Wonderful article by Father Shenen J. Boquet at Human Life International - please, please see www.hli.org.

Skip to content Human Life International: empowering you to build a pro-life world Mission Resources Free Ebooks News Search DONATE Free Ebook: Which Cosmetics Use Fetal Cells? The Truth About Overpopulation Written by Fr. Shenan J. Boquet ｜ Updated on September 16, 2024 “It is necessary to go back to seeing the family as the sanctuary of life. The family is indeed sacred: it is the place in which life – the gift of God – can be properly welcomed and protected against the many attacks to which it is exposed, and can develop in accordance with what constitutes authentic human growth. In the face of the so-called culture of death, the family is the heart of the culture of life. Human ingenuity seems to be directed more towards limiting, suppressing or destroying the sources of life – including recourse to abortion, which unfortunately is so widespread in the world – than towards defending and opening up the possibility of life.” Pope St. John Paul II, Centessimus annus, no 39 Pope Francis has expressed his alarm about how many couples are rejecting having families and instead are focusing their energies on their pets. In off-the-cuff remarks during his recent visit to Indonesia, the Holy Father praised the nation for its comparatively high birth rate. “Your nation has a high birth rate and please continue in this,” the Pope said, adding, “You offer an example of this to other countries.” “This might make one laugh, but there are some families that seem to prefer to have a cat or dog, but this, this doesn’t work,” he added. The Holy Father has repeatedly made similar remarks. Indeed, it has become one of his most recurrent themes. Over and over again, Pope Francis has critiqued the peculiar modern form of Western decadence that sees young couples pursuing lives of wealth and pleasure rather than embracing the meaningful enterprise of starting and raising a family. Frequently, he links this choice to a widespread loss of spiritual vitality and hope. He made similar remarks as recently as May. Addressing a conference on birth rates, Pope Francis warned that Italy, like other European countries is “slowly losing its hope in tomorrow.” “The Old Continent,” Pope Francis added, “is becoming an elderly continent.” In other remarks, he said: “Today … we see a form of selfishness. We see that some people do not want to have a child. Sometimes they have one, and that’s it, but they have dogs and cats that take the place of children.” A Growing Recognition of the Population Problem The fact that Pope Francis deviated from his prepared remarks to offer these critiques indicates just how seriously he takes this issue. He’s not alone, of course. More and more people are waking up to the reality that, after decades of doom-mongering about supposed “overpopulation,” the true threat to the globe is quite the opposite. The demographic crisis is now so widely acknowledged that many conversations about the topic treat it as an almost self-evident, even a boringly obvious fact. Take, for instance, the first two minutes or so of this clip from a conversation between Douglas Murray and Patrick Bet-David. Elon Musk, for his part, brings up the issue continually. Often, he mentions the reduction of birth rates in much of the world as the single most pressing issue facing contemporary society. Just a few weeks ago, the podcaster Lex Fridman asked Musk what America would have to do in order to avoid the fate that has faced so many other failed empires: their downfall and eventual historical irrelevance. Musk’s answer? Increase the birthrate. “When civilizations are winning for too long, the birth rate declines,” Musk noted. “It can often decline quite rapidly. We’re seeing that throughout the world today.” He added, “At a fundamental level, if a civilization does not at least maintain its numbers, it’ll disappear.” As news out of Japan this month indicates, Musk’s alarmism is well rooted in fact. The nation recently reported that the number of births in January of this year was the lowest level in decades, and dropping 5% from the previous year. Japan’s birth rate is already the lowest in the world, at a catastrophically low 1.2 children born per woman. This is so far below the replacement birth rate (2.1 children born per woman), that Japan is already undergoing rapid depopulation. Demographers project that Japan’s population will decline by half by 2100. The remaining population will be skewed heavily towards the elderly, with all the economic and social difficulties that poses. Whereas Japan is the furthest along the trajectory of demographic winter and depopulation, many other developed nations are not far behind. The Pro-Life Movement’s Warnings While it is interesting how insistent Pope Francis and other influential individuals are on the demographic crisis, they are only following a long tradition of Catholic and pro-life voices, which have offered a starkly counter-cultural message about fertility and birthrates. Decades ago, HLI founder Fr. Paul Marx, OSB, began warning about the widespread adoption of contraception and abortion. He said that this, in conjunction with a culture that has completely devalued the traditional values of marriage, family, and faith, would lead to a drastic and dangerous reduction in birth rates – one that could even pose a threat to the future of civilization. This claim was long treated with derision by most of the population “experts” who built their careers by peddling a story of doom. NSSM-200: Kissinger's Plan for Demographic Control Such doomsayers – most prominently Paul Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb – sold millions of books depicting a terrifying future in which the growing hordes of human beings would rapidly outstrip the world’s capacity to support them, leading to widespread droughts, famines, starvation, and warfare. However, instead of being led by the hysteria of the moment, the Church and those formed by Her wisdom have consistently used solid anthropological principles to respond to the complexities of the demographic question, coming to dramatically different conclusions than the professional demographers. On this score, it is well worth revisiting a famous 1994 letter by Pope St. John Paul II to the Secretary General of the United Nations. The letter, penned thirty years ago, provides a model for how the Church draws upon a deep wisdom to examine and respond to difficult questions, avoiding the temptation to view such questions through the lens of the fleeting ideas or values of the moment. In looking back, it is beautiful to behold just how far ahead of his time Pope St. John Paul II was. While our “experts” and “professional thought class” are only now waking up