Hello Guys and Gals!
Martin Luther said, “If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at the moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved and to be stead on all the battle front besides, is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point.”
Today we are beset on all fronts with attacks against our beliefs and symbols of Christianity and America. Yesterday I saw that the Left was flying an American flag absent the stars and in their place was a picture of Obama. Add to that the Obama Administration giving a permit for a tribe to hunt and kill the Bald Eagle, the very symbol of America. Add to that the Obama Administration requiring the Catholic Church to provide contraceptives and go against their very core beliefs. Add to that Obama deliberately omitting the phrase about ‘the Creator’ when quoting The Declaration of Independence.
On top of all that, even though Obama professes Christianity, we see him and his administration working to apologize for America to Islamic countries and also promoting Islamic traditions. He went so far to say that America is no longer a Christian nation but more an Islamic nation and Hindu nation and Buddhist nation.
Congressman Joe Wilson shouted at Obama, “You lie!” during one of Obama’s speeches before Congress. His outburst drew condemnation from both Democratic and Republican sides of the aisle and ultimately led to him apologizing for it. But his outburst came after Obama said, “There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false. The reforms I’m proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally.” Yet we see that Obama was lying in that speech and Joe Wilson was right in his declaration that Obama was lying. So why the apology if he was right?
Recently, Jim Wallis, a Liberal pastor, said America is not a Christian nation and has never been a Christian nation. He goes on to say, “American exceptionalism, theology, is a heresy. It’s not true and it’s very dangerous.” Yet the term American Exceptionalism was coined in 1831 by French political thinker Alexis de Tocqueville, who wrote the book, Democracy in America.
Conservative historian, David Barton, wrote: ‘America has a wonderful spiritual and constitutional legacy. It is no surprise that Secularists, Atheists, Leftists, and Liberals have relentlessly attacked every aspect of that heritage. They must sever citizens from a knowledge of their true history if they are to succeed in moving the country in a new direction.
Such attacks are to be expected, but what is surprising that some who would be described as conservative Christians have now joined with them and become leaders in the attack on America’s rich Christian heritage. They are trying to convince Christians not only that America does not have a Biblical foundation but specifically that the Founding Fathers were largely pagans who represented the spirit of the Anti-Christ. They further assert that Christians should not be involved in the political arena or similar areas of culture.’
With all this we see our churches, beliefs, traditions, symbols, and even the very rights guaranteed by the Constitution under attack by the Left and the Obama Administration. And where is the leadership that stands up against these attacks? Even those who do stand up and call the lies of Obama what they actually are, namely Joe Wilson, eventually back down and apologize, even though he is right, because of the public outcry and political correctness which has infested our society like a disease today!
Did you ever notice that when you put on the Armor of God (Ephesians 6), that the first thing you put on is truth? You gird your loins with the truth! Think about that. This is the armor that goes on first and undergirds all the other armor! I believe that without the truth, being that the ultimate truth comes only from Jesus, that all the other armor has weakness to it! Look at the Breastplate of Righteousness. Without truth, how would that righteousness protect you? So we should stand up for the truth against the attacks upon it! And do not let public opinion and political correctness make you bow to a liar when you know that what you are standing for is the truth!
Looking back at what Martin Luther said above, how can we claim to be Christian Soldiers and not stand firm against the very critical points where Satan is attacking? How can we not defend, with our very lives if need be, those attacks against Christianity and even America, which was founded by Christians and upon Christian morals and traditions? How is it that when those very morals and symbols are under attack that we just sit there and watch it happen not standing up against those attacks?
Let me leave you with a quote which I do not know the author of: Stand up for what you believe! You may be right. You may be wrong. But at least you stand for something. Because when you don’t stand for something, you will lay down for anything!
Are you standing firm in the line of battle which we are in today?
May God bless each and every one of you this day!
17 March 2012
Is The Word Of God True?
Hello Guys and Gals!
Did you know that 200 years ago you would never hear someone say ‘I am a Christian’ and ‘I believe the bible is full of inaccuracies’? From the writing of each of the books of the bible up to around 200 years ago, Christians held that the bible was inerrant! Yet today, we hear that all the time. What happened?
I believe what happened is Satan attacking the inerrancy of the bible so that he could subvert, not only the word of God, but also the authors of His agency who wrote the New Testament. We can see this in the unification of Islam and GLBT and Socialists trying to say that the Apostle Paul is one of the false teachers that Jesus Christ warned his disciples about. This is an out and out lie! Know that!
So I am writing this today to try and get you to think about and ponder upon why Christians no longer hold to the inerrancy of the word of God! One thing I have often heard is that people believe Jesus Christ told the truth and everything he said was true. Then I ask them if they believe in demons and they respond absolutely not. Then I remind them of where Jesus testified about demons existing and them waging war upon humanity. They are then at a loss for words. Why?
Either we believe, as Christians, that the word of God is inerrant in it’s entirety or we do not. If we do not, then why are you claiming to be a Christian? Why are you basing the hope of your salvation upon scripture that is full of errors in your eyes? Why do you believe that you have attained salvation through His grace and yet do not believe the rest of what He says? How can you have this dichotomy in your thinking?
So ponder and think about this today and consider within yourself about the inerrancy of the word of God and whether you consider it to be completely inerrant, or full of errors! And then ponder whether you promote and defend that inerrancy to the rest of the world! Think on these things today and then pray about them. Pray and ask God to confirm the truth within you and then live the truth you come to!
May God bless you all this day!
Did you know that 200 years ago you would never hear someone say ‘I am a Christian’ and ‘I believe the bible is full of inaccuracies’? From the writing of each of the books of the bible up to around 200 years ago, Christians held that the bible was inerrant! Yet today, we hear that all the time. What happened?
