St. Irenaeus Against Heresies and the warning against the Antichrist

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Pashtun Resist: Palestine Cry: Europa & Palestine News « Kawther Salam - Drug Trafficking From Afghanistan

Pashtun Resist: Palestine Cry: Europa & Palestine News « Kawther Salam - Drug Trafficking From Afghanistan

Palestine Cry: Europa & Palestine News « Kawther Salam - Drug Trafficking From Afghanistan


Europa & Palestine News « Kawther Salam

Drug Trafficking From Afghanistan

VIENNA, 16 February (UNIS) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today lent support for comprehensive and concerted international action to stem the flow of opium and heroin coming from Afghanistan. At a high-level conference taking place today in the Austrian capital of Vienna, Government Ministers stressed the need to reduce drug trafficking, opium poppy cultivation and production, as well as drug consumption, while aiming to establish a broad international coalition to combat opiate trafficking. Among them were Mr. Alain Juppé, Foreign Minister of France, and Mr. Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation.

“Drug trafficking and transnational organized crime undermine the health of fragile states, weaken the rule of law, and hinder our attempts to meet the Millennium Development Goals”, Mr. Ban told the partners of the Paris Pact, a framework of cooperation to control opiate trafficking from Afghanistan. Fighting the drugs trade is essential to our work to reduce poverty and raise standards of human well-being, “he added.

With the withdrawal of ISAF forces from Afghanistan in 2014, the international community will increasingly look to the United Nations to take on additional responsibilities in supporting Afghanistan, said Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Mr. Fedotov, whose Office supports the 55-country-strong Paris Pact initiative, stressed that with security questions grabbing most of the attention, it was important to renew focus on the non-military aspects of transition – development, governance and strengthening civilian authority throughout Afghanistan.

“In all our activities, we are working closely with the Afghan government to ensure that we reverse the worrying trends in the increasing production and cultivation of opiates. I encourage the Afghan leadership to make this a national priority and to develop shared responsibility across all branches of government,” said Mr. Fedotov.

Afghanistan produces some 90 per cent of the world’s illicit opium. The UNODC Afghan Opium Survey 2011 pointed to a sharp increase in opium production, higher prices for the crop and a flourishing drugs trade – once again highlighting the direct correlation between insecurity, lack of agricultural aid and opium cultivation.

Drug money can potentially derail long-term stability. In recognition of the pivotal role of counter-narcotics efforts in building security, democracy and prosperity in Afghanistan, the Ministerial Conference identified four main areas for enhanced cooperation: regional initiatives; tackling financial flows linked to drug trafficking; preventing the diversion of precursor chemicals, which are used to manufacture drugs; and reducing drug abuse and dependence. Efforts under the Paris Pact initiative are aimed at strengthening international and regional cooperation in support of Afghanistan’s efforts to address drug trafficking.

In December 2011, UNODC launched a Regional Programme for Afghanistan and neighbouring countries, which can be a major tool in creating a broad international coalition to combat opiate trafficking, opium poppy cultivation and production, said Mr. Fedotov. He stressed the need for a comprehensive set of responses: breaking the link between poverty and drug cultivation, curbing drug demand and directing law enforcement efforts against the traffickers – not the farmers or the addicts. Intelligence-sharing with countries affected by the drug trade was also essential, along with good governance and anti-corruption measures. Only prospects for a better future would bring lasting security to Afghanistan, he stated, and his Office would do its utmost to support that aim through its extensive Regional Programme.

Affirming their “common and shared responsibility”, Paris Pact partners adopted the Vienna Declaration, a statement of international commitment to act in a “balanced and comprehensive manner” against the menace of illicit Afghan opiates. “We recognize that the narcotics problem is a global challenge which also requires a global response, including addressing the demand and supply sides,” the Declaration said.

