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by Seth Halpern/Editor In recent days, nothing has been as talked about and argued as the “Zero Tolerance” policy and the resulting separation of children from their parents. It has been an understandably controversial and largely protested issue. Under pressure from both public and legislative scrutiny, President Trump signed an executive order to hopefully end future separations for families awaiting legal decisions. As of this writing, there are still more than 2,000 children in the custody of the federal government. How did we get here? No one wants to see families separated and children screaming as they are removed from their parents. I don’t
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think that any sane person would want to see that. However, there is a larger issue. That is the issue of “criminality”. The term “illegal” in front of the word “immigrant” is often overlooked and often changed to “undocumented” in order to water down its unfavorable meaning. However, “Undocumented” is not legal either. Many people who enter the U.S. on work visas or otherwise and then stay past their expiration are now “unauthorized or illegal”. It’s the same way when Americans outstay their visa to a foreign country. It’s also true that many work jobs and even pay taxes. The point is not whether or not they are good, kind, or productive people, but whether or not they are allowed to be in the U.S.
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Therefore, we have an issue with the person or in this case “parent” coming into this country “illegally”. We have an issue of Justice that needs to be resolvedeither by enforcement or by changing the law. It has been stated that every “legal” parent (in terms of residency) who breaks the law (that is, does something “illegal”) goes to jail/prison and is separated from their children who are then taken into the custody of the state. Zero tolerance would mean that the illegal (or unauthorized) entry itself could be a criminal offense and would be prosecuted. (Granted I am not an expert in immigration law and this article is more about ethics and spiritual application than law) Many would argue that people from
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Mexico or other poor or corrupt countries simply want a better life and shouldn’t be penalized or treated as criminals. It may certainly be the case that many cross our borders for these reasons, and simply seek a chance to provide for their family. However, we would then need to consider other “crimes”. What about the person who steals because they don’t have enough food or rent money for their family? What about the want-to-be parent that kidnaps a child because they cannot conceive? I’m sure we can think of dozens of scenarios of people who want a “better” life. What would we say to the North Korean citizen attempting
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••• The Big C ••• by April James I’ve heard people refer to cancer as the big “C” instead of calling it cancer, others would say the word quietly, or state “we don’t say that word”. In my book, cancer is the little “c” and Christ is the big “C”. I find it interesting that Christ and cancer can both dramatically change a life; both words are hated but thankfully cancer more than Christ. Yet some accept you more readily if you have cancer instead of Christ in your life. With cancer, you may die once but without Christ there is a second death far worse. When the doctor walks into the room with books in hand, you know the report is not good. No one likes to hear that they have cancer, which has now knocked once more on our door. The doctor visits can have more ups and downs, twist and turns, than the wildest roller coaster ride. Doctors (in giving comfort) say if you’re going to have any type of cancer, this is the best type to have, then give a report that it is aggressive and too advanced for surgery. Then they continue to eliminate
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INSPIRATION • by Paula McBride The Facebook post showed my friend radiant after giving birth to her long-awaited and prayed for baby. Both mommy’s face and baby’s face were the definition of s e r e n i t y, but it wasn’t always like that. My friend labored for 45 hours. It hurts to even think of it! What I think about is the fever pitch happening all around the expectant couple. Doctors and nurses hurrying through halls, moans from laboring mothers, monitors humming, the birth, the cleanup, and finally Mom gets to snuggle down with her newborn. From fever pitch to serenity. Other friends have been living at fever pitch through school year-end activities, graduations, weddings, expecting at the end VACATION! Now knees are up in the kayak on glass-smooth water. Ah, serenity. Or is it?
