Common Sense Commentary: Never argue with either extreme of the human spectrum, the perfect person on one end and the fool on the other .... where the two join hands and hearts, as one, to complete the circle. RB
Perfectionists have an honorable goal but only if it is moderated by a clear sense of reality. The reality is that there is not a single person or thing on this earth which is perfect and never will be until Jesus Christ returns to establish His Millennial Kingdom here. He is perfect and His Kingdom is perfect, including those who will be ruling and reigning with Him. These are true Christians of every race including born again Jews. But, those who are descendants of the 144,000 surviving Jews will multiply rapidly in this perfect Kingdom where there is neither sickness nor death for a thousand years. It will all end when many of these will rise up in rebellion against Christ and are immediately destroyed.
The human race has failed in every era and dispensation from the Eden period of innocence, the era of the knowledge and understanding of good and evil, the patriarchal dispensation, the dispensation of Mosaic Law, the Church Age of Grace, and will also fail under the thousand year dispensation of the direct, visible, ruling presence of Christ .... called the Millennium. All of humanity has failed since the original failure of Adam and Eve, our original fore parents. It's in our blood-line. Our entire "human" family has failed in every possible atmosphere and condition. We are, therefore, absolutely and essentially dependent on our Creator, God for His grace. This must surely be the message of the many different dispensations and opportunities to do good which all ended in failure and ruin. WE ARE ALL A RUINED RACE. It is as if God is saying, "See, I am your Creator and Sustainer. You need me above all things. You cannot make yourselves perfect. You are sinners at your core by birth and by choice. I am your only hope of redemption from your miserable imperfections and sins. I have given you a way to Godliness through my perfect Son, Jesus Christ. What you cannot do for yourselves, My Son, Jesus Christ can, and has done for you. "....Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house ...." Acts 16:31.
Yes, strive for perfection. That is God's plan, eventually, for us, but only He can accomplish such a thing. We must also be honest about it and realistic. God is working on all Christians to become more and more Christlike, but that job will not be completed until we, with our own eyes see Jesus. "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is." 1 Jn.3:2. Perfection accomplished. RB
Oct 18, 2013
Thank God For Christian People
Common Sense Commentary: When I say, "Christian People", I mean real, Bible Believing, Born Again, Spirit Filled People. Thank God for Christian People... whether they are men, women or Youth, I thank God for them. If they are rich, poor, young, old, handsome or homely ... Thank God for Christian people. Even if they don't know enough about church history to be Baptists, but have the greater title of "Christian", I thank God for them. Some wear too much make-up, some need a hair-cut, some over dress and some underdress, some are over weight and some are under weight, but I love them all and thank God for his people. Yes, some are a bit off on this doctrine or that Scripture, but they will learn and grow in knowledge, but none are off on Jesus or salvation or the Bible as God's word ... upon which our faith depends ... "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Rom.10:17. Thank you Lord for your people. Oh yes, I know Lord, some are a little quirky, but sincere in their faith. I thank you Lord, for them too. I am a little quirky myself, sometimes. To you perfect, precise, panicky type preachers, I am not talking about the counterfeits and pretenders when I say "Christian. I'm talking about real Christians. Even you guys should thank God for all real Christians... Some of those strange ones are supporting your ministry too. Hey, you are one of them.
As a class, Christian people are the moral compass of the country. If the judgement of God is withheld, in any degree, from America, it is because of His people! I love them all and thank God for them all .... you too. I thank God for you and love you. You are my brother or sister if you are a Christian. RB
As a class, Christian people are the moral compass of the country. If the judgement of God is withheld, in any degree, from America, it is because of His people! I love them all and thank God for them all .... you too. I thank God for you and love you. You are my brother or sister if you are a Christian. RB
Oct 17, 2013
Who Is Ted Cruz? Possibly Our Next President. At Least He Is Qualified !
