The incredible moral depravity, corruption and scandals, violence, terrorism and all the rest of the turmoil that we are currently experiencing wasn't even imaginable thirteen years ago. But what has come to fruition now has been "worked on" by the arbiters of evil for over 50 years - most of my lifetime. Being of the "baby boomer" generation, I might possibly have a better vantage point (IMHO) regarding history (rather than individuals of the Generation X or Millennials) via the education I received about WWII and all that has happened up to and including this current day. Public education is not the same as when I was in grades K-12! Social indoctrination is paramount in the liberal mindset of most educators today.
Being a student of the Bible for over 22 years also helps to give me great insight, knowledge, and wisdom into the ancient past as recorded in God's Word. It is the gift that keeps on giving because one has never "arrived" as a student of the Bible. There is always much more to learn!
God's revealed Plan for man's salvation through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, is easy enough for a child to understand and comprehend. But the more a Christian studies the Bible, the more is revealed through the guidance of the Holy Spirit to our minds and hearts.
The prophecies that Christ has already fulfilled is proof enough. And we can have hope and confidence that He will fulfill all the rest as we speed closer and closer towards the culmination of history on this earth. End times prophesy is being fulfilled right before our very own eyes! We don't know everything - because only God knows all; however, we have enough through God's Living Word - Jesus Christ; and His written Word, the Scriptures, to inform us of what we need to know this side of heaven and what will happen in the end times all the way through to eternity.
To be honest, I don't know how people cope with all that is going on in this world without knowing Jesus Christ and the peace that surpasses all understanding that he gives believers! When we repent and ask Him into our individual hearts to be Lord and Savior of our lives the scales fall off of our eyes and truth that may have been previously veiled to us becomes crystal clear!
When a person thinks that this fallen world is "all that there is" and death leads to nothingness, I wonder why they would even think that their lives have any meaning at all? I know...it's a devastating thought and difficult question. But really, what, may I ask, is ultimately the purpose of one's life if one believes that his/her body, soul, and spirit stays in the grave at death?
The so-called "victories" that secular humanists are celebrating that recently occurred via the U.S. Supreme Court decisions to strike down both DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) and California's Proposition 8 (marriage is the union of one man and one woman - which was passed by 7 million CA voters in 2008) is just more evidence of the moral depravity that has gripped this nation due to lawlessness, government corruption, activist judges, and judicial fiat.
I have shared what the Bible tells us regarding homosexual behavior and the aberrant idea of same-sex "marriage" in several former posts here at this blog. The list* of additional links on this topic at the end of this post will help readers understand what God's Word has to say about these matters. Remember, these are not my ideas - THEY ARE GOD'S IDEAS regarding this topic.
There HAD TO BE AN IMPORTANT REASON why God led many writers of Scripture to include grave warnings about the abomination of "men lying with men," and "women lying with women" sexually. God knew that such acts would "take them over" and bring them away from any sense for the need to repent of such sins; and thus He "gave them over" to their sinful behavior.
Rom 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,
Rom 1:21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
Rom 1:22 Professing to be wise, they became fools,
Rom 1:23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.
Rom 1:24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves,
Rom 1:25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
Rom 1:26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature.
Rom 1:27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.
Rom 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
Of course, homosexual behavior is not the only sin that destroys a person's chances for repentance when it goes un-confessed, so too are many other sins:
Rom 1:29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality,[fn] wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,
Rom 1:30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Rom 1:31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving,[fn] unmerciful;
Inevitably, those who think that homosexuality is "normal, natural, and desirable," would object to all that is written in this blog post. In fact, they would most likely label me as a "bigot," "homophobic," "unloving," "hateful," etc. because they don't WANT to believe or understand what is written in the Scriptures.
But consider this.
All people instinctively know that murder is wrong...right? [Well...except for the pro-abortion advocates and satanic criminals.] If I had written this blog post warning about the danger of NOT CONFESSING AND REPENTING OF MURDER...perhaps I would not have the same epithets hurled at me.
The difference is, one sin is elevated over and above [murder] the other [homosexual behavior] as being more heinous. Or, in some minds, such sexual behavior is not even considered a sin. However, I would tell them that God our Creator made us...and He made us male and female with purposeful sexual bonds designed to be in a one man with one woman marriage. He has given each of us certain abilities, gifts, and God-given purpose in our lives. When we reject exactly how and why we were specifically made, then our lives often end up in grief, disaster, and turmoil. The rules given [like the Ten Commandments and the list of aberrant behaviors to be avoided in the book of Leviticus and elsewhere] are there to protect us from satan's [the thief] influence and keep us from disease, deformity and premature physical death as well as the ultimate eternal death [separation from God forever] of the soul.
Such admonitions are there too as Jesus stated, "to give you [us] life and to have it more abundantly."
“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
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We have a choice to accept or reject such rules. But rejection with the intention of impenitence would mean separation from God FOREVER in eternity.
