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Many borrowers assume that securing an auto loan when you have a bad credit rating is impossible, which is far from truth. Finding an auto loan when you have a bad credit might seem difficult to many, but certainly it’s not impossible. In recent years, Bad credit auto loan business has flourished like never before. The reason for this is the presence of a large number of borrowers with a bad credit history. There are many lenders who specialize in auto loan programs for individuals with bad credit rating.

Generally, there are two types of lenders who offer bad credit auto loans: sub prime lenders and hard money lenders. Bad-credit auto loans carry a higher risk to both types of lenders, so the lenders usually charge a higher rate of interest rate. They assess your credit ratings and accordingly match your requirements with the tailor-made auto loan package. In today’s techno savvy world, almost all the lenders facilitate you with online loan application, making the process a lot simpler and faster.

The rates of interest on bad credit auto loans are generally on a higher side which makes you pay a very huge amount of interest. However, a higher rate can be avoided by simply improving your credit rating. Some of the basic tips through which you can increase your credit ratings are:

Obtain a copy of your credit report.

Make sure you keep your current accounts up to date and do not fall behind on your current payments.

Pay your bills on time.

Avoid taking multiple loans.

A bad credit auto loan not only helps you to get new or used vehicles but it also helps you to rebuild your credit history. It is a well known fact that if you have a bad credit rating, you cannot access a super low interest rate on your new or used auto loan. However, you are able to obtain a loan with reasonable rates. And, the best way to avail the best rates for Bad credit auto loans is by doing little comparison shopping first. When you look at the auto loan offers, compare the APR which will help you single out the best deal for you. It is in your own interest to avoid accepting the first interest rate offered by car dealerships, instead, do your own investigation.

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As Hitler clearly outlined his plans in Mein Kampf (and furiously put them into practice his first opportunity), so the United Nations passed an ominous resolution in 1949 concerning the fate of Jerusalem: UN Resolution 181 demands the Holy City submit to the status of an “international city.” That’s a glorified term for ENEMY OCCUPATION!

The Vatican was behind this vile idea and persuades her puppet politicians to support it. Jesuit-fascists have been laying in wait, patiently working underground, eager to emerge and spring their GRAND DESIGN upon an unsuspecting world: GERMANY’S FOURTH REICH - the revival of the so-called Holy Roman Empire!

Captive Jerusalem - held hostage to foreign ideas and alien restraints - would be subject to remote control by an imposed “GOVERNOR” and his entourage of “INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS.” These proposed ministers of Church and State are to be neither citizens of Israel or Palestine. Watch for these seats to be filled with dormant monarchs from Europe (Part III. City of Jerusalem).

The Bible brands this counterfeit “King of kings” as THE BEAST! (Rev.13:18, 17:12). Such a royal European “governor” (promoted by the pope, endorsed by the Vatican, and stamped with the German mark of approval) - an anointed Merovingian Messiah - will wage an unholy war against all opposition! This modern Antiochus Epiphanes (”god in the flesh”) will strike the “Time of Jacob’s Trouble” and unleash the “Great Tribulation” of WWIII!

This blueprint of the Beast is laid out before our very eyes, yet precious few take it seriously - for now. Many ridicule any idea of a threat from Fortress Europe and most probably won’t wake up until it’s too late!

Normally, even the most liberal Jews are against any division of Jerusalem. But these are not normal times! Some Jews were prophesied to sell out their people and homeland! Why? They’ll fall for EUROPE’S BIG LIE of “peace and security.” Meanwhile, Europe flatters such KAPOS OF COMPROMISE and appeasement, stroking their egos with political attention, promising them a place in the “New Jerusalem” while setting Israel up for a fall.

However, other Jews might be misled by this false messiah; a Germanic governor, the “Great King” claiming descent from the Royal House of David. After all, isn’t a scion of King David destined to rule? Yes - but according to the Torah, the Holy Bible - not as a bloody sword and servant of the Catholic Church! To help clear up any confusion, the Great God of the Bible promises to call upon Two Witnesses - in the bold spirit of Elijah - to testify against Europe’s counterfeit kingdom and expose it for what it is: a LIE FROM HELL!

The accursed UN Resolution 181 has laid the groundwork for the fulfillment of many prophecies! It stretches the mark of the Crusader-Kingdom’s borders to include 100 square miles around Jerusalem. We can expect such an area to be flooded with peacekeeping troops - “an army of peace.” The Bible calls the bluff of the Beast’s buffer zone and forewarns it signals Jerusalem’s attack (Luke 21:20).

