New Years Resolutions ...

New Years resolutions: "If you don't write them down you won't do them"!

"No... If you don't do them you won't do them".   lol... 

My New Years resolutions are many. And since I'm depending on The Lord to see me through them according to His will, it is within my closet in prayer, that I hope to find the grace from God to help me see them through.  

In Jesus' Name. 

Peace in 2016

The Gospel Of Jesus Christ in 2016..

May the Gospel continue to go forth in 2016 throughout the whole world, as is the will of God.   Here is the Gospel (as borrowed by a brethren in the Lord on FB).

Many resolutions will be made tonight; most will be unfulfilled. Praying the Lord will change hearts for eternity, as He is the only everlasting hope for mankind. May the gospel of Jesus Christ and the salvation He offers to those who repent and trust in Him go forth tonight.

What Is The Gospel?

(Adapted from The Gospel and Personal Evangelism by Mark Dever, p. 43)

The gospel is the good news about what Jesus Christ has done to reconcile sinners to God. Here’s the whole story:

The one and only God, who is holy, made us in his image to know him (Gen. 1:26-28).

But we sinned and cut ourselves off from him (Gen. 3; Rom. 3:23).

In his great love, God sent his Son Jesus to come as king and rescue his people from their enemies—most significantly their own sin (Ps. 2; Luke 1:67-79).

Jesus established his kingdom by acting as both a mediating priest and a priestly sacrifice—he live a perfect life and died on the cross, thus fulfilling the law himself and taking on himself the punishment for the sins of many (Mark 10:45; John 1:14; Heb. 7:26; Rom. 3:21-26, 5:12-21); then he rose again from the dead, showing that God accepted his sacrifice and that God’s wrath against us had been exhausted (Acts 2:24, Rom. 4:25).

He now calls us to repent of our sins and trust in Christ alone for our forgiveness (Acts 17:30, John 1:12). If we repent of our sins and trust in Christ, we are born again into a new life, an eternal life with God (John 3:16).

Now that’s good news.

A good way to summarize this good news is to biblically unpack the words God, Man, Christ, Response.

God. God is the creator of all things (Gen. 1:1). He is perfectly holy, worthy of all worship, and will punish sin (1 John 1:5, Rev. 4:11, Rom. 2:5-8).

Man. All people, though created good, have become sinful by nature (Gen. 1:26-28, Ps. 51:5, Rom. 3:23). From birth, all people are alienated from God, hostile to God, and subject to the wrath of God (Eph. 2:1-3).

Christ. Jesus Christ, who is fully God and fully man, lived a sinless life, died on the cross to bear God’s wrath in the place of all who would believe in him, and rose from the grave in order to give his people eternal life (John 1:1, 1 Tim. 2:5, Heb. 7:26, Rom. 3:21-26, 2 Cor. 5:21, 1 Cor. 15:20-22).

Response. God calls everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and trust in Christ in order to be saved (Mark 1:15, Acts 20:21, Rom. 10:9-10).

THE WORD FOR TODAY- 1 John Chapt. 5

THE WORD FOR TODAY:

1 JOHN 5:

-Jesus has overcome the world and thus YOU can overcome the world also.
-Jesus is The Son of GOD
-Assurance of Salvation
-The Triune God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit


Overcoming the World


Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

Jesus is the Son of God

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.


Purpose and Concluding Remarks


These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

Secularism = Death...

Why would anyone raised knowing that there are immediate and eternal consequences to their actions damn themselves if not because they have an ideology void of these fears?

Ugly ideologies that depletes the heart and mind of guilt, fear, self respect, judgment and eternal consequences.  

When they're taught and convinced that there are NO inherent consequences either while they live nor after they die, ... what is there to lose??

If the most they can fear is 3 hot meals a day, shelter, a bed, at other people's expense, and sharing a prison life with people just like them is all they'll have to endure... what's to stop anyone from committing evil acts w/in a community that already doesn't know or care whether they exist??  

There is something to our outlaw-renegade, violent and narcissistic culture mixed w/ the new secularist ideology that teaches that there is no higher accountability and  creates the type of things that plague our nation in these mass shooting - murder/suicides.  

While we see the degrading of our historical Christian principles, we also see the increase of a higher depravity.


This is what is happening in our culture.  The separation of God from our consciousness early on in our lives creates this Frankenstein monster within our society. 


It's NOT the increase of Guns in our homes but the increase of guns in our hearts that is the problem.  If we keep our guns where they belong - stored away safely, but get them out of our music, movies and entertainment, we're surely not to create that angry, lustful and selfish ogre we're seeing more and more these days. 


