Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Introduction To eBooklets at LoveAllPeople.org

Introduction To eBooklets at LoveAllPeople.org

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Introduction To eBooklets At LoveAllPeople.org

http://www.eBooklets.net
A Service Of LoveAllPeople.org
Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director


Introduction To eBooklets

WHAT ARE eBOOKLETS AT LOVEALLPEOPLE.ORG?

Our eBooklets are electronic digital publications which provide summarized
information on various subjects, and which also provide hypertext links to
other Internet resources for greater detail.
Each eBooklet at LoveAllPeople.org is a stand-alone .exe file, compiled
from one single HTML page, which should run as a software application on
any computer equipped with the Windows operating system, plus some other
computers.

Our eBooklets are released as copyrighted Freeware, which means that they
may be copied and distributed by anyone, but may not be decompiled or
modified. Most of the content, however, has already been placed in the
Public Domain, so that all people may use it however they please.

HOW DO I READ THESE eBOOKLETS?

1. Download the eBooklet file you want to read (such as
guidelinesforlife.exe) into your computer, and save
it in a folder of your choice.

2. Using your browser, navigate to the eBooklet file you
want to read, and click on the link to that file.

3. This will launch the built-in eBooklet reader contained
in the file, and it will start at the top of the HTML page.

4. Work your way down the page, from top to bottom, reading
the text and clicking on any links you want to follow.
When you get all the way to the bottom of the page, you
have finished reading the eBooklet.

5. To return to the top of the page, click on the orange-colored
[Home] icon located at the top left of the reader

LIST OF eBOOKLETS TO BE DOWNLOADED - As Of August 29, 2011

Guidelines For Life - "Living A Joyful Life Forever"
http://www.loveallpeople.org/ebooklets/guidelinesforlife.exe

More coming soon . . .

Blessings to you. May God help us all.

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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Internet Daily Chapel for Week Of August 28, 2011 - Featuring "The Most Important Question In The World Today: Does True Islam Require Freedom Of Religion?" - plus much more.

Internet Daily Chapel for Week Of August 28, 2011

Featuring "The Most Important Question In The World Today: Does True Islam
Require Freedom Of Religion?" - plus much more.

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Worship Service, Featuring "The Most Important Question In The World
Today: Does True Islam Require Freedom Of Religion?" - plus much more.

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Dear Lord, please let the viewers of this page
Unite with You this moment, at one time.
And let our worship please You, here and now.
In Jesus' holy name we pray, Amen.


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is a good place to worship our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. You are
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Opening Song
"Be Still My Soul"

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Invocation

O Lord, we come together in Your name,
And as You promised, we know You are here.
AND SO WE WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS,
AND PRAY THAT YOU FIND PLEASURE HERE WITH US,
AS WE, YOUR LOVING CHILDREN WORSHIP YOU.

We now invite You to reveal Yourself,
And share with us Your presence, openly,

FOR YOU ARE EVERYTHING THAT WE DESIRE,
AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE, WE GIVE TO YOU.

In Jesus' holy name we pray, Amen.

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The Lord's Prayer
with MP3 audio file

The Lord, Himself, taught us to pray like this . . .


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Reading by Rev. Bill McGinnis - Public Domain


The Lord's Prayer


Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.

Source: Book Of Common Prayer, based on
Matthew 6:9-13


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the text on which it is based, are in the Public Domain, free for all
people to use without restriction. As always, permission is granted to
link to any of our files.

Bible Readings - Updated Automatically Each Day

New American Bible (with notes and links) -
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Daily Light On The Daily Path -
http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/devotions/daily.light/
National Presbyterian Church (USA) -
http://www.natpresch.org/one_daily_reading.php

Declaration Of Faith

The Apostles' Creed
This historic affirmation of faith comes to us from the early centuries of
the Christian church.
MP3 audio file at
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/binaries/apostlescreed.mp3 - free,
Public Domain

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord;
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit;
Born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell;
The third day he rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven
And sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit;
The holy catholic church; *
The communion of saints;
The forgiveness of sins;
The resurrection of the body;
And the life everlasting.

Amen.


* Note: "catholic church" here means the entire body of
believers in Christ, not just one particular church.

Featured Segment . . .

The Most Important Question In The World Today . . . Does True Islam
Require Freedom Of Religion?
by Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org

The case of Christian convert Abdul Rahman in Afghanistan has sharply
focused international attention on what may be the most important question
in the world today: Does true Islam require freedom of religion, or not?

The government of Afghanistan had been preparing to bring Rahman to trial
on the criminal charge of renouncing his former religion of Islam to
become a convert to Christianity. According to some authorities, this act
of apostasy violates Islamic law and is punishable by death. Other
authorities believe that true Islamic law requires freedom of religion and
that Rahman and everybody else should be free to follow whatever religion
(or none at all) they choose, without fear or penalty.

The importance of this question could not possibly be greater, because if
true Islam requires freedom of religion, then there is no theological
basis for militant action against people of other religions, merely
because of their religion. Islamic Democracy becomes a possibility, and
long-term peaceful co-existence for Muslims and non-Muslims seems likely.
The supposed justification for terrorism largely disappears, and a new era
of hopefulness in the world can soon begin.

But if true Islam does not require freedom of religion, then Muslims are
theologically justified in using violence against non-Mulims, Islamic
Democracy becomes totally impossible, and anti-Western terrorism can can
continue, with some apparent theological justification -- all on the basis
of spreading Islam, by force if necessary. This would also place Islam in
direct opposition to the United Nations' "Universal Declaration Of Human
Rights," which guarantees freedom of religion to all people in United
Nations member countries.

In the immediate case of Abdul Rahman, the best outcome, with benefit for
all people, would be for a high Islamic court to rule that the case should
be dismissed because true Islamic law requires freedom of religion. This
decision would be based mainly on Qur'an 2.256, which plainly says, "There
is no compulsion in religion; truly the right way has become clearly
distinct from error; therefore, whoever disbelieves in the Shaitan (note:
Satan) and believes in Allah he indeed has laid hold on the firmest
handle, which shall not break off, and Allah is Hearing, Knowing."

Source: Qur'an (Koran) as shown at

This reading from the Qur'an is confirmed by another one, the entire
chapter (Sura) 109, called "The Disbelievers," which concludes, "You shall
have your religion and I shall have my religion."

The Disbelievers
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
[109.1] Say: O unbelievers!
[109.2] I do not serve that which you serve,
[109.3] Nor do you serve Him Whom I serve:
[109.4] Nor am I going to serve that which you serve,
[109.5] Nor are you going to serve Him Whom I serve:
[109.6] You shall have your religion and I shall have my religion.

http://www.hti.umich.edu/k/koran/ and elsewhere.
The theological basis for the prosecution of Rahman apparently comes from
a misreading of Qur'an 16.106, which says, "He who disbelieves in Allah
after his having believed, not he who is compelled while his heart is at
rest on account of faith, but he who opens (his) breast to disbelief-- on
these is the wrath of Allah, and they shall have a grievous chastisement."

