Is It Sex?

Q: So you're telling me it's not really sex?

A: Think about it. There's no chance she can get pregnant from it. And she'll still be a virgin. I'm just talking about a safe and fun way to show our feelings for each other.

Q: And she likes the idea?

A: Well... It took a couple weeks of convincing, but she's finally warmed up to it.

Q: I'd say you're rationalizing the whole thing - and deep down you know it.

A: No, it's just a matter of where you draw the line. It's no different than kissing or holding hands. It's physical contact that makes you feel good. And it's something we are both ready for.

Q: I can tell you think you're ready for it. But it sounds to me like you've been pressuring her to go against her morals.

A: Hey, I'm not forcing her to do anything. What? It's not like I'm holding a gun to her face?

Q: If what you're talking about is no big deal, if it isn't really "sex", then tonight when you go over to her house, why don't you do it in the living room, right in front of her parents?

A: What? That's stupid.

Q: You're right. It would be stupid. And you will never do that in a million years, because you know that it is a big deal, and it is a sexual act.

Sex is more than just an act of intercourse. Sex is any physical relationship in which you share your body with someone else in order to experience any form of sexual pleasure. There no such things as "loopholes" in God's plan for us all that makes certain form of sex "OK" before marriage.

Don't misunderstand: There's nothing inherently wrong with sex. God created it. There's nothing wrong with sexual desires either. That's the way God designed our bodies to do.

However, you have to understand that sex is a sacred, special event that bonds two people together in a deep and permanent way.

It is God's will that you will maintain sexual purity. That each of us should learn to control our bodies in a way that is holy and honorable. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, he who rejects this does not reject man, but rejects God who gives you his Holy Spirit.

"Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral." ~Hebrews 13:4

So dear readers, if you think whether or not what you're doing is "crossing the line", think about, Am I doing this to give or get?

Leon Lim

YHWH God, please save the President!

"I am YHWH your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME."

-YHWH Elohim (the LORD God), Exodus 20:2-3

YHWH (the personal name of God, which is rendered LORD or GOD -all capital letters- in our English Bibles) is a jealous God. In other words, He hates it when His bride worships any other "god" besides Him.

I've always noticed that the English word "idolatry" sounds similar to "adultery" - which it is! (Go read the book of Hosea.)

Today, I was absolutely appalled to see this picture in the Star newspaper and to read the caption underneath:

Happy Deepavali, from Obama

President Barack Obama bowing with Hindu Priest Sri Narayanachar Digalakote in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday after lighting an oil lamp in observation of Deepavali, a holiday celebrated throughout the world. Obama became the first US President to personally take part in a White House ceremony for the festival of lights, lighting a ‘diya’ oil lamp.

President Obama celebrating Deepavali, a festival of darkness?!! Oh, no, Mr. President! As a follower of Jesus Christ, don't you know what trouble you are getting yourself into? I know that it is a good PR exercise and would immediately boost your popularity among many people, Hindus especially. But oh, how foolish it is in the LORD's sight. You are in grave, grave danger of committing spiritual adultery, and I pray with my whole heart that you haven't already!

And this isn't the first time that you or your predecessors have done these stupid things. Didn't you, and Bush before you, open the White House to Muslims to break their Ramadan fast? In your speech to Muslims, you stated that "The US has never, and will never be at war with Islam." Hillary Clinton also promised that "Islam would have a home in the United States."

While it is true that we should never deny people the freedom to believe whatever they want to believe, TRUTH, by its very nature is intolerant of error. (This statement does not belong to me, but right now I've forgotten who said it. To whoever-said-or-wrote-it, I give you all the credit.) For example, those who correctly believe that 1+1=2 cannot tolerate the false beliefs of those who say that 1+1=3 or 1+1=5! Which is precisely why a school teacher corrects and rebukes students who say so in their Maths answers. What you should have said in your speech was, "The US will never be at war with Muslim people," but you and your nation certainly should be at war with Satan and his demonic horde, who deceives the whole world through all manner of false beliefs. Tolerance has its place, but just what should we be tolerant of? It's people -people made in the image of God, whom He loves- that we need to be tolerant of, NOT their false beliefs which will take them straight to hell! If we truly love people, we will share the Good News of Christ with them with wisdom, tact, courtesy and respect for their humanity. Amen.

Somebody said, "There are many ways to be crooked, but there is only ONE way to be straight," - and that is through Jesus Christ, who is the Way, the Truth and the Life. As for Islam and the Qur'anic God (some insist on calling Him a "false god", but I'm not sure if they are justified in doing so), al-Lawh (Allah), I will talk about them later.

Please, Mr. President, I beg you to read these words of mine and to repent quickly. I pray to the LORD that you will make a genuine public repentance and devote yourself from now on to being a pure, chaste follower of the GOD OF ISRAEL (yes, ISRAEL!!!) and His Jewish Messiah, Yeshua' HaMashiach (Jesus the Christ), the Saviour of the World whom you and your nation profess to be disciples of.

Remember, Mr. President, that you are not the ruler of America. The President was never the ruler of the United States. No, the USA has a Sovereign KING, and His Name is YESHUA' HA-MASHIACH BEN-HA-ELOHIM, the JEW!!! The ETERNAL JEW is KING of the United States, has ALWAYS been the King of the United States, and He will continue to be the King of the United States, now and forevermore!

