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Ignorance and Lies about Religion

In his speech, Obama said “ISIL is not “Islamic.” No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of ISIL’s victims have been Muslim. And ISIL is certainly not a state. ”

This sentence is wrought with lies and falsehoods.  First of all, the first two letters in their acronym, and currently their name of themselves is ISLAMIC STATE.   I think he was trying to say that ISIL is not controlled by Islam, but is using the name without the cooperation of the people who belong to the religion.  He so overstated the point that he lied.  His second sentence is even more shocking:  “No religion condones the killing of innocents?”  Really? History is riddled with examples making this entirely untrue.   The Bible mentions many times ‘walking his son through the fire’ and the like, which is slaughter of innocent children.  Demons desire destruction of all of God’s creation, as illustrated by them running the pigs over the cliff after Jesus cast them out.  If you want more examples http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sacrifice .  In fact, even in Judaism, God on multiple occasions instructed the Jews to utterly destroy all life in communities that had forsaken Him.   It is difficult for us to see this as just, but who are we to argue with the God of the universe?  Back to this particular case, Islam fundamentalists obey the Koran, and whether out of context or not, the Koran gives instruction to kill the infidels.   Whether it be true Islam (which Christianity views as doctrine of demons to begin with), or whether your view is that Satan has corrupted this otherwise ‘peaceful’ religion, there is no mistaking that ISIL/ISIS/Islamic-State is PART of Islam.  Stop lying about religions, and trying to make excuses for the Islamic nations around the world who refuse to denounce ISIS.  Already, Germany and other European nations are outlawing support for this group.  It is only a matter of time before the world begins crusades not seen since responding to the Ottomans.  Taking no response but talking, like Prime Minister Chamberlain, will only encourage more to join the modern-day-nazi-party called ISIS.  Thankfully we, the USA, are not doing absolutely nothing.  However, denying the truth about ISIS, and covering up the history of religion, will not help anything.

Santayana was right. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”

Want to be Gold? Speak.

Apples of gold in settings of silver
Is a word spoken in right circumstances.
An earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise reprover to a listening ear. Prov 25:11-12

Many times in proverbs we are told to be quiet, and not to speak many words.  However, it is important to speak under right circumstances, and sometimes even to correct those who need it.  By learning the season to speak, we can be an ornament of gold!

When purchasing school supplies, watch out for children receiving communism training.

http://northamarillonow.co/wp2/?p=6344

When I found out about this a few years back, it made me crazy.  This is a good reminder to watch out how our children are being indoctrinated by the progressives.  We should all train our children to recognize this nonsense at an early age.  There is no reason to donate your supplies so some teacher can anonymously provide them.  If you want to give a pencil to another child directly, go ahead, but end this state-ist behavior.

HealthCare.gov not a safe place for HIPAA data.

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/216700-report-healthcaregov-was-hacked-in-july

How do they know data was not taken? I love the ‘no obligation’ comment.  What happened to transparency?  This is one of the reasons we been saying it is not good to have all this information in one place, especially when the site is built by government contractors who are trying to do the least possible to get paid. Absolutely shameful.

We should all Prophesy!

1 Cor 14 “Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one[a]understands, but [b]in his spirit he speaks mysteries. But one who prophesies speaks to men for edification and exhortation and consolation. One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself; but one who prophesies edifies the church. Now I wish that you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you would prophesy; and greater is one who prophesies than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may receive edifying. …  however, in the church I desire to speak five words with my mind so that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue….39 Therefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy”

Because of the extreme disagreements on the gift of tongues, we often miss the discussion of prophecy in this chapter.  Both here and elsewhere, we are instructed to EDIFY others in the church. One of the ways this is done is through the gifts of prophecy.  This passage is one of those puzzling ones where we are to earnestly desire to prophesy. So what is prophecy? In our current day, we think of prophecy as ‘foretelling,’  but our founding pastor has mentioned in the past that it is actually ‘forth-telling.’  Grudem (a continualist, for those who aren’t aware) defines prophecy as “telling of something which God has spontaneously revealed to us.”  Preachers often experience this while speaking in the pulpit, where they are prompted that someone in the congregation has to hear a particular message.  This sometimes causes them to toss their prepared sermon in favor of a more direct answer to this revelation.  So the question is, how do we who aren’t preacher supposed to seek this gift?  Personally, I believe this is all part of walking in the Spirit, or as we discussed last night from Romans 13, putting on of Christ.  As we spend time in prayer, worship, and in the word, we become more in-tune with the Holy Spirit, and He is able to reveal to us things that we have no way of knowing.  We also need to be practiced in sharing these revelations, and I think we practice this by sharing what God is currently revealing to us personally in prayer and study.  I, like Paul, eagerly desire that you all prophesy.  May we all listen to the Spirit, and willingly share what we hear.