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Spicer claims Cohen doesn't have info against Trump during sparse book-signing
By Will Weatherly on July 28, 2018
I had time to ask Sean Spicer, the former press secretary under President Trump for six months last year, exactly one question during his book signing at a Middletown Barnes and Noble on Friday. I asked: "This week, reports were released saying that Michael Cohen testifies that Donald Trump knew about a meeting of campaign […]
Posted in Elections, Events, Featured, International News, Justice, Middletown, National News, News, Race & Racism | Tagged Alex Lombard, Barack Obama, barrington, donald trump, Kellyanne Conway, middletown, Portsmouth Abbey School, Sean Spicer, Seekonk, Ted Nesi, Tim White | 1 Response
No LNG in PVD floods the State House amid CRMC reappointments
By Will Weatherly on June 7, 2018
Protesters supporting the No LNG in PVD coalition poured into the State House rotunda Wednesday afternoon three hours before the Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture moved to reappoint three members of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC). Much of the committee's proceedings were predicated on the premise that its appointments required consideration […]
Posted in Activism, Energy, Environmental Racism, Featured, News, Poverty, Race & Racism, State House | Tagged environmental racism, Joshua Allen, Marcia Ranglin-Vassell, Matt Brown, No LNG in PVD, Rhode Island State House, Save The Bay, Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture, Susan Sosnowski | Leave a response
Poor People's Campaign mounts 40 days of direct action
By Will Weatherly on June 5, 2018
Against tall odds—a slurry rain and a disruptive man shouting epithets not least among them—a crowd of around 20 activists rallying with the Rhode Island Poor People's Campaign gathered resolutely in front of the Rhode Island State House on Monday afternoon to give voice to the grievances of Rhode Island's poor and disenfranchised. Representing a […]
Posted in Activism, Climate, Featured, News, Poverty, Race & Racism, Religion | Tagged activism, Camilo Viveiros, climate change, Ebony Grisom, Liz Theoharis, Peter Nightingale, Poverty, Rhode Island State House, William Barber | Leave a response
Henrietta White-Holder, Linda Finn Receive Red Bandana Awards
By Stephen R. Graham on May 15, 2018
The Red Bandana Fund is pleased to announce two local advocates, Henrietta White-Holder and Linda Finn, as the 2018 recipients of the Red Bandana Award! The Award, the sixth annual, honors individuals and groups whose work embodies the spirit and work of Richard Walton, a longtime Rhode Island activist who died in 2012. The awards […]
Posted in Activism, Civil Rights, Class Warfare, Environmental Racism, Featured, Gun Control, Immigration, Justice, Middletown, Pawtucket, Poverty, Race & Racism, State House, Women | Tagged activism, gun control, hunger, Immigration, red bandana, social justice | 1 Response
Joe Trillo's racist response to Starbucks incident
By Bob Plain on April 23, 2018
Never let it be said that Joe Trillo can't mobilize people into political action. The former Republican state legislator who is waging a quixotic independent bid for governor by following Donald Trump's campaign strategy of hate and division clearly energized Democrats when he weighed in on racism late last week. "I am so sick of […]
Posted in Elections, Featured, Race & Racism | Tagged Joe Trillo, Marcia Ranglin-Vassell, racism, Starbucks | Leave a response
Author Nancy MacLean on James Buchanan and the origins of the radical right
By Steve Ahlquist on October 19, 2017
Nancy MacLean was in Providence Tuesday to talk about her book Democracy in Chains, about little known economist James Buchanan, whose ideas shaped the Koch Brothers' bid to permanently disable the democratic process in favor of unrestrained free-market capitalism.
Posted in Books, Civil Rights, Class Warfare, Corporate Greed, Featured, Photos, Race & Racism, Video | Tagged Bell Street Church, Brown University, Brown v the Board of Education, Democracy in Chains, James Buchanan, John Calhoun, Justice Gaines, Koch Brothers, Nancy MacLean, RI Jobs with Justice, Selene Means | Leave a response
No LNG in PVD brings their opposition directly to DEM and Raimondo
By Steve Ahlquist on October 17, 2017
"When we point out our concerns, the answer is 'we have a very limited interpretation of the regulations' but when National Grid fails to participate, the response is that you have a wide interpretation of the regulations."
