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Five years ago, I spent a few days at the Rieger Memorial Conference Against Violence talking with Mr. Lundy Bancroft, author of numerous books including "Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men". Together we discussed the subject of domestic violence and the inadequate response of the judicial system to that violence. After reflecting upon his comments, I have come up with a suggested Mission Statement in regard to how the Protective Mother's Movement should move forward here in Connecticut.
Previously, I stated that we need to find one another. This still remains a priority. So many of us end up in trial court and under fire and believe that we are somehow unique. In fact, there has been a war on women, and, most particularly a war against mothers and their children, here in Connecticut for a considerable period of time. This has to stop. We need to find ways to locate one another so that we can meet, share experiences and support each other through these difficult times. I know many of us are frightened and terrified of retaliation. We don't want anyone to find out that we have taken steps to find each other. We are afraid of connecting and revealing our identities just in case there are spies or moles out there. It is time to get over that, stand up and be counted. Those who are more bold can be more public, and those who cannot be bold because they are still in fear, can help in many ways behind the scenes. Still, we all need to move forward shoulder to shoulder in order to create change for the better.
We need to pursue our agenda and communicate and implement our goals community by community and court by court, judge by judge, attorney by attorney, GAL by GAL, and evaluator by evaluator. We need to meet people one on one and in groups and educate them regarding the harm that the current system is doing to mothers and children throughout the state, and also, by implication the harm done to men who abuse by allowing them to continue on with criminal behavior which ultimately destroys their humanity.
In the past, I stated that we need to create a grass roots movement here in Connecticut and form a visible organization which can represent our interests to the judicial system, to the State legislature, and to the media and command their attention, demand they respond to our concerns, and implement the necessary changes we request. We had considerable success in doing this in 2014 with the establishment of the CT Coalition For Family Court Reform. Unfortunately, since that time it has been overtaken by a minority of father's rights extremists, and it is unclear at this time whether this is a situation that can be corrected. This is something we will continue to work for on an ongoing basis. Meanwhile, we will continued to fight for the rights of protective mothers, at least on this blog.
Persons eligible for membership in this organization would be women who have been or who are currently involved in a high conflict divorce, children of parents who have been or who are currently in a high conflict divorce 18 or older, as well as family and friends of those who have been or who are currently in a high conflict divorce.
Persons eligible for membership in this organization would be women who have been or who are currently involved in a high conflict divorce, children of parents who have been or who are currently in a high conflict divorce 18 or older, as well as family and friends of those who have been or who are currently in a high conflict divorce.
In order to defend protective mothers and their children, we need to do the following:
1. Improve the Quality of Custody Evaluations: I understand that in some states litigants are not allowed to look at the custody evaluations that are written for their cases. For once, I have to say that our judicial system here in Connecticut does not act as badly as that. I do believe that it is unethical to use a custody evaluation in a custody dispute without examining the evaluator prior to trial in a thorough and detailed deposition providing both sides the opportunity to ask questions. Also, I do think that there should be more clearcut guidelines regarding the contents of such reports. Rather than be an opportunity for the accumulation of a broad range of hearsay mixed in with the subjective judgments of the evaluator, reports should be written according to very specific guidelines that ultimately revolve around who does the concrete job of parenting. Who takes the children to the doctor? Who meets with the teachers at parent/teacher conferences? Who takes the children off the bus at the end of the school day? Who drives the children to their activities? It is interesting that during my very lengthy custody evaluation, the evaluator asked my X to name the principal of the school, the childrens' guidance counselors, and the teachers. He was barely able to remember the names of these people because he had nothing to do with them because he simply wasn't the primary caretaker.
2. Establish Reliable Standards for Determining the Presence of Domestic Violence: It is vital that we have uniform, objective methods for how a domestic violence allegation should be investigated. The manner in which such an investigation takes place should be very clearly delineated and should use generally accepted assessment tools with a high level of accuracy such as HITS (Hurt, Insult, Threaten, and Scream), WAST (Women Abuse Screening Tool), PVS (Partner Violence Screen) or the AAS which is frequently used with young, low income women. There are many other screening instruments which are very reliable. But the methods should be solid and trustworthy. Also, we need to work for the passage of the Protective Mothers Act which would prevent trial courts from routinely denying custody and visitation to mothers who make sexual abuse allegations in good faith, but those allegations prove to be untrue.
3. Pursue Judicial Accountability: The vast majority of litigants believe that they have to accept the decisions of the trial judge. As a consequence, few continue on after trial to go to the Appellate Court and subsequently Supreme Court. However, a recent Department of Justice study indicates that if women continue on to Appellate Court, they will very likely be able to overturn an unjust verdict on appeal. As a result, it is important to caution women in high conflict divorce to conserve their financial resources so that they will be able to continue on to appeal. In fact, at every point in trial, they should be thinking ahead, making certain to preserve errors for appeal, and making sure to take those necessary steps to preserve the right to appeal once the verdict comes in. Among other things, this means meeting all the required deadlines. Although moving forward to Appellate Court seems daunting to the beginner, it is, in fact, not such a big deal. It is manageable and well worth doing, even, if you have to do so as a self represented party. Until women who are legally abused give notice that they will not accept judicial misconduct and indicate that they will go on to appeal if necessary, judges will continue to mock and violate litigants' rights. Therefore, we need to support and encourage women to pursue their appeals in the face of injustice.
4. Enforce Connecticut Practice Book Rules: Rules were made for a reason, and, in particular, the rules of the Connecticut Practice Book were made for a reason--because history shows that they work. In my divorce, it was particularly devastating that both my attorneys and the opposing attorney simply flouted those rules, and, as a result, my case quickly descended into chaos and ended up taking years and years to resolve. I hear this again and again when it comes to high conflict divorces. We need to be sure that attorneys and litigants obey the rules and procedures of the courtroom, and we need to eliminate the situations where the favored litigant is able to evade them. For example, during my divorce my X simply refused to disclose the financial documents I requested through subpoena and the trial court never demanded that he comply with my requests that he turn them over. He was also never required to obey stipulations or court orders. In contrast, I was severely punished if I so much as failed to obey a tiny fraction of these rules. This left me feeling exposed, vulnerable, traumatized, and frightened.
