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Human Life Definition, Motion 312, CAN Gov't - Google Docs - 0 views

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    The following is the copy of Motion 312. It was attached to a 21012-09-19 Press Release by REAL Women Canada. It expresses support for Motion No. 312 and the establishment of a special committee of the House of Commons to review the declaration in subsection 223 (1) of the Criminal Code of Canada which states that a child becomes a human being only "when it has completely proceeded, in a living state, from the body of its mother." We affirm the proposed composition
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NASB - Those whom I love I reprove and - Bible Gateway - 1 views

  • I stand (C)at the door and (D)knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, (E)I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.
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    Jesus is always calling those who recognize they are sinners and know that they know that they cannot get better themselves and wish to turn from their bad habits with Jesus' help. Jesus is waiting patiently for you to open the door of your heart. Revelation 3:19-22 clearly says so! gfp (2011-11-30)
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    Calling out to Jesus from the depths of our sin is simple! He's waiting patiently for you to open the door of your heart.gfp
Gary Patton

Christian Reconstructionism ...What it is! - Paul McGlasson - 1 views

  • according to the Bible, faithful people don’t know everything.
  • Christian Reconstructionism is a powerful mix of religious and political ideas gaining enormous strength in the American church and society
  • Christians have a unique “worldview” with unique access to universal truth“Christian laws” should be put in place at local, state, and federal levelsChristianity and American culture are two sides of the same coinThe proper, God-given role of Christians is to dominate the earth
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      The first of these 4 bullets is the ONLY one that conforms to the Bible without twisting its truths.
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  • growing buzz surrounding these ideas, along with serious confusion about what it all means.
  • Do Christians really have a biblical mandate to turn the judicial code of the Old Testament into the civil law of society?
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      There is NO Scriptural mandate for this whatsoever. The complete Old Covenant legal code was designed for Jews and no one else. Jesus fulfilled the whole law in His death and resurrection for those who believe in and follow him as outlined in Romans 10:8-12 at http://diigo.com/0lk6j .
  • The issue is the twofold rule of love for God and neighbor, which Jesus himself, the true Interpreter of the Old Testament, gives to guide us in applying it to daily life
  • they left a Christian nation
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      There is no such thing as a Christian nation simply because the Old Covenant talks about a "Hebrew Nation".
  • it is centered in the risen Christ alone, not in any geographical center
  • What is Christian Reconstructionism?
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      This short article is little more than a sales pitch for the athor's book but does list at least four of the dimensions of so-called Christian Reconstructionism. GaryFPatton (gfp '42™ 2012-07-15)
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What Is a Berean Christian? - Bible Gateway - 1 views

  • Acts 17:10-12
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      Acts 17:10-12 confirms why Jesus Followers are often taught to use their Bibles like the Jews of the town of Berea in Biblical times. gfp (2012-02-18)
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  • the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true
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      Given the recurring warnings in the Bible, especially the whole Book of Jude (http://diigo.com/0neqs), Jesus Followers are wise to do like the Bereans of the Apostle Paul's day when he taught them something they had not heard before. Use of the Scriptues can, however, turn into bibliolatry when we don't use it in the Spirit. Some religious Christians can arrogantly and legalistically use Scripture as a club against others.
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    Acts 17:10-12 confirms why Jesus Followers are often taught to use their Bibles like the Jews of the town of Berea in Biblical times.
Gary Patton

The Who, Why & What of Abundant & Eternal Life - Bible Gateway - 1 views

Gary Patton

The Muslim Students Association Pledge of Allegiance- YouTube - 1 views

  • The Muslim Students Association pledge of allegiance
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    At this video, you can learn the Pledge of the Muslim Students Association (MSA) to which Muslim students in North America commit and follow-through on. Given this kind of Cristophobic hate and that directed at other Infidel faith-groups besides Christians and Jews, is it any wonder Islamic Jihadists are finding eager recruits in Canadian and American universities. You need to know also that the MSA is associated with The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). CAIR is a major propaganda and recruiting front for the Muslim Brotherhood based in Egypt but the evil tentacles of which encircle the globe and touch many countries both Infidel and Muslim dominated. You can learn how CAIR was found to be in the ? at
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NASB - But Thomas one of the twelve called - Bible Gateway - 1 views

  • Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed.
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      If your a Follower of Jesus, don't miss the significance of these red letters because Jesus particularly commends and blesses all Followers who would believe in Him after He would go home to heaven. i.e. you and me.
  • “My Lord and my God!”
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    John 20:24-30 outlines Jesus' graceful acceptance of those of us who sometimes I doubt why or what He does in our lives. In verse 30, He also particularly commends and blesses all Followers who would believe in him after He went home to heaven. i.e. you and me.
Gary Patton

Earning the "Crown of Righteousness" - Bible Gateway - 1 views

  • 2 Timothy 4:7-9
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      2 Timothy 4:7-9 outlines the criteria for recipients of the Crown of Righteousness, one of five that are available in Heaven for Jesus Followers.
  • fought the good fight
  • finished the race
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  • kept the faith
  • to all who have longed for his appearing
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"God's Biggest Promise" - Romans 4:16-18 - 1 views

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    "God's Biggest Promise" - (normal) http://diigo.com/0t6s7 (mobile) Romans 4:16-18 below in the New International Version (1984) discusses God's biggest promise! All the additional Scripture quotations in my comments are from the J. B. Phillips, "The New Testament in Modern English", 1962 edition by Harper Collins. GaryFPatton (gfp '42™ 2012-09-23)
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Apologetics is not about "Defending the Faith." | Pathways International - 1 views

