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+++ #Lebensmittel aus 🌱 #Cannabis schützen vor #Mikronährstoffmangel +++
Ein Interview mit #RogerUrsBottlang, #HarmoniusGmbH (CH)
✍️ #AstridHahner Dezember 1, 2022https://mastodon.social/@Karl_Theodor/116532392156984710
#Gesundheit #Hanfwissen #Bundesregierung #Merz #Söder #Klingbeil #SPD #CSU #CDU #DIELINKE #Grüne #warondrugs #Narrativ #Welthunger #UNO #Menschenrechte #Grundrechte #Politik #politics #science #Kulturkrieg #Menschlichkeit #Kirche #Papst #Christenheit #Jesus #Wahrhaftigkeit
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“Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things.”
(Ecclesiastes 11:5 (New Living Translation))https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes%2011%3A5&version=NLT
#Jesus #JesusChrist #Christ #Christian #Christianity #God #bible #bibleverse #bibleverses #bibleverseoftheday #holybible #holy
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#Kinderwunsch. Unerfüllt. Wie viel Schmerz, wie viel Traurigkeit steckt darin. Immer wieder hoffen, dass es doch noch klappt. Immer wieder Ernüchterung. Heute ist der “Tag der ungewollt Kinderlosen” - und wir beten für alle Betroffenen. Wir sind verbunden im Gebet.
#gebet #kinderlos #glaube #digitalekirche #jesus #gott #bibel #FediKirche -
Passt euch nicht den Maßstäben dieser Welt an. Lasst euch vielmehr von Gott umwandeln, damit euer ganzes Denken erneuert wird. Dann könnt ihr euch ein sicheres Urteil bilden, welches Verhalten dem Willen Gottes entspricht, und wisst in jedem einzelnen Fall, was gut und gottgefällig und vollkommen ist.
Römer 12,2 (GNB)https://www.bibeltv.de/bibelthek/GNB/rom-12-2
#bibeltv #bibelthek #bibel #bibelvers #gotteswort #glaube #gott #jesus #hoffnung #liebe #instadaily #motivation #lifestyle #inspiration #bible #god
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Apologetics: Flippin’ Fatwa Friday – The Bible vs. The Quran: Surah al-Baqarah Verses 156-158.
Last time on Flippin’ Fatwa Friday, we covered three issues, talking about good works, the Ka’ba, and jihad. Today, we’re sort-of back to talking about the Ka’ba, though we’ll more specifically be looking at another big part of the Hajj. Let’s take a look at this:
156. Who, when a calamity befalls them, say, ‘Surely, we belong to Allah and to him, of course, we return (and in his will is our peace).’ 157. It is they upon whom descend the benedictions from their Lord and his mercy, and it is they who are guided aright. 158. The Safa and Marwah (- the two eminences near Ka’ba) are certainly (two) of the symbols of Allah, so he who is on Pilgrimage to the house or performs ‘Umrah (- a visit to Ka’ba), there is no blame on him to perform Tawaf (- to run between) the two (eminences), and he who remains thoroughly dutiful and chooses to do good deeds spontaneously, the surely (he will find) Allah is Appreciative and rewards ever good deed done. Surely, Allah is All-Knowing.
I’ve already talked about the pagan origins of the Ka’ba and the Black Stone, but one of the things I sadly forgot to mention was how the Hajj also includes running between two small hills, the Safa and Marwa, seven times. This verse is the only time where this practice is mentioned, and it isn’t really elaborated on in the Quran.
The pagan origins of this practice aren’t something that can only be found through spending hours flipping through history books or scrolling on Google. It’s readily admitted in the hadiths that this practice stems from Arabian pagans. For example, Sahih Bukhari 4496 says:
Narrated `Asim bin Sulaiman:
I asked Anas bin Malik about Safa and Marwa. Anas replied, “We used to consider (i.e. going around) them a custom of the Pre-islamic period of Ignorance, so when Islam came, we gave up going around them. Then Allah revealed: “Verily, Safa and Marwa (i.e. two mountains at Mecca) are among the Symbols of Allah. So it is not harmful of those who perform the Hajj of the House (of Allah) or perform the Umra to ambulate (Tawaf) between them.”Stange how pagan customs were never absorbed into Judaism or Christianity by God. Why would Allah make a pagan custom something that is mandatory in Islam?
