there's all sorts of different ways to handle things, for different effects.
we're just starting to mess around ourselves.
we're just going to have to find out.
the best effect ive seen so far was a spinning polyhedron, with edges on (red edges and blue edges), i think additive blending (overlap was pink), on a black background. thing was just jumping off to screen and stopping inches away from my face. amazing stuff.
The correct method is addition, basically because red and blue (cyan in this case, which is blue and green) occupy different channels in RGB. Addition will simply add your red or cyan values to 0 (0 + x) meaning no information is lost (where they overlap, cyan and red appear as pink but there is no actual 'mixing' of colors meaning again, no information loss).
In other words, the end result of using additional blending is mathematically equivallent to simply rendering one camera into the R channel of the image, and the other in G+B channels of the image.
Why does Montreal have to be so far away?
Fish, could you guys consider maybe moving your province or at least your city a bit to the west? I mean, Alberta is pretty much just sitting there taking up space. Maybe if we move Alberta into the ocean somewhere, and then move Quebec to where Alberta used to be, I could go to Gamma and everything would be considerably better.
This event would be a good chance to explore the idea of multiplayer on one screen with one player getting double red and one player getting double blue.
Was that on this forum or the RetroRemakes forum that was discussing this?
So far as I can tell, thinking about the theme here, the only way I can think of to take advantage of stereoscopy is to have wireframe rendering without back-surface; if you have depth perception, then it'll be a lot more comprehensible. Like that snake game swear (or macswear). No doubt other people will be able to think of sexier things though.
there was certainly such a discussion here.
You don't have to use wireframe rendering. If you make the scene greyscale then you can render it from two slightly different camera views with a red tint and a blue tint. Personally I think I'll be using 2D greyscale sprites since I'm not really adapt at proper 3d stuff.
Fish, you said only games which make use of the 3D element for more than just visuals would be allowed to enter, would a game like Space Harrier qualify for its use of 3d as a game mechanic?
You don't have to use wireframe rendering.
To clarify my point, lest it be not clear: Yep, you don't have to use wireframe rendering I know, but I was trying to think of situations where stereoscopy could dramatically increase comprehension of objects that might seem very messy otherwise.
the game itself dosent have to use 3D graphics per se.
could very well be 2D, sprite based, as long as it does use stereoscopy in some way.
we know this kind of trickery works perfectly with shutter and polarized glasses, but we dont know if it will really work all that well anaglyphically, since it's really hard to get EXACTLY the right shade of red or blue to completely disappear.
But that's what I was talking about earlier.
By the way, aside from prestige these event don't carry any prizes for entrants, do they?
But! If one uses increpare's great idea with some random noise mixed in, I think it would work just fine.
Stereoscopic dwarf-fortress-like roguelike would be cool.
Another idea: A stereoscopic roguelike might work quite well, EXCEPT that adjusting any interpupilar distance parameters might be awkward. Unless one was to abandon the idea that the composite image would have to be rogue-like, in which case it would be a zillion times easier. (One problem is that it's harder I assume to visually match up discrete characters than more complicated, connected, 3D objects).
The problem with roguelikes is not the difficulty in matching up discrete characters as much as the fact that you can't overlap text characters. So unless you're going to have every character be the same you can't use text mode, and which point why worry about discrete characters?
well, this year we're throwing in MIGS passes, which is kind of amazing because in previous years we had ONE pass for the whole collective. this year theyre giving away a bunch of em. theyre worth something like what, 700$?
but gamma isnt a competition. it's a curated art show. it just so happen to come with a bit of prestige, yes.
which might make you consider it a competition.
To clarify, the MIGS passes go to the creators of the games that are selected for the event. Not for everyone who enters the challenge.
So unless you're going to have every character be the same you can't use text mode, and which point why worry about discrete characters?
have you ordered them yet? I'd like if you could get a pair for me tooooo (I'm afraid of mail-order at the moment). I think it's a good idea to have a spare pair of such glasses handy.


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What Is a Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC)?
The term "real estate mortgage investment conduit" (REMIC) refers to a special purpose vehicle (SPV) or debt instrument that pools mortgage loans together and issues mortgage-backed securities (MBSs).
A real estate mortgage investment conduit (REMIC) is a special purpose vehicle that is used to pool mortgage loans and issue mortgage-backed securities.
REMICs were first authorized by the enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
A real estate mortgage investment conduit may be organized as a partnership, a trust, a corporation, or an association and is exempt from federal taxes.
Understanding Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (REMICs)
REMICs are complex investments that generate income for issuers and investors. Mortgage pools are generally broken up into tranches, repackaged, and marketed to investors as individual securities. REMICs can take on several different forms and are generally deemed pass-through entities. As such, they are exempt from being taxed directly.
Real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs) were first authorized by the enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. They hold commercial and residential mortgages in trust and issue interests in these securitized mortgages to investors. They are considered to be a safe option for investors who are averse to risk.
REMICs piece together individual mortgages into pools based on risk and maturity, just like collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). They are divided into bonds or other securities that are then sold to investors. These securities are traded on the secondary mortgage market.
Some of the industry's most prominent issuers of real estate mortgage investment conduits include Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These companies are backed by the federal government. Although they don't actually issue mortgages, they do guarantee home loans issued by other lenders in the secondary market. Other REMIC issuers include mortgage lenders and insurance companies, as well as savings institutions.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are some of the more prominent issuers of REMICs.
REMICs may be organized as partnerships, trusts, corporations, or associations and are federally tax-exempt entities. Investors who own these securities, though, are still subject to individual income taxation. Tax laws prevented REMICs from making modifications to their mortgage loans. As such, the entity could lose its tax-exempt status if a loan within its pool is exchanged for another loan. That's because federal regulations require loans in a given pool to be constant. In other words, the loans cannot be significantly modified or exchanged for different loans with new terms.
Several changes were either proposed or made to protect the structure and tax-exempt status of REMICs.
Congress introduced the Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act in 2009 to ease restrictions on commercial real estate loans securitized by REMICs. Owners of troubled properties with commercial loans weren't able to make changes to their assets because their plans would change the value of the collateral that secured the loan.
The proposed law would allow property owners with commercial loans securitized by REMICs to make improvements and enhancements that would make their properties more attractive to the market. The legislation included a declaration that property modifications under such terms would not be regarded as prohibited transactions as outlined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
The interest in the REMIC would continue to be treated as regular interest and proceeds that were generated by modifications to the property would be handled the same as if received through qualified mortgages.
The Act was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, but hasn't moved any further.
The federal government provided some relief for people with commercial and residential loans suffering from hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Homeowners unable to make payments were granted forbearance, first under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was signed by former President Donald Trump in 2020, and then again when the Biden administration extended the provisions.
Because the relief would ultimately change the structure of these loans, it would have an effect on how REMICs are structured, too. The IRS has ensured that these investments and their issuers will remain safe from any tax implications if borrowers take advantage of these emergency measures.
