The Vatican versus the Fourth Commandment

Commentary: The Vatican versus the Fourth Commandment

By Wyatt Ciesielka | Saturday, February 12, 2011

On January 25, Pope Benedict XVI again proclaimed his desire "to ignite a fervent missionary movement in the Catholic Church," stating he wants to advance "the entire Catholic Church into a new missionary age" in 2011 (catholic.org, January 28, 2011). While this movement will ultimately contribute to fulfilling prophecies such as Isaiah 47:8-9 and Revelation 17:2-5, an aspect of this rejuvenated "fervent missionary movement" already affects billions. This is the growing emphasis on Sunday observance. Read more

Bible study

BibleStudy.org handles 10,000th Bible question, has record year 

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan - In 2010 God blessed THE Bible Study Web Site at BibleStudy.org  with its best year in its fifteen-year history, reports full-time Webmaster and owner Alan Ruth.

 

In 2010 the site attracted  5,185,156 actual visitors, an increase of 30% above the previous year.  These visitors requested  11,540,657 pages of Bible-based study materials, an incredible 31% above the previous year and the largest raw jump in study materials viewed (+2.7 Million) ever.

 

Last year the site was also blessed with achieving a MAJOR milestone in reaching the whole world with the Gospel.  BibleStudy.org's Personal Answers to Bible Questions service received its 10,000th Bible question from the public during the year. Alan further reported:

 

     "The site's Question and Answer service started in September 2002 and is staffed by several hard-working, mature Christian volunteers known collectively as the Email Evangelists. Their dedication to serving God by answering sometimes difficult and heart-rending personal questions makes the service possible. The Personal Answers to Questions outreach ended 2010 with a total of 10,065 questions handled since the service began.

 

     "BibleStudy.org's popularity, in terms of visitors, has increase an amazing 428% compared to year 2004 totals. The total number of Bible articles viewed since 2004 has also dramatically increased by 260%.    

 

     "The Bible teaches not to despise the day of small things (Zech. 4:10) and that with God involved anything is possible. God has used the less than $2,000 donated for the year to do some great things."

 

BibleStudy.org's goal for 2011 is to serve 7 Million visitors who request 15 Million of its Web pages.

 

 

PERSONAL ANSWERS TO BIBLE QUESTIONS SERVICE FAST FACTS

 

*  In its first year the site handled 1,811 questions from the public!
   
*  95%+ of all questions are submitted by those with NO church of God background or exposure.

 

*  The current group of Email Evangelists answering Bible questions from the public are:

 

          Rick and Eileen Beltz,  Charlotte Grantham,  Arnold Mendez Sr.,  Al and Debra Murrey,  Eric Snow,  Mike Summers,  Les Turvey,  Tommy West,  Margaret Vidal and Clay Willis

 

*  Seven of the ten current Email Evangelists have been faithfully answering Bible questions since the service started in 2002!

 

*  Answers from the Email Evangelists, posted on BibleStudy.org, are collectively the MOST POPULAR part of the site. In 2010 Email Evangelist answers were read a total of 2.4 MILLION times!

 

 

The Five Most Read Answers to Bible Questions in 2010

 

1. HOW and WHERE did the Apostle Paul die?

 

2. Does the Bible APPROVE of smoking POT (marijuana)?

 

3. When was Satan THROWN OUT of heaven?

 

4. What does THOU SHALL NOT KILL in the Ten Commandments MEAN?

 

5. What is meaning of ELI ELI LAMA SABACHTHANI cried out by Jesus on the cross?

 

 

To make a donation in support of BibleStudy.org's ministry please visit:http://www.biblestudy.org/donate.html

 

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Bible study

BibleStudy.org handles 10,000th Bible question, has record year 

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan - In 2010 God blessed THE Bible Study Web Site at BibleStudy.org  with its best year in its fifteen-year history, reports full-time Webmaster and owner Alan Ruth.

 

In 2010 the site attracted  5,185,156 actual visitors, an increase of 30% above the previous year.  These visitors requested  11,540,657 pages of Bible-based study materials, an incredible 31% above the previous year and the largest raw jump in study materials viewed (+2.7 Million) ever.

 

Last year the site was also blessed with achieving a MAJOR milestone in reaching the whole world with the Gospel.  BibleStudy.org's Personal Answers to Bible Questions service received its 10,000th Bible question from the public during the year. Alan further reported:

 

     "The site's Question and Answer service started in September 2002 and is staffed by several hard-working, mature Christian volunteers known collectively as the Email Evangelists. Their dedication to serving God by answering sometimes difficult and heart-rending personal questions makes the service possible. The Personal Answers to Questions outreach ended 2010 with a total of 10,065 questions handled since the service began.

