This Week In The News
Current Events
by Norbert Link
We speak on President Trump’s tariff and trade war and his controversial claims in this regard; continue with immigration raids and Trump’s “fight” against crime and homelessness in Washington; and address the ongoing disaster of the Russia-Ukraine war and Trump’s attempts to create peace.
We report on developments in Germany due to Chancellor Merz’s unilateral decision to stop sending weapons to Israel. Please view in this regard our recent StandingWatch program, titled, “And Now Also Germany Against Israel.”
We also report on developments in Israel.
Throughout this section, we have underlined pertinent statements in the quoted articles, for the convenience and quick overview of the reader.
Editorial
Humble Ourselves
In Matthew 5, Christ discusses the beatitudes, beginning with the importance of being humble in verse 3. To be in the Kingdom of God, we MUST have a spirit of humility, also defined as a lowliness of mind, which is an attitude expressed from the heart, not just an outward behavior. One may be able to fool everyone else by putting on an outward show of humility, but still have a heart full of pride and arrogance, along with hypocrisy. This is very dangerous because God knows everything, and we can’t hide anything from Him.
The behavior that Christ describes in Matthew 23 about the Pharisees is the opposite of humility, and also the opposite way that Christ lived, for the Pharisees presented themselves hypocritically to be “seen by men” (Matthew 23:1-12).
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Do we have passion for God and His plan?
Passion is described as an emotion, an intense desire or enthusiasm about something. This can be positive, like a strong desire for God or righteous actions, or negative, like sinful desires or uncontrolled anger. In the New King James Bible, “passion” is used in Romans 7:5 and Galatians 5:24 to describe bodily desires or affections that can lead to sin. In Colossians 3:5, “passion” is mentioned alongside other negative desires, suggesting it refers to inappropriate cravings or lustful appetites.
Different translations of the Bible may use slightly different wording. For example, some translations might use “lust” or “inordinate affection” instead of “passion” in certain verses. In other contexts, “passion” can refer to zeal or fervor, like the desire to see God’s house cleansed (John 2:17).
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