Who do you think you are? That other must learn from you?
Just because you have learned something you think is remarkable, doesn't mean that others don't know it already.
Who do you think you are? That others must respect you?
Just because you think you are showing respect, doesn't mean others should respect you back. How can you show respect, if you know not the true meaning of respect? For it would only be fake.
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Many such Christians assume that they need not face hardship in being witness of Christ. Being witness of Christ, still yes; but laughed by others, facing persecutions for Christ, No way!
For this, often times we see Christians being jealous of other religions. Their preaching are inspired by such jealousy. Gradually, the Christ, the Love that are based on truth, dissipated...and they will blame God instead of themselves...how sad.
May God has mercy on us all.
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Herod, a political leader of the Jews, was not of the line of Israelites, but of Idumaeans, successors of the Edomites, descendant of Esau rather than Jacob.
Nonetheless, he had authority among the Jews.
Today, it's not quite different. We have political leaders claiming to be Christians, yet full of hypocrisies and lack of faith.
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In response to Microsoft's $4k fee to businesses for DST fix, while having this free validation-free fix from microsoft (http://support.microsoft.com/dst2007) vs validation-required update also from microsoft for XP SP2,
Slashdot.org, OmnipotentEntity posted yet another savvy fix, straight to the source, the regedit:
" $4K? How about this?
Open up regedit and go to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/TimeZoneInformation
Change StandardStart to the following
00 00 0b 00 01 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
(Simply we're changing 0a to 0b and 05 to 01)
Why those changes?
DaylightStart rules:
04 becomes 03 because we're going from "April" (04) to "March" (03). 01 becomes 02 because we're going from the 1st Sunday (in April) to the 2nd Sunday (in March).
StandardStart rules:
0a becomes 0b because we're going from "October" (0a) to "November" (0b). 05 becomes 01 because we're going from the Last Sunday (in October) to the 1st Sunday (in November).
Consider that one on the house. It works for Windows 2000 at least.
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Interestingly, I have the same birthdate with this Nobel Prize laureate.
Erwin Schrödinger, born August 12, 1887.
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This is signed on my birthday 8/12/1978...interesting:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/china/treaty78.html
Recalling with satisfaction that since the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China issued a Joint Communique in Peking on September 29, 1972, the friendly relations between the two Governments and the peoples of the two countries have developed greatly on a new basis.
Confirming that the above-mentioned Joint Communique constitutes the basis of the relations of peace and friendship between the two countries and that the principles enunciated in the Joint Communique should be strictly observed.
Confirming that the principles of the Charter of the United Nations should be fully respected.
Hoping to contribute to peace and stability in Asia and in the world.
For the purpose of solidifying and developing the relations of peace and friendship between the two countries.
Have resolved to conclude a Treaty of Peace and Friendship and for that purpose have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries:
Japan: Minister for Foreign Affairs Sunao Sonoda
People's Republic of China: Minister of Foreign Affairs Huang Hua
Who, having communicated to each other their full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed as follows:
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1. The Contracting Parties shall develop relations of perpetual peace and friendship between the two countries on the basis of the principles of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual non-aggression, non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit and peaceful co-existence.
2. The Contracting Parties confirm that, in conformity with the foregoing principles and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, they shall in their mutual relations settle all disputes by peaceful means and shall refrain from the use or threat of force.
The Contracting Parties declare that neither of them should seek hegemony in the Asia-Pacific region or in any other region and that each is opposed to efforts by any other country or group of countries to establish such hegemony.
The Contracting parties shall, in the good-neighborly and friendly spirit and in conformity with the principles of equality and mutual benefit and non-interference in each other's internal affairs, endeavor to further develop economic and cultural relations between the two countries and to promote exchanges between the peoples of the two countries.
The present Treaty shall not affect the position of either Contracting Party regarding its relations with third countries.
1. The present Treaty shall be ratified and shall enter into force on the date of the exchange of instruments of ratification which shall take place at Tokyo. The present Treaty shall remain in force for ten years and thereafter shall continue to be in force until terminated in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.
2. Either Contracting Party may, by giving one year's written notice to the other Contracting Party, terminate the present Treaty at the end of the initial ten-year period or at any time thereafter.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Treaty and have affixed thereto their seals.
DONE in duplicate, in the Japanese and Chinese languages, both texts being equally authentic, at Peking, this twelfth day of August, 1978.
For Japan
For the People's Republic of China
Mmmm....Yum Yum.
I bought 5 ready made escargots from Whole Foods at Columbus Circle Time Warner Center. It was made with garlic and parsley butter in the shells. Microwaved for a couple minutes.
Viola, first time sampling this French cuisine appetizer.
I'd have to say, perhaps it's my inexperience in French cuisine, but somehow, it seems that all the French cooks are good at are butter, garlic and cheese.
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One major problem in churches today is that they like to separate theology from church activities, sermons, worships and Sunday Schools. They fail to see the fine line between theology and philosophy.
Theology is the seeking of God, seeking of His will. Learning of the relationships between God and His creations.
Those who said no to theology are actually those who are practicing unjust principles be it subconsciously or not.
I've seen it so many times, because of no firm theological study, problems arise in churches. When problems come, the churches, without any wise and true understanding of God's words, either retire from the problems or go to the extreme. Allowing the problems to grow and mutate. Take the cases of divorces and homosexualism in USA for instance.
When this happens, what's left are those non-Christians whom under the grace of God are given general wisdom of righteousness, stepping in to solve the problems. Even though not perfect, but the problems are solved nonetheless. Everyone would start to admire the non-Christian's standpoint, while all the Christians could do were to only say: "but we have Jesus, we have the true love here" and implode within, not able to do God's great commission by expansion.
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