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12/12/2015 2:48 pm  #1111


Re: Scripture of the Day

COMBINATION OF [1]  THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND  [2]   ALL WHO SEEK TO LIVE GODLY LIVES WILL BE TESTED.   With the Scripture of the Day first.
 
[1]  SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [Monday]
 
John 8:42 Jesus (Yeshua) said to them, " Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me." (Authorized King James Bible; AV).
 
Jesus (Yeshua) said he comes from God. The flesh cannot be speaking for the flesh was created. So Jesus (Yeshua)'s spiritual being came from God. Jesus (Yeshua) did not send himself, he did not come on his own, but before he was on earth, God sent him. Jesus (Yeshua) was sent by God into the world, so Jesus (Yeshua) is before the world with God.  He is referred to a Pr. 8:22-31, “The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.  23  I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.  24  When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.  25  Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:  26  While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.  27  When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:  28  When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:  29  When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:  30  Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;  31  Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
 
 
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[2]  ALL WHO SEEK TO LIVE GODLY LIVES WILL BE TESTED:
 
All who seek to be true footstep followers of Jesus (Yeshua) Christ today will be continually tested by the workers of iniquity, the religious creed list, just as their master was in his day on earth. This was testified to by Jesus (Yeshua) at John 15:20, "Remember the word that I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also." (RSV).
 
OR as one individual so well put it:
 
Fact...jesus was the son of god
 
Fact...religous people did not believe it.
 
Fact...they found god in the way and not on the way.
 
Now let's look at how they tested Jesus (Yeshua) to get an idea of how this same type would test His footstep followers of today.
 
Matthew 16:1-4 , "And the Pharisees and Sad'ducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather; for the sky is red.' 3 And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. 4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah." So he left them and departed." (Revised Standard Version; RSV).
 
Matthew 22:15-22 , " Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how to entangle him in his talk. 16 And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Hero'di-ans, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God truthfully, and care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men. 17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?" 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, "Why put me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the money for the tax." And they brought him a coin. 20 And Jesus said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" 21 They said, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." 22 When they heard it, they marveled; and they left him and went away." (RSV).
 
Matthew 22:34-40, " But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sad'ducees, they came together. 35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him. 36 "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?" 37 And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets." (RSV).
 
Mark 8:10-12, " And he sent them away; and immediately he got into the boat with his disciples, and went to the district of Dalmanu'tha. 11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, to test him. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation." (RSV).
 
Mark 10:2-9, "And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" 3 He answered them, "What did Moses command you?" 4 They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to put her away." 5 But Jesus said to them, "For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. 6 But from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female.' 7 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, 8 and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh. 9 What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder." (RSV).
 
Mark 12:13-17, "And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Hero'di-ans, to entrap him in his talk. 14 And they came and said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? 15 Should we pay them, or should we not?" But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why put me to the test? Bring me a coin, and let me look at it." 16 And they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him, "Caesar's." 17 Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at him." (RSV).
 
Mark 10:25-28, "And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Hero'di-ans, to entrap him in his talk. 14 And they came and said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? 15 Should we pay them, or should we not?" But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why put me to the test? Bring me a coin, and let me look at it." 16 And they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him, "Caesar's." 17 Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at him." (RSV).
 
John 8:3-11, "The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst 4 they said to him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. 5 Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such. What do you say about her?" 6 This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. 7 And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her." 8 And once more he bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. 9 But when they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the eldest, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. 10 Jesus looked up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" 11 She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you; go, and do not sin again." (RSV).
 
But these workers of iniquity who continue to test and try to entrap Jesus' (Yeshua's) true footstep followers just as they did Jesus (Yeshua) in his day should bear in mind,
 
1 Corinthians 3:11-15, "For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any one builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw-- 13 each man's work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. 14 If the work which any man has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. 15 If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire." (RSV).
 
1 Corinthians 10:6-11, " Now these things are warnings for us, not to desire evil as they did. 7 Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to dance." 8 We must not indulge in immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. 9 We must not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents; 10 nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. 11 Now these things happened to them as a warning, but they were written down for our instruction, upon whom the end of the ages has come." (RSV).
 
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12/13/2015 7:07 pm  #1112


Re: Scripture of the Day

COMBINATION OF THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND THE RARE FRUIT TREES AND VEGETABLES.   With the Scripture of the Day first.
 
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [Tuesday]
 
And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.  2  Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.  3  And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.  4  But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.  1 Kings 19:1 – 4, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
 
Often, we may not clearly see Almighty God’s (YHWH’s) in matters.  Even Elijah momentarily forgot this, God brought him back to rational thinking by giving him a new assignments recorded at 1 kings 19:13 – 18, [AV] “And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?  14  And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.  15  And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:  16  And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.  17  And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.  18  Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.”  
 
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THE RARE FRUIT TREES AND VEGETABLES:
 
Here is a Commentary on Bountiful Trees and Vegetables God (YHWH) has provided for mankind, specifically the Garcinia benthami Pierre, Fl. Forest. Conchinch.
 
Named after G. Bentham [1800-1884], a British botanist.
 
Synonyms
Garcinia ferrea Pierre
Description
Understorey tree up to 18 m tall and 16 cm dbh. Stem with yellow latex. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, venation inconspicuous. Flowers ca. 28 mm diameter, yellow-red, placed in leaf axils. Fruits ca. 30 mm diameter, yellow-red, fleshy berry, seeds with aril.
 
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 500 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
 
Distribution
India and Sri Lanka to the Pacific. In Borneo found in Sarawak, Sabah, and East-Kalimantan.  [sourc - retrieved from   http://www.asianplant.net/Clusiaceae/Garcinia_benthami.htm  on  10/15/2015]
 
WARNING THE EDIBILITY OF THE FRUIT IS DEBATABLE, SO DO NOT EAT IT.
 
In Genesis 1:11-13, "And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. (American Standard Version, ASV)[for more details, go to  www.jw.org].
 
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12/14/2015 11:29 am  #1113


Re: Scripture of the Day

COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND  [2]  When Individuals Do Not Grasp Even Who The Speaker Is Error Is Unavoidable.   With the Scripture of the Day first.
 
[1]  SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [Wednesday]
 
You will see this, and your heart will rejoice, Your bones will flourish just like new grass. And the hand of Jehovah will become known to his servants, But he will denounce his enemies.”  Isaiah 66:14  [New World Translation Revised; NWTR] 
 
We should realize that Almighty God (YHWH) is observing everything we are doing.  And Jesus (Yeshua) said at Matthew 5:8, [AV] “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”  To understand what is the meaning of this, we need to look at Bible examples of those who saw Him in action, and those who refused to do so.  Let’s look at Mathew 26:6 - 13, [AV] “Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,  7  There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.  8  But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?  9  For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.  10  When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.  11  For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.  12  For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.  13  Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.”  In this, Jesus (Yeshua) revealed the hand of his Father.  
 
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[2]  When Individuals Do Not Grasp Even Who The Speaker Is Error Is Unavoidable
 
INTRODUCTION:
 
Today, we have over 33,000 creeds that apply the label Christian to themselves, but when Christ was on earth, he spoke not of  many creeds, but one faith.   This is clearly shown by Ephesians 4:2-7, "with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call, 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of us all, who is above all and through all and in all. 7 But grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift." (Revised Standard Version; RSV).  
 
So the question can rightly be asked, why so many creeds that claim to be Christian?   This is NOT of course in keeping with the scriptures, but is the result of worldly thinking.   It is not in keeping with the admonition given in Titus 2:11-14, "For the grace of God has appeared for the salvation of all men, 12 training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this world, 13 awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity and to purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds" (RSV) , so from what source is it?   2 Corinthians 4:4 reveals the source, "In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the likeness of God." (RSV).
 