to the consequences of decades of overpopulation hysteria, Pope St. John Paul II saw right through it three decades ago. JPII Has the Answer The Holy Father begins the letter by noting that the “global population situation is very complex; there are variations not simply from continent to continent but even from one region to another.” Already, we see the wisdom of the Church at play. Since at least the late 1960s, population experts had sold a simplistic version of events in which “the world” was “overpopulated,” and in which “the world” must therefore respond. In reality, as Pope St. John Paul II noted, population density differs drastically from one region to another. In the developed world, he noted, UN projections were even then projecting “a rapid decrease in the global rate of population growth … to begin during the 1990s and carry on into the new century.” Meanwhile, he noted, it is true that population “growth rates remain high in some of the least developed nations of the world.” Thus, any attempt to impose a one-size-fits-all solution is already grossly misguided. Even worse, however, would be to attempt to impose a “solution” to a supposed problem that fails to respect fundamental, iron-clad ethical principles. Thus, even before diving into the details of the demographic problem, the sainted Pope reminds his readers of the core principles that must guide any discussion of the issue. Pope St. John Paul II proposes four such ethical principles. These are: “[T]hat each and every person – regardless of age, sex, religion or national background – has a dignity and worth that is unconditional and inalienable;” “[T]hat human life itself from conception to natural death is sacred;” “[T]hat human rights are innate and transcend any constitutional order;” “[T]hat the fundamental unity of the human race demands that everyone be committed to building a community which is free from injustice, and which strives to promote and protect the common good.” In other words, no matter how dire the overpopulation alarmists think the problem may be, there can be no excuse for proposing solutions that violate these fundamental principles. A pragmatic ethics which recognizes no absolute ethical guardrails will not only fail to produce legitimate solutions but is also far more likely to produce greater injustices, adding to, rather than alleviating, human suffering. Why You Shouldn't Talk About the Demographic Winter In the words of Pope St. John Paul II, These truths about the human person are the measure of any response to the findings which emerge from the consideration of demographic data. It is in the light of authentic human values – recognized by peoples of diverse cultures, religious and national backgrounds across the globe – that all policy choices must be evaluated. No goal or policy will bring positive results for people if it does not respect the unique dignity and objective needs of those same people. Family Comes First Importantly, Pope St. John Paul II challenges the overpopulation alarmists to examine their first principles. As he notes, the “population question” is typically driven by discussions about the need to protect or promote “development” in various nations. And yet, as is so often the case, the definition and desirability of the goal being sought is rarely scrutinized. “Development,” in the lingo of the international agencies convening at the international conference on population, often refers to little more than economic development, which in turn refers to little more than the accrual of more and more physical wealth. The Holy Father notes, “All development worthy of the name must be integral, that is, it must be directed to the true good of every person and of the whole person.” He continues, “True development cannot consist in the simple accumulation of wealth and in the greater availability of goods and services but must be pursued with due consideration for the social, cultural and spiritual dimensions of the human being.” In other words, the overpopulation alarmists were often starting at the wrong end of the stick. They assumed the population growth would cause economic stagnation, which was a threat to “development.” Meanwhile, many of the nations with rapidly growing populations turn out to be absolutely rich in social capital, with thriving families, communities, and all the social and spiritual values that give meaning to human existence. This line of thinking leads the Holy Father to conclude that, ultimately, the demographic issue cannot be dealt with without placing the family at the front and center of the discussion. He indicates that doing so ensures that the demographic discussion does not lead to “solutions” that run rough-shod over fundamental rights. Above all, it is not the so-called “experts” or governments who decide when or how couples reproduce, but rather the couples themselves, in all freedom. As he wrote: It should not be the intent of governments or other agencies to decide for couples but, rather, to create the social conditions which will enable them to make appropriate decisions in the light of their responsibilities to God, to themselves, to the society of which they are a part, and to the objective moral order. … All propaganda and misinformation directed at persuading couples that they must limit their family to one or two children should be steadfastly avoided, and couples that generously choose to have large families are to be supported. The Tragic Result Pope St. John Paul II concluded his letter with words of warning to the leaders of the UN and those who had drafted the working document for the conference on population. “The vision of sexuality which inspires the document is individualistic,” he lamented. “Marriage is ignored, as if it were something of the past. An institution as natural, universal and fundamental as the family cannot be manipulated without causing serious damage to the fabric and stability of society.” If only the so-called experts had heeded Pope St. John Paul II three decades ago, we would not be finding ourselves in a world that has lost hope, and which is facing a looming demographic winter. This is the consequence of decades of hysterical propaganda and spiritual erosion. It has led a large percentage of men and women to turn their attention to purely selfish pursuits with spiritual aridity, and it is producing a society that is both spiritually and physically elderly. Only by turning back to the deep ethical principles and rich spiritual worldview outlined in Pope St. John Paul II’s letter will we reverse this demographic trend and restore a sense of youthful vitality to our culture. 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Beautiful article by Father Shenan J. Boquet at human Life International - please, please see www.hli.org.

