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Category Archives: Government
Thoughts After a Year
It has been more than a year since I was detained, interrogated for hours, denied entry, locked up, threatened with prosecution, and unceremoniously sent home by immigration officials in India. This writing is designed to explain what happened and provide … Continue reading
Posted in evangelism, Government, Prayer
Tagged 7th Day Adventist, 9/11, Acts 4:18-20, Acts 5:27-29, Acts 8:4, American Airlines, authority, benevolence, British Airways, Catholic or Protestant?, church organization, critics, denied entry, deported, evangelism, heathrow, Hindu, hurricane, india, John Cornyn, man in arena, minister of home affairs, missionary visas, persecution, politics, prayer, proselyting, recognized denominaions and religious societies in India, religious visas, Ted Cruiz, theodore roosevelt, tsunami indian ocean 2004, visas, WordPress, Zoom
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President’s Day
What is known popularly as President’s Day or Presidents’ Day started in the late 1800’s to honor George Washington. It was observed on his birthday, February 22, after being signed into law by Rutherford B. Hays in 1879. The holiday … Continue reading
Posted in Government, History, holiday
Tagged 1 Peter 2:13-15, 1 Timothy 2:1, 1879, 1885, 1951, 1968, 1971, 22nd amendment, Abraham Lincoln, Acts 4:19-20, Acts 5:28-29, commerce.gov, Daniel 3, Daniel 6, February 12, February 22, federal holiday, franklin d. roosevelt, george washington, good citizens, holiday, how to spell presidents day, mary stockwell, mount vernon, mountvernon.org, nytimes, obedience to government, president's day, presidential precedents, presidents day, presidents' day, remy tumin, Romans 13:1, rutherford b. hayes, state of the union address, state of the union report, third monday of february, thomas jefferson, titles for president, Titus 3:1-2, uniform monday holiday act, washington's birthday, what is celebrated in presidents day, woodrow wilson
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The Law of Moses: Justice
In this series, we are examining some of the many commandments which are contained in the Law of Moses. It is our aim to understand them better, build faith, and answer critics. We are considering them topically. 1. No partiality. … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government, law of moses
Tagged 1 Kings 20:39, 1 Samuel 8:3, 1 Timothy 5:19-22, 2 Chronicles 19:15-17, 2 Samuel 12:6, Amos 5:12, brides, corporal punishment, death penalty, Dennis Prager, Deuteronomy 13:11, Deuteronomy 16:16-18, Deuteronomy 16:18-19, Deuteronomy 17:6-7, Deuteronomy 19:18-19, Deuteronomy 19:21, Deuteronomy 1:16-18, Deuteronomy 21:21, Deuteronomy 27:19, Deuteronomy 27:25, Deuteronomy 5:20, Duteronomy 17:13, Eccesiastes 7:7, evidence, evidence as a witness, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 21:12-14, Exodus 21:23-25, Exodus 21:24, Exodus 21:29-30, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 22:1-9, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:1-3, Exodus 23:8, eye for eye, Ezekiel 13:19, Ezekiel 22:12, false witnesses, fine as substitute punishment, flogging, george jung, Geuteronomy 19:15, Isaiah 1:23, Isaiah 33:14-16, Isaiah 5:23, johnny depp, judgment, justice, law of moses, Levitcus 6:1-6, Leviticus 19:11, Leviticus 19:15-16, Leviticus 24:19-20, lex talionis, Matthew 18:15-16, Micah 3:11, Micah 7:3, movie blow, Numbers 35:21, Numbers 35:30, Numbers 5:5-6, ox and sheep, partiality, perjury, Proverbs 13:7-8, Proverbs 17:23, Proverbs 19:5, Proverbs 24:28, Proverbs 29:4, Proverbs 6:16-19, Proverbs 6:30-31, Proverbs 6:32-35, Psalm 15:5, Psalm 26:9-10, punishment, reduce penalty to fine, restitution, rich and poor, social justice, The rational Bible, theft, torah, two or three witness, witnesses
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Turning The King’s Heart
“The King’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes” (Proverbs 21:1). What does this mean? Does this mean that every action of a king (or country leader) is … Continue reading
Posted in God's Providence, God's Sovereignty, Government, josephus, Proverbs, Textual varients