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Sometimes the summer months don’t give us a break from the fever pitch of our daily grind. The kids are home crying, “Mommy, I’m bored!” or the effort of packing for a trip puts us over the top. The exhaustion after the trip does us in, and the cycle starts all over again. Where can we find serenity? Elijah lived at fever pitch. He worked hard for God. He stopped the skies from raining, called down fire from heaven, prayed and it flooded, and then he crashed. Bible scholars say he became depressed. He needed to find a place of serenity, so he crawled into a cave. God met him there, not in the frenzy of wind, the violence of an earthquake, the ravage of fire, but in a still small voice. In that intimate, serene setting, God whispered His will and His way to his servant. Sometimes we feel like crawling into a cave to find our serenity, and maybe we should. We can determine to leave the
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fever pitch behind for planned quiet time. In meditation, we can take our minds into the wonders of what God has done in the past, and in prayer we can give our pressures and the needs of the future to Him. We might not have a whole lot of time to spend in our cave, but it will leave us refreshed and rebooted. Did Jesus live at a fevered pitch, or did He create a beautifully serene environment wherever He was? Remember after the resurrection when Jesus built the fire on the shore and roasted fish for His friends while He waited for them to come in from
fishing? In the same way, Jesus waits for us to make moments of serenity to be with Him. When we meekly surrender our circumstances to the Father’s plans and directions for our lives, as Jesus did, we will be amazingly relaxed, just as Jesus was. So, if we’re living at fever pitch this summer, let’s find some quiet time to be with Jesus. It doesn’t matter if it’s a cave or the seashore, it’s in quietness and trust that we will find our strength (Isaiah 30:15).
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LIFE MATTERS presented by Yuba-Sutter Right To Life Planned Parenthood Can’t Refute Report Showing It Doing Abortions on 12-Year-Old Girls, Not Reporting Sexual Abuse Steven Ertelt Lifenews.com The Planned Parenthood abortion business apparently is unable to refute a report showing it doing abortions on girls as young as 12 and failing to report the sexual abuse.
rule official to defund Planned Parenthood of the $60 million dollars that it receives via Title X Family Planning dollars. Planned Parenthood essentially ignored the report and issued no public statement nor anything on its Facebook or Twitter
example of false evidence or distorted videos to Politico. “In response, Planned Parenthood said that Live Action’s report draws on discredited evidence and that the group has a history of promoting doctored
The Planned Parenthood abortion chain has been caught repeatedly performing abortions on abuse victims as young as 12 and 13 years old, failing to report suspected sexual abuse to authorities, and sending victims back to their abusers. A new investigative report chronicles these cases and reveals Planned Parenthood’s decades-long pattern of helping child sex abusers cover up their crimes. As LifeNews has documented multiple times, Planned Parenthood has a history of not reporting statutory rape or sexual abuse to authorities. The abortion corporation frequently covers up cases of rape with abortion and refuses to report rape cases to law enforcement. The report, titled “Aiding Abusers: Planned Parenthood’s Cover-Up of Child Sexual Abuse”, comes less than a week after President Trump made his proposed
accounts regarding it. Its only comment came in the form of an attribution via Politico with the abortion giant saying that the organization that produced the report, Live Action, relies on false evidence and distorted videos. The pro-abortion company failed to provide a single
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videos, citing a series of news reports,” Politico reported. Lila Rose, president and founder of Live Action responded to Planned Parenthood and also announced the release of a new video today featuring four former Planned Parenthood employees confirming the
organization’s failure to report sexual abuse. “When Planned Parenthood calls our report ‘discredited,’ they are attacking the testimonies of the very girls who endured horrific abuse and then had it covered up by their own abortion centers,” she told LifeNews. “To be clear, the report includes numerous court cases, multiple news media reports, official police reports, state health department records, manager testimonials admitting a failure to report, and statements of underage sex abuse victims saying they were returned to their abusers after forced abortions.” Planned Parenthood abortion clinics have come under fire countless times over the years for not reporting cases of statutory rape to authorities as required by state law. In another case in Arizona, officials said a Planned Parenthood center failed to provide the proper report to authorities about a victim of a young man accused of being a serial rapist. Planned Parenthood failed to report the rape, and the young man allegedly raped 18 or more teenage girls before he was caught,
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Continued from Page 12: “Life Matters” according to authorities. In 2008, a Planned Parenthood in Bloomington, Indiana was exposed for agreeing to help cover up the sexual abuse of a minor in an undercover sting. In another case in Ohio, Planned Parenthood faced a lawsuit after it failed to report the statutory rape of a 14-yearold girl. The girl’s soccer coach got her pregnant and then took her to the abortion clinic to cover up his crime, LifeNews reported. Planned Parenthood has been caught numerous times ignoring signs of sexual abuse or even covering up the abuse. The Life Dynamics criminal cases summaries include another young girl who was raped for an additional 1 ½ years after her 44-year-old abuser took her to
Planned Parenthood for an abortion. In another case, a young victim was taken to Planned Parenthood for an abortion after her abuser sexually assaulted her at the age of 15. The abuse extends to sex trafficking victims as well. In 2011, a Live Action investigation uncovered wide-spread willingness among Planned Parenthood employees to help sex traffickers abuse young teens. The undercover sting caused public outcry, and the abortion chain promised to retrain its staff about identifying sex trafficking victims and abuse. However, a former abortion clinic worker said Planned Parenthood did not fulfill its promise to the public, and trained its employees on how to spot undercover investigators instead.
