Fork in the road – (final) part 4

In place of the simple elegance of the rules for self-government and social stability – given to us by our Creator – (Ex 20:17) expressed in the third part of this blog —– the Earth Charter calls for the imposition of a global tyranny over every aspect of human activity which becomes evident once you strip away the rhetorical devices and eco-socialist jargon.

We must join together to bring forth a sustainable global society founded on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace… An unprecedented rise in human population has overburdened ecological and social systems… Fundamental changes are needed in our values, institutions, and ways of living. We must realize that when basic needs have been met, human development is primarily about being more, not having more.

We affirm the following interdependent principles for a sustainable way of life as a common standard by which the conduct of all individuals, organizations, businesses, governments, and transnational institutions is to be guided and assessed…

In order to build a sustainable global community, the nations of the world must renew their commitment to the United Nations, fulfill their obligations under existing international agreements, and support the implementation of Earth Charter principles with an international legally binding instrument on environment and development.

WOW – some very strong words there.

Now I do not believe everything mentioned here is either wrong or unobtainable, but I sure as heck read instructions for us to obey the United Nations – an unelected body seeking world supremacy.

Joe Hargrave writing: The Earth Charter, the replacement of God with Man, has this to say:

….. it deeply reflects a mindset and a world view in which God has been completely removed from the core, and is instead either relegated to the periphery or is entirely absent.

….. In the 21st century, the “Earth Charter”, which has been financed and supported by powerful global institutions, makes absolutely no reference to a creator. It is, for all intents and purposes, not only a secular but an atheistic document. Of course it insists that “discrimination”, including religious discrimination, be eliminated.

The extent to which the drafters and supporters of this document believe they have it within their power to create an Earthly paradise without God is manifested, in an obscene and direct way, in the so-called “Ark of Hope.” In what is apparently a re-creation of the Ark of the Covenant of the Old Testament, this false ark was created to house the Earth Charter.

While the website only claims that the “ark” is a creation of a handful of people, I find it hard to believe that it was not commissioned by someone who had something to do with the drafting of the Earth Charter itself. Either way, those people have accepted the charade, and a few other documents have been added to it since its inception.

The original Ark was constructed under very specific instructions from God. Within the Ark was contained the Law that he passed down to the Israelites. The new “ark” has been constructed to hold a charter, and other documents, that have been crafted by man, for man. In many cases, they are that are either indifferent to, or supportive of, grave violations of that very law – such as abortion (under the guise of “reproductive health”).

The mentality behind this project is amazing. It is an open declaration of independence from God, of the total replacement of God by man, of his laws by man’s laws, of his power by man’s power. To call this “pagan” would not even be accurate, since the pagans worshiped what they believed were spirits or deities in their own right. This is the elevation and veneration of humanity to the highest position in the known universe. (can anyone say Babel?)It is the most perverse form of idolatry. In my view it must be utterly rejected and opposed by all Christians, regardless of whatever points of agreement might exist on individual proposals. Christianity in general, and the social teaching of the Church in particular, already contains all that is good within the Charter, and rejects that which is misguided and evil (most of which is not in the Charter itself, but in plenty of other documents).

Contender Ministries reminds us that … while the Earth Charter lays out much of the framework for a new global spirituality, many other forces are at work in our world to slowly lull us into believing in and accepting the global community – A global community where our spiritual lives and our economic, legal, and governmental systems will be dictated to us all in the name of the greater good. All of these forces, in the form of NGO’s, business, non-profit organizations, media, academia, and New Age cults are working closely with the United Nations to usher in the New Age.

The Earth Charter Dialogues, through their roundtable forums, are working to establish a World Environmental Organization under the U.N., a World Tax to fund sustainable development, and, using the European Union as an example, they hope to regionalize the global community, thus creating a more efficient and manageable global system. They are frustrated by the lack of a supremely powerful body to help implement their new world order and are working hard to strengthen global governance and eliminate nationalism.

Achieving these goals would, very smoothly, pave the way for such organizations as the Aquarian Age Community, who is working now to create a permanent spiritual forum within the U.N., and the Lucis Trust which views Mikhail Gorbachev as a premier world leader and boasts members at the highest levels of the United Nations bureaucracy. (the Lucis Trust was formerly the Lucifer Trust) There is no shortage of New Age and Occult influence at the United Nations.

Right under our noses the way is being paved for the prophesied one world religion and huge armies of volunteers are being amassed to usher it in. Are we as Christians mobilizing our armies? Are we reaching those who are most vulnerable to a promise of peace and love of Earth and Cosmos?

As Christians in the Lord’s army, it is our duty to save as many as we can for Him. Keep our nations and our world in your prayers, and remember that there is a lot of work to do in what might be a very short time. While we don’t know when our Saviour will return, we certainly don’t want to be caught napping. At least I hope we don’t.

In Summary: We seem to have come to a fork in the road people. How is this going to affect you and your loved ones, and which path will you take?