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) vs. Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)
The industry commonly considers REMICs to be CMOS, which are a series of mortgages that are bundled together and sold to investors as investments. But there are some distinctions between the two.
CMOs exist within REMICs, although CMOs are separate legal entities for tax and legal purposes. A REMIC, on the other hand, is exempt from federal tax. But that's only on the income investors collect from the underlying mortgages at the corporate level. Any income generated and paid out to investors is taxable, using Form 1066 when filing a REMIC.
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) vs. Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)
Both REMICs and real estate investment trusts (REITs) invest in real estate in some form or another, but while REMICs pool mortgage loans and sell them off as investments to investors, REITs are a whole different ball game.
REITs are companies that own and operate a portfolio of income-generating properties, such as office and retail space, condominiums, and mixed-use properties. Investors can purchase shares in REITs that are traded on exchanges just like stocks. Companies lease or rent out their properties and that income is then paid out to investors as dividends.
Just like REMICs, though, REITs aren't taxed. But investors must report any earnings from these investments on their annual tax returns, which means they are taxed at their own tax rate.
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The CPA Journals. "Tax Aspects of Investing in REITs and REMICs." Accessed March 4, 2021.
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Holland & Knight. "IRS Provides Relief for Securitized Mortgage Loan Modifications Anticipated from COVID-19." Accessed March 4, 2021.
Congress.gov. "S.376 - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009." Accessed March 4, 2021.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. "Learn About Forbearance." Accessed March 4, 2021.
The White House. "Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Announces Extension of COVID-19 Forbearance and Foreclosure Protections for Homeowners." Accessed March 4, 2021.
Internal Revenue Service. "About Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) Income Tax Return." Accessed March 4, 2021.
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Morningstar. "Benefits of REITs." Accessed March 4, 2021.
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A financial asset securitization investment trust (FASIT) was a tool for securitizing non-mortgage debt with short maturities, such as car loans.
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Owls swallow most prey whole, and at some point in their digestive process the bones and fur are separated and eventually rejected prior to digestion, and coughed up in the form of a mucous covered ball, or pellet. These pellets reveal what animal the owl had for a meal, and have offered scientists the opportunity to not only better understand the diet of owls, but also what small mammal populations are about in a given area of study. When kids sit down to inspect an owl pellet, they are in fact performing real science.
Naturally, for a kid's first time owl pellet experience, there are some gross-out hurdles to overcome. They are told that pellets are not poop, not puke, and have been sterilized. Still, until they get started, skeptical expressions remain the norm. It doesn't take long, though, for all of that initial reluctance to give way to full on excitement. It always happens. Once they start finding the tiny skulls and other bones and begin to identify the critter meal, they are hooked.
When conducting an owl pellet program, all we need for each student aside from their very own pellet, is a bone chart and a couple of simple tools like tweezers and a toothpick. We explain that this is part archeology, part forensic science, and it is up to them to match the bones to the chart as they dig away. Of course we help, and if time allows we bring out the magnifying glasses and sometimes even microscopes.
An hour for 4th graders is just about right, but often at the session's end we hear cries of despair, that they were having so much fun, and can we do this again? For this recent session, my favorite comment was, "I don't like this, I love it!" As one girl was leaving the class to wash her hands, she turned to me and said, "Now I know I want to be a scientist!" Exactly.
I would like to thank the following teachers: Megan Boyer (Fries), Ginger Burnett (Baywood), Angela Martin (Fairview), Jennifer Aldred and Kasey Hallman (Independence), and Roberta Paisley (Highlands).
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By Victoria Spilabotte, FOX 11
(FOX 11) - Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide bureau detectives are assisting the South Gate Police Department with an officer involved shooting investigation that resulted in the death of a male Hispanic adult.
The incident occurred in the 9800 block of Bowman Avenue in the city of South Gate, on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at approximately 4:15 p.m.
According to detectives, South Gate police officers attempted to stop a silver Lexus for a traffic violation when the driver led police on a short pursuit.
Moments later, the driver stopped the vehicle and was detained by police, but his passenger walked away from the car, according to police.
Officers later located the passenger hiding out inside a shed located in the backyard of a home, at which point, police said he brandished a handgun at the officers.
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U.S. military will not charge anyone for killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers
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The United States military has now decided that they will not charge a single soldier with any crime for their role in the airstrike carried out by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces last year which resulted in the murder of 24 Pakistani soldiers.
This incident significantly hurt U.S.-Pakistani relations and has had a major impact on operations in Afghanistan, not the least of which is the increase of effective gasoline costs up to around $400 per gallon for the U.S. military in Afghanistan.
The American investigation – the objectivity of which is highly questionable – determined that both American and Pakistani troops were at fault.
However, said investigation in December of last year claimed that the Pakistani soldiers fired first. They further claimed that the soldiers fired from two border posts which were not on the coalition maps.
Furthermore, they allege that the Pakistani soldiers did not stop firing when the Americans attempted to tell them that they were attacking allied troops.
Somewhat unsurprisingly, Pakistan rejected all of these conclusions and put the blame squarely on American forces.
The investigation carried out by the United States set up a second inquiry which looked into whether American military personnel should be held responsible for the killings.
This review, which was just recently completed, came to the conclusion that not a single soldier should be punished for any crime whatsoever.
According to three senior military officials cited by The New York Times, the Americans fired in self-defense, thus clearing them of any and all wrongdoing.
They are now claiming that the mistakes which contributed to the tragic and deadly attack were nothing more than the result of battlefield confusion.
"We found nothing criminally negligent on the part of any individual in our investigations of the incident," one anonymous senior U.S. military official, who has been involved with the inquiry, said.
The American officials spoke only on condition of anonymity due to the fact that the results of the review have yet to be made publicly available.
This decision is very likely to help the strained ties between Pakistan and the United States, which have been marred by many an incident in the past year or so.
These include the murder of two Pakistanis in Lahore carried out by CIA contractor Raymond Davis (who was released after $2.4 million was paid to families of the victims in what appeared to be a "blood money" payoff), the fake vaccination scam that was allegedly used to get DNA from the bin Laden family, the farcical raid of the Abbottabad compound which allegedly housed Osama bin Laden and to top it all off, the deadly airstrike in November of last year.
All of these incidents have just helped push Pakistan closer to China and has partially contributed to China saying that the United States needs to respect Pakistan's sovereignty and cease the cross-border incursions. One must also assume that it is also somewhat related to China giving Pakistan 50 fighter jets last year.
The Pakistani parliament is expected to restart their debate over relations with the United States as soon as Monday. This will include a major review of all U.S.-Pakistani relations, which has the potential of opening up the NATO supply lines that run into Afghanistan through Pakistan once again.
Obviously the stakes are high for the United States, but they are not helping at all by declaring all of those soldiers who were involved to be absolutely and totally innocent of any wrongdoing.
