Sunday, January 7, 2018
HOW CAN PRO-LIFE BE PROMOTED IN A COMPASSIONATE WAY: CHRISTIANITY.COM
Well done (and very short) video on how to reach the world in a very real way. The Church has failed these women and way too often, young teens. God bless.
MUST SEE VIDEO ON CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS
We are told in First Peter 3:15 to always be ready to give sound and good reasons for your faith and P. We call it Christian Apologetics. It is in no way "apologizing" for our faith but it defends it. Everyone who is out in the world sharing the Gospel (and we all are commanded to) then you need to learn at least some basics of it. It will help you be more effective in leading others to salvation. It's not a cure and will not work 100% of the time but if you witness to 10 people and 1 hears and believes, then you were 100% successful. Consider the parable of the talents. They may go on to lead others to the Cross of Salvation. It seems hard but download the app called "Cross Examined" on your smart phone and if you're asked a question you're not sure how to answer rightly, they can tell you what to say. It is an awesome thing to have. Oh, and carry your Bible openly. It is a very effective way of opening dialogues with others. They come to you and even if it's contentious, you never know whether what you say today will make a difference later. However, if someone just wants to wipe out your faith and are hard-hearted, it's best to just let it go. Move to those with ears dying to hear and today, there are more than you think. They want to believe, they just want a good excuse to admit what they already think. Be that person.
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Friday, January 5, 2018
15 MYTHS PEOPLE BELIEVE ABOUT THEIR PASTOR - CROSSWALK SLIDESHOW
It seems as if every church has more problems than it can handle. We blame the pastors, the elders, boards or anyone but ourselves. i haven't watched this slideshow but I bet I will know why I have chosen not to find a church and guess whose fault it will be...MINE. Why? Because I expect my church to conform to my needs rather than me conforming to the needs of the church. If there is no light, be the light. If it's lukewarm, heat it up. No community outreach? They pass around the collection plate too much? Whatever the problem is, forsaking or leaving it is not usually the answer. It's up to you individually to decide what's best for you Spiritually but do we expect too much from others all the while doing absolutely nothing to fix the problem? Let's watch to find if Crosswalk has any answers for us. God bless you all and be safe!
DOES GOD ALWAYS HEAL? BY JUSTIN PETERS....WOLF REPORTER!
Does God Always Heal?
First Peter 2:24 says of Christ, "He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed."
One of the primary rules of biblical interpretation which must never be violated is context. What is the context in 1 Peter 2? Answer: salvation. There is no way to interpret it in any other sense. The verse is talking about Jesus on the cross dying for us, enduring punishment and bearing our sins, thereby providing salvation for us.
When certain people get hold of this passage, however, they change the context from salvation to physical healing. Every time such people see the word "heal" in the Bible they assume it refers to the miracle of divine healing for the physical body, regardless of whether the context indicates otherwise.
A number of times in Scripture the word healing has specific reference to spiritual healing. There are diseases of the soul that have to be healed -- and the primary disease of the soul is man's unregenerate state, which is rooted in sin. The good news is that God has provided healing for this disease of the soul. And that is what Peter is talking about in 1 Peter 2:24. He is not saying that physical healing of the body is guaranteed to every believer.
Certainly, healing for the body is a benefit of Christ's death on the cross, a benefit for the church as a result of His atoning sacrifice. However, it is not -- it has never been in the history of the church -- a guarantee that God has to heal your body; He doesn't have to!
God does say He will graciously entertain our prayers. He says that if we exercise faith, and if our request is in accordance with His will, He will hear us. But He never said that the mark of true spirituality is that you would never sneeze.
Some within the church will try to tell you, "God's perfect will is that you are never going to be sick." Well, I'll tell you something: there are certain lessons -- if you are honest -- that you'll admit you never would have learned unless the Lord flattened you out long enough to get your attention. Sometimes God teaches us things through our suffering.
Moreover, I must say that sometimes a person, after praying for a healing, may receive a no from God -- a benevolent no, a kindly no, a protective no maybe, but no nevertheless. Tragically, however, there are teachers -- in the Faith movement, for example -- who have the colossal gall to tell people that if they were more spiritual, if they had more faith, if they believed like they believed, they would be well. Such faulty teaching can crush whatever faith these poor people have.
