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Following the Trump administration's announcement this week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids are expected to impact families across the U.S. beginning this Sunday, June 23rd in the pre-dawn hours. Cities expected to have the highest level of impact include: Chicago, Atlanta, Baltimore, Miami, New Orleans, Houston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Newark, New York City, and Washington, D.C. Around 2,000 families are being targeted, primarily those with final orders for deportation or those who missed a hearing, with "collateral arrests" of others who might be in the vicinity.
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Lakshmi Sridaran, Interim Co-Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) said, "The announcement of these raids further underscores the need for sanctuary policies across all cities to protect our communities. SAALT is working with our partners to quickly disseminate Fiesso by Aurelio Garcia FI-7402 Black Pink Leopard Print Pony Hair with Tassel Slip on Loafer - European shoes Designs to prepare communities if ICE comes to their door. We are also encouraging members of the Fiesso by Aurelio Garcia FI-7081 Black with gold Spikes and gold Rhinestones and aid for individuals impacted by these raids and for those currently detained."
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After years of immigrant justice organizing by a broad coalition of community members, allies and partners, elected officials have listened.
The House voted last night to pass the Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6), which offers permanent protections and a pathway to citizenship for over two million people. The bill passed the House yesterday with no additional anti-immigrant amendments.
H.R. 6 will have a direct impact on the lives of people who came to the U.S. as children – Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. It will make a difference in the lives of people who came to the U.S. because their countries were ravaged by war, disaster, Geox Smart Respira Vintage Leather SneakersWalking Cradles Women's Fresco Espadrille Wedge Sandalor U.S. intervention – those with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED).
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Before H.R. 6 becomes law, the Senate must vote to pass H.R. 6 and President Trump must sign it into law. We commit to ramping up the pressure on our elected officials.
Lakshmi Sridaran, Interim Co-Executive Director of SAALT said, " The Dream and Promise Act passed the House without additional anti-immigrant concessions. This is the first step in bringing an end to this administration's racist and xenophobic policies and laying a foundation for immigrant justice in federal policy. NEWROCK New Rock 7934 2 Python Black Leather Buckle West Steel Heel shoes BootTretorn - Viken II Low - 47332607When we refuse to compromise our values, we keep the bar higher and set the standard for change. This must be the new path forward for additional legislation and measures to defund deportation and restore protections for all immigrant and communities of color."
April 17, 2019
Jasvir Singh and Rajandeep Singh were released from the Otero County Processing Center last week almost three months after initial reports that they were among nine Sikh men on hunger strike whom ICE agents were force feeding in the El Paso Service Processing Center.
El Paso and Las Cruces based community groups and national advocacy organizations launched a coordinated campaign to demand ICE cease force feeding and release the men.
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Three of the men who had originally been among the nine on hunger strike remain in detention. While on hunger strike at EPSPC they reported regular physical, verbal, and psychological abuse at the hands of facility guards.
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Jennifer Apodaca of the Detained Migrant Solidarity Committee who led advocacy efforts in El Paso said, "ICE always had the discretion to release people but refused to use it. It shouldn't have taken an angry congressional delegation to secure their release. Instead, they continue to ignore the complaints of abuse and torture and turn a blind eye at the conditions of detention and prison spaces that house more than 52,000 people as they await their fate in our broken and biased immigration courts. All of this could have been avoided. It is time to abolish the detention and deportation machine. "
Nathan Craig from Advocate Visitors with Immigrants in Detention (AVID) visited the hunger strikers regularly in the El Paso facility. He said, "From their initial asylum requests, to their treatment while hunger striking, to their various hearings, all of these men experienced substantial discrimination based on the language they speak and the way they dress. Unfounded value judgements by and prejudices from U.S. Adidas - Low V Racer - F34445P.W. Minor Men's Lisbon Deep Brown oxfords 9 Mgovernment officials and contractors resulted in significant negative consequences for these men's asylum claims. Inadequate, or complete lack of, interpretation was a chronic problem. All of the men told me about how they were subjected to frequent racial and ethnic slurs while detained. Sadly, more than the facts of their cases, these men's asylum claims have been structured by prejudice on the part of immigration officials and their contractors. This must change. Wrongdoing at all stages of the process must be investigated. Justice must be brought for those men still in the US, and those men already deported must be afforded the opportunity to return to the US to pursue justice for what is widely recognized as torturous treatment in detention."
Lakshmi Sridaran, Interim Co-Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), a national advocacy organization for South Asians that led national advocacy efforts said, "We are relieved that Jasvir and Rajandeep have finally been released, but it should not have taken this long. And, we remain deeply concerned for the three men who remain in detention – we fear they could be deported back to India and into the dangerous conditions they fled. MIA 2 Women's Lucyy Western BootVia Spiga Womens Agyness Bootie Ankle BootWe also know there are thousands more people housed in detention facilities across the country, suffering from the same litany of abuse and due process violations that our government refuses to acknowledge and address. It is clear that our nation's entire understanding of detention must be overhauled. As a start, we need Congress to pass legislation that will hold facilities accountable with penalties and even the threat of shutting down for their repeated patterns of noncompliance."
