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: 20 April, 2009
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Guardium has extended its database support to cover the main IBM platforms and Cognos software
Guardium has announced continuing customer momentum for its database security solutions safeguarding IBM database software. The world's leading organisations in financial services, government, retail, manufacturing, healthcare and other industries have selected Guardium and IBM software to better manage and protect their enterprise data.
With today's news, Guardium also announced sweeping support for a broad range of IBM server platforms and database software products. The support helps organisations mitigate risks by protecting sensitive databases across the enterprise from both internal and external threats, while reducing IT costs with centralised security policies for heterogeneous infrastructures. It also supports data centre and server consolidation initiatives by providing continuous, real-time monitoring controls that reduce the risk of concentrating critical data on shared infrastructures.
In addition, the company announced that it recently became the first database security company to achieve IBM Information On Demand Speciality accreditation.
In the February 2009 report "Market Overview: Database Security," Forrester estimates that over 70 percent of all threats to databases come from inside the enterprise, and that database administrators spend less than 5 percent of their time on database security. Insider threats are difficult to detect and block because privileged users typically have unfettered access to sensitive data. In addition, according to a recent IBM report, SQL injection attacks were up 134 percent in 2008 and have replaced cross-site scripting as the predominant type of Web application vulnerability, with attacks spiking to 450,000 per day during 2008.
Guardium's scalable enterprise platform streamlines operations with a single unified set of security policies – for IBM DB2, Informix, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, MySQL and Teradata – without performance impact or changes to databases or applications. In addition, Guardium allows customers to:
• Protect against data leakage by looking for unauthorised access to sensitive tables and sensitive data in query results.
• Ensure data governance by preventing unauthorised changes to critical data values or database structures.
• Discover sensitive data in databases, for compliance with privacy requirements such as PCI-DSS and NIST 800-53.
• Enhance database security postures with automated vulnerability management and configuration auditing.
Guardium's solution uses real-time, policy-based monitoring to immediately identify unauthorised or suspicious activities, without relying on traditional DBMS-resident logs that can easily be disabled by privileged users. In addition, Guardium S-GATE is the industry's only solution for blocking administrators from viewing or changing sensitive data in heterogeneous DBMS environments.
More customers are choosing Guardium and IBM software including:
• Financial Services: 3 of the top 4 global banks, one of the top cardholder brands, one of the largest US mutual fund companies and a NYSE-traded financial services company with four data centres managed by IBM Global Business Services.
• Government: Critical government agencies in the US and other geographies worldwide.
• Retail & Hospitality: 2 of the top 3 global retailers and a major office supply brand.
• Manufacturing: Customers include a top 3 auto maker, top 3 aerospace manufacturer, global beverage brand and global consumer food company.
• Health Care: Major health care providers and Blue Cross-Blue Shield organisations.
• Energy: Some of the world's largest utilities and energy companies including National Grid.
'The integrity and confidentiality of our ERP, financial and customer data are paramount to our company and enable us to serve our millions of customers safely, reliably and efficiently,' said Cindy Peluso, director of information security, National Grid. 'We have selected Guardium's real-time database monitoring and compliance automation solution to help us meet our compliance goals for database monitoring.'
Expanded Support for IBM Database Software and Operating Systems
Guardium has added support for some of the most popular IBM database platforms including:
• IBM DB2 UDB 9 for z/OS, building upon the company's previously announced Guardium for Mainframes product.
• IBM DB2 for IBM i, bringing advanced protection to IBM's mid-range integrated platform.
• IBM DB2 9.5 for Linux, UNIX and Windows, in addition to previous support for DB2 8 and 9.
• Cognos 8, for which Guardium now identifies fraud and other unauthorised activities via application-layer monitoring. This is in addition to previous support for enterprise applications such as SAP, PeopleSoft and SOA applications developed for IBM WebSphere Application Server and other middleware platforms.
• IBM Informix 11.5, supplementing previous support for Informix 9, 10 and 11.
• System z Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z, providing coverage for all major DBMS platforms running in the IBM z/VM hypervisor.
"IBM is helping companies address the challenges of managing huge volumes of data with its Information Agenda approach to quickly transform data into a strategic asset, and, in turn, make smarter business decisions,' said Boris Bialek, program director for IBM Data Management. "Guardium's enterprise database security and real-time monitoring technology supports this approach by enabling organisations to simplify and unify their infrastructures with the safety and assurance that they're not increasing their risk posture."
Enabling Data Centre Consolidation by Enhancing Controls to Mitigate Risks
Many organisations are consolidating data centres to reduce operational costs and "go green." These initiatives often leverage advanced
technologies, such as z/VM with Linux, to create a more flexible infrastructure.
This approach requires additional controls because it concentrates risk. Privileged users with access to the shared infrastructure – such as DBAs, developers and outsourced personnel – must be prevented from viewing confidential data in databases. This is challenging because traditional network security technologies and DBMS-resident controls cannot protect data from administrators. Monitoring privileged users is also important because attacks, such as SQL injection, frequently result in the external attacker obtaining privileged access.
Implementing fine-grained access policies is also required for key regulations such as
(SOX), the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS), NIST 800-53 and SAS 70.
Guardium reduces cost and complexity by replacing manual, time-consuming log-based processes with centralised and automated controls. In a commissioned case study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Guardium, Guardium's solution delivered a risk-adjusted ROI of 239% with a payback period of less than 6 months for a F500 global manufacturer with SAP, Siebel and 21 other key financial applications running on IBM DB2 and Oracle on IBM AIX, and Microsoft SQL Server.
Guardium has become the first database security company to achieve IBM Information On Demand Specialty accreditation based on its demonstrated skills, technical solution reviews and proof of market success with IBM customers. The company previously achieved IBM Advanced Industry-Optimised status for Financial Markets by demonstrating successful implementations with IBM customers in the financial services industry, and has been a member of IBM's prestigious Data Governance Council since 2005.
"Real-time database monitoring and data-level access controls help enterprises with three of their top pain points: preventing data leaks, assuring proper data governance and reducing operational costs," said Guardium CTO Ron Bennatan, PhD, IBM Gold Consultant and author of Implementing Database Security and Auditing. "Guardium gives all IBM customers – including mainframe and iSeries customers – unprecedented visibility and control over their data access activities, without the risk and complexity of traditional log-based approaches. Working together, IBM and Guardium provide customers with proven technology leadership that helps them migrate to next-generation architectures without increasing their risk posture."
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With only three games on Thursday's schedule, every player not wearing an Astros, Rockies, Red Sox, Tigers, Brewers or Dodgers uniform had the luxury of 24 whole hours to themselves. Time off is a rare commodity for players during the regular season and there's no question that they value every second.
"Off day," Baltimore's Adam Jones tweeted while aboard a nice-looking boat on an unidentified body of water. "Time to get ya mind right."
So how did major leaguers get their minds right on a near-universal off day? We combed the world of Twitter to find that the answers were not that much different from the way we spend ours.
They watched the spelling bee: David Price took his nephew to Adventure Island before collapsing on his couch to enjoy the spelling bee. Oakland's Brett Anderson also watched, taking a break from his rehab to wonder "how many imaginary friends attend the spelling bee every year."
They brought their appetites: Carlos Gomez went for sushi, Jason Kipnis headed to Steak 'N Shake and Daniel Descalso crowed about an "authentic Italian lunch in NYC."
