QURAN VERSES ARE QUITE GRAPHIC

The Quran contains at least 109 verses that call Muslims to war with nonbelievers.
Some are quite graphic, with commands to chop off heads and fingers and kill infidels wherever they may be hiding. 
Muslims who do not join the fight are called 'hypocrites' and warned that Allah will send them to Hell if they do not join the slaughter.

Quran 2:191-193 - "And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution [of Muslims] is worse than slaughter [of non-believers]...and fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is for Allah."

There is a good case to be made that the textual context of this particular passage is defensive war, even if the historical context was not.

However, there are also two worrisome pieces to this verse.

The first is that the killing of others is authorized in the event of "persecution" (a qualification that is ambiguous at best).

The second is that fighting may persist until "religion is for Allah."  The example set by Mohammed is not reassuring.

Quran 2:224 - "Then fight in the cause of Allah, and know that Allah Heareth and knoweth all things."

No further explanation needed

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Quran 2:216 - "Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not."

Not only does this verse establish that violence can be virtuous, but it also contradicts the myth that fighting is intended only in self-defense, since the audience was obviously not under attack at the time. 

From the Hadith, we know that Mohammed was actually trying to motivate his people into raiding caravans with this verse.

Quran 3:56 - "As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to help." 
 No further explanation needed

Quran 3:151 - "Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers, for that they joined companions with Allah, for which He had sent no authority"

This speaks directly of polytheists, yet it also includes Christians, since they believe in the Trinity (ie. what Mohammed incorrectly believed to be 'joining companions to Allah').

Quran 4:74 - "Let those fight in the way of Allah who sell the life of this world for the other. Whoso fighteth in the way of Allah, be he slain or be he victorious, on him We shall bestow a vast reward."

The martyrs of Islam are unlike the early Christians, led meekly to the slaughter.

These Muslims are killed in battle, as they attempt to inflict death and destruction for the cause of Allah.

Here is the theological basis for today's suicide bombers.

Quran 4:76 - "Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah…"

No further explanation needed

Quran 4:89 - "They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): But take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (From what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks."

No further explanation needed

Quran 4:95 - "Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and receive no hurt, and those who strive and fight in the cause of Allah with their goods and their persons. Allah hath granted a grade higher to those who strive and fight with their goods and persons than to those who sit (at home). Unto all (in Faith) Hath Allah promised good: But those who strive and fight Hath He distinguished above those who sit (at home) by a special reward,-"

This passage criticizes "peaceful" Muslims who do not join in the violence, letting them know that they are less worthy in Allah's eyes.

It also demolishes the modern myth that "Jihad" doesn't mean holy war in the Quran, but rather a spiritual struggle.

Not only is the Arabic word used in this passage, but it is clearly not referring to anything spiritual, since the physically disabled are given exemption.

(The Hadith reveals the context of the passage to be in response to a blind man's protest that he is unable to engage in Jihad and this is reflected in other translations of the verse).

Quran 4:104 - "And be not weak hearted in pursuit of the enemy; if you suffer pain, then surely they (too) suffer pain as you suffer pain..."

Is pursuing an injured and retreating enemy really an act of self-defense?

Quran 5:33 - "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement"

No further explanation needed

Quran 8:12 - "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them"

No resonable person would interpret this to mean a spiritual struggle.

Quran 8:15 - "O ye who believe! When ye meet those who disbelieve in battle, turn not your backs to them. (8:16)Whoso on that day turneth his back to them, unless maneuvering for battle or intent to join a company, he truly hath incurred wrath from Allah, and his habitation will be hell, a hapless journey's end."

No further explanation needed

Quran 8:39 - "And fight with them until there is no more persecution and religion should be only for Allah"

From the historical context we know that the "persecution" spoken of here was simply the refusal by the Meccans to allow Mohammed to enter their city and perform the Haj.

Other Muslims were able to travel there, just not as an armed group, since Mohammed declared war on Mecca prior to his eviction.

The Meccans were also acting in defense of their religion, since it was Mohammed's intention to destroy their idols and establish Islam by force (which he later did).

Hence the critical part of this verse is to fight until "religion is only for Allah." 

According to Ibn Ishaq (324), Mohammed justified the violence further by explaining that "Allah must have no rivals."

Quran 8:57 - "If thou comest on them in the war, deal with them so as to strike fear in those who are behind them, that haply they may remember."