Now, I believe you should go to the Lord and believe Him for healing, and trust Him for healing, and pursue Him for healing. And I believe you should search your soul to make certain there is nothing in your life standing in the way of healing. But you must come to Him and lay yourself out on His conditions. The Scripture says, "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us" (1 John 5:14). If perhaps God intends to teach you something through an illness, He might not heal you immediately.
So don't think you are being neglected by the Holy Spirit if you don't get healed. Don't assume that the Lord is against you. Don't conclude that you necessarily have an absence of faith or secret sin.
Take a good look at 1 Peter 2:21: "Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps." Circle the word example in this verse. Here we are told that Jesus suffered. And He left us an example. We are to follow in His steps.
And what is the meaning of Philippians 3:10, which refers to "the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings"? Let us be clear on this: suffering is an integral part of the fact of life, and is often used by God in the development and maturation of the Christian.
The apostle Paul had a greater standing with the Lord in terms of his ministry than I have or anybody else has ever had. According to 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 Paul requested healing from the Lord three times. And three times he got an answer back: "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Translation: God said no to Paul's request for healing. And God had a purpose in saying no.
Did Paul have lack of faith? Rubbish! Was Paul suffering from some secret sin that he was carrying around? Do you see how utterly absurd this is? Do you see how it plays on people's emotions and lives? Do you see how it undermines faith in the absolute authority of Scripture and transfers it to a human being whose experience becomes the criteria?
Did Paul have lack of faith? Rubbish! Was Paul suffering from some secret sin that he was carrying around? Do you see how utterly absurd this is? Do you see how it plays on people's emotions and lives? Do you see how it undermines faith in the absolute authority of Scripture and transfers it to a human being whose experience becomes the criteria?
This type of teaching eats like a cancer in the body of Christ and it must be resisted and opposed at every opportunity so that Christians will not have a cloud hanging over their heads all the time. Instead, they will realize that Jesus really does love them (despite their illness) and that any healing that may come is in His sovereign hands, not ours.
A special note of thanks to Bob and Pat Hunter for their help in the preparation of this ASCII file for BBS circulation.
Copyright 1994 by the Christian Research Institute. ------------------------------------------------
God bless you all and we have the ability to reach the world with the Gospel at our fingertips. Get out of this world and think of your eternal home and watch the anger, frustration and fear disappear. Love IS the greatest gift ever!
This is my words, not Justin Peters beneath the photo so any errors or information that is incorrect, while unintentional is completely my fault and my faulty memory.
First Corinthians 15:1-4
EVIDENCE FOR GOD IN THE HUMAN BODY AN ABSOLUTE MUST SEE VIDEO!
Not gonna say a word. MUST SEE if you want to be awed, amazed and WOWed! God bless you.
Thursday, January 4, 2018
WANNA BE AMAZED? GOOGLE SEARCH LAMININ
I am not going to ruin the WOW by sharing a video for a few days but instead all I ask you to do is GOOGLE the word "laminin." I don't know what's on other search engines but I do know this particular search engine is very secular and leans far left, politically speaking. There are many people who want God out of America. While I have no verifiable proof other than members of my family and on social media sites have said they want us gone, have no rights to worship or even mention God's name (unless it's vain, course and the more vulgar, the better). Prayer has disappeared in our educational system, courtrooms, and you're mocked if you say grace in public. It's politically incorrect as you may offend a nonbeliever. You can't sling a stick without offending the world today. So, I believe science may have done something that could be the beginning of something huge for the Body of Christ. It's either the 3rd or 4th link at "Truthfinders" or "eRumors" that I especially want you to go to first to find out what they say. Then check out the others. Is Christ Jesus in us from birth? We have to be saved to receive the Holy Spirit but are our earthly bodies built on the rock? I dare you to find out. If you don't, you're a chicken and I want a dozen eggs from everybody who sees this and doesn't do it. I WANT COMMENTS and a bunch of 'em.
God bless and really...God is EVERYWHERE! Go now!
God bless and really...God is EVERYWHERE! Go now!
