book called ‘Nothing in this book is true, but it is exactly how it is’ that it explained the concept of the trinity and also went into the importance of having ‘christ consciousness’. It was at that moment that the Lord spoke to me and said, its ME that you are looking for, Jesus Christ your saviour.
That was the defining moment when it suddenly hit me; that it was all about the Lord Jesus Christ and him alone. So that weekend I decided to go to a Church that I had heard about that showed love and a non judgmental attitude. Within the next 2 weeks I had given my life to my lovely Lord and Saviour and soon after Chris also gave her life to the one she knew was there for her.
Two weeks ago we were rather shocked; when we went to a Church we enjoy going too for a ‘retreat day’ and the first thing we saw was a candle in the Middle of the floor and a lot of ropes twisting around it. We heard about ‘colours’ and how they have special affects on us (which we knew only too well) and then we were asked to colour a bit of paper with the names of god on it. The problem we could see right away was that none of the names were Gods name at all, as they were attributes and not his names.
Already we were not very happy about the situation, but then we were given another piece of paper that had an image of a labyrinth on it and that is when we knew we had to leave, which we did.
The ladies who presented this stuff were from the CofE Diocese and obviously were unaware of the roots of this symbol and the practice of walking though it.
So when we came home we did some research and found out about the Occult history of the labyrinth.
THIS IS WHAT WE DISCOVERED
Is it no coincidence that within the last 20 years an ancient practice that had been abandoned by the “Church” has once again been introduced within its very walls that is impacting thousands? Why now is it being welcomed with open arms with such great enthusiasm by an unsuspecting church populace? This is another of many deceptions that have risen up within the body of Christ to bring delusion upon those who do not love the truth of God's word. What affect will this ancient practice have upon the believers of our Lord Jesus Christ? Across the country and throughout the nations a practice is being revived within the church, which has been dormant for centuries.
Is it no coincidence that within the last 20 years an ancient practice that had been abandoned by the “Church” has once again been introduced within its very walls that is impacting thousands? Why now is it being welcomed with open arms with such great enthusiasm by an unsuspecting church populace? This is another of many deceptions that have risen up within the body of Christ to bring delusion upon those who do not love the truth of God's word. What affect will this ancient practice have upon the believers of our Lord Jesus Christ? Across the country and throughout the nations a practice is being revived within the church, which has been dormant for centuries.
In effect, an ancient tool has been “unearthed” or re-discovered and people have begun to experiment in the practice of walking the labyrinth. This is a practice that seems to bring a sense of spiritual well being for those participating in it but in reality it has trapped and is snaring many in darkness because of the labyrinth’s Occult origins.According to Peter Corbett, in his article ‘Pathfinders, Walking Medieval Labyrinths in a Modern World,’ “labyrinths predate Christianity by over a millennium. The most famous labyrinth from ancient times was the Cretan one, the supposed lair of the mythological Minotaur, which Theseus slew with the aid of Ariadne and her spool of thread.
Turf labyrinths still exist in England, Germany and Scandinavia, and are thought to be linked with local feminine deities and fertility rituals. The adoption of labyrinths into the Christian Church is not very well documented, but they were used traditionally as a site of pilgrimage. Early Christians took a vow to visit the Holy City of Jerusalem at some point in their lives. During the Middle Ages, as the Crusades made travel to Palestine unsafe, other means were needed to honor that sacred commitment. Labyrinths were adopted by the Roman Church to offer the congregation a way of fulfilling their sacred vows. Christians made their pilgrimages to the cathedral cities of Chartres, Rheims or Amiens, completing their physical and spiritual journeys in the cathedral labyrinths.
Even though the labyrinth is a Western concept, it shares some similarities with Asian monastic and spiritual practices. The patterns of the labyrinth are similar in design and conception to the mandalas of South Asian Buddhism, which are physical representations of the spiritual realm designed to aid in meditation. Labyrinths blend their visual symbolism with the process of walking, which is similar to the Japanese Zen practice of kinhin, literally "walking meditation," where all of the attention is focused on the process of each step, one foot in front of the other, and the breath is controlled and regulated.
Both of these techniques are used in Buddhist meditation, which combines the elements of calming and insight into the single goal of samadhi, or "awareness."”It was recently, in the early 90’s, when Jean Houston, one of the leading New Age teachers (www.jeanhouston.org), introduced the Christian world again to the use of this practice for seeking spiritual enlightenment through walking the labyrinth. Jean Houston has been able to gain access within the “church” because of her doctorate in the Philosophy of Religion even with her apparent New Age Occultic teachings.
In one of her seminars in January, 1991, Jean Houston introduced the experience to the Reverend Lauren Artress. In 1992, the Reverend Lauren Artress brought the labyrinth to Grace Cathedral in an effort to bring people back to their center and allow them to experience “Spirit” for themselves. (www.gracecathedral.org/labyrinth/ and www.Veriditas.net)Most of the practicing New Age occult world has known and still does, that the introduction of the labyrinth prayer walk is a victory for their cause, bringing the unsuspecting Christians into agreement with the overall plan of the Aquarian Age, where those participating in this practice could be captured or ensnared into the ways of Satan.