COMMUNITY Prayer Calendar for July 2018 5-Jul War-torn nations- pray for peace and protection especially for civilians 6-Jul Ambassador - Please pray for this ministry, its impact and God’s provision for it 7-Jul Pray for race relations in our nation 8-Jul HEAT- Pray especially for the elderly & homeless to be protected from the intense heat 9-Jul Middle East - For the peace of Jerusalem 10-Jul Children and Children’s Ministries 11-Jul Homeless/Poor - Twin Cities Rescue Mission, A Hand Up, Salvation Army, REST 12-Jul A Woman’s Friend - Unborn children/Pregnant Women 13-Jul Orphan children- Samaritan Village (see p. 3) and other orphanages 14-Jul Christian Businesses-Ambassador Sponsors & others. 15-Jul Missionaries -Fruit, Provision 16-Jul Hollywood- May God to touch influential people 17-Jul National unity- Pray for race relations in our nation 18-Jul First Responders-Police, Firefighters, EMT, TIP 19-Jul Missing Teens & children- pray for protection and found safe 20-Jul Addicted, Rehab ministries- Feather River Mens Center, Joshua House, Celebrate Recovery 21-Jul Sex Trafficking - pray for victims 22-Jul President Trump- God’s Wisdom in decisions & communication 23-Jul Immigration- Pray for the border crisis, the families and the legislators to solve problems 24-Jul Seniors and Elderly- pray for support and protection from heat 25-Jul Global Persecution-Safety/Courage of Believers 26-Jul Teen Depression, Suicide 27-Jul Local officials and community leaders 28-Jul State lawmakers- Pray for Assemblyman James Gallagher and others who represent us 29-Jul Local Pastors and their families 30-Jul Military, All armed forces & their families. 31-Jul Struggling Women- Pray for Lydia’s House, Casa Esperanza
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known as Sin. Our sin separates us from the Holy God. In His “justice”, He cannot host us in His eternal kingdom of Heaven. What happens to us? We are on our way to judgement and we’ll be prosecuted with fair and just sentence of Eternity without God (otherwise known as Hell). As bleak as that sounds, that would be a fair sentence for us given our lawbreaking behavior. But God is also a merciful Creator. We, His created beings are each loved by Him as a father loves his own child despite the bad decisions and harmful behaviors the child chooses. God is so full of love for each of His created beings that He didn’t want to
have them separated from Him, so He made a way. Because He is just and has “zero tolerance” for sin, He cannot simply overlook it. He cannot turn his head and look the other way. He is God and He is Holy. No, He had to make it right. There had to be a price to pay. He also knew that we couldn’t pay that price and we couldn’t make it right ourselves. He came up with the Master plan to resolve the conflict. He would resolve the Justice by making Someone pay the price. Since none of us could do it, that Someone could only be His own SonJesus who became a human, lived without any sin and died in our place. His sacrifice
not only fulfilled the Justice needed but also showed the Mercy of God who saw the hopeless plight of His creation. Now, we look to Jesus with Love and eternal thanks, worshipping Him and owing our eternal life to him for now, we can enjoy Heaven with our Creator and our Savior. Lastly, now that we Jesus has fulfilled the Justice of God and we have received the Mercy of God, there is one more “Zero Tolerance Policy” we need to implement. We have an enemy in our spiritual life. He does not like the fact that we were shown mercy, because he is headed for Hell and wanted to bring us with him. Satan (aka the Devil) was kicked out of Heaven for his disobedience. He hates God and he hates us. He continues to this day trying to distract and “detain” us from coming to God. Satan does not want us to be with God and he tries to convince us that God is not for us. The Apostle Paul told us to “take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ” (2 Cor 10:5). In the book of James (James 4:7) we are told to “resist the enemy and he will flee from you”. Reading God’s Word regularly and listening to the Holy Spirit through prayer will help us to accomplish this. Worship and Thank God for his awesome resolution to the conflict of “Justice and Mercy” and His answer to the “Zero Tolerance Policy”!
