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Trouble, Jesus' Warning about- Bible Gateway - 0 views

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shared by Gary Patton on 16 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Gary Patton on 16 Feb 12
     
    In Matthew 10:16 of The Contemporary English Version of the God's New Covenant, Yeshua (Jesus) warns present time Jesus Followers that the world hasn't changed since their Master's day. The Lord shares here how God's people should behave in dealing with others in the cruel and hostile environment in which they must live and work as ambassadors of God's loving Kingdom that will come in its fullness some day soon. gfp (2011-11-02)
Gary Patton

John 14:1-6; 22-27 NASB - Jesus Comforts His Followers - Bible Gateway - 0 views

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shared by Gary Patton on 04 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • John 14:1-6; John 14:22-27
  • Do not let your heart be troubled; [a]believe in God, believe also in Me.
  • I go to prepare a place for you.
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  • I will come again and receive you to Myself, that (D)where I am, there you may be also.
  • “I am (F)the way, and (G)the truth, and (H)the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
  • You are going to disclose Yourself to us and not to the world?”
  • If anyone loves Me, he will (D)keep My word; and (E)My Father will love him, and We (F)will come to him and make Our abode with him.
  • But the (I)Helper, the Holy Spirit, (J)whom the Father will send in My name, (K)He will teach you all things, and (L)bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.
  • Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. (N)Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.
  • Gary Patton on 04 Apr 12
     
    These passages from John 14 were shared by my Friend, Bruce Malcolm, at the Funeral service for my Mom, Ina Donelda Patton (aka Donnie (family) & Donna (friends). These passages confirm the eternal promise of Jesus to His Followers, of which my Mom was one, that they will spend eternity with Him in His mansions in heaven. Each human is a "spiritual being in a temporary earth suit". And, therefore, we each will live forever. The only question is where we will spend the non-earthly part of our eternity ...in what Jesus called "heaven" or "hell". The answer to that question depends solely on whether one chooses to believe that Jesus was "a liar", "a lunatic" or "Lord" of us all and "God Incarnate", His eternal "Son" who choose to die on a cross to pay the full penalty for our sin nature & sins which our "good works" cannot pay for. In addition to the above passages, another Friend, Adele Van Caulart, read Psalm 23 ...another source of great assurance of God's love and His peace for my Mom and me. gfp (2012-04-04)
Gary Patton

Trouble Lies Ahead - Bible Gateway - 0 views

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shared by Gary Patton on 09 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Matthew 10:16-18
  • be (B)shrewd as serpents and (C)innocent as doves
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      Gary Patton on 09 Mar 12
       
      This warning takes on a powerful and different dimension that many Christians do NOT appreciate because they forget the companion warning that Haoly Spirit insired Jude to caution the Body of Messiah about re false teachers. They are Jude warns in the pulpits and pews of some churches, still today.
  • beware of men, for they will hand you over to the (D)courts and scourge you (E)in their synagogues; 18 and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake
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  • the Gentiles
  • Gary Patton on 09 Mar 12
     
    In Matthew 10:16-18 of the New American Standard Bible Version of the God's New Covenant, Yeshua (Jesus) warns his first and present day Jesus Followers that the world hasn't changed since their Master's day. The Lord shares here how God's people should behave in dealing with others in the cruel and hostile environment in which they must live and work as ambassadors of God's loving Kingdom that will come in its fullness some day ...sooner than many Christians believe. gfp (2011-11-02)
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shared by Gary Patton on 11 May 12 - Cached
  • many Christians take these special ten commandments for granted
  • The 10 Commandments of the Bible
  • These 10 commandments are good, basic, moral laws that will help keep us out of trouble with ourselves, family, friends, and neighbors
Gary Patton

Jesus' Stress Management Program - Bible Gateway - 0 views

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shared by Gary Patton on 16 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • John 16:30-35
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      Gary Patton on 16 Feb 12
       
      In John 16:33 in context, Jesus outlines his dis-stress management commitment to each of His Followers. gfp (2012-02-16)
  • in Me you may have peace. (H)In the world you have tribulation, but (I)take courage; (J)I have overcome the world.”
  • Gary Patton on 16 Feb 12
     
    In John 16:33 in context, Jesus outlines his dis-stress management commitment to each of His Followers. gfp (2012-02-16)
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The Antidote to Dis-Stress - Bible Gateway - 0 views

