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29 March 2016
28 March 2016
If Capitol Shooter Was Muslim Get Apology Ready
If the shooter that hit a policeman at the nation's capitol complex was Muslim the President will need to make an apology for the nation offending Muslims somewhere I suppose. The media have the public so trained to give up their national political sovereignty that people here or in Europe are regarded as extreme right for wanting to halt immigration or at least restrict it to a reasonable number carefully screened.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-washington-capitol-idUSKCN0WU1L3 DC shooter
Globalists want one world order with people just consumers and without rights. The environment will suffer, Muslims atheists, Christians and environmentalists won't be happy, and pluralism will perish along with secure national boundaries. The leadership will be a generic bureaucracy oppressing masses and dissent won't be possible. End game logic.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-washington-capitol-idUSKCN0WU1L3 DC shooter
Globalists want one world order with people just consumers and without rights. The environment will suffer, Muslims atheists, Christians and environmentalists won't be happy, and pluralism will perish along with secure national boundaries. The leadership will be a generic bureaucracy oppressing masses and dissent won't be possible. End game logic.
27 March 2016
The Genius of Jesus' Ethics
The
ethical system taught by the Lord Jesus Christ is greater than one
taught by an Einstein or Newton. It surpasses incomparably the
eightfold path taught by Siddartha, it makes modern utilitarianism
simplistic and entails Kant's categorical imperative while
transcending it. No other man in history has presented such a vast,
comprehensive ethical system for human behavior that works in the
real, live human social environment.
The
Buddha's ethics were that of abnegation in the realization that
temporal life is comparatively meaningless in contrast to eternity or
nothingness before and after personal existence. Abnegation or
indifference about what occurs in life is a reaction to existential
facts, and a way of experiencing the good and bad of reality yet it
does not construct a rational ethical system for human advancement to
an ideal condition. The ethics of the Lord Jesus does that, and is
effective even if the application is incomplete and only a portion of
humanity comprehends.
Consider
this excerpt from Matthew chapter 5;
“3
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for their's is the
kingdom
of heaven.
4
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be
comforted.
5
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
6
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after
righteousness:
for they shall be filled.
7
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called
the
children of God.
10
Blessed are they which are persecuted for
righteousness'
sake: for their's is the kingdom of heaven.
11
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and
persecute
you, and shall say all manner of evil against
you
falsely, for my sake.
12
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your
reward
in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets
which
were before you.
13
¶ Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost
his
savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth
good
for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden
under
foot of men.
14
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an
hill
cannot be hid.
15
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a
bushel,
but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all
that
are in the house.
16
Let your light so shine before men, that they may
see
your good works, and glorify your Father which is in
heaven.
17
¶ Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the
prophets:
I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass,
one
jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till
all
be fulfilled.
19
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least
commandments,
and shall teach men so, he shall be
called
the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever
shall
do and teach them, the same shall be called great in
the
kingdom of heaven.”
Jesus'
ethical system is insinuated throughout the New Testament. The
ethical genius of the Lord Jesus is applicable to this temporal realm
yet also prepairs the saved for the world beyond. The system brings
humanity to a better condition even when the belief of the people
does not extend unto the post-temporal destiny of heaven or hell.
Within
the temporal, comparatively illusory world experience of human life
in the steady-state thermodynamically in motion Universe the ethics
of the Lord draw humanity to cohere together with respect of liberty
and justice for all. It is not a warrior religion urge to conquer and
force everyone to submit to a trans-temporal deity. The ethics of the
Lord Jesus draw humanity toward social perfection temporally, and
that is a penultimate minimalistic transformation toward the
fulfillment of each human soul in God's eternal plan actualized
through the saving grace of the Lord Jesus' sacrifice on the cross.
The
ethics of the Lord are worthy of a lifetime study one goes about
their ordinary work-a-day existence. Regardless of one's having
faith in eternal life or not when the temporal experience terminates,
to learn to know Jesus Christ and his ethics is to transform one's
temporal way of being discretely. A soul learning the Lord's way of
ethics becomes a universal citizen contributing to the advancement of
society. As he or she is drawn to the perfect way of the Lord and
knows his way even those disbelieving in eternal life may encounter a
regenerative experience and even accept the Lord as their personal
savior and understand the sacrifice he made at Calvary to atone for
their original and subsequent sin.
The
ethics of the Lord are a continuous regenerative factor for human
social existence leading some of the elect unto eternal life with
God.
26 March 2016
Two Christian Topics
People
often aren't well informed about Celtic Christianity including
Patrick and Columba. Some don't even know the Venerable Bede of
Lindisfarne (not a Celt I think). Its all interesting history-
Christians prior to the reformation were still Christians even if
their clergy was in error about some things as at present. Without a
priesthood of believers attending church is a little like being a
subscribed spectator at the opera although the 'mass' spirituality
reaches out to the audience whom helpfully over-tithe commercial
career Christians instructing 2nd class flock Christians in errors
concerning pre-tribulation end times etc.
Justin
Martyr was an interesting guy-he actually studied philosophy with
Stoic and Peripatetic philosophers and was able to interpret John's
writing of the logos or word of God within Parmenides-Plato's
tradition as Ladd pointed out (the later point). Martyr may have been
a link unto moderns such as Hegel with his concept of God evolving
history (equivalent to being in coherent space-time infused with
God's purpose). Plotinus later developed the thought of Martyr I
suppose-not just with Ammonius Saccas as an influence. The ancient
world had a lot of intellectual activity.