I believe what happened is Satan attacking the inerrancy of the bible so that he could subvert, not only the word of God, but also the authors of His agency who wrote the New Testament. We can see this in the unification of Islam and GLBT and Socialists trying to say that the Apostle Paul is one of the false teachers that Jesus Christ warned his disciples about. This is an out and out lie! Know that!
So I am writing this today to try and get you to think about and ponder upon why Christians no longer hold to the inerrancy of the word of God! One thing I have often heard is that people believe Jesus Christ told the truth and everything he said was true. Then I ask them if they believe in demons and they respond absolutely not. Then I remind them of where Jesus testified about demons existing and them waging war upon humanity. They are then at a loss for words. Why?
Either we believe, as Christians, that the word of God is inerrant in it’s entirety or we do not. If we do not, then why are you claiming to be a Christian? Why are you basing the hope of your salvation upon scripture that is full of errors in your eyes? Why do you believe that you have attained salvation through His grace and yet do not believe the rest of what He says? How can you have this dichotomy in your thinking?
So ponder and think about this today and consider within yourself about the inerrancy of the word of God and whether you consider it to be completely inerrant, or full of errors! And then ponder whether you promote and defend that inerrancy to the rest of the world! Think on these things today and then pray about them. Pray and ask God to confirm the truth within you and then live the truth you come to!
May God bless you all this day!
Praying For You!
Hello Guys and Gals!
I want each of you to know that I have prayed for you this morning! How do you know if it is you I am speaking to? Can you see these words? If you can, then you have been personally prayed for by me this morning! I prayed that God draw close to you and make His presence known in your life today, that He blesses you with Himself and that you have a relationship with Him such as I now have and am truly blessed by!
4 But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, 5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. ~ Titus 3:4-7
It does not matter to me that you do not believe in God if you are an Athiest. It should not matter to you that I pray for you to a God you do not believe in! Unless, you do actually believe and are rejecting His will in your life and are knowingly standing against Him. So if you want to know the truth, ask yourself how you feel right now, knowing that I have prayed for you. If you feel blessed, then you love God. If you are upset, I ask you to try and discover why that is within yourself. If you do not care, then this post should not matter. Either way, you are dear to me and I have prayed for you this day!
May God bless each and every one of you this day!
I want each of you to know that I have prayed for you this morning! How do you know if it is you I am speaking to? Can you see these words? If you can, then you have been personally prayed for by me this morning! I prayed that God draw close to you and make His presence known in your life today, that He blesses you with Himself and that you have a relationship with Him such as I now have and am truly blessed by!
4 But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, 5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. ~ Titus 3:4-7
It does not matter to me that you do not believe in God if you are an Athiest. It should not matter to you that I pray for you to a God you do not believe in! Unless, you do actually believe and are rejecting His will in your life and are knowingly standing against Him. So if you want to know the truth, ask yourself how you feel right now, knowing that I have prayed for you. If you feel blessed, then you love God. If you are upset, I ask you to try and discover why that is within yourself. If you do not care, then this post should not matter. Either way, you are dear to me and I have prayed for you this day!
May God bless each and every one of you this day!
What Is Real Pain?
Hello Guys and Gals!
How much pain can one person handle? Is it more for some than others? I have a lot of physical pain that I deal with on a daily basis. My doctors tell me that I should be on pain meds at times when I’m not taking them because the pain I have is more than others have. I have suffered at level 10 pain where 10 is the most severe able to be experienced. My doctors say that there is no physical pain that is greater.
There is a reason I’m asking this so bear with me. There is one thing I have discovered though, that physical pain is nothing compared to spiritual pain! I’m talking about the pain of sin in life; when you know you have sin in your life and choose to embrace it rather than bring it to God. That pain, that pain of not dealing with your sin before God, is the greatest pain there truly is! Jesus came so that we would not have to live with that pain any more.
So if you’re feeling this type of pain today, right now, then simply get on your knees and pray and ask Him to help you with this pain! Just that! You’ll be amazed at the path He leads you down!
I pray earnestly today that God blesses each and every one of you that reads this today!
How much pain can one person handle? Is it more for some than others? I have a lot of physical pain that I deal with on a daily basis. My doctors tell me that I should be on pain meds at times when I’m not taking them because the pain I have is more than others have. I have suffered at level 10 pain where 10 is the most severe able to be experienced. My doctors say that there is no physical pain that is greater.
There is a reason I’m asking this so bear with me. There is one thing I have discovered though, that physical pain is nothing compared to spiritual pain! I’m talking about the pain of sin in life; when you know you have sin in your life and choose to embrace it rather than bring it to God. That pain, that pain of not dealing with your sin before God, is the greatest pain there truly is! Jesus came so that we would not have to live with that pain any more.
So if you’re feeling this type of pain today, right now, then simply get on your knees and pray and ask Him to help you with this pain! Just that! You’ll be amazed at the path He leads you down!
I pray earnestly today that God blesses each and every one of you that reads this today!
Pain and Suffering!
Hello Guys and Gals!
Have you experienced pain in your life? I have! The last few days, my back and neck was acting up and as a result I was suffering from a migraine headache, neck pain, back pain, shoulder pain in both shoulders, tail bone pain and hip pain to be minimal about it. Just keep in mind that when this happens, a lot of other things are affected by it as well. But this got me reflecting upon things I have suffered and how I cling to God for my strength through these times.
I know that many of you have pain in your life. I also know that while the pain you are experiencing may not be the same as mine, I know I have experienced similar pain as such you are suffering. I have even been told that the physical pain I was suffering from was as bad as it gets and there isn’t any physical pain greater than that. I was truly, by his words, suffering a true level 10 pain on a scale from 1-10! I know!
