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BY WILLIE WONG
Poverty is probably the greatest evil on earth. How do you know? I had been poor, so poor that I worked my way through college that I could not afford many things and had to do it myself. Have you ever heard that a man learned to cut his own hair because he could not pay the barber? Have you ever heard that a poor student cannot afford to buy notebook that he went to a computer department that threw away lots of papers and he used the other side of papers as his notebook? I was paid the minimum wage $1.25 an hour. In addition to working though college, I had to pay rent, utilities, and old jalapy, etc. I had gone through many odd jobs, including cleaning the toilet. I had experienced hunger because I could not afford to pay student fee. There was time that America had a very bad economic downturn that even a Ph.D. became a taxi driver to survive. I was laid off not for months, but for years. I was afraid to be out on the streets begging for bread. Until I read the Scripture:
Psa 56:3, “When I am afraid,I will put my trust in You.”
Peace has many attackers, one of the demons is fear. Fear is to be afraid. To fear something is to be afraid of something. The only remedy for fear is peace. How to have peace?
You here refers to the Amighty God, the Creator, Protector and Ruler of the universe. When you have trust in such a True and Living God, what have you to fear?
Trust in Hebrew is bāṭaḥwhich means confidence; hope; rely upon; to fear nothing for oneself; — which occurs 120 times in the Old Testament. The Scripture says:
I have been young – The idea in this whole passage is, “I myself have passed through a long life. I have had an opportunity of observation, wide and extended. When I was a young man, I looked upon the world around me with the views and feelings which belong to that period of existence; when in middle life, I contemplated the state of things with the more calm and sober reflections pertaining to that period, and to the opportunities of wider observation; and now, in old age, I contemplate the condition of the world with all the advantages which a still wider observation and a longer experience give me, and with the impartial judgment which one has who is about to leave the world. And the result of all is a conviction that religion is an advantage to man; that God protects His people; that He provides for them; that they are more uniformly and constantly blessed, even in their worldly affairs, than other people, and that they do not often come to poverty and want.” There is a sad kind of feeling which a man has when he is constrained to say, “Ihave been young;” for it suggests the memory of joys, and hopes, and friends, that are now gone forever. But a man may have some claim to respect for his opinions when he is constrained to say it, for he can bring to the coming generation such results of his own experience and observation as may be of great value to those who are “young.”
And now am old – This demonstrates that this psalm was one of the later productions of its author; and the psalm has an additional value from this circumstance, as stating the results of a long observation of the course of affairs on the earth. Yet there is much that is solemn when a man is constrained to say, “I am old.” Life is nearly ended. The joys, the hopes, the vigor of youth, are all gone. The mature strength of manhood is now no more. The confines of life are nearly reached. The next remove is to another world, and that now must be near; and it is a solemn thing to stand on the shores of eternity; to look out on that boundless ocean, to feel that earth, and all that is dear on earth, is soon to be left “forever.”
Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken – Forsaken by God; so forsaken that he has not a friend; so forsaken that he has nothing with which to supply his wants.
Nor his seed begging bread – Nor his children beggars. This was a remarkable testhemony; and though it cannot be affirmed that the psalmist meant to say literally that he had never, in any instance, met with such a case – for the language may have been intended as a general statement, yet it may have been true to the letter. In the course of a long life it may have occurred that he had never met with such a case – and if so, it was a remarkable proof of the correctness of the general remarks which he was making about the advantage of piety. It is not now universally true that the “righteous” are not “forsaken,” in the sense that they do not want, or in the sense that their children are not constrained to beg their bread, but the following things, are true:
that religion tends to make men industrious, economical, and prudent, and hence, tends to promote prosperity, and to secure temporal comforts;
that religion “of itself” impoverishes no one, or makes no one the poorer;
that religion saves from many of the expenses in life which are produced by vicious indulgence; and
(d) that, as a general rule, it saves men and their children from the necessity of public begging, and from the charity-house.
Who are the inmates of the poor-houses in the land? Who are the beggars in our great cities? Here and there, it may be, is one who is the child of pious parents, reduced by sickness or misfortune, or a lack of practical good sense – for religion does not alter the constitution of the mind, and does not impart the “skill” or “talent” upon which so much of the success in life depends; but the great mass of persons in our charity-houses, and of beggars in the streets, are themselves intemperate, or are the wives and children of the intemperate. They consist of those whom religion, as it would have made them virtuous and industrious, would have saved from rags and beggary. It may not now be literally true that anyone who has been young, and who is become old, could say that he had not once seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging bread; but the writer of these lines, who has this day – the day on which he pens them (Dec. 1, 1859) – reached the sixty-first year of his life, and who is constrained to say “I have been young,” though he may feel a reluctance to add, “but now am old,” can say, as the result of his own observation in the world, that, as a great law, the children of the pious are not vagrants and beggars. As a great law, they are sober, industrious, and prosperous. The vagrants and the beggars of the world are from other classes; and whatever may be the bearing of religion on the destinies of men in the future world, in this world the effect is to make them virtuous, industrious, prudent, and successful in their worldly affairs, so that their children are not left to beggary and want, but to respectability and to competence.”
So I claimed the Divine promise and prayed: “Lord, You know I am a descendant of the righteous — poor missionaries. Please do not forsake me and do not let me begging for bread.” A white colleague of mine told me that he had gone through garbage can looking for food. Now I live to an advanced age and I can testify that the good Lord did not forsake me and I had never begged for bread in my life.
There are many reasons that a person is poor. I only selected some causes and reasons:
“Colonialism’s impacts include environmental degradation, the spread of disease, economic instability, ethnic rivalries, and human rights violations—issues that can long outlast one group’s colonial rule.”
“Merriam-Webster defines colonialism as “control by one power over a dependent area or people.” It occurs when one nation takes control of another for benefits such as resources. Often, they force their language and culture on the locals.
By 1914, Europeans had colonized a large majority of the world’s nations at some point. Japan, Korea, and Thailand are the only other nations Europeans never colonized.
Colonialism is closely related to imperialism. Imperialism is the policy or ethos of using power and influence to control another nation or people. Settler colonialism is defined as a system that seeks to replace Indigenous populations with that of the colonizing power.”
The Neitherland was a small country but it colonized Indonesia. Duth East India Company was rich while Indonesians were poor. Can you believe it, a Duth gilder was worth more than a dollar.
If you have been to Europe, you will see many beautiful palaces, mansions, and homes because they robbed the resources from their colonies. I believe all former colonialists have to pay compensations to their victims now.
Government-Caused Poverty
These undeveloped and insolvent nations practice deluded democracy and phony elections. General elections enabled corrupt politicans to be formally elected president, vice president and high ranking officials so that they can practice official corruption in looting national treasures. They live well, dress welll while their people suffer abject poverty; prone to conflict, glorify in killing.
Pro 28:22, “A person with an evil eye hurries after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.”
The leaders of Palestinian Authority should be executed because they led their people to the path of death and destruction. If you want to see helpless and useless people, go to refugee camps. For example, Palestinians do not want to go to Arab lands, then they have to work for everything. They would rather stay in Gaza as refugees so that they can get everything for free from international community.
China was once poor, under government leadership and people of high morality and industry, China has eliminated abject poverty. Those undeveloped, insolvent and unmotivated peoples can learn from China in elimination of poverty. China does not need to give them resources. They only need to learn from China’s experience and achievement.
Pro 28:19, “One who works his land will have plenty of food, but one who follows empty pursuits will have plenty of poverty.”
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread,…. Or, “shall he filled” or “satisfied with bread” (s): shall have bread enough, and to spare; provisions of all sorts, and in great plenty; See Gill on Proverbs 12:11;
but he that followeth, after vain persons; empty idle persons; keeps company and spends his time with them, when he should be about the business of his calling:
shall have poverty enough; or be “filled with it” (t); he shall be exceeding poor, reduced to the utmost distress, be clothed in rags and destitute of daily food.”
Government policies can make people very poor is a fact that you see in many nations. Bad governments make poor peoples.
According to arly.com/worst-governed-countries-in-the-world/#google_vignette
“Worst Governed Countries In The World:How can we tell which countries’ governments are among the “worst” in the world? While there can never be a simple solution to such a difficult topic, statistics from the Chandler Good Governance Index (CGGI) may be able to assist us. The Chandler Institute of Governance, a private nonprofit organization based in Singapore, publishes the Chandler Good Governance Index every year (CGGI). The index, which presently covers 104 nations, assesses the capacities and performance of governments throughout the world.
Top 12 Worst Governed Countries in the World 2024
1. North Korea
2. Somalia
3. Venezuela (0.155 index score)
4. Zimbabwe (0.283)
5. Nigeria (0.319)
6. Mozambique (0.321)
7. Haiti (0.329)
8. Iran (0.329)
9. Madagascar (0.344)
10. Lebanon (0.346)
11. Burkina Faso (0.347)
12. Zambia (0.349)
Can you tell me a good government where its people are poor?
III. Business-Caused Poverty
For me, a minority, is always underemployed and underpaid in America. My supervisors were always white males who had less education AND inferior skills and knowledge. One white male manager who hired me did not even have a college degree. I discovered when I was hired I submitted two certificate degrees, bachelor and master. The Human Resources threw away my master’s degree certificate. wonder why? When Human Resource is being audited, they could defend themselves by saying that minority who is underemployed and underpaid had only bachelor education. The white supersirs can always play down your achievement, they always play up the achievement of white employees. In America they always underemployed and underpaid minorities who had superior education and superior skills. The practices of corporations make minority employees poor. However, a black employee was promoted although without superior education and skills because a black vice president of finance spoke for him. Women are also discriminated. Equal work does not get equal pay. White business has routinely practiced discrimination is hiring and paying, that is why some minorities are poor. A Chinese worker told me that he cannot get in to be janitor of a big corporation, because a black union would not let him in.
Once an Asian woman asked me to pick up emplooyment application from the U.S.Postal Service, the black women physically blocked the entrace and would not let pick up the form.
Business or corporations can pay whatever they determine. That is why people are poor. When I was working my way through college, I got minimum wage of $1.25 an hour. Now IN 2024 Hourly Minimum Wage IS $7.25 / hour.
Corporations make big money to benefit only the top management, so they make so much and the employees make so little. Consequently, you can have rich corporations and poor employees.
IV. Self-Caused Poverty
Of all the causes of poverty, the worst cause of poverty is self-inflicted poverty. If you are uneducated, unskilled, unmotivated, married and have children you are the cause of your poverty. When you are poor, on top of it you borrow and have debt — you compound your poverty. The poor who are in debts bury themselves. Although I was poor, I knew how to live. I had two principles or policies:
Never borrow money.
It is easy to borrow, it is hard to repay.
Never buy anything you cannot afford.
Something is strange but it is true. When I graduated from a nationally known university, I never applied for a credit card and one bank just sent me a credit card. Many applied for credit cards and did not get them. I got credit card without asking or applying. Credit card debt is even worse, it is so easy to get into debt: just charge it.
If you are poor and cannot support a wife, don’t get married. It sounds cruel. When I was studying at a top American university for my Master’s degree, my uncle (who was rich and not real blood relations) wanted her daughter to be married to me. I thought I was still studing and could not support a wife. There are so many poor people who could hardly support themselves, they got married and had children — that made them real poor. The poverty is self-inflicted.
The Scripture says, Pro 6:11, “Then your poverty will come in like a drifter, and your need like anarmed man”
Verse 11. – So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. The inevitable consequences of sloth – poverty and want, two terms conveying the idea of utter destitution – are described under a twofold aspect: first, as certain; second, as irresistible. Poverty will advance upon the sluggard with the unerring precision and swiftness with which a traveller tends towards the end of his journey, or, as Michaelis puts it, “quasi viator qui impigre pergit ac proprius venit donec propositum itineris scopum contingat” (Michaelis, ‘Notre Uberiores’). Muffet, in loc., keeping to the figure, however, explains differently, “Poverty shall overtake thee, as a swift traveller does one who walks slowly.” The Authorized Version, “as one that travelleth,” correctly represents the original kim’hallek. There is no ground whatever, from the use of the verb, for rendering the piel participle m’hallek as “a robber.” The verb halak invariably means “to go, or walk,” and the piel or intensive form of the verb means “to walk vigorously, or quickly.” The participle can only mean this in the two other passages where it occurs – Psalm 104:3 and Ecclesiastes 4:14. The substantive helek in 2 Samuel 12:4 also signifies “a traveller.” So the Vulgate here, quasi viator. The other view, it is stated, is required by the parallel expression in the second hemistich, “as an armed man,” and receives some support from the LXX. reading, ὥσπερ κακὸς ὁδοιπόρος, “as an evil traveller,” which may mean either a traveller bringing evil news, or one who wanders about with an evil intention and purpose, in the sense of the Latin grassator, “a highwayman.” In this case the meaning would be that poverty shall come upon the sluggard as he is indulging in his sloth, and leave him destitute as if stripped by a robber. But the destitution of the sluggard wilt not only be certain and swift, it will be also irresistible. His want shall come upon him as an armed man (k’ish magen); literally, as a man of a shield; Vulgate, quasi vir armatus; i.e. like one fully equipped, and who attacks his foe with such onset and force that against him resistance is useless. As the unarmed, unprepared man succumbs to such an opponent, so shall the sluggard fall before want. The expressions,” thy poverty” and “thy want,” represent the destitution of the sluggard as flowing directly from his own habit of self-indulgence. It is his in a special manner) and he, not others, is alone responsible for it. Compare, beside the parallel passage Proverbs 24:33, the similar teaching in ch. 10:4; 13:4; 20:4. The Vulgate, LXX., and Arabic Versions at the close of this verse add, “But if thou art diligent, the harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee;” the LXX. making a further addition, “as a bad runner (ὥσπερ κακὸς δρομεὺς).” It is observable, in comparing this section with the preceding, that the teacher pursues the subject of the sluggard to its close, while he leaves the end of the surety undetermined. The explanation may be in the difference in character of the two. The surety may escape the consequences of his act, but there is no such relief for the sluggard. His slothfulness becomes a habit, which increases the more it is indulged in, and leads to consequences which are as irremediable as they are inevitable. Proverbs 6:11.”
Verse 4. – Wealth maketh many friends (vers. 6, 7; Proverbs 14:20). A Greek gnome expresses the same truth – Ἐὰν δ ἔχωμεν χρήμαθ ἕξομεν φίλους. The poor is separated from his neighbour. But it is better to make the act of separation emanate from the friend (as the Hebrew allows), and to render, with the Revised Version, The friend of the poor separateth himself from him. The word for “poor” is here dal, which means “feeble,” “languid;” so ver. 17; and the came word (rea), “friend” or “neighbor,” is used in both clauses. The idea of man’s selfishness is carried on in vers. 6 and 7. The Law of Moses had tried to counteract it (Deuteronomy 15:7, etc.), but it was Christianity that introduced the practical realization of the law of love, and the honouring of the poor as members of Christ. Septuagint, “But the poor is deserted even by his whilom friend.” Proverbs 19:4.”
Sadly and truly, I do not sympathize with man and woman who could not support themselves and having a bunch of children. Marriage is a privilege, not a right. The poor should not get married and have children.
I was in abject poverty in America, but I got out of poverty through education. If you are a responsible person, motivated and good worker, I have good news for you and show you how to get out of poverty and turn yourselve over. There are three rules you have to observe: Do not get married. Do not borrow. Do not buy what you cannot afford.
When I was working my way to get advanced education; my uncle (not blood relation but good relation, who was rich) wanted to give me his daughter in marriage. I told him right now I cannot support a wife while I am getting an advanced education. Being poor, you must be willing to get any menial and munual job. I was not ashmed to say I had done cleaning toilet before. When I moved, the customer was willing to pay for my travel time and transportion, in addition to regular wages. I think there are many in business and government who get high pay without doing anything good should be ashamed.
I never borrowed money and bought anything I could not afford. Many had to apply for credit card; when I graduated from a top American university with a Bacherlor degree, a bank sent me a credit card which I did not apply for. When I got my Master’s degree with a Manager’s position, a bank even offered me $100,000 monthly credit. I thought myself insane, why did I need such an mount of credit montly. Many got into credit card debt by simply charge it.
A person is not educated until he earns Bacherlor and Master’s degrees. My professor Dr. Harld Koontz, world famous professor, King of Management, Chanselor of International Academy of Management for 5 consectuve terms; and he wrote about me in a letter of recommendation dated March 13, 1981: “ Ï have known Mr. Wong well for some eight years, having first come to know him when he was a student in my graduate class in Advance Management Theory. I am glad to say that in this class of forty highly intelligent and motivated M.B.A. and Ph.D. students, Mr. Wong received the highest grade in this class.” Whe I earned M.P.A. degree from a top American university, the University asked me to go on for Ph.D. I did not have to apply and they will take care of everything. All because my GPA was 3.700 and I already had completed 45 UC quarter units, 60 units is Ph.D. I turned down the university’s offer because I had been poor for a long time.
When I was Manger of Policies & Procedures I also conducted Management Seminars for middle management. My retired professor was interested to participate except he could not get up that early. There was one white middle manager who was not friendly and looked down on a Chinese conducting Management Seminars. Many middle managers persuaded him to join. Once he attended one Management Semiar, his attitude changed and his behavior became favorable. I conducted Management Semiars in an open and free style; everyone was entitled to have his/her opinion right or wrong. The fame of my Managemant Seminars reached the ears of the Vice President that he also wanted to participate. But I told him that would not work: because all Middle Managers would not dare to express their opinions for fear their heads may be chopped off if they expressed a wrong opinion. A female manager expressed her opinion, I said it was primitive. She was offended. Then I explained I said her idea was primitive, I did not say her person was primitive. Intelligent answer puts people at ease and reasonable. Many middle managers flocked to my office for consultation because of my expertise and knowledge. You think it was good? When an employee stood up and shined, the executive out of envy and jealousy may want to cut him down. White supervisors had the habbit of plarying down the achievement of minority. A black employee I knew was promoted simply because the black vice president of finance spoke up for him.
If you think you have education, expertise and knowledge, American corporations would spread out red carpet to welcome you; it is a delusion. As a minority I always had supervisors who had less education and expertise. One supervisor when he hired me did not even have a college degree. I was always underemployed and underpaid. Of all the departments, the Human Resources is the worst, incompetent and unprofessional. One HR had the gall to ask me teach them how to formulate corporate policies and develop corporate procedures. One HR threw away my master degree certificate so that when they were audited, they could justify the minority did not have a graduate degree to be promoted. I knew quite a few Chairmen, CEOs, Presidents, and many VPs. One VP called to confess he did not know the difference between policies and procedures. One VP considered to consult me would be unpleasantly condescending, so he asked his assistant to ask me if he had authority to do certan thing. I discovered even top management did not know what was management. A president managed by decree. They did not want young, able and knowledgeable empoyees. They wanted yeoman or yes man. The no. 3 executive one entered my office with sullen face and harsh tone of voice. He challenged a certain corporate policy. I told him since he was my superior, I would do as he pleased but he must be responsible. That corporate policy was so because the U.S. government regulation that we must comply. Plan A would violate government policy. Plan B would not be good for the company in terms of management principles. After a few technical details, the man began to smile and said it was o.k. and walked away.
One executive maliciously accused me of empire building while knowing the formulation of corporate policies and development of corporate procedures, comprehensive writing, coordination and publication were all done by myself. Outsiders do not know American corporations are battlefields. Psychopathic supervisors abuse their subordinates. Even you got support from the president for a corporate project, you may not have coorperation from executives and employees. They do not want you to succeed, for success means you get more pay and promotion.
In my corporate career, however, I met one exceptionally good man, Jim King. He did something incredible from management point of view. Mr. King was a member of top management. In his staff meeting which was attended by my supervisor and others, he announced a corporate project and appointed Willie Wong to be in charge, leading the vice president of Finance, Controller, and a General Manager. It was no joke. The first time a top Excutive put a staff specialist in charge of a corporate project that three line supervisors must be under my direction and leadership. Why? Because Mr. King knew I have the expertise and ability. When the corporate project was completed, he ordered to give me a bonus of $2,000 while Uncle Sam took have of it.
I was hired by the Chinese ministry of education as professor at a national Chinese university. I told my students: On my left hand I hold a Bachelor degree, on my right hand I have a Master degree, and I owned no man one penny. In summary, even if you are poor, if you are motivated and a good worker, even earning a minum wage of $1.25, you could work your way through college, if you don’t get married, don’t borrow money, and don’t buy anything you cannot afford.
V. Born-poor
There are many persons who are born-poor because their parents are poor and they live in poor nations.
Job 30:3, “From poverty and famine they are gaunt,
They who gnaw at the dry ground by night in waste and desolation.”
Pro 10:15, “The rich person’s wealth is his fortress,
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,…. What a fortified city is to persons in time of war, that is a rich man’s wealth to him; by it he can defend himself from the injuries of others, and support himself and family in times of public calamity; for money is a defence, and answers all things, Ecclesiastes 7:12. Or his wealth is so in his own apprehension and conceit; he puts his trust and confidence in it, and thinks himself safe and secure by it; when he is trusting to uncertain riches, which will fail him; these may fly away from him in life, and leave him exposed to distress and danger; and, however, will not secure him at death from the wrath of God and everlasting destruction. Or he is lifted up with his riches, is in high spirits, and despises others; thinking himself safe, as in a strong castle, and fears nothing, distresses, diseases, or death;
the destruction of the poor is their poverty: or their poverty is their consternation, as the word (h) signifies, it frightens them; they, knowing their circumstances, are afraid of everybody and of every thing; not being able to defend themselves against their enemies, or support themselves in times of public calamity, as war, famine, or pestilence.”
There are too many people who are ruined by their poverty in this world.
However, I have no sympathy with those undeveloped, unmotivated, and insolvent nations whose people eat and get fat, sing and dance, drink beer, enjoy sex and produce many children they cannot support.
The leaders of Palestinian Authority should be executed because they led Palestinians to the path of poverty and destruction. Palestianians do not want to go to the lands of Arabs, for then they have to work for everything. They would rather stay in Gaza to claim the status of refugees so that they get or beg for everything free from the international community.
Pro 23:21, “For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe one with rags.”
They like games and sports, they do not like hard work. They are lazy and do not like labor, but beg for international aid. They have shortages of everything.
They engage in violence, and glorify in killing.
Pro 13:18, “Poverty and shame will come to one who neglects discipline, but one who complies with
rebuke will be honored.”
Pro 14:23, “In all labor there is profit, but mere talk
Proverbs 14:23. In all labour there is profit, &c. — Diligent labour is the ready way to riches; but idle talking, wherein too many spend most of their precious time, will bring a man to poverty. Houbigant renders the verse, All labour will produce abundance, but garrulity nothing but want. “Solomon here,” says Lord Bacon, as quoted by Bishop Patrick, “separates the fruit of the labour of the tongue, and of the labour of the hands; as if want was the revenue of the one, and wealth the revenue of the other. For it commonly comes to pass that they who talk liberally, boast much, and promise mighty matters, are beggars, and receive no benefit by their brags, or by any thing they discourse of. Nay, rather, for the most part, such men are not industrious and diligent in their employment; but only feed and fill themselves with words as with wind.”
Oh, jeah, they are good talkers but poor doers; global media should not give them a platform. They should never be seen on TV, those ungly people.
Pro 20:13, “Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.”
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty,…. Sleep is a very great natural blessing; it is a gift of God, what nature requires, and is desirable; it is to be loved, though not immoderately; it is sweet to a man, and what he should be thankful for; yet should not indulge himself in to the neglect of the proper business of life; nor to be used but at the proper time for it; for the eye is made for sight, and not for sleep only, as Aben Ezra observes, connecting the words with the preceding; and therefore should not be kept shut and inattentive to business, which must necessarily end in poverty and want; see Proverbs 6:9; and so spiritual sleep and slothfulness bring on a spiritual poverty in the souls of men, both as to the exercise of grace and the performance of duty;
open thine eyes, and thou shall be satisfied with bread; that is, open thine eyes from sleep, awake and keep so, and be sedulous and industrious in the business of thy calling; so shalt thou have a sufficiency of food for thyself and family; see Proverbs 12:11. It may be applied to awaking out of sleep in a spiritual sense, and to a diligent attendance to duty and the use of means, whereby the souls of men come to be satisfied with the goodness of the Lord, and the fatness of his house; see Ephesians 5:14.”
VI. THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
2Co 8:9, “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.”
2 Corinthians 8:9. For ye know — And this knowledge is the true source of love; the grace — The most sincere, most free, and most abundant love; of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich — (1st,) In the glories of the divine nature, for, (John 1:1,) the Word was God, and subsisted in the form of God, (Php 2:6,) in the most perfect and indissoluble union with his eternal Father, with whom he had glory before the world was, John 17:5; and by whom he was beloved, as the only-begotten Son, before the foundation of the world, 2 Corinthians 8:24. (2d,) In the possession of the whole creation of God, which, as it was made by him, (John 1:3,) so was made for him, (Colossians 1:16,) and he was the heir and owner of it all, Hebrews 1:2. (3d,) In dominion over all creatures; he that cometh from above, (said the Baptist, John 3:31,) is above all; Lord of all, Acts 10:36; over all, God blessed for ever, Romans 9:5. All things being upheld were also governed by him, Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:3. (4th,) In receiving glory from them all; all creatures being made, upheld, and governed by him, manifested the wisdom, power, and goodness, the holiness, justice, and grace of him, their great and glorious Creator, Preserver, and Ruler. (5th,) In receiving adoration and praise from the intelligent part of the creation, Psalm 97:7; Hebrews 1:6. For your sakes he became poor — Namely, in his incarnation: not, observe, in ceasing to be what he was, the Wisdom, Word, and Song of Solomon of God, and God, in union with his Father and the Holy Spirit; but in becoming what before he was not, namely, man; in assuming the human nature into an indissoluble and eternal union with the divine, John 1:14; Hebrews 2:14; Hebrews 2:16. In doing this he became poor, 1st, In putting off the form of God, and taking the form of a servant, appearing no longer as the Creator, but as a creature, veiling his perfections with our flesh, and concealing his glories from human eyes. 2d, In taking the form of a mean creature, not of an archangel or angel, (Hebrews 2:16,) but of a man; a creature formed out of the dust of the earth, and in consequence of sin returning to it; and becoming a servant to the meanest of them. I am among you, (said he;) among whom? — Among princes? No; but among fishermen; as one that serveth. 3d, In taking the form even of a sinful creature, being made in the likeness of sinful flesh, Romans 8:3. For, though without sin, he appeared as a sinner, and was treated as such. And this likeness he assumed, 4th, Not in a state of wealth, and honour, and felicity, but in a state of extreme poverty, and infamy, and suffering. 5th, In this state our sins and sorrows were imputed to him, and laid upon him, and his honour, his liberty, and his life, were taken away, in ignominy and torture. That ye through his poverty might be made rich — It is implied here that we were poor, and could not otherwise be made rich, but may in this way. When man was first formed, he was rich in the possession of God, and of this whole visible creation. 1st, In the favour and friendship, the protection, care, and bounty of his Creator; in the knowledge, love, and enjoyment of him. All this was lost by the fall. Man became ignorant, sinful, guilty, and a child of wrath, Ephesians 2:3; deprived of the favour, exposed to the displeasure of his God, and subjected to the tyranny of his lusts and passions, and of the powers of darkness. 2d, When first made, man was the lord of this lower world; all things on this earth being put under his feet, and made subservient to his happiness. This is not the case now. The creature was made subject to vanity, and does not satisfy or make him happy while he has it, and is constantly liable to be torn from him, and in the end he is certainly stripped of all. 3d, Man has even lost himself; he is so poor as not to retain possession of his health, or strength, or body, or soul. He has contracted an immense debt, and is liable to be himself arrested and thrown into the prison of eternal destruction. His body is due to sickness, pain, and death; and his soul to the wrath of God, and is liable to be seized by Satan, the executioner of the divine wrath. Such is our natural poverty! Having forfeited all, we have nothing left, neither the Creator nor his creatures, nor even ourselves. But the Son of God came, that, having assumed our nature, taken our sins and sufferings, and paid our forfeit, we might yet be rich. 1st, In the favour of God, and all the blessed effects thereof, in time and in eternity. 2d, In being adopted into his family, born of his Spirit, and constituted his children and his heirs. 3d, In being restored to his image, and endued with the gifts and graces of his Spirit. 4th, In being admitted to an intimate union and fellowship with him. 5th, In having the use of God’s creatures restored to us, blessed and sanctified, even all things needful for life as well as godliness. 6th, In being unspeakably happy with Jesus in paradise, in the intermediate state between death and judgment. 7th, In having our bodies restored, and conformed to Christ’s glorious body, at his second coming. 8th, In being associated with all the company of heaven in the new world which the Lord will make, admitted to the vision and enjoyment of God, and the possession of all things, Revelation 21:7; — riches, honour, and felicity, unsearchable in degree, and eternal in duration! And all this we have through his poverty, through his incarnation, life, death, his resurrection, ascension, and intercession; whereby, having expiated sin, and abolished death, he hath obtained all these unspeakable blessings for such as will accept of them in the way which he hath prescribed; which is, that we acknowledge our poverty in true repentance and humiliation of soul before God, and accept of these unsearchable riches in faith, gratitude, love, and new obedience.”
Mat 5:3, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.”
Verse 3 – Matthew 7:27. – THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT. The following may serve as a brief summary. 1. The ideal character of his disciples (Matthew 5:3-10), which must be allowed to appear (Matthew 5:11-16). 2. The relation that they ought to hold towards the religion of the day, of which the Law was the accepted standard (Matthew 5:17 – 6:18). (1) The fundamental principle of this relation is found in the relation which Christ himself holds towards the Law (Matthew 5:17-20). (2) Their relation further defined by illustrations taken from the religion of the day, as this is seen in – (a) Cases deduced directly from the Law (Matthew 5:21-48). (b) Cases not so deduced (Matthew 6:1-18). 3. General principles regarding – (1) Their relation to wealth. They must remember that only the single eye receives the light (Matthew 6:19-31). (2) Their relation to men. They must remember the dangers of differentiating others. They must treat them as they would themselves be treated (Matthew 7:1-12). 4. Epilogue (Matthew 7:13-27). A call to decision and independence of walk (Matthew 7:13-23). Assent is useless if it becomes not action (Matthew 7:24-27). There is little doubt that the two accounts (here and Luke 6.) represent one and the same discourse, the main arguments for this belief being thus given by Ellicott (‘Hist. Lects.,’ p. 179): “That the beginning and end of the Sermon are nearly identical in both Gospels; that the precepts, as recited by St. Luke, are in the same general order as those in St. Matthew, and that they are often expressed in nearly the same words; and lastly, that each Evangelist specifies the same miracle, viz. the healing of the centurion’s servant, as having taken place shortly after the Sermon, on our Lord’s entry into Capernaum.” Verses 3-16. – 1. The ideal character of his disciples. Verse 3. – Blessed (μακάριοι); Vulgate, beati; hence “Beatitudes.” The word describes “the poor in spirit,” etc., not as recipients of blessing (εὐλογημένοι) from God, or even from men, but as possessors of “happiness” (cf. the Authorized Version of John 13:17, and frequently). It describes them in reference to their inherent state, not to the gifts or the rewards that they receive. It thus answers in thought to the common אשׁרי of the Old Testament; e.g.1 Kings 10:8; Psalm 1:1; Psalm 32:1; Psalm 84:5. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs, is the kingdom of heaven. The first Beatitude is the sum and substance of the whole sermon. Poverty of spirit stands in contrast to self sufficiency (Revelation 3:17) and as such is perhaps the quality which is most of all opposed to the Jewish temper in all ages (cf. Romans 2:17-20). For in this, as in much else, the Jewish nation is the type of the human race since the Fall. Observe that vers. 3, 4 (οἱ πτωχοί οἱ πενθοῦντες, possibly also ver. 5, vide infra) recall Isaiah 61:1, 2. As recently in the synagogue at Nazareth (Luke 4:18, 19), so also here, he bases the explanation of his work on the prophecy of that work in the Book of Isaiah. The poor (οἱ πτωχοί). Πτωχός, in classical and philosophical usage, implies a lower degree of poverty than πένης (2 Corinthians 9:9 and LXX.). “The πένης may be so poor that he earns his bread by daily labour; but the πτωχός is so poor that he only obtains his living by begging The τένης has nothing superfluous, the πτωχός nothing at all” (Trench, ‘Syn.,’ § 36.). Hence Tertullian (‘Adv. Marc.,’ 4:14; cf. 15)purposely altered Beati pauperes of the Old Latin to Beati mendici, and elsewhere (‘De Idol.,’ 12) rendered it by egeni. But in Hellenistic Greek, so far as the usage of the LXX. and the Hexapla goes (vide Hatch, ‘Biblical Greek,’ p. 73), the distinction seems hardly to hold good. Hatch even infers – on, we think, very insufficient premisses – that these two words, with τακεινός and πραύς (but vide infra), designate the poor of an oppressed country, i.e. the peasantry, the fellahin of Palestine as a class, and he considers it probable that this special meaning underlies the use of the words in these verses. Whether this be the case or not, the addition of τῷ πνεύματι completely excludes the supposition that our Lord meant to refer to any merely external circumstances. In spirit; Matthew only (τῷ πνεύματι). Dative of sphere (cf. Matthew 11:29; 1 Corinthians 7:34; 1 Corinthians 14:20; Romans 12:11). James 2:5 (τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῷ κόσμω) forms an apparent rather than a real contrast; for the dative there marks, not the sphere in which, but the object with reference to which, the poverty is felt (“the poor as to the world,” Revised Version; Wiesinger in Huther), or possibly the object which is the standard of comparison, i.e. in the judgment of the world (Winer, § 31:4, a). Christ here affirms the blessedness of those who are in their spirit absolutely devoid of wealth. It cannot mean that they are this in God’s opinion, for in God’s opinion all are so. It means, therefore, that they are this in their own opinion. While many feel in themselves a wealth of soul-satisfaction, these do not, but realize their insufficiency. Christ says that they realize this “in (their) spirit;” for the spirit is that part of us which specially craves for satisfaction, and which is the means by which we lay hold of true satisfaction. The actual craving for spiritual wealth is not mentioned in this verse. It is implied, but direct mention of it comes partly in ver. 4, and especially in ver. 6. For theirs. Emphatic, as in all the Beatitudes (αὐτῶν αὐτοί,). Is. Not hereafter (Meyer), but even already. The kingdom of heaven (vide note, p. 150). The poor in spirit already belong to and have a share in that realm of God which now is realized chiefly in relation to our spirit, but ultimately will be realized in relation to every element of our nature, and to all other persons, and to every part, animate and inanimate, of the whole world. Matthew 5:3.”
The blind receive their sight,…. Our Lord here, has reference to several prophecies concerning the Messiah, in Isaiah 35:6 and which having their accomplishment in him, John and his disciples might easily and strongly conclude, that he was he that was to come, and that they should not look for another. The several things here mentioned, were not all done at this time, but were what these disciples had sufficient and authentic evidence of; sight was restored to the blind before them then; and no doubt they were informed of the two blind men, that had their eyes opened, Matthew 9:30
and the lame walk; as did the man sick of the palsy, who was brought to him on a bed, carried by four men, but went away himself, with his bed upon his shoulders, Matthew 9:2
the lepers are cleansed: as the poor man was, that was full of leprosy, and who was cured by Christ, by touching him, Matthew 8:3
and the deaf hear; as did the man, into whose ears Christ put his fingers and said, Ephphatha, be opened, Mark 7:33
and the dead are raised: as were Jairus’s daughter, Matthew 9:18 and the widow’s son of Nain, Luke 7:15
and the poor have the Gospel preached them; by “the poor” are meant, either the preachers of the Gospel; for so the words may be rendered, “the poor preach the Gospel”: and such were the apostles of Christ; they were poor with respect to the things of this world; they were chiefly fishermen; and, with respect to human literature, they were unlearned men, had no stock or furniture of acquired learning, and were mean, abject, and contemptible, in the sight and opinion of men; and yet Christ called, qualified, and sent them forth to preach the Gospel. Or else, the hearers of it are designed; who were also the poor of this world, made a very low figure in life, and had but a small share of knowledge and understanding, and so were despised, and reckoned as cursed by the Scribes and Pharisees: or they were such, who were poor in spirit, or spiritually poor; who saw their spiritual poverty, bewailed and acknowledged it, and sought after the true riches of grace, and glory in Christ. Now these, as they had the Gospel preached to them more fully and clearly, with more power and authority, and so as it never was before or since, so they “received” it, as Tremellius from the Syriac reads the text, readily and willingly, joyfully and gladly, with faith and love; and were, as it may be also rendered, “evangelized” by it, or thrown into a gospel mould and frame: which may be said to be done, when a man has a spirit of liberty, in opposition to a spirit of bondage; when he lives by faith on Christ alone; when his comforts do not spring from his works, but from Christ; when the love and grace of God influence his repentance and obedience; when a man has a spirit of meekness and of love to the saints, is of a forbearing and forgiving spirit: when he is desirous of performing all duties both to God and man, and yet depends upon none of them, but upon Christ alone, for salvation.”
That is the reason I insist to preach the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ absolutely free.
Mar 10:21, “Looking at him, Jesus showed love to him and said to him, “One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
Then Jesus, beholding him, loved him,…. Not as God, with that special love, with which he loves his people, who were given him by the Father, are redeemed by his blood, whom he calls by his grace, justifies by his righteousness, forgives their iniquities, and, at last, glorifies: but as man, he had an human affection for him; so far as there was any appearance of moral good in him, it was agreeable to him, who loves righteousness, and hates iniquity; and though the young man betrayed much vanity, pride, and conceit, he did not use him roughly, but kindly, and tenderly; he beheld him, he looked wistly upon him, when he said the above words; which look intimated, that he could not believe he had perfectly, and completely kept all the commandments; however, he did not choose to reproach him with a lie, and charge him with pride and arrogance, but gave him good words, and spoke friendly to him; and, as far as he could, commended him for his diligence in observing the commands: in this sense the word is observed to be used by the Septuagint interpreters, as when it is said of Ahab, 2 Chronicles 18:2, that he “persuaded him” (Jehoshaphat), they render it, “he loved him to go up to Ramoth Gilead”: he gave him good words, he spake friendly to him, and by fair speeches prevailed upon him: and so when it said of the Israelites, Psalm 78:36; “they did flatter him”, (God,) they render it, “they loved him with their mouth”; spoke very well to him, and of him, praised him, and his works, and in this way expressed affection to him, though it was only with their mouths. Moreover, Christ might not only speak kindly to this young man, but he might make use of some external gesture: which showed an human affection to him, and respect for him. Dr, Lightfoot conjectures it might be by kissing his head, which might be conveniently done, as he was now on his knees; and since this was frequently used by the Jewish doctors, as an expression of respect, of which he gives various instances; and more might be added, especially out of the book of Zohar, where we often read of one Rabbi kissing the head or another, or of his pupil. But the sense of this phrase, which pleases me best of all, is what may be collected from the use of it among the “seventy” interpreters, who often render the Hebrew which signifies to “have compassion”, or “show pity”, by the word here used: so Proverbs 28:13, “whoso confesseth and forsaketh, shall have mercy”, they interpret “shall be loved” and Hosea 2:23, “I will have mercy on her that had not obtained mercy”, they render “l will love her that was not beloved”; once more, Zechariah 10:6. “I will bring them again to place them, for I have mercy upon them”, they translate , “because I have loved them”; see also Isaiah 60:10 and then, according to this use of the word, the sense is, that Jesus looked upon him when he expressed himself in such a pert manner, and had a compassionate concern for him; he pitied him for his ignorance of the law, in its spirituality and large extent; for his pride and vanity, his conceit of, and glorying in himself: wherefore, in order to mortify him, and abate these swelling thoughts of himself;
he said unto him, one thing thou lackest; before which last clause the Ethiopic version puts this, “if thou wilt be perfect”, out of Matthew 19:21, see the note there: and the Coptic version, and two of Stephens’s copies read it before the following,
go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow me. This young man’s reigning sin seems to have been an overweening affection for the things of this world; his riches were his idol, on which his heart was set, and in which he trusted: wherefore he was so far from keeping all the commandments, that he had not kept the first; “thou shalt have no other gods before me”: there was more than one thing wanting in him, but Christ takes notice of this as the first; and there was no need to mention any other; this touched him sensibly, and fully tried, and sufficiently exposed the vanity of his boasted perfection. That clause, “take up the cross”, is omitted in the Vulgate Latin version, as it is not mentioned by Matthew. The Ethiopic version reads it, “the cross of thy death”, and places it before, “come and follow me”; as do also the Syriac and Persic versions; but the Arabic reads it last of all; See Gill on Matthew 19:21.”
Mat 19:21, “Jesus said to him, “If you want to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
Jesus said unto him . . .—St. Mark (Mark 10:21) adds the striking and interesting words, “Jesus beholding him” (better, perhaps, gazing on him), “loved him.” There was something in the young seeker after holiness which drew to him, in a measure altogether exceptional, the affection of the Great Teacher. The same word is used in regard to him which is used in relation to the “disciple whom Jesus loved,” and (here the coincidence takes its place in the chain of evidence for the view above suggested) to Lazarus, and Martha, and Mary (John 11:5). There was the fervour, the longing after a higher life, the personal trust, which made him a not unworthy object of the love of Jesus, and therefore He would not spare the discipline which the questioner needed, the test which, being such as he was, was required for the completeness of his life.
If thou wilt be perfect.—Better, if thou wishest. St. Mark and St. Luke report the words, “One thing thou lackest,” reminding us forcibly of the “One thing is needful” of Luke 10:42. (See Note on Matthew 19:16.)
Go and sell that thou hast.—It would be altogether a mistake to see in this either an obligation binding on all seekers after eternal life, or even what has been called a “counsel of perfection,” a precept laying down an indispensable condition for all who aim at its higher forms and powers. It was strictly a remedy for the special evil which hindered the young ruler’s progress to perfection, applicable to others so far only as their cases are analogous. It would be idle to deny that there have been and are many such analogous types of character, and so far as any one is conscious of being under the power of wealth and its temptations, so far there is a call to some act asserting his victory over those temptations, in the spirit, if not in the letter, of the command thus given. But it is, we must remember, the spirit, and not the letter, which is binding. Distribution to the poor was then almost the only form of charity. A wider range of action is presented by the organisation of modern Christian societies, and the same sacrifice may be made in ways more productive of true and permanent good; in the foundation, e.g., of schools or hospitals, in the erection of churches, in the maintenance of home or foreign missions.
Treasure in heaven.—The parallelism with the Sermon on the Mount should not be forgotten (5:20). The “treasure” is the “eternal life” which the young ruler was seeking, the memory of good deeds, the character formed and perfected, the vision of the presence of God.
Come and follow me.—Here again St. Mark adds words that are pregnant with meaning, “Take up thy cross, and follow Me.” The seeker could not then understand all their significance. To the Teacher that cross was now coming, day by day, nearer, and He saw that each true disciple must be prepared to follow Him in that path of suffering, which was also the path of glory. “Via cruris, via lucis.”
You have learned from the Scriptures that you can become rich in Jesus Christ. Just to mention a few: to have eternal life and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven are the things beyond the richest and most powerful men on earth can have. But you must not neglect so great a salvation. You can repent of your sins and believe in the Lord Jesus as your God and Savior. You can do it now, for now is the day of salvation.
Peace 2025 is seriously flawed because mediating Arabs and terrorist Hamas released a few Israel hostages (not all) and some are dead. Hamas even released dead bodies who are not Jewish hostages. Hamas has reached the height of wickedness. People of evil relgion have no qualm to do any evil. Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in good health. All murderous and abusive Hamas must be killed. Terrorists must be destroyed without mercy because they show mercy.
Peoples of undeveloped, violent, unmotivated, insolvent, useless nations should not access to world media, should not attend any international meeting, should not receive any international aid.
On October 1, 2025 I urge the Hong Kong government and people to start de-Britishlization of Hong Kong names of streets and roads. For example, Victoria Peak should be changed to Dengxiaping Peak; Queen’s Road should be changed to Maozedong Road, etc.
It is laughable that a black politician made a statement on TV, “Africa cannot develop without fossil fuel.” What Africa does not have, can make long laundry list. Years ago when China was poor and did not have anything. Did America and Europe give aid? In fact to these days they are the biggest enemies of China, oppressors, trouble makers, diplomatic obstructionists and military aggressors. In America, the elderlies have to make a choice between taking a meal and medications. They cost $25 each; to have a meal they cannot afford to have medications. The electric bills are so high, even though they have heaters and air conditioners, they die in Summer and Winter. Every year I lectured at major Chinese universities and vacationed in China for 3 weeks when I worked for an American corporation. I noticed my electric bill did not go down even I was out of the country for 3 weeks. The female representative of Edison Power had the gall to say they do not charge customers by usage.
Africa has done nothing to deserve a large coverage by world media. Civil wars, conflicts, protests and constant shortages should be ignored. Undeveloped nations have no hope because of their corrupt leaders and politicians, their peoples are lazy and unproductive. They glorify tribalism, barbarianism and primitive behavior. They dislike work, like games and sports although sports produce nothing. They have civil wars, conflicts, tensions, gangs and terrorists, violence, man-made and natural disasters. They eat and get fat, sing and dance, drink beer and have sex, produce so many unwanted children they cannot support. These useless, ugly, immoral and unworthy peoples do not deserve any humanitarian aid. Ten or more years from now they will get worse and worse.
Is there any future or hope for America when the President, the Congress and the Supreme Court do not uphold the law by deporting 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America on welfare and let hordes of unlawful migrants enter boldly and freely to ruin America???
This is the voice of an old dying American in the wilderness who does not seek money or power.
The new President must attack Mexico militarily for violating American sovereignty, being the conduit of unlawful migrants for years AND drugs trafficking. Drop a few bombs on Mexico City may be a good start.
Deport 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America and use military to prevent invasion of hordes of illegal migrants from entering the United States and reject all asylum seekers. Build walls and militarize the borders for safety and security.
Mexico threatens loss of US 400,000 jobs, US by canceling NAFTA will cost Mexico 4 million jobs.
Use military to repel unlawful migrants and shoot at migrants who cut the fence or destroy the wall.
Withdraw support from Ukraine, END the war, and execute the Ukraine leader for war crimes and corruption.
Enact the law to require citizenship to apply for welfare, and all welfare recipients must work to get benefits.
Annihilate Iran, terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis; and force Palestinians to evacuate from the Jewish lands and go to lands of Arabs.
America has been playing the fool so long, of course America must be FIRST for America.
Former imperialists and colonialists must pay compensations to their former colonies. African nations are big talkers but small doers. Africa must be self-sufficient and receive no aid.
A nation has no reason to exist if it does not have water, food and fuel and basic infrastructure.
It is strangest that UN, WHO, ICC (International Criminal Court) etc. Speak and Support terrorists HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH and HOUTHIS.
It is a felony to harbor, hire or help unlawful migrants or illegal aliens.
Is there any future or hope for the world where the terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis make demands and UN, WHO, EU, all Arab-Muslim-Black nations serve and support them willingly?
America and EU can change the world by changing course, cease all hostilities against Russia and China, like President Nixon sought a just and lasting peace for the world. I believe the overwhelming majority of Americans want this.
I propose the world to impose a moratorium of 20 years on the undeveloped, unproductive, insufficient and useless nations. No matter what internal conflict and tensions, civil war and war with neighbors, coups d’etat, famine, drought, or man-made disasters, the international community will not interfere. Moratorium means no communication, no diplomacy and no aid in whatever form. After 20-year of burning themselves out, many nations will vanish, and those who do well will survive. That is when the international community can help those nations who really want to become decent and respectable and responsible nations.
Deliberation has been long and covered all pertinent and contingent factors involved in order to come to conclusion to SAVE AMERICA from destruction and decay. AMERICA needs to cut off the two continents of Africa and Latin America: NO TRADE, NO DIPLOMACY, NO POSTAL SERVICES, NO NEWS, NO COMMUNICATIONS, NO BANKING TRANSACTION, NO RELATIONSHIP, NO AID, AND NO ENTRY TO THE U.S.
America declares no immigration, no assylum application, no entry from African and Latin American peoples.
Build the great wall secure and strong along Mexican borders and maintain military action to deter and stop illegal migrations from Mexico, via land, sea or air.
Expell all personnels from African and Latin American embassies and consulates located in America.
Deport illegal aliens 45 million already residing in America and most of them on welfare. Deport unlawful migrants of Latin America to Mexico, those who are not Mexicans can find their ways home. If Mexico refuses, bomb and attack them. Deport all unlawful Africans back to Africa. Designate one African nation to receive deportees by airplanes.
Reform the welfare system that all applicants require to be American citzens and require work to get their benefits.
Leave Africa and Latin America alone, let them do or die.
Iran is a terrorist nation, its nuclear facilities sooner or later should be destroyed completely. Apparently, last time bombing did not do a good job.
Terrorists Hamas, Hezebollah and Houthis should be destroyed completely. Palestinians should be forced out of Gaza.
African, Arab, and Muslim nations should have no part in reconstruction of Gaza.
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BY WILLIE WONG
What the Scriptures say are of vital importance, because they affect your destiny for eternity. What world leaders say are not important because they lie all the time. What they say have no consequences. The Scriptures are the Word of God, inspired and infallible. The Martin Luther’s Solar Scriptura should be the example of every believer.
“Church historians call it sola Scriptura: by Scripture alone. Biblical counselors call it sufficiency of Scripture—trusting in God’s Word for the care of souls.
Luther always pointed people to the Word of God as their ultimate hope and primary help in suffering, sin, and sanctification. The Scriptures, for Luther, are sufficient to comfort the hurting, confront the sinning, and cheer the saint.
“You have the Apostle Paul who shows to you a garden, or paradise, which is full of comfort, when he says: ‘Whatever was written, was written for our instruction, so that through patience and the consolation of the Scriptures we might have hope’ (Rom. 15:4). Here he attributes to Holy Scripture the function of comforting. Who may dare to seek or ask for comfort anywhere else?”[i]
“Nothing helps more powerfully against the devil, the world, the flesh, and all evil thoughts than occupying oneself with God’s Word, having conversations about it, and contemplating it.”[iv]
1.) Rom 10:11, “For the Scripture says, “WHOEVERBELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE PUT TO SHAME.”
Romans 10:11-13. For the Scripture saith, &c. — He proceeds to prove, by the Scriptures, the saving effects of faith and confession, spoken of in the two last verses. He refers to Isaiah 28:16, and perhaps also to Psalm 25:3. Or, he means, that this is the general doctrine of the Scriptures: Whosoever believeth on him — Whether Jew or Gentile; shall not be ashamed — Disappointed of his expectation of salvation, or put to confusion in any imaginable circumstance. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek — As to the way of obtaining justification and salvation; for the same Lord of all — The Creator, Preserver, Governor, and Benefactor of the whole human race; is rich — Full of mercy and grace; so that his blessings are never to be exhausted, nor is he ever unable or unwilling to bestow them on such as are prepared to receive them; or, that call upon him — For them, sincerely, importunately, and in faith. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord — Not only of the Jews, but also of the Gentiles, as appears from Acts 2:21, where also these words of Joel are quoted; shall be saved — In the sense explained in the note there, and on Joel 2:32, which see. “The word in the prophet, in the original, is Jehovah, whence it is certain that the prophet speaks these words of the true and only God; and yet it is as certain that he ascribes them to Christ, both from the following words, How shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? (for the apostle, in this whole chapter discourses of faith in Christ,) and from the words foregoing, evidently spoken of Christ, of which these are a proof, and with which they are connected by the particle for. Here, then, we have two arguments for the divinity of Christ; 1st, That what is spoken of Jehovah is ascribed to him. 2d, That he is made the object of our religious invocation,” as he is also 1 Corinthians 1:2, and in many other passages of the epistles. — Whitby. Bishop Pearson, also, (on the Creed, p. 149,) argues at large from hence, that if Christ be not here called Jehovah, the apostle’s argument is quite inconclusive. It may be observed here likewise, that the great truth proposed, Romans 10:11, is so repeated in these two following verses, and further confirmed, Romans 10:14-15, as not only to imply that whosoever calleth upon him shall be saved, but also that the will of God is, that all should savingly call upon him.”
HIM REFERS TO JESUS CHRIST. ” WHOEVERBELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE PUT TO SHAME.” WHOEVER BELIEVES IN JESUS CHRIST WILL NOT BE PUT TO SHAME. Not only that, by repentance of your sins and believe in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you can be saved from the eternal suffering in Hell.
) Mat 21:16, “They asked Jesus, “Do you hear what these children are saying?” “Yes,” Jesus replied. “Haven’t you ever read the Scriptures? For they say, ‘You have taught children and infants to give you praise.”
Verse 16. – Hearest thou what these say? They profess a great zeal for God’s honour. They recognize that these cries implied high homage, if not actual worship, and appeal to Jesus to put a stop to such unseemly behaviour, approaching, as they would pretend, to formal blasphemy. Yea. Jesus replies that he hears what the children say, but sees no reason for silencing them; rather he proves that they were only fulfilling an old prophecy, originally, indeed, applied to Jehovah, but one which he claims as addressed to himself. Have ye never read? (Matthew 12:5). The quotation is from the confessedly Messianic psalm (Psalm 8.), a psalm very often quoted in the New Testament, and as speaking of Christ (see 1 Corinthians 1:27; 1 Corinthians 15:27; Ephesians 1:22; Hebrews 2:6, etc.). Sucklings. This term was applied to children up to the age of three years (see 2 Macc. 7:27), but might be used metaphorically of those of tender age, though long weaned. Thou hast perfected praise. The words are from the Septuagint, which seems to have preserved the original reading. The present Hebrew text gives, “Thou hast ordained strength,” or “established a power.” In the Lord’s mouth the citation signifies that God is praised acceptably by the weak and ignorant when, following the impulse of their simple nature, they do him homage. Some expositors combine the force of the Hebrew and Greek by explaining that “the strength of the weak is praise, and that worship of Christ is strength” (Wordsworth). It is more simple to say, with Nosgen, that for the Hebrew “strength,” “praise” is substituted, in order to give the idea that the children’s acclamation was that which would still the enemy, as it certainly put to shame the captious objections of the Pharisees. Matthew 21:16.”
Children and infants have been taught to give praise to the Lord, how much more should adults.
3.) Mar 14:49, “Why didn’t you arrest me in the Temple? I was there among you teaching every day. But these things are happening to fulfill what the Scriptures say about me.”
I was daily with you in the temple,…. That is, for several days past; ever since he made his public entry into Jerusalem: teaching; the people, in a public manner: and ye took me not; did not attempt to lay hands on him, seize him, and carry him away; which he signifies might have been easily done; See Gill on Matthew 26:55.
But the Scriptures must be fulfilled: which spoke of the betraying him by Judas; and of their taking him in this private and secret manner; and of the flight of the disciples from him next mentioned; See Gill on Matthew 26:56.”
The Scriptures must be fulfilled under whatever circumstances. When God says what will happen, what will happen.
4.) Rom 11:2-4, “ God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you realize what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and said,
“Lord, THEY HAVE KILLED YOUR PROPHETS, THEY HAVE TORN DOWN YOUR ALTARS, AND I ALONE AM LEFT, AND THEY ARE SEEKING MY LIFE.”
But what is the divine response to him? “I HAVE KEPT for Myself SEVEN THOUSAND MEN WHO HAVE NOT BOWED THE KNEE TO BAAL.”
God hath set cast away – This is an explicit denial of the objection.
Which he foreknew – The word “foreknew” is expressive not merely of foreseeing a thing, but implies in this place a previous purpose or plan; see the note at Romans 8:29. The meaning of the passage is simply, God has not cast off those whom he had before purposed or designed to be his people. It is the declaration of a great principle of divine government that God is not changeable: and that he would not reject those whom he had purposed should be his people. Though the mass of the nation, therefore, should be cast off, yet it would not follow that God had violated any promise or compact; or that he had rejected any whom he had foreknown as his true people. God makes no covenant of salvation with those who are in their sins; and if the unbelieving and the wicked, however many external privileges they may have enjoyed, are rejected, it does not follow that he has been unfaithful to one whom he had foreknown or designated as an heir of salvation. It follows from this, also, that it is one principle of the divine government that God will not reject those who are foreknown or designated as his friends. It is a part of the plan, therefore, that those who are truly renewed shall persevere, and obtain eternal life.
Wot ye not – Know ye not.
What the Scripture saith? – The passage here quoted is found in 1 Kings 19:10-18.
Of Elias – Of Elijah. Greek, “Elijah” ἐν Ἡλιᾳ en Hēlia. This does not mean that it was said about Elijah, or concerning him; but the reference is to the usual manner of quoting the Scriptures among the Jews. The division into chapters and verses was to them unknown. (See the Introduction to the notes on Matthew.) Hence, the Old Testament was divided into portions designated by subjects. Thus, Luke 20:37; Mark 12:26, “At the bush,” means the passage which contains the account of the burning bush; (see the notes on those places.) Here it means, in that passage or portion of Scripture which gives an account of Elijah.
He maketh intercession to God against Israel – The word translated “maketh intercession” ἐντυγχάνει entungchanei means properly to come to the aid of anyone; to transact the business of anyone; especially to discharge the function of an advocate, or to plead one’s cause in a court of justice. In a sense similar to this it is applied to Christ in his function of making intercession for us in heaven; Hebrews 7:25; Isaiah 53:12. In the English language, the word is constantly used in a good sense, to plead for one; never, to plead against one; but the Greek word may imply either. It expresses the function of one who manages the business of another; and hence, one who manages the business of the state against a criminal; and when followed by the preposition for, means to intercede or plead for a person; when followed by against κατά kata, it means to accuse or arraign. This is its meaning here. He accuses or arraigns the nation of the Jews before God; he charges them with crime; the crime is specified immediately.”
God always kept for Himself people who would not worship idols.
5.) Rom 3:4, “Of course not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true. As the Scriptures say about him, “You will be proved right in what You say, and You will win your case in court.”
God forbid, yea, let God be true, but every man a liar,…. Let no such thing ever enter into the minds of any, that the truth of God can be, or will be made of none effect by the want of faith in man; let it be always asserted and abode by; that God is true, faithful to his word, constant in his promises, and will always fulfil his purposes; though “every man is a liar”, vain, fallacious, and inconstant: referring to Psalm 116:11;
that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. This is a proof that God is true, and stands to his word, though men are fallacious, inconstant, and wicked. God made a promise to David, that of the fruit of his body he would set upon his throne; that the Messiah should spring from him; that he would of his seed raise up unto Israel a Saviour. Now David sinned greatly in the case of Bathsheba, 2 Samuel 11:3 (title), but his sin did not make of no effect the truth and faithfulness of God: though David showed himself to be a weak sinful man, yet God appeared true and faithful to every word of promise which he had sworn in truth to him; and therefore when he was brought to a sense of his evil, and at the same time to observe the invariable truth and faithfulness of God, said, “I acknowledge my transgression, &c. against thee, thee only have I sinned and done this evil in thy sight”, Psalm 51:3, which confession of sin I make, “that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings”; or “when thou speakest”, Psalm 51:4, which is all one; that is, that thou mightest appear to be just, and faithful, and true in all thy promises, in every word that is gone out of thy mouth, which shall not be recalled and made void, on account of my sins; for though I have sinned, thou abidest faithful; and this also I declare with shame to myself, and with adoring views of thine unchangeable truth and goodness: “that thou mightest overcome”; that is, put to silence all such cavils and charges, as if the faith of God could be made void by the unfaithfulness of men: “when thou art judged”; when men will be so bold and daring to arraign thy truth and faithfulness, and contend with thee about them. This now is brought as a full proof, and is a full proof of this truth, that God is always true to his word, though men fail in theirs, and fall into sin. God kept his word with David concerning the stability of his kingdom, his successor, and the Messiah that should spring from him, though he acted a bad part against God. There is some little difference between these words as they stand in the Hebrew text of Psalm 51:4; and as they are cited and rendered by the apostle, in the last clause of them; in the former it is, “that thou mightest be clear”; in the latter, “that thou mightest overcome”. Now to vindicate the apostle’s version, let it be observed, that the Hebrew word signifies to “overcome”, as well as to “be clear”; of which instances may be given out of the Jewish writings. Says (l) Rabba; concerning an argument used by R. Chanina, in a controversy with other Rabbins, by this R. Chanina ben Antigonus, “hath overcome” them: and in another place (m), whosoever “overcomes” a king, they cast him into an empty ditch; where the gloss upon it is, he that overcomes a king by words, that is, by disputing with him, which is a disgrace to a king. So the word is used in the Syriac language in John 16:33. Moreover, the sense is the same, be it rendered either way; for as a man, when he overcomes his adversary, and carries his point against him, is clear of his charges and cavils, so God, when he overcomes in judgment, is clear of the imputations of wicked men. Another difference in the citation is, that what in the psalm is rendered “when thou judgest”, is by the apostle, “when thou art judged”, Psalm 51:4, the word, which is used by the Psalmist, may be rendered either way; either “when thou judgest”, as a word of the same form is rendered, when “thou speakest”, in Psalm 51:4; or “when anyone judges of thee”, or “when thou art judged”: a like instance is in Psalm 46:2; and so it is rendered by the Septuagint, and followed by the apostle, though the word he uses may be considered in the middle voice, and may have an active signification in it; and the phrase, , may be rendered, “when thou judgest”, and then both agree.”
Men are liars, God is always true.
6.) 1Co 2:9, “That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”
Verse 9. – But as it is written. The whole sentence in the Greek is unfinished. The thought seems to be, “But God has revealed to us things which eye hath not seen, etc., though the princes of this world were ignorant of them.” Scriptural quotations are often thus introduced, apart from the general grammar of the sentence, as in the Greek of 1 Corinthians 1:31. Eye hath not seen, etc. The Revised Version is here more literal and accurate. The quotation as it stands is not found in the Old Testament. It most resembles Isaiah 64:4, but also vaguely resembles Isaiah 53:15; 65:17. It may be another instance of a loose general reminiscence (comp. 1 Corinthians 14:21; Romans 9:33). “Non verbum e verbo expressit,” says St. Jerome, “sed παραφραστικῶς ευνδεμ σενσυμ aliis sermonibus indicavit.” St. Chrysostom regards the words as part of a lost prophecy. Origen, Zacharias of Chrysopolis, and others say that the words occurred in an apocryphal book, the ‘Apocalypse of Elias,’ but if so the apocryphal writer must have had the passage of Isaiah in his mind. Some regard the words as a fragment of some ancient liturgy. Origen thought that they came from the ‘Revelation of Elijah.’ They were also to be found in the ‘Ascension of Isaiah’ (Jerome on Isaiah 64:4). and they occur in the Talmud (Sanhedr. 99 a). In a curious fragment of Hegesippus (circ. A.D. 150) preserved in Photius (Cod. 232.), that old writer indignantly repudiates this passage, saying that it is futile and “utterly belies (καταψεύδεσθαι) the Holy Scriptures and the Lord, who says, ‘Blessed are your eyes which see, and your ears which hear.'” Photius cannot understand why (ὅτι καὶ παθὼν) Hegesippus should speak thus. Routh (‘Rel. Sacr.,’ 253) hardly knows how to excuse him; but perhaps if we had the context of the fragment we should see that he is attacking, not the words themselves, but some perversion of them by heretics, like the Docetae. The phrase, “As it is written,” decisively marks an intention to refer to Scripture. Neither have entered into the heart of man; literally, things which have not set foot upon the heart. The general thought is that God’s revelations (for the immediate reference is to these, and not to future bliss) pass all understanding. The quotation of these words as referring to heaven is one of the numberless instances of texts inaccurately applied. 1 Corinthians 2:9.”
I believe with all heart that “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him” the Scriptures meanThe Holy City, New Jerusalem, Revelation Chapter 21.
