Montrose Flats, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

03/01/2026

ENGLISH:
*The Trinity & Human Tripartite Nature: A Comparison:
Connecting Christian theology's Trinity (God) to humanity's tripartite nature. Let's break it down:

*The Trinity (God):
- Father, Son (Jesus), Holy Spirit: Three persons, one essence (co-equal, co-eternal).
- Core doctrine in most Christian denominations (Nicene Creed, AD 325).

*Humans (Image of God):
- Tripartite view: Body, Soul, Spirit (1 Thess. 5:23; Heb. 4:12).
- _Not_ identical to the Trinity, but seen by some as a reflection:
- Body (physical) ≈ Son (incarnate Word)
- Soul (mind/emotions/will) ≈ Father (sovereignty, intellect)
- Spirit (connection to God) ≈ Holy Spirit (indwelling)

*Key Differences:
1. Essence: God’s Trinity = co-equal persons; humans = distinct parts of _one_ being.
2. Purpose: Trinity = relational unity; humans = integrated wholeness (body resurrected, soul/spirit eternal).

*Caveat:
- This tripartite view (body/soul/spirit) isn’t universally accepted. Some argue _dichotomy_ (body/soul, spirit=aspect of soul).
- The "image of God" (Gen. 1:27) often interpreted as relational capacity (love, morality), not literal tripartite structure.

*Theologians Supporting Tripartite View:
- Early Church Fathers (e.g., Origen), moderns like Watchman Nee ("The Spiritual Man").
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AFRIKAANS:
*Die Drie-eenheid & Menslike Tripartiete Aard: 'n Vergelyking:
Verbind die Christelike Drie-eenheid (God) met die mens se tripartiete aard. Kom ons kyk daarna:

*Die Drie-eenheid (God):
- Vader, Seun (Jesus), Heilige Gees: Drie persone, een wese (ko-gelyk, ko-eterneel).
- Kernleer in meeste Christelike denominasies (Nikaanse Credo, 325 nC).

*Mense (Beeld van God):
- Tripartiete siening: Liggaam, Siel, Gees (1 Tess. 5:23; Heb. 4:12).
- _Nie_ identies aan die Drie-eenheid nie, maar deur sommige gesien as 'n weerspieëling:
- Liggaam (fisies) ≈ Seun (geïnkarneerde Woord)
- Siel (verstand/emosies/wil) ≈ Vader (soevereiniteit, intellek)
- Gees (verband met God) ≈ Heilige Gees (inwonend)

*Sleutelverskille:
1. Wese: God se Drie-eenheid = ko-gelyke persone; mense = verskillende dele van _een_ wesen.
2. Doel: Drie-eenheid = relasionele eenheid; mense = geïntegreerde geheel (liggaam opgestaan, siel/gees ewig).

*Voorbehoud:
- Hierdie tripartiete siening (liggaam/siel/gees) word nie universeel aanvaar nie. Sommige argumenteer _dichotomie_ (liggaam/siel, gees=aspek van siel).
- Die "beeld van God" (Gen. 1:27) word dikwels geïnterpreteer as relasionele vermoë (liefde, moraliteit), nie letterlike tripartiete struktuur nie.

*Teoloë wat Tripartiete Siening ondersteun:
- Vroeë Kerkvaders (bv. Origen), modernes soos Watchman Nee ("Die Geestelike Mens").

02/01/2026

Biblical vs human traditions: (English/Afrikaans)

■ENGLISH:
Highlighting how the current New Year's celebration doesn't align with biblical timing, but rather with human traditions. Here are the key points:

- *The Calendar We Use*: The Gregorian calendar, which starts on January 1st, was instituted by Julius Caesar and later adjusted by Pope Gregory XIII. January is named after the Roman god Janus, associated with beginnings.
- *Biblical Appointed Times*: Scripture mentions God established His own appointed times (mo'adim) for Israel, which aren't dependent on human calendars or traditions.
- *Disconnect from Biblical Timing*: The current New Year's date doesn't align with the cycle of life, agriculture, or biblical timing, which raises questions about its origins.

The article encourages discernment, reminding followers of the God of Abraham to focus on the Creator's established order. Some argue the Gregorian calendar's roots in paganism and its deviation from lunar cycles (used in biblical times) are reasons to reevaluate modern celebrations.