Decisions will have to be made. Is Christ your Lord and Saviour?

Is the United Nations your lord who must be obeyed?

What will you teach your children about all of this? They are not too young to have it explained to them – or will you simply leave it to their school educators and the news media to corrupt their delicate minds and souls?

And as to sustainable development, did you know:

…… that one of the key goals of the United Nations is population control. In fact, an incredibly shocking U.N. population division policy brief from March 2009 has been uncovered that not only discusses the need for population control, but also asks how fertility decline in the least developed countries can be accelerated. Seriously!

You can read this March 2009 U.N. document right here (but be warned that it is a PDF document, so you will need a PDF viewer to read it):

http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/UNPD_policybriefs/UNPD_policy_brief1.pdf

If you yourself do not make the decision, you can rest assured the United Nations will make it for you!

The U.N. Meditation Room (left) is built in the shape of a truncated pyramid. In the centre is an altar made out of magnetite, the largest natural piece of magnetite ever mined. For meditation purposes it is probably the most ideal spot on the planet, since the magnetite altar has its foundation straight down, built into the bedrock of the land below; tapping into the energies of the earth itself. The mysterious mural also helps the worshippers tune into esoteric energies, and helps facilitate a state of altered consciousness.

References and links used in the four parts of  this blog.

The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus which means hidden, secret or mysterious. For the Christian – this truly would be described as any practice to do with the supernatural that is forbidden in the Bible or is self evidently evil.

Ron Enroth says that collectively these occult phenomena have laid claim to the following distinctive characteristics. One, they disclose and communicate information unavailable to humans through normal means, that is, the five senses. Two, they place persons in contact with untapped powers and paranormal energies. Three, “they facilitate the acquisition and mastery of power in order to manipulate or influence other people into certain actions.”

(Ronald Enroth, “The Occult,” in Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, ed. Walter A. Elwell (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1984), 787. )

Space Junk

The Green Agenda

The Club of Rome

United Nations Watch – Contender Ministries

The Earth Charter’s Spiritual Agenda

Modern History Project – Ark of Hope – Earth Charter

The Earth Charter: The Replacement of God with Man

Hazards of the occult

Christian Library – cults

The Green Agenda Index – quotes

Gaia Information

UN 2009 Population Control Brief

Meditation Room at the UN

One has only to enter the so-called “Meditation Room” at the U.N. Headquarters in New York to recognize the dark antichristian origins of the spiritual philosophy which has conceived and pervaded this organization.

The bare wedge-shaped room with its eerie lodestone altar, and the cryptic, Picasso-like mural on the smallest wall, symbolize the empty heart of countless esoteric religious cults down the ages. It therefore comes as no surprise to learn that the U.N. has its own official Indian meditation instructor, Sri Chinmoy, who holds two meditation sessions per week within the U.N. building, and whose specialty is to lull his audiences into trance with music!

Even the normally staid Houses of Parliament in the U.K. have played host to Sri Chinmoy – at the invitation of the Speaker of the House of Commons-so that politicians could receive instruction in his meditation technique.

Dr. Robert Muller also sheds some light on the relationship of the United Nations to the “New Spirituality”. He rewrites the first chapter of the biblical Book of Genesis to make it refer to the creation of the United Nations.

Under the title of ’The New Genesis’, the first verse states:

“And God saw that all nations of the earth, black and white, rich and poor, from North or South, from East and West, and of all creeds were sending their emissaries to a tall glass house [i.e. the U.N. Headquarters. AM] on the shores of the River of the Rising Sun, on the Island of Manhattan, to stand together, to think together, and to care together for the world and all its people. And God said: “That is good”. And it was the first day of the New Age of the Earth’.

[Robert Muller (ed.), The Desire to be Human: A Global Reconnaissance of Human Perspectives in an Age of Transformation (Miranana, 1983), p.17.]

In an act of love, a married couple have sexual intercourse, a wonderful time of intimacy, during which, if the biological ‘time’ is ripe, the male sperm will impregnate the female ovum and a new life will be conceived.

At no time during that act of intimacy can I imagine the (soon to be) parents shouting ‘STOP’ —–  ‘what if this new life is deformed physically or mentally, will we abort it?’.

Yet these days it seems it is perfectly OK for the mother, or both parents to decide because my fetus is ‘defective’ I don’t want it, and I will kill it now rather than love it into life.

It sounds rather harsh doesn’t it? And yet if you read the report from ninesmen.com you would be left thinking this was so.

Two families are preparing to take legal action against hospitals for not detecting their unborn babies had Down syndrome (DS),  a chromosomal disorder which can affect a child’s development. Both couples claim they would have aborted their unborn children had they known they carried this disorder.

What is Down syndrome?
Down syndrome (DS), also called Trisomy 21, is a condition in which extra genetic material causes delays in the way a child develops, both mentally and physically. It affects about 1 in every 800 babies.

The physical features and medical problems associated with Down syndrome can vary widely from child to child. While some kids with DS need a lot of medical attention, others lead healthy lives.