Now what are the immediate apparent causes of breaking off into many creeds serving the ruler of this world?   There are two principle reasons, first, the egocentric attitude of some strongman that wants to acquire followers and/or can not get along with a strongman then in power of the creed; second, when some can not understand and/or let scriptures interpret itself per 2 Peter 1:20-21, "First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, 21 because no prophecy ever came by the impulse of man, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God." (RSV).
 
Let's look at an example with reference to the second of the two reasons for the formation of many creeds.
 
FAILURE TO COMPREHEND WHO THE SPEAKER IN A SCRIPTURE IS:
 
Many false concepts and creeds have their start and/or basis on something simple such as failure to comprehend who the speaker is and thus get wrong, none-scriptural ideas.   One instance is the understanding some have of  John 10:25-38.   One such individual with regard this scripture actually said the following:
 
"...unfortunately in attitude seems still to be  among those Jews reaching for stones and Pharisees grumbling that Jesus identified Himself as God."
 
As can readily be seen from this statement, this individual thinks that Jesus identified himself as God (YHWH), when God (YHWH) is actually Jesus' (Yeshua's) Father (YHWH).   But is this so?   We will see that this individual arrived at this wrong concept by failing to comprehend who the speaker(s) were at verse 33.
 
Now let's look at  John 10:25-38, " Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness to me; 26 but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; 28 and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. 30 I and the Father are one." 31 The Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of these do you stone me?" 33 The Jews answered him, "It is not for a good work that we stone you but for blasphemy; because you, being a man, make yourself God." 34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, you are gods'? 35 If he called them gods to whom the word of God came (and scripture cannot be broken), 36 do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'? 37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; 38 but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father." (Revised Standard Version; RSV)
 
First, it clearly says in verse 33, "The Jews answered him, "It is not for a good work that we stone you but for blasphemy; because you, being a man, make yourself God."   It clearly says the Jews, NOT Jesus (Yeshua) said that he was making himself God.   As can be readily seen this individual could NOT even identify the correct speaker.
 
Second, it clearly says in verse 36, "36 do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'? that Jesus (Yeshua) said, "I am the Son of God."    Here it is clear that Jesus (Yeshua) is the speaker and not the Jews previously mentioned, and he is NOT saying that he is God, but the Son of God, something very different.
 
So as we can see, even the failure of some individuals to comprehend the elementary item of who the speaker is can cause divisions which Jesus (Yeshua) and the apostles warned against in Jude 18-25, " they said to you, "In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions." 19 It is these who set up divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. 20 But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; 21 keep yourselves in the love of God; wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 22 And convince some, who doubt; 23 save some, by snatching them out of the fire; on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. 24 Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you without blemish before the presence of his glory with rejoicing, 25 to the only God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and for ever. Amen." (RSV).
It is a 1 Corinthians 11:17-19 says, "But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. 18 For, in the first place, when you assemble as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you; and I partly believe it, 19 for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized." (RSV).   Why does this occur?   It occurs due to failure to follow the principle set forth at Acts 17:10-11, "The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroe'a; and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. 11 Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessaloni'ca, for they received the word with all eagerness, examining the scriptures daily to see if these things were so." (RSV), and Titus 2:1, "But as for you, teach what befits sound doctrine." (RSV).
 
CONCLUSION:
 
Of course this falling away into creeds was foretold by Jesus (Yeshua) himself when he showed that his flock would be small in number, i.e., true footstep followers that is.   This was shown as follows.   First let's consider both Luke 13:24 and Matthew 7:13-14, it is in both of these that the road followed by true believers would be narrow and cramped, Luke 13:24, "Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able." (Authorized King James Bible: AV); And Matthew 7:13-14, "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, abroad 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." (AV); thereby, clearly showing few would be entering the narrow gate "which leadeth unto life." In reality, it will be difficult for even true Christians to enter as testified to at 1 Peter 4:18, "And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear." (AV). In order to enter, we must have the right sort of guide, Luke 1:79, "To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace." (AV). Now, if one picks the wrong group, just because it is popular or the so called 'one to belong to in a community' and not because of Bible Truths, there is an important warning given at 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." (AV). In fact, being with the wrong group can mean you are NOT having fellowship with the Son of God, Jesus (Yeshua) as testified to at 1 John 1:6, "If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not [have] the truth." (AV). This danger is made abundantly clear at Luke 12:32 when Jesus (Yeshua) spoke of his true followers as a little flock and not a large one, "Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." (AV). Simply stated, his true followers will be relatively few in number which should cause all sincere individuals to question whether mainstream religion with its vast membership is heading for the narrow gate!
 
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12/15/2015 8:51 pm  #1114


Re: Scripture of the Day

COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2]  LET'S DISCUSS IN BRIEF BIBLE RELIABILITY.     With the Scripture of the Day first.
 
[1]  SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [Thursday]
 
And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.   Mark 9:24  [authorized King James Bible; AV]
 
As the Bible clearly says at Hebrews 11:6 - 10, [AV] “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. 7  By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. 8  By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. 9  By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10  For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.”  Sounds basic, but it is NOT a possession of all people per 2 Thessolnians 3:2, [AV] , “And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.”
 
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[2]  Let's discuss in brief Bible reliability.
 
"Mortimer Adler, one of the greatest living literary scholars, spent decades researching a book called 'The Great Ideas.'  He read every single major piece of literature in Western history,
and his book explores the 102 most influential ideas that have defined Western culture.
In the first chapter, he talks about 'The Twentieth Century Delusion.'  What's that?  It's the fact modern people *think* that we are more enlightened about all subjects than people were 1000
years ago.      Are we more enlightened about science and technology?   Yes.    Are we more enlightened about morality, philosophy and politics?    Hardly.
 
In college I took a class called 'English Authors Before 1800.' I was amazed at how sharp those writers were.  Once you get past the 'old English' language, you discover that Shakespeare's
characters are just like the people you talk to every day.
 
The book of Proverbs in the Bible was written 3000 years ago, but its advice has saved my [back side] many, many times.   ''A soft answer defuses anger, but harsh words stir up evil.'    'A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.'    'The fool hates to be corrected by his father, but a wise son listens to advice.'
 
Are we really wiser in the 21st century than people were thousands of years ago?    Solomon, the author of Proverbs, said 'There is nothing new under the sun.'  Many people have laughed at that statement.  But he wasn't talking about technology.  He was talking about the issues of the human heart.  Malcolm Muggeridge said, 'News is old things happening to new people.'
 
So is the Bible a translation of a translation of a translation?    Could it be reliable?  Is it worth taking seriously?[source - Perry Marshall]
 
When the Authorized King James Bible and the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible were written, only 2 or 3 ancient manuscripts were available and they were really not that old.   Whereas, today over 20,000 really ancient manuscripts, codex's, scrolls, and fragments thereof are available to translators.  Because so many prophesies in the Old Testament had actually came true, many scholars started to doubt the accuracy of the Bibles and manuscripts they had in the 16 to 18 century; and started to believe that the original had been corrupted by later additions and changes.   In fact, this was actually the case in a few rare instances with the New Testament such as the addition at 1 John 5:7.
 
However, the finding of much earlier documents in the nineteenth and twentieth century quickly changed the thinking with regard to the accuracy of the Bible as received down through the centuries.   How so, many ancient documents including a description of the execution of Jesus (Yeshua) in one such document that described it accurately, a Bible fragment to be precise from a period 700 years before the actual event.   This started to turn around the thinking of scholars who had previously thought that these prophecies were written after the fact.  
 
