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“But if the watchman
see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if
the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his
iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.” [Ezekiel 33:6]
“For we wrestle not
against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against
the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high
places.” [Ephesians 6:12]
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New Christian Observer
articles for October 2019 include:
-- PCEA
[Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia]/PCA [Presbyterian Church of
Australia] Differences – by The Rev. Dr. Rowland S. Ward, Editor
of The
Presbyterian Banner, the official magazine of the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia –
the differences between two of Australia’s Presbyterian denominations;
-- Opposition
to Evangelical Clubs in American Colleges and Universities – by Christian Observer Contributing
Editor Dr. Joe Renfro – higher education’s efforts to eliminate Christian
student organizations from campus;
Plus, links to ReVision
devotionals on the Fellowship of Ailbe website
by Christian Observer Contributing Editor T.M. Moore.
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The following is excerpted
from “Scalfari: Pope ‘Francis Told Me That Jesus Incarnate Was ‘a Man,”
CNSNews.com, Oct. 9, 2019: “In the latest edition of La Repubblica, Pope
Francis’ longtime atheist friend and interviewer, Eugenio Scalfari, claims that
the Pope told him that once Jesus Christ became incarnate, he was a man, a ‘man
of exceptional virtues’ but ‘not at all a God.’ The teaching of the Catholic
Church and most Christian churches is that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was
incarnated as fully man and fully God. ... According to the highly respected
Catholic blog, Rorate Caeli, and Radio Spada in Italy, Scalfari states in the
Oct. 9 edition of La Repubblica (behind paywall) the following: ‘Those who, as
it has happened many times with me, have had the luck of meeting him and
speaking to him with the greatest cultural intimacy, know that Pope Francis
conceives Christ as Jesus of Nazareth, man, not God incarnate. Once incarnate,
Jesus stops being a God and becomes a man until his death on the cross.’ ... In
a March 2018 interview with Scalfari, Pope Francis reportedly said, ‘There is
no Hell, there is the disappearance of sinful souls.’ ... The Pope himself
never denied what Scalfari reported and the article never ran a correction or
removed the article from its website.”
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The Reformed Presbyterian
Church of Ireland (RPCI) is thankful to God for the influence of Christianity
in this land for over 1500 years. Amongst other things we are thankful that
laws were frequently made with respect to an absolute standard – the Bible.
These are not arbitrary commands but are also for the well-being of individuals
and society.
This being the case, the RPCI
is greatly saddened that laws are now being made that merely reflect popular
opinion and not the objective standard of the Bible.
As a denomination we deplore
the passing of the amendments to the NI Executive Formation Bill redefining
marriage and legalising abortion in Northern Ireland. These amendments directly
contradict the Word of God, which makes clear that marriage is between one man
and one woman for life, and that human life and personhood begin at the moment
of conception.
As a church, whilst we
proclaim that these laws are wrong, we also proclaim that Jesus Christ offers
mercy, forgiveness and transforming grace to all who seek him.
A special meeting of the
Synod of RPCI took place on Tuesday 17th September 2019. A ten-man Commission
was tasked with contacting local political party leaders to discuss these
issues, to bring them God's Word and to pray with them.
We are grateful that the
leaders of the DUP, UUP, TUV and SDLP met us in person and that two MLAs from
the Alliance Party met with us.
We emphasised to each party
that as elected representatives, they have been placed in their positions by
the will of God, and that they have a duty to honour God in the decisions they
make. Each party was urged to make every effort to come back to Stormont on or
before Monday 21st October 2019, so that changes to abortion and marriage laws
in Northern Ireland would not take effect. As the largest parties, Sinn Féin
and the DUP bear particular responsibility to act immediately to save innocent
lives.
We are deeply disappointed
that Sinn Féin failed to meet with us, despite numerous, repeated requests over
a four-week period, and despite their stated principles of inclusion, equality
and representation for all.
We have requested a meeting
with the Secretary of State, Julian Smith, and we call on him to do all in his
power to halt these wicked amendments being foisted on the people of Northern
Ireland.
We are thankful to God for
pro-life public representatives who have courageously spoken out at every level
of government, from Council to the House of Lords. We recognise that they have
done so at considerable personal cost. However, we are deeply concerned that
public representatives have not spoken out against the redefinition of
marriage.
We have reminded all
political parties that to put unionism, nationalism or popular opinion before
the Biblical definition of marriage or the protection of the unborn would make
them guilty of idolatry. Jesus Christ must come first in everything.
We call on all our political
representatives to lead us in the fear of God and in ways that honour Him. We
remind them that like us all, they will stand before the judgment seat of
Christ to give account. We also encourage all Christians to continue to pray,
to contact their MLAs again before Monday 21st, and to do all that is morally
right to oppose the imposition of these laws.
We plead with all our
political leaders and fellow citizens to recognise the claims of King Jesus in
every part of life.
"Worthy is the Lamb who
was slain to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honour and glory
and blessing!" – Revelation 5:12
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Oct. 15, 2019
WICHITA, Kan., Oct. 15, 2019
/Christian Newswire/ -- Christopher M. Thompson, 22, was sentenced today
by Federal District Judge John W. Broomes to twelve months plus one day in the
custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be followed by two years of
supervised release in a plea bargain deal that allowed him to plead to one
felony count of threatening communications. Three other counts were
dismissed upon sentencing.
Judge Broomes remanded
Thompson into Federal custody immediately after sentencing.
Thompson made multiple phone
calls to the Operation Rescue office and to the cell phone of Cheryl Sullenger,
Senior Vice President of Operation Rescue. During those calls, he threatened
rape her daughters, rape her then murder her family. When Sullenger
blocked his Kansas number, he switched to an Internet voice protocol to place
continued threats from his computer.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason
Hart asked for a sentence of a year in prison while the defense attorney sought
extended probation due to efforts that Thompson was making to deal with his
drug addiction, anger, and mental heath issues. Thompson was said to be
enrolled in anger management classes, a Batters Intervention Program, and was
being treated by a therapist with drugs for his unspecified mental health condition.
Sullenger and Mellissa
Newman-Mariotti, wife of Operation Rescue President Troy Newman, made victim
statements in court that explained the impact Thompson's threats had on their
families. While Sullenger was directly threatened, Newman-Mariotti had
listened to a voicemail message Thompson left at Operation Rescue's office and
thought at the time he was threatening her own daughters.
Thompson, who appeared in
court, made an apology to Sullenger and asked for leniency.
As part of Thompson's supervised
release, Judge Broomes ordered him to have no contact with Cheryl Sullenger and
her family, including grandchildren. He is not allowed to have contact
with Mellissa Newman-Mariotti and her family, nor can he have any contact with
Operation Rescue and any of its employees.
"I am relieved that Mr.
Thompson is in a place where he can continue to consider the consequences of
his actions and take measures to amend his life," said
Sullenger. "I take no pleasure in his incarceration, but I believe
that it was a just sentence that will be for the best of everyone involved.
This is a step toward restoring the sense of security he took from our
families. I will continue to pray for him and hope he can get the help he
needs to become a productive adult and a good father to his two children."
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SOURCE Operation Rescue
CONTACT:
Troy Newman, President, 316-683-6790 ext. 111
Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Vice President, 316-516-3034
Troy Newman, President, 316-683-6790 ext. 111
Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Vice President, 316-516-3034
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