–Pastor Ward Clinton
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–Pastor Ward Clinton
The God of Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob loves us. The god of Abraham and Ismael does not love; he does not even love the most ardent follower of Mohammad. When the Koran says that allah is as close as your jugular, that is a threat borne of hatred for humanity.
–Pastor Ward Clinton
That awkward moment when people realize the whole#palestine narrative is a lie! The Arabs in Israel mostly all came from Egypt, Syria, Saudia Arabia etc. because the Jews needed workers.
Injil Markus 1:40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
1:41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
1:42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
1:43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
1:44 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
The sacrifices were to be evidence that the cure was real and that Jesus had respect for the law, the real law of God as opposed to the man-made traditions which were really a corruption to God’s law. The healing was also a testimony to Jesus’ divine power, since the religious leadership believed that only God could cure leprosy (see 2nd Kings 5:1-14)
1:45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.
In the Injil (New Testament) there is no disease regarded with more terror and pity than leprosy. When Jesus sent out the Twelve he commanded them “Heal the sick, cleanse lepers.” Thereby he demonstrates that God has compassion on men and women. (Matt 18:8) The fate of the leper in that day was truly hard. There were some other skin diseases which were mistakenly classified as leprosy such as ringworm or psoriasis and when they went away there was a prescribed ritual to go through to be declared “clean.”
The leprous person could not come closer than a stone’s throw to a non-leprous person and if they did people would typically react in fear and drive them back with stones. From Peter’s recorded perspective it appears the leper came closer than allowed but it is also likely he actually did not, only coming as close as he could before falling to his knees and making his plea. Whether he came closer than allowed by law or stopped short isn’t important; what is important is that Jesus cared enough to reach out and tenderly touch the untouchable one as well as completely cure. It was a demonstration of the one true God’s compassion; if we will only approach and humbly request He will bridge the remaining gap because He longs to establish/restore the fellowship that has been broken by the barrier of sin between an unholy being and the thrice Holy God.
Many a man on the face of this planet ignorantly and arrogantly thinks he will be able to approach God and plead the case that he himself is not so bad as some of his fellows and for that reason alone he must be allowed into heaven. Many a man thinks that so long as his good deeds outweigh his bad deeds then he must be accepted but that also is a corrupt teaching from sinful man. Sadly, he will be met with justice rather than mercy because he has chosen to act in pride rather than humility. It is only those who by faith apply to Christ Jesus for mercy and grace who will find that He is quite willing and capable of providing the mercy and grace they need and seek and he will bring them into the presence of the one true God.
Jesus then sent the man to go fulfill the prescribed ritual. We need not see this man as failing to obey, for he probably completed the task assigned except that he simply could not keep silent for the joy of deliverance. How can a sin-sick soul that comprehends the cure which has been effected by the power of such a gracious, loving God (yes, the one true God really does have compassion on us) be silent regarding the cure?
–Pastor Ward Clinton
1:34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
The demons knew and understood Him to be the Messiah, the one true and holy Messiah; Isa, Al-Masih, is kalimat-Allah and wadjih according to the Quran and for that reason they were powerless against Isa.
Many that were possessed with devils – Dr. Lightfoot gives two sound reasons why Judea, in our Lord’s time, abounded with demoniacs. First, Because they were then advanced to the very height of impiety. See what Josephus, their own historian, says of them: There was not (said he) a nation under heaven more wicked than they were. See on Rom_1:1 (note). Secondly, Because they were then strongly addicted to magic, and so, as it were, invited evil spirits to be familiar with them. It seems strange to find men at this distance of time questioning the truth of that which neither scribes nor Pharisees then doubted; nor did they ever object against the pretensions of Christ and his apostles to cast them out. And, if the whole business of demonism had been only a vulgar error, (as “wise” men now tell us), what a fine opportunity had the “wise” men then, to unmask the whole matter, and thus pour contempt on the pretensions of our blessed Lord and his followers, who held it to be one proof of their Divine mission, that demons were subject to them! – Adam Clarke
It has been said, “Build a better mousetrap and the public will beat a path to your doorstep even if you live in the wilderness.” Unfortunately the crowds were only coming because they wanted something; unfortunately the crowds only thought they were coming to see a wondrous physician; fortunately the crowds were coming.
