This article is written especially for believers on how to have the eternal life in Heaven and the abundant life on earth.
Jhn 10:10,“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came so that they would have life, and have it abundantly.”
This is a Scripture of contrast, Jesus compares Himself with thief. What and who is a thief? Thief in Greek is kleptēs which means an embezzler; pilferer; false teacher; stealer; – which occurs 16 times in the New Testament. The world is complex, but the truth is plain and simple. The characteristic of a thief is the fact that he is one that steals especially stealthily or secretly. The biggest thief is Satan who comes to steal and kill and destroy. Anyone who steals and kills and destroys is diabolical. Stealing, killing, and destroying are the work of the devil and his children. Jesus Christ comes to give life, and to give it abundantly. When worldly people think of abundance, they always think of material things. Jesus wants believers to have life and have it abundantly spiritually. Does not this website give you abundant spiritual knowledge freely? Western leaders lie, kill, destroy, and rob; although they claim to be Christians, you must not believe them. They have miserable lives.
Abundant in Greek is perissos which means more; beyond measure; exceeding; over and above; more than is necessary; superior; preeminent; ample; plentiful; abounding; bountiful; extraordinary; surpassing; uncommon; – which occurs 20 times in the New Testament. For example, we say God is abundant in mercy. If a man lives long, we say he is abundant in years. This is true and faithful: the redemption in Jesus Christ is abundant.
1Ti 1:14, “and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus.”
Those who follow Jesus, not only have grace of God more than abundant, they also have faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus. This is the good news: those who repent and come to Jesus will have eternal life in Heaven, and can have abundant life on earth.
The words of Jesus do not reflects the expertise, interpretations and opinions of the individual theologians, scholars, scientists or philosophers. The Words of Jesus assert absolutely, for when Jesus speaks, God speaks. The Words of Jesus are the Word of God. The words of Jesus are spoken to those who have repented and believed in His name. They have the eternal life in Heaven, and they may have abundant life on earth. To have the abundant life, one has to remember and practice the words of Jesus. For example, the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things make your life miserable. You are not rich in the faith and before God, you do not have abundant life. Money, sex and power do you no good.
1. Do not assume…
Mat 3:9, “and do not assume that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’; for I tell you that God is able, from these stones, to raise up children for Abraham.”
Assume in Greek is dokeō which means to think; suppose; seem; judge; to be of opinion; take for granted; – which occurs 63 times in the New Testament. There are many wrong assumptions in life, the more you avoid them the better off you are. So Jesus truly and truly says to His disciples: Do not assume. Many things you encounter in life which you make wrong assumptions.
The Jews made fatal mistake by assuming they were children of Abraham. Jesus said, God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. Many Jews have no sense like stones, they still do not know and recognize that Jesus Christ is their Messiah. Jesus warns, Luk 13:3, “No, I tell you, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”
There is another silly assumption. Many white people who were born in Europe and America assume they are Christians because they are white. Jesus says,
Jhn 3:5-7, “Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’
Many church members also assume they are Christians because they are active church members, Rom 7:4, “Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you also were put to death in regard to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.”
The following are vital subjects that many assumptions are wrong and false.
A. The world
Indeed the world has no truth, integrity and justice. Peoples are ungrateful and untrustworthy. What are Christians to do with the world?
Col 2:8, “See to it that there is no one who takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception in accordance with human tradition, in accordance with the elementary principles of the world, rather than in accordance with Christ.” Jas 4:4, “You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.”
1Jo 2:15, “Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”
B. Government and politics
According to: https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/about-pandora-papers-investigation/
“Secret wealth of world leaders, billionaires exposed
The Washington, DC-based ICIJ said the files are linked to about 35 current and former national leaders, and more than 330 politicians and public officials in 91 countries and territories.”
So far it does not identify the national leaders and politicians of America. American model of democracy is phony because 1 percent of the population rules over the 99 percent and owns most of the wealth.
A person is not wise who assumes there is truth and integrity and justice in any government and politics.
According to:
tohttps://carnegieendowment.org/2021/10/07/five-things-united-states-can-do-to-stop-being-haven-for-dirty-money-
“The leaks show that Jordan’s King Abdullah II owns at least thirty-six shell companies in various havens; he bought at least fourteen luxury homes in the UK and the United States over a fourteen-year period. Meanwhile, Jordan, a poverty-stricken country that is surrounded by conflict and hosts over 1 million refugees, received $1.5 billion in aid from the United States and $281 million from the European Union last year. The king’s attorneys denied to investigators that any improprieties were involved.”
Government and politics have made the peoples suckers. Waste, fraud, abuse, corruption and injustice plague the governments and politics of the world. Citizens may be disappointed and disillusioned about government serving the people. A political philosopher said, “The government of the ruling class, by the ruling class, and for the ruling class will perish from the earth.” Do you know any government is truly for the people, by the people, and of the people?
Oh how I long, I long for the reign of Jesus Christ, when all governments of the world will be destroyed and annulled, and where righteousness and justice will dwell for ever and ever.
American leaders and politicians assume America is an exceptional nation appointed by God to rule the world. This assumption is not only brain-dead, dumb and stupid; it is most dangerous and mindless. One must know where he is coming from in order to ascertain where he is going. From its inception America had been practicing injustice and genocide of the native Red Indians and robbed their lands. How could such a nation is exceptional in the sight of God?
“According to qualified immunity, even if the government’s conduct was illegal, because there is no case saying government supervisors can’t punish an employee for truthful testimony in court, my supervisors weren’t on notice that this kind of conduct could create civil liability for them.
It doesn’t make sense.
I’m a scientist, not a lawyer, but I can’t understand why any supervisor would need a court to tell them that you can’t punish someone for truthful testimony. I fear for government employees. That they can be punished for telling the truth, and end up having to leave their job because of it, doesn’t feel like justice.
Qualified immunity robbed me of my shot at justice. It must be abolished.
Greg Ohlson retired from the Arizona Department of Public Safety in 2017. ”
C. Medicine
It is a fatally wrong assumption that hospitals and doctors are intended to help and save patients with kindness.
