Christian Citizenship/Independence Day and Victory Update

 Christian Citizenship/Independence Day

• Author Brian Harbour

"The separation of church and state is rooted in the Scripture in the declaration of Jesus: ""Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's"" (Mk. 12:17). It was defined by Roger Williams in the seventeenth century when he referred to a ""hedge or wall of separation between the garden of the church and the wilderness of the world."" And it was codified in the First Amendment to the constitution which says, ""Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.""

I believe in the separation of church and state. However, when we gather to celebrate our nation's birthday, I want to take another approach. I want to talk about the point at which church and state come together.

The point at which church and state come together is not in our belief in God, for we have many different understandings of God prevailing in America today, and we always have. The point at which church and state come together is not in our understanding of morality, for there is a wide divergence in the ethical understanding of Americans today, from those who think it is a sin for a woman to wear makeup to those who think it is a sin for a woman not to wear makeup! Where church and state come together is not in our theology and not in our morality but in our love for and belief in and commitment to freedom.

At the heart of our nation is a commitment to freedom.

The force that compelled our forefathers to come to this land was not only their love for God but their desire for freedom. The power that prompted our forefathers to resist England and establish a new nation was not simply a desire to be good but a desire to be free.

Freedom was one of the inalienable rights mentioned by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, the first right guaranteed in the Bill of Rights, the name given to our nation in the closing phrase of the Star Spangled Banner. America is the ""land of the free,"" a nation which guarantees the right of freedom to all its citizens: freedom to choose, freedom to think, freedom to speak, freedom to be different, freedom to live.

I read again Patrick Henry's famous speech, which was delivered in 1775 to the Second Revolutionary Convention of Virginia. He concluded the speech with these striking words: ""Is life so dear and peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!""

Patrick Henry epitomized the central commitment that has driven the grand experiment called the United States -- our love for, belief in and commitment to freedom.

Likewise, at the heart of biblical faith is a commitment to freedom.

In the Old Testament, from the time God sent Moses to deliver the Hebrews from slavery to the time God brought back the Hebrews from Babylonian captivity, He has revealed Himself to be a ""let-my-people-go"" kind of God.

The same is true of the New Testament. Jesus announced freedom as the purpose of His life when He said, ""The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives"" (Lk. 4:18). Jesus proclaimed freedom to be the focus of His ministry when He said, For you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free"" (John 8:32). Paul declared freedom to be the consequence of Jesus' death when he said, ""It was for freedom that Christ set us free.""

The central element of the Christian faith and the predominant purpose of the American politic is to provide freedom. It is at that point, not in the support of a certain theology, not in the establishment of a certain morality, but in support of freedom that church and state come together.

This raises some probing questions about freedom that I want to consider.

Question Number One: Do we believe in freedom enough to do what is necessary to experience it?

A young lady said to a famous opera star, ""I'd give the world to be able to sing like that."" The opera star responded, ""Would you give five hours a day?""

Personal freedom is never free! Instead, it comes as the result of discipline. An Olympian has the freedom to win the race because he has spent years in disciplined preparation. A pianist has the freedom to sit down at the piano and play because she has spent years in disciplined practice. A Christian has the freedom to live a victorious Christian life because he has spent years in disciplined obedience. Freedom is never free! Freedom comes to a person who has paid the price of discipline and commitment.

Do we believe in freedom enough to do what is necessary to experience it? Then we must oppose complacency, the tendency toward an undisciplined and unmotivated life, for complacency is the enemy of freedom.

Question Number Two: Do we believe in freedom enough to allow others to have it?

There is an interesting exchange between Jesus and His disciples recorded in Luke 9:49-50. The disciple John said to Jesus, ""Master, we saw a man driving out demons in your name, and we told him to stop, because he doesn't belong to our group."" Jesus responded, ""Do not try to stop him because whoever is not against you is for you."" (Good News Bible)

It is not enough just to demand personal freedom for ourselves. We must also grant personal freedom to others even if they are not in our group, even if they do not agree with us, even if they are not like us, even if they do not do things the way we do.

