Children of Hamas

Hamas & Israel:
The Nation of Israel is the touchstone of any debate involving Islam, & it is always appropriate to mention Israel in this context. How you treat the "Apple of God's Eye" speaks volumes about your religion & your agenda. He is a thief who thinks he can replace the core of God's affection with a foreign religion or nation.

Look, there is only room for one truth, & the greatest of all deceivers,Sura 3:54, is blocking you from seeing the truth. Allah calls himself the greatest of all deceiver,( dcb = deep cleansing breath). Our God never calls Himself a deceiver, although He permits deception to overtake its yielded recipients. The God of both the Jews & the Gentiles desires to be reconciled with His enemies, & not destroy His enemies.

Isa 57:3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
:4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, [and] draw out the tongue? [are] ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
* Only a fool would agitate the "Apple of His Eye," but that is exactly what Hamas is doing, although they are only following the dictates of Jihad, Muhammed & the Quran. Last year over 3000 mortar shells crossed over the Israeli border; meanwhile, your Muslim compatriots are poised like vultures over their Jewish prey. Please, wake up! The only thing worse than a fool is an educated fool.

Zec 2:1 Then I looked up--and there before me was a man with a measuring line in his hand!
:2 I asked, "Where are you going?" He answered me, "To measure Jerusalem, to find out how wide and how long it is."
:3 Then the angel who was speaking to me left, and another angel came to meet him
:4 and said to him: "Run, tell that young man, 'Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the great number of men and livestock in it. :5 And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,' declares the Lord, 'and I will be its glory within.'
:6 "Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north," declares the Lord, "for I have scattered you to the four winds of heaven," declares the Lord.
:7 "Come, O Zion! Escape, you who live in the Daughter of Babylon!"
* :8 For this is what the Lord Almighty says: "After he has honored me and has sent me against the nations that have plundered you--for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye--
* :9 I will surely raise my hand against them so that their slaves will plunder them. Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me.
:10 "Shout and be glad, O Daughter of Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you," declares the Lord.
:11 "Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people. I will live among you and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.


Conclusion:

2Ti 1:8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God,
:9 Who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,
:10 but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, [who] has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
:11 to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
:12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.
:13 Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
:14 That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

AND:

2Ti 2:7 Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.
:8 Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel,
:9 for which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, [even] to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained.
:10 Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
:11 [This is] a faithful saying: For if we died with [Him], We shall also live with [Him].
:12 If we endure, We shall also reign with [Him]. If we deny [Him], He also will deny us.
:13 If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.
:14 Remind [them] of these things, charging [them] before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers.
:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
:16 But shun profane [and] idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness.
:17 And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort,
:18 who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some.


Another time,

Sincerely,

Johndeweb

Love is Surrender

If fear of punishment was the answer then the world has no shortage of it. Instead, what people really need is a heart transplant... God's heart for ours!

When love is your course you will not pursue sin. God is love, & love means no harm to his neighbor. Surrender is a choice, & so marriage is the perfect analogy. A woman leaves her family to start a new one. She leaves behind her identity for the sake of her husband, for the sake of love.

Jesus left Heaven for the sake of love. God so loved the world that He gave His only, unique Son. Giving is the foundation of Heaven, which is a surrender based on love, & a sacrifice comprised of free will.

People can be forced to do anything, but love & loyalty are a gift of the will, the heart. Animals can be trained to do anything, but God takes delight in our willingness, & He sets the example thru His Son, Jesus.


Hope this helps

John

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Positron & friends: Perhaps we should not abandon this group of inquisitive minds? I may have spoken rashly about ending this debate. How else will our brothers in humanity come to saving faith unless they hear the Gospel? Let me know your feelings about this, & thanks to everyone for praying & sharing. I think I speak for all the Christians when I say our hearts yearn for your salvation.

Act 19:9,11 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:



Johndeweb

The Mystery Maker

We don't even understand the Mystery Maker; however...

1Jo 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.


1Cr 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.


1Cr 2:10,16 But God hath revealed [them] unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

No Toddler Atheists

There are no atheist toddlers! You have to be taught to "unbelieve."

Luke 18:17 I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.

Attributes of a child: Love, faith, purity

Attributes of the childish: unforgiveness, stubbornness, rudeness, self-centeredness, pride, complicity

There are "fork-in-the-road moments" im our lives. Go back to the source of your bitterness & fix it. Then belief & blessing can flow again, as in your youth!

Mar 10:25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than...

Who then can be saved? Mark 10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men [it is] impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

Matthew 7:14 Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

There are no atheists in Hell.

Are you a 1st degree atheist or a 3rd degree atheist?!

Entropy: A law that evolved from sin
Evolution: an idea that evolves from sin

Pastor Lester Roloff 1914 - 1982
"The world's greatest need is preaching preachers. The Gospel is our emancipation proclamation: let's take it to the slaves of sin."

Unusual Miracles, They Are All Unusual

Extrapolation: Outside+polish

John 11:32 Mary said, Lord, if You had been here, my brother had not died.

Jhn 11: 37, 39 Some said, Couldn't this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? Jesus therefore again groaning in Himself came to the grave. It was a cave, & a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, TAKE AWAY THE STONE. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, said to Him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he has been [dead] 4 days. Jesus said, TAKE AWAY THE STONE...

John 9:11 He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.

John 5:2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep [market] a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

Live & Learn!

LP,

You can mess with me, mess with Todd, but don't mess with the Word of God. Not only is it your livilihood, Pastor =, I suppose, it is your life. Handle it with care. Let love guide you, & I am not suggesting sloppy agape. The world is watching, & so is the Lord!

Yes, tell IT like it is, but tell it like IT is.

2Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with ALL LONGSUFFERING AND DOCTRINE.

Act 10:3,6 One day at about three in the afternoon he, [Cornelius,] had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, "Cornelius!" Cornelius stared at him in fear. "What is it, Lord?" he asked. The angel answered, "Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God. Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter. He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea."

Understand the meaning!

LocalPastor: was anyone kicked?

Mar 7:33 And HE TOOK HIM ASIDE from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
Mar 8:23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

What we do in public or private can make all the difference

If God said spit I'd spit, wouldn't you Pastor?

LocalPastor: if Todd said kick, would you? (because God did not tell Todd to kick and the man was not healed).

I'll answer you if you answer me!

THE BIBLE STATES JESUS IS GOD & ONE WITH GOD

John 10:30 I & MY FATHER ARE ONE.

John 17:11 Now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, & I come to You. Holy Father, KEEP THRU YOUR OWN NAME those whom You have given Me, that they may be ONE, AS WE [ARE].

1Cor 8:6 To us there is but ONE GOD, the Father, of Whom are all things, & we in Him; & ONE LORD JESUS CHRIST, by Whom are all things, & we by Him.

1 John 5:7 There are THREE that bear record in Heaven, the Father, the Word, & the Holy Ghost: THESE THREE ARE ONE.

Heavenly Visitation; Link: IT"S SUPERNATURAL!