Quran 8:59-60 - "And let not those who disbelieve suppose that they can outstrip (Allah's Purpose). Lo! they cannot escape.  Make ready for them all thou canst of (armed) force and of horses tethered, that thereby ye may dismay the enemy of Allah and your enemy."

Quran 8:65 - "O Prophet, exhort the believers to fight..."

No further explanation needed

Quran 9:5 - "So when the sacred months have passed away, then slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captives and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, leave their way free to them."

According to this verse, the best way of staying safe from Muslim violence is to convert to Islam. 

Prayer (salat) and the poor tax (zakat) are among the religions Five Pillars.

Quran 9:14 - "Fight them, Allah will punish them by your hands and bring them to disgrace..."

No further explanation needed

Quran 9:20 - "Those who believe, and have left their homes and striven with their wealth and their lives in Allah's way are of much greater worth in Allah's sight. These are they who are triumphant."

The "striving" spoken of here is Jihad.

Quran 9:29 - "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued."

"People of the Book" refers to Christians and Jews.

This was one of the final "revelations" from Allah and it set in motion the tenacious military expansion, in which Mohammed's companions managed to conquer two-thirds of the Christian world in just the next 100 years.

Islam is intended to dominate all other people and faiths.

Quran 9:30 - "And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah; and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah; these are the words of their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before; may Allah destroy them; how they are turned away!"

No further explanation needed

Quran 9:38-39 - "O ye who believe! what is the matter with you, that, when ye are asked to go forth in the cause of Allah, ye cling heavily to the earth? Do ye prefer the life of this world to the Hereafter? But little is the comfort of this life, as compared with the Hereafter. Unless ye go forth, He will punish you with a grievous penalty, and put others in your place." 

This is a warning to those who refuse to fight, that they will be punished with Hell.

Quran 9:41 - "Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah! That is best for you if ye but knew."  See also the verse that follows 9:42 - "If there had been immediate gain (in sight), and the journey easy, they would (all) without doubt have followed thee, but the distance was long, (and weighed) on them"
 

This contradicts the myth that Muslims are to fight only in self-defense, since the wording implies that battle will be waged a long distance from home (in another country and on Christian soil, in this case, according to the historians).

Quran 9:73 - "O Prophet! strive hard against the unbelievers and the hypocrites and be unyielding to them; and their abode is hell, and evil is the destination." 

Dehumanizing those who reject Islam, by reminding Muslims that they are merely firewood for Hell, makes it easier to justify slaughter. 

It also explains why today's devout Muslims have little regard for those outside the faith.

Quran 9:88 - "But the Messenger, and those who believe with him, strive and fight with their wealth and their persons: for them are (all) good things: and it is they who will prosper."

Quran 9:111 - "Allah hath purchased of the believers their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the garden (of Paradise): they fight in His cause, and slay and are slain: a promise binding on Him in truth, through the Law, the Gospel, and the Quran: and who is more faithful to his covenant than Allah? then rejoice in the bargain which ye have concluded: that is the achievement supreme."

Quran 9:123 - "O you who believe! fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness."

No further explanation needed

Quran 18:65-81 - This parable lays the theological groundwork for honor killings, in which a family member is murdered because they brought shame to the family, either through apostasy or perceived moral indiscretion.

The story, which is not found in any Jewish or Christian source, tells of Moses encountering a man with "special knowledge" who does things which don't seem to make sense on the surface, but are then justified according to later explanation.

One such action is to murder a youth for no apparent reason (74).

However, the wise man later explains that it was feared that the boy would "grieve" his parents by "disobedience and ingratitude."

He was killed so that Allah could provide them a 'better' son.

No further explanation needed

Quran 21:44 - "We gave the good things of this life to these men and their fathers until the period grew long for them; See they not that We gradually reduce the land (in their control) from its outlying borders? Is it then they who will win?" 

No further explanation needed

Quran 25:52  - "Therefore listen not to the Unbelievers, but strive against them with the utmost strenuousness..." 

"Strive against" is Jihad - obviously not in the personal context.  It's also significant to point out that this is a Meccan verse.

Quran 33:60-62- "If the hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is a disease, and the alarmists in the city do not cease, We verily shall urge thee on against them, then they will be your neighbors in it but a little while.  Accursed, they will be seized wherever found and slain with a (fierce) slaughter." 