They thought about other people than themselves: Jason Motte visited the 9/11 Memorial and Hunter Pence prepared for and held his first charity event.
They went to the movies: Jemile Weeks said he was going to see MIB3.
They relaxed: Mike Trout hit the beach in Newport (before being told there were no good seafood spots there by some guy). J.P. Arencibia hit the links with considerably less fanfare than division rival Josh Beckett and found an island hole on the 17th. It wasn't at Sawgrass, however, it was at a course in Ontario that's made up of replicas of famous holes. Shane Victorino did the most Shane Victorino thing ever and gawked at a garbage truck that got stuck under some train tracks.
They did touristy things: Shawn Kelly visited the Beluga whales at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, Chris Young of the Diamondbacks checked out the San Diego Zoo and Cleveland's Chris Perez jammed at the Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame. Ben and Julianna Zobrist, meanwhile, visited an unidentified theme park while LaTroy Hawkins hit Disneyland.
They indulged: Ricky Nolasco tried to battle the urges of the mighty Gamblor upon learning of a casino in Philadelphia. Javy Guerra picked up a new custom suit and looked downright dapper. Brandon Phillips went shopping for Louis Vuitton shoes, but Clay Rapada beat him in the register rankings by purchasing this shirt of Kelly Kapowski.
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They thought about grooming themselves before deciding not to (it was an off day after all): Kurt Suzuki would have cut his hair but had no idea where to find a barber in Kansas City. Justin Sellers of the Dodgers pondered shaving all his hair off, but couldn't commit to the razor.
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Jaya Bhaduri was studying at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, when Hrishikesh Mukherji saw her diploma films. He called her to the principal's office and offered her the title role. On Jaya's first day of shooting with Dharmendra, he came up to her and asked, "You are the heroine of the film? Tumhari umar kya hai (How old are you?)"
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So I started seeing this guys about two weeks ago. We have known each other for about six years and we both liked each other back then and then we drifted apart. He texted me about two weeks ago. We started texting and talking a lot, and hanging out. We went to see a movie and that went great. It led to our first kiss. He told me he had falling for me. I thought this was going to be a great relationship. We talked the day after we saw the movie and now he hasn't answered any of my calls or texts for about a week. And to make things more scary he won't answer his best friends phone calls either. I'm not sure what is going on. I'm worried about him.
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This article was published 25/6/2013 (1513 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
People living in some First Nations communities have access to less clean water than the United Nations recommends be made available in disaster zones. So why aren't they cheering the Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act passed by the House of Commons earlier this month?
A clause in the act provides that the Canadian government has the right to weaken or "derogate" aboriginal and treaty rights if necessary to ensure the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands.
This clause is meaningless as no government has the power to weaken constitutionally protected aboriginal and treaty rights. These rights can only be interfered with in very specific circumstances and after consultation. So why did they include the clause? Some would say the sole purpose is to stir up vitriol and divert attention from other problematic aspects of the act.
Others fear the government may start to assert broader powers than currently acknowledged and they may attempt to use more expansive derogation clauses more often in the future.
The drinking water act was first introduced in the Senate and, as only the House can introduce bills involving money, this bill cannot impose any funding obligations on the federal government.
The main purpose of the act is to give the federal government power to impose regulations on First Nation communities. This approach is directly contrary to the approaches recommended by expert panels.
As one report stated, "regulation alone will not be effective in ensuring safe drinking water... Regulation without the investment needed to build capacity may even put drinking water safety at risk by diverting badly needed resources into regulatory frameworks and compliance costs."
First Nations are rightly suspicious of an act that imposes significant financial obligations on them without solving the problem of financing these expenditures.
The regulatory powers authorized by the new act are vast and include the right of the federal government to authorize private entities to take over water management.
Some fear delegation of such powers may open a path to privatization of water resources.
Following the contaminated water crisis in Walkerton, Ont., a decade ago, which saw seven deaths and more than 2,300 people suffering serious illness, governments were hit with a slew of lawsuits.
This new act avoids such claims against the federal government. Not only does it contain a full immunity clause against the federal government for any lawsuits for injury caused by poor-quality water, it also says the government cannot make any payments to satisfy any such claims.
Do First Nations enjoy this double-barrelled immunity? The act is strangely silent on this point.
Curiously, the new act contains weak aspirational or purpose clauses. Water-quality legislation in Ontario opens with a statement that recognizes "that the People of Ontario are entitled to expect their drinking water to be safe ...[and promises to] provide for the protection of human health and the prevention of drinking water health hazards through the control and regulation of drinking water systems and drinking water testing."
The Canada Water Act states it "provides the framework for co-operation with the provinces and territories in the conservation, development and use of Canada's water resources."
The new act does not use the language of entitlement and, while it commits to working with First Nations to develop regulatory proposals, its failure to do so in the development of this act belies the strength of that commitment.
The new legislation provides a framework for water regulations to be enacted -- filling a glaring gap, since such regulations have long existed off reserve.
This goal is a laudable one, but the way the federal government has gone about it in this bill not only lacks substance and principle, but is doomed to failure without First Nations involvement, infrastructure support and access to capital. First Nations organizations are right to be concerned.
Karen Busby is a professor of law and the director of the Centre for Human Rights Research at the University of Manitoba.


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[ https://issues.apache.org/activemq/browse/AMQ-1625?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=41757#action_41757 ] peter royal commented on AMQ-1625: ---------------------------------- i was able to reproduce this by having 10 threads share a session, all sending messages to the same queue 0..100ms between sends. it failed after a few thousand messages. restarting the broker fixes the problem. the producer and broker were separate VM's. i then tried the trunk snapshot from 3/18, and the same test program worked fine. i can modify my test to see if it can happen with everything in the same VM, so a unit test can be created (if there is interest from the AMQ developers). i did a cursory review of the changes between 1/16 and 3/18 and nothing jumped out. are there any notable concurrency related bugs that were fixed in this time? > Producers hang when broker is fubar > ----------------------------------- > > Key: AMQ-1625 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/activemq/browse/AMQ-1625 > Project: ActiveMQ > Issue Type: Bug > Affects Versions: 5.1.0 > Environment: SNAPSHOT build from 1/16/08 > Reporter: peter royal > Attachments: hung producers.log > > > see attached log. > in a nutshell, > Transport.request(Object command) is dangerous, and shouldn't be used. > Transport.request(Object command, int timeout) should be used instead. > something happened to my broker (don't know what yet), and it caused the producer to hang as seen. then since the session is shared, a bunch of other threads blocked as well. if the request on the transport had a timeout (this is to catch failure scenarios, so something that's not expected to reasonably happen), things would have errored out rather than building waiting threads. > if it is amiable, i can produce a patch that will remove the non-timeout'd version of Transport.request() and use the version with a timeout everywhere. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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I don't know if many of you have noticed this, but I noticed that if I don't choose a MHO for a while, the system automatically chooses it for me.
I think that's bad. It makes it look like I chose something I didn't even want to, even if someone insulted me, it would do that too?
What do you think?
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Yes, it's been like this for a little while now. You have 30 days after you ask a question to pick an MHO, if not then the system picks it for you. And yes, whether you or the system chooses the MHO, it cannot be changed afterwards.
It's set up like this in order to encourage question askers to choose the MHO themselves. It earns both the QA and the answerer Xper points, and of course it shows them that you thought they had the most helpful or interesting response. Plus you'll actually get to decide which answer you want as MHO, unlike sometimes when the system happens to pick one you might not agree with as being the most helpful.00|00|0
I'd love an option to change MHO that has been set automatically.