This debate amongst Pakistan's parliament has already resulted in some Pakistani legislators demanding a formal, unconditional apology from the U.S. for the airstrike which slaughtered some 24 of their troops.
Honestly, I would be quite surprised if the United States honors this request, as they usually simply express "regret" or some other hollow statement which avoids actually taking any responsibility or apologizing in any true sense.
United States President Barack Obama is slated to meet with Yousaf Raza Gilani, Pakistan's prime minister, this coming week in South Korea after a nuclear conference. They are expected to discuss issues surrounding Afghanistan and security.
Obama, however, is not expected to actually apologize to Gilani or go beyond the expression of regret he gave back in November of last year. In my opinion, this is hardly sufficient when the United States murdered two dozen of their people.
Also coming up this week is an expected meeting between the head of the U.S. military's Central Command, General James N. Mattis, and General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, the Pakistani Army's chief of staff, in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.
This meeting will likely focus on the investigation into the airstrike, new procedures to coordinate border activities in an attempt to prevent similar incidents in the future, opportunities surrounding training, arms sales, and improving border coordination centers, according to unnamed military officials.
Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides and the State Department special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan are also likely to meet with senior officials from Pakistan in the near future in an attempt to repair U.S.-Pakistani relations.
Interestingly, the report seems to indicate that some of the tragic attack was due to American military officials lacking trust in their Pakistani allies.
Indeed, the first investigation which was carried out by U.S. Central Command in December, determined that some of the checks and balances in place, which are intended to prevent cross-border attacks like this one, failed because Americans did not trust the Pakistanis enough to give them detailed information concerning the whereabouts of American forces in Afghanistan.
The investigation also reportedly found that a NATO operations officer in Afghanistan took a whopping 45 minutes to notify a senior allied commander about the fact that Pakistan was saying that their outposts were under attack.
There appears to be at least one, possibly two, officers involved in delaying the notification. There is currently speculation surrounding whether a faster response might have saved lives, which I think is a quite obvious conclusion.
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Officials "did not respond correctly, quickly enough or with the sense of urgency or initiative required given the gravity of the situation and the well-known sensitivity surrounding the Afghan-Pakistan border region," according to the December inquiry.
The Pakistani military, on the other hand, has called the report "factually not correct," saying that Americans attacked first, adding that the United States failed to share information "at any level" while denying any and all responsibility for the deaths.
"A full investigation was done by our military, and the conclusions were sent to the parliamentary committee," said Major General Athar Abbas, the Pakistani military's spokesman. "Now the government should communicate to the U.S. whatever they want."
Based on the information acquired by the first U.S. inquiry, American officials claimed that no criminal charges or even disciplinary measures like fines or demotions were warranted.
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At most, it seems that at some level there might be an administrative reprimand, although that will remain a private manner within the unit or command in question.
Interestingly, The New York Times attempts to convince the reader that there was no cover-up or wrongdoing here. The fact that they even bring up the possibility of a cover-up seems highly suspicious to me.
"The absence of disciplinary action in a specific case doesn't mean that there was a cover-up or anything like that," said Charles J. Dunlap Jr., a retired Air Force major general who served as deputy judge advocate general and is now executive director of the Duke University Law School's Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, according to The New York Times.
"Rather, it may well simply indicate that a tragic accident occurred, and the fog and friction of war make the facts such that assigning criminal responsibility is just not the right thing to do," Dunlap added.
However, quoting someone with Dunlap's history on matters of holding U.S. soldiers accountable for their wartime activities is laughable at best. Obviously Dunlap's opinion should be questioned as he is far from an impartial, objective source.
The American military claims that they are taking major steps to help prevent such tragedies in the future, but I seriously doubt that this will do anything to make the people of Pakistan feel better about the 24 soldiers who were slaughtered for no reason.
The degradation of U.S.-Pakistani relations could be a major boon to China, and it appears that they are capitalizing on it as much as possible.
It will be interesting to see if the meetings slated for this coming week have any impact on the highly strained relations or if this butting of heads continues indefinitely.
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Edward and Esther are students from Ngoro in Uganda.
"I am happy because the borehole is very near and we can always get clean water at school, which was hard to find before.
"Before we would have to drink the swamp water since the borehole was far and we had to pay to get drinking water. The swamp water was dirty and was making us sick, some children would fall sick and fail to come to school with cholera disease.
"I was sick and had to miss four days while being treated. Most of my friends have also fallen ill.
"In our school most children would stay for two or three days without bathing. Girls would have to miss lessons and days due to menstruation.
"We can now clean our classrooms and latrines wash our hands and get clean water for drinking, bathing and cooking. We are also able to fetch water for the animals and washing clothes and remain smart in school."


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Completely out of touch with reality, Pelosi tries to convince CNN's Christiane Amanpour that President Trump was not acquitted. Not kidding!
Poor Nancy Pelosi. Her body is with us, but her vodka-soaked brain is in another dimension where reality is what she imagines it to be. Either that, or she is one very good liar. God knows, she has had plenty of time to practice, having been on Capitol Hill since the Lincoln administration.
This is not a blow-up doll. This is Nancy Pelosi lying her ass off to George Stephanopoulos, insisting that Schiff repeated President Trump's "own words"
Nancy would hear none of it, insisting that the words fellow California liar Adam Schiffbag recited during his opening statement in the House impeachment inquiry were the president's "own words," a complete lie! There really should be a price to pay for this chronic dishonesty.
Allen West declares that Nancy Pelosi's aiding and abetting illegals makes her guilty of a "high crime and misdemeanor"
Never afraid of controversial statements, LTC West recently created a twitterstorm after his tweet declaring Nancy Pelosi guilty of committing a "high crime and misdemeanor" for advising illegal immigrants, who a judge has ordered deported, on ways to avoid detention and deportation by ICE.
VIDEO: Speaking of complete fakes, what is Nancy Pelosi up to lately? Remember when she explained her favorite word with the cryptic message? Take our poll
Listen closely to Pelosi's cryptic message at the 1:04 mark, following "That's the great mystery." What the hell did she say? Known for speaking unintelligible gibberish, it may be only that. Or perhaps it is an important message for the world. Let us know what you think in the poll, below….
VIDEO: Bush on the brain! Batsh!t Crazy, trying to stop the memo before release: "This is a coverup by the Republicans to protect President Bush"
I almost hate to see the Democrat Party go away. They have been an unending source of grins and giggles for so long. Where will we turn for our collective comedy fix?
VIDEO: Nancy Batsh!t Crazy Pelosi is referring to the welcome bonuses workers are receiving this year as "crumbs" and "pathetic"
Those bonuses may be crumbs compared to the huge piles of cash that Pelosi, among the richest members of Congress, receives, but I promise you they are welcome and appreciated.
VIDEO: Nancy Pelosi's weird facial contortions and disconnected gibberish prove one thing – it is time for her to stop servicing the public!
