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What Must Be Included in Job Application Cover Letters
As a former sales manager in the pharmaceutical industry, I received my fair share of job applications from individuals who wanted careers with my company. Normally, people would send in their resumes along with a cover letter. I found it quite interesting to see that in the vast majority of cases, people seemed to put the bulk of their efforts in their resumes with minimal effort in their cover letters.It seemed to me that most cover letters were considered as just a formality in addition to the resumes. Apart from the usual contact information and the title of the job position being applied for, there was usually nothing much more written in cover letters except for the ‘see my resume attached’ line. This casual approach
n of Man be.” (Matthew 24:38, 39. As a former sales manager in the pharmaceutical industry, I received my fair share of job applications from individuals who wanted careers with my company. Normally, people would send in their resumes along with a cover letter. I found it quite interesting to see that in the vast majority of cases, people seemed to put the bulk of their efforts in their resumes with minimal effort in their cover letters.It seemed to me that most cover letters were considered as just a formality in addition to the resumes. Apart from the usual contact information and the title of the job position being applied for, there was usually nothing much more written in cover letters except for the ‘see my resume attached’ line. This casual approach
From the above, we learn that it is the wicked who are the taken, “seized” (a meaning of the word rapture) being overcome in the flood while the righteous were left behind to repopulate the world.
This scenario would repeat at the Lord’s coming. “Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken [the wicked] and the other left. [the righteous], -just as in the days of the flood. (v. 40)
Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken [the wicked] and the other left [the righteous]. (v. 41)
Finally, the chronology of the rapture is its greatest miscalculation. The events of Matthew 13:37-43 occur at what is called the “end of this age.” That is not our current age. That was the Jewish age of the first century in which Jesus and his disciples then lived. Suffice it to say that Jesus died in the end of the age, (Hebrews 9:26). That certainly could not describe our present age, but refers to the first century.
What the Bible teaches about the second coming of Christ, the end of the age and the harvest, all occurred within the end of the Jewish age, whi
How to Make Trade Show Displays
The first, and probably the most important rule that you must keep in mind when you are creating a banner design is to keep it as simple as possible. Make sure that you keep the main elements of your design at a minimal number of about two or three. Also ensure that these main elements are effective in communicating your most significant selling points. Make your product easily identifiable with the help of a striking image and then go on to define the most significant selling points. For this you can use other elements like for example an attention grabbing headline. You could also include other features like for example the price, the amount of discount provided, or even any freebies that you plan to give away.When you are m
The teaching of the Rapture doctrine was first published about 1788 by Morgan Edwards (1722-1795). Before that time, it was unknown. Later, it was adopted about 1827 by John Darby, (1800-1882) and popularized by the Scofield Bible of 1909. However, today, since the 1970’s the doctrine has taken a serious and well-deserved beating. The first, and probably the most important rule that you must keep in mind when you are creating a banner design is to keep it as simple as possible. Make sure that you keep the main elements of your design at a minimal number of about two or three. Also ensure that these main elements are effective in communicating your most significant selling points. Make your product easily identifiable with the help of a striking image and then go on to define the most significant selling points. For this you can use other elements like for example an attention grabbing headline. You could also include other features like for example the price, the amount of discount provided, or even any freebies that you plan to give away.When you are m
Speculations abound concerning the Rapture. It is a system filled with contradictions some of which are noted below. The Rapture supposedly occurs at some time in the future before the alleged final return of Christ. It is alleged that Christians will be raptured out of this world before, (pre) during (mid) or after (post) the great tribulation. Of the three, the pretribulation position is most common.
Contradictions with Scripture and the Rapture Theories.
Every passage in the Bible strongly teaches or implies that no one was raptured before the second coming. The parable of the tares teaches that the Son of man sowed good seed in his field. But while men slept, the devil sowed tares. The servants wanted to perform a sort of rapture on their own by gathering up or separating the tares from the wheat. They were forbidden. The command was to leave them alone. “Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn. (Matthew 13:29, 30)
Contrary to the Left Behind advocates, the scriptures teach that both the wheat (Christians) and the wicked were sown together in the world. Both would remain together in the world until the time of the harvest, stated to be the “end of the age,” (Matthew 13:40) at which time they would be cast into the lake of fire. Thus no separation or rapture of Christians takes place before the harvest (Christ’s second coming and time of the resurrection).
Confusion Over Where to Place the Millennium
There is a very clear starting point and ending point for the endtime scenario mentioned in the parable of the tares. Observe that the good seed are sown by the Son of Man. This refers to Christians who obey the gospel. During this same time, the wicked are sown by the devil. They are so for rejecting the message of the Messiah and his reign. (Psalms 110:1; Acts 2:34, 35; 3:22,23; John 8:44). Both grow together without interruption until the harvest.
