09/28/18 DELIVERANCE FOR THE SHACKLED
Sometimes people need deliverance from misguided, warped & corrupted familial, social & cultural influences.
THINK ABOUT IT.
Friday, September 28, 2018
Thursday, September 27, 2018
09/27/18 IT WOULD NOT MAKE SENSE
09/27/18 IT WOULD NOT MAKE SENSE
IF PEOPLE HAVE NO CHOICE, THEN WHY SHOULD WE PLEAD WITH THEM TO BE RECONCILED?
2 Corinthians 5:18-20
18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
IF PEOPLE HAVE NO CHOICE, THEN WHY SHOULD WE PLEAD WITH THEM TO BE RECONCILED?
2 Corinthians 5:18-20
18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
09/27/18 Why is Entire Sanctification so important?
09/27/18 Why is Entire Sanctification so important?
Dash-Cam Messages
Why is Entire Sanctification so important?
I did this post while sitting in the car tonight, at the Beaufort waterfront. I thought about getting out and enjoying the cool air, but I did not want to end up missing and then someone find my smartphone in a colony of giant mosquitoes. The lighting in the car is limited, but the message is full of light. I hope you enjoy.
NOTES TO FOLLOW
Dash-Cam Messages
Why is Entire Sanctification so important?
I did this post while sitting in the car tonight, at the Beaufort waterfront. I thought about getting out and enjoying the cool air, but I did not want to end up missing and then someone find my smartphone in a colony of giant mosquitoes. The lighting in the car is limited, but the message is full of light. I hope you enjoy.
NOTES TO FOLLOW
09/27/18 NASTY, CRUDE, SICK
Crude language is inexcusable, but really, words about defecating (even at a meal) shows total classlessness.
What a sick society, which thinks it is normal or "adult" or acceptable to fill your mouth, your mind, and the ears of people around you (of all ages) with filthy words referring to defecating and/or sexual acts. Our society is sinking faster by the day. Then, those who use such filth and crudeness act like decent people are sick
Crude language is inexcusable, but really, words about defecating (even at a meal) shows total classlessness.
What a sick society, which thinks it is normal or "adult" or acceptable to fill your mouth, your mind, and the ears of people around you (of all ages) with filthy words referring to defecating and/or sexual acts. Our society is sinking faster by the day. Then, those who use such filth and crudeness act like decent people are sick
09/27/18 RECOGNIZING OUR WEAKNESSES
09/27/18 RECOGNIZING OUR WEAKNESSES
I believe that one of the greatest strengths a person can have is the ability to recognize his weaknesses.
I believe that one of the greatest strengths a person can have is the ability to recognize his weaknesses.
09/27/18 NOT WHERE BUT HOW
09/27/18 NOT WHERE BUT HOW
Often it is not WHERE we are in life as much as HOW we are with where we are.
Ph. 4:11-13; 1Tm. 6:6-8; He. 13:5.
PHILIPPIANS 4:11-13
11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
1 TIMOTHY 6:6-8
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
HEBREWS 13:5
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Often it is not WHERE we are in life as much as HOW we are with where we are.
Ph. 4:11-13; 1Tm. 6:6-8; He. 13:5.
PHILIPPIANS 4:11-13
11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
1 TIMOTHY 6:6-8
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
HEBREWS 13:5
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
09/27/18 NOT FOR FUN
09/27/18 NOT FOR FUN
My ministry posts are not for personal benefit.
The lifeguard does not face sharks and killer breakers to save himself.
My ministry posts are not for personal benefit.
The lifeguard does not face sharks and killer breakers to save himself.
09/27/18 DON'T MOVE AWAY
09/27/18 DON'T MOVE AWAY
Here is a short article I wrote several years ago. I hope it helps you on you journey.
The farther an object moves from its point of origin, the harder it is to return to that point.
The farther a space craft moves from the gravitational pull of its home planet, the easier it is to escape that world.
The further a person moves from those who love them, the easier it is to leave them completely.
Escaping the pull of destructive influences is good, but it is really important that we consider the sacrifice to be worth the objective.
There comes a moment when a relationship reaches the "point of no return." What a shame when the new destination is less noble than the point of origin.
Here is a short article I wrote several years ago. I hope it helps you on you journey.
The farther an object moves from its point of origin, the harder it is to return to that point.
The farther a space craft moves from the gravitational pull of its home planet, the easier it is to escape that world.
The further a person moves from those who love them, the easier it is to leave them completely.
Escaping the pull of destructive influences is good, but it is really important that we consider the sacrifice to be worth the objective.
There comes a moment when a relationship reaches the "point of no return." What a shame when the new destination is less noble than the point of origin.
09/26/18 BE CAREFUL YOUR RESPONSE
09/26/18 BE CAREFUL YOUR RESPONSE
If we resist and close out the messenger that God has called, anointed and appointed, we are closing out God's message.
If we resist and close out the messenger that God has called, anointed and appointed, we are closing out God's message.
09/26/18 ONLY THE CHOSEN
09/26/18 ONLY THE CHOSEN
Salvation is what God provides for the person who chooses to please to God, not for the person who insists on pleasing self.
Salvation is what God provides for the person who chooses to please to God, not for the person who insists on pleasing self.
09/26/18 CONFORMED, OBEYING, FOLLOWING
09/26/18 CONFORMED, OBEYING, FOLLOWING
DASH-CAM MESSAGES
Called and Enabled to...
Conform to the Image of Jesus,
Obey His Word,
Follow the Holy Spirit's Leading
NOTES TO FOLLOW
DASH-CAM MESSAGES
Called and Enabled to...
Conform to the Image of Jesus,
Obey His Word,
Follow the Holy Spirit's Leading
NOTES TO FOLLOW
09/26/18 YOU CAN, BUT YOU CAN'T
09/26/18 YOU CAN, BUT YOU CAN'T
You can fret, doubt, be negative, be grouchy, be selfish. But you can't be a Christian if you hold on to these things.
You can fret, doubt, be negative, be grouchy, be selfish. But you can't be a Christian if you hold on to these things.
09/26/18 NOT SIMPLY A LEDGER ENTRY
09/26/18 NOT SIMPLY A LEDGER ENTRY
SALVATION IS NOT SIMPLY A LEDGER ENTRY IN HEAVEN. It is Divine transformation into the likeness of Jesus. No room for slackards.
TIME WELL SPENT HERE
(a few of the many verses that call us to follow in the deeper life)
Matthew 5:48
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Romans 12:1-2
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
1 Corinthians 1:4-10
4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
2 Corinthians 6:1-10
1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
9 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
2 Corinthians 6:14-18
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
2 Corinthians 7:1
1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2 Corinthians 13:11
11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
Ephesians 4:1-3
1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Ephesians 4:11-16
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
Colossians 1:28-29
28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
1 Thessalonians 4:1-6
1 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
1 Thessalonians 4:7-12
7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
1 Thessalonians 5:12-24
12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
16 Rejoice evermore.
17 Pray without ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
19 Quench not the Spirit.
20 Despise not prophesyings.
21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
Hebrews 6:1-3
1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
3 And this will we do, if God permit.
Hebrews 13:20-21
20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
James 1:2-8
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
1 Peter 5:8-10
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
DISCLAIMER
No one earns their way to heaven, but those who refuse to follow Christ earn their way to hell and God does not cover anyone's active, wilful and continued rebellion. Salvation is salvation from sin, not salvation in sin.
Ephesians 2:8-10
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
SALVATION IS NOT SIMPLY A LEDGER ENTRY IN HEAVEN. It is Divine transformation into the likeness of Jesus. No room for slackards.
TIME WELL SPENT HERE
(a few of the many verses that call us to follow in the deeper life)
Matthew 5:48
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Romans 12:1-2
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
1 Corinthians 1:4-10
4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
2 Corinthians 6:1-10
1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
9 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
2 Corinthians 6:14-18
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
2 Corinthians 7:1
1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2 Corinthians 13:11
11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
Ephesians 4:1-3
1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Ephesians 4:11-16
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
Colossians 1:28-29
28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
1 Thessalonians 4:1-6
1 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
1 Thessalonians 4:7-12
7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
1 Thessalonians 5:12-24
12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
16 Rejoice evermore.
17 Pray without ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
19 Quench not the Spirit.
20 Despise not prophesyings.
21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
Hebrews 6:1-3
1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
3 And this will we do, if God permit.
Hebrews 13:20-21
20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
James 1:2-8
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
1 Peter 5:8-10
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
DISCLAIMER
No one earns their way to heaven, but those who refuse to follow Christ earn their way to hell and God does not cover anyone's active, wilful and continued rebellion. Salvation is salvation from sin, not salvation in sin.
Ephesians 2:8-10
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
09/26/18 POSITIVITY (especially in Christians)
09/26/18 POSITIVITY (especially in Christians)
3 VIEWS OF POSITIVITY, (which are you?)
(1) Actually Positive.
(2) Socially (Selectively) Positive.
(3) Positivity Stinks.
POSITIVITY (especially in Christians)
Positivity is an attitude that focuses more on the "bright side" of life; that sees the glass as half full, rather than half empty.
Positivity may be displayed by a Christian or a non-Christian. Some personality types are more naturally positive than other types.
Positivity is part nature and part choice.
Those who are "naturally" positive can become negative (suspicious, doubtful, contrary, disconnected, self centered, tunnel visioned, angry) and those who are "naturally" negative can become positive.
Positivity can be the result of spiritual or natural origin.
Some cultures and life experiences are more conducive to positivity.
Some people are "over the top" positive (and are usually prone to high, highs and low, lows).
Some people are positive because it is a tool they use to gain favor or it gives them a false sense of "well being" and self worth.
There is a POSITIVITY which is inherent to the Christian experience.
Regardless of a person's personality type, upbringing, culture, life experiences, present circumstances, the Christian is inherently positive in the sense of having joy, peace, kindness, faith, forgiving others, treating others as they want to be treated.
In other words, the Fruit of the Spirit (Ga. 5:22-24), which is Positive and the traits of Love (as seen in 1 Corinthians 13) and the Likeness and Conformity to Christ (Ro. 8:29) are part of the New Nature, the Divine Nature (2 Pe. 1:4).
Christians want to be encouraging, edifying, comforting, self denying, self effacing in order to advance the well being of his/her neighbor.
Not only are Christians Positive because of their New Nature, they are Positive because of their determination to flush everything from their lives, attitudes, habits, relationships, amusements, behavior, which reeks of the Old Life and the Old Man (sinful nature).
Christians choose to represent the likeness of Christ
to other Christians and to sinners;
to friends and family and foes;
to those of high estate and those of low estate;
when it is convenient and when it is inconvenient
when it is profitable and when it is costly.