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to flee his or her inhumane country? I would want to help them, wouldn’t you? What about those who risked (and in many cases lost) their own lives helping the Jews escape certain death during the holocaust? Don’t we hail those people as heroes and rightly so? While justice is an important value that our nation (especially our government) needs to employ. “Mercy” is also at the heart of the American way. We, the American people, have always had a soft spot for the underdog. In fact, many laws have been changed as a result. Yes, there are still plenty of “unfair” and “discriminatory” issues we have to deal with, but we have a history of helping underdog nations and peoples. The “Justice” and “Mercy” of the American way is in constant conflict. It is no surprise that a nation founded on the Judeo-Christian God and His ways (I know some will disagree at this point), has a heart for the down-trodden. After all He (God-Almighty) has the same “conflict”. He also has a “Zero Tolerance Policy”. As God and Creator of all, He is Holy and Perfect. Something (or Someone) that is Perfect cannot be in the midst of anything imperfect (think cleanrooms of the electronics industry). Each and every one of us since Adam and Eve has been tainted with “imperfection” otherwise
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Legislative Update from Assemblyman James Gallagher Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew 17:20 (NIV) The time has come for Christians and the church community to recapture its former place as a true shepherd with the community. Prayer and voting are becoming more vital to facing today’s challenges. However, the Bible emphasizes putting one’s faith into practice through good acts. Jesus’ life and teaching included both prayer and action. If we become more actively involved at the local and state level, it can lead to a larger Christian impact in various parts of our community. This spring, Franklin Graham toured 10 California Cities to urge California Christians to run for office, while highlighting the value of being involved in their communities and representing Christ. The challenge of active citizenship can be intimidating, but, with God all things are possible. Some of the best opportunities to significantly impact policy are at the local and state levels. On June 12 of this
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year, hundreds of Christians came to the Capitol building in Sacramento to voice their opposition on two bills; AB 2943 and SB 320. Those gathered were a diverse mix of students, legislative advocates, churches, citizens, and organizations like the California Family Council and Californians for Life. They all traveled to the Capitol building, some all the way from Southern California, to voice their opposition to these bills. Everyone was encouraged to come and express their opinion at the appropriate hearing, and their voices were heard. Our local and state level governments present a unique forum to become more informed and engaged on important issues. As Christians, we must be prepared to make civic action our mission field. Faith can be shared both verbally and through the written word. A vital element in our engagement should start with a Christ-like public discourse. How we speak to each other matters. Consider speaking with your county offices and go to a County Supervisors’ meeting where you can give a public comment on specific issues. Take an opportunity and speak out at your child’s School Board meeting. Write a letter and send it to an editor of a local newspaper.
Christians still remain a large majority in the U.S. at nearly 70% of the American population, according to recent polling. Here in the Yuba-Sutter region, local church communities, various worship congregations, and Christian ministries have worked together on local issues regarding homelessness, human trafficking, Pro-life activities, and various forms of outreach. The Christian community has the capability to come together to be a champion for positive social change. The Church community has a responsibility to be the shepherd it was before. In order for the Bride of Christ to be more active, we must commit more of our time. The church must regain its rightful place as a beacon of hope that is willing to protect the vulnerable. We have an abundance of tangible resources
James Gallagher and concrete community works already in progress that anyone can get connected to and be engaged. Our national Christian presence cannot improve without intentional local level participation first. If we want to see long-term change that can sustain future challenges, it must begin at home.
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On behalf of the entire membership of the Christian Business Alliance (CBA), I would like to invite you to come and check out one of our weekly meetings. Maybe you were involved in the past and haven’t attended in several years. In either case allow me to give a brief summary of who we are and what we do. The CBA was founded in 1997 out of a desire to challenge Christians (including myself) to live out their faith 24/7. One passage in particular convicted me to step out of compromise and to live in complete obedience to Jesus Christ. Revelation 3:15-16 (NIV) “I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm--neither hot nor cold--I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” The world does not celebrate mediocrity and I don’t believe Jesus does either. He gave everything for us and we, in return, are to give everything (our very lives) back to Him. Core value number 1: NO COMPROMISE
Core value number 2: UNITY John 17:21 (NIV) Words of Jesus… that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. We have over 40 members with over 15 different Christian denominations represented. We are united in Christ, not divided by denomination. Our meetings consist of testimonies, ministries presentations, as well as businesses who invite us hear how they live out their faith in the marketplace. We pray, eat lunch and always have a great time of fellowship. You don’t have to own a business or even be employed to be a member. If you have a heart to impact the marketplace for Christ, then the CBA is for you. (Salt and Light). That is a brief summary of CBA. To learn more, please contact me; David Kugelman at 632-9292 or Seth Halpern at editor@ambassadornewspaper.com You can also give Seth your email to find out where our next meeting will take place.