I remember hearing years ago about a group of Christian women in Germany who were discussing the habits of some Christian women in America. When it was reported that some Christian women in America smoked, one of the German Christian women was so shocked she dropped her beer mug!

To demand that others be like us is to presume upon the prerogative of God who made them the way they are and it is to presume upon the prerogative of others to chose how they will live their lives.

Do we believe in freedom enough to allow others to have it? Then we must oppose conformity, the desire by intimidation and accusation to squeeze everyone into the same mold, for conformity is the enemy of freedom.

Question Number Three: Do we believe in freedom enough to support the government when it upholds it?

Our greatest threat is not a government void of religion but a government controlled by religion. History has taught us that. When religion took control of the government under Charlemagne, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, it led to the death of every Saxon who chose to remain unbaptized. When religion took control of the Spanish government under General Torquemada in the Spanish Inquisition, 100,000 people were put to death in his 18-year reign, and 10,000 were burned to death. The same lessons were taught by Cromwell's Puritan England and Khomeni's Islamic Iran.

Christian control of the American government would not usher in a golden era but would instead usher in a new dark ages. For as Baptist ancestor John Leland said, ""Experience, the best teacher, has taught us that fondness of magistrates to foster Christianity has done it more harm than all the persecutions ever did."" That's why our greatest need and our only hope in America today is to have a government that believes in freedom and provides freedom for all people.

Do we believe in freedom enough to support the government when it upholds it? Then we must oppose control, the attempt by any religious group to control the government and determine its policies, for control is the enemy of freedom.

Question Number Four: Do we believe in freedom enough to affirm a faith that allows it?

When you take the element of freedom out of the expression of faith, then you have moved away from Biblical faith, for biblical faith involves a free choice.

This was the point at which Jesus consistently conflicted with the religious leaders of His day. A good example is Mark 2:18-20. The religious leaders, observing Jesus' life of joyfulness and spontaneity which so contrasted to theirs, asked Him the question, ""Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?"" (Mark 2:18). They were asking Jesus, ""Why are you so different?"" There is something threatening about an innovator, something frightening about change, something risky about freedom.

Consequently, the Pharisees were always trying to coerce people with their rules and regulations. The kind of faith which is so often expressed today, which demands that everyone believe just like they believe, express their belief in the same terms, and live out their belief in the same way, is much closer kin to the Pharisaim which Jesus opposed than the faith which Jesus espoused.

Do we believe in freedom enough to affirm a faith that allows it? Then we must oppose coercion, the demand that everyone believe like us and express their faith in our terms, for coercion is the enemy of freedom.

As we struggle with these questions, we understand what George Washington meant in his first Inaugural Address when he said, ""It is a strenuous thing, this living the life of a free people.""

Many people today find the burden of freedom too heavy, and the demands of choice too great, so they support a political philosophy and a Christian polity that replaces freedom with a tightly structured, narrowly interpreted, and at times viciously applied system of control, all in the name of God.

As American citizens and as Christians, we must oppose that trend with all our energy. We must oppose coercion in matters of faith. We must oppose control in the government. We must oppose conformity in personal relationships. We must oppose complacency in our lives. We must support freedom for all people, for as our text suggests: ""It was for freedom that Christ set us free."""

Brian L. Harbour, PhD. has been a pastor since 1965, having served in churches in many southern states. Brian received his bachelor's degree from Baylor University in 1966 and his doctorate in theology from Baylor University in 1973. He is a lifelong proponent of christianity and regularly preaches independence day sermons focusing on the balance of church and state. 

• From May 17, 2012

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Techniques for Rapid Weight Loss Success

• Author Irabor Mark

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The first thing that an over-weight should do is seek a doctor to recommend the best weight loss regimen. This will be done after a full physical examination, which leads to the determination of proper weight loss technique. And to lose weight fast and effectively four aspects of life should be changed: what to eat, how to eat, behavior and activity level. (Continued below.........)

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Second: Set realistic approaches. The ability to focus and have proper mindset enables someone on a diet to quickly lose those extra pounds. With discipline and proper mind set, a dieter will never be discouraged and lose focus.