7.) Gal 4:30, “But what do the Scriptures say about that? “Get rid of the slave and her son, for the son of the slave woman will not share the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”
Verse 30. – Nevertheless what saith the Scripture? (ἀλλὰ τί λέγει ἡ γραφή). “Nevertheless:” man is acting thus; but, what cloth God say touching the matter? The similar question in Romans 11:4, “But what saith the answer of God (ὁ χρηματισμὸς) to him?” favours the belief that by “the Scripture” the apostle does not mean Scripture in general (as e.g.John 10:35), but the particular “passage of Scripture” to which he is referring (cf. John 19:37; Acts 1:16). The animation of his tone is that of the triumphant assertion of the Almighty’s will as an all-suffering answer to all objections and all discouragements. For “the Scripture” is equivalent to “the utterance of God;” not merely as found in an inspired volume, but because of the circumstances attending upon the speaking of the words (comp. Romans 9:17: Galatians 3:8). They were, indeed, uttered by Sarah; being, however, not words of a simply jealous and petulant woman, but of a righteously indignant matron, whose just, if severe, requirement was enforced upon the reluctant Abraham by God’s own express command. The historical fact itself, as thus recorded, was singularly noticeable, standing in a position marking it as peculiarly significant: that it really was a type, prophetical of a certain future spiritual procedure, is ascertained for us by the apostle’s exposition. Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman (ἔκβαλε τὴν παιδίσκην καὶ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς οὐ, γὰρ μὴ κληρονομήσῃ [or, κληρονομήσει] ὁ υἱὸς τῆς παιδίσκης μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ τῆς ἐλευθέρας cast out the handmaid and her son: for the son of the handmaid shall not inherit with the son of the freewoman. The Septuagint has “Cast out this (ταύτην) handmaid and her son; for the son of this (ταύτης) handmaid shall not inherit with my son Isaac (μετᾶ τοῦ υἱοῦ μου Ἰσαάκ);” the apostle’s citation being literally exact, except that it has not the words ταύτην and ταύτης (which are not in the Hebrew), and substitutes “the son of the freewoman” for “my son Isaac.” His object in these ‘changes, which do not in the least affect the substance, is to mark the utterance the more distinctly as God’s own voice, speaking of the parties concerned, not as Sarah did, being one of them, but as supreme Ruler and Judge: for the Lord adopted her decision for his own. In respect to Ishmael’s exclusion from inheriting, the instance of Jephthah (Judges 11:1, 2), excluded in somewhat similar terms by the legitimate sons of his father (“Thou shalt not inherit in the house of our father; for the son of a harlot woman art thou”), does not apply. Hagar was not a “harlot;” but stood with respect to Sarah in much the same position as did Bilhah and Zilpah to Rachel and Leah. We cannot doubt but that the discrimination made between the two sons, whatever was the character of Sarah’s feelings in the matter, is to be ascribed to God’s own sovereign appointment (see Romans 9:7, 11). In this terrible sentence, by which Hagar and Ishmael were driven forth beyond the pale of God’s most especial guardianship and blessing, the apostle hears the voice of God bidding away from his covenant all who disbelieved the gospel – all, that is, who set aside God’s assurances of his tree unmerited love to all who believed in Jesus. It should seem that it was mainly for the purpose of introducing this denunciation that the apostle has been at the pains to trace out the allegorical meaning of the narrative. The apostle is not now thinking of the national excision of the Jews; he is contemplating, not nationalities, but habits of mind – servile legality on the one side, and on the other faith accepting a free gift of grace. It is at their extreme peril, he in effect tells the Galatians, that they forsake the latter to take up with the former: God has shown that by so doing they will forfeit the inheritance altogether. Galatians 4:30.”
The son of the slave woman will not share the inheritance with the free woman’s son.
8.) Heb 2:6, “For in one place the Scriptures say, “What are mere mortals that you should think about them, or a son of man that you should care for him?”
But one in a certain place testified: the Spirit proves affirmatively out of one of the prophets, that with these Hebrews it might have the more weight and authority, by an elliptical speech, that this world to come was subject to the great gospel Minister: But to Jesus he put in subjection the world to come, as one testifieth. This one was the king and prophet David, a Lord and Son to whom was this Jesus; the title of the 8th Psalm {Psalm 8:1-9} ascribes it to him: he is not particularly named, because these Hebrews well knew it, yet he diemarturato, thoroughly testified, or most expressly, giving a full confirmation of what is asserted, that Jesus is the Lord of the world to come: and this certain place was a well known place, and very ready with those, even Psalm 8:1-9. Saying; making it known by word and writing there beyond any contradiction. What is man? the subject of David’s admiration is not the first Adam, nor any mere man, but the gospel Prophet, God-man, a most eminent One, the Messiah of these Hebrews, the man Christ Jesus, 1 Timothy 2:5; and to him only are the privileges vouchsafed agreeable, and by him only enjoyed. For Adam had now lost his dominion when this Psalm was penned, and was never so honoured as to have all things under his feet, even principalities and powers, which Christ had, Hebrews 2:8Ephesians 1:20-22; and Christ interprets it of himself, Matthew 21:16. The expostulation is resolvable: Man is nothing in himself, that such royalty should be assigned to him. That thou art mindful of him; that God should respect him, should remember and design such a worm as man for so great preferment, as union to the Deity and universal dominion. Or the Son of man: this is the peculiar title of the Second Adam. Adam was a man, but not the son of man, but of God by creation, Luke 3:38; but the Spirit testifieth this of Christ, Daniel 7:13; Lord of the sabbath, Luke 6:5; God-man, John 3:13 5:27. That thou visitest him; episkepth, to be peculiarly inspected; and with a special care concerned for him, so industriously and with so great a providence to afford him suitable succour. The form of it is an expostulation with admiration: it is an amazement at the discovery of so stupendous love to man. How emptied he himself for sinners! This work of Christ is the greatest wonder and astonishment to angels.”
Jesus is not mere mortal, He is the only Son of God.
9.) Jas 4:5, “What do you think the Scriptures mean when they say that the Spirit God has placed within us is filled with envy?”
Do ye think that the Scripture saith in vain? Greek, emptily, or vainly, i.e. to no purpose. This question hath the force of a negation, q.d. It doth not speak in vain. Question. What is it which the Scripture doth not speak in vain? Answer. Either those truths he had been speaking of before, particularly in the former verse, that the friendship of the world is enmity with God; or, that which follows in this verse, the spirit that dwelleth in us, & c. The spirit that dwelleth in us; either the Spirit of God, who is said to dwell in believers, 1 Corinthians 3:16,17; or the spirit of men, viz. as defiled by sin, and acted by the devil, who works in men while children of disobedience; and then it is the same as corrupt nature. Lusteth to envy; either is vehemently carried out to envy, or makes us lust, and carrieth us out to it; or lusteth against envy: so the Greek preposition is often used, as Luke 20:19Ephesians 6:11Hebrews 12:4. Under envy he comprehends all other fleshly lusts, but instanceth in this particularly, as having been speaking of it before, Jam 3:14,16; and because it hath so near a connection with other lusts, whereof it is the cause, or concomitant, and so is a principal member of the old man. This latter clause may either be read interrogatively or affirmatively; and then according as we take spirit, either for the Spirit of God, or the human spirit, the sense of the words may be either: 1. Doth the Spirit of God, that dwelleth in us, lust unto envy, i.e. incline and dispose us to so base an affection? The answer is understood: No, and confirmed by the next words, he giveth more grace, gives freely, liberally, and therefore doth not make us envy others any good they have. Nothing is more contrary to the Spirit of God, who abounds in his gifts to us, than to make us envy others theirs. Or: 2. We may understand it without any interrogation, taking the preposition to signify, against; and then the sense is: That good Spirit which is in us teacheth us better things than strife and envy, &c., for it lusteth against envy, i.e. makes us lust against it, carries out our hearts to hate and resist it. And this well agrees with what follows; The Spirit, &c., lusts against envy, but he gives more grace, viz. than to envy the good f others. Or: 3. If spirit here be understood of the spirit of man, corrupt nature, the sense is plain, as the words lie; man’s spirit (especially by the instigation of the devil) lusts, or strongly inclines, to envy, and consequently to other wickednesses, but he (that is, God, Jam 4:4) gives more grace. Question. Where is any such sentence to be found in the Scripture? Answer. No where in so many words; but which soever of these ways we take the words, we find the sense in the Scripture. Joshua’s envying Eldad and Medad’s prophesying, for Moses’s sake, seems to be an instance of this lust, Numbers 11:29, (compared with Genesis 6:5 8:21, where the general inclination of man’s heart by nature is said to be evil), and Moses’s not envying them an instance of the two former.”
The Spirit of God can never be filled with envy.
10.) Mat 21:42, “Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures,
Jesus saith … – Jesus, having led them to admit the justice of the great “principle” on which God was about to act toward them proceeds to apply it by a text of Scripture, declaring that this very thing which they admitted to be proper in the case of the “husbandmen” had been predicted respecting themselves.
This passage is found in Psalm 118:22-23. It was first applicable to David, but no less to Jesus.
The stone – The figure is taken from building a house. The principal stone for size and beauty is that commonly laid as the cornerstone.
Which the builders rejected – On account of its want of beauty or size it was laid aside, or deemed unfit to be a cornerstone. This represents the Lord Jesus, proposed to the Jews as the foundation or cornerstone on which to build the church, but rejected by them – the builders – on account of his lack of comeliness or beauty; that is, of what they esteemed to be comely or desirable, Isaiah 53:2-3.
The same is become … – Though rejected by them, yet God chose him, and made him the foundation of the church. Christ is often compared to a stone, a cornerstone, a tried, that is, a sure, firm foundation – all in allusion to the custom of building, Acts 4:11; Romans 9:33; Ephesians 2:20; 1 Peter 2:7.
Lord’s doing – The appointment of Jesus of Nazareth to be the foundation of the church is proved by miracle and prophecy to be the work of God.
Marvellous in our eyes – Wonderful in the sight of his people. That he should select his only Son – that he should stoop so low, be despised, rejected, and put to death – that God should raise him up, and build a church on this foundation, embracing the Gentile as well as the Jew, and spreading through all the world, is a subject of wonder and praise to all the redeemed.”
The Lord’s doing is always marvellous in our eyes.
11.) Mat 22:29, “But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, since you do not understand the Scriptures nor the power of God.”
Verse 29. – Ye do err. Jesus does not condescend to answer directly to the contemptuous question proposed. He goes to the root of the matter, and shows the great error in which it originated. These disputants are treated with patience and calm argument, because they are not hypocrites like the Pharisees, but have the courage of their opinions, and do not seek to appear other than they are. They erred, said Christ, for two reasons: first, not knowing the Scriptures. Whatever might be the lax opinions which they held respecting the prophets, there was no dispute about the supreme authority of the Pentateuch, and these Scriptures (as Christ proceeded to prove) plainly implied the doctrine of the resurrection. Secondly, they ignored the power of God, to whom nothing is impossible, and who, in the resurrection, would perform a work very different from what they supposed – changing the natural into the spiritual, and transforming the characteristics of the life that now is into a different and higher sphere, yet preserving identity. Matthew 22:29.”
There are two things that mankind is mistaken: they do not understand the Scriptures nor the power of God. I found even scientists and philosophers err on these two counts.
12.) Mat 26:54, “How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?”
Ver. 51-54. Matthew relates this history shortly, but Mark much more, Mark 14:47; he saith no more than this, And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. Luke also relates something of it, Luke 22:50,51, And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him. John relates the same passage with some more particulars, John 18:10. Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus. Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? If any ask, how Christ and his disciples came to have a sword, he may be satisfied that they had two, from Luke 22:35-38, which verses being in none of the other evangelists, I have left to be spoken to in their order. The disciples seeing the officers laying hands on Christ, as was said Matthew 26:50, knowing what would follow, as Luke saith, one of them (St. John tells us it was Peter) drew a sword, and smote off the right ear of one of the high priest’s servants. John tells us his name was Malchus. Our Saviour reproveth Peter, commanding him to put up the sword again into its sheath, and telling him, 1. That he who taketh the sword should perish with the sword. It is to be understood of private persons taking up the sword to destroy their lawful magistrates; and this lesson it teacheth all Christians. Men must have the sword given orderly into their hands, before they may use it, and that no private person can have against the supreme magistrate. 2. Secondly, (saith our Saviour), I needed not thy help to defend me. If I were to make any defence, I could pray to my Father, and he should give me more than twelve legions of angels; there is therefore no need of thy drawing a sword in my defence. 3. The Scripture (saith he) must be fulfilled; it was prophesied of me that I should be thus used, and those prophecies must be fulfilled. Having reproved Peter, and silenced his passion, Luke tells us, he begged leave so far as to touch his ear, and he healed it; thus doing good to those that hated him, and working a miracle in the sight of them, which (had not their hearts been hardened) might have convinced them both of his innocency and his Divine power; but they take no notice of his kindness. Now he applies himself to the multitude of his enemies.”
Twelve legions of angels: 12 × 6,000 = 72,000.
If need be, one mighty angel is more than sufficient.
I figure 12 legions of angeles can destroy the whole Roman empire, the British empire, the sole superpower, etc.
13.) Luk 24:27, “Then beginning with Moses and with all the Prophets, He explained to them the things written about Himself in all the Scriptures.”
We are so stupid even today we do not know how beginning with Moses and with all the Prophets, explain all the things written about Jesus in all the Scriptures.
Verse 27. – And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. The three divisions, the Pentateuch (Moses), the prophets, and all the Scriptures, cover the whole Old Testament received then in the same words as we possess them now. The Lord’s proofs of what he asserted he drew from the whole series of writings, rapidly glancing over the long many-coloured roll called the Old Testament. “Jesus had before him a grand field, from the Protevangelium, the first great Gospel of Genesis, down to Malachi. In studying the Scriptures for himself, he had found himself in them everywhere (John 5:39, 40)’ (Godet). The things concerning himself. The Scriptures which the Lord probably referred to specially were the promise to Eve (Genesis 3:15); the promise to Abraham (Genesis 22:18); the Paschal lamb (Exodus 12.); the scapegoat (Leviticus 16:1-34); the brazen serpent (Numbers 21:9); the greater Prophet (Deuteronomy 18:15); the star and sceptre (Numbers 24:17); the smitten rock (Numbers 20:11; 1 Corinthians 10:4), etc.; Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14); “Unto us a Child is born,” etc. (Isaiah 9:6, 7); the good Shepherd (Isaiah 40:10, 11); the meek Sufferer (Isaiah 50:6); he who bore our griefs (Isaiah 53:4, 5); the Branch (Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 33:14, 15); the Heir of David (Ezekiel 34:23); the Ruler from Bethlehem (Micah 5:2); the Branch (Zechariah 6:12); the lowly King (Zechariah 9:9); the pierced Victim (Zechariah 12:10); the smitten Shepherd (Zechariah 13:7); the messenger of the covenant (Malachi 3:1); the Sun of Righteousness (Malachi 4:2); and no doubt many other passages. Dr. Davison, in his book on prophecy, pp. 266-287, shows that there is not one of the prophets without some distinct reference to Christ, except Nahum, Jonah (who was himself a type and prophetic sign), and Habakkuk, who, however, uses the memorable words quoted in Romans 1:17. To these we must add references to several of the psalms, notably to the sixteenth and twenty-second, where sufferings and death are spoken of as Belonging to the perfect picture of the Servant of the Lord and the ideal King. His hearers would know well how strangely the agony of Calvary was foreshadowed in those vivid word-pictures he called before their memories in the course of that six-mile walk from Jerusalem to Emmaus. Luke 24:27.”
The central message of the Bible is Jesus Christ.
14.) Luk 24:32, “They said to one another, “Were our hearts not burning within us when He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining theScriptures to us?”
Luke 24:32-35. And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us? — This reflection of the disciples, on this affair, is natural and beautiful. It is as if they had said, How strange it is that we should not have discovered him sooner, when we found his discourses have that effect upon us, which was peculiar to his teaching. For did not our very hearts glow within us, with love to God and our Divine Instructer, as well as to the truths which he made known to us by opening the Scriptures? They found the preaching powerful, even when they knew not the preacher; it not only made things of the greatest importance very plain and clear to them, but, together with a divine light, brought a divine warmth into their souls, and kindled therein a holy fire of pious and devout affections: and this they now notice for the confirming of their belief, that it was indeed Jesus himself who had been talking with them all the while. And they rose up the same hour — Not being able to conceal such good news, or to defer the publication of that which they believed would give their brethren such joy, as they felt in their own breasts; they therefore, late as it was, rose up from their unfinished meal, that very hour, and made all possible haste to Jerusalem, that they might declare to the other disciples the wonderful story, and give them full assurance of their Lord’s resurrection. They were, however, in some measure prevented: for, immediately upon their arrival, the apostles, with the women, accosted them with this declaration, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon — Before he was seen of the other apostles, (1 Corinthians 15:5,) he had, in his wonderful condescension and grace, taken an opportunity on the former part of the day, (though where or in what manner is not recorded,) to show himself to Peter, that he might early relieve his distresses and fears, on account of his having so shamefully denied his Master. The generality of the apostles had given little credit to the reports of the women, supposing that they were occasioned more by imagination than reality. But when a person of Simon’s capacity and gravity declared that he had seen the Lord, they began to think he was risen indeed. And their belief was not a little confirmed by the arrival of these two disciples, who declared that the Lord had appeared to them also, and gave a circumstantial relation of all that had happened.”
Where can you find a preacher when explaing the Scriptures can make your heart burning within?
15.) Act 17:2, “And according to Paul’s custom, he visited them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures.”
Reason in Greek is dialegomaiwhich means to discuss; to ponder, revolve in mind; mingle thought with thought; — which occurs 13 times in the New Testament.
Acts 17:2-3. And Paul, as his manner was — Of doing all things, as far as might be, in a regular way; went in unto them — Entered their assembly; and three sabbath days reasoned with them — If any reader wishes to know more particularly the manner of the apostle’s reasoning with the Jews, and the proofs which he brought from their own Scriptures, in support of the facts which he affirmed, he will find an excellent example thereof in the sermon which Paul preached in the synagogue of Antioch in Pisidia, chap. Acts 13:16-41; where see the notes. Opening and alleging — Διανοιγων και παρατιθεμενος, explaining and evidently showing, that is, showing by clear and incontestable arguments: for the word signifies placing a thing before the eyes of spectators; that Christ must needs have suffered — That is, that it was necessary, according to the whole tenor of the prophecies, that the Messiah should suffer, and that no one could be the Messiah who did not suffer; and have risen again from the dead — The Scriptures having also clearly predicted that event; and that this Jesus whom I preach unto you is Christ — Having exactly fulfilled all these predictions of the Scriptures concerning the Messiah, and answered all the characters drawn in them of him.
THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IS REASONABLE. BUT THERE IS AN UNBELIEVING REASON THAT MAY SEND YOU TO HELL. LIKE THE FOOL WHO SAYS IN HIS HEART THERE IS NO GOD.
16.) Act 17:11, “Now these people were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the Word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.”
Noble-minded in Greek iseugenēswhich means well born; of noble race; high in rank; — which occurs 3 times in the New Testament.
It is sure noble-minded to examine the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
If a preacher preaches something that is not in accorance with the Scriptures, believers have a duty to reject them.
17.) Act 18:24, “Now a Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was proficient in the Scriptures.”
Proficient in Greek is dynatos which means able; excellent in something; capable; having power for something; — which occurs 32 times in the New Testament.
Ephesian Christians were fortunate to have Apollus who was both eloquent in speech and proficient in the Scriptures. You can hardly find a preacher like that even today.
24–28. Visit of Apollos to Ephesus, and his teaching there. He is more fully instructed by Aquila and Priscilla, and afterwards passing over into Achaia, preaches Christ there with great power 24. And [Now] a certain Jew named Apollos] As this interposed narrative about Apollos is an unconnected digression, preparatory to what will be mentioned in the following chapter, it is better to render the conjunction by a less distinctly conjunctive word. So “Now” is better than “And.” The name Apollos is an abbreviation of Apollonius, which is read in one MS. (D). His influence as a Christian teacher made itself most felt in Corinth. (Cp. 1 Corinthians 1:12; 1 Corinthians 3:5; 1 Corinthians 4:6.) born at Alexandria (lit. an Alexandrian by birth)] On Alexandria as a place abounding with Jews cp. Acts 6:9. It was in Alexandria and by Jews that the Septuagint Version of the Old Testament was made. an eloquent man] The word in the original expresses not only ability as an orator, but also the possession of stores of learning. Hence the Rev. Ver. gives “learned.” Either rendering only gives half the idea. He was learned and could use his learning with effect. came to Ephesus, and he wasmighty in the Scriptures] This is the arrangement and construction of the original. The study of the Old Testament flourished greatly in Alexandria, and Apollos had great power in the exposition and application of these Scriptures. The literary activity and philosophic pursuits of the Greek population of Alexandria were not without their effect on the more conservative Jews, and we find from many sources that the Jewish writings were studied with all the literary exactness which marked the Greek scholarship of the time, and the Jews, conscious of the antiquity of their own records and yet impressed with the philosophic character of their cultured fellow-citizens, bent themselves greatly to find analogies between the Mosaic writings and the teachings of the schools. In study like this Apollos had no doubt been fully trained.
Have you ever had a preacher who was both eoquent and proficient in Scriptures?
18). Rom 15:4, “For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.”
We have hope in Jesus Chrisrt. The future belongs to Christians when Jesus Christ shall be the King of kings and the Lord of lords. The devil attacks the Christian hope with fear. Fear means to be afraid. You fear of something when you are afraid of something. There are many things in the world that make you afraid. Fear disturbs peace. The best remedy for fear is this:
You here refers to the Lord God Almighty, the Creator, Protector and Ruler of the universe.
Trust in Hebrew is bāṭaḥwhich means confidence; hope; to put confidence; to hie for refuge; to throw one down upon his face; to feel safe; to rely upon (Strong’s Concordance); — which occurs 120 times in the Old Testament.
There was a period of time when America faced economic downturn so bad that even a Ph.D. became a taxi driver to survive. I was laid off not for months, but for years. I was so afraid that I would be out on the streets begging for bread. A white colleauge of mine told me that he went to garbage can to look for food. Until I read the Scripture:Psa 37:25,
“I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or his descendants begging for bread.”
So I claimed the Divine promise and prayed,
“Lord, You know I am a descendant of the righteous — poor missionaries. Please do not let me begging for bread.” Now I live to advanced age, I can testify that God has never forsaken me, and I never begged for bread.
During my sufferings and deprivation, I wrote a book entitled God and Savior: A Textbook on Christology.
It was something that the Library of Congress cataloged it. At first some person whom I do not know was credited to be the author of my book. I wrote to the Library of Congress Librarian, he did not even answer. So I wrote to a powerful U.S. Senator who helped me. The deliberate error was corrected without an apology and with immunity. The Southern U.S. Senator who helped me had passed away. If you visit the Library of Congress on the Internet and search the title:
GOD AND SAVIOR: A TEXTBOOK ON CHRISTOLOGY / WILLIE WONG,you will be provided with 3 pages of information about my book. Upon reflection, my tribulations were worth to produce such a book. Unfortunately, I do not have money to publish it. I discovered “evangelical monopoly” and I discovered almost all so-called Christian organizations of white establishment do or do not do something with monetary motive. That is why I do not associate with any organization, so no one can ask for donation in my name. One famous Christian publisher informed me that they did not want my book to compete with their books. One minister told me, before he prepared for a sermon, he consulted my book first. He used his money to bind my book for his personal use.
I have learned in my darkest hours, how the Scriptures have comforted and helped me.
19.) Act 18:28, “for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.”
Jesus in Greek is iēsous. Jesus = “Jehovah is salvation”, Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind, God incarnate.
The central message of the Scriptures is Jesus is the Christ, the Messaiah. Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind: Matthew 1:21, 25; Luke 1:31; (Strong’s Concordance); — which occurs 917 times in the New Testament.
Christ in Greek ischristos.
Christ = “anointed”
Christ was [and is] the Messiah, the Son of God.
Christós, khris-tos’; from G5548; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus:—Christ — which occurs 529 times in the New Testament.
Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, the Savior of the world. If you do not know this, everthing else you know does not matter.
God sent His only Son Jesus Christ to save mankind from their sins. Jesus died on the cross for our sins, and rose from the dead by the power of God.
You must not neglect so great a salvation. Salvation is a gift of God. You do not deserve it, we all do not deserve it. You cannot earn it. No one is good enough to go to Heaven. But you can repent of your sins and believe in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior to be saved. You are saved by the grace of God and through faith in Jesus Christ. You can do it now.
Legally, Taiwan has been restored to China from Japan. In fact, the two parties (KMT and People Progressive Party) have rebelled against China for 80 years, raped by Japan and America or simultaneously. China can give Taiwan one last chance: conduct referendum to determine which is larger in population; if those who want to return to China are greater, then they can overthrow the current regime and set up a provisional government waiting for China to take over.
If those who want to be Independent are greater, they can leave Taiwan. China shall use force to liberate Taiwan and publicly execute those traitorous party leaders. Undoubtedly, PPP has done the greatest harm by ditching Chineseness in everything. I think their past and present leaders will escape fast to America. Enogh is enough, 80 years of rebellion are enough.
Learning from black criminals, black pimps, black population in America and Africa, no blacks in whatever capacity may enter China.
To pump major investment into Africa and other undeveloped, unmotivated, insolvent and lazy peoples is like to throw away money into a black hole. Global problems are not China’s problems. Many nations enjoy themselves by conning and consumming China’s resources so that China will be behind India. China has aided more than 100 nations, not one has shown any tangible gratitude.
4. To use AI to program robots to run, to fight, to dance– do not shape intelligent economy and socety. Too many ignoramuses have been given platform to speak. UN is a useless and worthless organization
5. Discard old belief of superstition, old practice of religion, old outlook of self-satisfaction, and old values of traditon by embracing new concept, new perspfective and new values of innovtion and technology.
6. Stop all foreign aid because China does not have enough resoources to do modernized vital projects of its own.
7. Restrict entry of all undersiable peoples and welcome the influx of overseas Chinese and their investment.
8. Improve manufacture with only high qualify products and penalize fake goods and poor quality products.
9. Eliminate corruption, organized crime, counterfeit currency, rumor, smuggling of any sort and monopoly and overchages of hospitals and doctors.
10. Democracy is the greatest fraud perpetrated by the West in the world; China must not immitate the West but go its own way.
11. Recruit 6-footers who have graduated from college into a new military school like West Point to be trained to become military leaders.
12. Overhaul CGTN with respect to its ideology, personnel, programming and commercials. No liquor, cigarette, Western fake goods are allowed on TV.
13. Ban uncivilized sports such as boxing, fencing, grand prix, and all intentionally body-hurt games.
14. China has no need to save any underdeveloped, unmotivated, impoverished, insolvent and useless nations; China has need to save itself.
15. Enhance nuclear weapons so that China in a superior position not threatened by any country.
16. Improve military position toward neigboring hostile nations.
17. Revitalize rural areas not only liberating from poor and backward situations but able to be independent economically, financially, and productively.
18. Overhaul CGTN: scrap Africa, Latin America and Arab programs; forcus on China, Asia, America and Europe.
19. October 25, on Taiwan Restoration Day, I advocate to move China’s national treasures which amount to $100,000 trillion dollars and priceless from Taipai Palace Museum back to Beijing without delay or hitch.
19. I want to tell you, the Chinese people and peoples of the world, under leadership of Chinese government, Chinese engineers, scientists, technicians and workers have achieved and surpassed many nations in the fields of space, transportation, agriculture, industry, manufacture, AI, infrastrutures, etc.
Peace 2025 is seriously flawed because mediating Arabs and terrorist Hamas released a few Israel hostages (not all) and some are dead. Hamas even released dead bodies who are not Jewish hostages. Hamas has reached the height of wickedness. People of evil relgion have no qualm to do any evil. Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in good health. All murderous and abusive Hamas must be killed. Terrorists must be destroyed without mercy because they show mercy.
Peoples of undeveloped, violent, unmotivated, insolvent, useless nations should not access to world media, should not attend any international meeting, should not receive any international aid.
On October 1, 2025 I urge the Hong Kong government and people to start de-Britishlization of Hong Kong names of streets and roads. For example, Victoria Peak should be changed to Dengxiaping Peak; Queen’s Road should be changed to Maozedong Road, etc.
It is laughable that a black politician made a statement on TV, “Africa cannot develop without fossil fuel.” What Africa does not have, can make long laundry list. Years ago when China was poor and did not have anything. Did America and Europe give aid? In fact to these days they are the biggest enemies of China, oppressors, trouble makers, diplomatic obstructionists and military aggressors. In America, the elderlies have to make a choice between taking a meal and medications. They cost $25 each; to have a meal they cannot afford to have medications. The electric bills are so high, even though they have heaters and air conditioners, they die in Summer and Winter. Every year I lectured at major Chinese universities and vacationed in China for 3 weeks when I worked for an American corporation. I noticed my electric bill did not go down even I was out of the country for 3 weeks. The female representative of Edison Power had the gall to say they do not charge customers by usage.
Africa has done nothing to deserve a large coverage by world media. Civil wars, conflicts, protests and constant shortages should be ignored. Undeveloped nations have no hope because of their corrupt leaders and politicians, their peoples are lazy and unproductive. They glorify tribalism, barbarianism and primitive behavior. They dislike work, like games and sports although sports produce nothing. They have civil wars, conflicts, tensions, gangs and terrorists, violence, man-made and natural disasters. They eat and get fat, sing and dance, drink beer and have sex, produce so many unwanted children they cannot support. These useless, ugly, immoral and unworthy peoples do not deserve any humanitarian aid. Ten or more years from now they will get worse and worse.
Is there any future or hope for America when the President, the Congress and the Supreme Court do not uphold the law by deporting 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America on welfare and let hordes of unlawful migrants enter boldly and freely to ruin America???
This is the voice of an old dying American in the wilderness who does not seek money or power.
The new President must attack Mexico militarily for violating American sovereignty, being the conduit of unlawful migrants for years AND drugs trafficking. Drop a few bombs on Mexico City may be a good start.
Deport 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America and use military to prevent invasion of hordes of illegal migrants from entering the United States and reject all asylum seekers. Build walls and militarize the borders for safety and security.
Mexico threatens loss of US 400,000 jobs, US by canceling NAFTA will cost Mexico 4 million jobs.
Use military to repel unlawful migrants and shoot at migrants who cut the fence or destroy the wall.
Withdraw support from Ukraine, END the war, and execute the Ukraine leader for war crimes and corruption.
Enact the law to require citizenship to apply for welfare, and all welfare recipients must work to get benefits.
Annihilate Iran, terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis; and force Palestinians to evacuate from the Jewish lands and go to lands of Arabs.
America has been playing the fool so long, of course America must be FIRST for America.
Former imperialists and colonialists must pay compensations to their former colonies. African nations are big talkers but small doers. Africa must be self-sufficient and receive no aid.
A nation has no reason to exist if it does not have water, food and fuel and basic infrastructure.
It is strangest that UN, WHO, ICC (International Criminal Court) etc. Speak and Support terrorists HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH and HOUTHIS.
It is a felony to harbor, hire or help unlawful migrants or illegal aliens.
Is there any future or hope for the world where the terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis make demands and UN, WHO, EU, all Arab-Muslim-Black nations serve and support them willingly?
America and EU can change the world by changing course, cease all hostilities against Russia and China, like President Nixon sought a just and lasting peace for the world. I believe the overwhelming majority of Americans want this.
I propose the world to impose a moratorium of 20 years on the undeveloped, unproductive, insufficient and useless nations. No matter what internal conflict and tensions, civil war and war with neighbors, coups d’etat, famine, drought, or man-made disasters, the international community will not interfere. Moratorium means no communication, no diplomacy and no aid in whatever form. After 20-year of burning themselves out, many nations will vanish, and those who do well will survive. That is when the international community can help those nations who really want to become decent and respectable and responsible nations.
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The fake claim and biggest black lie is black Jews. Abraham was not a Negro, the twelve tribes of Israel were not Negroes. David was not a Negro. Jesus was born a Jew, not a Negro. There are no black Jews. Merriam Webster defines Negro as a person of Black African ancestry. The Biblical Jews are neither black nor African.
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The fake claim and biggest blacklie is black Jews. Abraham was not a Negro, the twelve tribes of Israel were not Negroes. David was not a Negro. Jesus was born a Jew, not a Negro. There are no black Jews. Merriam Webster defines Negro as aperson of Black African ancestry. The Biblical Jews are neither black nor African.
The two-state proposal is not the two-state solution. For God gave the Promised Land to Abraham and his descendants some 4,000 years ago. The Chosen People rebelled against God and they were scattered all over the world. During the British colonial rule, the Holy Land was known as Palestine, illegal Arabs moved in to occupy the Holy Land without payment. The illegal Arabs were latter known as Palestinians. Palestinians, Arabs and Hamas have no claim to the Holy Land and no resettlement right in the Holy Land. They do not own one inch of the Jewish land, they now illegally occupied the Promised Land; Palestinians, Arabs and Hamas must at once leave the Jewish land for good. The leaders of the United Kingdom could tell them so. Palestinians could never establish a Palestinian state in the Holy Land. The United Nations or any agency has no authority to give the Jewish land to Palestinians, Arabs and Hamas. Jerusalem is forever the capital of the great King David. It is high time for Palestinians, Arabs and Hamas to get out of the Holy Land in peace; or they will be evicted by force. God will fight for Jerusalem, for God is the Protector of Israel. Palestine only existed in British colonial rule, so Palestinians are not free in Israel; they must be expelled from Jerusalem and the Jewish land, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. They are free to go to Arab nations. Palestinians and Hamas must withdraw from the Jewish land that God gave to Abraham and his descendants without delay. Any strategy to bargain away the Jewish land is wrong.
Leaders and politicians of some 50 nations, in spite of CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC and high inflation, send their taxpayer money and heavy weapons to the Ukraine nincompoop and puppet, in order to prolong the war with Russia. Scandinavia hopes for security, instead joins death camp. NATO is the Western terrorism and war machine to target Russia in Europe; and expands to Asia to target China. The world has no peace because the West misleads the peoples by distortion and death and destruction.
South Africa accused America having flawed immigration policy. America does not need to have an immigration policy. America needs to deport 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America and they are on welfare. America and China do not have anything to do with South Afrina, let them do or die!
Deliberation has been long and covered all pertinent and contingent factors involved in order to come to conclusion to SAVE AMERICA from destruction and decay. AMERICA needs to cut off the two continents of Africa and Latin America: NO TRADE, NO DIPLOMACY, NO POSTAL SERVICES, NO NEWS, NO COMMUNICATIONS, NO RELATIONSHIP, NO AID, AND NO ENTRY TO THE U.S.
America declares no immigration, no assylum application, no entry from African and Latin American peoples.
Build the great wall secure and strong along Mexican borders and maintain military action to deter and stop illegal migrations from Mexico, via land, sea or air.
Expell all personnels from African and Latin American embassies and consulates located in America.
Deport illegal aliens 45 million already residing in America and most of them on welfare. Deport unlawful migrants of Latin America to Mexico, those who are not Mexicans can find their ways home. If Mexico refuses, bomb and attack them. Deport all unlawful Africans back to Africa. Designate one African nation to receive deportees by airplanes.
Reform the welfare system that all applicants require to be American citzens and require work to get their benefits.
Leave Africa and Latin America alone, let them do or die.
-The heart described in the Bible does not refer to the physical heart. The Bible does not use the word “brain”. The Bible uses the word “mind” profusely.
Science deals with both physical organs of mankind. Science can not deal with the abstract, the invisible, the supernatural, the spiritual and the eternal. Some scientists are too arrogant to say, “Bible psychology, an erroneous view of the mind.”
Let me call your attention, the arrogant scientists do not even know when they are going to die; they presume to know things billions and billion years ago. The Bible does not talk about science much less about psychology. The Bible is not a textbook of science, much less psychology. The Bible is the Word of God which speaks of the spiritual, supreme, ultimate and eternal truth. Scientists are mortal persons, and they do not know many things although many pretend to know everything. One of the most important things is that they do not know even the dates of their deaths. How can they know things billions and billions ago when they were not there. All scientific and medical knowledge will be useless in the Kingdom of Heaven. Christians will have glorious, immortal, indestructible, spiritual and eternal bodies; they will not need scientists OR medical doctors anymore. Wall Street knowledge will also be useless. The world and everything in it will be passing away. Christians will have glorious, immortal, indestructible body like angels. Such heavenly beings have no need of science and medicine and finance, etc.
Mat 12:34-35, “You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, express any good things? For the mouth
speaks from that which fills the heart.The good
person brings out of his good treasure good things;
and the evil person brings out of his evil treasure
evil things.”
Jesus clears up the confusion. There are two types of person, the good person and the evil person. The good person brings out of his good treasure good things; and the evil person brings out of his evil treasure evil things.
Pro 4:23, “Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.”
We are told to watch over our hearts with all diligence, why? For from the heart flow the springs of life. The springs of life mean the issues of life.
Jhn 13:2, “And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him.”
I. HEART VS MIND
I do not know all about why the Bible never mentions the “brain”, but the Bible speaks a lot about the “mind”. Most people do not know that science deals only with the temporal, visible, and natural. Science is the best human knowledge at one time and place; always progressive, tentative, never complete. Those wicked unbelievers imagine the Word of God like science has to be revised? The Word of God is true because God is true. Now some scientists even question the validity of Einstein theory. I am not writing about scientific theory which will pass away. I am writing about the Word of God which is eternal.
Lately some scientists so-called even hypothesize that man can live forever. Methuselah was the oldest man in history. I like to see one scientist lives to be 969 years and dies. Gen 5:27, “So all the days of
“LEOPOLD VIETORIS Leopold Vietoris lived for 110 years, from June 4 1891 to April 9 2002. He was born in Bad Radkersburg, Austria-Hungary and died in Innsbruck, Austria.
He was a mathematician, responsible for Vietoris homology, Vietoris topology, the Vietoris–Rips complex, Vietoris–Begle mapping theorem, and the Mayer–Vietoris sequence. He published his final paper at the age of 103 in 1994 in Wissenschaft Math.-Natur.”
“Heart or Brain! Which one is more important for a human being to live? An age-old question which has the knack of popping up every now and then! The relevancy of this question still exists beyond all doubts and concerns. Be it a serious discussion between a cardiologist and a neurologist or a lighthearted chat between couple – this question will surely find its own special and unique way.
On a serious note, brain is certainly a more complicated organ than heart. By saying brain is amazing organ is not only an understatement, also proves that we have barely touched surface of our understanding about brain and its functionality. Acknowledging the incredible advancement in the field of research in last 50 years, medical world still has little understanding about the brain, its functionality and working. It is an amazing fact to know the multiple functionality of brain that everyone takes for granted – simple things like walking, sleeping, moving and so forth.
On the other hand, heart is a much simpler organ. In comparison with brain, complexity of heart is pretty pale and wan. The straightforward job of a heart is to pump blood. Period.
Nonetheless, heart is amazing in its own way and known for its special functionality. Beating of heart is probably the most amazing little thing that we can feel whenever we want to. It is amazing to think about the fact that we are blessed with an organ inside our body that never stops beating (pumping, technically). An organ which never takes break and is capable of continuing that process for 70-80years (100 years in some cases) – is truly an amazing fact. Honestly, it is a useless debate to find out which one is more important. They are both – obviously. It would be quite funny to rank them in terms of priority. The crux of the matter is we need them both.”
The statements cited above are accurate as far as the physical heart and physical brain are concerned. But
when the Bible refers to as “heart”, it does not mean the physical organ of heart. You may be surprised the word “brain” does not exist in the Bible. Instead the Bible speaks profusely about the “mind”. Here is the semantic problems, what the Bible calls the “heart” is not the physical organ. Even Merriam Webster Dictionary recognizes the word “heart” has several meanings. Besides the organ that pumps the blood, there are other abstract meanings such as
“one’s innermost character, feelings, or inclinations”
or center which are in line with Biblical meanings.
Lately I notice there are so many sales of so-called Christian books on the Internet. I do not want to name the organizations or institutions. You can easily find them yourself. If you want to use their reference books so-called Bible Tools, you need to subscribe for how much dollars per year.
2Pe 2:3, “And through covetousness, with well-turned words, will they make merchandise of you: for whom judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction slumbers not.”
1Sa 16:7, “But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God does not see as man sees, since man looks at the outward
appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
Boy, God knows your heart, my heart and their hearts. A lying hear does not look good to God.
Mind in Hebrew is śeḵvîwhich means intellect; understanding; mental qualities; heart; – which occurs 1 time in the Old Testament. I believe the mind is the innermost being of a person.
knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.”
Mind in Hebrew islēḇwhich means inner man; will, heart, understanding; the intellect; – it occurs 596 times in the Old Testament. The mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge. Most Americans seek money, power, and sex.
Pro 16:9, “The mind of a person plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.”
The mind of Pro 16:9 in Hebrew is the same mind of Pro 15:1. The mind which seeks knowledge is the same mind which plans a person’s way.
Jer 17:10,“I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, to give to each person according to his ways, according to the results of his deeds.”
Heart in Hebrew islēḇwhich means inner man; will, heart, understanding; the intellect. Mind in Hebrew here iskilyâwhich means seat of emotion and affection; the inner self; character; inmost mind; – which occurs 31 times in the Old Testament. In this Scripture, we see God searches the heart and tests the mind. God differentiates heart from the mind.
Rom 8:6-7, “For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so.”
Mind in Greek is phronēmawhich means what one
has in the mind; the thoughts and purposes; – which occurs 4 times in the New Testament. The mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace. The Word of God makes it clear there are two minds, the carnal mind and the spiritual mind. Why the mind set on the flesh is death? Because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God. Hostile in Greek is echthrawhich meansfull of enmity or hatred; showing unfriendly feelings; openly opposed or resisting; – which occurs 6 times in the New Testament. An atheist is hostile toward God. There are many on mass media and the Internet are hostile to God.
Psa 26:2, “Examine me, LORD, and put me to the test; Refine my mind and my heart.”
Mind and heart are closely related, but they are distinguished. Our mind and heart need to be refined.
Here mind in Greek is nouswhich means comprising alike the faculties of perceiving and understanding; and those of feeling, judging, determining (Strong’s Concordance); the divine intellect; – which occurs 24 times in the New Testament. Christians have the mind of Christ, a particular mode of thinking and judging. You do not have the mind of Christ because you do not know Him. The New Testament manifests the mind of Christ. We only mention mind in the passing because our subject is the heart.
II. THE MOST DECEITFUL
Jer 17:9, “The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it?”
Heart in Hebrew is lēḇ which means inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding; mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory; moral character; seat of emotions and passions; the inner man; – which occurs 596 times in the Old Testament.
Deceitful in Hebrew isʿāqōḇwhich meanssly, insidious, slippery; fraudulent; crooked; polluted; corrupt; trodden in blood; – which occurs 3 times in the Old Testament.
Desperately sick in Hebrew is ‘ānašwhich means incurable; weak and frail; wicked; woeful; very ill; malignant disposition; – which occurs 9 times in the Old Testament.
Understand in Hebrew is yāḏaʿ which means to know; perceive; find out; discern; discriminate; distinguish; recognize; make oneself known; ascertain; take notice of; acquire knowledge; – which occurs 953 times in the Old Testament.
Luk 22:48, “But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”
Sometimes the appearance of affection is nothing but a gesture of betrayal.
The heart here referred to is not the physical heart. A surgeon who opens the heart cannot find the evil in it. The human organ acts as a force pump maintaining
the circulation of the blood. Merriam Webster provides a good illustration of the heart.
· 1 aorta
· 2 pulmonary artery
· 3 left atrium
· 4 left ventricle
· 5 right ventricle
· 6 right atrium
The heart organ gives mankind a lot of troubles including CAD, arrhythmias, heart failure, heart attack, etc. But what the Scriptures describe is not the physical organ, it refers to the abstract center of “one’s innermost character, feelings, or inclinations.” The evil, deceit or deceitfulness of mankind is not stored in the physical human heart.
Man is pitiful, and mankind is miserable. Fools do not know their folly. Wicked people do not know their wickedness. Terrorists do not know the terror of killing the innocent, they think they have done God a service. Corrupt doctors and greedy hospital owners defraud and overcharge patients without any guilt feeling. Fraudulent business defrauds you with no remorse because the purpose of their existence is to defraud you. There are many in this world whose existence is to do evil. Man differs from animals because mankind has the most deceitful heart. The human heart is most deceitful because it can plan evil deeds which no animal can do. But the poor know their poverty. A shack is too easy to identify from a mansion. Probably the human mind more easily knows the concrete from the abstract. Poverty is concrete and visible. Wickedness and evil cannot be seen, they must be apprehended. So who can understand that the human heart is the most deceitful?
Gen 6:5, “Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of mankind was great on the earth, and that every intent
of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil
continually.”
The Bible has a vivid pictorial description of the wicked,
Psa 36:1-4, “For the music director. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. Wrongdoing speaks to the ungodly within his heart; there is no fear of God
before his eyes. For it flatters him in his own
eyes concerning the discovery of his wrongful deed and the hatred of it. The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; he has ceased to be wise and to do good. He plans wickedness on his bed; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he does
not reject evil.”
Don’t you think the Scripture cited above also describes Western leaders and politicians today?
It is my observations that man is more dangerous than animals such as lion, tiger, bear, crocodile, shark, wolf, fox, hyena, snake, etc. For the reason man is able to make a plan. Animals react to the circumstance of the moment, and they instinctively seize the opportunity. Man unlike animals is able to make intelligent planning. Warmongers can even make long-range strategic plan. It is a well-known fact, a certain famous American Think Tank made a plan for American military that America can win a nuclear war against China. I refuted and rejected the plan and premise in my article, Why The United States Must Not Have A War With China, please read https://williewongthought.hpage.com/why-the-united-states-must-not-have-war-with-china.html
For the simple reason, not only the United States cannot win a nuclear war, it will mean mutual destruction and the destruction of the world.
Imagine if animals understand and are able to make a long-range planning. Say all the Chinese Dongbei tigers assemble to make a plan to invade a city in Northeast China on January 1, 2023. It will be an unprecedented shock to the Chinese city, the people not knowing the plan would be unable to resist, and the casualties will be tremendous. Fortunately, animals do not have the ability of future planning. Animals do not have such abstract concepts of calendar and planning. Why mankind can do so much evil deeds? Because man has the most deceitful heart.
Some clergy was so wrong to construe idleness as a national sin. Today as it has always been, idleness is a personal sin because it is committed by individuals. There are some backward, overpopulated, and undeveloped nations which can be characterized by idleness. There is no such a thing call social sin and global sin. There are personal sins like murder, rape, theft, greed, etc. As an American citizen and Christian I must tell the truth about America. I do not have profit motive, I do not get pay for whatever I have done for America. I do not work for any government in the world. I work for Jesus Christ. America suffers at least the national sins of war, injustice, and racism. The evidence is overwhelming even to this day.
According to ttps://davidswanson.org/warlist/#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20is%20responsible%
“There is a reason that most countries polled in December 2013 by Gallup called the United States the greatest threat to peace in the world, and why Pew found that viewpoint increased in 2017…
Since World War II, during a supposed golden age of peace, the United States military has killed or helped kill some 20 million people, overthrown at least 36 governments, interfered in at least 85 foreign elections, attempted to assassinate over 50 foreign leaders, and dropped bombs on people in over 30 countries. The United States is responsible for the deaths of 5 million people in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, and over 1 million just since 2003 in Iraq.
Since 2001, the United States has been systematically destroying a region of the globe, bombing Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, and Syria, not to mention the Philippines. The United States has “special forces” operating in two-thirds of the world’s countries and non-special forces in three-quarters of them.” America’s Deadliest Export: Democracy – The Truth about US Foreign Policy and Everything Else
“For over 65 years, the United States war machine has been on auto pilot. Since World War II, the world has believed that US foreign policy means well, and that America’s motives in spreading democracy are honorable, even noble. In this startling and provocative book from William Blum, one of the United States’ leading non-mainstream chroniclers of American foreign policy and author of the popular online newsletter, Anti-Empire Reports, demonstrates that nothing could be further from the truth. America’s Deadliest Export is the in-depth exposé of the many contradictions surrounding the nature of US foreign policy.”
American war crimes are so many that no one can deny, this is just a small list of them:
1. From the beginning America robbed the land of American natives the Red Indians AND committed genocide almost killed off the Red Indian Race.
2. America joined the evil British Empire in the infamous Opium Wars, killed many innocent Chinese, burned down the Yuan Ming Garden, attacked Beijing, and looted the priceless Chinese national treasures, even to this day displayed in Smithsonian Institution buildings, public and private museums, and private collectors. None of them has been returned to China.
3. Since the end of World War II America has engaged in many unjust wars in killing millions of innocent peoples around the world, and making even more millions of refugees living in abject poverty, looting and robbing many nations. Shamelessly even today American military are robbing the Syrian oil.
4. In order to dominate the world, America and its allies pose the greatest threat to the world in military, economy, finance, trade, diplomacy, technology, currency, transportation, international agreements, etc. Ukraine war is one of many American proxy wars. America treats Russia and China as enemies.
5. America poses the greatest threat of nuclear war which will destroy and annihilate the whole world.
B. INJUSTICE
Merriam Webster defines injustice as violation of right or of the rights of another. One legal definition of injustice is lack of fairness or justice.
Government has monopoly and arbitrary power, the power must be used to uphold the legal rights of its citizens. Any use of power, action or inaction, to the detrimental of its citizens is considered injustice. The federal, state, or local government must not create jobs for lawyers to make them rich. Government administers and executes justice without intervention by lawyers. It is a great injustice when a member of the community is killed by a criminal. It is injustice upon injustice to require the community to pay fro the defense of the murderer. Federal, state, and local government has no obligation to pay for legal representation of any capital criminal. Death penalty is no injustice. There is only one appeal for death penalty at the cost of the criminal; and death penalty must be carried out within a month of sentencing. Banks regulator protects banks. There is no justice for ordinary citizen. There is injustice in many countries when a murderer does not suffer death penalty. Death penalty is not cruel for a murderer, murder is cruel to the victim. There is absolutely no injustice in death penalty. In fact, God instituted death penalty. Whoever opposes death penalty opposes God.
For the last 500 years or more, Europeans and Americans have pretended many things, including, pretended democracy, pretended freedom, pretended justice, pretended equality, pretended good government, and worse of all pretended Truth.
“This is the story of how I tried to get the Hunter Biden laptop evidence to the authorities.
My life changed forever on April 12, 2019, when Hunter Biden stumbled into my shop requesting data recovery from one of his liquid-damaged laptops. After his father announced his candidacy for president of the United States, and Hunter failed to pay for and collect his computer, fear for my safety grew. There was paperwork in Hunter’s possession giving me permission to examine and copy his data—someone was going to come looking for the laptop, and come looking for me. Concerned that I was sitting on evidence in a criminal investigation, I set out to hand everything over to the FBI. But, feeling betrayed by the FBI’s inaction in providing the laptop as evidence during the impeachment trial, I then turned to Congress, and ultimately, to a lawyer for the president, Rudy Giuliani. When the story broke, Big Tech and social and mainstream media blocked the reporting. I was instantly labeled as a hacker and a criminal. My actions were labeled Russian disinformation, and it didn’t take long before people started attacking my business and my character, forcing me to close my shop and flee the state.
““How many legal cases in America have we seen the victim continually become the victim in our “so called judicial system”? How many times have we in America seen the obvious criminal or guilty party walk free in our “so called judicial system”? Two questions that bewilder millions in our country especially with what seem like countless high profile and televised cases in the last couple decades where justice was obviously not served. This passion filled novel is based upon a true life story of a family of six stricken with countless illnesses; including an incurable disease for its husband and father who fought a legal battle over the loss of their estate home during the housing boom due to shoddy craftsmanship, numerous building code violations and finally losing it ALL due to unqualified mold testing and remediation services. WATCH the family’s leader, David Deptula, use the legal system AGAINST itself knowing the “little guy”, David, had to hit the powerful Goliath’s of the insurance companies with tactics NEVER seen before in a legal battle stretching over five years. Scores of healthcare visits for his family and fighting an incurable disease himself due to the toxic exposure, the tactics the reader see David used brought him in front of some of the most powerful National, State and Local government leaders in this country including then Governor Jeb Bush of Florida and brother of the President of the United States using unconventional and often highly criticized methods making sure to not rely on what I frequently called for decades “The American Injustice System”. The legislation was vetoed by Governor Bush. Americans MUST read and absorb just how “convoluded and intertwined” our Country has allowed wrongdoings to dominate politics, banking and insurance, business conscious and our lack of a just judicial system. The time for changing of tactics is “now” for all of Americans and this novel will show all what it takes.
Do you know American banks also defraud the customers without recourse? Under the federal law banks must make financial reporting on a timely basis. Banks are required to submit a monthly report to its customers. Banks practice by stop sending monthly reports to its customers. When a customer requests a monthly report, banks charge $5 for each monthly report. For this reason customers cannot audit to balance his/her bank account without consecutive monthly report. Banks can defraud customers by failing to post each credit on purpose. Customers have no way even to know if he/she has been cheated or not by the bank. Bank regulator protects banks and allows banks to charge fees whatever they please and have the unfair policy and procedure.
American healthcare is a another monopoly with the highest cost in the world, predatory, fraudulent, overcharged, organized crime, most unfair with indemnity. Yet no one and no law penalizes corrupt doctors and greedy hospitals. No government agency wants to stop the criminal and illegal practices of healthcare system for so many years.
The US government committed robbery of American Indian land and genocide of the natives of America. It is great injustice that the American government has not made compensations to the natives of America.
White supremacy controls the world media, Internet, computer, reference (including encyclopedias), academia, history, etc. and so they engage to revise and whitewash history to make white imperialist and colonialist nations look good morally and everything. For example, they rewrote the history on Opium Wars with academic sophistry of reasons. In fact the only one reason was the evil British empire forced the weak Chinese to buy opium from them. The West has oppressed China to this day.
During the Opium Wars the troops of the eight nations including Britain, United States, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, Austria, and Italy attacked Beijing and burned down Yuanming Garden and looted China’s national treasures worth at the market value of US$100,000 trillion dollars, not counting the value of Yuanming Garden (which was more luxurious than Versailles), and years of interest. China’s national treasures are currently displayed and kept at British Museum, American Smithsonian Institution, France’sthe Louvre, palace, public and private museums, etc. None of Chinese national treasures, not one item has been returned to China.
American government has to address many injustices committed including gender pay gap, glass ceiling for minorities and women, fraudulent and high costs of healthcare, criminal injustice, etc.
Many think and treat inequality as injustice. There is nothing wrong for a white surgeon to make more money than a black janitor. In fact, due to union black janitors are overpaid. One Asian man told me he could not get a janitorial job at an American corporation because the black union would not let him in. There is nothing wrong for a black janitor to make less pay than a white surgeon. A surgeon needs higher education and skills. In fact due to the power of union, black janitors are overpaid. All union jobs naturally have higher pay. Inequality only exists when doing the same work does not get the same pay, like American women do in America.
The U.S. government needs to address those nations and peoples that America attacked and occupied for no just reason. America since the end of World War II has killed millions of innocent peoples around the world, and made even more millions of refugees who live in abject poverty as a consequence of American wars.
According to the 2018 United States Census estimates, the United States population is approximately 14.6% Black or African American, which equals 47.8 million people. The Black-only population is 13.4%. Since 1980, the Black immigrant population has increased fivefold.”
The following questions are for you to ponder:
1. Why many Blacks get into high positions in government and business? AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.
2. Many Chinese students with college GPA 4.0 cannot get into American Medical Schools.
One black man told me personally that his GPA was only 2.0, but he got into UCLA Medical School.
Affirmative Action?
3. If the Black population in America is 13.4%, why most of Americans on welfare are Blacks?
4. Why most of the Black families having only single mothers without husbands and many Black children are without fathers?
5. Why most of Americans who receive free Medicaid are Blacks?
6. Why most jail population are blacks?
7. Why most of pimps and prostitutes are Blacks?
8. Why most of the unemployed are Blacks?
9. Why most of the drug addicts and engage in drug trafficking are Blacks?
History proves again and again that just protest lone is not good enough. Due to Ukraine war that brings inflation, high cost of living, energy crisis, hardship, many large populations of Italy, hungry, Germany, France, Britain, etc. protested the wrong policies of their governments, and they want their governments to withdraw from EU and NATO in order to stop the war and its negative consequences. About 82% of Americans say the U.S. government is going the wrong way. But all these are to no avail. In order to have true justice, there must be new Constitutions for all so-called democratic nations, there must be elections to stipulate national sovereignty lies in the hands of its citizens. With a majority of 51% citizens they can remove any office or position instantly, and change the national policy or government immediately. This is the true democracy in action through National Referendum.
There is no nation today that practices this vital measure to insure justice. For example, Myanmar military coup was illegal, all its generals who participated must be executed according to the proposed Constitution. Instead the illegal and unconstitutional Myanmar military government imprisons people elected leaders and officials and practiced unlawful judicial functions. The international legal governments should overthrow the illegal Myanmar military government right away and execute the guilty generals to restore the legal government without further delay.
Talking about racism, some interest groups immediately point to slavery. Let the truth be proclaimed, slavery is no longer legal in America. President Lincoln had proclaimed Emancipation
on January 1, 1863. However, there is a new kind of slavery among American workers practiced by psychopathic supervisors. If you need a job to make a living, you are not free in America; for that matter I presume you are not free anywhere in the world.
If you buy a house, even you and your spouse are both working, you are so afraid of being laid off or fired because you are afraid of losing your home due to inability to pay the monthly mortgage. And so you have no option but to suffer mistreatment and even insult by your psychopathic supervisor. Because you know the consequences of losing your home and become a homeless in America. Just take a walk to Downtown Los Angeles at your own risk to see what is happening among the homeless people.
Racism is usually practiced by Whites against all other races. No outsiders know that when Blacks are in power of position, they practice even cruder and worse racism. Tell you one little experience. An Asian woman wanted to work for the Post Office and asked me to pick up an employment application. I was blocked by black employees and did not allow me to pick up an application for someone, the person must pick it up himself/herself. Do you know such behavior by black employees is illegal? Do you know why proportionally there are more black employees in the U.S. Postal Service? An Asian man told me he cannot get a job as a janitor in a big corporation because its black union discriminated against him. So you see only black janitors in big corporations.
Let me in passing just say police brutality is a form of racism. Job discrimination and promotion are also under racism in America. I had just want to say about my two experiences. Do you know a young American who holds a Master’s degree from a top American university, and was a management intern at a reputable federal agency in Washington, D.C., and a letter of recommendation from Dr. Harold Koontz, when he applied for a job a white H.R. female representative asked him a question if he knew how to climb? The young American did not know whether to get angry or to laugh or to cry. I am an Asian American, I can testify about job and promotion discrimination in America. Once I was an employee at a big corporation, the newly hired white veteran manager had no job experience and qualification at all. Every morning he practiced a weird rite by shaking hands with me because he said no one knew anything about policy and procedure in his department except me. Once I happened to have a Korean American to be my colleague. She had a CPA which none of her supervisors including manager, controller and VP of Finance had it. I told her not to think about job discrimination, or she would be miserable all her life. Find something outside her job which is interesting. For that reason, to maintain my life’s perspective and sanity, during my vacation I lectured at major Chinese universities invited by the Chinese Ministry of Education, including Zhejiang University, Xian Jiaotung University, Peking Normal University, etc.
Racism also appears in many forms in America. Some minorities complain about police discrimination against them by stopping their cars. Once coming back from San Diego which police stopped every car, when the police heard my America English, he just gestured me to go ahead. I also never encountered social discrimination. Actually I turned down not a few white people who wanted to be friends with me. I never encountered discrimination at the university. In fact, when I obtained my MPA, because I had good grades with UC GPA 3.7, and I also completed 45 credits, 60 is Ph.D. The university asked me to go on for Ph.D. and they would take care of everything, and I did not have to apply. Too bad I turned down the offer on ground I had been poor for a long time. I also never had credit discrimination. In fact, when banks offered me credit of $100,000 – it scarred me! I am a product of American dream, but American dream is dead. No one can work his way through college now at minimum wage of $1.25. In fact, many students owe tens of thousand dollars even before they graduate. When I graduated with advanced and bachelor degrees, I did not owe anyone one penny! I lived like Robinson Crusoe; got up at 5 a.m. and went to bed at 11 p.m. for some years. And I practiced Protestant Ethic to survive in America.
2Co 11:14-15, “No wonder, for even Satan disguises
himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.”
Satan is deceitful and so it disguises himself as an angel of light. One of the dirty tricks of Satan is to disguise himself, disguises himself as angel of light. The children of the devil also like their father disguise themselves, to distort the truth. The bad always wants to disguise itself as something good.
Fake goods disguise themselves as genuine brand name products. Counterfeit money disguises itself as something genuine. You have heard prostitutes pretend to be virgins. You have never heard virgins pretend to be prostitutes. There is not such a thing that an angel of light disguises himself as the devil. The wicked disguises himself as the righteous. No righteous person disguises himself as the wicked.
I believe the greatest deceitful is the distortion of truth. This is not racism, but white peoples in particular white supremacy peoples are the most skillful in distortion of truth. This is confirmed by experience and by observations and by actuality test of evidence. Skillful and deliberate distortion of history and fact by the West is shocking.
The devil distorts the Word of God by planting doubt in the hearts and minds of people, raising unnecessary question, employing the dirty tricks of adding, subtracting and perverting the Word of God.
The Devil Tempted Eve:
Gen 3:1-7, “Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings. ”
Note: Crafty in Hebrew is aruwm which means prudent; subtle; sly; shrewd; cunning; clever; characterized by subtlety and guile; evil and dishonest; – which occurs 15 times in the New Testament. Indeed means is that so? The devil planted doubt in Eve’s mind regarding the Word of God. The devil used question to trick people. The devil distorted the Word of God. For God did not say You shall not eat from any tree of the garden. The devil tried to confuse Eve and since then people. The devil always mixed truth with error to confuse people. What God has said, no man should question it. Do not question what God said or did.
This is a doctrine of God. The Word of God will always come true. Isa 55:11, “So will My Word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it. ”
The devil contradicted the Word of God because he is a liar and there is no truth in Him. The children of the devil are also liars like their father and they contradict the Word of God in liberal theology and false doctrines. The devil said to Eve, You surely will not die! Jesus says, Jhn 8:24, “Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.” The devil tempted Eve, “You will be like God.” Man who is a worm wants to be like God. You see all dictators, warmongers, imperialists, militarists, supremacists, monopolists, capitalists and terrorists fall into the devil’s trap: they want to act and speak like God. They want to dictate and dominate the world. Eve saw the forbidden fruit, “it was a delight to the eyes.” 2Pe 2:14, “having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children.” 1Jo 2:16, “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.”
In brief, the devil seduces people with sex (the lust of the flesh), money (the lust of the eyes) and power (the boastful pride of life). These are the prevailing values of the world, particularly in the West.
2Co 11:3, “But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ. ”
Note: Serpent in Greek is ophis which means snake; an emblem of cunning and craftiness; the devil who deceived Eve; an artful malicious person, especially Satan; – which occurred 14 times in the New Testament. The Serpent is also the Dragon. Deceive in Greek is exapataō which means to beguile; to seduce wholly; ensnare; cheat; – which occurs 6 times in the New Testament. Craftiness in Greek is panourgia which means cunning; subtlety; a specious or false wisdom; adroitness; trickery; sophistry; cleverness; – which occurs 5 times in the New Testament. Mind in Greek is noēma which means thoughts or purposes; a mental perception; the intellect; disposition; that which reasons, feels, and wills; – which occurs 6 times in the New Testament. We must have the mind of Christ so that not to be led astray. Lead astray in Greek is phtheirō which means to corrupt; defile; destroy; ruin; to lead away from truth; to cause one to be lost; to give wrong directions; – which occurs 10 times in the New Testament. Simplicity in Greek is
haplotēs which means singleness; sincerity; mental honesty; freedom from pretense or hypocrisy; not self-seeking; without dissimulation; single-heartedness; – which occurs 7 times in the New Testament. Purity in Greek is hagnotēs which means pureness; cleanness; chastity; uprightness of life; blamelessness; the quality of being pure; – which occurs 2 times in the New Testament. Christian devotion to Christ must be characterized by simplicity and purity. Our thoughts and purposes (minds) must be subjected to Jesus Christ.
We conclude that the devil and the children of the devil contradict the Word of God by adding, subtracting, doubting and distorting.
Someone wrongfully said, “Mystery is the antagonist of truth. It is a fog of human invention, that obscures truth, and represents it in distortion.” For example, God is the greatest mystery of mysteries. It is mankind who distorts God in the form of false gods and misinterpretation of the nature of God. Mystery itself is not a distortion. Distortion takes place what is not is regarded as it is, turning darkness into light. Distortion is the antagonist of truth.
Distortion can never be used to get at truth, just like poison cannot be used as food supplement to make you healthy. White supremacists would bend any fact to fit their purpose of mass propaganda to achieve world domination. Their aggression and occupation of a weaker nation is called democracy and freedom.
The exploitation of the rich against the poor under capitalism is called free enterprise. The absolute military superiority is regarded as security.
We do not indulge in absurd beliefs and conspiracy theories; but we make it clear from the beginning that we hold to the standard of the Holy Bible. We maintain truth has no shadow. We condemn research powerhouses with profit motive to serve their clients.