Posted in Activism, Class Warfare, Climate, Corporate Greed, Energy, Environmental Racism, Featured, Health Care, Infrastructure, Photos, Providence, Race & Racism, Rhode Island, State House, Video, Women | Tagged Aaron Jaehnig, Andrew Poyant, Chief Resiliency Officer, Clean Water Act, Coastal Resources Management Council, Coastal Zone Management Act, crmc, FANG Collective, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ferc, Gina Raimondo, janet coit, Monika Huertas, national grid, Nick Katkevich, No LNG in PVD, Port of Providence, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rico Vota, RIDEM, Sean O'Roarke, Short Term Response Action Plan, STRAP, Terrence Gray | Leave a response
Professor Kalwant Bhopal on race, education in US, UK
By Steve Rackett on October 16, 2017
Kalwant Bhopal is a visiting professor at Harvard University in the Graduate School of Education and deputy director of the Center for Research in Race & Education at the University of Birmingham in the UK. Next Spring she will be publishing her book "White Privilege – the myth of a post-racial society." Her first US […]
Posted in Education, Featured, Massachusetts, Race & Racism | Tagged Brexit, donald trump, Education, Professor Kalwant Bhopal, racism, white privilege | Leave a response
Providence FOP elections sparks concerns over implementation of the CSA
By Steve Ahlquist on October 12, 2017
We hope they will engage productively in the implementation of the [Community Safety Act] and not waste time trying to undo an ordinance that has had several years of vetting by all parties involved.
Posted in Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Elections, Featured, Immigration, Justice, News, Providence, Race & Racism, Rhode Island, Youth | Tagged Community Safety Act, CSA, Dan McGowan, Julianne Lima, Michael Imondi, PCPRA, Providence City Council, Providence Community-Police Relations Act, Providence Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3, Robert Boehm, STEP-UP Network | Leave a response
Columbus statue splattered with red paint
By Steve Ahlquist on October 9, 2017
The statue of Columbus located near the intersection of Elmwood Avenue and Reservoir Avenue in Providence, was vandalized sometime before noon on the Monday holiday that bears his name.
Posted in Activism, Featured, Holidays, Indigenous Americans, Photos, Providence, Race & Racism | Tagged christopher columbus, columbus day, Emily Crowell, Indigenous Peoples' Day, jorge elorza | Leave a response
The March for Racial Justice in Rhode Island
By Steve Ahlquist on October 2, 2017
Well over 400 people converged on India Point Park for the March for Racial Justice (M4RJ). Sister marches were held across the country. In Providence, the "march" was actually more of a rally.
Posted in Activism, Arkansas, Civil Rights, Class Warfare, Climate, Criminal Justice, Education, Environmental Racism, Events, Featured, Gun Control, Health Care, Immigration, Indigenous Americans, Inequality, Justice, LGBTQ, National News, News, People, Photos, Poverty, Prison Reform, Providence, Race & Racism, Rhode Island, Sex Work, Video, Women, Youth | Tagged AMOR, Arely Díaz, Behind the Walls, Black Studies Academy of Rhode Island, Blue Lives Matter, Cata Lorenzo, Celeste Terry-Lo, Community Defense Project, Community Safety Act, CSA, Daniel Chhum, DARE, David Veliz, direct action for rights and equality, Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island, India Point Park, John Prince, Justice Gaines, M4RJ, Malchus Mills, March for Racial Justice, Marcia Ranglin-Vassell, Marco McWilliams, Narragansett Tribe, Niko Merritt, Nirva LaFortune, No LNG in PVD, Project Weber/RENEW, Providence Youth Student Movement, PrYSM, Randy Noka, rent control, Ron Lewis, Sankofa Community Connection, Seneca Pender, Stephen Dy, Tatiana Jones, Times Squared Academy, Vanessa Flores-Maldonaldo, Yojaida Heredia | Leave a response
Protesting protest: Love, respect and burning stuff
By Steve Ahlquist on September 29, 2017
Maybe Shane was right. Maybe this protest wasn't about racism and Trump. Maybe this protest was all about love and respect. But it was also about anger. And burning stuff.
Posted in Activism, Class Warfare, Events, Featured, Massachusetts, National News, Photos, Race & Racism, Sports, Video | Tagged colin kaepernick, Mark T Shane, National Anthem, National Football League, New England Patriots, NFL, pledge of allegiance, Swansea Massachusetts, Tom Brady | 1 Response
Pokanoket statement on the agreement with Brown University
By Steve Ahlquist on September 26, 2017
"In closing, the Pokanoket Tribe wishes to once again extend our most sincere and heartfelt gratitude to all who have and continue to support our efforts to repatriate the ancestral lands of Potumtuk."