Now the harvest is the second coming of Christ which follows both the millennium and the great tribulation. Since the wicked and the righteous both grow together until the end of the age, there is no rapture before or during the great tribulation which of necessity precedes the end. When Christ returned at the end of the age, the millennium was over. So both righteous and the wicked are on earth for the entire duration, through the great tribulation and through the millennium. They are not separated until the time of the harvest, the time millennialism and rapture advocates agree is the final endtime judgment.
Left Behind Gets The Behind Out Front
Next, observe that the servants wanted to “rapture” the wicked, not the righteous. “Do you want us then to go and gather them up?” (Matthew 13:28). While they are forbidden to prematurely gather wicked, the Lord does explain that the reapers who attend the end of the age gathers the tares first and the wheat afterwards. “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”
This is directly in contradistinction to the Left Behind advocates. Most importantly, it is the righteous who are “left behind’ in the kingdom. After the wicked are cast into the lake of fire the scriptures read. “Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
In every text where Jesus speaks of his return, it is always the wicked who are taken and the righteous are the left behind. The writers of the Left Behind series along with other Rapture advocates have reversed God’s order. They want the Christians raptured, before the end the age while leaving the wicked behind. This does not accord with the text.
In our last example, Jesus offers an analogy of the endtime scenario from Noah. “For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.” (Matthew 24:38, 39.
From the above, we learn that it is the wicked who are the taken, “seized” (a meaning of the word rapture) being overcome in the flood while the righteous were left behind to repopulate the world.
This scenario would repeat at the Lord’s coming. “Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken [the wicked] and the other left. [the righteous], -just as in the days of the flood. (v. 40)
Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken [the wicked] and the other left [the righteous]. (v. 41)
Finally, the chronology of the rapture is its greatest miscalculation. The events of Matthew 13:37-43 occur at what is called the “end of this age.” That is not our current age. That was the Jewish age of the first century in which Jesus and his disciples then lived. Suffice it to say that Jesus died in the end of the age, (Hebrews 9:26). That certainly could not describe our present age, but refers to the first century.
What the Bible teaches about the second coming of Christ, the end of the age and the harvest, all occurred within the end of the Jewish age, whic
Planning Trades To Control Risk
The problem with many traders is, they only have half a plan, the easy half. They know how much profit they're willing to take, but they don't have the foggiest idea how much they're willing to lose. They're like a deer in the headlights, they just freeze and wait to get run over. Their plan for a position that goes south is, 'Please God, let me out of this and I'll never do it again,' but that's wishful thinking, because if by chance the position turns around, they'll soon forget about God. They'll go back to thinking that they're geniuses, and they'll always do it again, which means that they're sure to get caught, and get caught bad.I have a true story I’d like to share. It’s about a broker I knew and a Canadian dollar trad
om the wheat. They were forbidden. The command was to leave them alone. “Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn. (Matthew 13:29, 30)The problem with many traders is, they only have half a plan, the easy half. They know how much profit they're willing to take, but they don't have the foggiest idea how much they're willing to lose. They're like a deer in the headlights, they just freeze and wait to get run over. Their plan for a position that goes south is, 'Please God, let me out of this and I'll never do it again,' but that's wishful thinking, because if by chance the position turns around, they'll soon forget about God. They'll go back to thinking that they're geniuses, and they'll always do it again, which means that they're sure to get caught, and get caught bad.I have a true story I’d like to share. It’s about a broker I knew and a Canadian dollar trad
Contrary to the Left Behind advocates, the scriptures teach that both the wheat (Christians) and the wicked were sown together in the world. Both would remain together in the world until the time of the harvest, stated to be the “end of the age,” (Matthew 13:40) at which time they would be cast into the lake of fire. Thus no separation or rapture of Christians takes place before the harvest (Christ’s second coming and time of the resurrection).
Confusion Over Where to Place the Millennium
There is a very clear starting point and ending point for the endtime scenario mentioned in the parable of the tares. Observe that the good seed are sown by the Son of Man. This refers to Christians who obey the gospel. During this same time, the wicked are sown by the devil. They are so for rejecting the message of the Messiah and his reign. (Psalms 110:1; Acts 2:34, 35; 3:22,23; John 8:44). Both grow together without interruption until the harvest.
Now the harvest is the second coming of Christ which follows both the millennium and the great tribulation. Since the wicked and the righteous both grow together until the end of the age, there is no rapture before or during the great tribulation which of necessity precedes the end. When Christ returned at the end of the age, the millennium was over. So both righteous and the wicked are on earth for the entire duration, through the great tribulation and through the millennium. They are not separated until the time of the harvest, the time millennialism and rapture advocates agree is the final endtime judgment.
