Looking for His glorious appearing! Titus 2:13

The Gospel
Feb 20th, 2020
CommentaryA. W. Tozer
Categories: Exhortation

It is a fact that the New Testament message of good news, “Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,” embraces a great deal more than an offer of free pardon.

Surely it is a message of pardon - and for that may God be praised - but it is also a message of repentance!

It is a message of atonement - but it is also a message of temperance and righteousness and godliness in this present world!

It tells us that we must accept a Saviour - but it tells us also that we must deny ungodliness and worldly lusts!

The gospel message includes the idea of amendment - of separation from the world, of cross-carrying and loyalty to the kingdom of God even unto death! 

These are all corollaries of the gospel and not the gospel itself; but they are part and parcel of the total message which we are commissioned to declare. No man has authority to divide the truth and preach only a part of it. To do so is to weaken it and render it without power.

Tozer said this some fifty years ago. It seems to me that if there is a single point at which we, the Evangelical Church, have gone astray, this is the point. It also seems to me, that if we are ever to recover that which we have obviously lost, the above exhortation must be the starting point.

Let the Headlines Speak
Feb 20th, 2020
Daily NewsFrom the Internet
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Farrakhan to Khomeini: Destroying America at Top of My List
Farrakhan recounted that during a meeting with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, he had told Khamenei that he represents the “Mahdi,” the eschatological redeemer of Islam, and that the U.S. was “number one” on the Mahdi’s “list to be destroyed.” America, said Farrakhan, can be “destroyed within 12 hours.”

Erdoğan says Turkey will solve issue of using airspace in Idlib
Erdoğan said that Turkey’s “biggest problem” in Idlib is that it is unable to use the airspace. The region’s airspace is currently being controlled by Russia and it has been supporting the regime’s offensive against the Syrian opposition forces, which Turkey backs in the conflict.

Pro-Life Win: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Trump Administration’s Protect Life Rule
“We are pleased by the en banc Ninth Circuit’s decision upholding HHS’s rule forbidding the use of taxpayer money to subsidize abortion through Title X grants. Congress has long prohibited the use of Title X funds in programs where abortion is a method of family planning and HHS’s recent rule makes that longstanding prohibition a reality…”

Trump says Pence will be in charge of coronavirus response
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Vice President Mike Pence will be in charge of the U.S. response to the coronavirus outbreak. Trump said the risk to the American people from the virus “remains very low.” “We’re ready to adapt and we’re ready to do whatever we have to as the disease spreads, if it spreads,” he told a news conference.

347 rabbis sign letter rejecting Bernie Sanders’ ‘outrageous comments’
Following Sen. Bernie Sanders’s decision to skip the AIPAC Policy Conference in March, a group of 347 rabbis has signed an open letter to the Democratic front-runner, saying they support AIPAC’s role in advancing the US-Israel relationship and reject his “outrageous comments.” Sanders claimed on Saturday that the organization gives a platform “for leaders who express bigotry.”

Defense Minister Bennett Leaks Plans of “Surprise Attack” Against Hamas
Israel’s Defense Minister and ‘Yemina’ party head Naftali Bennett said that he doesn’t believe in “rounds of fighting.” He also revealed that the Prime Minister has agreed to a surprise attack in Gaza that “none of our enemies will expect.” He told Boaz Golan that he spoiled the surprise to let Hamas avoid it from happening. However, he did add that it will happen “soon.”

Iran’s Negligence Blamed for Spreading CoronaVirus to Muslim Countries Throughout Middle East
As recent reports show that Iran has suffered the highest amount of coronavirus related deaths outside of China, they are now being blamed for spreading the pandemic to other Muslim countries throughout the Middle East.

Court says Trump allowed to withhold money from sanctuary cities and states
the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the law “does not violate the anticommandeering principle of the Tenth Amendment as applied here to a federal funding requirement.” The court determined that the Department of Homeland Security’s responsibilities of controlling illegal immigration were impeded by the states’ lack of compliance with U.S. immigration law.

NM governor signs ‘red flag’ gun confiscation into law; tells sheriffs to enforce it or resign
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a new gun control measure into law, allowing courts to temporarily confiscate firearms from non-criminal individuals identified as a risk of harming themselves or others. Grisham also told law enforcement that they must enforce the new law, or consider resignation.