Though Down syndrome can’t be prevented, it can be detected before a child is born. The health problems that can go along with DS can be treated, and there are many resources within communities to help kids and their families who are living with the condition.

I love my Daughter one claimant says!

“Had the presence of Down Syndrome been diagnosed at the time of the first trimester ultrasound and/or at the time of the second trimester ultrasound, a time frame which permitted the termination of the pregnancy, then the (mother) would have terminated the pregnancy,” the statement of claim says.

So this begs the question: What price for a life? ‘I Love her’, but I would have aborted her, and now I want compensation for having had to go through the act of birthing and raising a defective child! Sounds very contradictory to me! Define love please?

I personally find it very difficult to understand how this couple (and others) can ‘sue for a child who was born as a result of negligent care.’

Surely the only negligence here was that the parents did not take sufficient care when having intercourse, which led to the pregnancy in the first place. How can you claim wrongful birth!!

Maurice Blackburn lawyer Kathryn Booth said she was investigating whether appropriate ante-natal management and testing, including an amniocentesis, should have been offered and performed.

In 2003 the High Court ruled parents could sue in the event of a wrongful birth, she said.

New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania have legislated against such claims. But in Victoria, people can sue for compensation for the continuing costs of raising a child to the age of 18, where the child was born as a result of negligent care, she said.

In the second case, Western Health is being sued over a birth at Sunshine Hospital in December 2007.

The parents allege a failure to “exercise reasonable care” of the mother, “advise (her) in relation to the risks of Down syndrome given her age” and “provide (her) with the option of ante-natal screening.

“In the event that Down syndrome had been detected, (she) would have elected to undergo a termination of her pregnancy,” their statement of claim says.

The parents claim to have suffered “depression, shock and anxiety” and “pain and suffering during pregnancy and delivery”.

All life is a precious gift. If you cannot handle this fact, then I personally suggest you do not have children. You think that is a harsh reply from me? How are your two children going to feel, when they grow up and learn, that to you – they were not wanted, needed or desired, because you found them defective. You would have legally had them killed before they could draw their first breath. You cannot handle the stresses of being parents to a Down Syndrome Child. You have put a price on raising them to adulthood.

This seems more like follow the dollar to me – plus a very callused heart. Forgive me sounding so judgemental please.

All I can think of right now is praying for you all. Parents, innocent children, legal practitioners and abortionists!

Father God, giver of all life:
I hold up the families of these two children to your throne of grace.
It seems fairly obvious that they do not know you personally Creator God,
Or the gift of life that you have endowed your human family with.

A life so precious, that you sent Jesus into the world
to save us all from eternal damnation,
through an eternity separated from your love.

Please teach them Father God, that they can obtain forgiveness for their
callus intent, if they turn to you now in faith and love.

Murder is wrong – no matter what the prevailing circumstances.
Your Holy Word tells us in the simplest of terms:
Thou Shalt NOT Kill, no ifs, buts’ or maybes.

I also hold up to you the perpetrators of abortions,
The Doctor’s, Nurses’ and other hospital staff who are complicit,
along with the lawyers and judges responsible for passing the laws
enabling legal abortions in this country.

I plead with you Lord,
Open up their hearts and minds to the Love you have so freely give us all.
Soften their inner being so that they too will freely receive the grace
and the faith they so desperately need to stop these killings from taking place.

For the innocent disabled children Lord,
Send someone into their lives to teach them about real love.
Teach them the real love that Jesus brought to us over two thousand years ago.

Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, (Jn 14:16)
These are very special children Lord, and are beloved of you.

Humbly I pray.        Amen.

References:

Down’s Syndrome

Herald Sun’s report on the two (suing) families

The Fork in the road – choose wisely (part two)

Your eternal hope for everlasting life is encompassed in your faith in Jesus.  Jesus would have you be a good steward of your environment right? 

So daily you pray – pray to the earth that is your mother right?

“The earth is not dead matter. She is alive.
Now begin to speak to the earth as you walk.
You can speak out loud, or just talk to her in your mind.
Send your love into her with your exhalation. Feel your
heart touching upon the heart of the planet. Say to her
whatever words come to you: Mother Earth, I love you.
Mother Earth, I bless you. May you be healed. May all
your creatures be happy. Peace to you, Mother Earth.
On behalf of the human race, I ask forgiveness
for having injured you. Forgive us, Mother Earth”
- US Student Textbook, “Prayer to the Earth”

“I pledge allegiance to the Earth and all its sacred parts.
Its water, land and living things and all its human hearts.”
- Global Education Associates, The Earth Pledge

“The spirit of our planet is stirring!
The Consciousness of Goddess Earth
is now rising against all odds,
in spite of millennia of suppression,
repression and oppression inflicted on Her
by a hubristic and misguided humanity.
The Earth is a living entity, a biological organism
with psychic and spiritual dimensions.
With the expansion of the patriarchal religions
that focused on a male God majestically
stationed in Heaven ruling over the Earth and the
Universe, the memory of our planet’s innate Divinity
was repressed and banished into the
collective unconscious of humanity.”
- Envision Earth

“Christianity is our foe. If animal rights is to succeed,
we must destroy the Judeo-Christian Religious tradition.”
- Peter Singer, founder of Animal Rights

Again I ask you to read the quotes, search for the truth in their meanings, see that behind the ‘green movement’ of saving the planet and climate change there is a deeper meaning transitioning, taking place.