Tagged 1 Kings 11:4, 1 Kings 12:28-33, 1 Kings 21:25-26, 1 Kings 2:1-4, 1 Kings 3:14, 1 Kings 9:4-5, 1 Samuel 15:22-23, 1 Samuel 23:1-13, 1 Samuel 30:7-8, 2 Chronicles 28:1-4, 2 Chronicles 33:10-13, 2 Kings 16:1-4, 2 Samuel 5:18-19, 2 Samuel 5:22-25, adolf hitler, afraid, ahaz, assyria, babylon, confort, cyrus, cyrus read his name in book of isaiah, Daniel 4:28-36, David, direct or by means?, Exodus 10:1-2, Exodus 14:17-18, Exodus 7:2-5, Exodus 9:34, Ezekiel 23:36-39, Ezra 1:1-2, fear, God allows sin, God humbled manasseh, God humbled nebuchadnezzar, God is powerful, God is ultimately in control, God stirred cyrus, God turns heart of king, God used assyria, God used babylon, God used pharaoh, God will accomplish His purposes, God's plans not thwarted, habakkuk, Isaiah 10-12-14, Isaiah 10:12-14, Isaiah 10:5-7, Isaiah 44:28, Isaiah 45:1-3, Jeremiah 25:12, Jeremiah 27:6-11, Jeremiah 50:18, Jeremiah 51:24, John the baptist turns hearts, josephus, josephus antiquities 11, Leviticus 18:21, Luke 12:4, Luke 1:17, Malachi 4:5-6, manasseh, nebuchadnezzar, pharaoh, Proverbs 21:1, Psalm 118:6, Psalm 56:4, Romans 8:34, Solomon, solomon's wives turn his heart, trust in God, turning heart by circumstance, turning heart by influence, turning heart by information
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When Is A Divorce, A Divorce?
A couple gets divorced for reasons other than fornication. In time, one of them remarries, or becomes sexually involved with another. May the other partner (in that original marriage) now remarry with God’s approval? There are brethren, “conservative brethren,” on … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government, Marriage, Word Study
Tagged adultery, choridzo, chorizo, God defines adultery, herod antipas, herod philip, herodias, in God's sight, kerry duke, marriage divorce and remarriage, mental divorce, remarriage of a divorced couple, safest course, the waiting game, when is a divorce a divorce
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What Constitutes A God-Approved Marriage? (Part 1)
What constitutes marriage? Jesus taught, “from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Government, Marriage, Phrase Study, Textual study
Tagged adam and eve, be joined, civil law, eligibility, God approved marriage, government, Helper, intent, jacob, leaving and cleaving, made known to others, male and female, man and woman, Mark 10, marriage, maturity, moses, Noah, one flesh, three classes eligible to marry, Truth for Today, wedding ceremony, what constitutes marriage, william w. grasham, work
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Paying Taxes
This time of the year can be frustrating. Documents are gathered. Receipts are gathered and reviewed. It is tax season. It is a complicated system. The government favors or incentivizes certain behavior and business. Can’t we just go to a … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government, Honesty, Money
Tagged dependents, donald rumsfeld, freakonomics, government, honesty, in the news, income, IRS, mioney, stephen dubner, steven levitt, taxes, the economist
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Jesus: King of His Kingdom
This is a Presidential election year. America is a representative republic, or representative democracy. There is a system in place for selecting the President, Congressional Representatives, and Senators. What if Jesus was on the ballot? Would you select Him as … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Government, Jesus
Tagged ballot, book: the church everybody is asking about, choice, coniah, democracy, edward perronet, election, jeconiah, Jennie Evelyn Hussey, Jesus, king, king of my life, kingdom, Luke 6:46, monarchy, oligarchy, plutocracy, potentate, song: all hail the power of Jesus name, song: lead me to calvary, theocracy, wendell winkler
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Bryan Hodge 
Our Great God
Proverbs 25:2 reads, “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings to search out a matter.” What is the meaning? One writer comments, “The roles of God and the King are compared. God, … Continue reading →