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331. EPHESIANS 4:25-32. ENCOURAGEMENTS TO LIVE AS A In this final part of Ephesians 4 we find that God, through Paul, gave instructions designed to help believers to “love our neighbours as ourselves.” He reminds his readers that “we are members of one another” in the body of Christ! He also gives a number of prohibitive commandments to encourage them not to hurt 292. “LET US PRAY!” A COMPILATION OF PRAYERS BASED ON Memories may fade but I seem to recall Sunday nights as a child in Gympie in Queensland hearing a radio programme on station 4GY of the famous Bishop Fulton Sheen of the USA that began with the words of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. They were these, “More things are 380. REFLECTING ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN INTRODUCTION The Anglican Church at All Saints Booval recently celebrated 125 years of ministry in the Booval to Redbank area between Ipswich and Brisbane in Queensland. In the 1950's and 1960's there was a significant move of the Holy Spirit which meant that many young people and families went from the parish into missionary or 298. A COMPILATION OF PRAYERS BASED ON EPHESIANS … 298. A COMPILATION OF PRAYERS BASED ON EPHESIANS CHAPTER 2. Posted on October 21, 2018 by Jim Holbeck. In a series of recent articles I have looked at successive passages from Chapter 2 of the Epistle to the Ephesians and recorded some notes on those passages. I also composed the following prayers that were an attempt to pray back to God what 034. OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS 1:15-23 A). HOW PAUL PRAYED. 1.) With Thanksgiving. Ephesians 1:15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints. (“Saints = hoi hagioi- the separated ones, believers). “Love” is agapē, used for God’s love for us and of His love shed abroad through us Romans 5:5. 2). Regularly And 300. AN OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS CHAPTER 3. THE “MYSTERY” OF The mystery is that God wants to bring unity, cosmic unity, to His universe through Christ. It is very helpful to see how he used the word in this chapter 3 of Ephesians. In fact, the chapter could be built around the following outline, based on the word “mystery.”1].
229. REPENTANCE IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION. THE MESSAGE FOR The book begins with these words, Rev 1:1 “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is theone who
040. A PRAYER BASED ON JOHN 15:5-7. RECEIVING THROUGH Recently I was preaching on John 15:5-7 and decided to finish the sermon with a prayer based on verse 7. In the sermon I mentioned that Christian living and Christian ministry are both based on relationship. Our relationship with God through Jesus Christ. In John 15 Jesus told His disciples that they needed to abide in 033. OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS CHAPTER 1:1-14 033. Outline of Ephesians Chapter 1:1-14. (These outlines were prepared for teaching groups and are suitable for Group Bible Studies and personal Bible Study. They are offered in the hope that they can help busy people get the “over-all message” of blocks of scripture. They are attempts to “rightly divide the word oftruth”.
139. AN OUTLINE OF PSALM 139. THE CHARACTER OF THE GOD WHO In this 139th article it would be a shame not to say something about that magnificent Psalm 139. In seminars in the past when we have taught on the Psalm, a lot of deep healing has taken place. The truths it contains are powerful and indeed life-changing. We will do a quickoutline of the
331. EPHESIANS 4:25-32. ENCOURAGEMENTS TO LIVE AS A In this final part of Ephesians 4 we find that God, through Paul, gave instructions designed to help believers to “love our neighbours as ourselves.” He reminds his readers that “we are members of one another” in the body of Christ! He also gives a number of prohibitive commandments to encourage them not to hurt 292. “LET US PRAY!” A COMPILATION OF PRAYERS BASED ON Memories may fade but I seem to recall Sunday nights as a child in Gympie in Queensland hearing a radio programme on station 4GY of the famous Bishop Fulton Sheen of the USA that began with the words of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. They were these, “More things are 380. REFLECTING ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN INTRODUCTION The Anglican Church at All Saints Booval recently celebrated 125 years of ministry in the Booval to Redbank area between Ipswich and Brisbane in Queensland. In the 1950's and 1960's there was a significant move of the Holy Spirit which meant that many young people and families went from the parish into missionary or 298. A COMPILATION OF PRAYERS BASED ON EPHESIANS … 298. A COMPILATION OF PRAYERS BASED ON EPHESIANS CHAPTER 2. Posted on October 21, 2018 by Jim Holbeck. In a series of recent articles I have looked at successive passages from Chapter 2 of the Epistle to the Ephesians and recorded some notes on those passages. I also composed the following prayers that were an attempt to pray back to God what 034. OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS 1:15-23 A). HOW PAUL PRAYED. 1.) With Thanksgiving. Ephesians 1:15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints. (“Saints = hoi hagioi- the separated ones, believers). “Love” is agapē, used for God’s love for us and of His love shed abroad through us Romans 5:5. 2). Regularly And 300. AN OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS CHAPTER 3. THE “MYSTERY” OF The mystery is that God wants to bring unity, cosmic unity, to His universe through Christ. It is very helpful to see how he used the word in this chapter 3 of Ephesians. In fact, the chapter could be built around the following outline, based on the word “mystery.”1].
229. REPENTANCE IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION. THE MESSAGE FOR The book begins with these words, Rev 1:1 “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is theone who
040. A PRAYER BASED ON JOHN 15:5-7. RECEIVING THROUGH Recently I was preaching on John 15:5-7 and decided to finish the sermon with a prayer based on verse 7. In the sermon I mentioned that Christian living and Christian ministry are both based on relationship. Our relationship with God through Jesus Christ. In John 15 Jesus told His disciples that they needed to abide in 033. OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS CHAPTER 1:1-14 033. Outline of Ephesians Chapter 1:1-14. (These outlines were prepared for teaching groups and are suitable for Group Bible Studies and personal Bible Study. They are offered in the hope that they can help busy people get the “over-all message” of blocks of scripture. They are attempts to “rightly divide the word oftruth”.
HOLBECK | REFLECTIONS ON LIFE IN GENERAL AND ON HEALING IN The story of Jim and Carole Holbeck written by Jim. I didn’t realise on New Year’s Eve 1958 when I surrendered my life to Christ in the flat I was holidaying in, in Boundary Street, Coolangatta that All Saints Booval would play such a large part in my life in the future. Vicar Ware. FAITH | HOLBECK | PAGE 13 Posts about faith written by Jim Holbeck. No 234. What the New Testament really says about same sex relationships in 1 Corinthians6:9-10.
