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We are living in trouble times, when we have to tell someone, what you are. E. Morales ( He Him Only)

Thanks, it is hard for me to tell the difference. I think those that use (blanket statements) on their replies to a post, should not be using that word. I believe these members, should be using Quote, I don’t agree with you. This sounds much better.

Be careful, brother Tony might say you’re tossing a blanket statement. Doesn’t like the word all or most...?

Thank you Sir.

l like the word you use separate, for many programs, like carnivals, are making their ways into to the local churches, properties . These type of entertainments should be kept separate, and not in the church.

Karate – On The Cover Of Bob Jones University‘s Spring 1992 Issue Of The BJU Review Is A Picture Of Black Belt Karate Master And Senior At BJU, Jim Pitts, In Full Karate Garb, Bible Open, Giving The “Invitation,” While The Rest Of The Members Of BJU’s “Champions For Christ Karate Team” Are Kneeling In Prayer By Their Cinder-Block Bricks. On The Inside Cover Is A Picture Of Mr. Pitts Breaking Four Bricks With His Right Arm, While The Other Team Members Are Watching, With Bibles Open. The Editor Of The Review Declares That: – Many Other So-Called Youth And Evangelism Ministries Promote The Martial Arts As A Means Of Motivating Youth In Evangelism, Spiritual Warfare, Etc. For Example, The March 1992 Baptist Bulletin (GARBC) Contains An Article About A Husband-Wife ABWE Missionary Team Helping “Teenagers Understand God’s Power In Their Lives” By Exhibiting His (The Husband’s) Karate Skills (“Such As Breaking Boards With His Hands And Demonstrating Samurai Swords And Nunchakus”) At GARBC Youth Rallies. The Missionary Team Claims To Want “To Help The Teenagers Understand God’s Power In Their Lives … [And] To Motivate Them To Join God In The Spiritual Battle Of The Present Age.” – Should A Christian’s “Soulwinning Skills” Include Karate, And Can That “Skill” Be Used “To Glorify God?” And What Has Karate To Do With The Reality Of “God’s Power” In A Teenager’s Life? Even Though One Might Find It Difficult To See How The So-Called “Skill” Of Karate Could Or Would Be Used By The Holy Spirit To Draw The Lost To Christ, The Overriding Question Must Be: Is There A Philosophy Antithetical To Christianity That Is At The Root Of Karate Exhibitions? – Karate Has A Unique And Unusual History. It Was Handed Down Centuries Ago From Zen Master To Buddhist Monk By Word Of Mouth, And Always In Strict Secrecy. Even Today, Everything Done In Karate Can Be Tracked Back To Some Principle Of Zen Buddhism. An Indian Buddhist Priest Named Bodhidharma In The 6th Century A.D. In China, Synthesized Karate Techniques And Yoga Meditation In Order To Unite Mind, Spirit, And Body. (Among The Chinese Styles Are Kung Fu Or Gung Fu, Wu Shu,And Pa Kua. Tai Kwan Do And Hapkido Are Among The Korean Styles.) Karate Is Clearly A Mental And Moral Exercise, Indeed, A Spiritual Experience. In Each Practice Session There Is A Concerted Effort To Unite Mind, Spirit, And Body Just As Bodhidharma Sought To Do With Zen Priests. Karate Is Founded On Scientific Principles Of Body Movements That Develop The Karate Devotee Into A Healthy, Well Coordinated Person, Both Physically And Mentally. The Chinese Karate Masters Considered Karate To Be An Extension Of Their Religion. The Okinawan Karate Masters Considered It To Be A Way Of Life: – Karate Is Zen –– So Says Master Oyama And Many Other Karate Masters. Zen Is A School Of Buddhism That Has Been Called The “Religion Of Immediate Reality.” The Aim Of Zen Is To Awaken The Student To His True Self And Thus Bring About A Degree Of Self-Knowledge Through Inward Meditation. Zen Students Seek Peace Of Mind Through An Enlightened Awakening Of An Intuitive Wisdom, Which They Feel Is Dormant Now In All People. Zen Meditation Tries To Achieve “No Mindedness” Which May Be Acquired By Concentration And Special Breathing Exercises. Karate, When Combined With Zen Meditation, Is Used To Assist The Student’s Quest For Peace Of Mind And Equanimity In The Face Of Conflict And Tension. – Although Many, Especially Here In The United States, Tend To Disregard Much Of The Zen Buddhist Philosophy In Their Training, Some Impact Of That Philosophy Is Made Upon Every Student Of Karate. This Is Because Zen Meditation And Yoga-Like Breathing Exercises — Whether For Thirty Seconds Or For Two Hours Before And After Every Practice Session — Are An Integral Part Of Any Oriental Martial Arts Program. If One Truly Aspires To Master The Art Of Karate, He Cannot Ignore The Spiritual Implications. Zen Meditation Provides A False “Inner Peace” That Is At Best A Counterfeit Of The Peace Only God Can Give. There Is Only One Source Of Inner Peace — The Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22). We Can Choose Between The Self-Control Developed By The Holy Spirit, Or The Self-Control Of Zen. And With The Self-Control Of Zen, As With Any Eastern Meditation Technique, One Could Also Be Opening Himself Up To Demonic Activity. While God Calls Us To Humility, The Martial Arts Cater To Human Pride. For Even In Gaining Mastery Over One’s Self Through Zen, It Is Still Recognized As An Accomplishment Of Self. That Self-Pride Then Manifests Itself Through A Desire To Prove Oneself Superior. – Although Some Proponents For A “Christian” Martial Arts Do Concede That Karate Has Roots In Occult, Pagan, And/Or Eastern Religious Philosophy, They Also Claim That The PrimaryPhilosophy Behind The Martial Arts Actually Originated In Old Testament Biblical Times (Citing Such Passages As Gen. 14:13-16; 2 Sam 6:14; Psa. 144:1; Eccl. 9:10 As Proof-Texts), Even Going Back All The Way To The Garden Of Eden! (Christian Martial Arts, Tottingham & Tottingham, Pp. V & 2). Therefore, According To These Advocates, Satan Made “Inroads” Into The True Bible-Based Martial Arts, Capturing Them For Himself, And That All We Need To Do Now Is To Reclaim Them And Change Them “From An Asiatic Philosophy To A Truly Bible-Centered Christian Philosophy” (Christian Martial Arts, Pp. Ii & 2). Once These “Dramatic Changes” In “Approach” Are Made, We Are Told, The “Christian Can Indeed Study The Martial Arts In Total Harmony With His Walk With The Lord” (Christian Martial Arts, P. V). This, Of Course, Is The Same Logic Men Use To “Christianize” Any Worldly, Pagan, And/Or Occult Philosophy Or Practice, Whether It Be Astrology (The “Gospel In The Stars“), Psychology, Eastern “Medicine,” Magic, Pyramidology, Graphology, Numerology, Etc., Etc., Etc. The Logic Goes Something Like This: – The Violence Associated With Karate Smacks Of Anything But “Christian.” Legendary Karate “Masters” Were Reputed To Have Superhuman Powers, Including The Ability To Kill Small Birds With A Yell (“The Shout Of Doom”), A Secret Knowledge Of How To Touch Lightly At A Spot On The Body To Cause Death (“The Touch Of Death”), And The Ability To Penetrate An Adversary’s Body With A Bare Hand To Withdraw His Still-Beating Heart. The Very Nature Of These Violent Forms Of Expression Runs Counter To God’s Word. – How Then Can Any Christian Justify His Involvement In Karate Or Any Of The Other Martial Arts? He Can’t. Not Even By Claiming That Such Involvement Is For Self-Defense, Exercise, To Learn Discipline, Etc. (Let Alone Justifying It For Evangelism Purposes!). There Are Other Methods By Which These Results May Be Obtained — Methods Not Associated With Harmful Violence And False Doctrine. * The Chief Source Of Our Information For This Report Was A Special Report Written By Albert Dager Of Media Spotlight. Other Sources Used Were Various Encyclopedias And Three Books On Karate/Martial Arts: The Way Of Karate, Karate Within Your Grasp, And Christian Martial Arts. Biblical Discernment Ministries – 4/92 – Many Other So-Called Youth And Evangelism Ministries Promote The Martial Arts As A Means Of Motivating Youth In Evangelism, Spiritual Warfare, Etc. For Example, The March 1992 Baptist Bulletin (GARBC) Contains An Article About A Husband-Wife ABWE Missionary Team Helping “Teenagers Understand God’s Power In Their Lives” By Exhibiting His (The Husband’s) Karate Skills (“Such As Breaking Boards With His Hands And Demonstrating Samurai Swords And Nunchakus”) At GARBC Youth Rallies. The Missionary Team Claims To Want “To Help The Teenagers Understand God’s Power In Their Lives … [And] To Motivate Them To Join God In The Spiritual Battle Of The Present Age.” – Should A Christian’s “Soulwinning Skills” Include Karate, And Can That “Skill” Be Used “To Glorify God?” And What Has Karate To Do With The Reality Of “God’s Power” In A Teenager’s Life? Even Though One Might Find It Difficult To See How The So-Called “Skill” Of Karate Could Or Would Be Used By The Holy Spirit To Draw The Lost To Christ, The Overriding Question Must Be: Is There A Philosophy Antithetical To Christianity That Is At The Root Of Karate Exhibitions? – Karate Has A Unique And Unusual History. It Was Handed Down Centuries Ago From Zen Master To Buddhist Monk By Word Of Mouth, And Always In Strict Secrecy. Even Today, Everything Done In Karate Can Be Tracked Back To Some Principle Of Zen Buddhism. An Indian Buddhist Priest Named Bodhidharma In The 6th Century A.D. In China, Synthesized Karate Techniques And Yoga Meditation In Order To Unite Mind, Spirit, And Body. (Among The Chinese Styles Are Kung Fu Or Gung Fu, Wu Shu,And Pa Kua. Tai Kwan Do And Hapkido Are Among The Korean Styles.) Karate Is Clearly A Mental And Moral Exercise, Indeed, A Spiritual Experience. In Each Practice Session There Is A Concerted Effort To