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Earlier this week, we put out a call for volunteers to assist with an outreach effort to provide food and restaurant workers from the South Asian community with "know your rights" resources. The alert was prompted by community reports about an immigration enforcement action targeting workers in the restaurant industry over the past week in DC. Out of respect for those directly affected, we are not providing any additional information at this time.Sunny&Baby Men's Pointed Toe Premium Genuine OX Leather Oxfords Gentlemen Crocodileskin Texture Lace-up Dress shoes Abrasion Resistant (color Black, Size 7 D(M) US)CORRAL Women's Wing and Cross Embroidery Western Snip Toe Boots Brown We will continue our work to protect and defend our communities, especially at a time when immigrants are being targeted, whether at workplaces and homes or at the border.
July 8, 2019
An Indian restaurant in DC was raided by ICE last week. Several Hindi speaking employees were taken to the Montgomery County jail in Maryland.
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SAALT's 2018 report documents hate violence and xenophobic political rhetoric aimed at our communities from Election Day 2016 to Election Day 2017. SAALT documented 302 incidents of hate violence and xenophobic political rhetoric aimed at South Asian, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Middle Eastern, and Arab communities in the United States, of which an astounding 82% were motivated by anti-Muslim sentiment. The 302 incidents are a more than 45% increase from the year leading up to the 2016 election cycle, levels not seen since the year after September 11.
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As a heroin addict in long-term recovery, you may have been stigmatized and shamed by numerous, uneducated individuals – including some less than encouraging friends and members of your own family. Though others may not understand the disease of addiction, no one will understand its devastation more than a recovering drug addict and those closest to them. Many suffering from addiction also experience depression. In this article, we help you understand the purpose of emotions, how to overcome feelings of depression and how to develop a positive attitude about addiction treatment, recovery and life in general.
It doesn't always feel like it, but life is full of balance; day is to night as night is to day. If you are lucky enough to have found a community to support you in your sobriety (like our heroin addiction and recovery forum) then it's likely easier to cope with those who fail to understand what you're going through or those who are just plain ignorant. Remaining positive inside the realm of negativity is crucial for your success. However, you will likely experience emotions that were foreign to you in active addiction. This includes sadness, anxiety, anger, jealousy and other "negative" emotions that you may have been trying to avoid by using drugs. It's crucial that you learn to accept and experience these emotions without running from them all without letting them consume you. Improperly dealing with negative emotion can and often does lead to depression, a long-term anxiety disorder or other conditions that often require treatment
Understanding Emotions
To feel emotion is to be human. In most cases, there's legitimate reason why we feel a certain way. If we lose someone, we will feel sadness. If we get a raise at our job, we feel happiness. If someone cuts us off in traffic, we feel anger. Certain emotions are perceived as positive while others are considered negative. Nonetheless, these are normal and they are all part of and necessary for normal functioning. Given our innate tendency to escape from and/or eliminate negative emotion however, this is often hard to accept. But in most cases, when we try to escape from or eliminate a certain emotion before it runs its course, it turns into some kind of condition. For instance, depression (a condition) often comes from not appropriately dealing with sadness (an emotion). Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD (a condition) often comes as a result of not properly dealing with anxiety (an emotion). Unresolved anger (an emotion) can and typically turns into hatred (a condition), etc. How we escape (our actions) can also lead to problems. For a relevant example, many turn to drugs and alcohol to escape perceived negative emotion, which (as we've already explained) not only may create a condition like depression or a long-term anxiety disorder, but can turn into a full-blown drug addiction or alcohol problem.
Emotions are always temporary. Conditions are semi-permanent and typically required treatment for change to occur. This is why it's important to allow yourself to feel each emotion and let it run its course.
Learning to Stay Positive in Recovery in the Midst of Negative Emotion
Negative emotion is normal but there are certain, constructive things we can do to help us properly deal with these emotions in a healthy way as they naturally run their course. These include calling a friend, going to the gym, working out, taking a walk, hugging a loved one (including your loving pet), breath control exercises, listening to music, etc. These activities or exercises can promote the healthy processing of emotion and an adequate handling of them.
Properly Rationalizing Experiences and Emotion Can Eliminate Depression and Other Mental Health Conditions
Emotion is the mind's natural response to a circumstance or situation. However, our rational mind also tries to make sense of each situation as it processes each emotion. If we try to escape from a perceived negative emotion rather than adequately deal with it, we are likely to conjure irrational thoughts and/or false belief about ourselves or our world. For instance, if someone criticizes you and calls you a "worthless junkie", you are likely to experience several perceived negative emotions. Some of these include anger and sadness. If you inadequately process each situation and the emotion it created, you may falsely conclude that what the individual said is true, especially if multiple people said something similarly horrible. Now there are dozens of other factors at play here, but most of them include how you already feel about yourself from other conclusions you've drawn based on previous circumstances and emotions to follow.
So how come two different people in similar circumstances will draw two different conclusions? And is there a correct conclusion and a wrong conclusion? For instance, one may rationalize that they must be a worthless junkie because a lot of people have said it while another may conclude that the individuals attempting to shame and stigmatize them are just uneducated jerks. And yes, one of these is the correct conclusion and one is wrong. Can you guess which is true? Some say that truth is in the eye of the beholder, but there are some governing principles that can help determine and process which beliefs and conclusions are considered "normal" and which ones aren't. For those who aren't aware, concluding that you are "worthless" is pragmatically false, even if you have a drug addiction problem.