But what about non-physical pain? Emotional or Spiritual pain? What about divorce or separation from family? What about betrayal by a friend or family member? What about a friend or family member literally trying to kill you? What about the loss of a loved one that brings grief so great that you are struggling to find meaning in your very existence? What about Societal pain? What about the looks of ‘good citizens’ as they look at you and judge you hypocritically? What about the looks that healthy people give overweight people when they do not know the circumstances of how they became overweight? What about, and listen close here, the extreme pain of confronting the truth that all that you are is so bad that nobody wants anything to do with you; the fact that all you have tried to become has come to nothing and you have nothing left and nowhere left to go? So you kneel in prayer to God because you hope that He will have mercy on you and give you enough of His attention so that you can beg for mercy from Him? Do you know these kinds of pain? I do! I know them all very intimately!
What then do you do with this kind of pain? You trust in Him, the Lord Jesus Christ! He may not take away your pain, even though He might do just that; but one thing He will definitely do is be there with you through that pain! He does not promise that you will no longer suffer from pain and suffering. He does promise that He will never leave or forsake you! He promises that He will give you nothing that you cannot bear! From one man who has been there, I give you my solemn oath that I know He has been there for me and will be there for you in the same manner!
If you have not thought much about this in a long time, maybe take a little time to think about what pain in your life that you would want to get rid of or even get help with dealing with it! You can get that relief or help in Him! It’s so very easy. All you have to do is kneel in prayer, proclaim that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, has died on the cross for your sins and risen from the grave by His own power, ask Him into your heart and life to begin the transformation within you, and then be forgiven by His merciful grace! Begin your relationship with God today. If you have already begun yours, then renew it today! God does communicate with us directly through so many ways. Choose today to communicate back to Him and fill your life with His grace, peace, love, and joy! You will be renewed just as I have been!
May God bless you all this day!
Have you experienced pain in your life? I have! The last few days, my back and neck was acting up and as a result I was suffering from a migraine headache, neck pain, back pain, shoulder pain in both shoulders, tail bone pain and hip pain to be minimal about it. Just keep in mind that when this happens, a lot of other things are affected by it as well. But this got me reflecting upon things I have suffered and how I cling to God for my strength through these times.
I know that many of you have pain in your life. I also know that while the pain you are experiencing may not be the same as mine, I know I have experienced similar pain as such you are suffering. I have even been told that the physical pain I was suffering from was as bad as it gets and there isn’t any physical pain greater than that. I was truly, by his words, suffering a true level 10 pain on a scale from 1-10! I know!
But what about non-physical pain? Emotional or Spiritual pain? What about divorce or separation from family? What about betrayal by a friend or family member? What about a friend or family member literally trying to kill you? What about the loss of a loved one that brings grief so great that you are struggling to find meaning in your very existence? What about Societal pain? What about the looks of ‘good citizens’ as they look at you and judge you hypocritically? What about the looks that healthy people give overweight people when they do not know the circumstances of how they became overweight? What about, and listen close here, the extreme pain of confronting the truth that all that you are is so bad that nobody wants anything to do with you; the fact that all you have tried to become has come to nothing and you have nothing left and nowhere left to go? So you kneel in prayer to God because you hope that He will have mercy on you and give you enough of His attention so that you can beg for mercy from Him? Do you know these kinds of pain? I do! I know them all very intimately!
What then do you do with this kind of pain? You trust in Him, the Lord Jesus Christ! He may not take away your pain, even though He might do just that; but one thing He will definitely do is be there with you through that pain! He does not promise that you will no longer suffer from pain and suffering. He does promise that He will never leave or forsake you! He promises that He will give you nothing that you cannot bear! From one man who has been there, I give you my solemn oath that I know He has been there for me and will be there for you in the same manner!
If you have not thought much about this in a long time, maybe take a little time to think about what pain in your life that you would want to get rid of or even get help with dealing with it! You can get that relief or help in Him! It’s so very easy. All you have to do is kneel in prayer, proclaim that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, has died on the cross for your sins and risen from the grave by His own power, ask Him into your heart and life to begin the transformation within you, and then be forgiven by His merciful grace! Begin your relationship with God today. If you have already begun yours, then renew it today! God does communicate with us directly through so many ways. Choose today to communicate back to Him and fill your life with His grace, peace, love, and joy! You will be renewed just as I have been!
May God bless you all this day!
In Defense!
Many of you may wonder or even get frustrated by the things I say, post, or write about. I am making this post to give you the reasons why I do and say what I do!
In Ephesians 6:10-17 the bible states:
“10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. 14 Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, 15 and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE; 16 in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
In 1 Peter 3:13-17 the bible states:
“13 Who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? 14 But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. AND DO NOT FEAR THEIR INTIMIDATION, AND DO NOT BE TROUBLED, 15 but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence; 16 and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame. 17 For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong.”
In Matthew 10:32-39 the bible states:
“32 “Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven.33 But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.
34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.35 For I came to SET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW;36 and A MAN’S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD.
37 “He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.39 He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.”
So I equip myself with the Armor of God, being always ready to make a defense to everyone that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior, defending always His Word, His truth, and those who spoke His truth with integrity!
