There is much talk lately of what is the “root cause” of the current fighting in Gaza and southern Lebanon, with much of the world pointing an accusatory finger at Hamas and Hizb’allah.
Former IDF chief Moshe Ya’alon took that one step further by pointing out that the Hamas and Hizb’allah aggression and provocations originated from areas Israel had completely vacated, disproving the long-held belief that “Israeli occupation” is the “root cause” of the wider Middle East conflict.
Indeed, Arab aggression against the Jewish state predated Israeli control of Judea, Samaria, Gaza, southern Lebanon or the Sinai Peninsula.
Ya’alon suggests the true root cause of today’s fighting is Iranian and Syrian support for radical Islamic elements bent on Israel’s destruction.
He is mostly right. It is true that if Iran and Syria were not supporting and financing Hamas and Hizb’allah, the current crises might not exist. But the totalitarian regimes in Damascus and Tehran and the “radical” Islamists actually carrying out attacks on Israel are themselves not the root cause of the region’s troubles.
The root cause, even deeper than the open belligerence of these characters, is the ongoing failure of probably 90-95 percent of the Middle East’s residents to accept the Jewish state at all. The core of the problem is education, and the Arabs’ refusal to teach the next generations to peacefully coexist with Israel.
Millions of young Arabs are growing up believing Israel is a cancer that must be eradicated, and as long as this is the case, it won’t matter how many rogue regimes and terror groups you take out, more will always pop up.
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1 Troy Hunt // Jul 25, 2006 at 3:39 am
The root cause of the fighting is found in the root of Jesse brining about HIS eternal purposes by using wicked men Psalms 17:13 “Arise O LORD,disapoint him, cast him down:deliver my soul from the wicked,which is thy sword:
14 From men which are thy hand,O LORD ,from men of the world,which have their portion in this life,….and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.” Yeshua/Jesus is setting up the players for the end game.
2 Jeff // Jul 25, 2006 at 5:02 am
Right on, Troy. God is running this show, every detail.
3 Marcel // Jul 25, 2006 at 3:10 pm
Root Cause matters little as the world unites with the satanic forces of Islam to eradicate Israel.
The Oslo process has this as it’s root end .
Hamas and hezbollah ,lusting for Jewish blood just jumped the gun and hopefully this will awaken the average israeli that they have been betrayed by their leaders into a process LED BY THE WEST which has weakened and endangered Israel.
4 Edward // Jul 25, 2006 at 4:50 pm
I suggest that the root cause suggested is far to the left of the actual problem. You make a good point from a human standpoint, BUT, the actual root is the very name this group of demons follow. The name Hizb’allah seems to be very close to Allah which is a demon. The root cause is closer to being in demon worship of Satan fighting for the destruction or major damage to Israel. It started with the error of Sarah and Abraham using Hagar to bring about the child that GOD promised. I do not condemn Abraham or Sarah for this as it would seem normal and natural to do this. The problem continued when Abraham did not confer with GOD on Sarahs suggestion. The next problem is that Abraham apparently did not take the time to discipline Ishmael. He was a rebel in his teens. The next problem was Abraham asking GOD to bless Ishmael when he was told that Ishmael is not the son of promise. Then it appears that GOD has a purpose for the evil of the Arabs or HE would not have heeded to Abraham request to bless Ishmael.
This conflict will continue as the followers of Allah will not learn their error for the most part. Many are now turning around as they see the emptiness of Allah, but the rebels will continue right into the tribulation time never understanding their doomed fate for Eternity.
5 Salah Uddin // Jul 25, 2006 at 5:21 pm
Jeff,
Yes he is running the show hence the showers of Missiles that you are receiving for you good deeds!
6 Jeff // Jul 25, 2006 at 9:35 pm
Salah,
I’ll try to keep this brief so I don’t get gravely affected.
At least we seem to agree Who is running the show. That’s great!
Now by seeing what happens we can learn some things about our Maker. And should one of us get hit by a missile and fall asleep, we will wake up at another time and get some more education.
But I have already discovered rain falls on a cowpie as well as a lily. So do missiles.
