God, Obama and birth certificates

''On the other hand, Obama's birth less than 50 years ago remains shrouded in mystery.''

What do God and Barack Obama have in common?
Neither one has a birth certificate.
That's one of Rush Limbaugh's favorite jokes.
It's funny. But, as with all humor, it contains only some truth.
Because followers of Yeshua Ha'Mashiach – or Jesus the Christ – know He established Himself as the Messiah of the Jews and the Savior of the world by providing two genealogical records – one going all the way back to Adam and another tracing His kingly lineage back to Abraham. So, even if there were no birth certificates maintained 2,000 years ago in ancient Israel, there is no doubt about where He was born, when and His parentage. Even Jesus recognized those qualifications were essential to establishing His right to His earthly throne as king of the Jews.
In fact, the first 17 verses of Matthew are devoted to His genealogy – through the line of Mary. The next nine verses, including the first verse of the second chapter, are devoted to the who, what, when, where and why of His birth
. The rest of the second chapter is devoted to the actions of Joseph and Mary to protecting the young Jesus from efforts to put Him to death.
Now watch the red-hot eligibility story on DVD: "The Question of Eligibility: Is Barack Obama's presidency constitutionally legitimate?"
Likewise, the last 15 verses of the third chapter of Luke are devoted to Jesus' genealogy – this time through the line of Joseph, his adoptive father.
Why all the genealogical details?
They were critical.
Jesus was in a unique position to claim the throne of David because He was a physical descendant through the line of Joseph. Had He been Joseph's blood son, He would have been ineligible because of a blood curse on his ancestor Jeconiah (Jeremiah 22:30). But as Joseph's adoptive son, Jesus was eligible.
Jesus was also eligible through the line of Mary, His biological mother, because she had no brothers and because she married within the tribe of Judah. All these little, nitpicky details had to be established – and they were. http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=108799

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What a pity Ed McMahon, the solid, TV side-kick/funny guy, and Farrah Fawcett, the gorgeous actress with hair, eyes, teeth and red bathing suit  who overcame it to gain plaudits and awards for her acting, died within days of each other and then, Michael Jackson joined them in death the same week.  

Guess who gets all the attention?

What a pity since of the three, Jackson, while an immensely talented performer, was the most bizarre example of humanity. He's not exactly the role model parents might desire for their children

Call me old fashioned, but I'd keep my children, male or female, away from a man who regresses into childhood and yet whose music and performances range from bizarre sexuality to crotch-grabbing; uses medical means to change his body to the extent he's barely identifiable by race or even sex; is dependent on pharmaceuticals to get him through the day – every day; produces three children by methods that spin the brain, raises them privately, swathed in masks and scarves (a news report says two of the children do have a known birth mother, the third, "Blanket," born to a surrogate, is now a child without a parent); lives a lavish lifestyle and yet was immersed in gigantic debt, maintained suspicious relationships with young boys to the point of lawsuits, settlements and court proceedings, and yes, I know he was found not guilty but so was O.J. Simpson.

I never considered him a role model. But others do and did – why else would parents let their young boys stay overnight with Jackson? One grieving fan told a reporter, "All of us grew up with Michael; we all love him."

Uh, no. Not all of us.

Another supporter praised Jackson not so much for his music but because "he brought black culture into the mainstream."

Really? Look at my description of Jackson again. Is that black culture? For the sake of blacks, I hope not, because he reflected someone constantly trying to escape the person he was and transform himself into some sort of myth.

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How 'Gods' Live and Die

''If only the world’s star chasers and stargazers would see that there’s real peace and joy in living a quiet life for God. The Bible encourages us to do just that. The view may not be as breathtaking, but we’re a lot less likely to lose our minds in the madness or die from the fall''

I live in an area of the country where a number of celebrities reside. Seeing them in stores, restaurants, churches and in the car next to you is as common here as running into friends or family in a small town. In fact, many celebrities from other parts of the country have moved here to “Music City” and surrounding areas, in part, because we don’t really have paparazzi – at least not yet – and people generally leave them alone.
This allows them to exercise their godhood elsewhere, take their profits and praise from starry-eyed ticket buyers out on the road and return home to a semi state of normalcy – something that is undoubtedly necessary for both sanity and survival.
The sudden and tragic death of Michael Jackson, like many other superstars before him, underscores that need. Unfortunately, like drugs and alcohol, those who become addicted to fame are all too often destroyed by it. And strangely, celebrities themselves, and those around them, can often see it coming, but do little to stop it.
In Michael Jackson’s case, his ex-wife, Lisa Marie Presley, reportedly recalled him saying to her years ago that he expected to meet the same end as her father, Elvis – and that it was Michael’s self-destructive behavior that eventually compelled her to leave him.