There are dozens of factors regarding why individuals draw various conclusions in similar circumstances. However, it all has to do with how they already perceive themselves and their world based on a plethora of previous circumstances and emotions that were created by them.
Using Rational Thought to Control Our Behaviors in the Midst of Stressful Situations
Knowing how to recognize negative emotion and irrational thought is necessary in order to adequately deal with them. While it is impossible to eradicate the world of the negative, it is possible to control our rational and volitional response to them. Controlling behaviors is easier when you can obtain and keep the right frame of mind.
First, it is important for you to know your self-worth. No one has the right to make you feel ashamed. You are not your disease. Distinguishing the two is crucial. If the people you associate with cannot understand addiction then don't let their opinions weigh heavily on you. As you are regaining your freedom from substance use, do not allow yourself to become imprisoned by others. Your path in your recovery is yours and yours alone. No one possesses a right to force you into situations where you do not feel comfortable. Set boundaries for yourself. Remind yourself often of how far you've come.
You have a right to feel love and to be supported. If you are rejected by anyone, remember that this supports their mindset, not yours. People can only express how they feel related to their own opinions. While some of these opinions may be directed towards you, what they say isn't necessarily true. Understanding yourself and the progress you've made in your recovery and as an individual is crucial to creating a positive mindset and behaving accordingly.
Overcoming Negative Situations: Being Judged by Friends and Family
Family members and friends may still accuse you of using. If your active addiction caused you to lie and steal and manipulate, as most active addictions do, then the truth of who you are becoming will be hard to see at first by others. If you find that these attitudes are remaining a constant, then keep yourself around those that support you. Often, time is the best remedy for others to see a change.
If you feel that someone else is constantly attacking you because of your disease or in general, you may try educating them about the disease of addiction and reminding them how it no longer controls you. Just because others remain skeptical of your changes, you should not be made to suffer emotionally from someone else. People often fear what they do not understand. Keep learning about addiction. Trust the person you are becoming. And if necessary, leave an ongoing negative person or situation behind.
Promoting Healthy, Long-Term and Lasting Recovery
Keeping yourself focused is important as you continue your recovery for you. If you relapse, remember that you are only human. Falling does not equal failure. See "Why Relapse Isn't a Sign of Failure". Use the time to reflect and to remember the reasons why you chose addiction treatment and recovery. A relapse could potentially reinforce false beliefs others have of you as an addict. This is why it's crucial to correctly process emotion, rationalize and remember that you are not your disease and that everybody makes mistakes. Inevitably, maintaining your sobriety will eventually demonstrate to others that you are now in control of your disease and are changing for the better.
Be careful not to let any outside negativity suffocate you. Instead, process the circumstance and your emotion and use it as motivation to prove others wrong. And if for some reason the opinions of a select group don't change, then they were never good friends nor were they ever in your corner in the first place. These kinds of people simply aren't worth your time..
Remember, you are not alone. A lot of people suffer from addiction and many others are in long-term addiction treatment and recovery. Attending recovery related groups such as 12 Step Meetings (Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous), SMART Recovery, etc. can provide community. Online recovery websites and communities such as our heroin and drug addiction forum can also help. Getting involved at your local church or in your community can also help you become a part of something bigger than yourself and provide you with a sense of community and purpose.
Accept What You Cannot Change and Change What You Cannot Accept
There will always be certain circumstances that are not within our control. It's important that we learn to accept and make the best of these situation. Develop and maintain a positive attitude and employ coping mechanisms that are healthy and constructive. There will also be situations and circumstances that are within your control. If you're not happy, use problem-solving skills as necessary to change what you cannot or refuse to accept. Don't be a passenger in the journey of your own life. Control where you go by sitting in the driver's seat.
Remember that a bad day does not equal a bad life. The opinions of others are only as valuable as we allow them to be. You decide who you are. You are not a product of other people's opinions. No one has the right or is entitled to make that decision for you.
Prove your worth to yourself before trying to prove it to others. Believe in yourself. Trust yourself. Remember that it is always the ones that see us for our faults that know us the least.
No one else's emotions have to be yours. Holding yourself to lower standards is a self-inflicted punishment. Finding an outlet for our stressors is crucial. Ways to alleviate stress can include walking, listening to music, writing, talking, cleaning, etc. Occupy your mind. Learning to let go is not easy, but it is unhealthy to accumulate negativity. Overthinking leads to worry. Remember that every problem has a solution and keep yourself moving forward.
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Christ the Creator: the Deity of Christ Displayed
© C. O. Bishop 2011
One of the themes of the Bible that is universally rejected by the cults, and perhaps not even well understood by believers, is the question of the Deity of Christ. Some cults have gone so far as to wrongly "re-translate" the whole Bible, trying to eliminate that doctrine from the scriptures. But, even in that deliberate mistranslation, we can demonstrate the deity of Christ. The fact is that the scriptures are so permeated with the Deity of the Messiah that it is impossible to eradicate the doctrine without simply destroying the Bible.
The Word
The Word was and is God—and He is the Son—Jesus Christ
John 1:1 says the Word was God. That is a key verse, but by no means the only one. Notice that it does not say the Word was a god. There is at least one cult who teaches that that is what is said here. But the deity of Christ is on display throughout the Gospel of John in particular, and is demonstrated throughout the Bible. John goes on to state that the Word is specifically the creator: John 1:3 says he made all things, without exception—all created things are his handiwork. In case we forget who "The Word" really is, John 1:14 says that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and that we beheld his glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father. (This means the only begotten Son of God, in case anyone missed it.) John 1:17 names him…it is Jesus Christ.
