Following Jesus Better

"Two Key Conditions for Answered Prayer" In the absence of God's grace, Jesus Followers on receive for what we pray when we meet the two conditions Jesus explained in Mark's Gospel below.

"Why the God-Head Positively Answers A Jesus Follower's Prayers" In John 16:23-24, Jesus tells his first Disciples and us why God will give them for what they ask.

"Understanding Female Suicide Bombers" Book Review of a Book documenting the author's interviews with female suicide bombers in Israeli jails. GaryFPatton (gfp '42™ 2012-12-04)

A graphic presentation of how human beings are persuaded to do something ...whether they want to or not. GaryFPatton (gfp '42™ 2012-12-22)

"Jesus Warns About Worshipping Traditions Rather than Him" In Mark 7:4-13, Jesus condemns the Pharisees for their "traditions of the Elders" with which the burdened the Jews when He was first on earth . The same unBiblical practise is followed by many modern Pastors and Priests with such "doctrines" as "Just War", assembling only of Sunday (or Saturday), baptism by imersion (sprinkling), etc.

"Freedom From Rituals, Rites and Rules of Religion plus Human Regulations" In Colossians 2:6-20. The Apostle (Sent-Out-One) Paul clearly explains why the above is true and why Jesus condemned the "traditions of the Elders in Matthew ?.

Excellent Bible-based family advice.

Story re how Dietrich Bonhoeffer, himself a badly persecuted German Jesus Follower who opposed Fascism, encouraged other persecuted countrywo(men).

"One Biblical Account of Jesus' Crucifixion" John 19:16-42 in the Christian New Covenant (Testament) describes the death of Yeshua (Jesus) on His cross. He voluntarily, as God the Son, Emmanuel, God in flesh and bones. He dis so to redeem all who will believe in Him and His sacrifice for them as God from their violation of God the Father's laws and their sin nature by means of the saving power of Gog the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:3-4 makes clear that someone or something prevents many, called unbelievers in the Christian New Covenant (Testament) from hearing the "Gospel" (Good News") of Jesus of Nazareth. And the Biblical Jesus is NOT the Muslim Isa of the Islamic Qur'an regardless of what some Christians or churches teach.

As the only nation in the world with absolutely no protection for the pre-born, Canada murdered almost 100,000 children in 2009 ...a national disaster.

This makes me sick. I find it interesting and disturbing that the language used in the graphic strays away from any identifying human imputation. Using words like "tissue" & "fetus" is just a strategy to distance themselves from this tragedy. It seems to me any war or genocide uses similar tactics to dehumanize the enemy so that soldiers are able to easily kill them without having to acknowledge what they are doing to another human being. So the question is "who are the soldiers? and who is the enemy?" Thanks for posting

This graphic on the power of passion demonstrates the truth of what Jesus says at http://diigo.com/0sdke .

The Bible does not advocate democracy because unGodly people eventually sell their souls to Government to get the materialism they demand and the immorality to which they're not opposed. Canada & the U.S. are NOT christian nations". They ARE under the judgement of God as outlined in Romans 1. The only answer is the heralding of Jesus' love and grace as each wo(man)'s subsitutionary sacrife of Almighty God against our sin nature and personal sins as explained in Romans 10: 8-10. GaryFPatton With my compliments and permission to reproduce, without change or profiteering, including the following: © Copyright gfp '42™ 2012-11-24