5. Enforce the Approximation Standard: What this means is that whatever the arrangement was before the divorce was filed should remain in place to the greatest extent possible. This means that, in the case of a dispute, whichever parent was the primarily caretaker before the divorce should continue on as the primary caretaker. This would probably settle matters in 99.9% of cases and eliminate the need for ongoing expensive litigation that consumes all marital assets including the childrens' college funds. It would be like floride in the proverbial legal waters. In so many cases, abusive men sue for the custody of the children, win custody, and then immediately hand over the care and upbringing of the children to various nannies, while they continue on with lengthy hours at work and extensive business trips. What in the world is the point of that?
6. Build Bridges With Other Groups Who Have Related Interests: There are many other groups who deal with family court who have very similar interests. For example, there are protective fathers who face very similar injustice and discrimination in family court and are not heard when they describe the abuse they have suffered. In addition, many responsible fathers have not had their day in court and have been subject to similar arbitrary court rulings and kangaroo court proceedings. These are really powerful agents for change for the better and we would do well to work with them on creating positive change. In addition, there is the larger disability community that is also terribly mishandled within the courtroom setting. These are folks with both visible and invisible disabilities who find that the simple fact that they have some kind of disability gets used as a basis for denying them access to their children, or places them in a situation where they are subjected to crushing financial losses in family court simply by virtue of having a disability. If we work together with folks like this, I think we can really make a considerable impact on creating changes for the better in family court.
7. Enforcement of the ADA and the ADAAA: The vast majority of women in high conflict divorce face multiple challenges in family court where so many of the procedures and processes have broken down. As a result, many are experiencing legal abuse syndrome or some other form of post traumatic stress disorder. Others may have developed both physical and psychiatric difficulties as a consequence of living with an abuser. For that reason, we need to ensure that women such as this receive reasonable accommodations and protection against discrimination based upon their disability. Preferably, we need to develop a strong group of ADA Advocates trained by Dr. Karin Huffer of Equal Access Associates to accompany litigants into family court to ensure that litigant's ADA and ADAAA rights are enforced. We need to work with family court to educate court personnel in regard to the rights of litigants under the ADA and the ADAAA and we need to continue to insist that litigants with disabilities receive the rights to which they are entitled.
What I have written here in this mission statement is simply a template arising from Mr. Bancrofts ideas. I've mixed in my own thoughts based upon my experiences in my own custody battle. I am happy to change and adjust this statement as people continue to propose their ideas and recommendations. However, without a clear statement of purpose, I think it will be difficult for our movement to be organized and effective. So at the start of our campaign, I thought I would simply throw out this mission statement so you would all have an opportunity to reflect upon it, and hopefully it will provide us with a solid foundation to build upon.


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Living by faith in God
(Prov 14:26 KJV) In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
(Jer 17:6 KJV) For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
(Jer 17:7 KJV) Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
(Prov 25:19 KJV) Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
(Heb 3:14 KJV) For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
(Heb 10:35 KJV) Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward.
(Luke 18:9 KJV) And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. 13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. (Luke 18:25 KJV) For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
(Luke 18:25 KJV) For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
And No idols includes one's pastor, one's denomination, religious club… Man's best is too often just more hatred, murder, abuse…. 70 percent of today's pastors are also crooked cause they are ungodly, unsaved hirelings, wolves in sheep clothing, not called by God pastors trying to make money, a career of the ministry.. this is unacceptable… that is why they too readily do lie, counsel divorce, slander, abuse others.
Biblical Prophecies regarding the Jews
Ten Old testament Biblical Prophecies for certainty Fulfilled Today regarding the Jews
There will still come another antichrist still that will kick the Jews out of Israel, disperse them as well, and persecute them again
(Luke 12:53 KJV) The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
Firstly any one who looks at the subject of prophecy, a real genuine Bible student knows that too many Jews ,who can only use the old testament, and there is almost no new testament substantiation for it, still the Jews, and many others have wrongfully now Distorted Biblical Prophecy Interpretation after the time of Jesus Christ to suit their false Jewish's ends, a Jewish purpose, for they like Judas they betray Jesus Christ by these acts for Jesus next made it clear the second Jewish Kingdom of God was not in this world.. (John 18:36 KJV) Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
These 10 Bible prophecies fulfilled at least, there are more too, though had said that Israel would become a country, that it would be destroyed, that the Jews would be scattered worldwide and persecuted, that the Jews would have a worldwide impact, and that they would next return to these prophecies were fulfilled in the old Testament times
Bible passage: (Gen 28:10 KJV) And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. 11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. 12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; 14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
In 586 BC (about 2600 years ago), Babylon destroyed the southern kingdom of Judah. They killed and exiled many Jews.
In 70 AD (about 1900 years ago), the Romans killed an estimated 1.1 million Jews and destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple.
In 135 AD, the Romans killed an estimated 580,000 Jews and exiled many others.
In the 1930s and 1940s, the Nazis killed an estimated 6 million Jews. The Nazi plan, called the "final solution," was to kill all Jews.
Since then, millions of Jews worldwide have returned to their ancient homeland. Today, Israel again is a vibrant, independent country. But, the empires of the Nazis, Romans, Babylonians and Assyrians have vanished. Today, we can judge with our own eyes as to whether Jeremiah was correct when he said, 2600 years ago, that the enemies of the Jews would be destroyed, but that the Jews would be preserved.
Fulfilled: Throughout history In Genesis 12:2-3, and in Genesis 28:10-15, the Bible said that the descendants of Abraham and the descendants of Abraham's grandson, Jacob, would be a blessing for people worldwide. Jacob is the father of the 12 Tribes of Israel (the Jews), the Arabs, and the Christians too
7. Israel would be partitioned by other nations
Bible passage: Joel 3:2 Written: about 400 BC I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning my inheritance, my people Israel, for they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land.
