Friday, April 20, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
.....Why So Weak?
Webster’s Dictionary defines weakness as - 1: lacking strength, feeble 2: not able to sustain or resist much weight, pressure, or strain 3: deficient in vigor of mind or character. Quite frankly, I would say this word, weak(ness), is an accurate description of the church today. Weak. Wimpy. Impotent.
Edmund Burke was an English statesman in the House of Commons in Great Britain in the 1700’s. He was an ardent supporter of the American Revolution and famously observed that, "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." OK kids, can you say "Laodicea?"
Jesus gave this church His strongest rebuke in Revelations 3:15-17 - "I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing' - and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked..."
So what does the Laodicean church and the premise that evil will triumph if good people sit by and do nothing, have in common? They fit hand in glove, if you ask me. The moral atmosphere of America grows darker and more sinister every day. You can almost reach out and physically touch the evil swirling in the air.
Of course, there are still Christians out there trying to make a positive difference in whatever way they can. Some quietly share Christ while ministering in the community. Some serve faithfully in their church week after week, year in and year out with little recognition for their efforts. There are missionaries preaching in other countries, sometimes risking their freedom or even their lives to share the Gospel in the darkest corners of the earth. These kinds of ministries share Agape love to help attract the lost to Christ.
And some of us are called to speak out against the flagrant influx of evil and ungodliness of our day. Some speak in gentle, persuasive voices and some have a burning in their bones to stand up and strongly condemn sin and urge repentance before we are snatched off this earth. I am not ashamed in the least to count myself a part of the latter group!
Jesus rebuked the Laodicean church for being self absorbed and sitting back, enjoying the blessings God had given them, to the point of blind arrogance. They were too busy to do good works for the kingdom, and Jesus found them so disgusting he said he would spit them out of His mouth. If you think about it, something has to be pretty foul and distasteful to make us spit it out.
When good people are so consumed with daily living that they basically ignore what is going on around them, evil grows like a cancer and eventually triumphs. Evil, sin and sinful people must be opposed, especially in this day when they are so pushy and obnoxious. Yet, most of the time, Christians sit idly by and are spectators of the work their brothers and sisters are doing.
They won’t lift a finger, yet if some instance of goodness wins they are right there rejoicing, even though they did nothing to contribute to that victory. Most of the time, however, they are busy sanctimoniously attacking the worker bees of the kingdom for doing what they are commanded by God to do. Too many in the church fail to speak out against evil men and refute the erroneous teaching of the plethora of cults spreading across our nation. Most are too dang lazy to even hold God’s servants up in prayer!
Many in the church have the idea that good is simply the absence of doing evil. Not so according to the Bible! 1Peter 3:11 states "Let him turn away from evil and do good..." James 4:17 says, "Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin." OUCH! That’s gotta sting for some of you!
We aren’t simply to avoid the sin around us but actively oppose it. Christians are to "...have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them." - Ephesians 5:11. Those who sit on their ample merits on those cushioned pews every Sunday should remember that by their very silence on moral issues, God considers them complicit in committing them.
There is no gray area here. Never has been, but especially in these last days! You cannot remain silent and please the Father. Those who are not actively and vigorously fighting sinfulness are literally assisting evil to grow stronger, become more accepted and commonplace in society. Gee, that’s SO judgmental of me! Well, Jesus warned in Matthew 12:30 - "He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad."
Are you beginning to get the picture? You will have to stand before your Savior and, like the parable teaches, explain why you buried your talent instead of at least insuring it made a little interest while it was in your possession. Jesus called such people "...wicked and lazy servant..." - Matthew 25:26. How humiliating will it be when your fellow Christians witness that scene in heaven with you as the star of the show?
Those claiming to be Christians as well as unbelievers who insist they are 'good people' seem to outnumber the evil doers among us yet, only rarely do these bastions of moral excellence put their money where their mouths are. They are seldom courageous enough to risk their egotistical self-esteem to stand up and almost literally fight for what they know to be right.
I do not consider myself to be some self-appointed prophet of judgment. I am a black hearted sinner saved and made righteous only by the grace, mercy and blood of Christ. But I have been called to unabashedly speak against the evil in our society and those who arrogantly practice it. I am to even warn those leaders in the church who teach heresies and false doctrines that lead their congregations away from salvation by grace alone.
Because America is so brainwashed with political correctness, the use of sarcasm and exaggeration stands out and can admittedly be offensive. This is the style of writing I use for that very reason. I consider the moral decline of our government, churches and culture in general to be a caricature of post modernism, and it simply makes itself an easy target. I call 'em like I see 'em.
