JREnsey blog October 2023

Thanks for visiting our blog today! We welcome you…and the autumn season. It’s been a long hot summer.

 

 

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The Word for today

The Word for today, II Thessalonians 2:3, comes from some early English Bibles. The Textus Receptus was the Greek text upon which they wee based (dates are not necessarily the Bible’s first edition):

1534 William Tyndale Bible –

“Let no man deceave you by eny meanes for the lorde commeth not excepte ther come a departynge fyrst and that that synfull man be opened ye sonne of perdicion.”

1535 Coverdale Bible –

“Let no man disceaue you by eny meanes. For the LORDE commeth not, excepte the departynge come first, and that that Man of synne be opened, euen the sonne of perdicion,

Matthew’s Bible 1537 –

“Let no man deceyue you by any meanes, for the Lord commeth not, except there come a departyng first, and that, that sinful man be opened, the sonne of perdicyon.”

The Great Bible 1539 –

“Let no man deceaue you by eny meanes, for the Lorde shall not come excepte ther come a departynge fyrst, and that that synfull man be opened, the sonne of perdicyon,

1568 Bishop’s Bible –

“Let no man deceaue you by any meanes, for [the Lorde shall not come] excepte there come a fallyng away first, & that that man of sinne be reuealed, the sonne of perdition.”

1599 Geneva Bible –

“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a departing first, and that that man of sin be disclosed, even the son of perdition.”

Did anyone notice that one had a different rendering of a key word?

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Faith vs. Miracles

Rev. Ron Mullings

The prophet tells us that the just shall live by faith. The apostle tells us that without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith, it would seem, is a fundamental ingredient in getting from here to glory. This being the case, it is certainly incumbent on us to understand faith.

One thing is that faith doesn’t involve my feelings about an issue. Faith comes by hearing the Word. Faith is simply acting out the revealed will of God in our lives. It really has little to do with what God does. It has everything to do with what we do.

The devil likes to confuse terms and principles. In so doing, he can frustrate faith. One example is the word “faith” and “miracles.” The devil would have us believe that these are synonymous terms. They are not. If “faith” and “miracles” are the same, it would mean that you have no faith if you don’t get a miracle. This is not the case. While faith at times produces miracles, there is a difference.

Daniel is a good example of this principle. A miracle would have killed the lions in the den. Faith took him into the den of lions not knowing the angel had gone before him.

Another illustration is the Hebrew children. A miracle would have blown out the fire. Faith led them into the fire not knowing the fourth man was waiting there. Faith cannot dictate what God will do; it only declares what I will do based on God’s Word. Even when I don’t get my miracle, my faith is revealed by my conduct (works) not on the back of the miracle. Miracles are great, but my salvation is not dependent on them. Faith, however, is indispensable.

Christianity is not a walk of miracles, signs, or wonders. It is a walk of faith. While I prefer not to, I can please God without miracles. I cannot, however, please God without faith. As the Hebrew boys said, “God is able, but we don’t know for sure what He will do. We do know what we will do.” This is faith.

– Excerpted from Bro. Ron Mullings’ book, People Are Pitiful—and we’re all people. This book is planned for reprinting. Watch for ordering information.

The above makes good common sense. Now for some nonsense:

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UFOs are REAL! We are definitely NOT ALONE!

News story headlines you might have missed:

Someone in Brazil saw “something in the sky.”

After psychiatrist’s hypnosis, a couple “remembers” being abducted by aliens, taken into a spacecraft and examined.

Elementary school children in Zimbabwe see crashed spacecraft in nearby field and surviving aliens, draw pictures that look quite similar to ET…(perhaps cousins of his; parenthesis mine).

Shocker! Alien bodies unveiled to Mexico’s Congress turn out to be human.

Another story featured aliens whose craft crashed in the backyard of a Las Vegas home and visited with residents for a while (possibly asking directions to the Golden Nugget?), but disappeared without a trace just before police arrive. They were later seen driving the tractor owned by the same residents. (Never too old to learn new skills!)

My questions:

Since they have been sleuthing us earthlings for eight decades or more, why aren’t they picking more exciting places to visit since coming so far? Did the UFO pilots miss a training class, causing them to crash in places like near playgrounds in Zimbabwe, the Roswell desert, or backyards in Nevada? Or did they just run out of Kryptonite over those particular sites? Or were they too old to maneuver sufficiently by the time they arrived on earth since their home star, Zeta Reticuli, is almost 50 light years from us?

         My eyes must be failing fast. The UFO photos keep looking increasingly fuzzy. Gotta get to the ophthalmologist. Or do the aliens have some type of on-board scramblers that blur the spacecraft for the cameras. And many of them, perhaps older models, evidently sport a single spotlight, ostensibly to hide the details of their crafts by blinding pilots and other viewers so they can see no definite details. Some may want to check out the “Top Twenty Alien Encounters” on YouTube. Or the “Top Ten” if their heart is in good shape (but not on Halloween!).

