Archive for February, 2014

28
Feb
14

History. Part-One.

Conflicts and Wars.

This is a part of the human condition Sin, it leads us to do what we want to without considering the outcome at a later point. Humanity has always had the problem of disagreements from the family tiff to political, religious rows. Usally someone has offered their services of mediations and this has calmed the situation down.

But as we have seen on our televisons recently many lands are going through various phases of Revoloutions, with horrible violence. It is almost always the woman and children that suffer in these situations. Apart from the Arab Spring, the world is seening rioting and terror in Venuzuela, Thailand, Bosnia, Turkey and now the Ukraine.

Many of these conflicts have a deep rooted Sectarianism to them, which the Media is desperatly trying to hide from us with other names. Despite all of this as believers in Jesus, we have to push on through showing no favoritism. Instead we need to pray for a resolve quicly and a restoration of elected government.

Psalm 2:2,   Ecclesiastes 7:19,   Romans 13:3,   Ephesians 6:12,   Titus 3:1.

21
Feb
14

Ideology.

Ideology, the ideas of men.

When we look at the world today we are drawn to think of the many closed lands and societies, that do not have or want to have our concepts and what we describe as freedoms.

These nations seem to be closed and controlled, such as North-Korea, China, Cuba and yet there are many lands near and far who practice similar conditions, such as Saudi-Arabia, Iran, Algeria, Sudan, Belarus and the list could go on and on.

Many follow the ideology of men and the party or a system or a king, religion or great leader. Some keep to the ethical code of their revolution. But what does mark them out is all who oppose must be imprisoned for a long time or killed.

It is valuable to read books in relation to Ray Bradbury and Farenheight 451 and George Orwells 1984, with the various films. Both these men were writing about conditions in 1938-1948. They were trying to warn us that any society can turn from what it is now into an idelogical dictatorship.

Genesis Chapter 11,  Exodus 1 :8-22,   Daniel 4:30-32.

14
Feb
14

My Valentine. Part-Two.

Practice.

We are at this day of romance and love, but in these islands and also in N-America many will not be able to get together tonight or even this weekend. Love is not all about meals, cars, romance and roses, especially when we who have faith in Jesus know it is much more.

Today and throughout the next few days we will have the opportunity to share the love of Jesus within us, with those around us. This may be in providing a free place of rest, someone to confide in, cooking meals and so it goes on.

We must not let ourselves be selfish in these acts, expecting a big thank you. Instead we must just do it not expecting anything in return.

Matthew 5,  5:40-48.

07
Feb
14

My Valentine. Part-One.

Love and Sex.

Today people are claiming that they are born the way they are, the killer, the Gay, selfish, good?

But this is nothing new for if you read the book of Ecclesiastes  ‘Nothing is new under the Sun.’

This is the truth, humanity is in the circle or cycle of Sin. God does not forbid us to love, we can love our cat and dog or other pet, we can love people, even of the same sex.

But we cannot have sex with our cat or dog, man or woman, that is outside normal relations between a man and woman.

Everything that is not within His order is evil and abhorrent to Him.

Exodus  22:19,  Leviticus 18:22-23,  19:5,  20:13,   20:15-16,  Deuteronomy 27:21,  Romans 1:26-27,  Jude 1:7.




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