(NOTE: "Jehoshaphat" means "the Lord judges.")
In addition on November 29, 1947, when the United Nations General Assembly approved a motion to partition the land, which at that time was called "Palestine." The partition plan divided the land into two separate states, one for Jewish people and another for Arab people. Today, that partitioning is interlocked with many political problems as the Jews seek to reclaim the land promised to them in the Bible (see Genesis 15:18, Genesis 28:10-17 and Genesis 35:9-12), and the Arabs seek to create a homeland for "Palestinians" – Arabs who have lived in that land for many generations.
But God is not against this Palestinian Partition.. (Psa 133:1 KJV) A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity !2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; 3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. (Gen 16:12 KJV) And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. (Gen 16:10 KJV) And the angel of the LORD said unto her,( Hagar) I will multiply thy seed ( Arabs) exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
Fulfilled: 2600 years ago In Ezekiel 36:8-10, the prophet Ezekiel said that the Jews would return, rebuild and repopulate their fallen cities. Ezekiel, according to the Bible, lived about 2600 years ago during the time of the Babylonian Captivity, when many Jews, including Ezekiel, were taken as captives to Babylon. After the Babylonian Captivity ended, many Jews left Babylon and returned to their homeland. There is no New testament Biblical prediction of a second return after their Biblically predicted expulsion from Israel by the Romans though.
9. Jesus' own life was foreshadowed by the prophet Isaiah
Bible passage: " Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away."
Luke 21:335 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?
8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.
10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
19 In your patience possess ye your souls.
20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Partially Fulfilled: At this very moment In Luke 21:33, Jesus said that regardless of what happens to the world, His words will never be forgotten. Here we are 2000 years later and the words of Jesus are all around us: There are 2 billion Christians worldwide and the Bible is most circulated book in the world. Of all the people who have ever lived, can you think of a single person who could have made this claim more effectively than Jesus – that his words would never be forgotten?
Now read the whole Bible, the New testament included, for yourself, do not even believe what others do say now the Bible says, for many have false, hidden agendas and do twist the truths now, Jews and false Christians included.
Spiritual truths that most of the world has NEGLECTED
(Judg 19:1 KJV) And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.
3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
4 And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
5 And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.
6 And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.
7 And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.
9 And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.
10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.
11 And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
12 And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.
13 And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
14 And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
15 And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.
16 And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.
17 And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
18 And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.
19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.
20 And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.
21 So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
22 Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.
24 Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.
25 But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
26 Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.
27 And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold.
28 And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.
29 And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.
30 And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.
Forgiveness and the unrepentant persons
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly (Prov. 14:29).
One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; One who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city (Prov. 16:32).
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense (Prov. 19:11).
(Luke 18:9 KJV) And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. 13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
(Mark 9:42 KJV) And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves (James 1:21 22).
(2 Chr 6:41 KJV) Now therefore .. let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.
Our walk
Gen. 41: 38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit• of God is?
Ex. 31: 3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
1 Sam. 10: 10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets• met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
1 Sam. 11: 6 And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.
1 Sam. 19: 20 And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets• prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
2 Chr. 24: 20 And the spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper•? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.
Job 33: 4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Isa. 61: 1 THE spirit• of the Lord God• is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach• good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind• up the brokenhearted, to proclaim• liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison• to them that are bound;
Matt. 3: 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway• out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a drove, and lighting upon him:
Matt. 12: 28 But if I cast out devils by the spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you•.
Rom. 8: 14 For as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Rom. 15: 19 Through mighty signs• and wonders, by the power of the spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
1 Cor. 2: 11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth• no man, but• the spirit of God.
1 Cor. 2: 14 But the natural• man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness• unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned•.
1 Cor. 3: 16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwelleth in• you?
1 Cor. 6: 11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the spirit of our God.
1 Cor. 7: 40 But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.
1 Cor. 12: 3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the lord•, but by the holy Ghost.
Eph. 4: 30 And grieve• not the holy spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
1 Jn. 4: 2 Hereby know ye the spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
THE PROMISE of the outpouring of the Holy spirit IS FOR YOU I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring, And My blessing on your descendants — Isaiah 44
Mark 11:24 "Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they shall be granted you."
"Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come." John 16:13 (KJV)
(Eph 3:19 KJV) And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
(Col 1:9 KJV) For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
(Mark 1:8 KJV) I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
John 14:12 "He that believeth on Me, the works that I do he shall do also, and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father".
(Mark 16:17 KJV) And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Lu 11:13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Mt 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
(John 1:32 KJV) And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
It is very significant that the description remaining is used to describe the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
(Rom 11:29 KJV) For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
There are at least four baptisms referred to in the scripture. Each baptism seems to indicate a step of progress in appropriating God's promises to us in our Christian experience.
These baptisms are:
- Baptism into the Body of Christ – salvation received.
- Baptism in Water – attitudes changed.
- Baptism of the Holy Ghost – power for service received.
- Baptism of Suffering – endurance of faith established and release of the spirit.
God's desire now is that the Holy Spirit not only be "with", but abide "within" the child of God.
Although the baptism in the Spirit can occur jointly at conversion, it usually happens at a later time. It is a result of our own personal willingness to walk fully with the Lord in obedience to His will.The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is separately both a filling of the Holy Spirit and an anointing of the Holy Spirit for a particular service for God. To be baptized in the Spirit is to be immersed in the Spirit to the point that the you do allow the Holy Spirit takes over control of your life, activities, to empower you — to take direct control even of your thoughts, words and actions. You see, it is one thing to have the Spirit residing in you. It is another thing to have the Spirit presiding over you.
