Messiah.

Messiah!

or The Prince of Peace.

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Illusions!

The limitations of our human senses 

creates the illusion of darkness.

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Light!

God transforms

His White Light

Into

His Many-Colored 

Creation!

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Abundance!

God defeats entropy (or death) 

by the sheer abundance of Life!

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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.

O come, O come, Emmanuel,

and ransom captive Israel,

that mourns in lonely exile here

until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, O branch of Jesse, free

thine own from Satan's tyranny,

from depths of hell thy people save

and give them victory o'er the grave.

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, O dayspring, come and cheer

our spirits by thine advent here;

disperse the gloomy clouds of night

and death's dark shadows put to flight.

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel. 

O come, O key of David, come,

and open wide our heavenly home;

make safe the way that leads on high

and close the path to misery.

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee. O Israel.

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Gay Heart.

The attraction that gay men feel for men is love.

It is the equivalent of what men and women feel for each other.

But it is the habit of society to characterize our attraction as purely sexual.

And this has resulted in the reinforcement of the casual sexual practices that you will find in the gay scene.  

In the past when gay sex was illegal men married and sought casual sexual encounters with men.

This culture has continued to the present day even though gay sex is no longer illegal.

A young gay man is not looking for casual sex.

He is looking for love.

And now that gay marriage is legal he can look forward to a life-long relationship.

So don't follow the rock-culture preoccupation with sexual gratification.

It is love that you seek.

And only love will satisfy you.

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Moral Ease.

Hitler said that the creation of a scapegoat provided Moral Ease for the majority.

By blaming the scapegoat for all the evils of society the majority feel morally superior.

They are good because the scapegoat is evil.

So you will find negative propaganda about minorities: Muslims, immigrants, gays and lesbians.....

Because this diverts anything negative away from the ruling elite.

This is done in order to hide what the elite are doing.

In fact the evils of society are caused by the ruling elite.

But because these evils are blamed on the scapegoat the ruling elite appears blameless, even saintly.

So be aware that if you are comfortable with the world as it is then you are being manipulated.

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Handsome!

Strong,

Handsome.

And Good!

Your 

Body,

Mind,

And Soul

Are guarded

By Angels!

May you Heart

Blossom 

Like a flower,

And urge you on

To Heaven!

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No Judgement.

When the Pharisees tempted Jesus to judge the woman caught in adultery* he refused to do so.

He would not condemn her.

He said: "'Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.'"  John 8:7 (NRSV)

And when all of them were gone he said: "'Woman, where are they?  Has no one condemned you?'" and "'Neither do I condemn you.'"  John 8:11 (NRSV)

And so we must not condemn others even if they condemn us.

[*"They did this to test him, so that they might have some charge to bring against him."  John 8:5 (NRSV)]

[Scripture quotation (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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Ed Sheeran.

Note the horns!

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New Reads.

When I get the new book releases on the Internet I am always surprised at the number of books about night, darkness, and evil etc..

Most of them are written by women.

This is Satanism in literature.

Women sell their souls and write dark fantasies in the hope of becoming famous and rich.

The extreme example of this is J. K. Rowling.

So don't just take everything for granted.

What you are reading may be Satanic poison designed to turn you to evil and kill your spirit.

Their ultimate aim is to damn your soul to hell.

Leave them behind.

There are better things to read.

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A Gentle, Humble Heart.

Jesus said: "'for I am gentle and humble in heart.'"  Matthew 11:29 (NRSV)

You may ask how we can live as gentle, humble people in a world filled with violence and fear.

Brainwashing, coercion, intimidation, force, torture, persecution, and violence confront us daily.

We are constantly at war.

How can we not retaliate?

How can we not defend ourselves?

How can we not become tough and cynical?

The answer comes from Jesus:

"'Do not resist an evildoer.  But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek turn the other also.'"  Matthew 5:39 (NRSV)

"'Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.'"  Matthew 5:44 (NRSV)

So we can remain non-violent in the face of violence.

And we can remain gentle and humble in heart.

If we practise forgiveness and unconditional love.

And maintain a loving heart.

Then whenever others threaten to overwhelm us we can cry out to God for help!