This passage sanctions the slaughter (rendered "merciless" and "horrible murder" in other translations) against three groups:

Hypocrites (Muslims who refuse to "fight in the way of Allah" (3:167) and hence don't act as Muslims should), those with "diseased hearts" (which include Jews and Christians (5:51-52), and "alarmists" or "agitators who include those who merely speak out against Islam, according to Muhammad's biographers.

It is worth noting that the victims are to be sought out by Muslims, which is what today's terrorists do. 

If this passage is meant merely to apply to the city of Medina, then it is unclear why it is included in Allah's eternal word to Muslim generations.

Quran 47:3-4 - "Those who reject Allah follow vanities, while those who believe follow the truth from their lord.  Thus does Allah set forth form men their lessons by similtudes.  Therefore when you meet in battle those who disbelieve, then smite the necks until when you have overcome them, then make (them) prisoners," 

Those who reject Allah are to be subdued in battle.  The verse goes on to say the only reason Allah doesn't do the dirty work himself is in order to to test the faithfulness of Muslims.  Those who kill pass the test.

"But if it had been Allah's Will, He could certainly have exacted retribution from them (Himself); but (He lets you fight) in order to test you, some with others. But those who are slain in the Way of Allah,- He will never let their deeds be lost." 

Quran 47:35 - "Be not weary and faint-hearted, crying for peace, when ye should be uppermost (Shakir: "have the upper hand") for Allah is with you,"

This very important verse asserts that the Religion of Peace is not to grant peace to the broader society until Islamic rule has been established. 

Quran 48:17 - "There is no blame for the blind, nor is there blame for the lame, nor is there blame for the sick (that they go not forth to war). And whoso obeyeth Allah and His messenger, He will make him enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow; and whoso turneth back, him will He punish with a painful doom."

Contemporary apologists sometimes claim that Jihad means 'spiritual struggle.'

If so, then why are the blind, lame and sick exempted?

Quran 48:29 -  "Mohammed is the messenger of Allah. And those with him are hard (ruthless) against the disbelievers and merciful among themselves"

Islam is not about treating everyone equally.  There are two very distinct standards that are applied based on religious status.

Quran 61:4 - "Surely Allah loves those who fight in His way" Religion of Peace, indeed!  This is followed by
Quran 61:9 - "He it is who has sent His Messenger (Mohammed) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam) to make it victorious over all religions even though the infidels may resist." 

No further explanation needed

Quran 61:10-12 - "O ye who believe! Shall I lead you to a bargain that will save you from a grievous Penalty?- That ye believe in Allah and His Messenger, and that ye strive (your utmost) in the Cause of Allah, with your property and your persons: That will be best for you, if ye but knew! He will forgive you your sins, and admit you to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, and to beautiful mansions in Gardens of Eternity." 

This verse was given in battle.  It uses the Arabic word, Jihad.

Quran 66:9 - "O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be stern with them. Hell will be their home, a hapless journey's end." 

The root word of "Jihad" is used again here.

The context is clearly holy war, and the scope of violence is broadened to include "hypocrites" - those who call themselves Muslims but do not act as such.

Source: The Religion of Peace

20 Quotes By Barack Obama About Islam and Mohammed

#1 “The future must not belong to those who slander the Prophet of Islam”

#2 “The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer”

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#3 “We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over the centuries to shape the world — including in my own country.”

#4 “As a student of history, I also know civilization’s debt to Islam.”

#5 “Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.”

#6 “Islam has always been part of America”

#7 “we will encourage more Americans to study in Muslim communities”

#8 “These rituals remind us of the principles that we hold in common, and Islam’s role in advancing justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity of all human beings.”

#9 “America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles of justice and progress, tolerance and the dignity of all human beings.”

#10 “I made clear that America is not – and never will be – at war with Islam.”

#11 “Islam is not part of the problem in combating violent extremism – it is an important part of promoting peace.”

#12 “So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed”

#13 “In ancient times and in our times, Muslim communities have been at the forefront of innovation and education.”

#14 “Throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality.”

#15 “Ramadan is a celebration of a faith known for great diversity and racial equality”

#16 “The Holy Koran tells us, ‘O mankind! We have created you male and a female; and we have made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another.’”

#17 “I look forward to hosting an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan here at the White House later this week, and wish you a blessed month.”

