Saturday, May 19, 2018

05/19/2018 Corruption, Covetousness, Materialism









Ecclesiastes 5:8-17

Government Corruption

If you see the extortion of the poor,
or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government,
do not be astonished by the matter.
For the high official is watched by a higher official,
and there are higher ones over them!
The produce of the land is seized by all of them,
even the king is served by the fields.

Covetousness

10 The one who loves money will never be satisfied with money,
he who loves wealth will never be satisfied with his income.
This also is futile.
11 When someone’s prosperity increases, those who consume it also increase;
so what does its owner gain, except that he gets to see it with his eyes?
12 The sleep of the laborer is pleasant—whether he eats little or much—
but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

Materialism Thwarts Enjoyment of Life

13 Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen:
Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.
14 Then that wealth was lost through bad luck;
although he fathered a son, he has nothing left to give him.
15 Just as he came forth from his mother’s womb, naked will he return as he came,
and he will take nothing in his hand that he may carry away from his toil.
16 This is another misfortune:
Just as he came, so will he go.
What did he gain from toiling for the wind?
17 Surely, he ate in darkness every day of his life,
and he suffered greatly with sickness and anger.

Saturday, February 20, 2016

02/20/2016 Died, Buried, Alive in Christ? Justice of God's Righteousness and Judgment Only!

Respect duly given Truth (Verified Facts)!

Hear Leviticus 19:15-16 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition 
You shall do no injustice in judging a case; you shall not be partial to the poor or show a preference for the mighty, but in righteousness and according to the merits of the case judge your neighbor.
You shall not go up and down as a dispenser of gossip and scandal among your people, nor shall you [secure yourself by false testimony or by silence and] endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the Lord.
John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States:
Party:  Republican.
Religious Affiliation:  Roman Catholic.
Believes the U.S. Constitution is a living and breathing document. NO
Believes in the Constitution's Clause of Separation of Church and State. NO
Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice:
Party:  Republican.
Religious Affiliation:  Roman Catholic.
Believes the U.S. Constitution is a living and breathing document. NO
Believes in the Constitution's Clause of Separation of Church and State. NO
Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice:
Party:  Republican.
Religious Affiliation:  Roman Catholic.
Believes the U.S. Constitution is a living and breathing document. NO
Believes in the Constitution's Clause of Separation of Church and State. NO
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice:
Party:  Democrat.
Religious Affiliation:  Jewish.
Believes the U.S. Constitution is a living and breathing document. YES
Believes in the Constitution's Clause of Separation of Church and State. YES
Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice:
Party:  Democrat.
Religious Affiliation:  Jewish.
Believes the U.S. Constitution is a living and breathing document. YES
Believes in the Constitution's Clause of Separation of Church and State. YES
Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr., Associate Justice:
Party:  Republican.
Religious Affiliation:  Roman Catholic.
Believes the U.S. Constitution is a living and breathing document. NO
Believes in the Constitution's Clause of Separation of Church and State. NO
Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice:
Party:  Democrat.
Religious Affiliation:  Roman Catholic.
Believes the U.S. Constitution is a living and breathing document. YES
Believes in the Constitution's Clause of Separation of Church and State. YES
Elena Kagan, Associate Justice:
Party:  Democrat.
Religious Affiliation:  Jewish.
Believes the U.S. Constitution is a living and breathing document. YES
Believes in the Constitution's Clause of Separation of Church and State. YES

Hear Let My People Think: Ravi Zacharias at Yale University - Part 1

Hear Let My People Think: Ravi Zacharias at Yale - Part 2

Can we allow Congress to put appointing a new Supreme Court Justice? Call your Elected Officials and tell them you moral values thoughts.


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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

02/16/2016 Antidisestablishmentarianism - First Amendment to the Bill of Rights!

Antidisestablishmentarianism:

The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances. It was adopted on December 15, 1791, as one of the ten amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights.

