by admin | Dec 23, 2015 | Articles
“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with giddiness, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come upon you unexpectedly. For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.” Luke 21:34-35 “For man also does not know his time; as the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.” Ecclesiastes 9:12 “For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walks into a netting. The snare takes him by the heel, and the noose takes hold of him. A rope is hidden for him on the ground, and a trap for him in the path.” Job 18:8-10 There are trappings everywhere, yet as this discussion begins, understand that without Jesus as your Lord and Savior you are already trapped, doomed and on your way to Hell. Without Christ, all is lost, nothing is gain. “But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss because of Christ.” Philippians 3:7 There is a prevalence in society of drunkenness, drug abuse and a partying lifestyle associated with all sorts of sexual immorality and debauchery. Even in small town America, hardly a week goes by without a high speed police chase, a stabbing, a shooting, a murder, armed robbery or some off the wall crime that is usually committed by someone who is on drugs, most commonly meth....
by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | Articles
Can a nation avoid the Judgment of the Almighty God? Can any country on the face of the earth, dare to call itself a Christian country, yet behave in a blasphemous way forever? “Am I a God near by, says Jehovah, and not a God afar off? Can anyone hide himself in secret places so that I shall not see him? says Jehovah. Do I not fill the heavens and earth? says Jehovah.” Jeremiah 23:23-24 “And there is no creature that is not revealed in His presence, but all things are naked and laid bare to the eyes of Him to whom we must give answer.” Hebrews 4:13 “These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.” Matthew 15:8 “Therefore Jehovah said, Whereas this people draw near with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but have removed their hearts far from Me, and their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men; therefore, behold, I will again do among this people something extraordinary and wonderful. For the wisdom of their wise ones shall perish, and the understanding of their intelligent ones shall be hidden. Woe to those who are profound to hide their counsel from Jehovah! And their works are in the dark, and they say, Who sees us? And, Who knows us? O your perversity! Shall the former be esteemed as the potter’s clay; for shall the product say of him who made it, He did not make me? Or shall the thing formed say to him...
by admin | Dec 8, 2015 | Articles
Perhaps to become a student of history, one would really be a student of historical lies. Many people have quoted that the winners write history and indeed it is true, but also the conquerors control the writings of men. What happens when all of the books that someone reads are approved by the ‘winners’ or ‘conquerors’. “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” Joseph Goebbels, Propaganda Minister for the Nazi Regime People are easily manipulated, easily swayed. Oftentimes people do not think for themselves, but go on with the ‘flow’ of things. Yet if they would stop and look around, considering for a moment, then maybe their eyes would be open to the fact that much of what they consider truth is actually lies. The debate rages on about so-called gun control. Yet who is really behind this debate? The big media? The New York Times with their front page story about gun control and violence. Who runs the New York Times or these other vain talking mouths that people watch day in and day out? Our media is controlled, it is full of lies and nobody seems to...
by admin | Nov 29, 2015 | Articles
“Is there not one father to us all? Has not one Mighty God created us?” Malachi 2:10a “For I am a great King, says Jehovah of Hosts, and My name is feared among the nations.” Malachi 1:14b “And it shall be, that whoever will not go up from the families of the earth to Jerusalem to bow down before the King, Jehovah of Hosts, even upon them there shall be no rain.” Zechariah 14:17 The distractions of this world are never ending. Constantly we are bombarded with news about the latest trendy thing to do, some shooting somewhere, scenes of ill dressed women, sports clips, advertising to buy this and that. The American Dream, the focus of many not just in America, but across the world is a HUGE distraction. All too often we focus on what we can see, not what we cannot see with our eyes. “For now we see through a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall fully know just as I also am fully known.” 1st Corinthians 13:12 Yet there are certain things that people do out of reverence and respect, social norms of society. While there are some who refuse they partake in what is deemed acceptable, those people are considered social outcasts, misfits and evil people. When it a courtroom is it acceptable to have an outburst causing the judge to warn that any further commotion will result in immediate removal from the courtroom and jail time? While sitting in church, is it respectable, decent or...
by admin | Nov 15, 2015 | Articles
“But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” Jacob (James) 1:22 I don’t know how many times I would hear a great sermon, study the Word of God, have a Bible study or late night discussions with friends about God, Jesus, being a Christian, etc., with this nagging knowledge that there were many things that had to be cleaned up in my life. Indeed I was a Christian, I was Saved, but I was living more like the world, there was sin in my life and I knew that one day I would have to stop and repent. How many times does a Believer have to say that ‘I know I need to do that’? God called us to be separate from this world and in Jesus Christ our lives are supposed to be His. While we know that no man is perfect and none of us are without sin, we also know what God expects, what Christ did for us and should be well aware of how we ought to behave. Yet it is sin that keeps us not producing much fruit or in some cases, not producing fruit at all for many years. “Therefore, Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.” 2 Corinthians 6:17 “I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you in Christ Jesus, that you were enriched in everything in Him in all utterance and all knowledge, even as the testimony of Christ...
by admin | Nov 7, 2015 | Articles
An individual accepts the gift of Salvation from their Creator, through repentance and believing into Jesus Christ their Savior, they now have become followers of Christ, they have become Christians. Yet now the battle has just begun. What is required of a Christian? What characteristic attributes should be found in those who are in Christ? What works are befitting those who are Saved? Is it simply that an individual gets Saved and then goes on with their life as they did before, with the exception of now keeping the commands of God? How does a Believer know what God desires? How does one in Christ know what commands to keep? Is it even possible for one who is Saved to continue on with little change in their life permanently? Should not the one who was pardoned now spring forth into life, rejoicing at their liberty in Jesus, proclaiming that Salvation is through no other name? A young boy is a regular amongst the elderly in Bucharest, Romania. This lad helps old women with taking out their rubbish on a weekly basis. He does well in school and as he grows up is known to be a ‘good boy’. Yet he is now a man and as a man who gets into partying with the other people his age. In less than a year he is sitting in a smashed BMW awaiting the police to put handcuffs on him. He is drunk, has made a girl who wants nothing to do with him pregnant, now is covered in tattoos and has just ran over two young children...