PRAYER | HOLBECK | PAGE 15 This is the 7th in the list of the nine characteristics of the fruit of the Spirit in Gal 5:22-23. We look first of all at what Faithfulness is not, before seeing what it really is. 035. OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS CHAPTER 2 035. Outline Of Ephesians Chapter 2. In Ephesians chapter 2 we see God’s grace in action towards the Gentiles. In Section (A) from verses 1 to 3 Paul gives the description of their life before they became committed to Christ. In Section (B) from verses 4 to 10 he shows the difference in their new status as a result of their beingunited
108. FORGIVENESS. GOD CASTS OUR SINS BEHIND HIS BACK 108. Forgiveness. God Casts Our Sins Behind His Back. Isaiah 38:17. Posted on January 22, 2013 by Jim Holbeck. George was suffering from a deep sense of guilt. He had hurt a lot of people during his life. But he had repented of all he had done and had asked God for forgiveness. He had also contacted many of the people he had offended and asked 039. OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS 3:14-21. PAUL’S PRAYER FOR THE We summarise the remainder of Ephesians chapter 3 in the following way. There are Notes on individual verses below the Outline and a set of Questions for when the material is used in groups. A). HOW PAUL PRAYED. Verses 14-15. 1). Earnestly. Eph 3:14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, (See Note 051. A PRAYER BASED ON ROMANS 12:1-2. TOTAL COMMITMENT 051. A Prayer Based On Romans 12:1-2. Total Commitment. Romans 12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may 212. EXAMPLES OF FORGIVENESS IN ACTION IN THE NEW The Death Of Jesus: The Death Of Stephen: Lk 23:46 Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Acts 7:59 And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Lk 23:34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Acts 7:60. 199. “ABIDING IN THE LOVE OF JESUS.” ADAPTED FROM A SERMON John 15:9-10, “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.” We might well ask, “What is love?” We consider a coupleof incidents
033. OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS CHAPTER 1:1-14 033. Outline of Ephesians Chapter 1:1-14. (These outlines were prepared for teaching groups and are suitable for Group Bible Studies and personal Bible Study. They are offered in the hope that they can help busy people get the “over-all message” of blocks of scripture. They are attempts to “rightly divide the word oftruth”.
HOLBECK | REFLECTIONS ON LIFE IN GENERAL AND ON HEALING IN The story of Jim and Carole Holbeck written by Jim. I didn’t realise on New Year’s Eve 1958 when I surrendered my life to Christ in the flat I was holidaying in, in Boundary Street, Coolangatta that All Saints Booval would play such a large part in my life in the future. Vicar Ware. 139. AN OUTLINE OF PSALM 139. THE CHARACTER OF THE GOD WHO In this 139th article it would be a shame not to say something about that magnificent Psalm 139. In seminars in the past when we have taught on the Psalm, a lot of deep healing has taken place. The truths it contains are powerful and indeed life-changing. We will do a quickoutline of the
034. OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS 1:15-23 A). HOW PAUL PRAYED. 1.) With Thanksgiving. Ephesians 1:15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints. (“Saints = hoi hagioi- the separated ones, believers). “Love” is agapē, used for God’s love for us and of His love shed abroad through us Romans 5:5. 2). Regularly And 298. A COMPILATION OF PRAYERS BASED ON EPHESIANS … 298. A COMPILATION OF PRAYERS BASED ON EPHESIANS CHAPTER 2. Posted on October 21, 2018 by Jim Holbeck. In a series of recent articles I have looked at successive passages from Chapter 2 of the Epistle to the Ephesians and recorded some notes on those passages. I also composed the following prayers that were an attempt to pray back to God what 300. AN OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS CHAPTER 3. THE “MYSTERY” OF The mystery is that God wants to bring unity, cosmic unity, to His universe through Christ. It is very helpful to see how he used the word in this chapter 3 of Ephesians. In fact, the chapter could be built around the following outline, based on the word “mystery.”1].
292. “LET US PRAY!” A COMPILATION OF PRAYERS BASED ON Memories may fade but I seem to recall Sunday nights as a child in Gympie in Queensland hearing a radio programme on station 4GY of the famous Bishop Fulton Sheen of the USA that began with the words of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. They were these, “More things are 229. REPENTANCE IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION. THE MESSAGE FOR The book begins with these words, Rev 1:1 “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is theone who
197. “FAITHFULNESS.”ADAPTED FROM A SERMON ON THE FRUIT OF Some Thoughts On Prayer. 1 John 5:14-15 →. 197. “FAITHFULNESS.”Adapted From A Sermon On The Fruit Of The Spirit. Galatians 5:22-23. This is the 7 th in the list of the nine characteristics of the fruit of the Spirit in Gal 5:22-23. We lookfirst of all
040. A PRAYER BASED ON JOHN 15:5-7. RECEIVING THROUGH Recently I was preaching on John 15:5-7 and decided to finish the sermon with a prayer based on verse 7. In the sermon I mentioned that Christian living and Christian ministry are both based on relationship. Our relationship with God through Jesus Christ. In John 15 Jesus told His disciples that they needed to abide in 033. OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS CHAPTER 1:1-14 033. Outline of Ephesians Chapter 1:1-14. (These outlines were prepared for teaching groups and are suitable for Group Bible Studies and personal Bible Study. They are offered in the hope that they can help busy people get the “over-all message” of blocks of scripture. They are attempts to “rightly divide the word oftruth”.
HOLBECK | REFLECTIONS ON LIFE IN GENERAL AND ON HEALING IN The story of Jim and Carole Holbeck written by Jim. I didn’t realise on New Year’s Eve 1958 when I surrendered my life to Christ in the flat I was holidaying in, in Boundary Street, Coolangatta that All Saints Booval would play such a large part in my life in the future. Vicar Ware. 139. AN OUTLINE OF PSALM 139. THE CHARACTER OF THE GOD WHO In this 139th article it would be a shame not to say something about that magnificent Psalm 139. In seminars in the past when we have taught on the Psalm, a lot of deep healing has taken place. The truths it contains are powerful and indeed life-changing. We will do a quickoutline of the
034. OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS 1:15-23 A). HOW PAUL PRAYED. 1.) With Thanksgiving. Ephesians 1:15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints. (“Saints = hoi hagioi- the separated ones, believers). “Love” is agapē, used for God’s love for us and of His love shed abroad through us Romans 5:5. 2). Regularly And 298. A COMPILATION OF PRAYERS BASED ON EPHESIANS … 298. A COMPILATION OF PRAYERS BASED ON EPHESIANS CHAPTER 2. Posted on October 21, 2018 by Jim Holbeck. In a series of recent articles I have looked at successive passages from Chapter 2 of the Epistle to the Ephesians and recorded some notes on those passages. I also composed the following prayers that were an attempt to pray back to God what 300. AN OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS CHAPTER 3. THE “MYSTERY” OF The mystery is that God wants to bring unity, cosmic unity, to His universe through Christ. It is very helpful to see how he used the word in this chapter 3 of Ephesians. In fact, the chapter could be built around the following outline, based on the word “mystery.”1].
292. “LET US PRAY!” A COMPILATION OF PRAYERS BASED ON Memories may fade but I seem to recall Sunday nights as a child in Gympie in Queensland hearing a radio programme on station 4GY of the famous Bishop Fulton Sheen of the USA that began with the words of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. They were these, “More things are 229. REPENTANCE IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION. THE MESSAGE FOR The book begins with these words, Rev 1:1 “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is theone who
197. “FAITHFULNESS.”ADAPTED FROM A SERMON ON THE FRUIT OF Some Thoughts On Prayer. 1 John 5:14-15 →. 197. “FAITHFULNESS.”Adapted From A Sermon On The Fruit Of The Spirit. Galatians 5:22-23. This is the 7 th in the list of the nine characteristics of the fruit of the Spirit in Gal 5:22-23. We lookfirst of all
040. A PRAYER BASED ON JOHN 15:5-7. RECEIVING THROUGH Recently I was preaching on John 15:5-7 and decided to finish the sermon with a prayer based on verse 7. In the sermon I mentioned that Christian living and Christian ministry are both based on relationship. Our relationship with God through Jesus Christ. In John 15 Jesus told His disciples that they needed to abide in 033. OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS CHAPTER 1:1-14 033. Outline of Ephesians Chapter 1:1-14. (These outlines were prepared for teaching groups and are suitable for Group Bible Studies and personal Bible Study. They are offered in the hope that they can help busy people get the “over-all message” of blocks of scripture. They are attempts to “rightly divide the word oftruth”.
