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To provide simple, speedy and inexpensive redressal of consumer disputes  Department of Consumer Affairs  offers several services. If you have any grievance against any Brand, Product or Service Provider please refer the following options to raise your voice and exercise your rights: File a complaint online with Consumer Online Resource & Empowerment Centre (CORE) File an online complaint with National Consumer Helpline (NCH) You can call at the  CORE  toll free number 1800-180-4566 National Consumer Helpline (NCH) also provides a National  Toll Free No-1800-11-4000  (for BSNL/MTNL Users); Other users can dial-  011-27006500  (normal call charges applicable) SMS  to  8800939717  can also be sent mentioning the name and city You can also call on the  State Consumer helpline numbers Consumers can also  lodge complaints  with the  District Consumer Forums ,  State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions  and  National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) . An enlightened con

Some Principles of Judgment in Relationships 1. Not to make a personal judgment about any person without knowing the person personally. “Do not judge!” (Matt 7:1) We have no reasons to subscribe to any other person’s judgment about any other person. 2. A person is not what he/she was in the past, but what he/she is in the present – we must be reminded of the power of God that can transform a person in the split of a moment; so, the situation of even an hour ago is not proof enough to make a judgment about the present situation. To condemn anyone as a hopeless situation is to deny the love and the power of God. 3. Christ is the Mediator in all relationships for a Christian. The third principle is central to both 1 and 2 as well. I wish to elaborate my thoughts on 3. The Vertical-Horizontal Mediatorship of Christ Christ not only destroyed the wall of separation between God and man, but also brought down the wall of separation between man and man (Eph.2:11-16). Thus, we not only have peac

-The purpose of the Church is the glory of God (Eph 1:6; 5:27) -The task of the Church is evangelization - making disciples (Matt 28:19,20) -The rule of the Church is love - the command to love God and to love our neighbor as ourselves, which is true piety and religion (Matt 22:37-40; James 1:27). The purpose will be fulfilled, the task will be completed, but the rule of love will abide forever. The purpose must not be confused with the task. The task must not be confused with the rule. The Great Commission is to preach the goodnews to all people. The Great Commandment is to love God with our entire being and to love our neighbor as ourselves. Social justice, liberation, mercy, and caring for the poor is an expression of who we are; salvation of souls, spiritual transformation, and discipleship is the reason why we are here on earth.

The Hebrew word for "Glory" used in the Old Testament is kabod and it signifies "glory, honour, glorious, abundance, riches honour, splendour, glory, dignity, reputation, reverence". The New Testament Greek word is doxa and signifies "splendour, brightness, magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, grace, majesty". The Bible talks about the glory of the sun, the moon, and the stars. "There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory." (1Co 15:40-41 NKJ) It mentions a woman's hair as being her glory (1Cor.11:15) and says that the "glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is their gray head." (Pro 20:29 NKJ) However, all glory of creation is momentary and fleeting. But, God'

2 Tim.1:3-7 Fear is the mega killer. Fear cripples, paralyses, torments, kills. Gary Whetstone: False Evidence Appearing Real Roosevelt : The most fearful thing to fear is fear itself. Timothy might have been a timid person (1Cor.16:10-11; 1Tim.4:12) Reasons to be Fearful 1. Background: Acts 16 (Cf. Judges 6. Gideon had the same problem) 2. Age: Timothy was a youth (1Tim.4:12). Such was the problem also of Jeremiah. 3. Loneliness: Timothy was alone in Ephesus. (Cp. Elijah’s loneliness, Moses’ loneliness) 4. Context: Ephesus was a big city. There was the huge Diana’s Temple, one of the Seven Wonders of the world. Timothy was from a small town. Reasons to be Fearless 1. A Legacy of Faith (2Tim.1:4-5). He had the heritage of saints. He was surrounded by a cloud of witnesses (Heb.12:1). 2. Gift of God Inside (2Tim.1:6). 3. Spirit of Power , Love, and Self-Disciplines (2Tim.1:7). Enemies of Courage 1. Immediate Perception. What we see, hear, sense. Threat, Panic. (e.g. The Anakites) Cond