HAPPY NEW YEAR AND JUST WHY I HAVE BEEN SILENT....READ FIRST
Happy New Year, everyone and let it be the year of a revival of the one true Church, the BODY OF CHRIST JESUS!
i have to confess to both all of my Google Plus friends and communities. Last year, 2017....wow, has it only been 4 days since a whole year passed, was one of battles for me. I had some major occurrences in my life and some Spiritual battles I had to deal with. While they're not completely gone nor will they ever on THIS earth, my faith is stronger than ever! I am so sorry I have failed to go to my groups, pages, etc. and to all of my family in Christ Jesus. Prayers are always appreciated. I have decided to spend more time spreading the Gospel where it's needed the most and will be starting a new blog that may be misleading IF you don't know me. Help me think of a good name but it will be for the "logical" and "free thinkers" of the world who believe in the "god" of science (man). Oh, how I'd just love to hit 'em on the head with a book (you know which one) until they finally "got it" but should a Christian do such a thing? Well, ask yourself what Jesus Christ did when facing His opponents. Was He always the sweet and gentle "human man" we far too often think of Him first rather than His divinity or did He show His wrath at times? I'll let you answer that one for yourself but remember the moneychangers in the Temple, lol. I'm still going to be doing this blog and using what I share on other social media sites.
I want someone who has more time and is not so overwhelmed with other projects in 2018 to consider starting a group to go out INTO the world because I fear greatly that we're only "preaching to the choir," so to speak. The world ain't coming to us for answers anymore. They turn to the false gods of this world for answers be it for their morality (what's left of it anyway); cults - some downright demonic; science; and politics (as well as many other sources) on how we came into existence. I am not saying this to start a debate, argument or anything like that at all but don't be dogmatic about how old the earth is (we don't know and there are many variables because of how God isn't in our time zones, people), the rapture and don't even try to explain the doctrine of the Godhead. If so, you run the risk of messing the whole thing up because the Bible says it is beyond our comprehension. Your head will explode if you try explaining it even to yourself. Also, you're also probably going to make God too human if you do. Just be honest and say that it's a mystery to us that we take on faith, quote the Apostle Paul when he tells us that the mystery of the Godhead (our Trinity as some call it) is just that, a mystery then follow it up with "for now we see through a glass darkly; for we see in part but will see in full; for we know in part and shall know in full." That may not be exact but any reputable scientist will admit there are many mysteries in science that will never be known. Why does one sister get lung cancer at 57 and the other, who abused her body all her life, be healthy as a horse? There are so many whys and hows to answer.
Well, that's my apology and my reason for not being on here except to also say I lost my computer as in it just died on me. I'm hoping and praying I get a new one by the end of the month and ask for prayers that my husband's average sales for this bonus and reward thing at work adds up by .3 so that he gets a $1200 bonus. I do NOT like to ask God for financial blessings. He is NOT my banker and I'm very happy with my humble life. I want for nothing but more Jesus Christ in my life; my husband to stay healthy and we have some money to give. If he doesn't, then God will provide us with what we need. So it's been mainly my fault, I struggled SOME with my faith but never to doubting God, just feeling like He'd forsaken me. Oh, that reminds me of something kind of amazing to me. I'll end with this...
Read my next post to find out this mystery!
i have to confess to both all of my Google Plus friends and communities. Last year, 2017....wow, has it only been 4 days since a whole year passed, was one of battles for me. I had some major occurrences in my life and some Spiritual battles I had to deal with. While they're not completely gone nor will they ever on THIS earth, my faith is stronger than ever! I am so sorry I have failed to go to my groups, pages, etc. and to all of my family in Christ Jesus. Prayers are always appreciated. I have decided to spend more time spreading the Gospel where it's needed the most and will be starting a new blog that may be misleading IF you don't know me. Help me think of a good name but it will be for the "logical" and "free thinkers" of the world who believe in the "god" of science (man). Oh, how I'd just love to hit 'em on the head with a book (you know which one) until they finally "got it" but should a Christian do such a thing? Well, ask yourself what Jesus Christ did when facing His opponents. Was He always the sweet and gentle "human man" we far too often think of Him first rather than His divinity or did He show His wrath at times? I'll let you answer that one for yourself but remember the moneychangers in the Temple, lol. I'm still going to be doing this blog and using what I share on other social media sites.