Now I know there are many of you who comment or even do not comment but share the thought that what I talk about and the stances I take do not matter in the larger scheme of things. But I would argue to you that it does matter! Too many people are scared of talking about Religion and Politics today. And some even go so far as to say that the two are not the same thing. If you believe that Religion and Politics are separate in any way, then you are deluding yourself. Religion and Politics have been inextricably tied together from the very beginning of time in every civilization and society. You might argue that Communism has no religion, and I would argue that the embracing of Atheism is tied to the very tenets of Communism. One of the greatest things the Founders of our great nation did at the time of the founding was speak, all the time, about Religion and Politics in a civilized manner; discussing and exploring the ideas that perpetuated the world at that time in order to come up with the great founding principles that our nation was founded upon! The reason I say this is critical to discuss this opening and in a civilized manner is because we are living in a period of time that is practically a mirror for the Weimar Republic. The Weimar Republic is the government that existed in Germany before the Third Reich took over Germany under Adolf Hitler. And if you do not see this, you should go out and get a book on the history of Germany during this time.
When I speak up about Religion or Politics, it is because I see Christianity under attack by the discussion I speak up in. Now even if this discussion started with something you say, you may not mean it as an attack, but where you got it from was definitely meant as an attack. Let me explain. When someone on the Left quotes someone who is a great orator of Jesus, their agenda is never to promote the original intent of the great orator of Jesus, but instead to use the words of that great orator of Jesus in an attempt to influence those of us on the right to try and twist the original intent of the orator in the eyes of the right in order to bring into being their Socialist agenda! Read that carefully again.
Just like when you quote a passage of the bible, you have to take the passage being quoted into context. Not only do you have to take the context of the history, setting, and intent of the original speaker, but also the context in which the person quoting the statement to you is attempting to use it. In other words, if the person quoting someone is always saying something politically motivated from the Left, then you know that the reason they are quoting what they are quoting is in an effort to further the agenda that they have been pushing!
As for me, my motivations are simple. I stand up for the truth of Jesus Christ, Christianity, Conservative Principles, and I stand against all lying and twisting of the truth or twisting of the original intent of a message! I am a historian. I am a scholar. I study all the time and work very hard on getting the facts straight. When I do get into a debate with someone, you can make sure I have my facts straight and that I will research all sides of the issue when I get into the details of it! If you do not believe what I say, then look into it! Show me where I am wrong and I give you my solemn word that when you do prove me wrong, that I will apologize to you both publicly and privately and even go so far as to correct the error I made publicly!
Christianity is under attack today by Islam, Liberals, the GLBT Community, Communists, Socialists, and every other group that has ever attacked Jesus Christ and His principles! It is important for us, as Christian Soldiers, to put on the Armor of God, always being ready to make a defense, and stand up and confess Jesus Christ and the truth He spoke, in love, to those who would attack it! So I ask you this, if you are not doing this when you see an attack against Jesus, why not?
May God bless you all this day!
In Ephesians 6:10-17 the bible states:
“10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. 14 Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, 15 and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE; 16 in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
In 1 Peter 3:13-17 the bible states:
“13 Who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? 14 But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. AND DO NOT FEAR THEIR INTIMIDATION, AND DO NOT BE TROUBLED, 15 but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence; 16 and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame. 17 For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong.”
In Matthew 10:32-39 the bible states:
“32 “Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven.33 But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.
34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.35 For I came to SET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW;36 and A MAN’S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD.
37 “He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.39 He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.”
So I equip myself with the Armor of God, being always ready to make a defense to everyone that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior, defending always His Word, His truth, and those who spoke His truth with integrity!
Now I know there are many of you who comment or even do not comment but share the thought that what I talk about and the stances I take do not matter in the larger scheme of things. But I would argue to you that it does matter! Too many people are scared of talking about Religion and Politics today. And some even go so far as to say that the two are not the same thing. If you believe that Religion and Politics are separate in any way, then you are deluding yourself. Religion and Politics have been inextricably tied together from the very beginning of time in every civilization and society. You might argue that Communism has no religion, and I would argue that the embracing of Atheism is tied to the very tenets of Communism. One of the greatest things the Founders of our great nation did at the time of the founding was speak, all the time, about Religion and Politics in a civilized manner; discussing and exploring the ideas that perpetuated the world at that time in order to come up with the great founding principles that our nation was founded upon! The reason I say this is critical to discuss this opening and in a civilized manner is because we are living in a period of time that is practically a mirror for the Weimar Republic. The Weimar Republic is the government that existed in Germany before the Third Reich took over Germany under Adolf Hitler. And if you do not see this, you should go out and get a book on the history of Germany during this time.
When I speak up about Religion or Politics, it is because I see Christianity under attack by the discussion I speak up in. Now even if this discussion started with something you say, you may not mean it as an attack, but where you got it from was definitely meant as an attack. Let me explain. When someone on the Left quotes someone who is a great orator of Jesus, their agenda is never to promote the original intent of the great orator of Jesus, but instead to use the words of that great orator of Jesus in an attempt to influence those of us on the right to try and twist the original intent of the orator in the eyes of the right in order to bring into being their Socialist agenda! Read that carefully again.
Just like when you quote a passage of the bible, you have to take the passage being quoted into context. Not only do you have to take the context of the history, setting, and intent of the original speaker, but also the context in which the person quoting the statement to you is attempting to use it. In other words, if the person quoting someone is always saying something politically motivated from the Left, then you know that the reason they are quoting what they are quoting is in an effort to further the agenda that they have been pushing!
As for me, my motivations are simple. I stand up for the truth of Jesus Christ, Christianity, Conservative Principles, and I stand against all lying and twisting of the truth or twisting of the original intent of a message! I am a historian. I am a scholar. I study all the time and work very hard on getting the facts straight. When I do get into a debate with someone, you can make sure I have my facts straight and that I will research all sides of the issue when I get into the details of it! If you do not believe what I say, then look into it! Show me where I am wrong and I give you my solemn word that when you do prove me wrong, that I will apologize to you both publicly and privately and even go so far as to correct the error I made publicly!
