Monday, May 7, 2018

A Preview of World Without The True God.

As the rate of those who believe the Bible is true and are real followers of Christ continues to decline, what the world will be like when Satan's one world government comes into full power is quickly becoming a realization. As many in the Church of Christ, no matter the denomination, stay silent while the liberal, Satanic agenda pushes more sinful laws and outlaws truth, the world is welcoming Satan with open arms. The Satanic motto promoted by the wicked Aleister Crowley "Do what thou will" is being accepted by more and more people every day.

What is a preview of a One World Government where the Bible and what it says is outlawed? Let's look at the state of current affairs.

Why are thousands of people dying monthly from drug overdoses? Why do people turn to opiates, alcohol, cocaine, benzodiazepines for comfort?

In one year, drug overdoses killed more Americans than the entire Vietnam War did

2015 was the worst year for drug overdose deaths in US history. Then 2016 came along.

By German Lopez@germanrlopezgerman.lopez@vox.com Updated Jun 8, 2017, 1:17pm EDT

Why are thousands of adolescents a month trying to kill themselves? Is not the godless public school system giving the kids what they need? Is not teaching them that they are nothing more than molecules or evolved animals not helping their self esteem?

Leading causes of death

Leading causes of deaths among adolescents aged 15–19 years:

Accidents (unintentional injuries)
Suicide
Homicide

If the hedonistic sexual doctrines that homosexuality, beastiality, pedophelia, fornication, is so good, why is the rate of HIV/other sexually transmitted infections increasing? Thousands of miserable, lonely, people, why are they not satisfied with just "hooking up"?

2016 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance- STD's Increase Across The Country for Third Year

Music artists promote verses from the Satanic bible. Concerts with up-side-down crosses and other horrific imagery, all in the name of "entertainment" with many who believe they are Christians in the audience, singing, clapping, and dancing along as demons infiltrate their soul.

Pastors promoting, supporting, applauding movies about fornication, murder, witchcraft, adultery as if there is nothing wrong with any of these activities, it's just "entertainment".

As the world gets sicker, more depraved, and people continue dying from murders, diseases, drugs, the true Christians must wake from their slumber, remove the scales from their eyes, unplug their stuffed ears, and melt their cold hearts to return to the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. To stop listening to Satan's henchmen that preach you can live a life of sin and still be blessed, that God is a forgiving God and that everyone gets to go to heaven.

God is going to judge this world and He does protect His own, His enemies He will utterly destroy on this earth and in hell. Hell is not preached on the TV Faith based television stations neither is it preached in most pulpits in America today. Hell is joked about by musical and entertainment artists. None of them will be laughing when they come face to face with their Creator.

There is going to be a Day of Judgment, and God will judge everyone who has ever lived, His wrath is going to poured out on all the wicked and ungodly. The eyes of the unrepentant wicked need to be opened and the ears unplugged so they can see and hear the truth. In order for the children of Satan to become children of God they must believe The Good News , Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, born of a virgin; Jesus lived and died but He rose from Dead, and now offers anyone who will believe in Him Salvation. Salvation is a free gift from God, anyone who will believes in the shed blood of the risen Savior, Jesus, will know and have a real relationship with the true God. You can't work for it or buy because the price has already been paid with the Blood of Jesus Christ and Believing in Jesus gets us into the Kingdom of God and saves us from the righteous wrath of God. But that is not all, He gives us a new heart and mind NOW, and we receive some of His blessing from heaven NOW and are equipped to be able to live a life that is holy and acceptable to Him NOW. (Romans 6:9; 10:9-13, Ephesians 2:8, Isaiah 7:14, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19).

1. Believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is real, He lived and died and rose from the grave. (Romans 10:9-10)

2. Believe that you are a sinner, repent-turn from your sins and realize and accept you need Jesus. (Mark 1:15, Matthew 4:17, Acts 3:19)

3. Confess with your mouth that Jesus is your Lord and God. (Romans 10:9)

4. Find a local Bible preaching church that does obey the commandment for water baptism for the remission of your sins and to identify yourself with Christ. (Acts 16:31)

This is just the first step to a lifelong journey of growing in truth and love with the God who created this earth and everything in it, including every human being that has ever lived.