Here's a summary of the gods' names used for each day and month on the modern calendar:

*Days of the Week:*

- *Monday*: Named after Mani, the Norse goddess of the Moon
- *Tuesday*: Named after Tyr, the Norse god of war (equivalent to Mars)
- *Wednesday*: Named after Odin (Woden), the Norse god of wisdom and war (equivalent to Mercury)
- *Thursday*: Named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder (equivalent to Jupiter)
- *Friday*: Named after F***g, the Norse goddess of love (equivalent to Venus)
- *Saturday*: Named after Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture
- *Sunday*: Named after Sunna (Sol), the Norse goddess of the Sun

*Months of the Year:*

- *January*: Named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and transitions
- *February*: Named after Februa, an ancient Roman festival of purification
- *March*: Named after Mars, the Roman god of war
- *April*: Possibly named after the Latin word "aperire" (to open), or the goddess Aphrodite (Venus)
- *May*: Named after Maia, the Roman goddess of growth and fertility
- *June*: Named after Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth
- *July*: Named after Julius Caesar, Roman dictator
- *August*: Named after Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor
- *September*: Named after the Latin word "septem" (seven), originally the seventh month
- *October*: Named after the Latin word "octo" (eight), originally the eighth month
- *November*: Named after the Latin word "novem" (nine), originally the ninth month
- *December*: Named after the Latin word "decem" (ten), originally the tenth month
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■AFRIKAANS:
Bybelse vs menslike tradisies: Beklemtoon hoe die huidige Nuwejaarsviering nie in lyn is met die Bybelse tydsberekening nie, maar eerder met menslike tradisies.

Hier is die sleutelpunte:

- _Die Kalender wat ons gebruik_: Die Gregoriaanse kalender, wat op 1 Januarie begin, is ingestel deur Julius Caesar en later aangepas deur Pous Gregorius XIII. Januarie is vernoem na die Romeinse god Janus, wat geassosieer word met beginne.
- _Bybelse Bepaalde Tye_: Die Skrif noem dat God sy eie bepaalde tye (mo'adim) vir Israel vasgestel het, wat nie afhanklik is van menslike kalenders of tradisies nie.
- _Ontkoupling van Bybelse Tydsberekening_: Die huidige Nuwejaarsdatum is nie in lyn met die lewensiklus, landbou of Bybelse tydsberekening nie, wat vrae laat ontstaan oor die oorsprong daarvan.

Die artikel moedig onderskeidingsvermoë aan en herinner volgelinge van die God van Abraham om fokus te hou op die Skepper se vasgestelde orde. Sommige argumenteer dat die Gregoriaanse kalender se wortels in paganisme en sy afwyking van maansiklusse (wat in Bybelse tye gebruik is) redes is om moderne vieringe te herevalueer.

Hier is 'n opsomming van die name van die godes wat gebruik word vir elke dag en maand in die moderne kalender:

_Dae van die Week:_
- _Maandag_: Vernoem na Mani, die Noorse godin van die Maan
- _Dinsdag_: Vernoem na Tyr, die Noorse god van oorlog (gelykstaande aan Mars)
- _Woensdag_: Vernoem na Odin (Woden), die Noorse god van wysheid en oorlog (gelykstaande aan Mercurius)
- _Donderdag_: Vernoem na Thor, die Noorse god van donder (gelykstaande aan Jupiter)
- _Vrydag_: Vernoem na F***g, die Noorse godin van liefde (gelykstaande aan Venus)
- _Saterdag_: Vernoem na Saturnus, die Romeinse god van landbou
- _Sondag_: Vernoem na Sunna (Sol), die Noorse godin van die Son

_Maande van die Jaar:_
- _Januarie_: Vernoem na Janus, die Romeinse god van beginne en oorgange
- _Februarie_: Vernoem na Februa, 'n antieke Romeinse fees van reiniging
- _Maart_: Vernoem na Mars, die Romeinse god van oorlog
- _April_: Miskien vernoem na die Latynse woord "aperire" (om te open), of die godin Aphrodite (Venus)
- _Mei_: Vernoem na Maia, die Romeinse godin van groei en vrugbaarheid
- _Junie_: Vernoem na Juno, die Romeinse godin van huwelik en geboorte
- _Julie_: Vernoem na Julius Caesar, Romeinse diktator
- _Augustus_: Vernoem na Augustus Caesar, die eerste Romeinse keiser
- _September_: Vernoem na die Latynse woord "septem" (sewe), oorspronklik die sewende maand
- _Oktober_: Vernoem na die Latynse woord "octo" (agt), oorspronklik die agtste maand
- _November_: Vernoem na die Latynse woord "novem" (nege), oorspronklik die negende maand
- _Desember_: Vernoem na die Latynse woord "decem" (tien), oorspronklik die tiende maand

13/05/2024

DA>ANC forming a Coalition
https://dailyinvestor.com/south-africa/48085/da-will-partner-with-anc-to-avoid-doomsday/

09/07/2023

Life Hacks - 2023

1. If government is involved, avoid it
2. If government supports it, reject it
3. If government says it's safe, it's not
4. If government says it's true, it's false
5. If government wants to help, it won't
6. If government says you need it, you don't

09/07/2023

⚠️ 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗗

The coldest night for 2023 is expected this evening.
This is an urgent reminder to bring your pets inside.

