WAR CRY GIVEAWAY

To win a copy of IN THE EYE OF THE STORM, tell us why we need to look after the planet.

Humans cannot survive without the planet. That’s why we need to look after the earth.

But we have forgotten that we are only stewards on the earth and not owners.

We are to subdue the earth, (Genesis 1:28) – subdue: to overcome and bring under control – and not beat it to death.

That’s why Tom McMillan says, 

“For 200 years we’ve been conquering Nature. Now we’re  beating it to death.”

FOCUS

“FOCUS ON MEN’S HEALTH WEEK,” it says on the Pharmacy mailer (flyer) I picked up today. There is no doubt that the focus is on

PHYSICAL HEALTH.

But we are not only body, we are body, soul and spirit. That’s why the Lord Jesus Christ says in Matthew 4:4: “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that procedeth out of the mouth of God.”

Because the spirit and the soul are neglected, let us focus on our

SPIRITUAL HEALTH.

WHAT COMES FROM THE SCRIPTURES?

I never tire of posting the Bible on this blog!

I never tire of posting the Bible on this blog!

1.  Conviction of SIN – Acts 2:14-37

2.  Faith – Romans 10:17

3.  Cleansing – Second Corinthians 7:1

4.  Assurance – First John 5:13

5.  Comfort – First Thessalonians 4:18

6.  Truth – Acts 7:11

7.  The new birth – First Peter 1:23

Yes, “GO HEALTHY NEW ZEALAND”, but not only physically, but most of all spiritually.

Sometimes I am wondering if we realise how sick we are spiritually.

TWO COPIES OF A BOOK

In almost every communication from the Bible school BRAKE / Germany you find Second Timothy 2:2 (easy to remember),

 “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men.”

Bible school BRAKE / Germany

Bible school BRAKE / Germany

 Picture / Bibelschule Brake

I am a graduate of Bible school BRAKE / Germany.

I have two copies of the book called GOTT IST TREU by Stephan Holthaus about the history of the Bible school to give away. (In German!)

I will send a copy to the first two people to ask for it.

The Story of the Bible school BRAKE

The Story of the Bible school BRAKE

WHY DO WE NEED TO LOOK AFTER THE PLANET?

“Why do we need to look after the Planet?” I asked today at the Far North Environment Centre here in Kaitaia.

The answer was readily given and also kindly written down for me. I requested to write the answer down, because I did not want to forget it.

Far North Environment Centre

Far North Environment Centre

And here is the reason for asking the question at the Centre:

In THE SALVATION ARMY magazine called WarCry (Issue 6593), I am reading about a GIVEAWAY. A book with the title IN THE EYE OF THE STORM by Sir John Houghton is to be won. It is an autobiography.

In order to win a copy of the book IN THE EYE OF THE STORM the question Why do we need to look after the Planet? is to be answered.

As you can well imagine after leaving the Environment Centre, I am really thinking about the answer to that question.

Arriving at our home I am looking up Genesis 1:28, where God says:

“‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and SUBDUE it. RULE over the fish of the sea and the birds  of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.'”

The words “SUBDUE” and “RULE”  in that verse are important to me. I looked the two words up in the dictionary and read the meanings of the the two words.

Listen to what Tom McMillan says:

“For 200 years we’ve been CONQUERING Nature. Now we’re beating it to death.”

And this is the written answer I received at the Far North Environment Centre today:

“Humans cannot survive without the Planet, that’s why we should look after the Planet.”

"Partnering with you for a better environment"

“Partnering with you for a better environment”

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Collins English Dictionary:

SUBDUE: to overcome and bring (a person or people) under control by persuasion or force
CONQUERING: to gain possession of (a place) by force or war