 

     "BibleStudy.org's popularity, in terms of visitors, has increase an amazing 428% compared to year 2004 totals. The total number of Bible articles viewed since 2004 has also dramatically increased by 260%.    

 

     "The Bible teaches not to despise the day of small things (Zech. 4:10) and that with God involved anything is possible. God has used the less than $2,000 donated for the year to do some great things."

 

BibleStudy.org's goal for 2011 is to serve 7 Million visitors who request 15 Million of its Web pages.

 

 

PERSONAL ANSWERS TO BIBLE QUESTIONS SERVICE FAST FACTS

 

*  In its first year the site handled 1,811 questions from the public!
   
*  95%+ of all questions are submitted by those with NO church of God background or exposure.

 

*  The current group of Email Evangelists answering Bible questions from the public are:

 

          Rick and Eileen Beltz,  Charlotte Grantham,  Arnold Mendez Sr.,  Al and Debra Murrey,  Eric Snow,  Mike Summers,  Les Turvey,  Tommy West,  Margaret Vidal and Clay Willis

 

*  Seven of the ten current Email Evangelists have been faithfully answering Bible questions since the service started in 2002!

 

*  Answers from the Email Evangelists, posted on BibleStudy.org, are collectively the MOST POPULAR part of the site. In 2010 Email Evangelist answers were read a total of 2.4 MILLION times!

 

 

The Five Most Read Answers to Bible Questions in 2010

 

1. HOW and WHERE did the Apostle Paul die?

 

2. Does the Bible APPROVE of smoking POT (marijuana)?

 

3. When was Satan THROWN OUT of heaven?

 

4. What does THOU SHALL NOT KILL in the Ten Commandments MEAN?

 

5. What is meaning of ELI ELI LAMA SABACHTHANI cried out by Jesus on the cross?

 

 

To make a donation in support of BibleStudy.org's ministry please visit:http://www.biblestudy.org/donate.html

 

To Subscribe to The Journal Newspaper visit:http://www.thejournal.org/contact.html

Mind of God

Commentary: The awesome mind of God

By Roger Meyer (guest columnist) | Tuesday, January 04, 2011

A Yale University astronomer recently suggested that the estimate of the number of stars could be as much as three times more than previously estimated. The new estimate is 300,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. This number is called 300 sextillion in the United States, or 300 trilliard in Europe. Did you know that the Great God calls them all by name? Read more

God hates Christmas!

Jeremiah 10 condemns Christmas trees!

Jeremiah 10
1 Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
2 Thus says the LORD:


“ Do not learn the way of the Gentiles;
Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven,
For the Gentiles are dismayed at them.
3 For the customs of the peoples are futile;
For one cuts a tree from the forest,
The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.
4 They decorate it with silver and gold;
They fasten it with nails and hammers
So that it will not topple.
5 They are upright, like a palm tree,
And they cannot speak;
They must be carried,
Because they cannot go by themselves.
Do not be afraid of them,
For they cannot do evil,
Nor can they do any good.”
6 Inasmuch as there is none like You, O LORD
(You are great, and Your name is great in might),
7 Who would not fear You, O King of the nations?
For this is Your rightful due.
For among all the wise men of the nations,
And in all their kingdoms,
There is none like You.
8 But they are altogether dull-hearted and foolish;
A wooden idol is a worthless doctrine.
9 Silver is beaten into plates;
It is brought from Tarshish,
And gold from Uphaz,
The work of the craftsman
And of the hands of the metalsmith;
Blue and purple are their clothing;
They are all the work of skillful men.
10 But the LORD is the true God;
He is the living God and the everlasting King.
At His wrath the earth will tremble,
And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation.

Jeremiah 10 condemns idolatry, both in the letter and in the spirit, whether a physical idol or an idolatrous tradition based upon HEATHEN CUSTOMS like the "Christmas tree" that history clearly exposes as pagan in origin. Those who adorn their Christmas trees and remain in denial about its pagan origin, who play deaf, dumb and blind to the facts, who attempt to dismiss or downplay how it's a heathen custom, are living a lie and shamefully reject the clear commandments of God that speak against such spiritual adultery, mixing and matching pagan error with biblical truth, and will suffer the consequences for being so dishonest and deceitful.

Pagan holidays like Christmas and pagan customs like Christmas trees are both abominations to God. True Christians shun both, we avoid them like the plague, because we love God more than idolatrous traditions of apostate men!

