By late Pastor Bob Hanna
Scripture Reading: Colossians 2:13
"You, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath He quickened together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses" (Colossians 2:13). "Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son: In whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins" (Colossians 1:12-14).
What greater comfort can we experience than the assurance of these words of unqualified release from the bondage of iniquity! Unregenerate man suffers constant fear in his state of guilt and shame. His hope lies only in the one "in whom we [who are saved] have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace" (Ephesians 1:7). "For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8,9). "Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift" (2 Corinthians 9:15).
Once possessed, one's salvation can never be lost. The apostle explains the process of judgment when the departed saints appear at the judgment seat of Christ. "If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon [the foundation, Jesus Christ], he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire" (I Corinthians 3: 14,15).
We can neither earn nor deserve salvation. "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us" (Titus 3:5).
In The News:
British Schools Face Islamic Indoctrination
Russ Jones
| ReligionToday.com Contributor
| Thursday, July 24, 2014
A former antiterrorism chief in the United Kingdom has released a report warning of a deliberate effort to indoctrinate British schools with an Islamic worldview.
According to The New York Times, “First there was an anonymous letter outlining an Islamic takeover of British schools in Muslim neighborhoods ominously called Operation Trojan Horse. Then the letter was found to be riddled with inaccuracies and widely deemed to be a hoax.”
Commissioned by the former education secretary Michael Gove, Peter Clarke, the former head of Metropolitan police's counterterrorism command, is the author of the report. Clarke claims there is alarming evidence that Birmingham schools have been the target of Islamists.
Islamic leaders in England have leveraged their influence by getting elected to school boards.
The report uncovered a social media group, called the “Park View Brotherhood,” used by staff members of Park View Academy to discuss Islamic ideals like segregated classes as well as anti American and Israel rhetoric.
Clarke maintains that education officials have ignored the situation.
"There was never a serious attempt to see if there was a pattern to what was happening in school governing bodies,” Clarke told The Guardian. “The council's approach has been variously described to me as appeasement and a failure in their duty of care towards their employees."
While Clarke contends his research didn’t find terrorism, it did discover "very clear evidence that young people are being encouraged to accept unquestionably a particular hardline strand of Sunni Islam that raises concerns about their vulnerability to radicalization in the future.”
Publication Date: July 24, 2014.
http://the-starlight-news.blogspot.com/
A former antiterrorism chief in the United Kingdom has released a report warning of a deliberate effort to indoctrinate British schools with an Islamic worldview.
According to The New York Times, “First there was an anonymous letter outlining an Islamic takeover of British schools in Muslim neighborhoods ominously called Operation Trojan Horse. Then the letter was found to be riddled with inaccuracies and widely deemed to be a hoax.”
Commissioned by the former education secretary Michael Gove, Peter Clarke, the former head of Metropolitan police's counterterrorism command, is the author of the report. Clarke claims there is alarming evidence that Birmingham schools have been the target of Islamists.
Islamic leaders in England have leveraged their influence by getting elected to school boards.
The report uncovered a social media group, called the “Park View Brotherhood,” used by staff members of Park View Academy to discuss Islamic ideals like segregated classes as well as anti American and Israel rhetoric.
Clarke maintains that education officials have ignored the situation.
"There was never a serious attempt to see if there was a pattern to what was happening in school governing bodies,” Clarke told The Guardian. “The council's approach has been variously described to me as appeasement and a failure in their duty of care towards their employees."
While Clarke contends his research didn’t find terrorism, it did discover "very clear evidence that young people are being encouraged to accept unquestionably a particular hardline strand of Sunni Islam that raises concerns about their vulnerability to radicalization in the future.”
Publication Date: July 24, 2014.
http://the-starlight-news.blogspot.com/
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