Bible verses related to this post: 2nd Thessalonians 3:31: Matthew 24:22; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Revelation 20:12; 2 Timothy 3:1-3
References: https://www.drugabuse.gov/ https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/6/6/15743986/opioid-epidemic-overdose-deaths-2016 https://www.cdc.gov/std/stats16/default.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/adolescent-health.htm

Monday, March 19, 2018

The Pain Olympics

"You just don't understand what I've been through" is a common response from those who reject to believe that God loves them and has a purpose and plan for their lives. Why can't we often see past our own pain to see the truth of God's word? Is our human suffering any greater than God's? The way people try to compare sufferings is like they are competing in a "pain Olympics" that there are awards for gold, silver, and bronze for who has the worst pain. So who would God says has the worst pain?

Is it the young woman who was sexually molested by her father when she was a child?

Is it the loving husband whose wife left him for another man?

Is it parents who lost their child in a car accident or that child killed themselves?

Is it a 25 year old, physically fit, executive diagnosed with a rare cancer whose life completely changes to where she is now not able to work and is completely dependent on others?

Is it a 9 year old boy who is kidnapped from his home and sold into sex trafficking?

Whose pain is worse?

Is their pain relevant to the Gospel of Christ? This is where most will stop listening and turn away in an angry, severely offended, condemning manner saying things like, "How can you disregard their suffering" or "You are belittling their situations".

As Christians, are we to be concerned about hurting people's feelings or saving their soul?
Did Jesus placate those following Him, was He worried about hurting their feelings? I will proclaim that Jesus did not care one bit about their "feelings", He often told them to STOP depending on their feelings and instead to THINK/BELIEVE the truth, irregardless of their situations:

"Which of you by worrying can make themselves 1-inch taller? " Matthew 6:27, "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble" Matthew 6:34.

"Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it" Luke 17:33

"And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both body and soul in hell. " Matthew 10:28.

Isaiah 41:10 ESV /

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV /

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Not once in the entire Bible does God ever applaud feelings, give a pass for feelings because of horrific circumstances, or make statements like, "I understand how you feel". Time and time again He would say, "Why are you feeling that way?", for example, in 1 Kings Chapter 19, when the prophet Elijah had just demonstrated God's awesome power against the evil prophets of Jezebel, he had them all killed, Jezebel threatened to kill him and Elijah got scared and ran away. did God respond to him and say "I understand Elijah, why you are feeling sad and alone, Jezebel is trying to kill you, and you have done nothing wrong".

Who gets the gold medal for the worst pain ever?

He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has taken up our pain and carried our sufferings; Yet we considered Him punished by God, stricken by Him and afflicted, But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for out iniquities, the punishment that brought us peace was put upon Him and by His stripes we are healed...And The Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:3-6

Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, died that the ungrateful, wicked, hypocritical, sinful man could live. God did not ask us to change first, He offered Himself first. The pain that He must go through since the beginning that His creation rebelled against Him is unimaginable, that no matter how good He treats His creation, we still reject Him. "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!" Matthew 23:37. But thank God, that because of His benevolence, we do not get what we deserve. His love for us is so amazing that He can love us in spite of our sin and rejection of Him!

Pain and suffering are part of the human condition because of sin. This earth and humankind are cursed and until that curse is lifted, all kinds of tragedies will continue to happen to us. Yes, some sufferings are worse than others, but no human suffering can compare to God's.

The consequences of suffering from a humanistic view point ends in nothing but futility, a wasted, useless life.
The consequences of suffering in God's kingdom is that God can make ANY situation work out for our good to those who love Him and are called (and accept that call) according to his purpose. Romans 8:28.

There is going to be a Day of Judgment, and God will judge everyone who has ever lived, His wrath is going to poured out on all the wicked and ungodly. The eyes of the unrepentant wicked need to be opened and the ears unplugged so they can see and hear the truth. The Good News is Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, born of a virgin; Jesus lived and died but He rose from Dead, and now offers anyone who will believe in Him Salvation. Salvation is a free gift from God, anyone who will believes in the shed blood of the risen Savior, Jesus, will know and have a real relationship with the true God. You can't work for it or buy because the price has already been paid with the Blood of Jesus Christ and Believing in Jesus gets us into the Kingdom of God and saves us from the righteous wrath of God. But that is not all, He gives us a new heart and mind NOW, and we receive some of His blessing from heaven NOW and are equipped to be able to live a life that is holy and acceptable to Him NOW. (Romans 6:9; 10:9-13, Ephesians 2:8, Isaiah 7:14, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19).

1. Believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is real, He lived and died and rose from the grave. (Romans 10:9-10)

2. Believe that you are a sinner, repent-turn from your sins and realize and accept you need Jesus. (Mark 1:15, Matthew 4:17, Acts 3:19)

3. Confess with your mouth that Jesus is your Lord and God. (Romans 10:9)

4. Find a local Bible preaching church that does obey the commandment for water baptism for the remission of your sins and to identify yourself with Christ. (Acts 16:31)

This is just the first step to a lifelong journey of growing in truth and love with the God who created this earth and everything in it, including every human being that has ever lived.

Bible verses related to this post: 1 Kings Chapter 19; Isaiah 53:3-6; Matthew 23:27; Romans 8:28; Isaiah 41:10; Proverbs 3:5-6; Matthew 10:28;Matthew 6:27;Matthew 6:34; Luke 17:33
References: biblehub.com

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

V.I.P

The many cameras, lights, and flashing to take pictures of the celebrity men and women strolling on the red carpet, photographers desperately trying capture the expensive clothes/their presentations, sending the message that these people are V.I.P., very important people, according to the world. Sadly, many people do believe that because these people have lots of money and fame that they have 'made it'; and further, to be worshiped and admired for what they have become. The Bible has something else to say about this.

The world does not want to hear this message. There are always consequences or benefits to what we choose to do in life. Those who reject the gospel of Christ want to go on believing that they can live and do what ever they want and still not suffer any eternal consequences. They believe that being a Christian is too boring or too hard. They are right about one thing, it is hard, actually it is impossible to live the way God requires without His help. One of the best parts of accepting Christ as Savior is we get some heavenly assistance.

"If you love Me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever- the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you." John 14:15-17.

That Helper is the Holy Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit is God's gift to us to help us overcome and cope with the trials we face daily as we live in this world. With God's help believing in and obeying Him is neither boring or difficult.

Another benefit of being a true believer, your name doesn't get removed from the Book of Eternal Life.
"And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God. and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life...And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire." Revelation 21:12, 14..
In the world, people get excited to be considered V.I.P.'s, their name on billboards, the invite to special dinners, the exclusive spot in the club, but the time in the spotlight is but a moment.

Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. James 4:14.

A true V.I.P is not one by the world's standards.

There is going to be a Day of Judgment, and God will judge everyone who has ever lived, His wrath is going to poured out on all the wicked and ungodly. The eyes of the unrepentant wicked need to be opened and the ears unplugged so they can see and hear the truth. The Good News is Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, born of a virgin; Jesus lived and died but He rose from Dead, and now offers anyone who will believe in Him Salvation. Salvation is a free gift from God, anyone who will believes in the shed blood of the risen Savior, Jesus, will know and have a real relationship with the true God. You can't work for it or buy because the price has already been paid with the Blood of Jesus Christ and Believing in Jesus gets us into the Kingdom of God and saves us from the righteous wrath of God. But that is not all, He gives us a new heart and mind NOW, and we receive some of His blessing from heaven NOW and are equipped to be able to live a life that is holy and acceptable to Him NOW. (Romans 6:9; 10:9-13, Ephesians 2:8, Isaiah 7:14, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19).

1. Believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is real, He lived and died and rose from the grave. (Romans 10:9-10)

2. Believe that you are a sinner, repent-turn from your sins and realize and accept you need Jesus. (Mark 1:15, Matthew 4:17, Acts 3:19)

3. Confess with your mouth that Jesus is your Lord and God. (Romans 10:9)

4. Find a local Bible preaching church that does obey the commandment for water baptism for the remission of your sins and to identify yourself with Christ. (Acts 16:31)

This is just the first step to a lifelong journey of growing in truth and love with the God who created this earth and everything in it, including every human being that has ever lived.

