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| My New Book |
1.Competition
1.1 Timothy 6:11-12
But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
2.1 Corinthians 9:25
Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
2.Preparation
1.1 Peter 1:13-16
Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."
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| Students Learning Aramaic In Israel |
A Christian village in Israel is teaching Aramaic in an effort to revive the ancient language that Jesus spoke – centuries after it all but disappeared from the Middle East.Maronite children from Jish, who speak Arabic as their first language, are learning the tongue of their forefathers after their elementary school became the only one in the country to teach the subject.The language, which was the region’s dominant language 2,000 years ago, is still chanted in the church – although few understand it beyond prayers.
But, rather than rebel against learning an idiom that has little practical use, the 80 youngsters aged five to ten are embracing learning phrases such as ‘ah chop’ – or ‘how are you?’Many Muslim children are even happy to learn it because, according to the school’s head teacher, it is part of the Arab community’s ‘collective heritage’.In the Arab village of Jish, nestled in the Galilean hills where Jesus lived and preached, about 80 children in grades one through five study Aramaic as a voluntary subject for two hours a week.
Israel’s education ministry provided funds to add classes until the eighth grade, said principal Reem Khatieb-Zuabi.Several Jish residents lobbied for Aramaic studies several years ago, he explained, but the idea faced resistance.
1.Slimy Sin:
Many of us have seen either wristbands, key chains, or pin
buttons, with the following message: “WWJD”, or “What Wound Jesus Do”. Many
people wear this as a fashion, or as an identification trinket of sorts. However, in many cases, that is the extent of
their faith in Jesus, very shallow as many others who wear a cross around their
neck. They seemingly hold the trinket with more regard, as more of a
superstitious phylactery, than the One whom the trinket represents. Consequently, their only consolation, is in
the fact that the name of Jesus (or associated symbol) associated is on
display, and little more beyond that. In their minds that is standing up for
Jesus, but if we were to stand up for anyone else, such as a family member,
would that be our approach to standing up for them, wearing a trinket displaying
their name?
The Dictionary defines it as: Keen mental suffering, or
distress over affliction or a loss: sharp sorrow; painful regret.Grief is an instinctively, healthy human response to tragic
events that take place to varying degrees in the lives of everyone. Often
times, most would agree that the greatest loss a person can experience is the
loss of a loved one. Many would equate a painful separation or divorce as in
many ways being equal or perhaps even
greater than the death of a loved one in light of the associated drama that is
likely to surround it, and drawn out, with the perpetual grief that continues
to follow. Grief is can obviously be a very painful experience, however as most
situations in life, the pain does subside through the healing power of time.
For some people it may last a very long time with many associated “up and down”
moments. The closer the bind that we have with a person, the greater and
deeper, and the wound will be when that person is torn from our lives, which
will naturally impact our degree of our grieving, and healing process as well.
Those of who we aren’t so close to, perhaps such as a public figure or someone
of whom we did not have a very favorable relationship, this process may be at a
minimum. However, it is those closest in
our lives, by which we will suffer the most, when they are gone. Any
separation, permanent, or long term can have just as equal of a negative
impact, be it through death or divorce/separation.
Many of our failures have the ability to sweep us to greater
heights of success, even higher than we ever hoped for in our wildest dreams.
Life in many regards is simply a successive unfolding of successes from
failures. In discovering America, Christopher Columbus even experienced some
absolute failures. His ingenious reasoning and experiments led him to believe,
that by sailing westward he would eventually reach India. Consequently every Native
American carries the name “Indian,” as the perpetuation of the memory, of this
failure by Columbus. The Genoese navigator obviously did not reach India as
calculated; so the cargo of “human souvenirs” he took back to Spain to show to
Ferdinand and Isabella as proofs of his success, really attested his failure.
Yet the discovery of America, wound up becoming a far greater success than any
possible finding of a “back-door “to India could ever have been.Another great example of great failures redounding to successes
would be in the life of David Livingstone. He was a man who supplemented his
theological education by completing a medical education course before heading
into the missionary field. For over three years he studied tirelessly. With all
energies concentrated with one aim; to spread gospel in China. The hour finally
arrived when he was ready to embark enthusiastically for his noble chosen work.
He had a mindset, to give his life unselfishly and relentlessly for such an
ambition. Then word came from China that
the current “opium war,” would make it folly to even attempt to enter this
country. However, disappointment and this setback, did not long daunt him. He
instead offered himself as missionary to Africa—and he was accepted. His
glorious failure to reach China opened a whole continent to light and truth.
His study proved an ideal preparation for his labors as physician, explorer,
teacher and evangel in the wilds of Africa, [The Trumpet]
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| Dr.Thomas.V.Thomas |
We all want our life to be successful in every day. Some of the best-selling
books are based on how to succeed in life. You won’t find a book on how to
become a failure, because we already know how to do it. No one looks for
failures, but contrariwise we desire more so, to tell others of great
successes, and the good fortunes we have in this life. However, when we are
faced with unanticipated failures, we become vulnerable from mere,
disappointment, to degress into deep sadness, and possibly depression. We have
a natural tendency to look to others, and even ourselves to blame, for each
failure we experience. The bottom line is that we take pride in making
something out of our lives, and that sense of accomplishment, which we can take
pride in and lean on such for a sense of dignity. However, when we do fail, it
can be a serious blow to our ego, dignity, and sense of well being, and remove
all drive from within us to where we
may just feel like dying, or worse contemplate killing ourselves.
Unfortunately, many have taken such a latter drastic measure and ended their
lives. However, what is the answer to those who experience such sadness and
depression? What would God want
us to do, in such cases? Should we expect a life of roses, and bliss each day
of our lives, with most of our desires coming to fruition, and nothing less? We
are living in a world where we basically have two choices; to strive to be
successful, or suffer greatly, in pain and agony. So to the unsuccessful man,
he not only fails himself, and perhaps his family, but others who have been to
any degree inspired by his efforts to succeed. So how should we approach this
mystery called life with all of its misgivings it has to offer us?
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