Saturday, November 30, 2019

Love one another.

So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. For when we were in the realm of the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in us, so that we bore fruit for death. But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code. What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, produced in me every kind of coveting. For apart from the law, sin was dead. Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death. For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me, and through the commandment put me to death. So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good. Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! Nevertheless, in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it used what is good to bring about my death, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful. We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? 25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature a slave to the law of sin. In that case, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do.… Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.…

Dear sisters and brothers in Messiah,
Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus - the name above all names! I hope that you and the loved ones are in good health and are getting along! Good health is such a wonderful blessing from the good Lord, our Creator Lord! How is your spirit on this glorious day that the Lord has made? I am writing to you to ask for your help. I am living in Sussex County and am looking for a place to worship the Lord at. I have come to be known by the Lord for about 25 years now, and am 63 years old (divorced multiple times, more than five children and more than three wives gone until eternity? - only the good Lord knows at this point! and now living alone without any of the little loved ones). I am of Jewish heritage and consider myself to be a Jewish Christian, or a Jew. I don't know of any Messianic congregations around here, and I don't think it would be wise to travel great distances for worship. I have in the recent past have had problems with one foot (the left one), and have recently had problems with the right shoulder, but have been feeling well praise the Lord. Also, I was on a very tight budget (and thanks to our Creator Lord for all HIS blessings!!!). I don't have much in way of assets compared to rich people (or middle class people also), but compared to those living on less than $2 a day I probably have a lot! I have been greatly blessed by the good Lord, our Creator Lord, over my entire life (one time I was labeled autistic and couldn't speak [the good Lord, the Great Physician, healed me], one time I was living out on the streets, and one time I was deeply in debt [not that I believe in the "prosperity Gospel"] - to mention only three times that I was blessed by the Lord.








    
     Please let me know if I could join you in the worship of our loving, gracious, merciful Father, and our Lord and Savior - for I worship the Holy One of Israel daily! I appreciate your prayers, and any and all Godly advice. Thank you and may the Holy One of Israel bless you and the loved ones with love, joy, peace, and patience!











In hope, peace, and love,



















Ken Miller
Main St. Rm. 103
kmillerbloggerablogbyken@gmail.com




Jesus is the Holy One of Israel! Jesus is Lord!


Love one another.


Love is the fulfilling of the Law.


We love, because He first loved us. 1John4:19


Jesus is the Bread of Life!!!!




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     The following is an article that appeared in lifeandhope, the publication of the Terri Schiavo Life and Hope Network, Volume 6 / 2nd Edition / www.lifeandhope.com, pgs. 4 - 5.  It is posted free of charge here to help further the kingdom of GOD!!!




forgetting how to 
LOVE 

Are the profoundly disabled and frail elderly living too long?




" ... bioethicist Daniel Callahan - who saw the feeding tube as a serious hurdle - boldly stated that changing its classification from 'basic care' to 'medical treatment' would be 'the only effective way to make certain that a large number of biologically tenacious patients actually die."




 BY BOBBY SCHINDLER / LIFENEWS.COM




Originally appeared as Yes, We have a Culture of Death 



     According to research reviewed by board certified medical geneticist and Co-Director of the Down Syndrome Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Skotko, it is estimated that 92 percent of all women who receive a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome abort their baby.


     World famous atheist proselytizer and Oxford professor, Richard Dawkins, made headlines when he called it "immoral" not to abort Down babies "and try again."




     Belgium has legalized euthanasia (with no age limits) for children who have been diagnosed as terminal and with death expected to occur "within a brief period."  If this criteria is met, then the parents - and child! - may ask in writing for a lethal injection.




     The head of Canada's largest doctors' group has called child euthanasia an "appropriate" choice under certain circumstances.




     Northern Ireland Minister of Justice, David Ford, is considering a change in the law so that it is legal to kill pre-born babies suspected of being disabled.




     Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, Peter Singer, believes we should be permitted to lethally inject Alzheimer's "non-persons," even if they never asked to be killed.




     Currently, there is a strong push advocating the removal of spoon feeding from Alzheimer's patients if they so requested in an advance directive.