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Ishtar Rising...: The Justice of God: ...: النازي الشيوعي النظام العالمي الجديد: The National Security Archive: Bush and Gorbachev at Malta

The Justice of God: Ishtar Rising...: The Justice of God: Parousia of Jesus Christ Our Lord: النازي الشيوعي النظام العالمي الجديد: The National Security Archive: Bush and Gorbachev at Malta

Contained therein is reference to the Triad. A little history is appropriate. In the 19th century, the Triad was a Zio-Marxist-Communist network between Jews in three cities for the purpose of invading Palestine and bringing forth the evil reign of their 'ha maschiach' in total opposition to the true Messiah professed by both Christians and Muslims who is Our Lord Jesus Christ. Those cities were Moscow (Tsarist Russia), New York City (Freemasonic America) and Tel Aviv (Ottoman Palestine). This network brought forth Communism in Russia (financed by New York Jewry at the time of the beginning of the mythic 6,000,000). At the same time the Federal Reserve and the Jews' Tax system was started in the United States to collectivize America under their thumb and give them the power to control politics in the United States, particularly to get the United States to act as their Bully Boy in three (sic) World Wars and many conflicts in between. The third has just begun in 2001 at the infamous beginning of 911. The Triad was morphed by the Jews into the United States, Russia and Red China during the cold war which was between WWII and the current WWIII. That was all explained to me over forty years ago by a Russian-Canadian Jew operative of the Triad transnationalist Intelligence service of the KGB, shadow CIA (not regular lawful CIA) and Red Chinese Military Intelligence while that operative was conducting operations for them from the United States in the Caribbean with their long time operative Fidel Castro.
Current events and the near future:
The Triad is Russia, China and the United States until Israel replaces the United States, then it is Russia, China and Israel – then there were two, Russia and Israel and then there was one: ISRAEL THE HOME OF THE DAJJAL, ANTICHRIST – that last move is the real reason that Yamantau exists

Beware and all of us get the word out to warn God's faithful.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Arab Spring highlights people’s rejection of corruption and cry for integrity says UNODC chief

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Arab Spring highlights people's rejection of corruption and cry for integrity says UNODC chief


Arab Spring highlights people’s rejection of corruption and cry for integrity says UNODC chief

Marrakech/Vienna. 24 October 2011. The millions of people involved in the Arab Spring have inspired the world and shown their hatred of corruption and corrupt societies, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov told the opening of the UN's Anti-Corruption conference in Marrakech today.

The Fourth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) is meeting in Morocco this week (24 - 28 October) to review the implementation of the Convention and assess worldwide efforts to combat corruption.

The Opening session of the Conference was opened with the delivery of a Royal Message from King Mohammed VI of Morocco by the Royal Counsellor, Abdellatif Menouni. In his message the King said that combating corruption and bribery were top of the list of citizens' pressing concerns: "These are serious scourges …. contrary to spiritual and civic values, but they also hamper development and are incompatible with democracy and good governance." The President of the Conference will be the Minister of Public Sector Modernization, Mohamed Saad Alami.

Addressing the opening session of the conference the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov said that the Arab Spring's call for greater democracy was "an emphatic rejection of corruption and a cry for integrity" and the international community must listen to the millions of people involved. "At the movement's centre was a deep-seated anger at the poverty and injustice suffered by entire societies due to systemic corruption," he said.

The UN Convention (UNCAC) offered the strongest framework to address this global issue and it had nearly reached universal ratification with 155 States parties signed up to the Convention. He welcomed the thorough and enthusiastic way the States participating in the peer-review mechanism had embraced the exercise.

Turning to private sector corruption Mr. Fedotov said preventive action was need by CEOs in their boardrooms as much as by police on the streets or civil servants in their departments: "All of us must contribute to a culture of integrity. The eyes previously closed to corruption must become the open eyes of justice and equality."

He praised the leadership shown by the 100 chief executives in the private sector who had called on governments to establish a review mechanism for the Convention two years ago. Now he called on the business community to take steps to tackle corruption in their own midst by adopting policies in line with the Convention and establish its own credible mechanism to assure anti-corruption performance.

Corruption was a serious impediment to reducing poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals he warned: "Universal primary education cannot exist, if bribes are needed to enter children into school systems …. Reductions in child mortality are more difficult where payments are required to obtain medical assistance." This could be the difference between eating or going hungry, even in some cases he said between living and dying.

He spoke of the importance of recognizing the connections between corruption, transnational organized crime and drug trafficking

Under the Convention there are provisions for enabling countries to detect and recover money stolen through corruption. UNODC works with the World Bank though the StAR initiative to help countries trace, confiscate and recover stolen assets. Mr. Fedotov said that the StAR initiative is sending out a very clear message: "There can be no safe havens for stolen assets."

Mr. Fedotov appreciated the high level of participation at the conference, which he said underlined the importance of the anti-corruption agenda among Member States. He reminded them of the need to build strong partnerships also with civil society which had an important role in resisting corruption.