Immediately we can see two theological errors in prosecuting Rahman on
this basis: First, he is not "disbelieving in Allah." Allah is the creator
of the universe, and there is only one Allah. We Christians call Him,
"God," or "Heavenly Father." But we are talking about the same One
Creator, who has revealed Himself to different people in slightly
different ways, for His own good reasons. As a Christian, Rahman still
believes in Allah, as do I myself. And second, the "grievous punishment"
is supposed to come from Allah Himself, on Judgment Day, not from fallible
humans today. Furthermore, everyone should keep in mind that all
punishments specified in the Qur'an may be moderated and reduced by
applying the oft-stated principle that "Allah is forgiving, merciful," as
stated in Qur'an 2.173 and seventy-six other places in the Qur'an. Allah
knows your heart. In Islam, if you have a really good reason, Allah will
overlook or forgive almost anything.

(Also note that this verse confirms the invalidity of compulsion in
religion, when it says, "not he who is compelled.")

So we see that the prosecution of Abdul Rahman in Afghanistan for
converting from Islam to Christianity, in supposed violation of "Islamic
law," is itself a violation of Islamic law, the highest written authority
in which is the Qur'an.

But if this is true, then why is there any question? Why does anyone even
think that converting from Islam to another religion might be a sin? The
reason is that some non-Qur'anic secondary written authorities seem to say
that it is a punishable sin for Muslims to convert away from Islam.

These secondary written authorities are called called the "hadith," or
"sayings," attributed to the prophet Muhammad, some of which were
reportedly heard by his followers, then told to others who then told them
to others who then wrote them down. But the various hadith differ widely
among themselves, and many are believed by some Muslims but not by others.
Some of these hadith do appear to prohibit freedom of religion in some
cases. But even the most authoritative hadith is never strong enough to
contradict the words of the Qur'an, all of which were reportedly given by
Allah to the Prophet Muhammad and immediately written down under his
direct supervision. In Islam, the Qur'an comes directly from Allah and is
infallible. The hadith come from man and are subject to error. The hadith
are sometimes useful in order to clarify the words in the Qur'an, but
hadith are never strong enough to contradict the clear words of the
Qur'an.

If the government of Afghanistan merely yields to Western pressure in this
one case, that doesn't solve anything. The problem will come back again in
future cases. And if they make up some phony excuse for not having the
trial, like "mental incompetence," that is even worse. The fact is that
Abdul Rahman is perfectly competent to stand trial, but the case against
him is not justified under true Islamic law.

PROPOSAL FOR SOLUTION, WITH BENEFIT FOR ALL

I propose that a high-level team of Islamic scholars study this case, and
defend Rahman, and win the legal victory they deserve: "Case dismissed."
This would establish the Islamic legal precedent, on the international
level, that true Islam permits freedom of religion. This might very well
be as important a case for the entire world today as Brown v Board of
Education was for the United States in 1956. And it could be the
foundation of true Christian-Muslim understanding and peaceful
co-existence, as described below.

THE PROPER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS

The world is well aware that a fundamental tension has long existed
between Islam and Christianity, Muslims and Christians. The underlying
theological reason for this tension is best understood by comparing two
verses from Scripture: Sura (chapter) 112 from the Qur'an (Islam's highest
written authority) and John 3:16 from the Bible (Christianity's highest
written authority.) Sura 112 is considered by many Muslims to be the most
important single statement in Islam, and John 3:16 is considered by many
Christians to be the most important single statement in Christianity.

The fundamental conflict is that the Qur'an says Allah (God) did not
father any children in any way, and that no one is like Him; but the Bible
says that Jesus is God's Son and that anyone who believes in Jesus will
have eternal life. Islam accepts Jesus, but only as one of the many
prophets who came before Muhammed, not as the only-begotten Son of God.

[112.1] Say: He, Allah, is One.
[112.2] Allah is He on Whom all depend.
[112.3] He begets not, nor is He begotten.
[112.4] And none is like Him.
Qur'an 112:1-4
(Shakir Translation)

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
that whoever believes in him should not perish but
have eternal life.
Bible: John 3:16
(Revised Standard Version)


The Qur'an and Bible I am using here are the ones available online from
the University Of Michigan by following THIS LINK. The Revised Standard
translation of the Bible (RSV) and the M. H. Shakir translation of the
Qur'an are both widely available and widely accepted. If you want to
consult other translations, you can easily do so by searching for "Bible
online" and "Qur'an online" at Google.com.
To a Muslim, it is blasphemy to say that Jesus is the Son of God. To a
Christian, it is blasphemy to say that Jesus is not the Son of God. This
is the fundamental conflict between Islam and Christianity, and it cannot
be papered over with smiles and pleasant words.

Nevertheless, it is quite possible for both religions to live side-by-side
in peaceful, even brotherly, co-existence. In fact, the Qur'an
specifically instructs Muslims to accept and tolerate Christians, and the
Bible instructs Christians to live at peace with all people, as we will
show below.

The Way Christians Should Act Toward Muslims

The Bible instructs Christians to live at peace with all people, as much
as it is possible to do so. Further, Christians are instructed not to seek
revenge for personal offenses, but to leave vengeance to God.

If possible, so far as it depends upon you,
live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge
yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God;
for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay,
says the Lord."
Bible: Romans 12:18-19
(Revised Standard Version)


The Way Muslims Should Act Toward Christians

The Qur'an instructs Muslims to give Christians nothing to fear and not to
cause Christians to grieve. Further, the Qur'an instructs Muslims that
there should be no compulsion in religion. Therefore Christians, all of
whom believe in Allah (God), believe in the Last day (Judgment Day) and
try to do good, should be allowed to live in peace, even if they do not
convert to Islam.


[2.62] Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the
Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last day
and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there
is
no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.
[2.256] There is no compulsion in religion; truly the right way has
become
clearly distinct from error; therefore, whoever disbelieves in the
Shaitan
and believes in Allah he indeed has laid hold on the firmest handle,
which
shall not break off, and Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
Qur'an 2.62 and 2.256
(Shakir Translation)


Blessings to you. And may God bless us all.
Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org


HTML version of this message at
http://www.loveallpeople.org/doestrueislamrequirefreedomofreligion.html

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[109.6] You shall have your religion and I shall have my religion.

May the Lord bless this presentation.

Rev. Bill McGinnis <><
bmcgin@patriot.net


See more pages like this, at our Index of Pearls Of Faith, a treasury of
Biblical truths. - http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/pearlindx.html

Poem - With audio reading plus music video
"All The Way My Saviour Leads Me," - by Fanny J. Crosby
ALL THE WAY MY SAVIOUR LEADS ME - by Fanny J. Crosby, 1875
- Public Domain -


All the way my Saviour leads me;
What have I to ask beside?
Can I doubt His faithful mercies,
Who through life has been my guide?
Heav'nly peace, divinest comfort,
Here by faith in Him do dwell;
For I know whate'er befall me,
Jesus doeth all things well.