It may only be the natural aging process that is affecting the 347-year-old legislator or it could be the decades of plastic surgery. Pelosi has had so many face lifts her vagina is now in the middle of her chest, and no one wants to see that, even on Halloween.
VIDEO: Wow! THIS is why we call her Batsh!t Crazy
Geez! This is beyond description. Keep in mind, folks, this woman is a leader in our Congress, and believe it or not, she was once third in line of succession to the presidency.
VIDEO: The rats they are a-running. Watch very tense Batsh!t Crazy Pelosi dodge questions about Imran Awan who worked for her. Sick 'em, Jeff!
Watch a very nervous Nancy Pelosi (that may be Caitlyn Jenner in the video, not sure) dodge a reporter's questions regarding her relationship with Imran Awan, who was arrested two days ago at Dulles International Airport trying to flee the country.
VIDEO: Poor Nancy Batsh!t Crazy Pelosi, so choked up over the 'death' of Steve Scalise. Plus bonus video, "Nancy's Favorite Word"
You are not heartbroken, Nancy! You are doing cartwheels up and down the halls of the Capitol. You are lobbying Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards to appoint a Democrat replacement
VIDEO: Nancy Batshit Crazy Pelosi criticizes Trump's foreign tour because "it wasn't even alphabetical"
No question, this woman sleeps upside down. Nancy Batshit Crazy Pelosi is criticizing President Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia because it falls too late in the alphabet to justify such an early visit.
VIDEO: I rate this one three and a half barf bags. Enjoy one full minute of Nancy "Plastic" Pelosi
It tells you everything you need to know about liberal Democrats. They are liars. They are soulless, subhuman creatures from the swamp President Trump is trying to drain.
VIDEO: Hilariously ironic letter from Nancy Pelosi to Paul Ryan, and Dennis Miller's take on the former Speaker
Nancy "Out-to-Lunch" Pelosi wants to put the brakes on, slow down, take ten years or so to discuss this. She just said the bill, and I am not kidding….


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In Warlords, two teams belonging to the NATO and CSAT factions compete to seize the opponent's base. Both groups of players will begin a consecutive seizure of sectors on the map belonging to the AI-faction AAF.
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Some biblical scholars have calculated that Jesus walked over 3,000 miles during his 3-year ministry. Immediately, one can get the idea that our Lord didn't sit around the house, in the comforts of some corporate office administering to others about what they should do. The opposite is true.
And while it is also true enough that many sought after Jesus, the major aspect is that Jesus went around where people were: where they worked, ate, lived and played. In other words, we see where Jesus's ministry was an active ministry and one where he went to them.
More often than not, preachers refer to the Old Testament, citing examples whereas God is buy making promises and zapping those who are either against Him or who disobey.
I think preachers preach on the Old Testament as there, events were specific, concrete and highly visible.
The shame in this type of preaching is that more often than not, preachers fail to preach on what Jesus had to say. If they stumble into the New Testament, it is straight into either Act or the Book of Revelation. Once again, we highly visible works enjoyed by the Apostles and early Church.
I suggest Jesus isn't quoted often is because of his commandments are of the impossibility.
Unlike the Old Testament, with Jesus, we don't 'fight' our enemies, we are to love and to pray for them. This is the exact opposite approach of the old way of doing things. With Jesus we were to resist evil, to do well and love our neighbor as servants. Who in the world wants to do that? Not, many obviously.
However, I also suggest it is not people who should go to church—No, it is the church that should be going to the people.
One of the key features of Christ's ministry is that he was outside, not inside. No, we don't generally see Jesus behind a lectern, no microphone, speakers, choir or any other prop. In fact, there isn't even mention of a scroll in his hand except on one occasion while at the synagogue as a youth.
His church then could also be easily seen: aside from his misfit disciples, his church consisted of tax collectors, wine drinkers, sinners, the hurt, the maim, the lame and those grieving with a broken heart.
On occasion we see him with those who were high level church goers. Mostly on these circumstances, he was condemning them: on others, he amazed them, but truly he was always apart from them and down with the 'normal' down trodden folks who were hurting from a cruel life.
If Jesus were here today in the flesh I don't think I'd see him at a megachurch. I believe I'd see him walking on Main Street USA and elsewhere speaking and comforting those who are broken, those who are the drug addicts and afflicted. I believe I would witness him ministering at our jails and prisons and hospitals and those who are outside the normal realm, those without hope and dejected from society. I'd see him walk with the homeless, the infirmed and those rejected by a society that puts esteem on those who are successful.
In our walk with Jesus in today's world I wonder how much we are outside doing God's work? I wonder how afraid we are of His people, his church, those of whom would inherit His Kingdom of Heaven.
How many of us remain in our comfort zone of our homes, our a/c-ed churches, away from those who are despised?
In short, it would seem we also should possess a key feature just as our Lord had and that is to be seen available on the outside reaching out to the world, inviting them into the fold of God's Kingdom. I believe anything outside of that is a journey away from God and not WITH God. Our true path should be to walk with the Lord and the only way to do that is with The Least of Them. And with Them we walk with God.
"I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.
Would not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.
As people our first inclination to search for God is with our intellect. Perhaps, it is natural to do so and we are all hungry to know and to understand the intricacies of God. For the Bible scholars, some take great comfort in their knowledge and understanding of scripture. Consequently, when it comes right down to it, how then do we evaluate the results when examining an individual?
At the end of the day, we may conclude if knowledge of God was a matter of intellect, then most of us would be left out in the cold, unable to grasp the simple concept of God as a proverbial form of love.
Love, in this manner is obtained and responded to, not so much as a matter of intellect, but as a matter of the heart. In this way, we respond in accordance to our desires. Let's face it: often times, our desires are horrible and wrong, and so goes our thinking for it is dictated by our desires.
The bible makes this clear to me, for I desire not all of the debatable scripture that flows from theologies, but a pure heart and pure mind.
The religious leaders of Christ's day were fluent in theology, yet possessed contaminated and corrupt hearts. Too, words are cheap. A pure heart and mind is expressed by direct actions of service to others. In short, reject the tenets of perfect religious speech and embrace the cleanliness of the heart as it is purified by the saving blood of Jesus.
Consider the idea that we trust God just as we should. Obeying in this narrative, we discover while impatiently waiting for a colleague, that still another colleague refuses to wait and goes on ahead.
We discover sometime later that the colleague that grew impatient and left was indeed hit by a semi-truck and killed.
Immediately you could ponder the fact that really, our other colleague was not late, it was God pulling us back to save us.
I am certain this has happened many, many times and simply we not credit God for stepping into our path and intercepting us just at the right moment.
In the future: don't be so fast. Calm down and realize we are to permit God to guide our lives and we are to trust by faith just how he does it.
Consider the idea that if we were as loyal to the Lord as we are to our desires, our vices, then we would sit among angels.
Sports such as football, baseball, etc.