Posted in Bristol, Civil Rights, Featured, Indigenous Americans, International News, Race & Racism, Rhode Island | Tagged American Indian Religious Freedom and Restoration Act, Brown University, NAGPRA, National Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, Organization of American States American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, Pocasset Tribe of the Pokanoket Nation, Pokanoket, Pokanoket Nation, Pokanoket Tribe, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, United States Constitution | 2 Responses
Milk With Dignity: Vermont dairy farm workers want Ben & Jerry's to honor their human rights
By Steve Ahlquist on September 22, 2017
The tour is building support for a national day of action on October 5th with protests and actions outside Ben & Jerry's ice cream shops across the United States.
Posted in Activism, Civil Rights, Corporate Greed, Featured, Health Care, Immigration, Justice, Labor, National News, Poverty, Race & Racism, Rhode Island, Vermont, Video | Tagged Abel Luna, bell street chapel, Ben & Jerry's, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Fair Food Program, ice, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Migrant Justice, Milk with Dignity Program, Providence Youth Student Movement, PrYSM, Rhode Island Jobs with Justice, Will Lambek | Leave a response
Youth-led social justice activism in Rhode Island
By Steve Ahlquist on September 21, 2017
"The activist that I am is breaking the system from within," said Latifat Odetunde, a senior at Classical High School and a member of Youth in Action speaking at a conference on "Youth-Led Social Justice Activism in Rhode Island."
Posted in Activism, Education, Featured, Inequality, Photos, Politics, Providence, Race & Racism, Rhode Island, Video, Women, Youth | Tagged Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Ashley Gomez, Classical High School, Community Defense Project, Community Safety Act, CSA, Dorbor Tarley, E-Cubed Academy, gang database, Gloria E Anzaldúa, Kafui Glover, Keith Catone, Latifat Odetunde, Lincoln School, providence student union, Providence Youth Student Movement, PrYSM, psu, Rhode Island College, Steven Dy, Student Bill of Rights, Thaina Merlain, Virginia Georgiev, Youth in Action | 1 Response
Raimondo secures financing for DACA renewals and free legal advice for recipients
By Steve Ahlquist on September 18, 2017
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo announced funding to cover every Rhode Island DACA recipient eligible to renew their application before the October 5 deadline.
Posted in Central Falls, Civil Rights, Class Warfare, Featured, Immigration, International News, National News, News, Providence, Race & Racism, Rhode Island, State House, Video, Women, Youth | Tagged CASO, Coalition of Advocates for Student Opportunities, DACA, Deborah Gonzalez, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, donald trump, Dorcas International Institute, Dreamers, Gina Raimondo, Immigration Clinic at the Roger Williams University School of Law, Neil Steinberg, Office of Constituent Affairs, Pro Bono Collaborative at the Roger Williams University School of Law, Progreso Latino, Rhode Island Center for Justice, Rhode Island Foundation | 1 Response
New mural celebrates musical history Providence's Mt Hope neighborhood
By Steve Ahlquist on September 18, 2017
"Every time I drove up this hill and saw that big gray wall I said, 'This wall needs something. It needs a mural,'" said Hannah Resseger, "I wanted it to be something about the history."
Posted in Arts & Culture, Civil Rights, Class Warfare, Featured, History, Immigration, Installations, News, Photos, Providence, Race & Racism, Rhode Island, Video, Women | Tagged aaron regunberg, B Mor Seven, Billy Taylor Park, Blake Filippi, Brown University, Carl's Diggins House of Jazz & Soul, Celebrity Club, Dannie Ritchie, Danny Lopes, Elisa Perez, Gina Rodriguez, Hannah Resseger, Hard Scrabble Riot, Harold Metts, Jalia Godette, Mt Hope Learning Center, Mt Hope Neighborhood, Nirva LaFortune, Paul Filippi, Providence Department of Arts Culture and Tourism, Providence Police Department, Raffini, Snow Town Riot, Sylvia Ann Soares, Tiana Northup | 1 Response
RI Legislative Black and Latino Caucus call for defense of DACA
By Steve Ahlquist on September 14, 2017
"We unfortunately have not had the chance to speak to Speaker [Nicholas] Mattiello yet," said Rep Carlos Tobon. "But we have set some time aside for the coming days to begin to address this and we'd love to have something in by next week…"
Posted in Civil Rights, Featured, Immigration, National News, News, Politics, Race & Racism, Rhode Island, State House, Youth | Tagged ACLU of Rhode Island, carlos tobon, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, donald trump, Dream Act, Marcia Ranglin-Vassell, Nicholas Mattiello, Rhode Island Legislative Black and Latino Caucus, RILBLC | 2 Responses
Targeted by Trump, PVD high school students 'call it what it is'
By Steve Ahlquist on September 10, 2017
"As low-income queer youth of color, Trump's policies continue to affect our community. He and his policies place fear in our hearts, for not only our well being, but for everyone around us."