The Convention which came into force in December 2005, is the only legally-binding universal anti-corruption instrument. It obliges States to prevent and criminalize corruption; to promote international cooperation; to recover stolen assets and to improve technical assistance and information exchange in both the private and public sectors.

The Conference will look at ways to improve international efforts to tackle corruption and strengthen integrity. The role young people can play in tackling corruption and how to develop their knowledge of ethical standards will also be discussed.

The Conference of States Parties is being attended by over 1000 delegates from 129 countries, as well as representatives of civil society, international organizations, parliaments, the media and the private sector. More than two dozen countries are represented by Ministers.

Conference website of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC):
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/treaties/CAC/CAC-COSP-session4.html

Conference website of the Host Country: http://www.cosp4.ma/

Follow @UNODC on Twitter and join the conversation using the hashtags #NoToCorruption and #CoSP4.

For further inquiries please contact:

David Dadge, Spokesperson and Speechwriter: UNODC

M: (+212) 674013354 / (+43) 699-1459-5629 | E: david.dadge[at]unvienna.org

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Anne Thomas, Information Officer: United Nations Information Service - Vienna

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Monday, January 2, 2012

Sorcery is forbidden by God and will always be punished by Him. WE ARE TO HAVE NO PART IN IT UPON PENALTY OF ETERNAL DEATH AND DESTRUCTION DAMNED

Sorcery is forbidden by God and will always be punished by Him. WE ARE TO HAVE NO PART IN IT UPON PENALTY OF ETERNAL DEATH AND DESTRUCTION DAMNED FOREVERMORE.

The Lie From Hell Which is the Basis for All the Demonic

The Lord Jesus Christ is the Truth and has nothing to do with the Lie From Hell Which is the Basis for All the Demonic

The Lord Jesus Christ said:

Jn:12:46:
46 I am come, a light into the world, that whosoever believeth in me may not remain in darkness. (DRV)

Jn:14:30:
30 I will not now speak many things with you. For the prince of this world: cometh: and in me he hath not any thing. (DRV)

Jn:3:19:
19 And this is the judgment: Because the light is come into the world and men loved darkness rather than the light: for their works were evil. (DRV)

The Lie From Hell Which is the Basis for All the Demonic

Daemon Est Deus Inversus is pure Satanism and will be punished in hell by God for eternity. It is the absolute founding principle of Lurianic Cabbalism and is the Star of Rempham that St. Stephen rightly condemned.

From:

http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/etgloss/daa-der.htm

Daemon Est Deus Inversus (Latin) Daemon (Demon) is divinity inverted; more commonly, the Devil is God inverted. An ancient Hermetic, and later Qabbalistic, aphorism referring to that polar power which is required by the equilibrium and harmony in nature. The One, when manifested, becomes Two, and from the Two are unfolded or evolved all the sequence of manifest existence. Spirit and matter, good and evil, as distinct conceptions exist only by their mutual contrast. There is no evil per se, but the human notion of essential evil arises from our inability to take in the whole at a single glance.

Daemon is applicable in general to all formative power, from the highest to the lowest; in this aphorism it denotes the formative rays in their manifestation in and on the lower planes of prakriti, called by contrast the nether pole. Western monotheism, having anthropomorphized the higher creative powers into a personal God, personified the lower powers into a Devil and demons. But Satan or the Adversary is only God's messenger, because what is below reflects what is above. This aphorism, then, states that all the manifested universe is the representation or material inversion or reflection of the divine essence and its emanations which in their aggregate compose the spiritual background and causal forces of the universe. Furthermore, a reflected image reverses.

Finally, the aphorism denotes the astral light, represented by a black triangle inverted on a white (SD 1:424).”

This is the “Star of David” which is really the Star of the Solomonic temple and has nothing to do with David. It is also the sign of Freemasonry.

"The HEXAGRAM [Magen David 6-pointed star] was adopted by the Zionist Organization at the First Zionist Congress in 1897." (Cavendish, p. 1300)

Daemon Est Deus Inversus is pure Satanism and will be punished in hell by God for eternity. It is the absolute founding principle of Lurianic Cabbalism and is the Star of Rempham that St. Stephen rightly condemned.