Left Behind Gets The Behind Out Front
Next, observe that the servants wanted to “rapture” the wicked, not the righteous. “Do you want us then to go and gather them up?” (Matthew 13:28). While they are forbidden to prematurely gather wicked, the Lord does explain that the reapers who attend the end of the age gathers the tares first and the wheat afterwards. “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”
This is directly in contradistinction to the Left Behind advocates. Most importantly, it is the righteous who are “left behind’ in the kingdom. After the wicked are cast into the lake of fire the scriptures read. “Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
In every text where Jesus speaks of his return, it is always the wicked who are taken and the righteous are the left behind. The writers of the Left Behind series along with other Rapture advocates have reversed God’s order. They want the Christians raptured, before the end the age while leaving the wicked behind. This does not accord with the text.
In our last example, Jesus offers an analogy of the endtime scenario from Noah. “For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.” (Matthew 24:38, 39.
From the above, we learn that it is the wicked who are the taken, “seized” (a meaning of the word rapture) being overcome in the flood while the righteous were left behind to repopulate the world.
This scenario would repeat at the Lord’s coming. “Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken [the wicked] and the other left. [the righteous], -just as in the days of the flood. (v. 40)
Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken [the wicked] and the other left [the righteous]. (v. 41)
Finally, the chronology of the rapture is its greatest miscalculation. The events of Matthew 13:37-43 occur at what is called the “end of this age.” That is not our current age. That was the Jewish age of the first century in which Jesus and his disciples then lived. Suffice it to say that Jesus died in the end of the age, (Hebrews 9:26). That certainly could not describe our present age, but refers to the first century.
What the Bible teaches about the second coming of Christ, the end of the age and the harvest, all occurred within the end of the Jewish age, whi
Don't Let Identity Theft Ruin Your Life
Do you consider your typical day to be full of important financial transactions? Are you amazed by the “hype” surrounding the endless discussions on identity theft? Then, if so, you need to wisen up to this important crime and begin to understand the importance of the financial transactions you rely on every day of the week.It’s 8am. Time for work and you drive to the nearest gas station to fill up. Out comes your charge card. Stopping at the nearby restaurant (you also stop there with friends for lunch) you purchase a hearty meal paid for by check. As the day wears on you purchase a newspaper, some candy and a few cups of coffee from the office vending machine (it is then that you realise that you need extra cash from the loc
rejecting the message of the Messiah and his reign. (Psalms 110:1; Acts 2:34, 35; 3:22,23; John 8:44). Both grow together without interruption until the harvest.Do you consider your typical day to be full of important financial transactions? Are you amazed by the “hype” surrounding the endless discussions on identity theft? Then, if so, you need to wisen up to this important crime and begin to understand the importance of the financial transactions you rely on every day of the week.It’s 8am. Time for work and you drive to the nearest gas station to fill up. Out comes your charge card. Stopping at the nearby restaurant (you also stop there with friends for lunch) you purchase a hearty meal paid for by check. As the day wears on you purchase a newspaper, some candy and a few cups of coffee from the office vending machine (it is then that you realise that you need extra cash from the loc
Now the harvest is the second coming of Christ which follows both the millennium and the great tribulation. Since the wicked and the righteous both grow together until the end of the age, there is no rapture before or during the great tribulation which of necessity precedes the end. When Christ returned at the end of the age, the millennium was over. So both righteous and the wicked are on earth for the entire duration, through the great tribulation and through the millennium. They are not separated until the time of the harvest, the time millennialism and rapture advocates agree is the final endtime judgment.
Left Behind Gets The Behind Out Front
Next, observe that the servants wanted to “rapture” the wicked, not the righteous. “Do you want us then to go and gather them up?” (Matthew 13:28). While they are forbidden to prematurely gather wicked, the Lord does explain that the reapers who attend the end of the age gathers the tares first and the wheat afterwards. “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”
This is directly in contradistinction to the Left Behind advocates. Most importantly, it is the righteous who are “left behind’ in the kingdom. After the wicked are cast into the lake of fire the scriptures read. “Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
In every text where Jesus speaks of his return, it is always the wicked who are taken and the righteous are the left behind. The writers of the Left Behind series along with other Rapture advocates have reversed God’s order. They want the Christians raptured, before the end the age while leaving the wicked behind. This does not accord with the text.
In our last example, Jesus offers an analogy of the endtime scenario from Noah. “For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.” (Matthew 24:38, 39.
From the above, we learn that it is the wicked who are the taken, “seized” (a meaning of the word rapture) being overcome in the flood while the righteous were left behind to repopulate the world.
This scenario would repeat at the Lord’s coming. “Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken [the wicked] and the other left. [the righteous], -just as in the days of the flood. (v. 40)
Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken [the wicked] and the other left [the righteous]. (v. 41)
Finally, the chronology of the rapture is its greatest miscalculation. The events of Matthew 13:37-43 occur at what is called the “end of this age.” That is not our current age. That was the Jewish age of the first century in which Jesus and his disciples then lived. Suffice it to say that Jesus died in the end of the age, (Hebrews 9:26). That certainly could not describe our present age, but refers to the first century.