I want someone who has more time and is not so overwhelmed with other projects in 2018 to consider starting a group to go out INTO the world because I fear greatly that we're only "preaching to the choir," so to speak. The world ain't coming to us for answers anymore. They turn to the false gods of this world for answers be it for their morality (what's left of it anyway); cults - some downright demonic; science; and politics (as well as many other sources) on how we came into existence. I am not saying this to start a debate, argument or anything like that at all but don't be dogmatic about how old the earth is (we don't know and there are many variables because of how God isn't in our time zones, people), the rapture and don't even try to explain the doctrine of the Godhead. If so, you run the risk of messing the whole thing up because the Bible says it is beyond our comprehension. Your head will explode if you try explaining it even to yourself. Also, you're also probably going to make God too human if you do. Just be honest and say that it's a mystery to us that we take on faith, quote the Apostle Paul when he tells us that the mystery of the Godhead (our Trinity as some call it) is just that, a mystery then follow it up with "for now we see through a glass darkly; for we see in part but will see in full; for we know in part and shall know in full." That may not be exact but any reputable scientist will admit there are many mysteries in science that will never be known. Why does one sister get lung cancer at 57 and the other, who abused her body all her life, be healthy as a horse? There are so many whys and hows to answer.
Well, that's my apology and my reason for not being on here except to also say I lost my computer as in it just died on me. I'm hoping and praying I get a new one by the end of the month and ask for prayers that my husband's average sales for this bonus and reward thing at work adds up by .3 so that he gets a $1200 bonus. I do NOT like to ask God for financial blessings. He is NOT my banker and I'm very happy with my humble life. I want for nothing but more Jesus Christ in my life; my husband to stay healthy and we have some money to give. If he doesn't, then God will provide us with what we need. So it's been mainly my fault, I struggled SOME with my faith but never to doubting God, just feeling like He'd forsaken me. Oh, that reminds me of something kind of amazing to me. I'll end with this...
Read my next post to find out this mystery!
FOUR FACTS ABOUT DRUG ADDICTION....SECOND OF THREE POSTS SO READ SECOND!
As I said in my last post, I had a mystery of my own. I'm going to be very honest here and confess something...i am recovering from a 5 year addiction to legally prescribed narcotic pain medication. There, I said it and now it's real. I was way over-prescribed and was convicted of it. Do I need them? Yes and no. I do at times physically but not like I've been taking them and that's as preventative and not as needed. Let me be perfectly clear on drug addicts and you need to pay close attention to a few things.
One, nobody ever wakes up and says "today I'm going to become a junkie," and that's whether you're addicted to codeine or heroin. A drug addict is a drug addict be it from a doctor of medicine or a drug dealer on the corner.
Two, once you are addicted to any drug (there's a difference between physical dependence such as is the case with steroids and addiction to an opiate or benzo) you are no longer in control but the drug controls you. You are not weak or cowardly either so don't ever tell a loved one that as it is not helpful but rather makes it so much harder for them to WANT to get help. If you have a loved one who is addicted, call AA or NA for guidance and there's also some very helpful sites on the internet on how to help.
Three, drug addicts addicted to pain meds are not getting high off of them. They take them to feel "normal." You get so sick mentally and physically if you just stop cold turkey and you'd better have a good plan and support system in place before ever going that route. That is why so many turn to heroin, that and the reason below.
Four, once you reach a certain amount of pills, say 4 at once, you could take 8 and it wouldn't make you high but really, really sick. It's called chasing the dragon. That's one of the reasons why so many people are overdosing and dying because of the opiod crisis.
And then God shows up....read the 3rd and final part to my mystery!
One, nobody ever wakes up and says "today I'm going to become a junkie," and that's whether you're addicted to codeine or heroin. A drug addict is a drug addict be it from a doctor of medicine or a drug dealer on the corner.
