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Monday, June 28, 2021
Friday, June 25, 2021
Do We Follow the High Priest Fauci?
Dennis Edwards: I would like to qualify the word "evolution" used in the discussion above. Though the scientists use the word "evolution" they are talking about the observable change that the virus takes in the course of its mutations. The virus may mutate because of the vaccines or medicines being used to defeat it. The mutation would be some type of damaging effect on itself that would give the virus more survival abilities in the face of the vaccines or medicine being used to cure Covid-19. The mutation in the original virus would result in the virus being better able to protect itself against the effect of the vaccines and or any medicines used to control it or reduce its effect. The virus in the end remains a virus and the mutations it has effected are only useful to its survival in the face of the vaccinated environment and or in the face of those medicines being use to frustrate its growth.
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Às vezes, Deus nos faz quebrando-nos!
Deus à s vezes tem que nos destruir ou o que pensamos que somos ou o que pensamos que devemos ser, a fim de que Ele possa nos tornar o que Ele deseja que sejamos. Deus disse a Jeremias que ele precisava “arrancar, derrubar e destruir” falsas idéias e costumes, a fim de então “construir e plantar” os certos. [Jeremias 1:10]
A rocha no deserto teve que ser quebrada antes que a água pudesse fluir para refrescar as pessoas. [Êxodo 17: 6] Mesmo assim, devemos ser quebrados antes que Deus possa nos usar. Na verdade, Deus só usa aqueles que foram humilhados, quebrados, derretidos, remodelados e refeitos - vasos que foram casados nas mãos do Oleiro e quebrados, para que Ele possa torná-los vasos melhores. Essa é a história de todos que são bons para a obra de Deus.
Como Deus disse ao profeta Jeremias: “Desce à casa do oleiro e lá te darei a minha mensagem. Então desci para a casa do oleiro e o vi trabalhando na roda. Mas o pote que ele estava moldando com o barro estava manchado em suas mãos; então o oleiro o transformou em outro pote, dando-lhe a forma que lhe parecia melhor.´ "[Jeremias 18: 2-4]
Mas alguns de nós querem ser usados como somos. Não queremos ser quebrados. Essa é uma das imagens mais trágicas de toda a vida humana: A imagem do homem que diz com "Invictus" - "Sou o Capitão do meu destino, sou o Mestre da minha alma! Minha cabeça está ensanguentada, mas não curvada!" Se a argila for macia e maleável, ela pode ser moldada em um belo vaso, adequado para o uso do Mestre. Mas se ele endurece e se torna quebradiço, ele só pode quebrar e ser esmagado nas mãos do Oleiro.
Deus só usa pessoas humildes e quebrantadas. “Humilha-te, pois, na poderosa mão de Deus, e no devido tempo ele te exaltará muito.” [1 Pedro 5: 6] Pois “Deus resiste aos soberbos, mas dá graça aos humildes.” [Tiago 4: 6] Às vezes, dizemos: “Por que nos fizeste assim?” [Romanos 9:20]. Mas a questão é que, se Lhe dermos uma chance, Ele nos refará! Aproxime-se de Deus e confie que a quebra pela qual você está passando faz parte do seu processo de reconstrução. Deus o ama e tem bons planos para você, se você se entregar a Ele!
“Pois eu sei os planos que tenho para vocês”, declara o Senhor, “planos para prosperar e não prejudicar vocês, planos para dar-lhes esperança e um futuro.” [Jeremias 29:13] “Agora, para Aquele que pode fazer mais abundantemente além de tudo o que pedimos ou pensamos, segundo o poder que opera em nós, a Ele seja a glória. ”[Efésios 3: 20-21a]
Sometimes God Makes Us By Breaking Us!
The rock in the desert had to be broken before the water could flow out to refresh the people.[Exodus 17:6] Even so we must be broken before God can use us. In fact, God only uses those who have been humbled, broken, melted, remolded and remade -- vessels which have been married in the hands of the Potter and broken, that He may make them better vessels. That's the story of everyone who is any good at all for God's work.
