...the enemy of my enemy is my friend...
“We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.”
Prime Minister Lord Palmerston, Henry John Temple. From a Speech in the House of Commons, 1 March 1848
...compelling addendum....
...you have a firm grasp of the situational reality...
Thru the Bible - Minute with McGee Dr. J. Vernon McGee
Sons Of God.
Now, no individual Israelite ever called God “Father.” He was a father to the nation, and He called Israel “My Son,” but He never called David His son. He says, “David my servant.” He never called Moses His son. He called him, “Moses my servant.” It’s only in this day of grace. How wonderful it is. How privileged we are today. “To as many as received him”—that is, the Lord Jesus—“to them (those that received Christ) the right (the “exousia” power) to become the sons of God” to those that don’t do any more nor less than just simply trust in His name. Oh, is He your Savior today from sin? If He is, you’re not only a saved sinner, you’re a son of God.
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Thru the Bible with Dr. J. Vernon McGee 1 Thessalonians 3:13—4:8
Sanctification. That’s what the Apostle Paul is talking about in this study of 1 Thessalonians 3 and 4. Join us as we continue to see the depths of God’s love for us and examine the role of the Holy Spirit in producing holiness in our lives.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon June 13th — Morning Reading
"Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." — Revelation 22:17
Jesus says, "take freely." He wants no payment or preparation. He seeks no recommendation from our virtuous emotions. If you have no good feelings, if you be but willing, you are invited; therefore come! You have no belief and no repentance,-come to Him, and He will give them to you. Come just as you are, and take "Freely," without money and without price. He gives Himself to needy ones. The drinking fountains at the corners of our streets are valuable institutions; and we can hardly imagine any one so foolish as to feel for his purse, when he stands before one of them, and to cry, "I cannot drink because I have not five pounds in my pocket." However poor the man is, there is the fountain, and just as he is he may drink of it. Thirsty passengers, as they go by, whether they are dressed in fustian or in broadcloth, do not look for any warrant for drinking; its being there is their warrant for taking its water freely. The liberality of some good friends has put the refreshing crystal there and we take it, and ask no questions. Perhaps the only persons who need go thirsty through the street where there is a drinking fountain, are the fine ladies and gentlemen who are in their carriages. They are very thirsty, but cannot think of being so vulgar as to get out to drink. It would demean them, they think, to drink at a common drinking fountain: so they ride by with parched lips. Oh, how many there are who are rich in their own good works and cannot therefore come to Christ! "I will not be saved," they say, "in the same way as the harlot or the swearer." What! go to heaven in the same way as a chimney sweep. Is there no pathway to glory but the path which led the thief there? I will not be saved that way. Such proud boasters must remain without the living water; but, "WHOSOEVER WILL, LET HIM TAKE THE WATER OF LIFE FREELY."
...where we howl 1, we howl all...
..."collapse coming soon"...
Charles Haddon Spurgeon June 12th — Evening Reading
"Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling." — 2 Timothy 1:9
The apostle uses the perfect tense and says, "Who hath saved us." Believers in Christ Jesus are saved. They are not looked upon as persons who are in a hopeful state, and may ultimately be saved, but they are already saved. Salvation is not a blessing to be enjoyed upon the dying bed, and to be sung of in a future state above, but a matter to be obtained, received, promised, and enjoyed now. The Christian is perfectly saved in God's purpose; God has ordained him unto salvation, and that purpose is complete. He is saved also as to the price which has been paid for him: "It is finished" was the cry of the Saviour ere He died. The believer is also perfectly saved in His covenant head, for as he fell in Adam, so he lives in Christ. This complete salvation is accompanied by a holy calling. Those whom the Saviour saved upon the cross are in due time effectually called by the power of God the Holy Spirit unto holiness: they leave their sins; they endeavour to be like Christ; they choose holiness, not out of any compulsion, but from the stress of a new nature, which leads them to rejoice in holiness just as naturally as aforetime they delighted in sin. God neither chose them nor called them because they were holy, but He called them that they might be holy, and holiness is the beauty produced by His workmanship in them. The excellencies which we see in a believer are as much the work of God as the atonement itself. Thus is brought out very sweetly the fulness of the grace of God. Salvation must be of grace, because the Lord is the author of it: and what motive but grace could move Him to save the guilty? Salvation must be of grace, because the Lord works in such a manner that our righteousness is for ever excluded. Such is the believer's privilege-a present salvation; such is the evidence that he is called to it-a holy life.
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...come up for some ice cream at the Dairy Bar, we'd be glad to have you visit...
Jihadi indoctrination of American children is active and spreading
...valid observation, nicely stated...
...this dude is one interesting cat...
...Freudian issues...
,,,bowls...
...doggy winks...
...concurrence from Lyons...
..never enough of that good stuff...
...there are good spots in the 303....
...stay tuned...
...same Bat channel...
...same Bat time...
...the former is the source of the lack of the latter...
"The boy is crazier than a sack full of cats".
Grandpa Dog