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“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.”
George Orwell, 1984

WAR IS PEACE

FREEDOM IS SLAVERY

IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
1984 by George Orwell

Let Freedom Ring! - Blog
A person can be governmentally free but in complete bondage between their two ears, and vice versa. The freedom that Christ has set us free to enjoy has nothing to do with what country you live in, at least not fundamentally, nor the overt freedoms it maintains.

Eph 2:14a
For He Himself is our peace.

We Lose Our Peace…
…when we forget/don't believe that GOD IS GOOD. Ps 107:1-2a

Jas 1:17-18a
Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth.

Have We Forgotten?
In the absence of Truth, we suffer, our children suffer, our country suffers. With the rejection of the embodiment of grace and truth, Jesus Christ, we lack peace.

There’s Just Something About His Name
There is power in God’s name. Those who deny Him, deny His name. (Jer 10:6; Pr 18:10; Is 9:6; Ac 2:38, 3:6, 12-16, 4:12, 30, 8:12, 22:16; Ro 10:13; 1Co 6:11; Php 2:9-11; Jn 14:13-14; Lk 10:17; Mk 16:17; Mt 28:18-20)

Pr 18:10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and is safe.

Ac 3:16
And on the basis of faith in His name, it is the name of Jesus which has strengthened this man whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.

Ac 8:12
But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, men and women alike.

Ac 22:16
‘Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.’

There’s Just Something About His Name
There is power in God’s name. Those who deny Him, deny His name. (Jer 10:6; Pr 18:10; Is 9:6; Ac 2:38, 3:6, 12-16, 4:12, 30, 8:12, 22:16; Ro 10:13; 1Co 6:11; Php 2:9-11; Jn 14:13-14; Lk 10:17; Mk 16:17; Mt 28:18-20)

Social Assistance Programs
Any program that integrates a nebulous “higher power” into its curriculum isn’t calling on the power of God; rather, it is keeping Him purposely nameless, as a mere contributor. These are self-help programs (with a little help from friends). (cp 2Ti 3:16-17; Php 4:13; Ro 12:2; Is 41:10; Gal 2:20; Pro 3:5-6; Mt 6:33)

“Why Jesus?” by Ravi Zacharias
"Access to an abstract power gives you no one to be grateful to in times of blessing and no one to question and receive comfort from in times of sorrow."

Namelessness Means Impersonal
How does one even pray to a so-called “higher power”???