I speak the truth, straight from the Word of God and frankly, the truth can be very offensive to those living their lives on the foundation of secular, worldly, unbiblical lies and propaganda. I use sarcasm as a tool to highlight the shocking absurdities of political correctness and the staggering damage it has wreaked on this country. I want to draw attention to the heinous abuse of the pulpit by today’s celebrity pastors and the nonsensical heresies they vomit on their followers.
Do I know everything? Nope. But if I cannot support my criticism with scripture I keep my mouth shut. There are many readers, Christian and non Christians, who write to bitterly complain and chide me for the things I say and the way I express myself and they are welcome to their opinions. However, what I say and the manner in which I write will most likely not change, so all I can recommend is they don’t read my articles.
There are many of us in the trenches every day, doing our best to serve our Savior and warn the lost that time is very short and they must repent and accept the pardon Jesus died to provide to them. There is a time for gentle persuasion and there is a time for blunt confrontation and Christ modeled both approaches when dealing with people.
If for whatever reason you are unable to join us in this last day effort to reach the lost and dying, then we would at least appreciate your prayers of support instead of your attacks of spiritual cannibalism.
In other words, lead, follow or get out of the way. We have work to do and we answer only to Almighty God.
Maranatha!
Thursday, March 29, 2012
.....The United States Of Religion!
AOL recently printed an article on the religiosity of America as a whole. A Gallup poll taken in 2011 separated people into three main categories: very religious, moderately religious and nonreligious. I'll give you an overview of the information gathered.
People who stated that religion is an important part of their daily life and who attend religious services every week or nearly every week were considered 'very religious' and comprised 40% of the population. Those who said they were 'moderately religious' were classified in two ways. Either they said religion is important but they don't usually attend services or they attend church services but don't consider religion to be important. These folks comprised 28% of the population.
Why one would bother going to church if religion was not important to them beats me! Maybe it's the let's-go-to-church-to-be-seen-because-that-is-what-a-good-person-does crowd, and therefore they feel content that they did their duty to God and can live like hell the rest of the week. After all, we know that "I'm a good person" will absolutely cut it with a Holy God when "I'm a good person" stands before Him. And, boy oh boy, there are a bazillion "I'm a good person" kind of folks in America. That's about the only kind of person I talk to!
Then there is the last category. These people are probably the most truthful of the bunch. Religion is not an important part of their daily life and they seldom or never attend religious services and are, of course considered 'nonreligious.' They made up 32% of the American population.
As expected, 8 of the 10 most religious states are located in the Bible Belt of the South and are Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia with Mississippi ranking as the 'most religious state' in the Union. The other 2 states in this category are Oklahoma and Utah, the majority of whose residents are Mormon. They were awarded the honor of being 'the most religious group in America today.' Oh yay. A twisted, mishmash of bizarre beliefs and blasphemous statements about Jesus Christ represents the most religious group in this country. No wonder the USA is going to hell in a hand- basket!
There are 12 'least religious states' and 6 are in New England. These are New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island with Vermont nabbing the 'most heathen' award for the whole country. I guess those folks in Vermont are too busy sucking syrup out of Maple trees to give God much thought.
Other states in the 'least religious' category are, Alaska (next door to Russia, what can you expect?), Oregon (The Wicca State), Nevada and Washington (The let's worship a tree State). The last 2 are the District of Columbia (completely Godless!) and, surprise, surprise, New York.
So what does all this mean? According to Gallup, America remains a generally religious nation, with more than 2/3 of the residents classified as very or moderately religious. These statistics bring up some interesting questions.
What does Gallup even mean when they use the term 'religious?' I suppose that would encompass all Christian beliefs which would include the many Protestant denominations and 'non-denominational' congregations. Apparently they consider Mormonism to be a religion. What about Scientology and their mother ship? Are they including Muslims? What about Buddhists or Hindus? The Wiccans? The luciferians and plain 'ol satanists?
And, of course, we can't forget the Catholics, because NO one can put on some religion like the Catholics! The robes. The ceremonies. The metal thingy's with incense and smoke being waved about. Genuflecting to a graven image of Christ on the cross. Sprinkling holy water on the faithful. Sitting in a little wooden hut, confessing your sins to some unseen voice who thinks he has the ability to forgive you, along with the seemingly endless hour and a half of men with funny hats, mumbling Latin which no one in the building can understand. Mmmm, Lord knows I love me some Catholics! Now THAT'S what I call a good show of religion!