This occurred gradually, until the sudden finding in a cave in the Qumran valley in 1947 that we now know as the Dead Sea Scrolls.   These scrolls dated back to around 200 BCE proved that the prophecies were NOT written after the event, but before the event occurred.
 
This was just the real beginning with respect to finds of ancient manuscripts, codex's, scrolls, and fragments thereof.   Today, we are blessed to have over 20,00 of these that are very ancient, and they prove beyond doubt two things, first, that the Bible did NOT suffer any major corruption over time, and second, that the prophecies therein were written before, and not after, the event occurred.   This clearly established divine authorship by God (YHWH) himself as a fact.
 
This clearly shoots holes into the false theories of those individuals who maintain the Bible is corrupt and those who claim that its author was human, and make it clear that the writers, all faithful men, were divinely inspired as scribes to put the thoughts of God (YHWH) into the words of men.
 
The same holds true for the New Testament which contains not one, but four separate'Gospel' accounts with respect the life of Jesus (Yeshua).   All four accounts, written independently by separate individuals, collaborate each other such as recording the various miracles of Jesus (Yeshua).   One such account is when Jesus feed approximately 5,000 individuals by miraculously making a few fish and loves of bread expand into more so all could be fed.   But the biggest single event or miracle was when his Father, Almighty God (YHWH) raised Jesus (Yeshua) his beloved only begotten Son from the grave and he later ascended into heaven to sit at his Father's (YHWH's) right hand.
 
Why is this miracle so important?   It makes firm the belief in the resurrection as no written word without an actual event could ever do.
 
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12/15/2015 9:01 pm  #1115


Re: Scripture of the Day

COMBINATION OF[1]  THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2]  Saved, Not By Works Alone, But By Undeserved Kindness.   With the Scripture of the Day first.
 
[1]  SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [Friday]
 
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.  Romans 15:4, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
 
We should learn from the many examples of faith and its outcome as recorded in the Bible, Almighty God’s (YHWH’s), book of guidance for us.  Hebrews 11:32 -35, [AV] “And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: 33  Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34  Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35  Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:”  These examples and others should move us to exert work to strengthen our faith.
 
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[2]  Saved, Not By Works Alone, But By Undeserved Kindness:
 
INTRODUCTION:
 
Let's face it, people today take pride in their personal accomplishments, but works alone will NOT save anyone.   This is clearly shown by Ephesians 2:8-9, " for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God; 9 not of works, that no man should glory." (American Standard Version; ASV).
 
APOSTLE PAUL WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS FACT:
 
Of course the apostle Paul was well aware of this fact.   How so?   He had prayed three times for relief from a physical infirmity in the flesh, but received from God (YHWH) a reply recorded at 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, "And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch. 8 Concerning this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9 And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for [my] power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong." (ASV).
 
Thus, even though Paul was outstanding with regard to perseverance in Christian works, he readily recognized that his accomplishments were the work of God (YHWH), and not due to any particular abilities of his own.   He Noted this and recorded it at Ephesians 3:8-17, "Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; 9 and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which for ages hath been hid in God who created all things; 10 to the intent that now unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly [places] might be made known through the church the manifold wisdom of God, 11 according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: 12 in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him. 13 Wherefore I ask that ye may not faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory.   14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man; 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love," (ASV).   Thus, in the apostle Paul we see no prideful or boastful attitude.   This is in keeping with James 4:6-12, "But he giveth more grace. Wherefore [the scripture] saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. 7 Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.   11 Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. 12 One [only] is the lawgiver and judge, [even] he who is able to save and to destroy: but who art thou that judgest thy neighbor? " (ASV); and at 1 Peter 5:5-6, "Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;" (ASV).
 
That is the reason that Paul counseled Christians at Philippians 2:3-10, "[doing] nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; 4 not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others. 5 Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men; 8 and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient [even] unto death, yea, the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name; 10 that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven and [things] on earth and [things] under the earth," (ASV).   Of course this can be a challenge especially if one is in a position of authority or responsibility.   Why so?    Because all are unfortunately influenced by the spirit of competitiveness so common in the world of today, we are taught even as children to compete with others.   If unchecked, a competitive or egotistical spirit can cause a person to be arrogant and disrespectful as warned of in Proverbs 28:22-23, "he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.   23 He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue." (ASV).   And a person who becomes arrogant has the tendencies to reach out for positions he/she is not entitled to, and to justify his/her actions, he/she may be critical of others.   These are tendencies that a true follower of Christ must reject per James 3:13-16, "Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom is not [a wisdom] that cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed." (ASV).
 
But Galatians 5:25-26, "If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk. 26 Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one another." (ASV) which clearly shows we must walk in the spirit with Christ, and not be vain.   This same thought is amplified at Galatians 4:29-31, "But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him [that was born] after the Spirit, so also it is now. 30 Howbeit what saith the scripture? Cast out the handmaid and her son: for the son of the handmaid shall not inherit with the son of the freewoman. 31 Wherefore, brethren, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the freewoman." (ASV).   But all should use the gift in proportion as each has received it per 1 Peter 4:9-11, "using hospitality one to another without murmuring: 10 according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God; 11 if any man speaketh, [speaking] as it were oracles of God; is any man ministereth, [ministering] as of the strength which God supplieth: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen." (ASV).   Remember God (YHWH) per Proverbs 24:12, "If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?" (ASV) weighs the heart.
 
Therefore we do well to ask ourselves per Psalms 24:3-4, "Who shall ascend into the hill of Jehovah? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully." (ASV); and Matthew 5:8, "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God." (ASV).
 
Remember first per Matthew 24:14, "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come." (ASV), and only then would come the end of this system.   Thus we must incite to love and fine works per Titus 2:13-15, " looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.   15 These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise thee." (ASV); and Hebrews 10:23-24, "let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not; for he is faithful that promised: 24 and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works;" (ASV).
 
Thus we can see from James 2:26, "For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead." (ASV); therefore, we must strive for live faith.   We must carefully check our motives remembering that our master and savior is Jesus (Yeshua) Christ and as Romans 14:4 says, "Who art thou that judgest the servant of another? to his own lord he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be made to stand; for the Lord hath power to make him stand." (ASV).   So strive per 2 Timothy 2:15, "Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth" (ASV), and 2 Peter 1:10, "Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth." (ASV).
 
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12/17/2015 12:27 pm  #1116


Re: Scripture of the Day

COMBINATION OF THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND THE RARE FRUIT TREES AND VEGETABLES.   With the Scripture of the Day first.
 