Positivity (spiritual, Christian) is manifested in deeds, words, demeanor, attitude, desire, interaction, personal initiative.
Christians seek and follow fully the counsel that conforms them to the image of Jesus.
BRIEFLY...
Far too often the unsaved person understands the social and personal benefits of being positive. It is shameful that unregenerate people are sometimes more concerned with being a help (blessing) to others. Even when the Positivity is fake, it is at least manifested by the non-believer. This demonstrates the power of personal will, without the salvific influence of regeneration. HOW MUCH MORE SHOULD SAVED PEOPLE BE ABLE TO MANIFEST POSITIVITY?!
There are people who do not care about the "niceties" of Positivity.
Some people view Positivity as a weakness or as an affectation rather than as a spiritual quality to be grasped.
Some people view Positivity as a naive or childish response to difficulties.
Some people do not think that raw life can be dealt with in a Positive mindset.
IT IS TIME FOR CHRISTIANS TO FOLLOW BIBLICAL DIRECTIVES, EXAMPLES, AND WISDOM, RATHER THAN ALLOWING THEMSELVES TO BE INFLUENCED AND CONFORMED TO THE HOPELESS, LOVELESS, LIFELESS AND CHRIST-LESS NEGATIVITY OF THE DARK DOMAIN.
3 VIEWS OF POSITIVITY, (which are you?)
(1) Actually Positive.
(2) Socially (Selectively) Positive.
(3) Positivity Stinks.
POSITIVITY (especially in Christians)
Positivity is an attitude that focuses more on the "bright side" of life; that sees the glass as half full, rather than half empty.
Positivity may be displayed by a Christian or a non-Christian. Some personality types are more naturally positive than other types.
Positivity is part nature and part choice.
Those who are "naturally" positive can become negative (suspicious, doubtful, contrary, disconnected, self centered, tunnel visioned, angry) and those who are "naturally" negative can become positive.
Positivity can be the result of spiritual or natural origin.
Some cultures and life experiences are more conducive to positivity.
Some people are "over the top" positive (and are usually prone to high, highs and low, lows).
Some people are positive because it is a tool they use to gain favor or it gives them a false sense of "well being" and self worth.
There is a POSITIVITY which is inherent to the Christian experience.
Regardless of a person's personality type, upbringing, culture, life experiences, present circumstances, the Christian is inherently positive in the sense of having joy, peace, kindness, faith, forgiving others, treating others as they want to be treated.
In other words, the Fruit of the Spirit (Ga. 5:22-24), which is Positive and the traits of Love (as seen in 1 Corinthians 13) and the Likeness and Conformity to Christ (Ro. 8:29) are part of the New Nature, the Divine Nature (2 Pe. 1:4).
Christians want to be encouraging, edifying, comforting, self denying, self effacing in order to advance the well being of his/her neighbor.
Not only are Christians Positive because of their New Nature, they are Positive because of their determination to flush everything from their lives, attitudes, habits, relationships, amusements, behavior, which reeks of the Old Life and the Old Man (sinful nature).
Christians choose to represent the likeness of Christ
to other Christians and to sinners;
to friends and family and foes;
to those of high estate and those of low estate;
when it is convenient and when it is inconvenient
when it is profitable and when it is costly.
Positivity (spiritual, Christian) is manifested in deeds, words, demeanor, attitude, desire, interaction, personal initiative.
Christians seek and follow fully the counsel that conforms them to the image of Jesus.
BRIEFLY...
Far too often the unsaved person understands the social and personal benefits of being positive. It is shameful that unregenerate people are sometimes more concerned with being a help (blessing) to others. Even when the Positivity is fake, it is at least manifested by the non-believer. This demonstrates the power of personal will, without the salvific influence of regeneration. HOW MUCH MORE SHOULD SAVED PEOPLE BE ABLE TO MANIFEST POSITIVITY?!
There are people who do not care about the "niceties" of Positivity.
Some people view Positivity as a weakness or as an affectation rather than as a spiritual quality to be grasped.
Some people view Positivity as a naive or childish response to difficulties.
Some people do not think that raw life can be dealt with in a Positive mindset.
IT IS TIME FOR CHRISTIANS TO FOLLOW BIBLICAL DIRECTIVES, EXAMPLES, AND WISDOM, RATHER THAN ALLOWING THEMSELVES TO BE INFLUENCED AND CONFORMED TO THE HOPELESS, LOVELESS, LIFELESS AND CHRIST-LESS NEGATIVITY OF THE DARK DOMAIN.
09/25/18 PARADISE BECOMES PERDITION
09/25/18 PARADISE BECOMES PERDITION
Bible scoffers often refer to natural disasters as being of BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS.
Read the Reality in REVELATION.
YOUR PARADISE WILL BECOME YOUR PLACE OF TORMENT
As a Bible believer, in fact, as a person who believes that the Book of Revelation is not simply symbolic or historical, but actually prophetic and literal, I accepted the prophecies of coming world disasters as fact. However, the scope of judgment and breadth of fulfillment were beyond my understanding, and of course, much of it is still incomprehensible. But my inability to grasp the enormity of destruction does not negate the facts of the prophecy and they do not keep me from trusting God's revelation.
The magnitude of the judgments and the numbers of victims are unimaginable. YET, they are true. AND they are now more easily perceived than before.
The proportion of the sea that will be polluted and poisonous is hinted at in the photos and videos, which are taken from upper atmosphere and space craft. Major hurricanes, typhoons, tsunamis, floods kill animal and plant life, then spreads pollutants, bacteria, decay, disease through rushing rivers, flooded farmlands, landfills, into the bays, sounds and oceans of the world, killing untold amounts of sea life, poisoning untold numbers of consumers and contributing to food shortages due to famine conditions.
NOW, ADD TO THAT the destruction that comes from volcanoes (remember the Pacific Ring of Fire), massive forest fires, chemical spills, biological and chemical weapons, flooding and land slides, acts of terrorism and acts of war, which not only bring death to humans, animals and plant life, and devastation and decay to the land area, but it also finds its way to the rivers, waterways, beaches and shipping lanes of the world.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY OF INTEREST TO COASTAL PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WHO LIVE OFF OF THE WATER. The filth of the land will pour into the coastal areas, polluting the estuaries and poisoning the sea life. Fish and birds and other wildlife will suffer loss of home and nourishment. This will flow to the fish, shellfish, in the rivers and lakes, marshes, fish, shellfish, inshore and offshore fish
Folks may feel secure in their rebellion today, but there is coming a time when the judgment of God will fall on every wicked person and life on earth will be like being in hell. But it is only the vestibule to hell and the Lake of Fire. It will be the Tribulation, when the judgment of God falls on the land, the sea, and the human race, as it has never fallen before.
After God takes believers away in the rapture, His wrath will fall on a world that refused to repent. I will only mention the fact that the judgement of God will be poured out on the sea (the oceans of the world) and the sea life and those who make their living on the sea.
As I said, I will just briefly mention the passages.
Before the judgments of God fall on the land and sea, God will set apart and seal His army of witnesses.
Revelation 7:1-4
1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
Though there will be a great multitude who trust Christ for salvation, no one who had known the gospel and then was left behind at the rapture will get saved. Those people sealed their eternal doom by rejecting the call of God when they heard it before the rapture.
Then God will loose His judgments on the earth and then on the sea.
Revelation 8:6-11
6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
Notice that the destruction of the land is followed quickly by destruction of the sea. Also notice that it will be like a great burning mountain falling into the sea, killing one third of the sea life and destroying one third of the ships.
Those who are saved during the Tribulation will face great suffering and loss. They will be tempted to deny Christ by taking the mark of the beast.
This is a quick and simple overview. The point is that the entire earth, land and sea and solar system, will undergo dramatic, dynamic, Divine transformation. It will include total purging. People will be living on the earth in those days of God's judgments. From the majestic mountains to the spectacular seashore, judgment will wipe the world clean before Jesus returns to rule and reign for a thousand years. Those who live here will find that the place they called paradise will become a place of torment. Our beautiful coast and water ways will one day become filled with death and blood.
Now is the accepted time to call on Jesus and be saved.
Bible scoffers often refer to natural disasters as being of BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS.
Read the Reality in REVELATION.
YOUR PARADISE WILL BECOME YOUR PLACE OF TORMENT
As a Bible believer, in fact, as a person who believes that the Book of Revelation is not simply symbolic or historical, but actually prophetic and literal, I accepted the prophecies of coming world disasters as fact. However, the scope of judgment and breadth of fulfillment were beyond my understanding, and of course, much of it is still incomprehensible. But my inability to grasp the enormity of destruction does not negate the facts of the prophecy and they do not keep me from trusting God's revelation.
The magnitude of the judgments and the numbers of victims are unimaginable. YET, they are true. AND they are now more easily perceived than before.
The proportion of the sea that will be polluted and poisonous is hinted at in the photos and videos, which are taken from upper atmosphere and space craft. Major hurricanes, typhoons, tsunamis, floods kill animal and plant life, then spreads pollutants, bacteria, decay, disease through rushing rivers, flooded farmlands, landfills, into the bays, sounds and oceans of the world, killing untold amounts of sea life, poisoning untold numbers of consumers and contributing to food shortages due to famine conditions.
NOW, ADD TO THAT the destruction that comes from volcanoes (remember the Pacific Ring of Fire), massive forest fires, chemical spills, biological and chemical weapons, flooding and land slides, acts of terrorism and acts of war, which not only bring death to humans, animals and plant life, and devastation and decay to the land area, but it also finds its way to the rivers, waterways, beaches and shipping lanes of the world.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY OF INTEREST TO COASTAL PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WHO LIVE OFF OF THE WATER. The filth of the land will pour into the coastal areas, polluting the estuaries and poisoning the sea life. Fish and birds and other wildlife will suffer loss of home and nourishment. This will flow to the fish, shellfish, in the rivers and lakes, marshes, fish, shellfish, inshore and offshore fish
Folks may feel secure in their rebellion today, but there is coming a time when the judgment of God will fall on every wicked person and life on earth will be like being in hell. But it is only the vestibule to hell and the Lake of Fire. It will be the Tribulation, when the judgment of God falls on the land, the sea, and the human race, as it has never fallen before.
After God takes believers away in the rapture, His wrath will fall on a world that refused to repent. I will only mention the fact that the judgement of God will be poured out on the sea (the oceans of the world) and the sea life and those who make their living on the sea.
As I said, I will just briefly mention the passages.
Before the judgments of God fall on the land and sea, God will set apart and seal His army of witnesses.
