Compelled By Reality

True Peace

Filed under: Christianity, Jesus, Life, Politics, Prayer, abortion

Matthew 5:8 - “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.”

Jesus was the ultimate peacemaker. Colossians 1:16b-17 says “All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.” Then in verse 20 Paul goes on to say “and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.”

Defining a Peacemaker
A peacemaker is one who brings reconciliation to all things that are out of God’s will. This was the very reason God took on flesh and became a man. Jesus became the mediator in order to reconcile all things to Himself through the perfect blood of the cross. This is true peace.

What Peace Are We Asking For?
The “peace” in Col. 1:20 in the Greek (G1517) is different than the “peace” in Mt. 10:34 (G1515) where Jesus says “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword.” The definition of the word “peace” (G1515) that Jesus did NOT come to bring was “a oneness, quietness, rest or prosperity.”  Jesus came to make peace (G1517) - reconciliation of all things into God’s will. And this is what He is calling us to in the Sermon on the Mount… to be “PeaceMakers”. We should not be seekers of peace for the sake of peace. Non war time peace or prosperity peace or non-conflicts are not what we are to be seeking and pursuing, but a peace that is only found when things are reconciled to God by Jesus through the blood of the cross.

Apart from this reality, this peace… there can be no rest, quietness or oneness as long as things are not in alignment with the will of God. Every other sense of peace is a false peace and really no peace at all.

Can There Be Peace Without Reconciliation to God?
This has never been more a reality than when as a nation we voted in the most radical pro-abortion candidate in American history. Lou Engle brought a very alarming word to the Body of Christ Sunday when he said that many within the Church Leadership across America are calling for peace. 

If by peace, they are calling for a radical pursuit of reconciling Barack Obama’s positions INTO the will of God; specifically on the issue of Abortion as well as every other position on issues he holds, then this is the peace we need. However, apart from this peace… there can be no peace. Unless this reconciliation happens and wrong things are made right, the next 4 years will be extremely terrible for human beings yet to be born and inside their mother’s womb.

Just as my friend Wes Martin said in his article on “Peace when there is no peace”, the Church Leadership of America MUST lead us the next 4 years in constant ‘Solemn Assemblies’ of prayer. When a moral crisis of this magnitude hits a nation this is the only Biblical Prescription.

Tags: abortion, Barack Obama, Crisis, Cross, Election, False Peace, God's will, Jesus, Lou Engle, Mediator, peace, Peacemakers, Prayer, President, Reconciliation, Sermon on the Mount, Solemn Assemblies, The Church, True Peace

What if…

Filed under: Life, Politics, Prayer, abortion

What if today….

- 3,589 innocent adults in the U.S. were hung from the gallows on the steps of court houses?

What if this week….

- 25,123 innocent adults in the U.S. were systematically and legally murdered?

What if this month….

- 111,259 innocent adults in the U.S. were victims of genocide, and the government had given permission for this to take place?

What if this year….

- 1,310,000 innocent adults were executed without a trial, without their voice being heard?

What if this were actually true? And these were not adults but babies. And as a nation and a church we were unable or unwilling to stand against it? What would you do? Who would you appeal to? What would you expect from a Judge who had the power to do something about it?

This reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents. Then when his sentence was about to be pronounced, he pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

“True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Peace without Justice is NO Peace At All.

Tags: abortion, genocide, Jr., judge, judgment, justice, Martin Luther King, murder, peace

Obama’s Record on Abortion

Filed under: Life, Politics, abortion

When biblical immorality starts to turn into state or federal law, it is past time to get involved in politics. Thus, I am here to be a voice for the life of the unborn. My voice is here for any and all who will listen, and today’s revealing news is quite shocking.

For 4 years Senator Barack Obama has put forth efforts to cover up his full role in killing legislation to protect born-alive survivors of abortions. However after an interview with CBN where he said three times that National Right to Life was “lying” in asserting that he had voted against a state bill virtually identical to the federal Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, his campaign has admitted Obama “misstated his position.”

In an article on the New York Sun website on the evening of August 17th: “Mr. Obama appeared to misstate his position in the CBN interview on Saturday… [Obama's] campaign yesterday acknowledged that he had voted against an identical bill in the state senate…”

In the New York Sun article it also makes mention of a 5-minute video on YouTube (Caution: Video is hard to watch) that highlights Mr. Obama’s opposition to the legislation. This clip has been viewed more than 280,000 times and features a testimonial from Jill Stanek, a former nurse who spearheaded the push for the bill in Illinois after witnessing a live infant discarded and left to die at a hospital where she worked. In the Sun article it also mentions the McCain Campain’s criticism of Mr. Obama:

The McCain campaign yesterday added its voice to the criticism of Mr. Obama. “Americans can differ on the issue of abortion, but Senator Obama’s extreme record on this issue and his willingness to misrepresent that record should concern any American who believes that we should be working towards a society where there are fewer abortions, not more,” a spokesman for Senator McCain, Brian Rogers, said.

As controversial as this topic is this issue must have light shed on it. We must be informed on issues such as these, especially when someone’s life is at stake.

Tags: abortion, born-alive, CBN interview, Jill Stanek, legislation, lying, obama, Politics

Abortion’s Aftermath

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We all know the effects ending the life of an unwanted child has on the child. However, what effect does it have on the mother? The adverse effects an abortion had on anyone other than the child has often been debated and never stated with any scientific certainty. Yet on August 14th, 2008, that has all changed. The Supreme Court, the 8th Circuit, the British Royal Academy of Psychiatrists, 100 American Scientists, Medical and Mental Health Professionals and 3000 post-abortive women, and men agree that abortion can and does cause severe depression and loss of esteem.

Here is an excerpt of a media advisory released a few days ago:

 Allan Parker, President of The Justice Foundation, announced today that 100 scientists, medical and mental health professionals, based on their training and experience, have released a joint statement today saying abortion hurts women.  They agree with the following statements: 

“As a scientist, medical or mental health professional, I agree with the following conclusions about abortion:

THE FACTS

1. It is common for women to experience feelings of anger, fear, sadness, anxiety, grief, or guilt after abortion.  The United States Supreme Court is correct that “some women come to regret their choice to abort the infant life they once created and sustained… Severe depression and loss of esteem can follow.”
2. Women’s reaction to these feelings vary considerably with their emotional coping abilities and pre-existing functioning.  It is undeniable that significant numbers of women are injured by abortion and should not be ignored by the medical profession and that significant numbers of women suffer serious physical, mental or psychological trauma as a result of abortion. 
3. The conclusion that there is a causal connection between abortion and negative problems is supported by three independent lines of evidence:  (a) the self-attribution of women themselves, (b) mental health professionals who have successfully diagnosed and treated post-abortion reactions, and (c) statistically validated studies controlling for a large number of confounding factors which have been published in peer reviewed journals.

The Justice Foundation’s president, Allan Parker, also stated that the women of Operation Outcry, who have been personally hurt by abortion, also confirm that abortion hurts women.  Women themselves offer the best evidence of how abortion affected them.  The Justice Foundation has now collected over 3,000 testimonies from women and men hurt by abortion.  It is the largest body in the world of legally admissible evidence on the harm of abortion. 

You can read the entire article here.

Tags: abortion, depression, health, justice foundation, medical, scientists