tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post1977055619291743150..comments2024-03-29T01:21:33.474-04:00Comments on My perspective -- What Constance thinks: Paul Manafort, the Hapsburg Group, Javier Solana?Constance Cumbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07181096121385621574noreply@blogger.comBlogger278125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-4271123258975552122018-11-09T22:35:39.382-05:002018-11-09T22:35:39.382-05:00Back in Budapest, Ms. Leiber, who was Jewish, enro...Back in Budapest, Ms. Leiber, who was Jewish, enrolled in an artisan guild, which still accepted Jews, although fascism was on the ascent in Hungary. Her training began with sweeping the floors and cooking the glue. By the time she had completed her <a href="http://www.oakleyoutletsale.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">oakley outlet uk</a> guild training, first as an apprentice and finally as a master, the war was raging. She knew all the stages of handbag manufacture, but there was no place to use this <a href="http://www.ukomegareplica.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">omega replica uk</a> knowledge because Jews were being sent to concentration camps. She and other family members escaped that fate when they were pressed into service sewing army uniforms. She also began a small handbag business at home, using whatever materials she could find, and after the war sold some to U.S. soldiers <a href="http://www.cheapchristianlouboutins.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">christian louboutin outlet</a> stationed in Hungary. Gerson Leiber was an Army Signal Corps sergeant in postwar Budapest when he and Judith met. He was working as a <a href="http://broadstreetvet.com/wp-content/wholesale/" rel="nofollow">cheap ray bans</a> radio operator maintaining contact between Vienna and Budapest. They married in 1946 and the next year left for New York, Gerson Leiber's hometown. With her training, Ms. Leiber had no difficulty finding work in her adopted country. She worked for a number of handbag manufacturers until 1963, when her husband decided they should open their own business.belitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127482127455133135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-78872806942720907032018-09-20T13:38:19.379-04:002018-09-20T13:38:19.379-04:00Quoted from article below:
"It is a huge ir...Quoted from article below: <br /><br />"It is a huge irony of U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiry into alleged collusion between U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s 2016 election campaign and the Kremlin, that the biggest fish caught to date is charged with the doing the opposite of colluding with Russia: Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign manager, has pled guilty to charges of (undeclared) lobbying for Ukraine in 2012-2013 to sign a political and trade association agreement with the European Union that would rescue it once and for all from the Kremlin’s grasp.<br /><br />Not that you would be aware of this from the media coverage around the trials of Manafort (he has already stood trial and been found guilty of tax fraud in Virginia in August). Among the huge amount of noise about Manafort, the basic facts about his activity in Ukraine 2010-2015 have been obscured.<br /><br />There have been scores of media articles about Manafort – and 90 percent regurgitate the simplistic narrative of Manafort as a Kremlin trojan horse. This narrative was developed by Washington commercial intelligence firm Fusion GPS in 2016, as part of their now famous dossier on Trump, distributed widely among major media outlets.<br /><br />As a contributor to the Fusion GPS research on Manafort, I share the blame. Because we got Manafort almost completely wrong.<br /><br />What we got wrong about Manafort – and what Mueller has got partly right in his indictment – is that Manafort was nothing like a pro-Kremlin influence on the former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, as the dossier alleged. Instead, Manafort was one of the driving forces pushing Yanukovych towards signing the agreement with the EU. The Kremlin has every reason to hate him.<br /><br />An army of armchair experts pronounces on Manafort’s ‘pro-Russian’ role in Ukraine – with a copy of the Fusion GPS report close to hand. None of them ask why the supposedly “pro-Russian: Yanukovych had taken Ukraine to the verge of signing a far-reaching agreement with the EU in November 2013 – an association agreement that would see Ukraine removed from the fateful Russian orbit for good?"<br /><br />https://www.kyivpost.com/article/opinion/op-ed/graham-stack-everything-you-know-about-paul-manafort-is-wrong.html<br /><br />KC<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-24907818300548083482018-07-10T10:17:44.492-04:002018-07-10T10:17:44.492-04:00To Ray B:
"What proof do I have" that N...To Ray B:<br /><br />"What proof do I have" that New Agers said it wouldn't happen as long as JPII was Pope? Try, for example, Benjamin Creme in one of his later books -- that's what Creme said, saying the Pope had dismissed Creme and message that Maitreya was Christ as untrue nonsense. I'll have to dig out the quote, but you may be sure I read it and even remember where I was sitting back in the early 2000s when I read it.<br /><br />ConstanceConstance Cumbeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181096121385621574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-46207530146936608122018-07-09T05:40:02.933-04:002018-07-09T05:40:02.933-04:00Thanks RayB,
Thanks RayB,<br /><br />GrantNZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026790567600839126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-13965554755026176142018-07-08T21:57:32.721-04:002018-07-08T21:57:32.721-04:00GrantNZ ...
