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  • Closed on Sunday

    Closed on Sunday

    “Rest for the wicked; Hope for the weary.

    Where did that thought come from, I wondered.  Could it have anything to do with all of those early mornings and late nights on the internet? (So I looked it up on the internet… didn’t find it… looked for the quote from the Bible… didn’t find it.)

    My thought was actually concerning rest on the Sabbath, a Commandment. (Forgive us our trespasses.) Did our Father in heaven want us to rest for our own good and also worship the God of any of our goodness through Christ Jesus?  What do you think?

    Deuteronomy 5:11 “‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

    12 “‘Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God.

    13b On it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant, or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. 15 You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.

    “Observe the Sabbath… Did I remember that wrong? … (I’ll look it up on the internet.)

    I found it. I did remember it. (I think I saw it on someone’s coffee cup somewhere.)

    Exodus 20:8 KJV – Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 

    What I had failed to ‘remember’ about the sabbath is the depth of meaning ‘to keep it holy.

    qadash – to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate

    Pharisees had complained about Jesus not keeping the sabbath; but His explanation does not justify any failure of ours to observe the holiness and separation God our Father intended for us to rest… consecrate Sunday and separate ourselves from the world to worship the Lord our God.

    “Most Christians and most 21st c. christian families are guilty of NOT consecrating Sunday to be separate from the worldly and coming together before the Lord our God in holiness.

    (Just an hour of so of obligation to ‘go to church’ hardly counts as “observe” or “consecrate” Sunday, to keep it HOLY.)

    Have you and your 21st c. christian family also been as guilty of remembering to come together as a family of God and worship?

    Forgive us, Lord.  We repent and seek the holiness of Jesus Christ.

    In fact, God willing, I will take another day (after I have rested on Sunday) to talk about: “Rest for the wicked; Hope for the weary.

    Remember to SHARE Christ Jesus and worship the Lord on Sunday as part of our family of the Lord.

    Roger, your brother in Christ -+- Christian Social Witness

  • Christian Social Witness

    Christian Social Witness

    Christian Readers  Bloggers & Authors TALK of Jesus Christ our Lord:

    A new Christian #social community officially launching as a group of followers of Christ Jesus to SHARE with one another and witness to others.

    http://talkofJesus.com + Christian Social Witness

    Join us: (officially) Monday, 2 September, 2013

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    For your first post:

    Simply copy what you would like to post and paste it into a comment in any appropriate category.

    • One way is to follow this LINK to http://talkofJesus.com/about
    • If you plan to join us regularly, just ask for an appropriate log-in for additional posts.  CLICK REGISTER at the bottom of our site.

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    Here are a few general guidelines, but we want to keep it simple (fellow redeemed sinners) [KISS] and you have much grace with Jesus.

    To choose a category: Scroll over the category list on the right sidebar to see descriptions.CHOOSE THE BEST CATEGORY (only one) 

    • Try to keep your TITLE short & include the KEYWORD that best summarizes your post.
    • Insert an Eye-catching cover photo that visually attracts readers to your post.

     by YOUR Name 

     IN ALL CATAGORIES AND POSTS: It is best if you can have a HEADLINE near the TOP.  It could be separate from the text of your post OR part of it.  (LATER, I intend to make these #Tweetable.)

    HEADLINE examples:

    Your HEADLINE in a Bible Quote of the Day OR for a longer (short to medium) Category post could be the actual Bible verse.  Many have great impact.

    And don’t overlook a picture headline, with or without a Bible verse from another site

    Pinterest and other eye-catching sites, even your blog or an author/reader / publisher book site), may have the visual headline to make your KEY point for you.

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    Christian Social Witness must be brief.  Here are a couple of examples I like:

    PLEASE CONSIDER that anyone wanting to SHARE YOUR POST as Christian witness with their friends, followers, and social circles is looking for ‘a quick fix,’ NOT a sermon.  Be BRIEF.

    • ONE or TWO brief statements on your topic are probably sufficient in MOST cases.

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    IF you have friends from church or work, encourage them to share a comment on your post to http://talkofJesus.com – Christian Social Witness

    Please SHARE this post OR our home page on your ‘OTHER’ online Social pages.

    [jamiesocial]

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    • If your personal witness is important to your choice of a scripture or book, tell us why?
    • “READERS want to know about Authors of blogs or books .

    “Social surfers want to know WHY you chose to write or blog about a Bible verse or topic that resonates in their heart.  SHARE your Christian Social Witness THROUGH your personal story.

    • As an author, writer or regular blogger you may want to include a very BRIEF bio BEFORE what you write.

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    PLEASE include Scripture verse links to your favorite version. (I can help you with this if you do not know how to insert links, but not every time.)  Check the box to have ALL links open in a new window.  You may add links to other helpful and related sites as well; after all, part of our witness is to SHARE Christ-centered real-life help to our family and friends.

    “If you have a powerful closing thought, quote it.

    The conclusion of your post is the best place to promote your own website or blog.  Just give it a mention about your content or bio and provide a link.

    Ex. Please visit [REVIEWER FIRST NAME]’s website about [your main ministry]. [Hyperlinked]

    • PLEASE post as many Scriptural Posts and book reviews as you would like.
    • The mission of our Christian Social Witness is involvement of MANY to read about JESUS CHRIST and the BIBLE and to
    • SHARE through our posts on Scripture (brief or medium length).
    • Christian readers also want more trusted non-author reviews of Christian books by other READERS like them.

