This Week In The News
Current Events
By Norbert Link
We begin with Iceland’s rejection of the EU; America’s failed negotiations with Canada and Trump’s subsequent outlandish actions which are bound to backfire on his administration, the Republicans and the American people; and we continue with his threat pertaining to the Falkland Islands and his naïve and unbelievable Chamberlain-like comments about Putin.
We discuss his controversial and highly overrated Venezuela oil deal; his renewed attack on Iran and Hegseth’s troubles. We also address absolutely silly and pointless California law proposals and California Governor Newsom’s highly suspect conduct.
We speak on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s life in a dreamhouse (not unlike Trump); and interesting developments regarding the far-right German party AfD; and we conclude with China’s armies of robots.
Please view our new StandingWatch program, titled, “America’s Foolish Trade War With Canada” .
Please view our new StandingWatch program, titled, “Trump’s Oil Deal with Venezuela—Another Fiasco.”
Editorial
The Pact With the Devil
Would you sign a contract knowing that, in the end, you would lose everything? Probably not. No reasonable person would sacrifice their freedom, happiness, and future for a short-term advantage. Right?
What if such a contract wasn’t even recognizable as a contract, but instead came about through compromises, wrong decisions, and small concessions in everyday life?
Most people don’t believe in a literal “pact with the devil”. For many, that belongs in the world of legends, movies, and novels. The Bible, however, reveals that behind the scenes of this world, a spirit being is at work who wants to lead humanity away from God.
If you’d like to learn more about this, please order a free copy of our booklet, entitled “Angels, Demons and the Spirit World”.
The devil does not need to get people to worship him directly. It is enough for him if they forget God. He knows human nature—our fears, desires, and weaknesses. The Bible calls him the one “who deceives the whole world” (Revelation 12:9). His influence is widespread; the world doesn’t even realize it is being influenced.
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Can disobeying God’s instructions be life-changing? – Part 2
In part 1 of this two-part Q&A, we looked at how disobedience to God’s instructions was life-changing for Adam and Eve, Lot’s wife, King Uzziah, and Gehazi, Elisha’s servant. Let’s continue with some more examples.
King Saul
In 1 Samuel 8, when Samuel the prophet was old, the elders made a request to him as we read in verses 4 and 5:
“Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, and said to him, ‘Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.’”
This did not go down well with Samuel as he realized that the request of the people was sinful, but God told him in verse 9:
“Now therefore, heed their voice. However, you shall solemnly forewarn them, and show them the behavior of the king who will reign over them.”
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