It is a political position that developed in 19th-century Britain in opposition to Liberal (Against the People - wanted slavery in the Colonies'; for Democratic Social Economics, moral values, and populism) proposals for the disestablishment of the Church of England—meaning the removal of the Anglican Church's status as the state church of England, Ireland, and Wales. The establishment was maintained in England, but in Ireland the Church of Ireland (Anglican) was disestablished in 1871. 


In Wales, four Church of England dioceses were disestablished in 1920 and became the Church in Wales.

The word has also come by analogy to refer to any opposition to those who oppose the establishment, whether the government in whole or part or the established society.

The belief of the framers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the Constitution was that there should not be a national church that dictates moral values; because that can lead to corruption of the true intent of God's Plans and His Holy Word for selfishness, greed, and can potentially be used to divide communities of people to tare apart this nation.

Bad Examples:

Charles & David Koch - Libertarian Party, Tea Party... (many other Billionaires and Millionaires?) 

The Republican Party (GOP - Grand Old Party?)

The Democratic Party (Democratic Farmer and Labor Party?)

Good Examples:

Wounded Warriors Community (Why is our government and you not doing this?)

American Cancer Society (Why do its leaders take so much money?)

Unions (Of, by, and for the People to fight injustice in the work place; Why do leaders of these support corrupt politicians when they know that if a true democratic vote was taken; who they support would not be the peoples choice?)

What should be done?








Thursday, January 28, 2016

01/28/2016 Prescriptions - Perceiving, Quality of Life, Moving Forward, Readjustment, and Closure.

Change in 2016 began on January 1 when I started a sabbatical with God while living a physical life in a fast paced world that does not know how to slow down; reflect; think about the important things in our physical life (finite); but most importantly to your Eternal life.


Prayer: Lord please make us sponges of your Words and guidance. Amen.

Thank you for your attention (there will be some repetition to help with the learning process); I thank God for allowing me to share.

Isaiah 1

This is what the Lord says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there: ‘Hear the word of the Lord to you, king of Judah, you who sit on David’s throne—you, your officials and your people who come through these gates. This is what the Lord says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong…

Ten Commandments (Old truths, lessons, and guidelines apply with reflection upon the New Testaments truths.):

And God spoke all these words:

“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. Violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place."


Could you listen to more; five minutes a day per chapter?

“You shall have no other gods before me.”

But showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

My Prayer entering this year: heal family relationships to the benefit of future generations. Amen.

I Sharing Critical Secrets from my God. Warning: Move carefully and reflectively with a fear of God.

I have many thoughts to share and say. I do not know how much time I have as a physical person; only God Knows. I pray for a lot more time; human selfishness still exists in me. Forgive me Lord Jesus. Lead me Holy Spirit. Amen!
And instantly he received his sight and began to follow Jesus, recognizing, praising, and honoring God; and all the people, when they saw it, praised God.

1 Peter 3:7

In the same way you married men should live considerately with [your wives], with an intelligent recognition [of the marriage relation], honoring the woman as [physically] the weaker, but [realizing that you] are joint heirs of the grace (God's unmerited favor) of life, in order that your prayers may not be hindered and cut off. [Otherwise you cannot pray effectively.]


Warning: Move carefully and do not jump to human conclusions before watch it completely at least twice; first as an overview than as to gain details (paper and pencil necessary).

Leviticus 18:21 

You shall not give any of your children to pass through the fire and sacrifice them to Molech [the fire god], nor shall you profane the name of your God [by giving it to false gods]. I am the Lord.

2 Chronicles 6:23
 
Then hear from heaven and do; and judge Your servants, requiting the wicked by bringing his conduct upon his own head, and justifying the [uncompromisingly] righteous by giving him according to his righteousness (his uprightness and right standing with God).

Jeremiah 34:2

Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him, Thus says the Lord: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.

1 Corinthians 12:24

Which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so adjusted (mingled, harmonized, and subtly proportioned the parts of) the whole body, giving the greater honor and richer endowment to the inferior parts which lack [apparent importance],

Ephesians 5:20 

At all times and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father.

