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James 4:7-8 Submit yourselves therefore to Yahuwah.  Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  Draw near to Yahuwah and he will draw to you.  Cleanse your hands you sinners and purify your hands you double minded Since all wars and fightings come from the corruptions of our own hearts, it is right to mortify those lusts that war in the members. Wordly and fleshly lusts are distempers, which will not allow content or satisfaction.  Sinful desires and affections stop prayer, and the working of our desires toward Yahuwah.  And let us beware that we do not abuse or misuse the mercies received, by the disposition of the heart when prayers are granted.   When men ask of Yahuwah prosperity, they often ask with wrong aims and intentions.  If we thus seek the things of this world, it is just of Yahuwah to deny them.  Unbelieving and cold desires beg denials.  We may be sure that when prayers are rather the language of lusts than...

Galatians 1:6-9 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. The antichrist Church of Rome, along with its children, false prophets, false preachers and deceptive religious organisations, have twisted, printed their own bibles, and taught against the written word to suit their own glorification.  They have also, bullied and browbeaten those highlighting their erroneous actions.  These ones have ignored the import of the words of Paul to the Galatians to their own dreadful peril.   There he states under divine inspiration that those who would ...

2 Thessalonians 2:7-12 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Elohim shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause Yahuwah shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. Something hindered or withheld the man of sin.  It is supposed to be the power of the Roman empire, which the apostle did not mention more plainly at that time.  Corruption of doctrine and worship came in by degrees and the usurping of power was gradual, thus the m...

1 Corinthians 16:14 Let all your things be done with charity Let all your things be done with charity (love).  Signifying, that the whole of their obedience to Yahuwah, their observation of and subjection to all his ordinances and commands, should spring from, and be done in love to him.  The whole of their conduct and behaviour towards one another ought to be with charity, which bears all things, and covers a multitude of sins and that all their congregational affairs, their business at Congregation meetings, should be transacted, not with strife and vain glory, but in peace, and with mutual affection, with a concern for the good of each other, and of the whole body, and for the glory of Yahuwah.  For without charity or love, and the exercise of this grace, it signifies little what men either have or do and such an exhortation was the more necessary, since it was so full of factions, contentions, and divisions. A follower of Yahushua is always in danger, th...

Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that call evil good.  This is the fourth woe.  There are persons who gloss over evil deeds and evil habits by fair-sounding names, who call cowardice caution, and rashness courage, niggardliness thrift, and wasteful profusion generosity.  The same men are apt also to call good evil, they brand prudence with the name of cunning, call meekness want of proper spirit, sincerity rudeness, and firmness obstinacy.  This deadness to moral distinctions is the sign of deep moral corruption and fully deserves to have a special "woe" pronounced against it. That put darkness for light. "Light" and "darkness" symbolise good and evil throughout Scripture. They are sometimes mere synonyms, as here, but sometimes they express rather the intellectual side of morality.  Bitter for sweet. ...

Wellbeing is a dynamic concept that includes subjective, social, and psychological dimensions as well as health-related behaviour.     Psychological well-being is a theoretically grounded instrument that specifically focuses on measuring multiple facets of psychological well-being. This can be attained by gaining a positive outcome that is meaningful for people and for many sectors of society because it tells us that people perceive that their lives are going well.  Good living conditions (relating to, housing, employment) are fundamental to well-being.  Tracking these conditions is important for good public health strategies.  However, many indicators that measure living conditions fail to measure what people think and feel about their lives, such as the quality of their relationships, their positive emotions and resilience, enabling the realisation of their potential, or their overall satisfaction with life.    Negligence i...

Civil Rights Activist (1887-1940) Garvey was a Jamaican-born black nationalist who created a 'Back to Africa' movement in the United States.  He became an inspirational figure for later civil rights activists. Marcus Garvey was born in St Ann's Bay, Jamaica on 17 August 1887, the youngest of 11 children.  He inherited a keen interest in books from his father, a mason and made full use of the extensive family library.  At the age of 14, he left school and became a printer's apprentice where he led a strike for higher wages.  From 1910 to 1912, Garvey travelled in South and Central America and also visited London. He returned to Jamaica in 1914 and founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA).  In 1916, Garvey moved to Harlem in New York where UNIA thrived.  By now a formidable public speaker, Garvey spoke across America.  He urged African-Americans to be proud of their race and return to Africa, their an...

Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places Spiritual strength and courage are needed for our spiritual warfare and suffering.  Those who would prove themselves to have true grace must aim at all grace and put on the whole armour of Yahuwah, which he prepares and bestows.  This armour is made to be worn and there is no putting off our armour till we have done our warfare, and finished our course.  The combat is not against human enemies, nor against our own corrupt nature only, we have to do with an enemy who has a thousand ways of beguiling unstable souls.  The devil assaults us in the things that belong to our souls and labour to deface the heavenly image in our hearts.  We must resolve by Yahuwah's grace, not to yield to Satan.  Resist him, and he will flee.  If we give way, he will get groun...

Ezekiel 3:17-21 17  “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.  18  When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.   19   But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways, they will die for their sin; but you will have saved yourself. 20   “Again, when a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before them, they will die. Since you did not warn them, they will die for their sin. The righteous things that person did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.   21   But if you do warn the righteous person no...

2 John 1:7-11 7.  For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Yeshua Hamashiach has come in the flesh.  This is a deceiver and an antichrist.  8.  Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.   9.  Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of  Yeshua Hamashiach , hath not Yahuwah.  He that abideth in the doctrine of Yeshua Hamashiach , he hath both the Father and the Son.  10.  If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him Yahuwah speed:  11.  For him that biddeth him Yahuwah speed is partaker of his evil deeds. The deceiver and his deceit are described here because he brings some error concerning the person or office of Yeshua Hamashiach .  Such a one is a deceiver and an antichrist, he deludes and undermines the glory and kingdom of  Yeshua Ha...

10   Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 11   The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12   She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13   She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14   She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 15   She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 16   She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. 17   She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 18   She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. 19   She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. 20   She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. 21   She is no...

Proverbs 23:9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. Here is another case in which "sweet words" are lost.  Speak not in the ears of a fool.  This does not mean, as it would in our English phrase - whisper not to a fool, but do not take the trouble to try to make him understand, impart nothing to him.  The "fool" here is the dull, stolid, stupid man, who cannot be moved from his own narrow groove.  It is a mere casting of pearls before swine to speak to such a man of high aims, righteous motives, self-sacrifice.  He will despise the wisdom of thy words.  He cannot enter into the meaning of words of wisdom.  He has no appetite for them, he cannot assimilate them and in his self-satisfied dullness, he feels for them nothing but contempt.   "Whoso teacheth a fool is as one that glueth a potsherd together and as he that waketh one from a sound sleep.  He that telleth a tale to a fool speaketh to on...

Numbers 6:1-21 1   Yahuwah said to Moses,  2   “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow, a vow of dedication to the Yahuwah as a Nazirite,   3    they must abstain from wine and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar made from wine or other fermented drink.  They must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.   4   As long as they remain under their Nazirite vow, they must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins.    5   “ ‘During the entire period of their Nazirite vow, no razor may be used on their head.  They must be holy until the period of their dedication to Yahuwah is over; they must let their locks grow long.   6   “‘Throughout the period of their dedication to Yahuwah, the Nazirite must not go near a dead body.   7   Even if their own father or mother or brother or sister dies, they mu...