Two, once you are addicted to any drug (there's a difference between physical dependence such as is the case with steroids and addiction to an opiate or benzo) you are no longer in control but the drug controls you. You are not weak or cowardly either so don't ever tell a loved one that as it is not helpful but rather makes it so much harder for them to WANT to get help. If you have a loved one who is addicted, call AA or NA for guidance and there's also some very helpful sites on the internet on how to help.
Three, drug addicts addicted to pain meds are not getting high off of them. They take them to feel "normal." You get so sick mentally and physically if you just stop cold turkey and you'd better have a good plan and support system in place before ever going that route. That is why so many turn to heroin, that and the reason below.
Four, once you reach a certain amount of pills, say 4 at once, you could take 8 and it wouldn't make you high but really, really sick. It's called chasing the dragon. That's one of the reasons why so many people are overdosing and dying because of the opiod crisis.
And then God shows up....read the 3rd and final part to my mystery!
AND GOD SHOWED UP IN A HUGE WAY TO ME AND AS USUAL, RIGHT ON TIME! READ LAST
Five, Christian or not, you can justify anything to yourself if you want to but you cannot fool God. I knew I was taking too much and my old doctor just gave me as many as I wanted (8 10-mg pills per day at one point in time) but my new doctor has me on a tight leash. I can take 2 pills per day and if I take more than that, I'll go into withdrawals and because of a mistake by the doctor, I thought I could take 3 and for the first time in a while I actually needed it so I ran out. We end up overtaking but God heard me. When I thought He had forsaken me, He was working in me. I was stressing mentally but had little to no physical withdrawals. This month is going to be the month where I break them in half by next week and still only take 2. I'm going to view the halves as a whole and supplement it with OTC meds for pain control. While I'm not completely free of addiction, I feel in my heart that I'm almost there. Within 3 months it will only be "as needed." Now for how God was not only listening to me but He had a small surprise for me...exactly to the T what I prayed for. Here it is....
On my darkest nights when I couldn't pray, read my Bible or even watch a movie because of how miserable I was, I cried out. I would tell Him I'm hanging by a thread, dear Jesus, I don't care how thin the string is but please, please hold on to me. I cannot do this anymore. Come to find out that when you're in withdrawal, things like your faith, sex and a few other things that it is NORMAL to have no desire for them. I'm telling you that if satan's DNA is on anything, it's on drugs. When you're weak, that thing attacks you and you truly feel powerless to stop it. I'd read the Bible and get so frustrated I'd throw it down on the couch and read a Psalm because it was all I could handle. I did good if I could read 7 verses a night. My prayer life was in shambles. The guilt, it was awful. And then.....
God showed up! Remember how I said I prayed and asked God to hold on to me by a string but just don't let me walk away from Him. Even at my worst, I knew He wouldn't leave me. I'm not one for a lot of jewelry as anything metal on me irritates me either physically or mentally. I don't know why. I never told anybody this, not even my husband until God showed up. We didn't celebrate the holidays except for a few little things and way too much sweets but my sister always sends us gifts.
There was a small and thin tin-like box with a message that said to open last. I figured it was a gift card. I opened it last and what I saw there blew my mind. I was, for once, speechless for about 3 minutes. All I could do was stare as I just didn't know the words to how I felt. Nothing could have shocked me more even if it had been a check for a million dollars because in that box was a necklace that says the word "faith" in the shape of a cross on a very thin string. That's when my FAITH exploded. Miracle? Maybe not to you but to me, it was proof and when that happens to you, if it hasn't yet for any newborn babies in Christ, wait for it. God will amaze you in ways you can't even begin to imagine. I'm going to go see if I can find a picture of the one I have...be right back! This is extremely close but mine is silver, which I prefer over gold. They look the same, other than that, although there could be some differences!
On my darkest nights when I couldn't pray, read my Bible or even watch a movie because of how miserable I was, I cried out. I would tell Him I'm hanging by a thread, dear Jesus, I don't care how thin the string is but please, please hold on to me. I cannot do this anymore. Come to find out that when you're in withdrawal, things like your faith, sex and a few other things that it is NORMAL to have no desire for them. I'm telling you that if satan's DNA is on anything, it's on drugs. When you're weak, that thing attacks you and you truly feel powerless to stop it. I'd read the Bible and get so frustrated I'd throw it down on the couch and read a Psalm because it was all I could handle. I did good if I could read 7 verses a night. My prayer life was in shambles. The guilt, it was awful. And then.....
