I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. - John 15:5
And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. - Mark 4:35
...weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. - Psalms 30:5b
...strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. - Matthew 7:14
...And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. - Genesis 1:2b
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. - Psalms 23:1-2
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Excerpt from: In His Presence.
"A self surrendered in the silence of His presence is a soul at peace in Him who reclaimed it! The earth and its burdens no
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but your spirit is free to soar the heavenlies -- and the hours pass quickly, while In His Presence!
To journey where no mortal may go: This Is Prayer!"
Excerpt from: Proofs of Growing In Grace. 1. Less temptation to focus on troubles or talk about them to others... 2. Less temptation to resent and retaliate when insulted or abused... 3. Joy under crosses, disappointment, and severe pain...
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Shocking Finding: Two-thirds (67%) of pre-teen parents claim to be Christian, but only 2% of all pre-teen parents actually possess a biblical worldview...
American Values Personal Survey
Poll: American Majority Wants Congress to Pass Pro-Life Protections
Downward Trend Who Say Same-Sex Relations Morally Acceptable
Satan, The Father Of Lies
Battle For America's Soul
Ligonier Ministries' Biennial Study of The State Of American Theology
Among the Shocking findings are -
1. "31% of adults say it is very important for their religious faith to influence every dimension of their life."
2. "49% accept reincarnation as a possibility after they die."
Just one question: If, if this is true then why do our politicians and those who do their bidding in the media possess the spirit of antichrist—an anti-Christian spirit that treats others with such hostility, disrespect and mean-spirited? Why is the state of our country so godless and in an advanced state of decay and decline?
Something is grossly immoral and amiss!
Consider this from 3 of our founding fathers:
Benjamin Franklin - Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.
Jedidiah Morse - Whenever the pillars of Christianity shall be overthrown, our present republican forms of government - and all blessings which flow from them - must fall with them.
John Adams - Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
This may help to answer some of your questions as to our current national state of affairs. The honest student of history knows this to be true. Also read:
Original post: 11/30/2020. Reposted: 8/27/2021 (post FDA vaccine approval)
The time for choosing has come. As it pertains to the coming COVID-19 forced innoculations/vaccinations, the following is offered for the discerning Christian's consideration in choosing to comply:
Injecting a foreign substance into one's body against their will is in violation of the Nuremberg Code. Study it. There are 10 salient points.
But more importantly, the Christian's body is the Temple of God. It is sanctified. It is holy. It is sovereign. It is wholly God's.
When one comes to Christ they are yet in their sin. Their life and body belong to Satan. When Christ forgives their sin He sets them free from both — their sin and from Satan (Matthew 12:29). Neither no longer have dominion over that person. He sanctifies and sets them apart for His exclusive heavenly possession and holy divine purpose. In addition, we are to present our bodies to God as a living sacrifice. As such, we do not have the right/authority any longer to alter that sacrifice in any way. (I Corinthians 6:11; II Timothy 2:21; Hebrews 10:10; I Corinthians 3:16-17; II Corinthians 6:16; Romans 12:1-2) For a Christian to permit any entity other than God to take possession for any purpose sets that person over and against God's will. To allow anyone to inject into their body a foreign substance that has been determined to intentionally alter one's human genetic code, or the cellular structure of that body/Temple, is in violation of God's will. Therefore, one should consider very carefully their eternal standing with their Creator and Redeemer (Hebrews 10:29). We are at the precipice of having to choose whether we submit our bodies to be altered for our freedom, our very survival--to buy and sell as the Bible warns us about — and there is no going back. Some, in fact, already are being forced to do so. Already industries and businesses are requiring those who wish to utilize their services or enter their businesses the people must wear masks and some now are requiring the COVID vaccination. Revelation's mark is just behind the vail of tomorrow. Christ's return is imminent. The latest so-called medical pandemic has been an exercise in conditioning the world's population to willing accept for survival what they otherwise would reject with prejudice. The mass of the population is relinquishing their freedoms for the illusion of safety. They will never get them back. Incremental surrender will ensnare many if not guarded against by denying the first imposition upon your God-given human rights. Are you prepared to make the hard choices for your spiritual well-being? Christ said we are not to fear those who can destroy our bodies, rather we are to fear Him who can destroy both body and soul in hell (Matthew 10:28). The choice is clear for the Christian. For any Christian who remains uncertain as to whether they should allow the injection of a foreign substance into their body for any purpose they are strongly advised to seek immediate counsel from their credible spiritual advisor.
