Paul Sames---14 July in the year of Our Lord 2011!
Our lives are just like a vapour that appears for a while and then vanishes.
This is how Scripture speaks of our time on earth, our lives are just so short when measured against eternity.
I said recently in a Facebook post that even if we live a 100 year span it is just a brief dash, compared to the big picture. I am now 56 years old, it seems like just the other day I was 18 years of age. I turned 18 in 1973, this was also the age that I had a life changing encounter with Jesus Christ that forever made me aware of eternity and the brevity of human life.
When I was teenager I thought 30 was ancient, I couldnt imagine even being 30 when I was 18. Now it seems like I somehow hit a high speed fast forward button and hit 56 in some kind of time warp event.
Of course I did not suffer amnesia in the intervening years between 18 to 56. I remember a kind of blur like when you fast forward a Video. I had a friend in Byron Bay who used to say "We will all be dead before we know it" ( I think he stole it off me but he said it with great expression")
This friend, Steve, would proclaim this saying with a great beaming joy, this is because he was a strong believer in the work of Jesus Christ and could act like this because he knew death for a believer is really a new beginning, in a place without tears, suffering, pain or any more death.
Many who heard him though, thought, "Is this guy crazy? Why is he talking like this? I dont want to hear about being dead before I know it! How depressing!"
This exemplifies the difference between faith and unbelief, for a true believer in Jesus, death holds no fear, in fact it will be the greatest day of all--Graduation Day! (even though we want stay here as long as we can, to face,and even enjoy earths challenges and help prepare others for eternity)
On the other hand, death is called the last enemy in Scripture. Fear of death is the greatest fear known to mankind, because we dont know what we will face. Jesus Christ came to destroy this fear and give us absolute assurance of a marvellous eternity!
Many people without faith and many religious folks are terribly afraid of death.
Lots of people try to act like it doesnt exist and so they try to sweep it under the proverbial carpet. It is not appreciated if the subject is brought up, in many circles.
Death in our modern society is treated in a similar way to how the subject of sex used to be treated in the old days, particularly in the Victorian era.
Sex was so hush hush back then that they even used to put skirts around the legs of chairs in case seeing chair legs would remind people of human sexuality. In some places they even used to put pants on horses etc. Today sex is talked about 24/7 and has become used to sell cars and most products in advertising campaigns etc. Even worse many homes have access to pornography through the internet and lots of children are exposed to what adults a generation earlier didnt even see. What would have been considered totally outrageous even 30 years ago has gone mainstream now.
It has gone from one extreme to another.
1 Corinthians 15 Amplified
25For [Christ] must be King and reign until He has put all [His] enemies under His feet.
26The last enemy to be subdued and abolished is death.
2 Tim 1 :10b Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel
What better thing than to enjoy life here as long as possible and then know that God has prepared a great home for us in eternity, if we will only have Faith in Him and His Plan. God has deposited amazing blessings in all of our spiritual accounts. All we have to do is learn to make withdrawal--its not complex either--its so simple a child can do it."
Like someone said, "The Gospel of Jesus is so simple, it takes a religious theologian to help us misunderstand it."
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
GOD SEES THE HEART INTENT
Hello there, Paul Sames here, on the 11th day of July in the year of our Lord 2011!
God is creating a people who will be naturally Supernatural and Supernaturally natural.
Men and women are created in the image of God (Elohim in the original). God is One but he expresses Himself in 3 persons, God the Father, God the Son and Holy Spirit. This is something we accept by faith as it is beyond comprehension to the natural understanding how One Supreme Being can be expressed through 3 distinct persons.
We are like God also in that while we also are one person we have 3 separate areas of expressions, i.e. spirit, soul and body.
Many of us have heard that we are a spirit, we have a soul (mind, will, emotions) and we live in a body.
In todays world there is such emphasis on the mental and emotional (soul) or the appearance and health of our physical beings that the true spirit man is neglected.
In reality, the spirit is truly the number one priority in Gods order of importance. This is because the spirit of man lives forever, this is why our spirit health is so vital. Jesus said "Ye must be born again". Of course he didnt mean to be born again physically, it is a spiritual rebirth.
The Bible teaches that we are spiritually dead (without Gods life) until we come into faith of the Resurrection of Jesus and call Him Lord. When we truly believe in the Biblical Jesus and eneter into relationship with him we are spiritually regenerated and become a brand new person on the inside.