Common Sense Commentary: I like several U.S. Congressmen ... not many. But my most recent, first choice for the office of the President is U.S. Senator Ted Cruz from Texas. And it isn't because he is a Texan ... although that is in his favor. It is because he, of all the possible candidates, is, in my opinion, most qualified to bring this country back from the open grave Obama, the Democrats and Liberal Republicans have dug for it. This nation's historic casket, for fallen empires, hangs by a rotten rope over the black hole of disrupted destinies. To resurrect it, will require a man of courage, intelligence, action and above all a close spiritual relationship with Jesus Christ. Ted has all of those and more. I actively supported him for his U.S. Senatorial seat and will support him for President of the United States. RB
Here are the reasons Ted Cruz is qualified for the Presidency:
Obama has no liking for Senator Ted Cruz, the least reason of which is because Cruz is Republican. Here are a few other factors: Cruz is academically superior. Cruz graduated cum laude from Princeton. Not the case for Obama. Cruz graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. Not so for Obama. Cruz's mental prowess has been recognized by Allan Dershowitz (who by all accounts is a bigger liberal than Obama) who said that Cruz is one of the most brilliant legal minds that he has ever seen. His actual quote was that "Cruz was off-the-charts brilliant." Not so Obama. Cruz clerked for the Chief Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court, Justice William Renquist, one of the most coveted positions for any young lawyer right out of law school. Not so Obama. The liberal tin horns in Washington along with the liberal media try to tout Cruz as some kind of nut. It is his courage and honesty that bothers them.Perhaps Obama and the other libs don't like him because he worked on the Florida lawsuit for George W. Bush against Gore. Perhaps it is because Cruz is a Baptist and a true Christian. Perhaps it is because Cruz's wife worked for Condoleezza Rice in the White House and also as one of those horrible investment bankers in New York. Perhaps it's because Cruz ran his Senate campaign as a Republican and still garnered 40% of the Hispanic vote in Texas. Perhaps it's because Cruz is against same-sex "marriage." For whatever reason, Obama seems jealous of Cruz's legal successes. What has Obama done in the legal profession? Ans.: community organization in one of the most God forsaken cities in the world. Obama was not a professor at the University of Chicago as many of his supporters dishonestly tout, but was a "guest lecturer," an enormous difference.This brief video of Cruz's father is amazing-- it is a must watch. Indeed, every true American should have an opportunity to watch this.
Ted Cruz is a U.S. senator from Texas. His dad may have just established himself as one more reason for Obama to dislike Texas. Please take the time to watch this and to pass it along.This is a very powerful speech by Ted Cruz's dad. Be sure and watch. - Click on link below.
Oct 16, 2013
The Obama Effect: U.S. Army Now Says Christian Organizations Are "Hate Groups"
Common Sense Commentary: Branded as "Hate Groups" simply because they believe and try to follow the teachings of the Holy Bible which has nothing to do with hating those who violate it. We can't even say Homosexuality is wrong any more without persecution from our government. Are they trying to stir Christians up into a violent, revolutionary reaction so they can have the army cut us down? From whence cometh this vile and ominous black cloud full of thunder and lightning... Hades? RB
US Army defines Christian ministry as 'domestic hate group'
By Todd Starnes for FoxNews.com
Several dozen U.S. Army active duty and reserve troops were told last week that the American Family Association
, a well-respected Christian ministry, should be classified as a domestic hate group because the group advocates for traditional family values.
The briefing was held at Camp Shelby in Mississippi and listed the AFA alongside domestic hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan, Neo-Nazis, the Black Panthers and the Nation of Islam.
A soldier who attended the briefing contacted me and sent me a photograph of a slide show presentation that listed AFA as a domestic hate group. Under the AFA headline is a photograph of Westboro Baptist Church preacher Fred Phelps holding a sign reading “No special law for f***.”
American Family Association has absolutely no affiliation with the controversial church group known for picketing the funerals of American servicemembers.
“I had to show Americans what our soldiers are now being taught,” said the soldier who asked not to be identified. “I couldn’t just let this one pass.”
The soldier said a chaplain interrupted the briefing and challenged the instructor’s assertion that AFA is a hate group.
“The instructor said AFA could be considered a hate group because they don’t like gays,” the soldier told me. “The slide was talking about how AFA refers to gays as sinners and heathens and derogatory terms.”
The soldier, who is an evangelical Christian, said the chaplain defended the Christian ministry.
“He kept asking the instructor, ‘Are you sure about that, son? Are you sure about that?’” he said, recalling the back and forth.
Later in the briefing, the soldiers were reportedly told that they could face punishment for participating in organizations that are considered hate groups.
That considered, the soldier contacted me because he is a financial contributor to the AFA ministry.
“I donate to AFA as often as I can,” he said. “Am I going to be punished? I listen to American Family Radio all day. If they hear it on my radio, will I be faced with a Uniformed Code of Military Justice charge?”
The soldier said he was “completely taken back by this blatant attack not only on the AFA but Christians and our beliefs.”
