Saddam had the weapons. He moved them to Syria and he kept the U.N inspectors running hither and yon while he moved them.
–Pastor Ward Clinton
The first [openly] Muslim elected to the United States Congress is a Democrat from Minneapolis with ties to an Islamic group . . . .
Minnesota’s …Representative in the House, Keith Ellison, was endorsed and partly financed by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a massive U.S.-based organization that avidly defends Osama bin Laden and other militant Islamic terrorists and considers U.S. action against terrorists anti-Islamic.
–Corruption Chronicles, a Judicial Watch blog, Nov 8, 2006
–Pastor Ward Clinton
Injil Markus 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
The Messiah, Jesus, came to set up the kingdom of God among men so that we might be brought into willing subjection to it, and therefore might find salvation in it, and He presented, through the preaching of this gospel, a power going along with it. It did not go along with traditional thought that men had invented to claim what the kingdom of God would look like when it arrived but it was in accordance with His rule book, the Holy Bible.
The descendants of Father Abraham, have to get right in accordance with the Messiah’s teaching which was in line with the prophets of old but not necessarily in line with the Oral Law and popular Rabbis old who had been adding their own points of view into the mix in the same way Imams do today. Imams today are adding their own unauthorized opinions to the word of God and then trying to tell their followers that they must not question what they have been told; not only is that taqqiya, what they are doing is shirk of the most evil kind.
Jesus came preaching the good news regarding the kingdom of God. Unfortunately, it does not appear that the people were as fully aware that the time for the arrival of the promised Messiah, the holy one from God, had come as they really should have been. They had the sure and accurately preserved word of God and of their prophets but they were not as well versed in them or the signs of the times as they could have and should have been.
They were hoping for Messiah to come in a way differently than the manner in which He came and with a different message. Muslims have the same problem the people back then had, they are following the traditions of men and ignoring the voice of the God of Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Sorry, but the hadiths and fitnahs were written many, many years after when the Quran was supposedly written and they are only man’s words. Those who put their trust in them will be very disappointed when Jesus, The Messiah, returns.
Jesus was preaching the good news of truth, “You have heard, but I say,” He said over and over again. It other words He told them and people of our day that it is time to stop with your man-made traditions and get back to what the Word of God actually says.
Jesus preached the good news of hope. (Col 1:21-23) The ancient world was a pessimistic world; in some ways our world is a quite pessimistic one as well. Seneca spoke of “Our helplessness in necessary things.” In their struggles for goodness men were defeated. The coming of Jesus brings hope to the hopeless heart.
The optimist says the cup is half full. The pessimist says the cup is half empty. The pragmatist says the cup is too big for the job. Today, because of Jesus, the child of God (the true Christian) can say, “My cup runneth over.”
–Pastor Ward Clinton
John had quite likely lost track of his cousin during his own scholarly and Godly pursuits. On the other hand he may even have tried to recruit Him into the Essenes because he had always known there was something very special about his younger cousin although he did not know precisely what it was. Perhaps he was still hoping that his cousin would leave the carpenter shop and join him in preparing the path for the mighty Messiah who would manifest miracles and whom he knew was due to arrive at almost at any time now. Perhaps Jesus (Isa) had even gone out to hear John preach a time or two.
John’s message of preparation also pointed to something much better than mere water baptism because the Messiah was coming and the Messiah has the ability to baptize people with the Spirit of God. Water can cleanse the outside only but the Spirit of the one true God of Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob can cleanse our innermost being. John’s goal was to get people turned around from the path they were on and redirected towards the one who was greater than he; the one whom all men, without exception, need. Remember this, the teachings that Isa will return show that we really need to know who Isa is and what He taught and expects from each one of us according to the Holy Bible.
Injil Markus 1:9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
Jesus probably began His public ministry 27AD, when He was approximately 30 years of age. As far as we know, he had spent most of his life in Nazareth. Jesus approached the water where John was preaching and baptizing and perhaps John thought for a brief moment “Cool, here comes my cousin, perhaps he’ll consent to being part of my ministry preparing everyone for the arrival of The Messiah.” Mark does not relate the brief exchange that took place between the two, which is something which was left to another gospel writer to tell us more about. But suddenly John recognizes who Jesus really is because the God revealed the truth to him and he exclaims “I need to be baptized by You.” And John begins telling his own followers, “Follow Jesus, He is the one I have been prophesying and preaching about. Jesus is the Holy One of God.”
1:10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
1:11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
For those who have eyes to see something very important has been revealed.
John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance intended for those who were sorry for their sins and desired to express their determination to be completely done with them. What did such a baptism have to do with Jesus? Wasn’t He the sinless one and therefore such a baptism would be irrelevant and unnecessary in His case? Short answer, yes.
Jesus took upon Himself the likeness of sinful flesh in that although He was perfectly pure and unspotted, He chose to be washed as if He had been polluted. Therefore for our sake He sanctified Himself so that we also might be sanctified and be baptized with Him. Jesus was and is the holy one from the one true God and He gave us the pattern of living the one true God desires to see reflected in each one of us.
1:12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
1:13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
“As soon as” He was baptized there was a voice from Heaven affirming Him and then He went into the wilderness for a period of time. Matthew and Luke expand upon that wilderness experience but the Gospel of Jesus according to Mark marches on without even pausing for a breath.
