Why are relationships important?

Why do we seek out relationships? The short answer...we are designed for relationship. We like to give and receive love, praise, applause, appreciation, etc. We all wish to be wanted, valued and cherished; in a word, loved. But other people can only give us part of what we long for.

Why only part? Because we are designed for infinite love that is ¹uninterrupted and everlasting with no strings attached. Anything less will not do or give us what we long for most. Finite beings - i.e. fellow humans/image-bearers - can not offer infinite love in and of themselves. Only the infinite Source/Creator can. 

Why? Love carries the greatness weight and is most significant if the one who loves us is significant, important, beautiful, powerful, etc. The more significant and important, the more weight and impact their love has, and the more it touches what we most need (and were created for), and the greater we desire it. We were designed for ²this love first and foremost.

Humans are far more significant and valuable than ³things or ⁴animals because we are ⁵like God in a way these other things are not. 

⁵God is most significant-valuable of all. To have his love is the greatest and best because He is the greatest and best. His importance, love, beauty, and power are without end or limit, beyond what any others could ever offer us or we them. 

Yet we opt for love that has limits; love that will eventually cease and not continue forever. Why?

God is the least controlled. In fact, we can't control him at all. So we opt for a lesser source of love hoping to control it-them. In short we don't trust God. Having someone or something we can control is better - we think - than having someone we can't, even though He loves us perfectly. 

We prefer being our own god to partaking in what we truly need most. This only reveals how stubborn and ⁶untrusting of God we truly are. 

Instead of trusting the only source of infinite love, we trust ourselves and those we think we can gain (extract) the most from. The irony is we can never obtain by and for ourselves what we truly need even if we had complete control over them (which, BTW, we never do). Why? We, and everyone else, are finite, yet our need is infinite; because we were created for the Infinite.

We participate in this "dance" with others in hopes of winning their love, acceptance, and approval. But this is conditional love. This is love we must earn and love that continues ⁷only if we can ensure it continues. This is about love we gain for ourselves by managing (i.e. manipulating) others to give it to us. This is exhausting and never works long-term; not in this life, and especially not in eternity.

It also goes contrary to who God intends us to be. Any time we engage in a relationship to gain love and be stroked emotionally, we are not operating out of love i.e. We are not operating from or out of God's love, or loving God in return, and thereby empowered to love our neighbor.

Relationships are important, but without our being connected to the Source of relationship, love and all things, we can never be whole-complete as God intended and created us to be.

For a discussion on the fountain and foundation of relationship, click here. 

For a further discussion on why we long for relationship click here. 

For a further discussion on the love, life, Spirit and essence of God click here

For a discussion on unhealthy relationships, click here. 

For a discussion on the consequences of disconnecting from God click here
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¹And we won't fully experience even this love until eternity when we are face to face with the very Source of love Himself. 

²That is not to say that God's infinite love cannot come to us through another. The more others are plugged in to God's infinite love the more they (and we) can love others with this love. In fact God's love is expressed most effectively through those who are united to and in harmony with him and us. We are not called the body of Christ without reason. We are his hands, his feet, his mouth, his eyes, and ears to convey God's love to each other.  

The significance of tangible love being conveyed by another human is so important that he himself took on physical form in and through Christ to reveal his love to us.

³Physical (material) things are valuable to the extent they can be used to gain the admiration and attention of others i.e. They are the means of obtaining a sense of value from someone more valuable than the things i.e. from others who might admire us because of those things. 

Things are also valuable if they bring us personal comfort, pleasure, etc. This too is an attempt at self-loving i.e. it's still about gaining for ourselves a sense of love, meaning, etc independent of God, the Creator of those things. 

⁴As our society becomes more damaged and less trusting of fellow humans because of betrayed trust, we seek increased companionship with pets. Why? We can control them better and ensure they give us something of what we want and desperately need. Love.

