Rather pathetic, actually. Their life is hell here and after they die it will be even worse. –Pastor Ward Clinton, writer
Tag: Koran
Voltaire on Islam
“The Koran teaches fear, hatred, contempt for others, murder as a legitimate means for the dissemination and preservation of this satanic doctrine, it talks ill of women, classifies people into classes, calls for blood and ever more blood. Yet, that a camel trader sparks uproar in his tribe, that he wants to make his fellow citizens believe that he talked to the archangel Gabriel; that he boasted about being taken up into heaven and receiving a part of that indigestible book there, which can shake common sense on every page, that to gain respect for this work, he covers his country with fire and iron, that he strangles fathers, drags away daughters, that he leaves the beaten a free choice between death and his faith: now this is certainly something that no-one can excuse, unless he came as a Turk into the world, unless superstition has stifled any natural light of reason in him. ”
Voltaire (1694-1788) Translation by SIMONXML from “ISLAM – Dem Untergang geweiht” by Thomas K. Luther, p.24.
–Pastor Ward Clinton Author
Radical Muslims vs Radical Christianity
–Pastor Ward Clinton
Jesus Follower’s Shake Satan’s Stronghold (book excerpt)
Excerpt from “The Holy One of God,” by Pastor Ward, available at amazon.com:
The holy one of God healed, He did not harm, those who rejected Him.
Injil Markus 6:7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
They must not always be studying in the academy of Christ Jesus to merely obtain knowledge but they must be doing something with the knowledge which they have acquired. They had received in order to give, learned that they might teach. Although they were not yet as well trained and accomplished as they were to be, yet, according to their present capability, they must be set to work and make further improvements upon their ability afterwards.
The purpose of going in pairs may have been to bolster their credibility by having the testimony of more than one witness as well as providing mutual protection and encouragement.
They were empowered to shake the strongholds of Satan’s structures and set souls free and introduce them to the gospel of Jesus the long-awaited Messiah. They did not amuse people with curious matters, but told them they must quit their sins and turn to God wholeheartedly. Jesus may have even bestowed upon them special divine favor for this first solo flight of theirs. Later they will have to learn to pray for that themselves.
6:8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
6:9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
6:10 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.
6:11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
6:12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
6:13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
6:14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
Herod feared John while he lived, and feared him even more when he was dead. The murdered prophet haunted his guilty breast like a ghost therefore Herodias’ triumph was short. It is better that sinners persecute ministers now for faithfulness, than curse them eternally for unfaithfulness. It is possible that some may even be brought to Christ by our faithfulness.
A person who has a sin in his memory can never be sure when that ghost will suddenly reappear. The most trivial of things can arouse the sleeping conscience. The forgiven saint is sometimes reminded of his past, not by his conscience so much as by the enemy in an effort to lessen his effectiveness, but the follower of Christ Jesus can confidently claim the forgiveness provided by Him for confessed sins and tell the adversary, “You may know my past but I know your future and it is because of Christ Jesus, the Holy One of God, that you’ve lost and I’ve already won the victory.”
Follow Messiah Jesus and Become Part of His Family
An excerpt from “The Holy One Called Isa,” by Pastor Ward Clinton:
2:13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
2:14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
Slowly but surely the synagogue door was shutting on Jesus He could have smoothed things over but He is forcing the guardians of Jewish orthodoxy to make some personal decisions and take sides. He is going to keep stirring things up and He is the one who is actually in control, not they. Now He is teaching by the lakeside and letting the Synagogue simmer.
As He was walking by the lakeside He was teaching. This was a common way for the Jewish Rabbis to teach. As they walked the roads from one place to another their disciples grouped around them and walked with them and listened as they talked. Therefore Jesus was doing what any Rabbi might have done.
The tax collector’s booth where Jesus found Levi was on the major international road that went from Damascus through Capernaum to the Mediterranean coast on to Egypt.
It was a saying that “Judea is on the way to nowhere; Galilee is on the way to everywhere.” The great Road of the Sea led from Damascus, by way of Galilee, through Capernaum, down past Carmel, along the Plain of Sharon, through Gaza and on to Egypt. Another road led from Acre on the coast across the Jordan out to Arabia (Petra not Mecca) and the frontiers of the empire, a road that was travelled by the regiments and caravans.
Capernaum was by its very nature a frontier town; because of that it was a customs center and the import and export taxes were collected there. That is where Levi worked. While it is true that he was not like Zacchaeus, working directly in the service of the Romans; he was working for Herod Antipas, and therefore he was a hated tax-collector, also referred to as a publican.
Levi was not a good person or he would not have been a tax-gatherer. Still Isa choose to call this person to be part of His core group. This does serve to demonstrate to us that Isa can change the character of anyone if they will only commit themselves to Him. The Scripture tells us about another person who was also chosen by Jesus but who offered excuses for waiting until a more convenient time and therefore he lost out on his unique opportunity. Levi did not risk the chance of having the offer pass him by to become a disciple of Jesus but responded immediately, wholeheartedly, and without reservation.