Our young ones are very susceptible to these ideas and ideals – they want to be part of the movement to change our way of life, they feel they have a good reason to do this, and are somewhat fearless in their approach. Behind the “Green, Save the Planet” movement is an occult cabal!

“What if Mary is another name for Gaia? Then her capacity for
virgin birth is no miracle . . . it is a role of Gaia since life began . . .
She is of this Universe and, conceivably, a part of God. On Earth,
she is the source of life everlasting and is alive now;
she gave birth to humankind and we are part of her.”
- Sir James Lovelock, Ages of Gaia

Look at it this way, those who want you to save the planet, are leading you down the path that will teach you that there is no God ‘out there’. The Earth is your mother – they even name her Gaia.

GAIA: Pre-Olympian Greek earth goddess, worshiped as mother of all. She mated with her son Uranus and bore Titans, the Cyclops, and Hectoncheires. Worship of Gaia continued after the rise of the Olympians, and she was regarded as a powerful influence in marriage, healing the sick, and divination. She was represented as a gigantic female form. Earlier cultures also had religious concepts of a great earth goddess.

The concept of Gaia as earth goddess has been revived in New Age ecological and mystical beliefs. On September 6, 1970, Otter G’Zell, founder of the Church of All Worlds, one of the early modern Neo-Pagan organizations, had a vision of the unity of the Earth’s planetary biosphere—a single organism. He shared the vision with other church members and wrote about it in 1971 in the periodical he edited, The Green Egg.

Atmospheric biochemist James E. Lovelock had a very similar idea at somewhat the same time and through his books Gaia (1979) and The Ages of Gaia (1988) emerged as the leading proponent of this modern Gaia hypothesis of the earth as a living organism. His books propose a dynamic interaction between life and environment, with earth regulating life, and life regulating earth, virtually a single self-regulating entity.

Reading the news today it is hard to imagine a time when climate change, resource depletion, environmental catastrophes and ‘saving the planet’ were barely mentioned. They now rank among the top priorities on the social, political and economic global agenda. As I said, 50 years ago it was not even talked about by the ordinary person.

GOD – Enemy #1

We come to a fork in the road – choose wisely!

Everyday life can be dull and boring or it can be challenging, it maybe even exciting at times too. Those over the age of (let’s say mature) fifty years, who may or may not have married, had children, a career – or even several career’s, would have seen many things change quite dramatically during their life time.

Governments have come and gone – elections have taken place, so have coups and wars. Those in power, those who make decisions, those who profess certain ideologies etc are no longer with us for one reason or another. New people become the regular faces seen on TV and in cinemas, magazines, newspapers and on the Internet. Their opinions help form our own,and its ‘out with the old – in with the new’……..

Fifty years ago were you or your parents learning about climate change? Perhaps whilst sitting down for the evening meal with the family, the topic under discussion was ‘sustainable development’? Oh silly me, of course if you had described yourself as a ‘greenie’ back then people might have thought you had come from Mars!

Much has happened since then to change our world viewpoint – of who we are, relative to the rest of humanity, some would even say relative to the entire cosmos!

I don’t think there would be too many people who would disagree that we have plundered our natural resources, poisoned our planet and quite frankly, been poor stewards of our environment.

You could take it a step further even, by including space junk in our discussion – we are polluting our cosmos too. A 1999 study estimated there are some 4 million pounds of space junk in low-Earth orbit, just one part of a celestial sea of roughly 110,000 objects larger than 1 centimeter — each big enough to damage a satellite or space-based telescope. We are not very clever are we but we are easily led!

“Save Planet Earth” is the ‘call’ we should all be most familiar with. Even if you have been working deep underground – or in the jungles in darkest Africa, you should be familiar with the “Clean Green” call to save the environment. Some call it the ‘green revolution’ and call for a new relationship between humanity and nature. Undoubtedly it is easy to agree with their ideas.

However, certain aspects of the modern green movement that is permeating every segment of our society are not about protecting the environment.

You don’t have to dig very deep to discover the true beliefs of the influential leaders who are using genuine concerns about the environment to promote an agenda of fear and control. Please carefully consider the implications of the opinions that they so openly and freely express, and like the title of this blog states: Choose Wisely which path you will take, who you will follow and which agenda you take on board.

The young ones of today seem to think they are leading a new revolution, ground breaking as it were, to prepare and plan, and put into action a new planetary agenda that will save humanity from ultimate destruction.