If you are going to die, it is better and cheaper you do not to go to any hospital emergency in America. Most likely the emergency cannot save your life, they will perform all sorts of unnecessary tests and procedures that charge and even defraud you a lot. After you are gone, your child will receive a shocking bill so much so that it will take more than a whole life to pay off the debt. So why do you want to become a great financial burden to your children after you are gone? If you are sick and have to go to a major hospital in a big city of a certain country, to go through the whole process will open your eyes and learn quickly the truth there is existence of “living hell” right on earth.
According to:
“The National Heath Care Anti-Fraud Association estimates conservatively that health care fraud costs the nation about $68 billion annually — about 3 percent of the nation’s $2.26 trillion in health care spending.Other estimates range as high as 10 percent of annual health care expenditure, or $230 billion. Health care fraud is a felony under Michigan’s Health Care False Claims Act …”
According to:
“As of 2018, the U.S. spent a total of 3.65 trillion U.S. dollars on healthcare. By 2020 health expenditures are expected to cross the four trillion dollars mark for the first time.”
By conservative estimate including private insurance, as of 2020 health expenditures have crossed $8 trillion dollars. Health care frauds are underestimated because analysts or auditors do not know and cannot understand the most sophisticated and technical billings of doctors and hospitals involving thousands of items, including one item of charge breaking up into multiple items, and a great number of fraudulent charges of services and supplies never provided, and the outrages of maximum and excessive billing practices.
Over the decades, have you heard one doctor or hospital owner convicted of frauds and sent to jail?
According to:
“Findings: In 2016, the US spent 17.8% of its gross domestic product on health care, and spending in the other countries ranged from 9.6% (Australia) to 12.4% (Switzerland). The proportion of the population with health insurance was 90% in the US, lower than the other countries (range, 99%-100%), and the US had the highest proportion of private health insurance (55.3%). For some determinants of health such as smoking, the US ranked second lowest of the countries (11.4% of the US population ≥15 years smokes daily; mean of all 11 countries, 16.6%), but the US had the highest percentage of adults who were overweight or obese at 70.1% (range for other countries, 23.8%-63.4%; mean of all 11 countries, 55.6%). Life expectancy in the US was the lowest of the 11 countries at 78.8 years (range for other countries, 80.7-83.9 years; mean of all 11 countries, 81.7 years), and infant mortality was the highest (5.8 deaths per 1000 live births in the US; 3.6 per 1000 for all 11 countries). The US did not differ substantially from the other countries in physician workforce (2.6 physicians per 1000; 43% primary care physicians), or nursing workforce (11.1 nurses per 1000). The US had comparable numbers of hospital beds (2.8 per 1000) but higher utilization of magnetic resonance imaging (118 per 1000) and computed tomography (245 per 1000) vs other countries. The US had similar rates of utilization (US discharges per 100 000 were 192 for acute myocardial infarction, 365 for pneumonia, 230 for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; procedures per 100 000 were 204 for hip replacement, 226 for knee replacement, and 79 for coronary artery bypass graft surgery). Administrative costs of care (activities relating to planning, regulating, and managing health systems and services) accounted for 8% in the US vs a range of 1% to 3% in the other countries. For pharmaceutical costs, spending per capita was $1443 in the US vs a range of $466 to $939 in other countries. Salaries of physicians and nurses were higher in the US; for example, generalist physicians salaries were $218 173 in the US compared with a range of $86 607 to $154 126 in the other countries.”
Remember findings can be skewed much lower than actual due to a number of factors including false assumptions.
According to:
“9. A failure of medicine to recognize what it can effectively treat and what it cannot, and admitting that some diseases have no effective treatment.
10. Failure to recognize that the fields of human biology and clinical medicine overlap but do not coexist. Schools of medicine are becoming more schools of human biology and less schools of clinical medicine.
16. Failure to stop a drug or treatment when it is not helping.
17. Failure to identify what abnormality or test result is to be followed to determine success or not, when someone is being treated.
18. Failure to look for little signs of improvement and stick with the treatment rather than change it too soon.
19. Failure to know a patient well enough to know what their wishes are in terminal or hopeless situations.
20. Failure to recognize and advise the family when a condition or situation is futile and should move to palliation and comfort care.
21. Failure to keep the number of drugs to a minimum.”
Who does not know medical failures 9, 16, 19, 20, 21 cited above make doctors, hospitals and drug companies filthy rich?
D. Bank and finance
In 2008 bankers and executives of Wall Street deliberately created a financial crisis that robbed the whole world more than $50 trillion dollars. Strangely, the executives gave themselves billions of dollars as bonuses even they mismanaged the finance. Over the years I discover people in banking and finance are the most greedy people on earth.
By bank frauds we do not mean external frauds committed by external crooks and criminals including identity theft & account takeover, cyber attack, card not present fraud and authorized push payments scams, etc. By bank frauds we mean frauds committed by bankers and there is no investigation and no statistics about it.
According to:
“Top 10 Unforgivable Crimes Banks Have Committed
“Though it was bought out by Wells Fargo in 2008, Wachovia was itself one of the largest banking institutions in the United States when it was found to have laundered money for Mexican drug cartels. A 22-month investigation by numerous federal agencies uncovered clear violations in the bank’s anti–money laundering program, which amounted to the transfer of $378.4 billion.”
“In May 2015, five of the largest banks in the world—JPMorgan Chase, Citicorp, Barclays, The Royal Bank of Scotland, and UBS—were fined $5.7 billion in a settlement over charges of market manipulation. Included in the settlement was a three-year period of federal oversight to ensure that all criminal activity stopped.”
“The fines levied by the US Justice Department included $550 million for JPMorgan Chase, $925 million for Citicorp, $650 million for Barclays, $395 million for Royal Bank of Scotland, and $203 million for UBS. In a separate action, the US Federal Reserve fined these banks $1.6 billion.”
“The amount of money involved over the time period was not easy to calculate, but a single affiliate exceeded $7 billion in one year. A lawsuit and criminal filing relating only to money laundered through the Mexican cartels cost HSBC $1.9 billion in 2012. HSBC disregarded their internal controls and was called “the place to launder money” by one drug lord.”
“The LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) scandal is probably the largest financial crime you’ve never heard of. When the scandal was uncovered in 2012, LIBOR was an interest rate that was being used in trillions of dollars of financial contracts around the globe. It can affect the cost of corporate loans, student loans, mortgages, and more. So yeah…LIBOR is a big deal.”