Third: Listen as the body speaks. Each and everyone's body metabolism reacts differently to different fast weight loss programs and plans. Try substituting one program for another to compensate the body's reaction. Exercise program must be suitable to one's body, as others are not able to exercise as rigorously as others can. If walking is all that can be done, then walk for this is proven the best exercise. Muscles burn more calories than fats so it's also best to put on a little muscle and looking good too.

Fourth: Eat more fibers for it makes a person full sooner and stays in the tummy longer, slowing down the rate of digestion. A single serving of whole grain bread moves fat through the digestive system faster. Grains turn into blood sugar that spikes the body's insulin level. Thus, making the body more energized and ready to tell the body when it should stop burning fats or start storing.

Fifth: Keep away from fried foods especially deep-fried as this contains a great amount of fat. Although fish and chicken appear leaner than beef, this white meat can contain more fat than when a beef is fried. It is recommended for those on strict diet to opt for grilled food as this does not have or contain less amount of fat after the food is cooked.

Sixth: Takes lots of fluid. Drinking at least six to eight glasses of water a day keeps the body refreshed. Since weight loss depends on how the body eliminates body wastes, the body must stay hydrated.

All in all, discipline and consistency is still the best practice and the key to a rapid weight loss success. Light dieting, workout, and right amount of supplementation applied in a regular way everyday will result in faster weight loss than having a massive action only to be followed a return to old habits as this would only lead to gaining more weight than when the weight loss plan has started.

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Do You Really Need a Flu Shot? New Research Suggests Otherwise and Would Doctors Still Promote Vaccines if They Knew This? - Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, D.O. (Vaccine expert)

 

Do You Really Need a Flu Shot? New Research Suggests Otherwise

• Author Isaac Eliaz

The government and pharmaceutical companies would have us believe that many segments of the population must get vaccinated against the flu every year to protect their health. These supposedly "high risk" groups include pregnant women, children less than five years of age (and especially children under the age of two) and everyone aged 50 and older. Is this information truly accurate and based on sound science? Maybe not. (Continued below.....)

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 (.....Continued......)Safety and Efficacy

In recent years, medical experts around the world have been questioning the conventional wisdom of flu vaccines. One researcher who reviewed the studies on influenza vaccines concluded in an article published in British Medical Journal that their effectiveness cannot be confirmed. He also observed that there is inadequate research to demonstrate their safety, stating, "The large gap between policy and what the data tell us (when rigorously assembled and evaluated) is surprising."

Childhood Flu Vaccine Inhibits Development of T-Cells

A newly published study in the Journal of Virology adds additional weight to the case against routine influenza vaccinations. Researchers have found that vaccinating children annually against the flu virus interferes with the development of virus-specific killer T cells. This means that the annual flu vaccine may protect children against the actual viruses in the vaccine, but at the same time makes them more vulnerable to any other virus that they are exposed to.

Support Your Immune System Naturally

As an integrative medical doctor, I believe that you can support your immune system naturally with a combination of healthy nutritional choices and targeted supplements for immune support. It is generally not necessary to introduce viruses, chemicals and heavy metals into our bodies in the form of a vaccination.

Common sense and scientific research tell us that one of the most important strategies for staying well is to wash your hands frequently. Washing with soap and running water for 20 seconds is the most effective way to cleanse your hands of all kinds of germs.

It is also important to get enough sleep (greater than 7 hours per night), get moderate exercise and not overwork (less then 10 hours per day).

Nutritional approaches to a healthy immune system include eating plenty of green vegetables, reducing or eliminating consumption of refined sugars and processed foods, and supplementing with immune boosting vitamins, minerals, herbs and botanicals.

Immune Support Supplements

You can support your body’s innate health mechanisms with certain scientifically-researched formulas and compounds that combine cutting edge science with traditional wisdom. These will offer comprehensive health support whenever you need it most: during the winter season, when under stress, while travelling and for daily protection. Here are some of my top recommendations for supporting immune health during the winter and year round.