They are goaded along by politicians and NGO’s, (Non Government Organisations) who are themselves being blindly led, in some cases. The Blind Leading the Blind! Our elected politicians are sadly, not always so very wise themselves.

Let’s look at a few comments and quotes from recent history, that can prove that there is a large and powerful lobby, who’s intent is the dis-empowerment of society, and making us all reliant on them…. and them alone!  (References and sources for the quotes below can be found by clicking here)

“The common enemy of humanity is man.
In searching for a new enemy to unite us, we came up
with the idea that pollution, the threat of global warming,
water shortages, famine and the like would fit the bill. All these
dangers are caused by human intervention, and it is only through
changed attitudes and behavior that they can be overcome.
The real enemy then, is humanity itself.”
- Club of Rome, premier environmental think-tank,
consultants to the United Nations

“We need to get some broad based support,
to capture the public’s imagination…
So we have to offer up scary scenarios,
make simplified, dramatic statements
and make little mention of any doubts…
Each of us has to decide what the right balance
is between being effective and being honest.”
- Prof. Stephen Schneider,
Stanford Professor of Climatology, lead author of many IPCC reports

“We’ve got to ride this global warming issue.
Even if the theory of global warming is wrong,
we will be doing the right thing in terms of
economic and environmental policy.”
- Timothy Wirth, President of the UN Foundation

“No matter if the science of global warming is all phony…
climate change provides the greatest opportunity to
bring about justice and equality in the world.”
- Christine Stewart, former Canadian Minister of the Environment

“The data doesn’t matter. We’re not basing our recommendations
on the data. We’re basing them on the climate models.”
- Prof. ChrisFolland,
Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research

“It doesn’t matter what is true,
it only matters what people believe is true.”
- Paul Watson, co-founder of Greenpeace

“We are on the verge of a global transformation.
All we need is the right major crisis…”
- David Rockefeller, Club of Rome executive member

“Isn’t the only hope for the planet that the
industrialized civilizations collapse?
Isn’t it our responsibilty to bring that about?”
- Maurice Strong, founder of the UN Environment Programme

I strongly recommend that you look at all the quotes; there is not sufficient room to lay them all out before you here. The link is also referenced in part four of this blog.

You will see that these ‘new ideas’ – ideologies, are not so new after all, and are not of your own mind and thoughts, but have been very carefully planned and processed into our daily lives by some very crafty and dangerous people.

Continued in part two…………………

To the core of my knowledge there has only ever been ONE living manifestation of God, and He died in Jerusalem in 33AD. He also rose from the dead and ascended up to heaven, where He will remain until the appointed time of His second coming. (Mk 13:32-33) He suffered and died for our transgressions and opened ‘the veil’ so we may once again be with our Creator God, Trinitarian Family in eternity.

Is “knowing” love so very difficult? Is “accepting” love impossible? God is love! Yet people keep looking elsewhere.

In this modern age there has been an enormous resurgence of cults. Cults that worship everything from the sun above (the cult of Ra) to the ground we walk upon (Gaia worship), and everything in between. There is also a strong resurgence in occult practises.

Is there a difference between a cult and the occult? Technically yes.

Cult or Occult?
These words are sometimes confused because the expression a cult often sounds like the word occult.

Cult most commonly means a religious sect organized around a strong leader and requiring beliefs or commitments not typical of other related groups. It can also refer to a following of a particular religious figure or icon within an organized religion or a fanatical following of a particular entertainer, athlete, film, television show, or historical figure.

Cult is normally a noun, though it can be used as an adjective meaning “having a cult following” as in a cult film.

Occult literally means “hidden” and generally refers to the pursuit of some kind of magic or secret supernatural knowledge or power. It is most often used as an adjective but is sometimes used as a noun.

The verb to occult means “to hide from view,” and is used most commonly in scientific or specialized fields such as astronomy, navigation, or optics.

The latest cult to hit the scene is the Cult of Eckankar.
A Mahanta is the spiritual leader of Eckankar (Ekan-car), a “living manifestation of God”.

Sri Harold Klemp (1942- ) became the 973rd Eck Master in 1981; he now heads the movement as its Mahanta.

Eckankar is a religious and spiritual path, sometimes called the Religion of the Light and Sound of God. Its name can be translated “co-worker with God”. Eckankar members are called ECKists or ECK chelas. (“Chelas” means “student”).

Whether or not to define it as ‘occult’ waits to be seen.

Eckankar does not attempt to evangelize the world by aggressively converting individuals to their religion. They do not actively proselytize. However, they do advertise their presence and distribute literature to interested persons.

Members generally sing or chant a mantra for 20 to 30 minutes each day. HU (pronounced “hue”) is a common mantra; it is an ancient name for God, and is considered a love song to God.

I was reading an article by Marsha West recently on the very subject of HU…. (say it like an outward breath…..) Marsha tells us:

HUers claim that chanting the HU will put you in contact with “divine spirit.” It keeps you centered, focused, clear. “Sing it morning noon and night, wherever and whenever you need it.”