We should watch for a string of events - rigged by Germany and the Jesuits (who control Europe) - to gear up for a European onslaught! The Jerusalem theater of war is being prepared right now as Germany and the Vatican push for a bloody “Palestinian” state! They plan on wiping Israel’s God-given name off the map! (Ps. 83).

This evil European intrigue knows full well that such a state of chaos and confusion will destabilize the region! That’s exactly what they want! Europe plans on riding in on their white horse as the Savior - disguised as “peacekeepers” to prevent WWIII. They’ll rush to the scene and appear as “mediators” to stop the madness. However, their white horse is a Trojan Horse that will shock and betray both Arab and Jew!

To invite the Europeans into the Middle East is an invitation for disaster! Their white horse will turn blood red when the wild beast tramples Jerusalem! Europe’s new crusade will forcibly impose their German mark, the Vatican’s false vision of peace, upon the Middle East! Fatima’s folly will engulf the world with nuclear flames! The marionettes of Mariolatry (wolves in sheep’s clothing) will be held responsible for such a holocaust! The Two Witnesses will take the stand in Jerusalem before a world court to condemn them! (Micah 6:2).

The European combine - driven by Germany - is about to thresh the nations! They are on an unholy mission to fulfill their false religion. Their self-righteous and misguided zeal will deal harshly with all who dare oppose their heresy and hypocrisy! Ironically, Jerusalem is the threshing floor that will eventually blow them away! (Micah 4:12). The real Jesus (Yashua in Hebrew) will soon make the Catholic chaff history! The God of Israel will rebuke them from His holy mountain, the Temple Mount - and grab the Beast and False Prophet by the scruffs of their neck and throw them into the Lake of Fire! (Dan. 2:35). The Holy One of Israel will purify the Earth of their evil presence and rid Jerusalem of their Roman occupation! (Malachi 3:3).

Before this wondrous Jubilee celebration, making null and void every asinine agreement and treacherous treaty, announced by the Two Witnesses: coveted Jerusalem will be “established as a corpus separatum (separate body) under a special international regime and shall be administered by the United Nations.” In other words, the Crusader-Kingdom of Jerusalem will have been restored! With European royals who hail from the House of David to boot! They’ll have ripped out and stolen the heart of Israel (Jerusalem) for their occult purposes! They’ll have seized the coveted crown jewel (the Temple Mount) to adorn their delusion and mount their offensive!

The accursed UN Resolution 181 enables the “Governor” of Jerusalem, who is exposed as a Beast, to seize emergency powers in the event of any threat, real or imagined, as he deems necessary. How convenient! All he has to do is create a crisis! This sets the stage for Jerusalem’s Crusader-King to become a DICTATOR!

This Dictator will be given a free hand to break bones under Security measures (Section 4): To keep law and order within the City, with focus on the holy sites, the Governor “shall organize a special police force; the members of which shall be recruited outside of Palestine (European Rapid Deployment Force). The Governor shall be empowered to (spend whatever is)necessary for the maintenance of this force”.

Jerusalem’s Governor-Dictator can make or break his own rules! Basically, under the cloak of protection/security clause, a serious security breach, the governor can become a virtual dictator if he feels his administration is hampered or threatened; he can veto any bills that he considers inconsistent with his paranoid sense of security. He’s offered the powers of darkness, the kingdoms of this world, by exerting his “Special powers of the Governor in respect of the Holy Places in the City and in any part of Palestine. The protection of the Holy Places located in the City of Jerusalem shall be a special concern of the Governor; The Governor shall be empowered to make decision on the basis of existing rights in cases of (religious) disputes he may be assisted by a consultative council of representatives of different denominations (or he may not!).”

In other words, this Governor-Dictator - in his hour of darkness - can do what he wants, whenever and wherever he wants, not only in Jerusalem but throughout the Holy Land, with special emphasis on religious issues and sacred sites! The Devil stays focused whether or not God’s People do: He knows the great and holy importance of Jerusalem to God and His Prophets. Jerusalem is the bottom line of any “peace process.” It bears God’s own signature. Satan fought to seize God’s throne in Heaven and now he’s after his seat on Earth: Jerusalem’s Temple Mount!

The Governor-Dictator of Jerusalem will closely monitor and control freedom of worship and freedom of access: UN Resolution 181, Chapter 2: Religious and Minority Rights (1) reveals that “Freedom of conscience and the free exercise of all forms of worship, subject only to the maintenance of public order and morals, shall be ensured to all” - in other words, if militant Muslims threaten to riot or wage war when Christian-Zionists or Jews are finally free to worship upon the Temple Mount, such religious liberty - for “maintenance of public order” will be DENIED! The sacrifices (soon to start) will be forcibly stopped!