When our dog or other pet is excited to see us, it brings us joy, but what if a highly significant person we admired was just as excited to see us? Would that be more impacting? Image a well-respected influential person or celeb of some sort dancing around like a puppy, excited to see you and loving all over you when you came into the house. It would be so significant we might find it embarrassing. 

⁵Because God is most significant and valuable and we are like Him most, next to a relationship with God Himself, a relationship with another God-like being (us) is the most significant relation we can have.

⁶We are afraid to let love in, in fear it will be taken away. This is evidence of the underlying pain of being disconnected from the Source we were originally designed for. A disconnection that was the result of our rebellious distrust of God. 

⁷We can experience some limited degree of unconditional love through others but only if they are plugged into and receiving God's unconditional love themselves. None of us can love with the unlimited sacrificial love of God unless we are receiving that love from Him ourselves. But this is limited simply because humanity is limited-finite, even if they are most plugged into the Infinite. They are simply a conduit for the Source - i.e. the infinitely loving God - through whom He shows His love. 

All types of relationships, be that with a parent, spouse, siblings, friends etc., are the same in that they gave us a sense of value and significance. The difference in relationships is the manner in which they offer this i.e. the form or kind of love they offer whether that be friendship, companionship, emotional support, partnership, physical love, camaraderie, etc. We can derive a sense of value through all forms of love. Only the form is different. The end result we gain is the same - to feel important, significant, valued... in a word loved.

How big (sovereign) is God?

God being sovereign - in control - doesn't mean he runs things in a wooden, mechanical, or "interfering" way; setting aside, bypassing, or overriding the will of people, but by organically incorporating - not causing - the ¹evil choices we make to bring about His ultimate good ends.

Evil, however, is no less evil because of this. We should still despise and resist evil, not rejoice in it, or be stoically resigned to it. It harms others and us and dishonors God. Outside of Christ, people will still be held accountable for it. It is evil. 

But we can rest and rejoice in knowing that God is bigger than evil, i.e. sovereign over it. God is big enough that evil doesn't prevent Him from accomplishing His perfect and good purposes, but evil becomes a means by which He brings them about. The ultimate example is in the following passage. 

Acts 2:23 "... this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of ²lawless men."

Did good come out of the death of Christ? Yes, the ultimate and greatest good of all. His death is the doorway through which we can (and must) go through to be restored and reunited with God. 

Did this occur by the means of wicked men's actions? Absolutely. 

Are those who carried out these evil deeds accountable for those actions? Totally. If they go into eternity outside of Christ, they will be held fully responsible and accountable. 

Was God in control over those events? Perfectly. He planned them, yet no one's will was ³violated or overridden. The irony and wonder are those evil actions became the very means by which God brought about the deliverance of even those directly responsible for His death - if or when they turned to Christ.

Evil ⁴does not and can not stop God from accomplishing his good purpose. In fact, it actually becomes the means by which it is brought about. In this way, God is in perfect control. However, it is "organic" not mechanical. It does not override and cause the choices of others, it incorporates them. This is why those of us who love Him can be thankful for all things - some of which are in themselves evil - while still hating that which is evil. This is why man is still responsible for his wrong choices and actions while God is still working in all things for the good of those who love him. God is so big He can let evil continue to exist and still be in total and perfect control in advancing His good purposes. Nothing can thwart God from bringing about good in all things, even evil things. God is that big! 

When Paul understood how God used the very rebellion (evil) of Israel to bring salvation to all mankind (good) he exclaimed...

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?”35 “Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?”
36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. Romans 11:33-36 

For a further discussion on how God uses evil for good click here. 

For a further discussion on how greater evil can result in greater good click here. 

For a discussion on how God allowing evil to remain is still for our good click here.

For a discussion on the necessity of choice click here 

For a discussion on how we are accountable for something, we can not do unaided click here. 

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¹Of course, He incorporates the good choices as well and they are always better than bad ones, but this is much easier to understand so it's not a talking point for this post but worth mentioning. For a discussion on the value of good choices over bad click here. 