We have trouble with this concept because it involves the doctrine of the Trinity. I have become convinced over the years that, though we do have all the facts concerning the Trinity, we fall short of understanding the concept. How can three be one…or one be three? There is no question that this is the correct teaching—it is repeated throughout the scriptures. Ironically, even when the scripture is proclaiming the unity of God (Deuteronomy 6:4), the word used for God is "Elohim"—a plural noun, indicating three (Hebrew has singular, dual and plural nouns). When we get as far as Isaiah 9:6, 7 where the promise of the Messiah is repeated, it specifically states that the promised SON shall be called "the everlasting Father". At that point, remembering that Jesus repeatedly stated that the Father was greater than He, one has two choices: either accept the doctrine as a Divine paradox, to be accepted, but not necessarily understood, or, barring that, to reject it as a contradiction, since we can't see a way to reconcile the two statements. Unbelievers choke on the mystery and abandon faith. Believers savor the mystery, recognize joyfully that the God of the Universe is certainly going to exceed the understanding of man, and their faith is deepened.
The Word—the Son— is the Creator
Some try to take the doctrine piecemeal, saying that, yes, the Word was God, but that the Father did all the creating through the Son, and that the Son is NOT the Creator. At some point one has to admit that they are splitting hairs, but this one is pretty clear– Hebrews 1:10 states that the heaven and earth are the handiwork of the Son—and it is God the Father speaking to God the Son, confirming that the creative work was his.
Hebrews 11:3 states that the Word of God created the worlds. (I don't know the significance of the plural, there, unless it is simply recognizing all the heavenly bodies as worlds. Possibly it is a veiled reference to the fact that he also will create the new world that is coming. Remember that the Creator lives outside of Time and Space, so He establishes the eternal "Now." He could refer to the New Heaven and New Earth in past tense, though, for us, it has not yet happened.)
Colossians 1:16, 17 states that all things were made by him and for him, and that they are, in fact, held together by him. It seems to me that we must guard against limiting any member of the Godhead. In Acts 20:28, the Ephesians elders are given a final commission, and in the midst of it, the statement is made that they are to "…shepherd the Flock of God, which He purchased with His own blood." There is no mention of the Son in that passage. You can either violate the scripture by adding the Son into it, or accept that it is clear teaching of the trinity—that the Godhead is not divided—that God truly died on the Cross. (Let that one sink in!)
The Word of God is the King of Kings
Jesus stated that ALL authority had been given to him in heaven and earth. (Matthew 28:19) I think we tend to not always believe it when God says "all"— we modify it in our own minds, and make it "most". Jesus possesses all authority.
Revelation 19:11-16 shows us the returning King, whose name is "The Word of God"…and who holds the title, "King of Kings and Lord of Lords" We are given a panoramic view of the whole spectrum of time, in the Bible. Not only do we see the workings of God from the creation, we see his continuance after the end of time, and we are given hints as to his work before time began. Revelation 13:8 says he is the Lamb slain from the foundation of the earth. Jesus referred to the "glory he had with the father before the World began."
Aswe already observed, Isaiah 9:6, 7 states that the Son shall be called The Mighty God, and The Everlasting Father. This is a hard idea to grasp, and I suspect that the Israelites simply brushed over it as un-knowable. I can understand that reaction, as, essentially, that is what I am also forced to do. But they rejected the Deity of the Messiah, when He came. They denied his authority to forgive sin. In a way, they were logically required to do so, as only the offended party can extend forgiveness. If he is not God, he cannot forgive sins.
Jesus Forgave Sins…which only God can do!
Remember that our sins are an offense to God. (Psalm 51:4) Whenever we sin, we point our fingers in the face of the Eternal God of all time and space, and declare ourselves to be master, thus denying his sovereignty. This is what happens every time we sin, whether we recognize it or not. Whether it is a "big sin", or a "little sin", we declare ourselves to be God. We determine that WE are the managers of our lives and that we will do as we please. There is only room for one sovereign, and we declare ourselves to be that sovereign ruler in our little sphere. Thus, God is the offended party—we have usurped his authority, and rebelled against the throne of God.
Please turn to Mark 2:1-12 (read it). When Jesus looked at the paralytic man who had been lowered through the roof, and said "thy sins are forgiven", the Pharisees were offended, saying, "Who can forgive sins except God alone?" And they were right! So Jesus posed the question, "Which is easier to say—'Your sins are forgiven' or 'Rise up and walk'?" Obviously the first statement could be cheap talk…just empty words. When a mere man makes that statement (and the priests of many religions do so), it is just empty words. Men have no such authority, but there is no outward result to determine whether the forgiveness actually took place. The second phrase, however, demands an immediate, visible, physical result. Jesus asked which statement was more demanding of the speaker. The Pharisees wouldn't answer, so he said to the paralytic man, "Take up your bed and go home." And the man obeyed. The point was to prove that Jesus had the authority to forgive sins. He did not deny that only God can forgive them. He simply proved that he was God.