Skip to content Human Life International: empowering you to build a pro-life world Mission Resources Free Ebooks News Search DONATE Free Ebook: Which Cosmetics Use Fetal Cells? The Truth About Overpopulation Written by Fr. Shenan J. Boquet ｜ Updated on September 16, 2024 “It is necessary to go back to seeing the family as the sanctuary of life. The family is indeed sacred: it is the place in which life – the gift of God – can be properly welcomed and protected against the many attacks to which it is exposed, and can develop in accordance with what constitutes authentic human growth. In the face of the so-called culture of death, the family is the heart of the culture of life. Human ingenuity seems to be directed more towards limiting, suppressing or destroying the sources of life – including recourse to abortion, which unfortunately is so widespread in the world – than towards defending and opening up the possibility of life.” Pope St. John Paul II, Centessimus annus, no 39 Pope Francis has expressed his alarm about how many couples are rejecting having families and instead are focusing their energies on their pets. In off-the-cuff remarks during his recent visit to Indonesia, the Holy Father praised the nation for its comparatively high birth rate. “Your nation has a high birth rate and please continue in this,” the Pope said, adding, “You offer an example of this to other countries.” “This might make one laugh, but there are some families that seem to prefer to have a cat or dog, but this, this doesn’t work,” he added. The Holy Father has repeatedly made similar remarks. Indeed, it has become one of his most recurrent themes. Over and over again, Pope Francis has critiqued the peculiar modern form of Western decadence that sees young couples pursuing lives of wealth and pleasure rather than embracing the meaningful enterprise of starting and raising a family. Frequently, he links this choice to a widespread loss of spiritual vitality and hope. He made similar remarks as recently as May. Addressing a conference on birth rates, Pope Francis warned that Italy, like other European countries is “slowly losing its hope in tomorrow.” “The Old Continent,” Pope Francis added, “is becoming an elderly continent.” In other remarks, he said: “Today … we see a form of selfishness. We see that some people do not want to have a child. Sometimes they have one, and that’s it, but they have dogs and cats that take the place of children.” A Growing Recognition of the Population Problem The fact that Pope Francis deviated from his prepared remarks to offer these critiques indicates just how seriously he takes this issue. He’s not alone, of course. More and more people are waking up to the reality that, after decades of doom-mongering about supposed “overpopulation,” the true threat to the globe is quite the opposite. The demographic crisis is now so widely acknowledged that many conversations about the topic treat it as an almost self-evident, even a boringly obvious fact. Take, for instance, the first two minutes or so of this clip from a conversation between Douglas Murray and Patrick Bet-David. Elon Musk, for his part, brings up the issue continually. Often, he mentions the reduction of birth rates in much of the world as the single most pressing issue facing contemporary society. Just a few weeks ago, the podcaster Lex Fridman asked Musk what America would have to do in order to avoid the fate that has faced so many other failed empires: their downfall and eventual historical irrelevance. Musk’s answer? Increase the birthrate. “When civilizations are winning for too long, the birth rate declines,” Musk noted. “It can often decline quite rapidly. We’re seeing that throughout the world today.” He added, “At a fundamental level, if a civilization does not at least maintain its numbers, it’ll disappear.” As news out of Japan this month indicates, Musk’s alarmism is well rooted in fact. The nation recently reported that the number of births in January of this year was the lowest level in decades, and dropping 5% from the previous year. Japan’s birth rate is already the lowest in the world, at a catastrophically low 1.2 children born per woman. This is so far below the replacement birth rate (2.1 children born per woman), that Japan is already undergoing rapid depopulation. Demographers project that Japan’s population will decline by half by 2100. The remaining population will be skewed heavily towards the elderly, with all the economic and social difficulties that poses. Whereas Japan is the furthest along the trajectory of demographic winter and depopulation, many other developed nations are not far behind. The Pro-Life Movement’s Warnings While it is interesting how insistent Pope Francis and other influential individuals are on the demographic crisis, they are only following a long tradition of Catholic and pro-life voices, which have offered a starkly counter-cultural message about fertility and birthrates. Decades ago, HLI founder Fr. Paul Marx, OSB, began warning about the widespread adoption of contraception and abortion. He said that this, in conjunction with a culture that has completely devalued the traditional values of marriage, family, and faith, would lead to a drastic and dangerous reduction in birth rates – one that could even pose a threat to the future of civilization. This claim was long treated with derision by most of the population “experts” who built their careers by peddling a story of doom. NSSM-200: Kissinger's Plan for Demographic Control Such doomsayers – most prominently Paul Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb – sold millions of books depicting a terrifying future in which the growing hordes of human beings would rapidly outstrip the world’s capacity to support them, leading to widespread droughts, famines, starvation, and warfare. However, instead of being led by the hysteria of the moment, the Church and those formed by Her wisdom have consistently used solid anthropological principles to respond to the complexities of the demographic question, coming to dramatically different conclusions than the professional demographers. On this score, it is well worth revisiting a famous 1994 letter by Pope St. John Paul II to the Secretary General of the United Nations. The letter, penned thirty years ago, provides a model for how the Church draws upon a deep wisdom to examine and respond to difficult questions, avoiding the temptation to view such questions through the lens of the fleeting ideas or values of the moment. In looking back, it is beautiful to behold just how far ahead of his time Pope St. John Paul II was. While our “experts” and “professional thought class” are only now waking up to the consequences of decades of overpopulation hysteria, Pope St. John Paul II saw right through it three decades ago. JPII Has the Answer The Holy Father begins the letter by noting that the “global population situation is very complex; there are variations not simply from continent to continent but even from one region to another.” Already, we see the wisdom of the Church at play. Since at least the late 1960s, population experts had sold a simplistic version of events in which “the world” was “overpopulated,” and in which “the world” must therefore respond. In reality, as Pope St. John Paul II noted, population density differs drastically from one region to another. In the developed world, he noted, UN projections were even then projecting “a rapid decrease in the global rate of population growth … to begin during the 1990s and carry on into the new century.” Meanwhile, he noted, it is true that population “growth rates remain high in some of the least developed nations of the world.” Thus, any attempt to impose a one-size-fits-all solution is already grossly misguided. Even worse, however, would be to attempt to impose a “solution” to a supposed problem that fails to respect fundamental, iron-clad ethical principles. Thus, even before diving into the details of the demographic problem, the sainted Pope reminds his readers of the core principles that must guide any discussion of the issue. Pope St. John Paul II proposes four such ethical principles. These are: “[T]hat each and every person – regardless of age, sex, religion or national background – has a dignity and worth that is unconditional and inalienable;” “[T]hat human life itself from conception to natural death is sacred;” “[T]hat human rights are innate and transcend any constitutional order;” “[T]hat the fundamental unity of the human race demands that everyone be committed to building a community which is free from injustice, and which strives to promote and protect the common good.” In other words, no matter how dire the overpopulation alarmists think the problem may be, there can be no excuse for proposing solutions that violate these fundamental principles. A pragmatic ethics which recognizes no absolute ethical guardrails will not only fail to produce legitimate solutions but is also far more likely to produce greater injustices, adding to, rather than alleviating, human suffering. Why You Shouldn't Talk About the Demographic Winter In the words of Pope St. John Paul II, These truths about the human person are the measure of any response to the findings which emerge from the consideration of demographic data. It is in the light of authentic human values – recognized by peoples of diverse cultures, religious and national backgrounds across the globe – that all policy choices must be evaluated. No goal or policy will bring positive results for people if it does not respect the unique dignity and objective needs of those same people. Family Comes First Importantly, Pope St. John Paul II challenges the overpopulation alarmists to examine their first principles. As he notes, the “population question” is typically driven by discussions about the need to protect or promote “development” in various nations. And yet, as is so often the case, the definition and desirability of the goal being sought is rarely scrutinized. “Development,” in the lingo of the international agencies convening at the international conference on population, often refers to little more than economic development, which in turn refers to little more than the accrual of more and more physical wealth. The Holy Father notes, “All development worthy of the name must be integral, that is, it must be directed to the true good of every person and of the whole person.” He continues, “True development cannot consist in the simple accumulation of wealth and in the greater availability of goods and services but must be pursued with due consideration for the social, cultural and spiritual dimensions of the human being.” In other words, the overpopulation alarmists were often starting at the wrong end of the stick. They assumed the population growth would cause economic stagnation, which was a threat to “development.” Meanwhile, many of the nations with rapidly growing populations turn out to be absolutely rich in social capital, with thriving families, communities, and all the social and spiritual values that give meaning to human existence. This line of thinking leads the Holy Father to conclude that, ultimately, the demographic issue cannot be dealt with without placing the family at the front and center of the discussion. He indicates that doing so ensures that the demographic discussion does not lead to “solutions” that run rough-shod over fundamental rights. Above all, it is not the so-called “experts” or governments who decide when or how couples reproduce, but rather the couples themselves, in all freedom. As he wrote: It should not be the intent of governments or other agencies to decide for couples but, rather, to create the social conditions which will enable them to make appropriate decisions in the light of their responsibilities to God, to themselves, to the society of which they are a part, and to the objective moral order. … All propaganda and misinformation directed at persuading couples that they must limit their family to one or two children should be steadfastly avoided, and couples that generously choose to have large families are to be supported. The Tragic Result Pope St. John Paul II concluded his letter with words of warning to the leaders of the UN and those who had drafted the working document for the conference on population. “The vision of sexuality which inspires the document is individualistic,” he lamented. “Marriage is ignored, as if it were something of the past. An institution as natural, universal and fundamental as the family cannot be manipulated without causing serious damage to the fabric and stability of society.” If only the so-called experts had heeded Pope St. John Paul II three decades ago, we would not be finding ourselves in a world that has lost hope, and which is facing a looming demographic winter. This is the consequence of decades of hysterical propaganda and spiritual erosion. It has led a large percentage of men and women to turn their attention to purely selfish pursuits with spiritual aridity, and it is producing a society that is both spiritually and physically elderly. Only by turning back to the deep ethical principles and rich spiritual worldview outlined in Pope St. John Paul II’s letter will we reverse this demographic trend and restore a sense of youthful vitality to our culture. Share this post Leave a Comment Comment Name (required) Email (will not be published) (required) Free ebook: Which Cosmetics Use Fetal Cells? Our Programs: Leadership Training Legal Activism Pregnancy Centers Chastity Education human-life-international-white-logo Human Life International is a Catholic, pro-life non-profit. Through us, pro-lifers like you sponsor life-saving missions in over 100 countries. We also work hard to make sure you have the truth about life and family issues at your fingertips. Facebook YouTube Spotify Apple Podcasts Instagram Quick Links Leadership Offices Patroness Store St. Michael Campaign Ways to Give Annual Report Mission Reports Media Privacy Policy Whistleblower Policy Ebooks Planned Parenthood Under the Surface: What You Know is Just the Tip of the Iceberg Which Cosmetics Use Fetal Cells? How Contraception Built the Abortion Culture Contact Contact Form hli@hli.org 1-800-549-5433 4 Family Life Lane, Front Royal, VA 22630 © 2024 Human Life International

An interesting article by Father Shenan J. Boquet at Human Life International - please, please see www.hli.org.

