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A Christadelphian Statement
on The Atonement
Doctrinal Affirmations
1. That the word `sin' is used in two principal acceptations in the Scripture.
a. It signifies in the first place `the transgression of law' (eg. Lev 6:2; Jam 4:17). Sin in its first acceptation is a
b. In the second definition `sin' represents that
physical principle
of the animal nature which is
the cause
of all its diseases, death, and resolution into dust (2Cor 5:21; 1Pe 2:24). It is that which has
the power
of death (Heb 2:14). This `sin' is a physical issue that does not impute moral or legal guilt. [The false logic that suggests that it imputes moral or legal guilt, would by parity of reasoning conclude that the inheritance of death carried with it legal or moral guilt - a patently false conclusion.]
2. That the Edenic sentence of death,
muth temuth
(Gen 2:17) was not a sentence to be consummated in a moment, as when a man is shot or guillotined. The death threatened was the result, or finishing, of a certain process; which is very clearly indicated in the original Hebrew. The sentence, then, as a whole reads thus-
In the day of thy eating from it dying thou shalt die
, p. 69). From this, it is evident, that Adam was to be subjected to a process, but not to an endless process; but to one which should commence with the transgression, and end with his death and resolution into dust. (Gen 3:19)
3. That all who are born of a woman (Job 14:1-4) are born under the physical and hereditary `law of sin and death' (Rom 5:12, 7:23; 1Co 15:22). That `the law of sin and death' is a
single law
(Rom 8:2) and cannot be separated. That to be mortal is not only to be under the shadow of death, but to have
which has
the power
of death (Heb 2:14). Conversely, sin when it is finished bringeth forth death (Jam 1:15). To destroy (Heb 2:14; 1Co 15:53-54) that having `the power of death,' is to abolish this
physical law of sin and death,
and instead thereof, to substitute the
physical 'law of the spirit of life,'
by which the same body would be changed in its constitution, and live for ever. (Rom 6:23)
4. That the Mosaic law condemned transgression (Rom 7:7) and the transgressor (eg. Num. 15:32-35; Deu 13:6-9) but it could not condemn the nature (
), `for all have sinned' (Rom 3:23), and therefore any condemnation meted out was a just recompense of reward (Heb 2:2). What the law could not do, in that it was weak because of the flesh (for when the commandment came, sin revived - Rom 7:9) God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh. If the death of a transgressor would have sufficed, then Adam and Eve might have been put to death at once, and raised to live again. But this was not according to the divine wisdom. The great principle to be compassed was the condemnation of sin in sinful flesh, innocent of actual transgression.
5. The Mosaic institutions were a figure for the time then present, but could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience (Heb 10:2, Heb 9:9, 7:11) because the blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins (Heb 10:4). God having prepared some better thing for us: Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away
the sin
of the world. (Joh 1:29)
6. Therefore when Messiah cometh into the world he saith Mosaic sacrifices thou wouldst not, but
a body
hast thou prepared for me (Heb 10:5). God, in
a figure,
laid on Christ the iniquity of us all (Isa 53:6). As 1Pe 2:24 tells us, Who his own self bare our sins in his own body. These expressions were fulfilled in Christ being made of a woman, made under the law (Galatians 4:4). For he hath made him
to be
sin for us, who knew no sin (2Co 5:21). The physical nature or body of Christ was made like unto his brethren (Heb 2:17). Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same (Heb 2:14), taking on him
the seed of Abraham (Heb 2:16). Sinful flesh being the hereditary nature of the Lord Jesus, He was a fit and proper sacrifice for sin; especially as he was innocent of transgression (1Pe 2:22) having been obedient in all things.
7. As to his character, Christ was the Deity manifest in flesh (1Ti 3:16; Isa 40:3; Joh 14:7, 9; Heb 1:3). He was tried in all points like as we, yet without sin (Heb 4:15).
8. That after living a life of perfect obedience his work culminated in a sacrificial offering for the redemption of himself and for his people as the anti-typical High Priest of Israel. (Heb 5:3, 7:27, 8:3, 9:7-9).
9. That in the sacrifice of Christ,
a. God's righteousness was declared (Rom 3:25-26)
b. God condemned sin in the flesh (Joh 12:31; Rom 8:3; Joh 3:14), and thereby justified (Rom 3:26) His forbearance with and forgiveness of sinners (Rom 3:25). God's supremacy having been vindicated (Rom 3:26; Joh 12:28, 21:19), a foundation has been laid (1Co 3:11) on which He can offer forgiveness (1Jo 1:9) without the compromise of His wisdom and righteousness. He does not offer it, or allow it, apart from submission to the declaration of His righteousness in Christ crucified (Joh 3:15, 36; Joh 5:24, 39; Rom 3:26, 30; Col 2:12). There must be the most humble identification with that declaration. (Rom 3:25-26)
10. These things could not have been accomplished in Christ if his nature was destitute of that physical principle, styled, `Sin in the flesh' (Rom 8:3; 1Jo 4:3; Heb 2:14). Decree the immaculateness of the body prepared for the Spirit (Psalm 40:6; Heb 10:5), and the `mystery of the Christ' is destroyed, and the gospel of the kingdom ceases to be the power of God for salvation to those that believe it. (Rom 1:16; 2Co 11:4; Gal 1:6-7; Gal 3:3; Rom 10:3)
11. The word 'atonement' in Hebrew signifies 'to cover', and therefore has application to Christ, as well as to others. But we not only need physical redemption from mortality, we also require the forgiveness of actual sins committed. It cannot be disputed that the term `atonement' has been used in Christadelphian literature for nearly 150 years to indicate both physical covering as well as forgiveness.
12. The statement that Christ did these things `for us' has blinded many to the fact that he did them `for himself' first (Heb 5:7, 13:20) - without which, he could not have done them for us, for it was by doing them for himself that He did them for us. He did them for us only as we may become part of him, in merging our individualities in him by taking part in his death, and putting on his name and sharing his life afterwards. He is, as it were, a new centre of healthy life, in which we must become incorporate before we can be saved. (Heb 5:9; Matt 16:24; Joh 17:22; 1Ti 3:16)
13. That Christ is the anti-typical altar (Heb 13:10), the anti-typical laver, the anti-typical High Priest (Heb 9:11), the anti-typical mercyseat (Rom 3:25, Heb 9:5), the antitypical everything as brother Roberts described him in
The Law of Moses,
p. 170-172.
14. We believe that the phrases such as atonement for nature and sacrifice for nature are non-specific and elastic phrases that suggest a mechanical operation in God's plan of redemption and
should not be used
. [The phrases do not appear to occur in any early Christadelphian literature till the late 1890's and early 1900's. Though their origin is unclear, they appear to have been widely used by clean-flesh teachers of the early 1900's as an excuse for rejecting the 2
acceptation of the word `sin'.]
Doctrinal Errors We Categorically Reject
1. That `sin in the flesh,' or sin as a metaphor, is considered as a moral thing. (A.D. Strickler,
p. 83)
2. That Christ literally bore our personal transgressions in his body (H. Fry,
, p. 41, A.D. Strickler,
p. 64)
3. That Christ's offering was a substitutionary sacrifice for man. (Harry Fry
p. 47; Allen D. Strickler
, p. 25, 46)
4. That Christ suffered `the punishment due to or for sin' (A.D. Strickler,
, p. 46, 98 et al.).
5. That the word `atonement' is only used in the Bible in relation to `moral' issues. `Where there is no forgiveness there is no atonement' (A.D. Strickler,
, p. 25) `What had the altar
that it required to be atoned for?' (J. Bell,
The Shield,
August 1919)
6. That the Bible does not teach that the physical principle of sin will be removed from the body in the change to immortality. (A.D. Strickler,
, p. 43).
