[Faith-talk] Daily Thought for Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Paul via Faith-talk
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Tue May 20 21:30:25 UTC 2014
When the Pledge of Allegiance is recited at our Lions Club meetings locally
and at the local senior citizens center where I go once a week, the words
"under God" are included. Yes, as of October 2013 I officially became a
member of our local Lions Club here in northeast Baltimore, District 22A.
Paul
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From: "Linda Mentink via Faith-talk" <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "Brandon Olivares" <programmer2188 at gmail.com>; "Faith-talk,for the
discussion of faith and religion" <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Daily Thought for Tuesday, May 20, 2014
> Actually, Brandon, God has been taken out of the public schools. Christian
> students are not allowed to pray, read their Bibles, wear sweatshirts with
> Christian things on them, write reports or give speeches in which God is
> mentioned, or have a student-led Christian club. No, I'm not making this
> up. In fact, "under God" is left out of the Pledge of Allegiance when it
> is recited.
>
> Nowadays, it's OK to be anything except a Christian.
>
> Blessings,
>
> Linda
>
> At 03:26 PM 5/20/2014, you wrote:
>>I wonder if we may have a respectful discussion about whether what this
>>article says is truly correct. IMO, "God" hasn't been taken out of
>>schools, Christianity has. And to me this is a good thing, because we live
>>in a free nation where people are free to practice whatever religion they
>>desire. I think this is the beauty of our nation. We don't live in the
>>middle east where practicing a different religion could get you killed.
>>
>>We are all free to worship or believe as we like, and I think that is
>>beautiful. In this one country we have Christians, Jews, Muslims,
>>Atheists, New-Agers and many others besides. All people should feel
>>comfortable, not like this country is only for Christians, which it
>>definitely is not.
>>
>>Just my opinion.
>>
>>--
>>Brandon
>>
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>>
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>>
>>On May 20, 2014, at 4:15 PM, Paul via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>wrote:
>>
>> > Hello and good day to you all out there. I hope that, by God's
>> matchless grace and His providential care, that you are all doing well
>> today.
>> >
>> > In this article the author is "preaching to the choir," so to
>> speak, but perhaps you can pass it along to someone who doesn't know
>> Christ, whether that individual be a relative, personal friend or
>> acquaintance. Even though we hear about leading someone to Christ, it is
>> the work of the Holy Spirit that actually causes one to accept Him as
>> their personal Lord and Savior. The author's name is not given, but this
>> contribution is from a publication called "The Tract League." The article
>> in question is entitled "Blessed Is The Nation," rendered as follows:
>> >
>> > God isn't welcome in our public schools these days--not until our
>> next crisis.
>> >
>> > Trouble does that to people. When security or health is
>> threatened, we turn to God for help.
>> >
>> > When good times return, we ignore God.
>> >
>> > The Bible says this pattern has been in place ever since people
>> lived. We avoid God until we are in trouble. The Bible has a word for
>> that. It's called sin.
>> >
>> > We ignore God and His commandments at our peril. Most of the
>> nation's problems are rooted in our choice to ignore God and His desires
>> and how we should live.
>> >
>> > The Bible says that God is going to have the last word on our
>> nation. He will destroy us if we continue in our sin. The Bible clearly
>> shows that He has done it to many other nations throughout history.
>> >
>> > God longs for us to repent, to turn from our selfishness, and to
>> follow Him in obedience. This is the path to blessing.
>> >
>> > When we seek Him in good times and bad, He never turns away. In
>> His mercy, He has provided a solution to our personal and national sin.
>> He sent His only Son, Jesus, to take the judgment for our sin upon
>> Himself so that everyone who repents and trusts in Him has his sins
>> washed clean.
>> >
>> > When we put our trust in God, we learn how to govern ourselves,
>> our families, and our nation. We learn what it is to be blessed. The
>> Bible says: "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord" (Psalm 33:12).
>> >
>> > If you are ready to submit to God's desires for you and your
>> family, use this prayer to tell Him.
>> >
>> > "Dear God, forgive me and forgive our nation for trying to live
>> without You. I accept and believe that Your Son, Jesus Christ, paid the
>> penalty for all my sins. I repent of my sins and ask that You will help
>> me to follow Your desires for personal, family, and national life. Amen."
>> >
>> > If you want to learn more about God's desires for you, read the
>> Gospel of John, talk to a Christian, and visit a Bible-teaching church.
>> You will be warmly welcomed.
>> >
>> > And there you have this article, short and elementary as it is.
>> >
>> > The author mentioned that God will destroy nations. A graphic
>> illustration of this in modern times took place on October 17, 1994.
>> While God's direct intervention did not destroy a nation outright, He
>> made it very plain that the activity taking place in a particular area of
>> the world, and in particular the U.S., was not acceptable to Him. For on
>> that day, at approximately 5:30 a.m. local time, an earthquake struck
>> parts of southern California, particularly centering on three
>> communities, only two of which I can remember: Northridge and Canoga
>> Park. Many people thought this was a tragedy until it was brought out in
>> the "Orange County Register," the main publication in this area, that
>> these three communities had the main publishing companies for
>> pornographic material. Did the earthquake stamp it out altogether? By no
>> means; in fact I wouldn't be surprised if those publishers weren't back
>> in business before too long a time delay. But the fact remained that,
>> with God showing His displeasure in the form of an earthquake, that He
>> did not approve of such activity. So, if it could happen there it could
>> happen anywhere.
>> >
>> > Before I close for today, here is the answer to Sunday's Bible
>> game. It was Hosea 14. If you still have the poem in your inbox, I
>> would suggest that you read Hosea 14 alongside the poem and see how well
>> both of them harmonize.
>> >
>> > And now may the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob just keep us
>> safe, individually and collectively, in these last days in which we live.
>> Lord willing, tomorrow there will be another Daily Thought message for
>> you. Your Christian friend and brother, Paul
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