Can we expect to see a peace arrangement in Israel?

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The assessment of Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon is that “Something has happened”. Can we expect to see a peace arrangement in Israel?

Is Iran desiring to restore the boundaries of ancient Persia?

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Prophetically, we know that the Northern alliance of Ezekiel 38-39 includes Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran. Do you believe that the Iranian desire to claim the area of Iraq being opened up now as Islamic State is being forced out and to form a complete land bridge from Iran to the Mediterranean Sea to be a restoring of the old boundaries of ancient Persia and if so, can the U.S. do anything to stop this?

Is Government safety incompatible with the Gospel?

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Our government has a responsibility to keep Americans safe. Is that incompatible with the message of the Gospel?

Why do Christians continue to defend Islam?

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Regardless of all the terror attacks done in the name of Islam Christians continue to defend the religion. Why?

Response to young people walking away from the Bible

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What should Christians and parents be noticing and what should Christian leaders in the pulpits and elsewhere be doing recognizing the reality that young people are walking away from the Bible? What should be the response to this?

Changing Scripture for clarifications sake?

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The Southern Baptists have now adopted a “gender-inclusive” translation of the Bible. What is wrong with changing a few words in Scripture for clarifications sake?

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/southern-baptists-embrace-gender-inclusive-language-in-the-bible/529935/

Who’s leading who?

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Looking at the United States, who’s leading who in the terror attacks? Is ‘The Left’ leading the jihadi Muslims or are the jihadi Muslims leading ‘The Left?

The nature and role of God: As referenced in the Declaration of Independence

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The second paragraph of the Declaration recognizes another aspect of the role and nature of God. It says: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are, Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”  What were the Founding Fathers discussing by this statement?

Understanding the nature and role of God

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Why is it important that the first and most important foundational principle starts with understanding the nature and role of God whether that be an individual, a family, or a nation?

10 Essential Principles of God’s Plan for a Blessed Nation

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Our founders embraced a set of Essential Biblical principles when laying down the foundation for our nation. The pulpits preached them and they were incorporated into our Declaration of Independence and into our Constitution. These were first laid down by William Penn in PA.

Our founders believed that our citizens had to know and be taught what the Bible said about 10 essential principles or we could never have nor keep a free nation built on self government.

10 Essential Principles of God’s Plan for a Blessed Nation

1. Understand the Nature and Role of God
1. God is Sovereign. Rev 21:6
2. God is Creator and Sustainer of life. Col.1:16,17
3. God is Supreme Authority. I Tim. 6:15
4. God delegated man as His Creation overseer -Gen 1:26

2. Understand the Nature of Man
1. Man is born a sinner. Rom 5:12
2. Man is depraved and doesn’t naturally do right. Mark 7:21-23

3. Understand the Purpose for Government
1. Government is to enact justice. Romans 13:1-6
2. Government is to punish evil and praise good. I Pet. 2:13,14

4. Understand the Purpose for Law
1. The Law is to establish the framework for right
actions and to enact justice. I Tim. 1:9
2. The Law was made for Lawbreaker.

5. Understand the natural tendency of government
1. Gov’t tends to consolidate control. Gen. 11:1-9
2. Government tends to take the place of ‘God’.

6. Understand the components of Biblical Justice–Isa. 59:14
1. Truth is the absolute standard.
2. Mercy‘s goal is restoration.
3. Equity is judgment imparted without partiality.

7. Understand the need for Maintaining a Republic
1. Maintaining a republic requires responsible citizens
2. Maintaining a republic requires responsible
government leaders

8. Understand the need to build in safeguards
1. Man is naturally selfish
2. God initiated separation of powers. Isa 33:22

9. Understand the need to Biblically educate
1. Parents must train their children in God’s ways. Prov.22:6
2. Parents must teach the history of God’s blessings.
Josh.4:19-24

10. Understand the need for prayer for God’s help in building
the nation. (Ps. 127:1; I Kings 8:54-60, II Chron. 7:14)