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Did you know that during WWII, the US economy was larger than the combined economies of all the Axis powers?

Yet, Imperial Japan launched the attack on the US with the assault on Pearl Harbor, believing that the US would retreat, sue for peace, and allow them to seize the rich resources of Southeast Asia. This was the same grandiose thought that China could be conquered in three months.

What was even more grandiose was that Nazi Germany's economy was in free fall before WWII due to overaggressive rearmament, and it only survived a few more years by destructive plundering, stealing, and unsustainable conquest. By 1944-1945, total collapse and systemic ruin had occurred. The German people were starving.

So, why do aggressors believe that through destruction, there will be prosperity or that their conquests can be sustainable in ruin?

Is it logical to frighten away trading partners, customers, talent, and innovators with reckless aggression and the inevitable outcomes of ruin and damnation?

Is it reasonable for such small economies and countries, comparable to the world, to imagine total domination in global conquest?

And even if some countries were conquered during WWII, how sustainable and maintainable were those conquests?

As with Afghanistan, lessons were never learned, leading to repeated tragedies in loss of life and economic devastation.

What makes aggressors think that strength lies in the ultimate weakness of grandiose conquests rooted in ignorance and deluded cunning, leading to self-destruction?

And what causes good men to do nothing as abusive and unholy acts occur, destroying real prosperity, peace, and salvation?

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Practice Patronus charm

Expel unholy negatives

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Develop the holy nutrire of the spirit en Sancte Spiritus.

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Knowledge is power.*  

Power is not knowledge.

Ironically, knowledge cannot be gained through power.

Nor can enlightenment or transformative inspiration be attained through power.  

And neither can salvation be received through power.

Power is a tool and should not be abused or used against humanity.  

*Francis Bacon

    

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The Bible consistently speaks against turning a blind eye to sin, teaching that ignoring wrong behavior, failing to correct a brother, or calling evil good goes against God's commands for accountability and love.*

Direct Commands to Address Wrongdoing:

Leviticus 5:1:  States that if a person hears a public adjuration to testify and does not speak up, they bear their guilt.  

Proverbs 24:11-12:  Warns against holding back from rescuing those being led away to death, noting that God evaluates the motives behind our inaction.

Matthew 18:15:  Instructs believers to go and point out a fault privately if a fellow believer sins against them.

Warnings Against Complicity:

Isaiah 5:20:  Declares woe to those who call evil good and good evil, turning darkness into light.

Proverbs 28:23:  Notes that whoever rebukes a person will later find more favor than one who flatters.

Ephesians 5:11: Commands believers to take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead to expose them.

Balance and Self-Examination

Galatians 6:1:  Advises that if someone is caught in a sin, those who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently, while watching themselves so they are not tempted.

Matthew 7:3-5:  Teaches believers to first remove the log from their own eye before trying to deal with a speck in someone else's eye.

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The Bible cautions against assisting, inciting, or encouraging others to sin, with key passages found in Luke 17:1-2, Romans 1:32, and Ephesians 5:11. 

These scriptures demonstrate that supporting or endorsing wrongful acts bears moral significance before God.*

Causing or Tempting Others to Fall:

Luke 17:1-2:  Jesus affirms that temptations to sin are unavailable, yet he warns that it is heinous for the individual who causes others to stumble, emphasizing that it is preferable to have a millstone tied around one's neck and be cast into the sea.

Romans 14:13:  Paul exhorts believers not to place a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother or sister.

Sharing in the Guilt of Others:

Romans 1:32:  Paul condemns those who not only indulge in sinful conduct but also approve of others who do so.

1 Timothy 5:22:  Advises leaders to exercise caution in the laying on of hands, avoiding participation in the sins of others, and maintaining personal purity.

2 John 11: Warns that anyone who welcomes or supports a false teacher becomes complicit in their wicked deeds.

Avoiding Participation in Darkness:

Ephesians 5:11:  Urges believers to abstain from the unproductive works of darkness, and instead, to expose them.

Habakkuk 2:15:  Declares a woe upon anyone who causes their neighbors to drink to intoxication in order to gaze upon their shame. 

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*From Google AI Search

 

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Key Verses on Complicity:

1 Timothy 5:22: "Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

"Proverbs 29:24: "The partner of a thief hates his own soul; he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.

"Romans 1:32: "Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them."

Ephesians 5:11: "Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.”

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