Saturday, February 21, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Thank God He Cannot Do Anything!
Heb. 6:18, “that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie. . .”Typically when you ask someone or a group if God can do anything, they immediately say yes. But do we really want God to be able to do anything? If God can do anything then God should be able to tell lies, and if that is the case, how do we know that the Bible is not one big lie by God. Luckily, Hebrews 6:18 tells us otherwise, that God is not able to lie.
1 Samuel 15:29 says, “Furthermore, the Eternal One of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not man who changes his mind.” God also appears not to change His mind, which again we should be very happy about. If God could change His mind then maybe He will change His mind about what it takes for salvation. You appear before the Throne of God and He says, “Yeah you accepted Christ and walked a great Christian walk, but I changed my mind and I am sending you to Hell anyway.” That would not be a great moment, but we can rest assured that our God is immutable, and does not change.
I have read in papers and have heard people say that God can do anything, and I know they typically mean it in a positive light, but words matter and we need to be careful how we use them, because our Great God cannot do anything and that is a good thing. It gives us a reassurance in that we can rely on what the Bible tells us about Salvation and our lives here on earth.
Sure God can do anything within His nature, but evil is not part of that, and to say that God can do anything is also to say that God can do evil. How can God be eternal love and evil at the same time? That is not a God that I want to worship, as that would be quite the schizophrenic God.
We know who He is and we are assured of our Salvation through Christ because God cannot change or lie to us. We know we have freedom within His commandments, because He is not going to change the rules and He is not trying to trick us with lies.
The next time someone tells you that God can do anything, remind them that our God cannot do evil and cannot change and we are so thankful for that. It would be a scary thought to think our Savior could be anything but Holy. How could He not be holy, because if He can do anything then He should be able to be unholy. We know He is Holy.
As I said in the beginning, Thank God that He cannot do anything.
Isaiah 6:3, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!”
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Anti-Fairness Doctrine
Newsmax.com
Axelrod Says Obama to Discuss Fairness DoctrineMonday, February 16, 2009 3:54 PMBy: Dave Eberhart
An Obama senior adviser has indicated that the administration is mulling whether the controversial Fairness Doctrine will get a new lease on life, according to a report in Broadcasting and Cable.
The now defunct Fairness Doctrine, if revived, could be used by a liberal administration to silence Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and other radio talk show hosts, as well as much of the new alternative media. The doctrine required broadcasters to report both sides of controversial issues. The Federal Communications Commission dropped it in 1987.
Asked by Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday" whether he would rule out reimposing the doctrine, White House senior adviser David Axelrod responded: “I’m going to leave that issue to Julius Genachowski, our new head of the FCC, and the president to discuss, so I don’t have an answer for you now.”
This soft position is a departure from a much more definitive posture on the doctrine touted during the Obama campaign in June 2008:
“Senator Obama does not support reimposing the Fairness Doctrine on broadcasters,” press secretary Michael Ortiz said in an e-mail to Broadcasting and Cable at that time.
“He considers this debate to be a distraction from the conversation we should be having about opening up the airwaves and modern communications to as many diverse viewpoints as possible,” Ortiz said.
The specter of a return to the doctrine has enjoyed renewed visibility over the last couple of weeks as leading Democrats have been discussing it more and more.
Last week on a radio show, former President Bill Clinton announced that in his opinion something needed to be done to balance broadcasting.
“Well, you either ought to have the fairness doctrine or you ought to have more balance on the other side,” Clinton said, “because essentially there has always been a lot of big money to support the right wing talk shows.”
Clinton targeted the “blatant drumbeat” against the stimulus program from conservative talk radio, saying it doesn’t reflect economic reality, according to Broadcasting and Cable.
© 2009 Newsmax. All rights reserved.
Axelrod Says Obama to Discuss Fairness DoctrineMonday, February 16, 2009 3:54 PMBy: Dave Eberhart
An Obama senior adviser has indicated that the administration is mulling whether the controversial Fairness Doctrine will get a new lease on life, according to a report in Broadcasting and Cable.
The now defunct Fairness Doctrine, if revived, could be used by a liberal administration to silence Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and other radio talk show hosts, as well as much of the new alternative media. The doctrine required broadcasters to report both sides of controversial issues. The Federal Communications Commission dropped it in 1987.