And God’s grace and kindness come to a man quite apart from any of the man’s own actions or efforts.
Check this out:
“I was found by those who are not seeking Me; I became disclosed to those who are not inquiring for Me.”
Romans 10:20
And this:
Remind them to be subject to sovereignties, to authorities; to be yielding, and to be ready for every good work, to be calumniating no one, to be pacific, lenient, displaying all meekness toward all humanity. For we also were once foolish, stubborn, deceived, slaves of various desires and gratifications, leading a life in malice and envy, detestable, hating one another. Yet, when the kindness and fondness for humanity of our Saviour, God, made its advent, NOT FOR WORKS which are wrought in righteousness WHICH WE DO, but ACCORDING TO HIS MERCY, HE SAVES us, through the bath of renascence and renewal of holy spirit, which He pours out on us richly through Jesus Christ, our Saviour, that, being JUSTIFIED in that One’s GRACE, we may be becoming enjoyers, in expectation, of the allotment of life eonian. Titus 3:3-7
So rather than scrapping over a piece of dirt, we can wait for the universe freely given to us. Meanwhile, God gives the dirt to whomever He pleases.
7 Michael // Jul 26, 2006 at 1:24 am
JEFF YOU JACKASS HOW MANY TIMES TO I HAVE TO TELL ISRAEL NO LONGER GOD’S CHOSEN:
MUSLIMS ARE THE REAL CHOSEN PEOPLE ACCORDING TO JESUS :
Introduction: Jesus said to the Jews: “Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. (From the KJV Bible, Matthew 21:43)”
(According to the Apocalypse of Peter, this nation would come from the Arabs)
What other nation beside the modern Muslims of today bow down to GOD Almighty in the most proper way? What other nation beside the modern Muslims Glorify GOD Almighty in their 5-daily Prayers, and fast the Month of Ramadan for Him?
Let’s look at what GOD Almighty said about Ishmael, the father of the Muslims: “And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year. (From the KJV Bible, Genesis 17:19-21)”
The Jews were GOD Almighty’s chosen people: “We did aforetime grant to the Children of Israel the Book the Power of Command, and Prophethood; We gave them, for Sustenance, things good and pure; and We favoured them above the nations. (The Noble Quran, 45:16)”
But after they utterly failed with GOD Almighty and His Messengers (Not Moses ever liked their actions, nor Jesus ever liked them and their killings of the Prophets):
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! (From the KJV Bible, Matthew 23:37)”
“You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not admit them? “From now on I will tell you of new things, of hidden things unknown to you. They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot say, ‘Yes, I knew of them.’ You have neither heard nor understood; from of old your ear has not been open. Well do I know how treacherous you are; you were called a rebel from birth. For my own name’s sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to cut you off. (From the NIV Bible, Isaiah 48:6-9)”
“So I will disgrace the dignitaries of your temple, and I will consign Jacob to destruction and Israel to scorn. (From the NIV Bible, Isaiah 43:28)”
“But now, all you who light fires and provide yourselves with flaming torches, go, walk in the light of your fires and of the torches you have set ablaze. This is what you shall receive from my hand: You will lie down in torment. (From the NIV Bible, Isaiah 50:11)”
They became cursed, and GOD Almighty removed His Kingdom from them and gave it to another nation. That nation is non other than the “blessed” Muslims who came from the “blessed” Ishmael.
8 Michael // Jul 26, 2006 at 1:25 am
MORE EVIDENCE THAT JEWS ARE NO LONGER THE CHOSEN PEOPLE:
Ishmael is the true inheritor:
IS THE SUBSTITUTION OF NAME
“ISHMAEL” WITH “ISAAC”
WITHIN THE BIBLICAL TEXT A MATTER OF GREAT CONSEQUENTIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE FOLLOWERS OF JESUS?
At the end of this long debate one may question; What difference does it really make whether prophet Abraham took Ishmael or Isaac with him for the sacrificial offering? Why should a Christian scholar argue tooth and nail to prove that 1 billion plus Muslims, who year after year honour Isma’il at the great annual feast of sacrifice called Eid al-Adha, are honouring the wrong person? Please read below the texts from the Bible and you will surprised.