In short, if we were as loyal in our beliefs to our God as we are to our fleshly preoccupations, we'd be so much further ahead in realizing the type of Christianity we actually say we pursue. In this sense, our values become more or less binary. Either we do it, or we don't.
Can you imagine rushing to pray or read the scriptures or to serve others the way Christ commanded us to serve? Could cheer leaders on the sidelines root for us as we participated in proclaiming the gospel?
Could we 'dive' into the scriptures, hungry to ingest the Word as much as we do a Porterhouse Steak?
Naturally, we all fall short in this area. We possess many, many passions outside the high calling of Jesus Christ. And insomuch that we are all guilty of this, perhaps reflecting on our desires will assist us in achieving balance in our spirit life. No, we are not perfect, but we should strive unto perfection while we dwell on this earth.


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MLS Fantasy Roundup 2014 - Round 4
In which we learned that Murphy is still a jerk for his thrice-damned Law and Graham Zusi should never, ever be doubted.
By Rituro@ThatRituroGuy Apr 2, 2014, 8:34pm PDT
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I sure hope you captained Graham Zusi this past weekend, as "Captain Fantasy" had a fantastic fantasy outing.
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In 2013, Sporting Kansas City midfielder Graham Zusi ($10.9m) was rightly dubbed "Captain Fantasy" for his impressive points total, making him one of the safest people to captain on any given match day. Despite a slow, CONCACAF Champions League-induced start to the Major League Soccer season - a start that has seen his price inexplicably fall from $11.0m to start the season, making the SKC star something of a bargain right now - Zusi has showed signs of returning to his "Captain Fantasy" form, most notably with his 15(?!)-point performance this past weekend against the Colorado Rapids. If you had him captained, you reaped an impressive windfall.
I, of course, did not. For whatever reason, I thought Lloyd Sam ($6.6m) and the New York Red Bulls were due for a big result and changed my captain from Zusi to Sam. At least Sam didn't goose egg, though his four-point weekend is peanuts next to Zusi. Adding to my misery, I tried to buck the Philadelphia Union midfield debate that has haunted my season thus far and dressed both Cristian Maidana ($7.5m) and Leonardo Fernandes ($5.0m) at the expense of the Chicago Fire's Quincy Amarikwa ($5.8m). As you probably figured out from this article's opening summary, that thrice-damned Murphy's Law kicked in: Amarikwa went a full 90' and scored a goal (7 points) while Maidana and Fernandes scored bupkis (2 points and 1 point, respectively). To quote me upon seeing the news of Amarikwa's goal in my Twitter feed, "Aaaaaaaargh!" Still, my final tally after the Wednesday point adjustments was a decent 51, well above the round average of 39 and good enough to push me in to 30th spot in the Eighty Six Forever league. Take that, Clavin FC!
Speaking of the 86F league, congratulations are in order for Peter Piper (is that his real name?) and his Fresno Squad, who topped the Round 4 leaderboard with a mighty 76 points, a mere 12 points off the round-best 88:
Despite lacking Zusi, Peter more than made up for it with solid performances from Alvaro Saborio ($10.5m), Federico Higuain ($10.6m), Jair Benitez ($6.5m) and Kyle Beckerman ($9.8m). The decision to captain Erick Torres ($8.3m) was not a bad one, considering Cubo notched yet another goal, though I remain steadfast in my assertion that captaining a forward is too high a risk for the reward. Thankfully, this week I have solid evidence to that claim with the likes of Beckerman and Zusi proving their worth as go-to captains.
As I was pulling up the results for this week, I saw some neat little quirks with the current state of the 86F leaderboard that I thought I'd share with you. First up, this pair from the top 30:
You know what they say - the couple that plays together, stays together. Good on you, Christy and Ira Guenther! (And if you turn out to be siblings and not spouses, I deeply apologize for my snap assumption.) Next, we check in on the progress of a prominent Eighty Six Forever commenter and one of the esteemed blog editors:
How's the weather down there, lads? Cheer up - at least you're still in the Top 100. Positive thoughts! I'm sure in no time, you'll be dressing the correct goalkeeper, captaining the right player and scoring more than 34 points. (This message brought to you by the Pride Goeth Before A Fall Foundation.) Moving on to some actual positive news from the later pages, one player made a massive splash in a bid to leave the lower places behind:
I don't care what you say - "Tudley Tudlowe and the Muddletoot Society" is perhaps the most delightfully British name in this league. You could trot that name out as a lost Beatles album name and nobody would bat an eyelash. Add in the fact Mr. Tudlowe scored an impressive 68 points thanks to Vicente Sanchez ($7.8m) and a captained Kellyn Acosta ($5.7m) to rocket into 111th place and you have my unofficial MVP of the round. Godspeed, you Muddletoots! Finally, let's check in at the bottom of the league table:
Oh dear. Well, at least they podcast better than they manage fantasy teams. On that inspiring note, here's the schedule for next round:
Good Buys:
Quincy Amarikwa doesn't just score goals for the Chicago Fire at a very reasonable price, he also plays MLS Fantasy as revealed in a great article by MLSSoccer.com's Ben Jata. If you don't have Amarikwa or his equally priced teammate Harry Shipp ($5.8m) on your team, rectify that situation immediately.
So, Federico Higuain's kinda still an awesome player. Guess who the Columbus Crew play this week? Only an injury- and suspension-ravaged Toronto FC in front of a raucous home crowd. You can bet the farm on Higuain getting you a decent haul in Round 5.
FC Dallas just keeps getting better and better from week to week. I mentioned Kellyn Acosta earlier but he's not the fantasy star of the team. That honour goes to midfielder Mauro Diaz ($8.0m), who is currently second behind only Kyle Beckerman amongst all midfielders in MLS Fantasy scoring. Yowza.
(Incidentally, rounding out the top five fantasy midfielders are: Mauro Rosales ($8.0m), Graham Zusi and Benny Feilhaber ($8.1m).)
Bad Buys:
The loss of Jermain Defoe ($10.9m) is only adding to TFC's woes and all but ensures he won't be hitting that $11.0m mark any time soon. Now is definitely not the time to buy Defoe, however you may want to hold off on selling the "Bloody Big Deal" striker until after this weekend.
The first big Cascadia Cup clash of the season is this weekend, with the Portland Timbers hosting the Seattle Sounders. Neither team has really impressed so far both in real life and in fantasy scores. With the notable exception of bargain-priced Seattle defender Dylan Remick ($4.5m), there isn't really a decent pick among the lot that you can dress this weekend with confidence. Heck, even Remick's starting job isn't secure once incumbent left-back Leonardo Gonzalez ($6.9m) is fit.
The Montreal Impact quarantine is still in full effect. Should your team come into contact with any Montreal players, proceed immediately to a decontamination shower.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to ponder whether it's worth a four-point penalty to swap Defoe for Higuain. As always, leave your thoughts, comments, questions, suggestions, taunts and brags in the comments section below. See you next week!