Bible verses related to this post: Mark 8:36, Matthew 16:26; John 14:15-17 ; James 4:14; Revelation 21:12, 14;

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Tomorrow

As we are celebrating a new year, 2018, it's time to get back to normal. This catchy song from the movie "Annie" is what first came to my mind as I thought of how to start this blog post. Tomorrow, a day we often think about, plan for. We anxiously anticipate our vacations, our wedding day, the birth of a new born baby, or something we have been wanting to happen for a long time. "I can't wait until tomorrow." We all have had this thought, but as I read the news reports daily, I am often confronted with the fact that tomorrow is not for everyone; and it does not matter how much money you make, no matter your race or status or sex, tomorrow is not guaranteed. As much as we try to control our futures, it is a futile endeavor. The simple fact is tomorrow does not belong to any of us. What is promised is that every human being that is currently alive will physically die someday. Right now many will stop reading this post, because they don't want to think about their own death, they want messages about how God is going to bless them tomorrow, make them happy or rich "tomorrow you will get a break through!" I apologize, this is not that kind of message.

Why many do not think about death shows the blindness that is talked about in the Bible. We worry more about temporal things than eternal things. What's going to happen tomorrow, what's going to happen next week, next month, or next year? These type of questions plague our minds. We worry about our jobs, our kids, our family. For those who don't know Christ, this is normal. The people who don't know God are only concerned with this life. What is sad is that many Christians worry about tomorrow like those who don't know God. We don't know what tomorrow will bring, but there is one thing that is absolutely guaranteed, we will die. Death is not a racist. Death is an equal opportunity employer. Death does not discriminate based on age, gender, or religion. "And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment." Hebrews 9:27. So what should a Christian be concerned about for tomorrow? Should we be worried about material possessions, relationships, jobs, wars, money? Absolutely not! As Christians, we should understand that this world and everything in it is passing away; and it is a command to NOT worry about the problems and tribulations of this world. Worrying DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! Worry does not change anything except for hindering your own faith and belief in God.

It's not morbid to think about death, when you have the right perspective, it should help you live your life accordingly today. Since we know we will die someday, this should influence the way we live now, in the present, as clearly stated in 2 Peter Chapter 3 verse 11, "Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for the hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?" All things in the earth will be destroyed-all people, houses, EVERYTHING. We are not to be thinking about death in a morbid self defeating way.

So I end with this, are you ready to die right now? If your answer is not 'yes', it would behoove you exam yourself and your standing with God. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even demons believe-and tremble!" James 2:19. So just believing there is a God puts you in the same boat as demons, and there is no redemption or salvation for demons, only the expected wrath of God.
So examine your life and find out what you are doing or not doing that is making you not feel comfortable with dying. Understand, I do feel some anxiety in dying but it's not the fear of dying, my anxiety is around the way I will die, ie. will I be tortured, die of disease, head cut off? I pray to God that I will have the strength to deal with any way I might die because I could die in any number of ways. If you are comfortable with dying, do you know where you would go after you die? There are only two destinations, heaven or hell and despite the false doctrines running around, not everyone is going to get to heaven; and just saying you believe in Jesus does not guarantee that you are truly saved.

Nelsan Ellis, age 39, died from heart failure
Bakari Henderson, age 22, was beaten by a mob
Shavon Le'Feye Randle, age 12, was murdered over stolen drugs she had nothing to do with
Antony Van Deer, age 35, killed by lightning while on vacation
Thomas Monsoon, age 90, died at home from unknown cause
Brice Russell, age 6, beaten to death by his stepfather
Officer Andrew Camilleri, age unknown, killed when another driver crashed into his squad car

These people thought they had tomorrow-one had just graduated from college; but what they did not know was that day was their last day on the earth. We don't know if they are heaven or hell, only God knows this.

News reports have desensitized us to the fact that thousands of real human beings, who had lives and families die everyday. We just see numbers, 200 died, 30 died, someone died. Those someones were people who thought they had a future, they thought they had tomorrow. When you see these human beings who have left this earth, ask yourself the real, extremely important question about your own standing before God.

There is going to be a Day of Judgment, and God will judge everyone who has ever lived, His wrath is going to poured out on all the wicked and ungodly. The eyes of the unrepentant wicked need to be opened and the ears unplugged so they can see and hear the truth. The Good News is Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, born of a virgin; Jesus lived and died but He rose from Dead, and now offers anyone who will believe in Him Salvation. Salvation is a free gift from God, anyone who will believes in the shed blood of the risen Savior, Jesus, will know and have a real relationship with the true God. You can't work for it or buy because the price has already been paid with the Blood of Jesus Christ and Believing in Jesus gets us into the Kingdom of God and saves us from the righteous wrath of God. But that is not all, He gives us a new heart and mind NOW, and we receive some of His blessing from heaven NOW and are equipped to be able to live a life that is holy and acceptable to Him NOW.

1. Believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is real, He lived and died and rose from the grave.

2. Believe that you are a sinner, repent-turn from your sins and realize and accept you need Jesus.

3. Confess that Jesus is your Lord and God

4. Find a local Bible preaching church that does obey the commandment for water baptism for the remission of your sins and to identify yourself with Christ.

This is just the first step to a lifelong journey of growing in truth and love with the God who created this earth and everything in it, including every human being that has ever lived.

Bible verses related to this post: Hebrews 9:27; 2 Peter 3:11; James 2:19;

References:
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/07/08/funeral-held-lancaster-girl-killed-stolen-drugs

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/08/us/american-killed-in-greece/index.html;

http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/08/media/nelsan-ellis-obituary/index.html;

http://abcnews.go.com/International/australian-tourist-killed-lightning/story?id=52094630

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/thomas-monson-president-mormon-church-dies-90-n834211

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/03/stepfather-allegedly-beats-6-year-old-to-death-for-snagging-cookie.html

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/driver-charged-in-east-bay-crash-that-killed-rookie-chp-officer/ar-BBHN90s

https://sep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-19112491217658_2271_408157357

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

The Commercialization of Christ

The Holy Spirit woke me up at around 4 o'clock am with a message for myself and anyone who is willing to hear what the Spirit is saying to the people. I recently attended a Christian women's conference and it was an informative and interactive effect, but one thing sorta bothered me. A common part of conferences is there will be a section for vendors to set up to sell products like jewelry, books, etc. and/or they have some representatives who give information about some mission or program. When I first walked into this area, the first thought that came to mind was how Jesus had went into the temple and "drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of money changers and seats of those who sold doves" Matthew 21:12. Jesus charged these sellers of 'religious goods' with being a 'den of thieves'. What would Jesus say about all the "Christian" businesses we have today?

Anything related to religion is big business. According to a report by CNSNews.com, a study by Georgetown University in 2016 estimated in the United States alone, that religion is worth over 1.2 Trillion dollars!

Why am I writing about this? First I want to confess my own sin. I got caught up in all the hype (deception), 'buy this new program it will help you with your bible study' or 'prepare for the tribulation'. Everything is presented so beautifully with colors, shiny bling, pristine packaging or fear mongering "prepare for the end of the world, buy this solar powered generator". Satan loves to tempt us by telling us lies and presenting the bait before our eyes like he did with Eve. First he twisted God's word by saying, "You won't die" when Eve answered him about what God had told her and Adam that they would die if they ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. "Then Eve 'looked' at the tree and saw that it was good for food, and pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate" Genesis 3:6. Satan's mode-of-operandi has not changed. He continues to seek to steal, kill, deceive, and destroy through fear, offence, lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life.

We are a materialistic, commercially driven, deceived nation. Marketing is a billion dollar industry and its main goal is to get you to part with your money by buying whatever they are trying to sell you so they can get rich. It is written, the love of money is the root of all evil. It is sad that many Churches today have 'marketing' plans. If you watch many "Christian" programs today they are always selling something: buy this book, buy this organic vitamin, buy this prayer shawl, buy this disaster plan to save your family during the tribulation, etc. They claim it's for 'the kingdom of God'. But what does the Bible have to say about this? How do we apply the principles that were at play when Jesus talked about them to modern day church? We no longer have a physical temple in which we go to pray/bring sacrifices to. The church is not a building, the 'church' is every born-again believer. Jesus said "My Father's house is supposed to be a house of prayer." not a business. We no longer bring rams and doves to sacrifice to a physical alter, Jesus took care of this on the cross by becoming our sacrifice for all eternity. Now, our sacrifice is our praise, thanksgiving, and our own selfish desires. "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies, a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service." Romans 12:1.

What does the bible say about material possessions, projects, daily living?
1. "And do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." Romans 12:2
2. Do not love the world or the things in this world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 John 2:15
3. Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me." Luke 9:23
4. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others Philippians 2:3-4

Christians are not to worry about anything, not money, homes, families, end-of-the world, nothing! We should not covet nor desire the materials the world desires. We should trust and depend on God and God alone. "Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart departs from the LORD." Jeremiah 17:5.