The reason for this has much to do with what I’ve mentioned in previous posts about the Hajj. It was all to gain a following. Muhammad knew that these customs were important to the people groups he knew. It wasn’t something they would give up easily. Thus, he simply absorbed them into Islam to make it more palatable for them.
Until next time,
M.J.
#Allah #Arabia #Bible #Blog #Christian #Christianity #faith #FlippinFatwaFriday #god #hadith #Hadiths #Hajj #history #Islam #jesus #KaBa #Marwa #Muhammad #Muslim #OpinionPeice #Paganism #Quran #Religion #Safa #Writing -
Glauben heißt Vertrauen, und im Vertrauen bezeugt sich die Wirklichkeit dessen, worauf wir hoffen. Das, was wir jetzt noch nicht sehen: im Vertrauen beweist es sich selbst.
Hebräer 11,1 (GNB)https://www.bibeltv.de/bibelthek/GNB/hebr-11-1
#bibeltv #bibelthek #bibel #bibelvers #gotteswort #glaube #gott #jesus #hoffnung #liebe #instadaily #motivation #lifestyle #inspiration #bible #god
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I wonder how the #Blessed #VirginMary felt when #Jesus brushed her off that one time saying "Who are my mother and brothers? People who obey me are my mother and brothers!" I mean, if they walked all the way from #Nazareth to Gadara or Gerasa or wherever he was preaching at that time, it had to have been important. #Luke 8:19-21 #bible #christ #christian #gospel #thoughts
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Blessed Feast of the Ascension to those who celebrate. Today the Western Church concludes the Easter celebrations by commemorating Christ Jesus’ ascent into the presence of the Father, completing the work of the Incarnation by bringing human nature into Heaven. A bookend to His conception, where God’s nature was brought to earth.
#Ascension #Jesus #Anglican #Episcopal #Catholic #church #iconography
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#Himmelfahrt. Schwer vorstellbar, was genau da eigentlich passiert ist. Und was wir heute feiern. Pfarrerin Mareike Blischke nimmt uns alle mit hinaus aufs Feld und lässt den Drachen steigen, dem #Himmel ganz nah!
#glaube #digitalekirche #jesus #gott #bibel #FediKirche -
Aber alle, die auf den Herrn vertrauen, bekommen immer wieder neue Kraft, es wachsen ihnen Flügel wie dem Adler. Sie gehen und werden nicht müde, sie laufen und brechen nicht zusammen.
Jesaja 40,31 (GNB)https://www.bibeltv.de/bibelthek/GNB/jes-40-31
#bibeltv #bibelthek #bibel #bibelvers #gotteswort #glaube #gott #jesus #hoffnung #liebe #instadaily #motivation #lifestyle #inspiration #bible #god
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“You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.”
(Psalm 139:13-14 (New Living Translation))https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20139%3A13-14&version=NLT
#Jesus #JesusChrist #Christ #Christian #Christianity #God #bible #bibleverse #bibleverses #bibleverseoftheday #holybible #holy
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Meine Gedanken zum #Feiertag #ChristiHimmelfahrt: #Jesus sitzt auf dem Thron zur Rechten Gottes. Er ist der Herr aller Herren. Noch regiert Satan als Fürst dieser Welt und stiftet Durcheinander und Lügen mit schlimmen Folgen.
Aber es ist noch #Gnadenzeit, und jeder darf Jesus als seinen #Retter und Herrn wählen.
Ich bin so froh, dass ich zu Ihm gehöre. Er gibt meinem Leben Richtung und Sinn, und hilft mir, für das #Gute einzustehen und es zu tun.
https://www.bibleserver.com/Ne%C3%9C/Apostelgeschichte1
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The Maranatha Empire
There is a prayer so holy that it should burn the tongue of every empire that tries to speak it.
#anabaptist #antiImperialTheology #breadAndCup #ChristianEthics #ChristianNationalism #ChristianWitness #Church #churchAndEmpire #comeLordJesus #cruciformFaith #Discipleship #domination #Empire #empireCritique #Faithfulness #FootWashing #Humility #Jesus #kingdomOfGod #LambOfGod #Maranatha #MaranathaEmpire #Nonviolence #peaceTheology #Peacemaking #Power #propheticChristianity #PropheticEssay #religiousPower #Revelation #SpiritualReflection #Theology
Maranatha.
Come, Lord.