²Acts 2:23. 

"This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross." New International Version (NIV)

"this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death." New American Standard Bible (NASB)

³This is also why God will not automatically include everyone to enter His eternal bliss. Our coming to Christ and being with him in eternity must be our choice. He will not override our will of refusing to trust God no more than he will cause us to do evil. 

⁴A common question is, if God is good why does He allow evil and suffering to continue? I heard it said that if God could not bring good out of evil, evil would not exist. The fact that evil remains, for now, may not be fully understood, but at least we know that it is not the final word. By Christ coming and taking the pain and suffering of our rebellion into his own body and soul and allowing the full weight of evil to condemn and kill him, he forever overcame death - our separation from God, the ultimate outcome of evil. Death is not the final word, life is, by Christ's resurrection first, and ours in and through him. If we accept his offer of taking our death upon himself - so we would not have to be eternally separated from God - we too will forever overcome it just as He did. God used the greatest evil - the murder of the very Son of God by the hands of wicked men - to bring about the greatest good; our restoration to Him.

#Calvinist. 

increasing our desire for God

When our passion for God is greater than our desire for other things, the appeal of other things, fades. This enables us to turn away and not seek them as our chief thing - i.e. as our God.

But how do we increase our desire for God? We must start with faith. 

Other things are usually more alluring and give greater immediate gratification than pursuing God. However, when we ¹believe God is superior - even if He doesn't feel like it in the moment - this strengthens our desire for Him i.e. our desires and actions fall in line when we pursue God by faith. Stepping out in faith on the ²promise of partaking in more of His love, beauty, wisdom, integrity, power, etc increases our passion for God, reducing the need to experience these before we step out. We are told on five different occasions "the just shall live by faith" for good reason.

But to do so takes ³incredible faith. To take up our cross and deny ourselves is difficult because it is contrary to our natural feelings and desires. We are asked to walk away from anything we normally derive a sense of pleasure, meaning, purpose and love from in the belief that God is greater. A Cross is painful. It feels more like death than life. 

And it is. It is death to self-gratification and self-salvation. But this is where God best meets us, and we experience His power most. As Paul stated, when he is weak - in his natural strength - he is strong in His dependence on God and his actions for Him. We can deny ourselves something we desire more at the moment, if and when we believe God is ultimately a superior pursuit - even though the allure of something else feels greater and God may not feel superior at that moment.

In short, if our faith is ³great enough, it will carry us forward in obedience, stirring in us a desire for more of God. If we are having difficulty in obeying God, we don't redouble our efforts, we must feed and strengthen our faith. 

Recap and summary

We can deny ourselves something we desire more than God when we believe He is a superior pursuit - even though the allure of something else feels greater and God may not feel superior. When we believe God is superior - even if He doesn't feel like it at the moment - it increases our desire for Him - i.e. our desires fall in line with our actions of pursuing God by faith. Stepping out in faith on the integrity of His character, love, power, wisdom, beauty for us, etc. versus our feelings often results in a greater passion/feelings for God. 

However, taking up our cross and denying ourselves is not an enjoyable feeling. A cross is painful. It feels more like death than life. But it is also where God meets us and we experience His power. As Paul stated when he is weak - in self-reliance - he is strong in his dependence on God.

A recap.

So the question becomes, how do we increase our faith? We are told faith comes by hearing. Hearing what? The word(s) - ²promises - of God. Promises of what? About ⁴who God is; that God is for us, not against us and loves us with infinite boundless love. The greatest evidence of this is what Christ did to restore us back to His Father. If God gave us that which we needed most - removal of our condemnation and shame so we would be restored back into good standing and relationship with the infinitely loving and beautiful God - how much more is He willing to give us everything else necessary to know Him more? We must remind ourselves of all that God has done for us to strengthen our trust in the promises of what He has yet to do for us. 

For a discussion on how God addresses our two greatest needs through Christ, click here.