2:15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
In 1st Kings 19:21 Elisha gave a farewell feast for his friends when he went to follow Elijah.
Of all the disciples Matthew is the one who gave up the most at the very outset in his making the commitment to follow Jesus. Matthew in giving a farewell feast for all his friends shows thereby that with cheerfulness and thankfulness to God he has committed himself completely, and without reservation, to Christ.
Andrew and Simon and James and John could easily go back to their boats but Matthew had burned his bridges behind him as far as his livelihood was concerned and could never go back. He left everything but his pen. He did try to invite his friends to join him in the journey and maybe some of them did later on but probably not at that particular point in time. Some of Matthew’s friends may have been among those converted at Pentecost; we won’t know until after our own arrival in heaven. His friends were no doubt curious and some of them would have tried to talk him out of this move even as they may have themselves wondered whether there were any hope for them and Jesus’ presence and demeanor at the feast no doubt gave them a glimmer of hope that they also were eligible to be included in God’s forever family.
Do not be a disbeliever in Messiah Jesus
Those who don’t know history are doomed….
For my Non-American friends; An American Liberal is part of the Lunatic Left.
–Pastor Ward Clinton
Brother Rachid’s Video Message to Obama Regarding Islam
Brother Rashid a former Muslim speaks to Obama about what ISIL really is.
Unfortunately I believe BHO already knows the leader of ISIS has a Phd in Islamic Studies and that the members of ISIL are the true, not radical, Muslims following in the footsteps of Mohammad. If one does not want to call them Moslems, then perhaps you should call them “Mohammedans” because, as Brother Rachid states, they are imitating Mohammad in every way that they possibly can.
–Pastor Ward Clinton
The God of Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Loves
An excerpt from “The Holy One Called Isa,” by Pastor Ward Clinton:
2:7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God only?
In Jewish theology even the Messiah could not forgive sins and they were sure that Jesus was committing shirk. However if He really is who He claimed to be then disbelieving is the worst type of shirk of all. Al-Masihu-Isa (Jesus) is kalimat Allah and wadjih (worthy of esteem in this world and the next) according to the Quran.
2:8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
2:9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
Since they believed that a person’s sins needed to be forgiven before they could be healed He has chosen to force them to engage their brains. One purpose of the miracles was to testify to the people precisely who Jesus truly is.
2:10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
2:11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
2:12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
Jesus saw their faith, He may have smiled as he looked at a faith strong enough to overcome the obstacles and then He looked at the Scribes – the ones who should have had faith. Now, in part, these fellows were doing their job; they were scrutinizing this itinerant Rabbi to make sure his teaching was okay. But these were sitting there watching for what they considered to be the slightest mistake so they could blow it all out of proportion rather than allowing themselves to be moved by the working of God which was happening right before their very eyes.
The religious leadership made a connection between sin and disease, not entirely unfounded, but they were a bit misguided. To them a sick man was a man who had sinned. They had already heard Jesus preach; they had already seen Jesus heal. Still they seemed quite unmoved. Now Jesus won’t allow anyone to remain neutral towards Him. He has decided to up the ante, therefore he said, “Child your sins are forgiven.” He has just challenged them head on with that phrase. They were of the belief that the sin had to be forgiven before one could be healed. But anyone is capable of saying “your sins are forgiven” and how can it be proved whether the statement was effective or not? Now on the other hand, to tell the man to get up and walk would demonstrate then and there the authority, effectiveness, and reliability of His word. Therefore in the tenth verse Jesus lets them know they have to make a choice to either believe in Him or disbelieve. He has hoisted these experts in the law on their own petard. It is on their own traditions and stated beliefs this man could not be cured unless he was forgiven. In effect Jesus has said, “you say I have no right to forgive sins? You believe that if this man is sick, he is a sinner and cannot be cured until he is forgiven? Okay, watch this!” Jesus spoke the word and the man was cured, therefore he must be forgiven and Jesus’ claim to be able to forgive sin must be true.
Jesus probably left them in a baffled rage. Here was something that had to be dealt with; if this were allowed to continue all their rules and regulations would be turned on their head; maybe even worse, proven to be completely out of step with their Holy Scripture. So, with this incident, Jesus has signed His own death warrant and He is fully aware of it. However He is also trying to correct their understanding of God.
They had the Torah (the uncorrupted holy word from the one true God), they knew that God will not let sinners remain unpunished, but they had forgotten that the Torah also showed them a God who desired to exercise mercy and forgiveness. Remember the pouting prophet in the Old Testament who whined, “I didn’t want to warn those people because I knew You are a merciful God”?
Today, most seem to know that God forgives but they forget there are conditions that must be met… God is holy and just, as well as merciful and forgiving. He calls us into a holy, loving relationship with Himself which requires that sin be shunned, not embraced with a “Oh well, I’m only human” shrug of the shoulders.
ISIS/Islam Where’s the Difference?
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