Ever since childhood, I have loved pretty much all things Disney. Like many of my generation, I was raised on the "Mickey Mouse Club." Then there was the television program, "The Wonderful World of Disney," and, of course, the amazing animated films that inspired me to want to become a graphic artist one day.

In Disney's world, there were both heroes and villains, but good always triumphed, and people always lived "happily ever after." Raised in an alcoholic home where divorce and domestic disturbances happened all too often, my visit to Disneyland each year on my birthday was like entering a dream world. I made a vow back then that when I became an adult, I would go to Disneyland every day. The world of Disney drew me in because it held so much promise.

Walt Disney was born with a vivid imagination, and he dreamed of a better world. He even called his employees "Imagineers." Disney was not only trying to create something like his childhood, but something even better. You might even say that he attempted to create a heaven on earth.

Disney, like all of us, was born with "eternity in his heart," as Ecclesiastes 3:11 tells us we are. It is a trait unique to humankind. I doubt that animals sit around pondering the meaning of life, but people do.

We are always moving forward. We are on a quest, because I believe that we all have a sense that we were meant for another world. We long for something more. C.S. Lewis called it "the secret signature of each soul." Yet some think they can create a perfect world for themselves with the perfect home, the perfect family, or even the perfect body. But then tragedy strikes and reality kicks in, reminding us that life on earth will disappoint.

How do you handle life when your problems are bigger than you are? Get Greg's manual for adversity: "Dealing with Giants"

There is age-old truth in the Hank Thompson song that says, "This world is not my home, I'm just a passing through. ..." The Bible says of our lives on earth, "We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace" (1 Chronicles 29:15 NLT).

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 'The three fundamental Rules of Humanity...One: a human being may not injure another human being, or, through inaction, allow any human being to be injured...Two:..a human being must obey the orders given him by God except...there are no exceptions....Three: a human being must protect his own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First and Second Laws.'' [adapted from Isaac Asimov's Three Fundamental Rules of Robotics]

“A peni* and a vagina fit - they are engineered to. Two penises and two vaginas just won't work. Oppositional behavior is an integral part of homosexuality and Satan absolutely delights in this homosexual perversion because it not only exists outside the bounds of marriage, but it also defiles the very image of God, reflected as male and female."

''The evil that we taste, we dish out.''

FEAR IS GOOD "However honest you are about your need to plead with me, remember to be careful that such tactics as appealing to fear won't pull in 'false converts.' If I am to believe, then it's the existence and action of God that will save me – not fear."
Not according to the Bible. Let me explain. The use of fear tactics, using computer graphic pictures of New York with water halfway up skyscrapers, and threats that in 30 or 40 years we will be eating each other, etc., may be backfiring on environmentalists who are trying to educate young people about the dangers of global warming. A new telephone survey commissioned by Habitat Heroes and conducted by Opinion Research polled a national sample of 500 American preteens – 250 males and 250 females. According to treehugger.com, "On a sliding scale of anxieties, minority kids have it worst; 75 percent of black children and 65 percent of Hispanic children believe that the planet will be irrevocably damaged by the time they reach adulthood." The threat of global warming just adds to an even more depressing outlook to a generation that is already under a cloud of economic gloom, massive unemployment, terrorism, school shootings and escalating incidents of parents killing their children. Remove God from the equation and you leave a young person with no knowledge of his origins, no purpose for existence and no knowledge of what happens after he dies. So when a problem comes along that seems insurmountable, he doesn't turn to God for help. Instead, he turns to the quick fix of suicide.

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