The time for choosing has arrived. Christ warned us of this time. We must look carefully at what He said and consider each part of it. Nearing His earthly end Jesus cautiously forewarned us of the signs of the end of the age. Using the backdrop of the magnificent new Temple nearing the completion of its construction under King Herod, Jesus foretold its coming destruction. Having their interest keenly aroused, His disciples questioned Him about the signs He knew would appear at His return and the end of the world. Listen to them carefully.
Matthew 24: 4-13
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Without going into each event specifically pay specific attention to the very first thing He warned of--deception. As you read you will see this deception is on a massive scale. Jump to the end—many offended, betrayal, large scale hatred of each other, iniquity rampant and, with hatred fore front, the love of many as cold as an unlit stove. He concludes repeating there will be massive deception. People will comply with what sounds reasonable they are asked to do. This is a trap. It means to enslave you, to arrest you, to rob you of your freedoms and finally your freewill. The Russian dissident under the communist Soviet Union spoke to the incremental choices that lead one down a fatal path:
The following is taken from the Book, Adam2: A Guide For The Walk Home, written by our founder.
It is A Commentary On The Gospel Of John, complete with a background look at the contemporary Jewish groups active in Jesus' day.
It includes a summary of each chapter, a redacted study of each disciple, a brief study of Gnosticism of the time, pertinent timelines,
and much more. Each chapter of study includes extensive Biblical references to the notes on the chapter.
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We turn this month to John - Chapter 10 from the book: Adam2.
II. SCRIPTURAL STUDY.
B. THE SHEPHERD'S CALL. 10:19-42
This simple statement that His sheep will hear His voice, when found, carries with it certain profound implications.
It is the source of which men for centuries have splintered in the view of Christ's call to a universal world.
It is not one this current study needs to address. We will simply say of those who are not His, that they are
not so because of the condition of their own heart and ears, and the choice they make to remain in their own
blindness caused by the Deceiver, as with Eve (and Adam).
For these reasons, and others, these rulers do not hear His call, therefore, they are not His; but, He has come to
take from among them those who are.
Let us look for a moment at this truth of the recognition of His Voice when He calls. Consider how one recognizes
the authentic voice of another.
First, one sure way that comes to mind is simply from having heard it before. With this we are most familiar
(to be discussed shortly), but
Second, another way with which we are equally familiar is when, if they are published, we have read many of their
works and are quite studied in their words, maybe having committed a few of the more memorable ones to memory for
moments in solitude for reflection and enjoyment, such as those of Shakespeare, Browning, or better still, a contemporary
with whom we may have a chance encounter. We may never have seen a likeness of this one whose work we admire, but if in
this chance meeting, passing by not knowing who they are, yet hearing their voice, it would arrest our attention.
What we would hear would be familiar words spoken by one with such authority as to say this is the very author of
those words himself. (Is this not what those who heard Jesus speak say of Him, even as a child by these very ones
He is now before? Follow with me for now before you go off on that point.) A voice within us would say it was so,
and we would be convinced enough to remain, probably trying to convince a possible companion in our chance meeting.
And upon learning for certain through other confirmation, our words would be to those around us who knew of our hopeful
suspicion something like this: "See, I told you so!" Do I need to continue with this analogy with Christ as
the Word and His written Revelation that these Jews held within their memory for this same recognition,
as well as it should be for our own?
(7:46;
Mt.8:27;
Lk.8:25;
11:27;
20:26;
2:47;
Mk.11:17;
Lk.4:17;
6:37-39;
8:25-31)
Third, but no less important: assume we have never heard this voice ourselves, or read his works to recognize
it when it speaks. Is it not, then, the credible witness of someone who has that we would trust equally as sure as
our own judgment? Certainly. It is precisely by this method Jesus chose for His identification to us for our
confirmation of Him—His Holy Spirit sent for this express purpose. As sure as He trusts Him, when He is sent,
to speak of no other, we can be as confident then when He speaks to our spirit and that voice deep within says
there is something familiar and agreeable with what we are hearing.
(16:13-15;
Acts 2:6,16-21)
This can be seen in the woman at the well who had never met Jesus, but was convinced by only a few of His words of
the fact that this voice identified her as she knew herself to be, and unlike any other had known her in her entire life.