But, if the majority of America is religious and all these people of varying beliefs are trying to find their way to God or their concept of a transcendent Being, why are we acting so wicked and aborting 4000-5000 babies a day? How does that fit in with the definition of 'religion?' Of raising ourselves up to a higher level of being and enlightenment?
What about all the murders, rapes, robberies, cheating, adulteries, gossiping, lying, hating, cruelties, coveting, bullying, making our own gods and on and on? What about all that stuff? How can we say we're a religious country? We threw God out of our schools in 1962 and we've spent the years since trying our best to eradicate any mark or memory of His involvement in the founding of our country.
What precisely is all this religion about if we are overwhelmingly turning our backs on God and even on His chosen people, Israel? We've always had Israel's back, but not now! No, we've succumbed to the brain dead lies of revisionist history authored by the Arabs, and are feeling so sorry for the poor, poor displaced Palestinians. If we were truly religious and still worshipping God, we wouldn't dare abandon the Jews!
I don't know who this Gallup guy is or why he's never asked me any questions, but I have to wholeheartedly agree with his poll. America used to be a Godly country, which is much different than being a 'religious' people. A good definition of 'religion' is mankind's arrogant, worthless attempt to make himself acceptable to a Holy God by his own efforts or works. Religion is one of the greatest and most destructive lies satan ever hatched in that putrid little brain of his. It is anything but Godly.
No, America has fallen from being Godly to being religious. We have a plethora of gods to worship, command and control. The gods of our religions don't tell us how to live and don't expect anything from us so we can toddle off to our churches every Sunday and feel good about ourselves because we're 'a good person.' Somehow, I don’t think America's gods will be able to save us from the approaching and well deserved wrath of the one true God. You know; the one we used to have before we became religious.
Lord God...forgive us!
People who stated that religion is an important part of their daily life and who attend religious services every week or nearly every week were considered 'very religious' and comprised 40% of the population. Those who said they were 'moderately religious' were classified in two ways. Either they said religion is important but they don't usually attend services or they attend church services but don't consider religion to be important. These folks comprised 28% of the population.
Why one would bother going to church if religion was not important to them beats me! Maybe it's the let's-go-to-church-to-be-seen-because-that-is-what-a-good-person-does crowd, and therefore they feel content that they did their duty to God and can live like hell the rest of the week. After all, we know that "I'm a good person" will absolutely cut it with a Holy God when "I'm a good person" stands before Him. And, boy oh boy, there are a bazillion "I'm a good person" kind of folks in America. That's about the only kind of person I talk to!
Then there is the last category. These people are probably the most truthful of the bunch. Religion is not an important part of their daily life and they seldom or never attend religious services and are, of course considered 'nonreligious.' They made up 32% of the American population.
As expected, 8 of the 10 most religious states are located in the Bible Belt of the South and are Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia with Mississippi ranking as the 'most religious state' in the Union. The other 2 states in this category are Oklahoma and Utah, the majority of whose residents are Mormon. They were awarded the honor of being 'the most religious group in America today.' Oh yay. A twisted, mishmash of bizarre beliefs and blasphemous statements about Jesus Christ represents the most religious group in this country. No wonder the USA is going to hell in a hand- basket!
There are 12 'least religious states' and 6 are in New England. These are New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island with Vermont nabbing the 'most heathen' award for the whole country. I guess those folks in Vermont are too busy sucking syrup out of Maple trees to give God much thought.
Other states in the 'least religious' category are, Alaska (next door to Russia, what can you expect?), Oregon (The Wicca State), Nevada and Washington (The let's worship a tree State). The last 2 are the District of Columbia (completely Godless!) and, surprise, surprise, New York.
So what does all this mean? According to Gallup, America remains a generally religious nation, with more than 2/3 of the residents classified as very or moderately religious. These statistics bring up some interesting questions.
What does Gallup even mean when they use the term 'religious?' I suppose that would encompass all Christian beliefs which would include the many Protestant denominations and 'non-denominational' congregations. Apparently they consider Mormonism to be a religion. What about Scientology and their mother ship? Are they including Muslims? What about Buddhists or Hindus? The Wiccans? The luciferians and plain 'ol satanists?
And, of course, we can't forget the Catholics, because NO one can put on some religion like the Catholics! The robes. The ceremonies. The metal thingy's with incense and smoke being waved about. Genuflecting to a graven image of Christ on the cross. Sprinkling holy water on the faithful. Sitting in a little wooden hut, confessing your sins to some unseen voice who thinks he has the ability to forgive you, along with the seemingly endless hour and a half of men with funny hats, mumbling Latin which no one in the building can understand. Mmmm, Lord knows I love me some Catholics! Now THAT'S what I call a good show of religion!