It’s not the first time the Army has accused conservative Christian groups of being domestic hate groups.
Earlier this year, I exposed Army briefings that classified evangelical Christians and Catholics as examples of religious extremism.
Another briefing told officers to pay close attention to troops who supported groups like AFA and the Family Research Council.
One officer said the two Christian ministries did not “share our Army Values.”
“When we see behaviors that are inconsistent with Army Values – don’t just walk by – do the right thing and address the concern before it becomes a problem,” the officer wrote in an email to his subordinates.
At the time the military assured me those briefings were isolated incidents and did not reflect official Army policy.
If that’s true, how do they explain what happened at Camp Shelby?
I contacted the Pentagon for an answer but they referred me to Army public affairs. And so far – they haven’t returned my calls.
And their claim that the classifications are “isolated” is not washing with AFA.
“The American Family Association has received numerous accounts of military installations as well as law enforcement agencies using a list compiled by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which wrongfully identifies and defames AFA,” reads a statement they sent me.
Bryan Fischer hosts a talk show on American Family Radio. He called the Army’s allegations “libelous, slanderous and blatantly false.”
“This mischaracterization of AFA is reprehensible and inexcusable,” he told me. “We have many military members who are a part of the AFA network who know these accusations are a tissue of lies.”
Fischer said their views on gay marriage and homosexuality are not hate – it’s simply a disagreement.
“If our military wasn’t headed by a commander-in-chief who is hostile to Christian faith, these allegations would be laughed off every military base in the world,” he said.
Hiram Sasser, of the Liberty Institute, told me the Army’s briefing is a smear.
He recalled what President Obama said last year when Muslim extremists attacked our diplomatic outpost in Libya.
“Since our founding, the United States has been a nation that respects all faiths,” President Obama said. “We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others.”
Sasser said he wished the president and the Army would treat the American Family Association with the same deference and respect they show those who mean to harm us.
“Why must the Army under this administration continue to attack Americans of faith and smear them?” Sasser wondered.
I fear the answer to that question.
Because it appears the Obama administration is separating the military from the American people – and planting seeds of doubt about Christians and some of our nation’s most prominent Christian ministries.
Todd Starnes is host of Fox News & Commentary heard on hundreds of radio stations and in his weekly podcast. Sign up for his American Dispatch newsletter and be sure to join his Facebook page.
US Army defines Christian ministry as 'domestic hate group'
By Todd Starnes for FoxNews.com
Several dozen U.S. Army active duty and reserve troops were told last week that the American Family Association
, a well-respected Christian ministry, should be classified as a domestic hate group because the group advocates for traditional family values.The briefing was held at Camp Shelby in Mississippi and listed the AFA alongside domestic hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan, Neo-Nazis, the Black Panthers and the Nation of Islam.
A soldier who attended the briefing contacted me and sent me a photograph of a slide show presentation that listed AFA as a domestic hate group. Under the AFA headline is a photograph of Westboro Baptist Church preacher Fred Phelps holding a sign reading “No special law for f***.”
American Family Association has absolutely no affiliation with the controversial church group known for picketing the funerals of American servicemembers.
It looks like the Obama administration is separating the military from the American people.
“I had to show Americans what our soldiers are now being taught,” said the soldier who asked not to be identified. “I couldn’t just let this one pass.”
The soldier said a chaplain interrupted the briefing and challenged the instructor’s assertion that AFA is a hate group.
“The instructor said AFA could be considered a hate group because they don’t like gays,” the soldier told me. “The slide was talking about how AFA refers to gays as sinners and heathens and derogatory terms.”
The soldier, who is an evangelical Christian, said the chaplain defended the Christian ministry.
“He kept asking the instructor, ‘Are you sure about that, son? Are you sure about that?’” he said, recalling the back and forth.
Later in the briefing, the soldiers were reportedly told that they could face punishment for participating in organizations that are considered hate groups.
That considered, the soldier contacted me because he is a financial contributor to the AFA ministry.
“I donate to AFA as often as I can,” he said. “Am I going to be punished? I listen to American Family Radio all day. If they hear it on my radio, will I be faced with a Uniformed Code of Military Justice charge?”
The soldier said he was “completely taken back by this blatant attack not only on the AFA but Christians and our beliefs.”
It’s not the first time the Army has accused conservative Christian groups of being domestic hate groups.
Earlier this year, I exposed Army briefings that classified evangelical Christians and Catholics as examples of religious extremism.