Unite Mind, Spirit, And Body Just As Bodhidharma Sought To Do With Zen Priests. Karate Is Founded On Scientific Principles Of Body Movements That Develop The Karate Devotee Into A Healthy, Well Coordinated Person, Both Physically And Mentally. The Chinese Karate Masters Considered Karate To Be An Extension Of Their Religion. The Okinawan Karate Masters Considered It To Be A Way Of Life: – Karate Is Zen –– So Says Master Oyama And Many Other Karate Masters. Zen Is A School Of Buddhism That Has Been Called The “Religion Of Immediate Reality.” The Aim Of Zen Is To Awaken The Student To His True Self And Thus Bring About A Degree Of Self-Knowledge Through Inward Meditation. Zen Students Seek Peace Of Mind Through An Enlightened Awakening Of An Intuitive Wisdom, Which They Feel Is Dormant Now In All People. Zen Meditation Tries To Achieve “No Mindedness” Which May Be Acquired By Concentration And Special Breathing Exercises. Karate, When Combined With Zen Meditation, Is Used To Assist The Student’s Quest For Peace Of Mind And Equanimity In The Face Of Conflict And Tension. – Although Many, Especially Here In The United States, Tend To Disregard Much Of The Zen Buddhist Philosophy In Their Training, Some Impact Of That Philosophy Is Made Upon Every Student Of Karate. This Is Because Zen Meditation And Yoga-Like Breathing Exercises — Whether For Thirty Seconds Or For Two Hours Before And After Every Practice Session — Are An Integral Part Of Any Oriental Martial Arts Program. If One Truly Aspires To Master The Art Of Karate, He Cannot Ignore The Spiritual Implications. Zen Meditation Provides A False “Inner Peace” That Is At Best A Counterfeit Of The Peace Only God Can Give. There Is Only One Source Of Inner Peace — The Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22). We Can Choose Between The Self-Control Developed By The Holy Spirit, Or The Self-Control Of Zen. And With The Self-Control Of Zen, As With Any Eastern Meditation Technique, One Could Also Be Opening Himself Up To Demonic Activity. While God Calls Us To Humility, The Martial Arts Cater To Human Pride. For Even In Gaining Mastery Over One’s Self Through Zen, It Is Still Recognized As An Accomplishment Of Self. That Self-Pride Then Manifests Itself Through A Desire To Prove Oneself Superior. – Although Some Proponents For A “Christian” Martial Arts Do Concede That Karate Has Roots In Occult, Pagan, And/Or Eastern Religious Philosophy, They Also Claim That The PrimaryPhilosophy Behind The Martial Arts Actually Originated In Old Testament Biblical Times (Citing Such Passages As Gen. 14:13-16; 2 Sam 6:14; Psa. 144:1; Eccl. 9:10 As Proof-Texts), Even Going Back All The Way To The Garden Of Eden! (Christian Martial Arts, Tottingham & Tottingham, Pp. V & 2). Therefore, According To These Advocates, Satan Made “Inroads” Into The True Bible-Based Martial Arts, Capturing Them For Himself, And That All We Need To Do Now Is To Reclaim Them And Change Them “From An Asiatic Philosophy To A Truly Bible-Centered Christian Philosophy” (Christian Martial Arts, Pp. Ii & 2). Once These “Dramatic Changes” In “Approach” Are Made, We Are Told, The “Christian Can Indeed Study The Martial Arts In Total Harmony With His Walk With The Lord” (Christian Martial Arts, P. V). This, Of Course, Is The Same Logic Men Use To “Christianize” Any Worldly, Pagan, And/Or Occult Philosophy Or Practice, Whether It Be Astrology (The “Gospel In The Stars“), Psychology, Eastern “Medicine,” Magic, Pyramidology, Graphology, Numerology, Etc., Etc., Etc. The Logic Goes Something Like This: – The Violence Associated With Karate Smacks Of Anything But “Christian.” Legendary Karate “Masters” Were Reputed To Have Superhuman Powers, Including The Ability To Kill Small Birds With A Yell (“The Shout Of Doom”), A Secret Knowledge Of How To Touch Lightly At A Spot On The Body To Cause Death (“The Touch Of Death”), And The Ability To Penetrate An Adversary’s Body With A Bare Hand To Withdraw His Still-Beating Heart. The Very Nature Of These Violent Forms Of Expression Runs Counter To God’s Word. – How Then Can Any Christian Justify His Involvement In Karate Or Any Of The Other Martial Arts? He Can’t. Not Even By Claiming That Such Involvement Is For Self-Defense, Exercise, To Learn Discipline, Etc. (Let Alone Justifying It For Evangelism Purposes!). There Are Other Methods By Which These Results May Be Obtained — Methods Not Associated With Harmful Violence And False Doctrine. * The Chief Source Of Our Information For This Report Was A Special Report Written By Albert Dager Of Media Spotlight. Other Sources Used Were Various Encyclopedias And Three Books On Karate/Martial Arts: The Way Of Karate, Karate Within Your Grasp, And Christian Martial Arts. Biblical Discernment Ministries – 4/92 Some might think, that I make up things that I post here.