But it starts very early on w/in the conscience of every individual. 


Many will say, "Why do you have to feed people religion in order to teach and foster responsibility and a moral conscience"??...

Well, as we know most people won't turn into that ogre and will actually learn respect for humanity, their neighbors, etc.
because it's common sense and the moral understanding floats around separate from its original source of origin to people's benefit when practiced.  


But the increase of these terrible cases only demonstrates that teaching and knowing "why" these principles are needed is of utmost importance.  


And just singing kumbaya and playing John Lennon songs won't do it.  

An army of Mother Theresas and Ghandis won't either! 

Bottom line, people need to know and truly believe in what they're being taught and why.  There has to be a foundation to any belief system, and if you can plug a hole into it, it can all come tumbling down and create a void.  


People need the Truth.


But today, instead of using a Biblical template for morality, justice, education, responsibility and service we're using a template that isn't grounded on anything other than man's lustful impulses of greed, anger, laziness, fornication, self gratification and pride, etc.  

If there isn't something to harness those already ugly impulses that exist in every human being, then they're free to grow and increase to the peril of any community.


So how can we question the occurrences of these things happening within our culture??


Naturally, where a culture rejects those former principles, they become even more aggressive in the pull away from it, and its results all the more extreme. 


Yet we see more and more that where Godly principles have been attacked the most is within our schools and within our families. Keeping our children from learning God's moral laws as absolute, pushing secularism further into philosophy in the universities, and even accountability within our courthouses and government.

It's a recipe for disaster. 
Thus, look at us now.   


To top it off, depravity then hides the smoking gun behind its back, and denies the true cause of the problem.  It tries to deny the obvious by relying on flawed statistics that enters "lies in, and gets more lies coming out".   Just like Romans Chapt. 1 speaks about the "suppressing of Truth", denial sets in.


As always, certain extreme political elements of the media want to divert the attention of the real problem we're having in our country by desperately grabbing at straws, and point the blame somewhere else.   The recent mass shooting at a SC abortuary, was blamed on a man who they're trying to call a "Christian terrorist".  It's embarrassing for them because it demonstrates how desperate they are at trying to take the attention away from the mass murders that take place every within those abortuaries by blaming the event on a religious ideology that almost doesn't exist anymore.  A religious ideology that #1, hasn't been seen since perhaps the Crusades of the Catholic faith, and #2, can never be (by definition nor actions) "Christian".   

Christianity is defined by a standard set apart by Jesus Christ Himself, and if you don't meet His standard (clearly seen in the Bible), it's utter foolishness to define it as Christian.  

In fact, the term, "Christian terrorism" is an oxy moron unless of coarse, you're referring to the "terrorizing the EVIL out of someone to pure love and forgiveness".... 

He he he.... But that's definitely not what the God haters are referring to.  :)


The man in that recent case, was known to have a huge criminal record, was not registered as a conservative/ Republican, and had no affiliation to the Pro-Life cause. 

But of coarse, God haters waste themselves in their efforts to commit the sin of baring false witness on God's people, and for that - they'll have their reward. 




 
How further down hill can we go before we recognize, there's no going back up??


We pray for our country and that God raise REAL leaders with personal conviction to get us going in the right direction before it's ultimately, too late.  

 "But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death."
 - Proverbs 8:36

Whoopi Golberg believes Hitler was holy...

.. when she says, "Hitler was Christian"!... 

Why is it that people use the expression, "If it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck,.. it's a duck"!

And yet, they don't want to use that same formula to know what a true Christian is. I mean, it's pretty easy to define a person (on a human level) by their actions.

A person isn't a Christian because they identify themselves as one - but because they live according to God's Word, The Bible.

A profession of faith might be all you need for other religions but NOT for True Christianity.
This is why the argument that Christians were part of the Inquisition, Crusades, American slavery, etc. has never worked because none of that can be justified in New Testament teaching. Lame arguments use these historical items against Christianity when found in scripture but those arguments fall flat when we see that the mere mention of certain historical events in the Bible does not equate with how the new covenant mandates us to live today as Christ followers.

If Christians are supposed to be "Christ-followers", and Goldberg calls Hitler a Christian, then she's basically saying that Hitler was "Christ-like"... and she just blasphemed the name of Christ.  Because what identifies a Christian is HOW they live, NOT solely what they profess. 