God showed up! Remember how I said I prayed and asked God to hold on to me by a string but just don't let me walk away from Him. Even at my worst, I knew He wouldn't leave me. I'm not one for a lot of jewelry as anything metal on me irritates me either physically or mentally. I don't know why. I never told anybody this, not even my husband until God showed up. We didn't celebrate the holidays except for a few little things and way too much sweets but my sister always sends us gifts.
There was a small and thin tin-like box with a message that said to open last. I figured it was a gift card. I opened it last and what I saw there blew my mind. I was, for once, speechless for about 3 minutes. All I could do was stare as I just didn't know the words to how I felt. Nothing could have shocked me more even if it had been a check for a million dollars because in that box was a necklace that says the word "faith" in the shape of a cross on a very thin string. That's when my FAITH exploded. Miracle? Maybe not to you but to me, it was proof and when that happens to you, if it hasn't yet for any newborn babies in Christ, wait for it. God will amaze you in ways you can't even begin to imagine. I'm going to go see if I can find a picture of the one I have...be right back! This is extremely close but mine is silver, which I prefer over gold. They look the same, other than that, although there could be some differences!
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
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Monday, December 25, 2017
MY QUESTION OF THE DAY
Unfortunately, I don't get many opportunities to share the Gospel face to face but I do when I can. However, the Bible doesn't tell us to chase them down and beg them nor be their baby-sitter. Now, if someone is earnestly desiring to learn the truth, I will use every fruit of the Spirit I possess and for as long as it takes but Jesus told His Apostles to tell them twice and if they refused to hear, wipe the dust from their feet as a testimony against them and move on.
However, I argue...yes, I said I argue...with atheists and even worse, God-MOCKERS, all the time. Remember in Acts that Paul taught in the synagogues and got into some pretty heated arguments with the Pharisees. We can be angry, just not sin and telling someone the truth is not sinning. Even Jesus Christ got angry and called the Pharisees vipers and snakes; He even said they worship their father the devil! Is that nice and pretty? Jesus offended everybody just by being born. We are pretty much thought of as the religious "prudes" who keep SOME semblance of morality in the world. They want us gone so they can do what they want without a "Christian" calling them on their SINS. I refuse to be PC and water it down by saying "wrong doings" or "you have a good heart, you just need to stop cheating on your spouse" and that nonsense. The world has made the word "sin" sound so harmless
and fun (especially when it isn't sinful). I saw a commercial about chocolate candy and I've had it, I think, and if eating chocolate was a sin, this chocolate would be in that category. It is wonderful. They call it "SINFULLY delicious." Bars, Las Vegas, and other businesses are known as "sin ___; sin city; or sin to win" at a casino. No wonder no one knows (or seems to care) what real sin is. They don't remember we have a list of 10 that gives us a very good guideline to go by when you want to know if something is a sin or not.
So, whenever I encounter one of those, the one question I hear by almost every single unbeliever I encounter and that is this:
Why would a LOVING GOD send me (or so and so) to hell? I am (or they were) very good people and while they may not have believed in God or went to church, I just don't believe that God is loving and no, I will not submit to such a ____ God."
First of all, not one of us is "good." We are filthy and worthless wretches before a Holy God. I could devote my entire life and ever dime I have to the needy, I can build houses for the homeless, I can "do" good things all the time but in my heart, unless I've given it to God, is full of hate, murder, lust, coveting, cheating, blasphemy, but most importantly, I am committing the unforgivable sin and unless I change my heart and repent, when I die I have completely committed it. I have rejected the free gift of salvation by NOT believing in His Only Son, Christ Jesus, who died, was buried and rose again; ascended into Heaven where He is today and gave us the Comforter, best known as the FREE GIFT OF GOD AT SALVATION...the Holy Spirit. Once you draw that last breath and rejected Him for the final time, there is no second chances no matter what the Roman Catholic Papacy tells you. You cannot buy "indulgences" to pay a loved one's way out of a nonexistent place called purgatory. Heaven or hell, it's one or the other.