The Governor-Beast power, his administration from Hell, is supposed to last for an initial trial of ten years. (The Nazi Reich lasted for twelve). History warns that “absolute power absolutely corrupts.” Who is so foolish to believe that someone with such sweeping powers would relinquish self-control? The Nazi March of Folly won’t stop on its own accord, especially when Jerusalem’s dictator can declare a state of emergency and slam the door shut for dissent, case closed, fate sealed. The Bible reveals the worst of it will last three and a half years, during which time some will receive shelter from the Storm, a safe haven from the Holocaust (Isa. 26:20, Rev. 12:14).

The Two Witnesses will be offered divine immunity (during God’s witness protection program of three and a half years) to enable them to bluntly reveal the dark secrets that hide behide the Vatican’s veil (Isa. 47). They’ll speak the plain truth, an outspoken message with miracles, and then God will permit their murder (Rev. 11:7). God will not permit anyone to touch them - his anointed - until after they’ve had ample opportunity to plead their case before the nations (Ps. 105:15). Then after three and a half days they’ll be back with a vengeance! Their earth-shaking resurrection to mortal life will be in full view of a captive audience who will watch their flight departure to join the chosen few waiting (in the wings of the wilderness) for the imminent arrival of our King - the real Jesus Christ! (Rev. 11:11).

In summary, the brute Beast and False Prophet (a counterfeit Elijah who will promote and induct the false messiah/governor into office) will soon take center-stage. However, The Two Witnesses will shine the spotlight on these mortal men and expose the wannabe divine “emperor has no clothes” (Rev. 13:18).

UN Resolution 181 is the blueprint of the Beast! It reveals its evil intentions like Hitler’s Mein Kampf exposed his warped will for the whole world to read and heed - if only they had. It is Europe’s Final Solution for Jerusalem, Israel and the Middle East.

Germany and the Vatican push for a prickly “Palestinian” state since they know they can enter the great divide, the Great Rift, with the “Great King” when both parties demand Jerualem for their own and possess it; they intend to ride the wave of the “Palestinian” state with the Vatican crest! They’ll use this Resolution as a ruse to enter the breach and consolidate their hold! Then they’ll abruptly dismiss with it (having seized dictatorial powers) and bare their poisonous, ugly fangs!

The Beast-Dictator will overwhelm all mankind, yet target the Anglo-Saxon Israelites and Jews to bear the brunt of his wrath. His nuclear scourge will crucify and behead our position as “leader of the free world.” This mystic “Governor” of Jerusalem’s conjured Kingdom (summoned from the abyss of Catholic history) will command EUROPE’S NEW CRUSADE with an unimaginable fury. His unheard of hatred, barbaric hostility and primitive blood-lust will jolt even the jaded! The dark powers of the Beast know that this is their last chance, the last round, before the coming of the Heavenly King of the Jews, the Holy One of Israel!

The Two Witnesses will soon rise and shine in a world of darkness (Isa. 60:1). These two prophets - one in mind and purpose in the spirit of Elijah - will prepare the way for the brilliant descent of our God-King from the sky, not from Europe or the earth (Dan. 7:13).

The Two Witnesses will herald the coming of the legitimate heir to King David’s Throne in Jerusalem who will destroy the bastard from Babylon! The abominable blueprint of the beast will be history and the Torah will show us the way, as we worship in the Royal “House of Prayer for all nations!”

About the Author

David Ben-Ariel, an American author who has travelled widely and who has lived throughout Israel, shares a special focus on the Middle East and great interest in Jerusalem, reflected in hard-hitting articles that help others improve their understanding of that troubled region. Check out The Two Witnesses

Basics of Home Loans

Three fundamental pieces of knowledge for obtaining and maintaining a home loan include the application, rates, and repayment habits.

Home Loan Application Process - Filling out home loan applications can be time consuming, and overly detailed. Before beginning, get yourself organized by finding all of the paperwork you will need to complete your application. Once you have everything located and in front of you, you’ll find the application process to go very smoothly.

Rates Change - Keep an eye on home loan rates for major changes, particularly changes of the downward version. Refinancing is inexpensive in comparison to the amount of money you can save if you obtain the right low interest home loan. Developing a good relationship with your mortgage broker may result in him or her calling you when the rates drop!