Jesus said, "You'll know them by their fruits".  It helps to know about the Godly fruits that define a child of God by way of knowing scripture because the Bible lays them out pretty clearly on what the fruits of the Spirit are.  And these fruits of the Spirit of God define Jesus' character:

 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law".- Galatians 5:22-23

YET, people like whoopi Goldberg say dumb things like, "Hitler was a Christian".
When Goldberg and people like her say things like that they put over their heads the condemnation that comes on people who blaspheme God's name and character, and falsely accuse the children of The Most High. It's not very wise to align oneself with the judgement that has fallen on all those who by that same manner have bared false witness on God's martyred saints throughout history.

"It's a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the Living God".
The persecution of the saints which we see going on all over the world today and for 2 thousand years, always starts with disparaging, and then all- out calling "good evil and evil good".

God says, "Woe to you who put light for darkness and darkness for light"!
Those that bare the name of Christ ARE NOT those who simply profess to be one with Christ, but those who DO THE WILL OF GOD AND KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD. And "You'll know them by their fruits"...

Jesus said, "Why do you call me Lord, and NOT do what I say"?
The Apostle James said, "Be DOERS of the Word and not hearers only".
It's clear, You're not in Christ by profession alone but by being a physical witness of Him who empowers us to live according to His will through the power of His Holy Spirit (John 3:3)
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Woe to those who incite violence against the saints of God by baring false witness against them! "REPENT, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand"!

The right foundation...

Worldly believers:

At some point within your religious/carnal perspective on life, you're going to run into the conflict of reconciling your faith to your actual life, and then find yourself questioning the sincerity of your faith to your level of hypocrisy.

"Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the rock. And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof."

Matthew Chapt. 7

ONE CHANCE - ONE LIFE:

The Bible says, "NOW is the day of salvation"!  

It talks about a specific time of ones TIME to believe.  We not perceive when that time is for us, but the Bible teaches that this time to REPENT and call out to God is limited.  

Luke Chapter 16:

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 “There was a rich man who was clothed in epurple and fine linen and fwho feasted sumptuously every day.20 And at his gate gwas laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,21 who desired to be fed with hwhat fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.22 The poor man died and was carried by ithe angels jto Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried,23 and in kHades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and lsaw Abraham far off and Lazarus jat his side. 24 And he called out, m‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and ncool my tongue, for oI am in anguish in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that pyou in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’ 27 And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house—28 for I have five brothers—so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’ 29 But Abraham said, ‘They have qMoses and the Prophets; rlet them hear them.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, sfather Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31 He said to him, ‘If they do not hear qMoses and the Prophets, tneither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’"

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What "Potty Mouth" reveals...

Today it's everywhere... On the street, on TV, in music, in what we read, and even in common conversation!   Profane language, cussing and cursing!

People will tell you it's normal, it's modern, they'll tell you it's how they express themselves, and some people will even tell you they can't communicate without an occasional case of "sewer mouth".

Comedians can't be funny without "toilet mouth", music can't be cool without "fecal language", and even art can't be artistic without "pornographic smuttiness".   And it's no longer the biker, truck driver or ex-con sitting in prison.

Common folk - modern times!   Far from positive progression in the culture but simply accepted.   So much so, that if one has a problem with it, THEY are the problem not the one with "excrement speech".

Well, it's the way of the world.   However, when it's also the way of those who profess themselves "Christian", they are misrepresenting God, blaspheming His Holy name, and doing so in His presence.  Perhaps the world doesn't care about the state of their heart before a holy God but "Christians" should.

It's a serious thing if they see no problem with it because it demonstrates severe ignorance of God's Word and warnings.  It demonstrates no fear of God and evidence of false conversion or in the least, lack of Spiritual discernment/maturity.   People who continue to profess to be Christian and continue to use profane language might be demonstrating evidence of a lack of regeneration. 


Here is what God's Word has to say about it:

"O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment."

- Matthew 12:34-36

  

"But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him." -  Colosians 3:8-10

Go through the Psalms and you'll learn that our many ways of expressing anything as humans; whether we speak, sing or play music, our expressions are created by God to give praise to Him.  Our ability to express was not given to us to exhalt evil but to praise, speak His Truth, and glorify God.

 "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer." - Psalm 19:14

All bad habits are able to be broken especially when we are endowed by the gifts of God's holy Spirit who comes to live and dwell within us.   And so we can never exhalt Him who is perfectly holy and pure with profanity.  God forbid. 

"Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called," - Ephesians 4:1



"Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers."
   - Ephesians 4:29

And it continues to say:   

"Do not grieve the Holy Spirit". - Ephesians 4:30

"Don't Worry, Be Happy Already"!!! ...