Revelation 7:1-4
1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
Though there will be a great multitude who trust Christ for salvation, no one who had known the gospel and then was left behind at the rapture will get saved. Those people sealed their eternal doom by rejecting the call of God when they heard it before the rapture.
Then God will loose His judgments on the earth and then on the sea.
Revelation 8:6-11
6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
Notice that the destruction of the land is followed quickly by destruction of the sea. Also notice that it will be like a great burning mountain falling into the sea, killing one third of the sea life and destroying one third of the ships.
Those who are saved during the Tribulation will face great suffering and loss. They will be tempted to deny Christ by taking the mark of the beast.
This is a quick and simple overview. The point is that the entire earth, land and sea and solar system, will undergo dramatic, dynamic, Divine transformation. It will include total purging. People will be living on the earth in those days of God's judgments. From the majestic mountains to the spectacular seashore, judgment will wipe the world clean before Jesus returns to rule and reign for a thousand years. Those who live here will find that the place they called paradise will become a place of torment. Our beautiful coast and water ways will one day become filled with death and blood.
Now is the accepted time to call on Jesus and be saved.
09/25/18 DEATH TO LAND AND SEA
09/25/18 DEATH TO LAND AND SEA
DASH-CAM MESSAGES
God's judgement will fall on our beautiful coast, during the Tribulation, according to the book of Revelation.
NOTES TO FOLLOW
DASH-CAM MESSAGES
God's judgement will fall on our beautiful coast, during the Tribulation, according to the book of Revelation.
NOTES TO FOLLOW
Monday, September 24, 2018
09/24/18 LATTER DAY SOMETHING
09/24/18 LATTER DAY SOMETHING
Religious fake news found in a hotel room.
BOOK OF MORMON
Photo by Caleb Gould.
I think Timothy told me that he found one also.
For people who see this and wonder why I call it fake news, it is because Mormonism, LDS claims that it has three "sacred books" more accurate than the Holy Bible, Book of Mormon (parts of which are plagiarized from the Christian Holy Bible, Pearl of Great Price and Doctrines and Covenants. All of them are the false teachings of Mormon religion founders.
One of the many false doctrines they teach is that Adam did not sin by eating from the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. They claim that his eating it was an act of redemption. WRONG.
God clearly reveals the truth of the matter in the Holy Bible and the Holy Bible is accurate. It certainly does not need to be explained by the wild and weird imaginings of a false prophet.
Hehehe Caleb referenced this passage to the situation.
Revelation 22:18-19
18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
Good going Caleb.
Religious fake news found in a hotel room.
BOOK OF MORMON
Photo by Caleb Gould.
I think Timothy told me that he found one also.
For people who see this and wonder why I call it fake news, it is because Mormonism, LDS claims that it has three "sacred books" more accurate than the Holy Bible, Book of Mormon (parts of which are plagiarized from the Christian Holy Bible, Pearl of Great Price and Doctrines and Covenants. All of them are the false teachings of Mormon religion founders.
One of the many false doctrines they teach is that Adam did not sin by eating from the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. They claim that his eating it was an act of redemption. WRONG.
God clearly reveals the truth of the matter in the Holy Bible and the Holy Bible is accurate. It certainly does not need to be explained by the wild and weird imaginings of a false prophet.
Hehehe Caleb referenced this passage to the situation.
Revelation 22:18-19
18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
Good going Caleb.
09/24/18 (reminder) JESUS DID DIE FOR EVERYONE
09/24/18 (reminder) JESUS DID DIE FOR EVERYONE
Psttt, c'mere. In spite of a popular lie that says Jesus did not die for everyone... (come a little closer)... HE DID.
Just like Eve fell for Satan's lie in the Garden, there are people today who are swallowing this humongous deception. And they think it makes them wiser than those who believe the clear and constant word of God. We should not be surprised that intelligent, well educated people fall for such foolishness (which actually appeals to the carnal intellect), after all, look at how many normally astute people fall for the foolishness of Mormonism. The wisdom of this world has blinded people to the simple, clearly revealed word of God.
Psttt, c'mere. In spite of a popular lie that says Jesus did not die for everyone... (come a little closer)... HE DID.
Just like Eve fell for Satan's lie in the Garden, there are people today who are swallowing this humongous deception. And they think it makes them wiser than those who believe the clear and constant word of God. We should not be surprised that intelligent, well educated people fall for such foolishness (which actually appeals to the carnal intellect), after all, look at how many normally astute people fall for the foolishness of Mormonism. The wisdom of this world has blinded people to the simple, clearly revealed word of God.
09/23/18 WHEN CHRIST IS LORD
09/23/18 WHEN CHRIST IS LORD
When Christ is Lord;
God is adored;
Christians live in one accord;
Backsliders are restored;
Holiness is explored;
Sin is abhorred.
This is known as...
WORSHIPING GOD IN THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS.
Psalms 29:2
2 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Psalms 96:9
9 O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
Until people follow Christ and walk in righteousness, God is not glorified by their empty form of worship.
Psalms 19:14
14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Psalms 33:1
1 Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
Psalms 140:13
13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
Matthew 15:8-9
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
When Christ is Lord;
God is adored;
Christians live in one accord;
Backsliders are restored;
Holiness is explored;
Sin is abhorred.
This is known as...
WORSHIPING GOD IN THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS.
Psalms 29:2
2 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Psalms 96:9
9 O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
Until people follow Christ and walk in righteousness, God is not glorified by their empty form of worship.
Psalms 19:14
14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Psalms 33:1
1 Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
Psalms 140:13
13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
Matthew 15:8-9
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
09/23/18 AFTER SINS FORGIVEN, SIN MUST BE REMOVED
09/23/18 AFTER SINS (DISOBEDIENCE) FORGIVEN, SIN (NATURE) MUST BE REMOVED
We can be forgiven of our sins, but our sinful nature must be purged out by the Triune God (His word, His blood, His fire).
GOD SANCTIFIES (PURIFIES) BELIEVERS
(the following is just a short primer on this great truth)
God is One.
The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are three Persons, but these three Persons are all One God. The Bible clearly teaches this. It is not essential that we understand it, but it is imperative that we believer it because the Holy Bible says it clearly.
Initial and Entire Sanctification
Justification, Regeneration and Initial Sanctification (cleansing from sins committed, cleansing from a defiled conscience, and cleansing from sinful living) are essential to salvation, but there is an ENTIRE SANCTIFICATION, COMPLETE CLEANSING that includes the purification from the Old Man (sinful nature), which Christians must enter into in order to be Pure Even As He Is Pure. Remember, we are to be holy, righteous and pure, even as God is. Therefore there is a purifying, a cleansing, holiness that awaits the believer who trusts God for entire, complete, total cleansing from all sin.
THE BIBLE REFERS to this as being Entirely Sanctified. It is the call and the gracious work of God in those who trust Him fully.
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
JESUS PRAYED TO THE FATHER, asking that His followers would be Sanctified by the word of the Father.
John 17:15-18
15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
Ephesians 5:25-27
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
THE BLOOD OF JESUS Sanctifies, cleanses, purifies His followers.
Titus 2:11-14
11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Hebrews 13:12
12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
1 John 1:7
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
THE FULLNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Sanctifies the believer.
Matthew 3:10-12
10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Acts 15:8-9
8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:2
2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
We can be forgiven of our sins, but our sinful nature must be purged out by the Triune God (His word, His blood, His fire).
GOD SANCTIFIES (PURIFIES) BELIEVERS
(the following is just a short primer on this great truth)
God is One.
The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are three Persons, but these three Persons are all One God. The Bible clearly teaches this. It is not essential that we understand it, but it is imperative that we believer it because the Holy Bible says it clearly.
Initial and Entire Sanctification
Justification, Regeneration and Initial Sanctification (cleansing from sins committed, cleansing from a defiled conscience, and cleansing from sinful living) are essential to salvation, but there is an ENTIRE SANCTIFICATION, COMPLETE CLEANSING that includes the purification from the Old Man (sinful nature), which Christians must enter into in order to be Pure Even As He Is Pure. Remember, we are to be holy, righteous and pure, even as God is. Therefore there is a purifying, a cleansing, holiness that awaits the believer who trusts God for entire, complete, total cleansing from all sin.
THE BIBLE REFERS to this as being Entirely Sanctified. It is the call and the gracious work of God in those who trust Him fully.
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
JESUS PRAYED TO THE FATHER, asking that His followers would be Sanctified by the word of the Father.
John 17:15-18
15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
Ephesians 5:25-27
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
THE BLOOD OF JESUS Sanctifies, cleanses, purifies His followers.
Titus 2:11-14
11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Hebrews 13:12
12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
1 John 1:7
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
THE FULLNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Sanctifies the believer.
Matthew 3:10-12
10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Acts 15:8-9
8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:2
2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
09/21/18 EVERYONE LOST THEIR SALVATION
09/21/18 EVERYONE LOST THEIR SALVATION
J. MacArthur, "If you could lose your salvation, you would."
NEWSFLASH:
Everyone already did. But repentance restores it.
HERE IS WHAT I MEAN
The Bible teaches that everyone has already been saved and then "lost" their salvation because they have chosen to sin and not repent. In fact, even John MacArthur agrees, but then denies it.
Be careful not to misread what I am saying. I am not talking about universal salvation, which falsely teaches that all men will be ultimately saved.
OKAY, it goes like this...
JESUS DIED for the whole world. (I could give several verses here, but I won't).
JESUS IS SAVIOR of all men (1 Tm. 4:10). This means that all preborns are saved from the pollution of sin which is the sinful nature, the carnal nature, the nature of sin, the Old Man, the Adamic nature, which we all received from Adam. This sinful nature disqualifies us for heaven. Jesus died and covered us in His death and resurrection. Jesus IS the Savior of all men. No preborn or infant is left in sin, because of God's grace. It is the saving grace that makes it possible for preborn and infant children to go to heaven. They have not believed (put their faith in Jesus) but they are saved by grace. This explains why Jesus recognized the "children" as being part of the kingdom of heaven.
BUT ALL HAVE SINNED. After we reach the point when God holds us accountable for our rebellion, we are answerable, accountable for our own sins.
WHEN WE SINNED, we separated ourselves from God and we deserved eternal separation. We were lost. We lost what we had been given by God's grace.
BUT GOD OFFERS US SALVATION FROM OUR SINS by calling us to faith and repentance.
THIS IS WHY 1 TIMOTHY GOES ON TO SAY, and especially those who believe.
Here is the passage.
1 Timothy 4:10
10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
So, I say yes, we can and we did lose our salvation from eternal damnation by sinning and then not repenting. But God made salvation available to faith. Without faith it is impossible to please God, and That which is not of faith is sin. We are saved by grace THROUGH FAITH.
