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Jesus,Who conceived the redemptive plan all mankind,intended sending people to go preach the gospel to all nations,all generations,and yet choose and trust and empowerment to Peter,a uneducated fisherman,who had superficial character,plus so timid that would deny God when the time trial of Jesus.
And about how to spread,preaching the kingdom of God as Jesus taught his disciples,"And He said unto them, take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip,neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece."(Lk. 9, 3).

Well,Jesus was adventurous in choosing the disciples,and disciples of Jesus,they also doubt Jesus was too adventurous. When Jesus proclaimed His program that He would be caught,killed and resurrected on the third day,they were very upset, "22 As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, 23 and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” (Mt. 17,22- 23), and they were greatly distressed. When Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you."(John 6, 53), the instant His disciples said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” (John 6, 60). And because they felt the teachings of Jesus was grating and too adventure,and then some disciples did withdrew. So Jesus said to the Twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” (John 6, 67).

Another time,"...someone said to Him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” (Luke 9,58)

--> And adventure peak love of Jesus has been described succinctly in Paul's letters that sent congregation Philippians,"Who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but made Himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross." (Phil. 2, 6-8)



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Suicide is a huge nono in Heaven, and the Father was about to burn his soul from Him until Christ stepped in and shielded him from certain burning. Judas couldnt believe that was part of the Fathers plan all along. That it was played out as it was supposed to. For if he did not betray Jesus Christ, we would be far worse off than men realise.

Judas still believed it was his doing and not God's or Christs wish he do this,

Why is Judas the Lamb of God? well the most obvious answer is in all the pictures over the past two thousand years Christ is holding the lamb, And we all know for certain that The Shepard holding the Lamb is not the Lamb, in the picture. But is the Shepherd.
So 100% with certainty Christ is not the lamb since hes holding it.
Judas didnt become the lamb because of his betrayal, but because he committed suicide. He trried to end his Life, Father Gave Him. Like spitting Father & Family in the face while pissing on sacred ground. Massive NO!!!
Father was going to strip Judas of his soul and throw him into the dark.

This is When Christ stepped in and saved Judas's life, from Father's Wrath. This is why you see Christ holding the lamb so dearly, So in turn Father prevented Judas from ever becoming a sheep, and remains a Lamb for all eternity.

This also ties into the saying. "I will come like a thief in the night", It's a message to say "I will arrive, with the thief with me" the thief is Judas because he tried to steal his own life. So Judas has now two roles the thief and the lamb. what will the thief steal though and from whom??

Written by Abi May March 2015

He considers himself a winner, but some might wonder how he’s come to that conclusion. His body is bruised and scarred from numerous beatings. His life on the road has left its mark too. On top of it all, he’s lost his freedom, and the likelihood of execution is looming over him.1

He had a promising start, born with the top grade of citizenship that could have opened so many doors.2 Yet since embracing the new faith, he was falsely imprisoned on numerous occasions,3 violently interrogated,4 shipwrecked three times,5 and even stoned once!6 He narrowly escaped several conspiracies,7 but he certainly didn’t escape all violence.

Nor was it just the ferocious opposition and rejection—he also faced poverty and want. He wrote, “To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. … We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world.”8 All in all, he had a lot of troubles, to the point that sometimes his life seemed unendurable.9

Under these circumstances, it seems almost beyond belief that he can boldly declare: “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return.”10

Paul considered himself a winner because any outward appearance of failure was dispelled by the inner satisfaction of knowing that he had done what God expected of him. He had secured the ultimate win—and we can too, if we use our gifts and time for God’s glory. (Hopefully, our own unique life path will include a lot less battering than the valiant apostle Paul’s!)

Ever Brighter

The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.—Proverbs 4:18 NIV

Dear Jesus, please come into my life and accompany me on my path, whatever it may hold.

1. See 2 Timothy 2:9.
2. See Acts 22:28.
3. See Acts 16:19–25; 21:27–33.
4. See Acts 22:22–24.
5. See 2 Corinthians 11:25.
6. Acts 14:19.
7. See Acts 9:23–25; 23:12–15.
8. 1 Corinthians 4:11,13 NIV
9. See 2 Corinthians 1:8.
10. 2 Timothy 4:7–8 NLT

Abi May (also credited as Chris Hunt) is a freelance writer and educator in Great Britain, and also active as a volunteer in healthcare advocacy.
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JESUS SAID, "I CAME NOT TO DESTROY THE LAW, BUT TO FULFIL IT!" (MAT.5:17).