... And I guess if you just can't get "happy", oh how unhappy you'll be!  If only it was as easy as flipping on a switch.

Again, Joel Osteen is a motivational speaker and not a true herald of The Gospel of Christ.   A free floating message like the above, can only come AFTER an even greater message of Biblical Truth that points to Christ Himself.


Denying the reality that it's okay for humans to have crappy days, and even worst, suggesting that we should always be in control of our moods is just plain wrong. 


Being conscious of your mood is one thing but without a source to anchor you to reality, you'll be grasping at the air, and coming back for more "happy" words day after day. 

You can't tell people to be happy - just for the sake of being happy! 


That's like saying "HAVE FAITH"!....  Faith in what???


Haven't we yet learned the "Mind over matter" deal just doesn't work??


This false teaching is obviously from the ancient pagan hindu religions that teach of some super power we supposedly have within ourselves to change ourselves.  But this runs completely opposite to Biblical truth.  



The inability to change ourselves is then the two-edged sword that will then convict of us failing to do so, when we continue to have difficulties in life - or even a normal bad day at the office.  

Sure, there are some people who have strong wills and might even be able to temporarily change their moods with positive thinking. But the greater message (above) should not be about fixing a temporary mood swing but instead having a permanent world view that one can always rely on as a foundation for one's soul in permanent hope for life.

Truth without a foundation is no longer Truth!  We all must have an non-shifting foundation of Truth in order to utilize it as a source.


GOD IS THE TRUTH:

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of all wisdom". - Proverbs 1.

But the Truth is that God is ALWAYS on the Throne.  So no matter what type of day or mood we're having, if we center our day and our existance, and purpose on Him, and what the Bible states about life and reality, we know regardless, we're going to be okay.

It's pretty much as real as understanding that "IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT US".  .... It's about God... 24/7.  

Notice how the more we make our lives about US, the more worries, pressures, stress, expectations, etc. we seem to have.  

Living a "self centered" life has it's consequences.

This is because many times we depend our "happiness" to be based on how much material resources we have stocked up.   We make our relationships, our incomes, our future, our past, our present, and our self-imposed expectations the center of our universe.   

But knowing that we're RIGHT with God and knowing Him; cultivating a desire to serve Him, we find our contentment in Knowing that we are forgiven and live in His favor.

This is the true source of REAL joy.  


But the issue with God's Truth is that we need to actually KNOW and BELIEVE what the Bible states in order for us to apply it to our lives!    This is advice you probably won't find Osteen giving his followers.  If he did he'd probably have less followers because people would be dealing with their thirst on Godly wisdom and not man's wisdom.  

"On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive,.."

    - John Chapt. 7

 "Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.” - John Chapt. 4

But Osteen's adivce is the very popular idea that you have to "pick yourself up by your own bootstraps" - a concept that might not work for someone who has to walk 20 miles every day for a bucket of clean water. 

If a gospel doesn't work EVERYWHERE around the world, it's a false gospel.


The great evil of listening to this man and others like him speak is that for those who can't possibly "pick themselves up by their own bootstraps", they'll feel like they fail every day, and they'll have nothing but self defeat, learned helplessness, depression, and anxiety to follow.


Whereas, a person who understands The Gospel of Christ and who lives by it, finds it necessary to KNOW GOD, abide by His teachings, and loving Him finds a real balance between our every day struggles, shifting moods, and maintains their source of strength from God's Truth and promises -  NOT THEIR personal abilities.


Knowing that IN CHRIST, and in Christ alone, HE IS OUR SOURCE OF STRENGTH if we truly believe.


Believing this gives us a REAL fighting chance because it's not just our struggle anymore but we have BY PROMISE, divine help from above.   When those crappy dark clouds come, they might knock us down but by faith, we KNOW we'll be getting up from them as soon as we remember that He is our anchor to reality. 

Jesus says.... "Seek FIRST the kingdom of Heaven and all it's righteousness, and (THEN) all these things (life's necessities)  will be added to you". 
  - Matthew 6:33

 

Jesus says.... "If you want to save your life, for my sake LOSE IT... and (ONLY THEN) will you FIND IT".
   - Matthew 10:39

The Bible teaches that it was never nor ever will ever be by WORLDLY WISDOM that we can reach the knowledge of God and Truth....  Only through the perceived silliness of the Cross.  (The Gospel).  In humility and only through the Gospel of Christ.
 (1 Corinthians 1:21)


If we look to man's wisdom.... Worldly wisdom, we will ALWAYS be lead astray.   