Scripture of the day Saturday:
 
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.  5  For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.  Revelation 18:4 – 5,  [authorized King James Bible; AV]
 
Here we see that Almighty God (YHWH) will deliver a great judgment on the many false prophets, and this was also foretold in the Hebrew or old Testament at Micah 3:11 – 12, [AV] “The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.  12  Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.”  And many would be mislead by these false prophets and teachers as foretold at 2 Timothy 4:3 - 4, [AV] “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;  4  And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”  Also, Jude 4 warns of this, [AV] “For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.” 
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THE RARE FRUIT TREES AND VEGETABLES:
Here is a Commentary on Bountiful Trees and Vegetables God (YHWH) has provided for mankind, specifically the Lovage, Levisticum officinale, is a tall perennial plant, the sole species in the genus Levisticum, in the family Apiaceae, subfamily Apioideae, tribe Apieae.[1][2]
 
Distribution
The exact native range is disputed; some sources cite it as native to much of Europe and southwestern Asia,[3] others from only the eastern Mediterranean region in southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia,[4] and yet others only to southwestern Asia in Iran and Afghanistan, citing European populations as naturalised.[5][6] It has been long cultivated in Europe, the leaves being used as a herb, the roots as a vegetable, and the seeds as a spice, especially in southern European cuisine.[4]
Lovage is an erect, herbaceous, perennial plant growing to 1.8–2.5 m tall, with a basal rosette of leaves and stems with further leaves, the flowers being produced in umbels at the top of the stems. The stems and leaves are shiny glabrous green to yellow-green. The larger basal leaves are up to 70 cm long, tripinnate, with broad triangular to rhomboidal, acutely pointed leaflets with a few marginal teeth; the stem leaves are smaller, and less divided with few leaflets. The flowers are yellow to greenish-yellow, 2–3 mm diameter, produced in globose umbels up to 10–15 cm diameter; flowering is in late spring. The fruit is a dry two-parted schizocarp 4–7 mm long, mature in autumn.[4][5][7]
 
Uses
The leaves can be used in salads, or to make soup or season broths, and the roots can be eaten as a vegetable or grated for use in salads. Its flavor and smell is somewhat similar to celery. Lovage tea can be applied to wounds as an antiseptic, or drunk to stimulate digestion. The seeds can be used as a spice, similar to fennel seeds.[4] In the UK, an alcoholic lovage cordial is traditionally mixed with brandy in the ratio of 2:1 as a winter drink.[8] In Romania, the leaves are the preferred seasoning for the various local broths, much more so than parsley or dill. Lovage is third in its quercetin content, behind tea and capers.[9]
The roots, which contain a heavy, volatile oil, are used as a mild aquaretic. Lovage root contains furanocoumarins which can lead to photosensitivity.[citation needed]
 
Lovage plant
The name 'lovage' is from "love-ache", ache being a medieval name for parsley; this is a folk-etymological corruption of the older French name levesche, from late Latin levisticum, in turn thought to be a corruption of the earlier Latin ligusticum, "of Liguria" (northwest Italy), where the herb was grown extensively.[10] In modern botanical usage, both Latin forms are now used for different (but closely related) genera, with Levisticum for (culinary) lovage, and Ligusticum for Scots lovage, a similar species from northern Europe, and for related species.[10][5] In Germany and Holland, one of the common names of lovage is Maggikraut (German) or Maggiplant (Dutch) because the plant's taste is reminiscent of Maggi soup seasoning [citation needed]. Italian levistico or sedano di monte, French livèche, Romanian leu?tean, Hungarian lestyán, Russian ???????? lyubistok, etc. In Bulgaria, it is known as ??????? deveseel. The Czech name is libe?ek, and the Polish name is lubczyk, both meaning 'love herb'. The name in Swedish is libbsticka. The official German name is Liebstöckel, literally 'love sticklet'.[11] The Croatian name for this plant is ljup?ac or vegeta (named after a well known Croatian meal seasoning similar to Maggi); the Finnish name is "Liperi" or "Lipstikka", the former meaning preachers collar, because in old ages the plant was cultivated in monasteries or in rectories, while the latter is from Swedish, which is the second language spoken in Finland.
 
References
1. ^ Pimenov, M. G., & Leonov, M. V. (1993). The Genera of the Umbelliferae. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 0-947643-58-3
2. ^ Downie, S. R., Plunkett, G. M., Watson, M. F., Spalik, K., Katz-Downie, D. S., Valiejo-Roman, C. M., Terentieva, E. I., Troitsky, A. V., Lee, B.-Y., Lahham, J., & El-Oqlah, A. (2001). Tribes and clades within Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae: the contribution of molecular data. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 58: 301-330.
3. ^ Den virtuella floran: Levisticum officinale (Swedish), with map
4. ^ a b c d Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 3: 60. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
5. ^ a b c Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. ISBN 0-340-40170-2
6. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Levisticum officinale
7. ^ Interactive Flora of NW Europe: Levisticum officinale (Lovage)
8. ^ http://www.farehamwinecellar.co.uk/0/4c7a5def1b38652380256a73004609dc.html Information on Lovage Cordial
9. ^ USDA Database for the Flavonoid Content of Selected Foods nal.usda.gov, March 2003
10. ^ a b Oxford English Dictionary
11. ^ Source: http://www.dict.cc/?s=Liebst%C3%B6ckel See also German wikipedia article  [source - retrieved from    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovage   on  6/5/2013]
Grow in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, loamy soil in full sun. Periodic hard cut-back of some stems during the growing season will encourage production of a continuing supply of fresh, new leaves. Easily self-seeds if seeds are not harvested or otherwise removed. Propagate by root division or from seed.
 
Noteworthy Characteristics
Lovage is a culinary herb that is often grown in herb gardens for the celery-like flavor of its leaves, stems, roots and seeds. A somewhat imposing plant that can reach 6' in height. Small umbels of tiny, greenish-yellow flowers appear in spring. Ternately compound, deeply divided, dark green leaves resemble flattened parsley or celery leaves. Leaves are used in flavoring salads, soups, sauces, stews and vegetables. Seeds are used in meat dishes, casseroles and soups. Roots can be grated for use in salads or used to make tea. Although lovage is primarily considered an herb, the stems can be blanched and used as a vegetable. Oil was formerly used in Europe in the preparation of a love potion. Has escaped cultivation and naturalized in many parts of the U.S.
Problems
Potential insect pests include tarnished plant bug, celery worm and leaf miner. Potential disease problems include early blight, late blight and leaf spots.
 
Garden Uses
Herb garden. Also has ornamental value and good height for a back corner of the border or for naturalized areas or wild gardens.  [source - retrieved from    http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/plant-finder/plant-details/kc/k850/levisticum-officinale.aspx   on  6/5/2013]
 
In Genesis 1:11-13, "And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. (American Standard Version, ASV)[for more details, go to  www.jw.org].
 
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12/18/2015 8:12 pm  #1117


Re: Scripture of the Day

COMBINATION OF  [1]  THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] MANY MUSLIMS ACCUSE OTHERS OF BEING ISLAMPHOBIC BUT THIS IS A BLANTANT LIE .    With the Scripture of the Day first (a very important repeat.)
 
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [SUNDAY][[Note a repeat of Saturdays because it is so important a concept.]]
 
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.  5  For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.  Revelation 18:4 – 5,  [authorized King James Bible; AV]
 
Here we see that Almighty God (YHWH) will deliver a great judgment on the many false prophets, and this was also foretold in the Hebrew or old Testament at Micah 3:11 – 12, [AV] “The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.  12  Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.”  And many would be mislead by these false prophets and teachers as foretold at 2 Timothy 4:3 - 4, [AV] “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;  4  And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”  Also, Jude 4 warns of this, [AV] “For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.” 
 
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[2]  MANY MUSLIMS ACCUSE OTHERS OF BEING ISLAMPHOBIC BUT THIS IS A BLANTANT LIE.
 