The Visible, Speaking God in the Old Testament
Throughout the Old Testament, an individual called "the angel of the LORD" frequently appeared. We are not going to read them all right now, but in every case he was subsequently revealed to be the LORD, himself…Jehovah, Yahweh…in visible, physical form. You probably remember some of these accounts:
- He wrestled with one guy (Jacob), and ended up having to dislocate his hip in order to finally subdue the man. Jacob limped, throughout the rest of his life, as a result of that encounter.
- Abraham met with three men on the road, at Mamre…and all it says is that The LORD appeared to Abraham… physically. He ate the bread, and beef and milk that Abraham served him…he and the two angels he brought along. He appeared as a physical human being: a man.
- (Jeremiah 1:4, 5) (turn there) Jeremiah was spoken to by the LORD, who claimed to have created him…forming him in his mother's womb, and knowing him before the fact…and choosing him for the task at hand.
So what is unusual about all these appearances? Perhaps just the fact that when Moses asked to see the LORD face to face (Exodus 33:20), he was told "…no man shall see my face and live…." Evidently Moses was talking to God the Father…why? Because John 1:18 agrees, saying, "No man has seen God at any time, but the only begotten son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him."
Now; either God's Word is really inspired or it isn't. Either John 1:18 is true, and "No man has seen God [the Father] at any time," or it isn't true. Since it is true, we can deduce that the person talking to Jeremiah (who is the same one, by the way, as the person who showed up and wrestled with Jacob, talked with Abraham, etc.) must be the Lord Jesus in his pre-incarnate ministry. The Son, the living Word, has been the "spokesman" of the Godhead from the beginning…and the Creator. So the one talking to Jeremiah is the Son, and he says "I made you!" (…and then proceeds to give Jeremiah his marching orders.) The Creator has the authority to order his creation!
Does it really matter?
How should we respond to this information? Does it matter that Jesus was really the creator in the flesh? How would it change things if we saw that Jesus, that man walking the dusty roads of Palestine, 2000 years past, was actually the creator of every molecule of the dust he walked on, as well as the creator of the men who eventually crucified him?
In Romans 12:1-3, Paul has some things to say about that question (read it): he begs us to choose wisely and to present our bodies as living sacrifices to God. If we are created by Christ, and have become a part of the Body of Christ, does it not follow that we should behave appropriately? That we should willingly present ourselves as the tools for his hands, the vessels for his Grace and Love?
2 Corinthians 5:18-20 (read it) states that we have been made ministers (servants) of Christ, and ambassadors for God, with the assigned task of reconciling to Him a lost World. How can that happen if we don't treat him as the Savior, the Master, and the Blessed Creator?
In John 5:23 Jesus states that we are to honor the Son in the same manner as the Father—and that, if we do not, we are not honoring the Father. What would that look like, "honoring Jesus in the same way as the Father?" How do we tend to think of God the Father? Ultimate authority? Judge of all the earth? Omnipresent, omnipotent master of all the universe? Well, Jesus said (John 5:22) that the Father was NOT judging anyone, but that He had committed all judgment to the Son, so that all men would honor the Son even as they honor the Father—and that if they do not honor the Son, they do not honor the Father who sent him. Beyond that, yes, all of the above is true of the Father—and the Son. But Jesus is the "Judge of all the earth." (Genesis 18:25)
I would suggest that most humans, even believers, have had a difficult time seeing Jesus as the Creator. Some flatly deny it; some hesitantly agree, but are unsure how it can be so. Some agree whole-heartedly, but still are unrealistic as to what it means. The fact is that we have known Jesus through the eyes of the flesh—we have seen him as a man, and we can't shake that image. In a way, that is good: Jesus is eternally the God-man—fully God, fully Man. But we have a problem with the "God" part of the picture. I think the Lord understands that. He chided Philip (John 14:8, ff) over that very issue when Philip asked that the disciples might see the Father. He said "Philip, have you been with me so long and yet you do not know me? If you have seen me, you have seen the Father!" Somehow, I suspect even that profound statement failed to fully explain to Philip (or most anyone else) how the Son can be the Father. As I mentioned earlier, the Trinity seems to be beyond our grasp…which is as it should be. He is God…we are humans. And yet, something needs to change. Jesus calls on us to see him through the eyes of faith.
2nd Corinthians 5:16 says, "Wherefore, henceforth, know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now, henceforth know we Him no more."
So: what must we change?
- We must confess that, in the past, at least, we have primarily seen Jesus through the eyes of the world, as a mere man, possibly even mythological; or through the eyes of religion, as a demigod, a lesser deity, or a "great Spiritual being", or a prophet, or perhaps just a great teacher, and an example to live by, but not as The Creator. We have essentially "known Christ after the flesh". Even when we confess that he is "God in the flesh," we have not really seen him that way. We still tend to think of him in his humanity.
- We must consider how one should behave toward the real, eternal God of the real, visible (and invisible) Universe. Consider the difference, if you will, between how the disciples saw Jesus when he was in the bottom of the boat, asleep, and how they saw Him, minutes later, when he had arisen to calm the storm. (Turn to Mark 4:35-41…read it.) Before they awakened Him, they were terribly afraid of the storm: they thought they were going to be drowned. Afterward, they were even more afraid of Him, when they recognized His Deity. Perhaps we could use a good dose of that Godly fear, today. Perhaps that is why Psalm 111:10 states that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom." And Psalm 19:9 says that "The Fear of the LORD is clean, enduring Forever." No one who has truly seen the Lord in His glory has ever treated Him as a mere human afterward.