Remedies Against Satan's Devices
In
the present era of moral decay in the U.S.A. citizens faced with
external challenges from Muslim terror/expansionism, global warming,
species, habitat loss and internal challenges presented by atheists
may be swamped by wickedness and wicked leaders. it is useful to
recollect that the saints of prior generations were also challenged
by Satan's devices.
Assuredly
modern global communications have brought many to choose trendy
swinging wise-guy social commo takeover lifestyles formerly common to
criminals of bunk, socialist sophisms and capitalist expropriations
instead of plain material production in farming, building, invention
and manufacture. Church leadership has more in common today with
elite, non-representative political parties wise guys that once were
democratics or republicans than with an egalitarian priesthood of
believers where all Christians participate as team players rather
than as subscribed spectators at an opera.
God
is good. Jesus Christ is the sole way for salvation and
reconciliation/renormalization unto God. The Son of God is God.
Thomas
Brooks (1608 – 1680 wrote a small book in the 17h
century named; 'Remedies Against Satan's Devices'. This Easter Sunday
it is worth considering again a few of the devices mentioned in
Brooks; book that have brought so many to the brink of eternal ruin…
“2.
By painting sin with virtue's colors: For remedies, consider that
1)
sin is never the less vile by being so painted
2)
the more sin is so painted the more dangerous it is
3)
we ought to look on sin with that eye with which within a few hours
we shall see it
4)
sin cost the life-blood of the Lord Jesus
3.
By the extenuating and lessening of sin: For remedies, consider that
1)
sin which men account small brings God's great wrath on men
2)
the giving way to a less sin makes way for the committing of a
greater
3)
it is sad to stand with God for a trifle
4)
often there is most danger in the smallest sins
5)
the saints have chosen to suffer greatly rather than commit the least
sin
6)
the soul can never stand under the guilt and weight of sin when God
sets it home
upon
the soul
7)
there is more evil in the least sin than in the greatest affliction
4.
By showing to the soul the best men's sins and by hiding from the
soul their virtues,
their
sorrows, and their repentance: For remedies, consider that
1)
the Spirit of God records not only the sins of the saints, but also
their repentance
2)
these saints did not make a trade of sin
3)
though God does not disinherit his sinning people, He punishes them
severely
4)
God has two main ends in recording the falls of His saints
5.
By presenting God to the soul as One made up all of mercy: For
remedies, consider
1)
It is the sorest of judgments to be left to sin upon any pretense
whatever
2)
God is as just as He is merciful
3)
sins against mercy will bring the greatest and sorest judgments on
men
4)
though God's general mercy is over all His works, yet His special
mercy is confined
to
those that are divinely qualified
5)
the saints now glorified regarded God's mercy as a most powerful
argument
against,
and not for, sin
6.
By persuading the soul that repentance is easy and that therefore the
soul need not
scruple
about sinning: For remedies, consider that
1)
repentance is a difficult work above our own power
2)
repentance changes and converts the whole man from sin to God
3)
repentance is a continued act
4)
if repentance were easy, the lack of it would not strike millions
with terror and
drive
them to hell
5)
to repent of sin is as great a mark of grace as not to sin
6)
Satan now suggests that repentance is easy, but shortly he will drive
his dupes to
despair
by presenting it as the hardest work in the world”.-end excerpt
Brooks
25 March 2016
Obama's Racist Appeal & Donald Trump's Campaign
President Obama drew 95% of black voters in two elections because of his race yet none compared that to Wallacism or David Dukism. The U.S. economy grew at just a 1% annual rate and about 90% of the nation's income went to 10% of the people. More than 50 million Americans took just 1% of the income. Millions have been forced out of work to retire on federal programs. The public debt is greater than 19 trillion dollars and far too much U.S. production is offshore while the middle class and poor haven been levered into lower earnings over time. Donald Trump seems like the last American Presidential candidate.
Democracy requires secure boundaries and immigration control as much as sovereign power over all of its legal premises to be an actual democracy rather than just nominally appearing as one.
The republican bureaucratic infrastructure are working against a populist candidate far too strenuously to dissuade people from believing that they don't comprise part of a hybrid jackass-elephant Republicratic party. If the GOP sinks Trump they will probably sink their own party's future too. The U.S. political system seems rigged by the irresponsible and unaccountable.
Democracy requires secure boundaries and immigration control as much as sovereign power over all of its legal premises to be an actual democracy rather than just nominally appearing as one.
The republican bureaucratic infrastructure are working against a populist candidate far too strenuously to dissuade people from believing that they don't comprise part of a hybrid jackass-elephant Republicratic party. If the GOP sinks Trump they will probably sink their own party's future too. The U.S. political system seems rigged by the irresponsible and unaccountable.
Japanese Kill 333 Whales In Antarctic-They Should Compensate
Japanese killers of whales for science and food should actually do some sort of development of whale population recovery work around the world that is meaningful and that has definite goals for increasing whale numbers instead of just eating them with special sauces. Since scientific research is the nominal reason for their exemption from international bans on whaling, scientific work is what they owe to the world for depleting the numbers of wild animals with the largest brains and fewest numbers per capita in the known Universe.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/24/world/japan-minke-whale-333-irpt/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/24/world/japan-minke-whale-333-irpt/index.html
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