Our strength WILL indeed sometimes fall short, and that's okay because we are only human. 

But the Apostle Paul said:  "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me".
   - Philippians 4:13

The Lord, Jesus said:  "Apart from me you can do NOTHING".

- John 15:5

"Delight yourself IN the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart."- Psalm 37:4

"HAPPINESS", isn't promised to anyone while on this earth... but TRUTH is offered to EVERYONE.  And only in the fullness of Christ's truth is true joy found.

The language used in the scriptures to address suffering is usually regarded to those who suffer loss for the sake of Christ which is no "self-centered" but God-centered.  But indeed, in encapsulates all suffering including disease, famines, nakedness... etc.    Yet none of these things can separate us from the love of God which should be our center or worship. 

"... No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans Chapt. 8

How much time do you think you have??

HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE??

Eternal life is potentially 2 seconds away!

Not all of us lives to a ripe old age... 

NOW is the time to call out to The Lord!

"'AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.'" - Acts 2:21

Every one has an appointed day of death and then the judgment! 

(Hebrews 9:27)

LUKE Chapt. 13:

"There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”

"UNLESS YOU REPENT, YOU WILL ALL ALSO PERISH".

"... behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation"

- 2 Corinthians 6:2

From Mockers to Murderers! ..

 In the last days, history will repeat itself. Christians will be falsely accused for many sins and crimes in public.  Christians have been characterized as being less than intelligent, backwards, unloving, judgmental, terrorists, anti-American, etc. 

Christian organizations have already been publicly labeled terror groups simply for having a different perspective from the current political establishment. 

And when the sarcasm and disparaging comes directly from the top of our government, all the more you are going to see the ripple effects of anti-Christian sentiment. 


And now we're seeing the increase of Christian demonizing in media and published commentaries, by distorting Christian understanding and indoctrination based on pure lies and false witnessing. 

But from the beginning, anyone and everyone who has lived to abide by God's laws has been accused of evil in order to find the excuse to justify putting a stop to their voice.  This is how Jesus was Crucified, this is how all the apostles were martyred, and The Bible prophesies more of it leading to our Lord's return.


And that is why from the beginning, God stamped it into His law:

Commandment #9:   

"Thou shalt not bare false witness against your neighbor". 

It is absolutely vile to accuse someone of something treacherous they haven't committed or to deceitfully mis-characterize them with evil intent.

The Word of God is filled with warnings to those who bare false witness, and one of the titles of Satan himself is "The Accuser of the brethren".

"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders."- Matthew 15:19



"Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!"- Isaiah 5:20

Deuteronomy Chapt. 19:  Woe to false witnesses!!

"The judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely, then you shall do to him as he had meant to do to his brother. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. And the rest shall hear and fear, and shall never again commit any such evil among you. Your eye shall not pity. It shall be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot."

"A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will [perish) and not escape ." - Proverbs 19:5,9

So what was and continues to be a silly little comedian's joke poking fun at Christianity will one day soon be public beatings in the town square. 

2000 years of Christian history proves that the baring of false witness has always accompanied Christian persecution.   


Pray for more of God's grace of strength, courage and The Lord's soon return!   Maranatha!

You have eyes, BUT CAN YOU SEE??...

 What we're seeing is perhaps what some call the "globalist elite", people of clandestine economic powers pulling a strong influence in economic, political and cultural worldly platforms to ultimately change the culture here in the US but also around the world.  

Monstrosities of elite power structures that have sucked in governments and have the world slowly going in their direction for absolute control of the world and all of its natural resources.  

A bit of research will back up that many renowned political figures of the past have fought and spoken out against globalist agendas that they believed were always trying to gain power.   Many of our founding fathers spoke against them and worked to fight off big money corporations having monopolies over huge segments of society, etc.     The world has always been in a continuous tension over competing philosophies to gain or restrict influence for the purpose of gaining power. 


The reason and cause:  POWER, GREED AND SELFISHNESS



And if you could trace deep and further into the core of this conglomerate of deceptions and agendas of dominance, you'll come face to face with the throne of Satan himself.

The Bible is clear that the evil one's influence on the world in the last days will become more and more evident (to those who can see and are truly Spiritual, having discernment from the Holy Spirit) and it'll be manifested by the increase of idolatry, hatred of God, crime, confusion, deception, apostasy, lawlessness, and all types of evil. 

Only fools can argue that all these things are not on the rise around the world?


This is what we're seeing today more and more.   The world denies it and they can't see it.  But the Bible makes it clear that this is how the world will respond to the Truth anyway so that we as believers can understand what is going on.

