Brethren,
As I awoke this morning I heard a startling segment on NPR (National Public Radio).
The short space mentioned a subject that is ever present on my mind: Sunday Laws; In this case, I was shocked to hear a supposed public broadcasting system advocating "Blue Laws".
Yet, it's been prophesied that Sunday Laws will be first be imposed in our beloved United States of America, and will quickly be achieved all over the world. True Globalism, indeed? Therefore, this can't really surprise me since all that has happened in recent years points toward this becoming a fact. This is not only a sobering issue, but an affirmation that the Lord's Word is accurate. His prophesies will come to pass since He is the Alpha and the Omega, who knows the end from the beginning. Let us continue to watch and pray for our redemption draweth nigh.
As I awoke this morning I heard a startling segment on NPR (National Public Radio).
The short space mentioned a subject that is ever present on my mind: Sunday Laws; In this case, I was shocked to hear a supposed public broadcasting system advocating "Blue Laws".
Yet, it's been prophesied that Sunday Laws will be first be imposed in our beloved United States of America, and will quickly be achieved all over the world. True Globalism, indeed? Therefore, this can't really surprise me since all that has happened in recent years points toward this becoming a fact. This is not only a sobering issue, but an affirmation that the Lord's Word is accurate. His prophesies will come to pass since He is the Alpha and the Omega, who knows the end from the beginning. Let us continue to watch and pray for our redemption draweth nigh.
Satan puts his interpretation upon events, and they [leading men] think, as he would have them, that the calamities which fill the land are a result of Sunday-breaking. Thinking to appease the wrath of God, these influential men make laws enforcing Sunday observance. They think that by exalting this false rest-day higher, and still higher, compelling obedience to the Sunday law, the spurious sabbath, they are doing God service. Those who honor God by observing the true Sabbath are looked upon as disloyal to God, when it is really those who thus regard them who are themselves disloyal, because they are trampling under foot the Sabbath originated in Eden.
Maranatha, p. 176, or Manuscript 85, 1899
Here's a transcript of the astonishing NPR/University of Florida segment:
Shopping no substitute for peace of prayer
By Shayna Brouker • Published: November 19th, 2010
Category: Health in a Heartbeat
Podcast: Play in new window Download (Go to link below for these applications)
It’s Sunday morning. You roll out of bed to get ready for church, shuffle to the closet and stare blankly at your wardrobe. You rummage through some shirts but nothing seems to work.
Suddenly you remember that special holiday sale at your favorite store and your will to worship wanes.
Visions of cashmere sweaters on clearance dance in your head. Picking out a brand-new outfit… for church, of course… now seems much more appealing than sitting in the service.
So instead of heading to the pews, you hit the mall in search of some holiday steals and deals. But according to researchers from DePaul University in Chicago and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, shopping won’t replace the joy of joining others in prayer.
The study found that women living in states where “blue laws” were repealed attend church less often… and also feel less cheerful. The repeal of these commandments requiring stores to stay closed on Sunday is tied to decreased contentment, suggesting a link between religion and happiness.
Some of the women in Sabbath-spurning states might work on their day of rest, surely a factor in feeling forlorn. Another outcome was that teenaged mall rats took part in more risky behavior. This effect could also contribute to their mothers’ melancholy.
Whatever the reason for the decline in delight, there’s no question that the lure of immediate gratification… either a football game on T-V or a sale at the mall… can be irresistible. Addictive activities tempt men and women alike, regardless of whether they attend Sunday service.
The findings support the proverb “Money can’t buy happiness”… or that retail therapy can’t replace the fellowship of friends and family.
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Source
Shopping no substitute for peace of prayer
By Shayna Brouker • Published: November 19th, 2010
Category: Health in a Heartbeat
Podcast: Play in new window Download (Go to link below for these applications)
It’s Sunday morning. You roll out of bed to get ready for church, shuffle to the closet and stare blankly at your wardrobe. You rummage through some shirts but nothing seems to work.
Suddenly you remember that special holiday sale at your favorite store and your will to worship wanes.
Visions of cashmere sweaters on clearance dance in your head. Picking out a brand-new outfit… for church, of course… now seems much more appealing than sitting in the service.
So instead of heading to the pews, you hit the mall in search of some holiday steals and deals. But according to researchers from DePaul University in Chicago and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, shopping won’t replace the joy of joining others in prayer.
The study found that women living in states where “blue laws” were repealed attend church less often… and also feel less cheerful. The repeal of these commandments requiring stores to stay closed on Sunday is tied to decreased contentment, suggesting a link between religion and happiness.
Some of the women in Sabbath-spurning states might work on their day of rest, surely a factor in feeling forlorn. Another outcome was that teenaged mall rats took part in more risky behavior. This effect could also contribute to their mothers’ melancholy.
Whatever the reason for the decline in delight, there’s no question that the lure of immediate gratification… either a football game on T-V or a sale at the mall… can be irresistible. Addictive activities tempt men and women alike, regardless of whether they attend Sunday service.
The findings support the proverb “Money can’t buy happiness”… or that retail therapy can’t replace the fellowship of friends and family.
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Source
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Note: Bolds and Highlights added.
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Note: Bolds and Highlights added.
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