Chapter 22 from the Book of Genesis begins with God’s Command for Abraham to take his ONLY SON and offer him as an offering. After Abraham had gone through the ritual and passed the Test (wherein a ram was provided in place of his son), God made the following PROMISE which was to consequence ALL THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH, in the future.
(KJV) Gen. 22 : 15-18 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only {son}: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which {is} upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Please read carefully what Paul writes in his Epistle to the Galatians:
(KJV) Gal. 3 : 15-22 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though {it be} but a man’s covenant, yet {if it be} confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this I say, {that} the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance {be} of the law, {it is} no more of promise: but God gave {it} to Abraham by promise. Wherefore then {serveth} the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; {and it was} ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator is not {a mediator} of one, but God is one. {Is} the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
This conclusion drawn by Paul is only applied to Jesus if Isaac was the who had accompanied Abraham. As seen earlier, it was the eldest son Ishmael (the ONLY SON), that had accompanied Abraham and hence the God’s Promise rightfully applies to prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
Here is the revealed verse from the Glorious Quran that CONFIRMS this:
“We have sent thee (Muhammad) not, but as a mercy for all creatures.” 21 : 107 Translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali.
Al-Hamdulillah (Praise Be To Allah), who has REVEALED THE TRUTH.
9 Salah Uddin // Jul 26, 2006 at 9:26 am
Jeff,
Sorry mate we are busy operating long haul, will you still be there after we finish?
10 Jeff // Jul 26, 2006 at 10:46 am
Hi Michael,
I don’t know about your Genesis 22:2, but mine says, “and saying is He, take, pray, your son, your only one, whom you love, Isaac and go you to the land of Moriah and offer him up there . . .
Isaac was his only son at that time because he had already driven Hagar and Ishmael out of his house.
Who is the nation to whom the kingdom was given?
Fear not little flocklet, for it delights your Father to give you the kingdom. Luke 12:32
Lo! I am laying in Zion a corner capstone, chosen, held in honor, and he who is believing on it may be no means be disgraced. To you then who are believing, is the honor, yet to the unbeilieving: A Stone which is rejected by the builders, this came to be for the head of the corner, and a stumbling stone and a snare rock; who are stumbling also at the word, being stubborn, to which they were appointed also. Yet you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a procured people, so that you should be recounting the virtues of HIm Who calls you out of darkness into His marvelous light, who once were not a people yet now are the people of God, who have not enjoyed mercy, yet now are being showed mercy. I Peter 2:6-10.
Who was Peter calling a chosen race here? He was writing to “the chosen expatriates of the dispersion . . . ” They were BELIEVING Jews who had been dispersed throughout Asia Minor.
The kingdom was taken from the unbelieving Jews and given to believing ones.
Where does that leave non-Jews like me?
Our brother Paul comes through with some good news.
Wherefore, remember, that once you, the nations in flesh==who are termed Uncircumcision by those termed Circumcision, in flesh, made by hands–that you were in that era, apart from Christ, being alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and guests of the promise covenants, having no expectation, and without God in the world. Yet now, in Christ Jesus, you, who once were far off, are become near by the blood of Christ. For He is our peace, Who makes both one, and razes the central wall of the barrier (the enmity in His flesh), nullifying the law of precepts in decrees, that He should be creating the two in Himself into ONE NEW HUMANITY, making peace; and should be reconciling BOTH in one body to God through the cross, killing the enmity in it. And coming He brings the evangel of peace to you. Ephesians 2:11-17
Through HIm we both have had the access in one spirit to the Father. Ephesians 2:18
In Christ Jesus niether circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything, but A NEW CREATION. And whoseoever shall observe the elements by this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, ALSO on the Israel of God. Galatians 6:15-16
Christ died for our sins. Let’s enjoy the benefits. God is the God of the nations as well as the Jews.
But let’s not deceive ourselves and think God won’t fulfill His promises to Israel.