For a further discussion on self-denial, click here. 
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¹There are various kinds or levels of belief. I am not talking about belief-faith on a casual level but at the level we would stake our very lives on. That is the belief God calls us to. 

A story to illustrate. 

Jason was laid off from work unexpectedly. After a few weeks, as hard as he tried, he couldn't find anything. So he ran an idea by Chad while working out one day - they were formally on the same high school gymnast team and regularly worked out together.  

Jason said, "since I have always been athletic with a great sense of balance, and also want to launch out with a business of my own, I was thinking I could walk across the small canyon on a tight rope pushing a wheelbarrow. You know the one just outside of town. I'll use the publicity to launch myself as a personal trainer and build a clientele. What do you think? Do you think I can pull it off?" 

Chad said, "You were the state champion, so if anyone can do it, you can Jason. I think you should go for it. " 

So Jason began training. Chad had some media experience and contacts, so he offered to reach out to his contacts to promote the event. Chad believed in Jason that much, and Jason trusted Chad would do an outstanding job. 

As things progressed, Jason would periodically ask Chad, "do you really think I can pull this off?" Chad always replied, "Absolutely. If anyone could do it, it's you." Being encouraged by Chad's support, he continued.

Finally, several weeks later, the day of the big event had come. As they set everything up, the crowd and the local media started showing up to capture it all. They estimated there were at least 1000 people there. 

Jason and Chad were excited but nervous. As Jason positioned himself on the rope with the wheelbarrow, he looked over at Chad one last time and asked, "do you really think I can do this?" Without hesitation, Chad said,"absolutely," to which Jason replied, "Great, get in the wheelbarrow." 

There is a difference between saying we believe God and getting in the wheelbarrow. When God asks us to trust Him, He's saying get in the wheelbarrow. 

²And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. Heb 11:6 

What is the nature of our reward? It is experiencing more of God who is the source of life, love, and all things. For more on this click here.

³And incredible faith occurs when we see more and more of how huge, loving, wise, etc. God is. If you have small faith, it is only because your understanding of God is small. Ask Him to reveal Himself to you more so your faith becomes greater. 

⁴This is why it's vital we go to God and his promises regularly. Call it quiet time, or a time of worship or devotion. What it's called doesn't matter; what occurs during that time does. 

This is also why meeting together with fellow believers is vital. It stirs our faith and helps us see God in action in the lives of others. All these things remind us of God's faithfulness and stir us to greater faith.

How "End times" teaching hinders God's kingdom and aids one world government aka Globalism.

The following history behind Dispensationalism is part 4 of a 5 part paper at 

https://thotsaboutgod.blogspot.com/2010/02/doom-and-gloom-of-dispensationalism.html 

I am posting it as a separate article for those who may not be interested in the weakness of the biblical foundations behind the "last days" or "end times" view. After reading this part below, you may wish to read my entire discussion on dispensationalism. To do so you can click here or the link above. 

4. The history behind Dispensationalism

(Dispensationalism teaches the world will destroyed by God but before it is, a rebel to God - the Antichrist - will rise up and set up a one world government where you can do nothing economically without His permission or his mark i.e. 666 or the Mark of the beast).

The first 3 sections of the complete paper (linked here) dealt almost exclusively with various scripture passages on why the Bible does not teach this (commonly know as Dispensationalism). 

Now we will see if the history behind this teaching can shine any light on its problematic rise and influence. 