HOLBECK | REFLECTIONS ON LIFE IN GENERAL AND ON HEALING IN The story of Jim and Carole Holbeck written by Jim. I didn’t realise on New Year’s Eve 1958 when I surrendered my life to Christ in the flat I was holidaying in, in Boundary Street, Coolangatta that All Saints Booval would play such a large part in my life in the future. Vicar Ware. 380. REFLECTING ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN INTRODUCTION The Anglican Church at All Saints Booval recently celebrated 125 years of ministry in the Booval to Redbank area between Ipswich and Brisbane in Queensland. In the 1950's and 1960's there was a significant move of the Holy Spirit which meant that many young people and families went from the parish into missionary or FAITH | HOLBECK | PAGE 13 Posts about faith written by Jim Holbeck. No 234. What the New Testament really says about same sex relationships in 1 Corinthians6:9-10.
PRAYER | HOLBECK | PAGE 15 This is the 7th in the list of the nine characteristics of the fruit of the Spirit in Gal 5:22-23. We look first of all at what Faithfulness is not, before seeing what it really is. 035. OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS CHAPTER 2 035. Outline Of Ephesians Chapter 2. In Ephesians chapter 2 we see God’s grace in action towards the Gentiles. In Section (A) from verses 1 to 3 Paul gives the description of their life before they became committed to Christ. In Section (B) from verses 4 to 10 he shows the difference in their new status as a result of their beingunited
051. A PRAYER BASED ON ROMANS 12:1-2. TOTAL COMMITMENT 051. A Prayer Based On Romans 12:1-2. Total Commitment. Romans 12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may 141. THE GOD WHO IS PRESENT EVERYWHERE. PSALM 139:7-12 141. The God Who Is Present Everywhere. Psalm 139:7-12. Series No.3 of 7. Posted on February 14, 2014 by Jim Holbeck. In this series on Psalm 139 we come to the second of the attributes of God that David deals with in this Psalm. The first attribute we looked at in the previous article described in verses 1 to 6 was God’s Omniscience, the 045. OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS 5:21-33. MUTUAL SUBMISSION IN It is at this point from verse 21 onwards that Paul spells out in detail what that mutual submission to one another looks like in practice. He outlines the submission required in the major groupings in the body of Christ. (5:22-24 Wives to husbands.) (5:25-33 Husbands to wives.) (6:1-3 Children to parents). (6:4 Fathers to children).(6:5-8
212. EXAMPLES OF FORGIVENESS IN ACTION IN THE NEW The Death Of Jesus: The Death Of Stephen: Lk 23:46 Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Acts 7:59 And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Lk 23:34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Acts 7:60. 143. A PRAYER OF OPENNESS TO GOD. PSALM 139:23-24. SERIES That was the way one person put it. She had prayed the prayer of openness to God in Psalm 139:23-24, asking God to search her life. She wanted Him to show her things that He saw as needing attention. The prayer was answered. She later reflected on what had happened.HOLBECK
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322. SOLVING SOME OF RUGBY UNION’S PROBLEMS. A VIEW FROM ANELDERLY FAN.
Posted on August 13, 2019by Jim Holbeck
MY BLOGSITE IS LISTED AS BEING _“REFLECTIONS ON LIFE IN GENERAL AND ON HEALING IN PARTICULAR.” _BUT THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM USUAL IN THAT I AM WRITING ABOUT SPORT AND ABOUT USING PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO ENSURE MORE HEALING TAKES PLACE IN SPORT. Does Rugby Union have a problem? Yes, it has one that comes from their attempt to make the game safer for its players. But perhaps inadvertently it has made the situation worse. As I was watching the second Bledisloe test between New Zealand and Australia being played in Perth recently I was saddened when one of the All Black {NZ} players received a red card and was sent off for an alleged high tackle. It meant that the remainder of the game boiled down to a contest between 15 and 14 players. That is never fair when the contest is between some of the toughest and the most highly skilled players onthe planet.
I saw two problems that needed to be addressed. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE ONE TO DO WITH CROWD SUPPORT. As an Australian rugby fan I don’t always feel sorry for New Zealand teams when they lose. But on this occasion I felt disappointed for the hundreds of New Zealanders had travelled all the way to Perth to support their beloved national team but just before half time, the game was virtually over, as one of their players was ordered from the field. Only a very determined All Blacks outfit kept the score to a “respectable” level. I thought of similar games when players were sent off for ten minute periods for yellow card offences, and for the rest of the game for more serious red card offences. Games in which this happens lose their purpose and meaning. The purpose of a test match between two nations is to have a competition where the best players of each nation seek to have a victory over the same number of players of the other nation by using superior skill-sets, better kicking, attacking and defending skills and often a more clever use of power. The fans are best served by having full number of players on the field throughout the match. Otherwise it becomes an uneven and ultimately disappointing contest for the fans. If these send-offs are to continue to happen, then the support base for the game could seriously diminish. It could ultimately result in a loss of interest for young people in playing the game, and crippling financial losses as well. THE SECOND PROBLEM HAS TO DEAL WITH THE SAFETY OF THE PLAYERS. Teams are chosen to represent the best team to overcome and defeat the opposition. That means there must be an equal number of players on the field at all times. Not only that but the safety of the players must be paramount. That is why in world Rugby there has been a determined attempt to prevent or minimise head injuries of attacking players in tackles made by defending players. There are in place difficult criteria that seek to determine whether the tackle was lawful or unlawful and also whether the alleged illegal tackle was intentional or not. Those details are virtually impossible to ascertain in the moments following the tackle. And how can you determine the intention of any tackler anyway? There must be a better way. Here are some of my suggestions to help save Rugby as a sporting andsafer spectacle.
A]. INTENTION CANNOT BE PROVEN. So scrap that part of the equation in determining the penalty for a perceived illegal tackle during a game. Consider these alternatives! When a tackler makes what appears to be a shoulder charge and/or contact with the head of the ballcarrier, then the following procedures should be put in place. * Both the tackler and the person tackled be forced to leave the field of play and the latter be examined for any symptoms of head injury. Reserves are brought on immediately to replace these 2 players to maintain a 15 a side contest. * If the tackled player is deemed to be free of any head injury and is medically allowed to return to the field of play then that can happen. However the alleged illegal tackler has to remain on the reserve bench and can only be used as the final replacement later in the game if that is necessary. * If the person who was tackled is unable to return to the field of play because a head injury is deemed to have occurred, then the tackler can play no further part in the game. * Reviews of the incident can be assessed more seriously and more leisurely following the game and any further penalties can be brought to bear on the alleged illegal tackler. B]. ADVANTAGES OF THE ABOVE PROCESS * IT MAINTAINS AN EVEN CONTEST BETWEEN TWO 15 A SIDE TEAMS FOR THEENTIRE MATCH.