Posted in Activism, Civil Rights, Class Warfare, Featured, Inequality, LGBTQ, National News, News, Photos, Providence, Race & Racism, Rhode Island, Video, Youth | Tagged Betsy DeVos, Charlottesville, CJC, Community Justice College, DACA, Defend DACA RI, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, donald trump, Dreamers, Environmental Justice League, Heather Hyer, kennedy plaza, Providence Career and Technical Academy, providence student union, Vice News, What Cheer Brigade | 1 Response
Dreamers speak out at Defend DACA Rally
By Steve Ahlquist on September 9, 2017
"I'm here because I'm standing up for human dignity, for migrant dignity and undocumented immigrant dignity…"
Posted in Activism, Civil Rights, Class Warfare, Featured, Immigration, Inequality, LGBTQ, National News, News, Photos, Providence, Race & Racism, Rhode Island, State House, Video, Youth | Tagged aaron regunberg, BIRC, Brown Immigrant Rights Coalition, Burnside Park, Carmen Castillo, CASO, Coalition of Advocates for Student Opportunities, DACA, David Cicilline, Deborah Gonzalez, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, donald trump, gayle goldin, Gina Raimondo, grace diaz, james diossa, Javier Juarez, jorge elorza, Marta V Martínez, Nirva LaFortune, PIRC, Providence Immigrant Rights Coalition, providence student union, Rhode Island State House, Roger Williams University, Sabina Matos, Tatiana Hall | 1 Response


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"It is a special honor for me to receive national recognition for my contribution to the local arts community," said Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan. "I'm proud of what we've been able to accomplish in Montgomery County and of the first-class arts community that we have built over the years."
During his tenure as County Executive, Mr. Duncan has increased funding for the arts ten fold, with more than $3 million going for arts organizations and activities last year. He has developed an innovative approach to community development by using facilities as anchors of development. Within Montgomery County, there are 367 local cultural organizations and over 1,000 individual artists.
Mr. Duncan has spear-headed the investment of more than $57 million in capital development projects including: Rthe renovation of Silver Theatre for the new East Coast Headquarters of the American Film Institute; a new children's theatre for Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts Imagination Stage; a new arts center in Germantown for the Blackrock Center for the Arts; the renovation of Glen Echo Park including Adventure Theater, the Puppet Company, the Yellow Barn Gallery, and the Spanish Ballroom Renovation of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange's Takoma Park facility; new and renovated spaces for Olney Theatre Center; a new home for Pyramid Atlantic, a visual arts facility; three new homes for Round House Theatre; and the new Strathmore Hall 2000-seat concert hall.
Mr. Duncan also supported the creation of Montgomery County's first cultural plan, and each year he and his wife host the Executive's Ball for the Benefit of the Arts and Humanities with proceeds distributed as arts and humanities education grants.


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The Basics: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has issued a recall for the 2015 Jeep Compass and Patriot to fix leaky hose fittings.
The Problem: The company opened an investigation in early September after receiving reports of three vehicle fires, all occurring with just a few dozen miles on the odometer. In each case, the vehicles were executing parking maneuvers before igniting.
Within days engineers narrowed the likely culprit down to a power steering fluid leak. Further analysis found that the leak likely originated from an improperly placed hose clamp, which can result in complete detachment of the low-pressure return hose and a large volume leak.
Two more failures in November in China resulted in less damage, confirming hose clamp misplacement as the root cause.
The Fix: Service technicians will inspect the hose assembly and reposition the clamp if necessary to prevent failure. The campaign affects approximately 60,000 vehicles sold in the US market. Visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for more info.