7. That Christ's sacrifice was a continuation of the ritual and ceremonial symbolism of the Mosaic sacrifices except with a human sacrificial victim (H. Fry,
, p. 26, 39, 40; A.D. Strickler,
, p. 46, 64)
8. That obedience alone, in the absence of a sacrificial death, would redeem Christ. (E. Turney, H. Fry,
, p. 33)
9. That defilement under the law was limited to `a moral connotation'.
10. That the Mosaic Law, termed in 2
Cor 3:9 `the ministration of condemnation', did not condemn transgression or those who had transgressed.
11. That the Mosaic
and shadows are a contrast with Christ and not typical of Christ's redeeming work. That the Mosaic Law was a `contrast' `of good things to come'. (A.D. Strickler,
, p. 93.)
12. That we are legally defiled by birth and that baptism removes legal defilement (JJ Andrew,
p. 17).
13. That moral guilt (from Adam or any other) was literally or symbolically placed upon Christ at his death. (H. Fry, A.D. Strickler)
14. That a legal sentence or legal guilt (from Adam or any other) was literally or symbolically placed upon Christ at his death (JJ Andrew)
15. That the Edenic sentence was `a violent death' (JJ Andrew,
p.1, 5, 7; T. Williams,
A Rallying Point
The Advocate
, March 1896) and that this sentence was carried out upon Christ.
16. That at baptism we literally `pass out of Adam' (JJ Andrew
p. 30; T.Williams,
, p. 36).
17. That at baptism we are literally freed from `the law of sin and death' (JJ Andrew,
p. 28-29; T. Williams,
An Open Letter,
p. 135,
Adamic Condemnation
, p. 6)
18. That baptism is for `original sin' (JJ Andrew
, p. 8; T. Williams,
The Advocate,
Jan. 1895).
19. That having `sin in the flesh' causes alienation from God or that Christ was ever alienated from God (JJ Andrew, Res. Resp. Debate).
20. That inheritance of the hereditary sin nature imputes moral guilt. That we are morally defiled by birth.
21. Doctrinal expositions of the atonement that are drawn from apostate Christianity's commentaries such as the
United Bible Society Handbooks
&c. [TLC Notes: See Titus 1:11; Isa 8:19-20]
EPC=Harry Fry's
Echoes of Past Controversies
OOD=Allen D. Strickler's
Out of Darkness
BOC=JJ Andrew's
Blood of the Covenant
Addendum: Historical References
Note: The following quotations are not provided as proof texts of the Doctrinal Affirmations. For proofs, see the Scripture references provided in the first part of the statement. These quotes are provided only to show that the
Doctrinal Affirmations
are wholly consistent with original Christadelphian teaching.
"Since the purification (Num. 19:9) related to the removal of 'sin' contracted through death, it is apparent that cleansing and atonement are required even when a personal transgression is not committed. This is an important aspect of the offering in relation to Christ. He offered for himself, but not because he was a personal transgressor or because he was alienated from his Father, but because he was defiled by the uncleanness associated with human nature and death." (Ron Abel & Rod Ghent,
Studies in the Atonement,
1973, p. 21)
"That there was a sense in which he must offer for himself would appear from the fact that Aaron had so to do before he offered for the people; and Jesus is the antitype. If it should be said that this was a necessary preparation in Aaron's case, it might be asked, was there no necessary preparation in Christ's case? There was; and the Scriptures give the reason. We get a clue in the words of Peter: 'who his own self bare our sins in his own body on a tree' (1 Peter 2:24). He was there as a representative, partaking of the nature that was common to all - a nature under sentence of death because of sin. (Bro. John Carter,
Letter to the Hebrews,
p.83 3
"The word 'atonement' in its Hebrew connotation signifies 'to cover', and therefore has application to Christ, as well as to others who in addition to the need of physical redemption from mortality, also required the forgiveness of actual sins committed." (Bro. H. P. Mansfield,
Leviticus Expositor, p. 45
Christ required redemption from adamic nature equally with his brethren, and the mode of redemption which God had ordained was a perfect obedience culminating in a sacrificial death." (Bro. Robert Roberts,
The Christadelphian,
1895, p. 262)
First, then, as a matter of words and meanings, it must be remarked that whereas the word "atonement" occurs but once in the New Testament (A.V., and not at all in the text of the R.V.), it occurs frequently in the Old Testament, and is there the representative of the Hebrew verb
(literally to cover) and its derivatives. In Gen. 6:14 God said to Noah, "Make thee an ark of gopher wood ... and thou shalt pitch it within and without with pitch". Here the verb is
and the noun
, because pitch was the covering substance with which the ark was waterproofed.
is also translated ransom, satisfaction; and in a bad sense, bribe.
plural, is translated atonement, atonements, and the yom hakkippurim, the great "Day of Atonement" (Lev. 16), is memorialized to this day among the Jews. The radical idea then of "atone" in the Old Testament is to cover. (C.C. Walker,
The Atonement,
Atonement in the Old Testament)
the Altar prefigured the Lord Jesus Christ. Contact with him through baptism constitutes us `holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling' (Heb. 3:1). As the altar had to be cleansed, atoned for, anointed and sanctified, and as it typed the Lord Jesus, it is obvious that he was involved in his own sacrifice. (HP Mansfield,
The Atonement,
The Power of the Altar, p. 185, 186)
"Therefore Christ, although free from personal transgression, had to offer for himself, as for others, because upon him were laid 'the iniquities of us all' (
Isa. 53
)." (H.P. Mansfield,
The Atonement,
p. 235)
That burnt-offering should be required in the absence of particular offence shows that our unclean state as the death-doomed children of Adam itself unfits us for approach to the Deity apart from the recognition and acknowledgment of which the burnt-offering was the form required and supplied. It was because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, as well as because of their transgressions in all their sins, that atonement was required for even the tabernacle of the congregation (Lev. 16:16)
The type involved in complete burning is self-manifest: it is
consumption of sin-nature
. This is the great promise and prophecy and requirement of every form of the truth: the destruction of the body of sin (Rom. 6:6). It was destroyed in Christ's crucifixion-the one great offering-we ceremonially share that in our baptism: crucified with Christ, baptised unto his death. We morally participate in it in putting the old man to death in denying ungodliness and worldly lusts: and the hope before us is the prospect of becoming subject to such a physical change as will consume mortal nature and change it into the glorious nature of the Spirit. (Robert Roberts, The Christadelphian, 1897, p. 260)
"This sin condition being the hereditary nature of our Lord Jesus Christ, he was a fit and proper sacrifice for sin, or the condemnation of sin in the flesh, especially as he was "innocent of the great transgression." His righteousness sustained him, and his flesh did rest in hope" of a resurrection from the dead; but his body being as unclean as the bodies of those he died for, he himself must of necessity have somewhat to offer, as an atonement for himself, and this offering he accomplished by pouring out his soul unto death (Isa. 53:12). The Scriptures say: "It is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul" (Lev. 17:11; Heb. 9:22). " - FJ
The common view which disconnects Christ from the operation of his own sacrifice would have required that Moses should have left the altar and the book of the law unsprinkled. These were parts of what Paul terms "the patterns of things in the heavens", concerning which he remarks that it was necessary they should be purified with the sacrifices ordained. The application of this to Christ as the antitype he makes instantly; "but (it was necessary that) the heavenly things themselves (should be purified) with better sacrifices than these" (Heb. 9:23). The phrase "the heavenly things" is an expression covering all the high, holy and exalted things of which the Mosaic pattern was but a foreshadowing. They are all comprehended in Christ, who is the nucleus from which all will be developed, the foundation on which all will be built. The statement is therefore a declaration that it was necessary that Christ should first of all be purified with better sacrifices than the Mosaic: "Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place"; "not into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us" (Heb. 9:12, 23-24). R. Roberts, The Law of Moses
"Paul's statement (Heb. 7:27) is that Jesus did ONCE what the typical high priest did daily. What was that? 'Offered first for his own sins and then for the people's'. It follows that there must be a sense in which Jesus offered for himself also, a sense which is apparent when it is recognized that he was under adamic condemnation, inhering [to be inherent or innate in] his flesh." (Bro. Robert Roberts,