It is the cry of the small church under pressure. The cry of the persecuted and the patient. The cry of those who have no armies to summon, no throne to defend, no voting bloc sufficient to save them, no market share large enough to secure their future. It is the cry of those who wait because they know they are not God.
But in every age, there are those who take this prayer of waiting and turn it into a banner of possession.
They say, “Come, Lord,” but what they mean is, “Give us control.”
They say, “Thy kingdom come,” but what they mean is, “Let our faction rule.”
They say, “Prepare the way of the Lord,” but what they build are prisons, borders, propaganda machines, religious celebrity platforms, and monuments to their own fear.
This is the Maranatha Empire.
It is not one nation only, though nations may become its servants. It is not one denomination only, though denominations may become its chapels. It is not merely Rome, nor Geneva, nor Washington, nor Moscow, nor any other city that has mistaken power for providence. The Maranatha Empire is the recurring temptation of the religious heart: to stop waiting for Christ and begin replacing him.
It begins quietly.
It begins with concern.
The world is dangerous. The children are vulnerable. The church is shrinking. The enemies are multiplying. The culture is changing. The old certainties are crumbling. The people are afraid.
Fear, when baptized, often calls itself faithfulness.
So the frightened church begins to reach for tools Jesus refused.
A throne.
A sword.
A spectacle.
A scapegoat.
A strongman.
A law that can accomplish what love has not yet persuaded.
A state that can enforce what the Spirit has not yet formed.
A leader who promises to defend Christ, as though Christ ever asked Peter to keep swinging after Gethsemane.
This is how the prayer becomes an empire.
The early church cried, “Come, Lord Jesus,” because it knew that Caesar was not Lord. The Maranatha Empire cries, “Come, Lord Jesus,” because it wants Caesar to become useful.
The early church broke bread in homes. The Maranatha Empire builds platforms and calls them altars.
The early church welcomed the stranger. The Maranatha Empire sees the stranger as a threat.
The early church died rather than kill. The Maranatha Empire kills and calls the dead collateral damage in the defense of righteousness.
The early church believed the Lamb had conquered. The Maranatha Empire keeps looking for a beast strong enough to protect the Lamb.
And there is the blasphemy.
Not that empire rejects Christ outright. That would be too honest. The Maranatha Empire does something more dangerous. It uses Christ as decoration for a power that is fundamentally afraid of the cross.
It sings of the Lamb while trusting the dragon.
It preaches resurrection while organizing itself around survival.
It displays the cross while despising weakness.
It quotes Jesus while ignoring the people Jesus told us to notice: the poor, the imprisoned, the hungry, the foreigner, the enemy, the child, the wounded man beside the road.
The Maranatha Empire is not built by atheists. It is built by believers who have lost patience with the way of Jesus.
For the way of Jesus is slow.
It is seed, yeast, salt, light.
It is foot-washing.
It is forgiveness seventy times seven.
It is refusing the shortcut of domination even when domination appears efficient.
It is telling Peter to put away the sword when everything in Peter’s body screams that this is the moment for holy violence.
It is standing before Pilate and saying, “My kingdom is not from this world,” not because the kingdom has nothing to do with the world, but because it does not come by the world’s methods.
The Maranatha Empire cannot tolerate this.
It cannot tolerate a Messiah who will not seize power.
It cannot tolerate a church that would rather be faithful than influential.
It cannot tolerate a people whose politics begin at the basin and towel.
It cannot tolerate enemy-love, because enemy-love ruins the machinery. Empire requires enemies. It needs them. It feeds on them. Without enemies, the crowd might look too closely at the throne.
So, the Maranatha Empire manufactures urgency.
There is no time to love.
No time to listen.
No time to discern.
No time for reconciliation.
No time for peacemaking.
No time to ask whether the means resemble the Christ we claim to serve.
The hour is late, they say. The danger is great. The stakes are too high. We must act now. We must take control now. We must win now.
And somewhere beneath all that urgency is a terrible confession:
They do not actually believe the Lord is coming.
Or, if he is coming, they do not trust him to arrive in the right way.
So they build him an empire to inherit.
But Christ does not inherit empires.
He judges them.
He walks in alleyways, not palaces. He asks whether the churches have kept their first love. He warns those who are rich and comfortable and self-satisfied that they may be poor, blind, and naked. He stands at the door and knocks, not because he has been defeated by secularism, but because religious people have locked him outside while holding meetings in his name.
The Maranatha Empire is always shocked when Jesus is found outside the gate.