When Jesus died, the Law was done away with! His sacrifice was the final sacrifice as far as God was concerned!

Everything in the Old Jewish Temple was an illustrated sermon of Christ and His Church. God was continually giving them illustrations of what He intended for His Church and their relation with Him to be like. When Jesus finally came, the Temple and all of that illustration was done away with. As far as God was concerned, "that which was perfect had come," in Jesus, and all of that which was merely a picture of things to come, that was all done away with then because we have the real thing--Jesus--and the real Church--us, His Body.

The Mosaic Law was only a shadow of realities to come. The Law was only our schoolmaster to bring us unto God, Paul says, and to show us His absolute perfection and perfect righteousness which it was impossible for us to attain! (Gal.3:24). And when its purpose was fulfilled, its usefulness was fulfilled, it was finished!

Although the Law came by Moses, grace, mercy, forgiveness, love and truth came through Jesus Christ, our Salvation! (Jn.1:17).




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The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. Psalm 37:23-24 KJV

From Activated June 2009

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.—Proverbs 22:6

Whenever you hear of someone doing a great thing, you may be sure that behind it somewhere is a great background. It may be a mother’s training, a father’s example, a teacher’s influence, or an intense experience of his own, but it has to be there or else the great achievement does not come, no matter how favorable the opportunity.—Catherine Miles

Fathering helps self-esteem

A study by the British parenting research project Tomorrow’s Men found that fathers who spend a few minutes each day one on one with their sons greatly increase their sons’ chances of growing into confident adults.

Of the boys who said that their fathers spent time with them and took an active interest in their progress, more than 90 percent fell in the “can do” category, whereas 72 percent of the boys who said that their fathers rarely or never spent time with them fell into the group with the lowest levels of self-esteem and were also more likely to have emotional and behavioral problems.

More surprisingly, the study found little difference between the positive effects of good father/son relationships in two-parent homes and homes where the father was absent (as in divorce situations) but nevertheless took time with his son. Similar studies have found that in a father’s absence, another father figure such as a stepfather, uncle, grandfather, teacher, or mentor, by assuming an active role, can have an equally positive effect.

Put high expectations in front of [young people]. Give them love. Give them support. They will succeed.—Said Sewell

The greatest sermon

A farmer had an unusually fine crop of grain, but just a few days before it was ready to harvest, there was a terrible hail and wind storm. The entire crop was demolished. After the storm was over, the farmer and his young son stepped outside. The little boy looked at what was formerly a beautiful field of wheat and, with tears in his eyes, looked up at his dad, expecting to hear words of despair. Instead he heard his father softly sing, “Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee.” Years later the son, now a grown man, said, “That was the greatest sermon I ever heard.”

Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.—John Crosby
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EVEN WHILE THE WORLD GOES TO PIECES, GOD'S WORD STANDS FIRM!

"How firm a foundation ye saints of the Lord
Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!
What more can He say than to you He hath said,
To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled!
To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled!

Fear not, I am with thee, Oh be not dismayed,
For I am thy God, I will still give thee aid!
I'll strengthen thee, help thee and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by My gracious omnipotent hand!
Upheld by My gracious omnipotent hand."

That's an old hymn, and a wonderful one for these last days when you're going to need the firm foundation of His Word.

"Behold," He says, "I am with you always, even unto the ends of the Earth!" (Mat.28:20). He's with you in His Word, and His Word is with you, and you can stand firmly on this as a firm foundation that cannot fail, for He's promised to keep you!

Someday the only Word of God you'll have may be what you've implanted in your heart, so hide away His Word faithfully that you may be kept by the power of God and comforted in difficult times, now and in the future!