He will hear.

And deliver us.

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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Why?

Why would Generation X turn to violence and evil to defeat the Baby-Boomers?

The answer is simple:

Fear!

They were so afraid of unemployment and poverty that they coined the slogan No Future to define their generation.

They believed that the left-wing politics of the Baby Boomers was responsible for the economic recession of the 1980s.

And they were so terrified of missing out that they embarked on a campaign of violence and hate against them.

Financial mismanagement became an election issue.

And Labor wad labelled The Guilty Party.

Even if this was true it does not justify the use of violence, hate, and evil.

Intimidation and reconstruction were inspired by fear.

Time will tell what history will make of Generation X.

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Homophobia.

Homophobia is Fear!

Fear of sickness.

Fear of death.

Fear of ridicule.

Fear of transgression.

But AIDS is over.

And condemnation is refuted.

God can no longer be said to be punishing homosexuals.

So look again at your attitude.

And realize the truth!

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Good Works.

Many people in the Church do good works in order to earn a place in Heaven.

This is usually inspired by fear of hell or a misplaced sense of obligation - which is fear.

But true religion is centered in the heart.

A warm and compassionate heart is what God desires for us.

So we may still do good works but they will no longer be inspired by fear of hell or desire for Heaven but will flow from a warm and loving heart.

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God's Love.

God fills the whole Universe

And more.

What am I that

God should love me?

But God cares,

He answers prayers,

His Mercy is infinite,

And His heart is Compassionate.

His Ways are:

Light, Life, and Love.

But His inmost nature is 

Love.

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God Loves Gays.

God loves gays.

He accepts us as we are.

He does not expect us to change.

He does not reject us or discriminate against us.

His Love is unconditional.

He is our loving Father.

We are His gay children.

And we will all go to Heaven when we die.

To abide in His Eternal Love.

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Truth and Reconciliation.

God forgives us.

But if we will not admit what we have done wrong how can we be absolved?

Some may think that they can lie to God.

That they can get away with what they have done.

It has been said that the best form of repentance is to refrain from the offending behavior. 

But how can we do this if we will not admit that it is wrong?

In the end we must face what we have done.

And ask forgiveness of God.

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Equals.

All are equal in the sight of God.

Each of the generations is equal.

Each generation has it's positive and it's negative characteristics.

Each generation has it's virtues and it's vices.

It then becomes just a matter of degree.

It is a psychological fact that we condemn others in order to make ourselves feel good.

But if we see this in others it is not for us to turn the tables and condemn them.

It is up to us to forgive others.

What keeps us from forgiving?

Fear.

Fear that we won't be good anymore.

Fear of our own condemnation.

Fear that others will attack us.

Fear of being hurt.

Fear of ridicule.

Fear of condemnation.

Fear of God.

But God will not condemn us.

God will forgive.

So we must forgive each other.

And live and let live.

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Chromophobia.

Those who wear all black all the time suffer from Chromophobia - fear of colors.

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Gay Men in the Kingdom of God.

Is it possible for sexually active gay men to live in the Kingdom of God?

Some would say that their sin excludes them.

But in my experience God excludes no one.

And gay men would challenge the accusation of sin.

Rather we would call it love.

And love is in harmony with God.

God is Love.

And those who love live in God.

And God lives in them.*

[* 1 John 4:16]

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Opening the Scriptures.

When God responds to our love He opens the scriptures to us.

In this way a new method of interpreting the Bible has come to us.

Rather than seeing the Bible as dictated by God modern scholars have revealed that it is made up of many different authors over many hundreds of years.

In this way we can see how each author was limited by the worldview and understanding of the time.

Therefore the Bible need not be taken literally.

Even words put into the mouth of God need not be taken as infallible.

One thing that can be seen when you apply this method is that humankind's image of God evolves.

Primitive understandings of God as a being who rewards good behavior and punishes bad behavior are superseded by Jesus' image of God as our loving Father.

Perhaps now we are able to conceive of a God who is wholly benevolent, merciful, forgiving and whose love is unconditional.

There is no duality - no devil, no dark powers.

Only God's steadfast Love, 

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Hidden Evil.