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NOTE: This article is intended to show all the reality, and NOT to cast all Muslims as evil ones.  In fact MOST Muslims are basically good individuals who unfortunately belong to an evil false religion, and really need to become genuine followers of the Son of Almighty God (YHWH), Jesus (Yeshua).  You, the readers need to assist any Muslims you may know in converting to be genuine followers of the Son of Almighty God (YHWH), Jesus (Yeshua).  To that end, you can use resources found at WWW.JW.ORG.
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MANY MUSLIMS ACCUSE OTHERS OF BEING ISLAMPHOBIC BUT THIS IS A BLANTANT LIE AS SHOWN BY THE MEANING OF PHOBIA, WHICH IS “A PERSISTENT, IRRATIONAL FEAR OF A SPECIFIC OBJECT, ACTIVITY, OR SITUATION THAT LEADS TO A COMPELLING DESIRE TO AVOID IT, ”  [sourc - retrieved from  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/phobia   on  12/17/2015]
NOW HOW IS IT IRRATIONAL TO FEAR A CURRENT AND PRESENT DANGER?
 
FIRST, MUSLIM SCHOOLS ONLY FOR MUSLIMS SHOULD NEVER BE PERMITTED.  WHY?  RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS RUN BY CATHOLICS AND OTHER RELIGIONS ARE OPEN TO ALL IN BRITIAN, NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SHOULD RESTRICT STUDENTS BASED ON RELIGION AS NAZI SCHOOLS DID PRIOR TO THE ENDING OF WW2.  TO DO SO IS RACIST WHICH MANY MUSLIMS ACCUSE OTHERS OF BEING, BUT THE FACTS POINT TO THEM AS THE RACIST.
 
ONLY REASON FOR RESTRICTING WHAT RELIGION STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED IN A SCHOOL IS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO HIDE THEIR ANTI-SOCIAL AGENDA AS DID THE NAZIS.   WE ALL KNOW HOW BAD THE OUTCOME WAS FROM THAT.
 
SECOND, THE BLATANT  LIE THAT ALL CHILDREN ARE BORN MUSLIM.  One Muslim apologist said the following untruth and tried to back it up with the Devil’s book and NOT the Bible and/or history which testifies to the exact opposite – THE TRUTH.
Reality, the Jews and the Christians existed long before the 7 th. Century when the evil false religion of Islam came into being by founding by a sexual deviant and pedophile and highwayman and a very violent and wicked disciple of Satan the Devil.
 
THIRD, AN UNLOVING PRODUCT OF A BRITISH MUSLIM HOME, MOSQUE, AND ACQUAINTANCES.    ‘JIHADI JOHN’ AND ALMOST ALL MUSLIM TERRORIST ARE A PRODUCT OF HOME AND MOSQUE AND ACQUAINTANCE ENVIRONMENT AND NOT THE STANDARD COURSE OF INSTRUCTION AT PUBLIC (GOVERNMENT) SCHOOLS.  NOTE, ONLY MUSLIMS BECOME RADICALIZED SO CLEARLY STANDARD EDUCATION IS NOT, I REPEAT, THE CULPIT.
HOWEVER, MUSLIM APOLOGIST ATTEMPT TO BLAME MUSLIM MIS-BEHAVIOR IN THE U.K. ON BRITISH SCHOOLS AND SOCIETY; HOWEVER, THIS IS INCONSISTANT WITH REALITY.   HOW SO, SIMPLE NO OTHER ETHNIC OR ONLY MUSLIMS FORMS RAPE GANGS, JOINS TERRORIST GROUPS, OR COMMITS TERRORIST ACTS IN THE U.K., BUT ATTEND THE SELF-SAME SCHOOLS OTHERS DO WHO DO NOT COMMIT THESE EVILS.
REALITY #1, MUSLIM MIS-BEHAVIOR IS A PRODUCT OF HOME AND MOSQUE INDOCTRINATION AND ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER MUSLIMS – NOT STANDARD BRITISH SCHOOLS.   HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT ADMIT THIS SIMPLE FACT AS THEY DESIRE TO HAVE GOVERNMENT FUNDED MUSLIM FAITH BASED SCHOOLS TO FURTHER THEIR WICKED ENDS BY FURTHER REINFORCEMENT USING SUCH SCHOOLS.
 
REALITY #2, STANDARD BRITISH SCHOOLS WITH A VARIETY OF RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC GROUPS ARE A MODERATING INFLUENCE AND INTEGRATING FORCE THAT ASSIST A TRUE MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY WHICH IS BRITIANS END GOAL INSTEAD OF ISOLATIONIST SUCH AS MOST MUSLIMS ARE.
 
MUSLIM PARENTS OF TERRORIST AND/OR INDIVIDUALS THAT GO JOIN INTERNATIONAL MURDEROUS TERROR GROUPS SUCH AS ISIS SHOULD BE PROSECUTED FOR NEGLIGENT PARENTING AND THEIR EVIL OFF SPRINGS SHOULD BE PROSECUTED AS ACCOMPLICES TO MURDER FOR BELONGING TO A GROUP OF MURDERERS.
 
JOINING ONE OF THESE MURDEROUS TERRORIST GROUPS IS NO DIFFERENT THAN BEING PART OF A BANK ROBBERY GANG THAT KILLS DURING BANK ROBBERIES.   ALL THOSE WHO FIGHT AGAINST SUCH MURDEROUS TERRORIST GROUPS ARE REALLY HEROES FOR JUSTICE.
 
NOTE: INDOCTRINATION IN HATE, LOVE OF VIOLENCE, AND A DISREGARD FOR THE PROPERTY AND PERSON OF OTHERS IS PER-SAY NEGLIGENT PARENTING.
 
OPEN ADMITTANCE BY ONE OF THEIR PROMINENT IMAMS AND COLLEGE PROFESSOR CLEARLY PROVES ALL STATED ABOVE.   LET’S LOOK AT REALITY EXPRESSED BY Yasir Qadhi (aka Abu Ammaar Yasir Kazi) is an American imam and college professor who is described by a 2011 New York Times Magazine essay as “one of the most influential conservative clerics in American Islam.”
HERE IS WHAT HE SAID FROM VARIOUS SOURCES:
[ARTICLES] In his sermon/lecture in the YouTube audio below, Qadhi begins by calling Christians “shirk” for being “polythesists” who believe in the Triune God (three persons in one God), instead of Islam’s “monotheist” god Allah. Then Qadhi really steps up his verbal abuse. He says, since “there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah wuzza wuzza,” Christians are “by necessity and by definition … the most evil of all evils.” Like all “unbelievers” and “polytheists,” Christians are “filthy.” They are “najusa” (feces, urine) — “a filthy impure dirty substance.” Qadhi declares that the prophet Mohammad — and by extension all Muslims — “has been commanded to do jihad.” What is jihad? Jihad “is a means to establish monotheism on the land.” The prophet had said, “I have been commanded to fight the people until they” convert to Islam. But “if they don’t [convert to Islam,] their life and property are halal [free for the taking] for the Muslims.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HZCji5jeMQ OP - The weirdest thing about it all, you are going to downvote this post b/c it points out the intolerance and hatred of Islam, and somehow that intolerance and hatred has become trendy.
[sourc - retrieved from   http://imgur.com/gallery/5IrVz2V  on  12/17/2015]
Yasir Qadhi (also spelled Yasir Kazi[4]) is an American Muslim scholar and writer of Pakistani descent, and Dean of Academic Affairs at the Al-Maghrib Institute, an Islamic educational institution. He has written books and has lectured on Islam and contemporary Muslim issues.[2][5] A 2011 New York Times Magazine essay described Qadhi as "one of the most influential conservative clerics in American Islam".[3] Qadhi is a Salafi.[3]
 