Another briefing told officers to pay close attention to troops who supported groups like AFA and the Family Research Council.
One officer said the two Christian ministries did not “share our Army Values.”
“When we see behaviors that are inconsistent with Army Values – don’t just walk by – do the right thing and address the concern before it becomes a problem,” the officer wrote in an email to his subordinates.
At the time the military assured me those briefings were isolated incidents and did not reflect official Army policy.
If that’s true, how do they explain what happened at Camp Shelby?
I contacted the Pentagon for an answer but they referred me to Army public affairs. And so far – they haven’t returned my calls.
And their claim that the classifications are “isolated” is not washing with AFA.
“The American Family Association has received numerous accounts of military installations as well as law enforcement agencies using a list compiled by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which wrongfully identifies and defames AFA,” reads a statement they sent me.
Bryan Fischer hosts a talk show on American Family Radio. He called the Army’s allegations “libelous, slanderous and blatantly false.”
“This mischaracterization of AFA is reprehensible and inexcusable,” he told me. “We have many military members who are a part of the AFA network who know these accusations are a tissue of lies.”
Fischer said their views on gay marriage and homosexuality are not hate – it’s simply a disagreement.
“If our military wasn’t headed by a commander-in-chief who is hostile to Christian faith, these allegations would be laughed off every military base in the world,” he said.
Hiram Sasser, of the Liberty Institute, told me the Army’s briefing is a smear.
He recalled what President Obama said last year when Muslim extremists attacked our diplomatic outpost in Libya.
“Since our founding, the United States has been a nation that respects all faiths,” President Obama said. “We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others.”
Sasser said he wished the president and the Army would treat the American Family Association with the same deference and respect they show those who mean to harm us.
“Why must the Army under this administration continue to attack Americans of faith and smear them?” Sasser wondered.
I fear the answer to that question.
Because it appears the Obama administration is separating the military from the American people – and planting seeds of doubt about Christians and some of our nation’s most prominent Christian ministries.
Todd Starnes is host of Fox News & Commentary heard on hundreds of radio stations and in his weekly podcast. Sign up for his American Dispatch newsletter
and be sure to join his Facebook page.
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Oct 15, 2013
Mugger Gets Semper Fi Treatment
Common Sense Commentary: I don't know if this is true or not, but knowing most Marine's general attitude, it could very well have happened just like it says. I was in the Marines for five years and knew a lot of guys like this one. RB
Earlier, I managed to get in two threatening
phone calls to the DA's office and one to the FBI, while
mentioning President Obama as my possible target.
The FBI guy seemed really intense and we had a
nice long chat... (I guess while he traced your number
etc.)
In a way, perhaps I should apologize for not
killing you ... but I feel this type of retribution is a far
more appropriate punishment for your threatened crime. I wish
you well as you try to sort through some of these rather
immediate pressing issues, and can only hope that you have the
opportunity to reflect upon, and perhaps reconsider, the
career path you've chosen to pursue in life.. Remember, next
time you might not be so lucky.. Have a good day!
Thoughtfully yours, Semper Fi,
Alex
To the Guy Who Tried to Mug Me in Downtown
Savannah night before last.
I was the guy wearing the black Burberry
jacket that you demanded that I hand over, shortly after you
pulled the knife on me and my girlfriend, threatening our
lives. You also asked for my girlfriend's purse and earrings.
I can only hope that you somehow come across this rather
important message.
First, I'd like to apologize for your
embarrassment; I didn't expect you to actually ____ in your
pants when I drew my pistol after you took my jacket.. The ww
evening was not that cold, and I was wearing the jacket for a
reason.. my girlfriend was happy that I just returned safely
from my 2nd tour as a Combat Marine in Afghanistan .. She had
just bought me that Kimber Custom Model 1911 ..45 ACP pistol
for my birthday, and we had picked up a shoulder holster for
it that very evening. Obviously you agree that it is a very
intimidating weapon when pointed at your head ... isn't
it?!
I know it probably wasn't fun walking back to
wherever you'd come from with ____ in your pants. I'm sure it
was even worse walking bare-footed since I made you leave your
shoes, cell phone, and wallet with me. [That prevented you
from calling or running to your buddies to come help mug us
again].
After I called your mother or "Momma" as you
had her listed in your cell, I explained the entire episode of
what you'd done. Then I went and filled up my gas tank as well
as those of four other people in the gas station, -- on your
credit card. The guy with the big motor home took 153 gallons
and was extremely grateful!