How were we able to send men to the moon and back in the 1960s with less technology than is contained in today’s smart watch, but can’t get better pictures of UFOs than the halftones of Wyatt Earp published in the October 1881 edition of the Tombstone, AZ Gazette? The photos of distant rock outcroppings on Mars coming from the Rover are much clearer. Beware! Any photos of UFOs that are sharp and show detail are likely generated in Hollywood or on someone’s computer. Anyone out there familiar with Photoshop?

Last February 16, President Biden announced that the government had “recently tracked three UFOs. …I gave the order to take them down. …We don’t know now what these three objects were. …[Details] will remain classified so we don’t give away [vital information] to our enemies.” He did not reveal whether they were manned by “non-humans” arriving from beyond Pluto. It seems strange that they can track and shoot down such alien spacecrafts that can travel at incredible unearthly speeds but can’t track down the person who had the cocaine in the White House? Where are the Hardy Boys when we need them?

Meanwhile, some may want to study what the Bible says about these alien crafts and their visits to earth in the past, as well as biblical predictions about them in the last days. Here are all the scriptural  references: ________________.

I am working on a more serious presentation of UAPs (the new preferred handle) and alien visits for a future blog. Stay tuned. In the meantime, we fully recognize that UFOs are real. There have been multiple sightings of unidentified objects. I have seen them myself. That is not to say they are alien crafts from outer space—merely that they were/are yet “unidentified.” It is a fact that we are definitely not alone in the universe. There really IS Someone out there, or “in here,” as the case may be, and He loves us too much to be the author of tormenting fear in the hearts of His children. Refuse to be disturbed or distracted by dubious reports. Relax, God’s got this!

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Isn’t it also strange…

…that while it is the crazies and the criminals who are aggressive in gun violence, yet not one politician appeals to those societal elements to turn their guns in—only the ones with no criminal record? That’s like asking Chet Atkiins to trash his guitar to stop bad music.

…that leftists want no one without a uterus to have an opinion on abortion, yet it is those who say they have no guns who want to shout their opinion about gun laws through a bullhorn?

…that people are still listening to the prophets of doom regarding climate change? Twenty years ago they were saying that by now Britain would be “Siberian” and the threat to the world was greater than terrorism. Now our leaders are claiming that the threat it poses is greater than nuclear war. Will Greta and AOC, their girl prophets, still be crying, “The sky is falling,” when they are old ladies? No noticeable change yet, so why not put confidence in what God said 6000 years ago in Genesis 8:22?

…that suddenly so many want new identities? Outspoken Samantha posted this: “You don’t get just one chance for an identity. You get multiple. It transforms and shifts as you grow, as you live, and as you experience. It’s a lifetime journey. But you only get one body. Once you destroy it, you don’t get another one.” – OutspokenSamantha

…that the opinions of the real doctors about face masks are just now getting some press?

…that people tend to notice only those prophecies that come to pass and ignore those that do not?

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Will Rover be on your plate at supper?

Klaus Schwab and his World Economic Forum (WEC) is calling for all pet owners to step up against climate change. They are suggesting that owners of pets like dogs and cats should kill them in order to save the planet. Their diets and gases are a “huge” contributor to climate change. They even suggest eating them following euthanization. For those who need pets, they suggest snakes and other reptiles. Can you imagine what is behind such input? Turtles and reptiles can never show the love and warmth of a devoted pup or kitten.

CNN and other media outlets support this effort, claiming they “emit huge amounts of planet-warming gases.” Who’s measuring? This is the most ridiculous bit of political hash I have ever heard! Better lay off the cabbage…you might be in violation and have to be euthanized.

The super-rich at the WEC embrace policies that dehumanize, degrade and mock us. It is difficult to believe their interest lies in saving the world, or in anything other than demon-inspired totalitarianism.

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When the government uses the word “fair”…Christian colleges beware!

A hundred-year old Christian university in Missouri is pushing back against the pressure to conform to the current administration’s “Fair Housing Act.” That legislation is being interpreted as insisting that the university allow men to reside in the girls’ dorm, plus making the showers co-ed. The Christian Law Association has stepped in to assist the school in combating this pressure. Eventually every institution will feel the heavy hand of government upon their traditions and policies that respect the Word of God  as their standard.

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Another perspective:

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Last Words…about a bygone virtue

These flow from thought-maker E. C. McKenzie:

• Emotion is what makes the world go round, but common sense is what keeps it from going too fast.

• A little common sense would prevent many divorces, and perhaps a few marriages as well.

• The door to wisdom swings on the hinges of common sense and uncommon thoughts.

• Automobiles wouldn’t be so dangerous if the horsepower of the engine was proportioned to the horse sense of the driver.

Breaking: “A new more dangerous Covid variant has been detected. It’s called BS-24/7. It attacks common sense and destroys evidence-based medicine. It’s spread via mainstream media, Fauci, and CDC.” – This was said to have been posted by Dr. Eli David on X.

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