Like God said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message. So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.´" [Jeremiah 18:2-4]But some of us want to be used just like we are. We do not want to be broken. That is one of the most tragic pictures in all human life: The picture of the man who says with "Invictus" -- "I am Captain of my fate, I am Master of my soul! My head is bloody but unbowed!" If the clay is soft and malleable it can be molded into a beautiful vessel, fit for the Master's use. But if it hardens and becomes brittle, it can only break and become crushed in the hands of the Potter.
God only uses humble and broken people. "Humble thyself therefore in the mighty hand of God and in due season He shall highly exalt thee."[1 Peter 5:6] For "God resists the proud, but gives grace unto the humble."[James 4:6] Sometimes we say, "Why have You made us like this?"[Romans 9:20] But the point is, if we give Him a chance, He will remake us! Draw nigh to God and trust that the breaking you are going through is part of your remaking process. God loves you and has good plans for you if you will yield yourself to Him!
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."[Jeremiah 29:13] "Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, unto Him be glory."[Ephesians 3:20-21a]Heart Inflammation Warning to Be Added to mRNA Vaccine Fact Sheet: FDA
HEALTH Meiling Lee Jun 23, 2021
The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seen in Silver Spring, Md., on Nov. 4, 2009. (Jason Reed/Reuters)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday that it will add a warning of heart inflammation to the fact sheet for the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines that are given to patients prior to vaccination.
At a meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), Dr. Doran Fink, deputy director of the FDA’s vaccines division told the committee that the FDA will “move rapidly to update the fact sheets” to ensure transparency surrounding identified risks, no matter how rare.
“We do agree that, based on the available data, a warning statement in the fact sheets for both healthcare providers and vaccine recipients and caregivers would be warranted in this situation,” Fink said.
Fink added that the warning statements “would likely include information stating that these events have occurred in some vaccine recipients, particularly following dose two of mRNA vaccines, that the onset of symptoms typically have been several days to a week following vaccination.” Symptoms include chest pain and shortness of breath.
ACIP met to discuss the latest data on myocarditis and pericarditis incidents following mRNA vaccination in adolescents and younger adults under 29, particularly after a second dose. The majority of inflammation cases have also been reported in male patients.
A member of the panel who gave a presentation at the meeting suggested that there was a “likely association of myocarditis with mRNA vaccination in adolescents and young adults.”
Dr. Mathew Oster, a pediatric cardiologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, also told the panel, “It does appear that the mRNA vaccines may be a trigger for myocarditis.”
Dr. Tom Shimabukuro, a CDC official, to the agency’s vaccine advisory committee said that case rates logged in the reporting system are higher than expected in young males.
Pfizer and Moderna have not returned requests for comment from The Epoch Times.
Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle, while pericarditis is inflammation of the sac-like tissue surrounding the heart. Inflammation can also occur due to infection with the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus that causes the disease COVID-19. So far, no one has died from inflammation following vaccination although many have been hospitalized.
A screenshot of a presentation on the occurrences of heart inflammation following an mRNA vaccine at the CDC’s vaccine advisory meeting on June 23, 2021. (Screenshot via NTD)
However, the higher-than-expected reports of heart inflammation in adolescents and young adults following the second dose of the mRNA vaccine prompted the CDC to further investigate the issue.
As of June 11, more than 1,200 cases of post-vaccine myocarditis or pericarditis were reported to federal health authorities among more than 300 million mRNA vaccine doses administered.
Most of the cases were reported after individuals got the Pfizer-BioNTech shot. Some have been reported by patients receiving the Moderna vaccine. Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine is authorized for children as young as 12, while Moderna’s is for adults 18 and older.
Despite the “likely association” of heart inflammation and mRNA vaccines, the vaccine advisory committee says that the risk of myocarditis or pericarditis in adolescents and younger adults following inoculation with an mRNA vaccine did not outweigh the vaccine’s benefits.
The panel said the current vaccine policy would not change but risks of heart inflammation should be disclosed to patients.
The advisory committee plans to make four recommendations:
1. For individuals who had pericarditis before their first mRNA vaccine, they may “receive any FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine.”