Second, who told you that God sends anybody to Hell? John 3:16-17 says "For God SO LOVED THE WORLD that He gave His only begotten Son so that WHOSOEVER shall call upon His name should NOT perish but have everlasting life. (17) For God sent His Son into the world NOT to condemn the world but that world, THROUGH HIM, might be saved."
Jesus Christ is God made flesh (John 1:1). He was not created and He is not an angel. He created all things. Jesus is the WORD of God. In John 1:14 (I hope that's the right verse) John tells us that The Word (Jesus) was made flesh and dwelt among us (humans) and we beheld His glory. He is the God to the Jews, Gentiles, Greeks, Blacks, Whites, Buddhists, Muslims and every single person ever born. There is no rituals, ceremonies, prayers, or words/deeds that can save or aid in your salvation.
Acts 8:37 says "....and you believe with all your heart, mind, soul and strength that JESUS CHRIST IS LORD, then thou mayest." Philip is talking to the Ethiopian man about baptism as he had converted at some point to Judaism and believed in the only one and true Living God. If your Bible does not have Acts 8:37 and is combined like Acts 8:36-38 or 39 and does NOT specifically say JESUS CHRIST IS LORD, you are reading a false Bible. Unbelievers said that just by reading it that they were unwillingly confessing Jesus as the Messiah. So, they rewrote and watered down the Word of God to please man. Itching ears and we love telling them what they want to hear cos we love all that money and fame, celebrity, status and all that STUFF we own. It doesn't matter you're sending them to hell, you just want a mega church and tons of evil money. That's because their "god" IS money. As you will read below, I didn't quote the verse verbatim but close enough...
So, in answer to their question about God sending "good" people to hell, the fact is nowhere in the Bible does it even hint that God sends anyone to hell. In fact, He has done everything possible, making salvation so simple so that no one ever has to go there. God doesn't send you or anyone else to hell, you send yourself. God gave you free will and He will never inflict Himself on you. I don't think He wanted robots. He wants us to want Him.
The choice is entirely yours on your final destination, folks. I've told you the Good News many times and I'm either preaching to the choir or nobody is hearing it because they have chosen to be deaf, dumb and blind. Oh, and not killing, stealing, lying, cheating, etc. (the moral laws) are "bad" in what way? Would you kill your husband or wife the next time they said something you didn't like if it was legal? Why not? Because you KNOW it's wrong. Feel guilty when you lie? If not, it sure is hard to remember what you said and to who so either you're gonna get caught in the lie (which means you lose your trustworthy and honest reputation cos you're known as a liar now) but if you tell the truth, nothing bad happens. Sure, you may have a fight with your spouse or whoever but it'll blow over. Lie to them, you'll lose their respect and possibly the relationship. Cheat on your spouse and you'll lose them and any children you have. They are good laws and man didn't come up with them because it would not be to their benefit. Sin if far more fun to most than living a clean, healthy lifestyle.
Also, let's get real about what sin is. Watching a movie, TV show, playing pool or a game of cards isn't a sin. Even drinking a beer or cocktail is not a sin but getting drunk is. We have freedom and liberty in Christ and as Paul said, all things are lawful but not all things are profitable. Reading a fictional book may not help you Spiritually but it's not a sin either. We are allowed to have fun. Secular doesn't mean sin.
Choose to hear the Good News and believe in Christ Jesus. You won't have to change a thing but don't be real surprised when you find you don't enjoy strip clubs, partying, doing drugs, etc. just isn't fun nor was it ever. The Cross saves and the way is found in the Word.
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However, I argue...yes, I said I argue...with atheists and even worse, God-MOCKERS, all the time. Remember in Acts that Paul taught in the synagogues and got into some pretty heated arguments with the Pharisees. We can be angry, just not sin and telling someone the truth is not sinning. Even Jesus Christ got angry and called the Pharisees vipers and snakes; He even said they worship their father the devil! Is that nice and pretty? Jesus offended everybody just by being born. We are pretty much thought of as the religious "prudes" who keep SOME semblance of morality in the world. They want us gone so they can do what they want without a "Christian" calling them on their SINS. I refuse to be PC and water it down by saying "wrong doings" or "you have a good heart, you just need to stop cheating on your spouse" and that nonsense. The world has made the word "sin" sound so harmless
So, whenever I encounter one of those, the one question I hear by almost every single unbeliever I encounter and that is this:
Why would a LOVING GOD send me (or so and so) to hell? I am (or they were) very good people and while they may not have believed in God or went to church, I just don't believe that God is loving and no, I will not submit to such a ____ God."