- We must confirm His deity by our attitudes and behavior, stepping beyond the casual, familiar, back-slapping, "hail-fellow-well-met" attitude we too frequently seem to apply to Jesus Christ, and start seeing Him as God in the Flesh. Immanuel. God with us. We need to recognize His true authority, and seek to obey Him in all things. He's not our "buddy"…He is our master.
These are the things that have to change. And, may God help us to do so quickly, as the time is growing short.
Lord Jesus, awaken in us a spirit of worship, and obedience, so that we continually treat you as the Holy God of the universe, not just a distant, powerful ally, and a friend in time of need. Allow us to redeem the time we have left, and apply it to eternity.
The Credentials of Christ
The Credentials of Christ
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Colossians 1:15-23
Introduction: Concerning Believers
Last time we saw a long list of things that are true of every believer, regardless of how we are feeling or how we are functioning at the moment: they are true, unconditionally. They are based entirely upon our position in Christ, not our condition as believers. Thus, they are positional truths, not conditional truths.
All of the following are true of all believers, because we are in Christ:
- He has made us fit (that is what "meet" means in old English) to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light (past tense.)
- He has delivered us from the power (Greek exousia) of darkness (past tense.)
- He has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son (past tense.)
- We have redemption through His blood (present tense.)
- We have forgiveness of sins (present tense.)
Notice that none of the above list is just a "potentially" true statement. There are no qualifiers. There is nothing to detract from the full weight of the statement regarding our position in Christ!
Paul listed these truths (amongst others listed elsewhere) so that the believers can be secure in their faith, not wallowing in fear that the Savior will abandon them because of their own failures.
Concerning Jesus
Then he lists some things that are true of Jesus; these are the Credentials of Christ. All are describing who and what He is:
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
Regarding Jesus, Paul says that:
- He is the image of the invisible God. (In John 14:9, Jesus himself confirmed this, saying, "he that hath seen me hath seen the father!", and in Hebrews 1:3, he is called out as the express image of the person of God.) I once thought he was simply saying that he was "just like" the Father. Then I read Isaiah 9:6, and I saw that the promised Son was to be called "the Everlasting Father!" At that point I gave up trying to bring the Trinity down to a level where I could understand it, and I simply accepted the fact that he who has seen the Son, has literally seen the Father!
- He is the firstborn (eldest—the heir) of every creature (that is His "position"…not suggesting that He is a created being.) In Hebrews 2:11-13, Jesus introduces himself as the eldest of many brethren, referring to all believers, but especially the church-age believers. His eternal position in the Godhead, as God the Son, is not changing, nor are we becoming "gods" of any sort, but he has elevated us to sit in the throne with Him. This is utterly astounding to me.
- He is the Creator! The Creator of all things, in Heaven and in Earth, visible and invisible, including the angelic beings of every kind…everything! (This is confirmed by God the Father, in Hebrews 1:10, saying, "And thou, Lord, in the beginning, hast laid the foundations of the Earth, and the Heavens are the works of thine hands." John 1:3 says "All things were made by Him, and without him was not anything made that was made.)
- He is preeminent above all things (Confirmed in Hebrews 1:8-12, among others.) One place where we could see His preeminence, is in John 1:1, 14 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father) full of Grace and Truth!"
- He is the sustainer of all things…meaning, literally, that through Him all things "hold together." Has it ever occurred to you to wonder what would happen if he just "let go?" He says that he is the one holding the universe together. And in 2nd Peter 3:10, he says that, at the end, the heavens and the earth will "pass away with a fervent heat and a great noise." (Yeah, that might be an understatement!)
- He is the Head of the Body which is the Church. This is a relational statement, from one perspective, but he also is using the human body as an object lesson. Over in 1st Corinthians 12, he uses it as an example, too, regarding the gifts; pointing out how each part of the body has a function, but that all are subject to the head. Many times in the New Testament, Paul points to Jesus as the Head, of whom we are the Body.
- He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in ALL things He might have preeminence. Jesus is the first real resurrection…not just reviving the old body still as a mortal body, but raising the body immortal, never to die again, never to suffer any sickness or distress. We can count His resurrection as the guarantee of our own, since God says that we have not only been resurrected with him, but have ascended and are already seated with Him in Heaven. (Ephesians 2:6)
- He is the physical embodiment of the entire Trinity. (see Colossians 2:9) There are numerous passages that demonstrate this fact. (For example, in John 14:16-23, he says that the entire Trinity will actually indwell the believer, in the person of the Holy Spirit, while in another passage we are told that it is Christ who lives in us. So the Trinity, while existing eternally as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is not split into three separate parts. This verse alludes to the completeness of the Godhead in Christ, but in the next chapter (2:9) he spells it out clearly: "In Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead, bodily.
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Finally, Paul goes on to say that:
- Jesus made peace (already) between us (we who are sinners) and the Holy God (absolutely separate from sin and whom we now serve) through His blood at the Cross. This passage is parallel to the passage in Ephesians 2:14. "He is our Peace, who hath made both one and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us." (Thus abolishing the partition between Jews and Gentiles, creating something new: the Church!)