On Time Payments - There is nothing that can hurt or help your credit rating more than your payment habits on your home loan. Make payments on time and your credit score will raise quickly. Alternatively, pay late and you’ll do long term damage that is difficult to repair.

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Why should you shop for home mortgages online?

1) Obtain mortgage quotes from a reputable lender and your information will be secure. Don’t check with every no-name mortgage company online, stick with names you can trust, as their online security will be top notch.

2) Fast Processing - Mortgage companies who operate online aren’t bound by the same home loan processes as large local banks, and can process applications faster.

3) Low Rates - With so many lenders from which to choose from, online mortgage brokers and home loan specialists are bound to find a program that’s right for your budget and home loan needs.

How to Compare Various Home Loans

You’ve heard the saying “You can’t compare apples to oranges”, right? When you’re shopping for a home loan, you need to make comparisons among the same types of loans. When you compare a 30 year fixed home loan with 7% interest to an adjustable rate mortgage with 3.2% interest, you’re comparing apples to oranges- unless you know the specifics to each type of loan.

1)Loan Term - The term of a loan is the length of time you will be repaying on the loan Many mortgages are 30 year terms, but some are shorter, 10, 15, and 20 year terms are common. The longer the term of your loan, the lower you pay each month, but the higher you’ll pay in interest!

2)Interest Rate - An adjustable interest rate is one that can change from time to time, while a fixed rate interest means it remains the same for the entire term of your loan. To compare a fixed rate with an ARM loan, use an online mortgage calculator (they’re free!) to compare your future payments as well as current payments.

3) Closing Costs - There are many things that are factored into closing costs, including lenders, closing agents and attorneys. Choose a lender with the fewest junk fees or a lender that pays for your closing costs out of their revenues.

Home Mortgage Prepayment

It’s not often that people stay in their home for thirty years. A thirty year mortgage probably seems like forever to most borrowers! Since no one would want to pay a mortgage forever, there are a few tricks that can save you a lot of money:

1)Make use of free home mortgage calculators online to see how much of a difference one or two extra payments on your mortgage will make on your amortization schedule. Sometimes, as little as $20 extra on each payment can reduce the term of your loan a year or more! Many people never actually take advantage of paying one additional payment per year in order to shorten their 30 year mortgage term by up to ten years- because they have not educated themselves on prepayment.

2) You can shorten your mortgage term by up to 20 years if you’re able to make double payments. While it may seem that you should only be able to reduce your mortgage payment in half by doubling your payments, the fact is the extra payment goes towards the principal and saves you interest, so it reduces the amount owed much faster than if you only send the minimum payment each month.

Consolidating Home Loans to Save Money

If you have a refinance loan and your original home loan, you may want to consolidate them into a single loan. This may sound complicated, but should be a painless process for you.

Find all of your current home loan information, including account numbers, bank name, initial loan amount, date of the loan, and any other documents you’ve obtained through the loan processes. Find out how much equity you have in your home, to determine whether or not refinancing and consolidating your second mortgage is feasible. Finally, go to your mortgage specialist to get a more specific and accurate portrayal of the options that are available to you.

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There are four sources from which we can experience true divine contentment. Contentment, as defined in part one, is a plateau of the Christian life that every believer must reach in order to be fulfilled spiritually, mentally and emotionally. That being said, let’s look at these four sources of divine contentment in which are sure to provide ways to reach a state of fulfillment.

John 14:8
Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

Source #1 - When we see God as our Father

We cannot reach a state of divine contentment until we know and understand inexplicably who our Father truly is. Not knowing who our Father is will leave us in darkness. We will not be able to discern His voice from all of the other voices that are trying to be influences in our lives. Our Father God wants us to call Him Daddy, Abba, Father. Some of us may have earthly, biological fathers, and a number of us have never met our biological fathers, nor even know where he can be found. But our Father in heaven wants us to know that He is there when we call. Our Father God wants us to commune with Him as if He were the only father that we’ve ever known. He wants to be there for us in all of our situations and circumstances. He longs for an eternal dialog with us.

John 15:10-11
10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

Source # 2 - Live by the Word of God

Knowing the voice of God is critical in the days that we live in because there are many false prophets, pastors and teachers that are leading God’s sheep down wrong paths. This is due to a lack of knowledge and understanding of the Word of God. We must possess logos (literal word) and the rhema (revealed word) Word of God in our inner man to be able to persevere. We must abide in God’s Word daily, consistently and with passion.