* IT AVOIDS THE DANGER THAT COME FROM HAVING UNDERMANNED TEAMS PHYSICALLY PUTTING THEMSELVES AT RISK IN SEEKING TO OVERCOME THEIR DEFICIT IN PLAYER STRENGTH AND NUMBERS. * IT AVOIDS THE NEEDLESS STOPPAGES IN PLAY AS ENDLESS REPLAYS OF SUCH INCIDENTS ARE PLAYED ON THE GROUND BIG SCREENS. FANS COME TO SEE ACTION FOOTBALL, NOT SEVERAL REPLAYS OF THE SAME INCIDENT AS THE PLAYERS COOL DOWN WAITING FOR SOME DECISION TO BE MADE AS TO THE LEGALITY OR OTHERWISE OF A TACKLE. * IT AVOIDS THE INCREASING ANGER OF SUPPORTERS WHEN THEY BEGIN TO REALISE THE SEVERITY AND DANGER OF A DISPUTED TACKLE AFTER WATCHINGSEVERAL REPLAYS.
* IT OBVIATES THE NEED TO FORM A FAIR JUDGMENT DURING THE DURATION OF A MATCH, ON THE INTENTIONALITY OR OTHERWISE OF ANY TACKLER. * LONGER TIMES TO CONDUCT REVIEWS OF DISPUTED TACKLES SHOULD RESULT IN FAIRER OUTCOMES FOR BOTH THE TACKLER AND THE PLAYER TACKLED. * IT AVOIDS THE DIFFICULTY FOR REFEREES IN HAVING TO MAKE-ON-THE SPOT DECISIONS REGARDING THE INTENTIONALITY OF THE TACKLER, THE SEVERITY OF THE TACKLE AND THE APPROPRIATE PENALTY TO BE APPLIED. So there is my contribution to saving Rugby Union as a sport. The rules are simple and could be applied almost immediately. Almost before the World Cup in a few weeks time! It offers a real duty of care for the team supporters so they get value for the money they have spent in following their team to often distant lands. It also offers duty of care for players in having evenly numbered teams contesting for success. It offers a fairer assessment of intentionality and an easier way of ensuring players are immediately protected in disputed tackles. It should also help reduce the number of illegal tackles in games as selectors would be loth to pick players who infringe regularly whenthey play.
At a time when many former players of contact sports such as Rugby Union, Rugby League and American Football have been diagnosed as suffering from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy from repeated head injuries, these suggestions above could make a difference. There is nothing more excruciating than seeing a player who had received an obvious blow to the head in a tackle get up, shake his head, stagger a bit and then keep on playing. Real duty of care demands that any blow to the head should be taken seriously and immediate assessment for damage take place. My humble suggestions above attempt to go some distance in making that provision. BLOG NO.322. SOLVING SOME OF RUGBY UNION’S PROBLEMS. A VIEW FROM AN ELDERLY FAN. POSTED ON TUESDAY 13THAUGUST 2019 Posted in Forgiveness, SPORT
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321. GOD WANTS ALL HIS PEOPLE TO BE FILLED WITH HIS PRESENCE. AND HE HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE. HE TELLS US HOW IN EPHESIANS 4:7-16. Posted on August 11, 2019by Jim Holbeck
(PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME GREEK NEW TESTAMENT WORDS ARE ALSO USED IN THESE ARTICLES AS A HELP TO MANY READERS OF THESE BLOGS WHO LIVE IN GREECE AND IN OTHER GREEK SPEAKING AREAS.) In this passage Paul shows that God has given all His people His grace . He has also given them ‘graced’ people to help them work together to fulfil His purpose of filling them with His presence _Eph 4:7. ‘But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8. Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.” 9. (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? 10. He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)’ _ WHAT DID CHRIST GIVE?_4:7. _HE GAVE GRACE TO ALL BELIEVERS. We need to remember that grace is used in at least 2 ways in the New Testament. It can mean “God’s unmerited favour” which stresses His love towards all His people. As believers they are all equally accepted in His sight. But grace is also used to denote God’s enabling. That is seen in 2 Cor 12:9 where Paul records that he had asked the Lord for relief from a stressful situation. However, he writes that the Lord answered his request in this manner, _‘But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.’ _God graces His people not only with His favour but also with His resources to cope in difficult situations. It is interesting to note that when Paul writes that grace was “given,” the word for “given” is from the Greek word . It is the word used in the most famous verse in the Bible, John 3:16, _“For God so loved the world that He gaveHis only Son …”. _Any gift from God stems from His love for His people and is a mark of His amazing grace to them. But Paul adds to that in the same verse where he writes that this grace was given ’according to the measure of Christ’s gift’ where “gift” is . This word emphasises the gratuitous character of the gift. His gifts cannot be earned or dserved. They are always a free gift stemming from His grace and love. _ _WHEN DID JESUS GIVE THIS GRACE?AFTER HIS DEATH, RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION. At Pentecost when He poured out the Holy Spirit on all His followers at that time. As Peter explained in Acts 2:38, “_Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.” _As Eph 4:8 describes _“When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.” _Again the word for ‘gave’ is the word we sawabove, _ _
WHAT WAS THE CONTENT OF HIS GRACE? HE GAVE PEOPLE TO HELP FULFIL HIS PURPOSES. VERSE _11.“And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers.” _ * CHRIST GAVE APOSTLES. From It can mean someone who is sent, such as a messenger, a delegate, an ambassador. Christ chose the original 12 apostles but there were others known as apostles in the New Testament, including St Paul. Opinions vary as to whether there are apostles in the church today. If they do exist, they certainly would not have the same authority as the12 chosen by Jesus.