See: Acts:7:43:
43 And you took unto you the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of your god Rempham, figures which you made to adore them. And I will carry you away beyond Babylon. (DRV)

Doublemindedness in anything and everything is only of Satan and extends from this Diabolic hermetic principle of Daemon Est Deus Inversus. It leads only to evil immediately and every time in anything and everything. This utterly evil hermetic principle of Daemon Est Deus Inversus along with NAMMU and the TOWER OF BABEL and pharmakeia and pornea and pharmakos with the disorder of the four elements leads to sorcery via the occult and the demonic the energian planes sent by God for those who reject their salvation and God’s wrath and punishment and His supernatural fire upon them with His judgement of eternal damnation upon them forevermore.

The gates of hell (the demon gate in Buddhism) tries to reclaim those who escape its evil and sorcerous delusion, the energian planes - our Only Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ said, Mt 16:18 "And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." If you enter into the gates of hell, you are no part of Christ's. Look at what Jesus said closely "And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." What exactly does it mean? Look at it in Latin and Greek.


Latin: Mt.16:18 And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.


Mt.16:18 ego dico tibi quia tu es Petrus et super hanc petram aedificabo ecclesiam meam et portae inferi non praevalebunt adversum eam

Highlighted words are Greek scripture original text that the Gospels were written in and the Church Fathers quoted and the Latin text was made from by St. Jerome. See below for link to highlighted Greek text.

Petrus is the same as
petros - and petram is the same as petra, ecclesiam is the same as ekklEsian, the "outcalled" - those called out. St. Peter confesses Jesus as the Christ and upon that confession of faith -not on the person of Peter - Jesus Christ builds His church. The ecclesiam, those called out, are those who are part of the Katholike (Kata holikos ekklesia). In English the Catholic Church, literally, in the Church Fathers who coined the phrase Catholic Church (it is not in scripture but is from scripture), it is "those called out from the [corrupt] world system."

All of the Church Fathers agreed that only Christ is head of His church, including Pope St. Gregory the Great of Rome (died 604 A.D.) who said that any earthly Bishop who tried to make himself ruler over the entire Christian church would be only a precursor of the Antichrist and not a true bishop at all - and applied that to himself and all Bishops of Rome - the Popes as well.

St. Irenaeus below describes what St. Peter's confession of faith means.

Greek:

Go here for highlighted Greek text for Matthew 16:18

Irenaeus.

Book III.

Irenaeus Against Heresies

Chapter XVIII.-Continuation of the Foregoing Argument. Proofs from the Writings of St. Paul, and from the Words of Our Lord, that Christ and Jesus Cannot Be Considered as Distinct Beings; Neither Can It Be Alleged that the Son of God Became Man Merely in Appearance, But that He Did So Truly and Actually.

Chapter XVIII.-Continuation of the Foregoing Argument. Proofs from the Writings of St. Paul, and from the Words of Our Lord, that Christ and Jesus Cannot Be Considered as Distinct Beings; Neither Can It Be Alleged that the Son of God Became Man Merely in Appearance, But that He Did So Truly and Actually.

1.324 As it has been clearly demonstrated that the Word, who existed in the beginning with God, by whom all things were made, who was also always present with mankind, was in these last days, according to the time appointed by the Father, united to His own workmanship, inasmuch as He became a man liable to suffering, [it follows] that every objection is set aside of those who say, "If our Lord was born at that time, Christ had therefore no previous existence." For I have shown that the Son of God did not then begin to exist, being with the Father from the beginning; but when He became incarnate, and was made man, He commenced afresh325 the long line of human beings, and furnished us, in a brief, comprehensive manner, with salvation; so that what we had lost in Adam-namely, to be according to the image and likeness of God-that we might recover in Christ Jesus.

2. For as it was not possible that the man who had once for all been conquered, and who had been destroyed through disobedience, could reform himself, and obtain the prize of victory; and as it was also impossible that he could attain to salvation who had fallen under the power of sin,-the Son effected both these things, being the Word of God, descending from the Father, becoming incarnate, stooping low, even to death, and consummating the arranged plan of our salvation, upon whom [Paul], exhorting us unhesitatingly to believe, again says, "Who shall ascend into heaven? that is, to bring down Christ; or who shall descend into the deep? that is, to liberate Christ again from the dead."326 Then he continues, "If thou shall confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shall be saved."327 And he renders the reason why the Son of God did these things, saying, "For to this end Christ both lived, and died, and revived, that He might rule over the living and the dead."328 And again, writing to the Corinthians, he declares, "But we preach Christ Jesus crucified; "329and adds, "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? "330