2. For individuals who develop pericarditis after their first mRNA shot, they can get the second dose “after resolution of symptoms.”
3. For persons with myocarditis before their first COVID-19 vaccine, they can go ahead and get vaccinated if their “heart has recovered.”
4. For persons who developed myocarditis after their first mRNA injection, they should “defer [the second] dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine until more information is known.” However, they may proceed with the second dose if their heart has recovered and they’ve consulted with their physician.
The CDC’s current vaccine policy states that “COVID-19 vaccines are recommended for persons 12 years of age and older in the United States under FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization.”
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the CDC, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and 14 other health organizations have published a joint statement seeking to reassure Americans that myocarditis and pericarditis are rare adverse effects that should not discourage people from getting vaccinated.
“The facts are clear: this is an extremely rare side effect, and only an exceedingly small number of people will experience it after vaccination. Importantly, for the young people who do, most cases are mild, and individuals recover often on their own or with minimal treatment. In addition, we know that myocarditis and pericarditis are much more common if you get COVID-19, and the risks to the heart from COVID-19 infection can be more severe,” the HHS said.
“We strongly encourage everyone age 12 and older who are eligible to receive the vaccine under Emergency Use Authorization to get vaccinated, as the benefits of vaccination far outweigh any harm.”
Zachary Stieber contributed to this report. From The Epoch Times https://www.ntd.com/heart-inflammation-warning-to-be-added-to-mrna-vaccine-fact-sheet-fda_632282.html
The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seen in Silver Spring, Md., on Nov. 4, 2009. (Jason Reed/Reuters)The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday that it will add a warning of heart inflammation to the fact sheet for the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines that are given to patients prior to vaccination.
At a meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), Dr. Doran Fink, deputy director of the FDA’s vaccines division told the committee that the FDA will “move rapidly to update the fact sheets” to ensure transparency surrounding identified risks, no matter how rare.
“We do agree that, based on the available data, a warning statement in the fact sheets for both healthcare providers and vaccine recipients and caregivers would be warranted in this situation,” Fink said.
Fink added that the warning statements “would likely include information stating that these events have occurred in some vaccine recipients, particularly following dose two of mRNA vaccines, that the onset of symptoms typically have been several days to a week following vaccination.” Symptoms include chest pain and shortness of breath.
ACIP met to discuss the latest data on myocarditis and pericarditis incidents following mRNA vaccination in adolescents and younger adults under 29, particularly after a second dose. The majority of inflammation cases have also been reported in male patients.
A member of the panel who gave a presentation at the meeting suggested that there was a “likely association of myocarditis with mRNA vaccination in adolescents and young adults.”
Dr. Mathew Oster, a pediatric cardiologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, also told the panel, “It does appear that the mRNA vaccines may be a trigger for myocarditis.”
Dr. Tom Shimabukuro, a CDC official, to the agency’s vaccine advisory committee said that case rates logged in the reporting system are higher than expected in young males.
Pfizer and Moderna have not returned requests for comment from The Epoch Times.
Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle, while pericarditis is inflammation of the sac-like tissue surrounding the heart. Inflammation can also occur due to infection with the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus that causes the disease COVID-19. So far, no one has died from inflammation following vaccination although many have been hospitalized.
A screenshot of a presentation on the occurrences of heart inflammation following an mRNA vaccine at the CDC’s vaccine advisory meeting on June 23, 2021. (Screenshot via NTD)However, the higher-than-expected reports of heart inflammation in adolescents and young adults following the second dose of the mRNA vaccine prompted the CDC to further investigate the issue.
As of June 11, more than 1,200 cases of post-vaccine myocarditis or pericarditis were reported to federal health authorities among more than 300 million mRNA vaccine doses administered.
Most of the cases were reported after individuals got the Pfizer-BioNTech shot. Some have been reported by patients receiving the Moderna vaccine. Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine is authorized for children as young as 12, while Moderna’s is for adults 18 and older.
Despite the “likely association” of heart inflammation and mRNA vaccines, the vaccine advisory committee says that the risk of myocarditis or pericarditis in adolescents and younger adults following inoculation with an mRNA vaccine did not outweigh the vaccine’s benefits.