There is going to be a Day of Judgment, and God will judge everyone who has ever lived, His wrath is going to be poured out on all the wicked and ungodly. The eyes of the unrepentant wicked need to be opened and their ears unplugged so they can see and hear the truth. The Good News is Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, born of a virgin; Jesus lived and was brutally tortured and shed His blood and died but He rose from Dead, and now offers anyone who will believe in Him Salvation. What is a person being saved from? Hell, the most horrible place we can imagine, it is an eternal place of torture away from the true and living God in a place in which all of God's goodness is removed. Salvation is not just about being saved from hell and going to heaven, Salvation is also about being adopted into the kingdom of God, you can become a son or daughter of the Most High and you inherit all the privileges of being a child of God. Salvation is a free gift from God, anyone who will believe will receive and have a real relationship with the true God. You can't work for it or buy your way into heaven because the price has already been paid with the Blood of Jesus Christ and Believing in Jesus gets us into the Kingdom of God and saves us from the righteous wrath of God. But that is not all, He gives us a new heart and mind NOW, and we receive some of His blessing from heaven NOW and are equipped to be able to live a life that is holy and acceptable to Him NOW.

1. Believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is real, He lived and died and rose from the grave.

2. Believe that you are a sinner, repent-turn from your sins and realize and accept you need Jesus.

3. Believe in the blood that was shed for you and the forgiveness of your sins, and Confess that Jesus is your Lord and God.

4. Find a local Bible preaching church that does obey the commandment for water baptism for the remission of your sins and to identify yourself with Christ.

This is just the first step to a lifelong journey of growing in truth and love with the God who created this earth and everything in it, including every human being that has ever lived.

Bible verses related to this post: 1 Timothy 6:10; Matthew 21:12, Genesis 3:6; 1 Corinthians 6:19; Romans 12:1-2, Luke 9:23, Philippians 2:3-4, Jeremiah 17:5, Mark 8:36; 1 John 2:16; John 10:10

References: https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/lauretta-brown/georgetown-study-religion-worth-12-trillion-us-economy-more-google-and

Saturday, November 18, 2017

SEXUAL SIN-Satan's Greatest Weapon Against Mankind

This is a hard post for me to write, but I feel led by the Spirit, this message needs to be told. Sexual sin comes in so many different forms, but the one form which I believe is at the core of all forms of sexual sin is sexual abuse toward children. Sexual sin against children is the 'pink elephant' in the room. Too many stories of children being silenced and told to not say anything because the 'family' would be embarrassed. Right now, some young girl or young boy is having their soul destroyed, not by some stranger, but by the very one who is supposed to love them. 90% of sex abuse victims KNOW their perpetrator. It seems like every other week there is some news story of ANOTHER child pornography ring being busted, some teacher being arrested for 'inappropriate' interactions with an underage student.

No other sin can destroy a persons' soul like sexual sin, especially the soul of a child. "None of you shall approach anyone who is near of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness" Leviticus 18:6. This means have sex with a relative. Why did God have to give laws to the Hebrews, spelling out exactly who they were not supposed to have sexual relations with? Why did God have to tell them NOT to sleep with animals??? Because all these sexual sins were the abominations that all the pagan people engaged in, i.e: Incest, adultery, homosexuality, bestiality all very wicked, abominable practices that God destroyed whole cities for as clearly shown in this verse, "Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for by all these the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before you" Leviticus 19:24.

What hope does America or this world have? Are we not committing the very same sexual sins for which God destroyed those nations for in the past?

The reported sexual abuse cases estimate that 1 in every 10th child is sexually abused before age 18, but we know that this does not account for ALL the unreported cases, I would guess the number is more like 1 in every 3 children are sexually abused before the age 18.

This message is for the perpetrators, God loves you, God is a forgiving and merciful God. Repent, ask Jesus to come into your heart and change it. Stop being Satan's lap dog.

This message is for mothers with children, don't be naive, sexual abuse occurs in homes, with relatives, with fathers, grandfathers, cousins, teachers, preachers, not some stranger off the street. This does not mean you need to be paranoid, but you must be watchful, and please, please, please, do not silence a child who speaks up about their abuse, it is not their fault.