“There wouldn’t be pension accounts if there weren’t bankers. But that doesn’t mean we can trust them. In lawsuits filed by New York state and federal authorities in 2011, Bank of New York Mellon was accused of scraping $2 billion from pension funds throughout the US by inflating foreign exchange fees and defrauding customers out of that money.”
“In fact, the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) had been laundering money for just about everyone—from drug cartels to military dictators. The bank was secretly controlling smaller institutions and became something of a piggy bank for the world’s less reputable people and organizations. BCCI was one of the largest financial institutions in the world before it became defunct in 1991 due to its illegal activities.”
“1 Fraudulent Mortgage Scam And The Great Recession.
Many people and institutions were responsible for the so-called Great Recession that hit in 2007. But if we had to point a finger, it would be at the bankers who allowed it to happen.”
That was the greatest bank robbery that robbed the world more than $50 trillion dollars!!!
E. Charity
Do you know in America, an individual or organization can take in $100 and give out $1 and still claim to be a charity organization? There are many so-called charities are actually cesspools of corruption. While in America I found Salvation Army a worthy cause.
According to:
(1.) Misuse of charity money
It can be in different forms, like:
1. Pocketing cash.
2. Misusing charity credit cards.
3. Theft from charity shops, using the charity’s databases or inventories for personal profit or unauthorized private commercial use.
4. Fake grant applications.
A high profile case with the Clinton Foundation could be a great example of misuse of charity money. Chelsea Clinton is implicated in stealing a huge amount of cash from the Charity Foundation. Wall Street financial expert, Charles Ortel, claims , “Clinton Foundation documents omit crucial facts, include false and materially misleading statements, and exclude legally required audits of financial statements for each year of operation, that must be prepared on a consistent basis”.
(2.) False expenses
It can be in the form of claiming over-inflated, non-existent or inappropriate expenses or overtime payments.
A good example here can be the Feed The Children case, the Oklahoma City charity organization. According to American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP), the organization spends less than 25 cents of every donated dollar to help children. A former CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports, “Fifty-four percent of cash is spent on TV, radio ads and direct mail”.
It turned out that the organization spends $20.7 million on administrative expenses, including six-figure salaries for Larry Jones (the founder – $234,937); Frances Sue Jones (founder’s wife – $187,052), and Larri Sue Jones (founder’s daughter – $166,320) (according to Charity Navigator).
(3.) Natural disaster fundraising scams
It can be in the form of a donation in case of floods, hurricanes, tornadoes or earthquakes.
Fraudsters send emails where they ask you to transfer money to a card or to raise donations to a collection box in a public place. They often misuse the name of other charities and then pocket the money. The Washington Post reports about a man from Florida who launched “AirKatrina.com”. He presented himself as a private pilot who rescued people and needed money for fuel. This scammer managed to raise $40,000 in two days.
In case of natural disaster fundraising fraud, complain to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). You can call FEMA Disaster Fraud Hotline toll free at 1-866-720-5721. It is also recommended to report to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) . It helps the FTC and other law enforcement agencies bring scam artists to justice and put an end to unfair and misleading business practices.
(4.) Crowdfunding website fraud
Youcaring scams. YouCaring is a free platform where people can raise money for personal, medical and charitable causes. It is thought to be safe. However, people complain about YouCaring. One person wrote about their attempts to verify information placed on the YouCaring website:
“… They will not respond to any emails. I am to now believe the entire site to be a scam and stealing from people who actually want to help… Claims that it was Betty Saxon but it wasn’t… ” (review 1101235)
In the comments, another person wrote, “my name is Laura Saxon, I am his sister and we do have a fund raiser on Go Fund me for my brother and this is a scam and i would like to know who created this fund raiser…”.
F. Religion
Do you know and have you heard some preachers who have millions and millions of private assets?
There are many who in the name of Christ and for the gospel which boldly ask for your money. They merchandise the Gospel for profit. I even notice so many secular organizations now also boldly ask for money in the name of nonprofit. If you want to know the truth: there is such a thing called “evangelical monopoly”. There is an evil religion that practices discrimination and cruel treatment of their girls and women. Husbands treat their wives as private property.
According to https://www.therichest.com/shocking/15-religious-leaders-who-are-filthy–rich
15 “Religious” Leaders Who Are Filthy Rich |
According to:
“Six Crimes Committed by Religious Cults
The People’s Temple: Jonestown
However, the crowd was surrounded by armed guards and Jones kept urging them to commit suicide. Eventually, the guards were ordered to drink as well. Jones himself died by his own hand, from a gunshot wound to the head. The numbers vary, but the massacre ended in the deaths of over 900 people, claimed to be the largest single loss of American civilian life until 9-11.”
According to:
“While Jihad is not the traditional “terrorist” vision commonly propogated in the United States post 9/11, there is a violent past associated with it within the Muslim community. The term “Jihad” translated as “struggle” or “resisting” and is meant to refer to the defense of the religion against oppressors. Much like the common “defending the American way of life” adage however, Jihadists have been active in armed military actions for 12 centuries and have claimed millions of lives in the name of Islam.”
“Everyone has heard of the “Spanish Inquisition” but the Inquisition is actually a group of institutions within the Roman Catholic Church. Tracing back to the 12th-century, the goal of the institutions is to combat secular sectarianism. Aimed at keeping it’s own members “faithful” the Catholic Church began holding trials for those with non-mainstream beliefs within the church and, for along period of time, engaging in torture to coerce the individual to conform. In the cases where no repentance was received, the death penalty was used as punishment. All in all there were an estimated 300,000 people put on trial with about 6,000 being executed.”
According to:
“Islam teaches that if Muslims slay or are slain (kill or are killed) in the service of God, i.e. Jihad, they are guaranteed accession to Allah’s paradise of depraved sexual perversity. Islam’s Paradise is filled with whorish virgins possessing voluptuous breasts and lustrous eyes. Muslims, blessed with an access to Paradise, will have 72 such virgins to engage in incessant copulation. Furthermore, a Muslim’s surest way of getting a passport to Paradise, says Allah, is to get slain while trying to kill the kafirs.”
G. Culture
I have noticed that in every culture there are so many wrong assumptions. For the Chinese, the assumption is the deceased or ancestors can expect their descendants to worship them by burning incense and offering food and fruit, etc. Tradition has trapped many peoples. Values of a nation influence the people.