For your Possessor is you Maker,
Yahweh of hosts is His name,
And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel,
The Elohim of the entire earth shall He be called.
For like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit,
Yahweh called you,
And a wife of youth when she is rejected,
says Yahweh your Elohim.
For a small moment I forsook you.
Yet with great compassion I shall convene you.
In effervescent wrath I concealed my face momentarily from you,
Yet with eonian benignity I hav compassion on you, says your Redeemer, Yahweh. Isaiah 54:5-8
Seriously, Michael, I am concerned with Israel not for my sade, but for their sake and the fulfillment of God’s promises to them.
The blessings we receive from God through Paul’s ministry are higher than Israel’s earthly blessings, as far as the heavens are higher than the earth, and they come to us out here in any nation.
As far as Muslim stuff goes. It all looks pretty miserable to me. Do you really like it?
I just pray when I feel like it, and God seems happy with me. I don’t even have to go to a building to worship. God is in me and I’m in Him 24/7. It’s really pretty easy. And my future is looking so bright I have to wear shades. Why would I want anything else?
Do you ride jackasses?
11 Salah Uddin // Jul 26, 2006 at 11:53 am
Jeff,
It’s about time you create a new religion, let’s call it Jeefism.
Sounds good doesn’t it? We could even sell it as a brand.
Your interpretation of the Genesis is blasphemy, you deserve no less than the Pike and all the likes of you should be happy that we let you speak.
We will give you the honour of carrying your own faggots if you insist of course!
Who the hell do you think you are to interpret the holy books the way you do, I will forgive you if only it was a case of poor translation, but this is done with intent to corrupt holy writings and God will nto forgive you, even though we may!
Simpathy can go a long way, but God’s anger goes further!
12 Troy Hunt // Jul 26, 2006 at 11:57 am
To Jeff PREACH PREACH PREACH!!!!!! JUST KEEP ON PREACHING Israel is GOD’s Chosen. The blessing was upon the decendants of Isaac. Jacob not Esau .Shalom
13 Jeff // Jul 26, 2006 at 2:50 pm
Salah,
If I do happen to be writing God’s word, we shouldn’t peddle it.
I was just telling Michael what my scriptures say, and I think they are pretty accurate.
Those verses in Genesis don’t even take any interpretation. All you have to do is read them.
Now check this out.
If One died for the sake of all, consequently all died . . . So that we, from now on are acquainted with no one according to the flesh. Yet even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, nevertheless now we know Him so no longer. So that if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: the primitive passed by. Lo! there has come new!
Yet all is of God, Who concilieates us to Himself through Christ, and is giving us the dispensation of the conciliation, how that God was in Christ, conciliating the world to Himself, not reckoning their offenses to them, and placing in us the word of the conciliation. II Corinthians 5:16-19
You see, since the death and resurrection of Christ, God has a little different thing going on. With all our sins out of the way He comes directly to us and into us, and it doesn’t matter who your flesh daddy was, because in God’s reckoning, the entire human race descended from Adam has already died. A new human race is presently being created in Christ Jesus. It doesn’t have anything to do with whether you are from Ishmael or Isaac, Esau or Jacob. And He isn’t reckoning any of our offenses to us. Now if He is being so nice about everything, don’t you think you could lighten up and enjoy some of the blessing with us?
14 Michael // Jul 26, 2006 at 11:40 pm
JEFF IF WHAT YOU SAID IS TRUE:
YOU SAID: “and saying is He, take, pray, your son, your only one, whom you love, Isaac and go you to the land of Moriah and offer him up there . . .
Isaac was his only son at that time because he had already driven Hagar and Ishmael out of his house.
THEN WHY CAN’T THE SAME INTERPRETATION BE USED WITH JOHN 3:16 (God gave up his ONLY SON…) CAN’T THAT BE ALSO TAKEN FIGURATIVELY BECAUSE JESUS CALLS THE PEACEMAKERS THE SONS OF GOD?