Through His Words, she knew beyond doubt that this was the One who had been promised. She did not know how He knew her,
but she knew that the core of her soul was brought to light in the Truth of His Words. No other has this power,
for only He knows the hearts of all people and will identify them in that meeting (as with Nathanael).
(4:29;
2:24-25;
1:47-48)
As a result of this unique understanding of ourselves revealed to us by this One who has engaged us, our recognition
of His Truth for the exact answer to our discovered condition cannot be denied (we may deny it to others, but it cannot
be to the voice within). Thus, He tells us first who we are—lost ones, searching for fulfillment in life and
the freedom for our spirits that seem to be crying out from within for outward release into someone
who truly recognizes and understands us, and who will accept and love us as we are when we meet. Secondly, He tells us who
He is, exactly in relation to us—the answer and complete embodiment of our lifelong search.
(Mt.18:12;
vs.10;
6:37;
vs.9,11)
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Over the years when pressed into service for others in Jesus' name beyond your own human comfort zone,
into a realm that seemed to defy all logic and understanding, have you often wondered if you had reached
the limits of your sanity? You know you would not have chosen that particular path for that specific need
of another if you were in your right mind. You think to yourself: What was I thinking? You may have
had others who knew you best question your thoughts and actions, even saying to you: Are you out of your mind?
You agreed. You did feel deep within this wasn't the course any one in their right mind might have
chosen—the things you are called to do for or speak to another. However, there was no denying in your spirit
by Whom you were being led! As you continued obediently in faith, you may have had to defend your actions to others by
expressing your unconcern of their thoughts and attitudes toward you because of their lack of understanding where
God had placed you.
At this point, you may have had thoughts of the similarities of your experience and Job's experience with his three
friends who could not understand what he was experiencing in his time. Never before had you more understanding and
greater sympathy for his situation. You conclude your friends mean well but are not in the throes of the experience
and anointing of your unique calling for this moment. You do not judge. You know, you just know, you must press on
until He has done with you in the matter. Your obedience is required and His yoke and Joy remaineth upon you.
This is undeniable to you. As much as you may desire and try, you will never be able to convince your friends to understand.
Nor should you. Nor can they. This is something God has called you to do in quiet solitude and devotion to Him.
Jesus asked us never to do our alms to Him for others to see. Greater will be your reward in heaven when He alone
recognizes in total what you have done in private and personal for Him (Mt.6:4). Though your actions may be seen openly
because of the nature of your service, you and He alone know this you do for Him, in His name. You have come to the point
in surrender to Him where His recognition is all the recognition you seek. At times, even those you serve may seem to
resent your service or at the least you may feel you are being used. It matters not when you know you have both His
blessing and anointing for what you do. The human nature and reasoning would say: enough! and walk away. But you
are no longer listening with the human ear and applying human logic.
For the Christian who has indeed reached a level of growth in the heart of God's calming and satisfying love produced
by the Holy Spirit, the new creature in Christ has allowed the mind of Christ to thoroughly supplant the mind of the old creature
(Rom.12:2;
Eph.4:23;
Ph.2:5;
I Pe.4:1).
Newborn into His kingdom we were babes in Christ
(II Cor.5:17).
We thought like a child, we spoke as a child, we acted as a child, we even expected from others as a child,
but when we grew up in Christ, we put away those childish ways and walked in the ways of maturity in Christ.
His mind began having more and more sway with each passing day, with each growing experience, each lesson learned,
each willful submission to Him as Lord in all areas of our lives
(I Cor.13:11;
II Cor.10:5).
His Spirit now is busy at work pricking, prodding and poking at the old creature in our daily contact with the world. He is
constantly exposing remnants of the old life, convicting and presenting us continually with the choice of obedience in submission
for dissection any discovery of the old and insinuation of Himself into each new area we allow His cleansing
(John 16:8).
The following is taken from the Book of New Testament Summaries.
Chapter
(A.D.57?)
[The "Gospel of God" and "His Son"
(1:1,9) as seen and written by Paul to Roman Christians
(1:7): to let them know he knew of their work and faith
(1:8), that he was coming there shortly
(1:10;
15:24),
and to have on file in Rome, the capital of the world, a record of the Gospel of God through Jesus Christ.
1:15]
Paul introduces himself by listing his credentials credible for his writing. First he identifies his position in ministry:
a servant; second, his calling: an Apostle; and thirdly, his purpose: to declare the message of the Gospel of God.