One of my top recommendations is a blend of six medicinal mushrooms with additional immune boosting beta glucans. The mushrooms in this formula have been used for thousands of years to promote optimal functioning of the immune system and support overall health. However, this formula is unique because the mushrooms are cultivated in the US on a blend of powerful immune supporting herbs which enhance the mushrooms’ natural immune boosting properties. When combined in a comprehensive formula with additional beta-glucans, medicinal mushrooms are an excellent way to boost your body’s natural defenses and combat infection, especially on a long term basis. Mushrooms are also of great benefit during times of acute stress or infection, as they can be taken in frequent doses with no known side effects.

Another recommendation is a Tibetan herbal formula made with a blend of 19 rare and powerful botanicals that contain a multitude of health-promoting tannins, polyphenols, flavonoids and essential oils. This traditional formula has "cooling" properties that support balanced immune function, increased circulation and healthy antioxidant activity.

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Integrative medicine treats the whole person, rather than the symptom or illness. As a result, these and other natural health solutions offer powerful immune support while simultaneously promoting overall health and protecting against chronic illness over the long term. And that’s an area where many conventional solutions fall short.

Dr. Isaac Eliaz, M.D., MS., L.Ac., has been a pioneer in integrative medicine since the early 1980s. He is a respected researcher, innovative product formulator, clinical practitioner, author and lecturer. Dr. Eliaz is widely regarded as the leading expert in the field of Modified Citrus Pectin research and has been using Modified Citrus Pectin in his clinical practice for over 15 years to treat a variety of conditions.

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 Dissociative Identity Disorder

• Author Mariam Khazhomia

During the past few years, there have been drastic improvements in medication and disease treatment, either on a genetic, neurosurgery or psychiatric level. These improvements have resulted in curing numerous illnesses and improving the lives of people in moral, social, economic and environmental ways. (Continued below.....)

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(....Continued....)It is said that every one out of four people in our world suffer from some kind of mental problem today. Professionals are trying desperately to cure these disorders using psychological or medical treatment. Although, since all diseases are different, it can sometimes be difficult to predict how, when or to what extent is the person going to recover. Some treatment takes years and years of therapy and hand work. One of these kinds of disorders is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder. (MPD)

DID is one of the rarest, most complicated diseases. Statistics show that only as little as 1% of the world’s whole population is diagnosed with DID. It is described as a "condition in which two or more distinct identities or personality states, also known as alters are present in-and alternately take control of an individual." It is a coping mechanism for extreme, continuous traumatic events that happened at the ages of 6-9. Dissociation or detachment from reality can be a way of protecting the person from painful experiences. In this way, different personalities experience the trauma, leaving the host with no memory of the event.

To be diagnosed with DID, the person must meet all of the symptoms and criteria common for this decease. The symptoms include a sense of "losing time" while the other alter has control of the body, confusion, feelings of dissociation, memory gaps and amnesia between the switches to different alters and out of character behavior, which is caused by distinctive personalities of alters. It is also important to take into account that all people with DID also experience flashbacks and persistent nightmares and therefore are sure to have post-traumatic stress disorder.

The first person to discover DID was a French physician Jean-Martin Charrot, in 18080s. At first, there wasn’t much known about this disease, so it was thought to combine traits of hysteria and epilepsy and so they called it Hystereo-Ehilepsy. Later on, the assumption was proved wrong and the name was changed into Multiple Personality Disorder, up until 1994. By this time, the condition was described as proliferation of new, separate personalities, although this idea was was also proved wrong by further investigations and better understanding of the disease in the later years. It’s name finally changed to Dissociative Identity Disorder, as it’s characterized by fragmentation of a personality, rather than a growth of a new one.

One of the essential parts of treating DID is through long-term psychotherapy, with a goal of integrating different personalities into one. However, DID can also be treated in numerous other ways, including psychiatry, some medication, desensitization and reprocessing method, clinical hypnosis, creative therapies, dialectic-behavior therapy, eye movement and cognitive-behavior therapy.

During the psychotherapy sessions, the therapist’s main goal is to to "relieve the symptoms, ensure the safety of an individual and those around him or her and "reconnect" the different personalities into one integrated, well-functioning identity." It is important the the person learns to safely express and process the traumatic memories, develop new coping skills and improve relationships.