1 in 5 Europeans says secret Jewish cabal runs the world, survey finds
A secret network of Jews influences global political and economic affairs. That’s the feeling among a fifth of the 16,000 respondents to a survey among Europeans from 16 countries. The same number also agreed with the statement that “Jews exploit Holocaust victimhood for their own needs.”

Germany permits Iran’s regime to build European network – report
The Iranian regime-controlled Islamic Center in the northern city of Hamburg oversees a growing network in Europe that is tolerated by the state and federal authorities in Germany. In a bombshell January exposé…titled “The long arm of the mullahs: Iran’s European network is controlled from Hamburg,” the historian and Islam expert Christian Osthold unpacks the dangers of the Iranian clerical regime in Europe.

1 in 5 Europeans says secret Jewish cabal runs the world, survey finds
A secret network of Jews influences global political and economic affairs. That’s the feeling among a fifth of the 16,000 respondents to a survey among Europeans from 16 countries. The same number also agreed with the statement that “Jews exploit Holocaust victimhood for their own needs.”

Germany overturns ban on professionally assisted suicide
A five-year-old law banning professionally assisted suicide has been rejected as unconstitutional by Germany’s top court. The court backed complaints by a group of terminally ill patients and doctors who challenged the law that made “commercial promotion of assisted suicide” a criminal offence. Assisted dying had been legal.

Ethiopia to skip Nile dam talks in US with Egypt, Sudan
Ethiopia will not attend this week’s latest round of US-brokered talks on a disputed Nile dam project with Egypt and Sudan, the country’s water ministry has announced. Ethiopia will skip the talks in Washington, DC on Thursday and Friday “because the country’s delegation hasn’t concluded its consultation with relevant stakeholders”, the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy announced…

World Health Organization chief is a Chinese puppet, STILL claiming there is no coronavirus “pandemic” as global cover for the Communist regime
One of the reasons why so many Americans have so little faith and trust in the United Nations and its various allied organizations is because they have so consistently worked against American principles, values and foreign policy objectives.

The Coronavirus Cannot Be Understood Without Accepting the Fact That China Has the Most Evil Government In History
In Part One of this series, the presentation of facts was offered which solidified the claim that the CHICOMS are in the process of colonizing much of the planet. It is the contention of the CSS that the CHICOMS, due to economic and health conditions in China, will be sending hundreds of millions of its citizens to every corner of the earth to set the stage for becoming the world policemen. Although the material was superficial in Part One,  the documentation was extensive and the conclusions were easily arrived at. China is positioned to be the dominant force which will usher in the New World Order.

Japan’s Supreme Court Rules Transgenders Must Be Sterilized
Japan’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal of its earlier decision to force transgendered people to be sterilized.

In 3-0 Decision, Federal Court Gives Trump The Green Light To Yank Sanctuary City Grants
For years, Democrats have relied on the courts to push their progressive agenda forward. Looks like those days are coming to an end. President Trump has slowly, but surely, transformed the federal courts. Courts that once rubberstamped the left’s agenda are now balanced.

Emergency declared in Indonesia’s West Java as widespread floods and landslides displace 10 000
Widespread flooding and landslides due to constant rains forced roughly 10 000 people to flee their home in West Java, Indonesia, according to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. The calamities resulted in thousands of homes submerged, ruined establishments, and ravaged rice fields, prompting a declaration of emergency for 14 days.

Severe thunderstorm and worst hailstorm since 2010 wreak havoc across Perth, Australia
Ferocious thunderstorm with damaging winds up to 126 km/h (78 mph) and hailstones the size of tennis balls — about 6 cm (2 inches) in diameter — lashed Perth, Australia on February 25, 2020, wreaking havoc across the city and causing chaos during peak-hour traffic.

Minnesota is Giving No Jail Time To 60% Of Convicted Sex Offenders Involved in Criminal Conduct of a Child under 13
According to One America news Minnesota is giving no jail time to 50 to 60% of sex offenders convicted of criminal conduct involving a child under the age of 13.

Today Starts The First Day Of Lent, Created By The Roman Catholic Church And Taken From The Babylonian Practice Of Weeping For Tammuz
Today begins the first day of Lent, observed primarily by Roman Catholics, but we also see Lenten observances popping up in many Protestant churches, some Baptist churches and in the Church of England. The Roman Catholic Church advertises this is a time of great ‘fasting and repentance’ before the Lord, but did you know that Lent was taken directly from ancient pagan Babylon? The time you know as Lent began as ‘Weeping For Tammuz’, one of the many false gods of pagan antiquity.