All the way my Saviour leads me,
Cheers each winding path I tread;
Gives me strength for every trial,
Feeds me with the living bread.
Though my weary steps may falter,
And my soul athirst may be,
Gushing from the Rock before me,
Lo, a spring of joy I see.

All the way my Saviour leads me,
O the fullness of His love!
Perfect rest to me is promised,
In my Father's house above;
When my spirit, clothed immortal,
Wings its flight to realms of day,
This my song through endless ages:
"Jesus led me all the way."

MP3 audio reading of the poem at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/binaries/allthewaymysaviourleadsme.mp3
- free, Public Domain

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Prayer For You
Your Intellect Alone Is Not Enough
NOTE: When you read this prayer, try to imagine hearing my voice as I
speak
it to you. In this way, the prayer is reactivated, and it is the same
as if I were actually praying for you at that moment.
(Just like television prayers are reactivated when you watch
them, although the videotape may have been shot years before.)

"Your Intellect Alone Is Not Enough"

"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine
own understanding." (Proverbs 3:5 KJV)


Your intellect alone is not enough
To guide you through this life you have on earth;
For many of the world's most brilliant men
Are lost, like drunkards stumbling through the night.

But once the Holy Spirit dwells in you,
He lights your path, illuminates the dark,
He gives you answers to your deepest quests,
Where intellect alone would surely fail.

And so I pray the Lord will dwell in you,
And let His holy presence guide your life.
Then if you ask your mind for its assent
Your mind will cheerfully affirm His truths.

In Jesus' name I pray for you, Amen.


by Rev. Bill McGinnis - Public Domain

See more prayers like this, at our Index of Prayers 4 You -
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/prayerindex.html

Please also see our related pages . . .

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ETHICS & HUMAN RELATIONS
POLITICS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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Holy Communion
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http://patriot.net/~bmcgin/pearl-holycommunion.html
If you are alone, you will needed to be both "Leader" and "Assembly," as
described in the ceremony.

How To Find A Real, Live Church
An online church is better than no church at all; but it is even better
for most Christians to actually belong to a real, live church, with real,
live people. Then, you can have your real church PLUS your online church,
so you gain the benefits of both. You can find a church for yourself by
clicking HERE! - http://patriot.net/~bmcgin/findachurch.html
Invitation To Accept Jesus Christ As Your Personal Lord And Saviour
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/jesusdirect.html
Closing Song
"Breathe On Me, Breath Of God"
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/breatheonme.html

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Benediction

I pray the Lord that He will lead your path
Away from the temptations all around.
I pray that when temptation lingers near,
The Lord will lead you not into its reach.
But if temptation grabs you as you pass,
I pray the Lord that you will struggle free.
In Jesus' holy name I pray, Amen.

Blessings to you in Jesus Christ our Lord.
This chapel service is now complete.

Rev. Bill McGinnis

Pastor - http://InternetChurchOfChrist.org
Director - http://LoveAllPeople.org

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Friday, August 26, 2011

The Most Important Question In The World Today: "Does True Islam Require Freedom Of Religion?"

The Most Important Question In The World Today: "Does True Islam Require
Freedom Of Religion?"
by Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org


HTML version of this message at =>
http://www.loveallpeople.org/doestrueislamrequirefreedomofreligion.html


The case of Christian convert Abdul Rahman in Afghanistan has sharply
focused international attention on what may be the most important question
in the world today: Does true Islam require freedom of religion, or not?

The government of Afghanistan had been preparing to bring Rahman to trial
on the criminal charge of renouncing his former religion of Islam to
become a convert to Christianity. According to some authorities, this act
of apostasy violates Islamic law and is punishable by death. Other
authorities believe that true Islamic law requires freedom of religion and
that Rahman and everybody else should be free to follow whatever religion
(or none at all) they choose, without fear or penalty.

The importance of this question could not possibly be greater, because if
true Islam requires freedom of religion, then there is no theological
basis for militant action against people of other religions, merely
because of their religion. Islamic Democracy becomes a possibility, and
long-term peaceful co-existence for Muslims and non-Muslims seems likely.
The supposed justification for terrorism largely disappears, and a new era
of hopefulness in the world can soon begin.

But if true Islam does not require freedom of religion, then Muslims are
theologically justified in using violence against non-Mulims, Islamic
Democracy becomes totally impossible, and anti-Western terrorism can can
continue, with some apparent theological justification -- all on the basis
of spreading Islam, by force if necessary. This would also place Islam in
direct opposition to the United Nations' "Universal Declaration Of Human
Rights," which guarantees freedom of religion to all people in United
Nations member countries.

In the immediate case of Abdul Rahman, the best outcome, with benefit for
all people, would be for a high Islamic court to rule that the case should
be dismissed because true Islamic law requires freedom of religion. This
decision would be based mainly on Qur'an 2.256, which plainly says, "There
is no compulsion in religion; truly the right way has become clearly
distinct from error; therefore, whoever disbelieves in the Shaitan (note:
Satan) and believes in Allah he indeed has laid hold on the firmest
handle, which shall not break off, and Allah is Hearing, Knowing."

Source: Qur'an (Koran) as shown at http://www.hti.umich.edu/k/koran/

This reading from the Qur'an is confirmed by another one, the entire
chapter (Sura) 109, called "The Disbelievers," which concludes, "You shall
have your religion and I shall have my religion."

The Disbelievers
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
[109.1] Say: O unbelievers!
[109.2] I do not serve that which you serve,
[109.3] Nor do you serve Him Whom I serve:
[109.4] Nor am I going to serve that which you serve,
[109.5] Nor are you going to serve Him Whom I serve:
[109.6] You shall have your religion and I shall have my religion.

http://www.hti.umich.edu/k/koran/ and elsewhere.
The theological basis for the prosecution of Rahman apparently comes from
a misreading of Qur'an 16.106, which says, "He who disbelieves in Allah
after his having believed, not he who is compelled while his heart is at
rest on account of faith, but he who opens (his) breast to disbelief-- on
these is the wrath of Allah, and they shall have a grievous chastisement."

Immediately we can see two theological errors in prosecuting Rahman on
this basis: First, he is not "disbelieving in Allah." Allah is the creator
of the universe, and there is only one Allah. We Christians call Him,
"God," or "Heavenly Father." But we are talking about the same One
Creator, who has revealed Himself to different people in slightly
different ways, for His own good reasons. As a Christian, Rahman still
believes in Allah, as do I myself. And second, the "grievous punishment"
is supposed to come from Allah Himself, on Judgment Day, not from fallible
humans today. Furthermore, everyone should keep in mind that all
punishments specified in the Qur'an may be moderated and reduced by
applying the oft-stated principle that "Allah is forgiving, merciful," as
stated in Qur'an 2.173 and seventy-six other places in the Qur'an. Allah
knows your heart. In Islam, if you have a really good reason, Allah will
overlook or forgive almost anything.