Sadly, for one prayer that goes up to the God of Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in days of prosperity ten thousand go up in times of adversity. Only prayers to the God of Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are of any value, prayers to any other god are useless.
Try Jesus, if you don’t like Him, the devil will always take you back.
Many a man who has never prayed when the sun was shining begins to pray when the cold winds come. So many people regard religion as belonging “to the ambulance corps and not to the firing-line of life.” Therefore religion, to them, is merely a crisis affair. Only when life has gotten into a mess do they begin to remember God, but it is in the sunshine times that we need to polish the communication lines so that when the darkness settles over us we don’t suddenly find ourselves trying to figure out how to establish a connection. God is not someone to be sought only in the day of misfortune; He is someone to be loved and remembered every day of our lives.
The god of Ishmael does not love you; The God of Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob loves you.
Although the recognition of one’s failure to come to Him during the sunny time should not be allowed to hinder the seeking of Him in the dark time – it is just so much better, so much wiser, and so much safer to remember Him in the sunny time when one may be assured of finding Him.
And healed all that were sick – Not a soul did the Lord Jesus ever reject, who came to him soliciting his aid. Need any sinner despair who comes to him, conscious of his spiritual malady, to be healed by his merciful hand? – Adam Clarke
Need any Muslim despair who comes to the God of Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob? He loves you and wants you to know who Jesus really is; Jesus is the holy one of God who knows the true path to eternal life.
Injil Markus 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Away from the disciples and other distractions, He started His day in private communication with the one true God.
Injil Markus 1:36 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.
1:37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.
1:38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
Simon Peter, upon finding Him, tells Jesus that people are starting to gather at his house again. Jesus informs Simon Peter that the gospel message must be taken to other towns also. His message is not to be confined to a single area, no matter how well received in that place. This would also give the people a chance to more carefully consider the gracious words they have already heard Al-Masihu-Isa speak unto them. As regards prayer; prayer doesn’t do our work for us; prayer strengthens us for the work that must be done.
–Pastor Ward Clinton
Injil Markus frequently reports the amazement that Messiah’s teaching and actions produced. The Scribes tended to teach the words of other teachers and the traditions of men. Part of what was happening with the teaching from Jesus was that He was teaching Scripture, not from the Mishna or some other tradition of men; He was teaching them what God said and meant, not what some famous Rabbi of bygone days had said that perhaps God had really meant. When a man teaches that a Hadith or a fitnah supersedes or abrogates something in the Quran is he not claiming the Quran is mistaken or corrupted? Furthermore, because the Koran says the al kitab ul muqaddas is not corrupted, then whenever an Imam teaches something contrary to the Al kitab ul muqaddas he is acting exactly like the Rabbis who were opposing Messiah and he is not one iota less corrupt than they were. I have already offered the testimony of Muslim scholars and Muhammad himself regarding the Holy Bible’s accuracy in a previous post.
Injil Markus 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.
It was the demons who cried out. Demonic possession tends to torment and destroy those who are created in God’s image, but the demon recognized that Messiah was a powerful adversary capable of destroying all the forces and schemes of jinn and Shaytan. The phrase, “The holy one of God,” was perhaps used by the demons in accordance with the occultist belief that the precise use of a person’s name might give a certain amount of leverage against him but most definitely they have recognized the divine origin of Jesus. Thereby they were saying in effect, “These foolish humans may not know who You are or the love the one true God of Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob has for them, but we know who You are and we know what will happen to all of Your enemies.”
1:27 And they [the people] 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 demons [jinn] 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! That jinn was terrified that it was going to be sent to the place of punishment before the set time and knew that Jesus had the authority to send him there. By the way, your Imam does not have that authority; if you have a loved one whom you wish to have freed from demon possession you will have to find a Christian who has been given that authority. That is just one of the reasons that it is not wise to harass the followers of the Holy one of God.
No “disorder” could enable a man to know Jesus to be the Holy One of God. The jinn wants 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 Jesus, because he knew him to be the Holy One of the one true God; 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 where the one true God abides forever.
1:34 And he healed many that were sick of [various] diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
The demons knew and understood Him to be the Messiah, the one true and holy Messiah; Isa, Al-Masih, is kalimat-Allah and wadjih according to the Quran and for that reason they were powerless against Jesus.