Skip to content Human Life International: empowering you to build a pro-life world Mission Resources Free Ebooks News Search DONATE Free Ebook: Which Cosmetics Use Fetal Cells? The Truth About Overpopulation Written by Fr. Shenan J. Boquet ｜ Updated on September 16, 2024 “It is necessary to go back to seeing the family as the sanctuary of life. The family is indeed sacred: it is the place in which life – the gift of God – can be properly welcomed and protected against the many attacks to which it is exposed, and can develop in accordance with what constitutes authentic human growth. In the face of the so-called culture of death, the family is the heart of the culture of life. Human ingenuity seems to be directed more towards limiting, suppressing or destroying the sources of life – including recourse to abortion, which unfortunately is so widespread in the world – than towards defending and opening up the possibility of life.” Pope St. John Paul II, Centessimus annus, no 39 Pope Francis has expressed his alarm about how many couples are rejecting having families and instead are focusing their energies on their pets. In off-the-cuff remarks during his recent visit to Indonesia, the Holy Father praised the nation for its comparatively high birth rate. “Your nation has a high birth rate and please continue in this,” the Pope said, adding, “You offer an example of this to other countries.” “This might make one laugh, but there are some families that seem to prefer to have a cat or dog, but this, this doesn’t work,” he added. The Holy Father has repeatedly made similar remarks. Indeed, it has become one of his most recurrent themes. Over and over again, Pope Francis has critiqued the peculiar modern form of Western decadence that sees young couples pursuing lives of wealth and pleasure rather than embracing the meaningful enterprise of starting and raising a family. Frequently, he links this choice to a widespread loss of spiritual vitality and hope. He made similar remarks as recently as May. Addressing a conference on birth rates, Pope Francis warned that Italy, like other European countries is “slowly losing its hope in tomorrow.” “The Old Continent,” Pope Francis added, “is becoming an elderly continent.” In other remarks, he said: “Today … we see a form of selfishness. We see that some people do not want to have a child. Sometimes they have one, and that’s it, but they have dogs and cats that take the place of children.” A Growing Recognition of the Population Problem The fact that Pope Francis deviated from his prepared remarks to offer these critiques indicates just how seriously he takes this issue. He’s not alone, of course. More and more people are waking up to the reality that, after decades of doom-mongering about supposed “overpopulation,” the true threat to the globe is quite the opposite. The demographic crisis is now so widely acknowledged that many conversations about the topic treat it as an almost self-evident, even a boringly obvious fact. Take, for instance, the first two minutes or so of this clip from a conversation between Douglas Murray and Patrick Bet-David. Elon Musk, for his part, brings up the issue continually. Often, he mentions the reduction of birth rates in much of the world as the single most pressing issue facing contemporary society. Just a few weeks ago, the podcaster Lex Fridman asked Musk what America would have to do in order to avoid the fate that has faced so many other failed empires: their downfall and eventual historical irrelevance. Musk’s answer? Increase the birthrate. “When civilizations are winning for too long, the birth rate declines,” Musk noted. “It can often decline quite rapidly. We’re seeing that throughout the world today.” He added, “At a fundamental level, if a civilization does not at least maintain its numbers, it’ll disappear.” As news out of Japan this month indicates, Musk’s alarmism is well rooted in fact. The nation recently reported that the number of births in January of this year was the lowest level in decades, and dropping 5% from the previous year. Japan’s birth rate is already the lowest in the world, at a catastrophically low 1.2 children born per woman. This is so far below the replacement birth rate (2.1 children born per woman), that Japan is already undergoing rapid depopulation. Demographers project that Japan’s population will decline by half by 2100. The remaining population will be skewed heavily towards the elderly, with all the economic and social difficulties that poses. Whereas Japan is the furthest along the trajectory of demographic winter and depopulation, many other developed nations are not far behind. The Pro-Life Movement’s Warnings While it is interesting how insistent Pope Francis and other influential individuals are on the demographic crisis, they are only following a long tradition of Catholic and pro-life voices, which have offered a starkly counter-cultural message about fertility and birthrates. Decades ago, HLI founder Fr. Paul Marx, OSB, began warning about the widespread adoption of contraception and abortion. He said that this, in conjunction with a culture that has completely devalued the traditional values of marriage, family, and faith, would lead to a drastic and dangerous reduction in birth rates – one that could even pose a threat to the future of civilization. This claim was long treated with derision by most of the population “experts” who built their careers by peddling a story of doom. NSSM-200: Kissinger's Plan for Demographic Control Such doomsayers – most prominently Paul Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb – sold millions of books depicting a terrifying future in which the growing hordes of human beings would rapidly outstrip the world’s capacity to support them, leading to widespread droughts, famines, starvation, and warfare. However, instead of being led by the hysteria of the moment, the Church and those formed by Her wisdom have consistently used solid anthropological principles to respond to the complexities of the demographic question, coming to dramatically different conclusions than the professional demographers. On this score, it is well worth revisiting a famous 1994 letter by Pope St. John Paul II to the Secretary General of the United Nations. The letter, penned thirty years ago, provides a model for how the Church draws upon a deep wisdom to examine and respond to difficult questions, avoiding the temptation to view such questions through the lens of the fleeting ideas or values of the moment. In looking back, it is beautiful to behold just how far ahead of his time Pope St. John Paul II was. While our “experts” and “professional thought class” are only now waking up to the consequences of decades of overpopulation