But, if the majority of America is religious and all these people of varying beliefs are trying to find their way to God or their concept of a transcendent Being, why are we acting so wicked and aborting 4000-5000 babies a day? How does that fit in with the definition of 'religion?' Of raising ourselves up to a higher level of being and enlightenment?
What about all the murders, rapes, robberies, cheating, adulteries, gossiping, lying, hating, cruelties, coveting, bullying, making our own gods and on and on? What about all that stuff? How can we say we're a religious country? We threw God out of our schools in 1962 and we've spent the years since trying our best to eradicate any mark or memory of His involvement in the founding of our country.
What precisely is all this religion about if we are overwhelmingly turning our backs on God and even on His chosen people, Israel? We've always had Israel's back, but not now! No, we've succumbed to the brain dead lies of revisionist history authored by the Arabs, and are feeling so sorry for the poor, poor displaced Palestinians. If we were truly religious and still worshipping God, we wouldn't dare abandon the Jews!
I don't know who this Gallup guy is or why he's never asked me any questions, but I have to wholeheartedly agree with his poll. America used to be a Godly country, which is much different than being a 'religious' people. A good definition of 'religion' is mankind's arrogant, worthless attempt to make himself acceptable to a Holy God by his own efforts or works. Religion is one of the greatest and most destructive lies satan ever hatched in that putrid little brain of his. It is anything but Godly.
No, America has fallen from being Godly to being religious. We have a plethora of gods to worship, command and control. The gods of our religions don't tell us how to live and don't expect anything from us so we can toddle off to our churches every Sunday and feel good about ourselves because we're 'a good person.' Somehow, I don’t think America's gods will be able to save us from the approaching and well deserved wrath of the one true God. You know; the one we used to have before we became religious.
Lord God...forgive us!
Thursday, March 22, 2012
.....For Shame!
Oh my goodness, Urban Outfitters, a popular clothing and home furnishing retailer, has gone and upset the uber-sensitive Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) advocates and may have even caused a few of them to cry! You see, the company is selling a greeting card that LGBT feels is 'transphobic' and this has hurt their oh-so-tender little feelings. Shame on them!
The greeting card features an updated version of the Jack and Jill nursery rhyme written in the entertaining form of a very bawdy limerick. Although I found it to be quite vulgar, I must admit it was funny but I can see absolutely no reason why the transgender crowd should wave their g-strings in the air. After all, what the limerick describes happening has, undoubtedly, been the shocking experience of numerous men the world over. Hey, you'd think they'd be happy! It's like free advertising!
But apparently the LGBT doesn't consider that to be the case. I think they haven’t had enough news coverage lately, so they needed to manufacture something to be offended about to draw attention to themselves like the prima-donnas they are. However, to their horror, the official Urban Outfitters website has sold out of the cards! They're obviously hitting the funny bone of quite a few people who are probably weary of being told what they can think and say about those who insist normal society accept their aberrant lifestyle as normal.
In 2008, This is Money UK printed an article stating that Richard Hayne, the co-founder and now former CEO of Urban Outfitters "views on homosexuality are both bizarre and old-fashioned," and said, "Buying his clothes is like giving cash to George Bush." Wait a minute.
For an opinion to be considered old-fashioned it has, by definition, to have been an accepted belief for an extended period of time. When a new belief challenges that established, commonly accepted opinion, the new belief is the one considered to be 'bizarre.' So how could Mr. Hayne have an opinion of homosexuality that was both bizarre and old-fashioned at the same time?
Honestly, if the LGBT community continues to insist on lobbing insults on those who reject their choices, the least they could do is compose attacks that make some sense. Come on people, put some brains into it!
Carl W. Bushong, PhD established the Tampa Center Identity Program which provides a variety of transition services including hormone therapy, electrolysis and guidance counseling. He states that, "Gender is a recent concept in our culture. (5000+ years of human civilization is 'recent'?) John Money, PhD first used the term 'gender' in 1955 to discuss sexual roles. Then in 1966, he added the term 'gender identity' while conducting his gender research at Johns Hopkins."
"In 1974, Dr. N.W. Fisk fabricated the diagnosis of 'gender dysphoria'. Previously, the male or female sexual role was considered one of two non-overlapping congenital attributes, determined by one's external genitals."