(Also note that this verse confirms the invalidity of compulsion in
religion, when it says, "not he who is compelled.")

So we see that the prosecution of Abdul Rahman in Afghanistan for
converting from Islam to Christianity, in supposed violation of "Islamic
law," is itself a violation of Islamic law, the highest written authority
in which is the Qur'an.

But if this is true, then why is there any question? Why does anyone even
think that converting from Islam to another religion might be a sin? The
reason is that some non-Qur'anic secondary written authorities seem to say
that it is a punishable sin for Muslims to convert away from Islam.

These secondary written authorities are called called the "hadith," or
"sayings," attributed to the prophet Muhammad, some of which were
reportedly heard by his followers, then told to others who then told them
to others who then wrote them down. But the various hadith differ widely
among themselves, and many are believed by some Muslims but not by others.
Some of these hadith do appear to prohibit freedom of religion in some
cases. But even the most authoritative hadith is never strong enough to
contradict the words of the Qur'an, all of which were reportedly given by
Allah to the Prophet Muhammad and immediately written down under his
direct supervision. In Islam, the Qur'an comes directly from Allah and is
infallible. The hadith come from man and are subject to error. The hadith
are sometimes useful in order to clarify the words in the Qur'an, but
hadith are never strong enough to contradict the clear words of the
Qur'an.

If the government of Afghanistan merely yields to Western pressure in this
one case, that doesn't solve anything. The problem will come back again in
future cases. And if they make up some phony excuse for not having the
trial, like "mental incompetence," that is even worse. The fact is that
Abdul Rahman is perfectly competent to stand trial, but the case against
him is not justified under true Islamic law.

PROPOSAL FOR SOLUTION, WITH BENEFIT FOR ALL

I propose that a high-level team of Islamic scholars study this case, and
defend Rahman, and win the legal victory they deserve: "Case dismissed."
This would establish the Islamic legal precedent, on the international
level, that true Islam permits freedom of religion. This might very well
be as important a case for the entire world today as Brown v Board of
Education was for the United States in 1956. And it could be the
foundation of true Christian-Muslim understanding and peaceful
co-existence, as described below.

THE PROPER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS

The world is well aware that a fundamental tension has long existed
between Islam and Christianity, Muslims and Christians. The underlying
theological reason for this tension is best understood by comparing two
verses from Scripture: Sura (chapter) 112 from the Qur'an (Islam's highest
written authority) and John 3:16 from the Bible (Christianity's highest
written authority.) Sura 112 is considered by many Muslims to be the most
important single statement in Islam, and John 3:16 is considered by many
Christians to be the most important single statement in Christianity.

The fundamental conflict is that the Qur'an says Allah (God) did not
father any children in any way, and that no one is like Him; but the Bible
says that Jesus is God's Son and that anyone who believes in Jesus will
have eternal life. Islam accepts Jesus, but only as one of the many
prophets who came before Muhammed, not as the only-begotten Son of God.

[112.1] Say: He, Allah, is One.
[112.2] Allah is He on Whom all depend.
[112.3] He begets not, nor is He begotten.
[112.4] And none is like Him.
Qur'an 112:1-4
(Shakir Translation)

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
that whoever believes in him should not perish but
have eternal life.
Bible: John 3:16
(Revised Standard Version)


The Qur'an and Bible I am using here are the ones available online from
the University Of Michigan by following THIS LINK:
http://www.hti.umich.edu/k/koran/


The Revised Standard translation of the Bible (RSV) and the M. H. Shakir
translation of the Qur'an are both widely available and widely accepted.
If you want to consult other translations, you can easily do so by
searching for "Bible online" and "Qur'an online" at Google.com.
To a Muslim, it is blasphemy to say that Jesus is the Son of God. To a
Christian, it is blasphemy to say that Jesus is not the Son of God. This
is the fundamental conflict between Islam and Christianity, and it cannot
be papered over with smiles and pleasant words.

Nevertheless, it is quite possible for both religions to live side-by-side
in peaceful, even brotherly, co-existence. In fact, the Qur'an
specifically instructs Muslims to accept and tolerate Christians, and the
Bible instructs Christians to live at peace with all people, as we will
show below.

The Way Christians Should Act Toward Muslims

The Bible instructs Christians to live at peace with all people, as much
as it is possible to do so. Further, Christians are instructed not to seek
revenge for personal offenses, but to leave vengeance to God.

If possible, so far as it depends upon you,
live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge
yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God;
for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay,
says the Lord."
Bible: Romans 12:18-19
(Revised Standard Version)


The Way Muslims Should Act Toward Christians

The Qur'an instructs Muslims to give Christians nothing to fear and not to
cause Christians to grieve. Further, the Qur'an instructs Muslims that
there should be no compulsion in religion. Therefore Christians, all of
whom believe in Allah (God), believe in the Last day (Judgment Day) and
try to do good, should be allowed to live in peace, even if they do not
convert to Islam.


[2.62] Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the
Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last day
and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is
no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.

[2.256] There is no compulsion in religion; truly the right way has become
clearly distinct from error; therefore, whoever disbelieves in the Shaitan
and believes in Allah he indeed has laid hold on the firmest handle, which
shall not break off, and Allah is Hearing, Knowing.

Qur'an 2.62 and 2.256
(Shakir Translation)


Blessings to you. And may God bless us all.
Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org


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*****

[109.6] You shall have your religion and I shall have my religion.

May the Lord bless this presentation.


Rev. Bill McGinnis <><
bmcgin@patriot.net

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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Internet Daily Chapel for Week Of August 14, 2011 - Featuring "The Lord Lives Inside Us, And He Leads Us." This is what it means to be "born again." - plus much more.

Internet Daily Chapel for Week Of August 14, 2011
Online Christian Worship Service and Practical Guide
Featuring "The Lord Lives Inside Us, And He Leads Us." This is what it
means to be "born again." - plus much more.

HTML HOME PAGES
The primary URL for this page is =>
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The latest edition of Internet Daily Chapel should always be available at
=> http://internetchurchofchrist.org/idc/idc.html

By Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org
Search our pages => http://loveallpeople.org/searchallpages.html


Worship Service, Featuring "The Lord Lives Inside Us, And He Leads Us."
This is what it means to be "born again." - plus much more.

(See introductory video at
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/idc/idc081411.html )


PRAYER TO UNITE THE VIEWERS OF THIS PAGE

Dear Lord, please let the viewers of this page
Unite with You this moment, at one time.
And let our worship please You, here and now.
In Jesus' holy name we pray, Amen.