According to:
“Loosely defined, culture refers to the shared values, beliefs and norms of a specific group of people. Culture, therefore, influences the manner we learn, live and behave. Because of this, many theorists believe that culture is an important shaper of our personality.”
H. Language
I even discovered how language influences a people’s thinking and behaving. I am not going to get into detail to offend any nation or people. Do not assume your language is pure and noble. One thing that irritates me most is the vulgarity of American people especially when girls and women use profane and vulgar language. They could not stop using the “F” word and they do it without shame!
I. Marriage
Another painful assumption is the belief that marriage is for love. There are people who married for money. There are people who are married for sex. Many marry for other reasons. If you are Martin Luther, your marriage is a blessing. If you are Abraham Lincoln, marriage gives you misery. A marriage without love is a painful thing.
According to:
“Gelles, professor and dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, said that 90 percent of the time the best predictor of domestic violence is past behavior. He said the proximate social and demographic factors that are related to all forms of family violence except sexual abuse are poverty, unemployment and family stressors, which include disagreements over money, sex and children. The economy always is a distal factor that is translated into family relations through poverty or employment or self-image or stressors.”
According to:
“Murder – Every day four women die in this country as a result of domestic violence, the euphemism for murders and assaults by husbands and boyfriends. That’s approximately 1,400 women a year, according to the FBI. The number of women who have been murdered by their intimate partners is greater than the number of soldiers killed in the Vietnam War.
Battering – Although only 572,000 reports of assault by intimates are officially reported to federal officials each year, the most conservative estimates indicate two to four million women of all races and classes are battered each year. At least 170,000 of those violent incidents are serious enough to require hospitalization, emergency room care or a doctor’s attention.
Sexual Assault – Every year approximately 132,000 women report that they have been victims of rape or attempted rape, and more than half of them knew their attackers. It’s estimated that two to six times that many women are raped, but do not report it. Every year 1.2 million women are forcibly raped by their current or former male partners, some more than once.”
Luk 3:8, “Therefore produce fruits that are consistent with repentance, and do not start saying to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children for Abraham.”
Do not assume you are a Christian. You need to bear fruits that are consistent with repentance. Western leaders assume they are Christians, but they commit unrighteousness and injustice.
2. Do not presume…
Mat 5:17, “Do not presume that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill.” Presume in Greek is nomizō which means to suppose; think; follow a custom or usage; deem or regard; hold by custom or usage; – which occurs 15 times in the New Testament.
According to:
Assume and presume both mean “to take something for granted” or “to take something as true.” The difference between the words lies in the degree of confidence held by the speaker or writer. If he or she is making an informed guess based on reasonable evidence, presume is the word to use; if a guess is made based on little or no evidence, assume is usually used. (This is not true, however, in the legal catchphrase “presumed innocent until proven guilty.” That sense of presume is separately defined as “to suppose to be true without proof” and is based on the fact that legal systems grant the presumption of innocence, thereby placing the burden of proof on the prosecution.)
‘Presume’ is the word to use if you’re making an informed guess based on reasonable evidence. If you’re making a guess based on little or no evidence, the word to use is ‘assume’.”
Publilius Syrus said, “Good health and good sense are two of life’s greatest blessings.”
Peoples who have good sense must know the difference between assuming and presuming.
3. Do not show opposition against an evil person.
Mat 5:39, ““But I say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other toward him also.”
There are several issues must be settled by the Word of God: such as violence, war, revolution, evil government, etc.
A. Violence
Violence is a large subject which requires a separate treatment and complicated to deal with. Here we can only provide some significant highlights.
Exo 1:13, “The Egyptians used violence to compel the sons of Israel to labor.”
So did Japanese militarists who practiced forced labor, God will settle account with them.
Gen 6:11, “Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence.”
Gen 6:13, “Then God said to Noah, “The end of humanity has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of people; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth.”
Gen 49:5, “Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are implements of violence.”
Swords are implements of violence, symbol of war. The word “gun” does not exist in the Bible.
Hollywood has produced most and worst violent movies in the world. I watch and witness another country is following the path of violence. I really believe guns and movies produce American violent culture. If there is no change in the two factors, there will be no hope for America.
According to:
“Around 1750, men stop carrying rapiers, and guns became the weapon of choice for a duel. Various guns were used, until a true dueling pistol was officially standardized in 1777, as “a 9 or 10 inch barreled, smooth bore flintlock of 1 inch bore, carrying a ball of 48 to the pound.” Often lavishly decorated, the pistols are made until dueling falls out of favor in the mid-1800s. This pair of 1786 flintlock pistols was made with ivory stocks and unusually elaborate decorative details.”
The first automatic pistol was created by Joseph Laumann in 1892. But the Borchardt pistol of 1893 was the first automatic with a separate magazine in the grip, and this remains the defining feature of the breed. More automatics came in rapid succession, including Browning, Luger, Mauser, and Colt models. By the turn of the century, just 8 years after Laumann, automatics were firmly established.”
*According to https://www.rd.com/article/gun-violence-statistics
“May 20, 2021 · The nearly 40,000 Americans killed each year since 2016 by gun violence exceed the number of people killed by car accidents (39,000), despite the fact that in 2017 there were 221.7 million.”
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Gun violence in America is one of the most pressing problems that American leaders and politicians fail to stop it because of the powerful National Riffle Association. Thus, America becomes the most violent society in the world. Years ago I asked a 12-year old Danish girl who was the grand daughter of my landlord if she would like to go to America. Her answered was emphatic no. I asked why. She said she would not want to be shot dead in America!
It is indisputable that Jesus is a non-violent person but not a pacifist. Isa 53:7, “He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth; like a Lamb
that is led to slaughter, and like a sheep that is silent
silent before its shearers, so He did not open His mouth.”
Isa 53:9, “And His grave was assigned with wicked men, yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.”
God condemns violence that was why He destroyed the people in the days of Noah:
Gen 6:13, “Then God said to Noah, “The end of humanity has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of people; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth.”
Psa 11:5, “The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, and His soul hates one who loves violence.”
Pro 21:7, “The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to act with justice.”
Wicked people are violent.
Eze 8:17, “And He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? Is it a trivial thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they have committed here, that they have filled the land with violence and provoked Me to anger repeatedly? Yet behold, they are putting the twig to their nose!”