- He did so to reconcile all things to Himself, both in Heaven and in Earth. It is interesting and important to note that God is not reconciled to sinners: sinners are reconciled to God. Our assignment, as His ambassadors, is to serve in such a way that He can reconcile the World to Himself through (2nd Corinthians 5:18-20) That is our job, as His ambassadors. Jesus said that we were to reflect His light and His love in such a way that those around us would see our good works and Glorify the Father…not us.
- We, the Church, though we were once alienated and enemies in our minds (see Ephesians 2:11-13), through our own wicked works (compare Ephesians 2:2, 3), have already been reconciled to Him through his flesh (2nd Corinthians 5:18), so that
- We are now presented holy, and unblameable and unreproveable in His sight. (See 2nd Corinthians 5:21; we have been made the righteousness of God in Him.)
What an amazing series of statements! Both the statements of our eternal position in and with Christ, and the supreme eternal status of the Son of God are mind-boggling!
I remember, as a new believer, thinking of Jesus in his human appearance, and having difficulty imagining him to be God in the flesh. (How could he be so exalted?)
But it would have been even more appropriate for me to have taken, as simple fact, the Deity of Christ, and the fact that he is the Creator, and the Eternal Master of the Universe (and beyond,) and then try to imagine how it was possible to condense him down to such a size and shape that we could relate to Him at all.
And yet, that is exactly what He did. He chose to become a human baby, grow up experiencing all the hardships of a life in poverty, in a nation enslaved to Rome, and to finally subject himself to being abused and tortured to death by his own creation. (How could He be so humble?) And why would he voluntarily undergo such monstrous and undeserved shame and agony? We are left to either accept the facts of the Gospel, and embrace the blood of the Cross as our only hope, or to reject it, for whatever excuse we may choose to entertain, and be left to our own devices…lost, without Christ.
23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
The "If" in this verse is not questioning whether the readers are really believers, nor whether they will, in fact, continue in the faith. The truths he has just proclaimed are absolutely, eternally true of every believer, whether they continue to walk with God or not. (Witness Abraham and Lot: both were saved by faith, and God later confirmed that Lot was still saved, but Abraham lived in such a way as to usually receive the benefit of walking with God, while Lot did not.)
The fact is that the privileges of a relationship with God are not particularly useful when we wander astray from Christ (and Abraham had some times like that, just as David and others did;) for all practical purposes, during that time, we are living as if there were no relationship.
Yes, I am a child of God, and a "sheep of his pasture," as the Psalmist says, but the sheep are in grave danger when they are away from the Shepherd. He will not lose us, but we can be attacked by the enemy, and wounded, and drawn into deep trouble, as was Samson. Remember that Samson served his own desires much of the time, and as a result, he ended up literally blinded, and working for the enemy. We can end up spiritually blinded by the World and our own sin, and working for our eternal enemy, Satan, because of bitterness and hard-hearted unbelief.
Don't allow yourself to be "moved away" from the centrality of Christ. Don't lose sight of the Hope and Security in the simplicity of the Gospel.
Notice that Paul claimed to have been made a minister of the Gospel. Consider this: the word "minister" just means "servant". Every one of us who has trusted in Christ for salvation, have also been made a minister of the Gospel: a servant of the Person of the Gospel, the Lord Jesus.
If you are a born-again believer, you have become a servant of the Gospel, as well, and you have a responsibility to live in that reality. Pray for opportunities to serve, especially for opportunities to share that good news with others.
Sometimes the opportunity comes unexpectedly. I had a co-worker explain why he was living with a woman and not getting married, by saying, "Because I don't believe in Christianity, or organized religion of any sort, and I don't believe in marriage." But, over the next fifteen minutes or so, I was able to comfortably share with him the central theme of the Bible, who is the person of Christ, and to assure him that God is not particularly a fan of "organized religion" either. (Who were Jesus's worst opponents on earth? The priests!) I don't know how he will respond, ultimately, but he went away understanding the Gospel, and I was grateful for the opportunity to have served!
Lord Jesus, open our eyes to our role as ambassadors, permanently linked to you as servants of the Gospel. Fill us with your grace and help us to reach the lost around us with Your love.


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In his Friday press conference, Doug Pederson revealed that rookie running back Donnel Pumphrey tore his hamstring in practice on Wednesday, and he will miss a "significant" amount of time. Pederson did not give any exact timetables on Pumphrey's return.
Pumphrey had a disappointing preseason, and his roster spot on the 53-man roster was in question at final cutdowns. Ultimately, Pumphrey made the team, but was inactive Week 1 against the Washington Redskins, and was unlikely to see the field anytime soon.