Welcome
Welcome to the online worship service at Internet Church Of Christ. Here
is a good place to worship our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. You are
invited and are welcome at any time. Blessings to you in Him.

Opening Song
"How Great Thou Art"

(See "How Great Thou Art" video at
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/idc/idc081411.html )

A Service Of Christmusic At LoveAllPeople.org


Music video and arrangement may be copyrighted, used with implied
permission. The lyrics and underlying music are (perhaps) still under
Copyright, and so are not shown here.

Scriptural reference . . .
Daniel 4:2-3 (KJV) - Public Domain
I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath
wrought toward me.
How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

Notes
More about this song at =>
"http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/songsearch/songsearch-howgreatthouart.html
More songs like this at => http://www.loveallpeople.org/christmusic.html
... and at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/songsearch/songsearch-indexpage.html

Invocation

O Lord, we come together in Your name,
And as You promised, we know You are here.
AND SO WE WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS,
AND PRAY THAT YOU FIND PLEASURE HERE WITH US,
AS WE, YOUR LOVING CHILDREN WORSHIP YOU.

We now invite You to reveal Yourself,
And share with us Your presence, openly,

FOR YOU ARE EVERYTHING THAT WE DESIRE,
AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE, WE GIVE TO YOU.

In Jesus' holy name we pray, Amen.

If you are a new Christian, we invite you to visit our page at
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/newchristian.html


The Lord's Prayer
with MP3 audio file

The Lord, Himself, taught us to pray like this . . .


Play Prayer Here =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/lordsprayer2.mp3
Reading by Rev. Bill McGinnis - Public Domain


The Lord's Prayer


Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.

Source: Book Of Common Prayer, based on
Matthew 6:9-13


You can hear the Lord's Prayer on an MP3 file by clicking on
internetchurchofchrist.org/binaries/lordsprayer2.mp3. This MP3 file, and
the text on which it is based, are in the Public Domain, free for all
people to use without restriction. As always, permission is granted to
link to any of our files.

Bible Readings - Updated Automatically Each Day
New American Bible (with notes and links) -
http://www.usccb.org/nab/today.shtml
Daily Light On The Daily Path -
http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/devotions/daily.light/
National Presbyterian Church (USA) -
http://www.natpresch.org/one_daily_reading.php

Declaration Of Faith
The Apostles' Creed
This historic affirmation of faith comes to us from the early centuries of
the Christian church.
MP3 audio file at
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/binaries/apostlescreed.mp3 - free,
Public Domain

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord;
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit;
Born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell;
The third day he rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven
And sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit;
The holy catholic church; *
The communion of saints;
The forgiveness of sins;
The resurrection of the body;
And the life everlasting.

Amen.


* Note: "catholic church" here means the entire body of
believers in Christ, not just one particular church.

Featured Segment . . .

"The Lord Lives Inside Us, And He Leads Us."
This is what it means to be "born again."

By Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org
Search our pages => http://loveallpeople.org/searchallpages.html

When we truly accept Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior, we
surrender ourselves to Him. Then, by our invitation, His Holy Spirit
enters us and lives inside us, guiding us and leading us in all things.
When this happens, we are "born again," and we become a new person in
Jesus Christ.

"And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another
Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even
(which is) the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot
receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but
ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in
you." (John 14:16-17 KJV)


"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and
open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he
with me." (Revelation 3:20 KJV)

"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit Of
God dwelleth in you?" (1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV)

"At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me,
and I in you." (John 14:20 KJV)

"Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because
greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world."
(1 John 4:4 KJV)

Being Born Again
----------------------------------------------------------------
John 3:3 (KJV)
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

John 3:7 (KJV)
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

1 Peter 1:23 (KJV)
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible,
by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
--------------------------------------------------------------

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old
things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
(2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV)

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This is just as God had said He would do, according to the prophet Ezekiel
in the Old Testament.
"And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my
statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them."
(Ezekiel 36:27 KJV)
--------------------------------------------------

May the Lord bless this presentation of His holy Word.

Rev. Bill McGinnis <><
bmcgin@patriot.net


See more pages like this, at our Index of Pearls Of Faith, a treasury of
Biblical truths. - http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/pearlindx.html

Poem
"All The Way My Saviour Leads Me," - by Fanny J. Crosby

ALL THE WAY MY SAVIOUR LEADS ME - by Fanny J. Crosby, 1875
- Public Domain -


All the way my Saviour leads me;
What have I to ask beside?
Can I doubt His faithful mercies,
Who through life has been my guide?
Heav'nly peace, divinest comfort,
Here by faith in Him do dwell;
For I know whate'er befall me,
Jesus doeth all things well.

All the way my Saviour leads me,
Cheers each winding path I tread;
Gives me strength for every trial,
Feeds me with the living bread.
Though my weary steps may falter,
And my soul athirst may be,
Gushing from the Rock before me,
Lo, a spring of joy I see.

All the way my Saviour leads me,
O the fullness of His love!
Perfect rest to me is promised,
In my Father's house above;
When my spirit, clothed immortal,
Wings its flight to realms of day,
This my song through endless ages:
"Jesus led me all the way."

MP3 audio file at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/binaries/allthewaymysaviourleadsme.mp3
- free, Public Domain

Prayer For You
"Go Ahead And Give Yourself To Christ"

NOTE: When you read this prayer, try to imagine hearing my voice as I
speak it to you. In this way, the prayer is reactivated, and it
the same as if I were actually praying for you at that moment.
(Just like television prayers are reactivated when you watch
them, although the videotape may have been shot years before.)

Perhaps you are a Christian even now,
You go to church and try to do your best,
You try to put His teachings in your life,
But still you do not feel that He is yours.
You do not feel the closeness that you crave.
If this is you, then say this prayer with me:
* * *
O Lord, I want you closer in my life,
I want you more to be a part of me.
I want the best relationship with you,
That anyone on earth could ever have.
I know that, "as we give, we shall receive,"
And so I now do give myself to you,
In full completeness, holding nothing back.
I'm yours, so you may use me as you will,
And take whatever things you want from me.
And now that I did give myself to you,
I pray that you will give yourself to me,
As bridegroom gives himself to his new bride.
In Jesus' holy name I pray, Amen.


by William McGinnis
Public Domain


See more prayers like this, at our Index Of Prayers 4 You -
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/prayerindex.html


Holy Communion
A ceremony for Holy Communion is available to you HERE! -
http://patriot.net/~bmcgin/pearl-holycommunion.html
If you are alone, you will needed to be both "Leader" and "Assembly," as
described in the ceremony.