(NOTICE: Nowhere does he list his earthly achievements as qualifications for writing or speaking:
Phd's in law; his denomination affiliations: a Pharisee, etc. He is first and lastly a servant of Christ in the proclamation
of the message of God that there be no room for worldly human boasting! See II Cor.10:7-18; Ph.3:3-8.
Therefore, he is ready (1:15),
willing (
I Th.2:8),
and able (
II Co.3:4-6)
to preach God's Gospel to whomever called, at present in writing to Rome!) He salutes them, commends their much publicized faith,
expresses his longing to see them that he might impart to them some spiritual gift, together be edified, and finally,
clearly teach that the fruit of the gospel is God's righteousness established and lived out in man.
All men are seen at one point standing under the shadow of God's impending wrath because of his own ungodliness.
It is each's individual decision whether one remains so. Just as there are specific steps to be taken toward God,
coming under His umbrella of saving grace, there are successive steps away from Him, putting one in final jeopardy
of His irrevocable judgment (1:21,23,25,32): (1)
They became indifferent to God (failed to glorify Him), (2) therefore, they became ungrateful to Him (failed to be thankful),
(3) thus they became conceited (vain in their own imaginations), (4) now having no need of Him,
they omitted Him from their lives (worshipped the product of their own hands), and finally, (5) changed His truth into a lie!
This one will be given over to do those things naturally produced from within a wicked heart: all manner of despicable sin arising from
eventual unnatural affections, having gone so far from God (His knowledge, truth, and wisdom), filled (in total) with unrighteousness.
The end of this man is both logical and inevitable. (All of the above is not only applicable to the individual,
but to a nation as well, as seen with Israel of old and within any nation in decline.)
Since all men stand accused, guilty, and condemned before His Bench, God alone is holy enough to be judge.
Therefore, no man has the right to sit in judgment of another, no matter his level of righteousness attained
nor degree of works done! Both Jew and Gentile stand alike on equal footing in His Court. His Law is blind:
it can see only the sin and not the sinner, thus pointing to the guilty, irrespective of his earthly origin or achievements.
Because God is just, His judgment is just. He will separate the wheat from the chaff at the appropriate time,
after each has his own period of possible repentance and being wooed by God's freely given loving goodness,
seeing in his hard heart his own guilt and finally throwing himself at the mercy of His grace. Those who observe
to do His Law from a heart softened by Him will be spared His wrath. So, be careful not to judge another,
but also in your attempts to teach others His Law as you have been taught. See that your own life reflects it,
that His name be highly honored among all men, especially by the unbeliever. The Law kept only outwardly without
the heart ever receiving it, is vain, but the one who has his heart spiritually quickened by God when His Law
is received within, will be highly praised by Him, whether Jew or Gentile.
Paul now asks what advantage then is outward circumcision, or profit to the ceremonial Jew? Certainly there were unbelievers
(uncircumcised in heart) among them, but this alone does not negate the faith and purpose of the others who believed. To them
was committed the oracles of God for the benefit of all men, to be instructed in His ways that righteousness might come to all,
not only to the Jew (though first), but to the Gentile world as well. Clearly, then, it is seen that all stand guilty before a
righteous judge with none being justified by the Law, only condemned by it, everyone having violated it. Whether in some
small point, or in totality, it is broken! None are righteous, not one! The most lawful and unlawful both stand
condemned, for both are guilty on some point. No amount of man's own righteousness (right doing) will cover his personal violations.
Man's violations (sin), no matter how few or small, are larger than any amount of works he could do in ten lifetimes, unable to
be used as a cover or for mitigating circumstances to set him free. One dot of sin is sufficient to render any man guilty to the
extreme of offsetting a lifetime of good works! (
Ecc.10:1)
Therefore, no amount of works is capable of negating man's penalty or excusing him from the Law's violation. Now having
sufficiently made the case for every man's guilt (a sinner), and impossibility for any man to work off his own sentence to be set
free, Paul pivots in 3:21 to declare the grace of God and the hope for man. He has shown us our
unrighteousness; he now teaches the provision God Himself has made for our righteousness that we might go free—Faith in Jesus Christ
who served our sentence perfectly, now offering pardon. Guilty? Yes, all, but freely pardoned through acceptance of His work done
for us! So righteousness comes not by the Law, but through faith, not just blind faith, but faith in Jesus Christ. Why Him? Because
no other paid the required penalty to appease an offended God who might consider and grant us grace as we stand by His successful
Son's side as He pleads now for our pardon! God Himself has done the work (3:25),
and Christ has declared, it is finished! (
Jn.17:4;
19:30)
Hence, three consequences arise from faith in Christ: (1) Boasting in works is excluded
(vs.27), (2) God is for all men, Jew and Gentile
(vs.29), and (3) its work
(vs.31). So, because justified to go away free, yet not as his own,
rather now a servant of Christ who bought him with a price—justified not by your own works, but by faith in the works of Christ!
