Others,
Jesus and his
disciples went to the villages near Caesarea Philippi. He asked them on the
way, “Who do people say I am?” He was seen as a prophet by the people. Peter
named him as the Messiah or Christ. The name Jesus means “God saves.”
Map and History of the Area
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Survival is regarded as a property
of goodness in life. Salvation isn’t limited to survival, but surviving life
threatening events is celebrated. Salvation by faith is about the preservation
of goodness in society. Faith is personal and social. It includes immediate
perception, but conceptual analysis allows for connection with others within
the historical perspective.
Quality of life is compromised by
tyranny. Tyrants use destruction with the threat of death to rule over people.
The testimony to goodness will not allow tyranny to destroy life. Life as it is
known is risked for the sake of goodness in society. Personal testimony
acquires a supra-personal aspect in promoting change for the better. It becomes
a living social testimony in the life of others.
While many
people have been killed in Syria, many others have escaped as refugees to
another country.
Angelina
Jolie Visits Syrian Refugees in Jordanhttp://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/angelina-jolie-jordan-visit-syrian-refugees-17202414
The following re-write addresses
salvation as our teacher. God saves.
The
Teacher
Ps.116,
Proverbs 1, Ps.19,
Wisdom of Solomon 7, Isaiah 50, James 3
The cords of death entangled me.
The grip of the grave was pulling me down.
I felt great grief and sorrow.
I called to
you.Wisdom of Solomon 7, Isaiah 50, James 3
The cords of death entangled me.
The grip of the grave was pulling me down.
I felt great grief and sorrow.
“Please save my life.”
You rescued me.
My eyes were delivered from tears.
My feet no longer stumbled.
I love you
LORD.
You listened to me.
You heard my request.
You answered when I was in distress.
I will walk in the presence of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wisdom cries out in the street.
She raises her voice in the marketplace.
She makes her statement at the busiest corner.
She speaks out at the entrance to the city.
She sings.You listened to me.
You heard my request.
You answered when I was in distress.
I will walk in the presence of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wisdom cries out in the street.
She raises her voice in the marketplace.
She makes her statement at the busiest corner.
She speaks out at the entrance to the city.
The heavens declare the glory of God.
The earth shows the intelligence of design.
One day tells
the tale of time to another.
One night shares secrets which others
will dare to share if you care.
While they
speak without languageOne night shares secrets which others
will dare to share if you care.
and their voices are not heard,
their song is sung in all lands.
Their message rings out
to the ends of the world.
The greatest
depth of darkness
proclaims the coming of the dawn.
The light springs forth with the fastest speed
to foretell the procession of the sun
as its source.
The law of
the LORD is brilliant.proclaims the coming of the dawn.
The light springs forth with the fastest speed
to foretell the procession of the sun
as its source.
It revives the soul.
Wisdom is a
reflection of eternal light.
She is a spotless mirror for creativity.
She is the image of goodness.
God loves
nothing She is a spotless mirror for creativity.
She is the image of goodness.
so much as someone
who lives with wisdom.
She is more beautiful than the sun.
She excels every constellation of the stars.
Her light is succeeded;
then preceded by darkness.
The Lord GOD
has given me
the tongue of a teacher
to sustain the weary with a word.
Morning by morning my ear
is wakened to listen to those
who are willing to be taught.
All of us
make mistakes,the tongue of a teacher
to sustain the weary with a word.
Morning by morning my ear
is wakened to listen to those
who are willing to be taught.
yet perfection provides
continual incentive
for improvement.
Speech is the expression of mind.
The tongue is a medium for the expression.
Bits are put in the mouths of horses
to guide them in the desired direction.
Rudders are used by boats
to give the vessel the right heading.
Wheels are used in cars
to drive to a destination.
So the tongue
is used as a small member
to express big thoughts with simple sentences.
It is a powerful device.
It can set fires
or put them out.
We use speech to bless God
and curse distress.
Jesus asked
his disciples on the wayto express big thoughts with simple sentences.
It is a powerful device.
It can set fires
or put them out.
We use speech to bless God
and curse distress.
to the villages around Caesarea Philippi,
“Who do people say that I am?”
They
answered,
“Some say John the Baptist;
others Elijah; and still others another prophet.”
Jesus asked,
“Who do you say that I am?”“Some say John the Baptist;
others Elijah; and still others another prophet.”
Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”
He warned them not to tell anyone.
He began to
teach them that the Son of Man
would suffer rejection by elders, priests and scribes.
He would be accused of a capital crime.
He would be punished by torture
and killed.
This was not spoken as a parable.
He would rise again after three days.
He said this plainly.
Peter took
him aside and tried to rebuke him.would suffer rejection by elders, priests and scribes.
He would be accused of a capital crime.
He would be punished by torture
and killed.
This was not spoken as a parable.
He would rise again after three days.
He said this plainly.
He turned and looked at this disciples,
rebuked Peter and said,
“Get behind me, Satan!