The Basics: BMW has issued its second recall for the BMW i8 hybrid, manufactured May 29, 2015, to June 5, 2015, citing a potential problem with the dynamic stability control (DSC) system.
The Problem: The company in November received notification from its DSC hydraulic unit supplier of a possible manufacturing error. The problem is said to restrict movement of the hydraulic pistons, negatively affecting DSC performance.
"Impaired DSC functionality may negatively impact vehicle handling and braking and increase the risk of a crash," the recall documents warn.
BMW initially believed any hydraulic problems would be identified during routine pump-circuit checks at the assembly plant, however an investigation and driving tests apparently confirmed that the defect could be present in production vehicles without prior detection.
Injuries/Deaths: "BMW has not received any reports, nor is BMW otherwise aware, of any accidents or injuries related to this issue," the company says.
The Fix: Service technicians have been instructed to inspect the DSC hydraulic unit and replace the component if necessary. The campaign is limited to just 16 units in the US market. Visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for more info.


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The UN vote condemning Israel's settlements on the occupied West Bank has not been well received by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This isn't surprising, but his reaction just seems over the top. Even within Israel there is opposition to these settlements. The US, which abstained on the vote rather than veto it, hasn't escaped Netanyahu's venom either.
Egypt originally presented the resolution, but withdrew it after Netanyahu spoke to Donald Trump who in turn spoke to Egyptian President el Sisi. But the other four countries sponsoring the resolution proceeded with it anyway.


text: John E. Sleasman, 35, of Hopewell, formerly of Somerset, passed on Nov. 7, 2011, in Brothersvalley Township. Born Nov. 1, 1976, in Meyersdale, he is the son of the late Donald Sleasman and Edith (Sarver) Sleasman of Hopewell. He is also preceded in death by his half-brother Melvin Sleasman. John is survived by his mother, children Gabrielle, Regan, and Katty Sleasman and an expected, unborn child; grandson Dwayne Sleasman; fiancee Keshia Curry; sisters Donna Foy and husband Dave and Lynn Foy and husband Roger, both of Berlin, Bess Lemin and husband Dean of Hopewell, and Christine Manahan and husband Brandon of Robertsdale; brothers Kevin of Berlin, Blaine and wife Karen of Somerset, Mark of Berlin, Rick and wife Holly of Somerset, and Dan and wife Patty of Johnstown; and many nieces and nephews. John enjoyed Steelers football, motorcycles, hunting, fishing, and camping and making people smile. He was known among his family as "The Peacemaker." Friends will be received from 3 to 7 p.m., the time of service, Saturday at Miller Funeral Home and Crematory, Somerset, pastor Dan Judy officiating. Interment at Snowball Cemetery in Kreger. Contributions for John's final expenses may be sent to Miller Funeral Home and Crematory, 555 Tayman Ave., Somerset, PA 15501. Online condolences may be sent to www.millerfuneralhomeandcrematory.com


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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a safeguarding officer to join our pastoral team and work pro-actively with the students, teachers, heads of department and the wider support team to promote student progress and achievement.
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When the merger between Duke Power and Cinergy produced the Duke Energy Corporation, officials realized that the company's growth would make compliance with new EH&S requirements as well as modifications to existing rules and regulations increasingly burdensome.
Duke Energy met that challenge with Essential Suite software from ESS. Previously, more than 90 percent of Duke Energy's EH&S data was being managed through manual processes and disparate point solutions. The result was a high volume of disjointed EH&S data and processes that made compliance difficult across the newly merged firm. Duke Energy officials recognized that an integrated, centralized EH&S solution could minimize manual and duplicative data entry, processing and retention. ESS was chosen from a group of 17 different vendors to provide Duke Energy's unified EH&S software platform.
By implementing Essential Suite, Duke Energy is replacing over 30 legacy software applications and databases that had previously been used by Duke Power and Cinergy to manage their respective EH&S compliance obligations.
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With Essential Suite, Duke Energy is on track to reduce its total cost of technology ownership, and reduce the risk of disruption due to compliance issues or staff turnover. As additional modules come online in 2008, the company expects to achieve even greater success meeting its strategic sustainability goals.


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Android is an operating system used primarily on smart phones and other mobile devices. Although Android is owned and developed by Google, its code is open source, which means others can use the source code for their own projects.