3. But who is it that has had fellowship with us in the matter of food? Whether is it he who is conceived of by them as the Christ above, who extended himself through Horos, and imparted a form to their mother; or is it He who is from the Virgin, Emmanuel, who did eat butter and honey,331 of whom the prophet declared, "He is also a man, and who shall know him? "332 He was likewise preached by Paul: "For I delivered," he says, "unto you first of all, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures; and that He was buried, and rose again the third day, according to the Scriptures."333 It is plain, then, that Paul knew no other Christ besides Him alone, who both suffered, and was buried, and rose gain, who was also born, and whom he speaks of as man. For after remarking, "But if Christ be preached, that He rose from the dead,"334 he continues, rendering the reason of His incarnation, "For since by man came death, by man [came] also the resurrection of the dead." And everywhere, when [referring to] the passion of our Lord, and to His human nature, and His subjection to death, he employs the name of Christ, as in that passage: "Destroy not him with thy meat for whom Christ died."335 And again: "But now, in Christ, ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ."336 And again: "Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth upon a tree."337 And again: "And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died; "338 indicating that the impassible Christ did not descend upon Jesus, but that He Himself, because He was Jesus Christ, suffered for us; He, who lay in the tomb, and rose again, who descended and ascended,-the Son of God having been made the Son of man, as the very name itself doth declare. For in the name of Christ is implied, He that anoints, He that is anointed, and the unction itself with which He is anointed. And it is the Father who anoints, but the Son who is anointed by the Spirit, who is the unction, as the Word declares by Isaiah, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me,"339 -pointing out both the anointing Father, the anointed Son, and the unction, which is the Spirit.

4. The Lord Himself, too, makes it evident who it was that suffered; for when He asked the disciples, "Who do men say that I, the Son of man, am? "340 and when Peter had replied, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God; "and when he had been commended by Him [in these words], "That flesh and blood had not revealed it to him, but the Father who is in heaven," He made it clear that He, the Son of man, is Christ the Son of the living God. "For from that time forth," it is said, "He began to show to His disciples, how that He must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the priests, and be rejected, and crucified, and rise again the third day."341 He who was acknowledged by Peter as Christ, who pronounced him blessed because the Father had revealed the Son of the living God to him, said that He must Himself suffer many things, and be crucified; and then He rebuked Peter, who imagined that He was the Christ as the generality of men supposed342 [that the Christ should be], and was averse to the idea of His suffering, [and] said to the disciples, "If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; and whosoever will lose it for My sake shall save it."343 For these things Christ spoke openly, He being Himself the Saviour of those who should be delivered over to death for their confession of Him, and lose their lives.

5. If, however, He was Himself not to suffer, but should fly away from Jesus, why did He exhort His disciples to take up the cross and follow Him,-that cross which these men represent Him as not having taken up, but [speak of Him] as having relinquished the dispensation of suffering? For that He did not say this with reference to the acknowledging of the Stauros (cross) above, as some among them venture to expound, but with respect to the suffering which He should Himself undergo, and that His disciples should endure, He implies when He says, "For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; and whosoever will lose, shall find it. And that His disciples must suffer for His sake, He [implied when He] said to the Jews, "Behold, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify."344 And to the disciples He was wont to say, "And ye shall stand before governors and kings for My sake; and they shall scourge some of you, and slay you, and persecute you from city to city."345 He knew, therefore, both those who should suffer persecution, and He knew those who should have to be scourged and slain because of Him; and He did not speak of any other cross, but of the suffering which He should Himself undergo first, and His disciples afterwards. For this purpose did He give them this exhortation: "Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to send both soul and body into hell; "346 [thus exhorting them] to hold fast those professions of faith which they had made in reference to Him. For He promised to confess before His Father those who should confess His name before men; but declared that He would deny those who should deny Him, and would be ashamed of those who should be ashamed to confess Him. And although these things are so, some of these men have proceeded to such a degree of temerity, that they even pour contempt upon the martyrs, and vituperate those who are slain on account of the confession of the Lord, and who suffer all things predicted by the Lord, and who in this respect strive to follow the footprints of the Lord's passion, having become martyrs of the suffering One; these we do also enrol with the martyrs themselves. For, when inquisition shall be made for their blood,347 and they shall attain to glory, then all shall be confounded by Christ, who have cast a slur upon their martyrdom. And from this fact, that He exclaimed upon the cross, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do,"348 the long-suffering, patience, compassion, and goodness of Christ are exhibited, since He both suffered, and did Himself exculpate those who had maltreated Him. For the Word of God, who said to us, "Love your enemies, and pray for those that hate you,"349 Himself did this very thing upon the cross; loving the human race to such a degree, that He even prayed for those putting Him to death. If, however, any one, going upon the supposition that there are two [Christs], forms a judgment in regard to them, that [Christ] shall be found much the better one, and more patient, and the truly good one, who, in the midst of His own wounds and stripes, and the other [cruelties] inflicted upon Him, was beneficent, and unmindful of the wrongs perpetrated upon Him, than he who flew away, and sustained neither injury nor insult.