The Bible says that "The whole world lies in the lap of the evil one".  On who's influence the world is captured and lured into to do his will like a slave serving his master. 

The Bible teaches that Satan is God's devil, and God uses EVIL FOR GOOD.   Many times, God has used evil empires for the purpose of bringing judgement upon disobedience when the land needed to puke out the iniquities within it.  


In these last days, the only thing we can reach out and grab for understanding is the Truth of God's Word which not only teaches us, it directs us, and nourishes for strength.  


2 Corinthians Chapt. 4:   The Apostle Paul said:

"Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.

And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ".

“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;"

- Romans 4:7

"He who has ears, listen"!

Are you still an enemy of God??

"And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach— if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister."  - Colossians 1:21,22

    "For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life." - Romans 5:10

"Don't be stupid, God is not mocked"...

Dear Christian, think about what it means to engage in collective humor concerning God and the Bible.

Sure enough, we've come across videos, posts on social media regarding humor meant to lighten people up.   Many times, religion or Christianity is the brunt of the jokes, and sometimes, the motive isn't even "intended" to be bad or insulting.

However, because of the culture we live in, superficial humor concerning God and the Bible should never be taken lightly. 

Unlike what we've seen with Muslim terrorists, no true Christian would ever find it within their place to physically lash out at any false characterization of God because God can defend Himself, and already has.   But it's improper to engage in superficial humor concerning God, Christianity and Christian doctrine because of the God-less culture we're living in. 

It's obvious that we're not living in a God-fearing culture but instead we're living in an ever-descending morality-stricken culture.   And since there is so much ignorance and denial of what is clearly taught in the Bible, to make light of ignorance or false characterizations of Christianity is literally to become one with God haters and deniers.   

Instead, we're supposed to be reaching out into the world to rip people apart from eternal darkness, and spreading the Gospel of Christ. 

Mockery of God in any extent is the opposite of bringing souls to Christ.  The Gospel is said to be "foolishness to those who are perishing", therefore, mocking Christianity is shooting oneself in the foot, and allowing your neighbor to chuckle their way into damnation. 

A "Christian" who aligns him/herself with people who mock God in any way takes lightly the blood Jesus shed on the cross for their depraved sins.  

There's nothing funny about an eternal life without God, and when we foolishly make light of God, we're lying about His true holiness, love for the world and we're helping those around us desensitize their hearts to God.    

God will hold us accountable.   Making light of God in any way defames Him, blasphemes Him, and demonstrates how we we ourselves hold God in our hearts.  


"Don't be fooled, God is not mocked; for whatever you sow, you'll also reap".

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Truth, Ignorance and Fear...

Truth, Ignorance and Fear :

Kindness and love is of the Lord.  And the best way to understand and focus on that kindness, love and goodness is to make it part of our giving to others every day within our own personal lives.    It's commanded by The Lord, Jesus Christ, and central to the Christian faith.
 
But equally important, is not ignoring the reality of the evil that is before us.  Lets understand these things that are happening around us so that we can go before our God for Spiritual strength to deal with them. 

Ignoring evil won't make it go away. Singing out loud, turning the channel or commitments to happy and positive thinking won't either.


But understanding it, and preparing our hearts in The Lord will strengthen us so that we can in turn, prepare our loved ones.    Many times, Jesus told His disciples that He told and warned them of things to come in order that they be strengthened when it comes to pass.    In other words, if we have strong faith in our Lord who is in control of everything - even of the seas, sin and death... we will have our faith stirred up and strengthened knowing that what He warned us about is actually happening. 


There is a lot happening today that many refuse to present before their consciences but the results of denying these realities will have them suffering greatly when it impacts them directly and personally. 


But for all those who love the truth outside of their own self-interest and who are willing to submit to the Truth Jesus died to bring us, those are they that will able to discern right from wrong, and light from darkness. 

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The world is truly in chaos. 
What should we do with all the migrants that are coming from all those war-torn countries?   Some of which could very well be terrorists looking to access the west to gather, and plot more evil on our soil.  The evil of extreme Islam has scattered people away from their homes, and now the refugee problem is staggering.  Most countries are NOT prepared to deal with so many people, and their economies will be stressed to assist them.   How can we separate who is bent on harm from those who truly need humanitarian aid??

Can we trust our media:

We consider ourselves to be a free country, yet at the same time, I don't think anyone would argue against the popular criticism that Americans are very ignorant about what goes on outside of the US.     The only real way to know or have a better understanding of the world around us is through the internet - if one is determined enough to seek out this information. 