The panel said the current vaccine policy would not change but risks of heart inflammation should be disclosed to patients.
The advisory committee plans to make four recommendations:
1. For individuals who had pericarditis before their first mRNA vaccine, they may “receive any FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine.”
2. For individuals who develop pericarditis after their first mRNA shot, they can get the second dose “after resolution of symptoms.”
3. For persons with myocarditis before their first COVID-19 vaccine, they can go ahead and get vaccinated if their “heart has recovered.”
4. For persons who developed myocarditis after their first mRNA injection, they should “defer [the second] dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine until more information is known.” However, they may proceed with the second dose if their heart has recovered and they’ve consulted with their physician.
The CDC’s current vaccine policy states that “COVID-19 vaccines are recommended for persons 12 years of age and older in the United States under FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization.”
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the CDC, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and 14 other health organizations have published a joint statement seeking to reassure Americans that myocarditis and pericarditis are rare adverse effects that should not discourage people from getting vaccinated.
“The facts are clear: this is an extremely rare side effect, and only an exceedingly small number of people will experience it after vaccination. Importantly, for the young people who do, most cases are mild, and individuals recover often on their own or with minimal treatment. In addition, we know that myocarditis and pericarditis are much more common if you get COVID-19, and the risks to the heart from COVID-19 infection can be more severe,” the HHS said.
“We strongly encourage everyone age 12 and older who are eligible to receive the vaccine under Emergency Use Authorization to get vaccinated, as the benefits of vaccination far outweigh any harm.”
Zachary Stieber contributed to this report. From The Epoch Times https://www.ntd.com/heart-inflammation-warning-to-be-added-to-mrna-vaccine-fact-sheet-fda_632282.html
Dennis Edwards: I am wondering if the collapse of two football players during different games who were obligated to get the vaccines was in fact a result of the vaccine? The fact that an honest discussion of the risks of the vaccine is not being allowed makes me dubious of it. I have decided not to vaccine even though the social pressure to do so is strong because:
1st. I trust God for my health.
2nd. The secondary longterm effects of the vaccine have not been carefully studied.
3rd. The compliance of government to submit to corporate power for financial benefits is in question.
4th. Many experts both scientists and medical doctors are questioning the rush to vaccine but are having their voices shut.
5th. Other medicines like Iverectim have been found to be beneficial to those with Covid-19 and yet the governments have been frowning upon their use.
6th. I prefer natural preventative medicine such as taking care of my health with right eating, right drinking, right exercising, right sleeping, right living, etc
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7th. My inner voice of conscience keeps telling me that something is not right with the push for mass vaccination. I have learned in life to listen to that still small voice and so I will.
Liberdade em Cristo!
Compilação
Para muitos de nós, a liberdade tornou-se sinônimo de independência pessoal—a capacidade de tomar nossas próprias decisões e escolher nosso próprio caminho na vida, de fazer o que quisermos e quando quisermos. É o que eu chamo de “liberdade externa”.
Mas esta não é a liberdade que Jesus nos prometeu. Quando Jesus Se revelou como o Messias, disse que tinha vindo à Terra para “proclamar a liberdade”.[Lucas 4:18.] E, em uma outra ocasião, Ele disse: “Se, pois, o Filho vos libertar, verdadeiramente, sereis livres”.[João 8:36.]
Jesus não estava nos libertando para fazermos o que quiséssemos, mas sim para fazermos o que devÃamos fazer. Ele estava nos libertando para termos um relacionamento com Deus e sermos o tipo de pessoas que Ele nos criou para ser. Esta liberdade espiritual é o que eu chamo de “liberdade interior”—a capacidade de obedecer a Deus e escolher Sua vontade para nossas vidas. E esta é a liberdade que o pecado há muito nos havia negado.