Words to describe HU by the youth of Eckankar (ECK) on a video they made are: Love…discovery…bliss…detachment…divine…silence…infinite possibilities. They chirped that HUing “answers all my questions…keeps me calm…reminds me I’m never alone…reminds me someone always has my back…allows me to love life…focus on my spiritual eyes…let my worries melt away.” “I say, ‘let the blessing be’ and I feel like I’m in a new world.”

I say, “Blessing? What blessing?” The new world you’re entering is the world of the occult! Involving oneself in the paranormal is unwise, unsafe, and even addictive!

The ECK website reveals that HU is an ancient name for God. But the god they sing to is not Jehovah. They sing to the ancient Egyptian god, HU.

“Eckankar uses the singing of HU’s name as a spiritual connection to the Heart of God. They sing the name HU to draw closer to the Divine Being. For the people who follow this faith, the desires are reported to be love, freedom, wisdom, and truth.”

A web search will bring up many references to HU, but specifically seeking an Egyptian reference I found the following:

The Egyptian god Hu was one of the minor gods in some respects, but he was one of the most important gods for those serious about Egyptian deities. Hu is the power of the spoken word. He personifies the authority of utterance.

So far, we know Hu as the personification of Divine Utterance. However, some legends maintain that he was not just a part of creation, but that he was the creator. It is said that as Hu drew his first breath, there was in that sound the essence of his name. Hence, we have the name Hu, which sounds remarkably like the sound of an expelling breath. With each breath Hu expelled, creation took place. The first breath created the Soul of Osiris. His last creation was the Sun.

So it is said that Hu is the Word of God, the first and the last breaths, Hu Hu.

In the beginning was the Word, and The Word ‘spoke’ creation into existence (Genesis1), sounds mightily like their using this in their cultic religious beliefs to me!

But there is not too much similarity from there on in……

ECKANKAR PRACTICES & TEACHING
ECK was founded in 1964 by journalist Paul Twitchell (he met his Maker in 1971), an eccentric, occultist, and self-proclaimed soldier of fortune. Twitchell claimed he was the unique incarnation of God on earth, the “Living ECK Master” and that only through him and ECK could a person find truth and salvation. Not surprisingly, ECK contains all the key elements of a cult.

Here is another dangerous area we should be steering our impressionable youth WELL AWAY FROM.

Chanting, meditation, karma, soul travel – Even if “everyone’s doing it” Christians must not dabble in any crazy mixed up belief system that outright rejects the God of Scripture.

The god ECK founder Paul Twitchell believed in is “ignorant, internally inconsistent, in need of wisdom and education, negative, unawakened, wondering, poor, unhappy, not content with his creation and in need of assistance.” Twitchell also uttered this blasphemy: “You will never find God by searching for Him. He is here and now within you!”

I repeat, ECK is steeped in the occult and devotees who chant/sing the HU will go into an altered state of consciousness (ASoC). This practice can be dangerous!

Learn about and steer your kids away from it if necessary. The age we live in is a dangerous one for many reason, not the least being that cult and occult practices are blooming!

Salvation comes through Jesus Christ alone!
The Bible specifically says, without any other possible interpretation, that there is only one God, one faith, one baptism and one way to God the Father – and that is only through His Son Jesus Christ and His sacrificial death on the cross. Jesus says that He, and only He, is the way, the truth and the life leading to God the Father and that no one comes to the Father except through Him!

Some references for you:
Eckankar cult

Evidence that Eckankar is a covert occult organization and a front for the Illuminati

The HU sound

Marsha West – To HU or not to HU, that is the question

The HU Page

Egyptian HU reference

The basics of salvation Through Jesus Christ alone

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Arrogance in and of itself is not something to be admired.

The arrogant person ‘knows’ they are correct; ‘knows’ their opinions and views are the truth. They need no assistance from others; it is the other who needs assistance and direction from them.

Those to whom much has been given sometimes suffer from arrogance; or rather the people around them suffer.

Arrogance is doubly a pity, because the talents of the arrogant serve primarily themselves. The arrogant assumes their views and opinions are The Truth. In arrogance, natural confidence goes sadly awry.

For a ruling political leader to declare publicly, that whilst they greatly respect other people’s religious views, they do not believe in God – even though “I grew up in the Christian church, a Christian background. I won prizes for catechism, for being able to remember Bible verses. I am steeped in that tradition, but I’ve made decisions in my adult life about my own views”, seems terribly arrogant indeed.

Terribly arrogant and sad of Miss Gillard (Australia’s first female Prime Minister) to openly declare that she knows God – but she doesn’t need Him. But then again it begs asking if The Prime Minister personally KNOWS GOD or just ‘about’ Him’?

Because if she really KNOWS GOD and has taken this stance – she has arrogantly left herself wide open to the situation Matthew speaks about in Chapter 10 verse 33 of his Gospel.