"Peter said] … {37} That word, [I say], ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; {38} How God ANOINTED Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost [= Spirit] and with POWER: who went about DOING GOOD, and HEALING all that were oppressed of the devil; for GOD WAS WITH HIM. –ACTS 10:37-38 (KJV)
"Indeed the fullness of God the Holy Spirit is essential to every child of God and God promised this fullness to all His children and assured us that if His children ask they shall receive (Luke 11:33). In all the accounts referred to above the gift of the Holy Spirit was reserved for those called children of God, believers, disciples of the Lord Jesus and had received God's Word (Acts 2:14,15,17).
Jesus taught, when telling his disciples of the Holy Spirit's coming, that the world would not be able to receive the Holy Spirit. Those who had not accepted the Lordship of Jesus in their life were not part of God's Kingdom and were therefore considered by God to be "of the world".
Is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit a one-time event? Is it possible to receive more of the Holy Spirit Can I be filled more than one, or anointed more than once?
The Christian life is a continual journey. Paul says: "I have not yet reached my goal, and I am not perfect. But Christ has already taken hold of me. So I keep on running and struggling to take hold of the final prize." This applies to all aspects of the Christian life. (Phil 3:12 KJV) Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
(Acts 13:1 KJV) Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them 3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
Apostle Paul received a special anointing at a prayer meeting in Antioch (Acts 13:1-4), even sixteen years after his conversion on the road to Damascus.
This is the anointing I pray for every time I lead a church service, or get up to preach, or when I began to write a devotional. It is also the same Holy Spirit anointing every person should pray for when they get ready to do any work in the Lord's kingdom, whether it is to preach, teach, sing in a choir, or serve the church or whatever..
We can always come closer to God and receive more of the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
"During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered, and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him" (Hebrews 5:7-8).
We all are to pray that we be also filled with the Spirit continually.
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever (Ephesians 3:20).
Ephesians 5:18 tells us, "And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled continually with the Spirit." The Greek tense for filled implies the idea of keeping on being filled. It has been stated that it takes just as much consecration to remain filled with the Spirit as it does to get filled with the Spirit or baptized in the Spirit in the first place. The Baptism in the Holy Spirit itself is aalso an introduction to the realm of the Holy Spirit. We must continue to "walk by the Spirit", and so, "not fulfil the lusts of the flesh". It is possible to begin in the Spirit and then later "fall from grace" by working, walking in the flesh (Gal 3:3 KJV) Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? 4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
If we turn back to the law and ignore the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore we must not become proud and self-satisfied with the idea that we have been baptized in the Holy Spirit, but we must continually humble ourselves, deny the flesh and be led by the Spirit day by day (Luke 9:23 KJV) And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
The Holy Spirit wants us to (Eph 5:19 KJV) Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
and to medidate on good things (Phil 4:8 KJV) Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Let us not grieve Him, the person of the Holy spirit . Let us be obedient to Him. We can get anointed, filled, Baptized of the Holy Spirit, and then through sins, neglect of our godly spiritual life, we can drift away from the Lord and begin once again to quench and grieve the Spirit. Our personal convictions of our sins by the Holy Spirit and our personal repentance will then bring us back to the Lord and to a new release of the power of His Spirit within us. Thus, we experience again the power of the baptism in the Spirit. The only way we can stay full of the Spirit is to stay near, to come back to the the fountain, Jesus Christ who is the baptizer of us with the Holy Spirit. Let us talk to Him and continue in a wonderful relationship with Him. Then the further purposes of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit will be achieved in our lives.
Eph 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Acts 7:51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
((Heb 12:1 KJV) Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.).
Ephesians 1:19 "The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power," Ephesians 3:20-21 "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen."
Praise be to God for His wonderful gifts His son and the Holy Spirit.! " His love which is the Holy Spirit.
(John 15:9 KJV) As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
Prayer: Lord, I humble myself before you, God. Forgive me for all my sins that I now confess, I admt I am also the chief of sinner before you. I now also re commit myself to you and yo your work, service. I humble myself before you, God. As I stand in prayer, descend also upon me, and equip me afresh for your work here on earth. I long to pause and drink in your love to sustain me in a world that also does needs to feel that love pass from me to them. In Jesus name I pray that you Fill me with your love, your Holy Spirit. Lord. Saturate me fully now with your Holy Spirit.. In Jesus' name, I pray all of this and I give you thanks that it has been done. Amen.
"Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." John 3:5-6
In Acts 2:39 Peter says "For the promise is for you and your children,and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God shall call to Himself."
"And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high." (Luke 24:49).
"And it shall be in the last days, God says, that I will pour forth of My Spirit upon all mankind; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams (Acts 2:17).
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve." (2 Cor. 11:13-15)
If we're to be followers of the one true God, a true Christian, we must be willing to hear Him when it comes to who He chooses as leaders. We must be discerning enough to use God's Spirit in us to rule out the pretenders. The Anointing of the Holy Spirit is the life-blood of any Minister. Without the Anointing, the Minister is incapable of ministering to the children of God. Without the anointing of the Holy Spirit, the words of the Minister are powerless against the mountains in this life. We run into problems in the Christian Church when those who have not been called and anointed and sent by God attempt to minister, and when those who were once anointed have lost the anointing. You are not anointed by association, you are anointed by proclamation. The Lord first calls you, he then anoints you, and only then does he send you. When God calls you, anoints you, then sends you, only then can you minister life to others
If you are not a Christian, and want to be delivered from the righteous judgment of God upon you due to your sin against Him, then come to the One who died for the sins of the world. Come to the One who died for sinners (Matt. 11:28). Admit, confess, Turn from all of your sins. Believe and trust in Jesus. Receive Jesus, who is God in flesh, who died and rose from the dead (1 Cor. 15:1-4) as your personal Lord and Savior. Ask Jesus to forgive you now of all of your sins. Receive Christ (John 1:12). Only He can wash you clean from your sins and only Jesus can deliver you from the righteous judgment of a holy and infinite God. Pray to Jesus. Seek Him. Ask Him to save you. He will if you come to him humbly, sincerely and repentantly.