I agree 100%.
I'm reminded of a ...<br />GrantNZ ...<br /><br />I agree 100%.<br /><br />I'm reminded of a couple of verses that offer great comfort to those that trust in Christ alone ...<br /><br />The Scriptures tells us that Christ is the "author and finisher of our faith."<br /><br />"Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:" Philippians 1:6<br /><br />"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and the renewing of the Holy Ghost: Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour: That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life." Titus 3:5-7<br />RayBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-9766603739564390632018-07-08T19:30:15.108-04:002018-07-08T19:30:15.108-04:00Are Paul and James incompatible?
Luther believed ...Are Paul and James incompatible?<br /><br />Luther believed that Paul and James were promoting two different and incompatible ways to be justified. <br /><br />But are they really?<br /><br />The answer lies in the way both writers used the example of Abraham. Paul was writing to the church in Rome to explain how both Jews and gentiles can come into a relationship with God. Both are justified by God’s grace and faith in the work of Christ. Paul clearly teaches that no one can earn God’s favor because of their good works. Abraham was justified because he believed in God’s promises.<br /><br />James, however, was dealing with a somewhat different problem. James was addressing the wrong idea that mere belief constitutes living faith. Remember, he wrote that Satan and the demons believe in God and fear His awesome power and glory. James made it clear that our faith must be much more than Satan’s belief! Faith involves completely trusting God, and trusting God is a motivation for obedience.<br /><br />Think about James’ argument. Abraham believed God’s promise that his son Isaac would give him descendants. Then God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son. God’s promise and command for obedience seemed inconsistent to say the least.<br /><br />What if Abraham would have said to God: “I believe your promise to give me descendants through Isaac, and since that can’t happen if I sacrifice him, I have decided to disobey you. But I still believe in your promise!”<br /><br />James argued that if Abraham had refused to obey God, his belief would not have been real faith. If a person truly trusts God, then his actions will be rooted in that trust.<br /><br />We can’t erase our own sins or impress God enough to earn salvation. We must also not fall into the trap of thinking that belief is all God requires. Faith must submit to God’s working in us. In this submission, real living faith produces works. Paul is correct in teaching that human beings can’t earn justification but must have faith in Christ. James is also correct in teaching that faith without works is dead—useless and empty because it doesn’t really change the person.<br /><br />Moreover, Paul himself said that “the doers of the law will be justified”. (Romans 2:13)—that is, made right before God. We must understand that we receive initial justification from God whenever we repent, apart from any deeds of obedience (Romans 3:28). But remaining justified before God is conditioned upon continuing to actively obey Him. There is no contradiction. <br />...<br />https://www.ucg.org/beyond-today/beyond-today-magazine/martin-luther-the-unfinished-reformationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-78693227577229857902018-07-08T18:52:39.755-04:002018-07-08T18:52:39.755-04:00Hi Ray B,
When you say "knows and understand...Hi Ray B,<br /><br />When you say "knows and understands God's grace" I think that's the real point.<br />Many struggle with receiveing full forgiveness.<br />Jesus from the cross said "Father forgive them they know not what they do".<br />I believe the doctrine of totall forgiveness in the atonement is at total odds with the religious controllers.<br />False religion/religion will always demand that a follower finds merit and favor by his own acts.<br />Only Christ was sinless.<br />To the contrary we are all sinners saved by the grace of God, cleansed and made righteous in Christ.<br />"Made fit for every good work" and<br />not the by the reverse "made fit by every good work".<br /><br />Saved by grace through faith so that no man could boast.<br />"Look what I've done" gives way to "Look what He (Jesus) has done".<br />It is finished and it was<br /><br />GrantNZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026790567600839126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-15534088172778054652018-07-08T18:50:56.114-04:002018-07-08T18:50:56.114-04:00For Luther this was an open-and-shut case: Believe...For Luther this was an open-and-shut case: Believe and you are justified. Once justified you are saved. Once you are saved, you remain saved without any influence of works—good or bad.