The Christadelphian,
1873, p. 405)
What is to be understood by `the Deity justified by the Spirit,' in 1 Tim. 3:16?To be `justified by Spirit' is the second item of the ` great mystery of godliness.' The flesh in or through which the Deity was manifested was, for the brief space of thirty-three years, inferior to the angelic nature, which is Spirit. It had been `purified' by the sprinkling of its own blood on the cross; it came forth from the tomb an earthy body, which, in order to become Spirit, and so `equal to the angels,' had to be `justified', `rectified', `made perfect,' or quickened, `by Spirit.' (See answer to No. 35.) The flesh of manifestation, justified by Spirit, is styled by Paul in Rom. 1:4,
pneuma hagiosunes,
`Spirit of holiness', or spirit-nature, which is essentially holy. The Jesus-Body was `justified by spirit' on being raised from the earthy nature to the Divine, by ascending to the Father on the third day (see answers to Nos. 24, 25, 26, 22; Heb 2:7, 9) and, forty days afterwards, was received up again in glory. -(1 Tim. 3:16, John 17:5; 3:13.) (John Thomas,
, #51)
He had to be cleansed from flesh-nature and clothed upon with Spirit-nature, and this was effected through his offering. (HP Mansfield,
The Power of the Altar
Two Acceptations of Sin
The word sin is used in two principal acceptations in the Scripture. It signifies in the first place, `the transgression of law;' and in the next, it represents that physical principle of the animal nature, which is the cause of all its diseases, death, and resolution into dust. It is that in the flesh `which has the power of death,' and it is called sin, because the development, or fixation of this evil in the flesh was the result of transgression. Inasmuch as this evil principle pervades every part of the flesh, the animal nature is styled `sinful flesh,' that is, flesh full of sin; so that sin, in the sacred style, came to stand for the substance called man. In human flesh `dwells no good thing' (Rom. vii.18-17); and all the evil a man does is the result of this principle dwelling in him. Operating upon the brain, it excites the `propensities,' and these set the `intellect' and `sentiments' to work. The propensities are blind, and so are the intellect and sentiments in a purely natural state; when, therefore, the latter operate under the sole impulse of the propensities, `the understanding is darkened through ignorance, because of the blindness of the heart' (Eph. Iv. 18). The nature of the lower animals is as full of this physical evil principle as the nature of man; though it cannot be styled sin with the same expressiveness, because it does not possess them as the result of their own transgression; the name, however, does not alter the nature of the thing. (J. Thomas,
Elpis Israel, p. 127
"This perishing body is 'sin,' and left to perish because of 'sin.' Sin, in its application to the body, stands for all its constituents and laws. The power of death is in its very constitution, so that the law of its nature is styled 'the Law of Sin and Death.' In the combination of the elements of the law, the power of death resides, so that 'to destroy that having the power of death,' is to abolish this physical law of sin and death, and instead thereof, to substitute the physical 'law of the spirit of life,' by which the same body would be changed in its constitution, and live for ever.
'Sin, I say, is a synonym for human nature hence the flesh is invariably regarded as unclean." (J. Thomas,
Elpis Israel,
Logos ed., page 130)
"By this time, I apprehend, the intelligent reader will be able to answer scripturally the question, 'What is that which has the power of death?' And he will, doubtless, agree, that it is 'the exceedingly great sinner SIN,' in the sense of 'the Law of Sin and Death' within all the posterity of Adam, without exception. This, then, is Paul's Diabolos, which he says 'has the power of death;' which 'power' he also saith is 'sin, the sting of death.'
`Sin' is a word in Paul's argument, which stands for `human nature,' with its affections and desires. Hence, to become sin, or for one to be `made sin' for others, (2 Cor. 5:21, ) is to become flesh and blood. This is called `sin,' or `Sin's flesh,' because it is what it is in consequence of sin, or transgression. (John Thomas, Eureka)
"Diabolos is therefore a very fit and proper word by which to designate the law of sin and death, or sin's flesh" (J. Thomas,
, vol. 1, p. 248-249)
"That in his crucifixion, Sin was condemned in the same flesh that had transgressed in Paradise, so that in the crucified body he bore the sins of his people upon the tree, that they being dead to sin, should live unto righteousness" (
, Logos ed., vol. 3, p. 304, #10)
"Now, a spiritual body is as material, or substantial and tangible, a body as that which we now possess. It is a body purified from 'the law of sin and death'" (John Thomas,
Elpis Israel
, p. 42)
In the combination of the elements of the law, the power of death resides, so that 'to destroy that having the power of death,' is to abolish this physical law of sin and death, and instead thereof, to substitute the physical 'law of the spirit of life,' by which the same body would be changed in its constitution, and live for ever. (John Thomas,
"What stronger proof can we need of the substantial and tangible nature of the Spiritual body? It is the animal body purified, not evaporated into gas, or vapour." (John Thomas,
Elpis Israel
, ch 2)
"The clear evidence of Genesis 3 is that sin had a physical reaction on creation: the serpent crawled upon crawled upon its belly; all other animal creation was cursed (v. 14--above all cattle); the woman found her sorrow and conception multiplied; the earth brought forth thorns and thistles; man was made subject to death. (HP Mansfield, Atonement: Salvation Through the Blood of Christ Page 243).
Christ Bore Our Sins By A Figure
Jesus died as a representative man. It is said of him that God `laid on him the iniquities of us all' (Isa. 53). How did He do this? By so begetting him that he should inherit human nature, requiring that he should conquer the evil proclivities of the flesh from day to day: proclivities which in others invariably lead to sin. Peter taught, `Who his own self bare our sins in (Gk. `en' within) his own body on the tree ' (1 Pet. 2:24). (H.P. Mansfield, The Atonement, p. 187)
But the difficulty with some is how to associate such an ingredient with the sinless Son of God. There ought to be no difficulty if the whole case is kept before the mind. It is not the whole case that `he was without sin': it is part of the case that he was `made sin for us' (2 Cor. 5:21); that he was made of a woman in the likeness of sinful flesh (Gal. 4:4; Rom. 8:3), and that by a figure God hath laid on him the iniquities of us all (Isa. 53:6), and that he bore our sins in his own body to the tree (1 Pet. 2:24). (Robert Roberts, The Law of Moses)
The impulses of sin, were in the body of the Lord as in other men, but they were neutralized, or overcome, by a mind that was in perfect attune with that of his Father. Therefore, `the sins' that the Lord `bare in his body' when he was crucified are fitly described as `our sins' because they were identical to the same impulses that in every other person result in actual transgression; and the Lord died as our representative. - H.P. Mansfield
In the former state, the flesh was
`the filthy garments'
with which the Spirit-Word was clothed (Zech. 3:3) ;
`the iniquity of us all'
that was laid upon him; the soul made an offering for sin' (Isa. 53:6, 10) ; but, as He now is, the filthy garments have been taken away; `his iniquity has passed from him,' and he is clothed with `change of raiment.' His flesh thus designated has been subjected to the transforming energy of the radiant power of the Eternal Spirit. (John Thomas, Eureka, vol. 1 p. 108)
Mosaic Types and Anti-Types
"There is a significance in all these details that ought to be fatal to the loose ideas entertained in some Gentile quarters as to the death of Christ, to the effect that it was not necessary and not required except as the ... crowning act of a life of obedience. For we must never forget that all these ceremonies of the law were allegorical of the work of Christ..."Robert Roberts,
The Law of Moses,
p. 262
the sacrificial blood was applied to everything as well-Aaron and his sons included (see Lev. 8:14-15; 23-24). An atonement had to be made by the shedding and the sprinkling of blood for and upon them all (Lev. 16:33). As Paul remarks, `almost all things by the law are purged with blood' (Heb. 9:22). Now all these things were declared to be `patterns of things in the heavens', which it is admitted on all hands converge upon and have their substance in Christ. There must, therefore, be a sense in which Christ (the antitypical Aaron, the antitypical altar, the antitypical mercy-seat, the antitypical everything), must not only have been sanctified by the action of the antitypical oil of the Holy Spirit, but purged by the antitypical blood of his own sacrifice.