Jesus chocou os fariseus, os lÃderes espirituais da Sua época, quando declarou, “Em verdade, em verdade vos digo que todo aquele que comete pecado é servo do pecado”. [João 8:34.] Jesus estava afirmando que todos nós estamos sob o poder e o controle de uma tendência natural ao pecado; não podemos nos desligar disso sozinhos. O pecado traz uma penalidade da qual não podemos fugir por conta própria. A BÃblia diz, “O salário do pecado é a morte”.[Romanos 6:23.]
Como podemos ficar livres da penalidade e do poder do pecado? Isso vem através da aceitação da morte de Jesus Cristo na cruz como o pagamento por nosso pecado. Ao nos entregarmos a Cristo, o pecado perde o seu poder e o poder de Cristo passa a dominar.
Ao escolhermos confiar e seguir o Senhor, nossos hábitos, pensamentos e atitudes pecaminosas perdem o controle. A culpa desaparece, e a paz de espÃrito domina. Os hábitos corretos tornam-se a norma. Isso sim é liberdade— verdadeira liberdade!—Larry Fowler [https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/freedom-in-christ.]
O preço da nossa liberdade
Outro conceito bÃblico que ajuda a explicar como a morte de Jesus nos trouxe a salvação é a redenção. As palavras traduzidas para remir e redenção vêm da famÃlia de palavras gregas que significam soltar, libertar mediante pagamento, resgate. Outras variações são um valor de resgate, o ato de pagar resgate, resgatar. Estes são alguns versÃculos em que aparecem estas palavras:
“O Filho do homem não veio para ser servido, mas para servir e dar a Sua vida em resgate por muitos.”[Mateus 20:28.]
“Há um só Deus, e um só Mediador entre Deus e os homens, Cristo Jesus, homem, o qual se deu a si mesmo em resgate por todos, para servir de testemunho a Seu tempo.”[1 Timóteo 2:5–6. Ver também Tito 2:13–14; 1 Pedro 1:18–19.]
O uso das palavras relacionadas resgate ou remissão nestes versÃculos expressa o conceito de pagar um preço, um resgate, para libertar, para retirar da escravidão ou do domÃnio de algo ou de alguém. Nos versÃculos citados acima, Jesus disse ter vindo para dar Sua vida como resgate por muitos. Pela Sua morte em sacrifÃcio, Seu sangue derramado por nós, somos remidos, ou resgatados. Ele pagou pela nossa liberdade, livrando-nos da penalidade pelos nossos pecados e recebendo a punição em nosso lugar.
O resgate é pago a Deus, o Pai, pois foi quem determinou a pena. Jesus, o Filho de Deus, pagou o resgate através da Sua morte. Justiça foi feita, a penalidade pelo crime foi paga e o culpado ficou livre. O culpado não é apenas declarado inocente, mas também transformado em uma nova criatura e, idealmente, começa a viver segundo o amor por Deus e em prol de outros, em gratidão, por haver recebido a maior dádiva de Deus.
Por causa do amor de Deus por nós, Ele tanto nos julga como nos redime. Seu plano atende à necessidade de julgamento justo, mas Deus, o Juiz, também pagou o preço pela nossa redenção, pelo derramamento do sangue do Seu único Filho.
“Porque Deus amou o mundo de tal maneira que deu o Seu Filho unigênito, para que todo aquele que nEle crê não pereça, mas tenha a vida eterna. Porque Deus enviou o Seu Filho ao mundo, não para que condenasse o mundo, mas para que o mundo fosse salvo por Ele.”[João 3:16–17.]—Peter A. Smith
Liberdade para servir
A crença de que a liberdade individual de fazer, ser ou dizer o que quisermos é muitas vezes cortada e isolada de qualquer pensamento em relação às consequências ou responsabilidades para com a comunidade. Infelizmente, a liberdade raramente é vista como uma oportunidade de servir aos outros.