* Even in New Testament times there were false apostles. Paul wrote of such people in 2Cor 11:13,_ “For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.” _John recorded the words of the risen Christ to the church in Ephesus, commending their ability to recognise false prophets, _“‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false.” Rev 2:2. _ * CHRIST GAVE PROPHETS. It seems that the main function of prophets was to declare the will and the word of God for the people of God in various generations. It was like getting God’s perspective on situations or foretelling the predicted future if a present course of action was to be followed. Again it is debated whether prophets exist as an office in the church today to exercise this same function. However it has to be remembered that all believers are meant to be open to the Spirit of God to be used in prophecy. Paul expressed his desire that all believers prophesy in 1 Cor 14:5, “_Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up.” _ Paul understood that prophecy needed to be tested. In 1 Thessalonians he urged his readers thus, _1Th 5:19 “Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt 21 but test them all; hold on to what is good, 22 reject every kind of evil.” _ Jesus had warned against false prophets who could deceive believers, in Mat 7:15, 24:11, 24, Mark 13:22 whilst Peter and John also did so, Peter in 2Pe 2:1 “_But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you” _and John in1Jn 4:1 _“Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” _All prophecy has to be tested by the word of God. If it can’t proved to fit in with Biblical principles, then it is not true prophecy. Sam Storms recently gave this wise counsel in his blogsite on _Revelation 2:20, “Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.” _He warned, _“Some of you may be unaware of how mesmerizing and enticing the prospect of supernatural activity can be. When one witnesses what one believes is a genuine supernatural or miraculous event, otherwise normal theological defense mechanisms often fail to operate. Discernment is cast aside, lest it be viewed as a critical spirit or the response of a cynic. No one wants to be perceived as stiff-necked and resistant to the voice of God or the manifestation of his power. So, it is hard for some to resist and challenge the “ministry” of a recognized (or “alleged”) prophet in the church. … The “spirit” of “Jezebel” was not unique to the church in Thyatira. It is alive and well in the body of Christ today.” _ Having had to minister to many folk over the years who had received damaging “prophecies” and having also been the recipient of a few doubtful “prophecies,” this is very wise counsel indeed! Prophecies are meant to build people up, not to shame people or to have condemnation and judgment poured out on them. As Paul wrote in 1 Cor 14:3, “_On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation”._ * CHRIST GAVE EVANGELISTS. “Evangelist” is It is made up of two words and So an “evangelist” is one who shares good news It was a role in the early church, but all believers were meant to share the gospel. It has always been part of the Great Commission for the people of God, _“And He said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.”’ Mark 16:15. _ Paul gave his reasons why he preached the gospel, “_That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.” Rom 1:15-16. _There was nothing to be ashamed about in the gospel message. In fact it could bring salvation to all those who heard it and responded to it. Every believer should be willing to share the good news about Jesus, for as He Himself said, “_The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45. _If one’s heart is filled with love for Jesus, then from that fulness, one’s heart will speak of Him toothers.
* CHRIST GAVE SHEPHERDS AND TEACHERS. Some have taken these two terms as indicating the one role in ministry calling them “pastor-teachers.” It is helpful to look at them separately. In practice it often happens that if a gifted teacher lacks love, compassion or empathy towards those he or she is teaching, then believers may be tempted to drift to a more caring environment where the pastoral aspect of the ministry appears to be more evident. People want to be cared for, as well as well taught. “SHEPHERDS” is derived from a similar word “Walk” is meaning to walk around or to conduct one’s life. It is the basis of our English word‘peripatetic.’
3.] “Worthy”. . This adverb can mean “as becomes” or “as befits” or “suitably”. If God has called us in His grace then it is befitting that we live in such a way that demonstrates that we are worthy of His grace. An English derivative “axiomatic” meaning ‘self-evident’ conveys much thesame meaning.
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319. THE GOD WHO CAN DO MORE THAN WE ASK OR IMAGINE. EPHESIANS3:20-21.
Posted on July 14, 2019by Jim Holbeck
Is anything too hard for God? It is a question that often comes to our minds when we are faced with seemingly impossible situations. It was a question asked very early in human history. It was verbalised by the Lord Himself when Sarah laughed to herself at the prospect that she would have a child with Abraham when they were both old, even though God had promised that was to happen. We read, _“The LORD said to Abraham, ‘Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.” _Obviously in the sight of the Lord, nothing was impossible for Him to accomplish according to His plan andpurpose.
Jeremiah the prophet later affirmed the power of God to do whatever He wished, as he prayed to the Lord, _“Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.” Jer 32:17. _He recognised that YHWH was a God of ultimate power and a God of perfect righteousness. The Lord responded to Jeremiah saying, _“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me?” Jer32:27. _
Much later still, Paul was finishing his letter to the Ephesians and as he did so, he encouraged them to see the Lord as Someone for whom nothing was too hard. He put it in these words in his doxology, “_Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen” Ephesians 3:20-21._ _ __“FAR MORE ABUNDANTLY THAN ALL THAT WE ASK OR THINK!” _ THAT SOUNDS LIKE A POWERFUL LOT! CAN IT BE REALLY BE TRUE? * GOD CAN DO FAR MORE ABUNDANTLY THAN ALL THAT WE ASK _3:20, “ to Him who be the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine” _ What did Jesus Himself teach about prayer? He encouraged His followers of every generation to ask great things in prayer. In Matthew’s Gospel alone you find these promises from the lips ofJesus.
GOD IS MOTIVATED TO GIVE TO THOSE WHO ASK _(Mat 7:7 ) “ASK, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. 8 ) For everyone who ASKS receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.” _ _(Mat 7:11 ) If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ASK him!_ THE PROMISE OF HIS PROVISION AND THE PROMISE OF HIS PRESENCE WITH HISPEOPLE
_(Mat 18:19) “Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ASK, it will be done for you by my Father inheaven.”_
THE PROMISE THAT WE HAVE WHAT WE ASKED FOR _Mat 21:22 ) “Whatever you ASK for in prayer with faith, you willreceive.” _
Mark put it this way, _(Mark 11:24) “So I tell you, whatever you ASK for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will beyours.”_
Did Matthew AND Mark get it wrong? Did they misunderstand what Jesus taught? How did John hear Jesus? JOHN HEARD AND RECORDED THE SAME SORTS OF PROMISES FROM THE LIPS OFJESUS.
_(John 14:13-14) “I will do whateveryou ASK in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If in my name you ASK me for anything, I will do it.”_ _(John 15:7) “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ASK for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”_ _(John 15:16) “You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ASK him in my name._ _(John 16:23) “On that day you will ask nothing of me. Very truly, I tell you, if you ASK anything of the Father in my name, he will giveit to you”_
_(John 16:24) “Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. ASK and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.”_ John summed it up in his epistle when he wrote in 1 John 5:14-15._) “ And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ASK anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ASK, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him.” _Here is a twofold confidence. A confidence that the Lord hears prayer. And a confidence that He answers prayer. James gave an indication as to why we don’t receive answers toprayer.
We don’t ask in prayer or we ask from wrong motives. We want what we want, rather than what He wants for us. (James wrote in James 4:2-_3 “You do not have, because you do not ask.” _God respects our God-given free will. He will not impose on us what we are unwilling toask for or receive.
Neither will He give us what He knows would be harmful for us. “_You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures.” _ Obedience to God and the desire to please Him are the keys to receiving answers to prayer. We receive when we want God’s will and not our own. John put it this way, “_and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.” 1 John 3:22._ _PROGRESSING FROM SAYING “PLEASE,” TO SAYING “THANK YOU”._ If we believe what Jesus said our prayers should go from keeping on saying _“Please” _to asking and then immediately saying _“Thank You.” _That is taking Jesus seriously. God is not honoured when we fail to act on the promises of His Son. If Jesus as the Son of God said it, then it is true whether or not our experience of prayer might suggest otherwise. Our experience, our understanding is limited. His word, His promises are eternally true for those who fulfil Hisconditions.