America no longer has capable, respectable, and productive network of knowledge-producing institutions. As an example, for a sum of money an American think-tank produced a plan which says America can win a nuclear war against China. They did what the military wanted it to hear. I recall a black secretary of state on TV holding a vial of white power as the proof that declared Iraq had weapon of mass destruction. And so it justified America to launch a
military attack and occupation of Iraq and murdered its leader. There are so many hidden tribes and vested interests in America which make truth unwelcome and unacceptable.
The Word of God is most accurate in describing distortion:
Isa 5:20-21, “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight!”
God does not like distortion and pronounces woes on those who distort.
How do the wicked distort? By calling evil good, and good evil. The wicked substitute darkness for light and light for darkness. The wicked substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. People who distort are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
These people are rich and powerful because they rule the world. Woe in Hebrew is hôywhich means ah!, alas!, ha!, ho!, O! They are used in lamentations like Ah! To the sinful nation with a touch of pity, grief and distress indicating ruinous trouble. Woe is a calamity; – which occurs 51 times in the Old Testament. Distortion is a great calamity committed by the wicked. Woe is the opposite of Blessed.
The following are some woes from the Scriptures:
Job 10:15, “If I am wicked, woe to me! But if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head. I am full of shame, and conscious of my misery.”
Pro 23:29-32, “Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has red eyes?
Those who linger long over wine, those who go to taste mixed wine.
Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly;
in the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.”
Ecc 4:9-10, “Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor; for if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up!”
Ecc 10:16, “Woe to you, land whose king is a boy, and whose princes feast in the morning.”
There is no guarantee an old fool is a good leader.
against them, and they display their sin like Sodom; they do not even conceal it. Woe to them! For they have done evil to themselves.”
Watch carefully the expression of the faces of evil leaders and politicians, for they have done evil to themselves.
Isa 3:11, “Woe to the wicked! It will go badly for him, For what he deserves will be done to him.”
Do not admire or envy the wicked, it will go badly for him. For what he deserves will be done to him.
Isa 5:11, “Woe to those who rise early in the morning so that they may pursue intoxicating drink, who stay up late in the evening so that wine may inflame them!”
Isa 5:18, “Woe to those who drag wrongdoing with the cords of deceit, and sin as if with cart ropes.”
This Scripture aptly describes Western leaders and politicians. The cords of deceit are their mass media of propaganda. They spread their lies like the spider spins it net. Interesting there are networks of deception all over the world.
Isa 10:1-2, “Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and to those who constantly record harmful
decisions, so as to deprive the needy of justice and rob the poor among My people of their rights,
so that widows may be their spoil and that they may plunder the orphans.”
The U.S. is the only nation that uses congress to enact unjust laws against other nations. For example, America and EU issue sanctions against Russia and bring about global inflation, high cost of living, energy crisis that the poor, widows and orphans cannot live.
Isa 24:16, “From the ends of the earth we hear songs: “Glory to the Righteous One,” But I say, “I am finished! I am finished! Woe to me! The treacherous deal treacherously, and the treacherous deal very treacherously.”
Do you know one historical instance that Western leaders and politicians deal righteously? How about Hong Kong return to China? It was only when the Iron Man of China melted the Iron Lady of Britain. The Britain empire never pay compensation or reparation for illegally taking Hong Kong for so many years as a colony. Great Britain and other 7 countries never pay compensation or reparation for burning down the Yuanming Garden and robbed and looted China’s national treasures at market value of US$100,000 trillion dollars, not counting the interest for so many years
Distortion of truth happens not only because profit enters the research, universities are directly making money through propaganda and marketing of so-called scientific knowledge or rather speculations.
Have you not known that institutions doing medical research to exaggerate the efficacy of certain drugs?
The distortion of the truth is committed daily by Western leaders and politicians and Western mass media and academia so organized and diffused as truths throughout the whole world. I warn you even encyclopedias provide distortions of facts.
You see in duped American democracy, a president could commit lies, distortions, obstructions of justice and abuse of power — and impeachment could not touch him.
The West controls the commanding heights of military, weapons, mass media, news agencies, trade, technology, transportation, economy, finance, currency, banking, supply chain, manufacturing, diplomacy, international agreements, academia, universities, reference books (including encyclopedias), Internet, history, Wall Street, Hollywood, museums, advertising, etc.
I think Jonathan Haidt (The Atlantic) has a point,
“American politics is getting ever more ridiculous and dysfunctional not because Americans are getting less intelligent. The problem is structural. Thanks to enhanced-virality social media, dissent is punished within many of our institutions, which means that bad ideas get elevated into official policy.”
Western mass media never say anything good about China has done, only the BAD and Criticism. The bigger the Western media (without naming names) are the greater enemies of China. Western media is expert in disinformation, misinformation and distortion.
Historically the West has wronged China too many times. China has never wronged the West once. Although the West is doing all the evil in the world today with overwhelming proofs while China is the only nation which has done many good things for its people and the world; amazing indeed, the West is united in purpose and unified in action aiming to destroy China by all means, all crooked means. China has done the West no wrong, the only rational explanation is the fact China is standing in the way for the West to totally control and dominate the whole world. The West has to paint China the ugliest possible and smear China the darkest possible to justify their aggression and malice beyond measure in order to justify their domination of the world.
The West blatantly and boldly practices distortion of truth almost in everything. You cannot expect American leaders and politicians to save America because they are the problems. For example, they consider Ukraine war the top priority. 82% of Americans consider America going the wrong way. Americans do not give a dime to Ukraine. Americans do not give a dime to any war. It would be better if Ukraine does not exist. To save America, the first thing is to vote to change the Constitution to stipulate national sovereignty lies in the hands of American citizens. Distorted democracy have votes and elections but no responsible leaders. When one is elected, he is free to do evil as he pleases, and irresponsibly spends as much money as he pleases without approval of the people, and not worried about the useless impeachment. There is no vehicle whereby American citizens can remove the bad leader instantly and change wrong national policy and even wrong government immediately. Politicians want to keep power to themselves, so after more than 300 years there is no Constitution that stipulates national sovereignty lies in the hands of citizens. With majority (51%) of citizens and through National Referendum American citizens have the power to remove any office which is deemed of no confidence or no good instantly. An immoral and good for nothing leader can have the leeway of four years of rampage with impunity. Like Clinton his party would not vote for impeachment and so he finished his term without penalty. When a dumb and deluded leader makes a national priority that most Americans do not support, yet he could spend and carry out as he pleases. This phony democracy has fooled Americans for so long and fooled the world without shame. This political practice has to change to save America now.
The means or dirty tricks employed by American phony leaders and politicians are completely crooked and corrupt. They desperately spend trillions to support the opposition to stir up troubles from within to topple the government they do not like. For example, Tibet. How the West stirred up riots and rebellions in Tibet?America always uses human rights, freedom, and democracy to stir up riots and rebellions from inside. The U.S. supported coup by Dalai Lama, failed and fled to India. The American all kinds of sanctions produced no results. Today Tibet (Xizang) is free and prosperous. The same tactics were used in Hong Kong, paid Hong Kong young traitors to burn, loot and kill but failed. The weak HK female administrator let the rampage went on for some time. However, the West failed to seize the Pearl of the Orient, the richest real estate in the world. There should be law of treason to execute all criminals participated. The Chinese Security Law was effective to stem the riots. Now their attacks of Xinjiang even more comical so much so they accuse China of gernocide, forced labor, lack of religious freedom. The nations who had committed genocide now accused of China which never had done so. Xinjiang is a good land with high productivity, the citizens are happy, harmonious and prosperous — it is beyond the grasp of Western nations. China has done a tremendous job to eliminate terrorism. China is the only nation in the world who has eliminated abject poverty, while America has increased its poor population. China is the only nation which has done so much for its people and the world. In comparison, the West has done so much evil and caused so much hardships in their countries and the world.
Lately American supremacists use China’s lockdown protests to stir up troubles in China. These heartless, useless and shameless leaders and politicians did not look in the mirror and ask why more than one million Americans died needlessly during their watch in spite of the facts America has the best medical facilities, equipment, supplies of medicines, and largest number of doctors, nurses, and specialists?
The heart described in the Bible does not refer to the physical heart. The Bible does not use the word “brain” but uses the word “mind” profusely.
Num 23:19, “God is not a man, that He would lie, Nor a son of man, that He would change His mind; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?”
Science deals with both physical organs of mankind. Science can not deal with the abstract, the invisible, the supernatural, the spiritual and the eternal. Some scientists are too arrogant to say, “Bible psychology, an erroneous view of the mind.”
Let me call your attention, the arrogant scientists do not even know when they are going to die; they presume to know things billions and billion years ago. The Bible does not talk about science much less about psychology. The Bible is not a textbook of science, much less psychology. The Bible is the Word of God which speaks of the spiritual, supreme, ultimate and eternal truth. Scientists are mortal persons, and they do not know many things. One of the most important things is that they do not know even the dates of their deaths. How can they know things billions and billions ago when they were not there. All scientific and medical knowledge will be useless in the Kingdom of Heaven. Christians will have glorious, immortal, indestructible, spiritual and eternal bodies; they will not need scientists OR medical doctors anymore.
Christians will have glorious, immortal, indestructible body like angels. Such heavenly beings have no need of science and medicine.
I do not know all about why the Bible never mentions the “brain”, but the Bible speak a lot about the “mind”. Most people do not know that science deals only with the temporal, visible, and natural. Science is the best human knowledge at one time and place; always progressive, tentative, never complete. Those wicked unbelievers imagine the Word of God like science has to be revised? The Word of God is true because God is true. Now some scientists even question the validity of Einstein theory. I am not writing about scientific theory which will pass away. I am writing about the Word of God which is eternal. Lately some scientists so-called even hypothesize that man can live forever. Methuselah was the oldest man in history. I like to see one scientist lives to be 969 years and dies. Gen 5:27, “So all the days of
“LEOPOLD VIETORIS Leopold Vietoris lived for 110 years, from June 4 1891 to April 9 2002. He was born in Bad Radkersburg, Austria-Hungary and died in Innsbruck, Austria.
He was a mathematician, responsible for Vietoris homology, Vietoris topology, the Vietoris–Rips complex, Vietoris–Begle mapping theorem, and the Mayer–Vietoris sequence. He published his final paper at the age of 103 in 1994 in Wissenschaft Math.-Natur.”
Lately I notice there are so many sales of so-called Christian books on the Internet. I do not want to name the organizations or institutions. You can easily find them. If you want use their reference books so-called Bible Tools, you need to subscribe for how much dollars per year.
Do all these activities constitute merchandising the Gospel of the Word of God?
Jer 17:9, “The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it?”
Deceitful in Hebrew isʿāqōḇwhich means crooked; corrupt; sly; insidious; polluted; fraudulent; trodden in blood; – which occurs 3 times in the Old Testament.
Desperately sick in Hebrew is ‘ānašwhich means incurable; weak; frail; desperate; wicked; woeful; feeble; ill; malignant; – which occurs 9 times in the Old Testament.
Deceitful implies an intent to mislead and suggests a false appearance to deceive. For example, a dishonest person to make himself appear honest. A counterfeit appears to be genuine, such as a fake product appears to be real. Never does the real thing trying to appear fake. A false god is a counterfeit God, the true God is never a false god.
The house of deceit is built in the air, of empty material as light as the cloud; it has no foundation, and must soon fall to the ground.
Most deceitful because Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. No angel of light would disguise himself as Satan.
2Co 11:15, “Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.”
It is not surprising that the servants of the Devil disguise themselves as servants of righteousness.
It is not surprising that the false and fake always tries to appear as true and real.
The truth is, the lie is not.
Human heart that is sinful heart is most deceitful. This is the human nature, incurable.
Jesus Christ often condemns the hypocrisy of the Pharisees. The Bible condemns distortion.
E. DRUGS
Common drugs which are deadly like nicotine and alcohol, everyone is familiar with. If you want to kill yourself with alcohol and nicotine, it is legal in America. What I want to warn the whole world is a substance called Heroin.
According tohttps://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/deadly-batch-of-heroin-has-already-killed-17
“Deadly Batch of Heroin Has Already Killed 17
By Colleen Curry January 27, 2014
A tainted batch of deadly heroin is suspected of causing more than a dozen overdoses in central Pennsylvania and has officials begging drug users to be extra cautious.
The Allegheny County, Pa., medical examiner’s office said today that 13 people have died of suspected drug overdoses in recent days. Near four of the scenes where individuals died, police found heroin “stamp bags” marked with red ink with the word “Theraflu.” Police are warning users of the branded bags.
The Pittsburgh County Medical Examiner released this image of a bad batch of heroin that has caused several overdoses in the area. (Pittsburgh County Medical Examiner)
Dr. Karl Williams, medical examiner in Allegheny County, said he wanted to alert the community to the dangers of this particular strain.
Police in Pittsburgh, located in Allegheny County, said they believe the heroin is laced with fentanyl, a narcotic, and that they are trying to track its source. They are interviewing people arrested for heroin use and treated for overdoses.
The police said that there have been a rash of overdoses in the past 72 hours.
In addition to the deaths in Allegheny County, there have been overdoses in nearby counties in Pennsylvania that bring the death toll linked to this type of heroin to 17, according to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. The paper quoted one public official as saying that users were warning one another to take half their normal doses.
Heroin is so addictive that women are willing to sell their bodies or their mothers for it, and men may rob and kill to get it. The evil heart may say “try it”, you will never come out the same or alive.
“Only five months into 2022, more than 17,000 people, including 650 children, have been shot and killed in the United States.”
American leaders and politicians are held hostage by National Riffle Association, and nothing is done to stop the killing for hundreds of years by guns. That is why America needs a REVOLUTION, not a Reform.
III. OUT THE HEART
Mat 15:19, “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, acts of adultery, other immoral sexual acts, thefts, false testimonies, and slanderous statements.”
A. Evil thoughts.
Evil thoughts are of infinite varieties.
Gen 6:5-6, “Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of mankind was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. So the LORD was sorry that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.”
Today I see the whole world is like the days of Noah. Every intent of the thoughts of mankind is only evil continuously. There are endless evil deeds committed by mankind daily and continually. This was the first instance that the Scriptures reveal that evil grieved the heart of God.
Hitler had evil thoughts, the evil thoughts were to kill six million Jews.
Judas had evil thought and that evil thought came from the devil to betray the Lord Jesus.
Thoughts have consequences. Evil thoughts have evil consequences.
I do not know why Western leaders and politicians have evil thoughts about Russia and China. Russia is not the same like the Soviet Union who was hegemonic. Is it not much better to have a world of peace, security and prosperity without pitting one group of nations against another group? It is most futile and useless for the West to target Russia and China without cause, unnecessarily. Western leaders and politicians have evil thoughts and so they continuously engage in wars to dominate the world. They support the Ukraine war and consequently brings global inflation, high cost of living, energy crisis, and unnecessary hardship. Palestinians have evil thought of creating a Palestinian state on the Jewish land, consequently it causes conflicts and death almost daily. Palestinians if want peace, they must leave land of the Jews (Gaza and West Bank) AND seek Arab lands to build the Palestinian state.
The person, whoever he/she is, who wants to practice evil thoughts are evil and weak.
Marcus Tullius Cicero said, “It is our own evil thoughts which madden us.”
The world is mad because of so many evil thoughts and evil thoughts carried out in reality.
Evil thoughts of men and women often involve love of sex, sexual immorality. Is it a pleasure for Western leaders and politicians to harbor evil thoughts against Russia and China?
Pro 4:23, “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.”
B. Murders
Killing a human life is a murder.
From the beginning, God has declared:
Gen 9:6,“Whoever sheds human blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made mankind.”
God instituted capital punishment, some European countries with crocodile tears had abolished death penalty.
Jesus says,
Jhn 8:44, “You are of your father the devil, and you
want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever
he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature,
because he is a liar and the father of lies.”
The devil was the first murderer and the father of lies. The devil does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. The devil tells a lie out of his own nature. Now anyone who lies, kills and robs cannot be a child of God.
European and American leaders and politicians lie, kill and rob many nations and people, how can they claim to be Christians, children of God?
Is it pleasure for Western leaders and politicians to lie, to kill and to rob?
“Nearly 40,000 people have died due to gun violence overall in 2022, according to the Archive.”
The blood shall be on leaders and politicians who for years have done nothing to outlaw manufacturing and sale of guns and the propaganda of American Riffle Association. If you kill one person, you must be responsible. Who is and who are responsible for killing more than 20 million people?
Amazing, in America no one is responsible for anything!
The Bible defines polygamy as adultery. In certain countries under certain religion, the men are allowed to have several wives. So most of the population commit adultery. In Western nations although they claim to be Christians, many practice extra-marital affairs. When I was in Paris, I learn that many French men visit their mistresses on lunch time (they have long lunch) to engage in sexual liaison. According to the Bible extra-marital affairs are adultery.
Jesus teaches higher morality, Mat 5:28, “but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
According to the Judge of the living and dead, you can even commit adultery with a woman in your heart.
Someone is so skewed to think when it is given freely it is not a theft. Do you know the wife of Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard, had her eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Sleep with me.” She wanted to give herself to young and handsome Joseph. Though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to lie besideher or be with her. The young and handsome Joseph could have enjoyed free sex and no one would have known about it. But Joseph feared God and would not sin against God.
Besides adultery, other immoral sexual acts include fornication and homosexuality.
1. Fornication
Fornication are immoral sexual acts between the unmarried. For example, American teenagers who are not married regularly have sex which is fornication. So there is a saying you can hardly find a virgin in America, maybe those at ten years old. There was once reported that a ten year old girl was pregnant and gave birth to a child. The worse thing are those who sing in a choir at a church who commit fornication. Those who are on a church choir commit fornication also commit blasphemy.
Eph 5:3, “But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints.”
2. Homosexuality
Somebody was so confused and careless to say, “From a religious point of view, if God had thought homosexuality is a sin, he would not have created gay people.”
God never created gay people, gay people created themselves. God never created adulterers, adulterers created themselves. God never created murderers, murderers created themselves. All scientific studies also did not identify a single gene which was the direct cause of homosexuality.
You know the so-called scientists and psychologists have profit motive because of their clients. There are die-hards who insist that gay people were born, so they accused God of doing wrong.
A new clinical study has been published, indicating that no one is biologically “born gay.” This, of course, makes sense. If people were born with genetic coding to practice homosexuality, that genetic code would soon be erased from human DNA because it would not be passed along to subsequent generations (because homosexuality isn’t procreative). Unsurprisingly, science confirms this.
The study was recently published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) journal, Science. Undoing decades of pseudo-science presumption, the study demonstrates that “it will be basically impossible to predict one’s sexual activity or orientation just from genetics.”
In other words, there is no “gay gene.” It simply does not exist. No one, scientifically speaking, is born gay. You can see the study here.
For several decades, the prevalence of homosexuality among siblings and in certain families has led sociologists to presume – without any scientific backing – that homosexuality must, therefore, be genetic. This in-depth study demonstrates that it is rather environmentally-influenced and not genetically-influenced. In other words, homosexuality is the product of nurture, not nature.
The study claims that “For the first time, new large-scale datasets afford sufficient statistical power to identify genetic variants associated with same-sex sexual behavior (ever versus never had a same-sex partner), estimate the proportion of variation in the trait accounted for by all variants in aggregate, estimate the genetic correlation of same-sex sexual behavior with other traits, and probe the biology and complexity of the trait. To these ends, we performed genome-wide association discovery analyses on 477,522 individuals from the United Kingdom and United States, replication analyses in 15,142 individuals from the United States and Sweden, and follow-up analyses using different aspects of sexual preference.”
Jesus says, Mar 10:6-9, “But from the beginning of creation, God CREATED THEM MALE AND FEMALE.
FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH; so they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, no person is to separate.”
1. The Head of the Church, Jesus Christ, our Great God and Savior confirms God created them male and female; not male and male, not female and female.
2. Male and female shall become one flesh, and children makes on family.
3. Jesus Christ forbids Christians to divorce.
Russian embassy in Canada was right after stating “family is a man and a woman and children”.
God created the first Man Adam and the first woman Eve.
Abraham Appeals for Sodom
Abraham did not appeal to God on account He created gap people, he appealed to God on ground that God would not sweep away the righteous with the wicked. God even said He would not destroy Sodom for ten righteous within the city.
Gen 18:22-32, “Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the LORD. Abraham approached
and said, “Will You indeed sweep away the righteous
with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous
people within the city; will You indeed sweep it
away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in it? Far be it from You to do such a thing, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?” So the LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare
the entire place on their account.” And Abraham
replied, “Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord, although I am only dust and ashes. Suppose
the fifty righteous are lacking five, will You destroy
the entire city because of five?” And He said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.” And he spoke
to Him yet again and said, “Suppose forty are found
there?” And He said, “I will not do it on account of the forty.” Then he said, “Oh may the Lord not be
angry, and I shall speak; suppose thirty are found
there?” And He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty
there.” And he said, “Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord; suppose twenty are found there?”
And He said, “I will not destroy it on account of the
twenty.” Then he said, “Oh may the Lord not be
angry, and I shall speak only this once: suppose ten
are found there?” And He said, “I will not destroy it
on account of the ten.”
Do you know there were not even ten righteous persons in Sodom! Do you think there are ten righteous persons in Washington, D.C.? The Doom of Sodom
Gen 19:1-29, “Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he stood up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. And he said, “Now behold, my lords, please turn aside into your servant’s house, and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way.” They said, “No, but we shall spend the night in the public square.” Yet he strongly urged them, so they
turned aside to him and entered his house; and he prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened
bread, and they ate. Before they lay down, the men of the city—the men of Sodom—surrounded the house, both young and old, all the people from every quarter; and they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may have relations with them.”
But Lot went out to them at the doorway, and shut the door behind him, and said, “Please, my brothers, do not act wickedly. Now look, I have two daughters who have not had relations with any
man; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them whatever you like; only do not do anything to these men, because they have come under the shelter of my roof.” But they said, “Get out of the
way!” They also said, “This one came in as a foreigner, and already he is acting like a judge; now we will treat you worse than them!” So they pressed hard against Lot and moved forward to break the door. But the men reached out their hands
and brought Lot into the house with them, and shut
the door. Then they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, from the small to the great, so that they became weary of
trying to find the doorway. Then the two men said to Lot, “Whom else do you have here? A son-in-law and your sons and daughters, and whomever you have in the city, bring them out of the place; for we are about to destroy this place, because their outcry has become so great before the LORD that the LORD has sent us to destroy it.” So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, and said, “Up, get out of this place, for the LORD is destroying the city.” But he appeared to his sons-in-law to be joking. When morning dawned, the angels
urged Lot, saying, “Up, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”
But he hesitated. So the men grasped his hand and the hand of his wife and the hands of his two daughters, because the compassion of the LORD was upon him; and they brought him out and put him outside the city.
When they had brought them outside, one said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you, and do not stay anywhere in the surrounding area; escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away.”
But Lot said to them, “Oh no, my lords!
“Now behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your compassion, which you have shown me by saving my life; but I cannot escape to the mountains, for the disaster will overtake me and I will die; now behold, this town is near enough to flee to, and it is small. Please, let me escape there (is it not small?) so that my life may be saved.” And he said to him, “Behold, I grant you this request also, not to overthrow the town of which you have spoken. “Hurry, escape there, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” Therefore the town was named Zoar. The sun had risen over the earth when Lot came to Zoar.
Then the LORD rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah from the LORD out of heaven,
and He overthrew those cities, and all the surrounding area, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.
But Lot’s wife, from behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. Now Abraham got up
early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the LORD; and he looked down
toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the surrounding area; and behold, he saw the smoke of the land ascended like the smoke of a furnace. So it came about, when God destroyed the cities of the surrounding area, that God remembered
Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the destruction, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot had lived.”
In the beginning God created two categories of mankind, male and female. America invented the categories of LBGTQ. God established marriage between man and woman. America invented same-sex marriage, advocated by Obama, legalized by the US Supreme Court. I dare say the gay people want to believe they were born gay. The LBGTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) want to believe they were born LBGTQ. In a free world, you may believe whatever you want to believe. What you believe does not matter. But the Judge of the earth will decide everything. The Judge of the living and the dead is at the door!
No, in the Kingdom of Heaven, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, your hope and the hope of all Christians will become a reality when Jesus Christ will reign with the saints.
“It was among the five worst financial crises the world had experienced and led to a loss of more than $2 trillion from the global economy. U.S. home mortgage debt relative to GDP increased from an average of 46% during the 1990s to 73% during 2008, reaching $10.5 trillion.”
In every profession there is boundless theft. A white man told me he quitted the Army because every soldier stole from the Army depot. I knew a head nurse of a large hospital who stole stainless surgical instruments. I told her to return them. In a county hospital when blacks stole even linen and sheets. When I audited a company, many executives used petty cash as their own pocket money. When I was manager of policies and procedures, I specified all reimbursements must have receipts. A shameless employee submitted a grocery receipt. As a travel expense item, some men even submitted laundry of their wives’ clothing and coats although their wives did not travel with them. I bought a box of expensive Michelangelo Stainless Steel tableware, the Chinese carpenters who did a project stole them.
Exo 22:3, “If the sun has risen on him, there will be guilt for bloodshed on his account—A thief shall certainly make restitution; if he owns nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.”
How much thefts committed in US government by government officials? NO ONE provides the answer.
As unbelievable and absurd as that sounds, the actual total of unaccounted for money at the Pentagon is most likely significantly more than $21 trillion.
Is it considered a theft when leaders and politicians spend trillions of taxpayers money not authorized and approved by the citizens? When government funds are missing, why leaders and politicians do nothing? Are they acting in collusion?
Jhn 12:6, “Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he kept the money box, he used to steal
from what was put into it.”
Judas the Traitor used to steal from the money box.
At my father’s missionary church, one day the Holy Spirit spoke to me about the theft of the treasury committed by a deacon. It was found all true.
Many preachers who took the offerings as their own money also committed theft.
I told my American colleagues that I could never be an accountant, I could not be forced to lie weekly, monthly, quarterly, semiannually, and annually. And I think an internal financial audit is a very dangerous job because you will discover many thefts.
My professor Dr. Harold Koontz told me personally that all personal expenses of the founder of a large corporation were paid by the company.
Eph 4:28, “The one who steals must no longer steal; but rather he must labor, producing with his own
hands what is good, so that he will have something
to share with the one who has need.”
Do you know to share something with the one who has need was originally started by Christians from the beginning?
Do you know the West controls and monopolizes mass media, the Internet, reference books (including encyclopedias), academia, military, politics, economy, finance, currency, diplomacy, transportation, TRADE, technology, international law, etc. and so they are in power and position to revise history and whitewash their crimes and sins — to make false testimonies and statements. The West steals and robs and loots from its colonies to enrich their empires and kingdoms. So the white supremacists have a slanted views of themselves and the world, in particular about China. The most transparent and evident is searching the answers on the Internet. When you ask a question about China, you always get the wrong AND negative answers. Because people who control the Internet are white supremacists and propagandists and historical revisionists. There is no such a thing called independent news in the West.
The Western nations are in a position and power to make slanderous and false statements about other nations. Any nation that speaks of China as a threat is a liar.
It is needless to say all the statements of Western leaders and politicians, and mass media and the Internet, academia, encyclopedias, on China and about China are false and slanderous statements. If you do not know this truth, find it out yourself.
Everybody knows Taiwan is a part and belongs to China. But America treats Taiwan like its own colony. The Taiwanese officials and people are shameless traitors. The West uses the dirty tricks of human rights, democracy and freedom to assault China particularly in Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong.
No one needs to slander a self-proclaimed false prophet who killed millions and committed untold sexual immorality. God will judge him and everyone.
Pro 10:18, “One who conceals hatred has lying lips, And one who spreads slander is a fool.”
Western leaders and politicians have so much hatred for China although China has done them no harm. The Word of God calls one who spreads slander is a fool. All Western leaders and politicians spread slander of China by calling China a national threat. Are they all fools or something else?
The false accusations and slanderous statements made by Western leaders and politicians, Western mass media and academia against China are horrendous but false. They practice if you tell lies long and loud enough, people might believe it. Western nations do nothing good in the world, they create more and more troubles and problems. China is the only nation that does good to its people and does much good to the world. Ask Indonesia, Pakistan, Laos, Egypt, and many Asian and African nations what China has done for them. Truth destroys lies as fire burns up trash.
For some states, the truth is their greatest enemy.
IV. THE EVIL HEART
An evil heart is a deceitful heart, a stubborn (hardened) heart, a perverse heart, an evil heart loves perjury, an uncircumcised heart, an obstinate heart. An evil heart is proud. An evil heart is mean-spirited heart, a haughty heart, a trembling heart, a troubled heart, a double heart, a wicked heart, an arrogant heart, insensitive heart, cunning heart, erring heart, foolish heart, wayward heart, corrupt heart, deceived heart, lying heart, painful heart, rebellious heart, dull heart, slow heart, unrepentant heart, unbelieving heart.
The following Scriptures are deliberately singled out to show you when the Scriptures speak of the heart, it does not mean the human organic heart.
than your forefathers; for behold, each one of you is following the stubbornness of his own evil heart,without listening to Me.”
Evil in Hebrew israʿwhich means bad; wicked; grievous; harmful; sore; ill; troublesome; hurtful; adverse; sad; tragic; malignant; mischievous; unpleasant; miserable; causing pain; displeasing; vicious; distressful; calamitous; wrong; – which occurs 666 times in the Old Testament.
Stubbornness in Hebrew is šᵊrîrûṯwhich means lust; hardness; firmness; obstinacy; imagination; – which occurs 10 times in the Old Testament.
How do you know a person has evil heart? The person has done evil, following the stubbornness of his own heart, without listening to God.
Furthermore, evil has the measure of quantity. The people today have done more evil than their fathers.
The characteristic of evil heart is stubbornness. You wonder why Western leaders and politicians are following the stubbornness of their own evil hearts, without listening to the Lord.
Heart in Hebrew is lēḇwhich means inner man; mind; will; understanding; thinking; reflection; as seat of emotions and passions; the center of anything; feelings; – which occurs 596 times in the Old Testament. It does not refer to the human organ of pumping blood.
Jer 18:12, “But they will say, ‘It’s hopeless! For we are going to follow our own plans, and each of us will persist in the stubbornness of his evil heart.”
It is hopeless to present truth to Western leaders and politicians, they will follow their own plans, and each of them will persist in the stubbornness of his evil heart. For that reason, the nuclear war is coming and the end of the world is at hand.
heart to judge Your people, to discern between good
and evil. For who is capable of judging this great
people of Yours?”
King Solomon prayed to God for an understand heart to judge the Israelites, and to discern between good and evil.
An understanding heart can discern between good and evil.
Psa 101:4, “A perverse heart shall leave me; I will know no evil.”
Perverse in Hebrew isʿiqqēšwhich means crooked; distorted; froward; twisted; perverted; deceitful; false; – which occurs 11 times in the Old Testament. I think a perverse heart is an evil heart.
Psa 141:4, “Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds of wickedness with people who do wrong; and may I not taste their delicacies.”
A person with evil heart inclines to practice deeds of wickedness and with people who do wrong.
Pro 6:14, “Who, with perversion in his heart, continually devises evil, who spreads strife.”
A person with perverse heart continually devises evil and spreads strife.
Pro 6:18, “A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil.”
A person who has a heart that devises wicked plans, his feet also run rapidly to evil.
Pro 12:20, “Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but counselors of peace have joy.”
A person with an evil heart is deceitful and devises evil.
Zec 8:17, “Also let none of you devise evil in your heart against another, and do not love perjury; for all these things are what I hate,’ declares the LORD.”
The Lord hates those who devise evil in their hearts and love perjury. Perjury is sworn falsehood or false swearing.
Mat 15:19-20, “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, acts of adultery, other immoral sexual acts, thefts, false testimonies,
and slanderous statements. These are the things that defile the person; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the person.”
Heart in Greek iskardia which meansthe center of all physical and spiritual life; the will and character; personality; disposition; – which occurs 160 times in the New Testament.
Heb 3:12, Take care, brothers and sisters, that there will not be in any one of you an evil,unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.”
An evil heart is a perverse heart, deceitful and unbelieving heart which lead people fall away from the living God.
Exo 7:13-14, “Yet Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is
stubborn; he refuses to let the people go.”
Lev 26:41, “I also was acting with hostility against
them, to bring them into the land of their enemies—or if their uncircumcised heart is humbled so that they then make amends for their wrongdoing.”
Deu 2:30, “But Sihon king of Heshbon was not willing for us to pass through his land; for the LORD your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, in order to hand him over to you, as he is today.”
Deu 8:14, “then your heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.”
Deu 15:9, “Be careful that there is no mean-spirited thought in your heart, such as, ‘The seventh year, the year of release of debts, is near,’ and your eye is malicious toward your poor brother, and you give him nothing; then he may cry out to the LORD against you, and it will be a sin in you.”
toward his countrymen, and that he will not turn away from the commandment to the right or the left, so that he and his sons may live long in his kingdom in the midst of Israel.”
Deu 28:65, “Among those nations you will find no peace, and there will be no resting place for the sole of your foot; but there the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing of eyes, and despair of soul.”
1Sa 25:31, “this will not become an obstacle to you, or a troubled heart to my lord, both by having shed blood without cause and by my lord’s having
avenged himself. When the LORD deals well with my lord, then remember your slave.”
2Ch 26:16, “But when he became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly, and he was untrue to the LORD his God, for he entered
the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.”
Psa 12:2, “They speak lies to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.”
Psa 66:18, “If I regard wickedness in my heart, The Lord will not hear.”
that generation, and said they are a people who err in their heart, and they do not know My ways.”
Psa 101:4, “A perverse heart shall leave me; I will know no evil.”
Psa 101:5, “Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy; I will not endure one who has
a haughty look and an arrogant heart.”
Why do Western leaders and politicians have a haughty look and an arrogant heart?
Psa 119:70, “Their heart is insensitive, like fat, but I delight in Your Law.’
Pro 7:10, “And behold, a woman comes to meet him, Dressed as a prostitute and cunning of heart.” Let all men know this: a prostitute has a cunning heart. You should never have sympathy with a prostitute.
Pro 11:20, “The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.”
Pro 12:20, “Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but counselors of peace have joy.”
Pro 12:23, “A prudent person conceals knowledge, But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.”
Pro 14:14, “One with a wayward heart will have his fill of his own ways, but a good person will be satisfied with his.”
Pro 16:5, “Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; be assured, he will not go unpunished.”
Pro 18:12, “Before destruction the heart of a person is haughty, but humility goes before honor.”
Pro 25:20, “Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, is one who sings songs to a troubled heart.”
Ecc 7:7, “For oppression makes a wise person look foolish, and a bribe corrupts the heart.”
Isa 44:20, “He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has misled him. And he cannot save himself, nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
Isa 59:13, “Offending and denying the LORD, and turning away from our God, speaking oppression
and revolt, conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart.”
Isa 65:14, “Behold, My servants will shout joyfully
with a glad heart, but you will cry out from a painful heart, and you will wail from a broken spirit.”
Jer 5:23, “But this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart; they have turned aside and departed.”
Jer 16:12, “You too have done evil, even more than
your forefathers; for behold, each one of you is following the stubbornness of his own evil heart, without listening to Me.”
Mat 13:15, “FOR THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL, WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY HEAR, AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES, OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT SEE WITH THEIR EYES, HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, UNDERSTAND
WITH THEIR HEART, AND RETURN, AND I WOULD
HEAL THEM.”
Luk 24:25, “And then He said to them, “You foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!”
Rom 2:5, “But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God.”
Heb 3:12, “Take care, brothers and sisters, that there will not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.”
There is nothing more evil than an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.
Eze 36:26, “Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”
The new heart is a good heart, a willing heart,
an upright heart, an honest heart, a wise and discerning heart, an understanding heart, undivided heart, perfect heart, joyful heart, blameless heart, tender heart, faithful heart, glad heart, pure heart, clean heart, contrite heart, steadfast heart, wise heart, tranquil heart, cheerful heart, righteous heart, pure heart, humble heart, good and virtuous heart, sincere heart, resolute heart, obedient heart, believing heart,
compassionate heart, sincere heart.
Exo 35:5, “Take from among you a contribution to the LORD; whoever is of a willing heart is to bring it as the LORD’S contribution: gold, silver, and bronze.”
Deu 9:5, “It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you are going in to take possession of their land, but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD your God is driving them out from before you, and in order to confirm the oath which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Deu 28:47, “Since you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and a cheerful heart, in gratitude for the abundance of all things.”
Deu 29:4, “Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a heart to know, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.”
1Ki 3:6, “Then Solomon said, “You have shown great
faithfulness to Your servant David my father, according as he walked before You in truth, righteousness, and uprightness of heart toward You; and You have reserved for him this great faithfulness, that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.”
1Ki 3:9,“So give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, to discern between good and evil. For who is capable
of judging this great people of Yours?”
1Ki 3:12, “behold, I have done according to your words. Behold, I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, nor shall one like you arise after you.”
1Ki 9:4, “As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and honesty, acting in accordance with everything that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My ordinances.”
from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless
all his days.”
2Ch 34:27, “Because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and its inhabitants, and because you humbled yourself before Me, tore your clothes, and wept before Me, I have indeed heard you,” declares the LORD.”
Neh 9:8,“You found his heart faithful before You, And made a covenant with him to give him the land of the Canaanite, of the Hittite and the Amorite, of the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite— To give it to his descendants. And You have
fulfilled Your promise, because You are righteous.”
Psa 7:10, “My shield is with God, Who saves the upright in heart.”
Psa 16:9, “Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; my flesh also will dwell securely.”
Psa 24:4, “One who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to deceit and has not
sworn deceitfully.”
Psa 51:10, “Create in me a clean heart, God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
Psa 51:17, “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise.”
Psa 57:7, “My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!”
understanding, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.”
Pro 17:22, “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.”
Ecc 8:5, “One who keeps a royal command experiences no trouble, for a wise heart knows the proper time and procedure.”
Mat 5:8, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”
Mat 11:29,“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS.”
Luk 8:15, “But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word with a good and virtuous heart, and hold it firmly, and produce fruit with perseverance.”
Act 2:46, “Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart.”
Act 11:23, “Then when he arrived and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage
them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord.”
Rom 6:17, “But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were
entrusted.”
Rom 10:9, “that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Col 3:12, “So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.”
Heb 10:22, “let’s approach God with a sincere heart
in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled
clean from an evil conscience and our bodies
washed with pure water.”
I often thought if America and its allies would have a change of heart, having the new heart by abandoning evil thoughts and adopting the right path, what a brave new world of development, harmony, and prosperity will be. I will jump for joy and shout to glorify the name of the Righteous God. All US and its allies have to do are the following which none will threaten their national interest or security:
1. Abandon imperialism and world domination.
2. Denounce nuclear weapons and proliferation.
3. Cease to seek absolute military superiority.
4. Cease to attack or occupy any nation and cease to interfere in the internal matters of any nation.
5. Cease to sanction and embargo any nation.
6. Cease all mass media propaganda of lies.
7. Engage in free trade and international cooperation and ditch the exploitation of capitalism.
8. Eliminate international terrorism and oppression of women and girls.
9. Cooperate with the international community to combat climate change, drought, famine, flood, POLLUTION, injustice, high costs of healthcare, and poverty.
10. Develop public education, hygiene, public health, doctors and nurses training and research to combat diseases and epidemics.
11. Assist poor and developing nations in all areas in order to better the lives of the poor and job training.
12. Build a better world of peace, security, and prosperity for all.
you to perform these statutes and ordinances. Therefore you shall be careful to perform them with all your heart and with all your soul.”
2. Obey the Lord with all your heart and soul.
Deu 30:2, “and you return to the LORD your God and obey Him with all your heart and soul in accordance with everything that I am commanding you today, you and your sons,
3. Seek the Lord with all your heart and soul.
Deu 4:29, “But from there you will seek the LORD our God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul.”
2Ch 15:12, “They entered into the covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and soul.”
I believe “seek” and “search” are synonymous.
4. Love the Lord with all your heart and soul.
Deu 6:5, “And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Deu 30:6, “Moreover, the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the hearts of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and all your soul, so that you may live.”
Mat 22:37, “And He said to him, “‘YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD
YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL,
AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.”
Mar 12:30, “AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH
ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.”
5. Serve the Lord with all your heart and soul.
Jos 22:5, “Only be very careful to follow the commandment and the Law which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God and walk in all His ways, and keep His commandments and cling to Him, and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
To serve the Lord you must first love the Lord and walk in all His ways, and keep His commandments and cling to Him.
Deu 10:12, “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and
love Him, and to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.”
Deu 11:13, “And it shall come about, if you listen obediently to my commandments which I am commanding you today, to love the LORD your God and to serve Him with all your heart and
all your soul.”
6. Fear the Lord and serve Him with your heart and soul.
1Sa 12:24, “Only fear the LORD and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.”
IN CONCLUSION
Christians have hoped in Christ not only in this life, we have hope in the life to come where we seek glory and honor and immortality, eternal life. People who have hoped in this life only are the men most to be pitied. Executives in Washington, Wall Street and Hollywood are most admired by the people of this world, yet they are men most to be pitied because they have this life only and everything they have is passing away. They have no hope and without God in this world.
If you do not believe in Christ, you will die in your sins, not original sin, BUT YOUR SINS.
All you have to do is to repent of your sins and accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. No matter where you are or who you are, will you come now?
But now is the day of salvation. You can repent of your sins and believe in Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior in order to be saved.
Peace 2025 is seriously flawed because mediating Arabs and terrorist Hamas released a few Israel hostages (not all) and some are dead. Hamas even released dead bodies who are not Jewish hostages. Hamas has reached the height of wickedness. People of evil relgion have no qualm to do any evil. Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in good health. All murderous and abusive Hamas must be killed. Terrorists must be destroyed without mercy because they show mercy.
Peoples of undeveloped, violent, unmotivated, insolvent, useless nations should not access to world media, should not attend any international meeting, should not receive any international aid.
On October 1, 2025 I urge the Hong Kong government and people to start de-Britishlization of Hong Kong names of streets and roads. For example, Victoria Peak should be changed to Dengxiaping Peak; Queen’s Road should be changed to Maozedong Road, etc.
It is laughable that a black politician made a statement on TV, “Africa cannot develop without fossil fuel.” What Africa does not have, can make long laundry list. Years ago when China was poor and did not have anything. Did America and Europe give aid? In fact to these days they are the biggest enemies of China, oppressors, trouble makers, diplomatic obstructionists and military aggressors. In America, the elderlies have to make a choice between taking a meal and medications. They cost $25 each; to have a meal they cannot afford to have medications. The electric bills are so high, even though they have heaters and air conditioners, they die in Summer and Winter. Every year I lectured at major Chinese universities and vacationed in China for 3 weeks when I worked for an American corporation. I noticed my electric bill did not go down even I was out of the country for 3 weeks. The female representative of Edison Power had the gall to say they do not charge customers by usage.
Africa has done nothing to deserve a large coverage by world media. Civil wars, conflicts, protests and constant shortages should be ignored. Undeveloped nations have no hope because of their corrupt leaders and politicians, their peoples are lazy and unproductive. They glorify tribalism, barbarianism and primitive behavior. They dislike work, like games and sports although sports produce nothing. They have civil wars, conflicts, tensions, gangs and terrorists, violence, man-made and natural disasters. They eat and get fat, sing and dance, drink beer and have sex, produce so many unwanted children they cannot support. These useless, ugly, immoral and unworthy peoples do not deserve any humanitarian aid. Ten or more years from now they will get worse and worse.
Is there any future or hope for America when the President, the Congress and the Supreme Court do not uphold the law by deporting 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America on welfare and let hordes of unlawful migrants enter boldly and freely to ruin America???
This is the voice of an old dying American in the wilderness who does not seek money or power.
The new President must attack Mexico militarily for violating American sovereignty, being the conduit of unlawful migrants for years AND drugs trafficking. Drop a few bombs on Mexico City may be a good start.
Deport 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America and use military to prevent invasion of hordes of illegal migrants from entering the United States and reject all asylum seekers. Build walls and militarize the borders for safety and security.
Mexico threatens loss of US 400,000 jobs, US by canceling NAFTA will cost Mexico 4 million jobs.
Use military to repel unlawful migrants and shoot at migrants who cut the fence or destroy the wall.
Withdraw support from Ukraine, END the war, and execute the Ukraine leader for war crimes and corruption.
Enact the law to require citizenship to apply for welfare, and all welfare recipients must work to get benefits.
Annihilate Iran, terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis; and force Palestinians to evacuate from the Jewish lands and go to lands of Arabs.
America has been playing the fool so long, of course America must be FIRST for America.
Former imperialists and colonialists must pay compensations to their former colonies. African nations are big talkers but small doers. Africa must be self-sufficient and receive no aid.
A nation has no reason to exist if it does not have water, food and fuel and basic infrastructure.
It is strangest that UN, WHO, ICC (International Criminal Court) etc. Speak and Support terrorists HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH and HOUTHIS.
It is a felony to harbor, hire or help unlawful migrants or illegal aliens.
Is there any future or hope for the world where the terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis make demands and UN, WHO, EU, all Arab-Muslim-Black nations serve and support them willingly?
America and EU can change the world by changing course, cease all hostilities against Russia and China, like President Nixon sought a just and lasting peace for the world. I believe the overwhelming majority of Americans want this.
I propose the world to impose a moratorium of 20 years on the undeveloped, unproductive, insufficient and useless nations. No matter what internal conflict and tensions, civil war and war with neighbors, coups d’etat, famine, drought, or man-made disasters, the international community will not interfere. Moratorium means no communication, no diplomacy and no aid in whatever form. After 20-year of burning themselves out, many nations will vanish, and those who do well will survive. That is when the international community can help those nations who really want to become decent and respectable and responsible nations.
How to advance China’s modernization:
Legally, Taiwan has been restored to China from Japan. In fact, the two parties (KMT and People Progressive Party) have rebelled against China for 80 years, raped by Japan and America or simultaneously. China can give Taiwan one last chance: conduct referendum to determine which is larger in population; if those who want to return to China are greater, then they can overthrow the current regime and set up a provisional government waiting for China to take over.
If those who want to be Independent are greater, they can leave Taiwan. China shall use force to liberate Taiwan and publicly execute those traitorous party leaders. Undoubtedly, PPP has done the greatest harm by ditching Chineseness in everything. I think their past and present leaders will escape fast to America. Enogh is enough, 80 years of rebellion are enough.
Learning from black criminals, black pimps, black population in America and Africa, no blacks in whatever capacity may enter China.
To pump major investment into Africa and other undeveloped, unmotivated, insolvent and lazy peoples is like to throw away money into a black hole. Global problems are not China’s problems. Many nations enjoy themselves by conning and consumming China’s resources so that China will be behind India. China has aided more than 100 nations, not one has shown any tangible gratitude.
4. To use AI to program robots to run, to fight, to dance– do not shape intelligent economy and socety. Too many ignoramuses have been given platform to speak. UN is a useless and worthless organization
5. Discard old belief of superstition, old practice of religion, old outlook of self-satisfaction, and old values of traditon by embracing new concept, new perspfective and new values of innovtion and technology.
6. Stop all foreign aid because China does not have enough resoources to do modernized vital projects of its own.
7. Restrict entry of all undersiable peoples and welcome the influx of overseas Chinese and their investment.
8. Improve manufacture with only high qualify products and penalize fake goods and poor quality products.
9. Eliminate corruption, organized crime, counterfeit currency, rumor, smuggling of any sort and monopoly and overchages of hospitals and doctors.
10. Democracy is the greatest fraud perpetrated by the West in the world; China must not immitate the West but go its own way.
11. Recruit 6-footers who have graduated from college into a new military school like West Point to be trained to become military leaders.
12. Overhaul CGTN with respect to its ideology, personnel, programming and commercials. No liquor, cigarette, Western fake goods are allowed on TV.
13. Ban uncivilized sports such as boxing, fencing, grand prix, and all intentionally body-hurt games.
14. China has no need to save any underdeveloped, unmotivated, impoverished, insolvent and useless nations; China has need to save itself.
15. Enhance nuclear weapons so that China in a superior position not threatened by any country.
16. Improve military position toward neigboring hostile nations.
17. Revitalize rural areas not only liberating from poor and backward situations but able to be independent economically, financially, and productively.
18. Overhaul CGTN: scrap Africa, Latin America and Arab programs; forcus on China, Asia, America and Europe.
19. October 25, on Taiwan Restoration Day, I advocate to move China’s national treasures which amount to $100,000 trillion dollars and priceless from Taipai Palace Museum back to Beijing without delay or hitch.
19. I want to tell you, the Chinese people and peoples of the world, under leadership of Chinese government, Chinese engineers, scientists, technicians and workers have achieved and surpassed many nations in the fields of space, transportation, agriculture, industry, manufacture, AI, infrastrutures, etc.
It was wrong for white Europeans to colonize Africa, they should pay compensations to the victims. Since Africa is independent, the best policy is to leave Africa alone. Africa is free to help itself, free in everything.
Since Palestinians do not want to go to lands of Arabs, it will be the greatest humanitarian aid to resettle Palestinians, Hamas, Hazbollah, Huthis in free territories of Sahara.
If terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis are destroyed, and Palestinians expatriated and resettled in Arab lands, the conflict of Palestine and Israel will be no more. If Iran nuclear facilities are destroyed, Iran will be no more threat to the world. If the Ukrainian nincompoop is executed for his war crime, corruption and abuse of power, the Ukraine and Russia conflict will be gone. If the traitorous leaders of People Progressive Party are executed, Taiwan will reunify with China at once.
What the heck, won’t it wonderful if all nations and peoples seek peace and justice? The Bible gives one reason why not, 1Jo 5:19, “We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies
in the power of the evil one.”
Evil is like fire will destroy the nation and peoples. When preferential treatment is given to a certain race, all races suffer discrimination. Rejection of unqualified and undisciplined black employees and discharge because poor performance are not racial discrimination. Affirmative Action is illegal and unconstitutional, it must be completely eliminated. Diversify has gone too far, it must be abandoned. Harvard is the richest university in the world; universities are not for education, they are for money and ideology. Student loans cannot default or be forgiven, they must get jobs to pay back. Universities can have academic freedom, and freedom of speech but no federal funding. There are too many parasites who live on government funds; no subsidy of any business or contracts. Illegal aliens are unlawful criminals, they have no civil right, human right and do not deserve humanitarian aid. They cannot be on welfare. They deserve only to be deported without payment. All races must compete on an equal footing. How is there any hope for the ugliest, darkest, laziest and useless people who only eat and drink and produce many children they cannot support? Why EU and NATO support the evil and corrupt Ukraine nincompoop and prolong the war? America aids support evil.
1Jo 2:17-18, “The world is passing away and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God continues to live forever. Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour.”
“As an American by nationality” I have to do my best to warn my fellow Americans:
America is committing suicide by failing to deport 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America, most of them are on welfare; failing to deter and prevent hordes of unlawful migrants to enter the United States. America needs to punish Mexico who is the conduit for illegal migrants to enter America. Unlawful migrants are criminals who do not have any right, civil or humanitarian.
America is committing suicide WITH large budget deficits of 1.9 trillion (2025) and national debt of 36.2 trillion (2025). Wealth and power are in the hands of leaders and politicians, the two parties, courts, the military, bureaucrats, and vested interests. Watch out the global demonstrators who oppose federal cuts, but endorse debt and deficits, waste and fraud in the government.
America is committing suicide by media promoting the wrong cultural values, lewdness, violence and unwholesome behavior; over representing and over employing blacks. Jobs must be earned, they cannot be given. If a journalist by accident received classified information, he should not and would not publish it because he/she is patriotic. If classified information is published, the journalist is a traitor.
America is committing suicide by not outlawing, banning, prohibiting, and controlling the manufacturing, selling, transporting of guns and weapons of destruction and not making the American English the only official language in America.
America is committing suicide by unnecessarily making Russia and China enemies and rivals.
America is committing suicide by failing to disregard pathetic EU (including Britain, Australia, Canada); dismiss NATO & QUAD; and discard Ukraine, Phillippines, Türkiye, Japan, South Korea, South Africa and Taiwan.
America is committing suicide by being an empire to dominate the world instead of seeking a just and lasting peace for the world as President Richard Nixon did.
America is committing suicide by letting the U.S. Health Care the most costly in the world, by letting doctors, dentists, hospital owners, drug and insurance companies, hospital and medical suppliers to defraud and overcharge patients with indemnity.
America is committing suicide by having a diet which produces an increasing large population of overweight people.
IRS can cut its employees 2/3 by simple change of policy and procedure. Henceforth, there will be no deductions, exemptions, expenses, number of dependents for individual taxpayers or business corporations. They will not have to pay for CPA or tax consultant.
$50,000 income and Under $50,000 is tax free.
$60,000 to $1 million pay 5%.
$1 million $100,000 to $10 million pay 10%.
$10 million $100,000 to $20 million pay 20%.
$20 million $100,000 to $40 million pay 40%.
$40 million $100,000 to $50 million pay 50%.
$50 million $100,000 to $1 billion pay 80%.
$1 billion $100,000 and above pay 90%.
America is committing suicide by using tariffs as weapons.
It is in the self-interest of America to help Israel to destroy terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis. All Palestinians must be evacuated from Gaza, etc. the Jewish landand relocate permanently in Arab lands to build their Palestinian state. The aim of Israel is not to defeat Hamas, but to destroy Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis. Hamas should never be allowed to return to Gaza; all Palestinians must be instructed by Palestinian Authority, UN, WHO, ALL ARAB-ISLAMIC-BLACK nations to evacuate from Jewish land and settle in Arab lands to build their Palestinian state.
CHINA needs a lot of dredging to prevent flooding. According to https://riversandinc.com/dredging-equipment/mechanical-dredge-excavator/ “Mechanical dredging refers to digging or excavating sediment from a waterbody, in contrast to hydraulic dredging that pumps sediment from a waterbody. Typically, mechanical dredging is done by a backhoe, excavator, dragline, or crane of some type. Excavators, or backhoes as commonly referred to as, have really become the industry standard for most inland mechanical dredging projects. Draglines are cranes equipped with special buckets that can “thrown” and retrieved with cables to remove sediment. Draglines are still efficient in many mining applications but have largely been replaced by modern excavators that are more precise and efficient. Clamshell dredging is another type of mechanical dredging in which a bucket is lowered straight down to the bottom where it then squeezes together to grab sediment to raise to the surface. This method is more effective on large, deep, spot dredging projects in harbors and in the ocean.”
CHINA does not share cultural values with Africa. If Africa has the right cultural values, why after hundreds of years Africa is still the most undeveloped, most primitive, poorest, and worst parts of the world? If China space program can create space vehicles loaded with nuclear weapons, on earth by a press of button, can target and annihilate any hostile nations and peoples in less than half an hour — then China is free indeed — no nation can threaten China anymore. Then China can deal with corruption, organized crime, abuse of power, fraud, fake news, and dirty toilets effectively. There are dark and evil forces inside China who want to destroy China. They are the organized criminals who must be executed. China must beware of all foreign countries who pay lip service to “one China” policy, actually they are coy about seeking “financial support” from China on everything so that their leaders can practice “official corruption”; and their peoples can sing and dance, play games and golf, eat and drink beer, enjoy sex and produce many children they cannot support. Any nation who shares destiny with these useless countries will come to ruin!!!
“As a Chinese by race”, I am doing my best in sincerity to suggest strategy to the land of my ancestors:
CHINA does not need to make contributions to global economy. China needs only to make its economy the number one in the world. China’s modernization can succeed by demanding manufacturers to produce only quality products; by protecting the environment and by increasing the standard of living for the people including people on wheel chair. China construction machinery is a good example of China’s modernization.
To prevent flooding and deaths, CHINA needs to accelerate dredging and clearing of all rivers, lakes, canals and waterways to absorb rain water.
The stupidity is to program robots to engage in fighting like boxing. The only way to use AI is to use robots in useful and construtive ways.
China’s modernization can succeed by stopping all foreign aid to help the China’s poor first, by reducing debt and deficits to do the following strategic projects:
China needs to use AI in all technologies including manufacturing, industry, transportation, navigation, logistics, agriculture, and modernizing toilet facilities.
China needs to train 5 million doctors, dentists, nurses, teachers, professors, scientists, and technicians in the next 5 years.
China needs to eliminate corruption, organized crime, harmful fake news, counterfeit money, fraud by execution of the culprits.
China needs to repair the Great Wall, conquer the deserts, dust storms, natural and man-made disasters.
Chinese TV and movies need to promote cultural values, morality, responsibility and integrity.
10. China’s troops should never be sent under UN’s peace-keeping force to countries habitually having conflicts and civil wars –to die for nothing.
11. Talking is useless: China needs to liberate Taiwan now by force, and execute traitorous leaders of People’s Progressive Party in public.
12. China needs to rebuild Yuan Ming Garden which was burned down and looted by the allied 8-nation troops. They must pay compensation through diplomacy now or by military force later.
13. Pay for all costs and reward financially women who give births.
14. Pet economy is a wasted economy. Money should be spent for the nourishment and education of children and orphans.
If terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis are destroyed, and Palestinians expatriated and resettled in Arab lands, the conflict of Palestine and Israel will be no more. If Iran nuclear facilities are destroyed, Iran will be no more threat to the world. If the Ukrainian nincompoop is executed for his war crime, corruption and abuse of power, the Ukraine and Russia conflict will be gone. If the traitorous leaders of People Progressive Party are executed, Taiwan will reunify with China at once.
What the heck, won’t it wonderful if all nations and peoples seek peace and justice? The Bible gives one reason why not, 1Jo 5:19, “We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies
in the power of the evil one.”
Evil is like fire will destroy the nation and peoples. When preferential treatment is given to a certain race, all races suffer discrimination. Rejection of unqualified and undisciplined black employees and discharge because poor performance are not racial discrimination. Affirmative Action is illegal and unconstitutional, it must be completely eliminated. Diversify has gone too far, it must be abandoned. Harvard is the richest university in the world; universities are not for education, they are for money and ideology. Student loans cannot default or be forgiven, they must get jobs to pay back. Universities can have academic freedom, and freedom of speech but no federal funding. There are too many parasites who live on government funds; no subsidy of any business or contracts. Illegal aliens are unlawful criminals, they have no civil right, human right and do not deserve humanitarian aid. They cannot be on welfare. They deserve only to be deported without payment. All races must compete on an equal footing. How is there any hope for the ugliest, darkest, laziest and useless people who only eat and drink and produce many children they cannot support? Why EU and NATO support the evil and corrupt Ukraine nincompoop and prolong the war? America aids support evil.
1Jo 2:17-18, “The world is passing away and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God continues to live forever. Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour.”
“As an American by nationality” I have to do my best to warn my fellow Americans:
America is committing suicide by failing to deport 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America, most of them are on welfare; failing to deter and prevent hordes of unlawful migrants to enter the United States. America needs to punish Mexico who is the conduit for illegal migrants to enter America. Unlawful migrants are criminals who do not have any right, civil or humanitarian.
America is committing suicide WITH large budget deficits of 1.9 trillion (2025) and national debt of 36.2 trillion (2025). Wealth and power are in the hands of leaders and politicians, the two parties, courts, the military, bureaucrats, and vested interests. Watch out the global demonstrators who oppose federal cuts, but endorse debt and deficits, waste and fraud in the government.
America is committing suicide by media promoting the wrong cultural values, lewdness, violence and unwholesome behavior; over representing and over employing blacks. Jobs must be earned, they cannot be given. If a journalist by accident received classified information, he should not and would not publish it because he/she is patriotic. If classified information is published, the journalist is a traitor.
America is committing suicide by not outlawing, banning, prohibiting, and controlling the manufacturing, selling, transporting of guns and weapons of destruction and not making the American English the only official language in America.
America is committing suicide by unnecessarily making Russia and China enemies and rivals.
America is committing suicide by failing to disregard pathetic EU (including Britain, Australia, Canada); dismiss NATO & QUAD; and discard Ukraine, Phillippines, Türkiye, Japan, South Korea, South Africa and Taiwan.
America is committing suicide by being an empire to dominate the world instead of seeking a just and lasting peace for the world as President Richard Nixon did.
America is committing suicide by letting the U.S. Health Care the most costly in the world, by letting doctors, dentists, hospital owners, drug and insurance companies, hospital and medical suppliers to defraud and overcharge patients with indemnity.
America is committing suicide by having a diet which produces an increasing large population of overweight people.
IRS can cut its employees 2/3 by simple change of policy and procedure. Henceforth, there will be no deductions, exemptions, expenses, number of dependents for individual taxpayers or business corporations. They will not have to pay for CPA or tax consultant.
$50,000 income and Under $50,000 is tax free.
$60,000 to $1 million pay 5%.
$1 million $100,000 to $10 million pay 10%.
$10 million $100,000 to $20 million pay 20%.
$20 million $100,000 to $40 million pay 40%.
$40 million $100,000 to $50 million pay 50%.
$50 million $100,000 to $1 billion pay 80%.
$1 billion $100,000 and above pay 90%.
America is committing suicide by using tariffs as weapons.
It is in the self-interest of America to help Israel to destroy terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis. All Palestinians must be evacuated from Gaza, etc. the Jewish landand relocate permanently in Arab lands to build their Palestinian state. The aim of Israel is not to defeat Hamas, but to destroy Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis. Hamas should never be allowed to return to Gaza; all Palestinians must be instructed by Palestinian Authority, UN, WHO, ALL ARAB-ISLAMIC-BLACK nations to evacuate from Jewish land and settle in Arab lands to build their Palestinian state.
CHINA needs a lot of dredging to prevent flooding. According to https://riversandinc.com/dredging-equipment/mechanical-dredge-excavator/ “Mechanical dredging refers to digging or excavating sediment from a waterbody, in contrast to hydraulic dredging that pumps sediment from a waterbody. Typically, mechanical dredging is done by a backhoe, excavator, dragline, or crane of some type. Excavators, or backhoes as commonly referred to as, have really become the industry standard for most inland mechanical dredging projects. Draglines are cranes equipped with special buckets that can “thrown” and retrieved with cables to remove sediment. Draglines are still efficient in many mining applications but have largely been replaced by modern excavators that are more precise and efficient. Clamshell dredging is another type of mechanical dredging in which a bucket is lowered straight down to the bottom where it then squeezes together to grab sediment to raise to the surface. This method is more effective on large, deep, spot dredging projects in harbors and in the ocean.”
CHINA does not share cultural values with Africa. If Africa has the right cultural values, why after hundreds of years Africa is still the most undeveloped, most primitive, poorest, and worst parts of the world? If China space program can create space vehicles loaded with nuclear weapons, on earth by a press of button, can target and annihilate any hostile nations and peoples in less than half an hour — then China is free indeed — no nation can threaten China anymore. Then China can deal with corruption, organized crime, abuse of power, fraud, fake news, and dirty toilets effectively. There are dark and evil forces inside China who want to destroy China. They are the organized criminals who must be executed. China must beware of all foreign countries who pay lip service to “one China” policy, actually they are coy about seeking “financial support” from China on everything so that their leaders can practice “official corruption”; and their peoples can sing and dance, play games and golf, eat and drink beer, enjoy sex and produce many children they cannot support. Any nation who shares destiny with these useless countries will come to ruin!!!
“As a Chinese by race”, I am doing my best in sincerity to suggest strategy to the land of my ancestors:
CHINA does not need to make contributions to global economy. China needs only to make its economy the number one in the world. China’s modernization can succeed by demanding manufacturers to produce only quality products; by protecting the environment and by increasing the standard of living for the people including people on wheel chair. China construction machinery is a good example of China’s modernization.
To prevent flooding and deaths, CHINA needs to accelerate dredging and clearing of all rivers, lakes, canals and waterways to absorb rain water.
The stupidity is to program robots to engage in fighting like boxing. The only way to use AI is to use robots in useful and construtive ways.
China’s modernization can succeed by stopping all foreign aid to help the China’s poor first, by reducing debt and deficits to do the following strategic projects:
China needs to use AI in all technologies including manufacturing, industry, transportation, navigation, logistics, agriculture, and modernizing toilet facilities.
China needs to train 5 million doctors, dentists, nurses, teachers, professors, scientists, and technicians in the next 5 years.
China needs to eliminate corruption, organized crime, harmful fake news, counterfeit money, fraud by execution of the culprits.
China needs to repair the Great Wall, conquer the deserts, dust storms, natural and man-made disasters.
Chinese TV and movies need to promote cultural values, morality, responsibility and integrity.
10. China’s troops should never be sent under UN’s peace-keeping force to countries habitually having conflicts and civil wars –to die for nothing.