"HOW TO ASCERTAIN THE WILL OF GOD as a true Christian:
1. I seek at the beginning to get my heart into such a state that it has no will of its own in regard to a given matter. Nine-tenths of the trouble with people generally is just here. Nine-tenths of the difficulties are overcome when our hearts are ready to do the LORD's will, whatever it may be. When one is truly in this state, it is usually but a little way to the knowledge of what His will is.
2. Having done this, I do not leave the result to feeling or simple impression. If so, I make myself liable to great delusions.
3. I seek the Will of the Spirit of God through, or in connection with, the Word of God. The Spirit and the Word must be combined. If I look to the Spirit alone without the Word, I lay myself open to great delusions also. If the Holy Ghost guides us at all, He will do it according to the Scriptures and never contrary to them."
George Mueller 1805-1898 –from the classic biography of George Mueller, http://www.whatsaiththescripture.com/Voice/George.Mueller.of.Bristol/George.Mueller.of.Bristol.html
Friendship, Friends
God recognizes our needs for Friendships, but there are still the good and bad friendships.
(John 15:13 KJV) Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
(John 15:14 KJV) Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
(John 15:15 KJV) Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
(Luke 12:4 KJV) And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
(Luke 14:12 KJV) Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.
(Luke 15:6 KJV) And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
(Luke 15:9 KJV) And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.
(Mark 3:21 KJV) And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
(Mark 5:19 KJV) Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
(Luke 7:6 KJV) Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:
(Luke 15:29 KJV) And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
(Luke 16:9 KJV) And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
(Luke 21:16 KJV) And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
(Luke 23:12 KJV) And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
(Acts 10:24 KJV) And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
(Acts 19:31 KJV) And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.
(Acts 27:3 KJV) And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
(3 John 1:14 KJV) But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.
(Rev 1:4 KJV) Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; 5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
(1 John 4:10 KJV) Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. (1 John 3:18 KJV) My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
(Song 1:7 KJV) Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? 8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
" Ask God to fit you in well with other people as you worship together. Ask Him to use others to help transform you so that all of you will mature together better than you would have on your own. Seek to empty your life of selfishness so God will fill it with His love. " Ask God also to help you to also to help the others now too.
(2 Cor 1:3 KJV) Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. 6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. 7 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
(John 21:16 KJV) He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
Besides neglecting their Bible many people have personal problems also because they have are 1: Pursuing a still false, ill advised value.. for example a Christian trying to be worldly.. there still is no such thing… 2 or Personally going to an extreme, an imbalance with aa good thing.. even food, and sleep for example.. you can get too much of it and not just not enough of it.
By their fruits you can tell who they are, and the devil visibly hates others, God on the other hand visibly loves them..
Many persons also wrongfully they do not have a good Christian friend, and they ALSO have wrongfully also told me that they do still see no need for one. They are wrong and in serious error here.
(Prov 17:17 KJV) A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
(Prov 27:6 KJV) Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
(Eccl 4:9 KJV) Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
(Ruth 2:13 KJV) Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
I have also discovered even in my teen years that some people are wrongfully still proud, and they are even to proud to have a friend, to be a friend… sad! I also do too often meet supposedly even educated persons who can check the grammar and the spelling of what I have written but sadly they still they do not have the maturity to understand it… we need also to realize we personally may have developed in one area to the neglect of another.. and we all need to continually learn, grow in many areas too… and we need to consider what other loving Christians persons can point out to us as well..
(1 Cor 16:15 KJV) I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,) 16 That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth. (Heb 13:17 KJV) Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. (1 Pet 5:5 KJV) Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
(Luke 14:8 KJV) When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. 11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
(1 Cor 12:25 KJV) That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. 26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. 28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? 30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? 31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet show I unto you a more excellent way. 13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
(Heb 2:11 KJV) For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
(James 5:16 KJV) Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. 17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. 19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; 20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
Too many people still do wrongfully even think they are better than others still, and try to change others wrongfully to be like them too.. and we are not here on earth to change anyone, we are here to point them to Christ, he makes the necessary changes..
(1 Cor 12:4 KJV) Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
(1 Cor 12:6 KJV) And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
(1 Cor 12:28 KJV) And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
(1 Cor 3:1 KJV) And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. neither yet now are ye able. 3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? 4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal? 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. 9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. 10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. 11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. 14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. 16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. 18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. 21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; 22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 23 And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
(Mat 7:1 KJV) Judge not, that ye be not judged.
(Luke 6:37 KJV) Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
(John 7:24 KJV) Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
(1 Cor 4:3 KJV) But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
(2 Chr 19:6 KJV) And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.
(Isa 1:23 KJV) Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
(Jer 5:28 KJV) They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
(Prov 18:24 KJV) A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
(John 3:29 KJV) He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
(Psa 41:9 KJV) Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. (Micah 7:5 KJV) Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
(John 16:1 KJV) These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
Now Like Jesus was too we have all been betrayed by a poor friend, sooner or later, but that is not a reason to give up on having good friends.. those who love us and we love them too..
(John 13:23 KJV) Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
(John 11:11 KJV) These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
(John 11:5 KJV) Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
(John 13:1 KJV) Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
(2 Th 2:16 KJV) Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
We STILL cannot have non Christians as close, personal friends..
(James 4:4 KJV) Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
(2 Cor 6:14 KJV) Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
(James 4:4 KJV) Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
(James 2:23 KJV) And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
(Mat 22:2 KJV) The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. 4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. 5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: 6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. 7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. 9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. 10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. 11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: 12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. 13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 14 For many are called, but few are chosen.


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VMware releases VSAN Beta refresh update
November 26, 2013 | Converged storage and compute, VMware solutions, VSAN, vSphere 5.5 | No Comments|
VMware has released an update for Virtual SAN (VSAN) beta. The software is currently available as a public beta and can be downloaded by anyone. The general availability of VSAN is not made public at the moment. Also pricing and which vSphere 5.5 editions it will support is unknown.