It is facetious to compare Ghandi with Jesus. Those who merchandise that “Jesus is missing” are lost in sins, full of deceit and fraud, sons of the devil, enemies of righteousness, ceaselessly making crooked the straight ways of the Lord. There are so many deceivers, deceptions and deceits nowadays. Your only protection is the Spirit of Truth and understanding of the Word of God.
Someone made this facetious statement: “Jesus allowed men of violence to nail him to that cross and apparently triumph over him. But the resurrection of Jesus from the dead was the ultimate triumph of love over violence.” This is a total ignorance of the mission of Jesus Christ who came to the earth to fulfill the will of God. Ghandi may be non-violent, he could not rise from the dead. Jesus rose from the dead by the power of God had nothing to do with nonviolence, it has something to do with redemption. Jesus said, Mat 26:53, “Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?” Jesus did neither die as a victim nor as martyr. Those who think Jesus died as victim do not know the Lord Jesus at all.
Jhn 18:22-23, “ But when He said this, one of the officers, who was standing nearby, struck Jesus, saying, “Is that the way You answer the high priest?” Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?”
Mat 26:52, “Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword will perish by the sword.”
Jesus, by word and deed, and by example never advocates violence for any cause or reason.
Jhn 11:47-53, “Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council meeting, and they were saying, “What are we doing in regard to the fact that this man is performing many miracles? “If we let Him go on like this, all the people will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take over both our place and our nation.” But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, nor are you taking into account that it is in your best interest that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish instead.” Now he did not say this on his own, but as he was high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation; and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. So from that day on they planned together to kill Him.”
The chief priests and the Pharisees were hypocrites who spoke falsely. During their time, Judah was already under the Roman iron rule. The Romans had already come and taken over both their place and their nation. What they were really afraid was the fact that Jesus is performing so many miracles and all the Jewish people might believe in Him. Caiaphas was right that they knew nothing at all. It was in their best interest that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish instead. Here we learn something important, Caiaphas prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation; but he did not say this on his own because he was high priest that year.
Mat 5:38, “You have heard that it was said, ‘EYE FOR EYE, and TOOTH FOR TOOTH.’ “But I say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other toward him also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak also. Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.”
As a principle, Jesus teaches against vengeance. Jesus clearly teaches also against violence. Whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other toward him also. Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two. Now does the Bible teach that wars are wrong under all circumstances?
B. Wars
Jhn 18:36, “Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not of this world. If My Kingdom were of this world, My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My Kingdom is not of this realm.”
This is a clear statement that requires no clarification and precludes Christians to fight for the Kingdom. Basically, the Kingdom of Jesus is not of this world. Jesus never advocates war of liberation while Israel was under the Roman iron rule.
Unlike America, Israel is the only nation that God fought for it and it is written in the Old Testament. From the Exodus of the Israelites from the land of Egypt to the reign of David, God was fighting for Israel.
According to:
“The earliest war recorded in the Old Testament is that of the Elamitic king Chedorlaomer and his allies against the five kings of Sodom and its adjacent cities (Genesis 14:1et seq.). The result of the conflict was the destruction of the vanquished army in the field and the captivity of all the non-combatants, whose possessions became spoils of war. In the battle the troops were arranged in order (Genesis 14:8, R. V.), and the King of Sodom and his four allies displayed a certain degree of strategy by fighting in a valley, although their plan proved unsuccessful. Some modern scholars infer from the obscure passage 2 Samuel 11:1 that wars were regularly begun in the spring. In many instances negotiations were carried on through messengers or ambassadors to avert bloodshed (Judges 11:12-28; 1 Samuel 11:1-10; 1 Kings 20:2-11); and the Hebrews were expressly forbidden to make an attack without first demanding the surrender of the enemy (Deuteronomy 20:10 et seq.). The only instance in which war was declared without previous negotiations was that of the war between Amaziah, King of Judah, and Jehoash, King of Israel (2 Kings 14:8).”
Exo 1:10, “Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, otherwise they will multiply, and in the event of war, they will also join those who hate us, and fight against us and depart from the land.”
This is the statement of a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. Remember, in politics there are no eternal friends or enemies, only interest. The new king of Egypt wants to deal shrewdly with the sons of Israel. White Europeans had abuse, mistreated and oppressed China in the last 500 years. Japan followed in having war of aggression against China and had committed the most atrocious brutality against the Chinese in 14 years. Later the Americans have oppressed and abused China since the Opium Wars and since the end of World War II. Those enemies of China hate the Chinese, join together and fight against China to this day.
Exo 17:16, “and he said, “Because the LORD has sworn, the LORD will have war against Amalek from generation to generation.”
Moses said, the Lord has sworn to have war against Amalek from generation to generation. You may be surprised that God wanted to have war against Amalek. Who is Amalek?
Exo 17:8-14, “ Then Amalek came and fought against Israel at Rephidim.So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us and go out, fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will station myself on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.”Joshua did just as Moses told him, and fought against Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. So it came about, when Moses held his hand up, that Israel prevailed; but when he let his hand down, Amalek prevailed. And Moses’ hands were heavy. So they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it; and Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other. So his hands were steady until the sun set.And Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this in a book as a memorial and recite it to Joshua, that I will utterly wipe out the memory of Amalek from under Heaven.”
According to:
ttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Amalekite
“Amalekite, member of an ancient nomadic tribe, or collection of tribes, described in the Old Testament as relentless enemies of Israel, even though they were closely related to Ephraim, one of the 12 tribes of Israel. The district over which they ranged was south of Judah and probably extended into northern Arabia. The Amalekites harassed the Hebrews during their Exodus from Egypt and attacked them at Rephidim near Mount Sinai, where they were defeated by Joshua. They were among the nomadic raiders defeated by Gideon and were condemned to annihilation by Samuel. Their final defeat occurred in the time of Hezekiah.”
