Posted on 08/05/2005 9:21:13 AM PDT by wesley_windam-price
Good point!
Yes, we must be prepared, but also have to go on with our lives.
No shot intended ... there will be an army with him, but, as the verses you quoted state:
From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations
The sword comes out of His mouth, the presence of the redeemed with Him adds nothing the strength and power needed or Him to defeat His enemies. At the same time, my believing adds nothing to my inherent goodness or worthiness - except as He sees fit to freely bestow it on me .
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.
My reference to having trouble with "true believers" should have been worded more carefully ... it was aimed at those with a pharisaical bent.
Sorry for the confusion
This says it all...straight up...
Goodness as a result of asking for evil—only with the power that is capable of totally extinguishing Japan and crippling the United States can we win peace; otherwise the Taiwan problem cannot be prolonged for more than 10 years, and there will be war within 10 years!
It is what they are planning and moving towards. We have to stop it before they execute on their terms.
They are not hiding their intentions in the least.
this kind of neurotic, racist thinking IMHO just shows you that the PRC is just not sophisticated enough to be a world power, just as the neurotic, racist thinking of hitler and the NAZI were not.
if a nation wants to grow through interaction with the rest of the world, they better learn to control their egos -- some things are more important than "saving face" and an easy-going nature goes a long way. it seems to me that taiwan is a perfect zen lesson for them. the US passed its exams: putting up with Cuba on its doorstep complete with yapping, bearded poodle, allowing north vietnam to win rather than to escalate to nukes just to save face. the russians passed their exams by allowing the USSR to dissolve rather than start another civil war, or a nuclear one to maintain a corrupt, disfunctional ideology. the UK passed its exam by letting India go its own way. france failed the test when they tried to keep algeria, and show they are *still* not ready for prime time in their lame attempts at making france more relevant in the world...
seems to me that if you have to 'show' the world that you are a world power, you really aren't one. power is self-evident and its is even rude to rub it in too much. the business of walking softly & carrying a big stick...
perhaps this clown should relabel his talk: 'Nuclear War: On the Chinese Road to Self Fullfilling Prophecy and Destruction'.
Don't you know the president's father was the first envoy to Communist China ? There is lots of MONEY to be made there - we think. The Bushes and their friends have a special relationship with the Chinese. Did I mention lots of glorious MONEY ? Strong business ties will bring the Chinese into line. MONEY lovely MONEY; fountains of MONEY! Just buy a house in Jackson Hole and let the campesinos take a hit and be fried. MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY for us !!!!
--/>sarc
I just thought I'd launch a preemptive strike before the true Bushmen smite you for heresy in the church of Bush.
The Chinese in the past have:
--Burnt all of their ships and built the great wall of China to keep foreign people and ideas out
--Burnt nearly all of their books (scrolls?) because society had been perfected and didn't need more information or knowledge
Remember that the Chinese are some of the most xenophobic people on earth; it doesn't matter how much they smile and bow and scrape.
I trust the Chinese to do what the Chinese think is in their best interests, period. Some of them think launching a nuclear attack on us is a good idea. I'm not sure about all the money talk, except that maybe there's theories about Bush being close to them because its good for business. I like W, he's a great American, but this isn't about him: its about destroying our enemies while we still have the power. I'm sorry about the children, and the innocents, but its either them or us and they've determined that its going to be us.
What make you think a Democrat Administration will even use them?
Probably ten years at most...
If we get the wrong person in the White Hous...I am thinking 2009 or 2010.
"At the same time, my believing adds nothing to my inherent goodness or worthiness - except as He sees fit to freely bestow it on me."
That is great attitude. Remember we are all part of the body of Christ. The sum of the parts make up the whole. His Army will give him what I call the ability to defeat the enemy with utter overwhelming force.
".....it was aimed at those with a pharisaical bent."
Thanks for the clarification and you are perfectly correct to point this out. Those with a Pharisee like attitude are in a risky position with God.
Nothing but polemics. Any semblance of rationality disappears when the troops line up in perfect lines and march off to the cheers of the villagers. When the troops disappear over the next hill never to return they are remembered by their grieving parents and perplexed siblings.
Throw in New York and Boston and you've got a deal...
Geez, not even a nod to Ol' Uncle Sam. I don't recall the surrender ceremony taking place on a Chinese warship.
Bump for later.
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