_ABUNDANTLY MORE THAN WE CAN ASK_ Not only can Jesus give us what we ask, but He can give us immeasurably (abundantly) more than we can ask. In our prayers sometimes, we are asking for peanuts when God wants to give us a whole plantation. We are asking for drops of blessing when He is wanting to pour on out on us the whole Pacific Ocean of blessing. We have no human resources to understand or to measure what He longs to bestow on us. * It means that as Almighty God there is no illness He cannot cure. However not all prayer for healing is answered in exactly the way weexpect.
* There is no situation He cannot change. However, He never imposes change on those who are unwilling to be changed. * There is no person who wants His help that He cannot help. Provided that they are open to receive the help He wants to bring! We need to think about all these things as we pray and ask God for His answers to our prayers. We need to be honest with ourselves by asking ourselves_, “Am I being a blockage to answered prayer because deep down I believe He is unwilling or unable to answer my prayers?” _If so we may need to adopt the humble attitude of the father of the boy with an unclean spirit in the following story, _“And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. 21 And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. 22 And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” 23 And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” Mk 9:20-23._ The father humbly exclaimed that he really did believe but he wanted to be free of any pockets of unbelief, _“Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” Mk 9:24. _We too should want to be free of any unbelief that the Lordsees in us.
* GOD CAN DO FAR MORE ABUNDANTLY THAN ALL THAT WE … THINK The word to _think _or _imagine _means to exercise the mind, comprehend, perceive, understand. * We might imagine incredible things happening by the grace and power of God. However, God says we have no understanding, no perception, no comprehension of what He is able to do in His power. As it is written in Isaiah, _“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Is 55:8-9._ * Notice that it’s not just God’s power “out there” in the world that Paul is writing about. It is God’s power “_THAT IS AT WORK WITHIN US._” He means that God’s power is at work within the individual believer and also within the church. Paul wrote previously in Eph 1:19, that he prayed that his readers might know God’s power in their lives, and reminded them that that same power was used in raising Jesus from the dead. It is nothing less than resurrection power that is available to His people. * That same power is now available to enable us to be what He wants us to be in terms of Christian character. We can be different by thegrace of God.
* That power enables us to know what He wants us to know, so that we can know His will for us by His Spirit. * That same power enables us to do what He wants us to do, in the power of His Spirit. Prayer that derives from faith, coming from an intimate relationship with God, is able to release the power of God into the situations forwhich we pray.
* He can do more than we ever possibly ask for. * He can do more than we could ever possibly imagine or comprehend. Let’s think about the implications of what Paul wrote in Eph3:20-21.
* No matter what we ask, God can do more. That should encourage us to ask for more than we’ve ever asked for before. Not just the power to cope, but the power to conquer. Not just healing to take away the pain, but complete healing. * If we use our greatest imagination, could we imagine our illness being healed. If we can imagine that, we still can’t comprehend how much more He can do in answer to prayer. Because our God is the God who can do more than all we ask or imagine, we may need to allow Him to put into our hearts what He would have us pray. Then let’s ask Him for those things and immediately thank Him that they are ours in Christ, to be released in His way, in His time and importantly, through whom He wishes. To His glory! BLOG NO.319. POSTED ON JIMHOLBECK.BLOG ON SUNDAY 14THJULY 2019 Posted in BIBLE PASSAGE OUTLINES, Bible
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318. RECALLING SOME HEALINGS. Posted on June 25, 2019by Jim Holbeck
I had been asked to speak on tips for healing. Because healing is something that God alone can do, I spoke on some of the healings we had observed over the years where God worked sovereignly to our amazement or where we saw Him work in answer to prayer. The best tip for those who want to be involved in praying for healing is to believe that He can heal today and then to trust Him to do it in the lives of those for whom we pray! He is THE HEALER! Not us, though He may use us, or others, in His healing of people today. ENCOURAGEMENTS FOR ALL OF US TODAY I concluded the talk with the challenges that come from passages in Ephesians chapter 2 and the next epistle Philippians chapter 2. _Ephesians 2:8-10 (ESV) “8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” _ I mentioned that every believer has been created by God to do the good things He has prepared for them to do. Our responsibility is to find out what they are and to ‘walk in them.’ What an amazing truth that God from all eternity had a plan and purpose for us to accomplishfor Him.
The next passage is very reassuring. When we discover what is it that God has planned for us to do, we might become fearful or overawed. But we can have confidence as we look at these verses. _Philippians 2:12-13 (ESV) 12 “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his goodpleasure.”_
In working out our salvation we have the assurance that God both motivates us and empowers us to do what He has planned for us to do. He works in us to give us the willingness to do His will. AND He works in us to give us the ability to do what He has given us thewillingness to do.
So one might say that the Christian life is so simple. Having received Christ into our lives as Saviour and Lord all we need to do is to allow Him to do in us and through us what He longs to do, . The only problem is that He has given us free will and often our Agenda is quite different to His. What might happen if we gave ourselves completely to Him, allowing Him fill us with His presence by His Holy Spirit and allowing Him do in and through us what He wills! A prayer like this based on Romans 12:1-2 might allow Him to become more active your life. _“Heavenly Father, I offer to you all I am and all I have, that You might work through me to Your glory. I no longer want to be controlled by the world, the flesh or the devil. Rather I want to be transformed by Your Spirit as You renew my mind so that I can know Your will and experience Your power in doing it. In Jesus’ name. AMEN.” _ OR more simply,_ “Lord do in me and through me what You wish, to Your glory. In Jesus’ name. AMEN.”_ This is the link to click on to hear the talk. I trust it may be of some help to you as you seek to live for Him and to serve Him. https://www.gracechurchpm.org.au/podcast/2019/6/3/mens-breakfast BLOG NO.318. RECALLING SOME HEALINGS.318.
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317. THE MISSING “FACTOR” IN THE CLIMATE CHANGE DEBATE. WHATIF….. JESUS?
Posted on May 11, 2019by Jim Holbeck
We have seen many different changes in the debate about the human contribution to climate change and there have been many suggestions given as to how to “save the world.” Our Chief Scientist in Australia as well as many other climate experts throughout the world, have suggested that a small country like Australia contributes little to the global emissions and that it could do virtually nothing to make any measurable difference to climate change. Other well -qualified scientists throughout the world seem to suggest that unless something radical is done to combat global warming then the situation for humans could be disastrous within 20 years or so. One of their suggestions is to radically reduce the amount of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The way some of them have approached this ‘problem’ is questionable to say the least.A good beginning
It is helpful to remember that God created this world as a “good” place where everything was in order and submitted to Him. However, Satan tempted Adam and Eve to disobey God in a vain attempt to be like God. They wanted to be powerful like Him and to be free to live as they pleased. As a result of their sin, order became disorder and the whole world suffered as a result. Sin and death had entered the world through their sin, as Paul wrote in Romans 5:12 “_Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned.” _Not only that, but the creation itself was affected. It was no longer “good” but had become corrupted because of human sin, “_For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.” Romans 8:20-21._An imperfect world
The result is that we live in an imperfect world which is ‘out of order’ with God’s original intention. Often the creation seems to be out of order as major floods, earthquakes, typhoons, tornados and cyclones occur, but He is always in control. We see in the Old Testament that God controlled the weather. That is seen in the history of Israel. There were times when He used aspects of His creation to accomplish His purposes for His people. For example, at the Exodus from Egypt, when He delivered His people by holding back the waters for His people to cross over safely, miraculously as on dryland.