This conclusion is supposed to be weakened by the statement of Lev. 16:16, that the atonement for the holy place, altar, etc., was to be made `because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel and because of their transgressions in all their sins', That is, it is argued from this, that the holy things would have had no uncleanness in themselves apart from the uncleanness of the children of Israel. This must be granted, but it must also be recognized that because the children of Israel were sinful and polluted, the holy things were reckoned as having contracted defilement in having been fabricated by them and through remaining in their midst. This cannot be denied on a full survey of the testimony. They were ceremonially unclean, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and had to be cleansed by the holy oil and the sacrificial blood before they were acceptable in the Mosaic service.
Now, this is part of the Mosaic figure. There must be an antitype to it. What was it? The holy things, we know, in brief, are Christ. He must, therefore, have been the subject of a personal cleansing in the process by which he opened the way of sanctification for his people. If the typical holy things contracted defilement from connection with a sinful congregation, were not the antitypical (Christ) holy things in a similar state, through derivation on his mother's side from a sinful race? If not, how came they to need purging with his own `better sacrifice
(Heb. 9:23). (Robert Roberts,
The Law of Moses
"Now look a little more closely at the manner in which the altar of Exodus 29:36 had to be cleansed. It was not by washing which might fittingly foreshadow baptism as you suggest, but by the shedding of blood, and that of a sin offering!... The altar was thus cleansed through the shedding of blood. Whose blood was shed to cleanse the Jesus-altar? None other than his own in spite of what the clean-flesh theorists might say." (Bro. H.P. Mansfield,
The Atonement,
The Christ Altar, Logos Publications, p. 188)
Christ did `once' in his death what the high priests under the law did daily, viz., offered `first for his own sins and then for the people's'. But here is all the difference between the two cases that there always is between shadow and substance. Christ's `own sins' were not like the sins of the priests; they were not sins of his own committing. He was without sin, so far as his own actions were concerned. Yet as the bearer of the sins of his people - whether `in Adam' or otherwise, he stood in the position of having these as `his own' from the effects of which he had himself first to be delivered. Consequently, he offered first for himself; he was the first delivered But his offering for himself was also the offering for his people. The two aspects of the double typical offering were combined in one act. He had not twice to offer for himself `He was made sin for us who knew no sin;' and does not sin require an offering?
All of which enables us to understand why the typical holy things were purified with sacrificial blood, and why the high priest, in his typical and official capacity had to be touched with blood as well as anointed with the holy oil before entering upon his work. When we say, as some in their reverence for Christ prefer to say, that the death of Christ was not for himself but only for us, they destroy all these typical analogies, and in truth, if their view could prevail, they would make it impossible that it could be for us at all' for it only operates "for us"when we unite ourselves with him in whom, as the firstborn, it had its first (R. Roberts,
The Law of Moses
, The Consecration of Aaron and his sons)
The reverence for Christ commands respect which leads some men to consider him immaculate in all senses and in no need to offer for himself, but it is not "according to knowledge", It is not consistent with the Divine objects in God "sending forth his son in the likeness of sinful flesh", All these objects blend together, but they are separable. One of them was to "condemn sin in the flesh", as Paul says (Rom. 8:8). The stumblings that have taken place over this expression are doubtless due to that other truth, that Christ did no sin, and in this sense was the "Lamb of God without spot". But the stumblings do not get rid of the expression as affirming a truth. Some would explain it as meaning the moral condemnation of sin by Christ during his life. This cannot be the meaning in view of the statement with which it is conjoined that what was done was "what the law could not do". The law condemned sin so thoroughly in the moral sense that it is called "the ministration of condemnation".Then some have suggested that it means the flesh of the sacrificial animals. This is precluded by the intimation that Christ was sent "in the likeness of sinful flesh" for the accomplishment of the work in question--the condemnation of sin in the flesh. This is, in fact, the reliable clue to the meaning. That he was sent "in the likeness of sinful flesh" for the accomplishment of the work shows that it was a work to be done in him. Some try to get away from this conclusion (and this is the popular habit) by seizing on the word "likeness"and contending that this means not the same, but only like. This contention is precluded by the use of the same term as to his manhood: "he was made in the likeness of men", He was really a man, in being in the likeness of men: and he was really sinful flesh, in being in "the likeness of sinful flesh". Paul, in Heb. 2:14-17, declares the likeness to have been in the sense of sameness: "Forasmuch as the children were partakers of flesh and blood, it became him likewise to take part of the same". The statement remains in its undiminished force that" God sent his own son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for (as an offering for) sin condemned sin in the flesh", It is, in fact, a complete and coherent statement of what was accomplished in the death of Christ, and a perfect explanation of the reason why he first came in the flesh, and of the reason why John the apostle insisted so strenuously on the maintenance of the doctrine that he had so come in the flesh. Possessing sinful flesh was no sin to him, who kept it under perfect control, and "did always those things that pleased the Father". At the same time, being the sinful flesh derived from the condemned transgressors of Eden, it admitted of sin being publicly condemned in him, without any collision with the claims of his personal righteousness, which were to be met by an immediate and glorious resurrection." (R. Roberts,
The Law of Moses,
The Consecration of Aaron and his sons)
The Basis of Forgiveness
We find the key to this problem in the expression made use of by Paul concerning the death of Christ, in Rom. 3:21-22, "The righteousness of God without the law is manifested in Christ". Verse 25, `Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; to declare, I say, at this time His righteousness that He might be just and the justifier of him that believeth in Jesus'. If we ponder this, we shall find it yields a complete explanation. First of all, it places forgiveness in the foreground, `through God's forbearance', which is at variance with the substitutionary idea. The substitutionary idea blots out forgiveness by suggesting that the debt in the case is paid by another. It is not so `God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.' (R. Roberts,
The Blood of Christ
The doctrines of the apostasy have obliterated this principle. They teach that men have "only to believe" that Christ has paid their debts, and that they have, nothing to do but believe that Christ died for them it preaches the death of Christ as a "substitutionary" satisfaction of the Divine law, instead of a declaration of the righteousness of God (Rom. iii. 25) in the condemnation of sin in the flesh (Rom. viii. 3), as a basis on which the forbearance of God offers the forgiveness of all who recognize themselves "crucified with Christ" (R. Roberts,
Seasons of Comfort,
Historical Precedent
LONDON.- On Sunday, the 21
of May, after months of patient and careful investigation, and after the fullest opportunity offered to those who differ, to maintain their position, we resolved to discontinue fellowshipping such as believe that the descendants of Adam were not condemned to death on account of his sin, or that Jesus Christ's death was not necessary to redeem himself as well as others from that condemnation. (
The Christadelphian
, July 1876, Ecclesial Intelligence)
"We have had trouble in our midst, which has resulted in division. Bro. H. [Harry] Fry publicly proclaimed the doctrine that Jesus was not in a position requiring to offer himself as a sacrifice to secure his own redemption. It was necessary to meet this error in order to maintain the purity of the Truth.
After private and collective effort, which proved fruitless, it was decided to re-affirm and define our doctrinal basis of faith upon this subject...