This message is for those who know but stay silent out of fear, you don't have to be afraid, God is with you, All things done in the dark will come to light.

This message is for all those who say they are Christians, please pray for all children all around the world who are in abusive homes, being trafficked and sold as sex slaves, children who don't have a voice, too many are alone, afraid, and terrified. It takes literally seconds to molest a child, but it takes a lifetime for that child to recover from this assault against their soul.

I SURRENDER BY SEVIN

1. Believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is real, He lived and died and rose from the grave.

2. Believe that you are a sinner, repent-turn from your sins and realize and accept you need Jesus.

3. Believe in the blood that was shed for you and the forgiveness of your sins, and Confess that Jesus is your Lord and God.

4. Find a local Bible preaching church that does obey the commandment for water baptism for the remission of your sins and to identify yourself with Christ.

This is just the first step to a lifelong journey of growing in truth and love with the God who created this earth and everything in it, including every human being that has ever lived.

Bible verses related to this post: Leviticus 19:24; Leviticus 18:6; Ephesians 6:12

References: http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92686; https://www.d2l.org/the-issue/statistics/
https://www.d2l.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/all_statistics_20150619.pdf; https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/11/15/rhode-island-principal-charged-with-failing-to-report-child-abuse;
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/11/17/ex-ips-counselor-ips-school-board-face-federal-lawsuit/870381001/

Friday, November 17, 2017

The Price is Right

I was waiting on my car to be fixed and sitting in the waiting room. There was a TV in the room and the channel was on some game shows- "Let's Make a Deal" then "The Price is Right". It had been a long time since I watched The Price is Right show, the last time I watched it was when Bob Parker was the host, it was interesting to watch the show as although the host was different, the people were the same.

Bob was no longer the host, a new host was emceeing the game. Those in the audience were anxiously hoping their name would be called. An announcer was calling the names of those lucky contestants, "Come on down"; those randomly chosen to participate and play the game were so excited, some were jumping up and down screaming, so happy to have been chosen to try to win some prize e.g.-a car, money, household appliances, trips...I could not help but immediately think of the judgment seat of Christ.

But those whose names are in the book of life, Jesus will say "Come on down" He will say, "come My faithful servant into the inheritance prepared for you".

The contestants in the game show jump up and down when they find out they have a chance to win a car, they haven't even won the car yet, but they are running around the stage like crazy...people get so excited about worldly things, that get old, break down and thieves steal. On that Day, when and if Jesus calls your name that will be something worth jumping up and down screaming about. Actually, we should be jumping and shouting for joy NOW! The Lord is worthy to be praised, now, His mercy and grace are so AWESOME!

But, there is a serious issue, because Jesus said that many on that Day, will want the prize of eternity in paradise, but just like the contestants in The Price is Right who don't win the prize because they didn't guess the right price, (choose the right Savior), those who choose the wrong will lose the game of life. This is not about not winning some car or money, this is about losing an eternity with God in heaven. If that person's name is not written in the Lamb's Book of Life, Jesus will say, "Depart from Me, you worker of wickedness, go into hell, the place that was prepared for the devil and his angels, because you have rejected My free gift of salvation, now onto to your willful choice to be away from Me forever".

What a very sad Day that will be for those who are are not chosen. Many are called but few are chosen.

Winning some prize on some game show does not compare to winning the prize of salvation. We don't have to wait anxiously on our names to be called. True Christians have assurance their name will be called.

The price was right, Jesus took our rightly deserved death upon Himself and paid the exact right price needed to free us from the bondage of sin. There are many trials and tribulations on this earth including death, but death for the believer is just a doorway into paradise. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord and what a glorious Day that will be.

1. Believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is real, He lived and died and rose from the grave.

2. Believe that you are a sinner, repent-turn from your sins and realize and accept you need Jesus.

3. Believe in the blood that was shed for you and the forgiveness of your sins, and Confess that Jesus is your Lord and God.

4. Find a local Bible preaching church that does obey the commandment for water baptism for the remission of your sins and to identify yourself with Christ.

This is just the first step to a lifelong journey of growing in truth and love with the God who created this earth and everything in it, including every human being that has ever lived.

Bible verses related to this post: Revelation 14:11, Matthew 7:21-23, Matthew 25:41, Matthew 22:14; 1 John 5:13; 2 Corinthians 5:8