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Abortion: Layers of the Dilemma (Portion Five)

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ,

let us go on unto perfection;

not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, . . .

Hebrews 6:1

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Is it murder?

There are two types of murder: one type is legal; the other type is spiritual. The designation of, legal murder, is a vaporous thing; with such expressions as, involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, and even, mercy killing. The occurrence of spiritual murder is, generally, invisible. Spiritual murder occurs in such forms as, belittling children, character assassinations, and negative stereotypical labeling. These murders are invisible because there is no way to directly see the psychological tipping point, at which the spirit of a person moves from being bruised, to the place of being transported from the life of a human, to the place of animal behavior. Sodom and Gomorrah is an example of the latter place of spiritual death.

And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways.And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

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Abortion: Layers of the Dilemma (Portion Four)

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Study to show thyself approved unto God,

a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,

rightly dividing the word of truth.

2 Timothy 2:15

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There may be some thought that we have a ready Scripture to apply to the entities that are conceived in the womb. On occasion, the following Scripture is brought to the discussion.

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.    Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!    Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.    Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. .(Matthew 18:1-10)

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Abortion: Layers of the Dilemma (Portion Three)

Monday, January 11th, 2010

But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

Luke 9:55

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Life begins at conception, or does it

 In the Genesis account of the creation of man, it is a two step process: the, breath, and, the, becoming.

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.(Genesis 2:7)This is the first statement (and possibly the only one) where God Himself defines human life. Since it is the statement of God, as spoken by the Word of God; it should not be augmented by any type of logic of man. If there are other statements of the LORD God about the nature of life, then, these can be added to the first declaration. However, we must be careful about introducing logical deduction, or historical progression, into the definition. For instance, there is a Scripture that describes David’s conception. This Scripture seems to indicate that David had life before he was born. There is, though, no indication that this is the topic of the statement of David. At this time, he is just referring to his decadent state, as pertains to pure righteousness. Nothing more should be added to the thought; especially not, that there was a decadent spark of life in the pre-born time, in the womb experience, of David’s mother. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.Behold, I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.(Psalm 51:1-5)

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Abortion: Layers of the Dilemma (Portion Two)

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Flow of Divine Interaction

If we were still in the state of being, in which we honored the full Law of God, we would not have to selectively pick topics to which we, then, apply weighted judgment. For God, there is no weighted judgment. The apostle James sums up the matter. 

If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath showed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.(James 2:8-13)Our fixation on abortion is one of those topic-specific sins. We think that we can give ourselves a measure of nobility by applying heavy weight to those things that press the most grievously on the hearts of a certain critical mass of us. This is a man-centered approach to religion. This is not the way of the Living God. The Living God does not apply special categories to sin. In the way of the LORD, either it is sin, or it is not. If it is sin, it will attract a negative spiritual consequence, and may place us in the way of judgment. In the absolute application of the judgment of the LORD God, there is only one treatment that is applied to behavior that is right, in the LORD. But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman, And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man, Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.(Ezekiel 18:5-9)

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Abortion: Layers of the Dilemma (Portion One)

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Stages of the issue

Life is contained in the Living, as is illustrated in the sequence of events in the Bible that brought forth the start of life in mankind.

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. (Genesis 2:7)

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Consideration: In the actions of life, the first concern is for the entities that are living souls. A living mother should not be sacrificed for a pre-living embryo, which, though it may have a measure of life, has not been given the breath of life to bring it to the point of being a living soul.

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Another consideration: definition of, life. For purposes of discussion, we will allow that an embryo has a portion of life. However, an embryo does not have human life, yet; because it is a unique category of existence. God described this as the first stage of a two-step process. It is the, fruitful, phase of human reproduction, as described in the commandment that we received at our creation.

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Homophobia

Monday, June 29th, 2009

PREFACEThis is not a statement about the individual consequences of living a life in a particular style. Therefore, it cannot be criticized for being directed at certain humans or groups, nor can it be used to castigate or isolate such humans or groups We have already presented the micro level consequences of such behavior, as well as exploring one of the strongest root causes for individuals entering into it. This can be found in the essay: The Reprobate Mind, Click here to read the complete chain of thought.This essay, here, is about the macro level consequences of generalized acceptance of, including legislation to support, residence in a particular style of life It also gives hints about the dangers of legislating against such a lifestyle. This lifestyle is a matter of variance from righteousness and right standing before God; as such, it is a private matter that only God can judge. It is much like the private matter of prayer, as expressed by the Lord Jesus Christ (included below, as copied from the King James Version of the Bible).

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. (Matthew 6:1-6)This essay does not include the matter of homo-fraternity. Indeed, homo-fraternity has its place in the way of the LORD, as Jesus Christ shared with his disciples. In a discussion about divorce, Jesus laid the foundation for those who are candidates for homo-fraternity. Please note that Jesus did not endorse the wholesale choice to partake of homo-fraternity; only that there would be some people who might discover that this is a more comfortable type of deeply emotional, interpersonal relationship. The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. (Matthew 19:3-12)—- Read the complete discourse on homophobia, here —-

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Reprobate Mind

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Beginning Thought:

Political correctness is not one of my strong behaviors, especially not in this venue. This leads me to say things, here, that would be offensive to others if they were said openly in public. Fortunately for the public, I rarely speak to it openly. However, since you’re here; let’s talk.

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There is some noise in the world that indicates that there is some kind of change that needs to be made to the rigidity of the Gospel, and of the Law of God. These changes are somewhat offensive to me. It is not that I have a desire to restrict mankind from sinning; that is, after all, one of the features of being human).

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Closing Thought:

If these allowances by mankind continue; in time, not even our children will be safe from predators. In time, the laws will protect the rights of individual to prey upon those who are defenseless to fight back. One crack in the dam is not a thing to just be ignored. As does water, so too does the lure toward the reprobate mind; once the restraining dam of spiritual devotion is cracked, the pressure to allow more water to seep out will be satisfied, if there is no intervention to repair the crack.

It is required that you activate your dedication to personal responsibility; group psychosis is not a part of being in the righteous will of God. For sure; personal accountability is already active, and the associated consequential recompenses are fully operational, and somewhat automatic. So for those who are beset by the reprobate mind, as well as for those who are under pressure to submit to it; to help you start toward the repair of that crack, I offer the following Scripture, in the Spirit of truth.

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LEADING, in Power

Monday, May 18th, 2009

I. Common Model: The American Dream (multi-trillion dollar GDP)

A. Methodology: Government services, funded by taxes

When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands: Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.

And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh’s. And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.

Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.

And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.

And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part, except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh’s.

(Genesis 47:18-26)

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FOLLOWING, In Joy

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Flowing from the present, change can be emplaced:
But to settle the past, promises must be kept.

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.  And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 

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