David Kugelman is the president of the Christian Business Alliance which meets each Tuesday at noon at various locations. Dave welcomes your questions or comments on this article at drkug@comcast.net
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Mopping Up Myths About Masterpiece: The Truth About the Cake Shop Case by John Stonestreet/Breakpoint.org With all the misinformation out there about the most important religious freedom ruling of the year, here’s a review of the facts. After the Masterpiece Cake Shop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission ruling, a popular progressive Facebook page posted a meme asking whether “gay heart surgeons have the right to refuse to save the lives of bigoted cake shop owners.” I’m going to say this once, and very clearly: This is absurd. Since its beginning, the Masterpiece case has been plagued by blatant misrepresentations like this one. It’s especially shameful when Christians repeat them. The first and worst myth is that Jack Phillips refused to serve gay people. This is a complete falsehood. Jack made it clear that he’s happy to sell his baked goods to gay people who come into his store. What he refuses to do—very politely, I might add—is use his artistic talent to promote a message—the message that gay “marriages” are something we should celebrate. Why? Because that message violates the deeply held beliefs that Jack has. By
the way, so do millions of Americans. That he should be forced by the government to design a cake for a gay wedding is unthinkable. But that’s not the only myth about his case that just won’t die. Many say that Christians today are using the same biblical arguments against gay “marriage” that were once used to defend slavery and Jim Crow laws in generations past. Again, this is flat out false. Even Justice Kennedy said, in his majority opinion, that this comparison was not only awful but not true. In fact, Kennedy verbally smacked down the Civil Rights Commission of Colorado for making that comparison. Now to be clear, America’s shameful history of racism included many Christians. But so-called biblical arguments for racism are and always have been terrible, and are—don’t miss this— uniquely cultural phenomena. You find
them in very narrow historical contexts, like in America and South Africa. They’re not consistent throughout Christian history. You can’t find racist arguments across the writings of the Church fathers, or the Reformers, or the major scholars of biblical interpretation and theology. But that can’t be said of the Christian sexual ethic, which not only dates to the very beginning of the Church and has held constant for two-thousand years among Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox believers alike, but is based on clear, direct teaching in both the Old and New Testaments. The Christian sexual ethic is grounded in the creation narrative and was fully endorsed by Jesus himself. But the most troubling thing I’ve heard is probably, “Jesus ate with sinners, He would have baked the cake,” and “Jesus didn’t discriminate.” Now first of all (and I say this respectfully), it doesn’t matter what
you think Jesus would have done. The definition of religious freedom is that Jack Phillips and others get to follow their conscience and their sincere beliefs, not yours! Second, I wonder whether those who use this argument have ever actually read the gospels. Jesus never endorsed sin. He never celebrated something contrary to God’s design. Loving people is distinct from celebrating behavior. When Christ ate with sinners, we know for a fact He wasn’t celebrating their sin. That’s why He said things like, “Go, and sin no more.” Or, as my friend Bill Jack says, Jesus wasn’t a baker. But he was a carpenter. Do we really think Jesus would’ve made a wedding bed for a same-sex wedding? Christians understand that homosexual behavior is ultimately the kind of thing that destroys the body and the soul. It’s no more loving to encourage people down this deadly path than it would be to turn away a patient for open heart surgery because of his or her beliefs. Even though the court decided in Jack’s favor, it’s vital that we lovingly and truthfully counter these myths. This issue is far from settled, and the more people believe these falsehoods, the less likely the next case will go the right way.