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shared by Gary Patton on 16 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • But the (A)Helper, the Holy Spirit, (B)whom the Father will send in My name
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      Gary Patton on 16 Feb 12
       
      Altought the word "Trinity", is nowhere in the Christian Scriptures. The concept of One God as three distinct and unique personalities is otline here and throught the New Testament. In addition, the Old Covenant repeatedly points to the coming of Messiah, Yeshua (Jesus).
  • John 14:26-28
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      Gary Patton on 12 Sep 12
       
      The Antidote to Dis-Stress Jesus came that his Followers who trust in Him may live in 'permanent peace'. In John 14: 26-28 here, read how that promise was fulfilled. Peace can has been defined many ways. In John 14:27, Yeshua (Jesus) states clearly that, ultimately, peace is a Person, God Himself living in each Jesus Follower.
  • Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. (F)Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.
Gary Patton

Can my enemy's enemy be my friend? :: Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi - 0 views

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shared by Gary Patton on 02 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • Conventional wisdom has generally said that Israel can attain regional support by way of an alliance or coalition of minorities
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      Gary Patton on 02 Apr 12
       
      Interestingly, "conventional wisdom" when Israel was ruled by Kings thousands of years ago, said the same in lieu of trusting in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Every time they did, the leaders got into trouble and were over-rn by a foreign nation ...except by God's grace.
  • Can my enemy's enemy be my friend?
  • The concept of an alliance among regional minorities sounds like an attractive proposition. But is it realistic?
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  • The evidence appears to suggest otherwise.
  • the Alawites, who have under the Assad dynasty dominated the upper ranks of that country's security forces and government, could try to salvage some form of self-rule in the form of a mini-state in the northwest of Syria, should the regime lose control over Damascus.
  • However, the reasoning for courting the Alawites can only be described as bordering on the realm of fantasy
  • When many Israelis think of a loyal minority ally, the country's Druze often come to mind.
  • Another group touted as potential allies of Israel in the region are the Christians.
  • Minority alliances per se shouldn't be shunned, but Israel should pursue regional alliances based more on realism than on the perception of shared oppression, with its need to create a united and mutually beneficial minority front against an almost monolithic Arab-Islamic foe ‏(essentially a utopian dream‏).
Gary Patton

Matthew 6:25-34 NASB - The Cure for Anxiety - "For this - Bible Gateway - 0 views

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shared by Gary Patton on 01 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • So do not (M)worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will [i]care for itself. [j]Each day has enough trouble of its own
  • Gary Patton on 01 Jun 12
     
    Matthew 6:25-34 is Jesus' clear and unequivocal promise to provide to His first, and all subsequent, Followers EVERY THING of EVERY SORT that they would need to empower their followership of Him ...without frenzy, fear or workaholism while in this life. gfp (2012-05-01)
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Christian: You Gotta Make a Choice ...Jesus or Money - Bible Gateway - 0 views

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shared by Gary Patton on 01 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • No one can serve two masters
  • Matthew 6:24-34
  • For this reason I say to you, [b]do not be (D)worried about your [c]life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
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  • But [g]seek first [h]His kingdom and His righteousness, and (N)all these things will be [i]added to you.
  • do not (O)worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will [j]care for itself. [k]Each day has enough trouble of its own.
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Anger Management | Ten Essentials to Consider - 0 views

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shared by Gary Patton on 30 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Anger is healthy
  • It’s what we do with our anger that makes all the difference to the maintenance of our own health
  • Anger arousal symptoms
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  • warning to keep our mouth shut and think
  • soul solitude time will allow us to trace and track the origins of the triggers so we can understand them
    • Gary Patton
      Gary Patton on 30 Nov 11
       
      My problem with Rhoberta's psychology when she points to "understanding" the roots of anger/rage as a route to healing is that it cannot produce freedom from your bondage. (I know this because I knew the emotional and spiritual roots of my rage for the full 25 years that I struggled with my it and that understanding didn't help me one bit. Only knowing "truth" can set you free. Understanding our past pain's roots doesn't produce truth or "freedom" from the pain. Only the truth that Jesus talks about at http://is.gd/NwDqOu can do that. gfp
  • trouble in relationships
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      Gary Patton on 01 Dec 11
       