If during the treatment, some cognitive-behavioral therapy is included, then the focus will also be in changing dysfunctional thinking patterns and behaviors.

Another technique that’s called eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR), is meant to treat people who experience flashbacks, nightmares and other symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Creative therapies, for example art therapy or music therapy allow people to express their thoughts, feelings and experiences in a safe and creative environment.

Meditation and relaxation techniques focus on helping people to better tolerate, understand and communicate with their alters. They include digraphic breathing, 2-minute relaxation, body scanning and much more.

Clinical hypnosis-another way of treating DID can be similar to meditation and relaxation techniques. This method uses intense relaxation and concentration to "achieve an altered state of consciousness" and allows people to explore their hidden thoughts, feelings and memories that might have been lost from their conscious minds.

Last but not least, medication too, can help on the way of treating DID. Although there is no specific medication to cure the dissociative disorders directly, people still highly benefit from taking some antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications.

All this effort put into the treatment of different mental diseases clearly have a very outstanding result. Different kinds of treatment may effect different parts of person’s lifestyle. Proper treatment can improve person’s moral values and social life. For example, researches have shown that most people who receive psychotherapy show a huge benefit from it. In most cases, they experience symptom relief. With less mental problems to worry about, people focus on their goals and become much more productive. Without any more worries and weights on their shoulders from all the pain caused by the illnesses, they become more high spirited, positive and start working on a more sustainable and healthy lifestyle with improved states of mind. This improves their moral values and a way of living. People also start to have better and healthier relationships with people around them, which effects their social life. (Continued below....)

(.....Continued.....)As a proof of this, we can discuss a small experiment, conducted in Henry Phipps Psychiatric Clinic, where twelve patients were given four tests before and after psychotherapy. Two of these tests were given to the patients’ therapists. "People who improved tended to revise certain of their moral values in the direction of their therapists’, while the moral values of patients who were unimproved tended to become less like their therapists’."

But of course, like everything else, treatment comes with it’s own disadvantages. As mentioned before, while treating DID antidepressants can be used in benefit of the patient, but antidepressants, along with other medications can have side effects. They are mainly aimed to correct chemical imbalances of neurotransmitters in the brain and increase their numbers, but because antidepressants don’t only effect one of our brain parts, in some cases they might cause jitteriness, dry mouth and blurry eyes, which typically go away after a week or two. But other symptoms caused by them may last much longer. Such is: nausea, increased appetite and wight gain, loss of sexual desire, fatigue and drowsiness, agitation, irritability and so on. This can be explained by the fact that antidepressants work on every parts of our brain, like frontal lobes, temporal lobes, hippocampus, amygdala, brain stem and so on.

Along with incorrect use of antidepressants, psychotherapy may have negative effects as well. Firstly, therapy is very expensive, so getting a proper treatment may not be affordable to everyone and put huge debts on person, which will highly effect their financial status and economic well-being. But many other things can go wrong during psychotherapy sessions. The person might not be a professional and instead of curing the patient, unproved treatment and false diagnosis will result in far worse results. This might cause the person’s condition to worsen and destroy their social and moral status. In this case, therapist might face malpractice because of legal responsibility towards the patient.

Many therapists today don’t really understand what the patient needs and therefore, their interventions are ineffective. This is caused by unprofessionalism and limited range of knowledge in some specific diseases. An evidence of this can be a website on internet called "very bad therapy" which uses podcasts to give voices to the stories of people’s terrible experiences with their therapists. Just the fact that there are so many people active on this website is a proof alone that many therapists can’t be trusted.

Treatment surely comes with a lots of advantages, along with disadvantages. Although, since the number of mentally ill people nowadays is still relatively high, avoiding any kind of treatment because of their disadvantages will be unreasonable. Antidepressants may have their side effects and some therapists might not know how to properly do their job, but most of the people who have gone through psychotherapy have changed their therapists numerous times, until they found the one they were comfortable with. So it’s only a matter of finding the right psychotherapist and some financial support for sessions and medications. Therefore, mental health treatment should be available to everyone and must be achieved by those who need it, because untreated people are most likely to contribute to higher medical expenses, poorer performance at school and work, fewer employment opportunities and increased risk of suicide.