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There are some topics I'd rather not choose sides on, such as religious debates.
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I have no shortage of guys talking to me online, sometimes I get a random guy ask me out on the street but it's rare. Why is this?
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Because you give off the posture of being unapproachable.
Many people do it unintentionally. Perhaps the way you stand, and your body language sends cues to men, that reaches their subconscious, and they get misinformed that you are not interested.
If you are having more success online, than in realtime, perhaps what I say is true.
Take an online dating site, for example:
I had a female roomate, and we were both using the same dating site. Well, I would get a message maybe once a week, and 60% were Nigerian scammers. She would get nearly 50 messages per day.
The thing here is, we men are hardwired to be attracted to youth and beauty. Women, other things.
That being said, I would reasonably assume that you are more than moderately attractive, considering I have no idea what you look like. I don't care what you look like, so please, no pictures.
My point is, if people approach you, it is because you are attractive. However, in realtime, if you are having more trouble, it is potentially your posture and body language. There are subtle cues that would cause a man to stay (with) or run away (from) a woman. Same could be said about men, and women staying or running. Perhaps you come off as aggressive. Men often don't like aggressive women. Maybe you slouch... men don't like slouchy women, it is a sign of poor health.
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But they do? You said on the streets. but you want guys you know to approach you. Well first make sure you are around guys and that you do something social like parties, events, clubs, sports... etc. And than make sure you have a postive attiude and approach a guy you like. (:21|10|0
haha Or you can do the little apple move and ask for directions hahah! Or help carrying things to class because to you are heavy and chat him up! (: hope that helps!


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The cost of groceries is continuously increasing. However, there are practical ways to reduce your financial stress when buying food. With grocery receipt scanning apps, you can earn cash back on purchases that you make at the grocery store.
Here's what I particularly love about these apps:
- Most come with a free sign-up bonus.
- All of these apps are 100% free
- You'll find that some of these apps work at any store no matter what you buy
- These apps can be deal stacked – this means that you can use the same receipt on multiple apps, possibly doubling, tripling or even quadrupling your savings
- Save hundreds on groceries per year
You'll even find that some of these apps extend beyond groceries, giving you cash back on alcohol, food purchased at restaurants, electronics and more.
These are the top 10 free money making apps that will pay you to scan your grocery receipt from your smartphone. See one that's not on the list and should be? Feel free to let us know in the comments below.
1. Ibotta
Ibotta takes the #1 spot due to its variety in choices and its long-ranking history. Ibotta was one of the very first rebate apps available for grocery shopping. It ranks high due to the high rebate amount (sometimes over $1 for one product) and is constantly growing with new product rebates coming out every week. Most of the items found on this rebate are items that you would buy on a weekly basis, such as milk, yogurt, eggs, garbage bags, cereal, soda and more. Ibotta is also partnered with many common retailers so you don't have to worry about where you go shopping in order to get your rebate. Use promo code qFTVA to get a $10 bonus when you scan your first receipt.
Click Here to Read Our Ibotta Guide
2. bevRAGE
The bevRAGE used to only be available in certain states, but as of August, 2016 the app works nationally to all users across the US. This isn't your typical receipt scanning app – it gives you cash back specifically on alcohol. Earn cash back on beer, wine and liquor on purchases made at retail stores, restaurants and bars. A lot of their offers aren't brand-specific. For example, you can get $2 in cash back off of any 12-pack of beer and $3 in cash back of of any 24-pack of beer. About half of the offers are state specific, so it's important to let bevRAGE have access to your location or you won't be able to see about half of the offers. Use promo code FRUGAL when you cash in on your first receipt for a $1 bonus.
Click Here To Read Our Full bevRAGE Guide
3. MobiSave
MobiSave is a product-specific receipt scanning app. It doesn't matter where you buy the product, as long as your receipt is itemized and shows the specific product you're redeeming. Not only can you get cash back on groceries, but on other products as well such as those that fall under the categories of beauty, household, baby, health and even prescriptions. The typical cash back amount with MobiSave is a bit higher than other apps on this list with a minimum of $.50 cents in savings. It's not uncommon to find an offer that gets you a few bucks off of a specific purchase. However, the one downside is that they are quite limited on their offers, but they have grown quite a bit and are still expanding their selection. Refer a friend and you both get a $1 bonus when your friend scans their first receipt.
Click Here To Read Our Full MobiSave Guide
4. Checkout 51
Checkout 51 is incredibly similar to Ibotta. While Checkout51 may not have as wide of a product selection as its number one counterpart, it continues to grow and often gives out rebates for vegetables and fruits, something not common with most rebate apps. The app continues to grow and does a great job of updating its weekly selection with new offers. One great feature is that it caters to the holidays. Right now Thanksgiving is approaching, so you can easily find rebates on pumpkin pie ingredients using Checkout 51.
Click Here to Read Our Checkout 51 Guide
5. BerryCart
If you're a health-nut, then this app is for you. BerryCart offers you rebates on products with specific attributes, such as Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegan, Soy, Organic and more. There's even a filter meaning you can search for a product based on what attribute it carries. These items are less common, but BerryCart has you covered with a built in GPS of all of the stores near you where you can buy the specific product. Eat healthy and get paid. Use promo code 7xYw14Jb to get a $2 bonus when you scan your first receipt.
Click Here to Read Our BerryCart Guide
6. Yaarlo
Yaarlo is a fairly new app that we've decided to add to our list as of October 25th, 2015. Just like Receipt Hog and ReceiptPal, you get cash back each time you scan your receipt. Yaarlo claims that they'll pay you anywhere from 1% – 2% cash back on your total purchase amount, but this isn't usually the case. However, it's normally a lot higher than the apps listed above. You must scan a receipt to the store that's linked with Yaarlo, but you don't need to worry as you'll find a large variety of different retailers such as Target, Walmart, Subway, and some options that are local only. Use bonus code FRUGAL to get a free $1 bonus on sign-up.
Click Here To Read Our Yaarlo Guide
7. ReceiptPal
If you don't have a specific product that falls under the Ibotta or Checkout 51 offers, then you don't have to look any further than ReceiptPal. This app only cares about your entire receipt, not specific products. This means you can still earn cash no matter what you buy. The best part is that you can upload receipts from anywhere and still receive money in your ReceiptPal account, as it's not limited to grocery shopping. The only downside is that each time you scan a receipt, the payout isn't as high as our top two contenders.
Click Here to Read Our Receipt Pal Guide
8. Receipt Hog
Receipt Hog acts in a very similar manner to ReceiptPal. You can scan any receipt from any store and still receive cash back. The only downside is that it has to be from a grocery store. What makes ReceiptHog a little more fun is that the app comes with a small game called Hog Slots. Each time you upload a receipt or refer a friend you are given spins. You take a spin on the slot machine and have a chance to earn more cash and other prizes. ReceiptHog usually pays slightly better than ReceiptPal as well. Use referral code zuss1319 to get 5 free spins.