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Ever the Same
Author : Amy Romine
ISBN :978-1-55487-928-1
Page :128
Available Formats : Ever the Same (pdf) , Ever the Same (prc) , Ever the Same (epub) , Ever the Same (mobi)
Category : Contemporary Romance , Paranormal Romance , Romance
Product Code: 978-1-55487-928-1
True love is patient, fate is not. Can two hearts find their way home before it's too late?
Fifteen years ago thirty men, women, and children, were found in a small California field. Twenty-three of them were dead of an unknown cause, seven survived. Now the seven survivors are dying one by one.
Rachel Alton returned to Whitten's Grove for one reason and that was to prevent a massacre. Her attendance at the local wedding of two of her best friends was just for fun. She never expected her reaction to seeing Ben Mitchell again. Without warning, he awakens her dormant heart, giving her hope for the future and she struggles to turn away. The clock is ticking as Rachel alone fights against the inevitable, but when forces from beyond throw Ben into the middle of the fight, will she walk away, or sacrifice herself to prevent a tragedy from happening twice?
Sensing Ben's approach, Rachel glanced back, looking for Emily, and found her preoccupied by Aisha and Ryan on the other side of the lake.
She took another deep cleansing breath, trying to calm the foreign butterflies in her stomach. Being near him had awakened a part of her she thought had disappeared long ago. The problem, her life, plain and simple. Over the years, she had convinced herself that her wants were unreasonable and now she wondered if she wanted more than a cup of Starbucks to look forward to in the wee hours of the morning.
"Mind if I join you?"
"Be my guest," Rachel covered her eyes from the sun. "Is that for me?"
Ben handed her a sweating bottle of water before taking a seat next to her. "Yep."
"Thanks, I was feeling a little parched. I forgot how beautiful it is here." His focus was on the lake and she wondered what he was thinking.
"Yeah, so beautiful, that I could fall asleep."
"That's what happens when you relax, but I guess that might be a new concept, huh?"
"I relax."
"Yeah, when?" Rachel challenged with a grin. "When was the last time you were so relaxed that you fell asleep in a field?"
"Well, maybe not in a field." His face lit up with a broad smile "But I go for jogs on the beach and the occasional midnight movie."
"That's not relaxing, that's preoccupation. I mean when was the last time that you were able to let go of your day, your worries and your work. Sit back and relax." His gaze settled on her and she shifted, feeling heat rising to her cheeks.
"I guess it's been a while.
"Yeah, well, I am just as guilty. There just seems to be no time, everything else it too important."
"That's the point, isn't it?" Ben gently pushed back. "Places like these are here to remind us what is important, right? There are always excuses for not taking time to take care and relax, to spend time with our friends and family, but when it's all said and done, they are the only ones who are left behind. If we lose them now, we will have nothing in the end."
Rachel stared at him for a long while, a small smile creeping upon her lips. "Wow, Mitchell, you got all deep and stuff. That was, like, amazing," Rachel said in her best valley girl accent, making him laugh aloud.
"Are you laughing at me?"
She laughed harder and he grabbed her by the waist, pulling her down into the grass. He tickled her and she squealed. She squirmed in delight against him and quickly grabbed his hands, holding them above her chest.
"Still ticklish, I see."
His hands intertwined effortlessly with hers. "You always were the only one who could tickle me."
A small grin formed in the corners of his mouth, his mind obviously preoccupied as he lay against her. "What can I say, I have the magic touch."
"Is that what it is? I never knew—" Rachel started in a whisper, but became caught up in his body against her. Solid and strong, his arms surrounding her felt like a cocoon of safety and warmth she wanted to lose herself in. Bending her arms slightly, he moved close enough to for her to feel his breath on her face. "I think you need to cool off, cowboy."
Rachel shifted from beneath him and rose to her feet. She looked back before stripping out of her clothes, revealing her trim body and new blue bikini. There weren't a lot of positives about her job, but her body was one of them. She looked back and found him staring at her, his mouth slightly gaping.
"Shut your mouth, Mitch, your girlfriend is watching."
"What? I—" Before he could finish, she dove into the lake, leaving him behind.
Rachel broke the water with a grin. She shouldn't be smiling, but it was nice to have someone look at her like that again. Like a desired woman.
She heard a shout and a splash behind her and turned to see the ripples of water. She continued to swim toward the rock wall of mountain ahead until she felt him beneath her legs. She dove under, out of Ben's grasp, passing him underwater. He chased her to the wall until they finally broke the surface, panting for air.
"She's not my girlfriend."
"You dove in and chased me halfway across the lake to tell me that?" Rachel grabbed one of the outbreaks in the wall of stone and turned, finding that he had summarily cornered her.
His gaze locked with hers and she felt herself beginning to melt. God, I can't do this…not with him… She moved to pass him and he stopped her with his arm.
"Where you running to, Alton?"
"I'm not running."
"Yes you are."
"No, I—" He silenced her with a kiss, powerful and yet tender, taking her breath away. When it broke, she felt dizzy and breathless.
"Don't run from me."
"I wasn't."
"Don't lie to me either." His eyes were intense and focused solely on hers. His strong heated arm wrapped around her waist, pulling her against him.
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George Soros Interview On 60 Minutes
November 4, 2006 — budsimmons
George Soros On Helping The Nazis During The Holocaust
Here is a partial transcript from an interview done by Steve Krost for CBS' 60 Minutes George Soros on December 20, 1998:
When the Nazis occupied Budapest in 1944, George Soros' father was a successful lawyer. He lived on an island in the Danube and liked to commute to work in a rowboat. But knowing there were problems ahead for the Jews, he decided to split his family up. He bought them forged papers and he bribed a government official to take 14-year-old George Soros in and swear that he was his Christian godson. But survival carried a heavy price tag. While hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews were being shipped off to the death camps, George Soros accompanied his phony godfather on his appointed rounds, confiscating property from the Jews.
(Vintage footage of Jews walking in line; man dragging little boy in line)
KROFT: (Voiceover) These are pictures from 1944 of what happened to George Soros' friends and neighbors.
(Vintage footage of women and men with bags over their shoulders walking; crowd by a train)
KROFT: (Voiceover) You're a Hungarian Jew…
Mr. SOROS: (Voiceover) Mm-hmm.
KROFT: (Voiceover) …who escaped the Holocaust…
(Vintage footage of women walking by train)
(Vintage footage of people getting on train)
KROFT: (Voiceover) …by–by posing as a Christian.
Mr. SOROS: (Voiceover) Right.
(Vintage footage of women helping each other get on train; train door closing with people in boxcar)
KROFT: (Voiceover) And you watched lots of people get shipped off to the death camps.
Mr. SOROS: Right. I was 14 years old. And I would say that that's when my character was made.
KROFT: In what way?
Mr. SOROS: That one should think ahead. One should understand and–and anticipate events and when–when one is threatened. It was a tremendous threat of evil. I mean, it was a–a very personal experience of evil.