#18 “We’ve seen those results in generations of Muslim immigrants – farmers and factory workers, helping to lay the railroads and build our cities, the Muslim innovators who helped build some of our highest skyscrapers and who helped unlock the secrets of our universe.”

#19 “That experience guides my conviction that partnership between America and Islam must be based on what Islam is, not what it isn’t. And I consider it part of my responsibility as president of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.”

#20 “I also know that Islam has always been a part of America’s story.”

20 Quotes By Barack Obama About Christianity

#1 “Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation”

#2 “We do not consider ourselves a Christian nation.”

#3 “Which passages of scripture should guide our public policy?  Should we go with Leviticus, which suggests slavery is OK and that eating shellfish is an abomination?  Or we could go with Deuteronomy, which suggests stoning your child if he strays from the faith?”

#4 “Even those who claim the Bible’s inerrancy make distinctions between Scriptural edicts, sensing that some passages – the Ten Commandments, say, or a belief in Christ’s divinity – are central to Christian faith, while others are more culturally specific and may be modified to accommodate modern life.”

#5 “The American people intuitively understand this, which is why the majority of Catholics practice birth control and some of those opposed to gay marriage nevertheless are opposed to a Constitutional amendment to ban it. Religious leadership need not accept such wisdom in counseling their flocks, but they should recognize this wisdom in their politics.”

#6 From Obama’s book, The Audacity of Hope: “I am not willing to have the state deny American citizens a civil union that confers equivalent rights on such basic matters as hospital visitation or health insurance coverage simply because the people they love are of the same sex—nor am I willing to accept a reading of the Bible that considers an obscure line in Romans to be more defining of Christianity than the Sermon on the Mount.”

#7 Obama’s response when asked what his definition of sin is: “Being out of alignment with my values.”

#8 “If all it took was someone proclaiming I believe Jesus Christ and that he died for my sins, and that was all there was to it, people wouldn't have to keep coming to church, would they.”

#9 “This is something that I’m sure I'd have serious debates with my fellow Christians about. I think that the difficult thing about any religion, including Christianity, is that at some level there is a call to evangelize and proselytize. There’s the belief, certainly in some quarters, that people haven't embraced Jesus Christ as their personal savior that they're going to hell.”

#10 “I find it hard to believe that my God would consign four-fifths of the world to hell.  I can't imagine that my God would allow some little Hindu kid in India who never interacts with the Christian faith to somehow burn for all eternity.  That’s just not part of my religious makeup.”

#11 “I don't presume to have knowledge of what happens after I die. But I feel very strongly that whether the reward is in the here and now or in the hereafter, the aligning myself to my faith and my values is a good thing.”

#12 “I’ve said this before, and I know this raises questions in the minds of some evangelicals. I do not believe that my mother, who never formally embraced Christianity as far as I know … I do not believe she went to hell.”

#13 “Those opposed to abortion cannot simply invoke God’s will–they have to explain why abortion violates some principle that is accessible to people of all faiths.”

#14 On his support for civil unions for gay couples: “If people find that controversial then I would just refer them to the Sermon on the Mount.”

#15 “You got into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton Administration, and the Bush Administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”

#16 “In our household, the Bible, the Koran and the Bhagavad Gita sat on the shelf alongside books of Greek and Norse and African mythology”

#17 “On Easter or Christmas Day, my mother might drag me to church, just as she dragged me to the Buddhist temple, the Chinese New Year celebration, the Shinto shrine, and ancient Hawaiian burial sites.”

#18 “we have Jews, Muslims, Hindus, atheists, agnostics, Buddhists, and their own path to grace is one that we have to revere and respect as much as our own”

#19 “All of us have a responsibility to work for the day when the mothers of Israelis and Palestinians can see their children grow up without fear; when the Holy Land of the three great faiths is the place of peace that God intended it to be; when Jerusalem is a secure and lasting home for Jews and Christians and Muslims, and a place for all of the children of Abraham to mingle peacefully together as in the story of Isra — (applause) — as in the story of Isra, when Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed, peace be upon them, joined in prayer.  (Applause.)”

#20 “I believe that there are many paths to the same place, and that is a belief that there is a higher power, a belief that we are connected as a people.”

Walking in His Power: Please take the time to read this whole post Amen!

Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the universe,
Who brings about everything by His Word, Who creates all for His glory,
Who always remembers His covenant, Whose power fills the Universe,
In the Name and Blood of Jesus our Messiah: Amen.

✞✞✞Good morning Father God, I'm reporting for duty! Good morning Mighty prayer Warriors For Christ, brothers, sisters in Christ Jesus'/Yeshua', fellow Patriots, friends and new followers. What a beautiful day that the Lord has given us here in Southern Illinois, Thank You Father for blessing us with another day to serve You. For this is the day that You have made and I will rejoice and be glad in it. How about you all? Remember that Y'ALL are in my prayers and my thoughts.✞✞✞

HOW DO DEMONS COME IN?

1.A family background in the occult or false religions
2.Other negative prenatal influences
3.Pressures in early childhood
4.Emotional shock or sustained emotional pressure
5.Sinful acts or habits
6.Transferred from the laying on of hands
7.Idle words
EACH OF THESE ARE VULNERABILITY

REFERENCE: James 3:16;1 Peter 3:6;1 Timothy 5:22; Matthew 12:36-37; Matthew 12:43-45

Idle words what are they? They are words that we utter thoughtlessly, words that do not express our real thought or intentions. When we are questioned on this words we often excuse ourselves by saying, "I didn't really mean it," or "I was joking," as though this releases us from responsibility. Yet it is precisely these idle words that Jesus warns us against. Over the years when talking to people they would say "well I'm only human" or I'm just an old sinner saved by grace", well you just opened the door to the evils of this world to come in and live with you. You just said I have no spiritual powers from the LORD, I have no knowledge about this spiritual world. You have said I'm not a changed person I am just the same unsaved person like every ones else. Now do you see that you are making a confession with your mouth. You see with our mouth we make our first step towards salvation. We are responsible for everything that comes out of our mouths Amen!

So what can we do then you may ask? Well I'm glad that you asked, the best thing to do is repent, ask the holy Spirit to lead us into the truth in God's Word. Next walk in the spirit guided by the Holy Spirit. Watch what we say, think before we speak, we all will have one another to help us. It will take practice but we can and will overcome. 

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*Your My Healer-Hillsong*

*Your My Healer-Hillsong*

God used Kind David.. David slept with someone else's wife... stole her for his lust.. yet God calls David a man after his own heart... God can use anyone.

Let me tell you...I know the story of this song...it is heartbreaking. But I am yet to hear a song that rivals its power!

Your so right about admitting your wrong doing not very many people will do so, he couldn't live his lies anymore.. The light overcomes the darkness, when confess your wrong doing you are set free and healing manitfest and the healer is our amazing God

Brigitte Gabriel's speech she made at duke university

Brigitte Gabriel's speech she made at duke university
"I'm proud and honored to stand here today as a Lebanese speaking for Israel, the only democracy in the

Middle East. As someone who was raised in an Arabic country, I want to give you a glimpse into the heart of the Arabic world.

I was raised in Lebanon where I was taught that the Jews are evil, Israel is the devil, and the only time we will have peace in the Middle East is when we kill all the Jews and drive them into the sea.

When the Muslims and Palestinians declared jihad on the Christians in 1975, they started massacring the Christians city after city. I ended up living in a bomb shelter underground from age 10 to 17, without electricity, eating grass to live, and crawling under sniper bullets to a spring to get water.

It was Israel who came to help the Christians in Lebanon. My mother was wounded by a Muslim shell and was taken into an Israeli hospital for treatment. When we entered the emergency room, I was shocked at what I saw. There were hundreds of people wounded, Muslims, Palestinians, Lebanese Christians, and Israeli soldiers lying on the floor. The doctors treated everyone according to their injury. They treated my mother before they treated the Israeli soldier lying next to her. They didn't see religion, they didn't see political affiliation; they saw people in need and they helped.

For the first time in my life, I experienced a human quality that I know my culture would not have shown to their enemy. I experienced the values of the Israelis, who were able to love their enemy in their most trying moments. I spent 22 days at that hospital; those days changed my life and the way I believe information, the way I listen to the radio or to television. I realized that I was sold a fabricated lie by my government about the Jews and Israel, which was so far from reality. I knew for a fact that if I were a Jew standing in an Arab hospital, I would be lynched and thrown to the ground as shouts of joy of “Allahu Akbar” (God is great) echoed through the hospital and the surrounding streets.