According to: https://www.diffen.com/difference/World_War_I_vs_World_War_II
| World War I | World War II | ||
| Period and duration | 1914 to 1918; 4 years | 1939 to 1945; 6 Years | |
| Casualties | Estimated to be 10 million military dead, 7 million civilian deaths, 21 million wounded, and 7.7 million missing or imprisoned. | Over 60 million people died in World War II. Estimated deaths range from 50-80 million. 38 to 55 million civilians were killed, including 13 to 20 million from war-related disease and famine. |
I believe God would condemn all Western (European and American) wars from the infamous Opium Wars to the present, except the just war of World War II. I disagree with Dr. Helen Caldicott who said, “With All Its Wisdom, the Human Race Is Killing Itself.” The human race, especially the white race, bent on world domination, has no wisdom at all. I agree with her last part, the human race is killing itself. America is committing suicide. The U.S. spends one trillion dollars per year on so-called “national defense” is indicative that the American leaders and politicians can’t learn to live in peace, and we are doomed, the whole world is doomed.
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Many Americans sadly hold the following unreal views about America. America is not “guilty” for having so much more than others. America is “guilty” for lying, killing, destroying and robbing of so many nations and peoples. Only the flesh would label it “many blessings from God.” They are blind to the handwriting on the wall, and the judgment of God pending. America does not have “biblical, Christian heritage”, from its inception of killing the Red Indians and robbing its land were “as a source for shame and loathing.” America has never been “exceptional” or “appointed” by God to rule the world but an evil and cruel empire filled with violence, deception, corruption oppression, and injustice. America is ruined by values of money, power, and sex. Negroes and Latinos are the two major time bombs of America, but American leaders and politicians are hiding their heads like an ostrich in the sands. American leaders and politicians are the problems, they cannot and do not lead the nation to the path of righteousness. America is not in “a valley of troubles”, it is in “the valley of the shadow of death” without the Lord being the Shepherd.
“Sadly, even some America leaders and intellectuals undermine its role in the world by subtle criticism and doubt. America to them is not “exceptional.” America, this line of thinking goes, is like every other nation and should feel “guilty” for having so much more than others. Denying the nation’s many blessings from God, they see the country’s biblical, Christian heritage as a source for shame and loathing.”
A mad philosopher said, “The condition of man… is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.”
There are billions of people I do not know in the world. They are neither friends nor foes. I am not against everyone. Some wicked people assume my name and my website because they want to make fame or fortune out of my name.
According to:
“This is playing out while the U.S. in 2020 increased its spending on nuclear weapons to $37.4 billion – more than twice what Russia and China spend combined.
Moreover, as Dr. Helen Caldicott has pointed out, the U.S. is “increasingly using artificial intelligence to launch and control” its lethal weapons. This decision is simply insane, given the dozens of times there have been false warnings of an imminent attack, caused by things like a failed computer chip, or a flock of geese. Only the wise and brave decision by a military underling – whether in Russia or the U.S. – to disobey the automatic warning and defuse the situation has prevented global catastrophe.
In fact, China has removed “launch on warning” status from its three hundred nuclear armed missiles. According to Mark Muhich, “China’s Director of Arms Control, Fu Cong, in 2019 called for all nuclear armed nations to remove their nuclear armed missiles from hair trigger alert, which China considers too risky.”
So far, the U.S. refuses to do this, while at the same time the U.S. is the only nation that refuses to pledge a “no first use policy” for its nuclear weapons.
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry recently stated, “The likelihood of a nuclear catastrophe is greater today than during the Cold War, and the public is completely unaware of the danger.”
But increasingly, the public actually is aware of the danger, and that is why so many are pushing their governments to ratify the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Many have also been asking their governments to reconsider membership in NATO, which has been encircling China and Russia with increasingly belligerent moves.”
Rom 14:19, “So then we pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another.”
Heb 12:14, “Pursue peace with all people, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.”
1Pe 3:11,“HE MUST TURN AWAY FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD; HE MUST SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT.”
It is plain and clear, according to the Scriptures cited above, Christians, as individuals, must pursue the things which make for peace; pursue peace with all people; and we must seek peace and pursue it. That was the major reason I supported President Richard Nixon who sought a just and lasting peace for the world. The Western nations (America and Europe) although they claim to be Christians, yet they pursue the things which make for wars (they are aggressors and warmongers). The West does not follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. I am afraid they will start the nuclear war that will destroy the whole world.
C. Revolution
Jesus never advocated His followers to engage in a revolution to overthrow the evil Roman empire. However, Jesus says, Luk 21:20 -21,“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near. Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are inside the city must leave, and those who are in the country must not enter the city.”
Jesus advocates believers to flee persecution, from one city to another, or maybe from one country to another.
Jhn 11:47-52, “Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council meeting, and they were saying, “What are we doing in regard to the fact that this man is performing many miracles?“If we let Him go on like this, all the people will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take over both our place and our nation.” But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, nor are you taking into account that it is in your best interest that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish instead.” Now he did not say this on his own, but as he was high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation; and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.”
There are those who oppose Jesus Christ, but they know nothing at all. Jesus Christ died for the whole world. Those who repent and believe in Jesus name will be saved.
Those who teach that Jesus Christ is a revolutionary are all false teachers. In my life time I had watched the revolution of Iran, the overthrow of the Shah in 1979 which ended 2,500 year old monarchy by the Islamic dictator the Ayatollah Khomeini. Majority of people think the dictatorship of Khomeini was worse than the Shah. This does not mean I supported the last Shah. After all have been said and one, Iran today is still in a mess.
There are those who teach that Jesus Christ is a supporter of Western democracy and capitalism. They are equally wrong as false teachers. Christians should never participate in wars of aggression and atrocity.
D. Evil government
Christians are unwillingly forced to engage in just wars such as World War II. I believe if I were born in China and during the Japanese wars of aggression, if I were a young man I would engage in a war of struggle to destroy the evil Japanese aggressors.
The atrocities and cruelties of the Roman Empire were many: including massacre of a city for not surrendering, torching Christians, pouring liquid lead down your throat, fight and die as gladiators, scourging and crucifying of Christians, hold prisoners still while wild animals tore into them, having people buried alive, etc.
Jesus was well aware of the evil and atrocities and brutalities of the Roman empire, but He never said or gave a hint to disciples to overthrow the Roman empire. Confronting the Roman governor Pilate, He declared, Jhn 18:36, “Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not of this world. If My Kingdom were of this world, My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm.”
The atrocities, brutalities, and cruelties of the Roman Empire only God keeps all the record of them:
According to:
“A donkey would be killed, its belly sliced open, and the entrails removed. The accused was then stripped of clothing and stuffed into the animal’s belly. The belly was stitched closed, leaving only the accused’s head outside, preventing suffocation but prolonging suffering.