  • The theological field of apologetics is lauded by most and feared by few. &nbsp;Great strides have been taken by the church to raise up “defenders of the faith.” &nbsp;Debating others in public on the veracity of Christianity is a spectator sport that rivals all others.
  • I can remember my youth in Christ, and how my brain turned to sponge. &nbsp;Soaking up every theory, every angle, and every point of view regarding the faith, I too wanted to nail it down so as to defend my position.
  • I read everything I could get my hands on and considered every opinion under the sun. &nbsp;I also read from those who directly challenged my religion; atheists, agnostics, deists, scientists, and the various writings from those christians would call “the cults.”
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  • ly and&nbsp;confrontationally, sparring with them in a sense to see if I had weaknesses in my theological construct.
  • But, deep down in my immaturity, I wanted and needed to be right.
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      "Purposefully", I can agree with. The rest ...not so much because the attitude it implies seems to conflict with 1 Peter 3:15-17.
  • My love for apologetics had turned to lust.&nbsp; I had exchanged Christ, my Hope, for the fallacy of “faith defending.”
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      Being human and full of flesh, still, I suspect most of us would say about ourselves re the things the authour used to do ...not just on this point: "This is still me when I'm not careful to "walk in the Spirit"! (Galatians 5:16 & 25-26).
  • Personally, I count that time in my apologetic walk as adulterous and Idolatrous.&nbsp; Where I sought to defend the faith, I was, in many cases defaming Jesus name.&nbsp; If any of this strikes a chord with you, stop for a moment and ask the Lord for wisdom, then read the rest.
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      WOW! (Words Of Wisdom)
  • efending the hope within us,” 1 Peter 3:15, to “defending the faith,” our stance, and our pet doctrines.
  • Somewhere along the way, the church went from “
  • I dare say that if any of us had to give a defense of our faith, we could &nbsp;at least give it a decent showing. &nbsp;I wonder though, how many could give a solid defense for the HOPE within them.
  • I&nbsp;would&nbsp;ask the same, “What is your hope?”
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      This a powerful question that Holy Spirit will use in a convicting way for some of us.
Gary Patton

Love Your Enemies & Don't Judge Them - Bible Gateway - 0 views

  • Luke 6:27-38
  • I say to you who hear, (A)love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28&nbsp;bless those who curse you, (B)pray for those who [a]mistreat you
  • If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
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  • love your enemies, and do good, and lend, [f]expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be (H)sons of (I)the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men. 36&nbsp;[g]Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
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    "Love Your Enemies & Don't Judge Them" Luke 6:27-38 contains one of the Bible's most caring, concise, and clearest statements by Jesus of the way He demands that His Followers must deal with those who dislike or hate them. gfp (2012-05-23)
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Augustine BuilT A Pagan Bridge From Christianity To Islam! - Is the West ready for Islam? - 0 views

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    Well written and articulate analysis of the Pagan background of some of Augustine of Hippo's thought and writing ...but taken to enorous and ridulous conclusions about the validity of Islam. gfp (2012-05-25)
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Does God Get What God Wants? - Bible Gateway - 0 views

  • God our Savior, 4&nbsp;(B)who desires all men to be (C)saved
  • 1 Timothy 2:3-4
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    1 Timothy 2:3-4 confirms God's heart for those not in personal relationship with him because they don't know Jesus personally. gfp (2012-05-05)
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The origin and meaning of the word 'church'. - 0 views

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    This article explains the entomology of the word "church" and a disturbing reality around it's original, Greek usage which is extra-Biblical. The Greek for church was not not used in the Scriptures for the Body of Christ.
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Matthew 6:25-34 NASB - The Cure for Anxiety - "For this - Bible Gateway - 0 views

  • So do not (M)worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will [i]care for itself. [j]Each day has enough trouble of its own
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    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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Universalism in Christianity - 0 views

  • Universalism The Prevailing Doctrine Of The Christian Church During Its First Five Hundred Years
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    The author documents that the prevailing doctrine of the Christian church during its first five hundred years was Universalism' (all men will be saved by God, somehow). gfp (2012-05-04)
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Christian: You Gotta Make a Choice ...Jesus or Money - Bible Gateway - 0 views

  • 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.
Gary Patton

Hell ...Is it Real? - 0 views

  • Is Salvation A Deliverance From Hell or Eternal Death?
Gary Patton

The Intent of the Law One God of Judaism and Christianity - Bible Gateway - 0 views

  • Galatians 3:15-25
  • God is only one
  • the Scripture has (P)shut up [k]everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
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  • before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, (Q)being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed. 24&nbsp;Therefore the Law has become our (R)tutor to lead us to Christ, so that (S)we may be justified by faith.
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    Galatians 3:15-25 describes clearly why God gave the Jewish law to all humankind. Verse
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Jesus Followers Needn't Worry - Bible Gateway - 0 views

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    Matthew 6:25-34 is Jesus' clear and unequivocal promise to provide everything his first and all subsequent Followers EVERY THING of EVERY SORT that they need to empower their followership of Him without frenzy, fear or workaholism while in this life. So relax Christian and let Jesus live His life out from within you as you are going along (Galatians 2:20 at )! gfp (2012-05-01)
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