Click Here to Read Our Receipt Hog Guide
9. Punchcard
The Punchcard app pays you when you shop at popular retailers such as Subway, Starbucks or Target. Although it's a fairly new app, you'd be surprised by the amount of stores there are partnered with, even if you live in a small town or city. Mom and pop locations are even offered on the app. Once you scan your receipt, you need to spin the Punchcard wheel to earn a certain amount of points. These points can be exchanged for cash prizes or gift cards to Amazon, CVS, Starbucks and other stores. You need a minimum of 5,000 points ($2) to claim a gift card. While you won't earn a lot of money using this app, it includes a lot of stores that the others on this list won't have.
Click Here to Read Our Punchard Guide
10. Shopmium
Originally developed in France, Shopmium can save you a bundle on some of the more uncommon grocery items. This includes protein powder, olives, bagels, beef jerky and even 5-hour energy. It's always a good idea to check with Shopmium on a weekly basis for those items you think you don't have a chance at getting a rebate with. One great thing with Shopmium is that it's retailer independent, meaning you can shop anywhere as long as you buy the product they're looking for. Use referral code KKKFFCEX to get a Free Lindt Chocolate bar.
Click Here to Read Our Shopmium Guide
11. Walmart Savings Catcher
Last but not least comes the Walmart Savings Catcher. If you're a frequent shopper at Walmart, this is the best app for you out of the bunch. After receiving your Walmart receipt, scan it to the Savings Catcher and it will automatically be compared to prices from other top retailers. If they find a cheaper price on a product that you purchased, you will receive the difference in cash back. The only downside? It's limited to Walmart.
Click Here to Read Our Walmart Savings Catcher Guide
12. Snap By Groupon
Update: This app still works, but no longer serves as a cash back app. Snap now has retailer-specific promotions.
This app was originally called SnapSavings, but was later bought out by Groupon. Snap by Groupon is one of the few apps that offers cash back on produce, but doesn't have as much variety as other rebate apps. The one thing I can trust about Snap is that each week they'll usually have completely different offers from the week before, so always be certain to check back. Snap is also growing steadily, slowly increasing the amount of product offers that they have.
Click Here to Read Our Snap By Groupon Guide
Final Thoughts
These apps are great for earning cash back on groceries. Keep in mind that you can stack these apps, meaning you can use more than one for the same receipt. If you liked this article, you might also enjoy the following:
- 35 Ways to Score Free Amazon Gift Cards
- 25 Survey Sites That Will Make You $600+/Month in Extra Income
- 35 Work at Home Gigs That Pay Once a Week or Daily
Check back for updates to our top ten list when new apps come out. Have any experiences with the apps above? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading!


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- The dual-sided issue of indoor environment and energy consumption have become increasingly important in building design. One possible solution is to ventilate by passive means, such as by stack eect and wind pressure, but this requires the development of new concepts and components. Here we have presented the outline of a heat recovery concept suitable for stack and wind-assisted mechanical ventilation systems with total system pressure losses of 74Pa. The heat recovery concept is based on two air-to-water exchangers connected by a liquid loop powered by a pump. The core element of the concept, a prototype of a heat exchanger, was developed based on design criteria about pressure drop, eciency and production concerns. The exchanger is based on banks of plastic tubing cris-crossing the air flow, thus creating approximate counter flow between air and water. Round PE plastic tubing is used. The tubing is commonly used for water-based floor-heating systems. Oval or even wing shaped tubes may have better heat transfer and lower drag coecient, but round tubes require less meticulous production procedures. The tubing used here is mass-produced, cheap, and flexible but the current design does require many fittings. Multiple design proposals were modeled and investigated to determine the optimal solution with respect to pressure drop, heat transfer, and production feasibility. Software models were developed to simulate the temperature distribution within the tube bank. The final design involves two parallel tubes cris-crossing the air fixated in a `radiator' by tube bending brackets and spacers. The radiators are stacked in a staggered grid to force a more tortuous air flow and generate as much heat transfer as possible. The performance was confirmed by comparing the pressure drop and heat transfer measured on a section with numerical fluid calculations and literature sources. The measurements and calculations agree reasonably well. A full scale implementation was achieved in a part of building 118 at Dept. of Civil Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark. In this building the system supplies offices and two teaching rooms with fresh air. The mean specific fan power (SFP, in Danish: SEL-værdi) is measured to be approx. 240 J=m3. The SFP of the entire system including fans, pump and controls is measured to be approx. 600-700 J=m3. The total heat recovery efficiency of the system was measured to be 63%. Night cooling is implemented in the CTS-system, which means that the building is cooled at night in warm summer periods based on the temperature sensor in a critical room. With the extremely low fan power consumption, the cooling is practically free.
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So I am in a relationship with this girl and things are going great but she still goes out a ton on the weekend with her friends and her main facebook pic is her at a club in a reall tight dress, mine is of us, im not saying she has to have a pic of us as her main but the pic just kinda bugged me. Should I be worried about this and the fact she still goes out almost every weekend.
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Should her life stop because you're in her life now?
I feel sorry for people who change themselves to please their partner. If you started dating her the implication is you like her as she is.
I know girls who stop going out after they meet the guy they like, but that's because they were only going out to meet someone - they didn't really enjoy going out in the first place.
Like/love her as she is or leave her.22|00|0
Exactly that, i've never understood why people "have" to change for relationships, if they want to then that's fine but trying to mold someone into something else just because they're with you is something I will never understand.


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So me and my boyfriend been together for 5 years. We were split up for awhile due to him cheating. After a long long time I finally let him back in. He seemed like he changed but seems like he's back to his old ways for the reason he refuses to add me on his Instagram, snapchat, and facebook. It pisses me off but he makes up reasons and makes it seem like I'm so dramatic causing arguments!!! Please help.. This isn't right of him right? I just want to see what he has. Someone tells me some of the things he posts so I know it's not of a girl.. But it's strange. I said here he's trying to gain my trust back but he's not trying!!! I feel like cutting him off completely.
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The biggest mistake was giving him a chance, It sounds like he was only sorry that he got caught when he was cheating. A tiger never loses its stripes, liars keep on telling lies, and cheaters keep on cheating. And you took him back so you should blame yourself. Learn your lesson here and then move on.; otherwise, you are wasting time.11|00|0


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You don't have to say the full name just say the initials or a small description. How did he kiss you?
I had my first kiss very young his name was Brandon and he got me by saying "I have a secret." Pretty self explanatory from there.
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You don't have to say the full name just say the initials or a small description. How did he kiss you?
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When I had my first kiss it was on my first official date ever. We were on the beach riding back and I said "Before we go there's something I want to do." and I just put my hands on her hips and she put her arms around my neck and I just went for it. Most first kisses are super awkward and stuff, but I just made mine quick and simple. We were talking later and she said that she wished I had kissed her longer haha.00|00|0
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There is that saying where once you have your first kiss, you know that you will never have another one like that one.
Only if your first kiss was with someone who really mattered . I know a lot of people who would say their first kiss was terrible , all clanking braces and someone trying to stick thir tongue down their throat . I was lucky ...we waited a long time before it happened 'tho . I suppose it added to the sexual tension :D
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Baseball Cake For Baby's First Birthday
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My sister wants me to make a 3-D baseball cake for nephew's smash cake. The only pans I've found are way to big or way to small. Any ideas? I thought about baking it in a mixing bowl and I've read a few things on here about that but I'm not sure about making round? How do I put the two halves together and make it supported? Obviously it won't be perfectly round, I'll have to cut some off the bottom so it'll sit right. I've found a bunch of pics on here, tried to PM a few but no responses yet. Any help would be appreciated!!!!