So if the Jew is your nation's King, Mr. President, how can you dare to make peace with those who are bent on destroying His people Israel? Trust me, Mr. President, they will just sneer and trample on your sincere but misguided attempts to mediate between them and the Jews whom they so hate. This is the dark side of Islamic doctrine - they believe that the One True God (whom they call al-Lawh) HATES Jews and Christians! What a satanic lie - the devil clearly has been hard at work painting a false, distorted and demonic picture of God and then convincing one-fifth of the world's population that He is like that! (Of course, the real "Allah", who is YHWH of the Holy Bible, deeply and passionately loves His covenant people!)

We should weep and mourn for these poor deceived people and endeavour to show them who God and Jesus really are, in the light of the Holy Scriptures - the Torah, the Psalms and the Gospel. Muslims are the modern equivalent of the Samaritans of Biblical times.

So please, stop celebrating pagan festivals which serve only to worship fake "gods", who are on Satan's team. Let us not see you or your successors open the White House and America to ungodly elements ever again. Oh, and that also means banning homosexuality, abortion, etc. and openly calling it sin! Don't worry, Mr. President. It is God, not the people, who keeps you in office.

The Bible says:

Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. FOR THERE IS NO AUTHORITY EXCEPT FROM GOD, AND THE AUTHORITIES THAT EXIST ARE APPOINTED BY GOD.

-Romans 13:1

True, according to carnal reasoning you will become very, very unpopular with many people. But hey, if God wants you in power, who can stop the will of God? President Obama, there is only One Person's support whom you need in order to succeed in life, and His name is YHWH. If He

wants you to remain in office, you will certainly remain in office no matter what Satan and the world do to attempt to boot you out.

Mr. President, your name 'Barack' is an Arabic word that means 'bless' and is related to the Hebrew word for 'bless'. May the LORD bless you as you continue to follow Him and serve Him alone. Amen.

And for the rest of us, let us all pray to YHWH, the God of the Bible for President Obama that He may keep him pure and guide him in the ways of righteousness all the days of his life, for he is also one of Christ's sheep.

Prayer:

Lord Jesus Christ, You are the good Shepherd of the sheep. You have said that you know your sheep and your sheep know you, and no one can pluck them out of Your hand. So Lord, please save President Obama from himself! Lord, America was dedicated as Your nation, and we pray that You will continue to bless, preserve, keep and purify it as is Your will, for everything that happens to America affects the whole world. And Abba Father, by Your power purge all ungodliness from that mighty nation! And may the United States grow as a Messianic nation, founded on the Rock who is Jesus the Christ and in unshakable solidarity with Israel Your people. Lord, if all the nations of the earth come against the Jews, let America be the only one standing strong and fighting for the God of Israel and His people, Israel. Amen.

In the Name of the Eternal JEW, Jesus the Christ, Amen.

By: Josh Leow.

BALANCE

July 23, 2009

Balance

By DanLo

Dear love ones,

Hope everyone is doing GREAT!!!

God has been constantly reminding me to be faithful in little things and the things that he has entrusted me. I hope I am faithful and pleasing God.

Few months ago, I resigned from my first job due to some reasons. Then, I was uncertain of my direction. I had pondered about it what I want to do in this economy downturn season. I was praying, fasting and seeking his will in my life. Dad and many friends of mine were supporting me to follow my dad's footsteps in his business. I never thought of doing this at this early age, but I had tried for 2weeks working for dad. As you know the feeling, it was really tough working for your “own dad”. Yet, I was working hard with a teachable attitude eagerly to learn more of skills and get familiar with the industry.

Things were in progress until one day; my beloved mum told me that she wanted me to find a job to work. I felt that she was very selfish. Honestly, I was so upset and angry. I did not talk to her for few weeks. Ever since I was high school year 3, she always put criticism every time I told her of my dreams at every stage of my life. However, with a step of obedience, once again I obeyed my parents as God tells so. God has opened the door and blessed me a job.

As I remembered I was crying out to God of all my hurts and sufferings, “Why My Mum Is So Selfish?” I believe God has answered my prayer recently and he is teaching me to have the “Balance”. Many times in the past, I had the gang-ho spirit to come out and work on my business plans and to pursue my dreams. But today, I know that God has putting my mum to have this “Balance” in this part of journey of my life. She is stopping me from going wild, aggressive and making unwise decisions. She is helping me to go slow at times when I was impatient; humble myself to know that I am not ready for the big things.

Today, I learn about “BALANCE”

You may be a person who doesn’t wait things happen, you make things happen. Excellent Attitude!!! But there is a phrase saying, “Do not act until God tells you to do so is the act of maturity”. We need Balance!

The books teach us to think positive. But sometimes over positive thinking might lead to over confident and you might miss out some unforeseen circumstances. We need Balance!

No one likes criticisms, and conflicts always create arguments/quarrels. But only through that, things will get better and they challenge us to think outside of the box. Constructive criticisms are good. We need Balance!

And of cause we must love ourselves as appreciation to God’s unique creation. But until you learn how to love others, then you will have breakthrough in your life, by knowing that we are having the same journey and you are blessed by God’s grace. As the bible says you must love your neighbor just as much as you love yourself." We need Balance!

In the corporate world, I learn that people take pride to perform excellent works. But humility is even better; you will gain more as the more you humble yourself. We need Balance!

Giving is blessing others and Receiving is blessing from God. In life, we give and take. We learn and teach. Sometimes we win, sometime we lost. We make mistakes and contribute to success. We get wealth and bless the poor.

Once Again! We need Balance!

What about you? Have you found your Balance?

Today I learn Balance and appreciate my parents more.

I pray that we will continue to grow together as iron sharpens iron.

Loves,
DanLo