HAPPY 171ST BIRTHDAY! PRESIDENT WILLIAM MCKINLEY [QUOTE ~ JANUARY 29, 2014]

 

The official Presidential portrait of William McKinley

“All our people loved their dead President. His kindly nature and lovable traits of character, and his amiable consideration for all about him will long live in the minds and hearts of his countrymen. He loved them in return with such patriotism and unselfishness that in this hour of their grief and humiliation he would say to them: 'It is God's will; I am content. If there is a lesson in my life of death, let it be taught to those who still live, and leave the destiny of their country in their keeping.' Let us, then, as our dead is buried out of our sight, seek for the lessons and the admonitions that may be suggested by the life and death which constitutes our theme.”

- Former President Grover Cleveland, Address to the students of Princeton University. The Authentic Life of President McKinley, page 409.

SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS DEFENDS THE CHURCH (FEAST DAY ON JANUARY 28) [QUOTE OF THE FORTNIGHT ~ SUNDAY JANUARY 19, 2014 TO SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2014]

 

An altarpiece in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, by Carlo Crivelli (15th century)

QUOTE:  “The Church has ever proved indestructible. Her persecutors have failed to destroy her; in fact, it was during times of persecution that the Church grew more and more; while the persecutors themselves, and those whom the Church would destroy, are the very ones who came to nothing.  Again, errors have assailed her; but in fact, the greater the number of errors that have arisen, the more has the truth been made manifest.  Nor has the Church failed before the assaults of demons: for she is like a tower of refuge to all who fight against the Devil.”

AUTHOR: Saint Thomas Aquinas O.P. (also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino; ca. 1225 – 7 March 1274) was an Italian priest of the Catholic Church in the Dominican Order, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism, known as Doctor Angelicus and Doctor Communis. He is frequently referred to as Thomas because "Aquinas" refers to his residence rather than his surname. He was the foremost classical proponent of natural theology, and the father of the Thomistic school of philosophy and theology. His influence on Western thought is considerable, and much of modern philosophy was conceived as a reaction against, or as an agreement with, his ideas, particularly in the areas of ethics, natural law and political theory.

BIBLE VERSE OF THE WEEK [SUNDAY JANUARY 26, 2014 TO SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2014]

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. – I John 1:9 (NKJV)

WHY IS SATAN CALLED “THE GOD OF THIS AGE”? BY HANK HANEGRAAFF

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Why is Satan called “the god of this age”?

In the Bible Satan is called “the god of this age” (2 Corinthians 4:4) and “the prince of this world” (John 12:31; 16:11), which begs the question: In what sense is Satan a god and a prince? First, Satan is not God’s equal. Rather, according to Scripture, Satan is a finite, created being (Colossians 1:16). He was the first sinner (1 John 3:8; Revelation 12:7–9) and will one day be cast into the lake of burning sulfur for all eternity (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10; cf. 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6). Thus, Christians need not fear the god of this age, for “the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). Furthermore, Satan, whose name means “adversary,” is the god of this age in that he is the supreme exemplar of evil. In the words of Jesus, “He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44). Indeed, all the sin of the world is patterned after Satan: “He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning” (1 John 3:8). It is he “who leads the whole world astray” (Revelation 12:9). Finally, Satan is the de facto ruler of all who willingly subject themselves to his masterful deceit (2 Corinthians 4:4; 11:3). If we do not belong to the God of the ages, then we are of Satan—the god of this age.

--Hank Hanegraaff | The Complete Bible Answer Book

For further study, see Hank Hanegraaff, The Covering: God’s Plan to Protect You from Evil(Nashville: W Publishing, 2002). http://www.equip.org/bookstore/the-covering-2/

“This is what the LORD says––Israel’s King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.” --Isaiah 44:6