Christianity is under attack today by Islam, Liberals, the GLBT Community, Communists, Socialists, and every other group that has ever attacked Jesus Christ and His principles! It is important for us, as Christian Soldiers, to put on the Armor of God, always being ready to make a defense, and stand up and confess Jesus Christ and the truth He spoke, in love, to those who would attack it! So I ask you this, if you are not doing this when you see an attack against Jesus, why not?
May God bless you all this day!
10 January 2012
Praying For Death!
Hello Guys and Gals!
Have you ever prayed that God remove you from this world; take you from this life so that your pain, suffering, depression, loneliness, and misery of life ends? I have!
I know that many of you, my dear friends, are hurting in some way or another right now. Some with the loss of a loved one. Some with the hurtful treatment of those who would be your friends. Some with the pain of separation or divorce from one you love. Some simply because you are hurting. I have been there! I know the pain of each and every one of these things. I know where you are today and where you can be tomorrow.
But I am writing this so that you may have hope! Have you ever read Psalm 23?
Psalm 23
The LORD, the Psalmist's Shepherd.
A Psalm of David.
1 The LORD is my shepherd,
I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He guides me in the paths of righteousness
For His name's sake.
4 Even though I walk through the tvalley of the shadow of death,
I fear no tevil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will tdwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Did you know that David wrote this psalm while being pursued by Saul, the father of David's best friend and King of Israel, and David felt as if he had nothing to live for and no hope left in his life! Have you ever felt that? I have!
What I want to focus on is the line 'He restores my soul'! I cannot begin to describe how low I was and how much God has restored my soul to value my life again, to think that my soul is contributing to helping others better their lives, to feeling worthy again in His sight!
Do you know how I started getting help from God? I was just about to stick a needle in my arm once again. The guilt and shame of that overcame me and the Holy Spirit convicted me right there in a bathroom. I prayed that I had not the strength to give up the methamphetamines and life I was living. I told God that if He wanted me out of this life that He would have to do every part of it because I had not the strength or will to even move my head enough to turn around and look behind me at my life before when I was not on meth! It was by His strength, His effort, His might, His will, and His love that I was healed of that!
I encourage each and every one of you to simply pray! Even if you do not have any words, the Holy Spirit will translate your innermost groanings to God so that a clear message of what you are feeling and wanting to say are understood clearly by God so that He will send His son, Jesus Christ to you and help you, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to bring you out of the pain and suffering you are experiencing right now! Jesus will be there for you and carry you when you have no more strength for your journey out of this horrible state you are in right now! That is His promise to you that He will never leave nor forsake you! Think about that word 'forsake'! This means that even should you rebel against Him and do your utmost to get Him to turn from you, he will not forsake you to even your own desire for destruction!
Here is a passage from Psalm 18, also written by David:
4 The cords of death encompassed me,
And the torrents of tungodliness terrified me.
5 The cords of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD,
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice out of His temple,
And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.
7 Then the earth shook and quaked;
And the foundations of the mountains were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry.
8 Smoke went up out of His nostrils,
And fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it.
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With thick darkness under His feet.
10 He rode upon a cherub and flew;
And He sped upon the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him,
Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
12 From the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens,
And the Most High uttered His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
14 He sent out His arrows, and scattered them,
And lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them.
15 Then the channels of water appeared,
And the foundations of the world were laid bare
At Your rebuke, O LORD,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
16 He sent from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the LORD was my stay.
This is the might and power of God that comes to rescue you from His throne in Heaven! Know this! Believe this! Trust Him as He saves you!
And if there be any of you who think that He cannot save you, just look at me and how He has transformed me and changed my life for your hope! He can do it and will do it if you only ask Him for help!
God bless you all this day!
Have you ever prayed that God remove you from this world; take you from this life so that your pain, suffering, depression, loneliness, and misery of life ends? I have!
I know that many of you, my dear friends, are hurting in some way or another right now. Some with the loss of a loved one. Some with the hurtful treatment of those who would be your friends. Some with the pain of separation or divorce from one you love. Some simply because you are hurting. I have been there! I know the pain of each and every one of these things. I know where you are today and where you can be tomorrow.
But I am writing this so that you may have hope! Have you ever read Psalm 23?
Psalm 23
The LORD, the Psalmist's Shepherd.
A Psalm of David.
1 The LORD is my shepherd,
I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He guides me in the paths of righteousness
For His name's sake.
4 Even though I walk through the tvalley of the shadow of death,
I fear no tevil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will tdwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Did you know that David wrote this psalm while being pursued by Saul, the father of David's best friend and King of Israel, and David felt as if he had nothing to live for and no hope left in his life! Have you ever felt that? I have!
What I want to focus on is the line 'He restores my soul'! I cannot begin to describe how low I was and how much God has restored my soul to value my life again, to think that my soul is contributing to helping others better their lives, to feeling worthy again in His sight!
Do you know how I started getting help from God? I was just about to stick a needle in my arm once again. The guilt and shame of that overcame me and the Holy Spirit convicted me right there in a bathroom. I prayed that I had not the strength to give up the methamphetamines and life I was living. I told God that if He wanted me out of this life that He would have to do every part of it because I had not the strength or will to even move my head enough to turn around and look behind me at my life before when I was not on meth! It was by His strength, His effort, His might, His will, and His love that I was healed of that!
I encourage each and every one of you to simply pray! Even if you do not have any words, the Holy Spirit will translate your innermost groanings to God so that a clear message of what you are feeling and wanting to say are understood clearly by God so that He will send His son, Jesus Christ to you and help you, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to bring you out of the pain and suffering you are experiencing right now! Jesus will be there for you and carry you when you have no more strength for your journey out of this horrible state you are in right now! That is His promise to you that He will never leave nor forsake you! Think about that word 'forsake'! This means that even should you rebel against Him and do your utmost to get Him to turn from you, he will not forsake you to even your own desire for destruction!