But in karate, members submit them self, to follow a teacher or Master. bowing to them, we Christians, Bow, to our Lord and Savior only.

I remember when karate was introduced into the local church, great work out, after school program? Also, this did not last to long, yoga family.

Yes, It’s a good idea to change your sitting once in a while. Meeting others and fellowship is good.

Is this the Jehovah witness version?

Your sitting in my seat, I’ve been sitting here for 20 years…?

One thing that most churches have in common, the members seem to own where they sit.

Can we use the message here, that it is harder for a rich person to make it to heaven. For the believers, and nonbelievers.

Is it true, that those that pay taxes, pay more for their higher earnings, but those Christians that earn more money, don’t tithe more…

I believe all other ways before spanking, should be done. I never seen anybody spanking a child that is not angry, how can you spank a child, when you are happy? Many times giving them the eye look does not work, I can understand not spanking your child out in the public, for you might be accused. By totally wiping spanking out, this will be a person not going by what the Bible teaches. I believe today that Christians are adjusting to the liberal ways of the world, the world is changing Christians, and churches. When it should be the churches, with help of Christians changing the world to its views. Salvation, has a different mission, I am not talking about sharing the faith, right now.

This is not acceptable in today's World.

Sad to hear this, but everything is lining up so that the scriptures may be fulfilled. The second coming of the Lord.

Well, brother, Tony did a pretty good job above. I’m talking about those that isolate themselves from the world, and just supporting those that are round them, following a religion. Thank you for asking.

Just like many see Trump, a clown. Not a leader, Yes, like you mentioned my opinion, Here in the US, these that walk out of office are backstabbing the party. Your views, are more on the liberals side, in my opinion.

Liz gone, time to bring Boris Johnson back. He is there best choice, and Boris, is seen as a World leader. That gentleman from India, is a back stabber. He walk out of office, during Johnson leadership.

That pretty good Bishop T.

Just like in politics, there are many fanatics in Christianity. There are those that are fanatic, those that can see what's going on, in their surroundings, but they are totally blind to reality. How to deal with those that are fanatics to a religion, and what the bible says.

Have you attended an independent Baptist Church, that called the pastor Bishop? I have not, it’s not practice.

The Independent Baptist Church, don't have any Bishops, we have only pastors, evangelists, or we just say preacher. Now Bishop Tony, would sound pretty cool.... Have a nice weekend. ?