<br /><br />But Luther had a problem. The New Testament book of James teaches that more is needed for justification than mere belief. James, the half brother of Jesus Christ, wrote: “Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, ‘You have faith, and I have works.’ Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?” (James 2:17-20).<br /><br />In his Preface to the Epistles of St. James and St. Jude, Luther claimed that the writer of James’ letter is “in direct opposition to St. Paul, and all the rest of the Bible, it ascribes justification to works …” ( Martin Luther: Selections from His Writings,John Dillenberger, ed., 1962, p. 35).<br /><br />And that’s not all James penned that bothered Luther. James wrote: “Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, ‘Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.’ And he was called the friend of God. You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only” (James2:21-24).<br /><br />Luther saw Paul and James as incompatible. “Scripture alone” was one of Luther’s guiding principles, but now he struggled with Scripture when it didn’t meet his understanding. He ultimately branded the epistle of James “an epistle of straw” that he felt like “throwing … into the stove” and wrote that he doubted that it truly belonged in the Bible at all ( Luther’s Works, E.T. Bachmann, ed., 1960, vol. 35, p. 362, and vol. 34, p. 317).<br />...<br />https://www.ucg.org/beyond-today/beyond-today-magazine/martin-luther-the-unfinished-reformation<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-48628339307673180242018-07-08T18:38:32.412-04:002018-07-08T18:38:32.412-04:00P.P.S.
"Eternal life is God's gift, NOT ...P.P.S.<br /><br />"Eternal life is God's gift, NOT something any of us deserve or can in any way EARN." (Emphases mine.)<br /><br />https://www.ucg.org/the-good-news/is-belief-all-thats-required-for-gods-gift-of-salvationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-82787229654773905692018-07-08T18:20:09.377-04:002018-07-08T18:20:09.377-04:00P.S.
Notice too: "If one is truly born of th...P.S.<br /><br />Notice too: "If one is truly born of the Spirit, that person can never be lost. Although it is clear, that those that live a life of sin, the Scripture teaches that they were never born again in the first place. These passages". What exact "passages" may I ask? He seems to have forgotten to mention them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-60567684116106776472018-07-08T17:57:23.442-04:002018-07-08T17:57:23.442-04:00"Faith Alone And Anything Else Is False Relig..."Faith Alone And Anything Else Is False Religion" types don't seem to like to mention things like the Book Of James and so clearly seem to be just as blinded by their own knee-jerk clinging to Luther's (etc) position as they claim others are by NOT accepting Luther's position, sorry to say.<br /><br />Notice too the dishonest attempt to demean the idea of actually trying to OBEY God by the 'clever' insertion of the word "EARN" which has NO place WHATSOEVER in the context of the paragraph he JUST quoted. <br /><br />Very sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-5525298036589608402018-07-08T15:56:07.767-04:002018-07-08T15:56:07.767-04:00That is my post above ... don't know what happ...That is my post above ... don't know what happened to the screen name.RayBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-32030151426891013742018-07-08T15:55:14.619-04:002018-07-08T15:55:14.619-04:00GrantNZ is correct and obviously knows and underst...GrantNZ is correct and obviously knows and understands God's saving grace through Christ alone.<br /><br />In contrast to Grant, Anon posted below:<br /><br />"It is important to remember that our obedience to God’s law does NOT save us. It is GOD who saves us through CHRIST. The law CANNOT save us, but our STRIVING to obey it IS a condition of our salvation. If WE ultimately REFUSE to obey God, He will NOT ultimately save us, as we will see shortly..."<br /><br />This is a typical falsehood promoted by virtually all false religious systems. The RCC holds to the exact same position, that is, where one constantly morphs in and out of a state of grace. In RC, if one misses Mass intentionally and dies, he/she has committed a Mortal Sin and the punishment is eternal damnation. There are literally dozens of "Mortal Sins" that will sentence the "believer" to eternal damnation aside from missing Mass.