Comrade Sanders Says As President He Will Move The US Embassy Back To Tel Aviv, Then Attacks Prime Minister Netanyahu As A ‘Reactionary Racist’
The current Democratic frontrunner for the nomination for president in 2020, Comrade Sanders, said in the debate last night that he would absolutely consider ‘moving the US embassy back to Tel Aviv’, thereby stripping away Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Not content to stop with that outrageous statement, Comrade Sanders then proceeded to call Prime Minister Netanyahu a ‘reactionary racist’ as he pleaded the cause of the Palestinians.

WATCH: Planned Parenthood-linked sex ed org depicts 3-month-old preborn baby as inanimate circle
AMAZE, a sex ed organization that works with Planned Parenthood and the United Nations, recently released a deceptive video purporting to provide information about abortion. The video, “What is an Abortion?” which was posted on YouTube on Thursday, is aimed at 10- to 14-year-olds and claims to provide an explanation of abortion and abortion procedures. But unsurprisingly, it leaves out important and relevant information on what abortion is and does — and what the risks are.

China Is Colonizing the World (Part One)
As the late Carl Sagan once said, extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof and this is precisely what is going to be presented in this multi-part series in which it is alleged that the Conroanvirus will present a set of circumstances in which the Chinese will firmly establish themselves as the new world policeman as they have hijacked the role from the United States.

‘When He Refused to Deny Christ, They Cut Off His Right Hand’: Nigerian Christians Face Horrific Attacks
It’s Sunday morning in Nigeria, and Christians across the country are heading to church. As part of the continent’s largest Christian community, believers here have their choice of places to worship. Here at Family Worship Center, led by Pastor Sarah Omakwu, a graduate of Regent University, thousands lift their hands in praise.

Let the Headlines Speak
Feb 20th, 2020
Daily NewsFrom the Internet
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Turkey Threatens “Imminent” Large Scale Invasion Of Idlib To Halt Syrian-Russian Advance
New threats related to Idlib this week could see the Russian and Turkish armies on a direct collision course. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday threatened a full-scale military invasion of the war torn province after the Syrian Army and its Russian ally refused to halt their ongoing offensive.

Lawmakers officially recognize CNN, Washington Post as ‘fake news’
House Joint Resolution 779 has passed a subcommittee in the Tennessee General Assembly already. “When introducing his resolution, Representative James ‘Micah’ Van Huss, a Republican representing a section of rural Appalachia in eastern Tennessee, said the measure would recognize the two news organizations as ‘part of the media wing of the Democrat Party.'”

The anti-Zionist hypocrisy of the World Council of Churches
The umbrella world body was founded in 1948 with the mission of unifying Christian witness. Instead, the WCC supports the blood libel actions of clerics like Archbishop Attallah Hanna, the Head of the Sebastia Diocese of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem who was condemned by the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the International Committee for Interreligious Consultations. Then there is South African theologian Jerry Pillay, who is running for election as the WCC leader and who accuses Israel of being an apartheid state.

Hamas official calls for ‘intifada’ against Israel
Speaking at a conference in Gaza, al-Hayya said that the plan to fight the proposal should be based primarily on stopping the security coordination with Israel and canceling the Oslo Accords. He stressed the importance of convening the PLO leadership to discuss the fight against the “Deal of the Century”.

Missouri man faces 20 years for terrorist plot in support of ISIS
A 20-year sentence and lifetime supervision will deter Robert Lorenzo Hester, Jr. and others like him from the “clarion call” of the Islamic State, federal prosecutors wrote in a memorandum seeking the maximum penalty for a Columbia man who pleaded guilty to aiding terrorists.

Israel to Build High-Speed Train from Airport Directly to Footsteps of Temple Mount
The project would involve the construction of two new stations and an 1.8-mile-long tunnel under downtown Jerusalem and the Old City. The new route for the railway extension has been approved by the Knesset’s Planning and Construction Commission, it was announced on Monday.

US takes out 3 Somali terrorists in precision airstrike
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted airstrikes with the Somalian government on Wednesday, which successfully eliminated three Al-Shabaab terrorists. The precision airstrike took place in Wadajir, Somalia. No other casualties were reported aside from the three terrorists, AFRICOM said in a statement.