The Lord promised His blessing of abundant rain on those who loved Him and served Him, in Deuteronomy 11:13-15, _“And if you will indeed obey my commandments that I command you today, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, 14 he will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil. 15 And he will give grass in your fields for _your livestock, _and you shall eat and be full.” _ However if they failed to love and serve Him, such blessing would be withheld from them, _“then the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you, and he will shut up the heavens, so that there will be no rain, and the land will yield no fruit, and__you will perish quickly off the good land that the Lord is giving you.” Deut 11:17. _ God warned Solomon about the danger of falling away from Him, with these words, “_When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people, 14 if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:13-14. _Obedience to God brought blessing. Disobedience to Him brought disaster. But if His people repented of their sin and turned back to God, blessing would follow. There are many other passages in the Old Testament where it is shown that God rules over His universe and over its weather. A change in the New Testament However when we come to the New Testament we discover an interesting encounter. Jesus once faced a sea that was out of order until He took authority over it and it settled immediately, _“He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Silence! Be still! ” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 Then he said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith? ”__41 And they were terrified and asked one another, “Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!” Mark 4:39-41. _A very good question to ask! And there is an answer! In the gospel of John we are told that Jesus was the creator of the world and of everything in it,_“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.” John 1:1-3. _The same concept is found in Colossians 1:16-17, _“For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all thingshold together.” _
The writer to the Hebrews expresses the same thought about Jesus as the creator of all things, _ “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.” _Hebrews 1: 1-2. But the writer also takes up the thought of Col 1:17, when he or she writes of Jesus, Hebrews 1:_3 “He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of hispower.” _
In other words, Jesus is seen as the Creator of the universe and also the One who keeps it going as the Sustainer of the universe! Now! Andalways will!
WHAT IF?
This has tremendous implications for the way in which we view the world. As one reads the articles of some of those concerned about global warming or climate change, one gets the impression that we humans are the custodians of the world we inherited and in which we live and that we alone are responsible for its upkeep. There is much truth in that concept. But many go on from there and believe that we must make every effort to deal with what we perceive to be the the dangers to our world, otherwise the earth is doomed. However, this is God’s world, created by Jesus and sustained by Him, though we must play our part in being good stewards of the resources we share in the world in which we live. What is lost in discussions about climate change however, is this. * It is not our ultimate responsibility to care for the universe we live in. It is Jesus’ responsibility, not ours! * Our ultimate responsibility as creatures, is to come into a right relationship with Jesus, our Creator, and to live responsibly before Him in every aspect of our lives. * It means making Him to be the Lord and Master of our lives, playing our part in what He wants us to do IN His creation. It also means playing our part in what He wants us to do FOR His creation. The latter has to be His plan, not ours. * It is a fantasising about our responsibility as creatures, to think that we in Australia can make a massive difference to the control of the weather by anything we do. Virtue signalling by imposing heavy restrictions on our own country doesn’t really help either when bigger nations have no intention of reducing theiroutputs!
* It is an abrogation of our responsibility as creatures to our creator to leave Him out of the equation. He is THE climate expert! He knows what He is doing with the climate! * Some have argued that if the focus of humans is taken off Jesus as the Creator-Sustainer of this universe, then we are in fact setting up a new religion in which “climate change” becomes the new god to beserved.
Making creation our God, instead of worshipping Jesus as theCreator-Sustainer
Paul wrote about human rebellion in Romans 1:18-25 and revealed His view of the fallen world as He sees it. He made the point that God has revealed Himself in His creation but humans fail to acknowledge Him for who He is. Rom 1:24 states that God handed them over to do what they wanted to do in their free-will, because as verse 25 puts it, “_because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen”. Rom 1:25. _ _ _It seems in the thinking of many today that the creation has to be appeased by making all sorts of personal, national and international sacrifices lest we stress the creation in some way or other by misuse or by excessive production If we don’t play our part, then we are told that nature will not treat us well. This is a personification of nature. It has become a new religion. HE IS THE MISSING FACTOR! We need to remember that Satan’s temptations are to get us to seek to become more powerful by rejecting God’s control over us so that we can control our own world, to do our own thing apart from Him. However ,Jesus is not only the Creator-Sustainer of the universe. He is also its Redeemer through His sacrificial death on the cross. He now offers all humans forgiveness of sins and a new life in Himself as their Saviour. Such an offer of grace cannot safely be ignored orrejected.
What is often not appreciated is that He also wants to be Lord and Master of every human life as well. He wants to lead us into making all the decisions He wants us to make as we live for Him in this world. Decisions about what we do in His world. Decisions about what we do for the sake of the world and for the peoples of the world. Making every effort to fulfil His plan and purpose for us in His world. And that means becoming a wise steward of all we are and have in His world as we live under His Lordship. Jesus is the missing factor in today’s discussions about the world and about the climate of the world. Unfortunately many ignore Him and want us to follow a new religion with its focus on the creation ratheron the Creator!
How much better it would be if we creatures got into a right relationship with Jesus our Creator by accepting Him as Saviour and Lord and trusted Him to care for His creation (whilst allowing Him to show us what part we are to play in caring for the world ultimatelyunder His control).
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316. WAS THE AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNION STAR, ISRAEL FOLAU GUILTY OF“HATE SPEECH?”
Posted on May 8, 2019by Jim Holbeck
In his article posted on Instagram, Israel Folau posted a coloured warning notice which was based on the Bible passage of 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. It read, “WARNING. Drunks, Homosexuals, Adulterers, Liars, Fornicators, Thieves, Atheists, Idolaters. HELL AWAITS YOU. REPENT! ONLY JESUS SAVES” He then added a comment, _“Those that are living in Sin will end up in Hell. ” _He then addressed his readers, _“unless you repent. Jesus Christ loves you and is giving you time to turn away from your sin and come to him.” _A difficulty
Part of the difficulty in the situation is that in the one sentence he made a statement based on the Bible passage, but then challenged his readers directly. The Warning notice also ended with a challenge to his readers, “Hell awaits you.” It is one thing to make a statement that people can accept or reject if they wish. It is another to address them directly as “you!” Many people don’t like to be preached at! Even from a distance! Even in a general article addressed to a wide group of people perhaps unknown to the writer! To what extent were his words “hate speech?” Was he motivated byhate?
A possible motivation for posting what he did, could be seen in the remaining words in his post on Instagram. He went on to quote a passage from Galatians 5:19-21 which spells out the characteristics of unregenerate human nature. It includes some of the behaviours mentioned on the Warning sign. The passage ends with the phrase, “_they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”_ However, Folau did not leave it there. He also added to his post, an answer as to how people could be forgiven of their sins, in the words of Peter in Acts 2:38, _“Then Peter said unto them, ‘Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost’.” _The final part of the post was a direct quote from Acts 17:30_, “And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent.”_Summing up
It seems then that Folau has taken the opportunity while enjoying some personal time out, to share part of his Christian beliefs on Instagram. His language was not simple to follow but his intention, judging from the gentle self- deprecating manner for which he is known, appears to have been a genuine concern on his part to help others. It could be argued that far from being “hate speech” it was a demonstration of “love speech” as he tried to be helpful to those who might read his article. Was Folau correct in what he wrote? Yes and No! Yes, in the sense that he wrote about God’s revelation of Himself and His will in which He declares through the apostle Paul that _“all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23. _Folau was right in listing the characteristics of those who would end up in hell if they failed to repent of their sin and turn to God. But he was wrong to list only those mentioned on the Warning sign. It is true from the teaching of the Bible, that every single person faces the danger of being hell-bound unless they repent andbelieve.