I gave your shoes to a homeless guy outside
Vinnie Van Go Go's, along with all the cash in your wallet.
[That made his day!]
I then threw your wallet into the big pink
"pimp mobile" that was parked at the curb ..... after I broke
the windshield and side window and keyed the entire driver's
side of the car.
Savannah night before last.
I was the guy wearing the black Burberry
jacket that you demanded that I hand over, shortly after you
pulled the knife on me and my girlfriend, threatening our
lives. You also asked for my girlfriend's purse and earrings.
I can only hope that you somehow come across this rather
important message.
First, I'd like to apologize for your
embarrassment; I didn't expect you to actually ____ in your
pants when I drew my pistol after you took my jacket.. The ww
evening was not that cold, and I was wearing the jacket for a
reason.. my girlfriend was happy that I just returned safely
from my 2nd tour as a Combat Marine in Afghanistan .. She had
just bought me that Kimber Custom Model 1911 ..45 ACP pistol
for my birthday, and we had picked up a shoulder holster for
it that very evening. Obviously you agree that it is a very
intimidating weapon when pointed at your head ... isn't
it?!
I know it probably wasn't fun walking back to
wherever you'd come from with ____ in your pants. I'm sure it
was even worse walking bare-footed since I made you leave your
shoes, cell phone, and wallet with me. [That prevented you
from calling or running to your buddies to come help mug us
again].
After I called your mother or "Momma" as you
had her listed in your cell, I explained the entire episode of
what you'd done. Then I went and filled up my gas tank as well
as those of four other people in the gas station, -- on your
credit card. The guy with the big motor home took 153 gallons
and was extremely grateful!
I gave your shoes to a homeless guy outside
Vinnie Van Go Go's, along with all the cash in your wallet.
[That made his day!]
I then threw your wallet into the big pink
"pimp mobile" that was parked at the curb ..... after I broke
the windshield and side window and keyed the entire driver's
side of the car.
Earlier, I managed to get in two threatening
phone calls to the DA's office and one to the FBI, while
mentioning President Obama as my possible target.
The FBI guy seemed really intense and we had a
nice long chat... (I guess while he traced your number
etc.)
In a way, perhaps I should apologize for not
killing you ... but I feel this type of retribution is a far
more appropriate punishment for your threatened crime. I wish
you well as you try to sort through some of these rather
immediate pressing issues, and can only hope that you have the
opportunity to reflect upon, and perhaps reconsider, the
career path you've chosen to pursue in life.. Remember, next
time you might not be so lucky.. Have a good day!
Thoughtfully yours, Semper Fi,
Alex
Oct 14, 2013
Finally A Major News Service Puts It's Finger On The Real Problem
Common Sense Commentary: Fox News and Neil Cavuto finally take the gloves off and stick their finger in the eye of the primary problem in this great country... and it is none other than ..... You guessed it. Watch Cavuto's straight forward, from the shoulder, rapid series of jabs to the nose, eyes, ears and especially to the mouth of the problem. God protect Cavuto from the malicious mob in D.C. Click the link below. You will thank me for this. RB
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDdmtJCEWPA
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDdmtJCEWPA
A Truth This Big, Under Pressure, Screaming To Be Known, Will Out
Common Sense Commentary: There will be hell to pay when the whole truth finally comes out. At least one of those twenty who were saved by the two Seals and escaped before the Seals died, though the Administration has thus far kept them hidden and intimidated, at least one will go public with the truth eventually. RB
Here is a true account of what happened to our Ambassador Stevens and the other 3 brave men who died in Benghazi, Libya, as told by one of the Ambassador's guard's cousins, Cynthia Lee Meyers. She wanted to share the truth of what happened to those brave American Patriots. You will not find this in the media yet, and maybe never will. Pending interviews before Congress are coming and should blow wide open the truth about Obama's lies and cover ups.
Here is a true account of what happened to our Ambassador Stevens and the other 3 brave men who died in Benghazi, Libya, as told by one of the Ambassador's guard's cousins, Cynthia Lee Meyers. She wanted to share the truth of what happened to those brave American Patriots. You will not find this in the media yet, and maybe never will. Pending interviews before Congress are coming and should blow wide open the truth about Obama's lies and cover ups.