If we cast away our faith, our salvation, we can be restored by trusting in Jesus. We are children of God by faith. WITHOUT SAVING FAITH THERE IS NO SALVATION.
J. MacArthur, "If you could lose your salvation, you would."
NEWSFLASH:
Everyone already did. But repentance restores it.
HERE IS WHAT I MEAN
The Bible teaches that everyone has already been saved and then "lost" their salvation because they have chosen to sin and not repent. In fact, even John MacArthur agrees, but then denies it.
Be careful not to misread what I am saying. I am not talking about universal salvation, which falsely teaches that all men will be ultimately saved.
OKAY, it goes like this...
JESUS DIED for the whole world. (I could give several verses here, but I won't).
JESUS IS SAVIOR of all men (1 Tm. 4:10). This means that all preborns are saved from the pollution of sin which is the sinful nature, the carnal nature, the nature of sin, the Old Man, the Adamic nature, which we all received from Adam. This sinful nature disqualifies us for heaven. Jesus died and covered us in His death and resurrection. Jesus IS the Savior of all men. No preborn or infant is left in sin, because of God's grace. It is the saving grace that makes it possible for preborn and infant children to go to heaven. They have not believed (put their faith in Jesus) but they are saved by grace. This explains why Jesus recognized the "children" as being part of the kingdom of heaven.
BUT ALL HAVE SINNED. After we reach the point when God holds us accountable for our rebellion, we are answerable, accountable for our own sins.
WHEN WE SINNED, we separated ourselves from God and we deserved eternal separation. We were lost. We lost what we had been given by God's grace.
BUT GOD OFFERS US SALVATION FROM OUR SINS by calling us to faith and repentance.
THIS IS WHY 1 TIMOTHY GOES ON TO SAY, and especially those who believe.
Here is the passage.
1 Timothy 4:10
10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
So, I say yes, we can and we did lose our salvation from eternal damnation by sinning and then not repenting. But God made salvation available to faith. Without faith it is impossible to please God, and That which is not of faith is sin. We are saved by grace THROUGH FAITH.
If we cast away our faith, our salvation, we can be restored by trusting in Jesus. We are children of God by faith. WITHOUT SAVING FAITH THERE IS NO SALVATION.
09/23/18 "X"PERT MIS-INFORMATION
09/23/18 "X"PERT MIS-INFORMATION
DON'T GET "X"ed out.
Don't let an Xpert convince you that God's word does not mean what it clearly and consistently says.
DON'T GET "X"ed out.
Don't let an Xpert convince you that God's word does not mean what it clearly and consistently says.
09/22/18 CALM, NO MATTER THE STORM
09/22/18 CALM, NO MATTER THE STORM
Beautiful night on the Crystal Coast.
There is a calm before the storm, after the storm and during the storm, if you are in Jesus.
Beautiful night on the Crystal Coast.
There is a calm before the storm, after the storm and during the storm, if you are in Jesus.
09/22/18 GOD'S WORK IN US
09/22/18 GOD'S WORK IN US
Being a willing vessel is possible for those who come to understand that they are unworthy and totally dependent on God.
Being a willing vessel is possible for those who come to understand that they are unworthy and totally dependent on God.
09/22/18 A MIRACULOUS WORK OF GOD
09/22/18 A MIRACULOUS WORK OF GOD
Understanding spiritual truth is not human accomplishment, it is a miraculous work God does in willing believers.
Understanding spiritual truth is not human accomplishment, it is a miraculous work God does in willing believers.
09/22/18 NOT JUST A PIOUS PLATITUDE
09/22/18 NOT JUST A PIOUS PLATITUDE
"TO LIVE IS CHRIST," is not just a pious platitude.
It is a declaration of eternal and internal truth that very few understand.
"TO LIVE IS CHRIST," is not just a pious platitude.
It is a declaration of eternal and internal truth that very few understand.
09/20/18 STABILITY IN THE MIDST OF CHANGE
09/20/18 STABILITY IN THE MIDST OF CHANGE
Corridors open and close.
Options come and go.
GOD IS CONSTANT.
We must REMAIN FLEXIBLE AND PLIANT in His hands.
Corridors open and close.
Options come and go.
GOD IS CONSTANT.
We must REMAIN FLEXIBLE AND PLIANT in His hands.
09/20/18 LEADERSHIP HAS A PRICE
09/20/18 LEADERSHIP HAS A PRICE
God provides leaders because people need leading.
Leadership is lonely because people reject leadership.
God provides leaders because people need leading.
Leadership is lonely because people reject leadership.
09/20/18 REASONS FOR TRIALS
09/20/18 REASONS FOR TRIALS
Trials come when:
There is sin, or
God is perfecting us, or
God is showing His power and glory in us.
Figure it out and move on.
Trials come when:
There is sin, or
God is perfecting us, or
God is showing His power and glory in us.
Figure it out and move on.
09/20/18 GREATNESS COMES FROM GOD
09/20/18 GREATNESS COMES FROM GOD
USA is not perfect but when folks attack American exceptionalism they attack God's leading, power and work through US.
USA is not perfect but when folks attack American exceptionalism they attack God's leading, power and work through US.
09/19/18 STAYING ON COURSE
09/19/18 STAYING ON COURSE
DASH (less)-CAM MESSAGE
STAYING ON COURSE WHEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE
(notes to follow)
DASH (less)-CAM MESSAGE
STAYING ON COURSE WHEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE
(notes to follow)
09/19/18 FLEXIBLE NOT WISHY-WASHY
09/19/18 FLEXIBLE NOT WISHY-WASHY
The destination is the same, the route is different.
Gotta be flexible, not wishy-washy.
The destination is the same, the route is different.
Gotta be flexible, not wishy-washy.
09/18/18 BLESSING AND STRENGTH
09/18/18 BLESSING AND STRENGTH
Praise the Lord for the blessings in people's lives.
Sadly, some are struggling.
Thank you Lord for abundant blessings and strength.
Praise the Lord for the blessings in people's lives.
Sadly, some are struggling.
Thank you Lord for abundant blessings and strength.
09/17/18 STORM OF ULTRA DESTRUCTION
09/17/18 STORM OF ULTRA DESTRUCTION
A carnal fit can make a Category 5 look like a Mullet Blow.
This is why we must die to self.
A carnal fit can make a Category 5 look like a Mullet Blow.
This is why we must die to self.
09/17/18 HEED THE WARNING
09/17/18 HEED THE WARNING
Though warned, people cannot always escape impending natural disasters.
Not so with eternal disaster.
Though warned, people cannot always escape impending natural disasters.
Not so with eternal disaster.
09/16/18 PRAISE AND THANKS
09/16/18 PRAISE AND THANKS
FIRST, Praise God.
THEN, give thanks to people who help me through my trials and tragedies.
FIRST, Praise God.
THEN, give thanks to people who help me through my trials and tragedies.
09/16/18 GOD'S GRACE IN US
09/16/18 GOD'S GRACE IN US
Those who have the grace of God show grace and are gracious.
I have received much and hope to never be ungracious or ungrateful.
Those who have the grace of God show grace and are gracious.
I have received much and hope to never be ungracious or ungrateful.
09/16/18 GOD'S CHANNELS OF PROVISION
09/16/18 GOD'S CHANNELS OF PROVISION
Praise the Lord. God leads and protects and provides and often through loved ones or strangers, but always miraculously.
Praise the Lord. God leads and protects and provides and often through loved ones or strangers, but always miraculously.
09/16/18 IT ALL SPELLS "CLOSER"
09/16/18 IT ALL SPELLS "CLOSER"
M I now. Almost SSB. Then wait for roads and power.
PTL.
God is good, all the time. When the storm rages, He still reigns.
M I now. Almost SSB. Then wait for roads and power.
PTL.
God is good, all the time. When the storm rages, He still reigns.
09/16/18 NIAGARA FALLS
09/16/18 NIAGARA FALLS
Pray for us as we inch back toward home.
Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch...
Pray for us as we inch back toward home.
Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch...
Saturday, September 15, 2018
09/15/18 UPDATE #2
09/15/18 UPDATE #2
We are still fine.
Thinking about getting nearer home, to make return convenient.
Waiting for roads and power.
09/14/18 WELCOMED SUPPORT
09/14/18 WELCOMED SUPPORT
09/14/18 FAMILY THAT ENJOYS FAMILY
09/14/18 FAMILY THAT ENJOYS FAMILY
09/14/18 INLAND FISHING
09/14/18 INLAND FISHING
09/14/18 GOD CHANGES THINGS
09/14/18 GOD CHANGES THINGS
09/14/18 NOT A 5 OR A 4 OR A 3 OR A 2
09/14/18 NOT A 5 OR A 4 OR A 3 OR A 2
A great many reasons to praise the Lord. Here are some.
Not a 5, 4, 3 or 2
Wooohooo
Praise the Lord.
09/14/18 UPDATE
09/14/18 UPDATE
Good morning.
We are safe.
P T LORD.
High & dry.
Praying for y'all.
Love you.
Good morning.
We are safe.
P T LORD.
High & dry.
Praying for y'all.
Love you.
09/14/18 POEM ON THE PIER
09/14/18 POEM ON THE PIER
In the late 60's a hurricane threatened Carteret County. Just before it was suppose to hit I ventured out on the Sportsman's Fishing Pier (Atlantic Beach). While standing there, God gave me a poem. The night was like pitch, the wind was howling, the pier was shuddering as the waves pulled at its underside and crashed against it's pilings. The only lights were the white caps reflecting the lights reaching out from the shore.
Staring out at the deep dark sea,
Arouses thoughts that challenge me,
To shove my Bark through the crashing waves,
And reach a land that my spirit craves.
In spite of dark and tossing brine,
And chills that grip this mortal spine,
My soul cries out for that waiting shore,
Where wind and wave offend no more.
Though darkness and the strength of hell,
Are bound up in each rising swell,
My chart and compass point above,
I'm steered and powered by perfect love.
In the late 60's a hurricane threatened Carteret County. Just before it was suppose to hit I ventured out on the Sportsman's Fishing Pier (Atlantic Beach). While standing there, God gave me a poem. The night was like pitch, the wind was howling, the pier was shuddering as the waves pulled at its underside and crashed against it's pilings. The only lights were the white caps reflecting the lights reaching out from the shore.
Staring out at the deep dark sea,
Arouses thoughts that challenge me,
To shove my Bark through the crashing waves,
And reach a land that my spirit craves.
In spite of dark and tossing brine,
And chills that grip this mortal spine,
My soul cries out for that waiting shore,
Where wind and wave offend no more.
Though darkness and the strength of hell,
Are bound up in each rising swell,
My chart and compass point above,
I'm steered and powered by perfect love.