hysteria, Pope St. John Paul II saw right through it three decades ago. JPII Has the Answer The Holy Father begins the letter by noting that the “global population situation is very complex; there are variations not simply from continent to continent but even from one region to another.” Already, we see the wisdom of the Church at play. Since at least the late 1960s, population experts had sold a simplistic version of events in which “the world” was “overpopulated,” and in which “the world” must therefore respond. In reality, as Pope St. John Paul II noted, population density differs drastically from one region to another. In the developed world, he noted, UN projections were even then projecting “a rapid decrease in the global rate of population growth … to begin during the 1990s and carry on into the new century.” Meanwhile, he noted, it is true that population “growth rates remain high in some of the least developed nations of the world.” Thus, any attempt to impose a one-size-fits-all solution is already grossly misguided. Even worse, however, would be to attempt to impose a “solution” to a supposed problem that fails to respect fundamental, iron-clad ethical principles. Thus, even before diving into the details of the demographic problem, the sainted Pope reminds his readers of the core principles that must guide any discussion of the issue. Pope St. John Paul II proposes four such ethical principles. These are: “[T]hat each and every person – regardless of age, sex, religion or national background – has a dignity and worth that is unconditional and inalienable;” “[T]hat human life itself from conception to natural death is sacred;” “[T]hat human rights are innate and transcend any constitutional order;” “[T]hat the fundamental unity of the human race demands that everyone be committed to building a community which is free from injustice, and which strives to promote and protect the common good.” In other words, no matter how dire the overpopulation alarmists think the problem may be, there can be no excuse for proposing solutions that violate these fundamental principles. A pragmatic ethics which recognizes no absolute ethical guardrails will not only fail to produce legitimate solutions but is also far more likely to produce greater injustices, adding to, rather than alleviating, human suffering. Why You Shouldn't Talk About the Demographic Winter In the words of Pope St. John Paul II, These truths about the human person are the measure of any response to the findings which emerge from the consideration of demographic data. It is in the light of authentic human values – recognized by peoples of diverse cultures, religious and national backgrounds across the globe – that all policy choices must be evaluated. No goal or policy will bring positive results for people if it does not respect the unique dignity and objective needs of those same people. Family Comes First Importantly, Pope St. John Paul II challenges the overpopulation alarmists to examine their first principles. As he notes, the “population question” is typically driven by discussions about the need to protect or promote “development” in various nations. And yet, as is so often the case, the definition and desirability of the goal being sought is rarely scrutinized. “Development,” in the lingo of the international agencies convening at the international conference on population, often refers to little more than economic development, which in turn refers to little more than the accrual of more and more physical wealth. The Holy Father notes, “All development worthy of the name must be integral, that is, it must be directed to the true good of every person and of the whole person.” He continues, “True development cannot consist in the simple accumulation of wealth and in the greater availability of goods and services but must be pursued with due consideration for the social, cultural and spiritual dimensions of the human being.” In other words, the overpopulation alarmists were often starting at the wrong end of the stick. They assumed the population growth would cause economic stagnation, which was a threat to “development.” Meanwhile, many of the nations with rapidly growing populations turn out to be absolutely rich in social capital, with thriving families, communities, and all the social and spiritual values that give meaning to human existence. This line of thinking leads the Holy Father to conclude that, ultimately, the demographic issue cannot be dealt with without placing the family at the front and center of the discussion. He indicates that doing so ensures that the demographic discussion does not lead to “solutions” that run rough-shod over fundamental rights. Above all, it is not the so-called “experts” or governments who decide when or how couples reproduce, but rather the couples themselves, in all freedom. As he wrote: It should not be the intent of governments or other agencies to decide for couples but, rather, to create the social conditions which will enable them to make appropriate decisions in the light of their responsibilities to God, to themselves, to the society of which they are a part, and to the objective moral order. … All propaganda and misinformation directed at persuading couples that they must limit their family to one or two children should be steadfastly avoided, and couples that generously choose to have large families are to be supported. The Tragic Result Pope St. John Paul II concluded his letter with words of warning to the leaders of the UN and those who had drafted the working document for the conference on population. “The vision of sexuality which inspires the document is individualistic,” he lamented. “Marriage is ignored, as if it were something of the past. An institution as natural, universal and fundamental as the family cannot be manipulated without causing serious damage to the fabric and stability of society.” If only the so-called experts had heeded Pope St. John Paul II three decades ago, we would not be finding ourselves in a world that has lost hope, and which is facing a looming demographic winter. This is the consequence of decades of hysterical propaganda and spiritual erosion. It has led a large percentage of men and women to turn their attention to purely selfish pursuits with spiritual aridity, and it is producing a society that is both spiritually and physically elderly. Only by turning back to the deep ethical principles and rich spiritual worldview outlined in Pope St. John Paul II’s letter will we reverse this demographic trend and restore a sense of youthful vitality to our culture. 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Dear, dear NJ Assemblyman Michael Inganamort - please, please help end the attacks on NJ's Pregnancy Centers.