Here is what Mrs. Meyers had to say:
* Here is my story. A week out , the Embassy in Tripoli began receiving multiple tips about an Al Queda cell in the area planning an attack on 9/11 in response to the killing of Bin Laden. For the next several days, the State Dept and White House were asked for a security force and were denied at least six times. Ambassador Stevens and his team were given the all clear that The Consulate in Benghazi was safe and there was no need for a security force other than his 3 personal guards(One being my cousin) and a few Libyans who were not armed.
Then the attack and murders occurred. Immediately the WH claimed it was a protest gone bad over a you u tube video. Obama made a quick speech in the Rose Garden on Sept.12 before catching a plane to Vegas to campaign. He made a generic statement at the end of his speech after placing the blame on an overheated protest over the video. He said "No act of terror will shake the resolve of America.
Later that day and over the next 2 days, the liberal media began saying Ambassador Stevens and the other 3 men died of smoke inhalation. This was not the case. Out of respect for my cousin, I'm not going to be specific about his murder.
However, Ambassador Stevens was brutally murdered. His genitals were cut
off, he was sodomized , beaten, cut, stabbed and burned. He was drug thru the streets and left for dead. This is eyewitness testimony of a local Dr. who found the Ambassador in a ditch and tried to save his life. He had no idea who he was. The other 3 men, including my cousin, met similar fates. And deaths due to smoke inhalation is a 100% fabricated LIE.
The next week I drove my aunt , Uncle and 2 others to DC to receive his body. We met with Hillary, Panetta, and Susan Rice. ALL of whom apologized and said it was a protest gone bad over a video and exited the area. Next Obama entered with the same story . He didn't apologize and wasn't sympathetic. My aunt cried to this man and all he did was hand her flowers and walk away. I tried to get his attention, but didn't. I got upset and yelled liar to him, he kept walking. Then a secret service agent grabbed my arm and led me to a room where I was held till the proceedings were over.
America, I saw firsthand how cold this man is. What kind of liar he is. Most of you haven't a clue about this tyrant and yet you support him and act like every word he says is Gospel. These murders and the fast and furious cover ups make water gate look like, a kid who told his best secret to the class. We must stop this man, and please pass this story along."
-- God Bless America
C.L.Meyers
Oct 13, 2013
If You Have The Courage To Watch This, You Won't Have The Gall To Vote For These Idiots
Before you watch the video link below, about "idiots", take a look at this picture and answer me this question .... Is this a crowd of Liberal, Socialist Democrats or a crowd of Conservative, law abiding American citizens. Can you guess which they are without seeing their faces and with no element of wild eyed hate, self-righteousness or racism?
How do I know what your judgment of them is? ... Conservative, law abiding American citizens. RB. Now watch the "idiots" video.
Common Sense Commentary: We have rolled past where the rubber meets the road. We are now grinding to a halt on four tireless rims. RB
http://www.youtube.com/embed/svGDZOW-brA?rel=0
Oct 12, 2013
"God Approves Of Everyone", Gays, Liars, Thieves, Murderers, Hitler, Stalin, Charles Manson etc
Common Sense Commentary: I will punctuate this article with my own commentary in purple, in answer to Joel Osteen's comments. RB
God “absolutely” approves of everyone — including homosexuals — declared one of America’s most well-known evangelical pastors
The Houston megapastor and best-selling author Joel Osteen, whose followers include the likes of Cher and Oprah Winfrey, is hitting the talk-show circuit to promote his new book, “Break Out! 5 Keys to Go Beyond Your Barriers and Live an Extraordinary Life.
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First, you don't call Joel Osteen an "Evangelical". He is theologically liberal.
Osteen could have said, "God absolutely loves everyone", and been correct; But to say "God absolutely approves of everyone" is to say He approved of Adolph Hitler, Stalin, Charles Manson, rapists, sexual perverts and murderers, which the Bible clearly contradicts. If God "approves" of everyone, then everyone goes to heaven, there is no sin, no Satan and no hell." God's love may be unconditional but His "approval" is not. To say otherwise is a direct contradiction of the Scriptures. RB
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Osteen, the very visible face of Lakewood Church in Houston since 1999, talked to the Huffington Post about his thoughts on prayer, the pope and the homosexual lifestyle.
Zepps followed up by asking if that included homosexuals.