 
Early years
Qadhi was born in Houston, Texas, to parents of Pakistani origin.[2][3][6] When Qadhi was five, the family moved to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he graduated high school two years early as class valedictorian.[3]
After a short stint at Dow Chemical, Qadhi in 1996 enrolled at the Islamic University of Medina in Medina, Saudi Arabia. There he earned a bachelor's degree in Arabic from the university's College of Hadith and Islamic Sciences and a master's degree in Islamic Theology from its College of Dawah.[2][5][6] Qadhi returned to the United States in 2005 after nine years in Saudi Arabia.[6]
Professional career[edit]
Qadhi teaches in the Religious Studies Department of Rhodes College, in Memphis, Tennessee. Additionally, he has completed a doctorate in theology at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.[2][5]
Qadhi is also the Dean of Academic Affairs and an instructor for the AlMaghrib Institute,[5] a seminar-based Islamic education institution. The instructors travel to designated locations in the US, UK and Canada (and more recently, Malaysia) to teach Islamic studies in English.[6]
He likens some of the practices he endorses as similar to those practiced by conservative Christian groups and Orthodox Jews in America, particularly with regard to dietary laws,[citation needed] family values, and modest dress for women.[6]
Qadhi was the subject of a segment of Henry Louis Gates television genealogy series Finding Your Roots.[1]
 
SEE PART 2

 

12/18/2015 8:13 pm  #1118


Re: Scripture of the Day

PART 2
 
Views on jihad
Qadhi has presented papers on jihad movements. In 2006, at a conference at Harvard Law School, Qadhi presented a 15-minute analysis of the theological underpinnings of an early militant movement in modern Saudi Arabia headed byJuhayman al-Otaibi. The movement had gained international attention when it held the Grand Mosque of Mecca hostage in 1979.[7] In another paper, presented in September 2009 at an international conference at University of Edinburgh on understanding jihad in the modern world, he discussed how a specific legal ruling (fatw?) of the 13–14th century theologianIbn Taymiyya was used both by jihadist and pacifist groups to justify their positions.[8] The paper has been critiqued, however, by some Salafi commentators.[9]
Controversies
In January 2010, The Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper, reported that in 2001 Qadhi had described the Holocaust as a hoax and false propaganda, and had claimed that "Hitler never intended to mass-destroy the Jews."[10] Qadhi denied stating that the Holocaust was a hoax or that it was false propaganda, but admitted that he had briefly held mistaken beliefs about the Holocaust, and had said "that Hitler never actually intended to massacre the Jews, he actually wanted to expel them to neighboring lands". Qadhi acknowledged that his views were wrong and said "I admit it was an error".[11] Qadhi added that he firmly believes "that the Holocaust was one of the worst crimes against humanity that the 20th century has witnessed" and that "the systematic dehumanization of the Jews in the public eye of the Germans was a necessary precursor" for that tragedy.[11]
Regarding Judaism, Qadhi has said: "I am not advising any Muslim to waste his time studying Judaism. But I am saying, why are Jews studying Islam? There is a reason. Not that they want to help us, they want to destroy us."[12]
In July 2010, Qadhi was selected to participate in an official delegation of U.S. imams and religious leaders to visit the concentration camps at Auschwitz and Dachau. The imams subsequently released a joint statement condemning anti-Semitism and labeling Holocaust denial as against the ethics of Islam.[13]
Books authored or co-authored
* Riyaa: Hidden Shirk, 103 pages, Dar-al-Fatah, 1996, ISBN 8172317530
* An introduction to the sciences of the Qura?an, Al-Hidaayah Pub., 1999, ISBN 1-898649-32-4
* An Explanation of the Four Principles of Shirk, 60 pages, with Mu?ammad ibn ?Abd al-Wahh?b, Al-Hidaayah, 2000, ISBN 1-898649-52-9
* Du'a : The Weapon of the Believer, Al Hidaayah Publishing & Distribution, 2001, ISBN 1-898649-51-0
* 15 Ways to Increase Your Earnings from the Quran and Sunnah, Al Hidaayah Publishing & Distribution, 2002, ISBN 1-898649-56-1
* An explanation of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab's Kashf al-Shubuhat: a critical analysis of shirk, with Mu?ammad ibn ?Abd al-Wahh?b, Al-Hidaayah, 2003, ISBN 1-898649-62-6
[sourc - retrieved from  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ammaar_Yasir_Qadhi   on  12/17/2015]
 
Born in Houston, Texas, to Pakistani parents, Qadhi spent his formative years in Saudi Arabia, having graduated from high school in Jeddah, after which he returned to the United States to pursue a B. Sc. in chemical engineering from the University of Houston, followed by a doctoral degree in theology at Yale University. Qadhi is presently a faculty member in the Religious Studies Department of Rhodes College, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Qadhi gives regular sermons and lectures, and also appears on a number of Islamic satellite channels in the U.S., U.K., Egypt, and India.
In his sermon/lecture in the YouTube audio below, Qadhi begins by calling Christians “shirk” for being “polythesists” who believe in the Triune God, instead of Islam’s “monotheist” god Allah. Since “there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah wuzza wuzza,” Christians are “by necessity and by definition … the most evil of all evils.” Like all “unbelievers” and “polytheists.” Christians are “filthy.” They are ”najusa” (feces, urine) — “a filthy impure dirty substance.”
Then Qadhi declares that the prophet Mohammad — and by extension all Muslims — “has been commanded to do jihad.”
What is jihad?
Jihad “is a means to establish monotheism on the land.” The prophet had said, “I have been commanded to fight the people until they” convert to Islam. But “if they don’t [convert to Islam,] their life and property are halal [free for the taking] for the Muslims.”  [sourc - retrieved from  http://www.jewsnews.co.il/2013/11/10/live-from-tennessee-us-imam-preaching-rape-theft-and-murder/   on  12/17/2015]
 
U.S. imam: Muslims can take the property of Christians and Jews
Posted on November 9, 2013 by Dr. Eowyn | 9 comments
What this imam preaches about Muslims having the right to take the property (and life) of Christians is consistent with I’ve read in their Koran. This imam is not some looney-tune in the Middle East. He teaches religious studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee! God help us.
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~Dr. Eowyn
Consortium of Defense Analysts
 
Yasir Qadhi (aka Abu Ammaar Yasir Kazi) is an American imam and college professor who is described by a 2011 New York Times Magazineessay as “one of the most influential conservative clerics in American Islam.”
Born in Houston, Texas, to Pakistani parents, Qadhi spent his formative years in Saudi Arabia, having graduated from high school in Jeddah, after which he returned to the United States to pursue a B. Sc. in chemical engineering from the University of Houston, followed by a doctoral degree in theology at Yale University. Qadhi is presently a faculty member in the Religious Studies Department of Rhodes College, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Qadhi gives regular sermons and lectures, and also appears on a number of Islamic satellite channels in the U.S., U.K., Egypt, and India.
In his sermon/lecture in the YouTube audio below, Qadhi begins by calling Christians “shirk” for being “polythesists” who believe in the Triune God (three persons in one…  [sourc - retrieved from   http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/tag/yasir-qadhi/  on  12/ 17/2015]
 
 
HOMELAND THREAT: Muslims Can Take The Property of Christians and Jews
DECEMBER 22, 2013
Why are subversives in the United States?  Why are they teaching at our universities?
Article submitted by:  Veronica Coffin
Yasir Qadhi (aka Abu Ammaar Yasir Kazi) is an American imam and college professor who is described by a 2011 New York Times Magazine essay as “one of the most influential conservative clerics in American Islam.”
 