First of all, not one of us is "good." We are filthy and worthless wretches before a Holy God. I could devote my entire life and ever dime I have to the needy, I can build houses for the homeless, I can "do" good things all the time but in my heart, unless I've given it to God, is full of hate, murder, lust, coveting, cheating, blasphemy, but most importantly, I am committing the unforgivable sin and unless I change my heart and repent, when I die I have completely committed it. I have rejected the free gift of salvation by NOT believing in His Only Son, Christ Jesus, who died, was buried and rose again; ascended into Heaven where He is today and gave us the Comforter, best known as the FREE GIFT OF GOD AT SALVATION...the Holy Spirit. Once you draw that last breath and rejected Him for the final time, there is no second chances no matter what the Roman Catholic Papacy tells you. You cannot buy "indulgences" to pay a loved one's way out of a nonexistent place called purgatory. Heaven or hell, it's one or the other.
Second, who told you that God sends anybody to Hell? John 3:16-17 says "For God SO LOVED THE WORLD that He gave His only begotten Son so that WHOSOEVER shall call upon His name should NOT perish but have everlasting life. (17) For God sent His Son into the world NOT to condemn the world but that world, THROUGH HIM, might be saved."
Acts 8:37 says "....and you believe with all your heart, mind, soul and strength that JESUS CHRIST IS LORD, then thou mayest." Philip is talking to the Ethiopian man about baptism as he had converted at some point to Judaism and believed in the only one and true Living God. If your Bible does not have Acts 8:37 and is combined like Acts 8:36-38 or 39 and does NOT specifically say JESUS CHRIST IS LORD, you are reading a false Bible. Unbelievers said that just by reading it that they were unwillingly confessing Jesus as the Messiah. So, they rewrote and watered down the Word of God to please man. Itching ears and we love telling them what they want to hear cos we love all that money and fame, celebrity, status and all that STUFF we own. It doesn't matter you're sending them to hell, you just want a mega church and tons of evil money. That's because their "god" IS money. As you will read below, I didn't quote the verse verbatim but close enough...
The choice is entirely yours on your final destination, folks. I've told you the Good News many times and I'm either preaching to the choir or nobody is hearing it because they have chosen to be deaf, dumb and blind. Oh, and not killing, stealing, lying, cheating, etc. (the moral laws) are "bad" in what way? Would you kill your husband or wife the next time they said something you didn't like if it was legal? Why not? Because you KNOW it's wrong. Feel guilty when you lie? If not, it sure is hard to remember what you said and to who so either you're gonna get caught in the lie (which means you lose your trustworthy and honest reputation cos you're known as a liar now) but if you tell the truth, nothing bad happens. Sure, you may have a fight with your spouse or whoever but it'll blow over. Lie to them, you'll lose their respect and possibly the relationship. Cheat on your spouse and you'll lose them and any children you have. They are good laws and man didn't come up with them because it would not be to their benefit. Sin if far more fun to most than living a clean, healthy lifestyle.
Also, let's get real about what sin is. Watching a movie, TV show, playing pool or a game of cards isn't a sin. Even drinking a beer or cocktail is not a sin but getting drunk is. We have freedom and liberty in Christ and as Paul said, all things are lawful but not all things are profitable. Reading a fictional book may not help you Spiritually but it's not a sin either. We are allowed to have fun. Secular doesn't mean sin.
Choose to hear the Good News and believe in Christ Jesus. You won't have to change a thing but don't be real surprised when you find you don't enjoy strip clubs, partying, doing drugs, etc. just isn't fun nor was it ever. The Cross saves and the way is found in the Word.
Ye are saved by grace alone; through faith alone; through Christ alone
Not works nor deeds lest anybody should boast
Ephesians 2:8-9
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