Having His commandments etched onto our hearts is what our Father God longs for. Jesus Christ is the perfect example of having God’s commandments etched onto the heart. It is through the keeping of the commandments of God that we experience the love of God and the presence of God. Abiding in God’s love is our purpose. To accomplish this, keeping the commandments of God is mandatory.

The most beautiful part about this passage is in verse 11. After keeping the commandments, and after abiding in the love of God, then, and only then, will the joy of the Holy Spirit dwell within us. Joy is the end result of our obedience and our abiding in the love of God. Joy is our reward for staying steadfast and unmovable in the things of God. Joy is our source of contentment and happiness.

Romans 8:28-29
28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose.
29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Source #3 - Be who we are born to be

It was no accident that we fell into the arms of our Father God and came into the knowledge of His Son. Many people struggle with their attempted relationship with God because they were not called. For those who are called to the knowledge and understanding of who God is and what Jesus Christ has already done for us, there is a divine purpose behind the call. The purpose of the call is to raise up a group of dedicated individuals who would press into the things of the kingdom of God, magnify the kingdom of God, and do the will and work of the Father. God called us from birth to be His foot soldiers on earth to establish His kingdom. God knew us before our birth, and predestinated us to be His, and His alone.

But not only has He pre-chosen us before our birth, but he wants us to be mirror images of His Son. Jesus Christ is our big brother, according to verse 29 - “…that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.” We are the brethren. So if he is to be the firstborn of many brethren, that makes us His little brothers and sisters.

II Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

It is in the place of beholding the glory of the Lord that we are transformed into His image. Being in the persistent presence of God is what we should desire. We are a product of our environment. If our environment consists of violence and murder, our children will be influence by the spirit of violence and murder and there will be a good chance that they will fall into the snare of violence or murder. The same thing is the case with an environment of holiness and sanctification. If our children grow up in an environment that fears the Lord, and is clean, righteous and holy, then our children will be influenced by these things and therefore grow up to be fearful of the Lord, clean at heart and mind, righteous in the eyes of God and man - holy and separated unto God.

Being in the presence of God changes us overtime. It is the consistent purging by the water of the Word of God that cleanses, purifies our spirit, and transforms us into the likeness of God. But we must understand that this transformation is usually not something that happens overnight. Persistency and consistency is the key to being taken from glory to glory. The Spirit of the Lord purges us by stripping layers of ungodliness, one at a time. With each level of glory that we come into, a layer of ungodliness is shed. Continued pressing into the glory of God allows the stripping of our old man (flesh, sin) so that the new man (Christ) that has been supplied by the Spirit of the Lord will be able to show and do His work - being a reflection of the anointing of God, the oil of joy that he wants to pour into our lives.

Adam and Eve forgot who they were in God. They forgot that they were made in the image and likeness of God. Sin and disobedience led to the lack of knowledge of who they were in God. The same thing happens to us. Sin and disobedience places a barrier in front of our eyes. This barrier of sin blocks our vision of the image of God, and then we forget who we are in Christ and how we are to be like Christ. We must always keep God in remembrance so that His glory will continue to shine upon us and change us into His image.

Mark 8:14-21
14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
16 And they reasoned among themselves saying, it is because we have no bread.
17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? Perceive ye not yet, neither understand? Have ye your heart yet hardened?
18 Having eyes, see ye not? And having ears, hear ye not? And do ye not remember?
19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?

Source #4 - To remember what God has already done

Brothers and sisters in Christ, it is the testimony of what God has already done in our lives that will allow us to always remember that God is able in all circumstances and situations. It is in remembering how we were delivered and set free from past bondages and pitfalls that increases our faithfulness in God and our belief in His Word.

In Mark 8, Jesus fed the multitude with only two fish and five loaves of bread. This miracle was seen by the masses, including the disciples with a front row seat! And yet, only a few verses later in the same chapter, they had already forgotten what God had done for the people. A miracle, sign and wonder that was done in their presence had been forgotten in so short a period of time.

We are guilty of this also! We become so consumed with our problems that we forget about the miraculous power of our Lord, Jesus Christ! He wants us to remember what He has done for us in times past. We must always carry a testimony of how good God has been to us in the past and how he has delivered us from the snares and traps of the enemy. It is Satan that wants to erase our minds of the goodness of God. Satan longs to trap us in sin so that we are incapable of recalling our testimonies of what God has done for us. A lot of us are probably still living because of the grace of God, and His grace alone. Let us not forget who we are in Christ, and how he has set us free from the captivity and bondage of sin.