09/13/18 PREPARE FOR THE WORST
09/13/18 PREPARE FOR THE WORST
Yet there is a worse disaster coming.
Turn to Christ now.
09/13/18 BAD TRADE
09/13/18 BAD TRADE
Misery instead of joy, and upheaval instead of peace reveals your lack of relationship with God.
09/13/18 HE IS STILL IN CHARGE
09/13/18 HE IS STILL IN CHARGE
God's still in charge,
Though the winds blow ill.
09/13/18 REDIRECTED PRAYING
09/13/18 REDIRECTED PRAYING
As I start to pray for our house, I stop.
I then pray for the lives, safety, homes and communities of friends and family.
09/13/18 CHALLENGE TO HELP
09/13/18 CHALLENGE TO HELP
ATTENTION. Help evacuated friends and loved ones. It's costly to stay, eat, travel: loss of income, property, jobs, business.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Share this post as a service to others. Some folks would help someone but don't think about the great cost to victims
ATTENTION. Help evacuated friends and loved ones. It's costly to stay, eat, travel: loss of income, property, jobs, business.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Share this post as a service to others. Some folks would help someone but don't think about the great cost to victims
09/13/18 GOD IS BIGGER
09/13/18 GOD IS BIGGER
No matter how big the storm, no matter the kind of storm it is, God is bigger than any storm we face.
1 John 4:4-5
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
No matter how big the storm, no matter the kind of storm it is, God is bigger than any storm we face.
1 John 4:4-5
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
09/13/18 JESUS DELIVERS
09/13/18 JESUS DELIVERS
When we are onboard with Jesus we will arrive safely on the other side.
Luke 8:22-26
22 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.
24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
When we are onboard with Jesus we will arrive safely on the other side.
Luke 8:22-26
22 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.
24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
09/13/18 WHERE FAITH WALKS
09/13/18 WHERE FAITH WALKS
Christ, through faith, can enable us to walk on stormy seas.
Matthew 14:24-33
Christ, through faith, can enable us to walk on stormy seas.
Matthew 14:24-33
24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
09/13/18 JESUS CALMS THE SEA
09/13/18 JESUS CALMS THE SEA
God can calm the raging storms, of any kind.
God can calm the raging storms, of any kind.
Thank you Jesus.
Mark 4:37-41
37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
Mark 4:37-41
37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
09/11/18 A STORM WARNING WE BETTER HEED.
09/11/18 A STORM WARNING WE BETTER HEED.
DASH CAM
A STORM WARNING WE BETTER HEED.
DASH CAM
A STORM WARNING WE BETTER HEED.
09/11/18 IN THE PATH OF DESTRUCTION?
09/11/18 IN THE PATH OF DESTRUCTION?
Call On Jesus.
Put Your Big Anchor Out.
Seek Higher Ground.
WHETHER NATURAL OR SPIRITUAL DANGERS
(CALL) As Peter walked on water, his faith began to ebb out and he started to sink. He CALLED on Jesus and Jesus saved him from the turbulent sea.
Many times people have found themselves in situations that they could not handle (physical and spiritual), but they called on the Lord and He saved them. We are directed by God to CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD.
This is not a mantra or magic word. It is the cry of surrender, trust, obedience.
Matthew 14:29-33
29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
(ANCHOR) An anchor is used to keep a boat safe from the raging sea. As a child I often heard folks tell each other to "put out your big anchor," as a hurricane was headed our way.
HOPE is the anchor of the soul and Jesus is our Hope. Jesus holds firm in the time of storm. Jesus is our Anchor inside the harbor of safety. Jesus is greater than any winds of adversity we face.. We must put our faith in Jesus. We must not allow the storms or other circumstances of life turn us from Jesus.
1 Timothy 1:1
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
Hebrews 6:18-19
18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
(HIGHER GROUND) When the stormy rains fall and the raging sea rises, it is best to seek higher ground, to settle on a firm foundation. The shifting sand will give way and we will be carried out to a watery grave if we do move from the sandy shore to a rock and unshakable foundation.
Jesus is the Higher Ground, the Solid Rock. He lifts us up. He supports us in time of trial and temptation. Jesus leads us to a higher life. Jesus protects us from the storms. Jesus and His one time sacrifice never fails.
Hebrews 7:25-27
25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
Matthew 7:24-27
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Call On Jesus.
Put Your Big Anchor Out.
Seek Higher Ground.
WHETHER NATURAL OR SPIRITUAL DANGERS
(CALL) As Peter walked on water, his faith began to ebb out and he started to sink. He CALLED on Jesus and Jesus saved him from the turbulent sea.
Many times people have found themselves in situations that they could not handle (physical and spiritual), but they called on the Lord and He saved them. We are directed by God to CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD.
This is not a mantra or magic word. It is the cry of surrender, trust, obedience.
Matthew 14:29-33
29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
(ANCHOR) An anchor is used to keep a boat safe from the raging sea. As a child I often heard folks tell each other to "put out your big anchor," as a hurricane was headed our way.
HOPE is the anchor of the soul and Jesus is our Hope. Jesus holds firm in the time of storm. Jesus is our Anchor inside the harbor of safety. Jesus is greater than any winds of adversity we face.. We must put our faith in Jesus. We must not allow the storms or other circumstances of life turn us from Jesus.
1 Timothy 1:1
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
Hebrews 6:18-19
18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
(HIGHER GROUND) When the stormy rains fall and the raging sea rises, it is best to seek higher ground, to settle on a firm foundation. The shifting sand will give way and we will be carried out to a watery grave if we do move from the sandy shore to a rock and unshakable foundation.
Jesus is the Higher Ground, the Solid Rock. He lifts us up. He supports us in time of trial and temptation. Jesus leads us to a higher life. Jesus protects us from the storms. Jesus and His one time sacrifice never fails.
Hebrews 7:25-27
25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
Matthew 7:24-27
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
09/11/18 STILL TRUE
09/11/18 STILL TRUE
I wrote this three years ago. Still true and more urgent than ever.
"TODAY," treat it wisely, carefully. Count it as precious.
"Today is the first day of the rest of your life."
It could be, the last day of your earthly journey.
It could be, the farewell day to a loved one.
It could be, God's last call for you to repent.
It could be, the day of your life that someone will always remember.
It could be, the day you make an eternal difference in another person's life.
I wrote this three years ago. Still true and more urgent than ever.
"TODAY," treat it wisely, carefully. Count it as precious.
"Today is the first day of the rest of your life."
It could be, the last day of your earthly journey.
It could be, the farewell day to a loved one.
It could be, God's last call for you to repent.
It could be, the day of your life that someone will always remember.
It could be, the day you make an eternal difference in another person's life.
09/10/18 FOR THE SOUL
09/10/18 FOR THE SOUL
The battle between Biblical faith and Liberalism (Naturalism, Materialism, Humanism) is for eternal souls, not debating honors.
The battle between Biblical faith and Liberalism (Naturalism, Materialism, Humanism) is for eternal souls, not debating honors.
Monday, September 10, 2018
09/10/18 FOCUS YOUR CONCERN
09/10/18 FOCUS YOUR CONCERN
If most folks were half as concerned about the spiritual storm ahead (as they are this hurricane), they would be better off.
If most folks were half as concerned about the spiritual storm ahead (as they are this hurricane), they would be better off.
09/10/18 SMARTER AND BETTER
09/10/18 SMARTER AND BETTER
The FIVE MISSING LINKS of Evolution are explained in the Holy Bible.
Believing the Bible makes you smarter and a better person.
The FIVE MISSING LINKS of Evolution are explained in the Holy Bible.
Believing the Bible makes you smarter and a better person.
09/10/18 DELUDERS AND DELUDED
09/10/18 DELUDERS AND DELUDED
Evolutionary "scientists" can "re-create" entire races from a few scattered bones, but their followers fail to see the racism.
Evolutionary "scientists" can "re-create" entire races from a few scattered bones, but their followers fail to see the racism.
09/10/18 RACIST EVOLUTION
09/10/18 RACIST EVOLUTION
The lie continues. The accepted model today says that the "first humans" developed from lower species IN AFRICA. Yep, the so called scientists and their gullible foollowers (fools that follow other fools) reject the Biblical record of creation for a Naturalists, racists model.
Liberalism's RACISM trashed Divine Creation and Noahic Flood models in favor of Lucy of the Ethiopian model of evolution.
THE TRULY DELUDED
I call it Liberal Racism because Liberalism, along with other errant world views (Naturalism, Humanism, Evolution, Darwinism) have historically believed that man evolved (MACRO-EVOLUTION) from lower species and life forms. This led to HUMAN ZOOS in the early 1900's, which displayed and portrayed (with SCIENTIFIC ENDORSEMENT) Africans as the next step up from APELIKE creatures in the "evolution" of human beings.
REMEMBER, Naturalism, Humanism, Evolution, Darwinism, Liberalism and the Science models, which denied the record of the Holy Bible of direct Divine Creation, and the Biblical record of the world wide Deluge in the days of Noah (whom they also denied) used fake science, popular science rather than actual scientific process. We see the same kind of false narratives today concerning so-called Gender Confusion or Gender Identification.
But my main point in this article is the FACT that the EXPERTS, the SCIENTISTS, the INTELLECTUALS, the ANTI-BIBLE, ANTI-FAITH people were the ones who equated the African with the first step up in human development from the apes. THAT IS RACISM. The Bible makes no such derogatory claims.
Mary Leakey, widow of Dr. Louis Leakey, was the one who built the Lucy model and it is African oriented because the fragments of bones she collected and then pieced together to form an entire species, was found in ETHIOPIA.
The lie continues. The accepted model today says that the "first humans" developed from lower species IN AFRICA. Yep, the so called scientists and their gullible foollowers (fools that follow other fools) reject the Biblical record of creation for a Naturalists, racists model.
Liberalism's RACISM trashed Divine Creation and Noahic Flood models in favor of Lucy of the Ethiopian model of evolution.
THE TRULY DELUDED
I call it Liberal Racism because Liberalism, along with other errant world views (Naturalism, Humanism, Evolution, Darwinism) have historically believed that man evolved (MACRO-EVOLUTION) from lower species and life forms. This led to HUMAN ZOOS in the early 1900's, which displayed and portrayed (with SCIENTIFIC ENDORSEMENT) Africans as the next step up from APELIKE creatures in the "evolution" of human beings.
REMEMBER, Naturalism, Humanism, Evolution, Darwinism, Liberalism and the Science models, which denied the record of the Holy Bible of direct Divine Creation, and the Biblical record of the world wide Deluge in the days of Noah (whom they also denied) used fake science, popular science rather than actual scientific process. We see the same kind of false narratives today concerning so-called Gender Confusion or Gender Identification.