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 cor 5:17 KJV
Becoming a new creature or being in Jesus is the greatest miracle known in all of history. We put a lot of emphasis on healing, miracles of provision etc but none of these can hold a candle to the new birth.
The reason for this is the new birth guarantees us an eternity in Heaven with Jesus, what could be more important than that.
These days cosmetic surgery is no longer just for Hollywood and the mega rich. More and more everyday people are getting nipped and tucked or lifted and augmented. In fact it sometimes seems that facelifts etc are the norm for TV preachers. We should thank God for great doctors who help people enjoy their appearance and feel better about life. I am not against this as long as the surgeon does a good job, I have seen some occasional horror jobs (not necessarily on preachers) and some poor people have ended up looking like Lieutenant Worff from Star Trek or Yoda from Star Wars. I would rather look like one of those weird old wrinkly dogs than a space puppet. Choosing a great and gifted surgeon is important from what Ive seen.
The only other problem is when the cosmetic becomes more important than the spiritual. The truly foundational inner recreation and transformation from God should never be put on the backburner in favor of outward appearances offered by gymnasiums and medical science.
Remember, Man looks on the external but God looks on the heart.
God is creating a people who will be naturally Supernatural and Supernaturally natural.
Men and women are created in the image of God (Elohim in the original). God is One but he expresses Himself in 3 persons, God the Father, God the Son and Holy Spirit. This is something we accept by faith as it is beyond comprehension to the natural understanding how One Supreme Being can be expressed through 3 distinct persons.
We are like God also in that while we also are one person we have 3 separate areas of expressions, i.e. spirit, soul and body.
Many of us have heard that we are a spirit, we have a soul (mind, will, emotions) and we live in a body.
In todays world there is such emphasis on the mental and emotional (soul) or the appearance and health of our physical beings that the true spirit man is neglected.
In reality, the spirit is truly the number one priority in Gods order of importance. This is because the spirit of man lives forever, this is why our spirit health is so vital. Jesus said "Ye must be born again". Of course he didnt mean to be born again physically, it is a spiritual rebirth.
The Bible teaches that we are spiritually dead (without Gods life) until we come into faith of the Resurrection of Jesus and call Him Lord. When we truly believe in the Biblical Jesus and eneter into relationship with him we are spiritually regenerated and become a brand new person on the inside.
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 cor 5:17 KJV
Becoming a new creature or being in Jesus is the greatest miracle known in all of history. We put a lot of emphasis on healing, miracles of provision etc but none of these can hold a candle to the new birth.
The reason for this is the new birth guarantees us an eternity in Heaven with Jesus, what could be more important than that.
These days cosmetic surgery is no longer just for Hollywood and the mega rich. More and more everyday people are getting nipped and tucked or lifted and augmented. In fact it sometimes seems that facelifts etc are the norm for TV preachers. We should thank God for great doctors who help people enjoy their appearance and feel better about life. I am not against this as long as the surgeon does a good job, I have seen some occasional horror jobs (not necessarily on preachers) and some poor people have ended up looking like Lieutenant Worff from Star Trek or Yoda from Star Wars. I would rather look like one of those weird old wrinkly dogs than a space puppet. Choosing a great and gifted surgeon is important from what Ive seen.
The only other problem is when the cosmetic becomes more important than the spiritual. The truly foundational inner recreation and transformation from God should never be put on the backburner in favor of outward appearances offered by gymnasiums and medical science.
Remember, Man looks on the external but God looks on the heart.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Suffering and the Cross
Hello its Paul Sames and its July 7 in the year of Our Lord 2011.
Today I watched a youtube clip of the wonderful world missionary Arthur Blessitt. I cant think of a better example of a missionary/evangelist anywhere or anytime.
This man is in the same league as St Paul or any of the ancient faith greats, in my humble opinion.
Arthur was telling the story of how he had carried his 12ft Cross on this particular trip from Sierra Leone West Africa 2000 miles through very inhospitable, superhot and humid dangerous conditions. He told how every day for a couple of months he was dreaming of arriving at a missionary hostel at a certain place. He told of how deeply exhausted he was and how he dreamt of resting for 2 or 3 days in the airconditioning the hostel had, before pressing on into the marathon slog with the Cross.