In the end, we can state with confidence that treatment is an important part of healthy life for mentally ill people and studying these diseases is even more important. Without a proper understanding of the illness, people can not find the cure and treat them. Just like dissociative identity disorder, which was previously misunderstood and mistaken for a completely different mental condition. The very first patients with this disorder used to be treated in ways unimaginable for modern society. The "treatment" included electric shock therapy, which meant electric currents were passed through the person’s brain, which would cause a seizure. This was thought to adjust self-view of the patients, which would cause the symptoms to go away, but of course, since they had no understanding of the disease itself, their treatment methods were not effective and therefore worsened the conditions of the patients. This is exactly why, in today’s society, it is very important to have educated people working as psychotherapists, psychiatrists and other professionals who are dedicated to improving the lives of ill people.

www.webmd.com/mental-health/qa/how-common-is-dissociative-identity-disorder

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321462.php#symptoms

The Rock Almighty Shaker Of Heaven & Earth! Featuring TSO, Narnia, Joe Public and REAL LIFE TRANSFORMATION FROM CDM

 

We are always Thankful for you our loyal viewers and Brothers and Sisters in Christ! May God richly bless you this Christmas season and beyond. 

On this week's show enjoy the coolest classic Christ-centered rock from Narnia, Stryper, The Trans-Siberian Orchestra and more. 

Speaking of classic, enjoy a stirring sermon excerpt from the great Robert Spurgeon and one of the funniest men in the church today; Marcus Wiley. 

REAL LIFE TRANSFORMATION from CDM

Daily life gives us plenty of issues to struggle with that can get the best of us. Whether or not they defeat us depends on how we think. We may have learned negative ways of thinking that don’t do us any good, and wonder why we can’t succeed in life. To make any progress, we first need to change our attitudes and mental outlook to agree with God’s Word.

God loves us just as we are and He welcomes us with all our emotional baggage, but He wants to transform us for the better. He does this through the help of the Holy Spirit, who teaches us how to rightly divide the Word of truth. Real change begins on the inside and works its way out. We’re transformed by renewing our minds; this opens us up to discover the good and perfect will of God concerning us.

We don’t ever have to wonder what God’s will is for our lives; it’s overwhelmingly good. The thoughts He thinks toward us are thoughts of peace, not evil, to give us hope and a future. Agreeing with God lets Him start cleaning out all the unproductive thought processes we’ve learned from the world and replacing them with more successful ways of thinking.

We learn right-believing according to His Word by studying and meditating on it, and asking the Holy Spirit to help us properly apply it to whatever situation we’re facing. This is far better than trying to figure everything out ourselves. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of grace, and the helper Jesus promised to send us. He teaches us to trust in the Lord with all our hearts and not to lean on our own understanding; acknowledging Him in all our ways allows Him to direct our paths in the process of our transformation.    

There’s no need to struggle alone. We can’t possibly stay the same when we trust God to change us. Relying on Him always gives us amazing results.         

Prayer:

Father God, You gave us the Holy Spirit as a guide to help us change for the better. Positive transformation is only possible with His assistance. We’re grateful for this. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Scriptures:

2 Timothy 2:15

Romans 12:2

Jeremiah 29:11, NKJV

John 15:26, NKJV

John 16:7, NKJV

Proverbs 3:5, 6

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Christians Are to Live Abundantly and (Louder With Crowder) Pastor Mark Driscoll Discusses Covid, Fear and Faith | Ash Wednesday

Christians Are to Live Abundantly

• Author Dee Richards

In John 10:10 Jesus is quoted as saying, "... I am come that they might have life and that they might [live] it more abundantly." Many ministers and lay members of the church are afraid to acknowledge this scripture because they feel that it casts a less than favorable light upon themselves and members of their church if they are not all living as abundantly a Jesus professed they ought to live. (Continued below..........)

Pastor Mark Driscoll Discusses Covid, Fear and Faith | Ash Wednesday

What are your religious beliefs? And how do those views influence your take on politics or dealing with things like the COVID pandemic?