Really? I had no idea! For thousands of years, all midwives or doctors had to do to figure out this deep mystery of gender was take one look at the newborn and identify the obvious. There, all settled. See how easy that has been? But NOooooo, the liberal doofuses in academia couldn't leave society alone. They just HAD to plant the idea of abnormality where there had never been a problem before!
Most of the general public are, I hate to admit, basically sheeple, content to have someone else take care of their needs and tell them what to do, where to go and what to think. I suppose God made us to have these somewhat child-like qualities because He wanted us to look to Him as our Father who would perpetually love and care for all our needs. Just a theory.
But, isn't it interesting that before the 1950's you never heard of anyone questioning their own sexual identity or gender? It was only when these morons introduced their theories of aberrant gender issues that the general public began wondering if something was, indeed, wrong within them. "Here, little sheeple, listen to us. We're the intellectual elite and we say you should begin to examine whether you were born in the right body."
"Baaa-baaa, oh no! I should have been born a girl! I need to destroy what God has made and tinker with my wonderfully balanced hormones, get sacks of saline surgically implanted in my chest, tie the old man down and start wearing dresses and high heels. There, I feel SO much better and more fulfilled now! Baaa."
I'm a huge proponent of the, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", mindset. Now, don't get me wrong. There is nothing wrong with innovation and improvement on things that will make life easier and more pleasant. But for thousands of years of human history, what gender we are has never been in dispute. This isn't a matter of not liking your hair color or wanting to try a new style of clothing to make yourself feel more confident and attractive. This goes WAY beyond that.
The problem with people who are so miserable inside they question the very basics of whom and what they are has nothing to do with being the wrong gender! They aren't gonna like this but truth is truth. It boils down to the very simple, original sin of wanting to be our own god. Make our own decisions about how we live our lives. They are listening to and believing the same slick lie Eve fell for. 'God is holding out on you.'
"Pssst! Did God really mean to make you a boy? Didn't your parents want a girl all along? They must be pretty disappointed they had you. I bet you're ashamed of what you are. You can undo what God has made, you know. They have the technology now..."
How sad. What an abomination those brainiacs came up with. I think of all the men and women who have tried to remake themselves; who have endured unnecessary, painful surgeries and hormone treatments. All the ones who got so depressed and lived in such misery they committed suicide. Their blood is on the hands of those men who came up with the question of being the 'right' gender and on the hands of the people who continue to perpetuate and support this lie today.
This is just one more brick in the wall of God's coming judgment. They should have just left well enough alone.
Maranatha!
The greeting card features an updated version of the Jack and Jill nursery rhyme written in the entertaining form of a very bawdy limerick. Although I found it to be quite vulgar, I must admit it was funny but I can see absolutely no reason why the transgender crowd should wave their g-strings in the air. After all, what the limerick describes happening has, undoubtedly, been the shocking experience of numerous men the world over. Hey, you'd think they'd be happy! It's like free advertising!
But apparently the LGBT doesn't consider that to be the case. I think they haven’t had enough news coverage lately, so they needed to manufacture something to be offended about to draw attention to themselves like the prima-donnas they are. However, to their horror, the official Urban Outfitters website has sold out of the cards! They're obviously hitting the funny bone of quite a few people who are probably weary of being told what they can think and say about those who insist normal society accept their aberrant lifestyle as normal.
In 2008, This is Money UK printed an article stating that Richard Hayne, the co-founder and now former CEO of Urban Outfitters "views on homosexuality are both bizarre and old-fashioned," and said, "Buying his clothes is like giving cash to George Bush." Wait a minute.
For an opinion to be considered old-fashioned it has, by definition, to have been an accepted belief for an extended period of time. When a new belief challenges that established, commonly accepted opinion, the new belief is the one considered to be 'bizarre.' So how could Mr. Hayne have an opinion of homosexuality that was both bizarre and old-fashioned at the same time?
Honestly, if the LGBT community continues to insist on lobbing insults on those who reject their choices, the least they could do is compose attacks that make some sense. Come on people, put some brains into it!
Carl W. Bushong, PhD established the Tampa Center Identity Program which provides a variety of transition services including hormone therapy, electrolysis and guidance counseling. He states that, "Gender is a recent concept in our culture. (5000+ years of human civilization is 'recent'?) John Money, PhD first used the term 'gender' in 1955 to discuss sexual roles. Then in 1966, he added the term 'gender identity' while conducting his gender research at Johns Hopkins."