When Jesus The 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 worked now, yet men treat it with contempt and neglect, endangering their own soul. If this were not so, the conversion of a notorious wicked man to a sober, righteous, and godly life, by the preaching about a loving, holy Savior, should cause many to ask, What doctrine is this? Will he do such a work for me?
–Pastor Ward Clinton
Barry is not an inept President; he is an enemy agent. – worldparliament-gov.org
All the Toyota trucks ISIS have in their possession are courtesy of BHO. They would not have enough equipment to put up much of a fight, let alone expand their sphere of influence, if BHO had not created them, and then armed them with all the modern equipment. BHO is a treasonous Nation of Islam type of Moslem.
Barak Hussein Obama/Frank Marshall Davis, Jr/Barry Sotero, whoever he is, is a traitor or domestic enemy to the USA and that is by his own choice. He has been somewhat of a success in his actions to undermine and destroy America; if he intended to do good for America then he has been a horrendous failure. Either way, he is the worst President America has ever had.
Pray for America
Now is the time for all Christians to be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves because we live among those who would tear us apart and destroy us if we are not careful, therefore let us put on the whole armor of God and engage in the battle.
–Pastor Ward Clinton
–Pastor Ward Clinton
Jesus preached the good news of peace (Ephesians 6:15) The penalty of being a fallen human being is to have a split personality. In fallen human nature the beast and the angel are strangely intermingled. Man’s trouble has always been that he is haunted both by sin and saintliness. Robert Burns said, regarding himself, “My life reminded me of a ruined Temple. What strength, what proportion in some parts! What unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruins in others.” The coming of Messiah Jesus brings forth the cure for that disintegrated personality and enables victory over the warring self through being conquered and completely consecrated by The Christ.
Jesus preached the good news of God’s promise (Ephesians 3:6). It is true that men have always tended to think of God as a God of threats rather than a God of promises. Look at the way some say the God of the Old Testament was mean – it demonstrates they still fail to understand who God is. If you have eyes to see and understand, the God of Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob shows His mercy and loving-kindness even in the Torah. God’s grace (i.e. unmerited divine favor) is demonstrated in that portion of The Book, it is just much harder to see than it is in the latter portion which begins with the Gospel (Injil) accounts.
Jesus preached the good news of immortality (2nd Timothy 1:10). To the pagan and the Sadducees alike, life was the road to death; man was characteristically a dying man; but Jesus came with the good news that through Him we are on the way to life. Interestingly enough, the pagans that did believe in an afterlife had a rather dark view of what it amounts to. I have to admit that I am not too impressed with what the followers of Mohammad believe regarding the afterlife either. That is primarily because the god of the Koran doesn’t seem very trustworthy. But, of course, disbelievers in Messiah Jesus, as revealed in the Holy Bible, should have a dark view of what the afterlife will be like for them. The fact of the matter is that there was a time when you were not, but now there will never be a time will you will no longer be. Therefore, embrace, make friends with, the holy one of the God of Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob because, if you do not, this earth is as close as you will ever get to Heaven.
Jesus preached the good news (Ephesians 1:13) of salvation. Salvation is not simply liberation from penalty and escape from the consequences of past sin; it is the power to live life victoriously and to conquer sin. That makes the message of Messiah good news indeed. It is a shame that most followers of Jesus do not live and walk in the full victory of life available to them.
Jesus preached the good news of Repentance. Unfortunately, repentance is not as easy as we tend to think. The Greek word metanoia literally means a change of mind. That is part of the reason a new follower of Isa has such a difficult time trying to walk in holiness of heart and life; he knows he is a new creature, but he still has the old habits and needs help. Of course, it does not help when the tradition of certain men gets in the way by suggesting that it cannot be done. As for traditions, the earliest hadiths are only the result of traditions, nothing more, and created by men over a hundred years after Muhammad.
For the follower of Jesus, the Messiah, the trial that may lay ahead is never as strong as the power behind. The children of the world (disbelievers in the holy one of God) have no such guarantee. He, Jesus, is “wadjih” (worthy of esteem in this world and the next), according to the Quran. The Quran also says Isa is kalimat Allah.
Pray to the God of Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who sees, hears, and still speaks to us today and longs to demonstrate His great love.
–Pastor Ward Clinton
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