How To Find A Real, Live Church
An online church is better than no church at all; but it is even better
for most Christians to actually belong to a real, live church, with real,
live people. Then, you can have your real church PLUS your online church,
so you gain the benefits of both. You can find a church for yourself by
clicking HERE! - http://patriot.net/~bmcgin/findachurch.html
Invitation To Accept Jesus Christ As Your Personal Lord And Saviour
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/jesusdirect.html


Closing Song
"Breathe On Me, Breath Of God"
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/breatheonme.html

More about this song at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/songsearch/songsearch-breatheonmebreathofgod.html
More songs like this at => http://www.loveallpeople.org/christmusic.html
... and at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/songsearch/songsearch-indexpage.html

Benediction

I pray the Lord that He will lead your path
Away from the temptations all around.
I pray that when temptation lingers near,
The Lord will lead you not into its reach.
But if temptation grabs you as you pass,
I pray the Lord that you will struggle free.
In Jesus' holy name I pray, Amen.

Blessings to you in Jesus Christ our Lord.
This chapel service is now complete.

Rev. Bill McGinnis

Pastor - http://InternetChurchOfChrist.org
Director - http://LoveAllPeople.org

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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Internet Daily Chapel for Week Of August 7, 2011 - Featuring "Love And Forgiveness Cover All Our Sins." - plus much more.

Internet Daily Chapel for Week Of August 7, 2011
Online Christian Worship Service and Practical Guide
Featuring "Love And Forgiveness Cover All Our Sins." - plus much more.

HTML HOME PAGES
The primary URL for this page is =>
http://internetchurchofchrist.org/idc/idc080711.html
The latest edition of Internet Daily Chapel should always be at =>
http://internetchurchofchrist.org/idc/idc.html

By Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org
Search our pages => http://loveallpeople.org/searchallpages.html


Worship Service, Featuring "Love And Forgiveness Cover All Our Sins." -
plus much more.

Everything here is in the Public Domain, free for all people to use
without restriction, except verses from the Revised Standard Version Bible
(RSV), which are copyrighted and used by permission.

Welcome
Welcome to the online worship service at Internet Church Of Christ. Here
is a good place to worship our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. You are
invited and are welcome at any time. Blessings to you in Him.

Opening Song
"How Great Thou Art"

A Service Of Christmusic At LoveAllPeople.org


Music video and arrangement may be copyrighted, used with implied
permission. The lyrics and underlying music are (perhaps) still under
Copyright, and so are not shown here.

Scriptural reference . . .
Daniel 4:2-3 (KJV) - Public Domain
I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath
wrought toward me.
How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

Notes
More about this song at =>
"http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/songsearch/songsearch-howgreatthouart.html
More songs like this at => http://www.loveallpeople.org/christmusic.html
... and at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/songsearch/songsearch-indexpage.html

Invocation
O Lord, we come together in Your name,
And as You promised, we know You are here.
AND SO WE WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS,
AND PRAY THAT YOU FIND PLEASURE HERE WITH US,
AS WE, YOUR LOVING CHILDREN WORSHIP YOU.

We now invite You to reveal Yourself,
And share with us Your presence, openly,

FOR YOU ARE EVERYTHING THAT WE DESIRE,
AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE, WE GIVE TO YOU.

In Jesus' holy name we pray, Amen.

If you are a new Christian, we invite you to visit our page at
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/newchristian.html
The Lord's Prayer
with MP3 audio file

The Lord, Himself, taught us to pray like this . . .


Play Prayer Here =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/lordsprayer2.mp3
Reading by Rev. Bill McGinnis - Public Domain


The Lord's Prayer


Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.

Source: Book Of Common Prayer, based on
Matthew 6:9-13


You can hear the Lord's Prayer on an MP3 file by clicking on
internetchurchofchrist.org/binaries/lordsprayer2.mp3. This MP3 file, and
the text on which it is based, are in the Public Domain, free for all
people to use without restriction. As always, permission is granted to
link to any of our files.

Declaration Of Faith
The Apostles' Creed
This historic affirmation of faith comes to us from the early centuries of
the Christian church.
MP3 audio file at
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/binaries/apostlescreed.mp3 - free,
Public Domain

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord;
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit;
Born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell;
The third day he rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven
And sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit;
The holy catholic church; *
The communion of saints;
The forgiveness of sins;
The resurrection of the body;
And the life everlasting.

Amen.


* Note: "catholic church" here means the entire body of
believers in Christ, not just one particular church.

Featured Segment . . .
Love And Forgiveness Cover All Our Sins.

By Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org
Search our pages => http://loveallpeople.org/searchallpages.html


In our other writings we have examined the Word of God to seek his will
regarding the subjects under consideration.

This is as He wants us to do, and this is why He gave the Bible to us.


_____________________________________________________________

But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"
(Matthew 4:4 RSV)
_____________________________________________________________


Nevertheless, we need to recognize that as Christians, we are bound by no
law but The Law Of Love, as expressed in Galatians 5:14. We have a huge
amount of liberty in Jesus Christ, our Lord.
_____________________________________________________________

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, "You shall love your
neighbor as yourself." (Galatians 5:14 RSV)
_____________________________________________________________


And we should also recognize that if we sin against God, even repeatedly,
He will forgive our offenses against Him to the same extent that we
forgive others of their offenses against us.
____________________________________________________
"For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly
Father also will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men
their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your
trespasses." (Matthew 6:14-15 RSV)
____________________________________________________


For this reason, if for no other reason, WE MUST ALWAYS FORGIVE EVERYBODY
for anything they ever do against us. This way, God can readily forgive us
of all our offenses against Him.

Blessings to you in Jesus Christ our Lord,

Rev. Bill McGinnis <><

May the Lord bless this presentation of His holy Word.

Rev. Bill McGinnis <><
bmcgin@patriot.net

# # #
See more pages like this, at our Index of Pearls Of Faith, a treasury of
Biblical truths.

Bible Readings - Updated Automatically Each Day
New American Bible (with notes and links) -
http://www.usccb.org/nab/today.shtml
Daily Light On The Daily Path -
http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/devotions/daily.light/
National Presbyterian Church (USA) -
http://www.natpresch.org/one_daily_reading.php

Poem
"All The Way My Saviour Leads Me," - by Fanny J. Crosby
ALL THE WAY MY SAVIOUR LEADS ME - by Fanny J. Crosby, 1875
- Public Domain -


All the way my Saviour leads me;
What have I to ask beside?
Can I doubt His faithful mercies,
Who through life has been my guide?
Heav'nly peace, divinest comfort,
Here by faith in Him do dwell;
For I know whate'er befall me,
Jesus doeth all things well.

All the way my Saviour leads me,
Cheers each winding path I tread;
Gives me strength for every trial,
Feeds me with the living bread.
Though my weary steps may falter,
And my soul athirst may be,
Gushing from the Rock before me,
Lo, a spring of joy I see.

All the way my Saviour leads me,
O the fullness of His love!
Perfect rest to me is promised,
In my Father's house above;
When my spirit, clothed immortal,
Wings its flight to realms of day,
This my song through endless ages:
"Jesus led me all the way."