"In 1974, Dr. N.W. Fisk fabricated the diagnosis of 'gender dysphoria'. Previously, the male or female sexual role was considered one of two non-overlapping congenital attributes, determined by one's external genitals."
Really? I had no idea! For thousands of years, all midwives or doctors had to do to figure out this deep mystery of gender was take one look at the newborn and identify the obvious. There, all settled. See how easy that has been? But NOooooo, the liberal doofuses in academia couldn't leave society alone. They just HAD to plant the idea of abnormality where there had never been a problem before!
Most of the general public are, I hate to admit, basically sheeple, content to have someone else take care of their needs and tell them what to do, where to go and what to think. I suppose God made us to have these somewhat child-like qualities because He wanted us to look to Him as our Father who would perpetually love and care for all our needs. Just a theory.
But, isn't it interesting that before the 1950's you never heard of anyone questioning their own sexual identity or gender? It was only when these morons introduced their theories of aberrant gender issues that the general public began wondering if something was, indeed, wrong within them. "Here, little sheeple, listen to us. We're the intellectual elite and we say you should begin to examine whether you were born in the right body."
"Baaa-baaa, oh no! I should have been born a girl! I need to destroy what God has made and tinker with my wonderfully balanced hormones, get sacks of saline surgically implanted in my chest, tie the old man down and start wearing dresses and high heels. There, I feel SO much better and more fulfilled now! Baaa."
I'm a huge proponent of the, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", mindset. Now, don't get me wrong. There is nothing wrong with innovation and improvement on things that will make life easier and more pleasant. But for thousands of years of human history, what gender we are has never been in dispute. This isn't a matter of not liking your hair color or wanting to try a new style of clothing to make yourself feel more confident and attractive. This goes WAY beyond that.
The problem with people who are so miserable inside they question the very basics of whom and what they are has nothing to do with being the wrong gender! They aren't gonna like this but truth is truth. It boils down to the very simple, original sin of wanting to be our own god. Make our own decisions about how we live our lives. They are listening to and believing the same slick lie Eve fell for. 'God is holding out on you.'
"Pssst! Did God really mean to make you a boy? Didn't your parents want a girl all along? They must be pretty disappointed they had you. I bet you're ashamed of what you are. You can undo what God has made, you know. They have the technology now..."
How sad. What an abomination those brainiacs came up with. I think of all the men and women who have tried to remake themselves; who have endured unnecessary, painful surgeries and hormone treatments. All the ones who got so depressed and lived in such misery they committed suicide. Their blood is on the hands of those men who came up with the question of being the 'right' gender and on the hands of the people who continue to perpetuate and support this lie today.
This is just one more brick in the wall of God's coming judgment. They should have just left well enough alone.
Maranatha!
Monday, March 12, 2012
....."Accepting" Christ!
To the question "What must I do to be saved?" we must learn the correct answer. To fail here is not to gamble with our souls: it is to guarantee eternal banishment from the face of God. Here we must be right or be finally lost. To this anxious question evangelical Christians provide three answers, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ," "Receive Christ as your personal Saviour," and "Accept Christ." Two of the answers are drawn almost verbatim from the Scriptures (Acts 16:31, John 1:12), while the third is a kind of paraphrase meant to sum up the other two. They are therefore not three but one. Being spiritually lazy we naturally tend to gravitate toward the easiest way of settling our religious questions for ourselves and others; hence the formula "Accept Christ" has become a panacea of universal application, and I believe it has been fatal to many. . . . The trouble is that the whole "Accept Christ" attitude is likely to be wrong. It shows Christ applying to us rather than us to Him. It makes Him stand hat-in-hand awaiting our verdict on Him, instead of our kneeling with troubled hearts awaiting His verdict on us. It may even permit us to accept Christ by an impulse of mind or emotions, painlessly, at no loss to our ego and no inconvenience to our usual way of life. For this ineffectual manner of dealing with a vital matter we might imagine some parallels; as if, for instance, . . . the prodigal son had "accepted" his father's forgiveness and stayed on among the swine in the far country. Is it not plain that if accepting Christ is to mean anything there must be moral action that accords with it?
"So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." - Acts 16:31
"For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." - Romans 10:13
Thank You that You have received me; forgiven me; made me a new person; come to live in my heart. May my heart commitment to You deepen and grow day by day...Amen!
"So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." - Acts 16:31
"For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." - Romans 10:13
Thank You that You have received me; forgiven me; made me a new person; come to live in my heart. May my heart commitment to You deepen and grow day by day...Amen!
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