Pastor Joel Osteen
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The discussion here is whether God Approves of everyone or not. It has nothing to do with the fact that God created everyone, and breathed life into everyone, and even loves every one's eternal soul. Neither does it have to do with the fact that "none of us are perfect"... we are not. The Question is, does God approve of Homosexuality, sexual abusers, murderers thieves and Criminals in general. If He approves of these things, what are the ten commandments all about. Why did Jesus rebuke Hypocrisy, Self-Righteousness and sin of every type? RB
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Osteen, who oversees a congregation of 45,000 followers, stated all people must be acknowledged for who they are and expressed reluctance to “categorize” sin.
“The Bible said a sin is pride, a sin is selfish ambition. We tend to pick out these certain things,” he said.
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Why mention "pride" and "ambition" as sins when the subject is homosexuality? Why introduce "sin-lite" and leave out adultery, homosexuality, all of the ten commandments and the thing Jesus seemed to hold in lowest regard .... religious hypocrites? Strange!
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Americans were told the LGBT agenda was just the next stage of the Civil Rights movement. Who knew it would end up with the prosecution and criminalization of vast numbers of Christians? It’s already happening – big time. Read about it in “THE NEW SEXUAL REVOLUTION: How the ‘gay rights’ movement has become a Trojan Horse for totalitarianism.
“But I believe every person is made in the image of God, and you have to accept them as they are, on their journey. I’m not here to be preaching hate, pushing people down. I’m not here telling people what they’re doing wrong.”
Osteen has said numerous times that he believes living a homosexual lifestyle is a sin in accordance with his understanding of Christian scripture.
In an appearance on Fox News Sunday in 2012, Osteen discussed his position on homosexuality by telling host Chris Wallace that he “doesn’t dislike anybody” and believes gays are some of “most loving people in the world,” despite his strongly held conviction that homosexuality is a sin.
“I believe the scripture says that being gay is a sin. But, you know, every time I say that, Chris … people say, well, you are a gay hater and you’re a gay basher,” Osteen told Wallace during the interview. “I’m not. I don’t – I don’t dislike anybody. Gays are some of the nicest, kindest, most loving people in the world. But my faith is based on what I believe the scripture says, and that’s the way I read the scripture.”
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This is the lowest blow of all. Yes, we were all made in the image of God, but that is the point. He wants us to walk worthy of our calling, receive His redemption from the guilt of sin and grow in Christlikeness and He will not accept perverters of His word and unredeemed sinners into His presence. Osteen says, "You have to accept them as they are." Does that include bestiality and all other types of perversion? "That's just the way they are" won't by-pass God's judgement. Then Osteen says, "I'm not here to be preaching hate". This is the lie Liberals use in their attack on Christians who believe Homosexuality is simply wrong, like a lot of other things. No Christian I know, who disagrees with homosexuality, hates homosexuals. I don't hate them; I simply adhere to God's word in Rom.1:26-28..."For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient..." Now Osteen does not have to believe these verses, or preach them, but even he must admit they are in the Bible as part of God's word and he will answer to God for his handling of it. How he gets around them, I cannot imagine. But to accuse those of us who do believe and preach them, of preaching hate, reveals much more about him than it does about those he accuses... who do not hate homosexuals but cannot condone what they do to each other. I will close with that. RB
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Osteen also discussed Pope Francis during the Huffington Post interview, saying he appreciates the pontiff’s inclusive nature.
“I think the pope is fantastic, his tone, his humility,” he said.
“We may not agree 100 percent on doctrine and theology, but the Catholic Church, our church, it’s open for everybody. I like his tone, not pushing people away.”
A caller during the live interview asked Osteen to give his definition of spirituality and religion.
“I do think that religion has turned a lot of people off. Part of it is because it was all about the rules and was political. I think now people have a hunger for God, they want to have a relationship, but they don’t want to be called religious. I’m not trying to get them to join my religion, I’m just trying to plant a seed of hope in their heart.”
As WND reported, Osteen was once the victim of an elaborate hoax that suggested he was quitting his church and abandoning his faith. Osteen was in fact not quitting, despite several phony websites, news stories and even a YouTube video declaring otherwise.
The pastor wasn’t immune from criticism during his Huffington Post interview.
A caller chastised him for preaching about the power of praying for “things.”
Osteen agreed in part: “I don’t think you should spend your life praying for things, but I do believe you should thank God for what He’s given you. I think the scripture teaches us that we can pray for our dreams, pray for the big things. He’s not a small God; this God is incredible.”
God's Comment from Romans 1:22-28.....
"Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient."
Rom.1:22-28
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Oct 11, 2013
A Secret, New Constitution Already In The Works?