The strong cold front has started to arrive in Gauteng.

Expected temperatures for this evening:

Johannesburg -3
Pretoria -1
Vereeniging -6

It's a common belief that dogs and cats are more resistant than people to cold weather because of their fur, but it's untrue

Like people, cats and dogs are susceptible to frostbite and hypothermia and generally should be kept inside.

𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗦𝗢 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 - 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘

30/06/2023

Die ingrypende betekenis van 16 Junie vir die Boerevolk spruit uit die dag en datum in 1900 toe tydens die Anglo-Boere-oorlog die Engelse volksmoord op die Boerevolk begin uitvoer het. Dit was die dag dat Lord Roberts sy proklamasie ter implementering van die “verskroeide aardebeleid”uitgevaardig het.
As gevolg daarvan het uiteindelik sowat 40 000 kinders, 2 000 vroue en 1 000 bejaarde mans in konsentrasiekampe gesterf. Dit was van 1899 tot 1902.
In proklamasie 5 van 1900 op 16 Junie 1900 het Lord Roberts verklaar: “The houses in the vicinity of the place where the damage is done will be burnt and the principle civil residents will be made prisoners of war.” Soos diere, nee erger, word die Boerevolk se vrouens en kinders in kampe ingedruk waar derduisende van hulle nooit weer uitkom nie...

Hoewel vandag 16 Junie in Suid-Afrika as Jeugdag gevier word en dit ‘n amptelike vakansiedag is, het die datum vir die Boerevolk ingrypende betekenis. Jeugdag is deur die Nuwe Wêreldorde (NWO) en die ANC met propaganda geskep uit die opstand op 16 Junie 1976 van swart leerlinge en studente in Soweto teen Afrikaans as een van die tale van onderrig en teen afsonderlike skole en universiteite.

Omdat hierdie opstand gewelddadig geraak het, moes die polisie naderhand lewendige ammunisie gebruik om wet en orde te handhaaf en in die proses is een skolier, die 16-jarige Hector Pietersen, noodlottig gewond. Uit hierdie gebeure is met vaardige breinspoeling en propaganda die viering van Jeugdag gefabriseer.

Die ironie is egter dat sedert 1994 met die nuwe staatkundige bedeling het die ANC-regering met eskalerende anti-blanke rassediskriminerende wetgewing blanke burgers en in besonder Afrikaners toenemend uit die hoofstroom-ekonomie gedwing. Daarmee het veral uitnemende Afrikaner-entrepreneurskap en -bestuursvaardighede in die slag gebly – die enkele grootste rede vir die ongeëwenaarde werkloosheid onder die jeug onder alle bevolkingsgroepe vandag in Suid-Afrika.

Dit is die tragedie van Jeugdag vandag in die land – meer as 80% van veral swart en bruin jeug is werkloos, met geen werksopleiding en geen vooruitsigte nie. Die gevolg is die enorme toevlug tot dwelms en misdaad. Tot sover Jeugdag.

Die ingrypende betekenis van 16 Junie vir die Boerevolk spruit uit die dag en datum in 1900 toe tydens die Anglo-Boere-oorlog die Engelse volksmoord op die Boerevolk begin uitvoer het. Dit was die dag dat Lord Roberts sy proklamasie ter implementering van die “verskroeide aardebeleid”uitgevaardig het.

As gevolg daarvan het uiteindelik sowat 40 000 kinders, 2 000 vroue en 1 000 bejaarde mans in konsentrasiekampe gesterf. Dit was van 1899 tot 1902.

Hoe vermoor jy ‘n volk se karakter? Jy ontneem haar van haar geskiedenis… Hoe vermoor ‘n volk haar eie karakter? Sy laat dit toe…

In proklamasie 5 van 1900 op 16 Junie 1900 het Lord Roberts verklaar: “The houses in the vicinity of the place where the damage is done will be burnt and the principle civil residents will be made prisoners of war.” Soos diere, nee erger, word die Boerevolk se vrouens en kinders in kampe ingedruk waar derduisende van hulle nooit weer uitkom nie…

Het jy gisteraand koud gekry in jou huis? Het jy vanoggend die koue lug in jou longe gevoel toe jy buite kom? Het jy dalk iewers deur die dag gevoel jy raak honger en is lus vir iets om te eet?

Nou d**k jouself in om in hierdie koue wintersnagte in ‘n dun ou tentjie te lê saam met talle ander mense, terwyl die wind deur die opening sny….honger… koud… siek… D**k jouself in om langs ‘n kind te lê terwyl hy of sy al sagter begin asemhaal en jy weet daardie kind nie die son sal sien opkom nie… D**k jouself in hoe dit moet voel om langs die vlak graffie te staan van ‘n baba…

Ter illustrasie hierdie onderste video.