Why I No Longer Celebrate Christmas

Christmas is About Giving -- Says Who?

C.H. Spurgeon on Christmas and Roman Catholicism

Will God Curse Our Countries for Christmas?

The Plain Truth about Christmas

Will to live

"Don't let the darkness destroy your will to live in the light."
- a friend years ago

The Last Great Day

Holy Days:
Last Great Day
by Martin G. Collins
Forerunner, "Bible Study," September-October 1996

This study concludes the series on God's annual holy days. We have seen that Passover, the first festival, memorializes Jesus' sacrifice for man. The Days of Unleavened Bread instruct Christ's disciples in holy conduct. Pentecost pictures God's Holy Spirit given to His church. The Feast of Trumpets warns mankind of impending war and the return of Jesus Christ. Atonement depicts Satan being restrained and man finally becoming one with God. The Feast of Tabernacles pictures Christ's thousand-year reign of unprecedented peace and prosperity.

The final festival is the Last Great Day. It looks forward to a time after the Millennium when an awesomely wonderful period of salvation will take place. During this time the majority of mankind—rich and poor, young and old, men and women—will be resurrected and have an opportunity to inherit eternal life. Billions will qualify to enter the God Family! On the other hand, those who will not repent, who will not submit to God and His way, will be cast into the Lake of Fire and die the second—eternal—death. What a fair and merciful God we have!


Read more: http://www.cgg.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Library.sr/CT/BS/k/404/Holy-Days-Last-Great-Day.htm#ixzz113Pj4cJ0

Muslim confiscates Christian Bible on Temple Mount

Jewish guards prevent Christians and Jews from exercising their religious right to pray on the Temple Mount? That's right! Only Muslims have unlimited access to Judaism's most holy site. Only the Koran is permitted within. The Tanach (Jewish Scripture, known to much of the world as the "Old Testament") and Christian Scriptures (the New Testament) are forbidden. Yet Israel claims to respect the religious rights of all people.

Read more...

A House of Prayer For All Peoples?

Holidays or Holy Days - Does it Matter Which Days We Observe?

Table of Contents

Crucial Questions
Many people are shocked to discover the origins of our most popular religious holidays. They are also surprised to find that the days God commands us to observe in the Bible—the same days Jesus Christ and the apostles kept—are almost universally ignored. Why? Also, why are today's supposedly Christian holidays observed with so many rituals and customs that are not sanctioned anywhere in the Bible? In this booklet you'll discover detailed answers to these questions.

Christmas: The Untold Story
Christmas is one of the world's most popular holidays, celebrated by people of many faiths. Yet the holiday has a strange and convoluted past, one hinted at in such puzzling symbols as decorated trees, holly wreaths and mistletoe.

How Christmas Grew

Christmas vs. the Bible

Biblical Evidence Shows Jesus Wasn't Born on December 25

Easter: Masking a Biblical Truth

Many millions of people believe Jesus Christ rose from the dead on a Sunday morning. But do the Scriptures tell a different story? And how did rabbits and colored eggs come to be associated with Christ's resurrection?

The Resurrection Connection

Fertility Symbols: Beneath the Dignity of God

The Chronology of Christ's Crucifixion and Resurrection

Halloween: A Celebration of Evil
Why would anyone celebrate a holiday emphasizing the morbid and macabre? Where did such strange customs originate?

What About Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Purim?
An important distinction between acceptable holidays and those rooted in paganism (like Christmas and Easter) is that they do not alter, replace or distort the meaning of a festival of God or other biblical truths.

God's Days of Worship
Many are surprised to learn that the Bible nowhere encourages us to celebrate Easter and Christmas. It does, however, show that God revealed a series of festivals that teach mankind about His great plan for all of us!

God's Festivals in the New Testament

Does It Matter to God?
History shows that religious authorities systematically set aside the Bible's days of worship and substituted other practices and celebrations with distinctly non-Christian origins. Is God pleased and honored with such worship?

An Ancient Cultural Clash

The Delights of Obedience

Yom Kippur at Sdot Yam

Tradition - even empty, hollow, shallow - has assisted Jewry to preserve this Day, however imperfectly; yet I also couldn't help but think of God & Kahane who might dismiss such "worship" as vain and such "devotions" as void. Liberal, Hellenist, humanists who have nothing to do with God and are ignorant of or deny His Word as a general rule, as hypocritical & unacceptable as professing Christianity on the pagan days of Christmas and Easter...

Yom Kippur at Sdot Yam