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Shalom has no peace

16 Saturday Apr 2022

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God, New York Time, peace, Shalom

In the NY Times, it is expected there will be a voice for the morally and religiously deranged. It appears those operating the helm at the “paper of record” are sympathetic to such ways of thinking.

Is God to blame for the failures of man? Not a chance! Man is the blame for all his failures, including the failures belonging to Shalom Auslander. Because of his failures and those all around him, he proposes we give up God. It’s evident that he has, including those of the like-minded NY Times, and the political party now in control of both houses of Congress / White House.

God is not the problem and never has been. It is always in man who follow the dictates of his own evil heart. With sentiments like this, there is no peace for those who have put hope in something other than the Almighty.

Is the idea of “killing god” a solution, as Shalom thinks it is? Live in one of the cities where killing innocent children is already in vogue, live in one of the cities where they are confused about what a “woman” is, how it is to be defined, live in a city where the LGBTQ community runs rampant, live in a city where murder is the norm and victims are the problem, then be sure to tell us how man is the solution!

Yes, the problem is man and his ideology, an ideology that is as vile as the source from which it comes.

You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies (John 8:44, ESV).

Soon enough

14 Thursday Apr 2022

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judgment day, transgender

Males grow up to be men; females grow to be women. Children growing up to be something other than what they actually are, learn this from adults already emotionally, socially, and morally confused. Adults teaching this to young people perpetuate evil to the next generation. Their form of evil is only different than that in the 1930s through the mid-1940s. These children will then be adults who are, likewise, socially, emotional, and morally confused.

Adults who teach the latter group to think this way will not escape the Lord’s attention on Judgment Day.

Don’t believe in God? You will soon enough.

“It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”

Generosity and Support

12 Tuesday Apr 2022

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contributions, stingy

One can never out give the Lord, but the wise man never tries. On the other hand, one who is stingy or takes away from one to punish another (or others) will soon have taken away even that which he has. In Proverbs 11:24-26, the theme of those three verses is related to the generosity of the one’s heart, or the lack thereof.

Even he who has little, if he scatters what he has to benefit others, he gets in return more than he had to start with. At the same time, there is one who withholds because of a desire to punish others not realizing he is the one who is poor in the Lord’s sight and will be punished himself.

Just as the one who scatters, the Lord looks upon him as rich because in his material blessings he seeks to help and support others. It reminds one of the words in Malachi 3:8 when the Lord’s people robbed God? How can one rob God? Here is what the Lord said, Can a person rob God? You indeed are robbing me, but you say, ‘How are we robbing you?’ In tithes and contributions! (New English Translation).

Contributions to the Lord’s cause is to be from the heart, the amount makes no difference to the Lord. On the other hand, when one contributes to the cause of his own heart, he loses.

Beauty and Substance

11 Monday Apr 2022

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beauty, substance

Beauty is skin deep, but it does not even exist at skin level when a woman of beauty fails to understand her role in the Lord’s eyes. She is like a ring of gold in the snout of a pig because she lacks discretion (cf. Prov. 11:22). What does “discretion” mean in this context? She lacks good taste, judgment, modesty, and where her strength is.

Her strength is not in her appearance, but in her substance. Then she is truly beautiful. Beauty fades, substance stays.

A Woman

31 Thursday Mar 2022

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family, roles, virtue, woman

How should a man look at a woman? As his equal, but with a much different role than his. She is his support as he leads; she makes the difference in his life. As they both lack something or many things, they both fill in the gaps to make a whole.

Her beauty at a young age will pass (as we all get wrinkled), but her virtue lingers long. Perhaps their romance is not as it was, but their love towards one another is still strong.

Her eyes do not wander, but are steady. She is a pillar of strength in the family. Ideally, her quality is developed when she is a little girl taught by a loving mother. When she grows up and is the light in a man’s eyes, she makes him much better. If not, however, as she is taught by the Lord, she now has an understanding of her role in her family and in God’s family.

She does not seek to replace him in his role, as he does not seek to replace her in her role. They both seek to accentuate that which the Lord gave. She loves her husband, nurtures him, and raises her children. It is her role as a mother that shapes the world. Without mom, men would be unbalanced.

The Children?

29 Tuesday Mar 2022

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Where have the children gone?

Confused Adjudicate

23 Wednesday Mar 2022

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definitions, lawyers, supreme court, woman

If a person can’t (unwilling to) define what a woman is, how in the world is that same person asked to adjudicate difficult circumstances and criminal actions on the part of others? There is no good reason for this failing!

Since the person is supposed to use a document (settled law) to measure the actions of others, should not that same person be able (willing) to utilize a document (dictionary) to define another word? To refuse illustrates a political and moral agenda – neither of which is beneficial to this country.

Words / Actions

23 Wednesday Mar 2022

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When a person is committed to an ideology, that ideology controls. Words that say one thing, but actions that speak another, be sure the actions are an accurate reflection of what’s in the heart/mind.

“I can hear you all day, but I see what you’re doing!”

Born Again

21 Monday Mar 2022

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born again

How is one born again? In John 3:5, it is through the water and spirit (baptism, gift of the Holy Spirit). In 1 Peter 1:22-23, it is through (via) the Word of God (the Lord’s instrument to teach), one having obeyed its teachings from the heart. To be born again is a change of heart (faith) that leads to a change of life (repentance).

Be Reminded

20 Sunday Mar 2022

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direction

Frequently, when life seems to be a tempestuous wind, the struggles to maintain a sense of balance becomes confused. This is all the more reason to stay the course. Not just any course, but the Lord’s course of life. With the former, you’re not sure where it will end up. With the latter, you can be sure you’ll arrive at the Lord’s destination. In the end, don’t think for even a moment you know better than the Lord. If you do, be reminded of Proverbs 21:30.

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