He told of how everyday he would think of the place as an oasis and how much he needed to rest. Finally, the day arrived when he was at the missions hostel and he walked in and asked could he pay for a room for a couple of days. The man at the hostel unbelievably said " Im sorry this place is only for missionaries, you will have to leave". Arthur explained that he was a missionary and an ordained minister.
The man said that this place is only for regular missionaries (whatever that is) and he couldnt start letting intinerants and backpackers in.
Arthur said alright and walked off weeping, as he struggled on in exhaustion and pain, a car pulled up with 2 young married people who identified themselves as local school teachers and they said Arthur could come at stay at their airconditioned house as long as he wanted. They also said they were atheists but that they had been impressed by the news reports they had read about him.
As you can imagine, Arthur was dumbfounded that the church missionary hostel had rejected him but the atheists had shown him deep love and acceptance. They even moved out of their bedroom to accomodate him with their best hospitality.
This shows that religion can really blow it badly and even atheists can be more like Jesus than the church in some cases.
Jesus talked about this in the Gospels. (do a search)
All of us who call ourselves missionaries or ministers or even Christians need to be on guard against the pharisaical spirit. Many fall prey to this, in the name of being professional or correct.
Today I watched a youtube clip of the wonderful world missionary Arthur Blessitt. I cant think of a better example of a missionary/evangelist anywhere or anytime.
This man is in the same league as St Paul or any of the ancient faith greats, in my humble opinion.
Arthur was telling the story of how he had carried his 12ft Cross on this particular trip from Sierra Leone West Africa 2000 miles through very inhospitable, superhot and humid dangerous conditions. He told how every day for a couple of months he was dreaming of arriving at a missionary hostel at a certain place. He told of how deeply exhausted he was and how he dreamt of resting for 2 or 3 days in the airconditioning the hostel had, before pressing on into the marathon slog with the Cross.
He told of how everyday he would think of the place as an oasis and how much he needed to rest. Finally, the day arrived when he was at the missions hostel and he walked in and asked could he pay for a room for a couple of days. The man at the hostel unbelievably said " Im sorry this place is only for missionaries, you will have to leave". Arthur explained that he was a missionary and an ordained minister.
The man said that this place is only for regular missionaries (whatever that is) and he couldnt start letting intinerants and backpackers in.
Arthur said alright and walked off weeping, as he struggled on in exhaustion and pain, a car pulled up with 2 young married people who identified themselves as local school teachers and they said Arthur could come at stay at their airconditioned house as long as he wanted. They also said they were atheists but that they had been impressed by the news reports they had read about him.
As you can imagine, Arthur was dumbfounded that the church missionary hostel had rejected him but the atheists had shown him deep love and acceptance. They even moved out of their bedroom to accomodate him with their best hospitality.
This shows that religion can really blow it badly and even atheists can be more like Jesus than the church in some cases.
Jesus talked about this in the Gospels. (do a search)
All of us who call ourselves missionaries or ministers or even Christians need to be on guard against the pharisaical spirit. Many fall prey to this, in the name of being professional or correct.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Tragedy to Triumph
Good Morning ladies and gentlemen of the Planet.
Today is July 5 in the year of Our Lord 2011.
People today are desperately seeking for meaning, direction, significance and fulfillment.
There is an old saying heard in God Circles. "God doesnt make any junk!" How true this is.
Every man woman or child born into this earth, is created in the very image of God. This does not just mean physical image, we are made in Gods image mentally, emotionally, our decision making abilities are like Gods too.
Spiritually we are like God also, one way to express this is,
"We are finite expressions of the Infinite." Of course sin has deeply marred our expressions, but even man in his fallen state can produce great beauty and healing in his art and music and work. We still bear the trademark of Divinity no matter who we are.
Today there are millions who hate and deride themselves and are not just committing suicide in acute ways like shooting or hanging themselves. Millions are slowly killing themselves with drug abuse, alcoholism etc. This is because there is a deep subconscious self rejection in many people.
I remember TL Osborn saying in 1989 in a meeting in Benin City, Nigeria that the worst sin in humankind is not abortion, drugs, sexual promiscuity etc. He then went on to say that the most destructive problem he had seen was when a God Created man or woman had a deep inner rejection of their own value and significance.