Colossians 1:12

Giving thanks to the Father, Who has qualified and made us fit to share the portion which is the inheritance of the saints (God's holy people) in the Light.

Colossians 3:15 

And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state] to which as [members of Christ's] one body you were also called [to live]. And be thankful (appreciative), [giving praise to God always].

Colossians 3:17

And whatever you do [no matter what it is] in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus and in [dependence upon] His Person, giving praise to God the Father through Him.

1 Thessalonians 1:2 

We are ever giving thanks to God for all of you, continually mentioning [you when engaged] in our prayers,

Hebrews 12:2 

Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God. [Ps. 110:1.]

James 1:5 

If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise, you who are younger and of lesser rank, be subject to the elders (the ministers and spiritual guides of the church)--[giving them due respect and yielding to their counsel]. Clothe (apron) yourselves, all of you, with humility [as the garb of a servant, so that its covering cannot possibly be stripped from you, with freedom from pride and arrogance] toward one another. For God sets Himself against the proud (the insolent, the overbearing, the disdainful, the presumptuous, the boastful)--[and He opposes, frustrates, and defeats them], but gives grace (favor, blessing) to the humble. [Prov. 3:34.]

Genesis 2:9

And out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight or to be desired--good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life also in the center of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of [the difference between] good and evil and blessing and calamity. [Rev. 2:7; 22:14, 19.]

Exodus 35:31 

And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and wisdom, with intelligence and understanding, and with knowledge and all craftsmanship,

Leviticus 5:1

IF ANYONE sins in that he is sworn to testify and has knowledge of the matter, either by seeing or hearing of it, but fails to report it, then he shall bear his iniquity and willfulness.

Job 15:2

Should a wise man utter such windy knowledge [as we have just heard] and fill himself with the east wind [of withering, parching, and violent accusations]?

Job 21:14

Yet they say to God, Depart from us, for we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.

Job 21:22

Shall any teach God knowledge, seeing that He judges those who are on high? [Rom. 11:34; I Cor. 2:16.]

Job 26:3

How you have counseled him who has no wisdom! And how plentifully you have declared to him sound knowledge!

Job 28:21

It is hidden from the eyes of all living, and knowledge of it is withheld from the birds of the heavens.

Job 32:10

So I say, Listen to me; I also will give you my opinion [about Job's situation] and my knowledge.

Job 32:17

I also will answer my [God-assigned] part; I also will declare my opinion and my knowledge.

Job 34:2

Hear my words, you wise men, and give ear to me, you who have [so much] knowledge.

Job 34:25

Therefore He takes knowledge of their works, and He overturns them in the night, so that they are crushed and destroyed.

Job 34:35

That Job speaks without knowledge, and his words are without wisdom and insight.

Job 35:16

Job uselessly opens his mouth and multiplies words without knowledge [drawing the worthless conclusion that the righteous have no more advantage than the wicked].

Job 36:3

I will bring my knowledge from afar and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

Job 36:4

For truly my words shall not be false; He Who is perfect in knowledge is with you.

Job 36:12

But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword [of God's destructive judgments], and they shall die in ignorance of true knowledge.

Job 37:16

Do you know how the clouds are balanced [and poised in the heavens], the wonderful works of Him Who is perfect in knowledge?

Job 38:2

Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? [Job 35:16.]

Job 42:3

[You said to me] Who is this that darkens and obscures counsel [by words] without knowledge? Therefore [I now see] I have [rashly] uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. [Job 38:2.]

Psalm 94:10

He Who disciplines and instructs the nations, shall He not punish, He who teaches man knowledge?

Psalm 119:66

Teach me good judgment, wise and right discernment, and knowledge, for I have believed (trusted, relied on, and clung to) Your commandments.

Psalm 139:6

Your [infinite] knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high above me, I cannot reach it.

May this writing be acceptable and blessed to all Jews and Gentiles.

In the name of Jesus the Christ. Amen (Let it be so!)