The promotion and expansion of Dispensationalism appears to have had considerably more to do with political views of Zionism, then with the teaching of scripture. A little-known document called The Blackstone Petition or Blackstone Memorial called for the re-establishment of the State of Israel back almost 120 years ago in 1891. It was submitted by a lay minister/real estate developer named William Blackstone (not to be confused with the British attorney who wrote “Commentaries” on Common Law in the 1700s).

http://www.jewishmag.com/146mag/brandeis_blackstone/brandeis_blackstone.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Eugene_Blackstone

Blackstone was a “student” of John Nelson Darby’s teachings, who was considered the “Father of Dispensationalism."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nelson_Darby

Even though most of us have likely never heard of Blackstone of his petition it was not an insignificant document at the time considering some of those who signed it. For example, J.P. Morgan, John D. and William Rockefeller, who were signers also happened to be key “players” in forming the *Federal Reserve System implemented in 1913 under which our country’s monetary system now operates. (For an excellent book on the issues regarding the Federal Reserve I highly recommend http://www.webofdebt.com)

If the involvement by these signers seems unimportant or irrelevant you may also wish to read

http://web.archive.org/web/20090503204211/http://www.taxtruth4u.com/money.htm which addresses our current monetary system. This will help tie this part together. (NOTE: the link immediately above is from the internet archives known as "The Wayback Machine" because my original site no longer exists).

Is it merely a coincidence these particular gentlemen were signers of this petition? If you understand the destruction and deception of the Federal Reserve System as discussed in the links above this simple fact alone makes their - aka the "banksters" - early support and promotion of the dispensational system highly suspect. And this is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. If the connection is not apparent at this time I encourage you to do your own research. The links above will be a good starting point. If you really dig around, it gets even more "interesting." To understand why I say this, be sure to read the article on Blackstone above and also linked here.

It should be pointed out of the 413 signers of this Petition only a total of 15 were either Rabbi’s or of Jewish or Hebrew descent. That is less than 4% of the 413 signers. In addition, one of the Jewish signers happened to be a banker and President of a bank called “International Bank.” Yet this petition was supposed to be about bringing Jews back to their “homeland” not about finance or politics (the more you dig the more you will discover how "big money" and corrupt government have been connected for well over 100 years in the USA). To read this list of signers you would think this petition had more to do with some corporate venture instead of a spiritual/religious effort.

The rest of the signers were a mixture of Protestant clergymen, representatives of several major national newspapers (early promoters of fake news?), politicians, government workers such as postmasters, judges, clerks and even some collectors of revenue along with a variety of businessmen. The whole list can be found at

http://web.archive.org/web/20080515083850/http://www.amfi.org/blackmem.htm (Also no longer on a website but from the internet archives). Considering the apparent nature of this petition this was a curious mix indeed, wouldn’t you agree?

The rabbit hole goes even deeper when you consider that J.P. Morgan and interests also purchased controlling interest in every major newspaper - 25 in all - of his time (1915) in order to control the information going to the public to protect “their interests” but not necessarily to report truth.

The banksters (the private banking system called the Federal Reserve) realized when they pushed through the Federal Reserve Act that to pull off the control of the newly implemented money system they would need to also control the information to the public via the news. This would allow them to divert the public away from and hide this subtle but very significant take over of commerce of the entire country through a totally  corrupted money system which is exactly what they did over 100 years ago.  

To the shock of anyone learning this for the first time, the mainstream media has actually been controlled by the "banksters" since that time. This is not "conspiracy theory" but documented in the Congressional Record of 1917 on page 2947. If you wish to see a photocopy and discussion of this in the actual Congressional record click here. 

As a further indication of the influence and control of the media, I offer you these additional quotes.  

"There is no such thing, at this date of the world's history in America, as an independent press. You know it and I know it. There is not one of you who dare to write your honest opinions, and if you did, you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid weekly for keeping my honest opinion out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for similar things, and any of you who would be so foolish as to write honest opinions would be out on the street looking for another job. If I allowed my honest opinions to appear in one issue of my' paper, before twenty-four hours my occupation would be gone. The business of the journalist is to destroy the truth; to lie outright; to pervert; to vilify; to fawn at the feet of mammon, and to sell his country and his race for his daily bread. You know it and I know it and what folly is this toasting an independent press? We are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping jacks, they pull the strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities, and our lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes. 

-John Swinton, former chief of staff, The New York Times, in a 1953 speech before the New York Press Club 

"We are grateful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promise of discretion for almost forty years... It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subject to the bright lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto-determination practiced in past centuries".