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Take a look at the baseball mit and ball in this site. It just looks like a small round pan for the mit and a cupcake top for the ball...it's cute.
Sorry I could not be more help. Oh Oh you got just put two cupcake tops together.
I made it in a mixing bowl. It didn't come out exactly like I wanted but I ended up being so rushed it didn't matter. Thanks for the help!!!
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New Jersey legislators wanted to ask David Wildstein why he allegedly executed the order to close the traffic lanes without any warning. But the $140,000-a-year political appointee refused to answer questions for more than an hour.
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Sharing Your Faith - February 2016 Yavoh
Many Messianic brethren have experienced the joy of coming to the Messiah and the Torah only to face blanket rejection by family and friends. Many new Messianics are bewildered by those who urged them to seek the Lord and then have turned completely against them when they have done exactly that!
I have spoken with parents who have been cut off by children, pastors who have been cut off from their own congregations, and friends who have lost friends. They all ask me the same question: "How can I share my faith with them? How can I get them to understand? Do you have some materials that I could share with them?" They ask for an approach—a way to reach out to those they care for—and find vindication for themselves for their conscious decision to believe and do what the Scriptures actually say.
In recalling my own experience of rejection, I am reminded of the day that I led an adult Sunday school class. I did not initiate the topic; it was the prescribed lesson in the Baptist Quarterly for that Sunday. It was a lesson on the Ten Commandments (the Law).
I first asked the class if they agreed with the following statement: "We should obey the Lord." I went around the room one by one asking for their responses. All agreed in the affirmative. I then asked the class: "Are the Ten Commandments the commandments of the Lord that we are to keep?" I also proceeded to read each commandment one at a time and ask for their responses.
You could see it coming. The fourth commandment, remember to keep the Sabbath holy, loomed before them. Before I could even get to it, one of the men in the class questioned me as to my purpose for asking the questions. He went on to accuse me of being underhanded with the class. "I understand what you are doing," he complained. I responded by asking him what he thought I was doing. He said I was attempting to trick the class by getting them first to say that we should obey the Lord and then read the Ten Commandments one at a time asking whether it is the commandment of the Lord. He knew that the church and class did not keep the Sabbath as commanded. He backed up his claim by asserting that he had a B.S. degree from a Bible college. I responded to him with "I think theology is too important to B.S. about." The lesson ended there. I was given the left foot of fellowship from the church.
Rejection is not something anyone enjoys. As new Messianics face rejection, they are truly perplexed and stunned to discover how family members and spiritual brethren can behave in such a manner. Our Master also faced rejection from His own brethren. When we follow in His footsteps, we should not be shocked or dismayed to receive the same behavior He experienced.
If you are going to share your Messianic faith, you should know up front that the conflict is not really with you. The conflict resides with others and whether they will submit to the Lord. If you project the testimony of willfully obeying the Lord, then you should expect others to reflect upon you their issues with the Lord. Another way to describe it is that God refers to the believers as sheep of the flock. One of the strongest characteristics of sheep is their need to conform to one another. Sheep feel safe when they have other sheep by them.
Many Christians today want you to stay "with the flock" out of the natural need to conform. Those who appear to be different or apart are often rejected at first. The average Messianic sharing his testimony definitely does not appear to be conforming to the typical church flock; therefore, there is hesitancy and concern when Messianics first share with them. The rejection you feel is not directed at you personally. It comes with walking with the Lord and at the same time drawing others to the Lord by your example. Let me explain.
It is generally rare, but occasionally you will discover a genuine truth-seeker, someone who has taken a step back and asked where he can learn more. Often, the Holy Spirit has already prepared his heart to receive the Torah he is truly seeking. He asks questions not asked in his previous experience. When you discover him, you don't need to lay out an entire thesis nor do you need to be skilled in Messianic apologetics. Sharing your life and inviting him to hear the same teaching you are hearing and enjoy the same fellowship you are enjoying is all that necessary.
Let me answer the real how-to-share-your-Messianic-faith question up front and then we will address some specific issues and tips. Think back to your own awakening and interest in being Messianic. What was happening in your heart? There were probably two things happening at the same time to some degree.
1. You were disappointed, discouraged, or dissatisfied with how your faith was going. The church or fellowship you were in was not getting the job done, despite your contributions and service. You probably said something like, "I am not getting fed there."
2. Something attracted your soul to the ancient Biblical stories about the Hebrew people and the Hebrew God. You suddenly saw that God was glorious and that the Messiah was that God.
So, a brief answer to how to share our Messianic faith with others is to share your experience with them and invite them to learn the same things you are learning. Following are some comments on stumbling blocks or misunderstandings about what Scripture says that I hope will be helpful to you.
I have discovered that many of the Messianic brethren whom I have invited in were simply waiting for the confirmation of another believer to present themselves to them. The Holy Spirit had been drawing them to this walk for some time. They were experiencing a true hunger for truth and righteousness, the same hunger that the Messiah said He would satisfy.
Not everyone jumps on board immediately. I have seen other brethren come to the Messianic walk after resolving some fundamental issues. They took their faith seriously and studied to know what they believed. However, some of what they learned about covenants was and is in disagreement with our Messianic faith. They deserve to have their questions answered and treated in an honest way. Messianics don't say, "Well this is what we believe," and dismiss the question. Messianics want to know the evidence (all of it) and they want to establish the truth by the witness of two or three. Asking questions and discovering the truth is the Hebrew way of learning.
Having the proper understanding to answer straightforward questions is important in sharing our faith with others. Understanding the differences that exist in observance between Christians and Messianics and being able to accurately present what is commandment and what is custom is necessary to be honest about the faith. Understanding what the Scriptures really do say and differentiating what religious men have done with them is essential to resolving long-standing issues. Let me say right now that not everyone is up to this task, which is okay. God has raised up many teachers and ministries who can address these issues. In the last ten years, more materials have been produced to support Messianic thinking than at any time since the Messiah had His own discussions with religious leaders.
Make no mistake about it. The Church fathers departed from the words of the Messiah just as quickly as the Pharisees and Sadducees departed from Moses. Messianics are seeking to know what Moses and the Messiah had to say for themselves devoid of religious doctrine and dogma.
In this article, I want to address the major arguments that Messianics face as they transition. These are the arguments that your family and friends will throw at you. They also are the very issues that a truth seeker will find as compelling vindication for deciding to become Messianic. Finally, I want to end with some simple but very practical ways to encourage your family and friends to be part of your Messianic fellowship.
I have grouped the arguments and issues into three broad categories: Replacement Theology (New Covenant vs. Old Covenant), The Law is done away with (the Law is bad), and Religion of the Heart (Grace vs. the Law).
Replacement Theology (New Covenant vs. Old Covenant)
Replacement theology is the primary teaching of the orthodox Christian faith, which basically states that God got fed up with Israel's disobedience and kicked them out the land. As a result, God changed His plan to reach the world through Israel and replaced them with the Gentiles (the church) by the work of Jesus Christ. Instead of Israel, He started the Church.
Supporting this idea, Christians say that the New Covenant (New Testament) has replaced the Old Covenant (Old Testament), relegating the Old Covenant to history and declaring that the true instruction in righteousness is found in the pages of the New Testament. They cite the example of Jesus and the Apostles, particularly the Apostle Paul.