You see it is all about YOUR interpretation which is RACIST, clear and plain, and God is not racist like the KKK or Jewish Zionist like you to believe. He favors people based on piety not race. TO CHRISTIAN ZIONIST EVEN AN ATHEIST HOMOSEXUAL JUST BECAUSE HE IS BORN JEWISH IS “GOD’S CHOSEN”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANKS A LOT JEFF, THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR SUPPORT OF ISRAEL, THE GAY PARADE AND PORN FESTIVAL WILL GO ON IN JERUSALEM AND PEOPLE WILL SODOMIZE EACH OTHER WHERE JESUS WALKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
15 Jeff // Jul 27, 2006 at 1:58 pm
My belief is that God makes His choices according to His own purpose, not according to anything of us, especially not because of our piety, because we are all under sin no matter what race.
For example, He chose Jacob instead of Esau, before either had done anything good or bad.
Yet you can see He wasn’t being racist because He then later told some of Jacob’s descendants they were a brood of snakes, of their father the Devil.
He is now choosing people out of all races for HIs own purpose, not because of anything we do, but solely for His own purpose.
And what is that purpose? You can see in I Corinthians 15, when He is finished with His work, He will be All in all. If we can keep that ultimate goal in mind, we won’t get stumbled when we find out He is like a potter making some pots for a display of His indignation, and other pots for a display of His mercy; and the pots have no say so about which kind of pot they are.
He chose Abraham in order to bless ALL the nations through Him. But ultimately all God’s choices lead to His being ALL in ALL.
Adam’s one act of disobedience resulted in condemnation for the entire race of mankind. Yet Christ’s one act of obedience (dying for our sins) will result in justification for the entire race.
And why did Adam disobey? Why did God plant that tree of the knowledge of good and evil? Why did God create such a subtle Serpent? Eventually we must come to the place where we realize ALL is out of God, through Him, and for Him for the ultimate goal of becoming ALL in ALL.
ALL will be reconciled to God through the death of His son, not only on earth, but in the heavens. (Col. 1:20)
If these plain statements of scripture are true, then the “eternal hell” imagined by so many can’t exist. I do see a place for the lake of fire, the second death, but when death is abolished, those who died that second time will be justified, saved from death, and given life just like all the rest.
Yes, I do believe God has plans for Israel, but not all out of Israel are Israel. Only those chosen out of Israel are the True Israel of God. The unbelievers in Israel will share the same discipline as any other unbeliever. And God’s choice of who believes Him is out of grace. Did you ever wonder why some are able to believe Him and other aren’t? He Himself gives the ability to believe Him, and He decides who will believe Him and when.
This of course flies in the face of most of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
Yes, I think speaking of Christ as God’s Son is a figurative use of language. Christ is God’s Original creation, the visible Image of the invisible Deity, in Whom, and through Whom all else is created. But He is not another uncreated, infinite Deity like His God and Father. All is out of His God and Father, but it is through Him.
Probably most Christians would call me a heretic for believing this, but I have found most of Christianity is unaware of some of the things in their Bibles. On top of that their Bibles have some serious translation errors.
You may want to do a little study on the Greek word “aion” at:
http://www.saviour-of-all.org/Eons2.html
If you aren’t totally satisfied with your relationship with God (and I’m not saying you aren’t), I recommend a Concordant Literal version of the scriptures and ask God for more understanding. And be cautious of any religious teaching from any source. The realization and knowledge of God is a process of growth, wouldn’t you agree? I have found direct illumination from His spirit and word to be the only way to really know the truth.
I believe God will bless all the earth through a newly begotten nation of Israel. That’s what I see in the scriptures.
But in Revelation, prior to the return of Christ, Jerusalem is referred to spiritually as Sodom and Egypt. (Now I just made a bunch of Egyptians mad, huh?) so it shouldn’t surprise us to see some sodomites there at this particular time.
Prophecy is being fulfilled. Meanwhile I’m relying on the Living God, Who is the Saviour of all mankind, especially of believers; looking forward to the time when He will be All in all.
May the Lord calm you down enough to see I’m not trying to put you or anyone else down. Although I do make lots of mistakes, I intend nothing but good for everyone. And I think God has the same intention, but without the mistakes.