Please, please pray for the hostages and loved ones. Let us owe no man anything but to love one another, for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the Law. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master, where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from GOD; one has this gift, another has that. Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am. But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. To the rest I say this (I, not the LORD): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to GOD, which giveth us the victory through our LORD JESUS Christ. I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people — for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases GOD our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one GOD and one mediator between GOD and mankind, the man Christ JESUS, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time. And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles. Love rejoices in the truth. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.… But he who unites himself with the LORD is one with HIM in spirit. Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from GOD? You are not your own;… Those who belong to Christ JESUS have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.… If we confess our sins, HE is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. HE chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of first fruits of HIS creation. My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.… Psalm 16:11 “You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.” Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the LORD God of hosts May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith; if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Out do yourselves in honoring one another.… teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age, You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “JESUS be cursed,” and no one can say, “JESUS is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.… Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.… We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart. If we are out of our mind, it is for GOD; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.… Large crowds were traveling with JESUS, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come. Are we trying to provoke the LORD to jealousy? Are we stronger than HE? “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying. No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.… For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for HE is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Give thanks to the LORD, for HE is good; For HIS lovingkindness is everlasting. Enter HIS gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the LORD is good; HIS lovingkindness is everlasting And HIS faithfulness continues to all generations. And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?” And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Then HE told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.… you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. in these last days God has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. Then GOD said, "Let US make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." GOD created man in HIS own image, in the image of GOD HE created him; male and female HE created them. GOD blessed them; and GOD said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth." When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to GOD with one accord. "Sovereign LORD," they said, "You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,… In hope, peace, and love, Ken Miller 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!!!! Please help end child pornography in much less than 6 years!!! We love, because HE first loved us.

Dear, dear NJ Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia - please, please help end the attacks on NJ's Pregnancy Centers.

Please, please pray for the hostages and loved ones. Let us owe no man anything but to love one another, for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the Law. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master, where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from GOD; one has this gift, another has that. Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am. But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. To the rest I say this (I, not the LORD): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to GOD, which giveth us the victory through our LORD JESUS Christ. I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people — for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases GOD our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one GOD and one mediator between GOD and mankind, the man Christ JESUS, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time. And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles. Love rejoices in the truth. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.… But he who unites himself with the LORD is one with HIM in spirit. Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from GOD? You are not your own;… Those who belong to Christ JESUS have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.… If we confess our sins, HE is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. HE chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of first fruits of HIS creation. My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.… Psalm 16:11 “You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.” Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the LORD God of hosts May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith; if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Out do yourselves in honoring one another.… teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age, You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “JESUS be cursed,” and no one can say, “JESUS is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.… Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.… We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart. If we are out of our mind, it is for GOD; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.… Large crowds were traveling with JESUS, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come. Are we trying to provoke the LORD to jealousy? Are we stronger than HE? “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying. No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.… For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for HE is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Give thanks to the LORD, for HE is good; For HIS lovingkindness is everlasting. Enter HIS gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the LORD is good; HIS lovingkindness is everlasting And HIS faithfulness continues to all generations. And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?” And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Then HE told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.… you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. in these last days God has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. Then GOD said, "Let US make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." GOD created man in HIS own image, in the image of GOD HE created him; male and female HE created them. GOD blessed them; and GOD said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth." When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to GOD with one accord. "Sovereign LORD," they said, "You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,… In hope, peace, and love, Ken Miller 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!!!! Please help end child pornography in much less than 6 years!!! We love, because HE first loved us.

Dear, dear U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheiemr - please, please help end the attacks on NJ's Pregnancy Centers.

Please, please pray for the hostages and loved ones. Let us owe no man anything but to love one another, for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the Law. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master, where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from GOD; one has this gift, another has that. Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am. But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. To the rest I say this (I, not the LORD): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to GOD, which giveth us the victory through our LORD JESUS Christ. I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people — for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases GOD our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one GOD and one mediator between GOD and mankind, the man Christ JESUS, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time. And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles. Love rejoices in the truth. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.… But he who unites himself with the LORD is one with HIM in spirit. Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from GOD? You are not your own;… Those who belong to Christ JESUS have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.… If we confess our sins, HE is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. HE chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of first fruits of HIS creation. My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.… Psalm 16:11 “You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.” Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the LORD God of hosts May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith; if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Out do yourselves in honoring one another.… teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age, You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “JESUS be cursed,” and no one can say, “JESUS is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.… Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.… We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart. If we are out of our mind, it is for GOD; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.… Large crowds were traveling with JESUS, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come. Are we trying to provoke the LORD to jealousy? Are we stronger than HE? “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying. No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.… For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for HE is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Give thanks to the LORD, for HE is good; For HIS lovingkindness is everlasting. Enter HIS gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the LORD is good; HIS lovingkindness is everlasting And HIS faithfulness continues to all generations. And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?” And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Then HE told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.… you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. in these last days God has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. Then GOD said, "Let US make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." GOD created man in HIS own image, in the image of GOD HE created him; male and female HE created them. GOD blessed them; and GOD said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth." When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to GOD with one accord. "Sovereign LORD," they said, "You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,… In hope, peace, and love, Ken Miller 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!!!! Please help end child pornography in much less than 6 years!!! We love, because HE first loved us.