MP3 audio file at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/binaries/allthewaymysaviourleadsme.mp3
- free, Public Domain

Prayer For You
"Go Ahead And Give Yourself To Christ"

NOTE: When you read this prayer, try to imagine hearing my voice as I
speak it to you. In this way, the prayer is reactivated, and it
the same as if I were actually praying for you at that moment.
(Just like television prayers are reactivated when you watch
them, although the videotape may have been shot years before.)

Perhaps you are a Christian even now,
You go to church and try to do your best,
You try to put His teachings in your life,
But still you do not feel that He is yours.
You do not feel the closeness that you crave.
If this is you, then say this prayer with me:
* * *
O Lord, I want you closer in my life,
I want you more to be a part of me.
I want the best relationship with you,
That anyone on earth could ever have.
I know that, "as we give, we shall receive,"
And so I now do give myself to you,
In full completeness, holding nothing back.
I'm yours, so you may use me as you will,
And take whatever things you want from me.
And now that I did give myself to you,
I pray that you will give yourself to me,
As bridegroom gives himself to his new bride.
In Jesus' holy name I pray, Amen.


by William McGinnis
Public Domain


Holy Communion
A ceremony for Holy Communion is available to you HERE! -
http://patriot.net/~bmcgin/pearl-holycommunion.html
If you are alone, you will needed to be both "Leader" and "Assembly," as
described in the ceremony.

How To Find A Real, Live Church
An online church is better than no church at all; but it is even better
for most Christians to actually belong to a real, live church, with real,
live people. Then, you can have your real church PLUS your online church,
so you gain the benefits of both. You can find a church for yourself by
clicking HERE! - http://patriot.net/~bmcgin/findachurch.html
Invitation To Accept Jesus Christ As Your Personal Lord And Saviour
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/jesusdirect.html
Closing Song
"Breathe On Me, Breath Of God"
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/breatheonme.html

More about this song at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/songsearch/songsearch-breatheonmebreathofgod.html
More songs like this at => http://www.loveallpeople.org/christmusic.html
... and at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/songsearch/songsearch-indexpage.html

Benediction

I pray the Lord that He will lead your path
Away from the temptations all around.
I pray that when temptation lingers near,
The Lord will lead you not into its reach.
But if temptation grabs you as you pass,
I pray the Lord that you will struggle free.
In Jesus' holy name I pray, Amen.

Blessings to you in Jesus Christ our Lord.
This chapel service is now complete.

Rev. Bill McGinnis

Pastor - http://InternetChurchOfChrist.org
Director - http://LoveAllPeople.org

Please stay in touch with us . . .
The Internet Church Of Christ group at Google.com is at =>
http://groups.google.com/group/internetchurchofchrist

The Internet Church Of Christ group at Yahoo.com is at =>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/internetchurchofchrist


Rev. Bill McGinnis' main blog is at =>
http://revbillmcginnis.blogspot.com

Search all pages in The LoveAllPeople.org Network,
using the search box below . . .

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God's one law for all mankind: "Love All People As Yourself."

"Start Each Day The Positive Way," at Internet Daily Chapel - Christian
daily worship service and practical guide.
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/idc.html


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Monday, August 1, 2011

Internet Daily Chapel for Week Of July 31, 2011Featuring "You Cannot Claim To Love God Unless You First Love Your Neighbor. And Everyone Is Your Neighbor." - plus much more.

Internet Daily Chapel for Week Of July 31, 2011
Featuring "You Cannot Claim To Love God Unless You First Love Your
Neighbor. And Everyone Is Your Neighbor." - plus much more.

HTML HOME PAGES
The primary URL for this page is =>
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The latest edition of Internet Daily Chapel should always be at =>
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By Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org
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theologically incorrect.

Worship Service, Featuring "You Cannot Claim To Love God Unless You First
Love Your Neighbor. And Everyone Is Your Neighbor." - plus much more.

Everything here is in the Public Domain, free for all people to use
without restriction, except verses from the Revised Standard Version Bible
(RSV), which are copyrighted and used by permission.

Welcome

Welcome to the online worship service at Internet Church Of Christ. Here
is a good place to worship our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. You are
invited and are welcome at any time. Blessings to you in Him.

Opening Song
"In The Garden"

A Service Of Christmusic At LoveAllPeople.org


Notes

Words and Music by Charles Austin Miles; MIDI sequence by Rev. Bill
McGinnis. All are in the Public Domain.

MIDI music file at http://patriot.net/users/bmcgin/grdn3.mid

IN THE GARDEN - by C. Austin Miles (1912) - Public Domain


I come to the garden alone,
While the dew is still on the roses;
And the voice I hear,
falling on my ear,
The Son of God discloses.

He speaks, and the sound of His voice
Is so sweet the birds hush their singing;
And the melody
that He gave to me
Within my heart is ringing.

I'd stay in the garden with Him
Though the night around me be falling;
But He bids me go
through the voice of woe
His voice to me is calling.

And He walks with me,
And he talk with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share
as we tarry there
None other has ever known.

Amen.


More about this song at =>
"http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/songsearch/songsearch-inthegarden.html
More songs like this at => http://www.loveallpeople.org/christmusic.html
... and at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/songsearch/songsearch-indexpage.html

Invocation
O Lord, we come together in Your name,
And as You promised, we know You are here.
AND SO WE WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS,
AND PRAY THAT YOU FIND PLEASURE HERE WITH US,
AS WE, YOUR LOVING CHILDREN WORSHIP YOU.

We now invite You to reveal Yourself,
And share with us Your presence, openly,

FOR YOU ARE EVERYTHING THAT WE DESIRE,
AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE, WE GIVE TO YOU.

In Jesus' holy name we pray, Amen.

If you are a new Christian, we invite you to visit our page at
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/newchristian.html


The Lord's Prayer
with MP3 audio file

The Lord, Himself, taught us to pray like this . . .


Play Prayer Here =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/lordsprayer2.mp3
Reading by Rev. Bill McGinnis - Public Domain


The Lord's Prayer


Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.

Source: Book Of Common Prayer, based on
Matthew 6:9-13


You can hear the Lord's Prayer on an MP3 file by clicking on
internetchurchofchrist.org/binaries/lordsprayer2.mp3. This MP3 file, and
the text on which it is based, are in the Public Domain, free for all
people to use without restriction. As always, permission is granted to
link to any of our files.

Declaration Of Faith
The Apostles' Creed
This historic affirmation of faith comes to us from the early centuries of
the Christian church.
MP3 audio file at
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/binaries/apostlescreed.mp3 - free,
Public Domain

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord;
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit;
Born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell;
The third day he rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven
And sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit;
The holy catholic church; *
The communion of saints;
The forgiveness of sins;
The resurrection of the body;
And the life everlasting.