This created such a disintegration in the human personality that the person was rendered powerless and weak and defeated. He said this was a super tragedy, because this person has been called into being by the Most High for a very powerful positive future and they have been deceived into believing that they are junk and that there is no hope.
We must study the Word of God to find out what God says about us. Even though the Bible says that all have sinned and fall short of Gods glory and Perfection, the Bible also says that,
Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17.
The Good News is God is for us, even a murderer can be restored to fellowship and be used by God as part of the answer instead of part of the problem.
King David in the old testament was guilty of adultery with Bathsheba and then he had her husband put in extreme danger in a battle to get rid of him so he could marry Bathsheba.
David later had a deep and genuine repentance about this and even though he still reaped earthly consequences he received forgiveness and restored right standing with God. ( See Psalm 51).
David is called a man after Gods own heart in the Bible and even was part of the earthly lineage of Christ. Jesus was unashamed to be called The Son Of David.
No matter how deep and grievious a persons sins, failures and even crimes, there is always hope for a new future in Gods Love. Of course just because God forgives doesnt mean that earthly law would overlook murder. Many murderers have been able to face life prison sentences and even execution with the blessing of knowing that they have made Peace with God.
In light of the Power of Christs Love, Forgiveness and Acceptance, we can also forgive ourselves for our sins and go on to be fruitful ones in Gods service.
If we hate ourselves and despise ourselves we self sabotage our fruitfulness for the most positive things in life.
Jesus died and shed His blood to give us not just "Pie in the sky when we die" but
"Steak on the plate while we wait."
Why waste what Jesus did for us by always hating and destroying ourslves because we acted like dirtbags at some time.
Please read the Scripture below, its Romans 8: 31- 39 from the Message Translation.
Dont take my word for it. Read Gods Word and believe His Word, it will never pass away.
31-39So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn't hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn't gladly and freely do for us? And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God's chosen? Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ's love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture:
Today is July 5 in the year of Our Lord 2011.
People today are desperately seeking for meaning, direction, significance and fulfillment.
There is an old saying heard in God Circles. "God doesnt make any junk!" How true this is.
Every man woman or child born into this earth, is created in the very image of God. This does not just mean physical image, we are made in Gods image mentally, emotionally, our decision making abilities are like Gods too.
Spiritually we are like God also, one way to express this is,
"We are finite expressions of the Infinite." Of course sin has deeply marred our expressions, but even man in his fallen state can produce great beauty and healing in his art and music and work. We still bear the trademark of Divinity no matter who we are.
Today there are millions who hate and deride themselves and are not just committing suicide in acute ways like shooting or hanging themselves. Millions are slowly killing themselves with drug abuse, alcoholism etc. This is because there is a deep subconscious self rejection in many people.
I remember TL Osborn saying in 1989 in a meeting in Benin City, Nigeria that the worst sin in humankind is not abortion, drugs, sexual promiscuity etc. He then went on to say that the most destructive problem he had seen was when a God Created man or woman had a deep inner rejection of their own value and significance.
This created such a disintegration in the human personality that the person was rendered powerless and weak and defeated. He said this was a super tragedy, because this person has been called into being by the Most High for a very powerful positive future and they have been deceived into believing that they are junk and that there is no hope.
We must study the Word of God to find out what God says about us. Even though the Bible says that all have sinned and fall short of Gods glory and Perfection, the Bible also says that,
Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17.
The Good News is God is for us, even a murderer can be restored to fellowship and be used by God as part of the answer instead of part of the problem.
King David in the old testament was guilty of adultery with Bathsheba and then he had her husband put in extreme danger in a battle to get rid of him so he could marry Bathsheba.
David later had a deep and genuine repentance about this and even though he still reaped earthly consequences he received forgiveness and restored right standing with God. ( See Psalm 51).
David is called a man after Gods own heart in the Bible and even was part of the earthly lineage of Christ. Jesus was unashamed to be called The Son Of David.
No matter how deep and grievious a persons sins, failures and even crimes, there is always hope for a new future in Gods Love. Of course just because God forgives doesnt mean that earthly law would overlook murder. Many murderers have been able to face life prison sentences and even execution with the blessing of knowing that they have made Peace with God.