Paul now uses Abraham, the first to be ordered ceremonially circumcised, as an example of any man justified by faith and not works.
His righteousness was imputed to him by God who saw his faith within his heart before receiving the ceremonial circumcision;
therefore, his righteousness did not come through the act of circumcision or any works previously performed.
His works were a result of his faith, his circumcision serving as: (1) a mere sign of his faith, and
(2) a seal of their relationship! The Law then serves only to bring man condemned before God. But faith
in the works of the Son sets him free, freely justified to inherit the righteousness of God (
Jn.1:12),
and as a rightful heir to the promises made to Abraham (4:16)
who himself lived by faith, and not just to Abraham, but of Christ Himself who did what no other did or could do.
Paul concludes his argument for the universality of sin and the need for imputed righteousness. He teaches the benefits
of the gospel of God received by faith and not works: (1) we have peace with Him, (2)
we have access to Him, and (3) we have hope in Him. First this peace is more than being at ease with one's self;
it is being at one with God. He is no longer angry with us. He is pleased with, not what we have done, but what He has done and
we have accepted as a gift from Him! Therefore, through faith He is pleased and we find peace! (
Heb.11:6;
Rom.14:23b;
8:8)
Secondly, we have access to Him. The cross alone is the veil through which man may enter His presence,
accompanied now by the new High Priest who needed not to make atonement for His own sin before entering.
No longer annually restricted, we now may enter as often as desired. (Heb.6:19-28;
Jn.10:1;
14:6;
Heb.4:14-16;
Jn.14:23;
16:27; 15:7)
Thirdly, we have hope in God. Hope defined is that substance produced in the heart of man by his faith in the risen Christ (
Heb.11:6).
His work was done while we were yet sinners abiding under God's wrath, and having turned from ungodliness, stepping toward God
and His provision of the cross, we are saved from His future judgment, having already been judged in Christ and pardoned by His
grace through our faith in Him. This is our hope! The hope of Glory! No longer under the shadow of His displeasure!
(An old refrain slips into memory: "My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness..."
(I Co.15:4,14,17-20.) Once a beneficiary of Adam's inheritance, sold into slavery of sin, now
redeemed and a child of Christ's kingdom, at last set free! Through the former's disobedience—bound to sin,
but the latter's obedience—set free, and that eternally!
Listen to this young German Christian artist create, in the moment, the composition he later entitiled, "Prayer". (We love his T-shirt. Take a close look. Expand and freeze frame.)
WEF Official Calls for AI to Re-Write the Bible 'Correctly'
"In a few years, there might be religions that are actually correct … just think about a religion whose holy book is written by an AI. That could be a reality in a few years," states WEF advisor Yuval Noah Harari, "a homosexual, Israeli author and historian who holds mostly to atheistic beliefs in spirituality," - Charismamag.com.
Transgender Lutheran pastor on the Bible's clear line of male & female: "It's hard to relate it to modern-day times b/c it wasn't written for 2024. It was written for then. When we read in the scripture that God created man and woman, yes, and god created everyone else, as well." pic.twitter.com/rFIKhlv7OW
To the cast down and disheartened, stop and remember the joy of the beginning of your new birth. Remember, there is no battle you face that He has not already fought and overcome. The victory is yours. Embrace it.
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"Shine on me, Heavenly Father! Light my way into your presence. Melt my soul with your radiance. Cause my heart to skip with gladness; and it will pour forth its praises as an eternal river upon your altar!"