In closing, these four sources of divine contentment - 1) seeing God as our Father, 2) Living by the Word of God, 3) Being who we are born to be, and 4) remembering what God has already done, will allow us to experience the fullness of God. This fullness encompasses all that God wants us to possess in His kingdom. Joy is a possession in the kingdom of God. Happiness is a benefactor of that joy.

Lets make it a priority in our lives to strive for happiness by seeking the joy of the Lord. The joy of the Lord is the result of the kingdom of God becoming our environment. Our environment will be permanently changed by these four sources of divine contentment.

Be content in the Lord! Be happy! Be filled with joy, in Jesus name!

Maurice Perry is an up and coming author in the kingdom of God. He is currently writing his first two books on spiritual warfare in the urban community.

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I am not a particularly pious person and I certainly don’t go for the religious ceremony of things like Inaugurations and Graduations. It has always been my belief that we should do our alms in a closet. Whatever you give, keep that info to yourself, is pretty much my policy. In the past few years Christians have taken a lot of heat from liberals and moderates as a result of the Bush administration and mostly because of John Ashcroft and what has been labeled as “The Christian Right”.

That being said and believe me the citations are overwhelming and need not to be mentioned here for the sake of space, I have come wonder if the old saying, “What you do speaks louder than what you say”, should be in play here.

The newest attack on the Christian Right is something about how they have accused SpongeBob Squarepants and his buddy Patrick of being homosexual partners and are pushing the gay agenda down the throats of children. Remember Teletubbies sounds pretty similar.

Here is an example of the liberal critics taken from a letter I received in my email, “I see that once again, the “religious right wing” has found a monster in animated clothing, to wit, “SpongeBob.” This has happened before. I remember the comical furor over “Teletubbies” and aspersions that one of them was “gay.”
Now the target for this same claim is “SpongeBob Squarepants.” I don’t know their supposed grounds for their claims, but to say that I find this ludicrous is an understatement. This has become an obsession with this part of the populace, and obsessions are a fixation on something that one deeply wants but cannot have.
I would suggest to the “religious right” that they look within themselves for their monsters and grapple with their own secret desires, rather than attacking animated figures that do nothing more than amuse children.”

Now let’s put this into perspective. Most of my readers have the opinion that homosexual behavior is wrong because God’s Word says it is wrong. No debate on that one at least not from me. If you are one who sees nothing wrong with homosexual behavior, than you would say that my statement is homophobic or in the current debate of SpongeBob you would call me Christian Right Wing so I pose the question “Should the Christian Right Wing shut up and teach the Bible?”

Most of the so called Christian leaders who make the kind of public statements like the ones that have brought all this SpongeBob wrath down on Christians are simply trying to relate what the Bible says in real life examples of today’s culture.

What comes out is a suspicious and paranoid version of a Christian leader looking to condemn at any opportunity. Is there a homosexual under every rock, around every corner should we be preoccupied with unearthing every homosexual agenda or should we stick to preaching the word and be instant in season and out with the Word of God.

The best way to have our Christian light shine is to not hid it under a bushel basket and speak out with love. Sure teach what the Bible says about homosexuality but don’t point to an evil agenda in every aspect of life. I would agree with the critic, “This has become an obsession with this part of the populace (Christian Right), and obsessions are a fixation” given the current tenor to uncover the homosexual agenda.

Like any other type of non-biblical behavior homosexuality is to be rebuked and rebuffed by the Word. There is no pulpit for the obsessed nor is there a platform for the fixated, we must all teach the Word as we are inspired by God to meet the needs of our Christian brothers and sisters.

When someone asks me if homosexuality is wrong I simply quote: Rom. 1:27
And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.

If they hear the Word they will be blessed, if not they will not understand, it is that simple. I Cor. 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.

So maybe the so called Christian Right should back off SpongeBob and teach the Word of God instead. Anyway nothing wrong with a Crabby Patty once in a while I think they are low in cholesterol.

About the Author

Paul Griffitts has been a Bibical Researcher for over 30 years
Currently Paul is the Editor of The Good News Letter for Believer.com
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Have you ever been to a church that claimed that the earth is young? Have you ever felt pressured into believing in a young earth, even though you felt the scientific evidence was contrary to a young earth? Have you ever thought that in order to be a Christian, you had to deny science, and believe in a young earth? You are not alone. Many churches preach that the earth is young, and many require you to profess this belief through their statement of faith, which includes a world that was created in six 24-hour days. No, you are definitely not alone…millions have been driven away from the church, and Christ, because of this very topic.