Here is a passage from Psalm 18, also written by David:
4 The cords of death encompassed me,
And the torrents of tungodliness terrified me.
5 The cords of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD,
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice out of His temple,
And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.
7 Then the earth shook and quaked;
And the foundations of the mountains were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry.
8 Smoke went up out of His nostrils,
And fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it.
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With thick darkness under His feet.
10 He rode upon a cherub and flew;
And He sped upon the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him,
Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
12 From the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens,
And the Most High uttered His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
14 He sent out His arrows, and scattered them,
And lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them.
15 Then the channels of water appeared,
And the foundations of the world were laid bare
At Your rebuke, O LORD,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
16 He sent from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the LORD was my stay.
This is the might and power of God that comes to rescue you from His throne in Heaven! Know this! Believe this! Trust Him as He saves you!
And if there be any of you who think that He cannot save you, just look at me and how He has transformed me and changed my life for your hope! He can do it and will do it if you only ask Him for help!
God bless you all this day!
25 December 2011
The Truth Of Jesus Christ... In Love!
Good morning and Merry Christmas Guys and Gals!
I went to bed early last night. I prayed that God help me to figure out what to write about this morning. He did! He told me to write about His love!
Do you love people like Jesus did? Do you spend time with them even if they are still living in sin? I'm not talking about sinning with them but being a light of hope for them to guide them out of their sin! Do you speak the truth to them about their sin? I'm not talking about just what the bible says, but in the way you live your life as well! Do you stand firm in the truth as He did and let them walk away if they so choose, but being ready to be there for them should they turn to you for help?
I think that today so many people are twisting the message that Jesus brought to the world. He brought the message of truth through love! It did not matter who Jesus was speaking to, He spoke the truth to them! He did not worry about how it would be viewed politically, or socially, or even if some thought His message was one of hate and not love! He told the truth about it! With that truth, He also offered to show the way out of the sinful life into the life of Salvation through Him! He told the people of that day that following the Law by the letter is never what he wanted. Instead, He told them about following the Law from the heart and what it meant to do so! For if you love the Lord your God with all your heart, and soul, and mind; and if you love your neighbor as yourself; then you will establish the very tenets of the Law with your actions because it will come naturally from your heart!
If someone says that the truth you are speaking to them is hateful, kindly correct them that you are telling them the truth in love so that they will know and understand that their sin is hurting them and as long as they keep sinning in their sin, their life will have the curse of that sin upon it! Here is the important part though... that is only half the message! You also have to tell them how God gave us His Son, Jesus Christ, who died for our sins on the cross so that they, as sinners, would be able to come to Him, Jesus Christ, and receive forgiveness of those sins and start, yes I said start, a path to righteousness!
See, the cross of Jesus is where we begin our journey! It is a long journey and often filled with perils and hazards which we must pass through! As Christians we will have hard times and troubles! But Jesus Christ, the Son of the Ever Living God, will be right there beside us and within us as we pass through those perils and hazards! And for every thing we suffer for His name's sake here in these mortal bodies of ours, we store up treasures in Heaven for when we arrive there with the hope of Eternal Life and Incorruptible Bodies waiting for us when we get there! This is our hope! This is our joy! That we get to live Eternity with Jesus Christ in Heaven!
But others also need to hear of Jesus! And if you do not speak the truth to them about Jesus, then how will they know? So go and speak the truth, in love, to those you love and even those you may feel that you hate! Do it today! Do it with love and gentleness! Because just as it was hard for you to face the truth of sin in your life, so it will be hard for them to face the truth of sin in their life! But remember this, if they choose to turn from you and walk away, let them! But be ready to receive them back with love when they repent and turn from their sin and seek Jesus Christ who is their only hope of Salvation!
This is my Christmas message to you today! May God bless every one of you this day!
I went to bed early last night. I prayed that God help me to figure out what to write about this morning. He did! He told me to write about His love!
Do you love people like Jesus did? Do you spend time with them even if they are still living in sin? I'm not talking about sinning with them but being a light of hope for them to guide them out of their sin! Do you speak the truth to them about their sin? I'm not talking about just what the bible says, but in the way you live your life as well! Do you stand firm in the truth as He did and let them walk away if they so choose, but being ready to be there for them should they turn to you for help?
I think that today so many people are twisting the message that Jesus brought to the world. He brought the message of truth through love! It did not matter who Jesus was speaking to, He spoke the truth to them! He did not worry about how it would be viewed politically, or socially, or even if some thought His message was one of hate and not love! He told the truth about it! With that truth, He also offered to show the way out of the sinful life into the life of Salvation through Him! He told the people of that day that following the Law by the letter is never what he wanted. Instead, He told them about following the Law from the heart and what it meant to do so! For if you love the Lord your God with all your heart, and soul, and mind; and if you love your neighbor as yourself; then you will establish the very tenets of the Law with your actions because it will come naturally from your heart!
If someone says that the truth you are speaking to them is hateful, kindly correct them that you are telling them the truth in love so that they will know and understand that their sin is hurting them and as long as they keep sinning in their sin, their life will have the curse of that sin upon it! Here is the important part though... that is only half the message! You also have to tell them how God gave us His Son, Jesus Christ, who died for our sins on the cross so that they, as sinners, would be able to come to Him, Jesus Christ, and receive forgiveness of those sins and start, yes I said start, a path to righteousness!