Updated in this Refresh are:
- AHCI fix. There was an issue with VSAN losing data under certain conditions when certain AHCI controllers were used. This has now been fixed.
- New Ruby Virtual Console Commands. For depth analysis of the performance of a Virtual SAN cluster
- A disk group may now contain a single SSD and up to seven HDDs
- a set of VSAN PowerCLi cmdlets have been released as a fling from VMware R&D
More information here.


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After a long week with rain almost everyday, our tips and trick today will talk about Information Gathering From Photos Using ExifTool.
Many people nowadays more sensitive with the new technology especially when it was related with picture. We can see Instagram, Pinterest, and many other service that give free service to upload your photos and share with others. Many camera brand now put and bundled a lot of latest technology such as GPS into the camera to make the people who use it more sociable and they can share it as soon as they captured the moment.
Information gathering is one of Reconnaissance process from 5 hacking phase. What is Reconnaissance? According to Wikipedia:
Reconnaissance is the military term for exploring beyond the area occupied by friendly forces to gain vital information about enemy forces or features of the environment for later analysis and/or dissemination.
In this tips and trick we will use the tool that already included on Backtrack or Kali Linux called ExifTool.
ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line application for reading, writing and editing meta information in a wide variety of files
1. A photos
2. ExifTool (http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/)
1. I try the following this tips and trick on Kali Linux. This is the preview when we run ExifTool.
2. For the next step we can try to provide some JPG to test this ExifTool.
If we see the image, there is some nice information such as "Apple computer", probably they use Apple products (iPad, iPhone, Mac, etc).
3. If we see the metadata information results on step 2 was not clear enough. Now we try to find out another picture with more detailed information.
On this picture we can see the GPS information or the location from the photos.
4. After check the GPS positions location on Google map, here is the result.
1. The advantage using the latest technology such as GPS in your camera is to track the place you've already go and you don't need to remind "where was this photo taken from?"
2. The disadvantage using the latest technology such as GPS in your camera is the malicious user or people can read your image metadata information and track your location based on your GPS location position.
3. Turn off the GPS Geotag feature when you take picture using your smartphone.
4. Remove or modify EXIF data from photos using tools such as jhead.
You can check your personal image online by using one of our tool in this page: Image Metadata Parser With GPS Location
hope it useful 🙂


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25thframe.co.uk > News > Which characters would make the best stand alone Star Wars films?
Date published: Wed, 27th May 2020
Date published: Tue, 26th May 2020
Date published: Tue, 26th May 2020
The initial news was that the first film would be based on Yoda. One option for a film would be around his time on Dagoba between Episode III and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, but he spent many years alone here so not sure how much excitement there is there! More interesting would be a movie based nearly 900 years into the Star Wars past explaining where Yoda came from, and maybe how he became the Jedi Master.
The latest news suggest that the first film will be based on Han Solo, another fan favourite, and one were all keen to see, How did Han meet Chewbacca, we think it was some time after Episode III, but clearly before Star Wars. When did he get the Millennium Falcon, this would have to include Lando Calrissian as the Falcon once belonged to him, and when did Solo do the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs?
Bobba Fett is another character that fans simply want to know more about, we know so little, he has very brief appearances in Empire and Jedi, the film in which he is killed, despite which he became one of the most popular characters, but is a major character in Episode II. We see him as a child and see his dad get killed by the Jedi's, we also know that the Clone Troopers/Storm Troopers are him.
Biggs Darklighter would make an interesting charter to base a film on, he appears on Star Wars and is killed during the batttle, and he appears on one of the more famous cut scenes from that film. There is a whole life on Tattooine to explore, and of course a very close friendship with Luke Sykwalker.
In Star Wars we see Darth Vadar's boss (of sorts) on the Death Star as Grand Moff Tarkin, he must have an interesting back story, what made him so evil, how did he get to commmand the Death Star and the Imperial Outland Regions? We know when he died what what are this vaguely Hitler like characters origins?
The back story of Jabba the Hutt has also been touted as future film, he's a resident of Tatooine and is over 800 years old, he runs a crime organisation that hires bounty hunters and is clearly rich and buys respect. A Godfather type story could be a must for this.
Admiral Ackbar has despite only a brief appearence in Return of the Jedi become a very popular character, he has appeared in The Clone Wars cartoon which has given some insight to his character, but going through his academy days would be an interesting film.


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The All Stars play Stratton in the Surrey Cup semi finals - they are one of four teams of 400 who remain in the tournement. Coach tells the lads to relax and adds helpfully: "This is the most important game you have ever played."
Elm Grove brings their best game, too (Stratton defeated the All Stars 1-0 last season) and, after two halves, the score zero-zero. Each side takes their chances and Eitan does an excellent job disrupting Stratton's forward attack. Suddenly we find ourselves in extra periods : 2X seven minutes. If neither side succeeds, the dreaded PKs.
Anthony joins us for the action and treated with some of the best football of the year. In the end, with two minutes in the second over-time, Stevie chases down a perfectly dropped ball and fires a shot .. . which angles towards the left goal poste .. we hold our breathe to see which way it goes - and it is in! The ref blows the whistle and the All Stars will play the final in a proper stadium in April.