KROFT: My understanding is that you went out with this protector of yours who swore that you were his adopted godson.
Mr. SOROS: Yes. Yes.
KROFT: Went out, in fact, and helped in the confiscation of property from the Jews.
Mr. SOROS: Yes. That's right. Yes.
KROFT: I mean, that's–that sounds like an experience that would send lots of people to the psychiatric couch for many, many years. Was it difficult?
Mr. SOROS: Not–not at all. Not at all. Maybe as a child you don't–you don't see the connection. But it was–it created no–no problem at all.
Mr. SOROS: No.
KROFT: For example that, 'I'm Jewish and here I am, watching these people go. I could just as easily be there. I should be there.' None of that?
Mr. SOROS: Well, of course I c–I could be on the other side or I could be the one from whom the thing is being taken away. But there was no sense that I shouldn't be there, because that was–well, actually, in a funny way, it's just like in markets–that if I weren't there–of course, I wasn't doing it, but somebody else would–would–would be taking it away anyhow. And it was the–whether I was there or not, I was only a spectator, the property was being taken away. So the–I had no role in taking away that property. So I had no sense of guilt.
Of course most of us here are already aware of Mr. Soros' highly questionable actions during the Nazi occupation. (Though the public at large undoubtedly has a different perspective, if they know anything about his earlier days at all.)
But the statements he made in this interview to my mind are quite chilling. He forgives himself everything. He says that if he hadn't done it somebody else would have.
All of which would seem to indicate that Mr. Soros has no conscience. A lack of conscience is said to be a common symptom of sociopaths.
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Roman Catholics, in teaching the pernicious heresy of baptismal regeneration.
"The true baptism" is an instructive institution of our Lord Jesus Christ, for believers of his gospel and their children. In this ordinance, the washing of the body with water, by pouring, bathing, or sprinkling, indicates the necessity of spiritual purification, and universal holiness of life, through the grace of the Holy Spirit. The "divers washings," (Heb. ix. 10,) and "doctrine of baptisms," (vi. 2,) among the Israelites, had the same general design as instituted by Moses. And thus "John did baptise in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins," Mark i. 4: thus, also, the apostles taught the typical design of the evangelical ceremony, that " baptism doth now save us, not the putting away the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience towards God, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ," 1 Pet.
Christian ordinances have, however, been grievously corrupted from their original simplicity, even by the professed ministers of the gospel. For, early in the second century, many of them assuming, perhaps innocently at first, the character of priests, as succeeding to the order of Aaron, pretended, with a view to magnify their anti-Christian office, that the institutions, especially of baptism and the Lord's supper, were mysteries and sacraments, possessing, in the hands of the priesthood, a vital power inherent in them, or necessarily attached to them. With this delusion they imposed upon the people; but the same is now pretended concerning these or
dinances and their administrators, in the churches of Rome and of England.
Priestly authority and sacramental efficacy formed the two main pillars of popery; they were supported by the "traditions of the Fathers," but not by the New Testament; and these popish institutions having been retained in the Church of England, all its ministers, except the purer part of those who are evangelical in their doctrines, are now promulgating these heresies with extraordinary zeal, denying the ministerial character of all other Protestant pastors, and the virtue of Christian ordinances, as administered by them, particularly in this country.
Dr. Pusey, one of the chief leaders of the anti-evangelical clergy, who now zo zealously inculcate these heresies, declares: "Our justification is imputed to us, not through our feelings, but through baptism."—" The water sanctified is the womb of our new birth."-" Baptism is the mark of God upon us."-" Baptism is the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost."
Dr. Hales, one of the most eminent divines of the church, affirms: Baptism once administered, is effectual unto regeneration on God's part, and need not be repeated. The grant of regeneration subsists in force after baptism. Hence, our church rightly considers the baptized, whether infants or adults, immediately after the ceremony is performed, as regenerate, and grafted into the body of Christ's church."
Dr. Hales, and all high Churchmen, plead, in supporting this heresy of baptismal regeneration, the offices of their Liturgy; and all the tracts relating to baptism, published by the "So
ciety for Promoting Christian Knowledge," which is supported by the great body of the clergy and nobility, are perfectly conformable to them in this anti-scriptural principle.
Dr. Bloomfield, bishop of London, takes the ground of Dr. Pusey, regarding this revived popish heresy; and he declares, in his late "charge" to his clergy, "That regeneration does actually take place in baptism is most undoubtedly the doctrine of the Church of England. The doctrine of our church as to the Christian's spiritual life, has always appeared to me to be this: justification begins in baptism, when the children of wrath are regenerated by water and the Holy Ghost, and are made children of God."
Reflecting men, some of whom have yet been inclined to admit that unscriptural doctrine, have objected, that this sacramental virtue would be vitiated in the administration by an unholy minister; but the papists affirm, that the wickedness of the priests by no means prevents the efficacy of the sacraments. And this shocking principle has also been adopted as necessary to her priesthood, by the Church of England, whose Twenty-sixth Article, therefore, declares: "Neither is the effect of Christ's ordinance taken away by their [ministers'] wickedness, nor the grace of God's gifts diminished from such as by faith rightly receive the sacraments."
of sacramental religion would render nugatory the Divine" ministry of reconciliation" in the preaching of "the glorious gospel of the blessed God." While, therefore, High Churchmen declare, that our ministers, not being episcopally ordained to a priesthood, in their pretended "apostolical suc cession," have no authority to baptize or to preach: we deny altogether their priestly assumptions as unscriptural; and confidently appeal, in justification of our ministerial office, and of our church practices, to the testimony of God in the New Testament, the only and infallible law of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Baptism, as instituted by our Saviour, as practised by his apostles, and as observed by the first Christians, was an emblem or representation of the purification of our souls by the grace of the Holy Spirit. "The true baptism" with water, indicated the saving baptism by the Spirit,-the necessity of spiritual regeneration, effected by means of the precious doctrine of the gospel; which, being plainly preached, and received by faith, enlightens the mind and sanctifies the heart, as the instrument of the Holy Spirit. Thus the apostle declares, that "Christ loved the church, and gave himself for it, that he might sanctify and cleanse it by the washing of water by the word," Eph. v. 25, 26. Thus, through the ministry of the gospel, as made
Against all these priestly assump-effectual by the Spirit, "God hath tions, and sacramental perversions of the simple ordinances of Jesus Christ, Dissenters solemnly protest, declaring them to be no part of Christianity; they have no sanction in the teaching of the apostles; they are corruptions derived from popery. Such a system
saved us according to his mercy, by the washing of regeneration," not of baptism," and renewing of the Holy Ghost," Tit. iii. 5. Thus, also, the once abominable Corinthians: "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. vi. 11.