“But whoever denies me before people I, too, will deny before my Father in heaven.” (International Standard Version)

Sadly Miss Gillard could be leading the Australian People down the same pathway she herself is traversing. If God is not leading her life, public and private, and she is leading the Australian Nation, then her every action against God, which the Australian public consents to or condones, is an act, on their part (by association) against God!

As an example of which pathway to traverse, consider the reintroduction of bills in Western Australia and Tasmania recently calling to legalise Euthanasia.  (Exodus 20:13)

Today, Voluntary Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide are illegal in all states and territories of Australia. The only end-of-life laws that exist are a patchwork of Advance Medical Directive and Power of Attorney laws, none of which allow a person to ask for active assistance to die. These laws operate on a state-by-state basis.  Your access to these laws depends entirely on where you live.

Where does our New Prime Minister stand on the issue of assisted suicide/voluntary euthanasia?

Abortion in Australia is a subject of state law rather than national law. The grounds on which abortion is permitted in Australia vary from state to state. In every state, abortion is legal to protect the life and health of the woman, though each state has a different definition.

There is no law anywhere in Australia that requires the notification or consent of a woman’s partner. There is also no enforced waiting period for an abortion. Except in Western Australia, a minor does not require parental consent or notification (see discussion at the Gillick article, which was imported into Australian law by the High Court in 1992).

Where does our New Prime Minister stand on the Abortion Issue – the termination of unborn children?

Exodus 20:1-17 give us a very simple code to live by – if we choose to be the children of God. Remembering that YES we do, as a gift from our gracious God, have the freedom to choose…. We can choose to accept Him as God and follow his ordinances, or to reject him as God, and follow our own blind pathways.

Instead of picking specifically on Australia, let’s look at the commandments, as given to us – from a political (world) viewpoint – seeking confirmation that governments worldwide (those in historically Christian countries) have chosen to follow or throw out.

For ease of understanding I have chosen to use a paraphrased version of Exodus 20:1-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21. They offer basic rules of behaviour for spiritual and moral living. They were given to all of us to choose to follow – not simply for the Israelites coming out of Egypt.

Jesus himself tells us in the New Testament: (Mat 5:17-20 NRSV) “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfil. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished.

Ten Laws to live by: the Ten Commandments

1. Do not worship any other god than the one true God. All other gods are false gods.
2. Do not make idols or images in the form of God. An idol can be anything (or anyone) you worship by giving it more importance than God. If something (or someone) has your time, attention and affections, it has your worship. It could be an idol in your life.
3. Do not treat God’s name lightly or with disrespect. Because of God’s importance, his name is always to be spoken of with honour.
4. Dedicate or set aside a regular day each week for Sabbath rest and worship of the Lord.
5. Give honor to your father and mother by treating them with respect and obedience.
6. Do not deliberately kill a fellow human being.
7. Do not have sexual relations with anyone other than your spouse. God forbids sex outside of the bounds of marriage.
8. Do not steal or take anything that doesn’t belong to you, unless you have been given permission to do so.
9. Do not tell a lie about someone or bring a false accusation against another person.
10. Do not desire anything or anyone that does not belong to you. Comparing yourself to others and longing to have what they have leads to jealousy, envy and other sins.  Be content to focus on the blessings God has given you, and not on what He has not given you.

NOW ask yourself this simple question. It matters not which country you reside in.

Do we as a Nation follow God’s rules and regulations, individually and collectively?

Honesty would direct us to hang our heads and say “NO we do not.”

Daily we hear of murders, arson, drug dealing, prostitution, abortions. In our own lives we often times use the sacred name of the Lord in vain … cursing and swearing.

A day set aside for worshipping the Lord alone is not something we can choose to do – it is a requirement of God’s Ordinances.

Obeying ones parents dutifully, without anger and tension and sourness of humor does not come easily to modern youth.

Theft, making false accusations, deceit and adultery all seem to be the ‘norm’ in modern society – yet we are strictly warned they are anathema to our Loving Lord.

Do we honour our God in the National Capitals and in the Courts of Law? Do we proclaim his laws and statutes as we live and breathe? Is He our Number One Concern?

Nation draws sword (and bomb) against nation, greed and avarice abound.

And we wonder why bad things happen to us. We do these bad things to each other; they are done back to us in repayment. Is this truly following in God’s ways?

Deuteronomy 30:19 (The Message Bible)

I call Heaven and Earth to witness against you today: I place before you Life and Death, Blessing and Curse. Choose life so that you and your children will live.  And love God, your God, listening obediently to him, firmly embracing him

In ending I just want to say that I truly believe if we ourselves, and our elected governments will follow God Law’s, will rule fairly and justly, will endeavour to save lives not end them, and call on His most Holy Name above all others, then we will be walking in His ways and will enjoy his promises, which we will see fulfilled as He promised us.

Until that happens we must struggle daily in our quest to see that WE DO NEED HIM in our lives…. anything less will simply continue to lead us down a path of destruction.