Asked by Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday" whether he would rule out reimposing the doctrine, White House senior adviser David Axelrod responded: “I’m going to leave that issue to Julius Genachowski, our new head of the FCC, and the president to discuss, so I don’t have an answer for you now.”
This soft position is a departure from a much more definitive posture on the doctrine touted during the Obama campaign in June 2008:
“Senator Obama does not support reimposing the Fairness Doctrine on broadcasters,” press secretary Michael Ortiz said in an e-mail to Broadcasting and Cable at that time.
“He considers this debate to be a distraction from the conversation we should be having about opening up the airwaves and modern communications to as many diverse viewpoints as possible,” Ortiz said.
The specter of a return to the doctrine has enjoyed renewed visibility over the last couple of weeks as leading Democrats have been discussing it more and more.
Last week on a radio show, former President Bill Clinton announced that in his opinion something needed to be done to balance broadcasting.
“Well, you either ought to have the fairness doctrine or you ought to have more balance on the other side,” Clinton said, “because essentially there has always been a lot of big money to support the right wing talk shows.”
Clinton targeted the “blatant drumbeat” against the stimulus program from conservative talk radio, saying it doesn’t reflect economic reality, according to Broadcasting and Cable.
© 2009 Newsmax. All rights reserved.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
By Joel Rosenberg Posted: 02/17 13:08:34/2009
U.S. To Help Rebuild City Of Babylon In Iraq
Officials hope Babylon can be revived and made ready for a rich future of tourism, with help from experts at the World Monuments Fund (WMF) and the U.S. embassy," reports the Reuters news agency. "'The Future of Babylon' project launched last month seeks to 'map the current conditions of Babylon and develop a master plan for its conservation, study and tourism,' the WMF says. 'We don't know how long it will take to reopen to tourists,' said Mariam Omran Musa, head of a government inspection team based at the site. 'It depends on funds. I hope that Babylon can be reborn in a better image.'"
"Cultural, religious, archaeological, and biblical tourism is a big opportunity for Iraq. I think rebuilding Babylon is a wonderful idea, as long as it is not done at the expense of the antiquities themselves."
U.S. To Help Rebuild City Of Babylon In Iraq
Largely overlooked by the Western news media over the past few weeks was an enormously significant story. The government of Iraq is moving forward with plans to protect the archaeological remains of the ancient City of Babylon, in preparation for building a modern city of Babylon. The project, originally started by the late Saddam Hussein, is aimed eventually at attracting scores of "cultural tourists" from all over the world to see the glories of Mesopotamia's most famous city. What's more, the Obama Administration is contributing $700,000 towards "The Future of Babylon Project," through the State Department's budget."
Officials hope Babylon can be revived and made ready for a rich future of tourism, with help from experts at the World Monuments Fund (WMF) and the U.S. embassy," reports the Reuters news agency. "'The Future of Babylon' project launched last month seeks to 'map the current conditions of Babylon and develop a master plan for its conservation, study and tourism,' the WMF says. 'We don't know how long it will take to reopen to tourists,' said Mariam Omran Musa, head of a government inspection team based at the site. 'It depends on funds. I hope that Babylon can be reborn in a better image.'"In my non-fiction book, Epicenter 2.0, I wrote about the Bible prophecies in Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Revelation that indicate the ancient city of Babylon in Iraq will, in fact, be rebuilt in the "last days" of history and become the wealthiest and most powerful city on the face of the planet. I also cited my interview with Iraqi Finance Minister Ali Abdul Ameer Allawi who told me in 2006 at the peak of the insurgency,
"Cultural, religious, archaeological, and biblical tourism is a big opportunity for Iraq. I think rebuilding Babylon is a wonderful idea, as long as it is not done at the expense of the antiquities themselves."
For many, I know the rebuilding of Babylon seemed like a far-fetched idea in the Bible. For many more, it seemed like a far-fetched idea in 2006, as well. But skeptics and cynics take note: now that the insurgency is dying down, the Shia-led government of Iraq is actually moving forward with this historic and prophetic project. They say Babylon will be "reborn." And they're right. It will be. Stay tuned.
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