This Week In The News
Current Events
by Norbert Link
We begin with an extraordinary admission that hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens who have been convicted of murder, rape and other capital crimes, are running loose in the USA.
We continue with the volatile situation in the Middle East, and Israel’s fight for survival. In this regard, please view our new program, titled, “Israel’s Countless Enemies—Comments on News and Prophecy, September 28, 2024.”
We address further developments pertaining to the war between Russia and Ukraine. Please view our StandingWatch program, titled “Nuclear War with Russia?”.
We speak on the sex scandals within the Catholic Church. Please view our new StandingWatch program, titled, “Scandals and Falsehoods in the Catholic Church.”
We conclude with focusing on elections in Austria and Germany.
Editorial
Stronger Together
Paul conveys these familiar words in Philippians 4:13, stating, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Paul knew that ANYTHING was possible when leaving matters in God’s hands, no matter what difficulties he encountered. He also respected the fact that God was in complete control over his life, even though he prayed continuously for God to intervene when it came to his physical ailments. God answered by not healing him at times. That, however, didn’t discourage him as he admitted that through this physical weakness, he was strong (2 Corinthians 12:7-10), knowing that it was God who strengthened him in his weakness.
Having a sound mind with the help of God’s Holy Spirit is what sets us apart from the rest of the world.“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7).
Paul also tells us in Ephesians 6:10 that we need to “be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.”
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How do you view paganism today, and exactly what is it? (Part 4)
In part 3, we looked at the fact that paganism is the very opposite of belief in a supreme Creator God and is inextricably linked with occult practices. We looked at a small selection of verses from the Bible to show its consistency in condemning such practices.
In the last part of this four-part series, we will look at a number of well-researched sources that show that paganism has been a part of mainstream Christianity for a very long time. This practice is called syncretism—the mixture of godly and ungodly practices (is this meant to be repeated or is a word missing?). Syncretism was extant in Old Testament times. Let us look at just one section of Scripture outlining this in Deuteronomy 12:29-32:
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