     In 2012, a prominent doctor in the UK made the chilling claim that the (NHS) - the publicly funded healthcare systems in the UK (and what most likely Obamacare will look like for us here in the US) - "kills off 130,000 elderly patients every year."




     In a March 2008, New York Times article titled, "Terminal Options for the Irreversibly Ill", Judith Schwartz, a registered nurse and clinical coordinator for Compassion and Choices of New York (formerly known as the Hemlock Society) openly stated that over one million people die each year in American hospitals as a "a consequence of someone's decision to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment."




     In the same article, Dr. Sidney Wanzer and Dr. Joseph Glenmullen of Harvard University Health Services noted that in situations where a person is going to stop receiving food and water, "refusal of hydration is faster and less distressing than starvation in hastening death."




     Sadly, these are just a few more recent examples of the life-threatening prejudices plaguing the disability community and countless others who are medically vulnerable.  Indeed, this terrible toll does not arise in a cultural vacuum, but reflects attitudes that assume dead is better than disabled.  And, there is no doubt, that included in the number of patients dying in this sobering New York Times article, regardless of its title are those with cognitive disabilities who, every single day, are being starved and hydrated to death - persons who are not dying, but who are simply living with their disability, and only need basic care (food and water, via a feeding tube) to live.




     It was not long ago that feeding tubes were considered basic and ordinary care and therefore it was illegal, an act of euthanasia, to stop feeding and hydrating a person in need of a feeding tube.  Today, however, feeding tubes have been redefined as "artificial nutrition and hydration" - and therefore a form of "medical treatment."  Consequently, the removal of food and water from the cognitively disabled patients, and countless other medically vulnerable people, is now legal and routine in fifty states.




     In his book, Culture of Death: The Assault on Medical Ethics in America, author and bioethicist Wesley J. Smith writes that, "defining 'artificial nutrition' as treatment instead of human care was a crucial step in the development of the culture of death."  According to Smith, as far back as the early 80s, bioethicists began to debate out loud whether or not "the profoundly disabled and frail were living too long."  In particular, bioethicist Daniel Callahan - who saw the feeding tube as a serious hurdle - boldly stated that changing its classification from "basic care" to "medical treatment" would be "the only effective way to make certain that a large number of biologically tenacious patients actually die."




     Eventually, more bioethicists agreed with Callahan's view, as well as health care professionals, politicians, judges, and others, ultimately accomplishing their goal of redefining the administration of food and hydration via a feeding tube.




     Today, either the general public is unaware of this change, or they just don't care.  But if you think dehydrating to death our medically vulnerable isn't happening, then you are not paying attention.


     Whatever the reason, the mainstream media does very little to properly clear up any confusion that may exist, as they continue to report that persons who receive food and water via feeding tubes are receiving "artificial life support," giving the perception that these people are aided by machines.




     Tragically, too many of us today have become disconnected and desensitized to our own dignity and intrinsic worth.  It seems we no longer know how to love, and we place more significance and value on what a person can or cannot do, instead of understanding the value and dignity of the human person simply because they are human.




     As a consequence, every single day decisions are being made for our medically defenseless to be barbarically starved and dehydrated to death.  Not to mention the offensive claim that to slowly dehydrate persons to death over a period of weeks is "an act of compassion;" that they are somehow experiencing death in a dignified way.  This is not compassion.  This is not love.  This is intentionally killing, and in the most undignified way.




     Recently, Germany made the decision to inaugurate a memorial for the people with physical and mental disabilities who, because of their disabilities, were killed by the Nazis after their lives were deemed "worthless."  Estimates are that over 200,000 were killed.




     Perhaps we should consider erecting one here in the United States.




Bobby Schindler is Executive Director of The Terri Schiavo Life and Hope Network.  The preceding is an article that appeared in lifeandhope, the publication of the Terri Schiavo Life and Hope Network, Volume 6 / 2nd Edition / www.lifeandhope.com, pgs. 4 - 5.  Please visit www.lifeandhope.com.




  'Sadly, these are just a few more recent examples of the life-threatening prejudices plaguing the disability community and countless others who are medically vulnerable.  Indeed, this terrible toll does not arise in a cultural vacuum, but reflects attitudes that assume dead is better than disabled.' 


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