But my main point in this article is the FACT that the EXPERTS, the SCIENTISTS, the INTELLECTUALS, the ANTI-BIBLE, ANTI-FAITH people were the ones who equated the African with the first step up in human development from the apes. THAT IS RACISM. The Bible makes no such derogatory claims.
Mary Leakey, widow of Dr. Louis Leakey, was the one who built the Lucy model and it is African oriented because the fragments of bones she collected and then pieced together to form an entire species, was found in ETHIOPIA.
09/09/18 NOT UNREASONABLE
09/09/18 NOT UNREASONABLE
The existence of an Omniscient, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Eternal God may not be "scientifically" provable, but not unreasonable.
The existence of an Omniscient, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Eternal God may not be "scientifically" provable, but not unreasonable.
09/09/18 A SPIRITUAL REALM
09/09/18 A SPIRITUAL REALM
For those who may not understand, there is a spiritual realm.
First, there is God. God is the Creator, Supreme Ruler of the universe.
Second, there are angels and demons (fallen angels). Angels were an order (not a race) of beings created with a free will. Some angels rebelled against God, led by Lucifer, later known as Satan. However, each angel either stood or fell, base on his own choice.
Third, there are humans, who were also created with free wills. However, humans were created in the image of God and therefore capable of a mystical union with God. We were intended to be the temple of God. Humans are a race (reproducing after their kind). When Adam sinned, the entire human race suffered the consequences. When God provided salvation, it was also for the entire race.
Fourth, the enemies of God hate God and His family enough to kill them, beginning with His Son, Jesus and continuing to all believers.
EVERYONE CHOOSES to ether follow God, or fight against Him.Choose wisely.
For those who may not understand, there is a spiritual realm.
First, there is God. God is the Creator, Supreme Ruler of the universe.
Second, there are angels and demons (fallen angels). Angels were an order (not a race) of beings created with a free will. Some angels rebelled against God, led by Lucifer, later known as Satan. However, each angel either stood or fell, base on his own choice.
Third, there are humans, who were also created with free wills. However, humans were created in the image of God and therefore capable of a mystical union with God. We were intended to be the temple of God. Humans are a race (reproducing after their kind). When Adam sinned, the entire human race suffered the consequences. When God provided salvation, it was also for the entire race.
Fourth, the enemies of God hate God and His family enough to kill them, beginning with His Son, Jesus and continuing to all believers.
EVERYONE CHOOSES to ether follow God, or fight against Him.Choose wisely.
Saturday, September 8, 2018
09/08/18 YOU CHOOSE
09/08/18 YOU CHOOSE
SURPRISE.
Refusing to surrender your mind to the God of the Holy Bible enslaves you to the god of this world.
You lose.
WE CHOOSE OUR MASTER
2 Corinthians 4:4-6
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
SURPRISE.
Refusing to surrender your mind to the God of the Holy Bible enslaves you to the god of this world.
You lose.
WE CHOOSE OUR MASTER
2 Corinthians 4:4-6
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
09/08/18 TWO WAY DOOR
09/08/18 TWO WAY DOOR
Notice TOO, the wall that shuts the true God out, readily invites agents of insurrection.
Notice TOO, the wall that shuts the true God out, readily invites agents of insurrection.
09/08/18 SOME WALLS MATTER
09/08/18 SOME WALLS MATTER
Notice that Liberals hate a US wall, but build mental/spiritual walls shutting out Biblical truth.
Notice that Liberals hate a US wall, but build mental/spiritual walls shutting out Biblical truth.
Friday, September 7, 2018
09/07/18 A RUINOUS WALL
09/07/18 A RUINOUS WALL
BEWARE, Humanism and Naturalism and Liberalism does not simply shut the door to God, Scripture, Faith, it builds a wall of rejection.
BEWARE, Humanism and Naturalism and Liberalism does not simply shut the door to God, Scripture, Faith, it builds a wall of rejection.
09/07/18 HUMANISM KILLS SAVING FAITH
09/07/18 HUMANISM KILLS SAVING FAITH
SINCE Humanism rejects Biblical authority and truth, but trusts in human understanding and progress, Humanism KILLS SAVING FAITH.
JESUS SAID,
Luke 18:17
17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
Humility, denial of self assurance, choosing basic faith in the true God (the God of the Holy Bible) is essential to knowing and believing the God of the Holy Bible, and therefore essential to salvation from sin.
SINCE Humanism rejects Biblical authority and truth, but trusts in human understanding and progress, Humanism KILLS SAVING FAITH.
JESUS SAID,
Luke 18:17
17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
Humility, denial of self assurance, choosing basic faith in the true God (the God of the Holy Bible) is essential to knowing and believing the God of the Holy Bible, and therefore essential to salvation from sin.
09/07/18 REJECTION AND DENIAL
09/07/18 REJECTION AND DENIAL
Humanism (Liberalism) automatically rejects any information of supernatural and redemptive value because it denies Divine authority.
Humanism (Liberalism) automatically rejects any information of supernatural and redemptive value because it denies Divine authority.
Thursday, September 6, 2018
09/06/18 IT WAS BEYOND WORDS
09/06/18 IT WAS BEYOND WORDS
If you were not born before 1980's, you have never seen the USA.
Sorry, 'cause it was GREAT beyond words (but it was ebbing fast).
If you were not born before 1980's, you have never seen the USA.
Sorry, 'cause it was GREAT beyond words (but it was ebbing fast).
09/06/18 LEADING AND FOLLOWING
09/06/18 LEADING AND FOLLOWING
Love, trust, respect, order, obedience, godliness, Divine rule are taught in Biblical homes.
Right choices are personal decisions.
Love, trust, respect, order, obedience, godliness, Divine rule are taught in Biblical homes.
Right choices are personal decisions.
09/06/18 KEY TO SUCCESS
09/06/18 KEY TO SUCCESS
Divine order is the linchpin of successful living.
Love, trust and submission chooses Divine order.
Divine order is the linchpin of successful living.
Love, trust and submission chooses Divine order.
09/06/18 GOD'S PLAN FROM THE BEGINNING
09/06/18 GOD'S PLAN FROM THE BEGINNING
Humans must trust and obey God, wives must obey husbands, children must obey parents.
We all must respect one another.
Humans must trust and obey God, wives must obey husbands, children must obey parents.
We all must respect one another.
09/06/18 GENESIS IS THE STARTING POINT OF TRUTH
09/06/18 GENESIS IS THE STARTING POINT OF TRUTH
Every new event underscores the truth and value of Divine revelation in Genesis: Divine lines of authority must be followed.
Every new event underscores the truth and value of Divine revelation in Genesis: Divine lines of authority must be followed.
09/05/18 PUBLIC SCHOOL IS ACTUALLY GOVERNMENT CHANGE AGENCY
09/05/18 PUBLIC SCHOOL IS ACTUALLY GOVERNMENT CHANGE AGENCY
What does a Public School have, more than a Home School? More Money, BECAUSE IT'S STOLEN FROM US.
WRONG FOCUS
I say, "stolen," because the Government forces citizens to pay for a failed educational system. But hey, Public School is not about Education, it is about being a Change Agent for the State, to push their Humanistic, Naturalistic, Socialistic agenda. If Public Schools received money based on academic success and based on promoting and supporting the Constitution of the United States, then everyone would be Home Schooled or Private Schooled.
By the way, for those who are all bent out of shape because the Public Schools don't force the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance: maybe you should have stepped up to the plate years ago when Socialism, Humanism, Naturalism, Globalism and other ism's were replacing Truth, Accuracy, Dignity, Academics, American Exceptionalism with anti-Americanism and gender confusion and Sodomy, and so-called Sex Education and Socialism and Statism and Revisionist History and Globalism and Bible hating.
Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance does not take understanding, loyalty, love of freedom, patriotism. People can recite the Pledge all day long, but if you are allowing Liberalism, Socialism, Humanism to warp and destroy your children, your family, your community and your nation, then your getting upset over a meaningless recital is an exercise in futility and plays into the hands of those who want to destroy the real America, of which some of us have a personal, though vague remembrance.
What does a Public School have, more than a Home School? More Money, BECAUSE IT'S STOLEN FROM US.
WRONG FOCUS
I say, "stolen," because the Government forces citizens to pay for a failed educational system. But hey, Public School is not about Education, it is about being a Change Agent for the State, to push their Humanistic, Naturalistic, Socialistic agenda. If Public Schools received money based on academic success and based on promoting and supporting the Constitution of the United States, then everyone would be Home Schooled or Private Schooled.
By the way, for those who are all bent out of shape because the Public Schools don't force the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance: maybe you should have stepped up to the plate years ago when Socialism, Humanism, Naturalism, Globalism and other ism's were replacing Truth, Accuracy, Dignity, Academics, American Exceptionalism with anti-Americanism and gender confusion and Sodomy, and so-called Sex Education and Socialism and Statism and Revisionist History and Globalism and Bible hating.
Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance does not take understanding, loyalty, love of freedom, patriotism. People can recite the Pledge all day long, but if you are allowing Liberalism, Socialism, Humanism to warp and destroy your children, your family, your community and your nation, then your getting upset over a meaningless recital is an exercise in futility and plays into the hands of those who want to destroy the real America, of which some of us have a personal, though vague remembrance.
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
09/05/18 IN HIS NAME AND POWER
09/05/18 IN HIS NAME AND POWER
Folks think I am an, "end times, sign carrying, doomsayer,"
But I'm just your friendly neighborhood Dragon Slayer.
WE CONQUER IN THE NAME AND POWER OF JESUS.
Revelation 12:9-11
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Ephesians 6:10-11
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
James 4:7-8
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Folks think I am an, "end times, sign carrying, doomsayer,"
But I'm just your friendly neighborhood Dragon Slayer.
WE CONQUER IN THE NAME AND POWER OF JESUS.
Revelation 12:9-11
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Ephesians 6:10-11
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
James 4:7-8
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
09/05/18 PREDETERMINED OUTCOME
09/05/18 PREDETERMINED OUTCOME
Any person or movement that rejects the God of the Bible is doomed for failure and collapse.
Don't follow the crowd.
Turn to Christ.
Any person or movement that rejects the God of the Bible is doomed for failure and collapse.
Don't follow the crowd.
Turn to Christ.
09/05/18 A REALLY BAD TRADE
09/05/18 A REALLY BAD TRADE
Hey Liberals, we know the USA has not been perfect, but improvement was built into our system, which you are destroying.
Hey Liberals, we know the USA has not been perfect, but improvement was built into our system, which you are destroying.