I became friends with the families of the wounded Israeli soldiers, one in particular, Rina, whose only child was wounded in his eyes. One day, I was visiting with her and the Israeli army band came to play national songs to lift the spirits of the wounded soldiers. As they surrounded his bed playing a song about Jerusalem, Rina and I started crying. I felt out of place and started walking out of the room, and this mother held my hand and pulled me back in without even looking at me. She held me, crying, and said, "It is not your fault." We just stood there, crying, holding each other's hands.
What a contrast between her—a mother looking at her deformed, 19-year-old only child and still able to love me, the enemy—and a Muslim mother who sends her son to blow himself up to smithereens just to kill a few Jews or Christians.

The difference between the Arabic world and Israel is a difference in values and character. It's barbarism versus civilization. It's democracy versus dictatorship. It's goodness versus evil.

Once upon a time, there was a special place in the lowest depths of hell for anyone who would intentionally murder a child. Now, the intentional murder of Israeli children is legitimized as Palestinian "armed struggle." However, once such behavior is legitimized against Israel, it is legitimized everywhere in the world, constrained by nothing more than the subjective belief of people who would wrap themselves in dynamite and nails for the purpose of killing children in the name of god.

Because the Palestinians have been encouraged to believe that murdering innocent Israeli civilians is a legitimate tactic for advancing their cause, the whole world now suffers from a plague of terrorism, from Nairobi to New York, from Moscow to Madrid, from Bali to Beslan.

They blame suicide bombings on the "desperation of occupation." Let me tell you the truth. The first major terror bombing committed by Arabs against the Jewish state occurred 10 weeks before Israel even became independent. On Sunday morning, February 22, 1948, in anticipation of Israel 's independence, a triple truck bomb was detonated by Arab terrorists on Ben Yehuda Street in what was then the Jewish section of Jerusalem. Fifty-four people were killed and hundreds were wounded.

Thus, it is obvious that Arab terrorism is caused not by "desperation" or "occupation", but by the VERY THOUGHT of a Jewish state.

So many times in history in the last 100 years, citizens have stood by and done nothing, allowing evil to prevail. As America stood up against and defeated communism, now it is time to stand up against the terror of religious bigotry and intolerance. It's time for everyone to stand up and support and defend the State of Israel, which is the front line of the war against terrorism.

Thank you."

*A LESSON LEARNED...LUNCH WITH GOD*

A Lesson Learned......Lunch with God... ♥

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer, and he started his journey.

When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry so he offered her a Twinkie. She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her a root beer. Once again, she smiled at him. The boy was delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.

As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave but before he had gone more than a few steps; he turned around, ran back to the old woman, and gave her a hug. She gave him her biggest smile ever. When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him, “What did you do today that made you so happy?” He replied, “I had lunch with God.” But before his mother could respond, he added, “You know what? She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!”

Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to her home. Her son was stunned by the look of peace on her face and he asked, “Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?” She replied, “I ate Twinkies in the park with God.” But before her son responded, she added, “You know, he’s much younger than I expected.”

Too often we under estimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Embrace all equally!

*DRESSED FOR BATTLE*

Dressed For Battle

In the Might Name of Jesus/Yeshua, I put on the whole armor of God, that I will be able to stand against the wiles of the devil, for I wrestle not with the people that are in the flesh as humans but with the supernatural things that I can't see. These are the powers that comes from the darkness, and are evil.

BEYOND ANY DOUBT......
¥God's Word reveals that it is His will to heal today...

¥He has made full provision for our healing...

¥He stands ready to heal...

¥There is absolutely no sickness, no disease, no physical or mental affliction that God cannot or will not heal!

The same God who declared Himself to His people, Israel, as their Healer, saying, "I am the Lord that healeth thee" (Exodus 15:26), is the same all-powerful God today, Who will heal All who come to Him in faith.

God has said, "I am the Lord, I change not.." (Malachi  3:6): Behold, I am the Lord, the God of  all flesh: is there any thing too hard for Me?" (Jeremiah 32:27).

Jesus Christ is "the same yesterday, and today, and for ever"(Hebrews 13:8).

The same powerful, life-giving Spirit that was released to open blind eyes and heal the sick through Christ, is working within us today.

The Word of God has not changed! The very words that Jesus spoke were full of the life of God. It is just as powerful today as it was when Jesus spoke forth words of healing and deliverance. Jesus said, "...the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life" (John 6:63). The same life-giving Spirit that was in Christ was in the words He spoke!

"Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My Words shall not pass away" (Matthew 24:35). His Word has not changed and there still flows a life-giving stream of His healing power through His Word.

Today, as we claim God's promises by faith and act on them, believing God's healing power to be released, we will be healed!

The same life-giving Spirit Who raised Christ from the dead is still working in this earth today.  The Holy Spirit is living within us and wherever the Presence of the Holy Spirit is, the power of God is present to heal!

Jesus said to the man who brought his demon-processed boy to be healed, "If you can believe, then all things are possible to him that believeth" (Mark 9:23).

David prophesies, "He sent His Word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction" (Psalm 107:20).

God spoke through Isaiah: "So shall My Word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it" (Isaiah 55:11).

Receive His Word deep into your spirit, claim His promises and Act in faith to receive your healing.

Dressed for Battle
   Ephesians 6:10-18-The apostle Paul tells us step by step how to prepare for our daily warfare, yet most don't pay much attention to the instruction.

    Do you want to see dramatic change in your life ?

    Do you want to stand strong in the face of adversity?

    Do you want to overcome temptation ?

    Then you need to dress for battle.

    My friend, there is a very real, personal Enemy stalking you right now, waiting for the the opportunity to destroy you completely. If you want to grow & experience maturity in the Christian life, then you must take this battle seriously.

    Are you prepared today ?

Put on your spiritual armor, & follow the Lord into battle.

Ephesians 6:10-Paul urged readers to be filled with God's "power." Our union with Jesus will bring us all the strength that we need. An uninterrupted source of power for our struggle, is in Him.

Christians are to be strong, but our source of our strength is Christ. In verse 11 Paul shows us how we can grow in strength. Paul shows us the Roman soldier equipment for battle.

This is written to show us how to stand our ground against the attacks from Satan & his demons. This armor was to protect us in battle, &  the battle always comes. We must put on all this protection so we can be prepared for battle. In verses 13-17 Paul linked the armor with sources of strength that God provides.

In verse 12 Paul shows us that our battle is spiritual. Our combat is hand-to-hand combat, is intense, for we "Wrestle." This battle is not against humans, but against supernatural forces of evil, such as principalities, powers, rulers a & spiritual wickedness in high places. The refer to the mighty power, authority, strength, deceptiveness of Satan & his forces. Satan is very crafty, real, alive, & he is very powerful in our lives if we let him.

Even though we face powerful opposition in Satan, Jesus Christ is greater& with more power. (Hebrews 2:14) tells us that Jesus has gained the victor over all the evil forces. As we follow & obey Jesus we will receive His strength for the battle. When we put on His armor all the forces put together can not defeat us.

 PUT ON THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD
                  

Ephesians 6:13-17 Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God,that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, & having done all, stand.

14.Stand therefore, having your loins girted about with truth, & having on the breastplate of righteousness;

15.And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

16.Above all, taking the shield of faith

wherewith you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

17.And take the helmet of salvation, & the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Six pieces of equipment that God makes available to believers so they can resist Satan's temptations. In verse 13 the "wherefore" reminds us of Satan's power in verse 11-12.   We must be prepare for spiritual battle by putting God's armor on daily. We must be prepared to resist Satan's attacks on a daily bases. Paul is wanting us the reader to be ready to be able to stand in the mist of battle.                                              

                                                                                                                                                         Verses 10-11 explains the great resources given in God's power for facing evil.

Verse 14 Roman soldiers wore around their waist a belt, or girdle, that held a scabbard for a sword. It also held the outer garment, or tunic, in place. This belt is identified with the truth, integrity of character, that each Christian must possess. Believers who demonstrate integrity will not allow Satan any foothold in which to initiate temptation.

The "breastplate"covered the vital organs in the chest. Christians who live in uprightness of character will find the strength to resist Satan's advances.

God makes available truth  & righteousness, Those who come to God seeking those traits & admitting their own weakness will find that God will provide.

The sandals allowed the soldiers to move quickly without fear of falling. For Paul, the shoes represented a readiness to share the gospel boldly with others (verse 15). We must be ready to help the unbelievers to understand the gospel & to lead believers to obey its demands.

