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		<title>God Bless Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#160;recently launched a new website www.GodBlessIsrael.com to show solidarity with our Jewish brothesr and sisters in Christ.&#160; In a world where many of Israel&#8217;s neighbors oppose their very existence I&#160;feel it&#8217;s important as Christians to show our support for them.&#160; After all, we as Gentiles share in God&#8217;s covenant with Abraham as revealed in Romans [...]]]></description>
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                        <script src="http://widgets.fbshare.me/files/fbshare.js"></script></div></div><p><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">I&nbsp;recently launched a new website www.GodBlessIsrael.com to show solidarity with our Jewish brothesr and sisters in Christ.&nbsp; In a world where many of Israel&#8217;s neighbors oppose their very <strong><em>existence </em></strong>I&nbsp;feel it&#8217;s important as Christians to show our support for them.&nbsp; After all, we as Gentiles share in God&#8217;s covenant with Abraham as revealed in  Romans 4:16-17: </span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">&quot;The promise is according to grace in order to be guaranteed to all Abraham&rsquo;s descendants, not only to [the Jews] but also to [Gentiles] who share the faith of Abraham, who is father of us all, as it is written, &lsquo;I have made you the father of many nations.&quot;</span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">If you feel compelled please visit <strong>http://www.GodBlessIsrael.com</strong>, </span><a href="http://godblessisrael.com/wp-login.php?action=register"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>Register on the blog</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"> and </span><a href="http://www.godblessisrael.com/category/blessings/"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>leave a blessing for God&#8217;s chosen people</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"> and the nation of Israel.&nbsp; As the Lord tells us in Gen. 12:2-3:</span>&nbsp;</p>
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<h4><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">&quot;I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.&rdquo; <br />
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<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">Thank you and God bless you.</span></p>
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		<title>God’s New Law Is A Sham</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
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                        <script src="http://widgets.fbshare.me/files/fbshare.js"></script></div></div><p>I was going to let this fade away but upon reflection I felt it was important to set things straight.  Just for the record I do not judge for it is not my right but Gods alone.  However&#8230;check out the first Google Adsense ad displayed below that found it&#8217;s way onto my blog:</p>
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<p>Homosexuality forgiven, absolutely.  Our God is a loving, compassionate and forgiving God.</p>
<p>God&#8217;s &#8220;New Bible&#8221; welcomes the gays?  Hmm&#8230;that&#8217;s odd because 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 tells us:</p>
<blockquote><p><span id="en-NIV-28461" class="sup"><strong>9</strong> </span>Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God?  Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders <span id="en-NIV-28462" class="sup"><strong>10</strong> </span>nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.  <strong><span id="en-NIV-28463" class="sup">11 </span></strong>And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.</p>
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<p>Long story short this may be one of the most absurd things I&#8217;ve found on the NET concerning our Lord and savior.  The endbible.com site is really just a marketing page to promote the hardcover version of the Holy Bible with God&#8217;s New Law listed on lulu.com.  Navigate to LuLu and you&#8217;ll read:</p>
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<blockquote><p>In the year 2000, God’s New Law was declared. This Holy Bible is the New Testament along with a new book entitled God’s New Law, which bears testimony of prophecy fulfilled, prophecy to be, and the decommissioning of traditional religion so God may dwell with all those who believe.  God’s New Law is the last book of the bible and heralds the birth of God’s religion without doctrine.<br />
(New Testament &#038; God’s New Law w/TOC)</p>
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<blockquote><p>New Additions: Homosexuality and fornication forgiven.  Gay marriage in God&#8217;s Kingdom.</p>
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<p><strong>Gay marriage in Gods Kingdom?  Wow, that&#8217;s 100% bologna!  Hebrews 13:8-9 clearly tells us:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p><strong>8</strong> Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.  <strong>9</strong> Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.</p>
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<p>So over the last few thousands years God changed his mind?  LOL, I don&#8217;t think so!</p>
<p>Remain rooted and knowledgeable in your faith by diligently reading the scriptures and strengthening your relationship with Jesus Christ.  False teachings and false prophets will all fade away but the living Word of God lasts forever.</p>
<p>Now if you&#8217;ll excuse me, I have to go add that site to Googles competitive ad filter so it doesn&#8217;t show up anymore on my site.  Always take a look at some of the ads that may show up on your web site(s).  Do you want to be associated with some of them?</p>
<p>God bless!</p>
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		<title>Spending Time In the Word</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
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<p>Spending time in the word of God is an important aspect of my life.   Each morning I try to read at least two chapters of the Bible before logging on and checking e-mails or my Adsense account.  =)</p>
<p><strong><em>It&#8217;s important</em></strong>.  Starting my day in the word and prayer keeps me focused on whats <strong><em>really</em></strong> important.  My relationship with Jesus Christ.   When you start to develop a strong relationship with Jesus everything else in your life naturally starts to fall into place.</p>
<p>One of the <strong>most important</strong> things in strengthening my walk with Christ  is wisdom.  In 1 Kings 3-14 we read about King Solomon, son of King David, the wisest man who has ever lived:</p>
<blockquote><p> <strong><span id="en-NIV-8821" class="sup">4</span></strong> The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.   <strong><span id="en-NIV-8822" class="sup">5</span></strong> At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, &#8220;Ask for whatever you want me to give you.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong><span id="en-NIV-8823" class="sup">6</span></strong> Solomon answered, &#8220;You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart.   You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day.</p>
<p><strong><span id="en-NIV-8824" class="sup">7</span></strong> &#8220;Now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties.   <strong><span id="en-NIV-8825" class="sup">8</span></strong> Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number.   <strong><span id="en-NIV-8826" class="sup">9</span></strong> So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong.   For who is able to govern this great people of yours?&#8221;</p>
<p><strong><span id="en-NIV-8827" class="sup">10</span></strong> The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this.   <strong><span id="en-NIV-8828" class="sup">11</span></strong> So God said to him, &#8220;Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, <strong><span id="en-NIV-8829" class="sup">12</span></strong> I will do what you have asked.  I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.   <strong><span id="en-NIV-8830" class="sup">13</span></strong> Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both riches and honor—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings.   <strong><span id="en-NIV-8831" class="sup">14</span></strong> And if you walk in my ways and obey my statutes and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Instead of asking for riches, more power, etc. King Solomon simply asked the Lord for wisdom.   As God has stated, you will never be as wise as King Solomon, but if you ask for wisdom and discernment from God with a humble heart He will surely give it to you.</p>
<p>However, when God does grant you wisdom you <strong>must</strong> make the right decisions.   Otherwise, you only squander the insight God has blessed you, which hinders your spiritual growth.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve struggled with this many times.  I know you&#8217;re all perfect but sometimes I slip.  =)</p>
<p>One of my favorite books of the bible is Proverbs.   A collection of wisdom filled verses written almost exclusively by King Solomon&#8230;go figure!</p>
<p>If you want more wisdom and understanding of Gods expectations of us read a chapter of Proverbs&#8230;.every month.  Proverbs is 31 chapters long so whatever the date is simply read that chapter for the day and so forth and so on.   I learned that from one of my favorite ministers out here in Hawaii,  <strong><a href="http://www.enewhope.org/aboutus/pastorwayne/" title="Pastor Wayne Cordeiro of New Hope Chrstian Fellowship Oahu" target="_blank">Pastor Wayne Cordeiro of New Hope Christian Fellowship Oahu</a>.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Spend time in the word.</strong>  Keep God first and let His words of wisdom guide you in all that you do.</p>
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