11. Talking is useless: China needs to liberate Taiwan now by force, and execute traitorous leaders of People’s Progressive Party in public.
12. China needs to rebuild Yuan Ming Garden which was burned down and looted by the allied 8-nation troops. They must pay compensation through diplomacy now or by military force later.
13. Pay for all costs and reward financially women who give births.
14. Pet economy is a wasted economy. Money should be spent for the nourishment and education of children and orphans.
Deliberation has been long and covered all pertinent and contingent factors involved in order to come to conclusion to SAVE AMERICA from destruction and decay. AMERICA needs to cut off the two continents of Africa and Latin America: NO TRADE, NO DIPLOMACY, NO POSTAL SERVICES, NO NEWS, NO COMMUNICATIONS, NO RELATIONSHIP, NO AID, AND NO ENTRY TO THE U.S.
America declares no immigration, no assylum application, no entry from African and Latin American peoples.
Build the great wall secure and strong along Mexican borders and maintain military action to deter and stop illegal migrations from Mexico, via land, sea or air.
Expell all personnels from African and Latin American embassies and consulates located in America.
Deport illegal aliens 45 million already residing in America and most of them on welfare. Deport unlawful migrants of Latin America to Mexico, those who are not Mexicans can find their ways home. If Mexico refuses, bomb and attack them. Deport all unlawful Africans back to Africa. Designate one African nation to receive deportees by airplanes.
Reform the welfare system that all applicants require to be American citzens and require work to get their benefits.
Leave Africa and Latin America alone, let them do or die.
Iran is a terrorist nation, its nuclear facilities sooner or later should be destroyed completely. Apparently, last time bombing did not do a good job.
Terrorists Hamas, Hezebollah and Houthis should be destroyed completely. Palestinians should be forced out of Gaza.
African, Arab, and Muslim nations should have no part in reconstruction of Gaza.
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Miracles exist because God exists. Almost everything that God does is supernatural in nature. What is supernatural is miraculous in nature. We selected some Biblical miracles to understand the attributes of God.
1.)Exo 7:9, “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Work a miracle,‘ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, so that it may turn into a serpent.”
Shew a miracle for you.—Pharaoh had perhaps heard of the miracles wrought by Aaron before the people of Israel (Exodus 4:30), and was curious to be an eye-witness of one, as was Herod Antipas (Luke 23:8). Or he may have thought that if Moses and Aaron “shewed a miracle,” his own magicians would be able to show greater ones, and he would then dismiss the brothers as charlatans and impostors. He certainly did hot intend to be influenced by any miracle which they might show, or to accept it as evidence that their message to him was a command from God.
A serpent.—Or, a snake. The word is not the same as that used in Exodus 4:3, but appears to be a synonym.”
) Exo 34:10, “Then God said, “Behold, I am going to make a covenant. Before all your people I will perform miracles which have not been produced in all the earth nor among any of the nations; and all the people among whom you live will see the working of the LORD, for it is a fearful thing that I am going to perform with you.”
Verse 10. – I make a covenant – i.e., “I lay down afresh the terms of the covenant between me and Israel.” On my part, I will go with them (implied, not expressed), and do miracles for them, and drive out the nations before them (vers. 10, 11), and enlarge their borders, and not allow their land to be invaded at the festival seasons (ver. 24): on their part, they must “observe that which I command them” (ver. 11). Marvels such as have not been done in all the earth. As the drying up of the Jordan (Joshua 3:16, 17); the falling down of the walls of Jericho (Joshua 6:20), the slaughter of the army of the five kings by hailstones (Joshua 10:11), and the like. It is a terrible thing that I will do with thee. Terrible, not to Israel, but to Israel’s enemies. Compare Deuteronomy 10:21; Psalm 106:22; Psalm 145:6, etc. Exodus 34:10.”
3.) Exo 3:20, “So I will reach out with My hand and strike Egypt with all My miracles which I shall do in the midst of it; and after that he will let you go.”
Verse 20. – I will stretch out my hand. To encourage Moses and the people, to support them in what was, humanly speaking, a most unequal contest, this important promise is made. It is a confirmation, and to some extent, an explanation of the pledge, already, given, “Certainly I will be with thee” (ver. 12). It shows how God would be with him – he would smite Egypt with all his wonders – what those would be was left obscure. He would come to his people’s aid, and openly assert himself, and afflict and strike terror into their enemies-until at last even Pharaoh’s stubborn spirit would be broken, and he would consent to let them go. Exodus 3:20.”
4.) Jos 3:5, “Then Joshua said to the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do miracles among you.”
Verse 5. – Sanctify yourselves. The Hithpahel, which is used here, is frequently used of ceremonial purification, as in Exodus 19:22; 1 Chronicles 15:12, 14; 2 Chronicles 5:11; and especially 2 Samuel 11:4. It is also connected with purification, but ironically, in Isaiah 66:17. Tomorrow. These words were uttered while all was in preparation. We learn from ver. 7, though it is not expressly stated, that the actual crossing took place the next day. We ought, probably, to place this verse in a parenthesis, and to translate “Joshua had said,” because the sanctification (see Exodus 19:10, 14) involved some definite period. Knobel, however, assumes, as usual, that there is at least a faulty arrangement here. Wonders, or rather, miracles, from פָלָא to separate, distinguish. They were, therefore, acts distinguished from the ordinary course of God’s providence. We may observe that, while among the Canaanites all was terror and confusion, m the camp of Joshua all was confidence and faith. “Either successe or discomfiture begins ever at the heart. A man’s inward disposition doth more than presage the event. If Satan see us once faint, he gives himselfe the day. There is no way to safety, but that our hearts be the last that shall yield” (Bp. Hall). Joshua 3:5.”
The right way to prepare for the mirales of God is to consecrate ourselves.
) Jdg 6:13, Then Gideon said to him, “O my lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened
to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did the LORD not bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the LORD has abandoned us and handed us over to Midian.”
And Gideon said to him, oh my Lord,…. Taking him not to be an angel, but some illustrious and eminent person:
if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us? all these troubles and calamities through the oppression of the Midianites; for he understood what was said to him in the salutation, respecting not himself personally and privately, but the people of Israel; and he could not tell how to reconcile the Lord’s being with them, and yet suffering such sad things to befall them they groaned under:
where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt? when God was with his people, and brought them out of Egypt, he wrought miracles for them, whereby they were delivered out of their bondage; of this their fathers had assured them, but nothing of this kind was wrought for them now, and therefore there was no appearance of the Lord being with them, but all the contrary, as follows:
but now the Lord has forsaken us, and delivered us into the hand of the Midianites; and there was good reason for it, because they had forsaken the Lord, and worshipped the gods of the Amorites.”
IF WE ABANDONED THE LORD, THE LORD WILL ALSO ABANDONED US.
6.) Dan 4:3, “How great are His signs and how mighty
are His miracles!His Kingdom is an everlasting
Kingdom, and His Dominion is from generation to generation.”
How great are his signs! – How great and wonderful are the things by which he makes himself known in this manner! The allusion is doubtless to what had occurred to himself – the event by which a monarch of such state and power had been reduced to a condition so humble. With propriety he would regard this as a signal instance of the Divine interposition, and as adapted to give him an exalted view of the supremacy of the true God.
And how mighty are his wonders! – The wonderful events which he does; the things fitted to produce admiration and astonishment. Compare Psalm 72:18; Psalm 86:10; Isaiah 25:1.
His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom – Nebuchadnezzar was doubtless led to this reflection by what had occurred to him. He, the most mighty monarch then on earth, had seen that his throne had no stability; he had seen that God had power at his will to bring him down from his lofty seat, and to transfer his authority to other hands; and he was naturally led to reflect that the throne of God was the only one that was stable and permanent. He could not but be convinced that God reigned over all, and that his kingdom was not subject to the vicissitudes which occur in the kingdoms of this world. There have been few occurrences on the earth better adapted to teach this lesson than this.
And his dominion is from generation to generation – That is, it is perpetual. It is not liable to be arrested as that of man is, by death; it does not pass over from one family to another as an earthly scepter often does. The same scepter; the same system of laws; the same providential arrangements; the same methods of reward and punishment, have always existed under his government, and will continue to do so to the end of time. There is, perhaps, no more sublime view that can be taken of the government of God than this. All earthly princes die; all authority lodged in the hands of an earthly monarch is soon withdrawn. No one is so mighty that he can prolong his own reign; and no one can make his own authority extend to the next generation. Earthly governments, therefore, however mighty, are of short duration; and history is made up of the records of a great number of such administrations, many of them exceedingly brief, and of very various character. The scepter falls from the hand of the monarch, never to be resumed by him again; another grasps it to retain it also but a little time, and then he passes away. But the dominion of God is in all generations the same. This generation is under the government of the same Sovereign who reigned when Semiramis or Numa lived; and though the scepter has long since fallen from the hands of Alexander and the Caesars, yet the same God who ruled in their age is still on the throne.
They showed his signs among them,…. The Egyptians to whom they were sent; that is, Moses and Aaron did. In the original it is, “the words of his signs” (x). They declared the words of God to them, that he would do such signs and wonders among them; or inflict such plagues upon them, in case they did not let Israel go: or they performed them according to the word of the Lord, as he commanded them, as well as taught the doctrines and instructions to be learned from them. The Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it in the singular number, though contrary to the Hebrew text, and understand it of God, “he put the words of his signs in them”; in Moses and Aaron; or gave them orders and power to perform them: he put them “in both”, as the Arabic version has it; or, “he did his signs by them”, as the Syriac version.
And wonders in the land of Ham; or Egypt, as in Psalm 105:23, meaning the miracles of the plagues, which are next particularly mentioned, though not all of them: the plagues of the murrain, and of the boils and blains, are omitted; the reason of which, according to Aben Ezra, is, because Pharaoh did not seek to Moses to remove them; and the other eight that are mentioned are not placed in the order in which they were done, the last but one being observed first.”
8.) Dan 4:2, “I am pleased to declare the signs and
I thought it good – Margin, “it was seemly before me.” The marginal reading is more in accordance with the original (קדמי שׁפר shephar qâdâmay). The proper meaning of the Chaldee word (שׁפר shephar) is, to be fair or beautiful; and the sense here is, that it seemed to him to be appropriate or becoming to make this public proclamation. It was fit and right that what God had done to him should be proclaimed to all nations.
To show the signs and wonders – Signs and wonders, as denoting mighty miracles, are not unfrequently connected in the Scriptures. See Exodus 7:3; Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 13:1; Deuteronomy 34:11; Isaiah 8:18; Jeremiah 32:20. The word rendered “signs” (Hebrew: אות ‘ôth – Chaldee: את ‘âth) means, properly, “a sign,” as something significant, or something that points out or designates anything; as Genesis 1:14, “shall be for “signs” and for seasons;” that is, signs of seasons. Then the word denotes an ensign, a military flag, Numbers 2:2; then a sign of something past, a token or remembrancer, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 13:16; Deuteronomy 6:8; then a sign of something future, a portent, an omen, Isaiah 8:18; then a sign or token of what is visible, as circumcision, Genesis 17:11, or the rainbow in the cloud, as a token of the covenant which God made with man, Genesis 9:12; then anything which serves as a sign or proof of the fulfillment of prophecy, Exodus 3:12; 1 Samuel 2:34; and then it refers to anything which is a sign or proof of Divine power, Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 6:22; Deuteronomy 7:19, “et al.”
The Hebrew word is commonly rendered “signs,” but it is also rendered “token, ensign, miracles.” As applied to what God does, it seems to be used in the sense of anything that is significant of his presence and power; anything that shall manifestly show that, what occurs is done by him; anything that is beyond human ability, and that makes known the being and the perfections of God by a direct and extraordinary manifestation. Here the meaning is, that what was done in so remarkable a manner was significant of the agency of God; it was what demonstrated that he exists, and that showed his greatness. The word rendered “wonders” (תמה temahh) means, properly, what is fitted to produce astonishment, or to lead one to wonder, and is applied to miracles as adapted to produce that effect. It refers to that state of mind which exists where anything occurs out of the ordinary course of nature, or which indicates supernatural power. The Hebrew word rendered “wonders” is often used to denote miracles, Exodus 3:20; Exodus 7:3; Exodus 11:9; Deuteronomy 6:22, “et al.” The meaning here is, that what had occurred was fitted to excite amazement, and to lead men to wonder at the mighty works of God.
That the high God – The God who is exalted, or lifted up; that is, the God who is above all. See Daniel 3:26. It is an appellation which would be given to God as the Supreme Being. The Greek translation of this verse is, “And now I show unto you the deeds – πράξεις praxeis – which the great God has done unto me, for it seemed good to me to show to you and your wise men” – τοῖς σοφισταῖς ὑμῶν tois sophistais humōn.”
9.) Dan 6:27, “He rescues, saves, and performs signs
He delivereth and rescueth….. As he did the three companions of Daniel from the fiery furnace, and now Daniel himself from the lions’ den:
and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth; which are out of the common course of nature, and not according to the laws of it; such as hindering the natural force of fire from burning, as in the case of the three children; and stopping the mouths of lions from devouring Daniel as follows:
who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions; or “from the hand” (r) of them; from their destroying paws, and devouring jaws; which was nothing less than a miracle, and a proof of the divine omnipotence and of his power of doing wonders.”
THE POWER OF GOD’S MIRACLES IS TO RESCUE AND SAVE.
10.) Mat 7:22, “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform
many miracles?”
This is most shocking: false preachers can preach in Jesus’ name, cast out demons, and perform many miracles.
Matthew 7:22-23. Many will say to me in that day — Many, both preachers and hearers, both ministers and people, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? — Have we not declared the mysteries of thy kingdom; preached excellent sermons; written edifying books; explained and enforced the doctrines of thy word, even the prophecies thereof, and shown their fulfilment: nay, have we not ourselves foretold future events, and in thy name have cast out devils — From those possessed by them, and done many wonderful works — Even miracles of mercy as well as of judgment? Then will I profess unto them, I never knew you — Though I called you to be my servants, and you professed yourselves such, I never knew you to be such, nor approved of you. So that even the working of the greatest miracles, and the uttering the most undoubted prophecies, is not a sufficient proof that a man possesses saving faith, nor will any thing of that kind avail to prove that we are now accepted of God, or are in the way to meet with acceptance of him at the day of final accounts, without the faith productive of true and universal holiness. Depart from me, ye that work iniquity — For none can enter heaven but those that are saved from their sins on earth. If we die in our sins, where Jesus is we cannot come.”
All the preachers I have known, true and false, a couple false preachers can cast out demons, none can perform miracles. The false couple raised all the mission money to educate their children to master’s degrees in America (not one penny shared for the education of his poor missionaries); and the founder of the mission ate chicken only got the juice and spat out the meat — while children of poor missionaries never taste chichken for many months.
It is possible that false preachers preach the Gospel and Jesus says He never knew them.
Verses 5, 6. – And he could there do no mighty work. This is a remarkable expression. He could do no mighty work there. The words imply want of power – that in some sense or other he was unable to do it. He did indeed perform some miracles. He laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them; but he wrought none of his greater miracles there. Of course, even these less striking miracles ought to have sufficed. in a miracle there must be the suspension of some known law of nature; and one clear instance of such suspension ought to be as conclusive as a hundred. Then it must be remembered that it is not God’s method in his dealings with his creatures to force conviction upon them when the ordinary means prove insufficient. For men’s actions must be free if they are to be made the test of judgment, and they would not be free if God constrained men to obey his will. The men of Nazareth had sufficient evidence had they not chosen to be blinded, and a greater amount of evidence would only have increased their condemnation. So their unbelief thwarted his purposes of mercy, and he went in and out amongst them like one hampered and disabled, marvelling at their unbelief, or rather marveling because of their unbelief (διὰ τὴν ἀπιστίαν αὐτῶν). The condition of mind of these Nazarenes was what caused amazement to the Saviour. At length he turned away from Nazareth, never, so far as we know, to visit it again; for this was their second opportunity, and the second occasion which they deliberately rejected him. What, however, they refused he immediately offered to others. He was not discouraged. He went round about the villages teaching. Mark 6:5.”
Unbelief is an obstruction to God doing His mighty work.
12.) Act 4:16, “saying, “What are we to do with these men? For the fact that a noteworthy miracle has taken place through them is apparent to all who live in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.”
manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem] Because all the inhabitants knew the beggar at the Temple-gate, and that he had been lame all his life. There could only be two grounds on which, in reference to the cure of the cripple, the Apostles could be worthy of punishment: (1) If it were a case of imposture, but this nobody in the council or anywhere else insinuated, or (2) if the miracle had been wrought by some unlawful agency (Deuteronomy 13). The question of the Sanhedrin points in this direction, “By what power have ye done this?” But Peter from the first (Acts 3:13) had ascribed the miracle to the “God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,” and again testifies that it is God through Jesus Christ that hath made the man whole. So that there was no charge possible on the second ground.”
Turth is most powerful, no one can deny it.
13.)Mat 11:20, “Then He began to reprimand the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent.”
Most shocking fact is that miracles do not cause people to believe and repent.
Matthew 11:20-24. Then began he to upbraid the cities — Which he had often blessed with his presence, and in which he had preached many awakening sermons, and performed many astonishing miracles. It is observable, he had never upbraided them before. Indeed, at first they had received him with all gladness, Capernaum in particular. Wo unto thee, Chorazin, &c. — That is, miserable art thou. For these are not curses or imprecations, as has been commonly supposed; but a solemn, compassionate declaration of the misery they were bringing on themselves. Chorazin and Bethsaida were cities of Galilee, standing by the lake of Gennesareth, in which and the neighbouring places Jesus spent a great part of his public life. See notes on chap. Matthew 4:13-16. If the mighty works — The great miracles, which were done in you, had been done [of old] in Tyre and Sidon — Though cities inhabited by heathen, and remarkable for their luxury, pride, and contempt of religion, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes — That is, they would have exercised the deepest repentance, for sackcloth and ashes were used by the Jews in token of the bitterest grief. But I say unto you — Besides this general denunciation of wo to those stubborn unbelievers, I declare particularly that the degree of their misery will be greater than even that of Tyre and Sidon, yea, of Sodom. And thou, Capernaum, &c. — He mentions Capernaum separately by itself, and last of all, because, being the place of his ordinary residence, it had been blessed with more of his sermons and miracles than any other town. Nevertheless it abounded with wickedness of all kinds, and therefore he compared it to that city which, on account of the greatness of its crimes, had been the most terrible example of the divine displeasure that ever the world had beheld. It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, &c. — That is, the condition of the inhabitants even of the land of Sodom, in the day of the final judgment, shall be more tolerable than thy condition. For thy condemnation shall rise in proportion to thy more aggravated guilt, and to those more valuable mercies and privileges which thou hast abused. Dr. Hammond understands this passage as referring to the temporal calamities to come on those places by the Romans; who did indeed shortly after overrun the whole country, and made dreadful ravages in some of those cities. But, as Doddridge justly observes, “There is no evidence that the destruction of those cities was more dreadful than that of Tyre and Sidon, and it was certainly less so than that of Sodom and Gomorrah: besides, our Lord plainly speaks of a judgment that was yet to come on all these places that he mentions.” From this passage, therefore, we learn “two important particulars: 1st, That the punishments to be inflicted upon wicked men in the life to come shall not be all equal, but in exact proportion to the demerit of the sins of each. 2d, That great and signal punishments, befalling sinners in this life, will not screen them from the wrath of God in the life to come; for Jesus Christ, the judge, here declares that Sodom, though burned by fire and brimstone from heaven, shall suffer such dreadful things, that, in speaking of the pains of the damned, he mentions this city as an example of very great punishment.” — Macknight.”
14.) Mar 6:2, “And when the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and the many
listeners were astonished, saying, “Where did this Man learn these things, and what is this wisdom
he began to teach in the synagogue] For his former visit here see Luke 4:6 sq. The conduct of His hearers on this occasion did not betray the frantic violence exhibited at His first visit. mighty works] Rather, powers. This is one of the four names given by the Evangelists to the miracles which the Lord was pleased to work while incarnate here on earth. They are called: (α) “Wonders,” a term never used alone, but always in conjunction with other names. They are continually styled “signs and wonders,” or “signs” or “powers” alone, but never “wonders” alone. By this word the effect of astonishment, which the work produces on the beholder, is transferred to the work itself. The word only occurs once in St Mark, in Mark 13:22, and there it is in conjunction with “signs.” (β) “Signs,” as being tokens and indications of something beyond themselves, of the near presence and working of God, the seals and credentials of a higher power. The word is an especial favourite with St John, though in our Version “sign” too often gives place to the vaguer “miracle,” to the great detriment of the true meaning and force of the word. It occurs three times in St John, twice in St Mark 16:17; Mark 16:20 alone, and once in conjunction with “wonders,” Mark 13:22. (γ) “Powers,” that is of God, coming into and working in this world of ours. As in the “wonder” the effect is transferred and gives a name to the cause, so here the cause gives its name to the effect. The word occurs four times in St Mark: Mark 5:30 (A. V. virtue), Mark 6:2; Mark 6:14; Mark 9:39. In our Version it is rendered sometimes “wonderful works” (Matthew 7:22), sometimes “mighty works” (Matthew 11:20; Mark 6:14; Luke 10:13), and still more frequently “miracles” (Acts 2:22; Acts 19:11; Galatians 3:5), thus doing away with a portion of its force. (δ) “Works.” This is a significant term very frequently used by St John. With him miracles are the natural form of working for Him, whose Name is Wonderful (Isaiah 9:6), and Who therefore doeth “works of wonder.” Comp. John 6:28; John 7:21; John 10:25; John 10:32; John 10:38; John 14:11, &c. See Abp. Trench on the Parables, Introd.”
15.) Luk 19:37, “And as soon as He was approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which
Verse 37. – At the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen. At this point on the Bethany road the city of Jerusalem comes into view. Here a crowd of pilgrims to the Passover Feast, many of whom were well acquainted with Jesus, came out to meet and welcome him with their branches of palm. These joined his friends who accompanied him from Bethany. This enthusiasm was excited among the Passover pilgrims in great measure owing to the report which by this time had got abroad of the raising of Lazarus (see John 12:17, 18). Many had already gone out from the city to Bethany to see Jesus and Lazarus. Of the Messianic shouts of welcome which sounded in the crowd, St. Luke does not mention the “Hosanna!” of St. Matthew, no doubt because this peculiar Hebrew cry would not have conveyed any meaning to the Gentile readers to whom his story was especially addressed. The two incidents which follow – the crying out of the stones, and the weeping of the Master over his beautiful doomed city (vers. 39-44) – occur only in St. Luke. His source of information here was evidently quite different to the other two synoptists or St. John. Luke 19:37.”
16.) 2Co 12:12, “The distinguishing marks of a true apostle were performed among you with all
2 Corinthians 12:12-13. Truly the signs of an apostle — The signs whereby a person was known to be an apostle, were his performing great and evident miracles openly in the view of the world, especially his healing diseases, his casting out devils, and his speaking foreign languages. But the greatest of all the signs was his conveying spiritual gifts to them who believed; a power which none possessed but the apostles. All these signs St. Paul having exhibited at Corinth, and in particular having communicated the spiritual gifts to many of the Corinthians, he, on account thereof, called them, in his former letter, the seal of his apostleship, 1 Corinthians 9:2. In all patience — Under my various sufferings, and in the midst of the unreasonable opposition I have met with. By mentioning his patience, the apostle brought to the remembrance of the Corinthians the hardships which he had endured while he executed his office among them, and supported himself by his own labour; as also the persecutions which he had suffered before he first visited them, namely, in the Lesser Asia and in Macedonia, of which they had undoubtedly received information from himself or others. Perhaps likewise, as Locke supposes, there is here an oblique reproof to the false teachers, for the luxury and ease with which they were living among the Corinthians. In signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds — The effects of divine and supernatural power. See on Romans 15:19. “The appeal which the apostle here, and 1 Corinthians 4:7, made to the whole church of the Corinthians, (in which there was a great faction which called his apostleship in question,) concerning the miracles which he had wrought in their presence, and the spiritual gifts which he had conferred on many of them, is a strong proof of the reality of these miracles and gifts.” — Macknight. For what is it — What is the spiritual gift or privilege; wherein ye were inferior to other churches — Planted by the other apostles? Except that I was not burdensome to you — In respect of maintenance, as the other apostles have been to the churches which they planted. Forgive me this wrong — As if he had said, If it be a wrong, I know you will easily pardon it.”
17.) Heb 2:4, “God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders, and by various miracles and
by gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.”
God also bearing them witness – By miracles. Giving them the sanction of his authority, or showing that they were sent by him. No man can work a miracle by his own power. When the dead are raised, the deaf made to hear and the blind to see by a word, it is the power of God alone that does it. He thus becomes a “witness” to the divine appointment of him by whose instrumentality the miracle is performed; or furnishes an attestation that what he says is true; see notes on Acts 14:3.
With signs and wonders. – These words are usually connected in the New Testament. The word rendered “signs” – σημεῖον sēmeion – means any miraculous event that is suited to show that what had been predicted by a prophet would certainly take place; see Matthew 12:38; compare note on Isaiah 7:11. A “wonder” – τέρας teras – denotes a portent, or prodigy – something that is suited to excite wonder or amazement – and hence, a miracle. The words together refer to the various miracles which were performed by the Lord Jesus and his apostles, designed to confirm the truth of the Christian religion.
And with divers miracles. – Various miracles, such as healing the sick, raising the dead, etc. The miracles were not of one class merely, but were various, so that all pretence of deception should be taken away.
And gifts of the Holy Ghost. – Margin, “Distributions.” The various influences of the Holy Spirit enabling them to speak different languages, and to perform works beyond the power of man; see notes on 1 Corinthians 12:4-11.
According to his will – As he chose. He acted as a sovereign in this. He gave them where he pleased, and imparted them in such measure as he chose. The sense of this whole passage is, “The gospel has been promulgated to man in a solemn manner. It was first published by the Lord of glory himself. It was confirmed by the most impressive and solemn miracles. It is undoubtedly a revelation from heaven; was given in more solemn circumstances than the Law of Moses, and its threatenings are more to be dreaded than those of the Law. Beware, therefore, how you trifle with it, or disregard it. It cannot be neglected with safety; its neglect or rejection must be attended with condemnation.”
18.) 1Co 12:28, “And God has appointed in the Church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, and various kinds of tongues.”
1 Corinthians 12:28-31. And God hath set in the church first apostles — Who planted the gospel in the heathen nations, being honoured with an office of the highest distinction, and furnished with endowments peculiar to themselves; secondly, prophets — Who either foretold things to come, or spake by extraordinary inspiration for the edification of the church; thirdly, teachers — Of an inferior class. Under prophets and teachers, are comprised evangelists and pastors. After that, miracles — Persons endowed on some particular occasions with miraculous powers; then gifts of healing — Diseases, by anointing the sick with oil, and praying for their recovery: the expression denotes the persons who possessed these gifts. Helps — Or helpers, who, speaking by inspiration to the edification of the church, were fitted to assist the superior officers, and to help the faith and joy of others. Governments — Or governors, the thing performed, as in the former clause, being put for the persons who performed it. The word κυβερνησεις, is properly the steering of a ship with skill by a pilot; and seems to be put here metaphorically for persons directing or managing affairs with judgment. It does not appear, however, that these two last expressions were intended by the apostle to signify distinct offices. Rather any persons might be called helps or helpers, from a particular dexterity in helping the distressed; and governors or governments, from a peculiar talent for governing or presiding in assemblies. Are all the members or ministers of the church apostles, &c. — Seeing God has not given all sorts of gifts to one, but some to one, and others to another, that each one might stand in need of the others; therefore let none despise another, but all join together in employing their gifts for the common good of the church. Butcovet earnestly the best gifts — For they are well worth your desire and pursuit, though but few of you can attain them; and yet I show you a more excellent way — I point out unto you a more excellent gift than any or all of them, and one which all may, yea, must attain, or perish.”
19.) Act 2:22, “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a Man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know—”
Jesus the Nazarene was a Man attested to us by God with miracles and wonders and sign which God performed through Him.
Attest in Greek is apodeiknymi which means to demonstrate; show off; prove; declare what kind of a person anyone is (Strong’s Concordance); — which occurs 4 times in the New Testament.
God attested Jesus Christ with miracles and wonders and signs.
Miracle in Greek isdynamiswhich means power in action; might; the power of God; divine intervention; power for performing miracles (Strong’s Concordance); — which occurs 119 times in the New Testament.
Sign in Greek issēmeionwhich means an indication; that by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others and known (Strong’s Concordance); — which occurs 77 times in the New Testament A sign may and may not be a miracle. For example, circumcision is a sign of the covenant formed with God. But circumcision is neither a wonder nor a miracle.
Isa 7:14, “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a Son, and she will name Him Immanuel.”
In this Scripture a sign involves the virgin will concerive and give birth to a Son is definitely miraculous. Another example, the sign of the last days is apostasy. Apostacy is the sign of the last days, but apostacy is neither a wonder nor a miracle.
Wonder is in Greek isteraswhich means something strange; omen; marvel; — which occurs 16 times in the New Testament. Wonder may or may not be a miracle. For example, a black cow eats green grass and produces white milk may be a wonder, certainly not a sign nor miracle.
There are versions of the Bible translation. Some come up with the term “miraculous sign” is a minomer and a confuser.
Acts 2:22. Ye men of Israel, hear these words — Let me charge it upon you, as a most important duty, to pay attention to these remarkable words of the prophet, which I have now repeated in your hearing; and a part of which is this day evidently fulfilled, and the rest shall be fulfilled in their season. Jesus of Nazareth — So I call him, because he was generally known among you by that name, though he was not born there, nor, properly speaking, was a Nazarene; a man approved of God among you — Censured, indeed, and condemned by men, but approved of God, who testified his approbation of his life, doctrine, and of the whole of his proceedings, by the miraculous powers he gave him; a man, marked out by God, as Dr. Hammond translates απο του θεου αποδεδειγμενον, signalized and made remarkable among you that now hear me; for you yourselves are witnesses how remarkable he was rendered by the miracles, wonders, and signs, works above the power of nature, out of its ordinary course, and contrary to it, which God did by him — That is, which he did by that divine power with which he was clothed, and in which God plainly co-operated with him; for no man could do such works, unless God were with him. Observe, reader, the amazing stress Peter lays upon Christ’s miracles: 1st, The matter of fact was not to be denied; they were done, says he, in the midst of you — In the midst of your country, your city, your solemn assemblies; as ye yourselves also know — You have been eye- witnesses of his miracles, and I appeal to yourselves whether you have any thing to object against them, or can offer any thing to disprove them. 2d, The inference from them cannot be disputed; the reasoning is as strong as the evidence; if he did those miracles, certainly God approved of him, showed him to be what he declared himself to be, the Son of God and the Saviour of the world: for the God of truth would never set his seal to a lie.”
Jesus the Nazarene, a Man attested to us by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him.
Jesus is the Messiah, sent by God to save men from their sins. To be saved you must repent of your sins and believe in the Lord Jesus, your God and Savior.
You can do it now.
Among the miracles that God attested Jesus Christ is the Lord of life is through raising the dead.
which Jesus did, which, if they were written in detail, I expect that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written.”
A.) A widow’s son
Luk 7:11-17, “Soon afterward Jesus went to a city called Nain; and His disciples were going along with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.
Now as He approached the gate of the city, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a sizeable
crowd from the city was with her.
When the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her and said to her, “Do not go on weeping.”
And He came up and touched the coffin; and the bearers came to a halt. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise!” And the dead man sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother. Fear gripped them all, and they began
glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has appeared among us!” and, “God has visited His people!” And this report about Him spread
throughout Judea and in all the surrounding region.”
B.) Jairus’ daughter
Luk 8:40-42, “And as Jesus was returning, the people welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.And a man named
Jairus came, and he was an official of the synagogue; and he fell at Jesus’ feet, and began urging Him to come to his house; for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But as He went, the crowds were pressing against Him.
Luk 8:49-56, “While He was still speaking, someone
came from the house of the synagogue official, saying, “Your daughter has died; do not trouble the Teacher
anymore.”But when Jesus heard this, He responded
to him, “Do not be afraid any longer; only believe, and she will be made well.” When He came to the house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him except
Peter, John, and James, and the girl’s father and mother. Now they were all weeping and mourning for her; but He said, “Stop weeping, for she has not died, but is asleep.” And they began laughing at Him, knowing that she had died. He, however, took her by the hand and spoke forcefully, saying, “Child, arise!”
And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately; and He ordered that something be given her to eat.
Her parents were amazed; but He instructed them to tell no one what had happened.”
C.) Lazarus
Jhn 11:1-17, “Now a certain man was sick: Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
And it was the Mary who anointed the Lord with
ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. (Now Jesus loved
Martha and her sister, and Lazarus.) This He said,
and after this He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going so that I may awaken him from sleep.” So Jesus then said to them plainly, “Lazarus died,
And when He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” Therefore, six
days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.So they made Him a dinner there, and Martha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.
The large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not on account of Jesus only, but so that they might also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead.But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also, so the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify about Him.”
Jhn 11:17-44, “So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.Now Bethany
was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away;
and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them about their brother. So then Martha,
when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to
meet Him, but Mary stayed in the house. Martha then
said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”
Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise from the dead.” Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I AM the Resurrection and the Life; the one who believes in Me will live, even if he dies, and
everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
She said to Him, “Yes, Lord; I have come to believe
that You are the Christ, the Son of God, and He who comes into the world.”
When she had said this, she left and called Mary her sister, saying secretly, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”And when she heard this, she got up quickly and came to Him. Now Jesus had
not yet come into the village, but was still at the place where Martha met Him.Then the Jews who
were with her in the house and were consoling her, when they saw that Mary had gotten up quickly and left, they followed her, thinking that she was going to the tomb to weep there. So when Mary came to the place where Jesus was, she saw Him and fell at His feet, saying to Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” Therefore when Jesus
saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit
and was troubled, and He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to Him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus wept. So the Jews were saying, “See how He loved him!” But some of them said, “Could this Man, who opened the eyes of the man who was blind, not have also kept this man from dying?” So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.
Jesus said, “Remove the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there will be a stench, for he has been dead four days.”
Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”
So they removed the stone. And Jesus raised His eyes, and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
“But I knew that You always hear Me; nevertheless, because of the people standing around I said it, so
that they may believe that You sent Me.”
And when He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” Out came the man who had died, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”
Further, it is written, Psa 104:4, “He makes the winds
His messengers, flaming fire His ministers.”
We do not know anything how God uses typhoon, hurricane and tornado to punish the wicked.
The important message of God is that He sent Jesus Christ, His only Son, from Heaven to earth in order to save mankind from the eternal suffering in Hell. You must not neglect so great a salvation. Now is the time to repent of your sins and believe in the Lord Jesus the great God and Savior.
Legally, Taiwan has been restored to China from Japan. In fact, the two parties (KMT and People Progressive Party) have rebelled against China for 80 years, raped by Japan and America or simultaneously. China can give Taiwan one last chance: conduct referendum to determine which is larger in population; if those who want to return to China are greater, then they can overthrow the current regime and set up a provisional government waiting for China to take over.
If those who want to be Independent are greater, they can leave Taiwan. China shall use force to liberate Taiwan and publicly execute those traitorous party leaders. Undoubtedly, PPP has done the greatest harm by ditching Chineseness in everything. I think their past and present leaders will escape fast to America. Enogh is enough, 80 years of rebellion are enough.
Learning from black criminals, black pimps, black population in America and Africa, no blacks in whatever capacity may enter China.
To pump major investment into Africa and other undeveloped, unmotivated, insolvent and lazy peoples is like to throw away money into a black hole. Global problems are not China’s problems. Many nations enjoy themselves by conning and consumming China’s resources so that China will be behind India. China has aided more than 100 nations, not one has shown any tangible gratitude.
4. To use AI to program robots to run, to fight, to dance– do not shape intelligent economy and socety. Too many ignoramuses have been given platform to speak. UN is a useless and worthless organization
5. Discard old belief of superstition, old practice of religion, old outlook of self-satisfaction, and old values of traditon by embracing new concept, new perspfective and new values of innovtion and technology.
6. Stop all foreign aid because China does not have enough resoources to do modernized vital projects of its own.
7. Restrict entry of all undersiable peoples and welcome the influx of overseas Chinese and their investment.
8. Improve manufacture with only high qualify products and penalize fake goods and poor quality products.
9. Eliminate corruption, organized crime, counterfeit currency, rumor, smuggling of any sort and monopoly and overchages of hospitals and doctors.
10. Democracy is the greatest fraud perpetrated by the West in the world; China must not immitate the West but go its own way.
11. Recruit 6-footers who have graduated from college into a new military school like West Point to be trained to become military leaders.
12. Overhaul CGTN with respect to its ideology, personnel, programming and commercials. No liquor, cigarette, Western fake goods are allowed on TV.
13. Ban uncivilized sports such as boxing, fencing, grand prix, and all intentionally body-hurt games.
14. China has no need to save any underdeveloped, unmotivated, impoverished, insolvent and useless nations; China has need to save itself.
15. Enhance nuclear weapons so that China in a superior position not threatened by any country.
16. Improve military position toward neigboring hostile nations.
17. Revitalize rural areas not only liberating from poor and backward situations but able to be independent economically, financially, and productively.
18. Overhaul CGTN: scrap Africa, Latin America and Arab programs; forcus on China, Asia, America and Europe.
19. October 25, on Taiwan Restoration Day, I advocate to move China’s national treasures which amount to $100,000 trillion dollars and priceless from Taipai Palace Museum back to Beijing without delay or hitch.
19. I want to tell you, the Chinese people and peoples of the world, under leadership of Chinese government, Chinese engineers, scientists, technicians and workers have achieved and surpassed many nations in the fields of space, transportation, agriculture, industry, manufacture, AI, infrastrutures, etc.
How to advance China’s modernization:
Legally, Taiwan has been restored to China from Japan. In fact, the two parties (KMT and People Progressive Party) have rebelled against China for 80 years, raped by Japan and America or simultaneously. China can give Taiwan one last chance: conduct referendum to determine which is larger in population; if those who want to return to China are greater, then they can overthrow the current regime and set up a provisional government waiting for China to take over.
If those who want to be Independent are greater, they can leave Taiwan. China shall use force to liberate Taiwan and publicly execute those traitorous party leaders. Undoubtedly, PPP has done the greatest harm by ditching Chineseness in everything. I think their past and present leaders will escape fast to America. Enogh is enough, 80 years of rebellion are enough.
Learning from black criminals, black pimps, black population in America and Africa, no blacks in whatever capacity may enter China.
To pump major investment into Africa and other undeveloped, unmotivated, insolvent and lazy peoples is like to throw away money into a black hole. Global problems are not China’s problems. Many nations enjoy themselves by conning and consumming China’s resources so that China will be behind India. China has aided more than 100 nations, not one has shown any tangible gratitude.
4. To use AI to program robots to run, to fight, to dance– do not shape intelligent economy and socety. Too many ignoramuses have been given platform to speak. UN is a useless and worthless organization
5. Discard old belief of superstition, old practice of religion, old outlook of self-satisfaction, and old values of traditon by embracing new concept, new perspfective and new values of innovtion and technology.
6. Stop all foreign aid because China does not have enough resoources to do modernized vital projects of its own.
7. Restrict entry of all undersiable peoples and welcome the influx of overseas Chinese and their investment.
8. Improve manufacture with only high qualify products and penalize fake goods and poor quality products.
9. Eliminate corruption, organized crime, counterfeit currency, rumor, smuggling of any sort and monopoly and overchages of hospitals and doctors.
10. Democracy is the greatest fraud perpetrated by the West in the world; China must not immitate the West but go its own way.
11. Recruit 6-footers who have graduated from college into a new military school like West Point to be trained to become military leaders.
12. Overhaul CGTN with respect to its ideology, personnel, programming and commercials. No liquor, cigarette, Western fake goods are allowed on TV.
13. Ban uncivilized sports such as boxing, fencing, grand prix, and all intentionally body-hurt games.
14. China has no need to save any underdeveloped, unmotivated, impoverished, insolvent and useless nations; China has need to save itself.
15. Enhance nuclear weapons so that China in a superior position not threatened by any country.
16. Improve military position toward neigboring hostile nations.
17. Revitalize rural areas not only liberating from poor and backward situations but able to be independent economically, financially, and productively.
18. Overhaul CGTN: scrap Africa, Latin America and Arab programs; forcus on China, Asia, America and Europe.
19. October 25, on Taiwan Restoration Day, I advocate to move China’s national treasures which amount to $100,000 trillion dollars and priceless from Taipai Palace Museum back to Beijing without delay or hitch.
19. I want to tell you, the Chinese people and peoples of the world, under leadership of Chinese government, Chinese engineers, scientists, technicians and workers have achieved and surpassed many nations in the fields of space, transportation, agriculture, industry, manufacture, AI, infrastrutures, etc.
It was wrong for white Europeans to colonize Africa, they should pay compensations to the victims. Since Africa is independent, the best policy is to leave Africa alone. Africa is free to help itself, free in everything.
Since Palestinians do not want to go to lands of Arabs, it will be the greatest humanitarian aid to resettle Palestinians, Hamas, Hazbollah, Huthis in free territories of Sahara.
If terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis are destroyed, and Palestinians expatriated and resettled in Arab lands, the conflict of Palestine and Israel will be no more. If Iran nuclear facilities are destroyed, Iran will be no more threat to the world. If the Ukrainian nincompoop is executed for his war crime, corruption and abuse of power, the Ukraine and Russia conflict will be gone. If the traitorous leaders of People Progressive Party are executed, Taiwan will reunify with China at once.
What the heck, won’t it wonderful if all nations and peoples seek peace and justice? The Bible gives one reason why not, 1Jo 5:19, “We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies
in the power of the evil one.”
Evil is like fire will destroy the nation and peoples. When preferential treatment is given to a certain race, all races suffer discrimination. Rejection of unqualified and undisciplined black employees and discharge because poor performance are not racial discrimination. Affirmative Action is illegal and unconstitutional, it must be completely eliminated. Diversify has gone too far, it must be abandoned. Harvard is the richest university in the world; universities are not for education, they are for money and ideology. Student loans cannot default or be forgiven, they must get jobs to pay back. Universities can have academic freedom, and freedom of speech but no federal funding. There are too many parasites who live on government funds; no subsidy of any business or contracts. Illegal aliens are unlawful criminals, they have no civil right, human right and do not deserve humanitarian aid. They cannot be on welfare. They deserve only to be deported without payment. All races must compete on an equal footing. How is there any hope for the ugliest, darkest, laziest and useless people who only eat and drink and produce many children they cannot support? Why EU and NATO support the evil and corrupt Ukraine nincompoop and prolong the war? America aids support evil.
1Jo 2:17-18, “The world is passing away and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God continues to live forever. Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour.”
“As an American by nationality” I have to do my best to warn my fellow Americans:
America is committing suicide by failing to deport 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America, most of them are on welfare; failing to deter and prevent hordes of unlawful migrants to enter the United States. America needs to punish Mexico who is the conduit for illegal migrants to enter America. Unlawful migrants are criminals who do not have any right, civil or humanitarian.
America is committing suicide WITH large budget deficits of 1.9 trillion (2025) and national debt of 36.2 trillion (2025). Wealth and power are in the hands of leaders and politicians, the two parties, courts, the military, bureaucrats, and vested interests. Watch out the global demonstrators who oppose federal cuts, but endorse debt and deficits, waste and fraud in the government.
America is committing suicide by media promoting the wrong cultural values, lewdness, violence and unwholesome behavior; over representing and over employing blacks. Jobs must be earned, they cannot be given. If a journalist by accident received classified information, he should not and would not publish it because he/she is patriotic. If classified information is published, the journalist is a traitor.
America is committing suicide by not outlawing, banning, prohibiting, and controlling the manufacturing, selling, transporting of guns and weapons of destruction and not making the American English the only official language in America.
America is committing suicide by unnecessarily making Russia and China enemies and rivals.
America is committing suicide by failing to disregard pathetic EU (including Britain, Australia, Canada); dismiss NATO & QUAD; and discard Ukraine, Phillippines, Türkiye, Japan, South Korea, South Africa and Taiwan.
America is committing suicide by being an empire to dominate the world instead of seeking a just and lasting peace for the world as President Richard Nixon did.
America is committing suicide by letting the U.S. Health Care the most costly in the world, by letting doctors, dentists, hospital owners, drug and insurance companies, hospital and medical suppliers to defraud and overcharge patients with indemnity.
America is committing suicide by having a diet which produces an increasing large population of overweight people.
IRS can cut its employees 2/3 by simple change of policy and procedure. Henceforth, there will be no deductions, exemptions, expenses, number of dependents for individual taxpayers or business corporations. They will not have to pay for CPA or tax consultant.
$50,000 income and Under $50,000 is tax free.
$60,000 to $1 million pay 5%.
$1 million $100,000 to $10 million pay 10%.
$10 million $100,000 to $20 million pay 20%.
$20 million $100,000 to $40 million pay 40%.
$40 million $100,000 to $50 million pay 50%.
$50 million $100,000 to $1 billion pay 80%.
$1 billion $100,000 and above pay 90%.
America is committing suicide by using tariffs as weapons.
It is in the self-interest of America to help Israel to destroy terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis. All Palestinians must be evacuated from Gaza, etc. the Jewish landand relocate permanently in Arab lands to build their Palestinian state. The aim of Israel is not to defeat Hamas, but to destroy Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis. Hamas should never be allowed to return to Gaza; all Palestinians must be instructed by Palestinian Authority, UN, WHO, ALL ARAB-ISLAMIC-BLACK nations to evacuate from Jewish land and settle in Arab lands to build their Palestinian state.
CHINA needs a lot of dredging to prevent flooding. According to https://riversandinc.com/dredging-equipment/mechanical-dredge-excavator/ “Mechanical dredging refers to digging or excavating sediment from a waterbody, in contrast to hydraulic dredging that pumps sediment from a waterbody. Typically, mechanical dredging is done by a backhoe, excavator, dragline, or crane of some type. Excavators, or backhoes as commonly referred to as, have really become the industry standard for most inland mechanical dredging projects. Draglines are cranes equipped with special buckets that can “thrown” and retrieved with cables to remove sediment. Draglines are still efficient in many mining applications but have largely been replaced by modern excavators that are more precise and efficient. Clamshell dredging is another type of mechanical dredging in which a bucket is lowered straight down to the bottom where it then squeezes together to grab sediment to raise to the surface. This method is more effective on large, deep, spot dredging projects in harbors and in the ocean.”
CHINA does not share cultural values with Africa. If Africa has the right cultural values, why after hundreds of years Africa is still the most undeveloped, most primitive, poorest, and worst parts of the world? If China space program can create space vehicles loaded with nuclear weapons, on earth by a press of button, can target and annihilate any hostile nations and peoples in less than half an hour — then China is free indeed — no nation can threaten China anymore. Then China can deal with corruption, organized crime, abuse of power, fraud, fake news, and dirty toilets effectively. There are dark and evil forces inside China who want to destroy China. They are the organized criminals who must be executed. China must beware of all foreign countries who pay lip service to “one China” policy, actually they are coy about seeking “financial support” from China on everything so that their leaders can practice “official corruption”; and their peoples can sing and dance, play games and golf, eat and drink beer, enjoy sex and produce many children they cannot support. Any nation who shares destiny with these useless countries will come to ruin!!!
“As a Chinese by race”, I am doing my best in sincerity to suggest strategy to the land of my ancestors:
CHINA does not need to make contributions to global economy. China needs only to make its economy the number one in the world. China’s modernization can succeed by demanding manufacturers to produce only quality products; by protecting the environment and by increasing the standard of living for the people including people on wheel chair. China construction machinery is a good example of China’s modernization.
To prevent flooding and deaths, CHINA needs to accelerate dredging and clearing of all rivers, lakes, canals and waterways to absorb rain water.
The stupidity is to program robots to engage in fighting like boxing. The only way to use AI is to use robots in useful and construtive ways.
China’s modernization can succeed by stopping all foreign aid to help the China’s poor first, by reducing debt and deficits to do the following strategic projects:
China needs to use AI in all technologies including manufacturing, industry, transportation, navigation, logistics, agriculture, and modernizing toilet facilities.
China needs to train 5 million doctors, dentists, nurses, teachers, professors, scientists, and technicians in the next 5 years.
China needs to eliminate corruption, organized crime, harmful fake news, counterfeit money, fraud by execution of the culprits.
China needs to repair the Great Wall, conquer the deserts, dust storms, natural and man-made disasters.
Chinese TV and movies need to promote cultural values, morality, responsibility and integrity.
10. China’s troops should never be sent under UN’s peace-keeping force to countries habitually having conflicts and civil wars –to die for nothing.
11. Talking is useless: China needs to liberate Taiwan now by force, and execute traitorous leaders of People’s Progressive Party in public.
12. China needs to rebuild Yuan Ming Garden which was burned down and looted by the allied 8-nation troops. They must pay compensation through diplomacy now or by military force later.
13. Pay for all costs and reward financially women who give births.
14. Pet economy is a wasted economy. Money should be spent for the nourishment and education of children and orphans.
If terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis are destroyed, and Palestinians expatriated and resettled in Arab lands, the conflict of Palestine and Israel will be no more. If Iran nuclear facilities are destroyed, Iran will be no more threat to the world. If the Ukrainian nincompoop is executed for his war crime, corruption and abuse of power, the Ukraine and Russia conflict will be gone. If the traitorous leaders of People Progressive Party are executed, Taiwan will reunify with China at once.
What the heck, won’t it wonderful if all nations and peoples seek peace and justice? The Bible gives one reason why not, 1Jo 5:19, “We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies
in the power of the evil one.”
Evil is like fire will destroy the nation and peoples. When preferential treatment is given to a certain race, all races suffer discrimination. Rejection of unqualified and undisciplined black employees and discharge because poor performance are not racial discrimination. Affirmative Action is illegal and unconstitutional, it must be completely eliminated. Diversify has gone too far, it must be abandoned. Harvard is the richest university in the world; universities are not for education, they are for money and ideology. Student loans cannot default or be forgiven, they must get jobs to pay back. Universities can have academic freedom, and freedom of speech but no federal funding. There are too many parasites who live on government funds; no subsidy of any business or contracts. Illegal aliens are unlawful criminals, they have no civil right, human right and do not deserve humanitarian aid. They cannot be on welfare. They deserve only to be deported without payment. All races must compete on an equal footing. How is there any hope for the ugliest, darkest, laziest and useless people who only eat and drink and produce many children they cannot support? Why EU and NATO support the evil and corrupt Ukraine nincompoop and prolong the war? America aids support evil.
1Jo 2:17-18, “The world is passing away and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God continues to live forever. Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour.”
“As an American by nationality” I have to do my best to warn my fellow Americans:
America is committing suicide by failing to deport 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America, most of them are on welfare; failing to deter and prevent hordes of unlawful migrants to enter the United States. America needs to punish Mexico who is the conduit for illegal migrants to enter America. Unlawful migrants are criminals who do not have any right, civil or humanitarian.
America is committing suicide WITH large budget deficits of 1.9 trillion (2025) and national debt of 36.2 trillion (2025). Wealth and power are in the hands of leaders and politicians, the two parties, courts, the military, bureaucrats, and vested interests. Watch out the global demonstrators who oppose federal cuts, but endorse debt and deficits, waste and fraud in the government.
America is committing suicide by media promoting the wrong cultural values, lewdness, violence and unwholesome behavior; over representing and over employing blacks. Jobs must be earned, they cannot be given. If a journalist by accident received classified information, he should not and would not publish it because he/she is patriotic. If classified information is published, the journalist is a traitor.
America is committing suicide by not outlawing, banning, prohibiting, and controlling the manufacturing, selling, transporting of guns and weapons of destruction and not making the American English the only official language in America.
America is committing suicide by unnecessarily making Russia and China enemies and rivals.
America is committing suicide by failing to disregard pathetic EU (including Britain, Australia, Canada); dismiss NATO & QUAD; and discard Ukraine, Phillippines, Türkiye, Japan, South Korea, South Africa and Taiwan.
America is committing suicide by being an empire to dominate the world instead of seeking a just and lasting peace for the world as President Richard Nixon did.
America is committing suicide by letting the U.S. Health Care the most costly in the world, by letting doctors, dentists, hospital owners, drug and insurance companies, hospital and medical suppliers to defraud and overcharge patients with indemnity.
America is committing suicide by having a diet which produces an increasing large population of overweight people.
IRS can cut its employees 2/3 by simple change of policy and procedure. Henceforth, there will be no deductions, exemptions, expenses, number of dependents for individual taxpayers or business corporations. They will not have to pay for CPA or tax consultant.
$50,000 income and Under $50,000 is tax free.
$60,000 to $1 million pay 5%.
$1 million $100,000 to $10 million pay 10%.
$10 million $100,000 to $20 million pay 20%.
$20 million $100,000 to $40 million pay 40%.
$40 million $100,000 to $50 million pay 50%.
$50 million $100,000 to $1 billion pay 80%.
$1 billion $100,000 and above pay 90%.
America is committing suicide by using tariffs as weapons.
It is in the self-interest of America to help Israel to destroy terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis. All Palestinians must be evacuated from Gaza, etc. the Jewish landand relocate permanently in Arab lands to build their Palestinian state. The aim of Israel is not to defeat Hamas, but to destroy Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis. Hamas should never be allowed to return to Gaza; all Palestinians must be instructed by Palestinian Authority, UN, WHO, ALL ARAB-ISLAMIC-BLACK nations to evacuate from Jewish land and settle in Arab lands to build their Palestinian state.
CHINA needs a lot of dredging to prevent flooding. According to https://riversandinc.com/dredging-equipment/mechanical-dredge-excavator/ “Mechanical dredging refers to digging or excavating sediment from a waterbody, in contrast to hydraulic dredging that pumps sediment from a waterbody. Typically, mechanical dredging is done by a backhoe, excavator, dragline, or crane of some type. Excavators, or backhoes as commonly referred to as, have really become the industry standard for most inland mechanical dredging projects. Draglines are cranes equipped with special buckets that can “thrown” and retrieved with cables to remove sediment. Draglines are still efficient in many mining applications but have largely been replaced by modern excavators that are more precise and efficient. Clamshell dredging is another type of mechanical dredging in which a bucket is lowered straight down to the bottom where it then squeezes together to grab sediment to raise to the surface. This method is more effective on large, deep, spot dredging projects in harbors and in the ocean.”
CHINA does not share cultural values with Africa. If Africa has the right cultural values, why after hundreds of years Africa is still the most undeveloped, most primitive, poorest, and worst parts of the world? If China space program can create space vehicles loaded with nuclear weapons, on earth by a press of button, can target and annihilate any hostile nations and peoples in less than half an hour — then China is free indeed — no nation can threaten China anymore. Then China can deal with corruption, organized crime, abuse of power, fraud, fake news, and dirty toilets effectively. There are dark and evil forces inside China who want to destroy China. They are the organized criminals who must be executed. China must beware of all foreign countries who pay lip service to “one China” policy, actually they are coy about seeking “financial support” from China on everything so that their leaders can practice “official corruption”; and their peoples can sing and dance, play games and golf, eat and drink beer, enjoy sex and produce many children they cannot support. Any nation who shares destiny with these useless countries will come to ruin!!!
“As a Chinese by race”, I am doing my best in sincerity to suggest strategy to the land of my ancestors:
CHINA does not need to make contributions to global economy. China needs only to make its economy the number one in the world. China’s modernization can succeed by demanding manufacturers to produce only quality products; by protecting the environment and by increasing the standard of living for the people including people on wheel chair. China construction machinery is a good example of China’s modernization.
To prevent flooding and deaths, CHINA needs to accelerate dredging and clearing of all rivers, lakes, canals and waterways to absorb rain water.
The stupidity is to program robots to engage in fighting like boxing. The only way to use AI is to use robots in useful and construtive ways.
China’s modernization can succeed by stopping all foreign aid to help the China’s poor first, by reducing debt and deficits to do the following strategic projects:
China needs to use AI in all technologies including manufacturing, industry, transportation, navigation, logistics, agriculture, and modernizing toilet facilities.
China needs to train 5 million doctors, dentists, nurses, teachers, professors, scientists, and technicians in the next 5 years.
China needs to eliminate corruption, organized crime, harmful fake news, counterfeit money, fraud by execution of the culprits.
China needs to repair the Great Wall, conquer the deserts, dust storms, natural and man-made disasters.
Chinese TV and movies need to promote cultural values, morality, responsibility and integrity.
10. China’s troops should never be sent under UN’s peace-keeping force to countries habitually having conflicts and civil wars –to die for nothing.
11. Talking is useless: China needs to liberate Taiwan now by force, and execute traitorous leaders of People’s Progressive Party in public.
12. China needs to rebuild Yuan Ming Garden which was burned down and looted by the allied 8-nation troops. They must pay compensation through diplomacy now or by military force later.
13. Pay for all costs and reward financially women who give births.
14. Pet economy is a wasted economy. Money should be spent for the nourishment and education of children and orphans.
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I used to tell my students:
What is a scientific question.
How is a technological question.
When is a chronological question.
Why is a philosophical question.
The following are some WHY questions for mankind to think and answer:
1.) Mat 7:3, “Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?”
Speck is a small thing, log is a big thing. Is it possible that one sees a small thing and overlooks the big thing? Why has the meaning how is it that.
Matthew 7:3-5. And why beholdest thou the mote, &c. — In particular, why do you open your eyes to any fault of your brother, while you yourself are guilty of a much greater? — The word καρφος, here rendered mote, according to Hesychius, may signify a little splinter of wood. This, and the beam, its opposite, were proverbially used by the Jews to denote, the one, small infirmities, the other, gross, palpable faults. And how wilt thou say, &c. — With what face can you undertake to reprove others for smaller faults, while you are guilty of much greater yourself, and are neither sensible of them, nor have the integrity to amend them? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam, &c. — It is mere hypocrisy to pretend zeal for the amendment of others, while we have none for our own. Correct, therefore, the errors of thy judgment, and the enormities of thy life. And then — When that which obstructed thy sight is removed, thou shalt see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye — And mayest attempt it with more decency, and a greater probability of success. We may lay it down as a fixed and certain truth that the more we advance in genuine piety and virtue ourselves, we shall be the better able to form a correct judgment of the conduct of others, and the better qualified, both in point of skill and authority, to reprove and reform any thing that we may see amiss in their dispositions or behaviour. Our judgment of their character and actions will be the more charitable, and for that reason so much the more just: our rebukes will be the more mild, prudent, and winning; and our authority to press a reformation upon them so much the more weighty. “How happy would the world be, if all who teach the Christian religion would conscientiously observe the precept given them here by their Master.”
I think the answer is hyporcites do.
2.) Mat 8:26, “He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm.”
You are afraid if you have little faith. Faith has direct relationship with fear. The little faith, the greater fear.
And he saith unto them, why are ye fearful?…. Though they had some faith in him, yet there was a great deal of fear and unbelief, for which Christ blames them, saying,
O ye of little faith: See Gill on Matthew 6:30. In Luke, the phrase is, “where is your faith?” what is become of it? You professed but just now to believe in me, is your faith gone already? In Mark it is, “how is it that ye have no faith?” That is, in exercise, their faith was very small, it could hardly be discerned: some faith they had, as appears by their application to him, but it was very little. They had no faith in him, as sleeping, that he could deliver them; but had some little faith in him that he might, could he be awaked out of sleep; and for this Christ blames them; for he, as the eternal God, was as able to save them sleeping as waking.
Then he arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm: being awaked by his disciples, he raises his head from his pillow, stands up, and with a majestic voice, in an authoritative manner, showing some kind of resentment at the wind and sea, as if they had exceeded their commission; and the one had blown, and the other raged too much and too long; he rebukes them in such language as this, “peace, be still”; , as it is in Mark, be silent, hold your peace, stop your mouth, put a bridle on it, as the words used signify; and go on no longer to threaten with shipwreck and loss of lives; upon which the wind ceased, the sea became calm, and the ship moved quietly on.”
Mar 4:40, “And He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
In this world there are many things that make you afraid. IF you have no faith, your fear multiplies.
3.) Mat 9:4, “And Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, said, “Why are you thinking evil in your hearts?”
Verse 4. – And Jesus knowing; εἰδώς (but Textus Receptus, with margin of Westcott and Hort, and of Revised Version, ἰδών, “seeing” ); parallel passages, ἐπιγνούς. The difference of form with agreement in sense points to varying translations of ידע (so Peshito, in each place). Perhaps the same cause may also account for the difference in the next words, ἐνθυμήσεις ἐνθυμεῖσθε, but in the parallel passages, διαλογίζονται, διαλογισμούς διαλογίζεσθε (cf. also ver. 8). (For similar instances of our Lord’s knowledge, cf. Matthew 12:25; Luke 6:8; Luke 9:47John 2:25; cf. further, supra, Matthew 8:10, note.) Their thoughts, said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? Evil (πονηρά). Does the plural point to stages in their reasoning? or is it merely used because he was addressing more than one person? Matthew 9:4.”
Luk 5:22, “But Jesus, aware of their thoughts, responded and said to them, “Why are you thinking
this way in your hearts?”
I don’t know why people are thinking evil in their hearts. It is written, Jer 17:9, “The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick;
There is no truth from other traditions and civilizations.
Jesus plainly says, Jhn 14:6, “Jesus said to him, “I AM the Way, and the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.”
All man-made religions offer many ways, but there is only One Way to God.
Act 4:12, “And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under Heaven that has been given among mankind by which we must be saved.”
) Jhn 18:23, “Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly,
why do you strike Me?”
America is a violent society because guns are easily availble. The president, the congress, the two parties and gun lobby and National Riffle Association are responsible.
Spoken evil – In my answer to the high priest. If there was any disrespect to the office, and lack of regard for the law which appointed him, then testify to the fact, and let punishment be inflicted according to the law; compare Exodus 22:28.
But if well … – While an accused person is on trial he is under the protection of the court, and has a right to demand that all legal measures shall be taken to secure his rights. On this right Jesus insisted, and thus showed that, though he had no disposition to take revenge, yet he claimed that, when arraigned, strict justice should be done. This shows that his precept that when we are smitten on one cheek we should turn the other Matthew 5:39, is consistent with a firm demand that justice should be done us. That precept refers, besides, rather to private masters than to judicial proceedings. It does not demand that, when we are unjustly arraigned or assaulted, and when the law is in our favor, we should sacrifice our rights to the malignant accuser. Such a surrender would be injustice to the law and to the community, and be giving legal triumph to the wicked, and destroying the very end of all law. In private matters this effect would not follow, and we should there bear injuries without reviling or seeking for vengeance.”
People who are wrong want to use violence.
) Act 5:3, “But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the proceeds of the land?”
Why hath Satanfilled thine heart?—The narrative is obviously intended to leave the impression that St. Peter’s knowledge of the fact came from a supernatural insight. He had that prophetic gift which gave him insight into the hearts of men, and through this outward show of generous devotion he read the baseness and the lie. And that evil he traced to its fountain-head. Like the sin of Judas (John 13:2; John 13:27), it had in it a malignant subtlety of evil, which implied the perversion of conscience and will just at the moment when they seemed to be, and, it may be, actually were, on the point of attaining a higher perfection than before. The question “why” implies that resistance to the temptation had been possible. Had he resisted the Tempter, he would have fled from him (James 4:7).
To lie to the Holy Ghost.—The words admit of two tenable interpretations. Ananias may be said to “have lied unto the Holy Ghost,” either (1) as lying against Him who dwelt in the Apostles whom he was seeking to deceive; or (2) as against Him who was the Searcher of the secrets of all hearts, his own included, and who was “grieved” (Ephesians 4:31) by this resistance in one who had been called to a higher life. The apparent parallelism of the clause in Acts 5:4 is in favour of (1); but there is in the Greek a distinction, obviously made deliberately, between the structure of the verb in the two sentences. Here it is used with the accusative of the direct object, so that the meaning is “to cheat or deceive the Holy Spirit;” there with the dative, “to speak a lie, not to men, but to God;” and this gives a sense which is at least compatible with (2). The special intensity of the sin consisted in its being against the light and knowledge with which the human spirit had been illumined by the divine. The circumstance that it was also an attempt to deceive those in whom that Spirit dwelt in the fulness of its power comes in afterwards as a secondary aggravation.”