(.........Continued.........)The first approach to denigrating the belief in abundance is to suggest that God was not referring to financial well-being, a fine education, quality trade skills, good health, fine relationships and all other things that normal humans would associate with an abundant, quality life. But, in Matthew 7:9-11, God counters that line of thinking with, "... what man is there of you, whom if his son asks [for] bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks [for] a fish, will he give him a serpent? If [Man], being evil, knows how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father in heaven give good things to them [who] ask Him?" This reminds us that even a lowly good man (or woman), given the means, would do as well as s/he is able for loved family, and God is infinitely more loving, able and willing. God was already identified in Ephesian 3:20 as He who "is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we can ask or think, according to the power that works in us". That power (dynamis, G1411, Strong's concordance) referred to here is ability of the Redeemed to apply God's power (of His Faith via His Word) to do mighty works, exhibit astonishing feats of strength, perform miracles, display uncommon virtue, behave with uncanny morality and demonstrate incomparable mental skill and emotional sensitivity. We are also empowered to gain uncommon social influence, power, wealth, and resources with or without armies.

To be even more emphatic about the fullness of the abundance of life that the Redeemed should live, preceding post-resurrection ascension to Heaven, Jesus spoke to a couple disciples as recorded in John 12: 12-14, saying "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And, whatsoever ye shall ask in My Name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in My Name, I will do it."

The above-described messages are very clear to me. If any Believer attempts to tell you otherwise, let them consider acquiring a much stronger dose of belief. Christians are to live abundantly, in fact, more abundantly.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Now Let's Get To Work! Army Physical Fitness Standards and Handstand Pushups for Beginners with Progression | Austin Dunham

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Army Physical Fitness Standards

• Author Bryant Towell

Athletics aren't the only component of being a great soldier, but you'll never become one at all if you don't meet the Army physical fitness standards. The United States Army takes physical fitness extremely seriously, and soldiers have to be in tip-top shape to make it through training. High physical fitness scores are also essential for soldiers who want to gain promotions and move up the ranks. Here are the three main components of the Army physical fitness standards.

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Pushups

Pushups comprise the upper body component of the Army's physical fitness standards. To perform a proper Army pushup, begin at the top position with a flat back and fully extended arms. Lower your torso until your chest touches the floor. Your hands should be placed so that they are in line with your chest at this bottom position. Once your reach bottom, push yourself back up and repeat.

To get a perfect 100 score on pushups, you must perform 77 repetitions without stopping. 19 pushups will earn you the minimum 60 points, though such a low score will not bode well for your chances of advancement with the Army ranks.

Running

Soldiers do a great deal of running at various distances and speeds throughout their careers. However, the Army's physical fitness test always involves a two-mile run for time. To get a perfect 100 points on the run test, you must finish the course in 13:18 or less. The longest you can take and still pass is 17:00.

The running portion of the test is also the hardest for most recruits. Army Physical Fitness Standards demand that soldiers have a great deal of endurance so they can walk, run, hike, and carry equipment long distances for hours or even days at a time. If you are going to be taking the APFT, you need to practice running as often as possible.

Sit-ups

The Army also tests abdominal strength and endurance with sit-ups. To perform a correct sit-up, have a training partner or fellow recruit hold your ankles in place. Begin with your back flat on the ground and your hands held clasped behind your head. Keeping your heels on the ground, sit up until your neck is further forward than the base of your spine. Lower your torso, and repeat. 82 sit-ups will get you a perfect score, and you need 29 sit-ups to earn the minimum 60 points.

The sit-ups tend to be the easiest portion of the physical fitness test for most people, but don't get lazy in your training. You can quickly build up your abdominal endurance, but you can also quickly lose it.

A Word on Age and Scoring

The Army Physical Fitness Standards actually include eight different age-specific scoring guidelines for men. The standards discussed in this article are the highest - ages 27-31. However, younger recruits still need to perform nearly as well, and minimum scores are rarely sufficient for advancement. Those who choose to make the Army a long-term career will eventually be judged by the 27-31 standards, as well.

Click here for more information about the Army physical fitness test.