Common Sense Commentary: Considering all we know about the wave of Liberal Socialistic, so called "CHANGE" sweeping the country, the radical Obama Administration, the Liberal Democrat majority in the Senate and the Liberal majority, both Republican and Democrat, in the House Of Representatives, I believe a new, secret U.S. Constitution has in fact been drawn up and is awaiting the right moment to be vote into law or possibly be declared to be law by Executive Order of the President which would take years to untangle, if ever. RB
From Huffington Post:
October 22, 2010
The radical, Liberal Socialist, spokesman, George Kenny in the Huffington Post wrote,
"The Constitution of the United States sets out rules of the game for an utterly different, eighteenth century polity, society and economy -- a time of slavery. Their rules have never adapted and, frankly, cannot be adapted, to a modern democracy."
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From Huffington Post:
October 22, 2010
The radical, Liberal Socialist, spokesman, George Kenny in the Huffington Post wrote,
"The Constitution of the United States sets out rules of the game for an utterly different, eighteenth century polity, society and economy -- a time of slavery. Their rules have never adapted and, frankly, cannot be adapted, to a modern democracy."
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From Weekly World News:
Nov. 12, 2012
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama reportedly said The U.S. Constitution is out-of-date, so he is ripping it up and writing a new one.
President Barack Obama reportedly told reporters last night that the U.S. Constitution has become a hindrance to progress in America. “The document is so out-dated, that it is now becoming a hindrance to governing the country.”
Obama has signed an Executive Order voiding the U.S. Constitution. “We need to move forward. We need change.”
Obama reportedly said he has already drafted a new constitution and that Americans “will love what I came up with.” Insiders say Obama is keeping a lot of old elements from the original constitution “he’s just making it better, bringing it into the 21st century,” said White House Spokesman, Jay Carney.
Nov. 12, 2012
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama reportedly said The U.S. Constitution is out-of-date, so he is ripping it up and writing a new one.
President Barack Obama reportedly told reporters last night that the U.S. Constitution has become a hindrance to progress in America. “The document is so out-dated, that it is now becoming a hindrance to governing the country.”
Obama has signed an Executive Order voiding the U.S. Constitution. “We need to move forward. We need change.”
Obama reportedly said he has already drafted a new constitution and that Americans “will love what I came up with.” Insiders say Obama is keeping a lot of old elements from the original constitution “he’s just making it better, bringing it into the 21st century,” said White House Spokesman, Jay Carney.
Many Democrats said that President Obama was a constitutional scholar and probably the only President – since the Founding Fathers – who is qualified to change the Constitution.
“President Obama knows more about the Constitution than any man who has ever lived,” said Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi. “It’s about time we change that document and we are lucky to have President Obama to do it.”
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From The New York Times:
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Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith
OfTwoMinds blog, Oct.10, 2013
From The New York Times:
Let’s Give Up on the Constitution
By LOUIS MICHAEL SEIDMAN: December 30, 2012
AS the nation teeters at the edge of fiscal chaos, observers are reaching the conclusion that the American system of government is broken. But almost no one blames the culprit: our insistence on obedience to the Constitution, with all its archaic, idiosyncratic and downright evil provisions.____________________________________________
Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith
OfTwoMinds blog, Oct.10, 2013
The U.S. Constitution leaves too many areas open to interpretation; a New Constituion of 2,300 pages (+ 200 redacted secret pages) is the solution.
The Obama Administration has proposed replacing the current U.S. Constitution (4,543 words, including the signatures with a 2,300-page "new Constitution" that in the words of an administration spokesperson, "clears up the gray areas in the current Constitution."
The proposal was launched after the success of two recent 1,000+ page pieces of legislation, the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank financial reform act.
An additional 200+ pages of the "new Constitution" are redacted due to the sensitive nature of the National Security-related amendments.
Lobbyists from key industries were invited to contribute amendments to the new Constitution;" constitutional legal experts were also invited to submit improvements to the current law of the land.
Some critics who have reviewed the 2,300 pages of the proposed "new Constitution" have stated that the document is impenetrable even to those with law degrees. Average citizens "will be unable to understand the laws that govern their lives."
Other observers note that the complexity and length of legislation such as the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank financial reform act are already beyond the comprehension of all but a handful of experts.
An administration spokesperson defended the proposed re-write on the grounds that "the new Constitution will provide the clarity that people want -------------------------------------------------
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