O apóstolo Paulo levantou esta questão conforme escreveu aos primeiros cristãos em Corinto. Ao discutir assuntos de liberdade pessoal, ele exortou esses primeiros cristãos que “Todas as coisas me são lÃcitas, mas nem todas as coisas convêm; todas as coisas me são lÃcitas, mas nem todas as coisas edificam. Ninguém busque o proveito próprio; antes cada um o que é de outrem. … Portanto, quer comais quer bebais, ou façais outra qualquer coisa, fazei tudo para glória de Deus.”[1 CorÃntios 10:23–24, 31]
Em sua carta aos cristãos gálatas, Paulo aplica o dom da liberdade a um senso de responsabilidade coletiva: “Irmãos, vocês foram chamados para a liberdade. Mas não usem a liberdade para dar ocasião à vontade da carne; pelo contrário, sirvam uns aos outros mediante o amor. Toda a lei se resume num só mandamento: ‘Ame o seu próximo como a si mesmo’”.[Gálatas 5:13–14]
A definição de liberdade para amar e servir apresentada por Paulo parece uma contradição flagrante do entendimento de que liberdade é fazer o que se quer, individualmente. ... Somos chamados à liberdade, liberdade para os outros, e não simplesmente como a busca individualista do interesse próprio. Entendida corretamente, a liberdade é fundamentada no amor pelo bem de uns para com os outros.—Margaret Manning Schull
O preço da liberdade
Todos anseiam por liberdade, mas logo percebemos que a liberdade tem seu preço. Uma pessoa disse de brincadeira: “Liberdade absoluta é poder fazer o que você quer sem considerar ninguém, exceto seu cônjuge e seus filhos, a empresa e o chefe, vizinhos e amigos, a polÃcia e o governo, o médico e a igreja.”
Na sociedade humana, o caos resulta se considerarmos apenas nossos próprios interesses. As leis são necessárias para garantir a liberdade. O mesmo é verdade com relação à lei espiritual de Deus. O Salmo 119 é um belo tributo à s liberdades resultantes da obediência à lei de Deus. Repare nos versÃculos 44 e 45: “Assim observarei de contÃnuo a tua lei para sempre e eternamente. E andarei em liberdade; pois busco os teus preceitos.”[Salmo 119:44–45]
Tiago chama a lei de Deus de “a lei perfeita da liberdade,” quando diz que “Mas o homem que observa atentamente a lei perfeita que traz a liberdade, e persevera na prática dessa lei, não esquecendo o que ouviu, mas praticando-o, será feliz naquilo que fizer. Aquele, porém, que atenta bem para a lei perfeita da liberdade, e nisso persevera, não sendo ouvinte esquecediço, mas fazedor da obra, este tal será bem-aventurado [abençoado] no seu feito”[Tiago 1:25] Ele continua o no capÃtulo seguinte: “Falem e ajam como quem vai ser julgado pela lei da liberdade.”[Tiago 2:12]
Jesus Cristo, o perfeito exemplo de liberdade, obedeceu aos mandamentos de Deus.[ João 15:10.] A verdadeira liberdade não pode estar desligada dos mandamentos de Deus, mas deve vir da harmonia com os mandamentos de Deus. Como pede Cristo em Lucas 6:46: “Por que vocês me chamam ‘Senhor, Senhor’ e não fazem o que eu digo? ” E também: “E ele disse-lhe: Por que me chamas bom? Não há bom senão um só, que é Deus. Se queres, porém, entrar na vida, guarda os mandamentos.”[Mateus 19:17.]
A obediência à lei de Deus por amor não é um esforço para alcançar a salvação pelas obras, mas uma resposta honesta e sincera por querer servir e agradar ao grande Deus do universo que deu Suas leis espirituais para nosso próprio bem-estar. Não é uma questão do que é conveniente, mas do que agrada a Deus. É irônico o fato de que, à medida que adquirimos a liberdade através de Cristo, nos tornemos Seus escravos, como declarado em 1 CorÃntios 7:22: “Pois aquele que, sendo escravo, foi chamado pelo Senhor, é liberto e pertence ao Senhor; semelhantemente, aquele que era livre quando foi chamado, é escravo de Cristo.”
Em última análise, a verdadeira liberdade vem através da ressurreição no retorno de Cristo. Como Paulo explica em Romanos 8:21, “a própria natureza criada será libertada da escravidão da decadência em que se encontra para a gloriosa liberdade dos filhos de Deus.” Que Deus abençoe a vinda deste dia!—Rainer Salomaa [https://www.ucg.org/the-good-news/what-does-it-mean-to-have-freedom-in-christ.]