Born in Houston, Texas, to Pakistani parents, Qadhi spent his formative years in Saudi Arabia, having graduated from high school in Jeddah, after which he returned to the United States to pursue a B. Sc. in chemical engineering from the University of Houston, followed by a doctoral degree in theology at Yale University. Qadhi is presently a faculty member in the Religious Studies Department of Rhodes College, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Qadhi gives regular sermons and lectures, and also appears on a number of Islamic satellite channels in the U.S., U.K., Egypt, and India.
In his sermon/lecture in the YouTube audio below, Qadhi begins by calling Christians “shirk” for being “polythesists” who believe in the Triune God (three persons in one God), instead of Islam’s “monotheist” god Allah.
 
Then Qadhi really steps up his verbal abuse. He says, since “there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah wuzza wuzza,” Christians are “by necessity and by definition … the most evil of all evils.” Like all “unbelievers” and “polytheists,” Christians are “filthy.” They are ”najusa” (feces, urine) — “a filthy impure dirty substance.”
 
Qadhi declares that the prophet Mohammad — and by extension all Muslims — “has been commanded to do jihad.”
What is jihad?
Jihad “is a means to establish monotheism on the land.” The prophet had said, “I have been commanded to fight the people until they” convert to Islam. But “if they don’t [convert to Islam,] their life and property are halal [free for the taking] for the Muslims.”This hate-spewing man is not only an imam (the word means a teacher of Islam) but a college professor in Tennessee! If a Christian preacher or college professor had said this about another religious group — Jews, or Buddhists, or Muslims — it would be the leading news on all the mainstream media.  [sourc - retrieved from  http://tomohalloran.com/2013/12/22/homeland-threat-muslims-can-take-property-christians-jews/   on  12/17/2015] [END  OF ARTICLES]
 
CONCLUSION:
 
SO AS CAN READILY BE SEEN, THEIR ACCUSING OTHERS OF BEING ISLAMPHOBIC BUT THIS IS A BLANTANT LIE AS SHOWN BY THE MEANING OF PHOBIA, WHICH IS “A PERSISTENT, IRRATIONAL FEAR OF A SPECIFIC OBJECT, ACTIVITY, OR SITUATION THAT LEADS TO A COMPELLING DESIRE TO AVOID IT, ”SINCE THE DANGER IS REAL AND PRESENT AS SHOWN INNUMERABLE TIMES IN THE WORLD NEWS.

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Re: Scripture of the Day

COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] WHY EXPOSURE IS NECESSARY AND LOVING [3] Guilt Comes On Organizations That Fail To Clean House Of The Wicked Ones.   With the Scripture of the Day first.
 
{1]  SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [Monday]
 
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.  Matthew 7:13 – 14, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
 
This is a warning to be on the lookout for false prophets as shown at Matthew 7:15 – 20, [AV] “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?  17  Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18  A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.  19  Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.  20  Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.”  Yes, we must believe only in Almighty God (YHWH) and work righteous and avoid the false prophets as shown at Acts 10:34 - 35, [AV] “Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: 35  But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.”  
 
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[2]  WHY EXPOSURE IS NECESSARY AND LOVING:
 
Now all need to be showing love to their neighbors including Muslims, and telling them of the first step toward salvation given at John 14:6, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (AV).   Messages of hate assist no one in learning the truth per John 8:32, "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (Authorized King James Bible; AV).
 
With respect post of exposure of false religions, doctrine, traditions, etc., they have a worthy objective; to wit, enabling individuals to correct their wrong path. Articles of exposure of wrong are NOT ones of hate, as are many of others, but ones that expose false doctrine and wrong practice to lovingly give all the correct information so they can bring their life in harmony with the will of Jesus (Yeshua) Christ and his Father, Almighty God (YHWH).   All should read these articles instead of writing hate literature and articles making false accusations.  In any article I write you will find not one word of hate or bashing, only truth.   They are posted to assist all in knowing the truth, per John 8:32, and to assist all in making a change in their lives by getting out of groups and/or religions that practice false doctrine and wrong practices.
 
All need to learn about love and that includes warning others with respect false doctrine and wrong practices instead of thinking of hate as many do and attacking the messenger who brings them the truth.  One writer wrote,

Love is patient and is kind, love does not envy. Love does not brag, is not proud, does not behave itself inappropriately, does not seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil. does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth. bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things... I Corinthians 13
 
Love is the power of faith. Faith needs love to be made perfect, because perfect faith results in faithfullness and faithfullness is a work of love. Faith and love go hand in hand because faith wants to believe, just as love trusts, faith sees through the darkness and weathers the storm, just as love endures all things, and faith seeks to put God first just as love always gives. 1 Corinthians 13 :4-7 Our faith is not just knowledge about God but a personal relationship with Him as Lord, and any relationship requires love to succeed, to endure trials and to grow, including our relationships with one another because we are called to be family in the Lord and to love one another. The perfect example of faith powered by love is seen in the life of Jesus Christ, who manifests Gods love ...
Because love is the power of faith we should focus on love, seize it and cultivate it... and we can because God is love, and He imparts that love to us when we draw near to Him as the scripture says... whatever touches what is holy shall become holy Leviticus 6:27, and love is of the Holy Spirit. By faith we draw near to God through sincere prayer, entering into His presence, because when Jesus died on the cross, the temple curtain separating God and man was torn in two from top to bottom... Mathew 27:51 Gods promise says that if we draw near to Him then He will draw near to us, James 4:8 and when He who is Holy draws near to us then our spirits are sanctified by His Holy Spirit as His holiness is imparted to our spirits. If we allow God to fill our hearts with His Holy Spirit then we are filled with the love of God because love is the pre-eminate characteristic of God's holiness. Because God is the source of our love, love is the fruit of faith... Galatians 5: 22
When we submit to the love of God we have combined faith with love and have the power to fulfill the royal law, which is to love the Lord with all our heart, mind and soul... Mathew 22:37-39 If we keep the royal law James 2:8 we are being faithful and are perfecting faith by faithfullness... James 2:22 If we love God we will seek to please Him and keep the royal law because the royal law embraces Gods will and all of His commandments. Without love we can't fulfill the royal law because we can't love the Lord unless we have love. To manifest the love of God is to overcome sin, whereas to not manifest the love of God is to sin. For the royal law is not to know about the Lord, but to love the Lord... and to love one another as ourselves. We can't do one without the other, because we can't truly love God whom we can't see if we don't love mankind who is made in the image of God. When we love one another we are manifesting our love for God whom we can't see by loving His image. If we love one another then we also love God because we can't love the reflection without loving its source. And if we love God we will love Jesus Christ and allow Him to reign in our hearts, keepings all of His commandments John 14:21 by subduing the will and power of the flesh through the power of the Holy Spirit, so that faith working through love does the will of God by turning the thought into reality which pleases Him and fulfills the royal law...
Faith without love is incomplete, residing only in the mind as knowledge, and knowledge of Gods will alone can not perfect us by saving us from sin but allowing Jesus Christ to reign in our hearts. If knowledge of Gods will alone could save us then salvation would have been through the law of Moses or even a Christian law handed down by Jesus, and there would not have been any need for Christ to die for our sins Galatians 2:21 and dwell in our hearts. If Jesus reigns in our hearts then the love of Christ also reigns because He is the manifestation of Gods love. The heart without the love of God does not have Jesus Christ and the soul without the Spirit of Christ is not born again Romans 8:9 and cannot be perfected by being transformed into the likeness of Jesus Christ which is true salvation and the result of faith. But the soul which manifests the love of God has been washed clean by the Holy Spirit Romans 15:16 and manifests the spirit and glory of Jesus Christ... "[source - Simon Strahler]

 
Which does a very good job of summarizing what love is all about.
 