In light of the Power of Christs Love, Forgiveness and Acceptance, we can also forgive ourselves for our sins and go on to be fruitful ones in Gods service.
If we hate ourselves and despise ourselves we self sabotage our fruitfulness for the most positive things in life.
Jesus died and shed His blood to give us not just "Pie in the sky when we die" but
"Steak on the plate while we wait."
Why waste what Jesus did for us by always hating and destroying ourslves because we acted like dirtbags at some time.
Please read the Scripture below, its Romans 8: 31- 39 from the Message Translation.
Dont take my word for it. Read Gods Word and believe His Word, it will never pass away.
31-39So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn't hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn't gladly and freely do for us? And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God's chosen? Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ's love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture:
Saturday, July 2, 2011
endless rules or Endless Life--You Choose
Greetings this 2nd day of July in the year of Our Lord Jesus Christ 2011.
Today I would like to discuss the importance of true and genuine heart relationship with The Lord Jesus Christ.
Ever since having a profound personal encounter with Jesus in 1974 on Tamarama beach in Sydney Australia and again in the hills of Northern NSW in 1977, my life, cosmology and world outlook was not only redefined but totally and utterly recreated.
Genuine Bible Christianity is not a set of rules and religious regulations but it is a deep, intimate personal relationship with The Head of the Church, even Jesus.
"For the Law was given through Moses but Grace and Truth came through Jesus Christ." John 1:17 KJV
Law is always based on rules, ritual, rigmarole and regulation. Grace is always based on Endless Life. We are under a totally New High Priest and New Kind of High Priest in the New Testament.
"Who has come not according to the Law of a fleshly commandment but according to the Power of an Endless Life." Heb 7:16 KJV
The spirit of religion is always based on an external or fleshly commandment. The Spirit of Christ is according to an Endless Life. Ask yourself a question and mean it.
"Do I want a set of rules or an Endless Life?"
What turns you on the most, a pile of stone tablets with Laws inscribed, or the Endless Eternal Life of Jesus.
The 10 commandments are awesome, good and Holy rules but Christianity was not given as an extension of the Law of God. Jesus Christ gave Himself to us as the Life of God so that we may Live in the same Endless Life of Love.
The Law is true and Right but it does not give us Power to Fulfill it. The Law only amplifies our fallen carnal natures and shows us our sinfulness. It shows us our need of a Saviour. It shows us our total necessity of a deliverer who will forgive, heal and pour into us His Empowering Grace.
"Now we have been delivered from the Law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter" ROM 7:6 KJV
Law applied to rebellion only stimulates more rebellion. Grace and Love gives us power to fulfill the only Law necessary--Love-We fulfill the law by faith, which is cleaving relying on and trusting in Jesus as our Righteousness.
We live under a New Covenant that has been ratified by the Eternal High Priest hood of Jesus. Jesus is not a priest in the levitical model, He was not even a Levite, which all priests had to be under the Old Testament. All of the old Levitical High priests died and new ones came along. Jesus defeated death, hell and the Grave at the Cross and now He lives forever at the right Hand of the Majesty on High.
Jesus was from Judah. He is called the Lion of the Tribe of Judah ( Judah means Praise)
4 "Wherefore, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ; that ye should be joined to another, even to him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit unto God." Rom7:4 American Standard Bible
We have come from Religion to Reality if we have come to Jesus. People often say, "So you got religion now?'
No I have got REALITY now, this is endless unadulterated super Resurrection Life over death, much better than a rule book. The Bible is really a Life book , not a rule book.
Today I would like to discuss the importance of true and genuine heart relationship with The Lord Jesus Christ.
Ever since having a profound personal encounter with Jesus in 1974 on Tamarama beach in Sydney Australia and again in the hills of Northern NSW in 1977, my life, cosmology and world outlook was not only redefined but totally and utterly recreated.
Genuine Bible Christianity is not a set of rules and religious regulations but it is a deep, intimate personal relationship with The Head of the Church, even Jesus.
"For the Law was given through Moses but Grace and Truth came through Jesus Christ." John 1:17 KJV
Law is always based on rules, ritual, rigmarole and regulation. Grace is always based on Endless Life. We are under a totally New High Priest and New Kind of High Priest in the New Testament.