Outside the camp.
Outside respectability.
Outside the approved narrative.
Outside the walls with the crucified, the excluded, the unclean, the inconvenient, and the condemned.
The empire expected him in the capital.
But he is with the refugees.
The empire expected him in the cathedral of victory.
But he is with the mother of the disappeared.
The empire expected him on the reviewing stand.
But he is washing feet in the basement.
The empire expected him to bless the troops.
But he is asking why his followers are still carrying swords.
This is why Maranatha must remain a dangerous prayer.
It must never be allowed to become a slogan for conquest. It must never be printed on the banners of those who are unwilling to be converted by the One they summon. To pray “Come, Lord” is not to invite divine endorsement of our projects. It is to invite judgment upon them.
Come, Lord, and judge our churches.
Come, Lord, and judge our flags.
Come, Lord, and judge our markets.
Come, Lord, and judge our weapons.
Come, Lord, and judge our sermons.
Come, Lord, and judge our secret hatreds.
Come, Lord, and judge the ways we have used your name to avoid your way.
This is the prayer empire cannot honestly pray.
Because if the Lord comes, the first thing to fall may not be our enemies.
It may be our idols.
The algorithm.
The nation.
The party.
The brand.
The gun.
The strongman.
The myth of innocence.
The lie that we can harm others for a righteous cause and remain untouched by the harm.
The Maranatha Empire teaches us to fear the collapse of Christian influence.
Jesus teaches us to fear gaining the world and losing our soul.
The Maranatha Empire asks, “How do we take back the culture?”
Jesus asks, “Can you drink the cup that I drink?”
The Maranatha Empire says, “Blessed are the winners.”
Jesus says, “Blessed are the meek.”
The Maranatha Empire says, “Blessed are the forceful, for they shall secure the future.”
Jesus says, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.”
And perhaps this is the word for us now:
The church does not need to become more powerful.
The church needs to become more faithful.
Not passive. Not silent. Not withdrawn into pious irrelevance. But faithful in the particular, cruciform, stubborn way of Jesus. Faithful enough to resist evil without becoming its mirror. Faithful enough to tell the truth without hatred. Faithful enough to protect the vulnerable without worshiping violence. Faithful enough to build communities of economic sharing, hospitality, forgiveness, courage, and joy. Faithful enough to be a people who can live without controlling the outcome.
That is the hard part.
Empire is attractive because it promises control.
Jesus offers communion.
Empire promises security.
Jesus offers peace.
Empire promises victory over enemies.
Jesus offers reconciliation that may begin with our repentance.
Empire promises to make us great.
Jesus invites us to become small enough to enter the kingdom.
So, let the Maranatha Empire fall.
Let it fall first in us.
Let it fall in every place where we have confused anxiety with zeal. Let it fall where we have preferred dominance to witness. Let it fall where we have wanted laws to do what discipleship would not. Let it fall where we have used the suffering of others as fuel for our own righteousness. Let it fall where we have asked Jesus to come only after we have arranged the throne to our liking.
And when it falls, may something older and more beautiful remain.
A table.
A basin.
A towel.
A loaf.
A cup.
A people gathered without illusion, without empire, without the need to be impressive, whispering the ancient prayer not as conquerors but as witnesses:
Maranatha.
Come, Lord Jesus.
Come not to crown our domination, but to free us from it.
Come not to baptize our fear, but to cast it out.
Come not to make our empire holy, but to teach us again that your kingdom comes like a seed, like yeast, like mercy, like a Lamb who was slain and yet lives.
And until you come, make us faithful.
Not imperial.
Not triumphant.
Not afraid.
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Humility heals a hardened heart.
Jesus said, "Listen to this; a sower went out to sow. And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the side of the road, and the birds came and devoured them up." (Matthew 13:3-4)
My eureka thought for the day, is that to understand someone means to grasp their logic. If I can follow someone's thought process, I can at least see why it's supported, even if I can't adopt that logic for myself right away.
The parable of the sower is the mother of all parables. Jesus shows us a parallel in nature to explain to us why we were created, and what our purpose is.
"When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the wicked one comes, and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the side of the road." (Matthew 13:19)
"The Sower plants the Word." In Greek, the "Logos" is not just any word. It's the logic of life. The Lord made us alive and He wants us to stay that way.
Jesus said, in quoting Psalm 82, "Does it not say 'you are gods,' to whom the word of God came? And the Scripture cannot be broken."