CONCLUSION:
 
If one fails to lovingly warn others with respect false religion, doctrine, etc., it is quite possible Almighty God (YHWH) might reject him/her for not showing love by warning his/her neighbor.  So be diligent in sounding the warning.
 
[3]  Guilt Comes On Organizations That Fail To Clean House Of The Wicked Ones:
 
INTRODUCTION:
 
First, The world we live in is ruled by the wicked one as testified to by 1 John 5:19, “And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.” (Authorized King James Bible; AV).  If we pick up a newspaper in any country, we find reports of cruelty and violence on an unprecedented scale.  Man’s inhumanity to man is troubling for a righteous person to contemplate as testified to at Ecclesiastes 8:9, “All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.” (AV).
 
Second, Most individuals and/or groups seek to avoid responsibility for their own actions rather than take corrective actions.   This also applies to so called religious groups that seek to absolve themselves of responsibility for the wrong actions of members, but fail, willingly, to take action against these wrong doers by purging themselves of these wicked ones.
 
THE REALITY:
 
If a religion fails to clean house of evil and wicked men when they are discovered, and especially of evil and wicked men/women taking the lead in a congregation, and/or congregations such as Pastors, Ministers, Sheiks, Imams, Bishops, Cardinals, Etc., then the religion is responsible for their wrong doing. Some religions such as Islam have never cleaned house of evil and wicked individuals when they are discovered and that religion has been violent since its beginning, and many of its members lust for violence in such acts as beheading of others, suscide bombers, makers of IEDs, etc. do to the teachings of their groups religious leaders. One notable example of an evil and wicked individual Islam well knows of who is a leader of a large group of members of Islam is Sheik Osama bin Ladin. Of course, Islam, is NOT the only religion that fails to take effective action against evil and wicked individuals and leaders of groups among them, another is the Catholic and Angalican churches that for many years just moved pedophiles to a new congregation when they were uncovered as the world's news media has so well identified. Groups seeking to keep themselves clean of evil and wicked individuals that sneak into their group take the appropriate action; to wit, they throw them out.
 
Now many religions seek to escape reality by claiming they have no provisions within their religion for purging out these wicked ones, but this is no excuse since it is their failure to provide measures for purging out these wicked ones and no one else’s.
 
Now let’s look at one such religion that tries to escape their responsibility for cleaning house so to speak.
 
ISLAM FAILS TO CLEAN HOUSE:
 
Now of course it is important to recognize that not all Muslims are terrorist and jihadists nor refuse to recognize the property rights of others, it is likewise equally important to recognize that all jihadists are members of Islam.  Islam is totally responsible for their actions as they tacitly approve of their evil wrong doing and have never cleaned house of these wicked ones.  To wit, by not doing so, they have taken on the responsibility for their wrongful actions upon themselves.  Yes, of course they are not the only religion that has failed to clean house; thus taking on the guilt of these wrong doers.  Any religion, no exception, which fails to clean house is nothing but an evil false religion.  And as previously stated, ‘Now many religions seek to escape reality by claiming they have no provisions within their religion for purging out these wicked ones, but this is no excuse since it is their failure to provide measures for purging out these wicked ones and no one else’s.’
 
CONCLUSION:
 
Many are just fooling themself, it is not what either the Bible or the Bible knockoff the Qur'an actually say, but how religious leaders be they priest and/or imams or muftis or what ever teach the people is the interpretation of what is written either in the Bible or the bible knockoff the Qur'an that matters and governs actions.   It matters not what the Bible and/or the Bible knockoff really say.   People go by what they are taught by their religious leaders.   Take the genocide committed by the Roman Catholic Church at the direction of their supreme religious leader, the pope (Pope Innocent III (1160 or 1161 – 16 July 1216)), what mattered was not that the Bible clearly said at Exodus 20:13, "Thou shalt not kill." (Authorized King James Bible; AV), but what their religious leaders told them.   Therefore, it is the religion which is at fault, irregardless of what their particular holy book, be it the Bible or the Bible knockoff the Qur'an may say.   Neither in so called Christianity or in Islam are most individuals actions really governed in any way by what their particular holy book really says, but they are governed by the interpretation of their religious leaders.   Thus, knowing this reality, one would be either just plain stupid and/or dumb to even bother looking at a particular religion's holy book and expect the members would conform to it.   Take the Rig Vede and find me for example a Hindu actually conforming to it instead of the interpretation given to it by his religious leaders, like looking for a needle in the haystack per K.S. Lal, India's greatest historian.
 
Likewise the failure to clean house of evil ones puts their wrongs directly upon the organization failing to throw out evil/wicked ones when they are found out.
 
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12/20/2015 1:22 pm  #1120


Re: Scripture of the Day

COMBINATION OF THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND THE RARE FRUIT TREES AND VEGETABLES.   With the Scripture of the Day first.
 
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [Tuesday]
 
He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.  9  And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.  Matthew 19:9 – 10,  [authorized King James Bible; AV]
 
Jesus (Yeshua) showed this tender caring to a women at John 4:23 – 26, [AV] “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.  24  God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.  25  The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.  26  Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.” 
 
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THE RARE FRUIT TREES AND VEGETABLES:
Here is a Commentary on Bountiful Trees and Vegetables God (YHWH) has provided for mankind, specifically the Lovi Lovi, Flacourtia inermis (Batoko Plum) Plant.
 
The fruit is a shinny brilliant red berry crowned with a black top.
 
The tree is cultivated in South Eastern Asia for its fruit which varies greatly in taste whitish-pinkish flesh.  Most fruits are too acidic to be eaten raw, but they are often made into chutneys, puddings, and preserves – WITH THE SEED REMOVED. 
 
The tree is often used as a decorative or shade tree.  Unfortunately there is very little literature on this tree.
 
In Genesis 1:11-13, "And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. (American Standard Version, ASV)[for more details, go to  www.jw.org].
 
To see pictures of this tree and its fruit, go to:
 
1 - http://fruitwarehouse.blogspot.com/2012/02/lobi-lobi-flacourtia-inermis.html
 
2 - http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Lovi-lovi_Flacourtia_inermis.jpg
 
3 - https://www.google.com/search?q=flacourtia+inermis&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=N&tbo=u&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&source=univ&ei=gOn6UK-gPKq10QHdh4HgDA&ved=0CDAQsAQ&biw=1152&bih=720
 
How this tree and other plants absorb water from the ground.   Plants have developed an effective system to absorb, translocate, store, and utilize water.  Plants contain a vast network of conduits, which consists of xylem and phloem tissues.  These conducting tissues start in the roots and continue up through the trunks of trees, into the branches and then into every leaf.  Phloem tissue is made of living elongated cells that are connected to one another and responsible for translocating nutrients and sugars (carbohydrates), which are produced by leaves for energy and growth.  The xylem is also composed of elongated cells but once the cells are formed, they die.  The walls of the xylem cells still remain intact and serve as an excellent peipline to transport water from the roots to the leaves.
 
The main driving force of water uptake and transport into a plant is transpiration of water from leaves through specialized openings called stomata.  Heat from the sun causes the water to evaporate, setting this ‘water chain’ in motion.  The evaporation creates a negative water vapor pressure.  Water is pulled into the leaf to replace the water that has transpired from the leaf.  This pulling of water, or tension, occurs in the xylem of the leaf.  Since the xylem is a continuous water column that extends from the leaf to the roots, this negative water pressure extends into the roots and results in water uptake from the soil.  [adapted from: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=follow-up-how-do-trees-ca ]
 
Clearly this clever water transport system shows a superior intelligence of the Creator (YHWH).
 
 
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