~~*PastorJack@ Warriors For Christ*><

*Jehovah-Rapha...God Healeth Thee*

God manifested Himself as Jehovah-Rapha.....the God that healeth thee. Through His prophets, He promised to send Christ, the Messiah, Who would bring healing and deliverance.

God healed Sarah's barren womb. In her old age, beyond the age of child-bearing, she conceived and gave birth to Isaac, the son God promised Abraham. Abraham was one hundred years old and Sarah was ninety. "Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women" (Genesis 18:11).

When God promised Abraham that Sarah would bear him a son, he laughed. "Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, hat is ninety years old, bear? (Genesis 17:17).

Later, the Lord appeared to him in the plains of Mame and again promised she would bear Abraham a son, Sarah laughed. "Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?" (Genesis 18:12).

The Lord heard her laugh and said to Abraham:"Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son"(Genesis 18:14).
Now according to the natural mind, it was physically impossible for Sarah and Abraham to have a son in their old age. Regardless of the natural limitations of their physical bodies, Abraham and Sarah received the promised, Isaac was born. "Through faith also Sarah herself received strength strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised" (Hebrews 11:11).

AS Sarah received God's promise, the impossible was made possible! God's divine healing power flowed into her, giving life to her barren womb, as she released her faith and believed God would do what He had promised. The Word of God going forth out His mouth was full of His divine life and contained the power for its own fulfillment!

Our faith in God and His Word will open the doors to receive His blessings today!
~Hebrews 13:8~Jesus/Yeshua Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

*~THEME:~*
   Real help comes from God alone. When a situation seems out of control, we can trust God to do mighty things.




   ~Faithfulness of God~ Gen 9:15-16; Gen 6:18; Gen 21:1; Gen 24:27; Gen 28:15; Gen 32:10; Ex 6:4-5; Ex 2:24; Ex 12:41; Ex 34:6; Lev 26:44-45; Deut 4:31; Judg 2:1; Deut 7:8-9; Neh 1:5; Deut 9:5; Deut 32:4; Josh 23:14; Josh 21:45; 1 Sam 12:22; 2 Sam 7:28; 2 Sam 23:5; 1 Kin 8:23-24; 1 Kin 8:56; 1 Kin 8:15; 1 Kin 8:20; 2 Chr 6:4-15; 2 Kin 8:19; 2 Chr 21:7; 2 Kin 13:23; 1 Chr 17:27; 1 Chr 28:20; Deut 31:6; Ezra 9:9; Neh 9:7-8; Neh 9:32; Psa 9:10; Psa 18:30; 2 Sam 22:31; Psa 19:9; Psa 25:10; Psa 31:5; Psa 33:4; Psa 36:5; Psa 37:28; Psa 40:10; Psa 89:1-2; Psa 89:5; Psa 89:8; Psa 89:14; Psa 89:24; Psa 89:28; Psa 89:33-34; 2 Sam 7:14-15; Psa 92:1-2; Psa 92:14-15; Psa 94:14; Psa 98:3; Psa 100:5; Psa 103:17; Psa 105:8; Psa 105:42; Psa 111:5; Psa 111:7-9; Psa 117:2; Psa 119:65; Psa 119:89-90; Psa 121:3-4; Psa 132:11; Psa 138:2; Psa 146:6; Isa 11:5; Isa 25:1; Isa 42:16; Isa 44:21; Isa 49:7; Isa 49:16; Isa 51:6; Isa 51:8; Isa 54:9-10; Isa 65:16; Jer 29:10; Jer 31:36-37; Jer 32:40; Jer 33:14; Jer 33:20-21; Jer 33:25-26; Jer 51:5; Lam 3:23; Ezek 16:60; Ezek 16:62; Dan 9:4; Hos 2:19-20; Mic 7:20; Hag 2:5; Zech 9:11; Matt 24:34-35; Luke 1:54-55; Luke 1:68-70; Luke 1:72-73; John 8:26; Acts 13:32-33; Rom 3:3-4; Rom 11:1-2; Rom 11:29; Rom 15:8; 1 Cor 1:9; 1 Cor 10:13; 2 Cor 1:20; 1 Thess 5:24; 2 Tim 2:13; 2 Tim 2:19; Tit 1:2; Heb 6:10; Heb 6:13-19; Heb 10:22-23; Heb 10:37; 1 Pet 4:19; 2 Pet 3:9; 1 John 1:9; Rev 6:10; Rev 15:3