That inasmuch as the foregoing scriptural truths substantially form part of our doctrinal basis of fellowship, and are essential to 'the things concerning the Name of Jesus Christ..." (
The Christadelphian,
May 1898, Ecclesial Intelligence)
AUSTRALIA "Sydney .- Albert Hall, 413, Elizabeth Street. -It is with feelings of regret that we inform you that we have been compelled to withdraw our fellowship from a large number of brethren and sisters in this city for reasons hereafter stated. As you know, an amalgamation took place, about twelve months ago, between the body meeting in Pitt Street and the body in the Albert Hall, 413, Elizabeth Street. It was believed by the majority of us that they had renounced the erroneous views that had been the means of keeping the two bodies separate for years. Some of these views were: No sin in the flesh; Adam mortal before the fall; Christ's nature pure and undefiled in every sense; Christ did not need to die for himself; The present possession of eternal life. It has since transpired that upon some of these questions they have not altered their views at all; and not only so, but they have succeeded in converting many of our old brethren and sisters to those views since their admittance to our body." (
The Christadelphian,
1904, P. 569, Ecclesial Intelligence)
In view of all these things, it is evident what force there is in the words with which Jesus introduced the memorial cup to the notice of his disciples: `This is the new covenant in my blood shed for the remission of the sins of many.' The new covenant or agreement, which ensures coming blessedness to the fallen sons of Adam, is in the blood of Christ and nowhere else. There can be no blessedness without covenant, because, apart from the addition of special covenant on the part of God, who only has the power to bestow blessedness, we are shut up to what we have by nature, and that is, a poor mortal body that will wear out in due course and disappear in death. And there can be no covenant without sacrifice, for so has God willed, and we can no more get past his will in this matter than we can in the constitution of heaven and earth. And there is no sacrifice but one with which we can approach God for covenant, and that is the one great sacrifice accomplished in Christ. And there is no way of becoming associated with that sacrifice but by enlightenment in the promises on which the covenant is established, and faith in the blood in which it is offered, and legal contact with that blood in baptism, which is the divinely-appointed mode of association with the death of Christ. The root of the whole matter lies first, in the greatness, and then in the goodness of God. God is a great and dreadful Majesty, to whom the earth and all flesh belong, for He has made them out of his own energy. He is not only great, but He is holy, and jealous of His supremacy. He has been disobeyed on earth, and has in consequence given us over to death; and will not be approached by us except in the manner he has appointed. But He is good, and He will forgive and bestow everlasting life if we humble ourselves and come to him in the way appointed. The way appointed is through the shed-blood of a perfectly righteous wearer of our nature, in whom sin was condemned on our account. He will forgive us if we come in this way: not because that bloodshedding pacifies him or gives him any thing or pays any debt: for then it would be no forgiveness.-But because His righteousness is declared, and His prerogative recognised, and our position acknowledged in the acceptance of the slain lamb of His appointing.
We endorse and proclaim all these glorious things every time we take this cup into our hand and drink it, and say `Amen!' at the giving of thanks for `the new covenant in the blood of Christ shed for the remission of sins.' This breaking of bread signifies our acceptance of God's way, and is a testimony to the world that they have no hope outside of this way. We find great comfort in that way ourselves, and we would extend that comfort on the right hand and on the left. But we find many obstacles in the imaginations and high thoughts that exalt themselves against the knowledge of God. (2 Cor. 10:5.) We have even earned the bitterest odium it is possible for men to bear-the reputation of being illiberal and uncharitable and narrow minded and bigoted-because we maintain the teaching of Christ and his apostles on this most vital matter. What can we do but accept the result with resignation? It is a result that has always more or less attended the testimony of the truth. It is no new thing for `the preaching of the cross' to be productive of offence. Paul speaks of it in his letters. He says, the preaching of the cross was to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness. He accepted the reproach incident to such a situation; he refused to glory in anything save the cross of our Lord Jesus. We are in the best of company when we are in the company of Paul, and we are undoubtedly in his company when we are accused by the modern Greeks (the scientists of every grade) of being behind the age and badly informed, and old fogey and sectarian; and by the Jews, of being worse than the Christians in the rigidness of our insistance on the original teachings of Christ, and by Christians, of being gloomy retrogessionists, the slaves of a dead letter, and strangers to the broad life and charity and the true spirit of the gospel. To each and all, we can but say, `We accept Christ because he rose from the dead: and we accept the apostles, because we accept Christ; and we accept the New Testament writings as the standard of truth because we accept the apostles; and we challenge you all to deny that the conclusions which we maintain are the teachings of these writings. It would be pleasant to come on to your broad platform and to join in your charitable spirit and to share your freedom from the narrownesses and restraints that undoubtedly hamper the profession of the gospel, as originally delivered, as regards the present evil world. We should have your pleasant society, and your encouraging recognition, and your advantageous patronage, and your general enjoyment of the broad fields of human culture, and pleasure, and good fellowship. But wherein should we be the gainers in the day when Christ arrives to sweep away the present order of things, and to reorganise affairs in harmony with divine principles only, and to give glorious place in his house to those only who do the will of his Father, as written in his revealed word of truth? We should have a poor staff to lean on, in a respectable world which will then dissolve in terror before his face. No: we have made Christ our portion, and for better or worse, we will accept the isolation and the odium that result from the consequential exclusivness, confident that experience, shortly to be apparent, will justify an uncompromising adherence to the written word as the only enlightened policy that can be pursued. (Robert Roberts,
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1881, p. 70-75)


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Hello everybody, and welcome back to the Pull List, the apartment down the street from the House of Ideas. This week is a bit shorter; think of it as a rest break after the marathon that was last week's Comics Avalanche. The good news: all of these are pretty darn good.
Spoilers: I try not to spoil the issues themselves too much, but I do post cover images, and I reference past events when they are germane. You won't see any twists posted here, but some detail is inevitable.
Blood Brothers #2
Publisher: Dynamite
Created by: Fabian Rangel, Jr. and Javier Caba; Script by: Fabian Rangel, Jr.; Art by: Javier Caba; Letters by: Ryan Ferrier; Blood Brothers Logo by: Dyaln Todd; Original Series Edits by: Jim Gibbons; Cover by: Javier Caba
Still fun and weird, but a little rockier this time. We start with the action sequence telegraphed last issue — the Soliz brothers versus a gang of criminal werewolves — and while it's brief, it's a fun, fast re-entry into the story. Then we get some Dirty Harry, gritty-cop interrogation stuff, which feels like a nice grounding for this bizarro fantasy-noir about a cursed Aztec skull, and then it's off to another well-drawn action sequence with a few clues for us to dig into. The ending action sequence is the highlight of this issue for me — I love that in addition to all the other weird stuff, lucha libre moves are apparently a legitimate martial art in the Blood Brothers world, and the ways the bad guys try to handled the brothers feel like a natural outgrowth of the world Rangel and Caba have created. Caba's artwork in general is to be praised here — not only do Gabriel's wrestling moves feel real, but there is tons of detail, and his background/supporting monsters don't come off as just "generic monster #5-17," but actual characters that he thought about before putting them on the page. My major complaints are that the dialogue sometimes feels a little obvious, like Rangel is worried we aren't getting some stuff that I don't think is particularly opaque, and that the plot twists just aren't that impactful — while the plot has definitely moved forward I don't feel spun around or struck with revelation, I just feel like we're slowly moving forward in the story. Still, this is a cool enough book I'm sticking around, and it's worth your time to give it a chance.
Power Level: 3.5 of 5
Justice League of America #11
Publisher: DC
Writer: Steve Orlando; Penciller: Neil Edwards; Inker: Sandu Florea; Colorist: Hi-Fi; Letterer: Clayton Cowles; Cover: Paul Pelletier, Sandra Hope & Hi-Fi; Variant Cover: Doug Mahnke & Wil Quintana
I am warming back up to DC in a very big way and this book is a huge part of why. This latter half of the battle with the Kingbutcher is four-color comic violence at the apex of its glory; the way the team resolves their little hyperviolent Lord of Order problem is a perfectly Justice League solution — in what may be the weirdest part of this issue, that scene on the cover happens more or less exactly as illustrated, and it's part of a problem-solving approach that is internally consistent and coherently explained but still just so bizarre that I had to sit back and think "Man, I love superhero comics." Outside of the action, the focus is largely on Batman and the Ray, and it's a lovely outgrowth of the pessimism/optimism dynamic the two started developing during the Makson arc that adds a little depth and complexity to both characters and the arguments they represent. We also get a little vignette with Killer Frost and the Atom that feels sort of…workmanlike, I guess? Like, it doesn't say a lot that's new, it more or less just confirms "yep, this character arc and sideplot are still happening, we didn't forget." Still, I like that it is continuing and is on Orlando's mind as he moves forward. There's also a little more build of the Might Beyond the Mirror, and a hook for the next story arc that might actually have me more excited than the Kingbutcher did, and that's saying something.
