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By Norbert Link
A substantial rift is developing between Trump and Netanyahu. A fragile ceasefire between Iran and the USA is about to collapse, as the Strait of Hormuz has been closed again by Iran, while the USA continues its blockage, and key demands and concessions are rejected by both sides. Talks between Israel and Lebanon ignore the real problem, which is Hezbollah. Trump rejects any help from NATO, and Europe is developing its own defense system and army without the USA.
A mentally unstable president has the unrestricted power to start a nuclear war, and while Franklin Graham attempts to defend Trump’s blasphemous depiction of himself as Jesus and then lies about it, Tucker Carlson is wondering out loud whether Trump might be the Antichrist.
Please view our new StandingWatch program, titled, “Trump’s Announcement of the Third Temple?”
Also, please view our recent StandingWatch program, “Pope Leo’s Condemnation of Trump’s Unholy Iran War”
Editorial
Imitate Paul
A hallmark of the writings of the Apostle Paul was his unyielding focus on the future—that is, life in the Family and Kingdom of God.
We have many details of Paul’s calling and then the message he taught under the inspiration of God. We are also told of his struggles, persecutions and health problems (2 Corinthians 11 and 12). In Romans 7:24, Paul writes, “O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?”
Today, among brethren in the Church of God, we also see great personal trials.
Of course, that is true of the world at large, and that is because of sin, its penalty and the influence of Satan. But we have been called out of this world—still in it but not part of it (John 17:16). This is what Paul preached, and how he lived his life.
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Was Christ’s death just the beginning?
My staff at work have come to expect my request to hear the end of a story before they launch into a long explanation for something that may or may not be significant. I make clear that I will listen to the story if they first succinctly share what happened. This has become a standard that even my board members expect of us. It makes us more effective in getting to the point and not drifting. Everything in the Bible is significant and mustn’t be abbreviated; however, it is beneficial never to lose sight of Scriptures that God wants us to live by. For example, John 3:16 is a foundational Scripture for all true Christians, and it sets the context for all that follows in the life of Jesus. Sadly, this Scripture has been widely messaged in greeting cards and billboards by mainstream “Christianity,” thus trivializing this amazing gift from God.
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