Android phones were released shortly after the iPhone. While Google owns the trademark to the term Android and licenses manufacturers to use its app store, Google does not manufacture the devices, although it occasionally contracts other companies to produce phones sold under its Nexus brand. As a result, a number of manufacturers release Android phones at a range of price points.
The Linux kernel serves as the foundation for Android, although Android does not contain tools typically shipped with Linux distributions designed for traditional computers and servers. As a result, the core of Android is released under an open source license as mandated by the Linux license. Companies like Amazon.com have since created variations of the Android operating system and supplied their own app stores.
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"But my eyes are toward you, O God, my Lord; in you I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless! Keep me from the trap that they have laid for me and from the snare of the evildoers! Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass safely by." – Psalm 141:8-10
Many of the psalms have similar words to the above three verses. And, I believe, in some way, all the psalms speak of Jesus.
So, if Jesus was crucified, then how was the Lord his refuge? How was Jesus not left defenseless? How was Jesus kept from the trap that his enemies laid? How was he kept from the snare of the evildoers? How did Jesus pass safely by?
First, we must understand that Jesus did not come to rule and reign like the kings of the earth. Instead Jesus came to reveal exactly who God is to us.
Colossians 1:15 says, "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation."
2 Corinthians 4:4 says, "Christ, who is the image of God."
Hebrews 1:3 says, "He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature."
As the image of God, which we were all created to be and Jesus came to restore us to, Jesus had to fully and completely display that in his every deed and word without sin. Otherwise, he would not have been "the image of God."
1 Peter 2:22 says, "He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth."
1 John 3:5 says, "You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin."
So, Jesus was without sin. But, as the image of God, the exact imprint of God's nature, what did Jesus reveal?
1 John 1:5 says, "This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all."
1 John 4:8-10, 18 says, "Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins…There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love."
1 John 5:11-12 says, "And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life."
Therefore, as the image of God, Jesus came to reveal:
- God is light and not darkness
- God is love and not fear
- God is life and death
Given that this was what Jesus came to reveal as the image of God, then the trap and the snare of evildoers was to get Jesus to deviate from the image of God. The trap and the snare of evildoers was to get Jesus to act not in love, which never seeks its own (1 Corinthians 13:5), but to act in his own self-interest.
This was the exactly how Satan tempted him in the wilderness in Matthew 4. In verse 3, Satan said to Jesus, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread." Jesus had just fasted for 40 days and was hungry. Satan wanted Jesus to act in his own self-interest and not love, thereby denying the image of God that he came to reveal.
In verse 5, Satan again taunted Jesus, saying, "If you are the Son of God…" Again, Satan wanted to get Jesus to act in his own self-interest and do something that would prove he is God.
Then, in verses 8-10, Satan gave Jesus the opportunity to have all the kingdoms of the world without going to the cross, if only he would worship Satan. But, this would have been the ultimate denial of image of God for Jesus, since the image of God is only to worship the Lord God.
The trap and the snare of the evildoers, of Satan, was for Jesus to act contrary to the image of God, denying the nature of who God is.
And, this is just what Satan tried to get Jesus to do on the cross.
Matthew 27:39-42 says, "And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, 'You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross." So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, 'He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.'"
The gospel of Mark records similar words spoke to Jesus on the cross.
But, if Jesus took himself down from the cross, then he would have denied the love of God, for the cross is how we know the love of God. The cross, that God is willing to die for us instead of killing us, is the ultimate display of God's love.
Satan though that he could trap and snare Jesus to act in his own self-interest and not love by putting all the violence the world could dish out for all time on Jesus at that one moment on the cross. This is what it means that Jesus bore the sins of the world.
But, even though he had the power to do so, Jesus did not take himself down from the cross. Jesus did not act in his own self-interest. Instead, Jesus stayed trued to the image of God. Even on the cross, Jesus held to revealing that God is light, love, and life.
Jesus was able to do this because God was his refuge. Because God did not leave him defenseless. Because God kept from the trap and snare of the evildoers. Indeed, Jesus did safely pass by as rose from the dead three days later.
Jesus revealed having the Lord as your refuge and being kept from the snares and traps of Satan and this world do not mean that nothing bad ever happens. But, Jesus showed that having the Lord as your refuge and being kept from the temptations of Satan is about maintaining the image of God, to testify that God is light, love, and life, to worship the true and living and God and not idols.


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