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PhiX174 genome-capsid interactions: Evidence for a scaffolding-like function for the genome during morphogenesis
AuthorHafenstein, Susan
Issue Date2003
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AbstractThe assembly of viral proteins and nucleic acids into mature and biologically active virions involves a diverse spectrum of macromolecular interactions. After capsid formation, structural and packaging proteins must interact with viral nucleic acids. These interactions may confer packaging specificity, spatially organize the genome, enhance particle stability, or contribute directly to capsid quaternary structure. In the Microviridae, packaging and capsid proteins are tightly associated, tethering the genome to the inner surface and guiding it into the overall icosahedral symmetry of the particle. All of these factors may influence the final stages of maturation, which involves an inward collapse of coat proteins around the packaged genome. These packaging parameters were altered in three ways. (1) The DNA binding residues of the DNA binding protein were altered. Although the genome and protein are in the interior of the capsid, alterations were expressed on the capsid's outer surfaces. The results of second site genetic analyses illustrate how coat protein modifications can compensate for defective phenotypes. (2) Non-DNA binding amino acid residues believed to be of structural importance were mutated. The results of these analyses elucidate the function of these residues in optimizing DNA-protein interactions and organizing the DNA into the capsid's symmetry. Again, the results of second site genetic analyses demonstrate the inherent evolutionary plasticity of the system. (3) Packaged DNA was changed by altering base composition and folding parameters. The experimental results support a model in which the secondary structure of the packaged genome acts in a scaffold-like manner during the final stage of virion morphogenesis, affecting the biophysical and biological properties of the mature virion. Finally a chimeric particle was constructed by placing a wild type DNA binding protein in a wild type, but foreign environment. The biophysical characterization of these particles is consistent with the mentioned model. A structural analysis was performed, in collaboration with Dr. Rossmann's group (Purdue University), to provide a structural context in which to interpret the observed biophysical effects. While not all questions were answered or hypotheses verified, the results elucidate the limitations and interpretation of structural analyses, a current debate in the structural biology field.
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TWO VOICES: How do we react to the Catholic Church's view towards gay people?
This week's two voices addresses the question of what reaction we should have to the Catholic Church's attitude towards gay people.
Rabbi Rene Pfertzel says…
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Pope Francis made a huge and surprising move at the recent Roman Catholic synod, adding to the agenda a resolution recognising the "gifts and qualities" gay people can offer and recognition of the "precious support" same-sex partners give to each other.
The Church's answer – rejection of this draft – is less surprising, as religions have always been bastions of conservatism. And yet, by rejecting LGBT people, religions betray their duty of compassion. LGBT people of faith find themselves in a deadlock. They want to express their faith and spirituality in churches, synagogues, mosques and so on, but most of the time need to hide who they are.
We could argue being gay, lesbian, transgender, is not a choice, and that countries where same-sex marriage has been legalised have not collapsed. We could remind the bishops of their scriptures: "The Shabbat was made for man, and not man for the Shabbat" (Mark 2:27), which I understand as a plea to value human nature.
Lastly, we could list all the Torah laws which are unenforceable, such as selling one's daughter as a slave or killing a rebellious son. Progressive Judaism values loving relationships based on respect and trust. It embraces human diversity through positive values. Our sages said: "Do not judge your fellow until you have stood in his place" (Pirqe Avot 2:5).
• Rene Pfertzel is assistant rabbi at Finchley Progressive Synagogue
Surat Shaan Knan says…
Pope Francis famously said: "If someone is gay and looking for the Lord, who am I to judge?" Perhaps looking at the term "judgement" is a first step to finding an answer to this question.
Having just gone through a High Holy Days period of self-reflection, one of Hillel's most quoted ideas comes to my mind: "Don't judge your fellow human being until you have reached that person's place." As much as I feel outraged from my Liberal Jewish viewpoint that the Catholic Church has shunned gay people, I wonder if we should not first take a hard look at our own religious community.
Have we really welcomed everyone? In the Rainbow Jews project, I have come across many stories of British Jews who feel living both identities – Jewish and LGBT – poses a conflict. In a clip featuring both progressive and conservative voices on LGBT issues, Rabbi Mirvis stressed gay Jews should feel welcome in synagogues, but same-sex marriage in Orthodox synagogues was a clear no-go.
Our Progressive congregations have celebrated same-sex unions for a while now. It is getting better for LGBT Jews in the UK, but work still needs to be done in our own faith communities.
Pope Francis has suffered a setback, but we also have to see that many Catholics voted for his proposed reforms. Having such discussions at the synod is a huge achievement in itself.
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Time to write something about someone else's photography.
I don't do this often, it's not often that I really like all of the work of one photographer - with a few notable exceptions. (British landscape photographer Joe Cornish and American landscape photographer James Kay can't do much wrong in my eyes, I like all of their work.)
But now there's (and this is also unusual for me) a Dutch photographer whose work I really like. I've only just come across her work, due to her having been nominated for an art prize: Charlotte Dumas .
She photographs animals, and she prefers her animal portraits to be posed, she treats the portraits in much the same way as the old masters did portraits of people.
I saw the photos from one of her books, Retrieved, on TV recently. It's about the rescue dogs of 9/11.
Due to the copyright on the photos I can't show you any images, but here's a link to a web page about the book, so you can have a look for yourself. (I didn't think the cover image was the best of them, but that's my personal opinion - there's another one I like better, but I may be biased, because it's an image of a retriever, and the cover image isn't...) Anyway, here's the link to the page about the book: link .
If you don't mind a bit of (double) Dutch here and there, here's the web page about her nomination: http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/5566/Volkskrant-Beeldende-Kunst-Prijs/article/detail/3222724/2012/03/09/De-aanpak-van-Charlotte-Dumas-is-bijzonder-en-intens.dhtml . At the bottom of the page there's a video - the first part is in Dutch, but it also contains a short interview with Charlotte in English.
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