One thing is clear: Jas 4:7, “Submit therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
If Satan wants to fill your heart with evil thoughts, you can resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
6.) Act 9:4, “and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
And he fell to the earth] Dazzled by the intense brightness. From Acts 26:14 we find that not only Saul but his companions were struck down by the light, though there was more in the vision which he beheld than was made evident to them, and by reason of the greater glory which was manifested to him, his natural sight was blinded. and heard a voice] We cannot represent in English the different case of the noun in this verse, and in 7. The Greek puts here the accusative case and there the genitive, and thus indicates that there was a difference in the nature of the hearing of Saul and of his companions. And Paul in Acts 22:9 marks the distinction in his own narration, for he says “They heard not the voice (accusative) of him that spake to me.” As this difference is made both in St Luke’s first account, and in the speech of St Paul at Jerusalem, it seems reasonable to accept the explanation which has long ago been given of this grammatical variation, and to understand that Saul heard an articulate sound, a voice which spake to him, while his companions were only conscious of a sound from which they comprehended nothing. St Paul then is precise when he says “they heard not the voice” which I heard, and St Luke is correct when in Acts 9:7 he says “they heard a sound.” saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?] It is very noteworthy that in all the three accounts of the vision the Greek text of Saul’s name is a transliteration of the Hebrew, shewing that we have here a very close adherence to the words of Jesus. The Lord spake in the language of His people, and both the Evangelist and the Apostle have preserved for us this remarkable feature of the heavenly address. The only other place where the Hebrew form of Saul’s name is retained is in the speech of Ananias when (Acts 9:17) he comes to see the convert in his blindness. As he also had received a communication from Jesus in connection with Saul’s conversion, we can understand how the same form of the name would have been given to him. Moreover he was himself, to judge from his name, a Hebrew, and therefore that form would be most natural on his lips. Except in these cases St Luke always employs the Greek form of the word. Christ speaks of Himself as persecuted by Saul, because “in all the affliction of his people he is afflicted” (Isaiah 63:9), and “whoso toucheth them, toucheth the apple of his eye” (Zechariah 2:8).”
There are persons who are persecuting Jesus and don’t know why.
7.) Act 22:16, “Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling
on His name.”
Delay in Greek is mellōwhich means to tarry; to be always on the point of doing without ever doing; put off; postpone; drag; — which occurs 109 times in the New Testament. Apparently, there are things which cannot delay.
And now why tarriest thou?…. Though it might not be the apostle’s case, yet it is often the case of many, to procrastinate and delay obedience to the commands of Christ, and particularly to the ordinance of baptism: the reasons of which delay are, the strength of their corruptions, and the weakness of their graces, which cause them to question whether they have any interest in Christ; as also fears of falling away, and so of dishonouring Christ, his Gospel, and ordinance: and in some the reproaches of men; and sometimes such a delay is made, waiting for more comfortable frames, or for a greater fitness; but no such delay, nor on such accounts, ought to be; for it is a command of Christ, and ought to be forthwith complied with, as soon as a man believes; and to obey it is a following of Christ, in which no time should be lost: and the consequences of a delay are very bad: it is a prevention of the glory of Christ, as well as shows ingratitude to him, and a bereaving of ourselves of that comfort, which might be hoped to be enjoyed; and it often induces a carelessness about the ordinance, and even a losing the sense of the duty:
arise, and be baptized; this shows that Ananias was a Christian, since he directs to an ordinance of Christ, and that he was a preacher of the word, and had a right to administer baptism; for that it was administered by him, though not in express terms yet seems to be naturally concluded from Acts 9:18 as also this passage shows, that baptism was not administered by sprinkling, since Saul might have sat still, and have had some water brought to him, and sprinkled on him; but by immersion, seeing he is called upon to arise, and go to some place proper and convenient for the administration of it, according to the usage of John, and the apostles of Christ. “And wash away thy sins”; or “be washed from thy sins”; not that it is in the power of man to cleanse himself from his sins; the Ethiopian may as soon change his skin, or the leopard his spots, as a creature do this; nor is there any such efficacy in baptism as to remove the filth of sin; persons may submit unto it, and yet be as Simon Magus was, in the gall of bitterness, and bond of iniquity; but the ordinance of baptism, may be, and sometimes is, a means of leading the faith of God’s children to the blood of Christ, which cleanses from all sin;
calling on the name of the Lord; the name of the Lord is not only to be used by the administrator of baptism in the performance of it; but it should be called upon by the person who submits to it, both before and at the administration of it, for the presence of Christ in it; and this invocation of the name of the Lord in baptism, signifies an exercise of faith in Christ at this time, a profession of him, and obedience to him.”
There are things you can delay, and there are things you must not delay. One thing you must not delay is to repent of your sins and believe in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.
Why should it be thought … – The force of this question will be better seen by an exclamation point after why τί ti. “What! is it to be thought a thing incredible?” etc. It intimates surprise that it should be thought incredible, or implies that no reason could be given why such a doctrine should be unworthy of belief.
A thing incredible – A doctrine which cannot be credited or believed. Why should it be regarded as absurd?
With you – This is in the plural number, and it is evident that Paul here addressed, not Agrippa alone, but those who sat with him. There is no evidence that Agrippa doubled that the dead could be raised, but Festus, and those who were with him, probably did, and Paul, in the ardor of his speech, turned and addressed the entire assembly. It is very evident that we have only an outline of this argument, and there is every reason to suppose that Paul would dwell on each part of the subject at greater length than is here recorded.
That God should raise the dead – Why should it be regarded as absurd that God – who has all power, who is the creator of all, who is the author of the human frame should again restore man to life and continue his future existence? The resurrection is no more incredible than the original creation of the body, and it is attended with no greater difficulties. And as the perfections of God will be illustrated by his raising up the dead; as the future state is necessary to the purposes of justice in vindicating the just and punishing the unjust, and as God is a righteous moral governor, it should not be regarded as an absurdity that he will raise up those who have died, and bring them to judgment.”
There is nothing incredible or impossible with God. God can do what humans deem impossible. For God has unlimited power. He is the Omnipotent God.
your brother or sister? Or you as well, why do you regard your brother or sister with contempt? For we will all appear before the judgment seat of God.”
Romans 14:10-12. But why dost thou judge — Or condemn; thy Gentile brother — Because he neglects the distinction of meats and days? Or why dost thou — O Gentile believer; set at naught — And deride, as weak or superstitious, thy Jewish brother, who conscientiously observes that burdensome ritual, from which thou art so happy as to apprehend thyself free? This censoriousness, or contempt, is greatly to be blamed; and, as well as the judging and condemning just mentioned, must very ill become the state in which we are, and must quickly be: for no principle of our common faith is more certain than this, that we shall all stand and take our trial before the judgment-seat of Christ — And it is surely a dangerous presumption to anticipate that judgment. For it is written — In the Jewish Scriptures, (Isaiah 45:23,) As I live, saith the Lord — An oath proper to him, because he only possesseth life infinite and independent; every knee shall bow to me — Shall stoop to my dominion; and every tongue shall confess to God — Shall acknowledge my sovereignty, which shall be done most fully and perfectly at the day of judgment. The Lord grant we may find mercy in that day! And may it also be imparted to those who have differed from us! Yea, to those who have censured and condemned us for things which we have done from a desire to please him, or have refused to do from a fear of offending him. So then every one of us — The high, as well as the low, the rich, as well as the poor; shall give account of himself to God — Of his own conduct, and not of the weaknesses of others; and therefore we should not trouble ourselves about them, but look to ourselves.”
Luk 6:37, “Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do notcondemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.”
with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.”
10.) 1Co 4:7, “For who considers you as superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?”
For who maketh … – This verse contains a reason for what Paul had just said; and the reason is, that all that any of them possessed had been derived from God, and no endowments whatever, which they had, could be laid as the foundation for self-congratulation and boasting. The apostle here doubtless has in his eye the teachers in the church of Corinth, and intends to show them that there was no occasion of pride or to assume pre-eminence. As all that they possessed had been given of God, it could not be the occasion of boasting or self-confidence.
To differ from another – Who has separateD you from another; or who has made you superior to others. This may refer to everything in which one was superior to others, or distinguished from them. The apostle doubtless has reference to those attainments in piety, talents, or knowledge by which one teacher was more eminent than others. But the same question may be applied to native endowments of mind; to opportunities of education; to the arrangements by which one rises in the world; to health; to property; to piety; to eminence and usefulness in the church. It is God who makes one, in any of these respects, to differ from others; and it is especially true in regard to personal piety. Had not God interfered and made a difference, all would have remained alike under sin. The race would have together rejected his mercy; and it is only by his distinguishing love that any are brought to believe and be saved.
And what hast thou – Either talent, piety, of learning.
That thou didst not receive – From God. By whatever means you have obtained it, it has been the gift of God.
Why dost thou glory … – Why dost thou boast as if it were the result of your own toil, skill or endeavor. This is not designed to discourage human exertion; but to discourage a spirit of vain-glory and boasting. A man who makes the most painful and faithful effort to obtain anything good, will, if successful, trace his success to God. He will still feel that it is God who gave him the disposition, the time, the strength, the success. And he will be grateful that he was enabled to make the effort; not vain, or proud, or boastful, because that he was successful. This passage states a general doctrine, that the reason why one man differs from another is to be traced to God; and that this fact should repress all boasting and glorying, and produce true humility in the minds of Christians. It may be observed, however, that it is as true of intellectual rank, of health, of wealth, of food, of raiment, of liberty, of peace, as it is of religion, that all come from God; and as this fact which is so obvious and well known, does not repress the exertions of people to preserve their health and to obtain property, so it should not repress their exertions to obtain salvation. God governs the world on the same good principles everywhere; and the fact that he is the source of all blessings, should not operate to discourage, but should prompt to human effort. The hope of his aid and blessing is the only ground of encouragement in any undertaking.”
Apparently, the white race has practiced Racial Superiority and Racism for a long, long time.
11.) 1Co 6:7, “Actually, then, it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather suffer the wrong? Why not rather be defrauded?
1 Corinthians 6:7-8. Now therefore — But, indeed, there is plainly a fault in you, whoever may have the right on his side; that ye go to law with one another — Or that ye quarrel with one another at all, whether ye go to law or not. Why do ye not rather take, or suffer, wrong — Endure it patiently, and sit down with the loss? Why do ye not suffer yourselves to be defrauded — Rather than seek a remedy in such a way as this? All men cannot, or will not, receive this saying. Many aim only at this, “I will neither do wrong nor suffer it.” These are honest heathen, but no Christians. Nay — Αλλα, but, ye are so far from bearing injuries and frauds, that ye do wrong to, or injure openly, and defraud — Privately, and that even your Christian brethren.”
CHRISTIANITY TEACHES A DOCTRINE OF SUFFERING FOR WHAT IS RIGHT WHICH NO OTHER RELIGIONS WOULD ACCEPT.
1Pe 2:20, “For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.”
1Pe 3:14, “But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. AND DO NOT FEAR THEIR INTIMIDATION, AND DO NOT BE IN DREAD.”
1Pe 3:17, “For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong.”
1Pe 4:19, “Therefore, those also who suffer according
to the will of God are to entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right.”
Luk 23:34, “But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive
them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing His garments
among themselves.”
12.) Mar 10:18, “But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.” Jesus is good because He is God.
10:17-22 This young ruler showed great earnestness. He asked what he should do now, that he might be happy for ever. Most ask for good to be had in this world; any good, Ps 4:6; he asks for good to be done in this world, in order to enjoy the greatest good in the other world. Christ encouraged this address by assisting his faith, and by directing his practice. But here is a sorrowful parting between Jesus and this young man. He asks Christ what he shall do more than he has done, to obtain eternal life; and Christ puts it to him, whether he has indeed that firm belief of, and that high value for eternal life which he seems to have. Is he willing to bear a present cross, in expectation of future crown? The young man was sorry he could not be a follower of Christ upon easier terms; that he could not lay hold on eternal life, and keep hold of his worldly possessions too. He went away grieved. See Mt 6:24, Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
And Jesus said, let her alone,…. Jesus knowing the secret indignation of some of his disciples, and their private murmurings at the woman, and their continual teasings of her, because of the expense of the ointment, said to them, as the Arabic and Ethiopic versions read; or “to the disciples”, as the Persic, let the woman alone, cease to chide and reprove her for what she has done;
why trouble ye her? why do you grieve her, by charging her with imprudence and extravagance, as if she had been guilty of a very great crime? she is so far from it, that
she hath wrought a good work on me; she has done me an honour; expressed faith in me, and shown love to me, and ought to be commended, and not reproved; See Gill on Matthew 26:10.
The world is bad because it interfers with people who are doing a good deed for Christ.
14.) Luk 6:46, “Now why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?”
To call Jesus, “Lord, Lord,” is easy, to do what Jesus says is not.
Verse 46. – And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? It is evident from this heart-stirring appeal of Jesus that he had already obtained a large measure of recognition from the people. We should hardly be prepared to aver that any large number of the Palestinian inhabitants looked on him as Messiah, though probably some did; but that generally at this period he was looked on by the common folk, at all events, and by a few perhaps of their rulers, as a Being of no ordinary power, as a Prophet, and probably as One greater than a prophet. It is scarcely likely that even they who regarded him with the deepest reverence when he spoke the mount-sermon would have been able to define their own feelings towards him. But underneath the Lord’s words lies this thought: “Those blind guides of whom I have been telling you, they with their lips profess to adore the eternal God of Israel, and yet live their lives of sin. You, my followers, do not the same thing.” Luke 6:46.”
To say is easy, to do is hard.
15.) Luk 22:46, “and He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you do not come into temptation.”
Sleeping is easy, to get up and pray is difficult.
40. the place—the Garden of Gethsemane, on the west or city side of the mount. Comparing all the accounts of this mysterious scene, the facts appear to be these: (1) He bade nine of the Twelve remain “here” while He went and prayed “yonder.” (2) He “took the other three, Peter, James, and John, and began to be sore amazed [appalled], sorrowful, and very heavy [oppressed], and said, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death”—”I feel as if nature would sink under this load, as if life were ebbing out, and death coming before its time”—”tarry ye here, and watch with Me”; not, “Witness for Me,” but, “Bear Me company.” It did Him good, it seems, to have them beside Him. (3) But soon even they were too much for Him: He must be alone. “He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s-cast”—though near enough for them to be competent witnesses and kneeled down, uttering that most affecting prayer (Mr 14:36), that if possible “the cup,” of His approaching death, “might pass from Him, but if not, His Father’s will be done”: implying that in itself it was so purely revolting that only its being the Father’s will would induce Him to taste it, but that in that view of it He was perfectly prepared to drink it. It is no struggle between a reluctant and a compliant will, but between two views of one event—an abstract and a relative view of it, in the one of which it was revolting, in the other welcome. By signifying how it felt in the one view, He shows His beautiful oneness with ourselves in nature and feeling; by expressing how He regarded it in the other light, He reveals His absolute obediential subjection to His Father. (4) On this, having a momentary relief, for it came upon Him, we imagine, by surges, He returns to the three, and finding them sleeping, He addresses them affectingly, particularly Peter, as in Mr 14:37, 38. He then (5) goes back, not now to kneel, but fell on His face on the ground, saying the same words, but with this turn, “If this cup may not pass,” &c. (Mt 26:42)—that is, ‘Yes, I understand this mysterious silence (Ps 22:1-6); it may not pass; I am to drink it, and I will’—”Thy will be done!” (6) Again, for a moment relieved, He returns and finds them “sleeping for sorrow,” warns them as before, but puts a loving construction upon it, separating between the “willing spirit” and the “weak flesh.” (7) Once more, returning to His solitary spot, the surges rise higher, beat more tempestuously, and seem ready to overwhelm Him. To fortify Him for this, “there appeared an angel unto Him from heaven strengthening Him”—not to minister light or comfort (He was to have none of that, and they were not needed nor fitted to convey it), but purely to sustain and brace up sinking nature for a yet hotter and fiercer struggle. And now, He is “in an agony, and prays more earnestly”—even Christ’s prayer, it seems, admitted of and now demanded such increase—”and His sweat was as it were great drops [literally, ‘clots’] of blood falling down to the ground.” What was this? Not His proper sacrificial offering, though essential to it. It was just the internal struggle, apparently hushing itself before, but now swelling up again, convulsing His whole inner man, and this so affecting His animal nature that the sweat oozed out from every pore in thick drops of blood, falling to the ground. It was just shuddering nature and indomitable will struggling together. But again the cry, If it must be, Thy will be done, issues from His lips, and all is over. “The bitterness of death is past.” He has anticipated and rehearsed His final conflict, and won the victory—now on the theater of an invincible will, as then on the arena of the Cross. “I will suffer,” is the grand result of Gethsemane: “It is finished” is the shout that bursts from the Cross. The Will without the Deed had been all in vain; but His work was consummated when He carried the now manifested Will into the palpable Deed, “by the which WILL we are sanctified THROUGH THE OFFERING OF THE BODY OF Jesus Christ once for all” (Heb 10:10). (8) At the close of the whole scene, finding them still sleeping (worn out with continued sorrow and racking anxiety), He bids them, with an irony of deep emotion, “sleep on now and take their rest, the hour is come, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners, rise, let us be going, the traitor is at hand.” And while He spoke, Judas approached with his armed band. Thus they proved “miserable comforters,” broken reeds; and thus in His whole work He was alone, and “of the people there was none with Him.”
Sleeping is no excuse. Get up and pray and work.
16.) Luk 12:26, “Therefore if you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about the other things?”
Luke 12:26. Οὔτε ἐλάχιστον, not even that which is least) The argument is drawn from the greater to the less in Luke 12:23. Now it is by an argument from the less to the greater that the truth is shown, that our anxieties are vain and driftless. To add a cubit to the stature of a man already born and in full strength, was regarded by Jesus as a thing the least difficult with God Almighty, and as even a less exertion of power than the remarkable increase of the five loaves, etc., ch. Luke 9:16. On the contrary, it is the greatest exhibition of power, that He has given us stature itself and strength of body, whereby the necessaries of life are obtained,—nay more, hath given us the soul along with the body: and year by year, and day by day, produces corn, wine, oil, spices, fruits, berries, vegetables, herbs, cows, sheep, wild beasts, birds, and fishes, and preserves and maintains the whole world of nature. These are the τῶν λοιπῶν, the rest, the other remaining things, which are much less in our power than the height of our stature: and yet they have a much closer connection with our sustenance than our stature has.”
IF YOU CANNOT DO EVEN A VERY LITTLE THING, IT IS USELES TO WORRY ABOUT THE OTHER BIGGER THINGS. Mankind is pathetic because it cannot do even little things.
17.) Luk 24:5, “and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why are you seeking the living One among the dead?”
All founders of man-made religions are dead, only Jesus had the empty tomb.
And as they were afraid,…. That is, the women were afraid of these angels; these bright appearances and majestic forms, as it was usual for good men and women to be, as appears from the cases of Zacharias, the Virgin Mary, and others:
and bowed down their faces to the earth, through great fear and reverence of these heavenly spirits, and as not being able to bear the lustre of their countenances and garments:
they said unto them, that is, the angels:
why seek ye the living among the dead? intimating, that Christ, though he had been dead, was now living, and not to be sought for in a sepulchre; a way of speaking, much like this, is used in a parable of R. Levi’s, concerning Pharaoh’s not finding the name of God among the gods of the nations, upon searching for it. Moses and Aaron said to Pharaoh,
“thou fool, is it usual for the dead to “seek” them among the living? , “or ever the living among the dead?” our God is living, these thou speakest of are dead (i).”
Nor is Christ to be found among dead sinners, or lifeless professors, but among living saints, and among the churches of the living God; nor is life to be found among the dead works of the law, or to be obtained by lifeless performances on the dead letter of the law.”
THE WORLD IS ALWAYS WRONG: seeking the living One among the dead?
Or seeking the truth in a pile of lies.
18.) Mat 14:31, “Immediately Jesus reached out with His hand and took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”
Ver. 29-31. Peter, by saying if it be thou, showed that his faith was not so strong as it should have been, after he had heard his Master’s voice. By his saying to him, bid me come unto thee on the water, he showeth a something stronger faith, and a resolution to obey his command; but his fear afterward, when the wind began to rise higher, and he began to sink, argued again the infirmity of his faith. Thus Peter is a pattern of the best believers, who though they may sometimes think that they could trust God in any state or condition, yet often mistake their own hearts, and begin to shrink in an hour of great extremity; which lets us see what need we have to pray, that God would not lead us by his providence into great temptations, much more to take heed that we do not throw ourselves into them. No man knows how he shall find his heart under a great temptation, until he hath tried it. It therefore gives us a caution, as against condemning others, so against boasting, and too much confidence as to ourselves, and lets us see how much need we have to keep our eye upon Christ and his strength in such an hour. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand: God is never far off from his people when extreme troubles are hard at hand. Christ says Peter, but not without a cheek; O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? Doubting is directly contrary to faith, yet it will not conclude a soul to have no faith, only a little faith.”
DOUBTING MAKES YOU SINK!
19.) Mat 15:3, “And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves also break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?”
Tradition in Greek is paradosis which means
of the body of precepts, esp. ritual, which in the opinion of the later Jews were orally delivered by Moses and orally transmitted in unbroken succession to subsequent generations, which precepts, both illustrating and expanding the written law, as they did were to be obeyed with equal reverence (Strong’s Concordance); which occurs 13 times in the New Testament.
The Jewish tradions has been used to break the commandment of God.
20.) Mar 2:7, “Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins except God
alone?”
Mar 2:5-12, “And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking it over in their hearts, “Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins except God alone?” Immediately Jesus, aware in His spirit that they were thinking that way within themselves, said to them, “Why are you thinking about these things in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven’; or to say, ‘Get up, and pick up your pallet and walk’? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has
authority on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the paralyzed man, “I say to you, get up, pick up your pallet, and go home.” And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, “We have never seen
anything like this!”
Yes, only God can forgive sins. Jesus Christ is our great God and Savior. Would you repent of your sins and believe in Jesus Christ? You can do it now.
Learning from black criminals, black pimps, black population in America and Africa, no blacks in whatever capacity may enter China.
To pump major investment into Africa and other undeveloped, unmotivated, insolvent and lazy peoples is like to throw away money into a black hole. Global problems are not China’s problems. Many nations enjoy themselves by conning and consumming China’s resources so that China will be behind India. China has aided more than 100 nations, not one has shown any tangible gratitude.
3. To use AI to program robots to run, to fight, to dance– do not shape intelligent economy and socety. Too many ignoramuses have been given platform to speak. UN is a useless and worthless organization
4. Discard old belief of superstition, old practice of religion, old outlook of self-satisfaction, and old values of traditon by embracing new concept, new perspfective and new values of innovtion and technology.
5. Stop all foreign aid because China does not have enough resoources to do modernized vital projects of its own.
6. Restrict entry of all undersiable peoples and welcome the influx of overseas Chinese and their investment.
7. Improve manufacture with only high qualify products and penalize fake goods and poor quality products.
8. Eliminate corruption, organized crime, counterfeit currency, rumor, smuggling of any sort and monopoly and overchages of hospitals and doctors.
9. Democracy is the greatest fraud perpetrated by the West in the world; China must not immitate the West but go its own way.
10. Recruit 6-footers who have graduated from college into a new military school like West Point to be trained to become military leaders.
11. Overhaul CGTN with respect to its ideology, personnel, programming and commercials. No liquor, cigarette, Western fake goods are allowed on TV.
12. Ban uncivilized sports such as boxing, fencing, grand prix, and all body-hurt games.
13. China has no need to save any underdeveloped, unmotivated, impoverished, and useless nations; China has need to save itself.
14. Enhance nuclear weapons so that China in a superior position not threatened by any country.
15. Improve military position toward neigboring hostile nations.
16. Revitalize rural areas not only liberating from poor and backward situations but able to be independent economically, financially, and productively.
17. Overhaul CGTN: scrap Africa, Latin America and Arab programs; forcus on China, Asia, America and Europe.
18. October 25, on Taiwan Restoration Day, I advocate to move China’s national treasures which amount to $100,000 trillion dollars and priceless from Taipai Palace Museum back to Beijing without delay.
19. I want to tell you, the Chinese people and peoples of the world, under leadership of Chinese government, Chinese engineers, scientists, technicians and workers have achieved and surpassed many nations in the fields of space, transportation, agriculture, industry, manufacture, AI, infrastrutures, etc.
Peace 2025 is seriously flawed because mediating Arabs and terrorist Hamas released a few Israel hostages (not all) and some are dead. Hamas even released dead bodies who are not Jewish hostages. Hamas has reached the height of wickedness. People of evil relgion have no qualm to do any evil. Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in good health. All murderous and abusive Hamas must be killed. Terrorists must be destroyed without mercy because they show mercy.
Peoples of undeveloped, violent, unmotivated, insolvent, useless nations should not access to world media, should not attend any international meeting, should not receive any international aid.
On October 1, 2025 I urge the Hong Kong government and people to start de-Britishlization of Hong Kong names of streets and roads. For example, Victoria Peak should be changed to Dengxiaping Peak; Queen’s Road should be changed to Maozedong Road, etc.
It is laughable that a black politician made a statement on TV, “Africa cannot develop without fossil fuel.” What Africa does not have, can make long laundry list. Years ago when China was poor and did not have anything. Did America and Europe give aid? In fact to these days they are the biggest enemies of China, oppressors, trouble makers, diplomatic obstructionists and military aggressors. In America, the elderlies have to make a choice between taking a meal and medications. They cost $25 each; to have a meal they cannot afford to have medications. The electric bills are so high, even though they have heaters and air conditioners, they die in Summer and Winter. Every year I lectured at major Chinese universities and vacationed in China for 3 weeks when I worked for an American corporation. I noticed my electric bill did not go down even I was out of the country for 3 weeks. The female representative of Edison Power had the gall to say they do not charge customers by usage.
Africa has done nothing to deserve a large coverage by world media. Civil wars, conflicts, protests and constant shortages should be ignored. Undeveloped nations have no hope because of their corrupt leaders and politicians, their peoples are lazy and unproductive. They glorify tribalism, barbarianism and primitive behavior. They dislike work, like games and sports although sports produce nothing. They have civil wars, conflicts, tensions, gangs and terrorists, violence, man-made and natural disasters. They eat and get fat, sing and dance, drink beer and have sex, produce so many unwanted children they cannot support. These useless, ugly, immoral and unworthy peoples do not deserve any humanitarian aid. Ten or more years from now they will get worse and worse.
Is there any future or hope for America when the President, the Congress and the Supreme Court do not uphold the law by deporting 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America on welfare and let hordes of unlawful migrants enter boldly and freely to ruin America???
This is the voice of an old dying American in the wilderness who does not seek money or power.
The new President must attack Mexico militarily for violating American sovereignty, being the conduit of unlawful migrants for years AND drugs trafficking. Drop a few bombs on Mexico City may be a good start.
Deport 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America and use military to prevent invasion of hordes of illegal migrants from entering the United States and reject all asylum seekers. Build walls and militarize the borders for safety and security.
Mexico threatens loss of US 400,000 jobs, US by canceling NAFTA will cost Mexico 4 million jobs.
Use military to repel unlawful migrants and shoot at migrants who cut the fence or destroy the wall.
Withdraw support from Ukraine, END the war, and execute the Ukraine leader for war crimes and corruption.
Enact the law to require citizenship to apply for welfare, and all welfare recipients must work to get benefits.
Annihilate Iran, terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis; and force Palestinians to evacuate from the Jewish lands and go to lands of Arabs.
America has been playing the fool so long, of course America must be FIRST for America.
Former imperialists and colonialists must pay compensations to their former colonies. African nations are big talkers but small doers. Africa must be self-sufficient and receive no aid.
A nation has no reason to exist if it does not have water, food and fuel and basic infrastructure.
It is strangest that UN, WHO, ICC (International Criminal Court) etc. Speak and Support terrorists HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH and HOUTHIS.
It is a felony to harbor, hire or help unlawful migrants or illegal aliens.
Is there any future or hope for the world where the terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis make demands and UN, WHO, EU, all Arab-Muslim-Black nations serve and support them willingly?
America and EU can change the world by changing course, cease all hostilities against Russia and China, like President Nixon sought a just and lasting peace for the world. I believe the overwhelming majority of Americans want this.
I propose the world to impose a moratorium of 20 years on the undeveloped, unproductive, insufficient and useless nations. No matter what internal conflict and tensions, civil war and war with neighbors, coups d’etat, famine, drought, or man-made disasters, the international community will not interfere. Moratorium means no communication, no diplomacy and no aid in whatever form. After 20-year of burning themselves out, many nations will vanish, and those who do well will survive. That is when the international community can help those nations who really want to become decent and respectable and responsible nations.
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It was wrong for white Europeans to colonize Africa, they should pay compensations to the victims. Since Africa is independent, the best policy is to leave Africa alone. Africa is free to help itself, free in everything.
Since Palestinians do not want to go to lands of Arabs, it will be the greatest humanitarian aid to resettle Palestinians, Hamas, Hazbollah, Huthis in free territories of Sahara.
If terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis are destroyed, and Palestinians expatriated and resettled in Arab lands, the conflict of Palestine and Israel will be no more. If Iran nuclear facilities are destroyed, Iran will be no more threat to the world. If the Ukrainian nincompoop is executed for his war crime, corruption and abuse of power, the Ukraine and Russia conflict will be gone. If the traitorous leaders of People Progressive Party are executed, Taiwan will reunify with China at once.
What the heck, won’t it wonderful if all nations and peoples seek peace and justice? The Bible gives one reason why not, 1Jo 5:19, “We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies
in the power of the evil one.”
Evil is like fire will destroy the nation and peoples. When preferential treatment is given to a certain race, all races suffer discrimination. Rejection of unqualified and undisciplined black employees and discharge because poor performance are not racial discrimination. Affirmative Action is illegal and unconstitutional, it must be completely eliminated. Diversify has gone too far, it must be abandoned. Harvard is the richest university in the world; universities are not for education, they are for money and ideology. Student loans cannot default or be forgiven, they must get jobs to pay back. Universities can have academic freedom, and freedom of speech but no federal funding. There are too many parasites who live on government funds; no subsidy of any business or contracts. Illegal aliens are unlawful criminals, they have no civil right, human right and do not deserve humanitarian aid. They cannot be on welfare. They deserve only to be deported without payment. All races must compete on an equal footing. How is there any hope for the ugliest, darkest, laziest and useless people who only eat and drink and produce many children they cannot support? Why EU and NATO support the evil and corrupt Ukraine nincompoop and prolong the war? America aids support evil.
1Jo 2:17-18, “The world is passing away and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God continues to live forever. Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour.”
“As an American by nationality” I have to do my best to warn my fellow Americans:
America is committing suicide by failing to deport 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America, most of them are on welfare; failing to deter and prevent hordes of unlawful migrants to enter the United States. America needs to punish Mexico who is the conduit for illegal migrants to enter America. Unlawful migrants are criminals who do not have any right, civil or humanitarian.
America is committing suicide WITH large budget deficits of 1.9 trillion (2025) and national debt of 36.2 trillion (2025). Wealth and power are in the hands of leaders and politicians, the two parties, courts, the military, bureaucrats, and vested interests. Watch out the global demonstrators who oppose federal cuts, but endorse debt and deficits, waste and fraud in the government.
America is committing suicide by media promoting the wrong cultural values, lewdness, violence and unwholesome behavior; over representing and over employing blacks. Jobs must be earned, they cannot be given. If a journalist by accident received classified information, he should not and would not publish it because he/she is patriotic. If classified information is published, the journalist is a traitor.
America is committing suicide by not outlawing, banning, prohibiting, and controlling the manufacturing, selling, transporting of guns and weapons of destruction and not making the American English the only official language in America.
America is committing suicide by unnecessarily making Russia and China enemies and rivals.
America is committing suicide by failing to disregard pathetic EU (including Britain, Australia, Canada); dismiss NATO & QUAD; and discard Ukraine, Phillippines, Türkiye, Japan, South Korea, South Africa and Taiwan.
America is committing suicide by being an empire to dominate the world instead of seeking a just and lasting peace for the world as President Richard Nixon did.
America is committing suicide by letting the U.S. Health Care the most costly in the world, by letting doctors, dentists, hospital owners, drug and insurance companies, hospital and medical suppliers to defraud and overcharge patients with indemnity.
America is committing suicide by having a diet which produces an increasing large population of overweight people.
IRS can cut its employees 2/3 by simple change of policy and procedure. Henceforth, there will be no deductions, exemptions, expenses, number of dependents for individual taxpayers or business corporations. They will not have to pay for CPA or tax consultant.
$50,000 income and Under $50,000 is tax free.
$60,000 to $1 million pay 5%.
$1 million $100,000 to $10 million pay 10%.
$10 million $100,000 to $20 million pay 20%.
$20 million $100,000 to $40 million pay 40%.
$40 million $100,000 to $50 million pay 50%.
$50 million $100,000 to $1 billion pay 80%.
$1 billion $100,000 and above pay 90%.
America is committing suicide by using tariffs as weapons.
It is in the self-interest of America to help Israel to destroy terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis. All Palestinians must be evacuated from Gaza, etc. the Jewish landand relocate permanently in Arab lands to build their Palestinian state. The aim of Israel is not to defeat Hamas, but to destroy Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis. Hamas should never be allowed to return to Gaza; all Palestinians must be instructed by Palestinian Authority, UN, WHO, ALL ARAB-ISLAMIC-BLACK nations to evacuate from Jewish land and settle in Arab lands to build their Palestinian state.
CHINA needs a lot of dredging to prevent flooding. According to https://riversandinc.com/dredging-equipment/mechanical-dredge-excavator/ “Mechanical dredging refers to digging or excavating sediment from a waterbody, in contrast to hydraulic dredging that pumps sediment from a waterbody. Typically, mechanical dredging is done by a backhoe, excavator, dragline, or crane of some type. Excavators, or backhoes as commonly referred to as, have really become the industry standard for most inland mechanical dredging projects. Draglines are cranes equipped with special buckets that can “thrown” and retrieved with cables to remove sediment. Draglines are still efficient in many mining applications but have largely been replaced by modern excavators that are more precise and efficient. Clamshell dredging is another type of mechanical dredging in which a bucket is lowered straight down to the bottom where it then squeezes together to grab sediment to raise to the surface. This method is more effective on large, deep, spot dredging projects in harbors and in the ocean.”
CHINA does not share cultural values with Africa. If Africa has the right cultural values, why after hundreds of years Africa is still the most undeveloped, most primitive, poorest, and worst parts of the world? If China space program can create space vehicles loaded with nuclear weapons, on earth by a press of button, can target and annihilate any hostile nations and peoples in less than half an hour — then China is free indeed — no nation can threaten China anymore. Then China can deal with corruption, organized crime, abuse of power, fraud, fake news, and dirty toilets effectively. There are dark and evil forces inside China who want to destroy China. They are the organized criminals who must be executed. China must beware of all foreign countries who pay lip service to “one China” policy, actually they are coy about seeking “financial support” from China on everything so that their leaders can practice “official corruption”; and their peoples can sing and dance, play games and golf, eat and drink beer, enjoy sex and produce many children they cannot support. Any nation who shares destiny with these useless countries will come to ruin!!!
“As a Chinese by race”, I am doing my best in sincerity to suggest strategy to the land of my ancestors:
CHINA does not need to make contributions to global economy. China needs only to make its economy the number one in the world. China’s modernization can succeed by demanding manufacturers to produce only quality products; by protecting the environment and by increasing the standard of living for the people including people on wheel chair. China construction machinery is a good example of China’s modernization.
To prevent flooding and deaths, CHINA needs to accelerate dredging and clearing of all rivers, lakes, canals and waterways to absorb rain water.
The stupidity is to program robots to engage in fighting like boxing. The only way to use AI is to use robots in useful and construtive ways.
China’s modernization can succeed by stopping all foreign aid to help the China’s poor first, by reducing debt and deficits to do the following strategic projects:
China needs to use AI in all technologies including manufacturing, industry, transportation, navigation, logistics, agriculture, and modernizing toilet facilities.
China needs to train 5 million doctors, dentists, nurses, teachers, professors, scientists, and technicians in the next 5 years.
China needs to eliminate corruption, organized crime, harmful fake news, counterfeit money, fraud by execution of the culprits.
China needs to repair the Great Wall, conquer the deserts, dust storms, natural and man-made disasters.
Chinese TV and movies need to promote cultural values, morality, responsibility and integrity.
10. China’s troops should never be sent under UN’s peace-keeping force to countries habitually having conflicts and civil wars –to die for nothing.
11. Talking is useless: China needs to liberate Taiwan now by force, and execute traitorous leaders of People’s Progressive Party in public.
12. China needs to rebuild Yuan Ming Garden which was burned down and looted by the allied 8-nation troops. They must pay compensation through diplomacy now or by military force later.
13. Pay for all costs and reward financially women who give births.
14. Pet economy is a wasted economy. Money should be spent for the nourishment and education of children and orphans.
If terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis are destroyed, and Palestinians expatriated and resettled in Arab lands, the conflict of Palestine and Israel will be no more. If Iran nuclear facilities are destroyed, Iran will be no more threat to the world. If the Ukrainian nincompoop is executed for his war crime, corruption and abuse of power, the Ukraine and Russia conflict will be gone. If the traitorous leaders of People Progressive Party are executed, Taiwan will reunify with China at once.
What the heck, won’t it wonderful if all nations and peoples seek peace and justice? The Bible gives one reason why not, 1Jo 5:19, “We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies
in the power of the evil one.”
Evil is like fire will destroy the nation and peoples. When preferential treatment is given to a certain race, all races suffer discrimination. Rejection of unqualified and undisciplined black employees and discharge because poor performance are not racial discrimination. Affirmative Action is illegal and unconstitutional, it must be completely eliminated. Diversify has gone too far, it must be abandoned. Harvard is the richest university in the world; universities are not for education, they are for money and ideology. Student loans cannot default or be forgiven, they must get jobs to pay back. Universities can have academic freedom, and freedom of speech but no federal funding. There are too many parasites who live on government funds; no subsidy of any business or contracts. Illegal aliens are unlawful criminals, they have no civil right, human right and do not deserve humanitarian aid. They cannot be on welfare. They deserve only to be deported without payment. All races must compete on an equal footing. How is there any hope for the ugliest, darkest, laziest and useless people who only eat and drink and produce many children they cannot support? Why EU and NATO support the evil and corrupt Ukraine nincompoop and prolong the war? America aids support evil.
1Jo 2:17-18, “The world is passing away and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God continues to live forever. Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour.”
“As an American by nationality” I have to do my best to warn my fellow Americans:
America is committing suicide by failing to deport 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America, most of them are on welfare; failing to deter and prevent hordes of unlawful migrants to enter the United States. America needs to punish Mexico who is the conduit for illegal migrants to enter America. Unlawful migrants are criminals who do not have any right, civil or humanitarian.
America is committing suicide WITH large budget deficits of 1.9 trillion (2025) and national debt of 36.2 trillion (2025). Wealth and power are in the hands of leaders and politicians, the two parties, courts, the military, bureaucrats, and vested interests. Watch out the global demonstrators who oppose federal cuts, but endorse debt and deficits, waste and fraud in the government.
America is committing suicide by media promoting the wrong cultural values, lewdness, violence and unwholesome behavior; over representing and over employing blacks. Jobs must be earned, they cannot be given. If a journalist by accident received classified information, he should not and would not publish it because he/she is patriotic. If classified information is published, the journalist is a traitor.
America is committing suicide by not outlawing, banning, prohibiting, and controlling the manufacturing, selling, transporting of guns and weapons of destruction and not making the American English the only official language in America.
America is committing suicide by unnecessarily making Russia and China enemies and rivals.
America is committing suicide by failing to disregard pathetic EU (including Britain, Australia, Canada); dismiss NATO & QUAD; and discard Ukraine, Phillippines, Türkiye, Japan, South Korea, South Africa and Taiwan.
America is committing suicide by being an empire to dominate the world instead of seeking a just and lasting peace for the world as President Richard Nixon did.
America is committing suicide by letting the U.S. Health Care the most costly in the world, by letting doctors, dentists, hospital owners, drug and insurance companies, hospital and medical suppliers to defraud and overcharge patients with indemnity.
America is committing suicide by having a diet which produces an increasing large population of overweight people.
IRS can cut its employees 2/3 by simple change of policy and procedure. Henceforth, there will be no deductions, exemptions, expenses, number of dependents for individual taxpayers or business corporations. They will not have to pay for CPA or tax consultant.
$50,000 income and Under $50,000 is tax free.
$60,000 to $1 million pay 5%.
$1 million $100,000 to $10 million pay 10%.
$10 million $100,000 to $20 million pay 20%.
$20 million $100,000 to $40 million pay 40%.
$40 million $100,000 to $50 million pay 50%.
$50 million $100,000 to $1 billion pay 80%.
$1 billion $100,000 and above pay 90%.
America is committing suicide by using tariffs as weapons.
It is in the self-interest of America to help Israel to destroy terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis. All Palestinians must be evacuated from Gaza, etc. the Jewish landand relocate permanently in Arab lands to build their Palestinian state. The aim of Israel is not to defeat Hamas, but to destroy Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis. Hamas should never be allowed to return to Gaza; all Palestinians must be instructed by Palestinian Authority, UN, WHO, ALL ARAB-ISLAMIC-BLACK nations to evacuate from Jewish land and settle in Arab lands to build their Palestinian state.
CHINA needs a lot of dredging to prevent flooding. According to https://riversandinc.com/dredging-equipment/mechanical-dredge-excavator/ “Mechanical dredging refers to digging or excavating sediment from a waterbody, in contrast to hydraulic dredging that pumps sediment from a waterbody. Typically, mechanical dredging is done by a backhoe, excavator, dragline, or crane of some type. Excavators, or backhoes as commonly referred to as, have really become the industry standard for most inland mechanical dredging projects. Draglines are cranes equipped with special buckets that can “thrown” and retrieved with cables to remove sediment. Draglines are still efficient in many mining applications but have largely been replaced by modern excavators that are more precise and efficient. Clamshell dredging is another type of mechanical dredging in which a bucket is lowered straight down to the bottom where it then squeezes together to grab sediment to raise to the surface. This method is more effective on large, deep, spot dredging projects in harbors and in the ocean.”
CHINA does not share cultural values with Africa. If Africa has the right cultural values, why after hundreds of years Africa is still the most undeveloped, most primitive, poorest, and worst parts of the world? If China space program can create space vehicles loaded with nuclear weapons, on earth by a press of button, can target and annihilate any hostile nations and peoples in less than half an hour — then China is free indeed — no nation can threaten China anymore. Then China can deal with corruption, organized crime, abuse of power, fraud, fake news, and dirty toilets effectively. There are dark and evil forces inside China who want to destroy China. They are the organized criminals who must be executed. China must beware of all foreign countries who pay lip service to “one China” policy, actually they are coy about seeking “financial support” from China on everything so that their leaders can practice “official corruption”; and their peoples can sing and dance, play games and golf, eat and drink beer, enjoy sex and produce many children they cannot support. Any nation who shares destiny with these useless countries will come to ruin!!!
“As a Chinese by race”, I am doing my best in sincerity to suggest strategy to the land of my ancestors:
CHINA does not need to make contributions to global economy. China needs only to make its economy the number one in the world. China’s modernization can succeed by demanding manufacturers to produce only quality products; by protecting the environment and by increasing the standard of living for the people including people on wheel chair. China construction machinery is a good example of China’s modernization.
To prevent flooding and deaths, CHINA needs to accelerate dredging and clearing of all rivers, lakes, canals and waterways to absorb rain water.
The stupidity is to program robots to engage in fighting like boxing. The only way to use AI is to use robots in useful and construtive ways.
China’s modernization can succeed by stopping all foreign aid to help the China’s poor first, by reducing debt and deficits to do the following strategic projects:
China needs to use AI in all technologies including manufacturing, industry, transportation, navigation, logistics, agriculture, and modernizing toilet facilities.
China needs to train 5 million doctors, dentists, nurses, teachers, professors, scientists, and technicians in the next 5 years.
China needs to eliminate corruption, organized crime, harmful fake news, counterfeit money, fraud by execution of the culprits.
China needs to repair the Great Wall, conquer the deserts, dust storms, natural and man-made disasters.
Chinese TV and movies need to promote cultural values, morality, responsibility and integrity.
10. China’s troops should never be sent under UN’s peace-keeping force to countries habitually having conflicts and civil wars –to die for nothing.
11. Talking is useless: China needs to liberate Taiwan now by force, and execute traitorous leaders of People’s Progressive Party in public.
12. China needs to rebuild Yuan Ming Garden which was burned down and looted by the allied 8-nation troops. They must pay compensation through diplomacy now or by military force later.
13. Pay for all costs and reward financially women who give births.
14. Pet economy is a wasted economy. Money should be spent for the nourishment and education of children and orphans.
Deliberation has been long and covered all pertinent and contingent factors involved in order to come to conclusion to SAVE AMERICA from destruction and decay. AMERICA needs to cut off the two continents of Africa and Latin America: NO TRADE, NO DIPLOMACY, NO POSTAL SERVICES, NO NEWS, NO COMMUNICATIONS, NO RELATIONSHIP, NO AID, AND NO ENTRY TO THE U.S.
America declares no immigration, no assylum application, no entry from African and Latin American peoples.
Build the great wall secure and strong along Mexican borders and maintain military action to deter and stop illegal migrations from Mexico, via land, sea or air.
Expell all personnels from African and Latin American embassies and consulates located in America.
Deport illegal aliens 45 million already residing in America and most of them on welfare. Deport unlawful migrants of Latin America to Mexico, those who are not Mexicans can find their ways home. If Mexico refuses, bomb and attack them. Deport all unlawful Africans back to Africa. Designate one African nation to receive deportees by airplanes.
Reform the welfare system that all applicants require to be American citzens and require work to get their benefits.
Leave Africa and Latin America alone, let them do or die.
Iran is a terrorist nation, its nuclear facilities sooner or later should be destroyed completely. Apparently, last time bombing did not do a good job.
Terrorists Hamas, Hezebollah and Houthis should be destroyed completely. Palestinians should be forced out of Gaza.
African, Arab, and Muslim nations should have no part in reconstruction of Gaza.
Africa cannot be helped, Africa does not want help because they glorify in their primitive ways as discovering African civilisations. Africa has the right to be left alone to discover its own solution. The former colonialists must pay compensations to their African victims. From now on, the international community should not aid Africa in anyway. Any nation who wants to share destiny with Africa is doomed!
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Many do not know: In the sight of God, there is no righteous nation on earth; there is no righteous government; there is no righteous business or corporation.
Rom 1:28-32, “And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a depraved mind, to do those things that are not proper,people having been filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, and evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice; they are gossips,
slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,without
understanding, untrustworthy, unfeeling, and
unmerciful; and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy
of death, they not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.”
Rom 3:23, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
Blacks are worse. Black man and black woman who cannot support themselves, but they enjoy sex and produce many children they cannot support. As if the international community is obliged to support them.
Black politicians engage in deluded democracy and phony elections so that they become elected leaders to officially loot the national treasure and practice official corruption. Blacks are unmotivated, unskilled, primitive and lazy.
Each generation had its own righteous men. There are more unrighteous than the righteous. Let us learn from some righteous men… One thing is clear as crystal:
1Pe 3:12, “FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE TOWARD THE RIGHTEOUS,AND HIS EARS ATTEND TO THEIR PRAYER,BUT THE FACE OFTHE LORD IS
AGAINST EVILDOERS.”
Righteous in Greek isdikaioswhich means in a wide sense, upright, virtuous, keeping the commands of God; approved of or acceptable of God; observing divine and human laws (Strong’s Concordance); which occurs 79 times in the New Testament.
1.)Gen 6:9, “These are the records of the generations of Noah.Noah was a righteous man,
blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.”
We learn that Noah was a righteous man because he was blameless in his generation and he walked with God.
These are the generations, &c.] The heading, or superscription of a new section in the narrative of P; cf. Genesis 2:4, Genesis 5:1. a righteous man] The word “righteous” (ṣaddiq), which occupies such an important place in Biblical Theology, occurs here for the first time. The sense of “rectitude,” or “uprightness,” may be derived from a root-idea of “straightness.” It is used of Noah again in Genesis 7:1 : in Ezekiel 14:14; Ezekiel 14:20 Noah is mentioned, with Daniel and Job, as pre-eminent for “righteousness.” Cf. also Sir 44:17, “Noah was found perfect and righteous; in the season of wrath he was taken in exchange for the world,” and 2 Peter 2:5, “Noah … a preacher of righteousness.” perfect] R.V. marg. blameless. Heb. tâmîm. The word “perfect” (LXX τέλειος, Lat. perfectus) means “without flaw.” As a ritual term used of an animal for sacrifice, “perfect” would mean “free from blemish.” Transferred to morals, it denotes “integrity,” as in the account of Job (Job 1:1). in his generations] viz. amongst the people of his own generation, a different word in the Heb. from the one used in “these are the generations.” It denotes the members of one family, dwelling together, e.g. grandfather, father, son. walked with God] See note on Genesis 5:22-24. The account of Noah as “righteous,” “perfect,” and “walking with God,” embraces three aspects of the good and devout character, justice, purity, holiness. 9–12. The introduction to the Story of the Flood in P. Observe that, whereas J begins with the corruption of the human race, and closes with the mention of Noah, P begins with the mention of Noah and continues with the corruption of the human race.”
Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation because Noah walked with God.
Heb 11:7, “By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence
prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.”
1Pe 3:20, “who once were disobedient when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the
water.”
Men and women sinned greatly; Noah obeyed
God to build the Ark.
Gen 6:13, “So God said to Noah: I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence
because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.”
Note: Violence in Hebrew is chamac which means
wrong, cruelty, injustice, oppression; – it occurs about 60 times in the Old Testament. Warmongers and white and black supremacists and terrorists fill the world with violence. Drug and sex traffickers do cruel things. In my opinion, the greatest financial injustice has been done the crooks and criminals of Wall Street, bank, mortgage and insurance, and big firm executives who created the economic and financial crisis in 2008 that robbed and looted America and the world US $50 trillions of dollars. Not only no one is punished, (one Jew was reported to have died in jail), they shamelessly used taxpayers’ bailout money to give themselves exorbitant compensation and billions in bonuses. If Wall Street crooks and criminals escape the judgment of human courts, they will not escape the wrath of God.
Gen 7:13, “On the very same day Noah and Shem and Ham and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered the ark.”
Note: Ark in Hebrew is tebah which means a chest, coffer; the ship which Noah made like a chest or coffer; – it occurs 28 times in the Old Testament.
Something is most interesting and amazing about the Chinese character for ship. Chinese characters are square. The etymology of the Chinese word
” ship ” 船 , 舟 (big boat), 八 (eight) ,
口 (mouth).One mouth means one person. So the Chinese character
船 means in a big boat, there were 8 mouths or 8 persons. Thus ship is written with “boat” on the left, “eight mouths” on the right. In the big ship there were 8 persons, one mouth stands for one person. In counting population, you count how many mouths. It is historically significant because Noah, his wife, their three sons and three daughters-in-law made up a family of 8 persons who entered the Ark and were saved from the Flood or the Deluge. And so the Chinese character “ ship ” is written that there are 8 mouths in the Ark.
1 Pe 3:20 ,“ Who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water.”
Note: Ark in Greek is kibōtoswhich means a wooden chest or box, Noah’s vessel built in the form of an ark; – it occurs 6 times in the New Testament.
2 Pe 2:5, “And did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly.”
Being a son of poor missionaries, I got to know many preachers, Chinese and Foreign. Sadly, not one of them could be called a preacher of righteousness. I often thought if they wanted to make money, why didn’t they go to other fields, instead of being miserable beggars.
Note: Was the Flood only a story? Jesus Christ confirmed it as a historical event.
Luk 17:27, “They were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.”
Note: I would rather believe my Lord and my God, Jesus Christ, than all the scientists of all generations put together. Jesus Christ died for sinners and rose from the dead and lives forever; all scientists not only will die, they do not even know the day of their death.
2Pe 2:5, “and did not spare the ancient world, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly.”
2.) Mat 1:19, “And her husband Joseph, since he was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly.”
Matthew 1:19. Joseph her husband, being a just [or righteous] man — That is, as many understand it, a strict observer of the law, and of the customs of his ancestors, and therefore not judging it right to retain her under these circumstances. But the following words, and not willing to make her a public example, seem manifestly to lead to another and even an opposite sense of the word here rendered just, or righteous. Hence some interpret the clause thus: Joseph, being a good-natured, merciful, and tender- hearted man, was unwilling to go to the utmost rigour of the law, but chose rather to treat her with as much lenity as the case allowed. But, Dr. Doddridge very well observes, it is without any good reason that δικαιος should be here rendered merciful or good-natured, because, “if we consider the information which Joseph might have received from persons of such an extraordinary character as Zachariah and Elizabeth, who would certainly think themselves obliged to interpose on such an occasion, and whose story so remarkably carried its own evidence along with it; besides the intimation the prophecy of Isaiah gave, and the satisfaction he undoubtedly had in the virtuous character of Mary herself; we must conclude that he would have acted a very severe and unrighteous part, had he proceeded to extremities without serious deliberation; and that putting her away privately would, in these circumstances, have been the hardest measure which justice would have suffered him to take. It seems the expression, παραδειγματισαι, here rendered to make her a public example, “may perhaps refer to that exemplary punishment which the law inflicted on those who had violated the faith of their espousals before the marriage was completed. See Deuteronomy 22:23-24, where it is expressly ordered that a betrothed virgin, if she lay with another man, should be stoned. We may suppose, however, that the infamy of a public divorce, though she had not been stoned, may also be expressed by the same word. But then there was besides a private kind of divorce, in which no reason was assigned, and the dowry was not forfeited as in the former case, and by this she would not have been so much defamed.” But it must be observed, that as their being betrothed to each other was a thing publicly known, he could not have put her away so privately, but there must have been witnesses of it, two at least, her parents, suppose, or some of her nearest relations.”
) Mar 6:20, “for Herod was afraid of John, knowing
that he was a righteous and holy man, and he had been protecting him. And when he heard him, he was very perplexed; and yet he used to enjoy listening to him.”
For Herod feared John – That is, he stood in awe of him on account of his sanctity, and his boldness and fearlessness in reproving sin.
Knowing that he was a just man and Holy – A holy, pious, upright, honest man – a man who would not be afraid of him, or afraid to speak his real sentiments.
And observed him – “kept him, or saved him.” This does not mean that he “observed” or obeyed his teachings, but that he kept him in safe custody in order to preserve him from the machinations of Herodias. He was willing to show his respect for John, and to secure him from danger, and even to do “many things” which might indicate respect for him – at least, to do so much as to guard him from his enemies.
And did many things – But he did not do the thing which was demanded of him – to break off from his sins. He attempted to make a compromise with his conscience. He still loved his sins, and did “other” things which he supposed might be accepted in the place of putting away, as he ought, the wife of his brother – the polluted and adulterous woman with whom he lived. Perhaps he treated John kindly, or spoke well of him, or aided him in his wants, and attempted in this way to silence his rebukes and destroy his faithfulness. This was probably before John was imprisoned. So sinners often treat ministers kindly, and do much to make them comfortable, and hear them gladly, while they are still unwilling to do the thing which is demanded of them – to repent and believe the gospel. They expect that their kind attentions will be accepted in the place of what God demands – repentance and the forsaking of their sins.
Why would a king feared the Prophet? Because John the Baptist was a righteous and holy man.
Whose name was Simeon – Some have supposed that this Simeon was a son of the famous “Hillel,” a distinguished teacher in Jerusalem, and president of the Sanhedrin; but nothing is certainly known of him but what is here related. He was an aged man, of distinguished piety and reputation, and was anxiously expecting the coming of the Messiah. Such an “old age” is especially honorable. No spectacle is more sublime than an old man of piety and high character looking for the appearing of the Lord, and patiently waiting for the time to come when he may be blessed with the sight of his Redeemer.
Just – Righteous before God and man; approved by God as a righteous man, and discharging faithfully his duty to man.
Devout – This word means “a religious man,” or a “pious” man. The original expresses the idea of “good reputation, well received,” or of high standing among the people.
Waiting for the consolation of Israel – That is, waiting for the “Messiah,” who is called “the consolation of Israel” because he would give comfort to them by his appearing. This term was often applied to the Messiah before he actually appeared. It was common to swear, also, by “the consolation of Israel” – that is, by the Messiah about to come. See Lightfoot on this place.
The Holy Ghost … – He was a holy man, and was “divinely inspired” respecting the Messiah about to appear.”
Verses 50-56. – Theentombment. The sequence of events which immediately followed the death of Christ appears to have been as follows. Our Lord expired apparently soon after 3 p.m. The “even” alluded to by St. Matthew and St. Mark began at 3 p.m. and lasted till sunset, about 6 p.m., when the sabbath commenced. Some time, then, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Joseph of Arima-thaea went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus. The governor was surprised, not at the request, but at hearing that Jesus was dead already (Mark 15:44), and, to assure himself of the fact, sent to inquire of the centurion on duty at the crosses. Some. where about the same time, probably a little later in the “evening,” but still before 6 p.m., the Jews, i.e. the Sanhedrin leaders, came to Pilate with a request that the death of the three crucified might be hastened by their legs being broken, in order that their bodies hanging on the crosses might not pollute the very sacred day which followed. (It would be the sabbath, and the day of the Passover.) This terrible, but perhaps merciful, end to the tortures of the cross seems not to have been uncommon in Jewish crucifixion inflicted by the Roman authority. Crucifixion with this and all its attendant hinters was abolished by the first Christian emperor Constantine in the fourth century. The two thieves apparently expired under this treatment. The soldiers, however, when they looked on the form hanging on the central cross, found the Crucified, as we know, dead already. To make sure of this, one of the executioners thrust his spear deeply into the side of the motionless body of Jesus, “and forthwith came there out blood and water” (John 19:33, 35). Upon this, in accordance with the permission of the governor already obtained, the body of the Lord was delivered to Joseph of Arimathaea and his friends. Verses 50, 51. – And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just: (the same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them; ) he was of Arimathaea. This Joseph was a member of the Sanhedrin, a personage of high distinction in Jerusalem, and evidently of great wealth. It is especially mentioned that his vote in the supreme council was not given when the death of Jesus was determined on. Nicodemus and his costly offering of spices for the entombment is only mentioned by St. John (John 19:39). Arimathaea, the place whence this Joseph came, is famous in Jewish history, being identical with Ramathaim Zophim, the “Ramah of the watchers,” the native town of Samuel. Each evangelist speaks of Joseph in high terms, and each in his own way. “Luke styles him ‘a counsellor, good and just;’ he is the καλὸς κὰγαθός, the Greek ideal. Marl; calls him ‘an honourable counsellor,’ the Roman ideal. Matthew writes of him as ‘a rich man:’ is not this the Jewish ideal?” (Godet). And St. John, we might add, chooses another title for this loved man, “being a disciple of Jesus:” this was St. John’s ideal. In Joseph of Arimathaea and Nicodemus we have specimens of a class of earnest and devout Jews, perhaps not uncommon at that time – men who respected and admired our Lord as a Teacher, and half believed in him as the Messiah (the Christ), arid yet from many mixed and various motives shrank from confessing him before men till after the cross had been endured. It was not only the Resurrection which so enormously increased the number and raised the character of the followers of Jesus. When he was gone, men reflected on the inimitable life, on the deep, heart-searching teaching, on the confirmatory works of power; and when the news of the Resurrection came, the little wavering, half-hearted band of follower’s and hearers became in a few months a great host, and in a few years they had spread over the then civilized world. There is a strange but interesting tradition which tells how this Joseph of Arimathaea came to Great Britain about A.D. , and settled in Glastonbury, and there erected a humble Christian oratory, the first in England. The miraculous thorn of Glastonbury, long supposed to bud and blossom every Christmas Day, was reported to have sprung from the staff which Joseph stuck in the groined as he stopped to rest himself on the hill-top. Luke 23:50.”
Could you find a righteous man in security council, national council or city council?
6.) Act 10:22, “They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a
righteous and God-fearing man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, was divinely directed
by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and hear a message from you.”
“I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality,but in every nation the one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him. The Word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all)—you yourselves know the thing that happened
throughout Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed. You know of
Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with
the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went
about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. We are witnesses of all the things that He did both in the
country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also put
Him to death by hanging Him on a cross. God raised
Him up on the third day and granted that He be revealed, not to all the people, but to witnesses who had been chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. And He ordered us to preach to the people, and to testify solemnly that this is the One who has been appointed by God as Judge of the living and the dead. All the prophets testify of Him, that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives
forgiveness of sins.” While Peter was still speaking
these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message.All the Jewish
believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had also been poured out on the Gentiles. For they were hearing
them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter responded, “Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?” And he ordered
them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.”
Where can you find a general who is righteous today? Have you not heard about the military industrial complex that rules America? Do you not know NATO rules EU and Europe?
It does not mean there are only these righteous men in the Bible. We selected a few so that we learn something from them. The most important question is how can mankind justify by God?
AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.Therefore, recognize that it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham. The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying,
“ALL THE NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED IN YOU.” So then, those who are of faith are blessed with
Abraham, the believer. For all who are of works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written: “CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT ABIDE BY ALL THE
THINGS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF THE LAW, TO DO THEM.”Now, that no one is justified by the Law
before God is evident; for, “THE RIGHTEOUS ONE WILL LIVE BY FAITH.” However, the Law is not of faith; on the contrary, “THE PERSON WHO PERFORMS
THEM WILL LIVE BY THEM.”
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written: “CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE”—in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”
According to https://www.thecollector.com/what-martin-luther-say-about-justification
“Through his studies of the Bible and thinkers like St. Augustine and Bernard of Clairvaux, Luther began to understand salvation as a pure and total gift, received extra nos, that is, entirely outside of oneself. It is grasped not by works but entirely sola fide, by faith alone. As he says in On Christian Liberty, “For the Word of God cannot be received and honored by any works, but by faith alone. Hence it is clear that as the soul needs the Word alone for life and justification, so it is justified by faith alone and not by any works. For if it could be justified by any other means, it would have no need of the Word, nor consequently of faith” (Kilcrease & Lutzer, 2017, pg. 18).”
through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”
All man-made religions teach that you have to earn salvation by good works or deeds. The Christian Gospel says mankind cannot justify themselves. The best of men are not good enough in the sight of God. Salvation is the gift of God, not a result of works.
Martin Luthersaid the following which are sound and true:
You can become righteous before God only on account of the righteousness of Jesus Chrisrt. Would you repent of your sins and believe in the Lord Jesus as your Lord and Savior. You can do it now.
Learning from black criminals, black pimps, black population in America and Africa, no blacks in whatever capacity may enter China.
To pump major investment into Africa and other undeveloped, unmotivated, insolvent and lazy peoples is like to throw away money into a black hole. Global problems are not China’s problems. Many nations enjoy themselves by conning and consumming China’s resources so that China will be behind India. China has aided more than 100 nations, not one has shown any tangible gratitude.
3. To use AI to program robots to run, to fight, to dance– do not shape intelligent economy and socety. Too many ignoramuses have been given platform to speak. UN is a useless and worthless organization
4. Discard old belief of superstition, old practice of religion, old outlook of self-satisfaction, and old values of traditon by embracing new concept, new perspfective and new values of innovtion and technology.
5. Stop all foreign aid because China does not have enough resoources to do modernized vital projects of its own.
6. Restrict entry of all undersiable peoples and welcome the influx of overseas Chinese and their investment.
7. Improve manufacture with only high qualify products and penalize fake goods and poor quality products.
8. Eliminate corruption, organized crime, counterfeit currency, rumor, smuggling of any sort and monopoly and overchages of hospitals and doctors.
9. Democracy is the greatest fraud perpetrated by the West in the world; China must not immitate the West but go its own way.
10. Recruit 6-footers who have graduated from college into a new military school like West Point to be trained to become military leaders.
11. Overhaul CGTN with respect to its ideology, personnel, programming and commercials. No liquor, cigarette, Western fake goods are allowed on TV.
12. Ban uncivilized sports such as boxing, fencing, grand prix, and all body-hurt games.
13. China has no need to save any underdeveloped, unmotivated, impoverished, and useless nations; China has need to save itself.
14. Enhance nuclear weapons so that China in a superior position not threatened by any country.
15. Improve military position toward neigboring hostile nations.
16. Revitalize rural areas not only liberating from poor and backward situations but able to be independent economically, financially, and productively.
17. Overhaul CGTN: scrap Africa, Latin America and Arab programs; forcus on China, Asia, America and Europe.
Peace 2025 is seriously flawed because mediating Arabs and terrorist Hamas released a few Israel hostages (not all) and some are dead. Hamas even released dead bodies who are not Jewish hostages. Hamas has reached the height of wickedness. People of evil relgion have no qualm to do any evil. Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in good health. All murderous and abusive Hamas must be killed. Terrorists must be destroyed without mercy because they show mercy.