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text: Bangkok, Thailand - Located in a crowded suburb, Pata department store isn't your average shopping centre. On the top two floors, instead of the latest fashions, visitors can browse rows of sparse concrete cages housing leopards, monkeys, bears and even a gorilla. Like a growing number of wildlife parks and zoos in Thailand, Pata Zoo features animal performances to lure tourists. In one show, a trainer cajoles an orangutan in blue track shorts to lift a 50kg barbell. "We can cheer if he can make it," he calls to the audience. But despite the prodding, the weary primate turns away and lies down on the floor, clearly having had enough. While tourists queue up to watch spectacles like paintbrush-wielding elephants and boxing orangutans, activists say many of these animals are being neglected and abused, taken from the wild or sold as part of an industry worth millions of dollars. Shows featuring monkeys and orangutans are common in Thai animal parks [Oliver West/Al Jazeera] Edwin Wiek, one of Thailand's most vocal wildlife conservationists, says cruelty is rife in the country's animal entertainment industry. "It's very acceptable for most people on Facebook or Twitter to have a selfie with a tiger or with a gibbon on the beach. People make these photographs without actually realising what's really going on," Wiek told Al Jazeera. "The money being made in this business is so large. There's still a lot of animals being taken out of the wild for these performances, and animals are being tortured on quite a big scale," said Wiek. Thailand recently introduced a new law making cruelty to all animals illegal. Violators can face up to two years in jail and hefty fines. Yet critics question how the laws will be read and enforced. Wiek calls the legislation a "toothless tiger" for its lack of detail. "There's a small paragraph on torture, but it doesn't really define what torture is. Is it discomfort? Is it pain?" Even the deputy director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Adisorn Noochdumrong, the person charged with enacting the new law, concedes the language is vague. A chimpanzee at Pata Zoo, an animal park on the roof of a mall in downtown Bangkok [Oliver West/Al Jazeera] "There's no clear definition of what kind of activity is to be defined as cruel to the animal," he said. "For example, if the animal does not have enough food, is it a kind of cruelty or not?" Monks making millions Each day, around 1,000 tourists make the three-hour trip from Bangkok to the so-called "Tiger Temple" in Kanchanaburi province. The attraction, run by Buddhist monks, is one of the only places in the world where tourists can get close enough to touch a tiger. "At home, it's like you do not go near the animals. You can't, and so here it's like a different experience because it's out in the open," a young tourist said before posing with a striped feline. "How many of your friends have actually touched a tiger?" the tourist said. Yet behind the carefree ambiance of satisfied selfie-snapping tourists lies a hotbed of controversy. Allegations of abuse, corruption, illegal breeding and even the illicit sale of tigers to be butchered have been levied at the temple - allegations the temple strongly denies. The Tiger Temple is one of Thailand's most popular tourist attractions but both the government and animal activists have criticised practises there [Oliver West/Al Jazeera] But without religious significance or conservation value, critics claim the 144 tigers are only housed there for one purpose: business. Tourists pay $15 to enter, even though the temple is not allowed to charge for admission. Then there are additional fees, which the staff call "donations", to feed, walk, and coddle the big cats. "Twelve years ago they promised not to breed or make commercial use of the animals," said Wiek. "But because baby tigers are so much fun to hold up and feed milk and make photographs with, they're producing more and more." The temple was once again hurled into controversy after the testimony of a former insider - the long-time veterinarian. Dr Somchai Wisetmongkolchai claims three missing tigers were clandestinely taken to Laos to be sold, butchered and made into traditional Chinese medicines. "The penis of the tiger is more expensive and the tiger's bone as well," he said. "The whole body of the tiger is estimated at 5 million baht ($150,000)." "They assume that we have three lost cats, but I don't think so," said temple abbot Phra Jakkit Sanhakitteko when asked about the claim. "I've been a monk for a while. I didn't see anything happen here," said the monk. Jungle animals are available on Thai streets for the entertainment of tourists for a small fee [Oliver West/Al Jazeera] In recent years, authorities have investigated the temple for suspected ties to wildlife trafficking. In the most recent raid, all tigers were officially confiscated by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife but the tigers were allowed to remain at the temple. "All the tigers are the property of the department, if we know the temple does not follow our conditions, we'll take the tigers back," Noochdumrong asserted, after saying the temple had become a "tiger farm". Wiek feels the failed efforts to shut down the temple provide an example of the limitations of the new law. "The government wants to close it down but they know they have to take care of the tigers for the rest of their lives," he said. National animal in crisis Even Thailand's national animal is at risk of abuse. Many elephants are brought across Thailand's porous border with Myanmar, where they are snatched as babies from the wild and then sold into the entertainment industry. A man whose family business is elephant trading, spoke anonymously to Al Jazeera, saying returns are high. "Last year, we sold an elephant for $50,000," he said. Elephant rides are a popular tourist activity around Thailand [Oliver West/Al Jazeera] According to wildlife conservationist Lek Chailert, before they are considered fit for the industry, captured young elephants undergo a brutal training process known as phajaan, where the goal is breaking the animal's spirit. "They train to make the elephant fear the man," she said. "They tie the tongue. They tie the tail. They tie the leg … everything is rotten." Chailert has built a sanctuary in Chiang Mai for elephants rescued after years of abuse in the entertainment industry. She says most were mistreated by their trainers, or mahouts, and suffer mental problems. Her centre aims to educate animal park owners, as well as tourists, about positive ways to interact with jungle animals that don't involve exploitation. But activists like Chailert pay a high price for speaking out against the industry. Her sanctuary has been raided; her elephants previously confiscated. Wiek has been sued by the Tiger Temple three times - his animal rescue centre targeted by authorities. "It's big business. Influential people. One of the biggest elephant owners in Thailand is also the head of a very big political party," said Wiek. "There are ex-prime ministers that have chimpanzees and orangutans in their backyard. These are the kind of people that are opposing us." For more, visit 101 East. SOURCE: Al Jazeera ABOUT THE AUTHORS Sarah Hucal @ SarahHucal Drew AmbroseSenior producer and correspondent for 101 East, Al Jazeera's Asia-Pacific current affairs show. @ drewambrose Business & Economy Asia Thailand Abuse