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Please, please pray for the hostages and loved ones. Let us owe no man anything but to love one another, for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the Law. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master, where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from GOD; one has this gift, another has that. Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am. But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. To the rest I say this (I, not the LORD): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to GOD, which giveth us the victory through our LORD JESUS Christ. I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people — for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases GOD our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one GOD and one mediator between GOD and mankind, the man Christ JESUS, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time. And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles. Love rejoices in the truth. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.… But he who unites himself with the LORD is one with HIM in spirit. Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from GOD? You are not your own;… Those who belong to Christ JESUS have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.… If we confess our sins, HE is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. HE chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of first fruits of HIS creation. My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.… Psalm 16:11 “You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.” Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the LORD God of hosts May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith; if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Out do yourselves in honoring one another.… teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age, You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “JESUS be cursed,” and no one can say, “JESUS is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.… Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.… We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart. If we are out of our mind, it is for GOD; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.… Large crowds were traveling with JESUS, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come. Are we trying to provoke the LORD to jealousy? Are we stronger than HE? “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying. No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.… For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for HE is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Give thanks to the LORD, for HE is good; For HIS lovingkindness is everlasting. Enter HIS gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the LORD is good; HIS lovingkindness is everlasting And HIS faithfulness continues to all generations. And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?” And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Then HE told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.… you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. in these last days God has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. Then GOD said, "Let US make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." GOD created man in HIS own image, in the image of GOD HE created him; male and female HE created them. GOD blessed them; and GOD said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth." When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to GOD with one accord. "Sovereign LORD," they said, "You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,… In hope, peace, and love, Ken Miller 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!!!! Please help end child pornography in much less than 6 years!!! We love, because HE first loved us.

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Please, please pray for the hostages and loved ones. Let us owe no man anything but to love one another, for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the Law. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master, where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from GOD; one has this gift, another has that. Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am. But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. To the rest I say this (I, not the LORD): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to GOD, which giveth us the victory through our LORD JESUS Christ. I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people — for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases GOD our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one GOD and one mediator between GOD and mankind, the man Christ JESUS, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time. And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles. Love rejoices in the truth. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.… But he who unites himself with the LORD is one with HIM in spirit. Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from GOD? You are not your own;… Those who belong to Christ JESUS have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.… If we confess our sins, HE is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. HE chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of first fruits of HIS creation. My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.… Psalm 16:11 “You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.” Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the LORD God of hosts May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith; if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Out do yourselves in honoring one another.… teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age, You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “JESUS be cursed,” and no one can say, “JESUS is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.… Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.… We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart. If we are out of our mind, it is for GOD; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.… Large crowds were traveling with JESUS, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come. Are we trying to provoke the LORD to jealousy? Are we stronger than HE? “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying. No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.… For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for HE is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Give thanks to the LORD, for HE is good; For HIS lovingkindness is everlasting. Enter HIS gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the LORD is good; HIS lovingkindness is everlasting And HIS faithfulness continues to all generations. And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?” And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Then HE told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.… you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. in these last days God has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. Then GOD said, "Let US make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." GOD created man in HIS own image, in the image of GOD HE created him; male and female HE created them. GOD blessed them; and GOD said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth." When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to GOD with one accord. "Sovereign LORD," they said, "You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,… In hope, peace, and love, Ken Miller 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!!!! Please help end child pornography in much less than 6 years!!! We love, because HE first loved us.

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Please, please pray for the hostages and loved ones. Let us owe no man anything but to love one another, for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the Law. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master, where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from GOD; one has this gift, another has that. Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am. But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. To the rest I say this (I, not the LORD): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to GOD, which giveth us the victory through our LORD JESUS Christ. I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people — for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases GOD our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one GOD and one mediator between GOD and mankind, the man Christ JESUS, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time. And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles. Love rejoices in the truth. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.… But he who unites himself with the LORD is one with HIM in spirit. Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from GOD? You are not your own;… Those who belong to Christ JESUS have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.… If we confess our sins, HE is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. HE chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of first fruits of HIS creation. My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.… Psalm 16:11 “You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.” Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the LORD God of hosts May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith; if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Out do yourselves in honoring one another.… teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age, You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “JESUS be cursed,” and no one can say, “JESUS is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.… Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.… We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart. If we are out of our mind, it is for GOD; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.… Large crowds were traveling with JESUS, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come. Are we trying to provoke the LORD to jealousy? Are we stronger than HE? “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying. No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.… For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for HE is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Give thanks to the LORD, for HE is good; For HIS lovingkindness is everlasting. Enter HIS gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the LORD is good; HIS lovingkindness is everlasting And HIS faithfulness continues to all generations. And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?” And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Then HE told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.… you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. in these last days God has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. Then GOD said, "Let US make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." GOD created man in HIS own image, in the image of GOD HE created him; male and female HE created them. GOD blessed them; and GOD said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth." When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to GOD with one accord. "Sovereign LORD," they said, "You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,… In hope, peace, and love, Ken Miller 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!!!! Please help end child pornography in much less than 6 years!!! We love, because HE first loved us.