Peoples of undeveloped, violent, unmotivated, insolvent, useless nations should not access to world media, should not attend any international meeting, should not receive any international aid.
On October 1, 2025 I urge the Hong Kong government and people to start de-Britishlization of Hong Kong names of streets and roads. For example, Victoria Peak should be changed to Dengxiaping Peak; Queen’s Road should be changed to Maozedong Road, etc.
It is laughable that a black politician made a statement on TV, “Africa cannot develop without fossil fuel.” What Africa does not have, can make long laundry list. Years ago when China was poor and did not have anything. Did America and Europe give aid? In fact to these days they are the biggest enemies of China, oppressors, trouble makers, diplomatic obstructionists and military aggressors. In America, the elderlies have to make a choice between taking a meal and medications. They cost $25 each; to have a meal they cannot afford to have medications. The electric bills are so high, even though they have heaters and air conditioners, they die in Summer and Winter. Every year I lectured at major Chinese universities and vacationed in China for 3 weeks when I worked for an American corporation. I noticed my electric bill did not go down even I was out of the country for 3 weeks. The female representative of Edison Power had the gall to say they do not charge customers by usage.
Africa has done nothing to deserve a large coverage by world media. Civil wars, conflicts, protests and constant shortages should be ignored. Undeveloped nations have no hope because of their corrupt leaders and politicians, their peoples are lazy and unproductive. They glorify tribalism, barbarianism and primitive behavior. They dislike work, like games and sports although sports produce nothing. They have civil wars, conflicts, tensions, gangs and terrorists, violence, man-made and natural disasters. They eat and get fat, sing and dance, drink beer and have sex, produce so many unwanted children they cannot support. These useless, ugly, immoral and unworthy peoples do not deserve any humanitarian aid. Ten or more years from now they will get worse and worse.
Is there any future or hope for America when the President, the Congress and the Supreme Court do not uphold the law by deporting 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America on welfare and let hordes of unlawful migrants enter boldly and freely to ruin America???
This is the voice of an old dying American in the wilderness who does not seek money or power.
The new President must attack Mexico militarily for violating American sovereignty, being the conduit of unlawful migrants for years AND drugs trafficking. Drop a few bombs on Mexico City may be a good start.
Deport 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America and use military to prevent invasion of hordes of illegal migrants from entering the United States and reject all asylum seekers. Build walls and militarize the borders for safety and security.
Mexico threatens loss of US 400,000 jobs, US by canceling NAFTA will cost Mexico 4 million jobs.
Use military to repel unlawful migrants and shoot at migrants who cut the fence or destroy the wall.
Withdraw support from Ukraine, END the war, and execute the Ukraine leader for war crimes and corruption.
Enact the law to require citizenship to apply for welfare, and all welfare recipients must work to get benefits.
Annihilate Iran, terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis; and force Palestinians to evacuate from the Jewish lands and go to lands of Arabs.
America has been playing the fool so long, of course America must be FIRST for America.
Former imperialists and colonialists must pay compensations to their former colonies. African nations are big talkers but small doers. Africa must be self-sufficient and receive no aid.
A nation has no reason to exist if it does not have water, food and fuel and basic infrastructure.
It is strangest that UN, WHO, ICC (International Criminal Court) etc. Speak and Support terrorists HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH and HOUTHIS.
It is a felony to harbor, hire or help unlawful migrants or illegal aliens.
Is there any future or hope for the world where the terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis make demands and UN, WHO, EU, all Arab-Muslim-Black nations serve and support them willingly?
America and EU can change the world by changing course, cease all hostilities against Russia and China, like President Nixon sought a just and lasting peace for the world. I believe the overwhelming majority of Americans want this.
I propose the world to impose a moratorium of 20 years on the undeveloped, unproductive, insufficient and useless nations. No matter what internal conflict and tensions, civil war and war with neighbors, coups d’etat, famine, drought, or man-made disasters, the international community will not interfere. Moratorium means no communication, no diplomacy and no aid in whatever form. After 20-year of burning themselves out, many nations will vanish, and those who do well will survive. That is when the international community can help those nations who really want to become decent and respectable and responsible nations.
STRANGEST THINGS HAPPEN! 1. UN and most OF ITS MEMBERS ENDORSE THE TWO-STATE solution. UN-INSIDERS ARE WORSE THAN outsiders. NO ONE OPPOSES THIS. PALESTINIANS ARE ARABS WHO DO NOT WANT TO GO TO LANDS OF ARABS TO MAKE A LIVING AND BUILD ITS OWN PALESTINIAN STATE. The problem is the fact Palestinians want to build state of Palestinians in Jewish lands. 2. UN and all ARAB, MUSLIM, BLACK, EU nations do not say a word against TERRORISTS HAMAS, HAZBOLLAH, and HOUTHIS. NOT ONE DEMANDS HAMAS RELEASE OF HOSTAGES. INDEED, THEY SUPPORT TERRORISTS.
ARE DEPORTATION EFFORTS HURTING THE ECONOMY? WRONG QUESTION. RIGHT QUESTION: ARE ILLEGAL ALIENS HURTING AMERICA? Most of illegal aliens are on welfare, there are 45 million unlawful migrants already residing in America, including their children born in America who are not citizens. America needs to deport illegal aliens without further delay. To warn Mexico not to be an unlawful door for unlawful migrants to invade America, America needs to drop a few bombs on Mexico City to DETER them.
ON September 3, 2025 for China to mark 80th anniversary of victory over Japanese aggression and fascism is a historical necessity and hard-earned victory. All foreigners who heroically sacrificed their lives for China in their fight against Japanese aggression must individually be commemorated and remembered, their relatives are eternal friends of China. I have never seen such a great parade before, the size and scope of it would overwhelm your mind; every aspect of it was systematically planned, every step of male and female soldiers was of uniform procedures, every military vehicle with all nuclear missiles and every war airplane in the sky well performed; the words such as grand, massive, superb, magnificent fail to describe the whole celebration. I wholeheartedly salute every Chinese military man and woman who participated. From 1931-1945, the brutal behavior of Japanese and its inhuman atrocities were worse than wild beasts and deserve ten atomic bombs in recompense. Even today Japanese government and leaders do not admit and repent of their war crimes, they worship executed war criminals as their national heroes and living gods. Japan never apologizes and pays compensation for killing 35 million Chinese, made hundreds of thousands sex slaves, millions of labor slaves and untold atrocities. Never again will China be oppressed. I am sure the militant Japan is deterred, but America is on the wrong side of history. Thank God it did not rain.
The mayors of Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Chicago are for crooks and criminals, they must be dismissed and deported. All the facts point to the need, Ukraine must be destroyed and its leader executed in order to end the war. Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis are terrorists and the countries that harbor them must be destroyed all together.
Since Gaza, West Bank, etc. are the Jewish lands, Palestinians must evacuate from all Jewish lands and flee to Arab lands where they are safe to receive international aid and build a Palestinian state of their choice.
The leader of Ukraine is corrupt and evil. Ukrainians are stupid to follow the path of destruction. He was the one who instigated war with Russia. Now he asks for security guarantees. The nincompoop should be executed to end the war.
Palestinians, Africans, and others serve as example of peoples who want to eat and do not want to work. UN, WHO, EU, etc. champion their cause. Palestinians do not want evacuate from Gaza, Jewish lands to resettle in Arab lands. Because they will lose their status as refugees where they can get their food, fuel, water, medicine and everything for free from international community. These problems multiply with the passage of time.
UN, EU, GERMANY, UK, FRANCE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZELAND, ETC. are strange and unreasonable peoples. Who is stopping Palestinians to build a Palestinian state in an Arab land? It is wrong and illegal to build a Palestinian state in Jewish land (Gaza, West Bank, etc.). That is the cause of conflct.
The fact that National Guards have to patrol Washington, D.C. with weapons speaks loudly and badly of the capital. The mayor of Washington, D.C. should be dismissed and deported. All the more urgent the national capital should move to Lincoln, Nebraska, without delay.
The mayor of Washington, D.C. bowed to the illegal acts of street people who set up tents on public streets. She should be dismissed and deported. The National Guards are empowered to trash the tents, clear the streets and vanish street people. Los Angeles is a disgraced city because the California Governor and Los Angeles mayor failed to solve the problems of street people who not only set up tents on public streets, but also urinate and defecate. All the more urgent for the national capital to move to Lincoln, Nebraska. In the face of national debt exceeding $37 trillion, the people can save money by abolishing the House, retain the unicameral legislation of Senate to move also to Lincoln Nebraska. All this can be accomplished legally by a national referendum. America is ruined by dark and evil forces.
Forein Heroes of all races who sacrificed their lives for China in the war against Japanese aggression should be celebrated and remembered. The descendants of them are eternal friends of China. Descendants of American Flying Tiers whose forefathers had sacrificed their lives in the war against Japanese aggression and atrocities must always be honored and remembered. The Chinese government must treat them as eternal friends, and they are welcome to China anytime. Such blood bonds must be appreciated and maintained forever.
The world wrongly marks the anniversary of dropping atomic bomb on Hiroshima while neglecting the Japanese aggression and atrocities of killing 35 million innocent Chinese without remorse or reparations. UN over–appointed unqualified blacks and media have given too much coverage to unworthy black spoke-persons. It is amazing no matter how beautifully white organizations and individuals hail human rights, civil rights, democracy, development, technology, benefits, justice, etc., what they are actually after is MONEY. This can be said equally true about blacks.
Pet economy is wasted economy. Money should better be spent on nutrition and education of children and orphans. In cities all dogs must have annual license of Y5,000, cats Y4,000, and birds Y3,000. It is exempt for rural areas. If a dog defecates in public place, it shall be fined Y3,000 plus cleanup by owner or walker.
Global media highlight the number of Palestinians who have died, but fail to consider why Palestinian Authority and Palestinians do not want to evacuate from Jewish land and resettle in Arab land. Palestinians, men and women, young and old, are shameless beggars. They remain in Gaza to qualify for refugees so that they can get everything free from international community. The international community is ignorant of the fact that GAZA and related territories all belong to the Jews. Israel has every right to take back and take over Gaza and related territories. Palestinians must evacuate and relocate to Arab lands, make a living and establish its own Palestinian state without further delay.
French nincompoop Macron recognized Palestine as a state but failed to know that Palestine does not have territory and sovereignty. Leaders of UK, GERMANY, AUSTRLALIA would commit the same mistake by supporting terrorists. Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis are wicked terrorists, they should be destroyed without mercy. Leaders of Palestinian Authority are guilty for the death and malnutrition of children because they lead Palestinians to the path of destruction. They could have led Palestinians to lands of Arabs to earn a living and build their own Palestinian state. Palestinians (young & old, man & woman) are most shameless beggars for food & water, they don’t want to go to an Arab land to earn a living and build their own Palestinian state. Africa amid famine has the most fat people in the world, they are also shameless beggars. Ukrainians are shameless beggars for weapons, they do not have reason for existence. Harvard though the richest university in the world is a shameless beggar for US aid. Japan claims to practice democracy, its ruling party lost election miserably, yet its prime minister shamelessly wants to stay in power. The world must realize years of aid to Africa produced nothing, trillions of dollars went to black holes. Africa is corrupt, unmotivated and useless. Black leaders and politicians take advantage of it; dress well, eat well, and live a luxurious life style. Black problems can be solved only by Blacks. Let Africa alone to survive on its own. Blacks create most of the problems in the world, given too much coverage and platform in world media, over–appointed and given too many spokespersons and positions in UN. Any nation who shares destiny with Africa will be doomed. Nothing good comes out of Africa: primitive religion, superstition, spiritism, orgies, black magic, tribalism, voodooism.
If the Texas flooding is an act of God; Ukraine conflict, and conflicts of Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis must be acts of the devil.
India must coexist with China, at the same time India and South Africa must be expelled from BRICS besause they do not remain true to BRICS’ founding mission, they do not belong, must be replaced by Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. US and EU must not rearm Ukraine, let Russia destroy it, and never to be rebuilt. The leader of Ukraine must also be executed.
Palestinian Authorities are guilty for leading Palestinians to a path of death, children died and suffer malnutrition. Palestian Authorities do not lead Palestinians (who are Arabs) to a land of Arabs to work for a living and build the Palestinian state.
American forces have successfully wiped out three Iranian nuclear sites through B-2 bombers. The “everlasting consequence” is Iran cannot be a nuclear threat anymore. I stand with the overwhelming majority of Dutch people to demolish NATO — the war machine.
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BY WILLIE WONG
DO YOU NOT KNOW? IT IMPLIES THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN. Knowledge is important, it can mean life or death for a person to know or not to know.
1.) YOU MAY KNOW THAT THE SON OF MAN HAS AUTHORITY ON EARTH TO FORGIVE SINS.
Mat 9:6-8, “But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, pick up your stretcher and go home.” And he got up and went
home. But when the crowds saw this, they were awestruck, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.”
Authority in Greek is exousiawhich means the power to decide; right; liberty of doing as one pleases; juridiction; strength (Strong’s Concordance); — which occurs 102 times in the New Testament.
Verse 6. – But that ye may know. From his authority in the physical world they may have direct knowledge (εἰδῆτε) of his authority in the spiritual world. Observe that the claim is even in the so-called “Triple Tradition.” That the Son of man hath power (better, authority, with Revised Version margin, and the American Committee) on earth to forgive sins (ὅτι ἐξουσίαν ἔχει ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας). Observe (1) that our Lord does not say “I,” but “the Son of man” ; (2) that the emphatic words in the sentence are “hath authority,” and “on earth.” It would therefore appear as though our Lord wished to call the attention of those present to a phrase which they already knew, but did not rightly understand. He seems to point them to Daniel 7:13, and reminding them that even there “one like unto a son of man” (cf. supra, Matthew 8:20, note) receives authority (ἡ ἐξουσία αὐτοῦ ἐξουσία αἰώνιος, ver. 14), tells them that this authority includes forgiving sins, and that this may be exercised not only in the future and in “the clouds of heaven,” but now (ἔχει) and “on earth.” Further, if, as seems likely,. the phrase was understood to symbolize the nation, he desired them to see in himself the great means whereby the nation should rise to its ideal. If, as is possible, though hardly probable, this saying of our Lord’s is chronologically earlier than Matthew 8:20, and there,-fore the earliest occasion on which he used the phrase, the almost direct reference to Daniel 7:13 makes it the more interesting. (Then saith he to the sick of the palsy). The thought of the sentence is continued, but as he now turns directly to the sick man, its form is altered. Arise, take up. The Revised Version, retaining the wrong reading, ἐγερθείς, inserts “and.” Thy bed (ver. 9, note), and go unto thine house. Thus avoiding publicity. Matthew 9:6.”
IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THAT JESUS HAS AUTHORITY TO FORGIVE YOUR SINS,
HOW CAN YOU BE SAVED? YOU MAY BE THROWN INTO HELL SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW JESUS CAN BE YOUR SAVIOR.
2.) JESUS GAVE HIS TWELVES DISCIPLES AUTHORITY OVER UNCLEAN SPIRITS AND TO HEAL EVERY DISEASE AND EVERY SICKNESS.
Mat 10:1,”Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.”
Matthew 10:1. And when he had called his twelve disciples — From the evangelist’s naming them the twelve, it appears that he considered them as elected before this, though he has given no account of it in his gospel. The number seems to have relation to the twelve patriarchs and the twelve tribes of Israel. He gave them power against unclean spirits — Evil spirits are called unclean, because they are wicked, and delight in wickedness; which is the only pollution of a spiritual being. And to heal all manner of sickness, &c. — By this power of working miracles the apostles, though men of low degree and illiterate, were enabled to draw the attention of their countrymen, and to gain credit to the before unheard-of doctrine which they were to preach; and by our Lord’s giving them this power he gave a striking proof of his Deity, for who but God can communicate any such power to man?
I NEVER HAVE THE POWER TO PERFORM MIRACLES, NEITHER THE GIFT TO HEAL DISEASE AND SICKNESS. OF ALL THE PREACHERS I HAVE KNOWN, NONE CAN PEFORM MIRACLES OR HEAL THE SICK.
) THREE THOUSAND MEN OF JUDAH SAID TO SAMSON, “DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT THE PHILISTINES ARE RULERS OVER US?
Jdg 15:11, “Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam and said to Samson, “Do you not know that the Philistines are rulers over us? What then is this that you have done to us?” And he said to them, “Just as they did to me, so I have done to them.”
Samson did not know that Philistines were rulers over the Israeli did not matter because Samson was going to use the power he had to subdue the Philistines.
Then three thousand of Judah went up to the top of the rock of Etam,…. Or “went down” (g); that is, into the cave of the rock of Etam, as the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions; and so it is taken by David de Pomis (h) for a cave dug in the rock: this was a large number that went to take one man; the reason is, they knew his great strength:
and said to Samson, knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? and therefore it must be a very unwise thing to disoblige and provoke them, when it lay in their power to oppress them yet more and more, to increase their tribute, and make their burdens heavier, and even take away their lives:
what is this that thou hast done unto us? they ask not what he had done to them, but unto us; though they mean that, but express themselves thus, because what he had done to the Philistines was the occasion of their coming up against them, and so eventually it was doing them ill:
and he said unto them, as they did unto me, so have I done to them; they had done him ill, and therefore he did ill to them; they had burnt his wife and her father with fire, and he had slain many of them; at least this was what he thought fit to say in his own vindication; otherwise what he did was not in a way of private revenge, but on account of the injury done to the people of Israel, he taking what was done to them as done to himself, the chief magistrate and judge of Israel.”
4.) Do you not know that a leader and a great man has fallen in Israel this day?
2Sa 3:38, “Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not know that a leader and a great man has fallen in Israel this day?”
Finally, David said to his (confidential) servants: “Know ye not (i.e., surely perceive) that a prince and great man has this day fallen in Israel?” This sentence shows how thoroughly David could recognise the virtues possessed by his opponents, and how very far he was from looking upon Abner as a traitor, because of his falling away from Ishbosheth and coming over to him, that on the contrary he hoped to find in him an able general and a faithful servant. He would at once have punished the murderer of such a man, if he had only possessed the power. “But,” he adds, “I am this day (still) weak, and only anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too strong for me. The Lord reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.” The expression “to-day” not only applies to the word “weak,” or tender, but also to “anointed” (to-day, i.e., only just anointed). As David was still but a young sovereign, and felt himself unable to punish a man like Joab according to his deserts, he was obliged to restrict himself at first to the utterance of a curse upon the deed (2 Samuel 3:29), and to leave the retribution to God. He could not and durst not forgive; and consequently, before he died, he charged Solomon, his son and successor, to punish Joab for the murder of Abner and Amasa (1 Kings 2:5).”
Do you know many world leaders and politicians today are not leaders and great men? The world would be better off if all of them are fallen!
5.) DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL GAVE THE RULE OVER ISRAEL TO DAVID AND HIS SONS BY A COVENANT OF SALT?
2Ch 13:5, “Do you not know that the LORD God of Israel gave the rule over Israel forever to David and his sons by a covenant of salt?”
Ought ye not to know.—Literally, is it not to you to know? A construction characteristic of the chronicler. Abijah contrasts the moral position of his adversaries with his own, asserting (1) that their separate political existence is itself an act of rebellion against Jehovah; (2) that they have abolished the only legitimate form of worship, and established in its place an illegal cultus and priesthood; whereas (3) he and his people have maintained the orthodox ritual and ministry, and are therefore assured of the divine support.
By a covenant of salt.—As or after the manner of a covenant of salt, i.e., a firm and unalterable compact (see Numbers 18:19). According to ancient custom, salt was indispensable at formal meals for the ratification of friendship and alliance; and only a “salt treaty “was held to be secure. Salt therefore accompanied sacrifices, as being, in fact, so many renewals of the covenant between man and God. (Leviticus 2:13; Ezekiel 43:24; Leviticus 24:7 in the LXX.)
The antique phrase, “covenant of salt,” is otherwise important, as bearing on the authenticity of this speech.”
6.) DO YOU NOT KNOW? THE EVERLASTING GOD, THE LORD, THE CREATOR OF THE ENDS OF THE EARTH DOES NOT BECOME WEARY OR TIRED.
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard?…. From the history of the church in all ages; from the experience of all good men; from their own knowledge and observation; from the Scriptures, and the prophets, the interpreters of them; both that what is before suggested is wrong, and that what follows is true,
that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? or, “the God of the world”; that has made it, and upholds it, and governs it, and judges righteously in it; who is from everlasting to everlasting, unchangeably the same; whose name alone is Jehovah, the self-existent and all comprehending Being, the Maker and Former of all things; who has not only created the earth, and the foundations of it, as the Targum, or the continent, and the habitable part of the world, that is most known and dwelt in, but even the extremities of the earth; and therefore knows and will take care of his own people, let them be where they will: and though the work of creation, and of upholding creatures in their beings, and of governing the world, and providing for all in it, and of taking care of his church and people in particular, requires so much power, as well as wisdom, yet he never sinks under it, nor is weary of it; wherefore they have no reason to give way to such unbelief and despondency, as above expressed:
there is no searching of his understanding; it is infinite, it reaches to all persons and things, and therefore he cannot be at a loss to provide for his people, or plead their cause; nor can their case be unknown to him, or he want either power or skill to help them.”
THE EVERLASTING GOD IS UNSEARCHABLE; DOES NOT BECOME WEARY AND TIRED.
7.) DO YOU NOT KNOW WHAT THESE ARE?
Zec 4:5-6, “So the angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what
these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”
Then he said to me, “This is the Word of the LORD to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the LORD of armies.”The Spirit of the Lord is stronger than human might and power.
Verse 6. – This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel. The Lord’s message unto Zerubbabel is the purport of the vision, viz. that his work will be accomplished through the grace of God alone. Not by might. Septuagint, “not by great might;” but the Vulgate, “not by an army.” The word is almost synonymous with the following, translated power; and the two together mean that the effect is to be produced, not by any human means, however potent. Doubtless Zerubbabel was dispirited when he thought how much there was to do, how feeble the means at his disposal (Nehemiah 4:2), and how formidable the opposition; and nothing could better reassure him than the promise of Divine aid. But by my Spirit. The angel does not say expressly what is to be done; but the purpose that filled the minds of Zechariah and Zerubbabel applied the word. The operations of the Spirit are manifold, and his aid alone could bring these mighty things to pass. The oil is a figure of the grace of the Holy Spirit; and as the lamps are not supplied by human hands, but directly from the olives, so the good work now undertaken shall be supported by Divine means (see on ver. 14). Zechariah 4:6.”
8.) DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT I HAVE AUTHORITY…
Jhn 19:10-11, “So Pilate said to Him, “Are you not
speaking to me? Do You not know that I have
authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You?” Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over Me at all, if it had not been given to you from above; for this reason the one who handed Me over to you has the greater sin.”
World leaders are the same; they are arrogant because they think they have authority.
No power – No such power as you claim. You have not originated the power which you have. You have just as much as is given, and your ability extends no further.
Except it were given thee – It has been conceded or granted to you. God has ordered your life, your circumstances, and the extent of your dominion. This was a reproof of a proud man in office, who was forgetful of the great Source of his authority, and who supposed that by his own talents or fortune he had risen to his present place. Alas, how many men in office forget that God gives them their rank, and vainly think that it is owing to their own talents or merits that they have risen to such an elevation. Men of office and talent, as well as others, should remember that God gives them what they have, and that they have no influence except as it is conceded to them from on high.
From above – From God, or by his direction, and by the arrangements of his providence. Romans 13:1; “there is no power but of God; the powers that be are ordained of God.” The words “from above” often refer to God or to heaven, James 1:17; James 3:15, James 3:17; John 3:3 (in the Greek). The providence of God was remarkable in so ordering affairs that a man, flexible and yielding like Pilate, should be entrusted with power in Judea. Had it been a man firm and unyielding in his duty one who could not be terrified or awed by the multitude Jesus would not have been delivered to be crucified, Acts 2:23. God thus brings about his wise ends; and while Pilate was free, and acted out his nature without compulsion, yet the purposes of God, long before predicted, were fulfilled, and Jesus made an atonement for the sins of the world. Thus God overrules the wickedness and folly of men. He so orders affairs that the true character of men shall be brought out, and makes use of that character to advance his own great purposes.
Therefore – On this account. “You are a magistrate. Your power, as such, is given you by God. You are not, indeed, guilty for accusing me, or malignantly arraigning me; but you have power intrusted to you over my life; and the Jews, who knew this, and who knew that the power of a magistrate was given to him by God, have the greater sin for seeking my condemnation before a tribunal appointed by God, and for endeavoring to obtain so solemn a sanction to their own malignant and wicked purposes. They have endeavored to avail themselves of the civil power, the sacred appointment of God, and on this account their sin is greater.” This does not mean that their sin was greater than that of Pilate, though that was true; but their sin was greater on account of the fact that they perseveringly and malignantly endeavored to obtain the sanction of the magistrate to their wicked proceedings. Nor does it mean, because God had purposed his death Acts 2:23, and given power to Pilate, that therefore their sin was greater, for God’s purpose in the case made it neither more nor less. It did not change the nature of their free acts. This passage teaches no such doctrine, but that their sin was aggravated by malignantly endeavoring to obtain the sanction of a magistrate who was invested with authority by God, and who wielded the power that God gave him. By this Pilate ought to have been convinced, and was convinced, of their wickedness, and hence he sought more and more to release him
He that delivered me – The singular here is put for the plural, including Judas, the high priests, and the Sanhedrin.”
JESUS ONCE AND FOR ALL SETTLED THE MATTERS OF AUTHORITY AND POWER. THE LORD ABOVE RULLES THE UNIVERSE.
Mat 20:25, “But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles
domineer over them, and those in high position
exercise authority over them.”
Have you ever known the rulers of the world do not domineer over them, or those in high position do not exercise authority over them?
Let me tell you those who are in high positions in UN, WHO, NATO, etc. should be fired.
The days are coming when those who have authority and power on earth shall be judged and thrown into Hell for eternal suffering.
) DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT ALL OF US WHO HAVE BEEN BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST JESUS HAVE BEEN BAPTIZED INTO HIS DEATH?
Rom 6:3, “Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized
Romans 6:3-4. Know ye not — Can any of you be ignorant of this great and obvious truth, that so many of us as were baptized into Christ — That is, into the profession of the Christian faith; or implanted into and made a part of the mystical body of Christ by baptism, (as εις Χριστον seems to imply,) were baptized into his death — Engaged by baptism to be conformed to his death, by dying to sin, as he died for it, and crucifying our flesh with its affections and lusts, as his body was crucified on the cross; and also were made partakers of the benefits thereof, one of which is the mortifying of sin, and all sinful passions. Being baptized into Christ, or ingrafted into him through faith, we draw new spiritual life from this new root, through his Spirit, who fashions us like unto him, and particularly with regard to his death and resurrection. Therefore we are buried with him — Alluding to the ancient manner of baptizing by immersion; by baptism into death — That is, to engage us to die unto sin, and to carry on the mortification and death of it more and more: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory — That is, the glorious power; of the Father, even so we also — In conformity thereto, should rise again by the same power; and should walk in newness of life — As Christ being raised from the dead lives a new life in heaven. From all this it appears, that baptism, the rite of initiation into the Christian Church, is an emblematical representation of our dying to sin, and living to righteousness, in consequence of our union with Christ as members of his body; as also of the malignity of sin, in bringing death upon Christ, (Romans 6:10,) and upon all mankind, and of the efficacy of Christ’s death, in procuring for all pardoning mercy, renewing grace, and future glory; a resurrection both from spiritual and temporal death, to spiritual and eternal life.
10.) DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT THE ONE TO WHOM YOU PRESENT YOURSELVES AS SLAVES, YOU ARE SLAVES OF THAT SAME ONE WHOM YOU OBEY?
Rom 6:16, “Do you not know that the one to whom you present yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of that same one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?”
Know ye not] As a self-evident truth, that bond-service, once accepted, becomes binding. This general principle is at once applied to the special cases of Sin and Obedience regarded as personified Masters. The clauses to the end of Romans 6:18 may be thus summarized:—“All bond-service, once accepted, is binding, and forbids divided servitude;—this is as true of the obligations of Pardon as of those of Condemnation; of Justification as of Death. And you, thank God, have now passed from the latter to the former. Remember then, that in the very act of leaving the bond-service of sin you entered that of Pardon as taught in the Gospel, and are thus bound to obey as much as ever, though in the opposite direction.” unto death—unto righteousness] The results (“death,” “righteousness”) of the respective “servitudes” are not necessary to the immediate statement, but are brought in as inseparable from the whole subject. obedience] This is here the personified Master, the antithesis of Sin. The context, (Romans 6:17,) and Romans 10:3, (see also 1 Peter 1:2,) shew its meaning here to be the act of submission to the Divine terms of pardon. It is thus the practical equivalent of those terms, which are to be the ruling principle of the new life. righteousness] The Gr. may here be paraphrased (not translated) by Justification. In such a paraphrase we are far from shutting a moral meaning out of the word; but a careful collation of passages in this Epistle makes it reasonably clear that its ruling reference in this argument is to the legal side of righteousness; i.e. to what the Law will view as righteous, and so to the persons whom it will view as possessing righteousness. Such a possession, in the case of “the ungodly” (Romans 4:5), is explained by St Paul as wholly due to the righteousness of their Representative. In other words they are justified for His sake.—Thus “righteousness” is used as a summary for the process of justification, though strictly applicable only to one part of the subject. Here we may paraphrase: “Ye became the bond-servants of God’s Terms of Pardon, to which you submitted with a submission that resulted in your being reckoned righteous in the eye of His Law.”
IF YOU OBEY SIN, YOU ARE SLAVE OF SIN. IF YOU OBEY THE HOLY SPIRIT, YOU ARE SLAVE TO THE HOLY SPIRIT. THIS IS THE MEANING YOU WALK ACCORDING TO THE FLESH OR ACCORDING TO THE SPIRIT.
Jhn 8:34, “Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.”
Gal 5:16, “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.”
11.) DO YOU NOT KNOW THE LAW HAS JURISDICTION OVER A PERSON AS LONG AS HE LIVES?
Rom 7:1, “Or do you not know, brothers and sisters (for I am speaking to those who know the Law), that the Law has jurisdiction over a person as long as he lives?”
Ch. Romans 7:1-6. The same subject. Illustration from matrimony 1. Know ye not, &c.] The passage from hence to end of Romans 7:7 is closely connected with the last chapter. By a perfectly new simile (marriage), it illustrates further what has been just illustrated by the metaphor of slavery, and (in the first part of ch. 6) by the union of the justified with Christ;—namely the Christian’s entire disconnexion from the claims, and so from the ruling influence, of sin, in virtue of the new and sacred union. to them that know the law] Lit. law; without article. But the immediate context shews that the Mosaic Law, (and probably especially its sanctions regarding marriage), is meant. The whole Roman Church, whether Jewish or Gentile, would be familiar with it; many of them having been disciples of the synagogue, and all being directed constantly to the use of the Old Testament by apostolic precept and example. See on Romans 4:18.—This brief parenthesis is quite in keeping with the courtesy of St Paul’s writings. hath dominion] i.e. has a claim on him; same word as Romans 6:9, where see note. a man] Lit. the man; the individual, as the second party in any given case—the Law being the first party. as long as he liveth] Not “only as long as he liveth,” as this is sometimes explained. The emphasis is on the abiding claim of the Law up to death, which alone can cancel it. This general and certain principle is now at once applied to the special case at which St Paul aims in illustration—the case of marriage.”
12.) DO YOU NOT KNOW WHAT THE SCRIPTURE SAYS IN THE PASSAGE ABOUT ELIJAH?
Rom 11:2, “God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?”
God hath set cast away – This is an explicit denial of the objection.
Which he foreknew – The word “foreknew” is expressive not merely of foreseeing a thing, but implies in this place a previous purpose or plan; see the note at Romans 8:29. The meaning of the passage is simply, God has not cast off those whom he had before purposed or designed to be his people. It is the declaration of a great principle of divine government that God is not changeable: and that he would not reject those whom he had purposed should be his people. Though the mass of the nation, therefore, should be cast off, yet it would not follow that God had violated any promise or compact; or that he had rejected any whom he had foreknown as his true people. God makes no covenant of salvation with those who are in their sins; and if the unbelieving and the wicked, however many external privileges they may have enjoyed, are rejected, it does not follow that he has been unfaithful to one whom he had foreknown or designated as an heir of salvation. It follows from this, also, that it is one principle of the divine government that God will not reject those who are foreknown or designated as his friends. It is a part of the plan, therefore, that those who are truly renewed shall persevere, and obtain eternal life.
Wot ye not – Know ye not.
What the Scripture saith? – The passage here quoted is found in 1 Kings 19:10-18.
Of Elias – Of Elijah. Greek, “Elijah” ἐν Ἡλιᾳ en Hēlia. This does not mean that it was said about Elijah, or concerning him; but the reference is to the usual manner of quoting the Scriptures among the Jews. The division into chapters and verses was to them unknown. (See the Introduction to the notes on Matthew.) Hence, the Old Testament was divided into portions designated by subjects. Thus, Luke 20:37; Mark 12:26, “At the bush,” means the passage which contains the account of the burning bush; (see the notes on those places.) Here it means, in that passage or portion of Scripture which gives an account of Elijah.
He maketh intercession to God against Israel – The word translated “maketh intercession” ἐντυγχάνει entungchanei means properly to come to the aid of anyone; to transact the business of anyone; especially to discharge the function of an advocate, or to plead one’s cause in a court of justice. In a sense similar to this it is applied to Christ in his function of making intercession for us in heaven; Hebrews 7:25; Isaiah 53:12. In the English language, the word is constantly used in a good sense, to plead for one; never, to plead against one; but the Greek word may imply either. It expresses the function of one who manages the business of another; and hence, one who manages the business of the state against a criminal; and when followed by the preposition for, means to intercede or plead for a person; when followed by against κατά kata, it means to accuse or arraign. This is its meaning here. He accuses or arraigns the nation of the Jews before God; he charges them with crime; the crime is specified immediately.”
13.) DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT YOU A TEMPLE OF GOD?
1Co 3:16, “Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?”
In the New Testament there is no Temple of God. The Saints are Temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in Christians.
Verses 16-23. – The peril and folly of glorying in men. Verse 16. – Know ye not. The phrase is used by St. Paul in this Epistle to emphasize important truths, as in 1 Corinthians 5:6; 1 Corinthians 6:2,.9, 15; 9:13, 24. Out of this Epistle it only occurs in Romans 6:16; Romans 11:2. That ye are the temple of God. “Ye,” both collectively (Ephesians 2:21) and individually; “God’s shrine;” not built for men’s glory. The word “temple” in the Old Testament always means the material temple; in the Gospels our Lord “spake of the temple of his body;” in the rest of the New Testament the body of every baptized Christian is the temple of God (1 Corinthians 6:16), because “God dwelleth in him” (1 John 4:16; comp. John 14:23). In another aspect Christians can be regarded as “living stones in one spiritual house” (1 Peter 2:5). The temple; rather, the shrine (uses) wherein God dwells (naiei), and which is the holiest part of the temple (hieron). 1 Corinthians 3:16.”
1Co 6:19, “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you
have from God, and that you are not your own?”
14.) DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT A LITTLE LEAVEN LEAVENS THE WHOLE LUMP OF DOUGH?
Your glorying – Your boasting; or confidence in your present condition, as if you were eminent in purity and piety.
Is not good – Is not well, proper, right. Boasting is never good; but it is especially wrong when, as here, there is an existing evil that is likely to corrupt the whole church. When people are disposed to boast, they should at once make the inquiry whether there is not some sin indulged in, on account of which they should be humbled and subdued. If all individual Christians, and all Christian churches, and all people of every rank and condition, would look at things as they are, they would never find occasion for boasting. It is only when we are blind to the realities of the ease, and overlook our faults, that we are disposed to boast. The reason why this was improper in Corinth, Paul states – that any sin would tend to corrupt the whole church, and that therefore they ought not to boast until that was removed.
A little leaven … – A small quantity of leaven or yeast will pervade the entire mass of flour, or dough, and diffuse itself through it all. This is evidently a proverbial saying. It occurs also in Galatians 5:9. Compare the note at Matthew 13:33. A similar figure occurs also in the Greek classic writers – By leaven the Hebrews metaphorically understood whatever had the power of corrupting, whether doctrine, or example, or anything else. See the note at Matthew 16:6. The sense here is plain. A single sin indulged in, or allowed in the church, would act like leaven – it would pervade and corrupt the whole church, unless it was removed. On this ground, and for this reason, discipline should be administered, and the corrupt member should be removed.”
15.) DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT THE SAINTS WILL JUDGE THE WORLD?
1Co 6:2, “Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to form the smallest
Verse 2. – Do ye not know? The word “or” should be supplied from א, A, B, C, D, F, etc. Bishop Wordsworth points out that this emphatic question occurs ten times in these two Epistles (1 Corinthians 3:6; 1 Corinthians 5:6; 1 Corinthians 6:2, 3, 9, 15, 16, 19; 1 Corinthians 9:13, 24), and only twice in all the rest (Romans 6:16; Romans 11:2). It was a fitting rebuke to those who took for knowledge their obvious ignorance. It resembles the “Have ye not so much as read?” to Pharisees who professed such profound familiarity with the Scriptures. That the saints shall judge the world. So Daniel (Daniel 7:22) had said, “The Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High.” Our Lord had confirmed this promise to his apostles, “Ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel” (Matthew 19:28). Various modes of evading the literal sense have been adopted, but even in the Book of Wisdom we find, “They [the righteous] shall judge the nations, and have dominion over the people” (Wisd. 3:8). All speculation as to the manner and extent in which the saints shall share in the work of Christ as Judge of the quick and dead, are obviously futile. Shall be judged; literally, is being judged – the present points to the future, as though that which is inevitable is already in course of fulfilment. To judge the smallest matters; literally, of the smallest judgments. 1 Corinthians 6:2”
16.) DO YOU NOT KNOW THE SAINTS WILL JUDGE ANGELS?
1Co 6:3, “Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life?”
Shall judge angels – All the angels that shall be judged, good or bad. Probably the reference is to fallen angels, as there is no account that holy angels will then undergo a trial. The sense is, “Christians will be qualified to see the justice of even the sentence which is pronounced on fallen angels. They will be able so to embrace and comprehend the nature of law, and the interests of justice, as to see the propriety of their condemnation. And if they can so far enter into these important and eternal relations, assuredly they ought to be regarded as qualified to discern the nature of justice ‘among men,’ and to settle the unimportant differences which may arise in the church.” Or, perhaps, this may mean that the saints shall in the future world be raised to a rank in some respects more elevated than even the angels in heaven. (Prof. Stuart.) In what respects they will be thus elevated, if this is the true interpretation, can be only a matter of conjecture. It may be supposed that it will be because they have been favored by being interested in the plan of salvation – a plan that has done so much to honor God; and that “to have been” thus saved by the “immediate and painful” intervention of the Son of God, will be a higher honor than all the privileges which beings can enjoy who are innocent themselves.”
17.) DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT YOUR BODIES ARE PARTS OF CHRIST?
1Co 6:15, “Do you not know that your bodies are parts of Christ? Shall I then take away the parts of Christ and make them parts of a prostitute? Far
1 Corinthians 6:15-18. Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ — Mystically united to him, as well as your souls, if you are his true disciples, as you profess to be. Shall I then take the members of Christ — My body, which is united to him, with its members; and make them the members of a harlot — United to her, and used to gratify her sinful inclinations? Know ye not — Need I inform you; that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? But he that is joined unto the Lord — By faith and love; is one spirit with him. And shall he make himself one flesh with a harlot? Flee fornication — All unlawful commerce with women, with speed, with abhorrence, with all your might. Every sin that a man doeth — Every other sin, except gluttony and drunkenness, or every other sin that a man commits against his neighbour; is without the body — Terminates in an object out of himself, and does not so immediately pollute his body, though it does his soul. But he that committeth fornication — Or any kind of lewdness; sinneth against his own body — Pollutes, dishonours, and degrades it to a level with brute beasts; and perhaps infects and enfeebles, wastes and consumes it, which these vices have a manifest tendency to do. Inasmuch as the person who is addicted to gluttony and drunkenness sins against his own body, as well as a fornicator, and debilitates it by introducing into it many painful and deadly diseases: in this prohibition of fornication, those vices likewise are comprehended, being indeed the ordinary concomitants of it. And the way to flee whoredom, is to banish out of the mind all lascivious imaginations, and to avoid carefully the objects and occasions of committing that vice, and to maintain habitual temperance in the use of meat and drink.”
18.) DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT THOSE WHO RUN IN A RACE ALL RUN, BUT ONLY ONE RECEIVES THE PRIZE?
1Co 9:24, “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.”
Know ye not . . .—The illustration which follows refers to these Isthmian games (so called from their taking place in the isthmus where Corinth stood) with which his readers would be familiar. These, like the other games of Greece—the Olympian, Pythian, and Nemean—included every form of athletic exercise, and stood on an entirely different footing from anything of the kind in modern times. For the Greek, these contests were great national and religious festivals. None but freemen could enter the lists, and they only after they had satisfied the appointed officers that they had for ten months undergone the necessary preliminary training. For thirty days previous to the contest the candidates had to attend the exercises at the gymnasium, and only after the fulfilment of these conditions were they allowed, when the time arrived, to contend in the sight of assembled Greece. Proclamation was made of the name and country of each competitor by a herald. The victor was crowned with a garland of pine leaves or ivy. The family of the conqueror was honoured by his victory, and when he returned to his native town he would enter it through a breach in the walls, the object of this being to symbolise that for a town which was honoured with such a citizen no walls of defence were needful (Plutarch). Pindar, or some other great poet, would immortalise the victorious hero’s name in his verse, and in all future festivals the foremost seats would be occupied by the heroes of former contests.
So run—i.e., run in the way referred to, so that you may gain a prize.”
19.) DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT THE ONE WHO JOINS HIMSELF TO A PROSTITUTE IS ONE BODY WITH HER?
1Co 6:16, “Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH.”
Verse 16. – What, know ye not, etc.? The clause is used to explain and justify the strong expression which he had used in the previous verse. It involves an argument against the sin which is the most original and impressive which could have been used. To this passage especially is due the tone taken by Christians as to these sins, which differed so totally from that taken by heathen. They two. The words do not occur in Genesis 2:24, but are always so quoted in the New Testament (Matthew 19:5; Mark 10:8; Ephesians 5:31). Saith he. This is a vague Jewish formula of quotation, adopted to avoid the needless introduction of the sacred Name. “He” is “God” in Scripture. Shall be one flesh; rather, shall become. This appeal to Genesis 2:24 (Matthew 19:5) is equivalent to the rule that no intercourse between the sexes is free from sin except under the sanction of marriage. 1 Corinthians 6:16.”
20.) DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT FRIENDSHIP WITH THE WORLD IS HOSTILITY TOWARD GOD?
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.”
God does not allow neutrality. You either for or against Christ.
James 4:4. Ye adulterers and adulteresses — Who have broken your faith with God, your rightful spouse. Thus many understand these expressions, because God himself represented his relation to the Jews as his people under the idea of a marriage, and because the prophets, in conformity to that idea, represented the idolatry of the Jews as adultery. But inasmuch as gross idolatry was a sin from which the Jews had long been entirely free, and whereas to adultery, and other sins of the flesh, they were exceedingly addicted, it seems more probable that these appellations are to be understood literally. Know ye not that the friendship of the world — The desire of the flesh, the desire of the eye, and the pride of life, yielded to, to gain the favour of carnal and worldly men; or a conformity to such in their sinful courses, in order to gain their friendship; is enmity with God — Is an evident proof thereof? see Matthew 6:24; Matthew 12:30. Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world — Makes it his business to comply with and gratify worldly men, thereby constitutes himself an enemy of God — And takes part with his adversaries.”
21.) DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT THE UNRIGHTEOUS WILL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD?
1Co 6:9-10, “Or do you not know that the unrighteouswill not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor those habitually drunk, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the Kingdom of God.”
Know ye not that the unrighteous . . .?—The force of this question comes out more strikingly in the original, where the word rendered “unrighteous” is the same as “ye do wrong” of 1Corinthians 6:8. “You do wrong, apparently forgetting that no wrongdoers shall inherit God’s kingdom.”
Be not deceived.—There was great danger of their being led to think lightly of sins which were daily committed by those amongst whom they lived, hence these words of warning with which the sentence opens, as in 1Corinthians 15:33. The mention of gross sensual sins in connection with idolaters points to the fact that they were practically associated in the ritual of the heathen, which, of course, intensified the danger against which the Apostle warns the Corinthians. The prevalence of such scandalous crimes in the heathen world is constantly referred to in the Epistles to Gentile churches (Romans 13:13; Galatians 5:19-20; 1Timothy 1:9-10; Titus 1:12).
Nor thieves;nor such as take away the goods of their neighbours clandestinely, or by violence, without their consent or any just authority. Nor covetous; nor persons who discover themselves excessively to love money, by their endeavours to get it into their hands any way, by oppression, cheating, or defrauding others. Nor drunkards; nor persons that make drinking their business, and use it excessively, without regard to the law and rules of temperance and sobriety. Nor revilers; nor persons that use their tongues intemperately, railing at others, and reviling them with reproachful and opprobrious names. Nor extortioners; nor any such as by violence wring out of people’s hands what is not their due. None of these, not repenting of these sinful courses, and turning from them into a contrary course of life, shall ever come into heaven.
The unrighteous covers many sinners. Yes, they will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
So now is your chance to repent of your sins and believe in the Lord Jesus to be saved. You can do it now.
To pump major investment into Africa and other undeveloped, unmotivated, insolvent and lazy peoples is like to throw away money into a black hole. Global problems are not China’s problems. Many nations enjoy themselves by conning and consumming China’s resources so that China will be behind India. China has aided more than 100 nations, not one has shown any tangible gratitude.
2. To use AI to program robots to run, to fight, to dance– do not shape intelligent economy and socety. Too many ignoramuses have been given platform to speak. UN is a useless and worthless organization
3. Discard old belief of superstition, old practice of religion, old outlook of self-satisfaction, and old values of traditon by embracing new concept, new perspfective and new values of innovtion and technology.
4. Stop all foreign aid because China does not have enough resoources to do modernized vital projects of its own.
5. Restrict entry of all undersiable peoples and welcome the influx of overseas Chinese and their investment.
6. Improve manufacture with only high qualify products and penalize fake goods and poor quality products.
7. Eliminate corruption, organized crime, counterfeit currency, rumor, smuggling of any sort and monopoly and overchages of hospitals and doctors.
8. Democracy is the greatest fraud perpetrated by the West in the world; China must not immitate the West but go its own way.
9. Recruit 6-footers who have graduated from college into a new military school like West Point to be trained to become military leaders.
10. Overhaul CGTN with respect to its ideology, personnel, programming and commercials. No liquor, cigarette, Western fake goods are allowed on TV.
11. Ban uncivilized sports such as boxing, fencing, grand prix, and all body-hurt games.
12. China has no need to save any underdeveloped, unmotivated, impoverished, and useless nations; China had need to save itself.
13. Enhance nuclear weapons so that China in a superior position not threatened by any country.
14. Improve military position toward neigboring hostile nations.
15. Revitalize rural areas not only liberating from poor and backward situations but able to be independent economically, financially, and productively.
16. Overhaul CGTN: scrap Africa, Latin America and Arab programs; forcus on China, Asia, America and Europe.
Peace 2025 is seriously flawed because mediating Arabs and terrorist Hamas released a few Israel hostages (not all) and some are dead. Hamas even released dead bodies who are not Jewish hostages. Hamas has reached the height of wickedness. People of evil relgion have no qualm to do any evil. Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in good health. All murderous and abusive Hamas must be killed. Terrorists must be destroyed without mercy because they show mercy.
Peoples of undeveloped, violent, unmotivated, insolvent, useless nations should not access to world media, should not attend any international meeting, should not receive any international aid.
On October 1, 2025 I urge the Hong Kong government and people to start de-Britishlization of Hong Kong names of streets and roads. For example, Victoria Peak should be changed to Dengxiaping Peak; Queen’s Road should be changed to Maozedong Road, etc.
It is laughable that a black politician made a statement on TV, “Africa cannot develop without fossil fuel.” What Africa does not have, can make long laundry list. Years ago when China was poor and did not have anything. Did America and Europe give aid? In fact to these days they are the biggest enemies of China, oppressors, trouble makers, diplomatic obstructionists and military aggressors. In America, the elderlies have to make a choice between taking a meal and medications. They cost $25 each; to have a meal they cannot afford to have medications. The electric bills are so high, even though they have heaters and air conditioners, they die in Summer and Winter. Every year I lectured at major Chinese universities and vacationed in China for 3 weeks when I worked for an American corporation. I noticed my electric bill did not go down even I was out of the country for 3 weeks. The female representative of Edison Power had the gall to say they do not charge customers by usage.
Africa has done nothing to deserve a large coverage by world media. Civil wars, conflicts, protests and constant shortages should be ignored. Undeveloped nations have no hope because of their corrupt leaders and politicians, their peoples are lazy and unproductive. They glorify tribalism, barbarianism and primitive behavior. They dislike work, like games and sports although sports produce nothing. They have civil wars, conflicts, tensions, gangs and terrorists, violence, man-made and natural disasters. They eat and get fat, sing and dance, drink beer and have sex, produce so many unwanted children they cannot support. These useless, ugly, immoral and unworthy peoples do not deserve any humanitarian aid. Ten or more years from now they will get worse and worse.
Is there any future or hope for America when the President, the Congress and the Supreme Court do not uphold the law by deporting 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America on welfare and let hordes of unlawful migrants enter boldly and freely to ruin America???
This is the voice of an old dying American in the wilderness who does not seek money or power.
The new President must attack Mexico militarily for violating American sovereignty, being the conduit of unlawful migrants for years AND drugs trafficking. Drop a few bombs on Mexico City may be a good start.
Deport 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America and use military to prevent invasion of hordes of illegal migrants from entering the United States and reject all asylum seekers. Build walls and militarize the borders for safety and security.
Mexico threatens loss of US 400,000 jobs, US by canceling NAFTA will cost Mexico 4 million jobs.
Use military to repel unlawful migrants and shoot at migrants who cut the fence or destroy the wall.
Withdraw support from Ukraine, END the war, and execute the Ukraine leader for war crimes and corruption.
Enact the law to require citizenship to apply for welfare, and all welfare recipients must work to get benefits.
Annihilate Iran, terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis; and force Palestinians to evacuate from the Jewish lands and go to lands of Arabs.
America has been playing the fool so long, of course America must be FIRST for America.
Former imperialists and colonialists must pay compensations to their former colonies. African nations are big talkers but small doers. Africa must be self-sufficient and receive no aid.
A nation has no reason to exist if it does not have water, food and fuel and basic infrastructure.
It is strangest that UN, WHO, ICC (International Criminal Court) etc. Speak and Support terrorists HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH and HOUTHIS.
It is a felony to harbor, hire or help unlawful migrants or illegal aliens.
Is there any future or hope for the world where the terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis make demands and UN, WHO, EU, all Arab-Muslim-Black nations serve and support them willingly?
America and EU can change the world by changing course, cease all hostilities against Russia and China, like President Nixon sought a just and lasting peace for the world. I believe the overwhelming majority of Americans want this.
I propose the world to impose a moratorium of 20 years on the undeveloped, unproductive, insufficient and useless nations. No matter what internal conflict and tensions, civil war and war with neighbors, coups d’etat, famine, drought, or man-made disasters, the international community will not interfere. Moratorium means no communication, no diplomacy and no aid in whatever form. After 20-year of burning themselves out, many nations will vanish, and those who do well will survive. That is when the international community can help those nations who really want to become decent and respectable and responsible nations.
STRANGEST THINGS HAPPEN! 1. UN and most OF ITS MEMBERS ENDORSE THE TWO-STATE solution. UN-INSIDERS ARE WORSE THAN outsiders. NO ONE OPPOSES THIS. PALESTINIANS ARE ARABS WHO DO NOT WANT TO GO TO LANDS OF ARABS TO MAKE A LIVING AND BUILD ITS OWN PALESTINIAN STATE. The problem is the fact Palestinians want to build state of Palestinians in Jewish lands. 2. UN and all ARAB, MUSLIM, BLACK, EU nations do not say a word against TERRORISTS HAMAS, HAZBOLLAH, and HOUTHIS. NOT ONE DEMANDS HAMAS RELEASE OF HOSTAGES. INDEED, THEY SUPPORT TERRORISTS.
ARE DEPORTATION EFFORTS HURTING THE ECONOMY? WRONG QUESTION. RIGHT QUESTION: ARE ILLEGAL ALIENS HURTING AMERICA? Most of illegal aliens are on welfare, there are 45 million unlawful migrants already residing in America, including their children born in America who are not citizens. America needs to deport illegal aliens without further delay. To warn Mexico not to be an unlawful door for unlawful migrants to invade America, America needs to drop a few bombs on Mexico City to DETER them.
ON September 3, 2025 for China to mark 80th anniversary of victory over Japanese aggression and fascism is a historical necessity and hard-earned victory. All foreigners who heroically sacrificed their lives for China in their fight against Japanese aggression must individually be commemorated and remembered, their relatives are eternal friends of China. I have never seen such a great parade before, the size and scope of it would overwhelm your mind; every aspect of it was systematically planned, every step of male and female soldiers was of uniform procedures, every military vehicle with all nuclear missiles and every war airplane in the sky well performed; the words such as grand, massive, superb, magnificent fail to describe the whole celebration. I wholeheartedly salute every Chinese military man and woman who participated. From 1931-1945, the brutal behavior of Japanese and its inhuman atrocities were worse than wild beasts and deserve ten atomic bombs in recompense. Even today Japanese government and leaders do not admit and repent of their war crimes, they worship executed war criminals as their national heroes and living gods. Japan never apologizes and pays compensation for killing 35 million Chinese, made hundreds of thousands sex slaves, millions of labor slaves and untold atrocities. Never again will China be oppressed. I am sure the militant Japan is deterred, but America is on the wrong side of history. Thank God it did not rain.
The mayors of Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Chicago are for crooks and criminals, they must be dismissed and deported. All the facts point to the need, Ukraine must be destroyed and its leader executed in order to end the war. Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis are terrorists and the countries that harbor them must be destroyed all together.
Since Gaza, West Bank, etc. are the Jewish lands, Palestinians must evacuate from all Jewish lands and flee to Arab lands where they are safe to receive international aid and build a Palestinian state of their choice.
The leader of Ukraine is corrupt and evil. Ukrainians are stupid to follow the path of destruction. He was the one who instigated war with Russia. Now he asks for security guarantees. The nincompoop should be executed to end the war.
Palestinians, Africans, and others serve as example of peoples who want to eat and do not want to work. UN, WHO, EU, etc. champion their cause. Palestinians do not want evacuate from Gaza, Jewish lands to resettle in Arab lands. Because they will lose their status as refugees where they can get their food, fuel, water, medicine and everything for free from international community. These problems multiply with the passage of time.
UN, EU, GERMANY, UK, FRANCE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZELAND, ETC. are strange and unreasonable peoples. Who is stopping Palestinians to build a Palestinian state in an Arab land? It is wrong and illegal to build a Palestinian state in Jewish land (Gaza, West Bank, etc.). That is the cause of conflct.
The fact that National Guards have to patrol Washington, D.C. with weapons speaks loudly and badly of the capital. The mayor of Washington, D.C. should be dismissed and deported. All the more urgent the national capital should move to Lincoln, Nebraska, without delay.
The mayor of Washington, D.C. bowed to the illegal acts of street people who set up tents on public streets. She should be dismissed and deported. The National Guards are empowered to trash the tents, clear the streets and vanish street people. Los Angeles is a disgraced city because the California Governor and Los Angeles mayor failed to solve the problems of street people who not only set up tents on public streets, but also urinate and defecate. All the more urgent for the national capital to move to Lincoln, Nebraska. In the face of national debt exceeding $37 trillion, the people can save money by abolishing the House, retain the unicameral legislation of Senate to move also to Lincoln Nebraska. All this can be accomplished legally by a national referendum. America is ruined by dark and evil forces.
Forein Heroes of all races who sacrificed their lives for China in the war against Japanese aggression should be celebrated and remembered. The descendants of them are eternal friends of China. Descendants of American Flying Tiers whose forefathers had sacrificed their lives in the war against Japanese aggression and atrocities must always be honored and remembered. The Chinese government must treat them as eternal friends, and they are welcome to China anytime. Such blood bonds must be appreciated and maintained forever.
The world wrongly marks the anniversary of dropping atomic bomb on Hiroshima while neglecting the Japanese aggression and atrocities of killing 35 million innocent Chinese without remorse or reparations. UN over–appointed unqualified blacks and media have given too much coverage to unworthy black spoke-persons. It is amazing no matter how beautifully white organizations and individuals hail human rights, civil rights, democracy, development, technology, benefits, justice, etc., what they are actually after is MONEY. This can be said equally true about blacks.
Pet economy is wasted economy. Money should better be spent on nutrition and education of children and orphans. In cities all dogs must have annual license of Y5,000, cats Y4,000, and birds Y3,000. It is exempt for rural areas. If a dog defecates in public place, it shall be fined Y3,000 plus cleanup by owner or walker.
Global media highlight the number of Palestinians who have died, but fail to consider why Palestinian Authority and Palestinians do not want to evacuate from Jewish land and resettle in Arab land. Palestinians, men and women, young and old, are shameless beggars. They remain in Gaza to qualify for refugees so that they can get everything free from international community. The international community is ignorant of the fact that GAZA and related territories all belong to the Jews. Israel has every right to take back and take over Gaza and related territories. Palestinians must evacuate and relocate to Arab lands, make a living and establish its own Palestinian state without further delay.
French nincompoop Macron recognized Palestine as a state but failed to know that Palestine does not have territory and sovereignty. Leaders of UK, GERMANY, AUSTRLALIA would commit the same mistake by supporting terrorists. Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis are wicked terrorists, they should be destroyed without mercy. Leaders of Palestinian Authority are guilty for the death and malnutrition of children because they lead Palestinians to the path of destruction. They could have led Palestinians to lands of Arabs to earn a living and build their own Palestinian state. Palestinians (young & old, man & woman) are most shameless beggars for food & water, they don’t want to go to an Arab land to earn a living and build their own Palestinian state. Africa amid famine has the most fat people in the world, they are also shameless beggars. Ukrainians are shameless beggars for weapons, they do not have reason for existence. Harvard though the richest university in the world is a shameless beggar for US aid. Japan claims to practice democracy, its ruling party lost election miserably, yet its prime minister shamelessly wants to stay in power. The world must realize years of aid to Africa produced nothing, trillions of dollars went to black holes. Africa is corrupt, unmotivated and useless. Black leaders and politicians take advantage of it; dress well, eat well, and live a luxurious life style. Black problems can be solved only by Blacks. Let Africa alone to survive on its own. Blacks create most of the problems in the world, given too much coverage and platform in world media, over–appointed and given too many spokespersons and positions in UN. Any nation who shares destiny with Africa will be doomed. Nothing good comes out of Africa: primitive religion, superstition, spiritism, orgies, black magic, tribalism, voodooism.
If the Texas flooding is an act of God; Ukraine conflict, and conflicts of Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis must be acts of the devil.
India must coexist with China, at the same time India and South Africa must be expelled from BRICS besause they do not remain true to BRICS’ founding mission, they do not belong, must be replaced by Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. US and EU must not rearm Ukraine, let Russia destroy it, and never to be rebuilt. The leader of Ukraine must also be executed.
Palestinian Authorities are guilty for leading Palestinians to a path of death, children died and suffer malnutrition. Palestian Authorities do not lead Palestinians (who are Arabs) to a land of Arabs to work for a living and build the Palestinian state.
American forces have successfully wiped out three Iranian nuclear sites through B-2 bombers. The “everlasting consequence” is Iran cannot be a nuclear threat anymore. I stand with the overwhelming majority of Dutch people to demolish NATO — the war machine.
Deliberation has been long and covered all pertinent and contingent factors involved in order to come to conclusion to SAVE AMERICA from destruction and decay. AMERICA needs to cut off the two continents of Africa and Latin America: NO TRADE, NO DIPLOMACY, NO POSTAL SERVICES, NO NEWS, NO COMMUNICATIONS, NO RELATIONSHIP, NO AID, AND NO ENTRY TO THE U.S.
America declares no immigration, no assylum application, no entry from African and Latin American peoples.
Build the great wall secure and strong along Mexican borders and maintain military action to deter and stop illegal migrations from Mexico, via land, sea or air.
Expell all personnels from African and Latin American embassies and consulates located in America.
Deport illegal aliens 45 million already residing in America and most of them on welfare. Deport unlawful migrants of Latin America to Mexico, those who are not Mexicans can find their ways home. If Mexico refuses, bomb and attack them. Deport all unlawful Africans back to Africa. Designate one African nation to receive deportees by airplanes.
Reform the welfare system that all applicants require to be American citzens and require work to get their benefits.
Leave Africa and Latin America alone, let them do or die.
Iran is a terrorist nation, its nuclear facilities sooner or later should be destroyed completely. Apparently, last time bombing did not do a good job.
Terrorists Hamas, Hezebollah and Houthis should be destroyed completely. Palestinians should be forced out of Gaza.
African, Arab, and Muslim nations should have no part in reconstruction of Gaza.
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BY WILLIE WONG
I think among the wicked and evil doers, hypocrites are the worst and hypocrisiesare the most crafty means they engage themselves or cover up themselves in evil deeds. MANY ugly and useles people are on TV, and many ignorant and useles people are given platform.
Not everyone can play hypocrite and practice hypocrisy. You must be in power position and has resources. Lazarus, of Luke Chapter 16, even if he wanted, could never become a hypocrite and practice hypocrisy. The single groups who play hypocrites and practice hypocrisy are American Corporations. Of my career in America: I was always underemployed and underpaid, my supervirors were always White males who were less qualifed; one White supersivor when he hired me did not eve have a college degree. Fortunately, not one of my supervisors was Black. Black supervisors would be more crude and rude. One black employee got promoted simply a black vp spoke for him. In my case, I discovered something horrible about the HR. One HR threw away my master’s degree certificate for the reason when they were audited, they could defend themselves by saying the minority had only undergraduate degree. Of all departments of all corporations I had encountered, HR was the most unprofessional, incompetent, useless department. One HR even had the gall to ask me teach them how to formulate corporate policies and develop corporate procedures. To compensate my unjust situations, I had extra-curriculum activity, during my vacation I went to China to lecture on major Chinese universities invited by the Ministry of Education.
To illustrate how unfair American corporations can wield power over your life. I had a colleauge who was a Korean American who held CPA, not only her supervisor did not have a CPA, even the controller and vice president of finace did not have a CPA. Unless you are an America worker who has lived many years in America, you would not know the injustice practiced by American corporations.
Furthermore, I discovered something worse about American corporations. Working in the field of corporate policies and procedures enabled me to get to know not a few charimen, CEOs, presidents and executves. Many of them do not even know what management is. One vp called me and confessed he did not know the difference between policy and procedure. One vp accused of another corporsyion accused me of building an empire even he knew from formulation of corporate policies and development of corporate procedures, all writing, coordination, and publication were all done by one man operations.
Having pointed out injustice done by American corporations, it would be injustice if I did not mention Jim King. Jim King was a member of top management of a certain corporation, the vp of finance was under him. One day in his staff meeting (I was not a member) he announced that he appointed Wiillie Wong to head a corporate project, the vp of finance, controller and general manager were under his direction. Jim King had done something that even Dr. Harold Koontz might not hear about it. He put the line authorities under one staff specialist to undertake a corporate project. When the project was completed, he ordered to give a bonus of $2,000 while Uncle Sam took half of it.
1.) AS THE HYPOCRITES DO
Mat 6:2, “So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, so that they will be praised by people. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.”
Hypocrite in Greek is hypokritēs which means a dissembler, a pretender, a counterfeit, a deceiver, a stage-player; — which occurs 17 times in the New Testament. Hypocrites are who they are, what they do is hypocrisy.
Alms.—The history of the word is singularly interesting. In the original meaning of the Greek it was the quality of mercy, or rather of “mercifulness,” as something more complete. The practice of the Hellenistic Jews limited the word (eleemosyna) to money-gifts. It passed with this meaning untranslated into the language of Latin Christendom, and from that again into European languages, in various forms, “aumone,” “almose,” and at last the word of six syllables and rich fulness of meaning contracts and collapses into our modern English “alms.”