John’s heraldic ministry was now wrapping up and it had accomplished much of that which it was supposed to. Better results would have been nice but there was a resistance to his message. Unfortunately that is the old, old story in that so many oppose God and His true messengers. Fortunately, however, some do pay attention and obey. So John exits the stage and the main feature begins because the long-awaited mighty messiah who manifests miracles is taking center stage.
1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
The good news from, as well as about the one true God, the God of Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He was calling for a change of heart and lifestyle. He also had the message that the one true God actually cares about and loves us enough to send Isa (PBUH) to us to demonstrate that fact. He is still trying to communicate that message to any who will stop and listen today.
–Pastor Ward Clinton
There is a new book out.
This book dismantles Islam by exposing the imposture of Muhammad. The historical Muhammad is too privileged to be formally evaluated in the fashion a clinical psychologist would like. But given certain of his well-known and highly documented behaviors, it is certain that he had a conflict-ridden psychological dependence on others. He was not capable of introspection. He had shown all the symptoms of his lunacy and his prophetic claim was based on the quicksand of grand delusion. But the irony is that the entire religion of Islam is based on the truth claim of such a man who could easily swing back and forth between the two extremes – reality and fantasy. Like the mythological Narcissus, he actually worshipped his own image – not God. He had created Allah in his own image and attributed to that God the qualities of his own self. He used Islam to pervade Muslim psyche, and possessed their mind. Islam is an extremely defenseless religion and hence vulnerable to collapse. “Defenseless” in the sense, there is not a single atom of truth in it to support. This failed religion, originated from the grand delusion of a malignant Narcissist, is the biggest hoax humanity has ever seen. It is like a house of cards – looks tall, big, mighty and gigantic but the base is very weak. The aim of this book is to diagnose Muhammad by making use of biographical data and through the application of psychological theory and research. This psychobiography is all about the “why” – the question of motives. It uncovers the private motives behind his public acts. This book presents two theses – Muhammad suffered from malignant narcissism, and was also affected by neurotic disorder which caused regular psychiatric delusions. –Sujit Das
I wonder if that mean they’ll be putting out a death threat on the author for exposing the man-made religion.
Spiritual, metaphorical sense, not physical. Every time the Quran denounces the sonship of ‘Uzayr or Jesus it presents an inaccurate view of the Bible based on Muhammad’s misunderstanding. It is spiritual in nature for Jesus is the holy one from the one true God even as supported by Sura 5:18. Jesus had no sin for which he was subject to punishment making him not only a prophet but truly more than a prophet for in his spiritual nature he is truly the holy one from God, pbuh. Sura 3:45-49 and Sura 19:27-35 add further support, after all is there any record that anyone else ever spoke from the cradle? However let it be noted the Holy Bible makes no such claim that such an incident ever took place but it does have some very important words which He said.
Injil Markus 1:2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
1:3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
That refers to the Old Testament (Torah) book of Isaiah 40:3 Peter’s secretary starts the story of Jesus with the visions of the seers from long ago. Which prophets are not here specified because the first audience to which this document was targeted would likely not have recognized the names of those prophets while anyone familiar with them should readily be able to recall which ones it is to whom he specifically refers. The disciple called Matthew is the one who was directed by the one true God to give us more details in order that the picture of Messiah’s ministry and dealings with men would be better revealed.
Even the Stoics believed in the ordered plan of God. “The things of God are full of foresight. All things flow from Heaven.” – Marcus Aurelius, abt 170 AD
Isaiah and Malachi each spoke concerning the forerunner who would prepare the paths. Malachi’s prophecy was first and foremost a threat; the priests were failing in their duty, the offerings were blemished and shoddy. Therefore the Temple was to undergo a cleansing; some mosques and churches today need a thorough cleansing and a returning to the correct paths of the one true God and they, just like the Sadducees and Pharisees, won’t be too happy about it when it, the cleansing, begins to take place. But wherever genuine Christianity goes it brings a purification that is acceptable in the eyes of the one true God.
Wherever Christ and genuine Christianity are allowed to come and be, the Christian faith cleanses from all corruption. Unfortunately, when Christianity becomes corrupted it loses its efficacy and becomes part of the problem rather than the solution. Muhammad respected the Holy Bible but not those who claimed to be students of the book yet were not following its instructions. He, Muhammad, claimed that for the first 200 years following Isa all His followers had remained true to His teachings. Even today, not all who claim to be Christians are following the teaching of Jesus but we who truly follow the holy one of God, can be found.
The Pharisees had started out as the holiness of heart and life sect of Judaism but over time they had failed to maintain the inward purity and then John came, preaching repentance and baptism. Unfortunately, pride got in their way and they failed to see what they should have seen. Don’t let pride get in your way and cause you to be unable to hear from the living Messiah who is still willing to show you the true path.
Repentance – involves a deliberate choice to turn from sin to righteousness, and John’s emphasis on repentance recalls the preaching of the Biblical prophets, praise be upon them. God grants forgiveness whenever there is repentance. John was preaching a repentance-baptism, which is a baptism that is accompanied by repentance. Now baptism was not new to John’s audience. They were very familiar with baptism for those who were not descendants of Abraham, but had they had not been taught that all the descendants of Abraham also need to repent and be baptized.
–Pastor Ward Clinton