See, the cross of Jesus is where we begin our journey! It is a long journey and often filled with perils and hazards which we must pass through! As Christians we will have hard times and troubles! But Jesus Christ, the Son of the Ever Living God, will be right there beside us and within us as we pass through those perils and hazards! And for every thing we suffer for His name's sake here in these mortal bodies of ours, we store up treasures in Heaven for when we arrive there with the hope of Eternal Life and Incorruptible Bodies waiting for us when we get there! This is our hope! This is our joy! That we get to live Eternity with Jesus Christ in Heaven!
But others also need to hear of Jesus! And if you do not speak the truth to them about Jesus, then how will they know? So go and speak the truth, in love, to those you love and even those you may feel that you hate! Do it today! Do it with love and gentleness! Because just as it was hard for you to face the truth of sin in your life, so it will be hard for them to face the truth of sin in their life! But remember this, if they choose to turn from you and walk away, let them! But be ready to receive them back with love when they repent and turn from their sin and seek Jesus Christ who is their only hope of Salvation!
This is my Christmas message to you today! May God bless every one of you this day!
22 December 2011
Give Those You Love Something Of Yourself!
Hello Guys and Gals!
With Christmas closing in fast, I ask each one of you to give something to those you love that really matters! I ask you to give yourself!
Too often, we find that we are under pressure to prove our love to our loved ones with the pocketbook. We have to show our love with what we spend on them. That is the message that Society teaches us today! I say we should send a different message. I think we should give something, anything, or ourselves to make a meaningful gift that will be remembered long after that new piece of technology is dust and ashes!
So what can you give? Well ask yourself this question: what do you do well? Think about that for a minute! Figure out what you do that you look upon and conclude that you do this thing well. Do you make cards? Do you work with wood? Do you sing? Do you write poetry? Do you recite poetry? Do you work well? Figure it out! It will be different for each and every one of you. So figure it out and then think about how you can make that thing you do a gift for others. Then use your effort and work to give that as a gift to those you love this year!
I promise you this: if you give of yourself to those you love, it will mean more to them in the years to come than any other present you can buy them this year!
Another thing I ask you to do: spend time with those you love! Get together and watch a movie. Cook a meal... together. Bake some cookies or ornaments. Go fishing or hunting. Build a campfire and have a conversation about anything. Play a game, not a video game but a board game. Go do something, anything, to spend time with those you love this year! The relationship you have with people is far more important than anything that comes from the pocketbook!
So give something of yourself and spend some time with those you love this Christmas!
God bless you all this day!
With Christmas closing in fast, I ask each one of you to give something to those you love that really matters! I ask you to give yourself!
Too often, we find that we are under pressure to prove our love to our loved ones with the pocketbook. We have to show our love with what we spend on them. That is the message that Society teaches us today! I say we should send a different message. I think we should give something, anything, or ourselves to make a meaningful gift that will be remembered long after that new piece of technology is dust and ashes!
So what can you give? Well ask yourself this question: what do you do well? Think about that for a minute! Figure out what you do that you look upon and conclude that you do this thing well. Do you make cards? Do you work with wood? Do you sing? Do you write poetry? Do you recite poetry? Do you work well? Figure it out! It will be different for each and every one of you. So figure it out and then think about how you can make that thing you do a gift for others. Then use your effort and work to give that as a gift to those you love this year!
I promise you this: if you give of yourself to those you love, it will mean more to them in the years to come than any other present you can buy them this year!
Another thing I ask you to do: spend time with those you love! Get together and watch a movie. Cook a meal... together. Bake some cookies or ornaments. Go fishing or hunting. Build a campfire and have a conversation about anything. Play a game, not a video game but a board game. Go do something, anything, to spend time with those you love this year! The relationship you have with people is far more important than anything that comes from the pocketbook!
So give something of yourself and spend some time with those you love this Christmas!
God bless you all this day!
01 December 2011
Truth! Not Political Correctness!
Hello Guys and Gals!
I have been hearing more and more of late about how we are supposed to be careful with the truth we share because those hearing it may be offended and turn away from hearing about Christ and the cross! I do not think this is right! I believe with all my heart that this is wrong! I believe that we should call sin for what it is, that is sin, and that we should call a lie for what it is, that is a lie! If we are not bold, in love, in telling the truth about Jesus, then why would anyone continue to believe in the Jesus we preached to them if we held something back when we should have spoken up?
Look at what Jesus said to his disciples:
"Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet." - Matthew 10:14. Jesus knew that they would not be received by many people! He told them to shake the dust off their feet as a testimony against them when they leave!
And when Jesus healed on the Sabbath and spoke against the Pharisees of that day, did they not immediately start planning to kill him? Do you think that Jesus did not know of their plotting? So when Jesus sees the Pharisees again, he rebukes them because they were saying he casts out demons by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons. This is where Jesus speaks about how a house divided cannot stand in Matthew 12:22-29!
But what about those who didn't believe in him? When Jesus returned to Nazareth the scriptures say that he didn't do many miracles there because of the people's unbelief (Matthew 13:58).
I can go on and on about the many examples where Jesus preached the truth and was not concerned with his own safety, or whether or not he would offend the hearers of his words! Anyone living in sin will be offended by the words of truth you speak about Jesus no matter how nicely you put it! But if you do not speak the truth, then you turn the testimony of Jesus Christ into a lie!
What about those who have been brought up being told lies about their history and would be offended in you correcting their misconceptions of historical fact? You tell the truth anyway! If there is something that they do not understand because of a lie that has been taught to them, you correct that lie to them! If you know the truth and remain silent, then you are just as guilty of the lie they believe as the one who taught it to them!
