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Mission: To unconditionally love everyone.
Goal: Pray for the Holy Spirit to show us ways to help others discover their unique gifts of grace.
Action: Model compassionate care.
Call: Share ministry with others by encouraging everyone to exercise their relational ministry. First, with family, then close friends, and then those in the community who are not connected to someone in a spiritual relationship.
World View: Local churches make up the spiritual heart of a community. However, all local churches are connected with the global universal church. The global universal church is the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit on the earth. This fleshly dwelling place is the treasure in earthly vessels. The global universal church is a spiritual body, made without hands. The church is God's new governmental system on earth. The global universal church is made up of all nations, all people, all kindred, all tongues, is God manifested in the flesh. It is the Nation of Jesus Society.
Sacramental View: A sacrament is an outward sign of an inward influence of God's grace. Therefore, everything we do is a result of God's mercy and grace working in us to bring peace and non-violence into the world. Although God calls some to live a life of single devotion to the sacred heart and work of Jesus. Marriage, Conception, Birth, Baptism, Preventing Grace, Repentance, Confirmation of the indwelling Holy Spirit, Communion, Communion of Saints, Healing, Miracles, Anointing of oil, Laying on of hands, Witnessing, Confessing our faults, Encouraging one another, and Restoration are all a result of our responding to the immeasurable Grace of God and the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.
The Kingdom of God: The teaching of Jesus is represented in the Aramaic prayer that he taught his disciples to pray.
"Our Father in Heaven, Our heavenly Father, hallowed is your name.
Your Kingdom is come. Your will is done,
As in heaven so also on earth.
Give us the bread for our daily need.
And leave us serene,
just as we also allowed others serenity.
And do not pass us through trial,
except separate us from the evil one.
For yours is the Kingdom,
the Power and the Glory
To the end of the universe, of all the universes." Amen!
Eashoa (Jesus) our King-Priest continually representing humans on earth, both dead and breathing from his parallel Universe of higher frequency. Jesus teaches that "all live unto me". Jesus our King-Priest sits at the right hand of Allaha, Our Father, continually mediating mercy and grace. Gifting "gifts" to both men and women, at His discretion, to those who cooperate and respond to his spirit-voice and written Word. Jesus is continually mediating his Seven Spirits to humans as we need them to be more than conquerors. His Seven Spirits are: "there shall rest and settle upon him the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Wisdom and Knowledge, the Spirit of Providence and Greatness, the Spirit of Understanding and Submission to the Lord;3. And he shall ascend from the East* with his Lord's assumptions,*" The spirit of Eashoa, is pouring out healing, joy, knowledge, understanding, peace, justice, mercy, oil of gladness into this global community. If you interested in becoming a partner with us contact us by filling in your contact information on the Home Page. |
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FREEMASON MYTH 6
Freemasonry Is a Religion—Or a Cult
But Masons stress that their organization is not a religion, that is it has no unique theology and does not represent a path for believers to salvation or other divine rewards. Even so, to be accepted into Freemasonry, initiates must believe in a god—any god. Christians may be in the majority, but Jews, Muslims, and others are well represented in Masonic circles. At lodge meetings religious discussion is traditionally taboo, Kinney and Tabbert said. But some religious leaders believe that Masonic rituals and beliefs—with its temples, altars, and oaths—do constitute an opposing faith. And the Masonic refusal to rank one religion above the others hasn't always been popular. A 1983 Catholic declaration approved by Pope John Paul II, for example, said that "Catholics enrolled in Masonic associations are involved in serious sin and may not approach Holy Communion."
FREEMASON MYTH 7
Freemasons Started the American Revolution
Prominent Freemasons like Ben Franklin and George Washington played essential roles in the American Revolution. And among the ranks of Freemasons are 9 signers of the Declaration of Independence and 13 signers of the Constitution. But Freemasonry—born in Britain, after all—had adherents on both sides of the conflict. Tabbert, of the George Washington Masonic Memorial, said Masonic groups allowed men on both sides of the revolution to come together as brothers—not to promote a political view, which would be against Masonic tradition. "For many years [Masons] claimed in their own quasi-scholarship that all of these revolutionaries and Founding Fathers were Freemasons," Tabbert said. "A fair number of them were, but they weren't doing these things because they were Freemasons."
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FREEMASON MYTH 8
Membership Requires Shadowy Connections
Contrary to The Lost Symbol, you don't have to drink wine from a skull to become a ranking Freemason. In fact, tradition dictates that Masons don't recruit members but simply accept those who approach them of their own free will. When Freemasonry hit its peak in the U.S. during the late 1950s, Kinney, the Masonic historian, said, almost one of every ten eligible adult males was a member—a total of some four million and hardly a tiny elite.Today membership numbers, like those of other fraternal organizations, have declined dramatically, and only about 1.5 million U.S. men are Masons. But with The Lost Symbol already igniting interest in Freemasonry, Masonic centers are bracing for tourists—and maybe a few new recruits.
What the National Geographic research does not include is:
The prohibition against Masonic membership was restated in a declaration issued by the Doctrinal Congregation November 26, 1983, with the approval of Pope John Paul II, as follows. "The Church's negative position on Masonic associations remains unaltered, since their principles have always been regarded as irreconcilable with the Church's doctrine. Hence joining them remains prohibited by the Church. Catholics enrolled in Masonic associations are involved in serious sin and may not approach Holy Communion. Local ecclesiastical authorities do not have the faculty to pronounce a judgment on the nature of Masonic associations which might include a diminution of the above-mentioned judgment." This latest declaration, like the revised Code of Canon Law, does not include a penalty of excommunication for Catholics who join the Masons.