Power Level: 4 of 5
Saga #45
Publisher: Image
Art by: Fiona Staples; Written by: Brian K. Vaughan; Letters + Design by: Fonografiks; Coordinated by: Eric Stephenson
This issue is a wonderful issue that highlights why it can be so dang hard to write reviews of Saga: at root, this book is deeply emotional in a way that can be difficult to describe without just telling you exactly what the issue is about panel-for-panel. This issue comes back to Saga's core themes of love and family (and the joys and pains those can cause) in a particularly fantastical way, what with Alana having, apparently, accidentally wished their stillborn son into existence; the explanation makes internal sense (I won't claim it makes logical sense, it's magic), and gives us a chance to both explore the emotions Marko, Hazel, and Alana are dealing with, while also explaining more about Wreath magic works; it's very well-played, such that it didn't even occur to me we were getting a word-building lesson, I was so caught up in the emotions. And what feels they are, friends — raw and difficult, but also kind of positive and hopeful, a welcome mix in this day and age. To top it all off, this is one of Fiona Staples' best issues, as far as I'm concerned; her art is on point in portraying the subtle, complex experiences the main characters are going through, without skimping on the detail and action. That final splash page is so good, even the letters column calls it out. This is a great issue, and bonus, there's a sample of Paper Girls at the end, another Brian K. Vaughan series that literally everyone should be reading. I never want this comic to end, but I also want to know how it all turns out.
Power Level: 4 of 5
Quote of the Week:
"Believing in a finer world isn't enough…you have to build it."
– Batman, Justice League of America #11
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Winning streaks aren't something that the Irondale/St. Anthony boys hockey team has enjoyed too often in recent seasons but the Knights enter this week with one.
The World Junior Championships don't garner that much attention in the United States although the annual event usually provides some compelling and exciting hockey.
All three Review-area high school boys hockey teams have gotten the 2016-17 season started off on the right foot. They have combined for 17 victories through Dec. 20 and should be worth watching throughout the season.
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U.S. Soccer Girls' Development Academy Kicks Off
UPDATED: The Girls' Development Academy Director Miriam Hickey and Women's Technical Director April Heinrichs chatted with the press today in advance of the inaugural weekend of the Girls DA — Here is a recap:
The Basic Facts: The U.S. Soccer Development Academy Girls' side kicked off on September 2, 2017. 6,000 players across 4 age groups at 69 youth soccer clubs in the USA hit the field on this historic weekend as the U.S. Soccer Girls' DA launches.
Related Youth Soccer News: U.S. SOCCER GIRLS' DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY STARTS – a Full Guide to the Girls's DA
What really made this special was a huge effort — on the part of U.S. Soccer and many talented youth soccer coaches — in the building of a shared vision for the future.
The new league launches with a lot of excitement and high hopes on how it will help raise the level of girls soccer in the USA.
The goal is to accelerate the development of world-class female players and the youth players who will immediately benefit are those fortunate girls selected on the Girls' DA teams — but the real opportunities extends farther than just those 6,000 identified players.
One of the values of the DA: Raising the bar on training and minimizing the Win at all Cost mentality. This benefits everyone in the sport.
Seizing the opportunity to define what player development should be and the key characteristics of the American Soccer player — at a young age — Academy Director Miriam Hickey and Women's Technical Director April Heinrichs spoke out today.
When asked what are the key qualities that the National Youth Coaches look for, Heinrichs said clearly …
"We look for happiness."
What is the overall goal of the Girls' DA?
The goal is to develop players who can make smart decisions on their own in the midst of the fast action on the field.
"The key qualities we look for are players with autonomous decision-making at the highest speed possible," said Heinrichs.
While the day-to-day responsibility falls on the shoulders of the 69 youth soccer clubs selected to participate in the inaugural Girls' DA, U.S. Soccer is clearly providing a guiding light.
When scouting, U.S. Soccer youth scouts are looking for that depth of passion for soccer that shines bright — a pure passion that honestly reflects joy.
It is this passion for the game of soccer that enables youth players to scale the mountains of work required be a world class player — and it is that passion that makes the training a pleasure.
The purpose of the DA is to nurture this passion, create a positive training environment for players to reach their highest abilities and enhance youth soccer clubs' desire to develop homegrown talent.
Besides happiness, what are the other key qualities they look for in players?
Everyone wants to know what top scouts look for in a youth soccer player. Specifically, here are several attributes Heinrichs said were important:
- Players who use both feet and, and all surfaces of their feet and understand how to strike the ball properly using different parts of their foot
- Players that can change directions with and without the ball
- Players that move the ball with their head up and with good vision
- Is the player aware of the defenders? Is the player able to position herself with equal distance between defenders?
- Does the player look over her shoulder before receiving the ball?
Using Abby Wambach as an iconic reference point, Henrich pointed out that this former U.S. Women's National Team star was a player who was great with her instep and her head but not necessarily a dribbler — ending her thought with one of the great tenets of the American spirit…
We are looking for diversity.
This partial list of important attributes, which also includes how a player moves off the ball and a strong emphasis on defending qualities critical for success –on the top of the list are loving the game and the ability to demonstrate fast-thinking, decision-making abilities.
"I wish it was available when I was growing up — to practice 4 times a week with other players who were on the same level — that would have been wonderful," said Hickey.
MLS Teams get involved in Girls' DA
In this first Girls' DA 2017-2018 season, there are four MLS clubs fielding their own teams: New York City FC, LAFC (LAFC Slammers), San Jose Earthquakes and LA Galaxy.
Hickey hopes that all the MLS clubs will become involved in the girls game and field their own Girls' DA teams.
NWLS Teams Create Pathway for Girls' DA Players
The DA is a pathway for homegrown players on the Boys' side and now, with 9 NWSL clubs providing Girls' DA, there is a real future that is filled with opportunities for young women who have the ambition to become professionals.
The Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, Houston Dash, FC Kansas City, North Carolina Courage, Orlando Pride, Portland Thorns FC, Sky Blue FC, Seattle Reign Fc and the Washington Spirit will all field Girls' DA teams kicking off Saturday.
The Future
One thing is for certain — big changes in the landscape of youth soccer are forthcoming and one goal everyone is behind are higher standards for the club. Raising the level of the game of soccer in the USA benefits everyone who dreams big.
For more information, here is the U.S. Soccer Girls' Development Academy schedule of games
Watch the Girls' DA Kick Off Live:
Following a decade of focus on the Boys' DA, the Girls' DA launches this weekend with a total of 108 games kicking off, highlighted by the Girls' Academy's first feature match in Somerset, N.J. between Sky Blue – PDA (Somerset, N.J.) and FC Virginia (Chantilly, Va.) in the U-16/17 age group (2002/2001 birth years).
The game will be streamed live at 11 a.m. ET on the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Facebook Page.


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Strong's Concordance
Yehudith: Esau's wifeOriginal Word: יְהוּדִית
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Yehudith
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh-ho-deeth')
Short Definition: 1365
NAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Origin
from the same as Yehudith
Esau's wife
NASB Translation
1,365* (1), Judith (1).
Brown-Driver-BriggsII. יְהוּדִית proper name, feminine (relation to foregoing names obscure) — wife of Esau Genesis 26:34, daughter of בְּאֵרִי the Hittite (not named Genesis 36:1); ᵐ5 Ιουδιν.