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EDITORIAL GOD’S WOODSHED by Jon Skillman Every now and then the Lord calls me out to His woodshed for a spiritual whippin’. It’s really not a punishment… it’s more of a wakeup call coupled with relevant direction. It’s usually the result of my getting a little too big for my holy britches. I think the Holy Spirit simply throws up His hands and passes me off to The Father, saying, “Jon’s gotten so full of himself there’s no room for me…his selfadulation makes it impossible for him to hear me and I can’t do a thing with him… You’ve got to do something! You see, left to my own devices, I tend to lean toward the pride side, and like any good father, God deals me a stern hand of humility while at the same time explaining, “…Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought…” (Romans 12:3). I can’t say I enjoy these episodes of righteous correction but I am, nevertheless, thankful for them. I just wish I could recognize the error of my ways and eliminate them myself. But as the sting of Fatherly love wanes, vanity slips silently back like a fog that blurs my consciousness and obscures pride’s presence. It won’t be long before my Father’s voice calls, “Jon…we need to talk!” and it’s off to the woodshed for more awareness and instruction: “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others
better than yourself.” (Philippians 2:3). Ouch! I don’t know why pride keeps overpowering my understanding. I understand that all things come from God…including me…so how can I take credit for things I had absolutely nothing to do with. God holds the patent on all things yet He loans them out freely but, He does expect a return on His investment. He also holds the copyrights to all intellect, wisdom, talent and creativity and all royalties are due Him not me. Therefore, herein lies the reason for my frequent visits to The Father’s woodshed…plagiarism and willful misdirection of interest and royalty payments. I have been taking credit for that which God has loaned to me or has done for me. In other words, I have misappropriated His glory. I know, I know, all glory is due Him, I just tend to hold on to it until His pull date drags me back into the woodshed for further enlightenment. “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Luke 14:11). Lately, however, my glory credit card has been paid in full with only an occasional late charge. I think I’m finally getting my act together. I mean just look at the humility dripping from this great article I have writ… “What’s that? Yes, Father…I’m on my way.”
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Good News and The “Good News” In the past few weeks there has been some really good news in the political/ judicial world if you are an American conservative. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Masterpiece Cakeshop in a case where their beliefs and conscience would not permit them to bake a wedding cake for a homosexual couple. It was a slim victory but a major one nonetheless for the Christian/conservative/Right. In another case, the Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit Courts decision on the California “Reproductive Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and Transparency Act (FACT Act)” that required Crisis Pregnancy Centers including Yuba City’s A Woman’s Friend to offer information on Planned Parenthood services and abortions! This was an answer to many of our readers’ prayers. Then, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement after 30 years on the court. Kennedy has been the “swing” vote on the nine-member court that included four conservatives and four liberals. Justice Kennedy’s vote was the one that was difficult to predict. With his retirement, President Trump has the opportunity to nominate a conservative to the bench. This is all very good news to the majority of Christians and certainly to many more politically conservative voters. We prayed for some of these items and will continue to pray in the days ahead. The political fight is raging. In fact, with Sarah Huckabee Sanders recent ouster from the Red Hen Restaurant in Virginia, we can see the divide becoming greater. Political discrimination and persecution is here
Seth Halpern - Editor and I believe it will get a lot worse. While there has been some good news on the political landscape, the “Good News” or Gospel remains unchanged. Thank God! Let’s not forget that there are two kinds of people and the distinction is not racial, gender or political based. The two kinds of people are either saved by the grace of Jesus Christ OR unsaved. That’s right, no matter your political beliefs, color of your skin, male or female, wealthy or poor, or anything elsewe are all the same. As the saying goes “We all bleed red”. The only difference is whether or not our sins have been forgiven by the One whose red blood flowed from the cross. If you know the love of our Savior, then it’s up to you to put out the fires of discrimination on all other issues and concentrate on leading people to Jesus. If you are not a believer in the only one who can forgive your sins, your creator and God Almighty, then I plead with you to receive His love, grace and forgiveness and repent from your sins and ask Jesus into your heart. There is no “Good News” better than that! If you want to learn more about Jesus and what it means to be “saved”, contact one of the churches listed on page 3.
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Finding Freedom in God’s Perfect Peace If you would like to experience the peace and transformed life that God can provide through Jesus Christ and you are willing to commit your life to the only one who can truly set you free from your sin, you can pray to the Lord right now and ask Him to forgive you of your sins. Because of what His Son, Jesus, did by dying on the cross, your sins will not be held against you by God anymore. You can experience freedom for the rest of your life on earth and then have a life in Heaven with God for eternity. God’s part of the deal is already done. Your part is to confess your sins, repent (or change your ways) and believe that He is Lord. If your life is out of control, let Him take over control. For help, questions, or more information, contact us at The Ambassador or any of the churches listed on page 3.