16 Jeff // Jul 27, 2006 at 4:18 pm
I just realized a possible mistake in the posting above. I said God is now choosing people out of all races for His purpose. Actually He is now calling them and justifying them. (Rom. 8:30) He did the choosing before the disruption of the world (Eph. 1:4) which was some time before Adam was created.
And I wanted to add I don’t mean to imply by anything I say that God doesn’t value piety or devoutness. However I believe true piety or devoutness that pleases Him is a result of His operation in us in such a way that if we do discover we are being devout we will be thanking Him for it rather than thinking we produced it ourselves.
For in grace, through faith, are you saved, and this is not out of you; it is God’s approach present, not of works, lest anyone should be boasting. For His achievement are we, being created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God makes ready beforehand, that we should be walking in them.
Ephesians 2:10
The “should be walking” in Greek doesn’t mean “ought to be walking”. It means that any good works that God prepares for us will be walked in without fail, and it will be because of Him, not because of our own attempts. Thus being subjected to God’s righteousness rather than attempting to establish our own, we are able to be more sympathetic and understanding with other fellow sinners.
Neither am I saying don’t do your best in all you do.
But be carrying your own salvation into effect, for it is God Who is operating in you to will as well as to work for the sake of His delight. Phil. 2:13
When God calls us and justifies us, His grace begins to operate in us, and we being dead to (unaware of) our offenses and sins in which we once walked, in accord with the eon of this world, in accord with the chief of the jurisdiction of the air, the spirit now operating in the sons of stubbornness (among whom we all behaved ourselves once in the lusts of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the comprehension, and were in our nature, children of indignation even as the rest), yet God, being rich in mercy, because of His vast love with which He loves us, vivifies us together in Christ (in grace are we saved!) and rouses us together and seats us together among the celestials, in Christ Jesus, that, in the oncoming eons, He should be displaying the transcendant riches of His grace in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus. Eph. 2:1-7
You see, these celestial blessings in Christ Jesus transcend Israel’s earthly blessings by a long way. Check into it. They are celestial, spiritual riches untraceable in the Hebrew scriptures, and the poorest man on earth can receive them, if God gives him the receiving ability.
17 Jeff // Jul 27, 2006 at 9:59 pm
Thinking on your concern for piety, I felt to share a little more some words of what I believe.
The unjust shall not be enjoying the allotment of God’s kingdom. Neither paramours, nor idolaters, nor adullterers, nor catamites, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor the greediy, nor drunkards; nor revilers, no extortioners shall be enjoying the allotment of God’s kingdom. And some of us were these, but we were bathed off, we were hallowed, we were justified in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the spirit of our God.
If anyond named a brother should be a paramour, or greedy, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner we are not to be commingling with him or even eating with him.
If we walk in spirit, we will under no circumstances be consummating the lust of the flesh.
The works of the flesh are apparent, which are adultery, prostitution, uncleanness, wantonness, idolatry, enchantment, enmities, strife, jealousies, furies, factions, dissensions, sects, envies, murders, drunkennesses, revelries, and the like of these. Those committing such things shall not be enjoying the allotment of the kingdom of God.
Now the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, self-control: against such things there is no law. Those of Christ Jesus crucity the flesh with its passions and lusts. If we are living in spirit we won’t become vainglorious, challenging one another, envying one another.
And how do you walk in spirit and produce this good fruit? By the mercy, grace, and ability from God.
Jerusalem will be cleaned up when the time is right. God will see to that. And He will be turning away irreverence from Jacob.
18 Jose Patter // Aug 11, 2006 at 2:32 am
Please read about the Balfour declaration. The British and Jewish group decided to create a homeland in Palestine. Although the declaration called for respecting the homeland of the residents there , obviously that did not happen. Explain how the British and Jewish groups had the right to claim a homeland in someone else’s land!!!!
19 Charles Wesley // Aug 20, 2006 at 10:53 pm
I thought this feud started back in Genesis with Abraham and God’s promises to Ishmael and Issac. And the Jews are God’s chosen People. The Islamic people are also chosen to do the thing they are doing now.
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