Strong's Exhaustive ConcordanceJudith
The same as Yhuwdiyth; Jewess; Jehudith, a Canaanitess -- Judith.
see HEBREW Yhuwdiyth
Forms and Transliterationsיְהוּדִ֔ית יהודית yehuDit
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Englishman's ConcordanceStrong's Hebrew 3067
1 Occurrence
yə·hū·ḏîṯ — 1 Occ.
Genesis 26:34
NAS: he married Judith the daughter
KJV: to wife Judith the daughter
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I want to reply to her confession
but I have no pen with which to write
so I gently kiss her words with
compassion and assurance
and hope she feels it on her fingertips.
Who is it that has told this confession's
hesitant hand that a higher power
might disapprove of that kind of love?
Whose reproach caused the waver of the lines
that were scrawled out in a single moment
of clarity and openness, defiance and truth?
Whose heart is it that sincerely believed
life would be better if the fingers would never
clasp the pen, if the wrist would never curl the "g",
if the words would never find a voice?
I thank God the words finally did,
in the color of blue on a wooden stall door,
and I ask forgiveness for the soul that caused
her hand to shake as she wrote her truth,
and I pray that someday her ellipsis
will turn into an exclamation! and that
her voice might someday not only be spoken
through a shaking hand,
but through a loud shout,
a proud heart,
and a kiss of love on some girl's lips.


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This on-demand course includes lectures from Dr. Porges and Dr. Heilman, as well as advice on including the SSP in your practice.
A 30-minute webinar on the use of the iLs Portal, The Measure of Foundational Abilities (MFA), and iLs Program Tracking on an individual and aggregate data level.
Once you've been certified and have been using iLs for at least 6 months, we invite you to learn more through the iLs Advanced Courses. These are for practitioners using iLs with complex cases and/or intensives, who need to customize or build custom programs for their clients.
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London 2012 travel pinch points revealed
It will be busy at some stations and on some roads but it won't be that bad getting around the capital during the Olympic Games, according to Transport for London (TfL).
We've been given more detail about how London's transport system will be affected and it feels like there is definitely a change in tone and direction at TfL.
The theme is now very much "London will be open for business".
Above is an interview I did with Mark Evers from TfL where he outlines in some detail the pinch points where congestion is likely to be heaviest and offers advice to commuters on how they can avoid getting snarled up.
Previously there had been accusations that scare tactics by TfL would keep visitors away.
Initially TfL had warned it broadly needed a 30% drop in everyday commuters to make way for spectators on the system.
Now it's being more specific and says it will need at least a 30% drop at certain stations at certain times of the day.
At a briefing we were told 70% of roads and 65% of stations would be largely unaffected - mainly in outer London.
However, according to TfL, most roads in the centre of town will see some level of disruption for the entire two weeks.
We heard the controversial exclusive Olympic Route Network (ORN) won't be introduced until two days before the Olympics begin.
That will please businesses and Londoners, but not necessarily athletes and the international media.
The traffic hot spots are not surprisingly around the venues and along the ORN.
There is more detail here on how venues could be affected..
There's also a lot of detail about which stations will be worst affected. Bank and London Bridge look particularly congested but Oxford Circus doesn't look that bad at all.
Here's a picture of the breakdowns of what will happen at London Bridge, for example.
The red blocks are when it will take over 30 minutes to get to a train. More information on which roads and stations will be affected is available here.
Bear in mind this is if the system is operating well and there are no signal failures, for example.
At London Bridge and other busy key locations businesses are being told to get their employees to travel at non-busy times (have a beer after work to avoid the rush), or change their transport mode (walk or cycle) or avoid the station. Or even work from home.
There will also be journey planners to help spectators get to the venues.
You might be in for a shock. To get from Oxford Circus to the venue at North Greenwich, for example, will take one hour and 40 minutes.


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TRIPOLI -- Colonel Muammar Qaddafi is sheltering in a different hospital in Tripoli each night as he tries to hide from a more aggressive phase of the military operation in Libya, diplomatic sources said Thursday.
The Libyan leader is apparently switching location to increase his safety and seeks haven in hospitals because NATO operations are banned from causing unnecessary civilian casualties under their rules of engagement.
Sources told The Times of London that his behavior, coupled with reports that senior Libyan commanders have stopped using their cell phones, showed that the Libyan regime was under pressure. They added that Colonel Qaddafi appeared to be "quite paranoid."
Libyan prime minister Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi on Thursday asked the UN and the African Union to set a specific date for a cease-fire and requested international observers, but ruled out the departure of Qaddafi.
On Thursday night British officials confirmed that ministers had given permission "in principle" for four Apache attack helicopters to join the conflict. They are expected to be used next week, amid suggestions that the decision has seriously stretched British military capability.
In Deauville, France, President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to use the second day of the G-8 summit to announce a £1 billion-plus ($1.63 billion) aid package for North Africa and the Middle East. This will include a £110 million contribution over four years from Britain.
Behind the scenes, the French were lobbying for a dramatic change in US policy, which has been heavily criticized since President Obama pulled his forces back into a support role days after the no-fly zone over Libya was imposed.
"We have to increase the pressure and we still believe the US has assets that could make a difference," one diplomat said at the G-8 meetings Thursday. Referring to Obama's current strategy, he added, "We're just saying, maybe we can reconsider this to tip the balance." They want the US to allow the use of A10 Warthog "tankbuster" aircraft and heavily armed AC130 Specter gunships.
It also emerged Thursday that United Nations' peacekeepers were prepared to deploy to Libya if asked to monitor any cease-fire. Such a move could result in hundreds of foreign troops patrolling towns and cities across the country.


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Since widespread voter fraud has been debunked many times, President Donald Trump should spend his own money on an investigation rather than waste taxpayers' hard-earned resources on this frivolous whim.
The majority of Americans doubt his claim, so he should finance this himself. It will only show that he continues to be uninformed and a poor role model for this country by chasing conspiratorial theories.
And, no, I am not a Democrat.


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Our Magnificent 'Purple' Seven all set for B2GC17
'Purple power' will be put to the test by seven Brisbane women who are on a mission to get more women to take up cycling.
Our seven female ambassadors received their custom purple jerseys this week which they will wear in B2GC on Sunday October 15.
With the help of the ambassadors, female entries for B2GC17 are up on last year's numbers with two weeks to go until the event on October 15.
Women traditionally account for just 20% of entrants in mass participation cycling events like B2GC.
The ambassadors represent a wide variety of riders, from unabashed Lycra-lovers and former competitive cyclists, to a Commonwealth Games organiser, a champion charity fundraiser and mothers.
It's hoped that their diverse backgrounds and stories of how they started cycling will show women cycling is an inclusive sport that's accessible to all women.
So keep an eye out for Team Purple on October 15 and feel free to tag along with them.
Read the ambassadors' profiles here.


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I just found this little DYI site and though it was pretty cool and I wanted to share it with you all. The guy has some nice projects. He doesnt have to much in the way of spudding but a simple pneumatic. He does have a "working" blow forward semi auto paintball gun. He seems to be really into small scale tanks. You can also learn how to cook a giant pizza
The Gizmologist's Lair as he calls himself
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We did out shooting at Klang. Feel so alien at this location. We hardly get any shooting done in relaxing way since some unexpected problem happened. Not to mention out of 6 of us, 5 are with cameras. Everything has to done in the speed of light. Me being the guy has the widest lens have to really go near to shoot LOL... Anyway the first location we shoot are somewhere near the old KTM.
Next location we are shooting somewhere near the Restaurant Coconut Flower. Using my Carl Zeiss lens this time to shoot to play around with the bokeh. My lens got 14 blades aperture yo :P
No storyline for this time shooting. Just something very impromptu and done in very rush manner.