God shows us that He has already planted truth in us that has the power to transform us into eternal children of God. A good seed planted into good ground grows a beneficial plant; beneficial to the earth, beneficial to the plant itself, and beneficial to the grower. That tiny seed is our God-given conscience.
The word of God cultivates our conscience. It tames our spirit and our tongue the way Johnny Appleseed transformed the American frontier into a field of food. It transforms our hearts in the same way we train a dog to be a loyal member of our family. ([John 7:37-38, Psalm 119:9-16](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%207%3A37-38%2C%20Psalm%20119%3A9-16&version=NKJV))
The parable of the Sower explains things that can go wrong in our thinking, that could hinder us from becoming children of God.
Jesus explains that the Sower is the Son of Man, and the seed is the Word of God. We build the Kingdom of God within us, when we fill ourselves and each other with God's eternal logic.
First, Jesus mentions the seed being scattered by the side of the road. The road represents the hard-hearted way of the world. It's a conscience seared shut. ([Matthew 7:13-14, Proverbs 14:12](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%207%3A13-14%2C%20Proverbs%2014%3A12&version=NKJV))
If we're indoctrinated against our conscience by the world, our hearts will be hardened against God's attempts to teach us greater love. The Old Testament often refers to people as hard-hearted. That's what happens to us when we accept the world's way of thinking. We work to be a bigger fish, or carry a bigger hammer, or just toughen up to make it through this life. Everything is a competition. ([Exodus 7:14, Deuteronomy 15:7-8, Matthew 19:8-9, Mark 3:1-5](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%207%3A14%2C%20Deuteronomy%2015%3A7-8%2C%20Matthew%2019%3A8-9%2C%20Mark%203%3A1-5&version=NKJV))
God's promises are for the meek. Isaiah 51:12-23 says, "I am going to put the cup of My fury in the hand of them that afflict you, those who said, 'Lay down here so we can walk over you,' and you laid yourself in the ground as the street for them to walk over."
If you have vengeance in your heart today, you're thinking, "what else can I do in this dog-eat-dog world besides try to be a bigger dog? Wait on the Lord, and let Him prove that He's good to His word. ([Psalm 34:8, 1 Peter 4:19](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2034%3A8%2C%201%20Peter%204%3A19&version=NKJV))
More than once, I've cried desperately to God and asked "why?" in the face of suffering. He's been faithful to see me through those times. But has it ever helped to shake my fist at the sky and question if God will really deliver? Not really. The people of Israel in the wilderness continually complained, "Is the Lord with us or not?" ([Exodus 17:7, Psalm 95:7-11, Matthew 4:7](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2017%3A7%2C%20Psalm%2095%3A7-11%2C%20Matthew%204%3A7&version=NKJV))
God isn't offended with our emotions when things aren't right. Still, accusing Him of doing nothing, when things don't go our way is offensive to Him. When we find ourselves in a trial, or a spiritual waiting room, our obedience is necessary to reap the benefits of good behavior. The Lord deserves our love, trust, and loyalty.Instead of trying to get our own way in our timing, what if we put our situation in God's hands? I encourage you to respond to the struggles of life the way the Bible says to, and watch what happens. God wants to show you His love for you, and soften your heart. ([Deuteronomy 32:35, Luke 18:1-8](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2032%3A35%2C%20Luke%2018%3A1-8&version=NKJV))
Word to the wise; this is not an experiment for the impatient. Do you want to see God's best for your life? Acting on God's word is a faith-building exercise for those who will choose to patiently, thankfully receive what God has promised.
(James 1:21)
"Receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls."(Galatians 6:9)
"And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart."(Luke 21:19)
"By your patience possess your souls."Our Father in heaven,
Thank You for Your eternal truths that make us one with You. Awaken our hearts to seek You earnestly. Show us the ancient paths Your prophets of old took to be near You. Guide us into Your presence and teach us how to love as you love, and forgive as we've been forgiven. Make us worthy of Your Son, so we will not be ashamed at His return. In Jesus' name, Amen.#Christian #Christianity #Jesus #Bible #Messiah #JesusChrist #Gospel
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Did scholars argue for 100+ years that Paul invented a new religion, separate from Jesus?
David Wenham disagrees. In "Did St Paul Get Jesus Right?", he compares Paul’s letters to the Gospels, finding the same core: Grace, the Cross, and the Kingdom.