    (Most of us read Christian fiction or non-fiction.) IF you are willing to review a book, your shared witness may inspire some of your friends to read what you like. (If you do not have those guidelines, I will be more than happy to email them.)

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    ANY Christian of ANY faith is WELCOME as our brother or sister in Christ Jesus & should want to SHARE their unique personal Christian Social Witness.

    Our Christian community is an online church in the same sense of the house churches of the first century. We MUST be an example of the love of Jesus for each other as witness to those who have NO social or actual community of any who truly care for their souls and struggles.

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    A gentle caution: I will moderate your posts of Christian Social Witness.  Do witness the truth in love. – Ephesians 4:15 

    I oppose any opposed to Jesus Christ. I do NOT agree with much false teaching. Let Christ judge.  NO posts specifically pointed against ANY denomination, church or preacher.  (Yes, I have boldly commented against public statements of prominent ‘christians’ who claim witness in public arenas and media {or refuse to witness Jesus Christ as representatives of their faith or church}).  Take your agendas and controversies elsewhere. Do not misrepresent us or Jesus.

    We will not allow our Social Witness for Jesus Christ to be diminished in the watching eyes of the social circles of the world.  Do not be the ‘mis-guided preacher’ or wayward ‘christian’ church-goer with much bad fruit to witness against Christ Jesus as our Lord.

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    “Jesus IS either our Lord or He is NOT. Our Christian Social Witness must SHARE: Jesus IS Lord. 

    http://talkofJesus.com + Christian Social Witness is an additional ministry for me, in addition to working on my book manuscript for a 2014 release.  I’m trying to make it easy and quick for YOU to post & keep everything about our site simple (KISS).

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    I would prefer (for now), until http://talkofJesus.com + Christian Social Witness has more posts in all categories:

    • To post only one book per author (exception, books of deceased Christian authors)
    • Post only brief headline-type of teasers, with a link to the reviewer website like Goodreads with the full review.

    Thank you.

    May our Lord Christ Jesus bless you.  Please do not hesitate to email me any questions or drafts about which you have questions.

    Roger Harned http://talkofJesus.com + Christian Social Witness

    [Last revised: 20130830]

    © 2013 Roger Harned – All rights reserved by the authors of this site.
    Christian Social Witness – Share without cost for Jesus Christ, our Lord.

  • EMPIRE Fallen: Church Divided – Part 2

    EMPIRE Fallen: Church Divided – Part 2

    9 August, AD 2013 – This time in history.

    Genesis 1:2a King James Version – And the earth was without form, and void…

    ‘without form’ – tohuw – place of chaos;

    “Most history is untold and unknown to most.

    We look at history as a timeline of what someone has suggested has relevance to our own lives.

    AD abbreviation – Anno Domini (used to indicate that a date comes the specified number of years after the traditional date of Christ’s birth). Forgotten in secular timelines.

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    AD 753 – AD 1806 — The Holy Roman Empire

    By the time of its end, the Holy Roman Empire was far from holy, had nothing to do with Rome and evolved slowly from powerful Empire of Charlemagne to a powerless attempt to keep title of sovereignty from Napoleon.  The sometime anarchy from power plays of royalty and church leadership was just one facet of a complex schism of the Church with political alliances divided between Rome in the West and Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem in the East.

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    AD 1375– AD 1378 The War of the Eight Saints, carried on with spates of unprecedented cruelty to civilians…

    9 August, in the year of our Lord 1378, French bishops declared Urban VI’s election as pope invalid. This began the great schism in which two and then three popes claimed the Holy See of Rome at once. Once in office, Urban (ca. 1318–1389) had become overbearing.

    1378 A.D to 1417 A.D. – Western Schism or Papal Schism was a split within the Catholic Church.  Two men simultaneously claimed to be the true pope, driven by politics rather than any theological disagreement. The Western Schism is sometimes called the Great Schism, although this term is also applied to the East–West Schism of 1054 A.D.

    “Doubt still shrouds the validity of the three rival lines of pontiffs during the four decades subsequent to the still disputed papal election of 1378. This makes suspect the credentials of the cardinals created by the Roman, Avignon, and Pisan claimants to the Apostolic See.” [3]

    Urban was declared excommunicated by the French antipope and was called “the Antichrist“, while Catherine of Siena, defending Pope Urban, called the cardinals “devils in human form.

    On the death of Charles of Naples in 1386, Urban contrived to take advantage of the anarchy which had ensued and in August 1388 Urban moved from Perugia with thousands of troops.

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    AD 1432 – Mehmed II was born in this capital of the Ottoman Empire. Islamic education had a great impact in molding the mindset of Mehmed and reinforcing his Muslim beliefs. He began to praise and promote the application of Sharia law.

    The influence of Ak Şemseddin in Mehmed’s life became predominant from a young age, especially in the imperative of fulfilling his Islamic duty to overthrow the Byzantine empire by conquering Constantinople.[5]

    AD 1453 – The capture of Constantinople marked the end of the last remnant of the Roman Empire, an imperial state which had lasted for nearly 1,500 years.  The Christian Church had been divided by the Great Schism of 1378 for less than 80 years and the enemy of Christ extends the political and religious power of Islam.

    Edirne, in northwest Turkey located north of the Aegean Sea and south of the Black sea, was formerly known as Adrianople and borders areas of conquest between Rome and its invaders.  During the existence of the Latin Empire of Constantinople, the Crusaders were decisively defeated by the Bulgarian Emperor Kaloyan in the battle of Adrianople (1205).

    To be continued…