Regeneration is a subject which lies at the very basis of salvation, and we should be very diligent to take heed that we really are "born again," for there are many who fancy they are, who are not... Read More
Be assured that the name of a Christian is not the nature of a Christian; and that being born in a Christian land, and being recognized as professing the Christian religion is of no avail whatever, unless there be something more added to it—the being "born again," is a matter so mysterious, that human words cannot describe it. "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit." Nevertheless, it is a change which is known and felt: known by works of holiness, and felt by a gracious experience. This great work is supernatural. It is not an operation which a man performs for himself: a new principle is infused, which works in the heart, renews the soul, and affects the entire man. It is not a change of my name, but a renewal of my nature, so that I am not the man I used to be, but a new man in Christ Jesus. To wash and dress a corpse is a far different thing from making it alive: man can do the one, God alone can do the other. If you have then, been "born again," your acknowledgment will be, "O Lord Jesus, the everlasting Father, Thou art my spiritual Parent; unless Thy Spirit had breathed into me the breath of a new, holy, and spiritual life, I had been to this day 'dead in trespasses and sins.' My heavenly life is wholly derived from Thee, to Thee I ascribe it. 'My life is hid with Christ in God.' It is no longer I who live, but Christ who liveth in me." May the Lord enable us to be well assured on this vital point, for to be unregenerate is to be unsaved, unpardoned, without God, and without hope.
"HEY, HEY! HO, HO! Western culture has got to go!"
- Students at Stanford University led by the Reverend Jesse Jackson (Presumably, meaning "it" and not the course.)... Read More
Civilization is under attack. In university classrooms all over America, once revered figures such as Christopher Columbus, William Shakespeare,
John Milton and George Washington are now being castigated as "dead white males." The glib chant of Stanford students quoted above has become
expressive of a swelling surge of protest which appeared on campuses in the late 1960s and has continued unabated to this day...
"The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself."
1. Outward formality in spiritual experience--a stereotyped, stiff way of doing things that clearly flows from habit
rather than gushing from a spiritual life. 2. Distaste for spiritual things. We always enjoy saying and doing the things that please the one we love most. 3. Bondage signals a backslidden heart. He dutifully serves while having no heart for praise, worship, private prayer,
or any exercise spontaneous and delightful to those with love for God. (Spiritual bondage!)... Read More
4. An uncontrolled temper. When love fills a heart, its temper is naturally broken and sweet, or at least the will bridles
it and keeps it from breaking out. 5. An uncharitable spirit--one that fails to put the best possible construction on everyone's behavior. 6. An attitude of faultfinding, a quickness to fasten blame on others and judge them harshly...
The consequences of the magnitude of such a broad scale world-wide implementation of a "new church model" cannot be ignored. It must be examined by the serious Bible student and Christian! It must be looked at in light of Bible prophecy. We must heed the warnings of both Jesus' own words when He walked the earth and those inspired by the Holy Spirit written later for our advantage in alertness of end-time events and trends. Not to do so would be perilous. So, I have prayerfully written 5 articles on this demonic phenonemonen with hopes they will help you to understand how serious this modern attack is on the true church of Christ - Articles on the Modern Church.
Heaven's Gate
Strait Is The Gate And Narrow Is The Way
...strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. - Matthew 7:14
As I myself draw nearer, I am reminded of a woman I once knew of who said she did not want to go to heaven. When pressed for her reason for such a strange and unbelievable desire she shared that her desires for all that she possesed of earth would have to be sacrificed by her to gain entry. The first thing she mentioned she held so dearly and could not give up was as carnal as her love for food. Imagine. Imagine such a silly yet damnable idol.Imagine being so lost and confused in your belief of what the future holds for you and the eternal choice you must make—to choose hell over heaven.Unfortunately, too many will make the choice as this foolish woman. Is there something so simple and temporal as this woman's treasure that stands between heaven and hell for you?Jesus once asked: For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? - Mark 8:36
Dear Sirs,
I teach Old Testament to a group of young people who have committed their lives to Christ and are involved in a national
group called Master's Commission. I would like permission to share your tests with them during a 10 week Bible Course. thank you... dale rains
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I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. - John 15:5
And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. - Mark 4:35
...weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. - Psalms 30:5b
...strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. - Matthew 7:14
...And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. - Genesis 1:2b
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. - Psalms 23:1-2
We are at the precipice of having to choose whether we submit our bodies to be altered for our freedom, our very survival--to buy and sell as the Bible warns us about — and there is no going back. Some, in fact, already are being forced to do so. Already industries and businesses are requiring those who wish to utilize their services or enter their businesses the people must wear masks and some now are requiring the COVID vaccination. Revelation's mark is just behind the vail of tomorrow. Christ's return is imminent. 
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Heavenly Life
John 3:7
Whatever Happened to Western Civilization?
Marks Of A Backslidden Heart