Mense wonder partykeer hoekom ons 16 Junie Konsentrasiekampdag herdenk… Ons herdenk nie die kampe nie… ons onthou ons mense… Ons onthou die duisende vrouens, kinders en oumensies wat die hoogste offer gebring het vir ‘n volk se strewe na vryheid. Ons onthou die seer, maar ook die moed en durf van ons voorgeslagte wat hierdie onreg moes verduur net sodat die Britte kon toeslaan op die rykdom van die Boerevolk…

Die vraag wat ek en jy moet beantwoord, is eenvoudig: Is ons skaam vir ons geskiedenis? Is ons skaam om ons voorgeslagte se stryd te onthou?

Of…

Herdenk ons op 16 Junie die offer wat ons mense betaal het met trots en deernis?

Ek nooi jou uit om weer van hierdie jaar vandag 16 Junie vir ‘n oomblik stil te raak… Om terug te d**k aan die hel wat ons mense in die konsentrasiekampe moes deurmaak…. Om te verstaan waar ons volk vandaan kom….

Want dan sal jy besef hoekom ons nog steeds hier is en hoekom ons volk ‘n kans het op ‘n toekoms….

16 Junie 2023 verkeer die Boerevolk weer in ‘n voortbestaanskrisis, maar dit is ‘n ander tipe krisis. Die verskil is dat terwyl 16 Junie 1900 agter lê, kan ons op 16 Junie 2023, met Gods genade en hulp, nog iets aan die saak doen.

Met hierdie les uit die verlede en met hierdie uitdaging vir die hede en die toekoms word volstaan as die Nuushoogtepunt vir vandag.
https://fb.watch/luFWe-Kgkf/?mibextid=Nif5oz

02/05/2023

22/04/2023

● Andre De Ruyter Interview Exposing Eskom Corruption 26 Feb 2023: https://fb.watch/jA4qZSmwiv/
• https://fb.watch/k44jmCGetb/?mibextid=Nif5oz
● ANC Corruption Exposed 12 Feb 2023: https://fb.watch/jA4SuaSRvd/
• https://fb.watch/k44jmCGetb/?mibextid=Nif5oz
● ANC Eskom Court Ruling Blocks Free State Town from using Solar Power to reduce Load Shedding 22 April 2023: https://fb.watch/k44TwtWR0L/?mibextid=Nif5oz

07/03/2023

South Africa has more ministers than the US, Germany, and Japan
Bianke Neethling
7 Mar 2023

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s new cabinet has more ministers than the world’s largest and wealthiest countries, including the United States, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

On Monday, Ramaphosa announced a cabinet reshuffle and surprised many people by announcing two new ministries.

• The minister for electricity to deal with the immediate crisis of load-shedding.
• The minister for planning, monitoring and evaluation to focus greater attention on the performance of government.

It increases Ramaphosa’s new cabinet to thirty ministries which makes it one of the largest in the world.

The president said the increase in the number of ministries is a temporary measure and that they are working on rationalising government departments to ensure greater efficiency.

“This work, which will result in the reduction of the number of ministries, will inform the configuration of government going into the next administration,” he said.

Many people criticized South Africa’s bloated cabinet, arguing that it is a waste of money and does not add value to the country.

There are many reasons for South Africa’s bloated cabinet, which include that ministerial positions are used as a reward for political loyalty.

The government is also not incentivised to be efficient. The president often employs a new minister in the hope they would do the work another minister neglects.

The South African constitution does not specify a maximum number of ministers, which empowers the president to employ as many cabinet members as they like.

A cabinet with 15 ministries suggested.
Leon Schreiber, the DA’s shadow minister for public service and administration, exposed that the cabinet is costing taxpayers billions.

He said ministers and deputy ministers employed 624 personal staff members, costing taxpayers R1.9 billion since Ramaphosa took office in February 2018.

He added that ministers and deputy ministers live in 97 state-owned mansions in Pretoria and Cape Town worth nearly R1 billion.

The DA’s plan for the government, set out in its Vision 2029 document, proposed a cabinet of only 15 ministries.

It explained that reconfiguring the executive and realigning some of the associated national departments could save an estimated R4.7 billion per year.

The DA’s plan to only have 15 ministries is in line with many developed economies like Germany and Japan.

Germany has a chancellor, a vice-chancellor, and 15 ministers. Japan has a prime minister and 19 ministers.

These economies are far larger and more complex than South Africa, showing that a lean cabinet can produce great results.

The chart below shows South Africa’s new cabinet size compared to many of the world’s top economies.
https://dailyinvestor.com/south-africa/10576/south-africa-has-more-ministers-than-the-us-germany-and-japan/