      I taught "anger management techniques" and knowing tips like this S-M-A-R-TTip didn't help me: "Relationships can only thrive when one party, at least, knows how to back off!" (Rhoberta is more blunt in her Esstenial #1 when she says: "Shut your mouth!") But, bluntness in my teaching wasn't the lack! Teaching "techniques" rather than "spiritual truth" was! Here's truth http://diigo.com/0jiqa . gfp
  • one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves
  • We have to learn to manage incoming anger, too.
  • you may not have any boundaries
  • Anger is healthy. It is natural. It is a gift of perception, experience and biology
  • Gary Patton on 30 Nov 11
     
    Anger is one of the most powerful emotions and the most challenging one to manage for most people. Some of us can't "manage" it ...at all. At best, some of us can ONLY moderate our reaction to our amygdala's response to our perception of a violation of our so-called rights. That's why Essential #1 is so crucial. (I know because I fought a losing battle with anger/rage for over 25 years until recently when I re-discovered a truth that I had forgotten as a Jesus Follower. Yeh! We're NOT perfect ...just saved as someone said.) You may enjoy my Tweet for 2011-08-27 apropos Essential #1: "A relationship can only thrive when at least one party knows when to back off!" ~ gfp '42™ gfp
  • Gary Patton on 30 Nov 11
     
    Essential #1 in this article is so crucial. (I know because I fought a losing battle with anger/rage for over 25 years until recently. I have now re-discovered a truth that I had forgotten as a Jesus Follower. Yeh! We're NOT perfect ...just saved as someone said.) gfp
Gary Patton

The Watchman in Modern Times - Bible Gateway - 0 views

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shared by Gary Patton on 09 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • For thus the Lord says to me,    “Go, station the lookout, let him (B)report what he sees.
  • Let him pay close attention, very close attention.
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      Gary Patton on 09 Mar 12
       
      In this context, I feel inspired to rage against the beleifs and actions of Muslim Islamists and their crypto-encourager Imams because they murder ordinary people with intention based only on the rantings of a hateful, medieval megalomaniac.
  • Gary Patton on 09 Mar 12
     
    In Isaiah 21:5-7, the Hebrew Prophet Isaiah speaks of the role of the "watchman on the walls" of communities for all time. gfp (2012-03-09)
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Always be Ready with An Answer - Bible Gateway - 0 views

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shared by Gary Patton on 09 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • 1 Peter 3:13-18
  • Who is [a]there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good?
  • And do not fear their [c]intimidation, and do not be troubled
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  • sanctify (E)Christ as Lord in your hearts
  • always being ready (F)to make a [e]defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the (G)hope that is in you, yet (H)with gentleness and [f](I)reverence
  • For (L)it is better, (M)if [h]God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong.
  • Christ also died for sins (O)once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might (P)bring us to God, having been put to death (Q)in the flesh, but made alive (R)in the [i]spirit;
  • Gary Patton on 09 Mar 12
     
    1 Peter 3:13-18 commands that we must be ready to be able to respond when someone questions what we believe. gfp (2012-03-08)
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What is libertarian free will? - 1 views

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shared by Gary Patton on 27 Aug 14 - No Cached
  • The Bible emphatically affirms human responsibility for sin and God's justice, but it also clearly rejects libertarian free will. Scripture clearly affirms that 1) God is sovereign over all affairs, including the affairs of man; and 2) man is responsible for his rebellion against a holy God. The fact that we cannot completely harmonize these two biblical truths should not cause us to reject either one.
  • Prior to the fall, man could be said to have had a "free" will in that he was free to obey God or disobey God. After the fall, man's will was corrupted by sin to the point where he fully lost the ability to willingly obey God. This doesn't mean that man can't outwardly obey God. Rather, man cannot perform any spiritual good that is acceptable to God or has any salvific merit. The Bible describes man's will as "dead in transgressions and sins" (Ephesians 2:1) or as "slaves to sin" (Romans 6:17).
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      Gary Patton on 27 Aug 14
       
      This is why without God, humankind is in big trouble!
  • When God ordains all things that come to pass (Psalm 33:11; Ephesians 1:11), He not only ordains the ends, but the means as well. God ordains that certain things will happen and He also ordains how they will happen. Human choices are one of the means by which God accomplishes His will. For proof of this point, look no further than the exodus. God tells Moses that He will harden Pharaoh's heart so that God's glory in the deliverance of Israel would be manifest through him (Exodus 4:21). However, as the narrative continues, we see that Pharaoh hardens his own heart (Exodus 8:15). God's will and man's will converge.
    • Gary Patton
      Gary Patton on 27 Aug 14
       
      Because God is sovereign, He gets His way ...regardless of our so-called free will. 
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