Reports of Healing and Revival amid Coronavirus Outbreak
We’re being told that people are coming in swarms to churches, house churches, that there’s Gospel and evangelism going out in the streets, person to person, that there’s supernatural healing,” he testified. Furthermore, the pastor also revealed shocking revelations about the rumors speculating around the Internet about coronavirus. According to his sources, “the numbers of deaths and infections are much higher than media outlets are portraying.” He says that the death toll caused by the virus is now actually in tens of thousands. The pastor also believes that the virus did not come from a marketplace. He said it “came from a P4 laboratory,

NYC Thief Thanks Dems, Bail Reform for Release After 139th Arrest: ‘I Can’t Be Stopped’
“Bail reform, it’s lit!” Barry told reporters in New York City on Thursday. “It’s the Democrats! The Democrats know me and the Republicans fear me. You can’t touch me! I can’t be stopped!” A New York City man who’s been arrested 139 times for various offenses, including six times since Democrat-enacted statewide bail reform kicked in on Jan. 1

Syria war: Turkish operation in Idlib ‘only a matter of time’
Turkey’s president has said it is “only a matter of time” before it launches an operation to stop a Syrian army assault on opposition-held Idlib province. Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that he was determined to transform the border area into a safe place “at any cost”. Syria’s government and its ally Russia have rejected his demand to pull back to ceasefire lines agreed in 2018.

Palestinians must bring more to table than a sympathy plea – British MP
The Palestinians must show they are serious about peace by seizing the “Deal of the Century” as a vehicle for progress rather than rejecting it on the presumption that the international community has endless patience for their plight, visiting British Member of Parliament Stephen Crabb told The Jerusalem Post.

Does Iran’s regime plan to destroy the tomb of Esther and Mordechai?
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom condemned the Iranian regime on Wednesday for its reported threats to raze the tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hamadan. “USCIRF is troubled by reported threats to the tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hamadan, Iran, and emphasizes the Iranian government’s responsibility to protect religious sites,” tweeted the US agency.

US Experiencing Worst Flu Season For Children In Past Decade As Second Influenza Wave Spreading
It’s been a bad flu season for children nationwide and now officials say there is a second wave of influenza spreading. Pennsylvania has more than 72,000 confirmed cases of the flu, which is just a small reflection of the number of people who are sick. The flu can be dangerous for children, especially if they have a weakened immune system or have not been vaccinated.

UK weather: Parts of UK could see a month’s rain in 24 hours amid floods
Deluged communities in parts of the UK are facing more heavy rain as they struggle to cope in the wake of Storm Dennis. A month’s worth of rain in 24 hours could also hit north Wales and north-west England, forecasters said, falling on ground that is already saturated. And there is also travel disruption with floods blocking a major rail route between England and Scotland.

Israel, Palestinians defuse agricultural trade crisis
Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said Thursday that the country would allow Palestinian agricultural exports, a move aimed at defusing what has been an escalating trade crisis that had heightened Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Bennett said in a statement that Israel would allow the agricultural exports after the Palestinians began accepting Israeli beef. There was no immediate comment from Palestinian officials.

Turkey, Russia discuss joint patrols option in Syria’s Idlib
Turkey and Russia are discussing possible joint patrols as one way to reach a deal to halt fighting and stem an exodus of civilians in Syria’s Idlib region…a day after Ankara threatened military action to push back Syrian government forces. Turkey and Russia, which back opposing sides in the nine-year-old conflict, have failed to reach an agreement after two rounds of talks in the last two weeks.

Pompeo meets Saudi king in talks focused on Iranian threats
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman…in a visit focused primarily on discussing shared security concerns about regional rival Iran. Ahead of his arrival…Pompeo said he’d also raise with the Saudi leadership concerns about human rights and the cases of dual Saudi-American citizenswho are either imprisoned in the kingdom or barred from traveling abroad.

PM Justin Trudeau STANDING DOWN on Canada-US Economies?
What was Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doing when greeting Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Munich with a handshake that some people saw as bowing and scraping? Standing Down.

Mike Bloomberg Donated $14 Million Planned Parenthood, Would Fund Killing 23,154 Babies in Abortions
The abortion industry has a friend in billionaire Michael Bloomberg. And if the former New York City mayor is elected to the White House, that relationship certainly will continue.

What Allowed Locusts to Multiply by the Millions? Plague Spreads Far Beyond Africa to Middle East, China
…”Off the coast of Yemen and Oman there is a desert region with no water and last year they got hit by torrential rainfall then had two cyclones hit that very region. This is very unusual and those conditions gave rise and allowed these locusts to multiply by the millions,” Thomas explained.