What the Bible teaches about the second coming of Christ, the end of the age and the harvest, all occurred within the end of the Jewish age, whi
There Is Such A Thing As A Free Gas Fire
The government is on a mission to improve the UK's energy security and reduce carbon emissions. Almost 40% of the UK's energy is used in the heating, lighting and operation of our homes. With 25 million homes in the UK, even small improvements across the market can have a significant overall impact. The Department for Communities and Local Government is leading a number of energy and cost saving initiatives to make homes more efficient. One of its main tools to improve home efficiency is home energy ratings.In April 2006, Part L of the Building Regulations was revised to include compulsory energy rating of new homes as well as increasing the minimum efficiency standards significantly above previous levels. The new energy r
. “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.” The government is on a mission to improve the UK's energy security and reduce carbon emissions. Almost 40% of the UK's energy is used in the heating, lighting and operation of our homes. With 25 million homes in the UK, even small improvements across the market can have a significant overall impact. The Department for Communities and Local Government is leading a number of energy and cost saving initiatives to make homes more efficient. One of its main tools to improve home efficiency is home energy ratings.In April 2006, Part L of the Building Regulations was revised to include compulsory energy rating of new homes as well as increasing the minimum efficiency standards significantly above previous levels. The new energy r
This is directly in contradistinction to the Left Behind advocates. Most importantly, it is the righteous who are “left behind’ in the kingdom. After the wicked are cast into the lake of fire the scriptures read. “Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
In every text where Jesus speaks of his return, it is always the wicked who are taken and the righteous are the left behind. The writers of the Left Behind series along with other Rapture advocates have reversed God’s order. They want the Christians raptured, before the end the age while leaving the wicked behind. This does not accord with the text.
In our last example, Jesus offers an analogy of the endtime scenario from Noah. “For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.” (Matthew 24:38, 39.
From the above, we learn that it is the wicked who are the taken, “seized” (a meaning of the word rapture) being overcome in the flood while the righteous were left behind to repopulate the world.
This scenario would repeat at the Lord’s coming. “Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken [the wicked] and the other left. [the righteous], -just as in the days of the flood. (v. 40)
Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken [the wicked] and the other left [the righteous]. (v. 41)
Finally, the chronology of the rapture is its greatest miscalculation. The events of Matthew 13:37-43 occur at what is called the “end of this age.” That is not our current age. That was the Jewish age of the first century in which Jesus and his disciples then lived. Suffice it to say that Jesus died in the end of the age, (Hebrews 9:26). That certainly could not describe our present age, but refers to the first century.
What the Bible teaches about the second coming of Christ, the end of the age and the harvest, all occurred within the end of the Jewish age, whi
San Miguel de Allende Gringo Invasion
This is a letter I wrote in response to an article by Mike Davis entitled, Gringos turn tide crossing border Boomer retirees invading Mexico. The website to this article can be found in the resource section below.Dear Mr. Davis,I appreciated reading your views about the gringo invasion into Mexico. You hit the nail on the head about gringos buying up all the prime property, forcing the price of real estate to spiral, and forcing the locals to the outskirts of town.That's exactly what has happened in San Miguel de Allende. The locals sell to the gringos and then cannot remain in the neighborhoods where their families have lived for generations because they can no longer afford to rent or buy a house
n of Man be.” (Matthew 24:38, 39. This is a letter I wrote in response to an article by Mike Davis entitled, Gringos turn tide crossing border Boomer retirees invading Mexico. The website to this article can be found in the resource section below.Dear Mr. Davis,I appreciated reading your views about the gringo invasion into Mexico. You hit the nail on the head about gringos buying up all the prime property, forcing the price of real estate to spiral, and forcing the locals to the outskirts of town.That's exactly what has happened in San Miguel de Allende. The locals sell to the gringos and then cannot remain in the neighborhoods where their families have lived for generations because they can no longer afford to rent or buy a house
From the above, we learn that it is the wicked who are the taken, “seized” (a meaning of the word rapture) being overcome in the flood while the righteous were left behind to repopulate the world.
This scenario would repeat at the Lord’s coming. “Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken [the wicked] and the other left. [the righteous], -just as in the days of the flood. (v. 40)
Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken [the wicked] and the other left [the righteous]. (v. 41)
Finally, the chronology of the rapture is its greatest miscalculation. The events of Matthew 13:37-43 occur at what is called the “end of this age.” That is not our current age. That was the Jewish age of the first century in which Jesus and his disciples then lived. Suffice it to say that Jesus died in the end of the age, (Hebrews 9:26). That certainly could not describe our present age, but refers to the first century.
What the Bible teaches about the second coming of Christ, the end of the age and the harvest, all occurred within the end of the Jewish age, which age ended in 70 A.D..
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