"Who has come not according to the Law of a fleshly commandment but according to the Power of an Endless Life." Heb 7:16 KJV
The spirit of religion is always based on an external or fleshly commandment. The Spirit of Christ is according to an Endless Life. Ask yourself a question and mean it.
"Do I want a set of rules or an Endless Life?"
What turns you on the most, a pile of stone tablets with Laws inscribed, or the Endless Eternal Life of Jesus.
The 10 commandments are awesome, good and Holy rules but Christianity was not given as an extension of the Law of God. Jesus Christ gave Himself to us as the Life of God so that we may Live in the same Endless Life of Love.
The Law is true and Right but it does not give us Power to Fulfill it. The Law only amplifies our fallen carnal natures and shows us our sinfulness. It shows us our need of a Saviour. It shows us our total necessity of a deliverer who will forgive, heal and pour into us His Empowering Grace.
"Now we have been delivered from the Law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter" ROM 7:6 KJV
Law applied to rebellion only stimulates more rebellion. Grace and Love gives us power to fulfill the only Law necessary--Love-We fulfill the law by faith, which is cleaving relying on and trusting in Jesus as our Righteousness.
We live under a New Covenant that has been ratified by the Eternal High Priest hood of Jesus. Jesus is not a priest in the levitical model, He was not even a Levite, which all priests had to be under the Old Testament. All of the old Levitical High priests died and new ones came along. Jesus defeated death, hell and the Grave at the Cross and now He lives forever at the right Hand of the Majesty on High.
Jesus was from Judah. He is called the Lion of the Tribe of Judah ( Judah means Praise)
4 "Wherefore, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ; that ye should be joined to another, even to him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit unto God." Rom7:4 American Standard Bible
We have come from Religion to Reality if we have come to Jesus. People often say, "So you got religion now?'
No I have got REALITY now, this is endless unadulterated super Resurrection Life over death, much better than a rule book. The Bible is really a Life book , not a rule book.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Witches Brew/Pharmakia Red Alert
Hi folks, Paul Sames here again.
As you may or may not know, my family and I live on the West Coast of Central Florida, it is a lovely aquatic playground of beautiful beaches, awesome sunsets and interesting people. When Im at the beach watching a magnificent sunset, its hard to fathom that central and Southern Florida is ground zero for massive legal and illegal drug abuse and distribution.
Pharmakia is the Biblical term for drug addiction and abuse. It is the word from which we derive our moderm term "pharmacy and pharmaceutical". Pharmakia is the Greek word that is translated "sorcery" in many English Bible translations.
We often imagine that a sorcerer is a strange old Merlin like character in a pointy hat covered in sickle moons and stars, someone like the longhaired old wizard in Harry Potter movies.
The Biblical definition of a sorcerer is someone who relies on drugs or mind altering substances to produce a sense of peace, strength, prowess or spiritual experience to give excitement and meaning to life.
Hence, the old concept of witches flying on broomsticks after drinking their witches brews. The reason they thought they flew on brooms was that thy had ingested mind altering substances, often in their brews.
The whole American and Western culture in general has fallen under a huge spell of sorcery or pharmakia in every area of life, whether its steroids for physical power and strength, cocaine or amphetamines to give energy and alertness, narcotics for killing the discomforts of modern living or Hallucinogens/psychedelics to aid in an instant spiritual or religious experience.
Tragically many of the legally prescribed pharmaceuticals are just as dangerous and are even being abused more than the outlawed drugs like cocaine or heroin.
I watched a couple of great documentaries recently about the "painkiller pill mills" that have sprung up in Central and Southern Florida.
These so called pain clinics are prescribing multiple thousand of pills, mainly oxycodone (oxycontin) and other similar opioid pain killers to people who flock from all over the United States to legally obtain massive quantities and take back to other states to sell on the black market at up to $80 per pill.
Law enforcement from many states say nearly all the oxy pills can be traced back to the Florida pill mills. Experts estimate that 85% of illegal pills in the entire USA are being supplied from the mills in Florida. (Whats wrong with Florida lawmakers!) Why is there not a modern "Elliot Ness from the Untouchables" to shut these horror clinics down.
Oxycodone is basically a synthetic form of heroin with a different name. Many Oxy addicts in Massachussets and other states are injecting cheap heroin now as its actually cheaper to obtain a totally outlawed drug like heroin than pay the exorbitant street prices of oxy. These drugs have basically the same effect and addictive natures.