The United States of America pledge of allegiance: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Australia “Whereas the people of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, and Tasmania, humbly relying on the blessing of Almighty God, have agreed to unite in one indissoluble Federal Commonwealth under the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and under the Constitution hereby established:”

Seems to me that the Founding Father’s of the USA and Australia recognised the authority of Almighty God – such a pity our new Australian Prime Minister does not!

People of all nations PRAY for your leaders, politicians and government officials. Ask God to remove all obstacles to faith in their lives and ours, so that they may attempt to lead us to new life with Him.

We do need Him ~~~~~ there is no doubt.

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References used when writing this blog:

Arrogance

ABC – Gillard won’t play religion card

Gillard ousts Rudd in bloodless coup

West Australian MP Robin Chapple introduces Euthanasia Bill to WA Parliament

New bid to legalise voluntary euthanasia

Premier defends A-G’s voluntary euthanasia strategy

A peaceful death is everybody’s right

Thou shall not kill

Bible Knowledge – 10 commandments

Pledge of Allegiance

Maxine on Jesus – Maxine is a believer!

What can wash away our sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

My thoughts have wandered amongst some forests lately, due to a conversation I heard on the Christian radio.  My husband will tell you that I am a TREE HUGGER at heart… there is something profoundly beautiful and majestic about these mammoths of nature.  Some are gigantic and some are delicate beauties.  Makes no difference to me they are all a part of the wonder of God’s creation.

I doubt there is a person here who is not a greenie at heart.  Let’s leave out the theory of man-made global warming, and simply admire the beauty and usefulness of trees.  Their attributes are simply enthralling and they are so useful to us in so many ways – a fantastic gift from our Creator God.

They give us food such as fruits.  These provide us with excellent nourishment.

The wood from some trees such as teak, walnut, rosewood and oak is used to make furniture.  Wood from other trees is used as fuel for cooking and for warming houses.

Paper is made from wood.

Many trees are the source of useful modern medicines.

The canopy of leaves and branches gives us shelter.

They provide cool shade.  Many trees, for example, in a forest, can make the climate pleasant and the air clean.

Forested areas get better rainfall compared to areas with no tree cover.

When they breathe, they release oxygen that all animals need for their survival and they take in carbon dioxide which they need for their growth.

They help to prevent destruction of the fertility of soil as well as stop soil erosion, particularly on slopes and mountains.

So there we have it, the wonderful attributes of trees… which you may remember are mentioned in the books of the Bible.

In Genesis (1:11) God brought forth the fruit tree, yielding fruit after his kind.  In fact I found a paper on the internet that stated that there are 30 something different trees named Bible.  I suspect there were some serious botanists doing the studies!

Of course we also know that Noah used the wood of trees to build the Ark.  I suspect wood might have been used – perhaps as scaffolding when the Tower of Babel was being constructed.

Lastly of course wood was used in the scourging and crucifixion of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus.

I listened intently to the radio program, wondering what the commentary on trees was going to show me about my Christian life.  I was not disappointed.

The speaker made the connection, and it really should have been obvious to me…..

When God Created the Earth and all that was in it, out of the ground He caused to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the Garden, and the tree., of knowledge of good and evil” .  “And the Lord God commanded the man saying, ‘Of every tree of the garden thou may freely eat.  But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil thou shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die”. (Gen 2 16-17)

You shall surely die – how? We have read the Bible, and we know the story very well. Adam and Eve did not die, as in a physical death as you and I know it did they. And yet as surely as night turns to day, they died.

They died a spiritual death, in very simple terms; through disobedience to the instructions of God they cut themselves, and all future descendants, YOU & I off from a continued spiritual union with God.  A continued, ongoing, eternal, living relationship was severed in that instant through the arrogance and greed of our First Parents.

Did God wipe his hands of humanity? Certainly not!

He made us, He knew us, and He had planned for this moment since before time began.  He is GOD after all. Of course scripture tells us time and time again that God reached down and called us back into union with him, but because we are human and sinful, we never managed, by ourselves, to accept his invitation.

The time came, that had been planned for, since before creation, and The Word became flesh and lived amongst us.

At the appointed hour, Jesus – the Word Incarnate, took upon Himself all of our wickedness, all of our sinfulness, past, present and future, and ON A TREE at Calvary Jesus reopened the path to spiritual union with God for us all.

The Tree of Life, Jesus Christ – He who comes to me shall never hunger, we might well say ‘never die’, shall have new life!!!!   The sin of our first parents carried the penalty of eternal death – separation from God.   Jesus took that penalty upon himself so that we might have complete forgiveness. The Bible says, “The penalty of sin is death”, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

In the beginning the tree of life was abused causing eternal separation and death.  In Jerusalem the Tree of Life was abused on our behalf, opening the way to redemption and eternal life through Jesus Christ.

Trees are a very precious part of God’s creation.

And that my friend is an understatement!

AMEN