But for the majority of Americans, while we're extremely concerned with what we call "media" and "news", as well as entertainment and sports, ... there are things going on in the world that if we were made aware of could better educate us.   Having this wider knowledge would mature our opinions instead of keeping us boxed in a limited left/right political template. 

So then why is our international coverage in the media so limited?  Why are we so zoned in to entertainment and distractions in our daily lives?   Could it be that it's purposely constructed this way to sedate our convictions and passions on the issues regarding justice, truth, good and evil? Could it be that having a better understanding of international events and politics around the world could widen our sence of justice, truth and falsehoods with respect to how things are going here at home?

Could it be that while the world moves on to major and generational impactful life events, the "powers that be", want us sedated and hypnotized within our own individual boxes?

Think about it. 

Question: What percentage of truth within a theory does it take to create a "conspiracy theory"?        Asking questions won't make you crazy... but refusing knowledge will surely make you a do-do bird.   :)

God bless you.

Pope Francis: Priests Can Forgive Abortion...

... Pope Francis: Priests Can Forgive Abortion If Women Are ‘Contrite’.

But sadly, most people don't know that the pope himself, has NO power to forgive sins 
In fact, even sadder... most people don't know why they believe what they believe.  

And yet, all it takes to know what the Roman Catholic Church believes and teaches is by picking up any 'Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church' book at any public library.   You can order one for perhaps $2.00 on Amazon or find one in any used book shop.  

By doing just a bit of research into the religion that one has applied to ones life for the sake of ones soul, a person can learn what they believe and why.   A little research can teach a person about Roman Catholic History from its inception to how it entered ones own family, and why.  

The Bible states that,   

"For lack of knowledge my people perish".  - Hosea 4:6 

"There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death."
- Proverbs 16:25

So how important is it to at least know what one truly believes about the major important things of ones life?  ( life, death, God, Heaven, Hell, Sin, Forgiveness, etc.)    

I think we would all agree that the saddest thing to see is a person unknowingly STUCK in any routine of bondage that leads to self destruction - whether physically or mentally.

Here is a link on Amazon to order your book of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and learn for yourself the actual doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church system.  


 Catechism of the Catholic Church

 

 Now watch this video of Pastor John MacArthur explaining some of the basic distinctions of Roman Catholicism to true Biblical doctrines.   

Richard Bennett is a former Roman Catholic priest of 22 years who is the founder of Berean Beacon.org.  On his website he has a wealth of videos, mp3 downloads and teaching resources for people to learn about the Roman Catholic Church history and its doctrines.  There are testimonials of many who were once Catholics but who have since come to understand the true saving message of The Gospel of Jesus Christ.  

It is absolutely clear that like many religious denominations and traditions, it is extremely difficult to break free from mindsets that are anchored in customs and family traditions.  But also true is the fact that nothing can hold down a person who is absolutely committed to the love and knowledge of absolute truth.  A personal and sincere love and loyalty to absolute truth has consistently proven to break people free from ALL strongholds.  

While MANY walk through life with the attitude that says ... "Just lie to me"...  and desire to just get by without stirring their souls of anything undesirable in life.   There are those few who hunger, thirst, toss and turn for Truth.   We might not fully know at the time that this is something within us but TRUTH calls at the souls of these particular individuals, and they'll continue searching until they find what they're looking for.   These are the ones who are willing to gladly submit to Truth wherever it leads them.    

"To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice." - John 18:37

Check out Berean Beacon.org And learn about Roman Catholicism! 


My prayer is that all people of good conscience would stop and consider what they believe and why ... and continue to cultivate a hunger for the Truth.   Because if we're lovers of truth, and we continue searching with all our hearts and minds willing to submit to wherever that search takes us,   ... We can be lead there by God Himself.

Lets have honest - open heart prayer to God that He reveal His Truth to us, and that He open up His understanding, as His will would have it for His glory not ours.   Amen. 

“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”- John 8:31-32

 

Another Virginia Multiple Murder-Suicide:

Another depraved multi-murder suicide in Virginia!

Check the link above for details:


 A reporter and her camera man were fatally shot on live TV, and the depraved murderer later kills himself after he faxes suicide note to ABC news. 


All evidence points to an extremely angry and warped individual who complained of being discriminated against for being Black and "gay".  Reports say he had various problems with other past employers also.