However, there is no need for this to happen. Yes, you can believe in an old earth, and become a Christian. Yes, the Word of God is without error, and its account of the creation story in Genesis is perfectly in line with the scientific record.

The doctrine of salvation has nothing to do with the age of the earth. The Bible does not say, “Believe in a young earth, or be condemned to hell.” You can become a Christian and believe in an old earth.

Want to learn more? This website is here to help you. Let’s start with a basic explanation of old-earth theology. There are several major positions one can take with regards to the old age of the earth and creation. With each position, you can believe in an inerrant Bible and a literal interpretation of Genesis. They are:

1. Progressive Creationism. In this theory, each day of creation is equated to a long period of time, and represents a specific portion of God’s creative work which may overlap the other days of creation.

Even though Progressive Creationists believe in an old earth, they do not believe in evolution, but rather that each species was created a unique creation, from nothing, without evolving from an earlier species.

2. Theistic Evolution. Similar to Progressive Creationism, but with the added belief in evolution. Theistic evolution states that God used evolution to develop the species on our planet, including man. This can be broken down further…some believe that God created the first life form, then sat back and let it evolve on its own, while others believe that God was active in shaping the evolution of life throughout earth history.

3. The Gap Theory. This theory proposes that there was a ‘gap’ of time, of billions of years, between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2. This theory claims that the earth of old somehow became ruined (some blame Satan and his fallen angels), and was later repaired by God as described during the six 24-hour days of creation. This theory became popular after being included in the Scofield Reference Bible in 1945, and many still hold to it.

Another popular term you may have heard recently is “Intelligent Design,” or ID. You can find themes of intelligent design in both old and young-earth theory. The basic premise is that the universe and our world shows overwhelming evidence that it was designed by some higher being, and could not have happened by chance. Thus, the main target of ID personalities is the evolutionist. It should not be considered a separate form of belief…if you believe in a creator, then obviously you believe in ID.

Does it matter which position you believe in? No, it doesn’t. The doctrine of salvation through Jesus Christ is not affected by the age of the earth, nor the methods God used to create the earth. Some people mix and match these theories. For instance, a Gap Theory believer may believe in evolution during the billions of years between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2.

In an informal poll on this website, with over 1,100 respondents who believe in an old earth, 45 percent are Progressive Creationists, 32 percent are Theistic Evolutionists, 10 percent believe in the Gap Theory, and the rest are old earth, but undecided as to which position to believe in.

If this information has intrigued you, feel free to check out more of this website. If you feel trapped by years of young-earth belief, when you know that science does not support a young earth, then you are in the right place. We take young-earth arguments and show their faults, exposing them for being false science and bad theology. There is no need to worry any more about the age of the earth…you can be a Christian and believe in an old earth.

The Word “Day”

The first thing you should come to grips with is the concept of “time” in the creation account. It all revolves around this question: How long the “days” of Genesis 1? Young-earth creationists have written many thousands of pages of material, arguing that you can only interpret the Hebrew as a 24-hour day. Our argument here is much simpler, and will only take a few sentences.

How long is a day in Genesis Chapter 1? Consider this…the Bible says a day to the Lord is as a thousand years to man (II Peter 3:8). Remember, Adam was created on the sixth day, and these “days” were as God sees days, because only God was here…not man. Man was only here at the very end of the sixth day.

Therefore, it doesn’t matter how I interpret the word day in human languages…the question is, ‘What is a day to God?’ Think about this…if you are in the middle of space, and you are the all-powerful, all-knowing, eternal God of the universe, who never sleeps, then what is a “day” to you? If you are eternal, what meaning does time have for you? Wow, there goes another million years! It won’t matter because you have billions more!

If you are convinced that the earth is 4.5 billion years old, and you are convinced the world was created, and did not happen by chance, then you must come to the conclusion that a day for God is a long period of time. God gives us the term day so that limited, finite man can better understand the creation story.

Is this against the Hebrew use of the word translated Day (”Yom”) in Genesis as the young earth proponents claim? Not at all. Yes, you can argue for a literal 24-hour day, but it is just as easy to find Hebrew scholars who believe in an old earth, and say that “day” is a long period of time. So, as a believer, it is up to you to decide who is right.

Consider the use of the word “Yom” by Moses. In the Genesis creation account and in Psalm 90 (written by Moses), it is used four different ways!

1. 12-Hour Period. In Genesis 1:5, it says “God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morningthe first day.” This use of “Yom” is for a 12-hour period.