Because the Church has failed us does not mean that Satanism is true.

Satanism permeates our popular culture disguised as rock music, movies, literature, and sports.

The negative, corrupting messages that we absorb in our daily life are poisoning and cursing us.

They will destroy the Church, weaken our faith, sabotage our spiritual quest, and turn us to the dark side.

All in the hope that we will go to hell.

But this influence is not immediately apparent.

We must train ourselves to look below the surface at the subliminal messages we are receiving.

Death, fire, darkness, magic, spiders, snakes, skulls, grave stones.....

All these things derive from Satanism.

We can do without it.

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Bolsonaro.

God, Fatherland, Family, and Fascism.

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Halloween.

As I walk the streets I see t-shirts with storm troopers, wild animals, witches, Satanic rock bands, everyone wearing black as if it was a funeral.....

I see billboards for movies: Doom, The Evil Within, Dead Red, The Walking Dead, Maleficent, Despicable Me, Abominable.....

Evil is everywhere.

People are embracing it.

And it is not just today.....It is every day and night.

I want to say to them: "You are on the wrong side!"

They don't seem to realize.

They are embracing evil.

Where is the good?

I cry out to God!

"Save us from this madness!"

Only you are Good!

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The Meaning of Life.

The meaning of life is Love.

We exist on Earth in order to learn how to love.

But once we have learned this ultimate lesson we do not cease to suffer altogether and our lives are not devoid of trouble.

There are only two things in the world - love and fear.

And because we have learned to love we are constantly in love.

This makes us feel OK.

But it does not entirely overcome the fear around us.

And this fear can cause us to suffer and create trouble in our lives.

So we have to formulate a policy towards those around us who are still driven by fear.

Jesus said to love your enemies and pray for those who abuse you.

He also said that the Good News can bring persecution.

This is fear.

And we still have to deal with fear.

But knowing the cause of trouble - fear - we can forgive those who abuse us and pray for them.

Something they have experienced in their childhood or their adult lives has caused them to act in a way which is harmful.

This is common.

And the attitude that love takes to them is understanding and a desire to help them overcome the fear that has imprisoned them.

And so we can forgive them and pray for them to overcome their fear.

The infinite Love of God can help us to love our enemies.

If we love God and love our neighbor.

And if we understand that our neighbor has been abused by the world in the same way that we have been.

Then we can forgive even the most heinous of sinners.

As God does.

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The Lords of Light.

Krishna is the Lord of Light.

His Light brings compassion and love.

He is the eighth avatar of Vishnu the Preserver.

When the Earth is in darkness, chaos, and evil Vishnu manifests on Earth as an avatar.

The most recent avatar is the Buddha - the ninth avatar of Vishnu.

The Buddha brings enlightenment.

One more avatar remains in this cycle of life - Kalki who sits on a white horse with a blazing sword - this manifestation of Light will appear when the Earth is in chaos, persecution, and evil.

Kalki bears a striking resemblance to the rider on a white horse in the Christian Bible's final Book of Revelation.

Madam Blavatsky claimed that this derives from the Hindu prophesy.

But I do not subscribe to the theology of violent suppression of evil.

Jesus is the Light of the World.

And Jesus himself prohibited violence.

"'You have heard that it was said: "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."  But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer.  But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also.'"  Matthew 5:38,39 (NRSV)

    

In my experience God - the author of the Light - is non-violent.

And the Light is all about the development of the heart - mercy, compassion, forgiveness, and love.

So do not expect a violent agent to reverse our descent into darkness and evil.

Corruption, violence, and evil are caused by fear.

When the Light comes we see that there is nothing to fear from God.

With this evil ends and we are free.

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.] 

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Contradicting Them.

If you look at the songs and movies we are being fed today you will find a sinister pattern.

We are being told that we need dark powers to defend ourselves from some threat.

We are told we need evil to survive.

But this is black propaganda.

Satanists in our popular culture are deliberately telling us to embrace evil and worship the Beast.

The alternative is to worship the Lamb and practise non-violent non-cooperation.

We need the Light.

So do not listen to their dark propaganda.

Turn to the White Light and to Good.

Cry out to God!

He will deliver you.

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