Remarkable, but not surprising. Democrats never take personal responsibility. They cherry pick the laws they like, ignore the ones they don’t, then cry foul when consequences arrive as they try to shift the blame. Don Lemon didn’t stumble into this situation. He marched straight into it; he’s made it clear enough over time that he hates Christian values and morals. He clearly violated the First Amendment he now is attempting to claim as a shield and ran headfirst into the FACE Act. Calling yourself a journalist isn’t a hall pass. It doesn’t exempt you from the law, and it doesn’t turn participation into reporting. There were 40 people involved in storming that Church and terrorizing the children, the very people whom Democrats falsely claim to care about.
There are no kings in this country. No special classes. No sacred cows, except for the Democrat’s unholy sacrament of abortion. There is the Constitution and the laws Congress passed. You don’t get to follow the ones that serve you and disregard the ones that don’t. If the laws are wrong, elect people to change them. Until then, everyone plays by the same rules. Lemon isn’t a victim. He’s complicit. And pretending otherwise is exactly how Democrats keep breaking the system while blaming everyone else for the damage they’ve caused.
1:21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
1:22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
This verse does not start with Mark’s favored word of action because nearly a year in the ministry of Jesus was skipped. Matthew and Luke deal with that year. Perhaps Peter skipped it because he felt it could have bogged down the pace of his narrative by having to take time to explain to his readers that the rejection reflects our ability to choose to accept or reject Christ at this point in his account.
Part of what was happening with the teaching from Jesus was that He was teaching Scripture, not tradition of men; He was teaching them what God said, not what some famous Rabbi of bygone days had said. The Wesleyan quadrilateral is important but it must never be forgotten that the Scripture part of that is the preeminent portion, yet too many times tradition gets elevated above its proper place.
1:23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
1:24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
1:25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
1:26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
1:27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
1:28 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.
The whole subject of demonology is a difficult one, but no more so than the problem of the devil. The devil is an unclean spirit, because he has lost all the purity of his former nature, therefore he acts in direct opposition to the Holy Spirit of God, and by his suggestions defiles the spirits of men. There are many in our assemblies who quietly attend under merely formal teachers; but if the Lord comes with faithful ministers and holy doctrine then by his convincing spirit, they are ready to say, like this man, What have we to do with thee! There is potentially a hint of dishonesty in what that demon said in that it probably was well aware of the fact that Jesus was born in Bethlehem and therefore it likely was attempting to cast doubt or deflect Jesus from what it feared Jesus might be about to command to happen.
No “disorder” could enable a man to know Jesus to be the Holy One of God. He desires to have nothing to do with Jesus, for he despairs of being saved by him, and dreads being destroyed by him. Consider whose language they speak, who say to the Almighty, “Depart from us”. This unclean spirit hated and dreaded Christ, because he knew him to be a Holy One; for the carnal mind is enmity against God, especially against his holiness. People who cannot stand to attend a Bible-believing/Bible-teaching Church here on earth should not expect to be able to tolerate Heaven.
When Christ by his grace delivers souls out of the hands of Satan, it is not without tumult in the soul; for that spiteful enemy will disquiet those whom he cannot destroy. This put all who saw it to considering, “What is this new doctrine?” A work as great often is accomplished now, yet men treat it with contempt and neglect. If this were not so, the conversion of a notorious wicked man to a sober, righteous, and godly life, by the preaching of a crucified Savior, should cause many to ask, “What doctrine is this?”
When Jazzy gives a speech, she just wants to follow her script. She doesn’t want anyone to ask questions because she can’t answer them if it’s not written down –sound familiar? – Biden redux.
Jazmine Crockett’s word salad turned out to be full of dandelions when she went speechless after a reporter asked her why there was no violence or chaos in Texas, even though ICE has arrested three times as many people there than they have in Minnesota. “Well … I … that’s not the point. (she never did say what the point was)
She had to think, that’s why she couldn’t answer! Her two brain cells were fighting for third place in order to avoid being called upon. Bless her heart, she fell of the short bus. We know the lefties will either lie or not answer at all, but the look on their faces when they realize they are in a corner is just so funny.
Isn’t she the one who said, “Just because someone has committed a crime, it doesn’t make them a criminal”, or was that AOC? It is hard to tell them apart sometimes. Sadly, Democrat Congress critters are all a disgrace, compromised and corrupted.
Texas believes in law and order; in supporting those who actually work everyday enforcing the law and corralling the criminals rather than coddling the criminals.
In a typical display of political posturing, Hakeem Jeffries took to social media to attack the Republican economy, claiming “inflation is up, job creation is down.” But what Jeffries fails to mention is that under President Trump’s leadership, inflation is under control, and the job market continues to improve. While the Democrats push their reckless spending agenda, it’s Trump’s policies that are pushing the economy toward recovery. Jeffries’ attacks are nothing more than an attempt to distract from the real successes achieved through Trump’s America First agenda.
Joe Rigney Eleven years ago today, I helped plant Cities Church.
I served as a pastor there for 8 years.
This is a normal Baptist Church.
They worship Jesus.
They love each other.
They seek the good of their neighbors.
And the Left hates them and wants to shut them down, because one of their pastors serves his country in law enforcement, putting his life on the line to remove rapists and violent criminal illegal immigrants from our streets.
The Democrats are the party of lawlessness, of cultural decay, social disorder, and death.
It’s time for Christian boldness—for courage and clarity about Jesus and sin.
And it’s time for our governing officials to fulfill their mandate and become a terror to evil conduct. They do not bear the sword in vain.
That’s what our nation needs.
