Aftermath?

One stabbing, 347 arrested 30 police injured!

Two days of bands, spice food, dancing, drink, Grenfell and wrong attitude, with one million in attendance?

2019 is in the planning and so is the heightened security in relation to a probable Islamic terrorist attack! 

This year it would seem the community did work together for another great parade, but they still do not seem to want to end the gang violence that could see the end of this annual street party? 

Where are the Christians, why are they not seen to be speaking out and if not why not?

Genesis 31:44,  Proverbs 6:19,  14:25,  Mark 10:19, Exodus 20:12-16,  Romans 9:1,  2 Timothy 4:1.

Marked Out?

Tats or You Tube?

Gangs were once known by their Tattoo's today it is their insulting and provoking videos on You Tube, because the mobile phone has replaced identity? Identification, provoking and insulting other to rise a confrontation is not good in the first place, but surprise surprise others who see may be tempted to come in and start their own turf wars?

God forbids those who trust in Him to mark themselves by inking, painting or cutting their skin! It is only mentioned once, and that is perhaps enough for us to get the message? The world who do not believe in God now don't care, but when you do it will cost you much pain to get them removed!

God has laws set in place, despite His unconditional love for us! He always wants the best for us to stop being silly and get on in life doing something that is responsible and caring for others!

Leviticus 19:27-28, Exodus 23:1, Luke 1:53, John 3:15-21, Romans 3:22-23, 6:22-23, Hebrews 10:24.

Cloud of Witnesses. Part-Two.

Looking out for Others?

We are the next generation in that divine cloud of witnesses, we are on the narrow way to glory and we are seeing new believers being added to our Churches! We are looking out now after the many years of sometimes hard experience's to help others, the so called babes in Christ.

Advice, warning, encouragement, praise, devotion, prayer, exercise of the mid in discipline to have a routine or quite time daily with God! These are some of many things we can be doing, even when it may hurt others for a time?

We tend to forget that the many today coming into fellowship, may have no religious background or come from one of the legalistic sides of religion, paganism and the many new ideals of self praise, positive thinking and self-achievement that is not based on the teachings of Jesus?

Hebrews 1:6,  Psalm 138:3,  1 Thessalonians 5:14.

Martyrs-Saints. One.

The Celtic Church.

When many Christians come to study Church history, they focus mostly on the division of Europe between the Eastern orthodox and the Western Roman Catholic. Some will occasionally look at the Armenian and the various Coptic's around the Middle-East and North-Africa, but all will fail to acknowledge the Celtic Church of the geographical term, the British Isles?

This is because it seems not to have a direct connection to the mass events of historical interest, when the truth be known that it is more important in relation for today than meets the eye? The influence of one man Patrick in Ireland would change direction for the Christian religion throughout Northern-Europe and this influence despite the various reformations would ultimately clash with other groups of the New world in the Americas hundreds of years later!

Matthew 3:12, Mark 16:15,  Romans 10:15, 1 Timothy 1:15.

SIN. Part-Two.

In and Out.

Food does not effect how we are, except if we make it a problem like gluttony!

What goes into our bodies is not the cause of our failure, it is rather what we say from our hearts that is sinful.

It is of our own choice that we choose to Sin, to fail so we cannot blame another for our own choices?

Matthew 15:10-11,  Mark 7:14-15.

Oppression. Part-Two.

Resistance.

The world today is full of feelings and people are ending up in disaster because of them!

People say do this and live like that, but God of the bible says, 'Resist the Devil and he will flee from you.'

God offers to us who are down in the dumps a way out, one that is worth taking.

Psalm 40:1-5,   Ephesians 4:27,   James 4:7,   1 Peter 5:9.

The Bastard. Part-Two.

In the Bible.

There are several acounts in the bible of children born out of wedlock.

Some were the result of rape, adultery or sleeping with a prostitute and God allowed people to have their own way.

Today the world is full of people doing their own things, but the result has consiquences.

God id very merciful to all who seek Him and His forgiveness and we who accept become His children, but those who do not are rejected.

Deuteronomy 23:2, Judges 11:1, 2 Samuel 11:2-5.

The Bastard. Part-One.

Illegitimate.

Seventy years ago across many parts of this world it was a scandal to have a child out of wedlock, but many young woman fell victim to devious men. Promises were made, but never kept.

Today nearly everyone born here in the U.K. is from couples living together or the product of one night stands and people don't even have any shame about their actions.

When we are dealing with God, it becomes a whole different matter. He says 'Anyone who is not with Me is a Bastard. This verse troubles many religious or ritual following Church goers.

But you have to make your own choices?

Hebrews 12:8.