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Re: Re: Re: v.7.0 issues
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg93940] Re: [mg93855] Re: [mg93827] Re: v.7.0 issues
- From: John Fultz <jfultz at wolfram.com>
- Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:30:26 -0500 (EST)
- Reply-to: jfultz at wolfram.com
No comment on the third issue, which I haven't tried. As for the first two issues... 1) Mathematica now has real contextual menus (it has for many years had a right-click menu, but the menu was fixed, never changing based upon context). This means that it now matters *where* you click. If you have something selected and you click on that selection, you'll get options which pertain to the selection. For example, if you have a multiple cell selection, you need to right-click on one of the selected cells. If you click someplace else, you'll get a menu which allows you to paste where you clicked (or do other kinds of transformations on whatever it was you clicked), which requires changing the selection in most cases. 2) This isn't a situation I was very happy with. Safari binds back and forward navigation to Command+[ and Command+]. One of the things we've tried to do in the help viewer is to support web browser memes, and so in version 7 we support the Safari method. But doing so didn't leave any good openings for shortcuts for inserting matching brackets/braces. In the end, we elected to use Command+Option+] and Command+Option+Shift+] for these cases. If you'd much rather have the old keyboard shortcuts back, let me know and I can walk you through reverting them. Sincerely, John Fultz jfultz at wolfram.com User Interface Group Wolfram Research, Inc. On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:30:29 -0500 (EST), DrMajorBob wrote: > I have three issues. > > $Version > > "7.0 for Mac OS X x86 (64-bit) (November 11, 2008)" > > Problem 1: I'm used to highlighting several cells, right-clicking, and > selecting copy or paste. This no longer works, as right-clicking causes > NOTHING to be selected, before I can copy or paste. > > Problem 2: I'm used to hitting Command+[ to get [] or Command+Shift+[ to > get {}. Neither of these do anything, now. > > Problem 3: loading David Parks' Presentations package in Init.m, with > these statements (in two cells): > > Needs["Presentations`Master`"]; > > help := PresentationsHelp > > yields the error: > > SetDelayed::write: > Tag comment in comment[x_, action_:FrontEnd`NotebookWrite] is Protected. > > Bobby


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Double glazed windows and door to front, open plan access to lounge and dining areas.
Lounge Area 17' 11" x 16' 1" (5.45m x 4.9m )
Three double glazed windows, feature marble fireplace with gas fire, access to entrance hall and dining area, radiator.
Dining Area
Used by the previous owners as a bar area in keeping with the properties original the room would be perfect as a spacious dining area with three double glazed windows, bricked feature open cast fire, decorative coving, wood flooring, radiator.
Kitchen / Dining Room 13' 6" x 23' 6" (4.11m x 7.17m )
Two double glazed windows to the kitchen, door with access to rear, a combination of oak base and wall units with contrasting granite effect work tops, integrated fridge/freezer, washer and dryer, space for a range cooker, extractor hood. To the dining area double glazed window, two radiators. Wood effect flooring through out.
Cloakroom / WC 4' 4" x 8' 6" (1.32m x 2.59m )
Double glazed window, low level WC, hand wash basin, radiator.
This spacious room is currently being used for storage however, would work remarkably well as extra living space.
Cloakroom / WC 5' 11" x 13' 1" (1.8m x 3.99m )
Hand wash basin, low level WC, extractor fan, radiator.
Office 13' 5" x 22' 3" (4.08m x 6.79m )
Extremely spacious and offering it's own private entrance this office space could lend its self to work premises. Three double glazed windows, wood effect flooring, radiator.
Workshop / Gym 15' 11" x 24' 5" (4.86m x 7.44m )
Four double glazed windows and double glazed patio doors allowing a lot of natural light.
Surrounding double glazed windows, patio doors and sky light, leading to the courtyard to the rear.
First FloorFirst Floor Landing
Double glazed window, wood effect flooring.
Master Bedroom 17' 11" x 16' 8" (5.46m x 5.08m )
Two double glazed windows, feature gas fire with surround, wood effect flooring, ceiling spotlights, radiator.
Bathroom / Shower Room 13' 11" x 8' 8" (4.23m x 2.65m )
Two double glazed windows, walk in electric shower unit, tiled walls, sink inset to vanity, low level WC, extractor fan, radiator.
Bedroom 2 9' 4" x 16' 7" (2.83m x 5.06m )
Two double glazed windows, radiator.
Bedroom 3 11' 3" x 16' 8" (3.42m x 5.09m )
Double glazed window, built in cupboard, radiator.
Bedroom 4 13' 8" x 10' 5" (4.16m x 3.17m )
Double glazed window, built in cupboard, wood effect flooring, radiator.
Family Bathroom / WC 10' 2" x 9' 9" (3.1m x 2.97m )
Two double glazed windows, paneled bath with hand held shower, shower cubicle with electric shower, low level WC, hand wash basin, extractor fan, tiled walls, heated ladder style towel rail.
ExternalAnnexe 11' 8" x 13' 9" (3.56m x 4.2m )
Accessed via courtyard with double glazed doors and window, a combination of base and wall units with contrasting counter tops, integrated stainless steel sink and drainer unit with mixer tap, wood effect flooring, radiator. Features shower room with double glazed window, tiled walls, walk in electric shower cubicle, hand wash basin, low level WC, extractor fan.
Rear Garden
Paved courtyard with grassed area and access to the annex and the side of the property with original feature fireplace, space for a large amount of parking and access to the detached double garage.
Double Garage
Electric roller shutter door, electric sockets.
Front Garden
Sweeping driveway with grassed area and mature conifers to create privacy.
Floor PlanSite Plan
IMPORTANT NOTE TO PURCHASERS:We endeavour to make our sales particulars accurate and reliable, however, they do not constitute or form part of an offer or any contract and none is to be relied upon as statements of representation or fact. Any services, systems and appliances listed in this specification have not been tested by us and no guarantee as to their operating ability or efficiency is given. All measurements have been taken as a guide to prospective buyers only, and are not precise. Please be advised that some of the particulars may be awaiting vendor approval. If you require clarification or further information on any points, please contact us, especially if you are traveling some distance to view. Fixtures and fittings other than those mentioned are to be agreed with the seller.
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