-David Rockefeller, in an address given to Catherine Graham, publisher of The Washington Post and other media luminaries in attendance in Baden Baden, Germany at the June 1991 annual meeting of the world elite Bilderberg Group. 

"We are going to impose our agenda on the coverage by dealing with issues and subjects that we choose to deal with".

-Richard M. Cohen, former Senior Producer of CBS political news

 "Our job is to give people not what they want, but what we decide they ought to have" 

-Richard Salant, former President of CBS News

"Only the small secrets need to be protected. The big ones are kept secret by public incredulity"(i.e. disbelief)

-Marshall McLuhan, media 'guru'

Comments in (  )’s and or with emphasis mine.

Why take so much time on addressing the news media in a paper on the teaching of Dispensationalism? If you get nothing else from this article please understand this; the current political and monetary system has subtle but clear connections to a system that is far more encompassing then simply a particular theological world view. And in order for this financial/political system to survive we must remain ignorant and apathetic to the true nature of events related to the "banksters" activities; therefore the necessity and importance of controlling the information ("news") outlets. Truth, caring and action by you and I are the globalist "banksters" biggest fear. That’s why any exposure of this information is often aggressively attacked with considerable effort to discredit it. If you have read this far, you are apparently neither apathetic and you can certainly say you are no longer ignorant. 

But it is our fault as the church as much as anyone’s (maybe more so) on why this monetary/political system has thrived and exists to this day.  And it is also our problem to solve. Politicians have proven they are not interested in truly addressing this corrupt  banking system. In fact, they helped to implement it - either directly or indirectly - benefit by it, and allowed it to continue unchecked by turning a blind eye.  

Am I saying the "banksters" created this theological system called Dispensationalism? Not at all. I do think, however; they saw in dispensational teaching a perfect ²opportunity and vehicle to heavily influence the church to aid in implementing a one-world system aka globalism and gain the support of the church to advance their deception. The "banksters" no doubt realized if the church could be convinced that the Bible predicts the coming of a one-world system under some diabolical opponent to God Himself (i.e. the "Antichrist"), then to resist it is futile (remember the Borg in the Star Trek TV series?). Why would any good Christian want to go against what the Bible predicts is inevitable? A clever and highly deceptive strategy.

Though our understanding of the subject of this paper must be formed primarily from scripture (which I address here) the political/ historical/ financial roots of Dispensationalism play a far greater role in the promotion of this teaching in the church than many may realize. Since the focus of Bible students is mainly on understanding what scripture teaches regarding the “end times” this lack of awareness of its historical roots is understandable. However, I believe knowing the history behind the promotion of this doctrine is of no small significance or consequence and should be considered more closely by all students of the Bible. Therefore, I have taken the time to address this side of this rather involved subject of Dispensationalism (which can be read here).

I believe it is the intention of  globalist "banksters" who seek to rule us (whoever they may be) that we buy into the pessimistic mindset fostered by Dispensationalism (we address this pessimism in part 5 “Two World Views…”). The result is we unintentionally (on our part, not theirs) look to our "rulers" for solutions to our problems and not to God. -- I believe this also in part explains why Futurism (how the world ends) and particularly Dispensationalism is such a widespread and popular notion among many non-Christians as well. No other teaching -  purportedly based on scripture - is more widely received by non-Christians than this “end time” doctrine and apocalyptic view of the worlds future. 

This in itself should raise a red flag on the validity of this teaching. Are not the things of the gospel normally foolishness to the world? Christ’s words “broad is the road that leads to destruction…” may be very appropriate here. I believe those who wish to rule over us count on the church, doing just what we are doing, which is next to nothing when it comes to infusing the culture with the gospel and advancing of God's kingdom here and now (His reign over the hearts and minds of all who look to Christ as their king) and speaking out against the corruption at all levels, especially within ³Government. The pessimism and passivity created by the belief in an inevitable future destruction of earth taught by Dispensationalism aids the advancement of a one-world government and plays right into their hands -- after all, according to Dispensationalism, a one-world government headed by a political figured called “The Antichrist” is predicted in the Bible so why waste time to resist it. 