Locusts swarm into crisis-hit South Sudan as plague spreads across east Africa
Swarms of locusts ravaging crops and grazing land across east Africa have reached South Sudan, already reeling from widespread hunger and years of civil war, the country’s agriculture minister said on Tuesday.

HIDING THE OUTBREAK: Florida conceals number of people tested for coronavirus, then stupidly lies about the reason why
 In addition to the State of Washington now admitting to testing just 25 people for coronavirus while refusing to test 712 people who are high-risk possible carriers, the State of Florida is now concealing all testing numbers from the public, then lying about the reason why.

China invokes HOLOCAUST HORRORS as 40 mobile incineration ovens are deployed in Wuhan, labeled for disposal of “animal corpses”
Remember 13 days ago when we warned that “cremation vans” were running 24/7 in Wuhan, China while the crematoriums were backlogged with piles of dead bodies stacked in the cremation queues?

Deep-space radiation reaching a percentage point of Space Age maximum
Solar activity is at very low levels and the visible disk remains spotless for the 17^th day in a row, making a total of 33 days in 2020 or 66 percent — we are still in a Solar Minimum, which is expected to end sometime this year.

Intense bomb cyclone over North Atlantic, set to hit western Europe following Dennis
Another extratropical storm is seen rapidly forming over the North Atlantic on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. The system is undergoing a bombogenesis phase and is expected to keep intensifying until it approaches Iceland on Wednesday evening, February 19. Thew new storm is also on track to hit western Europe following storm Dennis.

They Don’t Even Hide It Anymore… Democrats Call for Socialism and End of Capitalism at Bernie Sanders Rally
..During the rally one Democrat speaker called for socialism and the end of capitalism. This is who they are. It’s like they are completely oblivious to the long history of socialism’s evils.

Japan activates global suicide mission, begins releasing thousands of potentially cross-infected cruise ship passengers onto the streets of Tokyo starting TODAY
Japan’s global suicide mission has now begun. Hours ago, Japan’s Ministry of Health (which should be called the “Ministry of Suicide”) authorized the release of thousands of cruise ship passengers onto the streets of Tokyo, even though previous testing has found that up to 26% of tested people on the ship are infected with the coronavirus.

South Africa News: Mike Pompeo Criticizes Plan to Seize Land
The South African government’s plans to expropriate land without compensation would be disastrous for the economy, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.

Jerusalem Post Warns That Democratic Frontrunner Communist Bernie Sanders Is No Friend Of Israel And In Fact Is A Pro-Palestinian Anti-Zionist
The Israeli news outlet the Jerusalem Post today ran an article warning friends of Israel and the Jewish people, that the Democratic frontrunner for president, Communist Bernie Sanders, though he be biologically Jewish, is in fact an anti-Zionist, anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian candidate. While this may surprise some people that the Jewish Bernie Sanders could be anti-Israel, this comes as no surprise to regular readers of Now The End Begins, who have known this for quite some time. Years, in fact.

And the Kine Went Along the Highway, Lowing As They Went. 1 Samuel 6:12
Feb 20th, 2020
Morning MeditationF. B. Meyer
Categories: Commentary;Inspirational;Book Study

THAT two milch kine which had never borne the yoke should move quietly along the high road, turning neither to the right nor to the left, and lowing for the calves they had left behind, clearly indicated that they were possessed and guided by some mysterious power, which we know to have been God's. And if He were able thus to overpower the instincts of their nature, and to compel them to do his will, may we not infer that all circumstances, and all men, however unwittingly, and against their natural instinct, are subserving the purposes of his will, and bearing on the Ark? The fish yields the tribute money; the colt of the ass waits where two ways meet to bear the Redeemer; the man with the waterpot leads to the upper room; the Roman soldiers enable Paul to fulfill the mission of his life, in preaching the Gospel without hindrance in the very heart of Rome.

As we go forth into the world, let us believe that the movement of all things is towards the accomplishment of God's purpose. Herein is a fulfillment of the Psalmist's prediction about man, which can only be perfectly fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the second Adam ‑‑ that all things are under his feet, all sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field. Everything serves Christ, and those who serve Christ. In a true sense all things are ours; they minister to us, even as Christ to God.

And against our natural inclinations let us always regard the claims of God as paramount; and dare to go his way, though our heart pines for those we leave behind. "He that loveth father or mother, son or daughter, more than Me, is not worthy of Me."