When Christian teachers are pinned down to prove this from the pages of the Bible, they explain how Jesus changed things. They argue that Christians get saved by believing in Jesus and the "Jews" got saved by keeping the Law. They say that the Church has replaced the temple in Jerusalem. They say that Jesus changed the Sabbath to Sunday. They say that only the "moral law" from the Torah is relevant today and the ceremonial law is not to be observed any longer. In the case of Passover (a ceremonial law), Jesus held the first Communion at the Passover table. The list goes on.
Simply said, they say that God had Plan A with Israel, but now He is on Plan B with the Church. Dispensationalists say that someday God will go back and finish Plan A after the church is raptured to heaven.
The problem with this theology is that Scripture doesn't say this at all. It is the teaching of churchmen to justify their existence and set themselves apart from Israel (and the Jews).
It is usually stunning for Christians to learn that Moses predicted that Israel would eventually disobey to the point that God would scatter Israel to the nations, and that Moses said that God would not reject them when this happens, nor would the covenant made with them be broken. Instead, God would remember the covenant for them and eventually bring them back.
Yet if in spite of this you do not obey Me, but act with hostility against Me, then I will act with wrathful hostility against you, and I, even I, will punish you seven times for your sins. Further, you will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters you will eat. I then will destroy your high places, and cut down your incense altars, and heap your remains on the remains of your idols, for My soul shall abhor you. I will lay waste your cities as well and will make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell your soothing aromas. I will make the land desolate so that your enemies who settle in it will be appalled over it. You, however, I will scatter among the nations and will draw out a sword after you, as your land becomes desolate and your cities become waste. Leviticus 26:27-33
Here Moses is warning Israel that there is a finite limit that the Lord will tolerate of Israel's disobedience. The result would be removal from the Promised Land and be scattered in the nations. Historically, we saw the House of Israel go to Assyrian captivity and Judah to Roman captivity.
What did God say would happen to the Promised Land without the people of Israel living in it?
Then the land will enjoy its sabbaths all the days of the desolation, while you are in your enemies' land; then the land will rest and enjoy its sabbaths. All the days of its desolation it will observe the rest which it did not observe on your sabbaths, while you were living on it. As for those of you who may be left, I will also bring weakness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. And the sound of a driven leaf will chase them, and even when no one is pursuing they will flee as though from the sword, and they will fall. They will therefore stumble over each other as if running from the sword, although no one is pursuing; and you will have no strength to stand up before your enemies. But you will perish among the nations, and your enemies' land will consume you. So those of you who may be left will rot away because of their iniquity in the lands of your enemies; and also because of the iniquities of their forefathers they will rot away with them. Leviticus 26:34-39
Doesn't this sound like Israel has been rejected forever, that God has rejected Israel and they are no more? You could draw this conclusion if you stopped reading and had something else that you wanted to set up in place of Israel. However, Moses did not stop at this point in discussing this matter. He continued.
If they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their forefathers, in their unfaithfulness which they committed against Me, and also in their acting with hostility against Me—I also was acting with hostility against them, to bring them into the land of their enemies—or if their uncircumcised heart becomes humbled so that they then make amends for their iniquity, then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and I will remember also My covenant with Isaac, and My covenant with Abraham as well, and I will remember the land. For the land will be abandoned by them, and will make up for its sabbaths while it is made desolate without them. They, meanwhile, will be making amends for their iniquity, because they rejected My ordinances and their soul abhorred My statutes. Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, nor will I so abhor them as to destroy them, breaking My covenant with them; for I am the Lord their God. But I will remember for them the covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the Lord. Leviticus 26:40-45
I was never shown these last verses when I was in the church. No one ever explained that God was so faithful to His covenant with Israel that He would remember and keep it forever. I was told that God changed His mind about Israel and chose the Church. The truth is that God is faithful to His promises and He KEEPS His covenants.
By the way, we should also address the misrepresentation of the covenants that God keeps for us. The church teaches they are lumped together and called the Old Covenant. This is not anywhere near Biblical truth. The truth is that God has made several covenants before the "New Covenant." For example, God made a covenant with Adam. He made another one with Noah. The covenant with Noah did not replace the one made with Adam. Then He made a covenant with Abraham. This covenant was extended to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This covenant did not replace the previous covenants made with Adam or Noah. Each of these covenants was still recognized for what they were. Then God made a covenant through Moses with the descendants of the fathers (the children of Israel). This covenant did not replace the one made with the fathers nor with Noah, nor with Adam. They all complemented each other, but each had its promises and signs. Then God made another covenant with King David and his son Solomon. The city of Jerusalem was established and the permanent altar (the temple service) was set. Again, this covenant did not replace the previous covenants. So, where did we get this idea that all of the previous covenants are lumped together and called the Old Covenant? You probably know this answer, but my question is more to why are they grouped together and referred to as Old.
The book of Hebrews in the New Testament is the source of all these definitions grouping the previous covenants of God together as the Old Covenant and establishing the New Covenant given to us by the Messiah. The book of Hebrews is a theological argument promoting the Messiah as above all previous religious authorities in Israel. The writer argues that the Messiah is higher than the Levites and the priesthood. There is no argument there, but then the writer attempts to explain the New Covenant and twists the prophecy of Jeremiah to suit his theological purpose.
Just as Moses prophesied that Israel would be scattered to the nations but not forgotten by God, so Jeremiah spoke of when God would "renew" the covenant God made with our fathers in the wilderness. This time God would write His commandments upon the tablets of our hearts instead of tablets of stone.
Does this mean that all of the previous covenants of God would be relegated to history because of this wonderful new covenant? According to the book of Hebrews – Yes. According to the rest of Scripture – No.
The book of Hebrews and the identity of its author have been a serious point of contention since its acceptance into Canon. I am not the only one to take issue with its Greek mindset. It appears that the book of Hebrews is not the product of a first century Apostle but is a product of a Greek churchman who wanted Hebrew believers to join him and leave Israel and the things of Israel.
Take a breath. The average church-going Christian cannot handle a serious discussion about the errors of the book of Hebrews. They have been trained to hold the Bible in utmost regard. Some believe in the Bible more than they believe in God. We are not going to be able to solve that problem; that is the work of God's Spirit.
So, what am I suggesting here? By showing that God made clear and unequivocal promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, which extended to their descendants (the children of Israel), we prove the power of God to keep His word. Believing the promises of God is the faith that is counted for righteousness. By declaring and showing that God does not change His mind, that He is faithful to them and to us, we prove that the covenants of God are alive and with us today. This is faith that can hear God speaking from Mount Sinai giving His commandments. This is the same faith to see the Messiah giving those same commandments from Mount Sinai and explaining to us in the pages of the Gospels.
God promised that He would provide a Lamb of God for our sins and that He would send a Prophet that would explain these things to us. The Lamb was promised by Abraham, and Moses said the Messiah would come from the mountain (the very presence of God) to teach us. Since this is the plan given by the Old Covenant, how does that mean that Messiah would replace the very thing that it said He would do? If this seems confusing to you, it should. It is absurd to suggest or teach that the Messiah came to teach something different from Moses or to do away with the teaching of Moses.
In fact, the Messiah and New Testament pages address these very issues. The Messiah has said that His teaching is exactly what Moses taught.
For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote of Me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?" John 5:46-47
Yeshua equated the writings of Moses directly to Himself. He went even further. He questioned how anyone could believe (understand) His words and teaching if they did not first believe what Moses wrote to begin with.