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The 3rd eye is not only symbolic, as he says. The 3rd eye is the pineal gland which has shrunk to the size of a pea in today’s human being out of disuse and our focus on the material aspects of life. The pineal gland functions as a sensor to the spiritual-energetical world, which is the world of fine-matter, unlike this material or coarse-matter world we see with our five senses. Things of the finer-matter world include vibrations emitted from thoughts, feelings as well other electro-magnetic vibrations and finer energy sources. Certain types of meditations as well as food products, the proper mode of living, can aid in the reactivation of the so-called 3rd eye or pineal gland. The pineal gland is the center for the 7th sense in human beings and that being perception. It also functions as a so-called inner voice and has clairvoyant visionary capabilities.

Rest in peace to a hero I was unlucky not to meet

Our body produce from seamen and blood of our parents.these seamen and blood produce from food.and food from earth. Our body is combination of five elements air water fire soil earth. Body has age like 75 80 etc. When creature die the body decompose in earth., but mind is power.mind is son of god but due to illusion it does not recognise himself. Mind is like a light. It is main part of soul. Mind is different from brain but tody scientists do not believe in mind they only in brain. But spiritually mind is axis of life. In ancient time spiritual leader do the meditation to control their mind.we should do meditation and should not run behind the materialistic things which are not permanently.live your life WD peace and humanity

Let's face and cope with the facts that many terrorist attacks have happened anywhere in the world. Most of them are being done in the name of islam. Some actions have killed muslims and non-muslims, but what most of muslims have done to work on this issue? Nothing. They kept silent and denying such incidents ever existed, blaming the non-muslim victims as provocator or the culprit, or starting to make their own theory of conspiracies so they could position themselves as victims.

So to answer your question in that coward's blog: Kal, I don't care! Muslims fought and killed each other long enough and they always blamed other parties for their own acts or acting as cowards. Hopeless. Sooner or later it will kill us all if muslims keep doing NOTHING by being apologist or having double standard to react to these terror actions. That is what we call ignorant person!!!

Once again I don't care how many more muslims will be killed in the wars or in terror actions while we are already have more than enough here to be screened. No need to get offended by knowing the facts that muslims refugees are too demanding and are hard to get along with others from different faith so that the police requested them to be separated based on their religions. You can say it's discrimination, but we can say it's for security reason. The best quote over this news (in German) I read yesterday was "We send non-muslim refugees to Munich and we send muslim refugees to Damascus". So start educate yourself before you educate others!

Is it hard for muslims to cope with the facts that many see islam as a threat in the West after such incidents happened? Is it hard for muslims to educate themselves to cope with critics? Is it really forbidden for muslim to criticize islam? If it is, then sign off your internet connection, switch off TV and stay at home taking care of your kid(s).

I’ve battled and fought myself for years on the subject of am I ever going to meet someone? Just recently I did. He ended up being just like my ex boyfriend. I confronted him about it. He’s not one that likes confrontation. He punishes me by not talking to me for days on end.

So I did something different this time. I prayed. *Gasp*

And I blew the dust off the Word and read it.

God answered me in the most loving and non judgmental and direct way I could ever possibly hope for. It’s not working with this man because you’re doing it YOUR way again.

I wasn’t surprised by those words. I was encouraged. I have left God out of my life on numerous occasions. So this is my fault? You want me to APOLOGIZE?! Yep.

I took a very DEEP breath that would reach the other side of earth…that would suck up all the hot air of the Sahara and let it out. Okay Lord. I take full responsibility. His next words to me was you need to follow Me. Words He’s been telling me this whole time regarding a spouse. This time He was direct because I was in a crying rage and wanted answers. He answered me lovingly and with open arms.

So now what?

I’m supposed to see him Friday to work for him. He hired me to help him out but I haven’t heard from him all week. I told his other worker I’m just going to show up at his door and see what happens but he may fire me. What I told him was hurtful and rude. What God wanted me to know though was that this had nothing to do with him. This was about my DISOBEDIENCE.

So now I wait depending on God to salvage this relationship. I still want to be his friend but I’m not sure he wants to be mine now.

Guess I’ll just have to wait and see and trust God.

This informative video seems to show that if you believe in the Bible, then that book points to Trump as being the source of evil.

This either proves the Bible is a fairy story and not to be believed, or else it is the truth, in which case how can any Christian vote for Trump?

Video is less than 4 mins and worth watching whichever way you believe.