Local bishops are not authorized to grant dispensations from the prohibition. The foregoing strictures against Masonic membership by Catholics were reiterated in a report by the Committee for Pastoral Research and Practice, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, released through Catholic News Service, June 7, 1985. (From 2007 Book of Words, Knights of Columbus, page 33.)
Let me again say that, while membership in Freemasonry is irreconcilable with Catholicism, I commend the many good works that Masonic organizations undertake in service to the community.
Now, people like Cardinal Francis Spellman, Archbishop Edward M. Egan and even Tony Blair are just a few of the more known Catholics that also are members of the Knights of Malta.
Cardinal Francis Spellman, Archbishop Edward M. Egan & Tony Blair The Knights of Malta is a Catholic order, but what is interesting is that if you check under the wikipedia entry on Knights Templar (Freemason degree) it says that "The United Religious, Military and Masonic Orders of the Temple and of St John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta is an international philanthropic Masonic order affiliated with Freemasonry."
So if the Knights of Malta is affiliated with Freemasonry, what separates them? What is Bishop Robert W. Finn, who wrote the above article, talking about? My guess is that Bishop Finn don't know that many "top members" of Knights of Malta, Freemasonry and other Catholic Orders can be, and are, members of several organizations that on paper are "incompatible" or "against" one another.
To me there is no real clear distinction between "the medieval Knights Templar" and "the Knights Templar" (The full title is: The United Religious, Military and Masonic Orders of the Temple and of St John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta.) ...and with these many different names the lines become fuzzier to say the least.
Some researchers say that there is (or have been) a huge "dichotomy" between the Templars (Freemasonry) and the Vatican (Catholic Orders). The Templars were "violently excommunicated" from the Catholic Church in 1307 when they were arrested and burned at the stake by Philip the Fair. Either Philip the Fair operated on orders by Pope Clement V to go after the Templars or it's true that Philip the Fair had enough power over Clement V to make him go along with his own agenda to kill off and take the wealth (and consequently power) from the Templars.
Since the recent news about the Vatican paper that is set to clear the Knights Templar and the news that The Knights Templar demands an apology from the Pope, one wonders if the split ever was that great between these different organizations. Why is now the time to "kiss and make up"?
Here is a list with names of some of the Members of The Knights of Malta. Here's another one (Scroll down for the list).
Let's briefly take a look at Tony Blair as "top guy" who span across different organizations. Some researchers claim that Mr. Blair is infact a Freemason. That he is a member of the Studholme Lodge 1591:
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There was a Bible man named Joseph born to a faithful man who loved him very much. His brothers disliked him from the beginning but around the house could say nothing. Dad was listening and would not stand for any talk about Joseph. But one day Joseph went to visit them at the work location.
In Joseph's excitement he began to tell them of the fantastic things that God was going to do and they could all be a part of it. But they were already doing okay by the standards of the day and he was just a dreamer anyway. They took one look at the beautiful coat of many colors that his Daddy had bought him and jealousy took control.
The tongues wagged behind the poor boy's back and he knew nothing. But it was decided that he was not their speed. He could not run with them. He had nothing tooffer. After all something must be wrong with him for his Daddy to love him so much.
So the plot was laid. They would silence his voice. See him no more. Have no awkward moments when he came into their presence. And the house would be the same again, like before he was born!
Springing on him like a cheetah on zebra, they stripped him of his beautiful earthly assets. They flung him in a pit. They killed a goat. Dipped his coat in the blood. That's it. We will call him dead.
Yes, Daddy would sorrow for awhile but after a while the killing by an animal story would stick. They would be through with him. No more dreams. No more Joseph. But what do we do with him?
Now they were not murderers of flesh. Just assassins of character, intelligence and good works. They had to get rid of him. Down the dusty road came their answer.
Slave traders. Sure, why did they not think of it before? Let's make some money off of him. Take him for what he's worth. No one will ever know.
Sunlight flooded into the pit where Joseph had been cast. Drug by ropes up the side until feet landed upon the ground. Bound hand and foot his fearful eyes took one last, longing look at those he loved and those he thought loved him and then it was over. He was gone. Gone to a place called Egypt to be a slave!
Money exchanged over and over for this intelligent, sharp favored son until he landed in the house of a ruler. He began to do well. He began to make friends. He began to find favor again. Wealth reappeared and he was making do.
I don't how often he thought of his brothers and their deeds but I am sure he thought of his dear old dad and how he must miss him! But can't go there too much. Got to keep thinking his way out and moving up where he was enslaved. And then it happened again.
The old gal who he worked for desired him. He had far too much integrity to fall for the soft words again and he fled. She lied. Her husband believed her. Joseph had tried to rape her and now he was headed to another prison to pay for someone else's ladder climbing, backstabbing, ungrateful ways.
Down in the jail house he started moving up again. Made some good friends. When they dreamed he told them what it meant. The favor was still on him and he was accurate so he was gaining ground when somebody told somebody who told somebody that he was good at what he did. That somebody happened to be the King or the Pharaoh as he was called.
Out of prison. Into the Palace. Moving on up. Now he's over the national warehouse and because of his way with dreams he knew the famine was coming and had stocked up so good that the Pharaoh could feed all of his people pretty good and then it happened.
Back at home Daddy could not supply food for his sons and daughters and their wives and children and so he made a decision. Calling them in, he told them to get their trucks and trailers and go to Egypt and buy some food. Off they went and when they got there they showed up at the Pharaoh's warehouse. And guess who was there?
Well, they did not remember him. It was so long ago. We have no more obligation. But Joseph remembered. Cried a bit. And sold them food. But he had to find out about Daddy and is this a brother he had never seen before?
What a heartache. What a sadness. But to see Daddy again he had to put up with the boys. What would Daddy want him to do?
I can identify with Joseph...
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