Publicado no Âncora em junho de 2021. Mais Informações: Dennis - 915016534
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Em sua paciência, possua suas almas! - Lucas 21:19
A pressa é assunto do diabo! Ele está sempre com pressa e sempre tentando fazer as pessoas correrem, porque então elas estão mais propensas a cometer erros.
A resposta nunca está em avançar com nossas próprias forças! Deus disse a Moisés para ferir a rocha uma vez com sua vara e então trazer água. O próprio Senhor estava disposto a suprir abundantemente se Moisés apenas falasse com a rocha. Mas Moisés feriu a rocha duas vezes e deu a mensagem com violência e ira. Ele fez a coisa certa, mas da maneira errada e Deus ficou tão zangado que disse a Moisés: "Porque não crestes em mim" - a impaciência irada é um sinal de falta de fé perfeita e descanso no Senhor - "para me santificar aos olhos dos filhos de Israel! "- para mostrar um exemplo melhor da paciência infinita e amorosa de Deus com Seu povo e fé em Deus -" Portanto, não introduzireis esta congregação na terra que lhes dei. " (Números 20:12)
Senhor, pedimos que ensine a Teus filhos e filhas paciência e fé, o que leva tempo. Ensina-nos a nunca ter tanta pressa e a não nos esforçar tanto, como se tivéssemos que fazer isso por nossas próprias forças. Ajude-nos a aprender, Senhor, como nos apoiar em Ti e saber que Você vai cuidar disso de alguma forma. "Não por força nem por violência, mas pelo Meu espÃrito", diz o Senhor Todo-Poderoso. [Zac 4: 6]
In Your Patience Possess Ye Your Souls! - Luke 21:19
Hurry is the Devil's business! He's always in a hurry and always trying to make people rushed because then they are most apt to make mistakes.
The answer is never in rushing ahead in our own strength! God told Moses to smite the rock once with his rod and then bring forth water. The Lord Himself was willing to abundantly supply if Moses would only speak to the rock. But Moses smote the rock twice and gave the message with violence and wrath. He did the right thing but in the wrong way and God was so angry that He told Moses, "Because ye believed Me not" -- angry impatience is a sign of lack of perfect faith and rest in the Lord -- "to sanctify Me in the eyes of the children of Israel!"--to show a better example of God's Own infinite loving patience with His people and faith in God--"Therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them." (Numbers 20:12)
Lord, we ask that You will teach Thy sons and daughters patience and faith, which takes time. Teach us never to get in such a hurry and not to push ourselves so hard, as though we had to do it in our own strength. Help us to learn, Lord, how to lean on You and know that You're going to take care of it somehow. "Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit," says the Lord Almighty.[Zech 4:6]
Caesar, Mammon, and Sodom Unite!
Is Pope Francis laying down breadcrumbs for LGBT groups to sue his church into compliance with same-sex unions? 
By JOHN ZMIRAK Published on June 11, 2021
Last week, Jason Jones interviewed theologian John Gravino about the “Great Catholic Reset.” That’s a plan Gravino believes exists within church circles, and that Pope Francis favors. It’s relevant to all Christians because it entails entangling Church and State in ways we might think impossible. And threatens faithful believers worldwide. Gravino argues, in his book Confronting the Pope of Suspicion, that liberal Christians like Francis are preparing the way for pro-LGBT governments to meddle directly inside our sanctuaries.Jones was so alarmed by the case Gravino made that he took to the Alex Jones Show. He talked for an hour with the controversial host. The topic? Strong evidence that Francis is yoking the Church to pro-abortion globalist institutions, “progressive” proponents of Wokeness, and the Chinese Communist government.
I joined Gravino on the Jason Jones Show to question Gravino about his claims. What he had to say was so alarming that we talked for almost two hours. For those deeply interested in the Catholic church today, I suggest downloading the show and hunkering down.