09/05/18 BE A REAL MAN
09/05/18 BE A REAL MAN
Be a REAL man as well as a REEL man.
Follow Christ and fish for men.
Be a REAL man as well as a REEL man.
Follow Christ and fish for men.
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
09/04/18 WE REAP WHAT WE SOW
09/04/18 WE REAP WHAT WE SOW
I spent most of my preteen years in the Miami and Los Angeles metro-complexes. By the time I was twelve years old I had traveled across the US at least 10 times; crossed the Atlantic Ocean twice (on the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth ocean liners); visited Mexico, Scotland, England, Wales. With all of that travel and cultural exposure, when we moved back to Morehead I was shocked at the godlessness among the men in the community of my birth. It was extremely rare to see MEN who attended church (unless they were old). Usually, if men did attend church they were not watermen. Mostly they did not even believe in God or the Bible, but those who had an idea of Christianity, mistakenly thought that being a good moral man and providing for the family was all that was necessary. This was taking a toll on the boys and young men of our area.
I was part of the first graduating class of West Carteret High School in 1965, and there were very few high schoolers who were serious believers and followers of Christ, and the ratio of males to females was very low. Things have changed over the years, but the years of spiritual famine robbed our community of men who could have, and maybe would have been strong soldiers in the Army of God. I know that this scenario fits other communities. However, as much as I knew about life in L.A. I was amazed at the sin in the youth of Morehead. Again, this comes back to the fact that most men considered God, church, the Bible, salvation to be something for children and old people. As Satan has attacked our community over the years, the ratio of ruined young people has been high, thanks to men who refused to be MEN OF GOD, which is what a real man is.
I spent most of my preteen years in the Miami and Los Angeles metro-complexes. By the time I was twelve years old I had traveled across the US at least 10 times; crossed the Atlantic Ocean twice (on the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth ocean liners); visited Mexico, Scotland, England, Wales. With all of that travel and cultural exposure, when we moved back to Morehead I was shocked at the godlessness among the men in the community of my birth. It was extremely rare to see MEN who attended church (unless they were old). Usually, if men did attend church they were not watermen. Mostly they did not even believe in God or the Bible, but those who had an idea of Christianity, mistakenly thought that being a good moral man and providing for the family was all that was necessary. This was taking a toll on the boys and young men of our area.
I was part of the first graduating class of West Carteret High School in 1965, and there were very few high schoolers who were serious believers and followers of Christ, and the ratio of males to females was very low. Things have changed over the years, but the years of spiritual famine robbed our community of men who could have, and maybe would have been strong soldiers in the Army of God. I know that this scenario fits other communities. However, as much as I knew about life in L.A. I was amazed at the sin in the youth of Morehead. Again, this comes back to the fact that most men considered God, church, the Bible, salvation to be something for children and old people. As Satan has attacked our community over the years, the ratio of ruined young people has been high, thanks to men who refused to be MEN OF GOD, which is what a real man is.
09/04/18 NOT FISHERS OF MEN
09/04/18 NOT FISHERS OF MEN
American SHEEPLE swallowed the lie that they are suppose to be spies for the STATE, and report any activity that does not bow to the Babylonian, Laodicean, mindset of Statism, Socialism and Humanism.
THIS TOO IS THE RESULT OF A BLIND AND MINDLESS SOCIETY THAT IS FOLLOWING THE MISDIRECTION OF LIBERALISM.
It is going to get worse. That crowd thinks that it takes a village (of idiots) to raise a child. Thanks to their propaganda, they have located, identified and swollen the ranks of village idiots.
God's idea was for husband and wife, mother and father, one male and one female to raise their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
In fact, we got into this mess because men and women rejected God and His ways, His word, His Son, His church. Men were often so "manly," that they thought they did not need God. They boasted in their independence and separation from Sunday School, Church, the Holy Bible, the "church crowd," prayer meetings, Bible Studies, Worship Services, revivals. They also flaunted their filthy talk, their bravado, their worldliness, their nasty habits, their anti-woman attitudes and led their sons into a life of sin and an eternity of torment.
Wow, how fortunate for our world that such selfish, sin filled, wind bags led us to the point we are now.
American SHEEPLE swallowed the lie that they are suppose to be spies for the STATE, and report any activity that does not bow to the Babylonian, Laodicean, mindset of Statism, Socialism and Humanism.
THIS TOO IS THE RESULT OF A BLIND AND MINDLESS SOCIETY THAT IS FOLLOWING THE MISDIRECTION OF LIBERALISM.
It is going to get worse. That crowd thinks that it takes a village (of idiots) to raise a child. Thanks to their propaganda, they have located, identified and swollen the ranks of village idiots.
God's idea was for husband and wife, mother and father, one male and one female to raise their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
In fact, we got into this mess because men and women rejected God and His ways, His word, His Son, His church. Men were often so "manly," that they thought they did not need God. They boasted in their independence and separation from Sunday School, Church, the Holy Bible, the "church crowd," prayer meetings, Bible Studies, Worship Services, revivals. They also flaunted their filthy talk, their bravado, their worldliness, their nasty habits, their anti-woman attitudes and led their sons into a life of sin and an eternity of torment.
Wow, how fortunate for our world that such selfish, sin filled, wind bags led us to the point we are now.
09/04/18 NOSY NEIGHBORS SNIFFING FOR SOMETHING ROTTEN
09/04/18 NOSY NEIGHBORS SNIFFING FOR SOMETHING ROTTEN
Another nosy self appointed guardian of the children asked if our home schooled children get socializing experience.
I wish one of these nosy, busy body, uncultured, misinformed malcontents of a failed society would ask me that question. And I hope I remember what I just wrote.
HERE IT IS.
Well, the children in our school don't want to kill the teacher, the principle, other students or blow up the library or the cafeteria. And they don't have fellow students who want to kill them, OR RAPE THEM OR MOLEST THEM OR CURSE THEM OR STEAL FROM THEM OR ACCOST THEM WITH FILTHY TALK AND DIRTY JOKES AND PROFANITY AND OBSCENITY AND ANTI-AMERICAN HATE SPEECH OR MISOGYNY OR RACISM. They know their ABC's, Math, Geography, History, Language Arts, Science. They are involved in music, science activities, social programs, sports and a host of other activities that build their minds, broadens their social skills and gives them an education far superior to the Public School System. PLUS (now are you ready for this?) They have enough social skills to keep them from sticking their nose into other people's business.
Another nosy self appointed guardian of the children asked if our home schooled children get socializing experience.
I wish one of these nosy, busy body, uncultured, misinformed malcontents of a failed society would ask me that question. And I hope I remember what I just wrote.
HERE IT IS.
Well, the children in our school don't want to kill the teacher, the principle, other students or blow up the library or the cafeteria. And they don't have fellow students who want to kill them, OR RAPE THEM OR MOLEST THEM OR CURSE THEM OR STEAL FROM THEM OR ACCOST THEM WITH FILTHY TALK AND DIRTY JOKES AND PROFANITY AND OBSCENITY AND ANTI-AMERICAN HATE SPEECH OR MISOGYNY OR RACISM. They know their ABC's, Math, Geography, History, Language Arts, Science. They are involved in music, science activities, social programs, sports and a host of other activities that build their minds, broadens their social skills and gives them an education far superior to the Public School System. PLUS (now are you ready for this?) They have enough social skills to keep them from sticking their nose into other people's business.
09/04/18 IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN OUR LIVES
09/04/18 IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN OUR LIVES
Remember, the Human Nature can be subdued, saved and submissive.
The Sinful Nature cannot; it must be slain.
Remember, the Human Nature can be subdued, saved and submissive.
The Sinful Nature cannot; it must be slain.
Monday, September 3, 2018
09/03/18 CONSIDER CAIN
09/03/18 CONSIDER CAIN
Propensity to evil does not preclude ability to obey God; which ability does not propitiate for sins committed. Consider Cain.
CONSIDER CAIN
Cain, like all other children of Adam, was born with an impaired, weakened and flawed Human Nature (nature to be human), which was subject to, and inclined to rebellion.
Cain, like all other children of Adam, also inherited a Sinful Nature (nature to sin) which tended only and always to rebellion.
Cain, like all other children of Adam also had the ability to choose to obey God, but choosing obedience was not his predominant inclination.
Cain's Propensity to evil resulted in acts of disobedience as with all children of Adam.
Though Cain had the ability to choose to obey God, any obedience to God would not have atoned for Cain's disobedience.
Cain, like Abel, was given the opportunity to seek God for reconciliation and redemption, but unlike Abel, Cain chose not to make an acceptable sacrifice to God.
Cain refused to to obey God, by humbling himself and making an acceptable sacrifice. A proper sacrifice would have been an act of faith, and Cain would have been justified by faith, as Abel was justified by God because of his acceptable sacrifice.
NOW CONSIDER YOURSELF
We are all born with a human nature and a sinful nature and the ability to obey God, but we all chose to follow our evil desires and disobeyed God.
Choosing to disobey is what makes us sinners.
Though we sometimes choose not to do evil, we all have sin as a nature and we have all chosen to sin personally.
No amount of choosing to do the right thing can atone for, or save us from the sins we have committed.
No one is inherently good and no one is saved by personal works of righteousness.
However, God has made the acceptable Sacrifice for our sins and our sin nature through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
We become partakers of His salvation by believing on Christ, repenting of our sins and following Jesus.
Propensity to evil does not preclude ability to obey God; which ability does not propitiate for sins committed. Consider Cain.
CONSIDER CAIN
Cain, like all other children of Adam, was born with an impaired, weakened and flawed Human Nature (nature to be human), which was subject to, and inclined to rebellion.
Cain, like all other children of Adam, also inherited a Sinful Nature (nature to sin) which tended only and always to rebellion.
Cain, like all other children of Adam also had the ability to choose to obey God, but choosing obedience was not his predominant inclination.
Cain's Propensity to evil resulted in acts of disobedience as with all children of Adam.
Though Cain had the ability to choose to obey God, any obedience to God would not have atoned for Cain's disobedience.
Cain, like Abel, was given the opportunity to seek God for reconciliation and redemption, but unlike Abel, Cain chose not to make an acceptable sacrifice to God.
Cain refused to to obey God, by humbling himself and making an acceptable sacrifice. A proper sacrifice would have been an act of faith, and Cain would have been justified by faith, as Abel was justified by God because of his acceptable sacrifice.
NOW CONSIDER YOURSELF
We are all born with a human nature and a sinful nature and the ability to obey God, but we all chose to follow our evil desires and disobeyed God.
Choosing to disobey is what makes us sinners.
Though we sometimes choose not to do evil, we all have sin as a nature and we have all chosen to sin personally.
No amount of choosing to do the right thing can atone for, or save us from the sins we have committed.