Look at when Jesus spoke the truth to people. Do you think they were not offended and walked away? They did! But I did not see Jesus go after them! He didn't chase them saying wait, maybe you didn't hear me! I love you! Why are you still walking away? Maybe I didn't say it in the right tone. I love you! Why are you still walking away? Maybe I didn't learn enough of your traditions to be able to explain myself accurately enough so as not to offend you when telling you of myself!
Jesus did not chase after them! He did not change the truth he spoke! He did not worry about offending them! He knew they would be offended and walk away and even plan to do him harm! He spoke the whole truth anyway! He even rebuked those who were already planning to do him harm with the truth that he spoke openly and publicly to them!
So why, I ask you, do we today preach in such a way as to be politically correct and inoffensive in presenting Jesus Christ to people? Do you not know that the holiness of Jesus Christ and the very message of him is offensive to every sinner? Why are we mincing our words? How do you know that the very truth you speak, even though it offends the sinner at that time, won't have a huge impact upon the person hearing it and the Holy Spirit won't guide them into finding out the truth of what you said? How do you know that they won't say to themselves 'if this person told me the truth about this thing, maybe they are telling me the truth about this Jesus as well'?
The point I'm making here is quit being Politically Correct Christians! Jesus was about as Politically Incorrect as they come! So what if you offend someone in speaking the truth in love about Jesus Christ? Yes I keep saying in love because I do not believe that you should yell someone into salvation! But you should still be firm and kind in doing so! You can tell the truth, calling their lies a lie and calling their sin a sin and the power of the Holy Spirit will give strength to your words, if they are the truth, and that person you spoke that truth to, even though they may walk away, has had a seed planted within them! Why is it that we Christians believe that we are the ones who are supposed to reap the harvest of our planting? Are there not other laborers out there doing God's will?
So when you hear someone say that they are offended by the gospel that you speak, simply tell them you know they are and why you know they are! But do not stop speaking the truth of Jesus Christ for if you do then the very lies that you do not correct you will take a share of the guilt of that person believing those lies!
May God bless you all this day!
I have been hearing more and more of late about how we are supposed to be careful with the truth we share because those hearing it may be offended and turn away from hearing about Christ and the cross! I do not think this is right! I believe with all my heart that this is wrong! I believe that we should call sin for what it is, that is sin, and that we should call a lie for what it is, that is a lie! If we are not bold, in love, in telling the truth about Jesus, then why would anyone continue to believe in the Jesus we preached to them if we held something back when we should have spoken up?
Look at what Jesus said to his disciples:
"Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet." - Matthew 10:14. Jesus knew that they would not be received by many people! He told them to shake the dust off their feet as a testimony against them when they leave!
And when Jesus healed on the Sabbath and spoke against the Pharisees of that day, did they not immediately start planning to kill him? Do you think that Jesus did not know of their plotting? So when Jesus sees the Pharisees again, he rebukes them because they were saying he casts out demons by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons. This is where Jesus speaks about how a house divided cannot stand in Matthew 12:22-29!
But what about those who didn't believe in him? When Jesus returned to Nazareth the scriptures say that he didn't do many miracles there because of the people's unbelief (Matthew 13:58).
I can go on and on about the many examples where Jesus preached the truth and was not concerned with his own safety, or whether or not he would offend the hearers of his words! Anyone living in sin will be offended by the words of truth you speak about Jesus no matter how nicely you put it! But if you do not speak the truth, then you turn the testimony of Jesus Christ into a lie!
What about those who have been brought up being told lies about their history and would be offended in you correcting their misconceptions of historical fact? You tell the truth anyway! If there is something that they do not understand because of a lie that has been taught to them, you correct that lie to them! If you know the truth and remain silent, then you are just as guilty of the lie they believe as the one who taught it to them!
Look at when Jesus spoke the truth to people. Do you think they were not offended and walked away? They did! But I did not see Jesus go after them! He didn't chase them saying wait, maybe you didn't hear me! I love you! Why are you still walking away? Maybe I didn't say it in the right tone. I love you! Why are you still walking away? Maybe I didn't learn enough of your traditions to be able to explain myself accurately enough so as not to offend you when telling you of myself!
Jesus did not chase after them! He did not change the truth he spoke! He did not worry about offending them! He knew they would be offended and walk away and even plan to do him harm! He spoke the whole truth anyway! He even rebuked those who were already planning to do him harm with the truth that he spoke openly and publicly to them!
So why, I ask you, do we today preach in such a way as to be politically correct and inoffensive in presenting Jesus Christ to people? Do you not know that the holiness of Jesus Christ and the very message of him is offensive to every sinner? Why are we mincing our words? How do you know that the very truth you speak, even though it offends the sinner at that time, won't have a huge impact upon the person hearing it and the Holy Spirit won't guide them into finding out the truth of what you said? How do you know that they won't say to themselves 'if this person told me the truth about this thing, maybe they are telling me the truth about this Jesus as well'?
The point I'm making here is quit being Politically Correct Christians! Jesus was about as Politically Incorrect as they come! So what if you offend someone in speaking the truth in love about Jesus Christ? Yes I keep saying in love because I do not believe that you should yell someone into salvation! But you should still be firm and kind in doing so! You can tell the truth, calling their lies a lie and calling their sin a sin and the power of the Holy Spirit will give strength to your words, if they are the truth, and that person you spoke that truth to, even though they may walk away, has had a seed planted within them! Why is it that we Christians believe that we are the ones who are supposed to reap the harvest of our planting? Are there not other laborers out there doing God's will?
So when you hear someone say that they are offended by the gospel that you speak, simply tell them you know they are and why you know they are! But do not stop speaking the truth of Jesus Christ for if you do then the very lies that you do not correct you will take a share of the guilt of that person believing those lies!
May God bless you all this day!
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