6. This also does likewise meet [the case] of those who maintain that He suffered only in appearance. For if He did not truly suffer, no thanks to Him, since there was no suffering at all; and when we shall actually begin to suffer, He will seem as leading us astray, exhorting us to endure buffering, and to turn the other350 cheek, if He did not Himself before us in reality suffer the same; and as He misled them by seeming to them what He was not, so does He also mislead us, by exhorting us to endure what He did not endure Himself. [In that case] we shall be even above the Master, because we suffer and sustain what our Master never bore or endured. But as our Lord is alone truly Master, so the Son of God is truly good and patient, the Word of God the Father having been made the Son of man. For He fought and conquered; for He was man contending for the fathers,351 and through obedience doing away with disobedience completely: for He bound the strong man,352 and set free the weak, and endowed His own handiwork with salvation, by destroying sin. For He is a most holy and merciful Lord, and loves the human race.

7. Therefore, as I have already said, He caused man (human nature) to cleave to and to become, one with God. For unless man had overcome the enemy of man, the enemy would not have been legitimately vanquished. And again: unless it had been God who had freely given salvation, we could never have possessed it securely. And unless man had been joined to God, he could never have become a partaker of incorruptibility. For it was incumbent upon the Mediator between God and men, by His relationship to both, to bring both to friendship and concord, and present man to God, while He revealed God to man.353 For, in what way could we be partaken of the adoption of sons, unless we had received from Him through the Son that fellowship which refers to Himself, unless His Word, having been made flesh, had entered into communion with us? Wherefore also He passed through every stage of life, restoring to all communion with God. Those, therefore, who assert that He appeared putatively, and was neither born in the flesh nor truly made man, are as yet under the old condemnation, holding out patronage to sin; for, by their showing, death has not been vanquished, which "reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression."354But the law coming, which was given by Moses, and testifying of sin that it is a sinner, did truly take away his (death's) kingdom, showing that he was no king, but a robber; and it revealed him as a murderer. It laid, however, a weighty burden upon man, who had sin in himself, showing that he was liable to death. For as the law was spiritual, it merely made sin to stand out in relief, but did not destroy it. For sin had no dominion over the spirit, but over man. For it behoved Him who was to destroy sin, and redeem man under the power of death, that He should Himself be made that very same thing which he was, that is, man; who had been drawn by sin into bondage, but was held by death, so that sin should be destroyed by man, and man should go forth from death. For as by the disobedience of the one man who was originally moulded from virgin soil, the many were made sinners,355 and forfeited life; so was it necessary that, by the obedience of one man, who was originally born from a virgin, many should be justified and receive salvation. Thus, then, was the Word of God made man, as also Moses says: "God, true are His works."356 But if, not having been made flesh, He did appear as if flesh, His work was not a true one. But what He did appear, that He also was: God recapitulated in Himself the ancient formation of man, that He might kill sin, deprive death of its power, and vivify man; and therefore His works are true.

We are warned against doublemindedness.

James 1:8
A double minded man is inconstant in all his ways.

James 4:8
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners: and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

Humble is utterly different, we are always to approach God humbly.

Psalms 130:2

If I was not humbly minded, but exalted my soul: As a child that is weaned is towards his mother, so reward in my soul.

The Psalm commends our being humble minded toward God and not exalting ourselves.

Them we approach God in prayer with all thanksgiving, praise, worship, service and rejoicing.

Psalms 27:2

Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple.

Psalms 62:5

Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.

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