You are not setting your mind
on divine things.”
He called to
the crowd
to join with his disciples.
He said to them,
“If anyone wants
to become faithful,
deny yourself.
Take up your cross
and follow me.
Those who want
to save their life
will lose it.
Those who are willing
to lose their life
for my sake and
for the sake of the gospel,
will save it.
What will be the profit to gain the world
to forfeit life to belief in death
and the way of destruction?”
================to join with his disciples.
He said to them,
“If anyone wants
to become faithful,
deny yourself.
Take up your cross
and follow me.
Those who want
to save their life
will lose it.
Those who are willing
to lose their life
for my sake and
for the sake of the gospel,
will save it.
What will be the profit to gain the world
to forfeit life to belief in death
and the way of destruction?”
Salafists
were rioting in Cairo, Tunis and other locations in the Middle East this past
week. The video “Innocence of the Muslims” was created to incite violence in an
unstable region of the world.
Now is the
time for judgment. Now is the time to cast the tyranny of violence out. Those
who created the video should be charged with inciting riot.
Those who
killed four Americans need to be prosecuted for murder in Libya. Those who harm
others need to be prosecuted for assault. Those who damaged property need to be
charged for the damage. Those who protested non-violently did so within their
legal rights.
Protesters
Target US Embassy in Tunishttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/14/tunisia-us-embassy-attack_n_1884068.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009
The US and
other constitutional democracies have two major differences with the countries
that claim to be Islamic in the Middle East. Freedom of religion and the
provision against cruel and unusual punishment (cruelty or laxity) stand out as
critically important in the government’s representation of human rights. A
citizen should be able to choose his or her religious affiliation. A citizen
should not have to worry about being destroyed by the accusation of criminal
behavior.
The provision
for correction started out as against cruelty. It has since become clear that
the existence of partisan politics affirms that the provision is against laxity
as well. Those outside “the party” are treated as expendable. Those in “the
party” are regarded as beyond the need for correction. The offender had simply
been victimized by the opposition according the laxity nexus of law.
The US and
other western coalition countries have something important to learn from China,
Japan and Germany. We had a policy of non-intervention that was protected by
the investigation of suspected terrorist events up until 9/11/01. The
investigation needs to be re-instituted, but a non-interventionist policy
contributes to isolationism. We need to adopt the non-aggression pact.
The west had
become content with the aphorism “The east is the east and the west is the
west. Never the two will meet.” We are part of a global community. Commerce is
an international activity. Human rights are not limited to specific nations.
Justice has standards that are global in import. We can’t afford to turn a
blind eye to what is right about the non-aggression pact even though it was
imposed on the nations who lost WWII. The world economy says that it is better
to have the non-aggressive military foreign policy. Two of the nations that had
lost have become the leaders of the world.
This presents
a problem for the “white hat” view of western society. The runaway cowboy wants
to ride in on a white horse and save the day. George H.W. Bush accomplished the
last hurrah in that regard. The invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi forces threatened
the independence of all the nations in the Middle East and western allies. If
Saddam Hussein had captured the resources of its wealthy neighbor, he was on
the road to repeating what had been done by Adolph Hitler prior to WWII. When
resources are channeled into the military machine, the machine picks up a lot
of momentum.
The condition
against military invasion then is a major provision in the non-aggression pact.
If a foreign nation invades another for any other reason than defense of
independence by alliance, then the nation can be driven out by another
alliance.
Truth be
told, the US did not have the right to invade Afghanistan. Many already agree
that Iraq should not have been invaded, but the invasion of Afghanistan was
initiated only after a superficial commercial investigation had already
endorsed the call for a resurgence of the industry for war.
This
resurgence of the war industry has taken its toll on the public sector for the
US. Economic hardship has been visited upon those who were working in people
programs. The hardship has been so severe that it pushes the demographic fringe
into dangerous levels of economic dependence.
Why is the
unemployment rate so high in an election year? The government has been without
revenue for over ten years. Partisan politics has been driving the private
sector. How are public sector workers supposed to work in a hostile employment
situation in the private sector? How is any worker supposed to function in the
hostility of the social environment generated by partisan politics?
The cords of
death entangle me. The grip of death is pulling me to the grave. I feel grief
and sorrow. LORD, please have mercy and save me.
Survival of a
near death experience often drives desire for conflict out of personal
perspective. There is however a strengthened desire to avoid stereotypical
categorization. It is like two lovers seeking to avoid prying eyes and wagging
tongues from those who move around them.
Arctic
Monkeys – Mardy Bumhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss85tLK9MX0
“Whatever
people say I am, that’s what I’m not.”
God saves,
but participation in the law of liberty is required.
If the desire
to find happiness in obtaining provisions for basic needs is not satisfied, it
will be resurrected with faith.
Have faith,
but elect responsible leaders. The correction has not been achieved. Health
care reform was only a start.
Steve K.
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