Caesar Will Shove this “New Gospel” Down Our Throats
Let me give the gist for those who’d prefer just reading. LGBT activists are long past just asking for legal tolerance and acceptance. Now they demand “inclusion,” which means something quite specific. We as Christians must accept their unions as valid in God’s eyes, and their sex lives as virtuous instead of sinful. Our churches must remake their doctrines and practices to match the current culture, right down to its latest embrace of transgender madness.
And if we don’t, the government will force us to, wherever possible. The 6,000-year-plus Jewish and Christian tradition of sexual morality is the moral equivalent of racism. So the LGBT syndicate insists. The federal government already says that ending such “discrimination” is in the “public interest.” When Reagan was president, the Supreme court upheld the IRS’ refusal of tax-exempt status to Bob Jones University. (Back then it forbade as “unbiblical” interracial dating.) Now bans by churches on same-sex unions will face the same declaration by the State. That could imperil tax-exemptions, government contracts, and other government benefits.
So orthodox churches that cleave to biblical morals might be taxed like Nevada brothels, face zoning battles like strip clubs, and be banned from serving as government contractors. (While Planned Parenthood still does, for all the baby organs it’s still selling.)
Weaponizing Ambiguity and Infiltrating Church Leadership
But that’s not enough. Because you might still have churches resisting — both in court and in practice. So LGBT activists have burrowed into the churches themselves, taken over institutions, and risen in influence, with the goal of change from within. There’s a massive effort by these activists in countries like Germany and the US to demand that Catholic parishes publicly “bless” same-sex unions.
Pope Francis seems to favor such unions, rigging more than one Catholic synod of bishops, trying to loosen Catholic sexual morals in a gay-friendly direction. He hit more resistance than he expected inside the church itself. Recently his own deputy in charge of doctrine issued a document denying that the church could bless such unions. The document got published, but Francis seemed to distance himself from it.
Gravino believes that Francis has a plan. Namely create sufficient ambiguity about the Catholic church’s teachings that they won’t stand up in court. For this to make sense, we need to remember some history. Through the Vietnam War, Catholics had trouble claiming conscientious objector status. Why? Because their own church did not clearly object to fighting in wars. And US courts look to the official statements of a church to determine whether First Amendment claims are in fact legit. If the church itself disclaims a doctrine, the person who challenges the State citing that church won’t have a leg to stand on.
The Ninth Circuit Court Might Hammer the Last Nail In
And so, Gravino believes, Pope Francis intends to create ambiguity about the Catholic church’s stance on sexual morality. Just enough that helpful US judges can step in and demand that pastors and bishops “get with the program.” If the stance of the church itself on same-sex unions can be made ambiguous enough, rich LGBT groups can shop for a state with a liberal activist court. Then produce a nice, fresh-faced couple demanding a fabulous wedding at Our Lady of Consummate Good Taste parish in California.
Should the pastor refuse, and his bishop actually back him, they might both lose in court. This because the Vatican itself (the judge will rule) does not clearly forbid such ceremonies. Therefore the First Amendment doesn’t protect pastors who refuse them from discrimination claims.
First They Came for the Catholics
If this happens to Catholics (with tacit papal connivance) it will soon strike other churches. Will the leadership groups for Methodists, Southern Baptists, and other denominations have the fortitude to battle this out in court, as media label the orthodox “bigots” and “haters”? Few objected to the abortion-tainted COVID vaccines, or to the lockdown orders imposed by hostile blue-state governors.
So radical forces inside churches don’t have to “win” every internal fight. They just have to push hard enough to plant ambiguity in their churches’ official stances. Then a liberal activist judge, and massively funded LGBT legal groups, might very well do the rest. That would add the massive power of the US federal government to their efforts, and tap into the all-too-human cowardice and conformity which Christians have always had to battle. Even faithful church leaders will be goaded to surrender, with bankruptcy as the alternative. (Think of how that money could be spent helping the poor, as Judas once urged.)
Churches that succumb won’t die with a bang, but with a simper.
https://stream.org/caesar-mammon-and-sodom-unite-in-the-great-reset-of-churches/
John Zmirak is a senior editor at The Stream, and author or co-author of ten books, including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism.