Amen.


* Note: "catholic church" here means the entire body of
believers in Christ, not just one particular church.

Featured Segment . . .
You Cannot Claim To Love God Unless You First Love Your Neighbor. And
Everyone Is Your Neighbor.

By Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org
Search our pages => http://loveallpeople.org/searchallpages.html


Treat Others As You Would Like To Be Treated, because What You Do Comes
Back To You.

_____________________________________________________________
If any one says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a
liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen,
cannot love God whom he has not seen. (1 John 4:20 RSV)
_____________________________________________________________


Blessings to you in Jesus Christ our Lord,


EVERYONE IS YOUR NEIGHBOR!


By Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org

"Treat Others As You Would Like To Be Treated"

The Bible states it very clearly, so there can be no possible
misunderstanding:

_____________________________________________________________

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, "You shall love your
neighbor as yourself." (Galatians 5:14 RSV)
_____________________________________________________________


And who is your neighbor? Everyone is your neighbor. This is shown in the
Parable Of The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37, shown below). The Samaritans
and the Jews did not like each other very much. They lived apart and did
not consider themselves to be neighbors. So by using this parable as His
example, Jesus teaches us that everyone is our neighbor. Therefore, "Love
your neighbor as yourself" means "Love all people as yourself," since
everyone is our neighbor. Nobody is excluded.
LUKE 10:25-37 (RSV)

The Good Samaritan
_____________________________________________________________

25
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test,
saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal
life?"
26
He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you
read?"
27
And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with
all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your
strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as
yourself."
28
And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and
you will live."
29
But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And
who is my neighbor?"
30
Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to
Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and
beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
31
Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when
he saw him he passed by on the other side.
32
So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw
him, passed by on the other side.
33
But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was;
and when he saw him, he had compassion,
34
and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil
and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him
to an inn, and took care of him.
35
And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to
the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him; and whatever
more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.'
36
Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the
man who fell among the robbers?"
37
He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said
to him, "Go and do likewise."
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May the Lord bless this presentation of His holy Word.

Rev. Bill McGinnis <><
bmcgin@patriot.net

# # #
See more pages like this, at our Index of Pearls Of Faith, a treasury of
Biblical truths.

Bible Readings - Updated Automatically Each Day
New American Bible (with notes and links) -
http://www.usccb.org/nab/today.shtml
Daily Light On The Daily Path -
http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/devotions/daily.light/
National Presbyterian Church (USA) -
http://www.natpresch.org/one_daily_reading.php

Poem
"All The Way My Saviour Leads Me," - by Fanny J. Crosby
ALL THE WAY MY SAVIOUR LEADS ME - by Fanny J. Crosby, 1875
- Public Domain -


All the way my Saviour leads me;
What have I to ask beside?
Can I doubt His faithful mercies,
Who through life has been my guide?
Heav'nly peace, divinest comfort,
Here by faith in Him do dwell;
For I know whate'er befall me,
Jesus doeth all things well.

All the way my Saviour leads me,
Cheers each winding path I tread;
Gives me strength for every trial,
Feeds me with the living bread.
Though my weary steps may falter,
And my soul athirst may be,
Gushing from the Rock before me,
Lo, a spring of joy I see.

All the way my Saviour leads me,
O the fullness of His love!
Perfect rest to me is promised,
In my Father's house above;
When my spirit, clothed immortal,
Wings its flight to realms of day,
This my song through endless ages:
"Jesus led me all the way."

MP3 audio file at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/binaries/allthewaymysaviourleadsme.mp3
- free, Public Domain

Prayer For You
"Go Ahead And Give Yourself To Christ"

NOTE: When you read this prayer, try to imagine hearing my voice as I
speak it to you. In this way, the prayer is reactivated, and it
the same as if I were actually praying for you at that moment.
(Just like television prayers are reactivated when you watch
them, although the videotape may have been shot years before.)

Perhaps you are a Christian even now,
You go to church and try to do your best,
You try to put His teachings in your life,
But still you do not feel that He is yours.
You do not feel the closeness that you crave.
If this is you, then say this prayer with me:
* * *
O Lord, I want you closer in my life,
I want you more to be a part of me.
I want the best relationship with you,
That anyone on earth could ever have.
I know that, "as we give, we shall receive,"
And so I now do give myself to you,
In full completeness, holding nothing back.
I'm yours, so you may use me as you will,
And take whatever things you want from me.
And now that I did give myself to you,
I pray that you will give yourself to me,
As bridegroom gives himself to his new bride.
In Jesus' holy name I pray, Amen.


by William McGinnis
Public Domain


Holy Communion
A ceremony for Holy Communion is available to you HERE! -
http://patriot.net/~bmcgin/pearl-holycommunion.html
If you are alone, you will needed to be both "Leader" and "Assembly," as
described in the ceremony.

How To Find A Real, Live Church
An online church is better than no church at all; but it is even better
for most Christians to actually belong to a real, live church, with real,
live people. Then, you can have your real church PLUS your online church,
so you gain the benefits of both. You can find a church for yourself by
clicking HERE! - http://patriot.net/~bmcgin/findachurch.html
Invitation To Accept Jesus Christ As Your Personal Lord And Saviour
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/jesusdirect.html


Closing Song
"Breathe On Me, Breath Of God"
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/breatheonme.html

More about this song at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/songsearch/songsearch-breatheonmebreathofgod.html
More songs like this at => http://www.loveallpeople.org/christmusic.html
... and at =>
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/songsearch/songsearch-indexpage.html

Benediction

I pray the Lord that He will lead your path
Away from the temptations all around.
I pray that when temptation lingers near,
The Lord will lead you not into its reach.
But if temptation grabs you as you pass,
I pray the Lord that you will struggle free.
In Jesus' holy name I pray, Amen.

Blessings to you in Jesus Christ our Lord.
This chapel service is now complete.

Rev. Bill McGinnis

Pastor - http://InternetChurchOfChrist.org
Director - http://LoveAllPeople.org

Please stay in touch with us . . .
The Internet Church Of Christ group at Google.com is at =>
http://groups.google.com/group/internetchurchofchrist

The Internet Church Of Christ group at Yahoo.com is at =>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/internetchurchofchrist


Rev. Bill McGinnis' main blog is at =>
http://revbillmcginnis.blogspot.com

Search all pages in The LoveAllPeople.org Network,
using the search box below . . .

http://www.loveallpeople.org/searchallpages.html

To support us, please visit the advertisers appearing on our pages . . .

NOTE: The advertising above is served automatically by Google and may be
theologically incorrect.

We are . . . http://InternetChurchOfChrist.org
A service of . . . http://LoveAllPeople.org
God's one law for all mankind: "Love All People As Yourself."

"Start Each Day The Positive Way," at Internet Daily Chapel - Christian
daily worship service and practical guide.
http://www.internetchurchofchrist.org/idc.html


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