I think if the establishment and promotion of Dispensationalism were not expressly for the purpose of creating a passive church - which indirectly aids the advance of one-world government - it has certainly been cleverly utilized toward that end.

I also think attempts to label Preterism ("end times" is historical not in the future) as anti-Semitic - yes, believe it or not, it’s true...labeling someone as a racist of any kind is a common and effective hot button issue - is a convenient diversion from discovering the truth. And if you understand that Satan is ultimately behind anything that neuters the truth, the church’s effectiveness on culture and government, and the advancement of God's kingdom in the world, all of this is not beyond reason but in fact makes perfect sense. If you further study the history behind Dispensationalism, if it isn’t already apparent, it will become more apparent how all of this is connected as you dig in. 
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¹Some believe Zionism is the main player behind globalism. I have concluded it is merely a useful tool of the real players - i.e. the "banksters" (Rothschild being an Ashkenazi Jew) 

- Zionism is a diversion used by the banksters to promote globalism (one world government). Globalism is about power, money and control, not a particular religious view or system. Making it about a religious view (with racial implications) also aids them in creating division within the church. Click here on how Zionism helps promote identity politics and racism. One of the strategies of globalists is to accuse their opponents of the very things they are most guilty of. 

²Possibly they saw and sincerely believed this teaching was justification for one world government. 

Most centers of influence and power, such as the church (media and government other major centers of influence such as entertainment, social media, sports and the like), start out well but are infiltrated and commandeered to advance the "bankster" aka globalist agenda in one fashion or another.  This is a clever but diabolical strategy because these institutions are centers of influence for a reason - i.e. they've gained the trust of so many and are far less likely to be suspected of anything nefarious. They are perfect "candidates" to gain control over the minds and life of others and culture and society as a whole.

³For those who raise the question of obeying the authorities discussed  in Rom 13, keep in mind Christ’s most scathing criticisms were against the Pharisees who were the religious authorities in Israel during Christ’s time on earth. If you care to read more on this click here.  

For a look at what the bible says about the promise to Abram (later named Abraham) regarding the nation of Israel, click here. 

This is only part 4 of a 5 part paper. If you wish to read the rest of the paper this current post is taken from click here.

For a further discussion on what promises God actually made to Israel click here

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What is God telling us when we fail?

If past tasks or ventures - business or otherwise - have failed, it doesn't automatically mean you should stop trying or that God doesn't want you to succeed or be successful. It *may simply be because you are attempting to succeed through your own strength and direction, not God's. The bottom line is to never stop seeking to be as productive as possible. We are called to bear much fruit. In doing so we bring God glory (Jn 15:8).

Do you wish to advance-succeed so you can bring honor and glory to yourself or to God? If the latter, we have God's support, if the former, we do not. 

Christ said ask anything in His name - i.e. for His honor - and you will have it (Jn 15:7). So seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened **to you (Matt 7:7-8). You can't ask for better support or sign of his desire for you to succeed. 

For a discussion on whether we can miss God's will click here. 

For a discussion on the importance of excellence, click here.

For a discussion on the necessity of great effort, click here.

For more discussion on why there ultimately is no failure for God's child, click here. 

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*It may mean this is not the direction God would have you go, but it may not. Before you assume anything, search your heart to be sure you are doing it for the right reason i.e. for his honor, not your own. Once you have, then you can more accurately assess if it is His direction and calling for you. 

** Note this doesn't say the door will be opened "for you" but "to you." God doesn't want us to stop once we go through the door as if opening the door is our end, but to continue walking with him once the door is opened, because there is yet more to do. Getting the door open isn't our goal, it is only the beginning. Walking with Him in advancing his glory is why the door was opened to begin with.