Do not sound a trumpet before thee.—Two conjectural interpretations have been given of the words:—It has been supposed (1) that the wealthy Pharisees had a trumpet literally blown before them, to give notice to the poor of the neighbourhood that they were distributing their alms; (2) that the words refer to the clang of the money as it fell into the metal trumpet-shaped alms-boxes which were found in the synagogue, a clang which came as sweet music to the ears of the purse-proud giver. But as regards (1), the best scholars have found no trace of any such practice in Jewish literature, and it is hardly credible that such a thing could have been done in the synagogues; and (2) seems hardly adequate to the active meaning of the verb. There is no reason, however, for taking the words so literally. The figure of speech which describes a vain man as being “his own trumpeter,” or making a “flourish of trumpets” about his own acts, has been, or might be. common in every country where trumpets have been used. What is meant is that, whether in the “offertories” of the synagogue or the alms given to beggars in the streets, there was a parade of benevolence which practically summoned men to gaze and admire.
As the hypocrites do.—Here again the word has a history of its own. Derived from a Greek verb which signifies answering, taking part in a dialogue, acting a part in a play, the noun in classical Greek was used simply for an actor, a man who plays a part. In one passage only in the LXX. version of the Old Testament (Job 36:13) it appears in the figurative sense of one who feigns a virtue which he has not. It thus lay ready for the wider use which the Evangelists have given it (it is not used by any writer of the New Testament except St. Matthew, St. Mark, and St. Luke), and passed with this new meaning, hardly altered in form, first into Latin and then into most of the languages of modern Europe.
The streets.—More strictly, the lanes or alleys of a city, as distinguished from the wider streets, properly so called, of Matthew 6:5; Matthew 12:19, and elsewhere.
They have their reward.—The Greek is more expressive: They have to the full, and so exhaust. There is nothing more for them to look for. They bargained for that praise of men, and they get it; but they sought not the honour that cometh of God only, and therefore He gives them none.
In Jesus time, the hypocrites did so terrible. They sounded a trumpet when they gave to the poor. Nowadays, the rich in America have foundations in their names. A charity can receive $100 and donate only $1 and still be counted as non-profit organization. I do not know how many organizations and individuals who enjoy charity status by claiming to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
This saying of Jesus was directed toward hypocrites,
Mat 6:3, “But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing”
2.) THE HYPOCRITES LOVE TO STAND AND PRAY IN THE SYNAGOGUES AND ON THE STREET CORNERS.
Mat 6:5, “And when you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street cornersso that
they will be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.”
Our Saviour here cautions them against the same thing in prayer, as he had done before in giving alms, viz. hypocrisy and ostentation, doing this duty upon that design, merely to be taken notice of and applauded by men; it was lawful to pray standing in the synagogues, but not to do it merely to be taken notice of by men for devout persons, nor yet to confine themselves to praying in the synagogues. If they chose to pray standing, that they might be more conspicuous, and in the synagogues, because those places were more holy, (as they might dream), or, which seems rather to be here meant, because there most people would see them, for which purpose only they chose corners of streets, as was the old popish custom upon which account they set up crosses at three way leets?, &c., these things were sinful: but to pray standing was usual, Mark 11:25; and to pray in the synagogues and in the temple standing was usual, Luke 18:13. But those who do it merely for vain glory have their reward, and must expect none from God.”
One big motive of the hyprocites, whatever they do they do so that they will be seen by people.
3.) THE HYPOCRITES MAKE A GLOOMY FACE WHEN THEY ARE FASTING FOR THEY DISTORT THEIR FACES SO THAT THEY WILL BE NOTICED BY PEOPLE.
Mat 6:16, “Now whenever you fast, do not make a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they distort their faces so that they will be noticed by people when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.”
Verses 16-18. – Matthew only. Verse 16. – Fasting. The third in the series of recognized religious duties (ver. 1, note). (On the prominence given to fasting, see ‘Psalms of Solomon,’ 3:9, with Ryle’s and James’s note, and Schurer, II. 2:118; cf. Matthew 9:14.) Observe (1) Christ does not abolish it, but regulates it; (2) yet fasting is mentioned much less often in the true text of the New Testament than in that which, developed contemporaneously with eccle-siasticism, became the Received Text. Be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance. The Revised Version, by inserting a comma between “not” and “as,” shows that the true emphasis of the warning lies, not on resemblance to the hypocrites themselves, but on being of a sad countenance, as in fact also the hypocrites were. The hypocrites (ver. 2, note; cf. also ‘Didache,’ § 8, “But let not your fasts be with the hypocrites,” where, however, the thought is rather of hypocrites as representing the Pharisaic, the typically Jewish party). The early Jewish Christians are bidden in the ‘Didache’ to avoid the fasting-days chosen by the Jews. Be not. Our Lord does not forbid even this sad countenance if it be, so to speak, natural; but do not, because you fast, therefore purposely become so (μὴ γίνεσθε), i.e. in sign of your supposed sorrow for sin (cf. Ecclus. 19:26). Of a sad countenance (σκυθρωποί); gloomy, especially- in knitting the brows. In Daniel 1:10 (Thee-dotion) used of merely physically bad looks (cf. ‘Test. XII. Patr.,’ § 4, of the look of a man whose liver is out of order). In the New Testament elsewhere only Luke 24:17, “And they stood still, looking sad,” Revised Version (cf. Genesis 40:7; Ecclus. 25:23). For they disfigure. The play on the words (ἀφανίζουσιν. . . ὅπως φανῶσιν, hardly to be reproduced in English,” They disfigure… that they may figure before men as fasting”) points to the ‘Gospel having been originally composed in Greek (see Introduction, p. 13.). It is curious that ἀφανίζω comes elsewhere in Matthew only in vers. 19, 20, while in the whole of the New Testament it only comes twice besides: Acts 13:41 (from the LXX.) and James 4:14 (ἀφανισμός, Hebrews 8:13). As ver. 19 is peculiar to Matthew, and ver. 20 is a corollary to it though in part found also in Luke 12:33, the whole passage vers. 16-20 is probably either due to the author of the First Gospel or else derived by him from some one source. In this connexion it may be noticed that κρυφαῖος comes in the New Testament only in ver. 18 (twice). Physical disfigurement, common in many nations as a sign of grief, such as tearing or marking the flesh, is not to be thought of, since this was forbidden (Leviticus 19:28; Deuteronomy 14:1). Ἀφανίζειν, too, has no such connotation, but rather hiding out of sight, hence causing to vanish, destroy (ver. 19); here, in the sense of giving a strange, unpleasant appearance, e.g. by ashes, or by not washing, or even by covering part of the face or the head (cf. Ezekiel 24:17; 2 Samuel 15:30; Esther 6:12). That they may appear unto men to fast; Revised Version, that they may be seen, etc.; i.e. not the mere appearance, as though there were appearance only, but the being seen as fasting – conspicuousness, not mere semblance. Hence νηστεύοντες is expressed (contrast ver. 5), since while in ver. 5 not the praying but the piety that induced it is to be made apparent, here it is the very fact itself of fasting, which, except for these external signs, might escape human notice. They have (ver. 2, note). Matthew 6:16.”
HYPOCRITES WANT TO BE SEEN SO THAT THEY WILL BE NOTICED BY PEOPLE.
4.) HYPOCRITES HONOR GOD WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM GOD.
This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth,…. The preface to these words, or the form in which they are introduced by the prophet; “wherefore the Lord said”, is left out in this citation, being unnecessary here, though of the greatest importance there; partly to show, that what was about to be said, was not the prophet’s own words, but the words of the Lord, of which the Jews in Christ’s time made no doubt; and partly to give a reason why that judicial blindness, threatened in the context, should be inflicted on them, which is no part of Christ’s design here; but which is only to show, that the description here given exactly agrees with them, and so proves, and confirms the character he gives of them as hypocrites. They approached the ordinances of God, and drew nigh to him, and attended him in outward worship; they prayed unto him publicly, and constantly, in the streets, in the synagogues, and temple, and with much seeming devotion and sanctity:
and honoureth me with their lips: they owned him to be their creator and preserver; they made their boast of him, and of their knowledge of him, as the one only living, and true God, and as the God of Israel; they brought their sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving, even the fruit of their lips, unto him, for their many peculiar mercies, privileges, and favours, as a nation, church, and people, and with much seeming sincerity and affection.
But their heart is far from me; they had no true love to God, nor faith in him, nor fear of him; they were not at all concerned for his presence with them, or for communion with him, or for his honour and glory; their hearts were in the world, and after their covetousness; they made religion a tool to their secular purposes, supposing gain to be godliness; sought the applause of men, and contented themselves with bodily exercise; having no regard to internal religion, powerful godliness, or where their hearts were, so be it, their bodies were presented to God in public worship; and what they did it was to be seen and approved of men, not caring what the searcher of hearts knew concerning them, or what he required of them.”
THIS IS WORSE, HYPOCRITES HONOR GOD WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM GOD.
Mar 7:6, “But He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written:
‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS,
BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.”
5.) HYPOCRITES ARE TESTING JESUS WITH THEIR MALICE.
Mat 22:18, “But Jesus perceived their malice, and said, “Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites?”
Malice in Greek is ponēria which means depravity; plot; iniquity; wickedness; evil purposes and desires vicious disposition (Strong Concordance); — which occurs 7 times in the New Testament.
Jesus perceived their wickedness – This must have been done by his power of searching the heart, and proves that he was omniscient.
No more man has the power of discerning the motives of others.
Tempt ye me – Try me, or endeavor to lead me into difficulty by an insidious question.
Hypocrites – Dissemblers. Professing to be candid inquirers, when their only object was to lead into difficulty. See the notes at Matthew 6:2.”
6.) HYPOCRITES SHUT THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, NOR DO THEY ALLOW THOSE WHO ARE ENTERING TO GO IN.
Mat 23:13, “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut the kingdom of Heaven in front of people; for you do not enter it yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.”
Our Saviour now cometh to denounce eight woes against the teachers of those times, the scribes and Pharisees. Luke saith, Luke 11:52, Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away thekey of knowledge: ye enter not in yourselves, and them that wereentering in ye hindered. It was written of old, that thepriest’s lips should preserve knowledge: God hath committed the key of knowledge to the ministers and guides of his church, not that they should take it away, but that the people might seek the lawat their mouths, because they are the messengers of the Lord ofhosts, Malachi 2:7. Now saith our Saviour, you have taken it away: this Matthew calls a shutting up the kingdom of heaven against men; doing what in them lay to keep men from the knowledge of the mind and will of God, neither themselves teaching them the knowledge of God, which yet was their office and duty, nor suffering others to do it who would. You will neither go in yourselves, neither will you suffer them that are entering to go in. Yourselves are too proud or lazy, to preach the gospel, which is the way to the kingdom of heaven, and when others would, you suffer them not; nor yet will you suffer the people, who have a heart to it, to hear it. For this he calls them hypocrites seven times in this chapter, they pretending to be teachers and openers of the door to the kingdom of heaven, when indeed they did shut it; and denounces a woe to them, comprehending that ruin which soon after came upon them and their city by the Roman armies, and that eternal damnation which slept not, and was due to them. There are no worse men in the world than hypocrites, men pretending highly to God, yet neither themselves doing their duty in embracing the gospel, nor suffering others to do it, but doing what in them lie to hinder people from the means by which they might come to the kingdom of heaven.”
This is the worst what the hyporcrites do: They shut the kingdom of Heaven in front of people; for they do not enter it themselves, nor do they allow those who are entering to go in.
7.) HYPOCRITES MAKE ONE PROSELYTE AND MAKE HIM TWICE AS MUCH A SON OF HELL THAN THEMSELVES.
hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of Hell as yourselves.”
Ye compass sea and land – You take every means, spare no pains, to gain proselytes.
Proselyte – One that comes over from a foreign nation, religion, or sect to us – a convert. Among the Jews there were two kinds of proselytes:
“Proselytes of righteousness,” or those who wholly and fully embraced the Jewish religion, who were baptized, who were circumcised, and who conformed to all the rites of the Mosaic institutions.
“Proselytes of the gate,” or those who approved of the Jewish religion, renounced the pagan superstitions, and conformed to some of the rites of the Jews, but were not circumcised or baptized.
Twofold more the child of hell – That is, twice as bad. To be a child of hell was a Hebrew phrase, signifying to be deserving of hell, to be awfully wicked. Compare the notes at Matthew 1:1. The Jewish writers themselves say that the proselytes were “scabs of Israel,” and “hindered the coming of the Messiah” by their great wickedness. The Pharisees gained them either to swell their own numbers, or to make gain by extorting their money under various pretences; and when they had accomplished that, they took no pains to instruct them or to restrain them. They had renounced their superstition which had before somewhat restrained them, but the Pharisees had given them no religion in its place to restrain them, and they were consequently left to the full indulgence of their vices.
There are people twice as much as bad as hypocrites, they are the sons of Hell as hypocrites.
8.) HYPOCRITES TITHE MINT AND DILL AND CUMIN, HAVE NEGLECTED JUSTICE AND MERCY AND FAITHFULNESS.
hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the Law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.”
We have much the same Luke 11:42, only there it is, Ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God. It is manifest by our Saviour’s words in the latter part of the verse, these ought ye to have done, that he doth not blame the Pharisees’ exactness in tithing mint, anise, rue, cummin, and all manner of herbs; but their neglecting the weightier matters of the law, faith and love to God, judgment and mercy. The Levites having no inheritance: God ordained tithes for their maintenance; of which also the poor were to have a share, Leviticus 27:30Numbers 18:24. The Pharisee boasted, Luke 18:12, that he paid tithe of all he possessed. Christ here acknowledgeth that the Pharisees were exact in their paying tithes; but he blames them, 1. For their partiality, neglecting the weightier things of the law. 2. For their hypocrisy; they were only exact in these little things, that they might be taken notice of as scrupulous observers of the Divine law; while they omitted those things, which were of much more weight, which he reckoneth up: faith, by which some understand faith in God, but the most, faithfulness, and sincere and honest dealings with men, in opposition to fraud, and cheating, and circumventions. Judgment, by which he means justice, giving to every one what is their own. Mercy, by which he means a charitable behaviour, in helping such as are miserable and afflicted. Love to God, which is the true root, out of which all things should flow, and is indeed comprehensive of all our duty toward God, as well as the root of all our good works towards men.”
THIS IS AN AWFUL TRUTH: IT IS POSSIBLE FOR ONE TO EXAGGERATE THE SMALL THINGS AND NEGLECT THE BIG THINGS.
9.) HYPOCRITES CLEAN THE OUTSIDE OF THE CUP AND OF THE DISH, BUT INSIDE THEY ARE FULL OF ROBBERY AND SELF-INDULGENCE.
hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence.”
This is the great hypocrisy of many leaders of undeveloped, unmotivated, insolvent and useless nations who practice deluded democracy and phony elections but neglect to produce food, water, and medicine — the basic necessities.
10.) HYPOCRITES ARE LIKEWHITEWASHEDTOMBS WHICH ON THE OUTSIDE APPEAR BEAUTIFUL, BUT INSIDE THEY ARE FULL OF DEAD MEN’S BONES AND ALL UNCLENNESS.
Verses 27, 28. – Seventh woe – against another form of the same hypocrisy (Luke 11:44). Whited (κεκονιαμένοις) sepulchres. Once a year, about the fifteenth of the month Adar, the Jews used to whitewash the tombs and the places where corpses were buried, partly out of respect for the dead, but chiefly in order to make them conspicuous, and thus to obviate the risk of persons incautiously contracting ceremonial defilement by touching or walking over them (Numbers 19:16). To such sepulchres our Lord compares these Pharisees, because their outwardly fair show concealed rottenness within (comp. Acts 23:3). Indeed, it might be said that their seeming exceptional purity was a warning of internal corruption, a sign post to point to hidden defilement. Obtrusive religiousness, emphatic scrupulosity, are marks of pride and self-righteousness, utterly alien from real devotion and holiness. Matthew 23:27. Here is the comparison of what is on the outside and the inside. A wise man should not be fooled by the outside. I think the most dangerous is a beautiful woman with a rotten heart. There may be ten Delilahs and one Abigail. All men want beautiful women.Pro 11:22, “As a ring of gold in a pig’s snout so is a
Ye build the tombs . . .—Four conspicuous monuments of this kind are seen to the present day at the base of the Mount of Olives, in the so-called Valley of Jehoshaphat, the architecture of which, with its mixture of debased Doric and Egyptian, leads archæologists to assign them to the period of the Herodian dynasty. These may, therefore, well have been the very sepulchres of which our Lord spoke, and to which, it may be, He pointed. They bear at present the names of Zechariah, Absalom, Jehoshaphat, and St. James; but there is no evidence that these were given to them when they were built, and the narratives of earlier travellers vary in reporting them. It may be noticed, however, that of these four names, Zechariah is the only one that belonged to a prophet, and the reference to the death of a martyr-prophet of that name in Matthew 23:35, makes it probable that the name may have been, as it were, suggested by the monument on which the Pharisees were lavishing their wealth and their skill at the very time when they were about to imbrue their hands in the blood of One who was, even in the judgment of many of their own class, both a “prophet” and a “righteous” man.
Garnish.—Better, adorn—as, e.g., with columns, cornices, paintings, or bas-reliefs. Even these acts, natural and legitimate in themselves, were part of the “hypocrisy” or “unreality” of the Pharisees. They did not understand, and therefore could not rightly honour, the life of a prophet or just man. They might have learnt something from the saying of a teacher of their own in the Jerusalem Talmud, that “there is no need to adorn the sepulchres of the righteous, for their words are their monuments.” In somewhat of the same strain wrote the Roman historian: “As the faces of men are frail and perishable, so are the works of art that represent their faces; but the form of their character is eternal, and this we can retain in memory, and set forth to others, not by external matter and skill of art, but by our own character and acts” (Tacitus, Agricola, c. 46).”
Something I regret bitterly in my life. I wrote a letter to the Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping. He was moved but he did not do as American and French Presidents did. The Chinese protocol was different. He called the Chinese General Consul in San Franciso to write a letter to thank me. If Deng Xiaoping wrote down his thoughts on modernization of China in a formal stationery of Zhongnanhaiand signed his
own signature as President Nixon did; I would donate the letter to the Chinese government, to be framed in a lighted glass box and displayed at The Great Hall
of the People. It will be worth US$10 million dollars. This would be better than a marble monument for Deng Xiaping, because billions of Chinese and foreigners can visit Beijing and see the letter themselves. They will cherish the thoughts of Deng Xiaoping for generations to come. Don’t you agree?
12.) HYPOCRITES WILL BE THROWN INTO HELL WHERE THERE WILL BE WEEPING AND GNASHING OF TEETH.
Mat 24:51, “and He (THE MASTER) will cut him in two and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Shall cut him asunder – This kind of punishment was anciently practiced.
Sometimes it was done by the sword. sometimes by saws. It was practiced among the Chaldeans Daniel 2:5; Daniel 3:29, and among the Hebrews, 2 Samuel 12:31; 1 Samuel 15:33; 1 Kings 3:25; Hebrews 11:37. It was also practiced by the Egyptians and Romans. It is not, perhaps, here to be taken literally, but signifies that the wicked servant should be severely punished.
Hypocrites – See the notes at Matthew 6:2. They are spoken of here as the worst of people.
Weeping and gnashing of teeth – See the notes at Matthew 8:12-13. The unfaithful and wicked minister of God, who lives without expectation or fear of judgment, shall suffer the severest punishment inflicted on sinners in the world of woe.”
Mat 13:42, “and they will throw them into the Furnace
of Fire; in that place there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.”
Hell is the Furnace of Fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13.) HYPOCRITES DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ANALYZE THIS PRESENT TIME.
Luk 12:56, “You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to analyze this
Ye hypocrites,…. A word often used of the Scribes and Pharisees, and which suggests, that there were such in company, to whom Christ more especially directs his discourse; and this may be the rather thought, since much the like things are said by him to the Pharisees, with the Sadducees, in Matthew 16:1 and the same appellation is given them there, as here:
ye can discern the face of the sky, and of the earth; from the appearance of the sky, they could tell how it would be with the earth, and the inhabitants of it, whether they should have dry or wet weather, heat or cold:
but how is it that ye do not discern this time? that this is the time of the Messiah’s coming, and that it is the accepted time, and day of salvation, if ye receive him, and believe in him; and a time of vengeance, if ye reject him: this might have been discerned by the prophecies of the Old Testament, which fix the characters of the Messiah, and the time of his coming; and describe the manners of the men of that generation, in which he should come: and point out both their happiness and their ruin; as also by the doctrines they heard Christ preach, and especially by the miracles which were wrought by him, it might have been known he was come.”
THERE ARE WOLRD LEADERS AND POLITICIANS WHO DO KNOW HOW TO ANALYZE THIS PRESENT TIME.THIS LIFE IS THE PRESENT TIME WHICH IS PASSING, THE WORLD TO COME SOON IS THE TIME OF GLORY WHEN JESUS WILL REIGN WITH THE SAINTS.
Rom 8:18, “For I consider that the sufferings of this
present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.”
14.) HYPOCRITES ON THE SABBATH UNTIE THEIR OXEN OR DONKIES FROM THE STALL AND LEAD THEM AWAY TO WATERING.
Thou hypocrite] Rather (with the best uncials), Hypocrites! (א, A, B), classing the man with the whole sect to which he belonged, and whose shibboleths he used. They were hypocrites (i.e. they were acting a part) because they were disguising secret enmity under a pretence of sabbatical zeal. on the sabbath loose his ox] Our Lord varied from time to time the arguments with which He abolished the fanatical formalism of the Pharisees respecting the Sabbath. Sometimes He appealed to His own inherent authority (John 5:17-47); sometimes to Scripture precedents (Luke 6:3-5); or to common sense and eternal principles (Luke 6:9). Here, as in Luke 14:5, He uses an argumentum ad hominem, refuting their traditional rules by the selfish insincerity with which they applied them. They allowed men to unloose and lead to water their cattle on the sabbath, and thus to break their own Sabbatic rules to save themselves the trouble of providing water overnight, or, at the best, to abridge a few hours’ thirst; was then this suffering woman not to be touched, not to be spoken to, to end 18 years of suffering?”
15). OUTWARDLY APPEAR RIGHTEOUS TO PEOPLE, BUT INWARDLY YOU ARE FULL OF HYPOCRISY AND LAWLESSNESS.
Mat 23:28, “So you too, outwardly appear righteous to people, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.”
Hypocrisy in Greek is hypokrisis which means dissimulation; dissembling or pretense (Strong’s Concordance); — which occurs 6 times in the New Testament.
Like unto whited sepulchres – For the construction of sepulchres, see the notes at Matthew 8:28. Those tombs were annually whitewashed to prevent the people from accidentally coming in contact with them as they went up to Jerusalem. This custom is still continued. Dr. Thomson (The Land and the Book, vol. i. p. 148) says, “I have been in places where this is repeated very often. The graves are kept clean and white as snow, a very striking emblem of those painted hypocrites, the Pharisees, beautiful without, but full of dead men’s bones and of all uncleanness within.” The law considered those persons unclean who had touched anything belonging to the dead, Numbers 19:16. Sepulchres were therefore often whitewashed, that they might be distinctly seen. Thus “whited,” they appeared beautiful; but within they contained the bones and corrupting bodies of the dead. So the Pharisees. Their outward conduct appeared well, but their hearts were full of hypocrisy, envy, pride, lust, and malice – suitably represented by the corruption within a whited tomb.”
THE GREATEST PRETENCE IS BETWEEN THE OUTWARD AND THE INWARD. TO KNOW THE INCONSISTENCY AND OPPOSITE IS TO BE MOST SHOCKING. A HUMAN BEING IS NOT WHAT HE APPEARS TO BE.
16.) BEWARE OF THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES WHICH IS HYPOCRISY.
Luk 12:1, “Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying
to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.”
Leven in Greek is zymēwhich means metaph. of inveterate mental and moral corruption, viewed in its tendency to infect others; Leaven is applied to that substance which is small in quantity, yet thoroughly pervades a thing by its influence. The NT uses it in both a positive (cf. Mat 13:33) or negative sense (e.g., “a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump”) it explains of the teaching of the Pharisees, Luke, the passage cited more correctly [definitely?] of their hypocrisy. It is applied to that which, though small in quantity, yet by its influence thoroughly pervades a thing in a bad sense, of a pernicious influence, according to the various things to which it is applied, namely a single sin corrupts a whole church, 1 Corinthians 5:6; a slight inclination to error (respecting the necessity of circumcision) easily perverts the whole conception of faith, Galatians 5:9; but many interpretations explain the passage ‘even a few false teachers lead the whole church into error.’(Strong’s Concordance);– which occues 13 times in the New Testament.
Verses 1-59. – The Lord, after leaving the Pharisee’s house, speaks at great length to a numerous crowd waiting for him, addressing his words principally to his own disciples. The foregoing scene (ch. 11.), when the Master addressed his bitter reproaches to the learned and cultivated of the great Pharisee party, took place in a private house belonging to an apparently wealthy member of this, the dominant class. The name of the large village or provincial town where all this happened is unknown. The crowd who had been listening to the great Teacher before he accepted the Pharisee’s invitation still lingered around the house. Many from the adjoining villages, hearing that Jesus was in this place and was publicly teaching, had arrived; so, when the Lord came out from the guest-chamber into the street or market-place, he found a vast crowd – literally, myriads of the multitude – waiting for him. The words descriptive of the crowd in ver. I indicate that a vast concourse was gathered together. His fame then was very great, though his popularity was on the wane. Verse 1. – Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. In dwelling on this and similar expressions used by our Lord in respect to the life and work of this famous section of the people who were generally so bitterly hostile to him and his teaching, we must not condemn their whole character with a condemnation more sweeping than the Master’s. Utterly mistaken in their views of life and in their estimate of God, whom they professed to know, our Lord here scarcely charges them with dell-berate hypocrisy. These mistaken men dreamed that they possessed a holiness which was never theirs; unconscious hypocrites they doubtless were, without possibly even suspecting it themselves. Luke 12:1.”
A PERNICIOUS DOCTRINE CAN CORRUPT MANY PEOPLE JUST LIKE A DROP OF BLACK INK CAN POLLUTE THE WHOLE GLASS OF WATER. JESUS WARNS, BEWARE OF THE LEVEN OF THE PHRISEES WHICH IS HYPOCRASY.
17.) LOVE MUST BE FREE OF HYPOCRISY.
Rom 12:9, “Love must be free of hypocrisy. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.”
Let love – The apostle proceeds to specify the duties of Christians in general, that they might secure the beauty and order of the church. The first which he specifies is love. This word here evidently refers to benevolence, or to good-will toward all mankind. In Romans 12:10 he specifies the duty of brotherly love; and there can be no doubt that he here refers to the benevolence which we ought to cherish toward all people. A similar distinction is found in 2 Peter 1:7, “And to brotherly-kindness add charity,” that is, benevolence, or good will, and kind feelings to others.
Without dissimulation – Without hypocrisy. Let it be sincere and unfeigned. Let it not consist in words or professions only, but let it be manifested in acts of kindness and in deeds of charity; 1 John 3:18; compare 1 Peter 1:22. Genuine benevolence is not what merely professes attachment, but which is evinced by acts of kindness and affection.
Abhor that which is evil – The word “abhor” means to hate; to turn from; to avoid. The word “evil” here has reference to malice, or unkindness, rather than to evil in general. The apostle is exhorting to love, or kindness; and between the direction to love all people, and the particular direction about brotherly love, he places this general direction to abhor what is evil; what is evil in relation to the subject under discussion, that is, malice or unkindness. The word “evil” is not infrequently used in this limited sense to denote some particular or special evil; Matthew 5:37, Matthew 5:39, etc.; compare Psalm 34:14; 2 Timothy 2:19; Psalm 97:10; 1 Thessalonians 5:22.
Cleave to that which is good – The word rendered “cleave” to denotes properly the act of gluing, or uniting firmly by glue. It is then used to denote a very firm adherence to an object; to be firmly united to it. Here it means that Christians should be firmly attached to what is good, and not separate or part from it. The good here referred to is particularly what pertains to benevolence – to all people, and especially to Christians. It should not be occasional only, or irregular; but it should be constant, active, decided.”
18.) THE HYPOCRISY OF LIARS SEARED IN THEIR CONSCIENCE AS WITH A BRANDING IRON.
1Ti 4:2, “by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron.”
Speaking lies in hypocrisy.—The Greek words here should be translated, through the hypocrisy of men that speak lies. The lies that these men utter, refer to their teaching that it was pleasing to the eye of the All-seeing Creator for men and women to avoid certain meats, and to abstain from marriage. Their hypocrisy consisted in their assumption of a mask of holiness, which holiness they considered was derived from their false asceticism and their abstinence from things which the Apostle proceeded to show were lawful.
Having their conscience seared with a hot iron.—Better rendered, Branded in their own con-science as with a hot iron. The image is drawn from the practice of branding slaves and certain criminals on their forehead with a mark. “Qua nota turpitudinisnon inusta tua vita est?” (Cic. Cat. i. 6.) These men tried to teach the efficacy of a substitution of certain counsels of perfection in place of a faithful loving life. They based their teaching on wild Oriental speculations about the evil nature of all matter. They were often themselves evil-livers, who, conscious of their own stained, scarred lives, strove with a show of outward sanctity and hypocritical self-denial to beguile and to lead astray others, and in the end to make them as vile as themselves.”
LIAR’S CONSCIENCE CAN BE SEARED BY THE HYOOCRISY AS IF WITH A BRANDING IRON.
19.) THE WISDOM FROM ABOVE IS FREE OF HYPOCRISY.
Jas 3:17, But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, free of hypocrisy.”
But the wisdom that is from above;true wisdom, which is of God, opposed to that which descendeth not from above, Jam 3:15. Is first pure; either excluding mixture, and then it is opposed to hypocritical; or rather excluding filthiness, and then it is opposed to sensual, Jam 3:15, and implies freedom from the defilement of sin and error, it being the property of true wisdom to make men adhere both to truth and holiness. Then peaceable; disposeth men to peace, both as to the making and keeping it, in opposition to strife and contention, which is the fruit of the earthly wisdom. Peaceableness, which relates to man, is set after purity, which respects God in the first place, to intimate, that purity must have the preference to peace. Our peace with men must always be with a salvo to our respects to God and holiness. Gentle; or equal, or moderate, Philippians 4:51 Timothy 3:3Titus 3:2. It implies that gentleness (as we translate it) whereby we bear with others’ infirmities, forgive injuries, interpret all things for the best, recede from our own right for peace sake; and is opposed to that austerity and rigidness in our practices and censures, which will bear with nothing in weak, dissenting, or offending brethren. Easy to be entreated; easily persuadable. True wisdom makes men yield to good admonitions, good counsel, good reason. This is opposed to implacableness, Romans 1:31; pride, and obstinacy in evil, Proverbs 12:1 13:1. Full of mercy; a grace whereby we pity others that are afflicted, or that offend, and is opposed to inhumanity and inexorableness. And good fruits; beneficence, liberality, and all other offices of humanity, which proceed from mercy. Without partiality; or, without judging, i.e. either a curious inquiring into the faults of others, to find matter for censures, which many times infers wrangling, as our margin renders it; or a discerning between person and person, upon carnal accounts, which is partiality, as it is here translated, and Jam 2:4. And without hypocrisy; or, counterfeiting, as they do that judge others, being guilty of the same things, or as bad, themselves: or hypocrisy may be here added, to show that sincerity is the perfection of all the rest before named; purity, peace, and gentleness, &c., may be counterfeit; hypocrisy spoils all; and therefore the wisdom that is from above is sincere, and without hypocrisy.”
THE WISDOM OF THE WORLD IS CONTRARY TO THE WISDOM FROM ABOVE.
20.) RID YOURSELF ALL HYPOCRISIES.
1Pe 2:1, “Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.”
Wherefore laying aside – On the word rendered laying aside, see Romans 13:12; Ephesians 4:22, Ephesians 4:25; Colossians 3:8. The allusion is to putting off clothes; and the meaning is, that we are to cast off these things entirely; that is, we are no longer to practice them. The word “wherefore” (οὖν oun) refers to the reasonings in the first chapter. In view of the considerations stated there, we should renounce all evil.
All malice – All “evil,” (κακίαν kakian.) The word “malice” we commonly apply now to a particular kind of evil, denoting extreme enmity of heart, ill-will, a disposition to injure others without cause, from mere personal gratification, or from a spirit of revenge – Webster. The Greek word, however, includes evil of all kinds. See the notes at Romans 1:29. Compare Acts 8:22, where it is rendered wickedness, and 1 Corinthians 5:8; 1 Corinthians 14:20; Ephesians 4:31; Colossians 3:8; Titus 3:3.
And hypocrisies – See the 1 Timothy 4:2, note; Matthew 23:28; Galatians 2:13, on the word rendered dissimulation. The word means, feigning to be what we are not; assuming a false appearance of religion; cloaking a wicked purpose under the appearance of piety.
And envies – Hatred of others on account of some excellency which they have, or something which they possess which we do not. See the notes at Romans 1:29.
And all evil speaking – Greek: “speaking against others.” This word (καταλαλιὰ katalalia) occurs only here and in 2 Corinthians 12:20, where it is rendered “backbitings.” It would include all unkind or slanderous speaking against others. This is by no means an uncommon fault in the world, and it is one of the designs of religion to guard against it. Religion teaches us to lay aside whatever guile, insincerity, and false appearances we may have acquired, and to put on the simple honesty and openness of children. We all acquire more or less of guile and insincerity in the course of life. We learn to conceal our sentiments and feelings, and almost unconsciously come to appear different from what we really are. It is not so with children. In the child, every emotion of the bosom appears as it is. “Nature there works well and beautifully.” Every emotion is expressed; every feeling of the heart is developed; and in the cheeks, the open eye, the joyous or sad countenance, we know all that there is in the bosom, as certainly as we know all that there is in the rose by its color and its fragrance. Now, it is one of the purposes of religion to bring us back to this state, and to strip off all the subterfuges which we may have acquired in life; and he in whom this effect is not accomplished has never been converted. A man that is characteristically deceitful, cunning, and crafty, cannot be a Christian. “Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven,” Matthew 18:3.”
I think the greatest hypocrisy is sinner pretending to be a righteous man, Luk 18:11, “The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.”
The Bible says, All have sinned, there is no difference. So do not neglect so great a salvation. Repent of your sins and believe in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. You can do it now.
Peace 2025 is seriously flawed because mediating Arabs and terrorist Hamas released a few Israel hostages (not all) and some are dead. Hamas even released dead bodies who are not Jewish hostages. Hamas has reached the height of wickedness. People of evil relgion have no qualm to do any evil. Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in good health. All murderous and abusive Hamas must be killed. Terrorists must be destroyed without mercy because they show mercy.
Peoples of undeveloped, violent, unmotivated, insolvent, useless nations should not access to world media, should not attend any international meeting, should not receive any international aid.
On October 1, 2025 I urge the Hong Kong government and people to start de-Britishlization of Hong Kong names of streets and roads. For example, Victoria Peak should be changed to Dengxiaping Peak; Queen’s Road should be changed to Maozedong Road, etc.
It is laughable that a black politician made a statement on TV, “Africa cannot develop without fossil fuel.” What Africa does not have, can make long laundry list. Years ago when China was poor and did not have anything. Did America and Europe give aid? In fact to these days they are the biggest enemies of China, oppressors, trouble makers, diplomatic obstructionists and military aggressors. In America, the elderlies have to make a choice between taking a meal and medications. They cost $25 each; to have a meal they cannot afford to have medications. The electric bills are so high, even though they have heaters and air conditioners, they die in Summer and Winter. Every year I lectured at major Chinese universities and vacationed in China for 3 weeks when I worked for an American corporation. I noticed my electric bill did not go down even I was out of the country for 3 weeks. The female representative of Edison Power had the gall to say they do not charge customers by usage.
Africa has done nothing to deserve a large coverage by world media. Civil wars, conflicts, protests and constant shortages should be ignored. Undeveloped nations have no hope because of their corrupt leaders and politicians, their peoples are lazy and unproductive. They glorify tribalism, barbarianism and primitive behavior. They dislike work, like games and sports although sports produce nothing. They have civil wars, conflicts, tensions, gangs and terrorists, violence, man-made and natural disasters. They eat and get fat, sing and dance, drink beer and have sex, produce so many unwanted children they cannot support. These useless, ugly, immoral and unworthy peoples do not deserve any humanitarian aid. Ten or more years from now they will get worse and worse.
Is there any future or hope for America when the President, the Congress and the Supreme Court do not uphold the law by deporting 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America on welfare and let hordes of unlawful migrants enter boldly and freely to ruin America???
This is the voice of an old dying American in the wilderness who does not seek money or power.
The new President must attack Mexico militarily for violating American sovereignty, being the conduit of unlawful migrants for years AND drugs trafficking. Drop a few bombs on Mexico City may be a good start.
Deport 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America and use military to prevent invasion of hordes of illegal migrants from entering the United States and reject all asylum seekers. Build walls and militarize the borders for safety and security.
Mexico threatens loss of US 400,000 jobs, US by canceling NAFTA will cost Mexico 4 million jobs.
Use military to repel unlawful migrants and shoot at migrants who cut the fence or destroy the wall.
Withdraw support from Ukraine, END the war, and execute the Ukraine leader for war crimes and corruption.
Enact the law to require citizenship to apply for welfare, and all welfare recipients must work to get benefits.
Annihilate Iran, terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis; and force Palestinians to evacuate from the Jewish lands and go to lands of Arabs.
America has been playing the fool so long, of course America must be FIRST for America.
Former imperialists and colonialists must pay compensations to their former colonies. African nations are big talkers but small doers. Africa must be self-sufficient and receive no aid.
A nation has no reason to exist if it does not have water, food and fuel and basic infrastructure.
It is strangest that UN, WHO, ICC (International Criminal Court) etc. Speak and Support terrorists HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH and HOUTHIS.
It is a felony to harbor, hire or help unlawful migrants or illegal aliens.
Is there any future or hope for the world where the terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis make demands and UN, WHO, EU, all Arab-Muslim-Black nations serve and support them willingly?
America and EU can change the world by changing course, cease all hostilities against Russia and China, like President Nixon sought a just and lasting peace for the world. I believe the overwhelming majority of Americans want this.
I propose the world to impose a moratorium of 20 years on the undeveloped, unproductive, insufficient and useless nations. No matter what internal conflict and tensions, civil war and war with neighbors, coups d’etat, famine, drought, or man-made disasters, the international community will not interfere. Moratorium means no communication, no diplomacy and no aid in whatever form. After 20-year of burning themselves out, many nations will vanish, and those who do well will survive. That is when the international community can help those nations who really want to become decent and respectable and responsible nations.
How to advance China’s modernization:
Discard old belief of superstition, old practice of religion, old outlook of self-satisfaction, and old values of traditon by embracing new concept, new perspfective and new values of innovtion and technology.
Stop all foreign aid because China does not have enough resoources to do modernized vital projects of its own.
Restrict entry of all undersiable peoples and welcome the influx of overseas Chinese and their investment.
Improve manufacture with only high qualify products and penalize fake goods and poor quality products.
Eliminate corruption, organized crime, counterfeit currency, rumor, smuggling of any sort and monopoly and overchages of hospitals and doctors.
Democracy is the greatest fraud perpetrated by the West in the world; China must not immitate the West but go its own way.
Recruit 6-footers who have graduated from college into a new military school like West Point to be trained to become military leaders.
Overhaul CGTN with respect to its ideology, personnel, programming and commercials. No liquor, cigarette, Western fake goods are allowed on TV.
Ban uncivilized sports such as boxing, fencing, grand prix, and all body-hurt games.
China has no need to save any underdeveloped, unmotivated, impoverished, and useless nations; China had need to save itself.
Enhance nuclear weapons so that China in a superior position not threatened by any country.
Improve military position toward neigboring hostile nations.
Revitalize rural areas not only liberating from poor and backward situations but able to be independent economically, financially, and productively.
Overhaul CGTN: scrap Africa, Latin America and Arab programs; forcus on China, Asia, America and Europe.
STRANGEST THINGS HAPPEN! 1. UN and most OF ITS MEMBERS ENDORSE THE TWO-STATE solution. UN-INSIDERS ARE WORSE THAN outsiders. NO ONE OPPOSES THIS. PALESTINIANS ARE ARABS WHO DO NOT WANT TO GO TO LANDS OF ARABS TO MAKE A LIVING AND BUILD ITS OWN PALESTINIAN STATE. The problem is the fact Palestinians want to build state of Palestinians in Jewish lands. 2. UN and all ARAB, MUSLIM, BLACK, EU nations do not say a word against TERRORISTS HAMAS, HAZBOLLAH, and HOUTHIS. NOT ONE DEMANDS HAMAS RELEASE OF HOSTAGES. INDEED, THEY SUPPORT TERRORISTS.
ARE DEPORTATION EFFORTS HURTING THE ECONOMY? WRONG QUESTION. RIGHT QUESTION: ARE ILLEGAL ALIENS HURTING AMERICA? Most of illegal aliens are on welfare, there are 45 million unlawful migrants already residing in America, including their children born in America who are not citizens. America needs to deport illegal aliens without further delay. To warn Mexico not to be an unlawful door for unlawful migrants to invade America, America needs to drop a few bombs on Mexico City to DETER them.
ON September 3, 2025 for China to mark 80th anniversary of victory over Japanese aggression and fascism is a historical necessity and hard-earned victory. All foreigners who heroically sacrificed their lives for China in their fight against Japanese aggression must individually be commemorated and remembered, their relatives are eternal friends of China. I have never seen such a great parade before, the size and scope of it would overwhelm your mind; every aspect of it was systematically planned, every step of male and female soldiers was of uniform procedures, every military vehicle with all nuclear missiles and every war airplane in the sky well performed; the words such as grand, massive, superb, magnificent fail to describe the whole celebration. I wholeheartedly salute every Chinese military man and woman who participated. From 1931-1945, the brutal behavior of Japanese and its inhuman atrocities were worse than wild beasts and deserve ten atomic bombs in recompense. Even today Japanese government and leaders do not admit and repent of their war crimes, they worship executed war criminals as their national heroes and living gods. Japan never apologizes and pays compensation for killing 35 million Chinese, made hundreds of thousands sex slaves, millions of labor slaves and untold atrocities. Never again will China be oppressed. I am sure the militant Japan is deterred, but America is on the wrong side of history. Thank God it did not rain.
The mayors of Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Chicago are for crooks and criminals, they must be dismissed and deported. All the facts point to the need, Ukraine must be destroyed and its leader executed in order to end the war. Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis are terrorists and the countries that harbor them must be destroyed all together.
Since Gaza, West Bank, etc. are the Jewish lands, Palestinians must evacuate from all Jewish lands and flee to Arab lands where they are safe to receive international aid and build a Palestinian state of their choice.
The leader of Ukraine is corrupt and evil. Ukrainians are stupid to follow the path of destruction. He was the one who instigated war with Russia. Now he asks for security guarantees. The nincompoop should be executed to end the war.
Palestinians, Africans, and others serve as example of peoples who want to eat and do not want to work. UN, WHO, EU, etc. champion their cause. Palestinians do not want evacuate from Gaza, Jewish lands to resettle in Arab lands. Because they will lose their status as refugees where they can get their food, fuel, water, medicine and everything for free from international community. These problems multiply with the passage of time.
UN, EU, GERMANY, UK, FRANCE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZELAND, ETC. are strange and unreasonable peoples. Who is stopping Palestinians to build a Palestinian state in an Arab land? It is wrong and illegal to build a Palestinian state in Jewish land (Gaza, West Bank, etc.). That is the cause of conflct.
The fact that National Guards have to patrol Washington, D.C. with weapons speaks loudly and badly of the capital. The mayor of Washington, D.C. should be dismissed and deported. All the more urgent the national capital should move to Lincoln, Nebraska, without delay.
The mayor of Washington, D.C. bowed to the illegal acts of street people who set up tents on public streets. She should be dismissed and deported. The National Guards are empowered to trash the tents, clear the streets and vanish street people. Los Angeles is a disgraced city because the California Governor and Los Angeles mayor failed to solve the problems of street people who not only set up tents on public streets, but also urinate and defecate. All the more urgent for the national capital to move to Lincoln, Nebraska. In the face of national debt exceeding $37 trillion, the people can save money by abolishing the House, retain the unicameral legislation of Senate to move also to Lincoln Nebraska. All this can be accomplished legally by a national referendum. America is ruined by dark and evil forces.
Forein Heroes of all races who sacrificed their lives for China in the war against Japanese aggression should be celebrated and remembered. The descendants of them are eternal friends of China. Descendants of American Flying Tiers whose forefathers had sacrificed their lives in the war against Japanese aggression and atrocities must always be honored and remembered. The Chinese government must treat them as eternal friends, and they are welcome to China anytime. Such blood bonds must be appreciated and maintained forever.
The world wrongly marks the anniversary of dropping atomic bomb on Hiroshima while neglecting the Japanese aggression and atrocities of killing 35 million innocent Chinese without remorse or reparations. UN over–appointed unqualified blacks and media have given too much coverage to unworthy black spoke-persons. It is amazing no matter how beautifully white organizations and individuals hail human rights, civil rights, democracy, development, technology, benefits, justice, etc., what they are actually after is MONEY. This can be said equally true about blacks.
Pet economy is wasted economy. Money should better be spent on nutrition and education of children and orphans. In cities all dogs must have annual license of Y5,000, cats Y4,000, and birds Y3,000. It is exempt for rural areas. If a dog defecates in public place, it shall be fined Y3,000 plus cleanup by owner or walker.
Global media highlight the number of Palestinians who have died, but fail to consider why Palestinian Authority and Palestinians do not want to evacuate from Jewish land and resettle in Arab land. Palestinians, men and women, young and old, are shameless beggars. They remain in Gaza to qualify for refugees so that they can get everything free from international community. The international community is ignorant of the fact that GAZA and related territories all belong to the Jews. Israel has every right to take back and take over Gaza and related territories. Palestinians must evacuate and relocate to Arab lands, make a living and establish its own Palestinian state without further delay.
French nincompoop Macron recognized Palestine as a state but failed to know that Palestine does not have territory and sovereignty. Leaders of UK, GERMANY, AUSTRLALIA would commit the same mistake by supporting terrorists. Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis are wicked terrorists, they should be destroyed without mercy. Leaders of Palestinian Authority are guilty for the death and malnutrition of children because they lead Palestinians to the path of destruction. They could have led Palestinians to lands of Arabs to earn a living and build their own Palestinian state. Palestinians (young & old, man & woman) are most shameless beggars for food & water, they don’t want to go to an Arab land to earn a living and build their own Palestinian state. Africa amid famine has the most fat people in the world, they are also shameless beggars. Ukrainians are shameless beggars for weapons, they do not have reason for existence. Harvard though the richest university in the world is a shameless beggar for US aid. Japan claims to practice democracy, its ruling party lost election miserably, yet its prime minister shamelessly wants to stay in power. The world must realize years of aid to Africa produced nothing, trillions of dollars went to black holes. Africa is corrupt, unmotivated and useless. Black leaders and politicians take advantage of it; dress well, eat well, and live a luxurious life style. Black problems can be solved only by Blacks. Let Africa alone to survive on its own. Blacks create most of the problems in the world, given too much coverage and platform in world media, over–appointed and given too many spokespersons and positions in UN. Any nation who shares destiny with Africa will be doomed. Nothing good comes out of Africa: primitive religion, superstition, spiritism, orgies, black magic, tribalism, voodooism.
If the Texas flooding is an act of God; Ukraine conflict, and conflicts of Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis must be acts of the devil.
India must coexist with China, at the same time India and South Africa must be expelled from BRICS besause they do not remain true to BRICS’ founding mission, they do not belong, must be replaced by Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. US and EU must not rearm Ukraine, let Russia destroy it, and never to be rebuilt. The leader of Ukraine must also be executed.
Palestinian Authorities are guilty for leading Palestinians to a path of death, children died and suffer malnutrition. Palestian Authorities do not lead Palestinians (who are Arabs) to a land of Arabs to work for a living and build the Palestinian state.
American forces have successfully wiped out three Iranian nuclear sites through B-2 bombers. The “everlasting consequence” is Iran cannot be a nuclear threat anymore. I stand with the overwhelming majority of Dutch people to demolish NATO — the war machine.
Deliberation has been long and covered all pertinent and contingent factors involved in order to come to conclusion to SAVE AMERICA from destruction and decay. AMERICA needs to cut off the two continents of Africa and Latin America: NO TRADE, NO DIPLOMACY, NO POSTAL SERVICES, NO NEWS, NO COMMUNICATIONS, NO BANKING TRANSACTION, NO RELATIONSHIP, NO AID, AND NO ENTRY TO THE U.S.
America declares no immigration, no assylum application, no entry from African and Latin American peoples.
Build the great wall secure and strong along Mexican borders and maintain military action to deter and stop illegal migrations from Mexico, via land, sea or air.
Expell all personnels from African and Latin American embassies and consulates located in America.
Deport illegal aliens 45 million already residing in America and most of them on welfare. Deport unlawful migrants of Latin America to Mexico, those who are not Mexicans can find their ways home. If Mexico refuses, bomb and attack them. Deport all unlawful Africans back to Africa. Designate one African nation to receive deportees by airplanes.
Reform the welfare system that all applicants require to be American citzens and require work to get their benefits.
Leave Africa and Latin America alone, let them do or die.
Iran is a terrorist nation, its nuclear facilities sooner or later should be destroyed completely. Apparently, last time bombing did not do a good job.
Terrorists Hamas, Hezebollah and Houthis should be destroyed completely. Palestinians should be forced out of Gaza.
African, Arab, and Muslim nations should have no part in reconstruction of Gaza.
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1.) HOW IS IT THAT THEY SAY THE CHRST IS DAVID’S SON?
Luk 20:41, “But He said to them, “How is it that they say the Christ is David’s son?”
Mar 12:35, “And Jesus responded and began saying, as He taught in the temple area, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?”
HOW is it also means in what way, by what manner or means, — it occurs 106 times in the New Testament. It is a direct question when and where seems to be a perplexity or problem needs to have an explanation. Sometimes it is also used in unusual situation. Jesus Christ raised the question because there seems to be a paradox. Many do not understand how the Christ is David’s son when Jesus was and is before Abraham was born. Every Jew knows that Abraham was before David.
Luk 20:42-44, “For David himself says in the book of Psalms,
‘THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD,
“SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,
UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES AFOOTSTOOL FOR
YOUR FEET.”’
Therefore David calls Him ‘Lord,’ and so how is He his son?”
According to the flesh, Jesus was the Son of David.
This is the Biblical explanation that resolves the paradox.
Rom 1:3-4, “concerning His Son, Who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh,
3. concerning his Son, &c.] The connexion is with the close of Romans 1:2 : the “promise through the prophets” was “concerning the Son of God.” In the Gr., the order of words in this verse and the next is peculiar and emphatic: concerning His Son, who was made [lit. who came to be, who became] of the seed of David according to the flesh; who was marked out as the Son of God, in power, according to the Spirit of holiness, in consequence of the resurrection of the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord. of the seed of David] The N. T. begins with this assertion (Matthew 1:1), and almost closes with it (Revelation 22:16). In 2 Timothy 2:8, St Paul, at the close of his ministry, again recites it as a foundation-truth. according to the flesh] Flesh-wards, i.e. “on the side of His manhood.” This is said in contrast to the next words, “declared to be the Song of Solomon of God.” Cp. Romans 9:5 for an important parallel, where the full significance of the title “Son of God” appears. For another use of the phrase “according to the flesh,” see Romans 4:1.”
) HOW IS IT THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ANALYZE THIS PRESENT TIME?
Luk 12:56, “You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to analyze this
Verse 56. – Ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? These things had an interest for them. Heat and drought, wind and rain, affected materially the prospect of their wheat-harvest and vintage, the fruitfulness of their orchards and oliveyards, therefore they gave their whole mind to the watching of the weather; but to the awful signs of the time in which they were living they were blind and deaf. What were these signs? (1) The low state of morality among public men. Did none of them notice how utterly corrupt were priests and scribes and people, how hollow and meaningless their boasted religious rites, how far removed from them was the presence of the God of their fathers? (2) Political situation. Did none of them notice the terribly strained relations between the Roman or Herodian, and the great national party? Were they blind to the bitter, irreconcilable hatred to mighty Rome which was seething scarcely beneath the surface of Jewish society? Were they deaf to the rumbling noises which too surely heralded a fierce and bloody war between little Palestine, split up into parties and sects, and the mighty world of Rome which had seized them in its own grip? What could be the result of such a war? Were they devoid of reason as well as blind and deaf? (3) Heavenly warnings. What had they done with John the Baptist? Many in Israel knew that man was indeed a great prophet of the Lord. His burning words had penetrated far and wide; vast crowds had heard the awful sounds with breathless awe; but no one heeded, and the people watched him die. And now – they had listened to him who was speaking to them. He had told them all; no sign of power was wanting to his ministry, and it was just over, and the people had not repented. Luke 12:56.”
3.) HOW IS IT THAT YOU ARE A JEW, ASKING A SAMARITAN WOMAN FOR A DRINK?
Jhn 4:9, “So the Samaritan woman said to Him, “How is it that You, though You are a Jew, are asking me for a drink, though I am a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)”
Even a Samaritan woman could recognize Jesus being a Jew.
Years ago on the Internet a black man swore that he could prove Jesus was a black man. The black man was so desperate by saying Jesus was a black man he thought he may save his race.
The fake claim and biggest black lie is black Jews. Abraham was not a Negro, the twelve tribes of Israel were not Negroes. David was not a Negro. Jesus was born a Jew, not a Negro. There are no black Jews. Merriam Webster defines Negro as a person of Black African ancestry. The Biblical Jews are neither black nor African.
The two-state proposal is not the two-state solution. For God gave the Promised Land to Abraham and his descendants some 4,000 years ago. The Chosen People rebelled against God and they were scattered all over the world. During the British colonial rule, the Holy Land was known as Palestine, illegal Arabs moved in to occupy the Holy Land without payment. The illegal Arabs were latter known as Palestinians. Palestinians, Arabs and Hamas have no claim to the Holy Land and no resettlement right in the Holy Land. They do not own one inch of the Jewish land, they now illegally occupied the Promised Land; Palestinians, Arabs and Hamas must at once leave the Jewish land for good. The leaders of the United Kingdom could tell them so. Palestinians could never establish a Palestinian state in the Holy Land. The United Nations or any agency has no authority to give the Jewish land to Palestinians, Arabs and Hamas. Jerusalem is forever the capital of the great King David. It is high time for Palestinians, Arabs and Hamas to get out of the Holy Land in peace; or they will be evicted by force. God will fight for Jerusalem, for God is the Protector of Israel. Palestine only existed in British colonial rule, so Palestinians are not free in Israel; they must be expelled from Jerusalem and the Jewish land, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. They are free to go to Arab nations. Palestinians and Hamas must withdraw from the Jewish land that God gave to Abraham and his descendants without delay. Any strategy to bargain away the Jewish land is wrong.Palestinians and Arabs cannot claim one inch of Jewish land.
4.) HOW IS IT THAT YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT I DID NOT SPEAK ABOUT BREAD?
Mat 16:5-12, “And the disciples came to the other side of the sea, but they had forgotten to bring any bread.And Jesus said to them, “Watch
out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” They began to discuss this among
themselves, saying, “He said that because we did not bring any bread.” But Jesus, aware of this, said, “You men of little faith, why are you discussing among
yourselves the fact that you have no bread?
“Do you not yet understand nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many
baskets you picked up? Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many large baskets you picked up? How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Matthew 16:5-12. When his disciples were come to the other side — Namely, of the sea of Tiberias, see Mark 8:13; they had forgotten to take bread — They had tarried so long in Dalmanutha, or Magdala, that they had consumed the seven baskets of fragments which they had taken up at the late miracle, recorded Matthew 15:32-39, and had no more than one loaf with them in the ship, Mark 8:14. Then Jesus said, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees — That is, of their false doctrine; elegantly called leaven, for it spreads in the soul, or the church, as leaven does in meal. And they reasoned among themselves — What must we do then for bread, since we have taken no bread with us? Thus the slowness of their understanding showed itself on this occasion, as it had done on many others. “As they had forgotten to take bread, and had often heard the doctors prohibit the use of the leaven of heathen and Samaritans, they thought he forbade them to buy bread from bakers of either sect, lest it might be made with impure leaven, and so they looked on the advice as an indirect reproof of their carelessness.” Which when Jesus perceived — As he knew all the secret workings of their minds; he said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye? — Why are ye troubled about this? Why should your neglecting to bring bread with you make you put such an interpretation upon my words? Am I not able, if need so require, to supply you by a word? Observe, reader, to distrust Christ, and disquiet our own minds, when we are in straits and difficulties, is an evidence of the weakness of our faith, which, if it were in exercise as it should be would deliver us from the burden of care, by enabling us to cast it on the Lord, who careth for us. Do ye not understand — After having been so long with me, are ye still ignorant of my power and goodness? neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets, &c. — Certainly you are very stupid, if you have forgotten how that with five loaves I fed five thousand men, who, after being fully satisfied, left a great deal more than the quantity that was at first set before me to divide among them. Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand — An instance of a merciful and miraculous supply which happened so lately. How is it that ye do not understand? — How came ye not to know that he, who on those different occasions fed such multitudes with such a little quantity of food, can never be at a loss to provide a meal for twelve? The experience which they had so lately had of the power and goodness of Christ in providing for them, was a great aggravation of their distrust. Though they had no bread with them, they had Him with them who could provide bread for them. God’s people may well be ashamed of the slowness and dulness of their apprehensions in divine things; especially when they have long enjoyed the means of grace. As Christ’s disciples well deserved the sharp rebuke which their Master gave them on this occasion, so it had the designed effect; for it brought the disciples to understand that he designed to caution them against the corrupt doctrines of the Pharisees and Sadducees; the pernicious nature and tendency of which may be learned from many instances taken notice of and condemned by Jesus himself, in the course of his ministry.”
Chinese has a saying: People consider food as Heaven.
5.) HOW IS IT THAT THE SON OF MAN WILL SUFFER MANY THINGS AND BE TREATED WITH CONTEMPT?
Mar 9:12, “And He said to them, “Elijah does come first and he restores all things. And yet how is it written of the Son of Man that He will suffer many things and be treated with contempt?”
And he answered, and told them,…. Allowing that their observation was right, and that this was the sense of the Scribes, and that there was something of truth in it, when rightly understood:
Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things: See Gill on Matthew 17:11;
and how it is written of the son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. The sense of Christ is, that John the Baptist, whom he means by Elias, comes first, and restores all things: and among the rest of the things he sets right, this is one, and not of the least; namely, that he gives the true sense of such passages of the sacred writings, which related to the contemptuous usage, rejection, and sufferings of the Messiah; as that in these he was the Lamb of God typified in the sacrifices of the law, who by his sufferings and death takes away the sin, of the world; and therefore he exhorted and directed those to whom he ministered, to look unto him, and believe in him; see John 1:29.”
The Jews consider Messiah not as sufferer.
6.) HOW IS IT THAT YOU SAY, YOU WILL BECOME FREE?
Jhn 8:33-34, “They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s
descendants and have never been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will become free’?
Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.”
Verses 33-46. – (5) The offer of spiritual freedom to the seed of Abraham provoked bitter hostility and misapprehension. Verse 33. – They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed – taking the highest position of national grandeur and racial pride. Vast were the pretensions which the Jews often assumed from this lofty ancestry. “They were all children of kings;” “Solomon’s feast was not too good for them;” “He was heir of the world;” “They were the inheritors in him of all the nations.” They had rung this cry into the ears of John the Baptist, when this last prophet had called upon them for repentance. Their following boast is difficult to understand: We have never yet been enslaved to anyone; and great difference of opinion has prevailed over the meaning cf. these words. It is incredible that John should represent: the Jews as ignorant of their national political history. The first word of their Decalogue included a reference to the “house of bondage” from which Jehovah had delivered the seed of Abraham. Moreover, their political humiliation at the hand of the border kingdoms of Assyria, Babylon, and Syria was the perpetual theme of prophet and psalmist. The terrible reverses that they had subsequently experienced at the hand of Antiochus and of the Roman power, and the galling submission to Rome which at the moment was rousing their fiercest passion, would render any such boast simply preposterous. Godet’s suggestion, that they were making a boast of their personal civil freedom, that Abraham’s seed were not sold into positive slavery, however mortifying their political servitude had proved, is far fetched and too far away from the facts of the case; neither does it harmonize with the character of this angry retort. Probably a reference is made to the ideal freedom from slavery and from dependence which they had, in their hour of deepest depression from all and every form of tyranny whatsoever, religiously maintained. They did, as their wonderful psalter shows, cherish a conviction that David’s throne and Abraham’s inheritance ideally stood through all the ages, lustrous and magnificent to the eye of faith. When the holy and beautiful house was burned with fire, when their exile was complete, they still saw all visible things, even “heaven and earth,” departing or rolled up like a scroll, while their Creator and redeeming King was seated still on his eternal throne. From St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, they clearly held that the mere possession of the Law, whether they kept it or not, was their much-prized pledge of independence from all other authority or servitude. If so, they may have been on this occasion boasting of their ideal freedom in virtue of their he reditary privileges, and forgetful of the lessons even of the agelong story of Ishmael and Esau, and the deportation and abolition of Israel as a nation. One can scarcely refrain a momentary thrill of admiration at the hardihood of their eager faith, and the overwhelming strength of confidence they manifested in their destiny as a people. All the spiritual salvation and ideal freedom which they desired they possessed as children of Abraham. How sayest thou – “Upon what possible principle dost thou promise to us that which we already are proud of possessing, viz. glorious liberty?” Is it from the emancipating power of truth? We have the truth; we are the depositaries of infallible truth. We already possess as our birthright what thou art offering to us as the full result of discipleship. How sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? John 8:33.”
The Jews who said they have never been enslaved to anyone are like Japanese who denied their war crimes in World War II.
) HOW IS IT THAT YOU SAY, THE SON OF MAN MUST BE LIFTED UP?
Jhn 12:34, “The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ is to remain forever; and how is it that You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”
John 12:34-36. The people answered — Understanding the phrase as implying some violent death shortly to come upon him; We have heard out of the law, that Christ abideth for ever — On hearing Jesus affirm that he was to be lifted up, or taken off by a violent death, they told him that it was inconsistent with the character of the Messiah, who, according to the law, (so they named the whole of their sacred writings,) was never to die. And how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? — How can these things be reconciled? Who is this Son of man? — Is he a different person from the Messiah, whom we have been taught to expect under the title of the Son of man? If not, what sort of a Messiah must he be that is to die? Then Jesus said — Not answering them directly, but exhorting them to improve what they had heard already; Yet a little while is the light with you — As if he had said, Do not cavil at what I now say; but remember how short this opportunity is, which through the divine goodness you now enjoy; and improve by my instructions, who am the light of the world. See on John 8:12. Lest darkness — That is, spiritual blindness; come upon you — By the just judgment of God. Romans 11:25. If that should happen to you, ye will be in a miserable condition indeed: For he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not whither he goeth — Knoweth neither the way he is walking in, nor the end he is walking toward: he knows not into what danger and misery he may fall the very next step he takes: and much more dreadful will it be for you to be deserted of God, and left to the darkness and folly of your own hearts. Observe, reader, he that is destitute of the light of the gospel, that is unacquainted with its discoveries and directions, wanders endlessly in mistakes and errors, in a thousand crooked paths, and is not aware of it: he is probably going to destruction, and knows not his danger: he is sleeping, or sporting, on the brink of the pit. While you have the light, therefore, believe in the light — While you enjoy the benefit of my doctrine, example, and miracles, which clearly prove my mission from God, believe on me; for it is thus alone you can become children of light — Children of God, wise, holy, and happy. These things spake Jesus — When the Greeks applied themselves to him; and as the unbelieving Jews were greatly irritated by the actions and discourses of the day, and would not be awakened to conviction, he left them and departed thence to a retired place. Greek, απελθων εκρυβη απ’ αυτων, which Dr. Campbell renders, He withdrew himself privately from them: observing, that he thinks our translation, he departed and did hide himself from them, “conveys a sense different from that of the original, which denotes simply, that in retiring he took care not to be observed by them.”
The Jews could not understand that Messiah was the Lamb of God.