<br /><br />Under God's grace, it is the work of God that causes, aided by the Holy Spirit and His Word, one to obey by faith. If one is truly born of the Spirit, that person can never be lost. Although it is clear, that those that live a life of sin, the Scripture teaches that they were never born again in the first place. These passages are often confused by those that seek to please God via adherence to a set of religious practices that they believe will ultimately EARN them acceptance with God. Religious obedience cannot save anyone, it never has, and never will!<br /><br />Those that seek to enter in by "any other door" other than the finished work of Christ, and Him alone, is a "thief and a robber."rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-23789965971238769542018-07-08T15:37:40.667-04:002018-07-08T15:37:40.667-04:00School STRIP-SEARCHES 22 Sixth-Grade Girls Because...School STRIP-SEARCHES 22 Sixth-Grade Girls Because a Cop Thought They Were Hiding $50 in Their Underwear!<br /><br />http://www.thedailysheeple.com/school-strip-searches-22-sixth-grade-girls-because-a-cop-thought-they-were-hiding-50-in-their-underwear_072018<br />•••••<br />Parents plan protest against primary school Pride parade, get BANNED from event!<br /><br />http://lifesitenews.com/news/school-bans-parents-on-pride-day-for-children<br />•••••<br />http://www.sgtreport.com/2018/07/the-deep-state-plan-to-sabotage-korean-peace/<br />•••••<br />http://www.infowars.com/mueller-godfather-of-the-surveillance-state/<br />•••••<br />ONE LAST RUN?!?<br /><br />https://nypost.com/2018/07/07/is-hillary-clinton-secretly-planning-to-run-in-2020/<br />----<br />Donald Trump Jr. BEGS Hillary Clinton To Run For President Again In 2020!<br /><br />http://www.dailycaller.com/2018/07/08/trump-jr-begs-clinton-president-2020/<br />----<br />The Mass Awakening In The Viral #WalkAway Movement Is Panicking Democrats Who Are Now Screaming "Russian Bots"!<br /><br />http://allnewspipeline.com/Viral_WalkAway_Movement_Panics_Liberals.php<br />•••••<br />Poll: Matteo 'Mass Deportation' Salvini Is Italy's MOST TRUSTED Politician!!!<br /><br />http://informationliberation.com/?id=58659Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-29055837883545127192018-07-08T14:46:29.062-04:002018-07-08T14:46:29.062-04:00Churches and Nonprofits Must Pay a New Federal Tax...Churches and Nonprofits Must Pay a New Federal Tax -- And Many Don’t Even Know<br /><br />https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/churches-and-nonprofits-must-pay-new-taxes/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-61967397734983227632018-07-08T14:38:02.018-04:002018-07-08T14:38:02.018-04:00http://www.dcclothesline.com/2018/07/08/media-sile...http://www.dcclothesline.com/2018/07/08/media-silent-as-us-agrees-to-full-implementation-of-united-nations-gun-control-pact/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-62192526139132727342018-07-08T14:27:40.353-04:002018-07-08T14:27:40.353-04:00http://www.sgtreport.com/2018/07/scotus-affirms-th...http://www.sgtreport.com/2018/07/scotus-affirms-the-right-for-permanent-detention-with-no-due-process-and-you-thought-fema-camps-were-not-real/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-18106522220662207332018-07-08T14:02:58.322-04:002018-07-08T14:02:58.322-04:00https://identity.utexas.edu/id-perspectives/the-to...https://identity.utexas.edu/id-perspectives/the-top-five-signs-your-identity-has-been-stolenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-61166356384008059002018-07-08T13:33:00.394-04:002018-07-08T13:33:00.394-04:00https://www.ucg.org/bible-study-tools/booklets/the...https://www.ucg.org/bible-study-tools/booklets/the-new-covenant-does-it-abolish-gods-law/colossians-2-verses-16-17-are-gods-laws-obsolete<br /><br />http://www.triumphpro.com/col-2.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-17369649706471844152018-07-08T11:21:32.107-04:002018-07-08T11:21:32.107-04:00I don’t know how I came across this video, but it ...I don’t know how I came across this video, but it sure has my ire!<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K46REm-dCj8" rel="nofollow">SSN Stolen by Illegal Immigrant - How to Know If Yours is Stolen</a><br /><br />description of vlog: “Credit checks don't usually tell you if someone is using your Social Security Number. The system is flawed. I will explain why that is, in this video. Several illegal immigrants have stolen my social security number.I will let you know how I found out who was using my ssn, their most recent use, when and where. One man, Manuel, he's been using it for close to two decades.”