The donkey’s body was kept in the sun. It would begin to decompose—with the living victim inside being cooked by the heat. Maggots would crawl all over the accused, and vultures would peck at the animal’s decaying flesh. Death, while welcomed, came slowly for the victim of this torture.”
“Any virgin who was to undergo this torture was first given to the gladiators. After the young woman was no longer a virgin, she was publicly stripped, and her belly was sliced open, spilling her innards out. Handfuls of barley were stuffed into her, and she was sewn back up—only to be given to wild hogs. She would then be torn apart.”
“One of the most disgusting tortures performed involved smearing a Christian in honey and milk. The victim was then nailed into a barrel and force-fed parasite-ridden food. The parasites feasted on the insides the of victim, whose body began to rot inside the barrel. After about two weeks of this torture, the victim would finally die and become a martyr for the Christian religion.”
In the face of the Roman Empire, its authority represented by Pilate the governor; Jesus declared: “My Kingdom is not of this world. If My Kingdom were of this world, My servants would be fighting…”
According to:
“In the United States, women in the workforce earn 82% less than their male counterparts.
The 4.5 million sexually exploited people around the world.
Lack of rights for women in many Islamic states.”
So the Lord warned Peter, Jhn 18:11, “ So Jesus said to Peter, “Put the sword into the sheath; the cup which the Father has given Me, am I not to drink it?” Mat 26:52, “ Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword will perish by the sword”.
On the other hand, Christians have a real war that we must put on the full armor of God.
Eph 6:11-17, “ Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, having belted your waist with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,and having strapped on your feet the preparation of the Gospel of peace; in addition to all, taking up the Shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the Helmet of salvation and the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”
Psa 11:5, “The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, and His soul hates one who loves violence.”
Pro 13:2, “From the fruit of a person’s mouth he enjoys good, but the desire of the treacherous is violence.”
Plenty of evidence points to the existence of the sole superpower, NATO, QUAD, and Japan – their scheme and plot are treacherous in violence. The aim is world domination by all means, including the military, political, economic, financial, trade, diplomacy, propaganda, etc. Violence is a way that is not good which the West has practiced for the last 500 years. They have refused to act with justice. They establish the world-wide webs like clothing, they cover themselves with their works of iniquity and wrongdoing under the pretexts of democracy, human rights, freedom, and justice. In fact, there is deceit in their mouths and they practice violence and destruction and injustice, and shed innocent blood all the time.
The prophecy of Eze 7:23 is fulfilled in America:
‘Make the chain, for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.” Violence and destruction is rampant and prevalent, bloodshed follows bloodshed. Gangs and organized crime store up violence and devastation in their territories. Strife exists and conflict arises. The wicked makes money like sand. The Lord condemns human bloodshed and violence. Any nation that practices violence will be thrown down with violence and will never rise again.
Herodotus said, “In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.”
4. Do not let your left hand know…
Mat 6:3, ““But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.”
When you give to the poor or to charity, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. In other words do not publish or make known your gifts to the poor or charity. In America the practice is just the opposite. People who got wealth the crooked ways always inevitably establish foundations in their names and for promotion of their names to compensate their guilt. For example, if you donate a building to a university, you can have a building in your name. If you donate a lot of money to a hospital, you can have the whole wing after your name, etc. Most outrageous is the practice they name an aircraft carrier, airport, street, etc. after the name of a politician. There are also people who donate funds to a scholarship in certain name. Most awards are given in the name of so and so.
People give to charity to make known their names. Most unholy practices are the sale of church pews, church side walks, church walls, church cemetery, etc. Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing only applies to charity and giving. In all endeavors, your left hand must know what your right hand is doing.
5. Do not use vain repetitions.
Mat 6:7, “And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.”
To use vain repetitions in Greek is battalogeō which means to repeat the same thing over and over again; use many idle words; babble; to be tedious and wordy; chant; prate tediously; stammer; recite vainly; chatter; – which occurs 1 time in the New Testament. The heathen think if they say many words, they will be heard. All false religions practice repetition of words in chanting, for example, the name of their false god. The true God hates chanting and repetition of words in people’s prayers because they are thoughtless and heartless.
According to https://www.yogapedia.com/definition/7236/chanting
“Chanting is a rhythmical repetition (either silently or aloud) of a song, prayer, word or sound. It is one of the most ancient spiritual practices and a part of most religions and spiritual paths.”
Chanting is no spiritual path. God hates chanting. Chanting is practiced by pagan religions.
“To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” – Martin Luther
“Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.” – Kierkegaard
Henri Frederic Amiel said, “Destiny has two ways of crushing us – by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.” Be careful what you pray for. We live in a world that is a tragedy not to get what you want, it is also a tragedy to get what you want. The wisest man would pray, “Let Thy will be done!”
1Co 14:15, “What is the outcome then? I will pray with the spirit, but I will pray with the mind also; I will sing with the spirit, but I will sing with the mind also.”
A person who uses thoughtless words to pray mean he does not have spirit and does not have the mind. This offends God very much. How we ought to pray?
Eph 6:18, “With every prayer and request, pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be alert with all perseverance and every request for all the saints.”
Pray at all times in the Spirit.
Phl 1:9, “And this I pray, that your love may overflow still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment.”
1Th 5:17, “pray without ceasing.”
Phm 1:6, ‘and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for the sake of Christ.”
3Jo 1:2, “Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.”
Phl 4:6, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and pleading with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”
6. Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth.
Mat 6:19, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.”
Although I am not rich, but I have visited royal palaces and luxurious mansions. I have also seen many public and private treasures of jewelry and diamonds and precious stones. For example, I have seen the largest diamond of the royal scepter and crown jewels of the United Kingdom, etc. I have also seen the largest Blue Hope Diamond, etc. I have seen the most beautiful China’s national treasures of antiques in porcelain. I have also seen most beautiful marble sculptures, etc. I do not have any treasures on earth. Whatever the richest man has on earth can never compare what God has prepared for His children in Heaven. The point is, 1Ti 6:7 , “For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it, either.” Empty you came, empty you go. There is no exception.
According to https://globalhomesinc.com
“Most Expensive Mansions with Prices and Owners.