2. 24-Hour Period. In Genesis 1:14, it says “And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years,…”. This use of “Yom” is for a 24-hour day.

3. The Entire Creative Week. In Genesis 2:4, it says “This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created. In the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.” Here, “Yom” refers to the entire six-day creative week.

4. A Long Period of Time. Psalm 90:4 says, “For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.” In this instance, Moses says “Yom” is like a thousand years.

In each case, it is the same author, Moses, who uses the word “Yom” to represent a different period of time. Thus, young earth creationist claims that “Yom” is only a 24-hour day are completely unfounded by Scripture. For more, see Word Study: Yom on the Answers In Creation website, located at http://www.answersincreation.org/word_study_yom.htm

If you are convinced, and you have ignored Christianity because of this conflict of the length of creation, then you should know that salvation in Jesus Christ is just a prayer away.

Still skeptical…still can’t overcome the arguments against an old earth by all those young-earth creationists? There are many people who can help you find answers. The Answers In Creation website was designed to provide answers to false young earth claims (see link below). Their articles will provide answers to the misleading claims made by young-earth creationists. You may also find a further explanation of old-earth belief in books and through other web sites on their links page. May God bless you as you seek the truth.

FOOTNOTE:

The Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (1980, Moody Press) says of Yom:

“It can denote: 1. the period of light (as contrasted with the period of darkness), 2. the period of twenty-four hours, 3. a general vague “time,” 4. a point of time, 5. a year (in the plural; I Sam 27:7; Ex 13:10, etc.).”

This article comes from the Answers In Creation website (http://www.answersincreation.org). The source article is located at http://www.answersincreation.org/old.htm.

Greg Neyman is the founder of the website ministry Answers In Creation. The source article is located on this page.

Bhagavad-gita (which means “Song of God”), the holy scripture of Hinduism is rather satanic or evil. This is the thesis this article attempts to defend and put forward.

Bhagavad-gita, also known as Gitopanisad or simply ‘Gita’, is the essence of Vedic knowledge and one of the most important Upanisads in Vedic literature. ‘It is the conversation between Krishna, who is God in human form come to guide and protect the righteous, and Arjuna, who is the rest of us in human form, confused about what the right course of action in life is and sickened by the horror we see in the world around us.’ (See Linda Johnsen, The complete idiot’s guide to Hinduism. Penguin Group: 2002) Krishna advises Arjuna to fight in the battlefield for he, Arjuna, is Ksatriya.

Gita is constituted of 18 chapters, each entailing multiple verses or texts. The main satanic aspects of Gita are given below.

1. The Cast-conscious Gita - In Ch 18 verses 41 to 48 clearly imply that Gita (in particular, Lord Krishna) considers the cast system (constituted of the four casts, viz Brahmanas, Ksatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sudras) to be divine and religious. Sudras performing the works of Brahmanas are thus irreligious, according to the Gita (see Ch 18 verses 47 & 48).

2. The Satanic Krishna - In Ch 2 verse 31, Krishna advises Arjuna to fight as a Ksatriya (i.e. warrior) for the sake of religious principles. Also in Ch 4 verses 7 & 8 Krishna tells Arjuna that to deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, and to reestablish the principles of religion, He Himself appears, millennium after millennium. This means that all Sudra (and untouchable) scholars (e.g. Dr B. R. Ambedkar, K. Ramaswamy, an untouchable justice of India’s Supreme court) who work like Brahmanas, and Brahmanas, may be because they are not clever or educated enough, who work like Sudras are considered as miscreants by Gita and are threatened to death. Even Gita thinks it religious to annihilate those whose beliefs and practices are other than Hinduism, which would include atheists, free thinkers, other religious people like Christians, Muslims, Jews, etc.

3. The Violent Gita - The message of Gita is violent. In Ch 2 verses 31 to 38, Ch 4 verse 42, Ch 11 verses 33 & 34, Arjuna is advised to fight the irreligious people (his enemy) with violent means. If Krishna Himself is God and thus almighty, He must be able to convince the irreligious people that their actions are immoral or irreligious. Rather than doing so He wishes bloodshed. Also, if compared to Christianity this is far more satanic. If Christ were in place of Krishna He would have attempted to win the hearts and minds of the irreligious people and the generations to come by sacrificing his own life, by displaying an ideal of suffering love rather than violent fight.

(For more information on Bhagavad-gita see ‘Bhagavad-gita as it is’ by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The Bhaktivedatna Book Trust: 2003.)

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