<br /><br />Helpful comment by Paul Matsumuto: <i>Thank you! Great vid! Very informative. Unfortunately, this occurs VERY frequently as illegal immigrants regularly make up social security numbers. Cases number in the millions and Federal agencies are very undermanned and have few protocols in place except to pass it on to other agencies. I've discovered a similar situation [ED: a mortgage fraudulently made with this man’s SSN, but in a different name] and I reported the mortgage's bank to the FDIC for a failure of it's due diligence. This got their attention! Banks HATE FDIC investigations as it leads to fines and penalties and even a threat to their existence. Same would be true with other companies and agencies who are unwilling to pursue the fraud...just report them to the agency ABOVE them. If all fails report to the State Attorney General's Office and the FBI with copies back to them.</i>Craighttps://notunlikelee.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-6214709147127158642018-07-08T11:01:40.309-04:002018-07-08T11:01:40.309-04:00Colossians 2:14-16 New King James Version (NKJV)
1...Colossians 2:14-16 New King James Version (NKJV)<br />14 having wiped out the [a]handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.<br /><br />16 So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a [b]festival or a new moon or sabbaths,GrantNZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026790567600839126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-24986180083783782952018-07-07T21:41:02.135-04:002018-07-07T21:41:02.135-04:00"Now these, who were MORE NOBLE than those in..."Now these, who were MORE NOBLE than those in Thessalonica, received the word with all readiness, on every day EXAMINING the Scriptures, whether these things were so."<br /><br />http://biblehub.com/acts/17-11.htm<br /><br />"For as the body without the spirit is dead, so FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD also." James 2:26<br /><br />http://biblehub.com/james/2-26.htm#<br /><br />BTW To hopefully clear up any confusion about that point:<br /><br />"It is important to remember that our obedience to God’s law does NOT save us. It is GOD who saves us through CHRIST. The law CANNOT save us, but our STRIVING to obey it IS a condition of our salvation. If WE ultimately REFUSE to obey God, He will NOT ultimately save us, as we will see shortly..."<br /><br />https://www.ucg.org/the-good-news/what-is-salvation<br /><br />"Why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' and don't do the things I say?"<br /><br />http://biblehub.com/luke/6-46.htm<br /><br />I encourage all to study the Bible even as the noble Bereans did and NOT let our own desires of the flesh (BLT's to clam chowder) prevent us from taking this position:<br /><br />"As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”<br /><br />http://biblehub.com/joshua/24-15.htm<br /><br />https://www.ucg.org/the-good-news/the-surprise-sayings-of-jesus-christ-did-jesus-declare-all-meats-clean<br /><br />http://torahresource.com/pdf-articles/did-god-change-his-mind-about-food.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-70634115281729912872018-07-07T19:50:34.335-04:002018-07-07T19:50:34.335-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.GrantNZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026790567600839126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-79980890795129332742018-07-07T19:47:28.365-04:002018-07-07T19:47:28.365-04:00Christ came to forfill the righteous requirement o...Christ came to forfill the righteous requirement of the Law.<br />He was without sin and died ONCE and FOR ALL.<br />Repentance and acceptance of the Lordship of Jesus Christ is the requirement now to be made right with God.<br />Arguments over food and drink etc is the vain of the inmature in Christ.<br />To suggest any act or work of man makes more righteous to God is total fallacy.<br />Only Christ's sacrifice makes us right.<br />Our works are as filthy rags to God.<br />The words translated to "filthy rags" in the Bible actually means "menstrual cloths".<br />Probably to graphic for the sensibilities of the King James audience but it loses the impact of what God's is saying.<br />Works don't make us righteous rather righteous leads to good works.<br />If you believe your sinning by partaking of certain foods etc then don't eat it.<br />Eg..Ex alcoholics stay away from drink but anyone can drink... The Bible instructs us not to get drunk but you have the right to abstain.<br />We respect the former alcoholic position as we don't want to have a brother tempted etc.<br /><br />GrantNZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026790567600839126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-67563864514794832172018-07-07T14:33:15.542-04:002018-07-07T14:33:15.542-04:00RayB,
Take a deep breath and relax. It was just a...RayB,<br /><br />Take a deep breath and relax. It was just a joke. Pure and simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com