8.) HOW IS IT THAT YOU COMPEL THE GENTILES TO LIVE LIKE JEWS?
straightforward about the truth of the Gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, “If you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is
it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
This was not a case for private remonstrance. The conduct of Peter and the rest was a practical denial of the truth of the Gospel, and, as such, could not but do widespread mischief. St Paul therefore took occasion to rebuke him in the presence of the whole company of believers (comp. ‘I withstood him to the face’, Galatians 2:11). according to the truth] Lit. ‘towards the truth,’ i.e. with a view to its maintenance and propagation. If thou, being a Jew … Jews] Various opinions have been held with regard to the limit of the address to Peter. Some suppose it to terminate in this verse; others with Galatians 2:15 or 18; most, at the end of the chapter. But a comparison of the abruptness of the opening words with the more calm argumentative style of what follows, seems to confirm the view that the actual words addressed to Peter are contained in Galatians 2:14, and that Paul passes imperceptibly into a discussion of the great principle which he felt to be at stake. It is possible that the later verses contain the substance of the Apostle’s remonstrance with Peter, as they certainly contain the ground of the expostulation in Galatians 2:14. This is confirmed by the expression “We, Jews by nature”; but the whole passage has direct reference to the state and dangers of the Galatians. being a Jew] a Jew by birth and education, not a Gentile proselyte. livest after … Gentiles] Ever since his visit to Cornelius, Peter had associated freely and eaten with the Gentiles. why compellest thou] How is it that now by your example you are forcing the Gentile converts to conform to the Jewish ceremonial? It is of course moral compulsion that is meant, that kind of influence to which new converts would be specially prone to yield. to live as do the Jews] Lit. to Judaize, to observe the ceremonial law, as necessary to salvation. That no less is intended appears from Galatians 2:21.”
A Christian does not need to live like a Jew. But all Christinas must live like Christians.
) HOW IS IT THAT YOU TURN BACK AGAIN TO THE WEAK AND WORTHLES ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES?
Gal 4:9, “But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles, to which you want to be enslaved all over again?
now, after that ye have known … are known] The word rendered ‘known’ is different in the original from that so rendered in Galatians 4:8. It here denotes more than the acknowledgment of God’s existence—a discern ment of His character and recognition of His authority, on the part of man; approval on the part of God. The same English word is used in 1 Corinthians 13:12 to render a still stronger verb in the Greek of which the margin of R.V. gives ‘fully know’ as the equivalent. or rather] God knows man before man knows God—an humbling thought. weak and beggarly elements] See note on Galatians 4:3. They are ‘weak’, powerless to give life (Hebrews 7:18); ‘beggarly’ (rather, ‘poor’) as contrasted with ‘the unsearchable riches of Christ’, the riches of that grace which came by Jesus Christ.”
People who turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary priciples and want to be envlaved all over again are fools who like a dog that returns to its vomit.
Jon 1:6, “So the captain approached him and said, “How is it that you are sleeping? Get up, call on your god! Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish.”
Jon 1:3-6, “But Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship that was going to Tarshish, paid the fare, and boarded it to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of the LORD. However, the LORD
hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea, so that the ship was about to
break up.Then the sailors became afraid and every man cried out to his god, and they hurled the cargo which was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone below into the stern of the ship, had lain down, and fallen sound
asleep. So the captain approached him and said,
“How is it that you are sleeping? Get up, call on your god! Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish.”
the shipmaster] Lit., the chief of the sailors, i. e. the captain. The word here for sailors (which is singular and used collectively) is not the same word as that rendered mariners in Jonah 1:5. It is formed from the Hebrew word for a rope, and means properly those who handle the ropes. Both words occur again (and it is the only other place in the O.T. where either of them is found) in the description of the maritime greatness of Tyre in Ezekiel 27. The word used in this verse is there rendered in Ezekiel 27:8; Ezekiel 27:27; Ezekiel 27:29, pilots, and the mention of their wisdom in Jonah 1:8 has been thought to justify this distinction. It should be observed, however, that the contrast there is between mere rowers (for so, and not mariners, the other word in that verse should be rendered) who were hired from Sidon and Arvad, and skilled sailors, who were the product of Tyre herself. The word rendered mariners in Jonah 1:5 of this chapter and in Ezekiel 27:9; Ezekiel 27:27; Ezekiel 27:29, appears to be a more general word, including all seafaring persons. The Hebrews, not being a maritime nation, make but little use of nautical terms. We have in addition to the words just mentioned the expressions, “shipmen that had knowledge of the sea” (lit., “men of ships, knowing the sea”), 1 Kings 9:27 (comp. 2 Chronicles 8:18); “They that go down to the sea in ships,” Psalm 107:23, or simply, “They that go down to the sea,” Isaiah 42:10. What meanest thou, O sleeper?] Lit., What (is there) to thee, sleeping? i.e. What reason hast thou for sleeping? The A.V. and R. V. apparently take the participle “sleeping” as a vocative, “O sleeper?” What meanest thou by sleeping! would perhaps be the best translation. It is an exclamation of indignant surprise at the unreasonableness of Jonah’s conduct. The word for sleep here and in Jonah 1:5 means heavy or deep sleep, such as Adam’s (Genesis 2:21), or Sisera’s (Jdg 4:21). LXX. τί σὺ ῥέγχεις;
God] This abstract use of the word (lit., “the God”) immediately after “thy God” in this verse, and the mention in Jonah 1:6 that the mariners “cried every man unto his god,” is remarkable. It would seem to imply, as Calvin argues, that behind and above the many gods whom the heathen invented for themselves, they retained the idea, vague perhaps and indistinct for the most part, but starting into prominence in times of danger and distress such as this, of one supreme God by whose providence the world is governed, and in whose hand are the life and safety of all men. will think upon us] Some would render, “will brighten, or shine upon us,” i.e. will be propitious or favourable to us; but there seems no reason to depart from the A.V., which the R.V. retains.”
No man can escape from the judgment of God. No man can flee from the presence of God. Your sin will be found out. “the LORD hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea, so that the ship was about to break up. “
This is most serious, sinners cannot escape the punishment of Hell.
Mat 23:33, “You snakes, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of Hell?”
The suffering of Hell is eternal. Once a sinner is thrown into Hell, there is absolutey no way out.
But now is the day of salvation. You can repent of your sins and believe in Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior in order to be saved.
Peace 2025 is seriously flawed because mediating Arabs and terrorist Hamas released a few Israel hostages (not all) and some are dead. Hamas even released dead bodies who are not Jewish hostages. Hamas has reached the height of wickedness. People of evil relgion have no qualm to do any evil. Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in good health. All murderous and abusive Hamas must be killed. Terrorists must be destroyed without mercy because they show mercy.
Peoples of undeveloped, violent, unmotivated, insolvent, useless nations should not access to world media, should not attend any international meeting, should not receive any international aid.
On October 1, 2025 I urge the Hong Kong government and people to start de-Britishlization of Hong Kong names of streets and roads. For example, Victoria Peak should be changed to Dengxiaping Peak; Queen’s Road should be changed to Maozedong Road, etc.
It is laughable that a black politician made a statement on TV, “Africa cannot develop without fossil fuel.” What Africa does not have, can make long laundry list. Years ago when China was poor and did not have anything. Did America and Europe give aid? In fact to these days they are the biggest enemies of China, oppressors, trouble makers, diplomatic obstructionists and military aggressors. In America, the elderlies have to make a choice between taking a meal and medications. They cost $25 each; to have a meal they cannot afford to have medications. The electric bills are so high, even though they have heaters and air conditioners, they die in Summer and Winter. Every year I lectured at major Chinese universities and vacationed in China for 3 weeks when I worked for an American corporation. I noticed my electric bill did not go down even I was out of the country for 3 weeks. The female representative of Edison Power had the gall to say they do not charge customers by usage.
Africa has done nothing to deserve a large coverage by world media. Civil wars, conflicts, protests and constant shortages should be ignored. Undeveloped nations have no hope because of their corrupt leaders and politicians, their peoples are lazy and unproductive. They glorify tribalism, barbarianism and primitive behavior. They dislike work, like games and sports although sports produce nothing. They have civil wars, conflicts, tensions, gangs and terrorists, violence, man-made and natural disasters. They eat and get fat, sing and dance, drink beer and have sex, produce so many unwanted children they cannot support. These useless, ugly, immoral and unworthy peoples do not deserve any humanitarian aid. Ten or more years from now they will get worse and worse.
Is there any future or hope for America when the President, the Congress and the Supreme Court do not uphold the law by deporting 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America on welfare and let hordes of unlawful migrants enter boldly and freely to ruin America???
This is the voice of an old dying American in the wilderness who does not seek money or power.
The new President must attack Mexico militarily for violating American sovereignty, being the conduit of unlawful migrants for years AND drugs trafficking. Drop a few bombs on Mexico City may be a good start.
Deport 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America and use military to prevent invasion of hordes of illegal migrants from entering the United States and reject all asylum seekers. Build walls and militarize the borders for safety and security.
Mexico threatens loss of US 400,000 jobs, US by canceling NAFTA will cost Mexico 4 million jobs.
Use military to repel unlawful migrants and shoot at migrants who cut the fence or destroy the wall.
Withdraw support from Ukraine, END the war, and execute the Ukraine leader for war crimes and corruption.
Enact the law to require citizenship to apply for welfare, and all welfare recipients must work to get benefits.
Annihilate Iran, terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis; and force Palestinians to evacuate from the Jewish lands and go to lands of Arabs.
America has been playing the fool so long, of course America must be FIRST for America.
Former imperialists and colonialists must pay compensations to their former colonies. African nations are big talkers but small doers. Africa must be self-sufficient and receive no aid.
A nation has no reason to exist if it does not have water, food and fuel and basic infrastructure.
It is strangest that UN, WHO, ICC (International Criminal Court) etc. Speak and Support terrorists HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH and HOUTHIS.
It is a felony to harbor, hire or help unlawful migrants or illegal aliens.
Is there any future or hope for the world where the terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis make demands and UN, WHO, EU, all Arab-Muslim-Black nations serve and support them willingly?
America and EU can change the world by changing course, cease all hostilities against Russia and China, like President Nixon sought a just and lasting peace for the world. I believe the overwhelming majority of Americans want this.
I propose the world to impose a moratorium of 20 years on the undeveloped, unproductive, insufficient and useless nations. No matter what internal conflict and tensions, civil war and war with neighbors, coups d’etat, famine, drought, or man-made disasters, the international community will not interfere. Moratorium means no communication, no diplomacy and no aid in whatever form. After 20-year of burning themselves out, many nations will vanish, and those who do well will survive. That is when the international community can help those nations who really want to become decent and respectable and responsible nations.
How to advance China’s modernization:
Discard old belief of superstition, old practice of religion, old outlook of self-satisfaction, and old values of traditon by embracing new concept, new perspfective and new values of innovtion and technology.
Stop all foreign aid because China does not have enough resoources to do modernized vital projects of its own.
Restrict entry of all undersiable peoples and welcome the influx of overseas Chinese and their investment.
Improve manufacture with only high qualify products and penalize fake goods and poor quality products.
Eliminate corruption, organized crime, counterfeit currency, rumor, smuggling of any sort and monopoly and overchages of hospitals and doctors.
Democracy is the greatest fraud perpetrated by the West in the world; China must not immitate the West but go its own way.
Recruit 6-footers who have graduated from college into a new military school like West Point to be trained to become military leaders.
Overhaul CGTN with respect to its ideology, personnel, programming and commercials. No liquor, cigarette, Western fake goods are allowed on TV.
Ban uncivilized sports such as boxing, fencing, grand prix, and all body-hurt games.
China has no need to save any underdeveloped, unmotivated, impoverished, and useless nations; China had need to save itself.
Enhance nuclear weapons so that China in a superior position not threatened by any country.
Improve military position toward neigboring hostile nations.
Revitalize rural areas not only liberating from poor and backward situations but able to be independent economically, financially, and productively.
Overhaul CGTN: scrap Africa, Latin America and Arab programs; forcus on China, Asia, America and Europe.
STRANGEST THINGS HAPPEN! 1. UN and most OF ITS MEMBERS ENDORSE THE TWO-STATE solution. UN-INSIDERS ARE WORSE THAN outsiders. NO ONE OPPOSES THIS. PALESTINIANS ARE ARABS WHO DO NOT WANT TO GO TO LANDS OF ARABS TO MAKE A LIVING AND BUILD ITS OWN PALESTINIAN STATE. The problem is the fact Palestinians want to build state of Palestinians in Jewish lands. 2. UN and all ARAB, MUSLIM, BLACK, EU nations do not say a word against TERRORISTS HAMAS, HAZBOLLAH, and HOUTHIS. NOT ONE DEMANDS HAMAS RELEASE OF HOSTAGES. INDEED, THEY SUPPORT TERRORISTS.
ARE DEPORTATION EFFORTS HURTING THE ECONOMY? WRONG QUESTION. RIGHT QUESTION: ARE ILLEGAL ALIENS HURTING AMERICA? Most of illegal aliens are on welfare, there are 45 million unlawful migrants already residing in America, including their children born in America who are not citizens. America needs to deport illegal aliens without further delay. To warn Mexico not to be an unlawful door for unlawful migrants to invade America, America needs to drop a few bombs on Mexico City to DETER them.
ON September 3, 2025 for China to mark 80th anniversary of victory over Japanese aggression and fascism is a historical necessity and hard-earned victory. All foreigners who heroically sacrificed their lives for China in their fight against Japanese aggression must individually be commemorated and remembered, their relatives are eternal friends of China. I have never seen such a great parade before, the size and scope of it would overwhelm your mind; every aspect of it was systematically planned, every step of male and female soldiers was of uniform procedures, every military vehicle with all nuclear missiles and every war airplane in the sky well performed; the words such as grand, massive, superb, magnificent fail to describe the whole celebration. I wholeheartedly salute every Chinese military man and woman who participated. From 1931-1945, the brutal behavior of Japanese and its inhuman atrocities were worse than wild beasts and deserve ten atomic bombs in recompense. Even today Japanese government and leaders do not admit and repent of their war crimes, they worship executed war criminals as their national heroes and living gods. Japan never apologizes and pays compensation for killing 35 million Chinese, made hundreds of thousands sex slaves, millions of labor slaves and untold atrocities. Never again will China be oppressed. I am sure the militant Japan is deterred, but America is on the wrong side of history. Thank God it did not rain.
The mayors of Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Chicago are for crooks and criminals, they must be dismissed and deported. All the facts point to the need, Ukraine must be destroyed and its leader executed in order to end the war. Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis are terrorists and the countries that harbor them must be destroyed all together.
Since Gaza, West Bank, etc. are the Jewish lands, Palestinians must evacuate from all Jewish lands and flee to Arab lands where they are safe to receive international aid and build a Palestinian state of their choice.
The leader of Ukraine is corrupt and evil. Ukrainians are stupid to follow the path of destruction. He was the one who instigated war with Russia. Now he asks for security guarantees. The nincompoop should be executed to end the war.
Palestinians, Africans, and others serve as example of peoples who want to eat and do not want to work. UN, WHO, EU, etc. champion their cause. Palestinians do not want evacuate from Gaza, Jewish lands to resettle in Arab lands. Because they will lose their status as refugees where they can get their food, fuel, water, medicine and everything for free from international community. These problems multiply with the passage of time.
UN, EU, GERMANY, UK, FRANCE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZELAND, ETC. are strange and unreasonable peoples. Who is stopping Palestinians to build a Palestinian state in an Arab land? It is wrong and illegal to build a Palestinian state in Jewish land (Gaza, West Bank, etc.). That is the cause of conflct.
The fact that National Guards have to patrol Washington, D.C. with weapons speaks loudly and badly of the capital. The mayor of Washington, D.C. should be dismissed and deported. All the more urgent the national capital should move to Lincoln, Nebraska, without delay.
The mayor of Washington, D.C. bowed to the illegal acts of street people who set up tents on public streets. She should be dismissed and deported. The National Guards are empowered to trash the tents, clear the streets and vanish street people. Los Angeles is a disgraced city because the California Governor and Los Angeles mayor failed to solve the problems of street people who not only set up tents on public streets, but also urinate and defecate. All the more urgent for the national capital to move to Lincoln, Nebraska. In the face of national debt exceeding $37 trillion, the people can save money by abolishing the House, retain the unicameral legislation of Senate to move also to Lincoln Nebraska. All this can be accomplished legally by a national referendum. America is ruined by dark and evil forces.
Forein Heroes of all races who sacrificed their lives for China in the war against Japanese aggression should be celebrated and remembered. The descendants of them are eternal friends of China. Descendants of American Flying Tiers whose forefathers had sacrificed their lives in the war against Japanese aggression and atrocities must always be honored and remembered. The Chinese government must treat them as eternal friends, and they are welcome to China anytime. Such blood bonds must be appreciated and maintained forever.
The world wrongly marks the anniversary of dropping atomic bomb on Hiroshima while neglecting the Japanese aggression and atrocities of killing 35 million innocent Chinese without remorse or reparations. UN over–appointed unqualified blacks and media have given too much coverage to unworthy black spoke-persons. It is amazing no matter how beautifully white organizations and individuals hail human rights, civil rights, democracy, development, technology, benefits, justice, etc., what they are actually after is MONEY. This can be said equally true about blacks.
Pet economy is wasted economy. Money should better be spent on nutrition and education of children and orphans. In cities all dogs must have annual license of Y5,000, cats Y4,000, and birds Y3,000. It is exempt for rural areas. If a dog defecates in public place, it shall be fined Y3,000 plus cleanup by owner or walker.
Global media highlight the number of Palestinians who have died, but fail to consider why Palestinian Authority and Palestinians do not want to evacuate from Jewish land and resettle in Arab land. Palestinians, men and women, young and old, are shameless beggars. They remain in Gaza to qualify for refugees so that they can get everything free from international community. The international community is ignorant of the fact that GAZA and related territories all belong to the Jews. Israel has every right to take back and take over Gaza and related territories. Palestinians must evacuate and relocate to Arab lands, make a living and establish its own Palestinian state without further delay.
French nincompoop Macron recognized Palestine as a state but failed to know that Palestine does not have territory and sovereignty. Leaders of UK, GERMANY, AUSTRLALIA would commit the same mistake by supporting terrorists. Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis are wicked terrorists, they should be destroyed without mercy. Leaders of Palestinian Authority are guilty for the death and malnutrition of children because they lead Palestinians to the path of destruction. They could have led Palestinians to lands of Arabs to earn a living and build their own Palestinian state. Palestinians (young & old, man & woman) are most shameless beggars for food & water, they don’t want to go to an Arab land to earn a living and build their own Palestinian state. Africa amid famine has the most fat people in the world, they are also shameless beggars. Ukrainians are shameless beggars for weapons, they do not have reason for existence. Harvard though the richest university in the world is a shameless beggar for US aid. Japan claims to practice democracy, its ruling party lost election miserably, yet its prime minister shamelessly wants to stay in power. The world must realize years of aid to Africa produced nothing, trillions of dollars went to black holes. Africa is corrupt, unmotivated and useless. Black leaders and politicians take advantage of it; dress well, eat well, and live a luxurious life style. Black problems can be solved only by Blacks. Let Africa alone to survive on its own. Blacks create most of the problems in the world, given too much coverage and platform in world media, over–appointed and given too many spokespersons and positions in UN. Any nation who shares destiny with Africa will be doomed. Nothing good comes out of Africa: primitive religion, superstition, spiritism, orgies, black magic, tribalism, voodooism.
If the Texas flooding is an act of God; Ukraine conflict, and conflicts of Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis must be acts of the devil.
India must coexist with China, at the same time India and South Africa must be expelled from BRICS besause they do not remain true to BRICS’ founding mission, they do not belong, must be replaced by Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. US and EU must not rearm Ukraine, let Russia destroy it, and never to be rebuilt. The leader of Ukraine must also be executed.
Palestinian Authorities are guilty for leading Palestinians to a path of death, children died and suffer malnutrition. Palestian Authorities do not lead Palestinians (who are Arabs) to a land of Arabs to work for a living and build the Palestinian state.
American forces have successfully wiped out three Iranian nuclear sites through B-2 bombers. The “everlasting consequence” is Iran cannot be a nuclear threat anymore. I stand with the overwhelming majority of Dutch people to demolish NATO — the war machine.
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1.) The fool has said in his heart, “There is nol God.”
Psa 14:1, “For the music director. A Psalm of David.The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”They are corrupt, they have committed detestable acts; there is no one who does good.
There are two groups of people according to the Word of God, not rich and poor; but the Wise and the Fool. God has the final say who are fools and who are wise.
The fool] A class of men, not a particular individual. The word nâbâl here used for fool denotes moral perversity, not mere ignorance or weakness of reason. ‘Folly’ is the opposite of ‘wisdom’ in its highest sense. It may be predicated of forgetfulness of God or impious opposition to His will (Deuteronomy 32:6; Deuteronomy 32:21; Job 2:10; Job 42:8; Psalm 74:18; Psalm 74:22): of gross offences against morality (2 Samuel 13:12-13): of sacrilege (Joshua 7:15): of ungenerous churlishness (1 Samuel 25:25). For a description of the ‘fool’ in his ‘folly’ see Isaiah 32:5-6 (A.V. vile person, villainy). hath said in his heart] It is his deliberate conclusion, upon which he acts. Cp. Psalm 10:6; Psalm 10:11; Psalm 10:13. There is no God] Cp. Psalm 10:4. This is hardly to be understood of a speculative denial of the existence of God; but rather of a practical disbelief in His moral government. Cp. Psalm 73:11; Jeremiah 5:12; Zephaniah 1:12; Romans 1:28 ff. They are corrupt &c.] More emphatically the original: They corrupted their doings, they made them abominable, there was none doing good. Mankind in general are the subject of the sentence. Abandoning belief in God, they depraved their nature, and gave themselves up to practices which God ‘abhors’ (Psalm 14:6). ‘Corrupted’ describes the self-degradation of their better nature; ‘made abominable’ the character of their conduct in the sight of God. Such was the condition of the world before the Flood. See Genesis 6:11-12; and with the last line of this verse, cp. Genesis 6:5. P.B.V. follows LXX and Vulg. in adding no not one as in Psalm 14:5. For doings Psalms 53 has iniquity:—‘they did abominable iniquity.’ 1–3. The universal depravity of mankind, and its cause.”
Verse 22. – Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle. “To bray” is to pound or beat small. “Wheat,” רִיפות, riphoth (only in 2 Samuel 17:19), “bruised corn.” Vulgate, In pila quasi ptisanas (barley groats) feriente; Aquila and Theodotion, Ἐν μέσῳ ἐμπτισσομένων “In the midst of grains of corn being pounded.” The LXX., reading, differently, has, “Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him (ἐν μεσῳ συνεδρίου) in the midst of the congregation.” Of course, the process of separating the husks from the corn by the use of pestle and mortar is much more delicate and careful than threshing in the usual clumsy way; hence is expressed the idea that the most elaborate pains are wasted on the incorrigible fool (see on Proverbs 1:20). His foolishness will not depart from him. An obstinate, self-willed, unprincipled man cannot be reformed by any means; his folly has become a second nature, and is not to be eliminated by any teaching, discipline, or severity. There is, too, a judicial blindness, when, after repeated warnings wilfully rejected and scorned, the sinner is left to himself, given over to a reprobate mind “Whoso teacheth a fool,” Siracides pronounces, “is as one that glueth a potsherd together, and as he that waketh one from a sound sleep” (Ecclus. 22:7). Again, “The inner parts of a fool are like a broken vessel, and he will hold no knowledge as long as he liveth” (Ecclus. 21:14). In Turkey, we are told, great criminals were beaten to pieces in huge mortars of iron, in which they usually pounded rice. “You cannot straighten a dog’s tail, try as you may,” says a Telugu maxim (Lane). There is a saying of Schiller’s which is quite proverbial, “Heaven and earth fight in vain against a dunce.” Horace, ‘Epist.,’ 1:10, 24 -”
3.) THE FOOL FOLDS HIS HANDS AND CONSUMES HIS OWN FLESH.
Ecc 4:5, “The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.”
The fool foldeth his hands together] Simple as the words seem they have received very different interpretations: (1) The fool (the word is the same as in ch. Ecclesiastes 2:14-16, and is that, the prominence of which in both Proverbs and Ecclesiastes serve as a connecting link between the two Books), the man without aim or insight, leading a half brutish life, “folds his hands” in the attitude of indolence (Proverbs 6:10; Proverbs 24:33), and yet even he, with his limited desires, attains to the fruition of those desires, “eats his meat” and rejoices more than the wise and far-sighted who finds his dexterous and successful work empty and unsatisfying. (So Ginsburg.) For this sense of the words “eateth his flesh,” we have the usage of Exodus 16:8; Exodus 21:28; Isaiah 22:13; Ezekiel 39:17. So taken, this thought coheres with the context, and expresses the sense of contrast between the failure of aspiring activity and skill to attain the happiness they aim at, and the fact that those who do not even work for enjoyment get as full a share of it—perhaps, even a fuller—as those who do. (2) The last clause has been interpreted, as in the A.V., as meaning literally that the slothful man “consumes his own flesh,” i.e. reduces himself literally to the poverty and starvation which culminates in horrors such as this, as in Isaiah 9:20; Jeremiah 19:9, or, figuratively, pines away under the corroding canker of envy and discontent. For the latter meaning, however, we have no authority in the language of the Old Testament, and so taken, the passage becomes only a warning, after the manner of the Proverbs, against the sin of sloth, and as such, is not in harmony with the dominant despondency of this stage of the writer’s experience. The view which sees in Ecclesiastes 4:5, the writer’s condemnation of sloth, and in Ecclesiastes 4:6 the answer of the slothful, seems out of keeping with the context.”
4.) AS THE CRACKING OF THORN BUSHES UNDER A POT, SO IS THE LAUGHTER OF THE FOOL.
A fourth proverb of that which is better (מן טוב) presents, like the third, the fools and the wise over against each other: “Better to hear the reproof of a wise man, than that one should hear the song of fools. For like the crackling of Nesseln (nettles) under the Kessel (kettle), so the laughter of the fool: also this is vain.” As at Proverbs 13:1; Proverbs 17:10, גּערה is the earnest and severe words of the wise, which impressively reprove, emphatically warn, and salutarily alarm. שׁיר in itself means only song, to the exclusion, however, of the plaintive song; the song of fools is, if not immoral, yet morally and spiritually hollow, senseless, and unbridled madness. Instead of משּׁמע, the words מא שׁ are used, for the twofold act of hearing is divided between different subjects. A fire of thorn-twigs flickers up quickly and crackles merrily, but also exhausts itself quickly (Psalm 118:12), without sufficiently boiling the flesh in the pot; whilst a log of wood, without making any noise, accomplishes this quietly and surely.
We agree with Knobel and Vaihinger in copying the paronomasia [Nessel-Kessel]. When, on the other hand, Zckler remarks that a fire of nettles could scarcely crackle, we advise our friend to try it for once in the end of summer with a bundle of stalks of tall dry nettles. They yield a clear blaze, a quickly expiring fire, to which here, as he well remarks, the empty laughter of foolish men is compared, who are devoid of all earnestness, and of all deep moral principles of life. This laughter is vain, like that crackling.
There is a hiatus between Ecclesiastes 7:6 and Ecclesiastes 7:7. For how Ecclesiastes 7:7 can be related to Ecclesiastes 7:6 as furnishing evidence, no interpreter has as yet been able to say. Hitzig regards Ecclesiastes 7:6 as assigning a reason for Ecclesiastes 7:5, but 6b as a reply (as Ecclesiastes 7:7 containing its motive shows) to the assertion of Ecclesiastes 7:5, – a piece of ingenious thinking which no one imitates. Elster translates: “Yet injustice befools a wise man,” being prudently silent about this “yet.” Zckler finds, as Knobel and Ewald do, the mediating thought in this, that the vanity of fools infects and also easily befools the wise. But the subject spoken of is not the folly of fools in general, but of their singing and laughter, to which Ecclesiastes 7:7 has not the most remote reference. Otherwise Hengst.: “In Ecclesiastes 7:7, the reason is given why the happiness of fools is so brief; first, the mens sana is lost, and then destruction follows.” But in that case the words ought to have been כסיל יהולל; the remark, that חכם here denotes one who ought to be and might be such, is a pure volte. Ginsburg thinks that the two verses are co-ordinated by כי; that Ecclesiastes 7:6 gives the reason for Ecclesiastes 7:5, and Ecclesiastes 7:7 that for Ecclesiastes 7:5, since here, by way of example, one accessible to bribery is introduced, who would act prudently in letting himself therefore be directed by a wise man. But if he had wished to be thus understood, the author would have used another word instead of חכם, 7a, and not designated both him who reproves and him who merits reproof by the one word – the former directly, the latter at least indirectly. We do not further continue the account of the many vain attempts that have been made to bring Ecclesiastes 7:7 into connection with Ecclesiastes 7:6 and Ecclesiastes 7:5. Our opinion is, that Ecclesiastes 7:7 is the second half of a tetrastich, the first half of which is lost, which began, as is to be supposed, with tov. The first half was almost the same as Psalm 37:16, or better still, as Proverbs 16:8, and the whole proverb stood thus:
טוב מעט בּחדקה
מרב תּבוּאות בּלא משׁפּט׃
[and then follows Ecclesiastes 7:7 as it lies before us in the text, formed into a distich, the first line of which terminates with חכם]. We go still further, and suppose that after the first half of the tetrastich was lost, that expression, “also this is vain,” added to Ecclesiastes 7:6 by the punctuation, was inserted for the purpose of forming a connection for כי עשק: Also this is vain, that, etc. (כי, like asher, Ecclesiastes 8:14).”
5.) EVEN WHEN THE FOOL WALKS ALONG THE ROAD, HE DEMONSTATES TO EVERYONE THAT HE IS A FOOL.
Verse 3. – Yea, also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way. As soon as ever he sets his foot outside the house, and mixes with other men, he exhibits his folly. If he remained at home he might keep his real ineptitude concealed; but such persons as he are unconscious of their inanity, and take no pains to hide it; they go where, they act as, their foolish heart prompts them. There is no metaphor here, nor any reference to the fool being put in the right path and perversely turning away. It is simply, as the Septuagint renders, Καί γε ἐν ὁδῷ ὅταν ἄφρων πορεύηται His wisdom (Hebrew, heart) faileth him. Ginsburg and others render, “He lacketh his mind,” want of heart being continually taken in the Book of Proverbs as equivalent to deficiency of understanding (Proverbs 6:32; Proverbs 7:7, etc.). But Delitzsch and Wright consider the order of the words and the suffix to be against this view, and they translate as the Authorized Version, i.e. his understanding is at fault. And he saith to every one that he is a fool. The sentence is ambiguous, and capable of two interpretations. The Vulgate has, Cumipse insipiens sit, omnes stultos aestimat. Jerome quotes Symmachus as rendering, “He suspects all men that they are fools.” According to this view, the fool in his conceit thinks that every one he meets is a fool, says this in his mind, like the sluggard in Proverbs 26:16, “Who is wiser in his own conceit than ten men that can render a reason.” Another explanation, more closely in accordance with the foregoing clauses, takes the pronoun in “he is a fool” to refer to the man himself, seesse stultum (comp. Psalm 9:21 [20], “Let the nations know themselves to be but men”). As soon as he goes abroad, his words and actions display his real character; he betrays himself; he says virtually to all with whom he has to do, “I am a fool” (comp. Proverbs 13:16; Proverbs 18:2). It is hard to say to which interpretation the Septuagint inclines, giving, Καὶ α} λογιεῖται πάντα ἀφροσύνη ἐστίν, “And all that he will think is folly.” Ecclesiastes 10:3.”
Verse 22. – He teeth after her straightway; suddenly, as though, casting aside all scruples, he gave himself up to the temptation, and with no further delay accompanied her to the house. Septuagint, “He followed, being cajoled (κεπφωθείς), ensnared like a silly bird” (see the article on Cepphus Larus, in Erasmus’s ‘Adag ,’ s.v. “Garrulitas”). As an ox goeth to the slaughter. He no more realizes the serious issue of his action than an irrational beast which, without prevision of the future, walks contentedly to the slaughter house, and is stupidly placid in the face of death. Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks. There is some difficulty in the translation of this clause. The Authorized Version, with which Delitzsch virtually agrees, is obtained by transposition of the nouns, the natural rendering of the Hebrew being “as fetters to the correction of a fool.” The sense thus obtained is obvious: the youth follows the woman, as a fool or a criminal is led unresisting to confinement and degradation. Doubtless there is some error in the text, as may be seen by comparison of the versions. Septuagint (with which the Syriac agrees), “As a dog to chains, or as a hart struck to the liver with an arrow;” Vulgate, “As a frisking lamb, and not knowing that as a fool he is being dragged to bondage.” The commentators are much divided. Fleischer, “As if in fetters to the punishment of the fool,” i.e. of himself; Ewald, “As when a steel trap (springs up) for the correction of a fool,” i.e. when a hidden trap suddenly catches an incautious person wandering where he has no business. The direct interpretation, that the youth follows the harlot, as fetters the proper punishment of fools, is unsatisfactory, because the parallelism leads us to expect a living being instead of “fetters.” We are constrained to fall back on the Authorized Version as exhibiting the best mode of reconstructing a corrupt text. The youth, with his insensate passion, is compared to the madman or idiot who is taken away, unconscious of his fate, to a shameful deprivation of liberty. Proverbs 7:22.”
10:7. Both the just and the wicked must die; but between their souls there is a vast difference. 8. The wise in heart puts his knowledge in practice. 9. Dissemblers, after all their shuffling, will be exposed. 10. Trick and artifice will be no excuse for iniquity. 11. The good man’s mouth is always open to teach, comfort, and correct others. 12. Where there is hatred, every thing stirs up strife. By bearing with each other, peace and harmony are preserved. 13. Those that foolishly go on in wicked ways, prepare rods for themselves. 14. Whatever knowledge may be useful, we must lay it up, that it may not be to seek when we want it. The wise gain this wisdom by reading, by hearing the word, by meditation, by prayer, by faith in Christ, who is made of God unto us wisdom. 15. This refers to the common mistakes both of rich and poor, as to their outward condition. Rich people’s wealth exposes them to many dangers; while a poor man may live comfortably, if he is content, keeps a good conscience, and lives by faith. 16. Perhaps a righteous man has no more than what he works hard for, but that labour tends to life. 17. The traveller that has missed his way, and cannot bear to be told of it, and to be shown the right way, must err still. 18. He is especially a fool who thinks to hide anything from God; and malice is no better. 19. Those that speak much, speak much amiss. He that checks himself is a wise man, and therein consults his own peace. 20,21. The tongue of the just is sincere, freed from the dross of guile and evil design. Pious discourse is spiritual food to the needy. Fools die for want of a heart, so the word is; for want of thought.”
Other proverbs, like Proverbs 16:2, say that generally the judgment of a man regarding his character does not go beyond a narrow subjectivity; but there are objective criteria according to which a man can prove whether the way in which he walks is right; but the fool knows not other standard than his own opinion, and however clearly and truly one may warn him that the way which he has chosen is the wrong way and leads to a false end, yet he obstinately persists;
(Note: Vid., kindred proverbs by Carl Schulze, Die bibl. Sprichwrter der deutschen Sprache (1860), p. 50, and M. C. Wahl’s Das Sprichwort in der heb.-aram. Literatur, u.s.w. (1871), p. 31.)
while a wise man is not so wise in his own eyes (Proverbs 3:7) as not to be willing to listen to well-meant counsel, because, however careful he may be regarding his conduct, yet he does not regard his own judgment so unerring as not to be inclined ever anew to try it and let it stand the test. Ewald has falsely construed: yet whoever hears counsel is wise. In consequence of the contrast, אוילand חכםare the subject ideas, and with ושׁמעלעצהis brought forward that which is in contrast to the self-complacency of the fool, the conduct of the wise man.”
That is exactly the problem of fools, they think their ways are right in their own eys. Fools do not know they are fools. The worst of the worst, fools do not know they are fools. Many world leaders are fools, yet not one knows he is a fool.
Go from the presence of a foolish man,…. A wicked one; avoid him, shun his company, depart from him, have no fellowship with him, it, being dangerous, infectious, and hurtful;
when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge; when it is observed that his lips pour out foolishness, what is corrupt and unsavoury, unchaste and filthy; what does not minister grace to the hearers, nor is for the use of edifying, nor any ways improving in useful knowledge, but all the reverse: the Targum is,
“for there is no knowledge in his lips,”
in what is expressed by them; some understand this ironically, and render the words thus, “go right against a foolish man” (f); join in company with him, “and thou shalt not know the lips of knowledge”, or learn anything by him; if you have a mind to be ignorant, keep company with a foolish man; so Jarchi and Gersom: or rather to this sense the words may be rendered, “go to a foolish man, seeing thou knowest not the lips of knowledge” (g), since thou dost not approve of wise and knowing men, whose lips would teach knowledge; and despisest the Gospel, and Gospel ministers the pope of Rome, as Cocceius on the text serves, and hear him, what his holiness and infallibility says; or some other false teacher.”
Many are happy because they work for a world leader. If you are wise, you will suffer financially by leaving employment of a fool.
10.) The father of a fool has no joy.
Pro 17:21, “He who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.”
He that begetteth a fool doth it to his sorrow,…. As it proves in the issue; though it was joy to him when a man child was born, and took delight in him while in infancy and childhood, and promised himself much happiness in him when at years of discretion; but, instead of that, he departs from his education principles, despises all parental counsels and advice, and goes into all the extravagance of sin and folly; which is an heartbreaking to his godly and religious parents; for this is to be understood; not of an idiot, but of a wicked son, taking bad courses;
and the father of a fool hath no joy; in his son, but sorrow, and has scarce any joy or pleasure in anything else in all his enjoyments; the trouble he is filled with on his account embitters all he has, that he can take no satisfaction, or have any comfort of life; the concern for his son is uppermost in his thoughts, and hinders him from taking that pleasure which otherwise he might enjoy.”
One consolation is the fact God does not give me a son. What a burden would be if your son is a fool. It is even more problems to raise a daughter.
11.) THE EYES OF A FOOL ARE ON THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.
Pro 17:24, “Wisdom is in the presence of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are
Before him;or, in (as the particle beth is used, Deu 2:7, and is here rendered by divers interpreters) the face or countenance. The sense is either, 1. His wisdom appears even in his gestures and looks, which are modest, and composed, and grave. Or, 2. Wisdom is before him, or in his sight, as the mark at which he aims, or as the rule by which he constantly walketh and ordereth all his steps, from time to time minding his present duty and business. The steps of a fool are in the ends of the earth: the sense of this clause also is either, 1. His folly appears in his light, and unsteady, and disorderly carriage and looks. Or, 2. His mind is wavering and unsettled; he neither proposeth a right and certain end to himself, nor is he constant in the use of fit means to attain it; he neglects his present business and true interest, and wanders hither and thither in the pursuit of earthly vanities, minding most those things which are remotest from him, and least concern him.”
I used to misundertand or lack of understanding in regard to this Scripture. Now I know a person is definitely a fool if he neglects the urgent task at present and wanders his mind about the remote things that do not concern him.
Verses 7-10. – Some distichs now follow, concerned with wisdom and its opposite. Verse 7. – Wisdom is too high for a fool. It is beyond his reach, he cannot follow its lead, and has nothing to say when his counsel is asked, and no ability to judge of any question presented to him. “Wisdom” (chochmoth) is in the plural number, intimating the various attributes connoted by it, or the different aspects in which it may be regarded (see note on Proverbs 1:20). “Too high” (ראמות, ramoth) is also plural; and Delitzsch and Nowack take it to mean, not so much “high things” as “precious things,” such as pearls or precious stones, in accordance with Job 28:18, “No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; yea,. the price of wisdom is above rubies.” In this sense Delitzsch translates, “Wisdom seems to the fool to be an ornamental commodity,” a costly and unnecessary appendage, which is not worth the sacrifices entailed by its pursuit. Whichever way we take it, the point is the rarity and inaccessibility of wisdom, and the repugnance of fools to make any exertion in order to obtain it. St. Augustine thus sums up the steps by which wisdom is reached: fear of God, piety, knowledge, fortitude, mercifulness, sincerity (‘De Doctr. Christ.,’ 2:7). He openeth not him month in the gate. When men gather in the usual place of assembly (Proverbs 8:3; Proverbs 22:2), to take counsel on public matters, he has nothing to say; he listens fatuously, and is silent. Septuagint, “Wisdom and good thought are in the gates of the wise; the wise turn not aside from the mouth of the Lord, but reason in assemblies.” Proverbs 24:7.”
Verse 14. – A fool also is full of words. The word for “fool” here is oaks/, which implies a dense, confused thinker. Alive the word was kesil, which denotes rather the self-confidence of the dull and stupid man. Moreover the fool multiplieth words. He not only speaks foolishly, but he says too much (cutup. Ecclesiastes 5:2). It is not mere loquacity that is here predicated of the fool, though that is one of his characteristics, but, as-the rest of the verse shows, the prating of things about which he knows nothing. He talks as though he knew everything and there were no limitation to human cognition. A man cannot tell what shall be. And yet, or although, no man can really predict the future. The fool speaks confidently of such things, and thereby proves his imbecility. Instead of “what shall be,” the Septuagint has, Τί τὸ γενόμενον καὶ τί τὸ ἐσόμενον, “What has been and what shall be;” the Vulgate, Quid ante se fuerit, “What has been before him.” This reading was introduced probably to obviate a seeming tautology in the following clause, And what shall be after him, who can tell? But this clause has a different signification from the former, and presents a closer definition. The future intended may be the result of the fool’s inconsiderate language, which may have fatal and lasting consequences; or it may refer to the visitation of his sins upon his children, in accordance with the denunciation of Deuteronomy 5:9; Deuteronomy 29:20-22; or it may include the life beyond the grave. The uncertainty of the future is a constant theme; see Ecclesiastes 3:22; Ecclesiastes 6:11, 12; Ecclesiastes 7:14; Ecclesiastes 8:17; and compare Christ’s parable of the rich fool (Luke 12:16-20), and St. James’s warning in his Epistle (James 4:13-16). Ecclesiastes 10:14.”
14.) NO LONGER WILL THE FOOL BE CALLED NOBLE.
Isa 32:5, “No longer will the fool be called noble,
True and false nobility shall no longer be confounded because of artificial caste-distinctions. The vile person] or, the fool; see the typical specimen, Nabal by name and by nature, in 1 Samuel 25. liberal] Better: noble (in rank). The word denotes, first, one of generous, self-sacrificing disposition; and then one of noble degree; Numbers 21:18 and often. The word rendered churl occurs only here (and Isaiah 32:7), and its meaning is uncertain. The view adopted by most commentators derives it from a root signifying guile or craftiness (hence Cheyne well renders knave). bountiful represents another rare word (only Job 34:19 [E.V. “rich”]), perhaps man of substance.”
Many CEOs, Presidents, Executives of American corporations cannot be called nobles because they do not even know what management is. Most of them are white males who had connections. One white Vice President told me he did not know the difference between policy and procedure. I assured him I was to help. Another white Vice President of another corporation accused me of empire building although he knew from formulation of Corporate Policies, development of Corporate Procedures, coordination, writing and publication was all one-man operation in my department.
15.) The provocation of a fool is heavier than stone and sand.
Proverbs 27:3. A stone is heavy, &c., but a fool’s wrath is heavier — More grievous and intolerable, as being without cause, without measure, and without end. “Fools and unskilful people,” says Melancthon, “are more apt to be angry than others, because they consider not the infirmity of mankind, and that there are many errors of others which ought to be borne withal, and cured after a gentle manner. For, as goodness is most eminent in God, who himself bears with many evils in us, and commands us to forgive and it shall be forgiven us, so wise men bend their minds to goodness and lenity; remembering the common infirmities of all men, their own as well as others. Nor can there be a more lively picture of the implacable spirit of a fool, than that which our Saviour himself hath drawn in the gospel: of a cruel servant, who, when he had been forgiven sixty tons of gold by his master, would not forgive his fellow-servant a hundred pence, Matthew 18.”
The words of a wise man’s mouth] The mention of the babbling eloquence of “the master of tongue” in the previous verse is naturally followed by precepts fashioned after the type of those in Proverbs 10:8; Proverbs 10:14; Proverbs 10:32; Proverbs 12:13; Proverbs 15:2; Proverbs 17:7 as to that which is of the essence of true eloquence. In “are gracious” (literally are grace itself) we find a parallel to the “gracious words” (literally words of grace) of Luke 4:22. They describe the quality in speech which wins favour, what the Greeks called the ἠθικὴ πίστις (moral suasion), which conciliates the good will of the hearers (Aristot. Rhet. i. 2, § 3). the lips of a fool will swallow up himself] The English version rightly preserves the vivid force of the original, instead of weakly paraphrasing it by “destroy” or “consume.” Who has not heard orators who, while they thought they were demolishing their opponents, were simply demolishing themselves, swallowing up their own reputation for honesty or consistency, greeted by the ironical cheers of their opponents, while those of their own party listen in speechless dismay? Our own familiar phrase, when we speak of an imprudent orator having “to eat his own words,” expresses another aspect of the same idea.”
21.) A FOOL SPEAKS NONSENSE, AND HIS HEART INCLINES TOWAR WICKEDNESS.
For the vile person – Hebrew, ‘The fool.’ This word more properly expresses the idea than ‘vile person.’ The Hebrews Used the name fool to denote not only one destitute of understanding, but a knave, a dishonest man – regarding sin as the highest folly (see 1 Samuel 25:25; 2 Samuel 3:33; Job 2:10).
Will speak villainy – Hebrew, ‘Will speak folly.’ That is, he will act in accordance with his nature; it is his nature to speak folly, and he will do it. Under a wicked and unjust administration such persons might be the subjects flattery Isaiah 32:5, and might be raised to office and power. But under the administration of a virtuous king they would not be admitted to favor; and the reason was, that they would act out their nature, and would corrupt all around them. A monarch, therefore, who regarded the honor of his own throne, and the welfare of his subjects, would exclude them from his counsels.
To make empty the soul of the hungry – Probably this refers to spiritual hunger and thirst; and means that such a person would take away the means of knowledge from the people, and leave them to error, ignorance, and want. The sense is, that if such persons were raised to office, they would corrupt the nation and destroy their confidence in God; and this was a reason why a virtuous prince would exclude them from any participation in his government.”
When a person opens his mouth, you can know right away what kind of person is he.
which it has not laid, so is a person who makes a fortune, but unjustly;in the middle of his days it will abandon him, and in the end he will be a fool.”
As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not: it is no wonder if we cannot be certain as to the sense of these words so far as they concern natural history, when we are not certain what bird it is to which they relate; we translate the word partridge; others will have it the cuckow; but certain it is that it is the same word which we translate partridge, 1 Samuel 26:20, and cuckows use not to be much hunted after. How the partridge is said to sit on eggs, and hatch them not, is yet a greater question. It may be occasioned so many ways, viz. either sitting upon windeggs, or being killed before the eggs are hatched, or having its eggs destroyed by the male partridge, or by some dog or other vermin, or its nest being found having her eggs taken from her, that it is hard to determine which the prophet means. Of all other I least approve of that which Jerome makes the sense, though the thing be true, (if we may believe Cassiodorus, and several natural historians, Aldrovandus, &c.,) that partridges have such a love and desire to hatch young ones, that having lost their own eggs, they will steal the eggs of other partridges and hatch them, which birds being hatched, the young ones, knowing the cry of their proper dams, hearing them call, leave the partridge that hatched them (which is one thing quoted by Aldrovandus to show the sagacity of that bird): but if this were the sense, the words would be, As the partridge sitteth on eggs and hatcheth them, but enjoyeth them not, whereas they are hatcheth them not; that is, having lost them, either by some man that hath taken them from her, or by some vermin or wild beast. So he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool; so he that getteth an estate by oppression, or any cozenage, or unrighteous actions, shall lose it again before he cometh to die; and when he comes to die, shall understand what a fool he was to take so much pains to no more purpose.”
The lxx, καλύπτουσιν ἔχθραν χεῖλα δίκαια, which Ewald prefers, and which has given occasion to Hitzig to make a remarkable conjecture (“He who conceals hatred, close lips,” which no one understands without Hitzig’s comment. to this his conjecture). But (1) to hide hatred (cf. Proverbs 10:11, Proverbs 26:24) is something altogether different from to cover sin (Proverbs 10:12, Proverbs 17:9), or generally to keep anything secret with discretion (Proverbs 10:13); and (2) that δίκαια is a corrupt reading for ἄδικα (as Grabe supposes, and Symmachus translates) or δόλια (as Lagarde supposes, and indeed is found in Codd.). Michaelis well remarks: odium tectum est dolosi, manifesta sycophantia stultorum. Whoever conceals hateful feelings behind his words is שׂפתי־שׂקר, a mouth of falsehood (cf. the mouth of the fool, Proverbs 10:14); one does not need to supply אישׁ, but much rather has hence to conclude that a false man is simply so named, as is proved by Psalm 120:3. There is a second moral judgment, 18b: he who spreadeth slander (וּמוצא, according to the Masoretic writing: he who divulges it, the correlate to הביא, to bring to, Genesis 37:2) is a Thor fool, stupid, dull, כּסיל (not a Narr fool, godless person, אויל); for such slandering can generally bring no advantage; it injures the reputation of him to whom the דבּה, i.e., the secret report, the slander, refers; it sows discord, has incalculable consequences, and finally brings guilt on the tale-bearer himself.”
20.) DOING WICKEDNESS IS LIKE SPORT TO A FOOL.
Pro 10:23, “Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool,and so is wisdom to a person of understanding.”
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief,…. To do any injury to the persons and properties of men; which shows a most wicked and malicious spirit, a very depraved nature indeed: or rather “to commit sin” (o) of any sort, which he has devised in his own heart; it is as a “laughing” (p), as the words may be rendered; it is a laughing matter to him, he commits sin, and, when he has done it, laughs at it; instead of being ashamed of it, and humbled for it, he makes a mock at it, and a jest of it, as well as of all religion, and of the reproofs and admonitions of good men. Sin is pastime, he takes as much delight and pleasure in it as men do in their sports, and commits it as openly and freely; yea, not only takes pleasure in doing it himself, but in them that do it; see Proverbs 14:9;
but a man of understanding hath wisdom; to avoid sin, and not to do it, which is true wisdom, Job 28:28; for he has, as it may be rendered, from the use of the word in the Arabic language (q), a “bridle” or “restraint” upon him, that he cannot do mischief and delight in it, as the fool does: or “so is wisdom to a man of understanding” (r); that is, to do it; as it is a pleasure to a feel to commit sin, so it is a delight to an understanding man to do that which is wise and good; it is “meat and drink” to do the will of God, see John 4:34; he takes as much pleasure in it as men can do in their sports and pastimes; he has a truer pleasure and a better relish than they have; he delights in the law of God after the inward man; and Wisdom’s ways, or the ways of Christ, are pleasantness to him; he runs the ways of his commandments with great alacrity and cheerfulness.”
Jas 1:21, “Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted Word, which is able to save your souls.”
I think the great wickedness is to neglect God’s so great a salvation. You can repent of your sins and believe in the Lord Jesus to save your souls.
Peace 2025 is seriously flawed because mediating Arabs and terrorist Hamas released a few Israel hostages and some are dead. Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in good health. All murderous and abusive Hamas must be killed. Terrorists must be destroyed without mercy.
Peoples of undeveloped, violent, unmotivated, insolvent, useless nations should not access to world media, should not attend any international meeting, should not receive any international aid.
On October 1, 2025 I urge the Hong Kong government and people to start de-Britishlization of Hong Kong names of streets and roads. For example, Victoria Peak should be changed to Dengxiaping Peak; Queen’s Road should be changed to Maozedong Road, etc.
It is laughable that a black politician made a statement on TV, “Africa cannot develop without fossil fuel.” What Africa does not have, can make long laundry list. Years ago when China was poor and did not have anything. Did America and Europe give aid? In fact to these days they are the biggest enemies of China, oppressors, trouble makers, diplomatic obstructionists and military aggressors. In America, the elderlies have to make a choice between taking a meal and medications. They cost $25 each; to have a meal they cannot afford to have medications. The electric bills are so high, even though they have heaters and air conditioners, they die in Summer and Winter. Every year I lectured at major Chinese universities and vacationed in China for 3 weeks when I worked for an American corporation. I noticed my electric bill did not go down even I was out of the country for 3 weeks. The female representative of Edison Power had the gall to say they do not charge customers by usage.
Africa has done nothing to deserve a large coverage by world media. Civil wars, conflicts, protests and constant shortages should be ignored. Undeveloped nations have no hope because of their corrupt leaders and politicians, their peoples are lazy and unproductive. They glorify tribalism, barbarianism and primitive behavior. They dislike work, like games and sports although sports produce nothing. They have civil wars, conflicts, tensions, gangs and terrorists, violence, man-made and natural disasters. They eat and get fat, sing and dance, drink beer and have sex, produce so many unwanted children they cannot support. These useless, ugly, immoral and unworthy peoples do not deserve any humanitarian aid. Ten or more years from now they will get worse and worse.
Is there any future or hope for America when the President, the Congress and the Supreme Court do not uphold the law by deporting 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America on welfare and let hordes of unlawful migrants enter boldly and freely to ruin America???
This is the voice of an old dying American in the wilderness who does not seek money or power.
The new President must attack Mexico militarily for violating American sovereignty, being the conduit of unlawful migrants for years AND drugs trafficking. Drop a few bombs on Mexico City may be a good start.
Deport 45 million illegal aliens already residing in America and use military to prevent invasion of hordes of illegal migrants from entering the United States and reject all asylum seekers. Build walls and militarize the borders for safety and security.
Mexico threatens loss of US 400,000 jobs, US by canceling NAFTA will cost Mexico 4 million jobs.
Use military to repel unlawful migrants and shoot at migrants who cut the fence or destroy the wall.
Withdraw support from Ukraine, END the war, and execute the Ukraine leader for war crimes and corruption.
Enact the law to require citizenship to apply for welfare, and all welfare recipients must work to get benefits.
Annihilate Iran, terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis; and force Palestinians to evacuate from the Jewish lands and go to lands of Arabs.
America has been playing the fool so long, of course America must be FIRST for America.
Former imperialists and colonialists must pay compensations to their former colonies. African nations are big talkers but small doers. Africa must be self-sufficient and receive no aid.
A nation has no reason to exist if it does not have water, food and fuel and basic infrastructure.
It is strangest that UN, WHO, ICC (International Criminal Court) etc. Speak and Support terrorists HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH and HOUTHIS.
It is a felony to harbor, hire or help unlawful migrants or illegal aliens.
Is there any future or hope for the world where the terrorists Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis make demands and UN, WHO, EU, all Arab-Muslim-Black nations serve and support them willingly?
America and EU can change the world by changing course, cease all hostilities against Russia and China, like President Nixon sought a just and lasting peace for the world. I believe the overwhelming majority of Americans want this.
I propose the world to impose a moratorium of 20 years on the undeveloped, unproductive, insufficient and useless nations. No matter what internal conflict and tensions, civil war and war with neighbors, coups d’etat, famine, drought, or man-made disasters, the international community will not interfere. Moratorium means no communication, no diplomacy and no aid in whatever form. After 20-year of burning themselves out, many nations will vanish, and those who do well will survive. That is when the international community can help those nations who really want to become decent and respectable and responsible nations.
How to advance China’s modernization:
Discard old belief of superstition, old practice of religion, old outlook of self-satisfaction, and old values of traditon by embracing new concept, new perspfective and new values of innovtion and technology.
Stop all foreign aid because China does not have enough resoources to do modernized vital projects of its own.
Restrict entry of all undersiable peoples and welcome the influx of overseas Chinese and their investment.
Improve manufacture with only high qualify products and penalize fake goods and poor quality products.
Eliminate corruption, organized crime, counterfeit currency, rumor, smuggling of any sort and monopoly and overchages of hospitals and doctors.
Democracy is the greatest fraud perpetrated by the West in the world; China must not immitate the West but go its own way.
Recruit 6-footers who have graduated from college into a new military school like West Point to be trained to become military leaders.
Overhaul CGTN with respect to its ideology, personnel, programming and commercials. No liquor, cigarette, Western fake goods are allowed on TV.
Ban uncivilized sports such as boxing, fencing, grand prix, and all body-hurt games.
China has no need to save any underdeveloped, unmotivated, impoverished, and useless nations; China had need to save itself.
Enhance nuclear weapons so that China in a superior position not threatened by any country.
Improve military position toward neigboring hostile nations.
Revitalize rural areas not only liberating from poor and backward situations but able to be independent economically, financially, and productively.
Overhaul CGTN: scrap Africa, Latin America and Arab programs; forcus on China, Asia, America and Europe.
STRANGEST THINGS HAPPEN! 1. UN and most OF ITS MEMBERS ENDORSE THE TWO-STATE solution. UN-INSIDERS ARE WORSE THAN outsiders. NO ONE OPPOSES THIS. PALESTINIANS ARE ARABS WHO DO NOT WANT TO GO TO LANDS OF ARABS TO MAKE A LIVING AND BUILD ITS OWN PALESTINIAN STATE. The problem is the fact Palestinians want to build state of Palestinians in Jewish lands. 2. UN and all ARAB, MUSLIM, BLACK, EU nations do not say a word against TERRORISTS HAMAS, HAZBOLLAH, and HOUTHIS. NOT ONE DEMANDS HAMAS RELEASE OF HOSTAGES. INDEED, THEY SUPPORT TERRORISTS.
ARE DEPORTATION EFFORTS HURTING THE ECONOMY? WRONG QUESTION. RIGHT QUESTION: ARE ILLEGAL ALIENS HURTING AMERICA? Most of illegal aliens are on welfare, there are 45 million unlawful migrants already residing in America, including their children born in America who are not citizens. America needs to deport illegal aliens without further delay. To warn Mexico not to be an unlawful door for unlawful migrants to invade America, America needs to drop a few bombs on Mexico City to DETER them.
ON September 3, 2025 for China to mark 80th anniversary of victory over Japanese aggression and fascism is a historical necessity and hard-earned victory. All foreigners who heroically sacrificed their lives for China in their fight against Japanese aggression must individually be commemorated and remembered, their relatives are eternal friends of China. I have never seen such a great parade before, the size and scope of it would overwhelm your mind; every aspect of it was systematically planned, every step of male and female soldiers was of uniform procedures, every military vehicle with all nuclear missiles and every war airplane in the sky well performed; the words such as grand, massive, superb, magnificent fail to describe the whole celebration. I wholeheartedly salute every Chinese military man and woman who participated. From 1931-1945, the brutal behavior of Japanese and its inhuman atrocities were worse than wild beasts and deserve ten atomic bombs in recompense. Even today Japanese government and leaders do not admit and repent of their war crimes, they worship executed war criminals as their national heroes and living gods. Japan never apologizes and pays compensation for killing 35 million Chinese, made hundreds of thousands sex slaves, millions of labor slaves and untold atrocities. Never again will China be oppressed. I am sure the militant Japan is deterred, but America is on the wrong side of history. Thank God it did not rain.
The mayors of Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Chicago are for crooks and criminals, they must be dismissed and deported. All the facts point to the need, Ukraine must be destroyed and its leader executed in order to end the war. Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis are terrorists and the countries that harbor them must be destroyed all together.
Since Gaza, West Bank, etc. are the Jewish lands, Palestinians must evacuate from all Jewish lands and flee to Arab lands where they are safe to receive international aid and build a Palestinian state of their choice.
The leader of Ukraine is corrupt and evil. Ukrainians are stupid to follow the path of destruction. He was the one who instigated war with Russia. Now he asks for security guarantees. The nincompoop should be executed to end the war.
Palestinians, Africans, and others serve as example of peoples who want to eat and do not want to work. UN, WHO, EU, etc. champion their cause. Palestinians do not want evacuate from Gaza, Jewish lands to resettle in Arab lands. Because they will lose their status as refugees where they can get their food, fuel, water, medicine and everything for free from international community. These problems multiply with the passage of time.
UN, EU, GERMANY, UK, FRANCE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZELAND, ETC. are strange and unreasonable peoples. Who is stopping Palestinians to build a Palestinian state in an Arab land? It is wrong and illegal to build a Palestinian state in Jewish land (Gaza, West Bank, etc.). That is the cause of conflct.
The fact that National Guards have to patrol Washington, D.C. with weapons speaks loudly and badly of the capital. The mayor of Washington, D.C. should be dismissed and deported. All the more urgent the national capital should move to Lincoln, Nebraska, without delay.
The mayor of Washington, D.C. bowed to the illegal acts of street people who set up tents on public streets. She should be dismissed and deported. The National Guards are empowered to trash the tents, clear the streets and vanish street people. Los Angeles is a disgraced city because the California Governor and Los Angeles mayor failed to solve the problems of street people who not only set up tents on public streets, but also urinate and defecate. All the more urgent for the national capital to move to Lincoln, Nebraska. In the face of national debt exceeding $37 trillion, the people can save money by abolishing the House, retain the unicameral legislation of Senate to move also to Lincoln Nebraska. All this can be accomplished legally by a national referendum. America is ruined by dark and evil forces.
Forein Heroes of all races who sacrificed their lives for China in the war against Japanese aggression should be celebrated and remembered. The descendants of them are eternal friends of China. Descendants of American Flying Tiers whose forefathers had sacrificed their lives in the war against Japanese aggression and atrocities must always be honored and remembered. The Chinese government must treat them as eternal friends, and they are welcome to China anytime. Such blood bonds must be appreciated and maintained forever.
The world wrongly marks the anniversary of dropping atomic bomb on Hiroshima while neglecting the Japanese aggression and atrocities of killing 35 million innocent Chinese without remorse or reparations. UN over–appointed unqualified blacks and media have given too much coverage to unworthy black spoke-persons. It is amazing no matter how beautifully white organizations and individuals hail human rights, civil rights, democracy, development, technology, benefits, justice, etc., what they are actually after is MONEY. This can be said equally true about blacks.
Pet economy is wasted economy. Money should better be spent on nutrition and education of children and orphans. In cities all dogs must have annual license of Y5,000, cats Y4,000, and birds Y3,000. It is exempt for rural areas. If a dog defecates in public place, it shall be fined Y3,000 plus cleanup by owner or walker.
Global media highlight the number of Palestinians who have died, but fail to consider why Palestinian Authority and Palestinians do not want to evacuate from Jewish land and resettle in Arab land. Palestinians, men and women, young and old, are shameless beggars. They remain in Gaza to qualify for refugees so that they can get everything free from international community. The international community is ignorant of the fact that GAZA and related territories all belong to the Jews. Israel has every right to take back and take over Gaza and related territories. Palestinians must evacuate and relocate to Arab lands, make a living and establish its own Palestinian state without further delay.
French nincompoop Macron recognized Palestine as a state but failed to know that Palestine does not have territory and sovereignty. Leaders of UK, GERMANY, AUSTRLALIA would commit the same mistake by supporting terrorists. Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis are wicked terrorists, they should be destroyed without mercy. Leaders of Palestinian Authority are guilty for the death and malnutrition of children because they lead Palestinians to the path of destruction. They could have led Palestinians to lands of Arabs to earn a living and build their own Palestinian state. Palestinians (young & old, man & woman) are most shameless beggars for food & water, they don’t want to go to an Arab land to earn a living and build their own Palestinian state. Africa amid famine has the most fat people in the world, they are also shameless beggars. Ukrainians are shameless beggars for weapons, they do not have reason for existence. Harvard though the richest university in the world is a shameless beggar for US aid. Japan claims to practice democracy, its ruling party lost election miserably, yet its prime minister shamelessly wants to stay in power. The world must realize years of aid to Africa produced nothing, trillions of dollars went to black holes. Africa is corrupt, unmotivated and useless. Black leaders and politicians take advantage of it; dress well, eat well, and live a luxurious life style. Black problems can be solved only by Blacks. Let Africa alone to survive on its own. Blacks create most of the problems in the world, given too much coverage and platform in world media, over–appointed and given too many spokespersons and positions in UN. Any nation who shares destiny with Africa will be doomed. Nothing good comes out of Africa: primitive religion, superstition, spiritism, orgies, black magic, tribalism, voodooism.
If the Texas flooding is an act of God; Ukraine conflict, and conflicts of Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis must be acts of the devil.
India must coexist with China, at the same time India and South Africa must be expelled from BRICS besause they do not remain true to BRICS’ founding mission, they do not belong, must be replaced by Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. US and EU must not rearm Ukraine, let Russia destroy it, and never to be rebuilt. The leader of Ukraine must also be executed.
Palestinian Authorities are guilty for leading Palestinians to a path of death, children died and suffer malnutrition. Palestian Authorities do not lead Palestinians (who are Arabs) to a land of Arabs to work for a living and build the Palestinian state.
American forces have successfully wiped out three Iranian nuclear sites through B-2 bombers. The “everlasting consequence” is Iran cannot be a nuclear threat anymore. I stand with the overwhelming majority of Dutch people to demolish NATO — the war machine.
