Titus 2 Men And Women

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Sadly, many Christians are uninformed about why Muslim nations hate Israel, and America for always supporting the Jews. And I fear too many Christian people have forgotten that God commands us to give favor to the Jewish people.  The following is my response to a note from my Jewish friend and two short thought-provoking articles.

"Thank you my friend for your note concerning the vandalism of your synagogues and the Jewish hate literature being distributed in Northwest Indiana--blaming the Jewish people for this war.  I am so sorry. Oh how this saddens me.  Ignorance is so dangerous. 

Once upon a time almost everyone went to a church and knew the story of Isaac and Ishmael:  Ishmael's descendents have always wanted their birthright as Abraham's firstborn son.  But God's seed was carried through Isaac and the world continues to experience a jealous battle for Isaac's blessing.

The nation of Israel...God's chosen people have so suffered at the hand of this jealousy and Satan's attempt to rid the world of their presence.  But neither the world, Ishmael's decendents nor Satan himself realize that it is Jehovah God--the blessed YHWH of Scripture--Who will preserve His chosen people and their land. 

In His Word--the Bible--God instructs His children to give favor to His chosen Jewish people and pray for the peace of Jerusalem.  And at the end of Armageddon there will be a nation judgement--God's judging and casting aside every nation that has not been favorable to Israel.  He is a God of justice.

In my Bible Study I just finished teaching about God's blessed name "Jehovah-Shalom." Oh how the world needs to turn to His all consuming peace...found in the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ. 

Shalom my friend.  May God grant to Israel--your blessed chosen people--His peace...His perfect peace."
~~Sharon Merhalski

"DO NOT FORGET"

-- Ed Evans, MGySgt., USMC (Ret.)

I sat in a movie theater watching "Schindler's List," and asked myself, "Why didn't the Jews fight back?"

Now I know why.

I sat in a movie theater, watching "Pearl Harbor" and asked myself, "Why weren't we prepared?"

Now I know why.

Civilized people cannot fathom, much less predict, the actions of evil  people.

On September 11, dozens of capable airplane passengers allowed themselves  to be overpowered by a handful of poorly armed terrorists because they did  not comprehend the depth of hatred that motivated their captors.

On September 11, thousands of innocent people were murdered because too many Americans naively reject the reality that some nations are dedicated to  the dominance of others. Many political pundits, pacifists and media  personnel want us to forget the carnage. They say we must focus on the  bravery of the rescuers and ignore the cowardice of the killers. They  implore us to understand the motivation of the perpetrators. Major  television stations  have announced they will assist the healing process by not replaying  devastating footage of the planes crashing into the Twin Towers.

I will not be manipulated.

I will not pretend to understand.

I will not forget.

I will not forget the liberal media who abused freedom of the press to kick  our country when it was vulnerable and hurting.

I will not forget that CBS anchor Dan Rather preceded President Bush's  address to the nation with the snide remark, "No matter how you feel about  him, he is still our president."

I will not forget that ABC TV anchor Peter Jennings questioned President  Bush's motives for not returning immediately to Washington, DC and commented, "We're all pretty skeptical and cynical about Washington."

And I will not forget that ABC's Mark Halperin warned if reporters weren't  informed of every little detail of this war, they aren't "likely -- nor  should they be expected -- to show deference."

I will not isolate myself from my fellow Americans by pretending an attack  on the USS Cole in Yemen was not an attack on the United States of America.

I will not forget the Clinton administration equipped Islamic terrorists and  their supporters with the world's most sophisticated telecommunications equipment and encryption technology, thereby compromising America's  ability to trace terrorist radio, cell phone, land lines, faxes and modem communications.

I will not be appeased with pointless, quick retaliatory strikes like those  perfected by the previous administration.

I will not be comforted by "feel-good, do nothing" regulations like the silly  "Have your bags been under your control?" question at the airport.

I will not be influenced by so called,"antiwar demonstrators" who exploit the  right of expression to chant anti-American obscenities.

I will not forget the moral victory handed the North Vietnamese by American  war protesters who reviled and spat upon the returning soldiers, airmen,  sailors and Marines.

I will not be softened by the wishful thinking of pacifists who chose  reassurance over reality.

I will embrace the wise words of Prime Minister Tony Blair who told Labor  Party conference, "They have no moral inhibition on the slaughter of the  innocent. If they could have murdered not 7,000 but 70,000, does anyone  doubt they would have done so and rejoiced in it?

There is no compromise possible with such people, no meeting of minds, no  point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: defeat it or be defeated by it.   And defeat it we must!"

I will force myself to:

-hear the weeping
-feel the helplessness
-imagine the terror
-sense the panic
-smell the burning flesh
- experience the loss
- remember the hatred.

I sat in a movie theater, watching "Private Ryan" and asked myself, "Where did they find the courage?"

Now I know.

We have no choice. Living without liberty is not living.

-- Ed Evans, MGySgt., USMC (Ret.)
Not as lean, Not as mean, But still a Marine.

February 14, 2003 Today it was reported that severe earthquakes have occurred in 10 different locations in France.  The severity was measured in excess of 10 on the Richter Scale.  The cause was the 56,681 dead American soldiers buried in French soil rolling over in their graves.  According to the American Battle Monuments Commission there are 26,255 Yankee dead from World War I buried in 4 cemeteries in France.  There are 30,426 American dead from World War II buried in 6 cemeteries in France.  These 56,681 brave American heroes died in their youth to liberate a country which is guilty of shamefully unspeakable behavior in the 21st century.  May the United States of America never forget their sacrifice as we find ways to forcefully deal with the Godforsaken, unappreciative, and forgetful country of France!

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