No one is inherently good and no one is saved by personal works of righteousness.
However, God has made the acceptable Sacrifice for our sins and our sin nature through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
We become partakers of His salvation by believing on Christ, repenting of our sins and following Jesus.
Sunday, September 2, 2018
09/02/18 GOD ALONE DESERVES OUR FULL ALLEGIANCE
09/02/18 GOD ALONE DESERVES OUR FULL ALLEGIANCE
No one, not even the State, has the right to condemn Christians for our exclusive and absolute allegiance to God alone.
No one, not even the State, has the right to condemn Christians for our exclusive and absolute allegiance to God alone.
09/02/18 STILL A BLESSING
09/02/18 STILL A BLESSING
We sing a lot of songs we sang years ago because they are still a blessing and we want to share the message with others.
We sing a lot of songs we sang years ago because they are still a blessing and we want to share the message with others.
09/02/16 KEEPING IT HONEST
09/02/16 KEEPING IT HONEST
I REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD READ THIS.
The theological system of Liberalism denies the authority of the Bible, the origin of the Bible, the reliability of the Bible, the God of the Bible, the Divine creation of the universe and the world, the existence of Adam and Eve, the existence of Satan, the Garden of Eden, the temptation and fall of the actual first family, the human need for salvation from sin, the inherent sin of the human race, the catching away of Enoch, the existence of Noah and his family, the Noahic flood, the Tower of Babel, the life and calling of Abraham (including leading and choosing Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and the children of Israel to be His chosen people, nation and lineage for His salvation, the sacrifice of Isaac), the life of Job, the enslavement of Israel to Egypt, the history of Moses (birth, upbringing, calling and empowering at the burning bush, the Ten Plagues, the Passover in Egypt, the Pillar of fire and cloud during Israel's Exodus from Egypt, the opening of the Red Sea, the drowning of the Egyptian army in the Red Sea, the giving of the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, God's provision of water and food and protection for Moses and the Children of Israel in the wilderness for forty years, God's instructions to Moses for the Tabernacle, the Priesthood, the Sacrifices, the Feasts), the opening and crossing of the Jordan River, the conquering of Canaan, the period of the Judges (Samson), the life of David (lion, bear, Goliath), Solomon (wealth, kingdom, wisdom), the other heroes, miracles and prophecies of the Old Testament.
Neither does Liberalism accept the New Testament and its account of Jesus and His provision of salvation (conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, actually lived and He lived a holy life, gave sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, healing to the sick, cleansing to the leper, and raised the dead to live again, walked on water, stilled the trouble sea, fed the thousands, died a sacrificial death on the cross, rose from the dead physically). Liberalism denies that the Jesus of the Bible came the first time (and that He came as a Suffering Servant and Sacrifice) and that He is coming again (to rule and reign and righteously judge), it denies the Person and power of the Holy Spirit and the salvation from sin provided in the blood sacrifice of Christ, the promised rapture of the Church, the 7 years of Tribulation and the Anti-Christ and false prophet and the One World Government and One World Economy and One World Religion), the physical return of Christ to rule and reign for a literal 1,000 years on the earth, the final conflict, the Great White Throne Judgment, eternal suffering for the lost in the Lake of Fire, Eternal life for the saved, a New Heaven and New Earth and New Jerusalem, the ultimate victory, and eternity with the One and Eternal God, Who is Father and Son and Holy Spirit.
And you still think that you can be a Liberal and a Christian at the same time. Sin makes you stupid and Liberalism makes you insane.
I REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD READ THIS.
The theological system of Liberalism denies the authority of the Bible, the origin of the Bible, the reliability of the Bible, the God of the Bible, the Divine creation of the universe and the world, the existence of Adam and Eve, the existence of Satan, the Garden of Eden, the temptation and fall of the actual first family, the human need for salvation from sin, the inherent sin of the human race, the catching away of Enoch, the existence of Noah and his family, the Noahic flood, the Tower of Babel, the life and calling of Abraham (including leading and choosing Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and the children of Israel to be His chosen people, nation and lineage for His salvation, the sacrifice of Isaac), the life of Job, the enslavement of Israel to Egypt, the history of Moses (birth, upbringing, calling and empowering at the burning bush, the Ten Plagues, the Passover in Egypt, the Pillar of fire and cloud during Israel's Exodus from Egypt, the opening of the Red Sea, the drowning of the Egyptian army in the Red Sea, the giving of the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, God's provision of water and food and protection for Moses and the Children of Israel in the wilderness for forty years, God's instructions to Moses for the Tabernacle, the Priesthood, the Sacrifices, the Feasts), the opening and crossing of the Jordan River, the conquering of Canaan, the period of the Judges (Samson), the life of David (lion, bear, Goliath), Solomon (wealth, kingdom, wisdom), the other heroes, miracles and prophecies of the Old Testament.
Neither does Liberalism accept the New Testament and its account of Jesus and His provision of salvation (conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, actually lived and He lived a holy life, gave sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, healing to the sick, cleansing to the leper, and raised the dead to live again, walked on water, stilled the trouble sea, fed the thousands, died a sacrificial death on the cross, rose from the dead physically). Liberalism denies that the Jesus of the Bible came the first time (and that He came as a Suffering Servant and Sacrifice) and that He is coming again (to rule and reign and righteously judge), it denies the Person and power of the Holy Spirit and the salvation from sin provided in the blood sacrifice of Christ, the promised rapture of the Church, the 7 years of Tribulation and the Anti-Christ and false prophet and the One World Government and One World Economy and One World Religion), the physical return of Christ to rule and reign for a literal 1,000 years on the earth, the final conflict, the Great White Throne Judgment, eternal suffering for the lost in the Lake of Fire, Eternal life for the saved, a New Heaven and New Earth and New Jerusalem, the ultimate victory, and eternity with the One and Eternal God, Who is Father and Son and Holy Spirit.
And you still think that you can be a Liberal and a Christian at the same time. Sin makes you stupid and Liberalism makes you insane.
09/02/18 STILL TRUE
09/02/18 STILL TRUE
This dates back to my first year on Facebook.
I had preached this for the previous four decades and still preach it.
09/02/09
This is not a CONSPIRACY THEORY, IT IS FACT.
There are only two sides, only two powers, only two masters, which is God and Satan. Everything else is either the playing field or a tool. The only reasonable and responsible approach to life is to be cognizant of God's plan, convinced of His authority and committed to His will. Anything less makes you a pawn of Satan or a weapon of his wickedness. Choose ye this day...
This dates back to my first year on Facebook.
I had preached this for the previous four decades and still preach it.
09/02/09
This is not a CONSPIRACY THEORY, IT IS FACT.
There are only two sides, only two powers, only two masters, which is God and Satan. Everything else is either the playing field or a tool. The only reasonable and responsible approach to life is to be cognizant of God's plan, convinced of His authority and committed to His will. Anything less makes you a pawn of Satan or a weapon of his wickedness. Choose ye this day...
09/02/18 RE-READ IT
09/02/18 RE-READ IT
I looked it up. Genesis 1:1 still does NOT say, "In the beginning Liberalism created the heavens and the earth."
I looked it up. Genesis 1:1 still does NOT say, "In the beginning Liberalism created the heavens and the earth."
09/01/18 WE ALL HAVE OUR FINAL AUTHORITY
09/01/18 WE ALL HAVE OUR FINAL AUTHORITY
I usually believe science, until it disagrees with the Bible.
Liberals do also, until it disagrees with Liberalism.
MY POINT IS
Liberals often mock Christians because we accept the external authority of God's word, but Liberals reject scientific findings when they disagree with their anti-Bible beliefs.
This is where most Black Christians in America have been led into spiritual darkness. Believing the politically Liberal position warps Biblical understanding because politics and philosophy is based on Liberal Theology, which is anti-Biblical.
A basic Liberal tenet is the rejection of the Bible because it claims to be the authoritative revelation of God. However, Liberalism is committed to Secular Humanism and judges everything by the principles which exalt man and man's attempt to perfect himself through self improvement, minus any supposed Divine revelation or authority.
Liberals undermine and deny the teachings of the Bible and replace it with their own message. Liberal (Socialistic and so-called Democratic) Politics is an imposter of Christianity and an enemy of the Lordship of Christ, replacing spiritual freedom with "Social Justice" and the power of the Gospel with Liberation Theology, which is racial pride, racial hatred and violence in the name of Christ.
This vehement rejection of the Bible and Christ and His people explains the Liberal affinity for such violent groups as Islam, Black Lives Matter, the supposed Palestinian State, and the Socialistic nation's of the world, while they are actively opposed to Biblical revelation. the Jewish People and Jewish State, as well as the Christian message and presence.
I usually believe science, until it disagrees with the Bible.
Liberals do also, until it disagrees with Liberalism.
MY POINT IS
Liberals often mock Christians because we accept the external authority of God's word, but Liberals reject scientific findings when they disagree with their anti-Bible beliefs.
This is where most Black Christians in America have been led into spiritual darkness. Believing the politically Liberal position warps Biblical understanding because politics and philosophy is based on Liberal Theology, which is anti-Biblical.
A basic Liberal tenet is the rejection of the Bible because it claims to be the authoritative revelation of God. However, Liberalism is committed to Secular Humanism and judges everything by the principles which exalt man and man's attempt to perfect himself through self improvement, minus any supposed Divine revelation or authority.
Liberals undermine and deny the teachings of the Bible and replace it with their own message. Liberal (Socialistic and so-called Democratic) Politics is an imposter of Christianity and an enemy of the Lordship of Christ, replacing spiritual freedom with "Social Justice" and the power of the Gospel with Liberation Theology, which is racial pride, racial hatred and violence in the name of Christ.
This vehement rejection of the Bible and Christ and His people explains the Liberal affinity for such violent groups as Islam, Black Lives Matter, the supposed Palestinian State, and the Socialistic nation's of the world, while they are actively opposed to Biblical revelation. the Jewish People and Jewish State, as well as the Christian message and presence.
Saturday, September 1, 2018
09/01/18 DRAWN BY HONEY, NOT VINEGAR
09/01/18 DRAWN BY HONEY, NOT VINEGAR
The devil set the trap of Liberalism for Black America; now they are controlled by their new Masters.
The devil set the trap of Liberalism for Black America; now they are controlled by their new Masters.
09/01/18 FISHERMEN NEED TO KNOW THEIR TRADE
09/01/18 FISHERMEN NEED TO KNOW THEIR TRADE
It is easier to catch fish if you can reach & find them, know how to fish them & you are equipped. (Fishers of Men).
It is easier to catch fish if you can reach & find them, know how to fish them & you are equipped. (Fishers of Men).
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