‘SHAME ON YOU!’ Anti-ICE agitators storm a Minnesota church during Sunday service to confront a pastor over his alleged ties to federal immigration enforcement.
The second Sunday in February this year is the day millions of Americans have been waiting for with deep longing and great expectation. Although there are many of us who couldn’t care less about it.
It’s time for the great annual festival in honor of one of the most intensely worshiped gods in the American Pantheon. It’s a very ancient religion, practiced by the neighbors of Israel thousands of years ago. Although at that time the name of this god was pronounced “Baal”, through the centuries it has slowly changed so that today this god is called “Boal”.
During the course of the year leading up to this day the worship of this god is conducted in cities and towns throughout the nation, and is especially associated with sites dedicated to pantheism, places called “Universities”. By means of an elaborate selection process which takes place over the course of many years, human sacrifices are singled out to be offered on the altar of the grid-iron – few religious rituals anywhere can match the marvelous splendor, gaiety and self sacrifice of this great ceremony.
All over the country colorful, glowing images in honor to this god will be raised – electronic shrines luringly illuminated as groups large and small gather to participate in this stately sacred rite. As with most religious celebrations, food and drink will be in abundance, and like good pagans of old, many will be assisted in their worship by the intoxication which flows from small replicas of their “boal” god. It will be a day marked by both weeping and rejoicing.
There will be heard throughout the land great sounds rising up from the assemblies of worshippers; some will be loud, boisterous shouts of exultation, but they will be mingled with intermittent deep groans of anxiety and distress. While some worshippers will experience the blessing of their god and will feel successive waves of ecstatic joy and victory, others will be brought down to the pits of despair and mournful contrition – their suffering at the hand of their god will be unmitigated for many months to come. And some, having made great financial sacrifices in order to demonstrate their faithful devotion to the Boal god, will end this day with a terrible sense of loss as they realize that their god has not rewarded them for the sacrifices they so sincerely made. Even so, it is unlikely that even one will forsake Boal, but rather will renew a vow of allegiance and hope that by the time another annual festival rolls around, they will have pleased him sufficiently so as to be able to enter into the joy of their salivation.
Don’t get me wrong, today is not the only day we Americans worship Boal, it’s just that today we move up one notch in our worship of Boal; today we worship Super Boal.
There’s lightening rod excitement in the air. Representatives from the four corners of the nation have already gathered and will present their credentials at the gate of the large temple of the south. Of course the southern temples are almost always chosen for this ceremony due to the connection between the Sun god “Re” – (pronounced “Ray”) and the god Boal.
As the delegates arrive, and during specially planned intervals during the ceremony, they will be greeted and encouraged in their worship by temple virgins who, by means of erotic dance movements and hand gestures, will call the crowd to raise their voices in praise. And the faithful will respond, standing to their feet, raising their hands to heaven and singing the praises of Boal. The collective praise at times will be deafening, and by the close of the service many will smilingly exhibit their raspy voices now reduced to a hoarse whisper, proudly pleased that they could make such a sacrifice for their god.
To complete the picture of sincere worship, there will also be music. Great music played on hundreds of instruments by the devout who have gladly endured long days and nights of tortuous drills, and days of travel in crude yellow temple wagons, but these who have so dedicated their talent will count it all joy that they have been chosen for this great celebration in honor to their god. They will proudly tell future generations that they were among the chosen few who were so blessed.
By mid-day the anticipation will be at a feverish pitch when 100 priests and dozens of Levites enter the temple. Actually, only 22 priests serve at a time, but in order to give many more the honor, a system of rotation has been devised. And at times, when Boal is pleased to receive the human sacrifice that is offered, there is a replacement ready to quickly take his place of honor. Whenever this happens, an especially loud roar of praise is lifted up to Boal as this priest hero is ceremoniously removed from the sanctuary, being carried away by one of the specially designed temple chariots reserved for this purpose.
The religious ceremony proceeds according to an elaborate set of regulations which have been passed down through many generations of Boal Rabbis. The cosmic conflict of the ages is reenacted, good and evil struggling for dominance. As with many such ancient religions, the outcome is not quite certain, although there are many associated with this religion who claim revelations which qualify them to make prophetic utterances. Actually, both groups of priests, each robed in colorful but distinguishing sacred garments, and with heads covered to disguise their personal identity and facial features, are convinced that they represent the good, and the opposing group represent the evil. Prior to each suspense filled act in this play, the priests bow in a prayer circle, seeking guidance and strength so that Boal will give them the ability to overcome the enemy. And when their prayer is answered, they raise their hands in praise, sometimes dropping to their knees, or expressing their worship in a dance. At times they even throw their bodies into a large human heap in a desperate attempt at demonstrating just how grateful they are for the god’s favor.
During these proceedings, careful records are kept so that future generations will never be allowed to forget the agonizing but amazing accomplishments of the priests who heroically act out this passion play. Every possible step is taken to ensure it’s memory, millions of objects emblazoned with the symbols of the Boal god are peddled throughout the land. It is almost as sure as death and taxes that the great religion in honor of Boal will never wane, but rather, it will progressively become the religion not only of our country, but of the world. All of the advanced technologies of our super race will be dedicated to the spread of Super Boal, and wealthy businessmen will continue to generously endow this religion with adequate funds so as to ensure the dawn of a wonderful new age when throughout the entire world Boal will be hailed as the god of all. Of course, this evangelization has been going on now for 6 decades, and it is estimated that the participation in this year’s service of worship to Super Boal will include the devout in 174 countries – on that day 750 million worshippers will exclaim, “Halleboalya!”
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