Fundamentalism

Jewish

Zionism –Goals

1.     Unity of all Jews

2.     Ingathering of all Jews in Israel.

3.     Israel = promise to Moses

4.     Strong state of Israel

5.     Preservation of Jewish identity through Hebrew education, spiritual and cultural values.

6.     Pure actions by Jews

7.     Rebuild the Temple

Anger against Jews who do not agree

Islam

1.     Islamic State = world

2.     Jihad –personal struggle

3.     All Muslims obey Koran

4.     Resist plural societies

5.     Free the holy city of Jerusalem

Anger against Muslims who do not agree 

Christian/American

1.     Restore right Belief in the Bible

2.     Bible = Word of God literally

3.     Repeal Separation of church & state

4.     Prayer in school

5.     Majority of right wing Christians in the congress.

6.     World Evangelism

7.     Prepare for the Rapture

8.     Destroy Liberalism

9.     Pro Christian Family

10.   Stop Abortions

11.   Stop Gays

Anger against  so-called-Christians who do not agree

Lucifer ???

Lucifer is a name frequently given to Satan/devil in Christian belief. This usage stems from a particular interpretation, as a reference to a fallen angel, in Isaiah 14:3-20, that speaks of someone who is given the name of "Day Star" or "Morning Star" the word in Latin for “Day Star” is Lucifer. The same Latin word is used of the morning star in second Peter 1:19 and elsewhere with no relation to Satan. But Satan is called Lucifer in many writings later than the Bible, notably in Milton's “Paradise Lost.” In Latin the word Lucifer means Light Bringer and is a name for the planet Venus in its dawn appearance.

The use of Lucifer as a name for Satan was popularized in Dante’s “Inferno” and Melton’s “Paradise Lost.”  The word “Day Star” in Isaiah 14  refers to the King of Babylon and in Ezekiel 28 regarding the king of Tyre.  

 Most modern English versions of the Bible (including the NRSV, NIV, NASB, NJB, and ESV) render the Hebrew word as "day star", "morning star" or something similar, and never as "Lucifer", a word that in English is now very rarely used in the sense of the original word in Hebrew, though in Latin "Lucifer" was a literal translation.  

The Lucifer myth was transferred to Satan already in the pre-Christian century Jewish books of Enoch and the Life of Adam and Eve. In them Lucifer is described as having been one of the archangels. Because he contrived "to make his throne higher than the clouds over the earth and resemble 'My power' on high", Satan was hurled down, with his hosts of angels, and since then he has been flying in the air continually above the abyss.

However, it was among Christian writers that the identification of "Lucifer" with Satan had its greatest fortune. Tertullian ("Contra Marrionem," v. 11, 17), Origen ("Ezekiel Opera," iii. 356), and others, identify Lucifer with Satan, who also is represented as being "cast down from heaven."

The Act of Apologizing

I like watching the TV show NCIS. I guess it is the US Navy sailor in me that enjoys that show.

On the show Gibbs has a rule that one should never apologize as it is a sign of weakness. I disagree! I think it takes a strong person to apologize. It takes someone who cares about integrity and value in their relationships. Apologizing does not always indicate that you are wrong and the other person is correct. It may indicate that you recognize hurt feelings and perhaps it was the way something was said or done that caused it.

When I see that I have made an error, and I make my share of them, I do not mind apologizing. I see it as a desire to make a relationship right again. 

Have you been to these places?

   

I have been in many places, but I've never been in Cahoots. Apparently, you can't go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone.

I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there.
I have, however, been in Sane. They don't have an airport; you have to be driven there. I have made several trips there, thanks to my friends, family and work.
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I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I'm not too much on physical activity anymore.
I have also been in Doubt. That is a sad place to go, and I try not to visit there too often.

I've been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm.

Sometimes I'm in Capable, and I go there more often as I'm getting older.

One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense! It really gets the adrenalin flowing and pumps up the old heart! At my age I need all the stimuli I can get!

I may have been in Continent, and I don't remember what country I was in.
It's an age thing.

Toothpaste Ads

Toothpaste????

Last night I was watching TV and during a very long run of ads I watched three toothpaste ads. I contemplated the competing ads and recognized that they had one interesting thing in common. In each one I observed the application of the toothpaste on the brush. The toothpaste over lapped each end of the brush in all three ads. There was an over abundance of product displayed.

I discovered a long time ago that it only takes a little dab of toothpaste on my brush to do the job. I once experimented with the minimum amount that would work for me. It does not take much, not much more than a dot of paste and it is enough.

I think the toothpaste companies are trying to get us to use a lot more of their product than is necessary.   Well that is the nature of business to sell as much as possible. All advertizing has that aim. Our aim need to evaluate what we do not based on the ads but on what works for us.

Church Football

Quarterback Sneak - Church members quietly leaving during the invitation.

Draw Play - What many children do with the bulletin during worship.

Half-time - The period between Sunday chool and worship when many choose to leave.

Benchwarmer - Those who do not sing, pray, work, or apparently do anything but sit.

Backfield-in-Motion - Making a trip to the back (restroom or water fountain) during the service.

Staying in the Pocket – This is what happens to a lot of money that should be given to the Lord's work.

Two-minute Warning - The point at which you realize the sermon is almost over and begin to gather up your children and belongings.

Instant Replay - The preacher loses his notes and falls back on last week's illustrations.

Sudden Death - What happens to the attention span of the congregation if the preacher goes "overtime."

Trap - You're called on to pray and are asleep.

End Run - Getting out of church quick, without speaking to any guest or fellow member.

Flex Defence - The ability to allow absolutely nothing said during the sermon to affect your life.

Halfback Option - The decision of 50% of the congregation not to return for the evening service.

Blitz - The rush for the restaurants following the closing prayer

Ten Verses Added to the New Testament

Ten Verses Not In the Original New Testament

Taken from Misquoting Jesus by Bart D. Ehrman

These are verses that are not in the earliest copies of these books:

1.

I John 5:7   “There are three that bear witness in heaven, the father, the word, and the Holy Spirit.”

2.

John 8: 7   “Let the one who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”  Actually that whole story was not originally in the New Testament.

3.

John 8:11  “Neither do I condem you. Go and sin no more.”

4.

Luke 22:44   ”In his anguish Jesus began to pray more earnestly and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling to the ground.”

5.

Mark 16:17  “These signs will accompany those who believe in my name they will cast out demons and they will speak with new tongues.”

6.

Mark 16:18   “And they will take up snakes in their hands, and if they drink any poison it will not har, and they will lay their hand on the sick and they will become well.”

7.

Luke 22:20   “And in the same way after supper Jesus took the cup and said, ‘This cup is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.”

8.

John 5:4  “For an angel of the Lord went dow at certain times into the pool and disturbed the waters:”

9.

Luke 24:12  “But Peter rose up and ran to the tomb, and stooping down to look in, he saw the lined clothes by themselves. And he went away to his own home, marveling at what had happened.”

10.

Luke 24:51  “And when Jesus blessed them he departed from them and he was taken up into heaven.”