I heard a Massachussets law enforcement man say that around 75 soldiers had died in the wars in middle east in a certain period. In the same period around 3,500 young people had overdosed and died on narcotic painkillers. Do the math! Where are worst casualties being taken?--Right in the homes of the USA and her families! (and Australia Canada England etc)
The pharmaceutical industry and many doctors in the medical community are creating (wittingly or unwittingly) an international wildfire of devastating addiction. This ought not to be. This class of narcotics are the nuclear weapons for easing pain and they are being used in many cases indiscriminately, when simple NSAIDS (aspirin, ibuprofen, etc) would suffice. Nuclear warheads are not used blow up a machine gunner, a grenade would do.
I have personally been visiting people in hospitals when a nurse will walk in and ask the patient "On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being mild and 10 intense what is your pain level?" I have often heard people instantly say 10 with a calm expression and be administered Dilaudid, oxy or morphine for days on end and come out of hospital with the seeds of a narco addiction that will later ruin their lives.
If a person has a 10 pain level, they would most likely be screaming in agony not calmly describing what is often just a level of 3 or 4 discomfort that would respond to something far less potent and addictive.
Its time for Doctors to learn more about addiction, Im very glad to see Drs like Dr Drew Pinsky of "Celebrity Rehab" fame starting to educate other doctors and the public about addiction and the dangers of overprescribing.
I could write for hours about the horrors of cocaine, meth, heroin, and other drugs.
Suffice to say addiction, sorcery, pharmakia, abuse, or whatever term we use, the reality is, this is a massive, worldwide epidemic, destroying the entire fabric of nations.
The Bible in Rev 9:21 lists sorcery or drug abuse as one of the deadly end time habits of mankind, along with murder, theft, and sexual crime/abuse. It is easy to see how addiction aggravates the other 3 areas, addiction increases violence, crime to pay for habit, and sexual abuses and crimes.
There is an old saying in Christian circles.
If you want to take a pill, take the Gospill, then you wont need to take the others to get High. Another one is
"You get the Most High with the Most High."
Another one---If you want some speed take some Godspeed and run with Jesus.
If you want LSD--Go for Gods brand ---Love, Salvation and Deliverance!
If want to get drunk--Get some New Wine from Gods Upper room New Wine Bar.
If you want a rush---mainline Jesus--he is the Eternal Rush of Pure Love and Joy.
I know all of these sound like nice cute wordplays--but it is a fact--He is the Best High known to Mankind--there is not a drug or drink that can saisfy like Jesus.
Maybe one day the Rolling Stones will finally get some satisfaction--they have been singing "I cant get no satisfaction" long enough.
Jesus said if you drink living water and eat Living Bread from Heaven --you will never hunger or thirst again--its true.
Acts 2--The Message translation
Peter Speaks Up
15-21 These people aren't drunk as some of you suspect. They haven't had time to get drunk—it's only nine o'clock in the morning. This is what the prophet Joel announced would happen:
"In the Last Days," God says,
"I will pour out my Spirit
on every kind of people:
As you may or may not know, my family and I live on the West Coast of Central Florida, it is a lovely aquatic playground of beautiful beaches, awesome sunsets and interesting people. When Im at the beach watching a magnificent sunset, its hard to fathom that central and Southern Florida is ground zero for massive legal and illegal drug abuse and distribution.
Pharmakia is the Biblical term for drug addiction and abuse. It is the word from which we derive our moderm term "pharmacy and pharmaceutical". Pharmakia is the Greek word that is translated "sorcery" in many English Bible translations.
We often imagine that a sorcerer is a strange old Merlin like character in a pointy hat covered in sickle moons and stars, someone like the longhaired old wizard in Harry Potter movies.
The Biblical definition of a sorcerer is someone who relies on drugs or mind altering substances to produce a sense of peace, strength, prowess or spiritual experience to give excitement and meaning to life.
Hence, the old concept of witches flying on broomsticks after drinking their witches brews. The reason they thought they flew on brooms was that thy had ingested mind altering substances, often in their brews.