But when they speak of this person in the media, the main thing you hear is always the same rhetoric about gun violence and mental illness.  Indeed, in this country there is a problem with gun violence and definitely issues with the mentally ill, but the problem here was way beyond that.  In this case, as is in most of these murder-suicide cases plaguing our nation (and the world), the issue no one wants to talk about is the increased loss of sanctity for human life.

And the increased depravity only rides on the waves of the consequence of gun violence and mental illness.  But you won't hear that in the media or in popular talk.  The only way to explain this is by deflecting the blame elsewhere.   These things become political extremely fast. 

This man stated in his suicide note that he planned this two months prior to the event when he acquired the gun and praised past murder-suicide killers calling one of them, "My boy".    This man was not mentally ill because he knew exactly what he was doing and planned it.

"What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.

You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”?  But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”  Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.  Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.  Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you."

- James Chapt. 4

 

Trump's Dump on Immigration:

Not that many think he's going to go "all the way" anyway...

but as an American citizen I am more concerned with the muck and mire this man is stirring up regarding his recent immigration plan for America.  Especially during a time when people are trying to prove that there is an out of control racial problem in the country.   

So far, the only evidence of a racial problem I'm seeing is a display of conflict happening in our inner-cities where people are trying to demonstrate that we're having race problems between Blacks and White law enforcement. 

Although, there is a problem in this regard (always has been), the cause of all this goes far beyond the black/white race issue the liberal media is trying to errect and sustain.  I believe it is more about the lack of jobs, the increased lawlessness, flawed politics, etc. in our neighborhoods, and it'll obviously fester and erupt more in the poorer communities first.   

But anyone who thinks that Trump's immigration plan is the most reasonable immigration plan out there, has probably stopped reasoning a very long time ago.

It's only because of our crazy fear of political correctness and compramised culture that we're even being entertained by Donald Trump.  

Who in their right mind would want such a "reality TV"- egocentric personality running the country?  And if he's that way now, imagine what he'll be like when he's president.

In fact, the 14th Amendment protects American citizenship, and he would have to eradicate it or amend it in order to legally strip citizenship.    Hasn't the right been complaining of our current presidential administration attacking and trying to eradicate the constitution??

The heart that can condone the dissemination of 12 million families demonstrates a hardness beyond measure.

It's the human sin nature on display when people take the extreme view of hating their neighbor who they don't know, can't idenfity with, and continue fighting not to uncover their Darwinian racial suppremacy that gives birth to prejudice.    

We live in a land that rips apart its babies, sells his/her body parts for profit; a land where we attack the moral and social institutions that God has given us for our own generational prosperity.  And according to many who are listening to Trump - a land where we strip citizenships from Americans just to get at their undocumented relatives.  All to ease their economical insecurities and fears.

The heart that could strip citizenships from people in order to rip apart 12 million families and kick them out of their own country is similar to the heart that could likewise strip the personhood away from a baby in the safety of his/her womb, and sell the body parts.   Why? ... Because it's equally an attack on their neighbor, and a stripping away of their personhood.

The best arguments I've heard for similar extreme immigration solutions appeal to a lot of sentimentality like... 

"My great grandfather came here with only a quarter and built New York City with his own teeth,...and he did it legally"... 

"Too many of them are criminals coming through the border"... 

"We can't afford to sustain all these illegal ailiens"...

Many of these do have some truth to them but NONE of them "Trumps", (pun intended) the reality of the greater evil and tragedy of an extreme immigration plan like that of the extreme right.   

 

Truth is, many proud and good standing Americans who are children of undocumented people are extremely valuable to our economy.  Many are professionals and tax--paying citizens, and the country would suffer to strip their citizenships and deport them.

Most undocumented people did not hop the border but over-stayed their visas, and our country has for decades allowed the breaking of the laws by both democrats and republican politics.  Only after our country experienced an economic hit did we then turn around and start picking on our lower income hardworking neighbors.  How messed up is that!

If we care so much about the breaking of laws, perhaps then we should punish ourselves for breaking our own immigration laws, waiving a juicy steak over a hungry man's face, and then hiring him illegally, so we can then separate  American families.

Not that it's okay to break the law, but two wrongs never make a right, and we need to discern when the pot is calling the kettle black.  

Our Christian leaders need to speak out about these things and stop hiding behind the old supposed politics/religion taboo.    When politics crosses truth, justice and morals, it enters the realm of religion. 

People need to know that it's not the true social conservative Christian stance that even entertains the thought of employing an extreme immigration view like that of Donald Trump's.

Lets lock down the whole border and enforce our laws moving foward.

We need real immigration reform that is economically viable, physically sensible, and morally right.  

Lets pray for our leaders, lets pray for America.