That is brought out in the passage from John 3:16-18. This passage reads, Jon 3:16 _“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God._” This tells us that people are already perishing, but by believing in Jesus they can have eternal life. Or in other words in the verse, they are already condemned but the condemnation is removed when they trust in Jesus. That is the goodnews!
Was he wise in what he wrote? Unfortunately he failed to give the full extent of the good news. He failed to quote the next verse which gives an encouragement for people to change their behaviour to be able to please God. _“And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” _Paul was reminding his readers in the church in Corinth that, by the grace of God, they had changed. Whereas many of them were once guilty of such behaviour, they were now different. They had heard the gospel message. They had come to trust in Jesus and God had done a work on them by the power of His Holy Spirit. Paul described that work as being ‘washed’, ‘sanctified’ and ‘justified.’ He had washed them, meaning He had cleansed them of their sin. He had sanctified them. In other words, He had set them apart to belong to Himself and had begun the process of making them more and more like Himself. He had justified them in the sense that He had brought them into a right relationship with Himself. He now saw them as righteous in His sight. It would have been better if Israel had added this following verse to show that people in Paul’s day had changed as they responded the gospelcmesssage about Jesus and that change is possible in today’s world, for those for those who wish to live different lives. We need to remember that the concepts behind the words he used have been circulating among humans for about 2,000 years. Folau didn’t invent them. He simply quoted them, as countless other people have done over many centuries. Motives are important Paul’s motive? In writing to the believers in Corinth Paul sought to encourage them to remember what God had done for them in His love and power. Once they had not been acceptable to God, nor had their behaviour, but now that had all changed because of their response to His love. They had changed as they repented and turned to God for forgiveness. They became different people with a different mind-set and a vastly different behavioural pattern. Folau’s motive? One cannot say for sure what his motive was in publishing his post. There seems to be no attempt on his part to put people down. He was speaking generally and not picking on any individual or any particular individual group. He was not seeking to incite violence . It may have been a sincere attempt on his part to warn people that failure to repent of sin and turn to God, has disastrous consequences for humans. If that were so, then he may have been acting in love, in sharing that warning with those who perhaps didn’t know they were in danger. That would mean that his post on Instagram could have been seen as ‘love speech.’ It could be seen that he was seeking to bring a good outcome to those who read his posting. But who can know his or other people’s deepest motivations? Unfortunately some critics seem to think they do! The responses of some people to his article could be construed as hate-speech as they wrote disparagingly about him as a person in besmirching his character. Some actually wished that harm might come on him, not just in losing his job as a player but wanting physical harm to come upon him. That is hate speech!The Future?
Folau feels he should attempt to keep alive his career as a Rugby professional playing for the Waratahs and for Australia. I am not qualified to write on the legalities of the situation. One commentator put it simply, “He was under contract and broke the contract, so he is out!” Another questioned whether it is legally possible to draw up a contract that restricts freedom of religion or freedom of speech on social media for the individual being contracted. Especially when Clause 116 of The Australian Constitution contains these words, _“The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion, or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free exercise of any religion ….” _The Folau situation may be more legally complicated than many imagine. I humbly leave it to the experts in the field to resolve the issue! It is a sad story and there are no simple answers. Much damage has already been done. Some people have already said too much and in the process revealed possible disturbing aspects about their own characters. Some players, being pushed by the media, expressed opinions that may have better been left unsaid. When “inclusion”becomes “exclusion.” What is sad to see, is how many people have become involved in virtue-signalling by criticising or even condemning Folau from their own sense of self-righteousness. Others have suggested that Folau would not be welcome in their particular group or establishment. Why? Because He was guilty of hate speech in their opinion! But is he really? Or some suggested that he was not being inclusive enough. Their response to Folau’s supposed lack of inclusiveness? “Let’s exclude him! For ever!” Hypocrisy and double standards abound! Did Folau use threatening language? It was sad to read that some folk had seen Folau as guilty of using threatening language in his post. In reality he was not threatening people. Rather out of concern for his fellow humans, it seems that he took the time to warn people that they were already in a perilous situation from God’s point of view, not just from his own viewpoint. He encouraged them to take the steps necessary for being “saved’ from that certain peril. It is love, not hate, to attempt to savepeople from danger.
A statement that is often being quoted these days expresses this concept, “Offence is not given, it is taken!” There appears to be much truth in the saying as numerous folk “play the victim.” They take offence when none is intended by the speaker. How tragic it would be if “offence takers” were to shut down any speech or writing that offended them! That is already happening in our world today and it is stultifying any robust good natured discussion on many subjects. An article by Chris Merritt in the May 11th Weekend Australian makes this point. “_In the rest of the world there is no right to be free from offence, as was made clear by Jim Spigelman, a former chief justice of NSW, when he delivered the 2012 Human Rights Day address.” _Spigelman’s words were these, _“The freedom to offend is an integral component of freedom of speech. There is no right not to be offended.” _ What is unchanging in a changing world? The Bible is God’s revealed word to His creation. It is His eternal word which tells us about THE ETERNAL WORD, Jesus the Son of God. It means when Israel Folau has long gone, and all his destructors are gone, and we are all long gone, that the words of the Bible will still exist. The passage Folau quoted from 1Corinthians 6, and many other Bible verses will still stand in judgment on all people of every generation. But still existing also will be the verses describing God’s incredible love for humankind. For the person living in 2100 and the person alive in 3000, the gospel truths will still be there for them to receive and to act upon, especially the verse described as “the gospel in a nutshell,” John 3:16, _“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”_ It is God’s word that sits in judgment of us and not vice versa. It tells us how God sees us in our need and what He has done to meet that need in His love, mercy and grace. He has made it possible for all people to be forgiven of their sin, to be given a new life with a renewed mind and a new way of living that is extremely meaningful and advantageous for them and also pleasing to Him. Many may not agree with how Folau formulated his post on Instagram, nor understand his motive in writing what he did, but it has certainly made some people aware that there are important decisions to be made in life. The decision about what to do with Folau is one of those difficult questions for many people. But the decision about what to with the Jesus of whom he writes, is infinitely more important. The consequences of that decision are eternal!NOTES
NOTE 1. The Instagram website of Israel Folau is https://www.instagram.com/p/BwEWt2uHcLI/ BLOGNO. 316. POSTED ON HTTP://WWW.JIMHOLBECK.BLOG ON WEDNESDAY 8TH MAY 2019 Posted in BIBLE PASSAGE OUTLINES, Bible
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