1. Antilla, Mumbai, India – $1 Billion.
2. Villa la Leopolda, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France – $750 Million.
3. Tour Odeon Penthouse, Monaco – $400 Million.
4. Four Fairfield Pond, Sagaponack, N.Y, USA – $248.5 Million.
5. Chartwell Estate, Beverly Hills, California, USA – $245 Million”
I want to assure you none of the above mansions can compare with our mansions in Heaven. Jhn 14:2, “In My Father’s home are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.” A stupid old pastor said that Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind. Jesus says, I go to prepare a place for you. You can be sure the Paradise of God is a real place, better than any place in the world.
Why do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, not only where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. The most important point is: Mat 6:21, “for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Our hearts must not be on things of the world. Our hearts must not be on earth.
Jesus said to the Jews, Jhn 8:23, “ And He was saying to them, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.”
The Lord wants Christians to think of these things:
Phl 4:8, “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
Col 3:1-2, “Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.”
The rich and powerful people in this world are most afraid of death because they own so much wealth that they cannot take with them. A poor Christian can be rich in the faith, can be rich toward God and have treasure in Heaven.
What is worst. 1Ti 6:9-11, “ But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.”
If you want an abundant life, pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
7. Do not be worried about your life.
Mat 6:25, “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothing?”
Mar 4:19, “but the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things enter and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.”
According to:
“65% on average think that things in their country are on the wrong track – rising to 89% in Colombia.
What Worries the World? Top 5 in September 2021
(Global country average)
Coronavirus (Covid-19) 36%
Unemployment 31%
Poverty and social inequality 31%
Financial/Political corruption 27%
Crime & violence 26%
Research among c. 20,000 adults aged 16-64 in 28 participating countries. August 20th – September 3rd 2021.
Source: (Ipsos Global Advisor) Download image Created with Datawrapper
1. Covid-19 On average, 36% worldwide say Coronavirus is one of the biggest issues facing their country today. Malaysia is the most concerned about Covid-19, followed by Japan, Australia and South Korea. Malaysia’s 74% remains the highest score across all nations despite this being 9 points lower than last month. Japan sees a 9-point increase to 72%.
2. Unemployment
Across the 28 countries surveyed, three in 10 (31%) say that Unemployment is a key issue in their country today. This is level with Poverty & social inequality (also 31%).
The countries where people are most worried about jobs are South Africa (65%), Italy (52%), Spain (50%), Colombia (47%) and South Korea (also 47%).
3. Poverty & social inequality
Level with the global score recorded for Unemployment for the second month running, 31% around the world say that Poverty and social inequality is among the top issues in their country today.
Russia (55%), Hungary (49%) and Colombia (47%) are the three counties showing the greatest concern about poverty and social inequality. A 5-point increase in Colombia brings these scores closer in line than seen previously.
4. Financial/Political corruption
Financial/Political corruption is ranked fourth in our list of world worries as 27% on average consider it an important issue for their country today.
Colombians and South Africans show the highest levels of concern with 55% in both countries selecting this issue. It is the number one issue in Colombia while South Africa is comparatively more worried about Unemployment.
Next are Hungary (50%), Malaysia (49%), and Russia (46%).
5. Crime & violence
Crime & violence is the fifth greatest worry globally. On average, one-quarter (26%) of our global participants say this is one of the most important issues facing their country today.
Sweden extends its lead as the country most concerned about crime with 67% (+6 points vs. last month). Mexico and South Africa, in second and third place, have one in two people (50% and 49% respectively) selecting this as a top issue.
Luk 12:22, “And He said to His disciples, “For this reason I tell you, do not worry about your life, as to what you are to eat; nor for your body, as to what you are to wear.”
What we eat and what we wear is the worry of our lives. Two thousand years have not changed one iota.
Jhn 14:1, “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.”
Jhn 14:27, “Peace I leave you, My peace I give you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, nor fearful.”
8. DO NOT JUDGE
Mat 7:1, “Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.”
Luk 6:37, “Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.”
Jhn 7:24, “Do not judge by the outward appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”
I often judge myself when I make mistakes even unintentionally.
9. Do not give what is holy to dogs…
Mat 7:6, “Do not give dogs what is holy; and do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under foot and turn to attack you.”
Dogs have no taste for what is holy. Swine does not appreciate pearls. Therefore do not give what is holy to dogs and do not throw your pearls before swine. Pardon me, dogs and swine refer to the wicked, undesirable and unpleasant people. Be wise, there are bad people in this world who do not appreciate righteousness and justice. The people who love money, power, and sex are no different from dogs and swines. I do not get discouraged when people reject the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus uses no respect language to bad people.
10. Do not be afraid
Mat 10:28, “And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.” At worst, the wicked can kill your body. That is what warmongers, Islamic terrorists, organized criminals are doing every day. Most people do not know that God destroys the wicked soul and body in Hell.
Luk 12:4, “Now I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.
Luk 12:32, “Do not be afraid, little flock, because your Father has chosen to give you the Kingdom.”
Mat 10:31, “So do not fear; you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows.”
Luk 12:7, “But even the hairs of your head are all counted. Do not fear; you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows.”
To be afraid in Greek is phobeō. In Greek do not be afraid and do not fear mean the same thing. Jesus Christ assures believers not to be afraid, not to fear.
11. Do not swear at all.
Mat 5:34, “But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by Heaven, for it is God’s throne.”
To swear in Greek is omnyō which means to take an oath. The Lord does not like people who swear. The Chinese swear. Many Europeans swear. Do not swear by Heaven for it is God’s throne. Swearing is a form of foul language. The worst is to swear by the name of God and by Christ. Do what the Lord says.
12. Do not look down …
Mat 18:10, “See that you do not look down on one of these little ones; for I say to you that their angels in Heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in Heaven.”
Mat 19:14, “But Jesus said, “Leave the children alone, and do not forbid them to come to Me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these.”
It is a bad culture that treat children badly and look down on the little ones. The best children I have ever met were those Danish children described in my article the Theory of Good Society. We must have the innocence and simplicity of children to belong to the Kingdom of Heaven. Do you know, parents who look down on their children, their children suffer despair and depression. It is the duty of parents to cheer up and motivate their children.
In conclusion, if you wish to have not only the eternal life in Heaven and the abundant life now on earth, you must come to Jesus Christ as children.
Willie Wong Thought
Willie Wong
August 13, 2025
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