(‘The Labyrinth: The Occult Has Truly Gone Mainstream’ can be found at http://www.cephas-library.com/na/new_age_labyrinth.html )After researching the many websites on today’s use of the labyrinth, most agree that the labyrinth is a tool or device created to bring one into a higher spiritual realm through the use of meditation whether your are a practicing Zen Buddhist, a Hindu, a Muslim, a New Age Occultist, a Satanist, an atheist or even a “Christian.” My question now as it was at the beginning of this article is what is this labyrinth all about and how will it affect the believer in Christ?If someone were to hand you an Ouija Board telling you that it had been thoroughly redeemed and that other Christians were successfully using this board to bring them to a greater experience of God, would you also begin to entertain the thought of using this well known Occult method to seek God? Would you then use this Occult device, knowing full well that this is a tool or rather a gateway and portal to bring you into communication with “higher” spiritual entities (demons and familiar spirits). The labyrinth is much the same as the Ouija Board in its intent and purpose, to open one up to the influences of the demons of darkness, to supposedly gain wisdom and knowledge of the mysteries of life.
Then why even begin to experiment or experience the sacred walk of the labyrinth?In Deuteronomy 12:1-14 and again in Exodus 34:10-17, God commands us clearly not to participate in anything that has ever been used in pagan ritual for worship or for any other use, for that matter. The labyrinth has been from the very beginning a demonic temple, a Kundalini energy source, a tool of divination, a gateway and a portal to communicating with other spirits and was incorporated into the Roman Catholic experience at a time when there was little understanding of the Bible and little or no discernment. Throughout the ancient history of the labyrinth divination was used to find the proper location based on many Occultic spiritual factors. Dowsers (those who use divining rods) and geomancers (diviners) were used then (and are still used today) to locate the earth energy center point for many of these labyrinths and then the cathedrals were constructed around the labyrinth.
If one will study the use of these spiritual gateways (the same function as the Ouija Board) throughout history, very little emphasis was given to its use within the church. As the church gained a better understanding of the word of God, the practice was discontinued. (Research in Geomancy, White Paper, 1990-1994, Jeremy Harte)People are drawn to the labyrinth by the subtle seductions of the spirit world trying to convince us that anyone can get to know “God” through some kind of spiritual experience. If this were the case then we have all been duped as Christians. If I knew that I could have a “God” experience just by walking the labyrinth then all that God did through the sacrifice that Jesus gave on the cross is really unnecessary to bring us into relationship with the Father, I just have to have an “experience” and all will be well.
Many believe that the labyrinth is the beginning of a “spiritual journey” opening up relationships with the ancient masters who will in turn offer the knowledge and wisdom of the ages to all who will take the first step or “the initiation” to enlightenment. Most Christians know or should know that the ancient masters are really "familiar spirits" or seducing demons and the initiation is a bonding with the powers of hell itself. Is this really a walk to life or a deception that will lure us onto a path to death?
Carl Teichrib describes "the initiation" in his article 'Lucifer Rising: Occult Initiation,' "Within the world of the New Age and the occult, initiation is the principle key used in advancing the student of mysticism along the path of occult learning. Practically all esoteric societies employ initiation. Freemasonry, Rosicrucian orders, hermetic societies, spin-off Masonic bodies such as the Shriners, Eastern Star, and the Order of DeMolay, all use initiation as a means of bringing candidates into their organization. Once inside the group, the society uses initiation as a way of advancing members into higher degrees of "illumination." Within each of these rites, mystical concepts are passed down by means of symbol, myth, and legend woven throughout the initiation experience.
The candidate, for the most part, does not understand its significance or meaning. Only as one climbs the ladder of ritual and esoteric work does the member comprehend what the initiations really entail."Mike Oppenheimer of Let Us Reason Ministries, gives us additional insight from his article 'The Initiation': "For one to be part of the world servers in the New Age, they must first have an initiation. This does not come necessarily from joining a specific group, but by ones own spiritual experience. The common denominator for those who are enlightened is the experience of light. It does not matter how one receives it.
Whether it comes by meditation, or a spirit guide or from their Astral traveling, as long as they have experienced it."As we walk the labyrinth we are in some cases knowingly or as with most people we are unknowingly entering into a covenant agreement with the demonic being initiated just by using the labyrinth as one innocently uses an Ouija Board thinking they are just playing a game. We become joined with the powers of darkness and we put ourselves at the mercy of the spirits who will lead us to destruction.In 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 and 7:1 we read:
"Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols?
"For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, 'I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE.' Therefore, 'COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,' says the Lord."AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; and I will welcome you. And I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to Me,' says the Lord Almighty. "Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."
We as Christians have become like moths attracted to the flame, continually seduced to ever so slowly draw nearer and nearer until we finally are burned up in a flash. We are told in 1 Thessalonians 5:21 to “prove all things” or “examine everything carefully” and to hold onto those things which are good. We are also told in 1 John 4 “believe not every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God.”
Why would you even take the chance that you might be taking a walk leading to death?
This is the web site address for a new age group, promoting the labyrinth
http://www.veriditas.org/
Always be careful and always check that the things that slip into the Church do not conflict with true Bible teaching.
Blessings Pastor Dave Hall
Always be careful and always check that the things that slip into the Church do not conflict with true Bible teaching.
Blessings Pastor Dave Hall
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