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Therefore, in accordance with Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 1301.34(a), this is notice that on January 21, 2011, Meda Pharmaceuticals Inc., 705 Eldorado Street, Decatur, Illinois 62523, made application by renewal to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to be registered as an importer of Nabilone (7379), a basic class of controlled substance listed in schedule II.
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The company does not import the listed controlled substance in bulk Start Printed Page 21916active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) form. There are no domestic sources of Nabilone in finished drug product form available in the United States. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved this product for medical use in the United States.
Any bulk manufacturer who is presently, or is applying to be, registered with DEA to manufacture such basic class of controlled substance may file comments or objections to the issuance of the proposed registration, and may, at the same time, file a written request for a hearing on such application pursuant to 21 CFR 1301.43, and in such form as prescribed by 21 CFR 1316.47.
Any such comments or objections should be addressed, in quintuplicate, to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control, Federal Register Representative (ODL), 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; and must be filed no later than May 19, 2011.
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This may not be the place for this as a "blog category", however, it fits almost anywhere women are transitioning onto the "2nd half of the journey!"
I just perused Yana's eletter article on "self esteem and saving face" as our skin changes. It reminded me of how one of our CONNECTION STATIONtm members identified the meaning of the word empowerment : "empowerment is the freedom to be our authentic self!"
Wow, that's quite a statement!
One of the joys for me as I've grown more 'chrono-mature' is the freedom to let go of concern over an expanding middle & the tiny lines forming around eyes & mouth. That's not to say that I don't use very good skin care products (Arbonne's RE9 Anti-Aging line) and a natural progesterone cream from the same company. What it does say is that self-esteem is no longer dependent upon how I look on the outside; but how I view myself internally.
My self-esteem is now the product of a totally free acceptance of who I am in all aspects of "me". It's the ability to be comfortable "in my own skin" and to let the authentic "me" out at all times.
True self-esteem really has nothing to do with smooth skin or less around the waist. It's only the media & Hollywood that wants us to believe that. Quite frankly, IMHO - it's a load of cr_ _!
So my encouragement for the day is to find quality skin care products you can afford; stay away from HRT; walk a little for exercise; eat what you want but less of it; and then move in the direction of "comfort in your own skin!"
You'll feel freer and more content. And others about you will marvel at the confidence and authentic self-expression you display at all times.
I raise my glass to those of us who are 'chrono-maturing' in authentic ways & joyful in doing so!
Much love,
Linda, a fellow journeyer
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Late yesterday, Kotaku discovered that a Brazilian blog known as Blogeek seemed to have gotten their hands on some exclusive screenshots and information for Capcom's upcoming Street Fighter IV, a game which Ziff-Davis/1UP have put a lot of effort into promoting.
Now, however, visitors to the site will not find screenshots nor information, but a foreboding message signifying the hammer being brought down.
It's understandable that Ziff-Davis would be protective over such an exclusive, but is picking on a little guy who happened to score some luck on his own the best solution?
Poor guy, he really sounds nervous in that letter with the there's-no-tomorrow style of typing..
Other than that,Ziff-Davis's an idiot, sue me.
I've lost any respect I had for 1UP and Ziff-Davis...oh wait, lol, I didn't have any...
Ziff-Davis is stupid, it's not the guys fault he got a hold of some exclusive information, just tell him to take it down and leave it at that
LMAO people monopolozing information over the internet? Wow. .. If this is true wtf does ZD have anything to do with SFIV? They're not Capcom he doesn't have to listen to them.
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Bruce Steivel chose himself to portray the father in "The Nutcracker."
"I don't dance," he said. "I just walk around telling people what to do. I'm used to doing that."
That's only natural. Steivel is the co-founding "father" of Bay Pointe Ballet, a South San Francisco dance troupe that specializes in such eternal classics as "The Nutcracker."
"It's just a staple for any ballet troupe," said Steivel, 67, a former ballet dancer whose company takes "all-professional" productions to California and "the only one" in Nevada communities with mid-size populations. "Every (ballet) company has to do 'The Nutcracker.' It's beautiful music and a lot of dancing."
Steivel's dancers — 34 professionals "from all over" and 12 ballet students — demonstrate that Friday night at Stockton's Bob Hope Theatre.
His four-year-old dance company staged "Peter Pan" in Stockton in 2015. He's planning to bring that production back in December 2017.
"The Nutcracker," an enduring 1892 masterwork by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-93), is being staged nine times in the Central Valley this month.
"It's very understandable," Steivel said of Tchaikovsky's fantasy of dreams, romance, seasonal sparkle, queens, princes and mice. "It's a great way to introduce children to the theater.
"We're trying to keep the art of ballet alive since the government gives us no support. It's a wonderful, wonderful experience for parents to takes their children to see it."
He was "pleased" by last year's initial response in Stockton, where he was charmed and impressed by the 85-year-old, 2,000-seat theater. "We didn't do a lot of promotion. It was an OK house. The response was very good."
While Steivel's "hometown" presentations at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center are danced to live music, it's prohibitively expensive to tour with an orchestra.
So, "high-quality" prerecorded sound accompanies Friday's two-hour performance. It's choreographed in a "traditional" style by Steivel, whose dancers rage from ages 17 to 31.
Being the father figure — either on or off stage — is appropriate for Steivel.
During a 34-year professional career, the North Carolina native has taught, choreographed, danced and directed in Switzerland; Hong Kong; Seoul, South Korea; New York; Montreal; Chicago; Baltimore; San Mateo; and, for 10 years, Las Vegas.
"The Nutcracker," naturally, has followed — in various forms — everywhere.
"Mine is traditional," Steivel said of his choreographing style. "I'm very much a traditionalist. The company's dancers are very, very high quality. Very, very good. I'm impressed. The choreography is not easy. I don't water things down."
He singled out Edilsa Armendariz, a native of Mexico, and Shania Leidson, a member of San Jose's Silicon Ballet, who dance the Sugar Plum Fairy role, and Michael Dunsmore, a native of Alaska who portrays the Prince.
The dances originally were designed by France's Marius Petipa and Russia's Levi Ivanov. The fairytale story emerged from Prussian E.T.A. Hoffman's "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" and French author Alexandre Dumas' "The Nutcracker."
In multiple interpretations, it's a Christmas Eve dreamscape during which Clara, a doll transformed by toy maker Herr Drosselmeyer, meets a Prince, an ignored nutcracker revealed after he led the toy soldiers to victory over the mice.
Clara and the Prince, with snowflakes aflutter, return to the Land of Sweets, where the Prince reclaims his rule from the Sugar Plum Fairy.
It's a story that typically transfixed — and motivated — Steivel.
Born into a tobacco-farming tradition with two brothers in Winston-Salem/High Point, North Carolina — mom Margaret raised the boys and dad Roland worked for then-Western Electric Co. — Steivel first was impressed by seeing Fred Astaire dancing on television.
In the 1960s, a male being smitten by ballet and dancing wasn't quite the accepted North Carolina norm.
"It's what I wanted to do," Steivel said. "It wasn't easy. It was difficult. I wanted to be on stage."
Fortunately, when he was 14, North Carolina School of the Arts opened in Winston-Salem. After finishing training there, he quickly moved to the New York City Ballet, Les Grands Ballet Canadiens de Montreal and the multi-faceted stops of his odyssey.
After 10 years with Nevada Ballet Theatre in Las Vegas. He relocated to San Mateo's Peninsula Ballet Theatre. Two years later he and Sharon Torrano had the funding "opportunity to start a new company: Bay Pointe Ballet.
During a season, they now oversee seven "Nutcrackers," three productions each of "Coppelia" and "Dracula" and stage five performances of "Peter Pan." The full schedule generally reaches 20 to 25 shows.
Sometimes, "dad" demonstrates what he teaches and directs.
"I can still move around a bit," Steivel said. "Just to keep active. It keeps me mobile."
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