Belief of the gospel, as the good seed of the word of God, the proper medium by which the Divine Spirit acts on the human mind, is the only means of regeneration and salvation, as taught in the Scriptures: hence our Saviour declares, without the least reference to water baptism, "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life," John tii. 36. Hence Paul says; "The gospel is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth," Rom. i. 16. "In Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel," 1 Cor. iv. 15. James teaches: "Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth," James i. 18; and Peter: " Being born again, not of corruptible seed," as water, "but of incorruptible, by the word of God," 1 Pet. i. 23.
Divine truth, by the power of the Holy Ghost, regenerates and sanctifies the believing soul; and hence John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, "sent to baptize with water," insisted chiefly on the teaching of his Lord, and the more important baptism of the soul with the Divine influence; declaring, with all solemnity, "I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire," Matt. iii. 11. This heavenly oracle our Saviour confirmed on the memorable day of his ascension: "For John truly baptized with water," saith Christ; "but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence," Acts i. 5. And we see how gloriously this prophetical assurance was fulfilled on the great day of Pentecost, when the Holy Ghost fell upon the apostles, enlightening
and purifying, not only the minds of those ambassadors of Christ for their important ministry, but also of the thousands of converts, by means of their word. Thus they were prepared to submit to " baptism with water," as indicating their spiritual regeneration already received, by the word and Spirit of God; rejoicing that he had
delivered them from the power of darkness, and translated them into the kingdom of his dear Son."
Sincere believers of the gospel of Christ in every age succeeding that of the apostles, and in every part of the world, whether baptized or not with water, have been partakers of the saving baptism of the Holy Ghost. But water baptism, though an ordinance of the Redeemer, was regarded by the apostles as of far less account than it is by modern priests, pretending to sacraments, and their efficacy in the ceremonies; for while the chief of those inspired men of God was labouring with extraordinary success in his Lord's work, he was directed to write to the Corinthian Church: "I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; for Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel," 1 Cor. i. 14, 17. At the same time he wrote that heavenly oracle concerning the better baptism: "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit," xii. 13.
This heavenly baptism of the Spirit, as here taught by the apostle, is common to all Christians, whatever their condition or rank in life; it depends not on the observance of any ceremony, even of the Divine appointment, but
on the belief of the gospel, on receiv- their souls, pray for and receive the ing the record which God has given of blessed baptism of the Holy Ghost. his Son. This alone produces regene- In this way they will experience the ration and sanctification; its blessed reality of that delightful "fruit of the fruit is true holiness in heart and life, Spirit, which is love, joy, peace, long a oneness of mind and spirit with all suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, believers, to the glory of our Lord and and temperance, against which there is Saviour. Happy they who, using the no law," Gal. v. 22, 23. And thus will ceremony of "the free baptism" with they manifestly prove themselves to be water, according to their Lord's inti- the children of God, and become fitted mation, as a symbol of the Divine to inherit his eternal kingdom and grace, which renews and sanctifies glory.
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PLAIN TRUTHS FOR PIOUS CHURCHMEN.
BAPTISMAL REGENERATION.
FELLOW CHRISTIANS,-The Bible says: | faith, your church attributes to the or"Except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God"-" Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven"-" Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish""Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved"-" He that believeth shall be saved; he that believeth not shall be damned." This language is explicit, universal, absolute; so plain, that no honest mind needs to doubt its meaning; so comprehensive, that no responsible man is exempted; so absolute, as to be set aside by no possible contingencies. Its simple testimony is,-that no unregenerated man, no unconverted man, no impenitent man, no unbeliever in Christ, has any part in the kingdom of God on earth, or will have admission to his kingdom in heaven.
dinance of baptism. When any one of your ministers has baptized a child, he says, respecting that child, to the bystanders: "Seeing now, dearly beloved, that this child is regenerate," &c. In prayer he thus addresses Almighty God: "We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath pleased thee to regenerate this infant with thy Holy Spirit, to receive him for thine own child by adoption, and to incorporate him into thy holy Church."
What the Bible thus attributes to regeneration, conversion, repentance,
It is a well-known fact, that the expressions used in this service present to many a man of enlightened mind and tender conscience, when about to enter holy orders, a cross almost too difficult to be taken up. Interpretations as numerous as the colours of the rainbow, are had recourse to in order to strain them into harmony with God's Word. It may not be known to all of you, that in the year 1842 a meeting
of the clergy was held at the Rev. D. Wilson's, Islington, when this subject was discussed. Nearly a hundred clergymen were present at the meeting and Archdeacon Hoare took the chair. The subject for discussion was thus announced:-" The baptismal service, and the doctrine of regeneration as connected with that rite." Four of the best-instructed ministers of the church had received some weeks notice of the meeting, and each had been requested to come prepared to give his sentiments on the question. The four gentlemen selected for this purpose were the Rev. Messrs. Cunningham, Burgess, C. Bridges, and Venn. The result was, THEY ALL DIFFERED; no two of them took the same view of the meaning of the terms employed.* The history of this clerical meeting; the struggles which many of the best men in the church have to go through before they can bring their minds to use the words prescribed; the tortuous and unnatural construction that must be put upon them to make them come anywhere near to a harmony with Scripture ;-all clearly prove, either that the Bible and the Prayer-book must not be interpreted on the same principles, or else that the one contradicts the other.
Which of these alternatives do you, my fellow Christians, adopt? Do you interpret the words of the Prayer-book in the same way as you do the words of the Bible, and believe them really to mean what they say? If so, how can you reconcile the two? The Bible says, a man must be converted, or he cannot belong to Christ's kingdom; the
Prayer-book says, that when he is baptized he becomes a member of that kingdom. The Bible represents adoption into the family of God as one of the peculiar privileges of genuine believers in Christ; the Prayer-book says, that every one who is baptized is re ceived by God as his own child by adoption. The Bible teaches us, that regeneration is the work of the Holy Spirit; that it is one of the distinctive privileges of the heirs of salvation; that the time when it takes place is determined by the Spirit's good pleasure; and that the instrumentality through which it is effected is the Word of God, (1 Pet. i. 23 ;)-the Prayerbook teaches, that it is granted to all who are baptized; granted, in all cases, at the precise time of baptism; and effected, not through the word of God, but through the administration of that rite. Can any two oracles give a more discordant response? If you interpret the two on the same principle, then it is evident that the one flatly contradicts the other. Which do you believe
the Bible, the word of the infallible God; or the Prayer-book, the word of sinful and erring man?
But you probably adopt the other alternative, and interpret the language of the Prayer-book in what Mr. Ward would call "a non-natural sense." You see that the character of tens of thousands of baptized persons forms a perfect contrast to the character of the regenerated man of the Bible; that their lives are altogether different from what the Bible describes as the life of the adopted child of God; and hence you conclude, that "regeneration," 'adoption into God's family," "being members of Christ's Church, and heirs of his everlasting kingdom," must mean


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We'll be joining the company of 9 other ed-tech startups from all over the world. It's an incredible, diverse bunch, and we're grateful to be a part of it. If you're from Switzerland or nearby and you'd like to connect with us while we're over there, please reach out.
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