The whole American and Western culture in general has fallen under a huge spell of sorcery or pharmakia in every area of life, whether its steroids for physical power and strength, cocaine or amphetamines to give energy and alertness, narcotics for killing the discomforts of modern living or Hallucinogens/psychedelics to aid in an instant spiritual or religious experience.
Tragically many of the legally prescribed pharmaceuticals are just as dangerous and are even being abused more than the outlawed drugs like cocaine or heroin.
I watched a couple of great documentaries recently about the "painkiller pill mills" that have sprung up in Central and Southern Florida.
These so called pain clinics are prescribing multiple thousand of pills, mainly oxycodone (oxycontin) and other similar opioid pain killers to people who flock from all over the United States to legally obtain massive quantities and take back to other states to sell on the black market at up to $80 per pill.
Law enforcement from many states say nearly all the oxy pills can be traced back to the Florida pill mills. Experts estimate that 85% of illegal pills in the entire USA are being supplied from the mills in Florida. (Whats wrong with Florida lawmakers!) Why is there not a modern "Elliot Ness from the Untouchables" to shut these horror clinics down.
Oxycodone is basically a synthetic form of heroin with a different name. Many Oxy addicts in Massachussets and other states are injecting cheap heroin now as its actually cheaper to obtain a totally outlawed drug like heroin than pay the exorbitant street prices of oxy. These drugs have basically the same effect and addictive natures.
I heard a Massachussets law enforcement man say that around 75 soldiers had died in the wars in middle east in a certain period. In the same period around 3,500 young people had overdosed and died on narcotic painkillers. Do the math! Where are worst casualties being taken?--Right in the homes of the USA and her families! (and Australia Canada England etc)
The pharmaceutical industry and many doctors in the medical community are creating (wittingly or unwittingly) an international wildfire of devastating addiction. This ought not to be. This class of narcotics are the nuclear weapons for easing pain and they are being used in many cases indiscriminately, when simple NSAIDS (aspirin, ibuprofen, etc) would suffice. Nuclear warheads are not used blow up a machine gunner, a grenade would do.
I have personally been visiting people in hospitals when a nurse will walk in and ask the patient "On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being mild and 10 intense what is your pain level?" I have often heard people instantly say 10 with a calm expression and be administered Dilaudid, oxy or morphine for days on end and come out of hospital with the seeds of a narco addiction that will later ruin their lives.
If a person has a 10 pain level, they would most likely be screaming in agony not calmly describing what is often just a level of 3 or 4 discomfort that would respond to something far less potent and addictive.
Its time for Doctors to learn more about addiction, Im very glad to see Drs like Dr Drew Pinsky of "Celebrity Rehab" fame starting to educate other doctors and the public about addiction and the dangers of overprescribing.
I could write for hours about the horrors of cocaine, meth, heroin, and other drugs.
Suffice to say addiction, sorcery, pharmakia, abuse, or whatever term we use, the reality is, this is a massive, worldwide epidemic, destroying the entire fabric of nations.
The Bible in Rev 9:21 lists sorcery or drug abuse as one of the deadly end time habits of mankind, along with murder, theft, and sexual crime/abuse. It is easy to see how addiction aggravates the other 3 areas, addiction increases violence, crime to pay for habit, and sexual abuses and crimes.
There is an old saying in Christian circles.
If you want to take a pill, take the Gospill, then you wont need to take the others to get High. Another one is
"You get the Most High with the Most High."
Another one---If you want some speed take some Godspeed and run with Jesus.
If you want LSD--Go for Gods brand ---Love, Salvation and Deliverance!
If want to get drunk--Get some New Wine from Gods Upper room New Wine Bar.
If you want a rush---mainline Jesus--he is the Eternal Rush of Pure Love and Joy.
I know all of these sound like nice cute wordplays--but it is a fact--He is the Best High known to Mankind--there is not a drug or drink that can saisfy like Jesus.
Maybe one day the Rolling Stones will finally get some satisfaction--they have been singing "I cant get no satisfaction" long enough.
Jesus said if you drink living water and eat Living Bread from Heaven --you will never hunger or thirst again--its true.
Acts 2--The Message translation
Peter Speaks Up
15-21 These people aren't drunk as some of you suspect. They haven't had time to get drunk—it's only nine o'clock in the morning. This is what the prophet Joel announced would happen:
"In the Last Days," God says,
"I will pour out my Spirit
on every kind of people:
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