Today, replacement theology churchmen advocate that you only need to start with the book of John to understand the Christian faith. But according to the book of John and the words of the Messiah, you need to start with the words of Moses to understand the words of the Messiah.
Today, replacement theology churchmen advocate that Jesus came expressly to do away with Moses, the temple service, and the customs of Moses. There is a passage in the New Testament that makes this statement.
And they put forward false witnesses who said, "This man incessantly speaks against this holy place, and the Law; for we have heard him say that this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy this place and alter the customs which Moses handed down to us." Acts 6:13-14
There it is. There is the statement of replacement theology. However, this statement is also referred to as false testimony used to wrongfully convict Stephen. Saul of Tarsus (later to become the Apostle Paul) was in this crowd assisting in the death of Stephen.
According to Acts 6:13-14, any man who teaches that Jesus (Yeshua) came for the purpose of doing away with Israel, the covenants of God, the temple service and altar service, or change the customs of Moses including Sabbath and Festival is a FALSE WITNESS.
Thank goodness that God has given us a covenant with the Messiah that places His commandments in our hearts so we might obey Him from the heart!
The Law is done away with / the Law is bad
This argument is a further extension of replacement theology with the purpose of discrediting the very Word of God given by God at Mount Sinai and through the Torah given by Moses. Since the first four covenants are expressed in the pages of the Torah, dismissing the Torah would then dismiss those covenants. This may be the real rationale for calling all of them the Old Covenant. They want the Law (the Torah) to go away.
Just for the sake of argument, if the Torah does go away, what laws are we to follow as believers in the Messiah? The church has readily offered their answer; it says it is "church law." Instead of following the commandments of God, they prefer the precepts of men. This is the same mistake made by the Pharisees and Sadducees in Yeshua's day. By the way, the Pharisees don't keep the Law of Moses either; they prefer the teachings of the rabbis (Talmud).
Yeshua the Messiah spoke directly to the issue of His coming and its impact on the Torah (the Law).
Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass away from the Law, until all is accomplished. Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say to you, that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:17-20
Yeshua was emphatic about not even thinking that He came to abolish the Law. His emphasis was direct and specific. He equated the existence of heaven and earth to the viability of the Law. As long as heaven and earth are with us, so will the Torah be with us. He could not have said it clearer.
The phrase used by churchmen to negate the entire sentence and thought of the Messiah is the words but to fulfill. They argue that Jesus fulfilled the Law and thus made it go away (become abolished).
The word fulfill used in this verse does not mean "bring to completion and get rid of" as suggested by churchmen. It means to "fill up full," which means to make it even more meaningful. One of the greatest Messianic prophecies that has been grossly ignored by the Christian Church is the one given by the prophets Isaiah and Micah.
Now it will come about that in the last days the mountain of the house of the Lord will be established as the chief of the mountains, and will be raised above the hills; and all the nations will stream to it. And many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that He may teach us concerning His ways, and that we may walk in His paths." For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And He will judge between the nations, and will render decisions for many peoples; and they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, and never again will they learn war. Isaiah 2:2-4 Micah 4:1-3
According to this prophecy, the whole world will eventually stream to Jerusalem to hear the Messiah teach the Law (the Torah). The Messiah is to become the greatest teacher of the Torah. Since we are to emulate the Messiah and follow His ways, why isn't the Torah being taught by every Bible teacher of the Messiah?
Further, the Messiah talked about other teachers, warning that anyone who annuls any of the commandments, even the least of them, will be least in the coming Kingdom. He then reversed the logic and spoke of those who will follow in His ways and teach what He teaches, they will be great in the Kingdom.
Not winning the argument that the Messiah came to do away with the Law, some like to argue against the Law by quoting the Apostle Paul. Before we go further, let us ask a quick question. If the Messiah emphatically supports the Torah, then why would churchmen try to pit the Apostle Paul against the Messiah in this argument? I can assure you that the Apostle Paul is not above the Messiah and he would never agree to churchmen quoting him to undo the Torah. For the sake of discussion, let's address some the specific passages that are quoted from Paul.
One of their favorites is from Romans where Paul expresses that we are not under the Law.
For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law, but under grace. Romans 6:14
Under the law is a jurisdictional term. I live in Oklahoma. I am not under Texas law, but if I travel to Texas I will then be under Texas law, because I am in that jurisdiction. The same is true of certain laws of God. The context of Paul's argument in Roman 6 is about being under the power and influence of sin. If you are sinner, then you are under the law concerning sin and death. If, however, you have been redeemed, then you are no longer under the law or subject to its judgment. This is what Paul is teaching. He is not teaching that God's law is no longer effective or appropriate. Using this verse to justify not keeping God's commandments is probably the most blatant example of taking an expression out of context to teach something misleading to many.
Those who argue against the Law of Moses are those who are ignorant of what the Law actually teaches. Take the case of those who argue that Jesus was the final sacrifice. Sacrifices are part of the Law, so if sacrifices are no longer to be done, then the Law is no longer to be done. The problem is that Yeshua was NOT the final sacrifice. He is the Lamb of God sacrifice. The Law only specifies sacrifices brought by men as gifts to the Lord. They are for unintentional sins and sins by mistake. The Law says that a sin that is willful and defiant against God merits death. The wages of sin are death. There is no sacrifice that a man can bring for those sins. However, God can bring a sacrifice that is the work of the Messiah. Does that make sacrifices go away? Absolutely not. God's definition of an acceptable substitute is still valid and binding to this day. In fact, every new believer accepting Yeshua's sacrifice enforces and relies on God's definition of acceptable sacrifices as defined by the Law of Moses. Yeshua did not make the Law of Sacrifices go away.
The book of Galatians is one of the most commonly used by those opposed to the Law. It seems that the Apostle Paul is perturbed that the Galatian believers have decided to start keeping the Pharisaic Law (precursor to rabbinic tradition today). Before we go further, let's get the context of the book right.
Paul was trained as a Pharisee before he met the Messiah. After he came to know Him, Paul was in a constant battle with his former Pharisaic brethren. Acts 15 records a major dispute with the Pharisees and the Apostles. Part of Paul's defense of Gentile believers was to keep them from being made subject to the Pharisaic leaders. The Pharisees are famous for making new rules for others to follow. The Galatian believers fell prey to the Pharisees and Paul was trying to get them to return to the Messiah. To accomplish this, Paul argued that the Law does not save; the Messiah saves. The Law does not give the gift of the Holy Spirit; the Messiah gives the gift of the Holy Spirit, etc.
For as many as are of the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, to perform them." Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, "The righteous man shall live by faith." However, the Law is not of faith; on the contrary, "He who practices them shall live by them." Galatians 3:10-12
The Law is a curse. The Law is a blessing. In fact, twelve specific curses are listed in Deuteronomy 27. God instructed Israel to pronounce blessings and curses on themselves to understand and keep the Law. But they didn't do it for salvation. They did it to choose the blessing! The Law also teaches that faith believes the promises of God. Righteousness is doing the right thing. You are accounted (given credit) for doing the right thing when you believe (have faith) in the promises of God. That is what Torah teaches and that is what Yeshua taught, but the Pharisees teach something different. They teach that righteousness comes from keeping commandments, that the more commandments you keep, the more righteous you are. This is not what Moses or the Messiah taught. Paul then explains the proper place for the Law in our Messianic faith.
Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness would indeed have been based on law. Galatians 3:21
Do we then nullify the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law. Romans 3:31
The Law of God (the Torah) is the teaching of and the instructions in righteousness, as well as defining what is sin, what is holy, what is food, what is proper or improper, and so on. Without this foundation, we would not know why Yeshua would need to die for our willful sin or how to find grace. They are commandments on how we shall regard the Lord and honor Him. They are instructions and limits to our behavior on how we behave with one another.
As it turns out, there are different instructions based on your station of life. If you are a man, then there are specific commandments for you. If you are a husband or a father, then keep certain of the commandments. If you are a priest, keep commandments pertaining to priests. If you are the High Priest, then keep these specific commandments. If you are woman, keep these, etc. What it boils down to is this: for everyone, no matter who you are, there are ten specific commandments that all must keep. You can then summarize those ten down to two. "You shall love the Lord your God with all of your heart, your soul, and your strength." The second one is to "love your neighbor as yourself." These are the foundation of the whole law. This is the teaching of Yeshua.
The Law has not been done away with; it has been established by faith in the Messiah and brought to even greater meaning. There is no instance in the New Testament Scriptures ever saying that the Law is done away with or even diminished in any way.
In fact, the opposite is said.
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
When this verse was written there was no New Testament. The only Scriptures Paul was referring to were Moses (the Torah) and the Prophets.
Religion of the Heart (Grace vs. the Law)
This last category of arguments comes from those who try to pit the Holy Spirit (and being led by the Spirit) against the Law. Instead of learning to walk before the Lord in Spirit and in truth, they believe that they can ignore the truth and just follow the Spirit. Sadly, those are the same folks who get led astray by deceiving spirits, because they cannot discern the truth. I refer to this kind of argument as Greasy Grace and Sloppy Agape. They flaunt grace to the harm of God's own word. I can assure you right now – that is not right. Paul said it this way.
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! Romans 6:15
Just because you are saved and not subject to the penalty of sin does not grant you the freedom to freely sin! May I remind everyone that we are not to test the Lord. Our ancestors did that in the wilderness and although they were saved, they did not make it to the Promised Land.
Some brethren believe that because of God's grace they are free to participate in any religious expression (as long as they think their heart is right), eat any unclean thing (because Messiah makes it clean), and behave any way they like (because God will forgive them).
In the Acts 15 account of resolving what was expected of the new Gentile believers to the faith, the Pharisees argued that they can't even be saved unless they keep the Torah according to their definition. That argument was summarily dismissed when it became clear that everyone is saved by faith, not by the works of the Law. But then the question of what they are to do with the Law remained. Is the Law just for Israel (just for the Jews as some might think) or is it for any and all people who come the Lord (the whole House of Israel and the Commonwealth of Israel). The answer is the latter.
Moses taught that the Torah was given to all people, whoever believes in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
As for the assembly, there shall be one statute for you and for the alien who sojourns with you, a perpetual statute throughout your generations; as you are, so shall the alien be before the Lord. There is to be one law and one ordinance for you and for the alien who sojourns with you. Numbers 15:15-16
Clearly there is no distinction with regard the commandments of the Lord. By the way, the Hebrew word for "assembly" translated to Greek is "ecclesia." Yet, the same word translated from Greek to English is "church."
The New Covenant has placed these very commandments (that all are to keep) upon the hearts of every believer. Whenever I hear a well-meaning Christian say that the Lord has not yet put it upon his heart to keep the Torah, I cringe. He has just testified to the fact that He does not know the Messiah and has not yet received the New Covenant. The Apostle John addressed the same issue this way:
The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; 1 John 2:4
At the conclusion of the Acts 15 conference, the Apostle James drafted a letter to all the Gentile believers and dispatched it by two witnesses. It stated that the Gentile believers should abstain from idolatry, from unclean food items that have blood or have been strangled, and to abstain from fornication (all forms of sexual perversion). Most Christians understand the last category without hesitation. So why do they dispute the first two?
They dispute the kosher requirement for foods because they have not been taught. The New Testament clearly and specifically teaches that there is one law for all of us when it comes to the definition of what is clean and unclean and what is food and what is not food.
I was once challenged on the food definition of kosher for all. "Are you saying that if I eat a BLT (bacon, lettuce, and tomato) sandwich that I will not go to heaven?" Since keeping the Law or not keeping it has nothing to with salvation, I responded, "If you eat that BLT, you will go to heaven faster!"
Idolatry is the real issue for us as Messianics today. Some consider idolatry to be a sin left behind in Biblical times, but it is rampant in our midst today by church folks in willful ignorance.
The observance of Christmas stands head and shoulders with Israel making the golden calf while Moses was on the mountain receiving the two tablets of the Law. Every reasonable Bible scholar knows that the birth of the Messiah was in the fall around the Feast of Trumpets and Tabernacles time frame. The December 25 date was the mixing of the birth of Mithra with Constantine's convenient Christianity. The cutting down of an evergreen tree, attaching boards to the bottom, decorating it with gold and silver is the ancient Asherim (trees of praise) idolatry specifically forbidden by Jeremiah (see Jeremiah 10:2-4). The Santa Claus figure is right from King Neptune (Roman) and Poseidon (Greek) gods of the sea. Apparently, he also shares gifts with children in need. The Dutch brought him to us in America.
So what do Christians do? They claim this is the story of the birth of the Messiah and believe that because their hearts are near and dear to the Lord with love of family and seasonal blessing, that grace covers any minor indiscretion.
I had to address this issue between a Messianic believer and his family several years ago. The Messianic wanted to skip the tree part and just have family fellowship; however, the rest of family who attended church regularly insisted on the tree and the trimmings. I had the opportunity to address the matter directly with the family. I told them that I believed that they sincerely were not participating in an idolatrous act, that they only wished to love the Lord and enjoy His blessings. They agreed and stated that their hearts were pure in this regard. I said that they were correct except for that one little part. They asked, "What little part?" I said, "You know... that part where you get on your knees in front of the tree, you bow, and then you take the blessings from under the tree. That is the part where there is no doubt that you are an idolater bowing before another god."
One of the commandments of the Lord says in effect that you are not to follow your eyes which go whoring after idols. We are instructed to listen and hear what the Lord has said. We are not to do it the way we see it. The religion of the heart allows every person to decide for themselves whether they will obey specific things the Lord has said. That is a false religion. The Lord has specifically said we are not to do any such thing. We are to hear His words and obey. Faith comes by hearing, not by when you see it that way.
You shall not do at all what we are doing here today, every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes; Deuteronomy 12:8
Be careful to listen to all these words which I command you, so that it may be well with you and your sons after you forever, for you will be doing what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 12:28
These are just a few of the common stumbling points that I hope will give you a clearer definition of what is the Messianic understanding. As you can see, there is no cultic activity at all within this movement, just a fuller understanding of Torah and the commandments Yeshua referred to.
How do we share our Messianic Faith?
Live it before them. Set the proper example by your good works, by your love, and your friendship. Should you point out their mistakes? NO. God is judge of us all. Demonstrate and testify to how God has been gracious and merciful with you and they too have received from Him freely.
Invite them to your home for a Sabbath dinner. Invite them to your Torah study. Invite them to the Feasts. Build on their testimony of the Messiah and show them that instructions in righteousness enrich their faith in the Messiah.
... and tell them they need to hurry a little bit. The Messiah is getting ready to return soon to establish His kingdom. The Torah will be the rules of that kingdom and we will be going to Jerusalem to see Him in His temple.
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