Is it worth it??
Only you can decide...
Paul completes Romans 1:
who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.
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Jhn 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
For more information, please see this page: Becoming a Christian.
Now, on to Dr. David Jeremiah's powerful message.
God Bless,
~ Christine
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Dear Friend,*******
You turn on the television and see incredible moral depravity — not only on display, but celebrated. You read the news and find yet another incident of corruption and scandal, violence, and terrorism. You look at the world and witness astonishing turmoil, as new forms of evil are seemingly invented daily.
Yet imagine this: our world today is tame compared to what it will become.
Though it may seem that there are no restraints in our world, the Holy Spirit is actually acting as a restraining influence right now … holding back the dark, satanic tide of perversion and lawlessness.
But the world continues to beat against this dam — begging, practically demanding, to be given over completely to its own wickedness. As Paul writes to Timothy, "… but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth …" (2 Timothy 4:3-4, NKJV).
The end is fast approaching. During the Tribulation, God will remove the holy barriers He has set up in the world and essentially "give them what they've asked for."
It will be terrifying to live in those last days … Horrific devastation. Uninhibited violence. Massive earthquakes. Rampant immorality. Intense wildfire. Global chaos.
But I have good news for you — and for all who love the Lord:
We will not be here.
Followers of Christ will disappear from the face of the earth, instantly and without warning, in the Rapture. Those who are taken in this event will be spared the trauma of death and the impending disasters that will occur when the Tribulation breaks out.
But being spared from this danger will not be the main source of our joy in the Rapture —
— rather, finally being with the Savior we love so much will be the cause of our celebration. As the Bible describes it, Jesus will descend into the clouds, and all believers, living and dead, will suddenly meet Him in the air.
So, even though we see the world spiraling down on a path to self-destruction, we take comfort in Christ's own words: "Let not your heart be troubled … I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also" (John 14:1, 3, NKJV).
God bless you,
David Jeremiah
P.S.
Please remember to listen to this week's The Handwriting on the Wall radio broadcasts and watch the Living With Confidence in a Chaotic World Television broadcasts.
And you can find even more answers to your questions on the Rapture, Tribulation and other Bible prophecies when you order a copy of The Handwriting on the Wall book.
TURNING POINT WITH DR. DAVID JEREMIAH
PO Box 3838, San Diego, CA 92163
1-877-998-0222
David Jeremiah's Website
Hat tip: Dr. David Jeremiah of Turning Point Ministries
*Additional Reading:
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
The Times of the Signs - The Days of Lot
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Saturday, September 02, 2006
The Spiritual Significance of this Cultural Battle
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Tuesday, September 04, 2007
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
The "Days of Noah" Are Here
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Friday, January 16, 2009
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Friday, August 06, 2010
The Homosexual Agenda is a Spiritual Problem
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Monday, June 27, 2011
"As In The Days Of Noah" Revisited [Update!]
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Thursday, January 05, 2012
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
True Discernment: Jesus, The Days of Noah, and Same Sex Marriage [UPDATE!!]
Note: This post contains a link to Obama's intentions of repealing DOMA.
Excerpt:
Obama claims to be Christian. But almost everything he does in his political life turns out to be the most startling, anti-Christian, anti-Bible, anti-Christ, anti-moral-values types of moves that are typical of those who hold to political expediency over true faith, convictions, and obedience to the God of the Bible. Obama would go so far over the cliff that he has announced his intention of repealing The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)!
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Last, but certainly not least is the following post that helps readers discern the signs of the times:
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2 comments:
Absolutely amazing post. You hit the nail on the head, You are on target and David Jeremiah says the truth. I don't like what is happening in our world today, but I can rejoice over the fact (not notion, not wishful thinking, not something imagined), over the REAL fact that Jesus is coming back. And the evidence that it will be soon is that the world is getting worse each and every day.
I feel badly for those who are racing toward total separation from God for an eternity. Regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation or political persuasion, an eternity without God is the most tragic circumstance, bar none.
Trying to see people the way that God sees them is difficult, but I think for which we should strive. Jesus loves people, all people. I just cringe at the fact that not many people have a relationship with Jesus.
I pray that the Holy Spirit will convict people who do not believe in Jesus to the point that they will at least think about Jesus.
After all, if you begin a relationship with Jesus, your life will gain purpose and meaning. But if you reject Jesus, why are you rejecting Him and have you ever thought of the eternal ramifications of that rejection?
Hi Arlen!
Thanks so much for reading and responding to this post! You have added some very good points in your comment. If only people would take heed of what you wrote here, especially in the following portion, then they would be far better off in their lives!
"I feel badly for those who are racing toward total separation from God for an eternity. Regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation or political persuasion, an eternity without God is the most tragic circumstance, bar none."
There are people who just "go through the motions" in this life. How sad it is to realize that they have made the decision to reject Christ.
The book of Jude tells us that "certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God[fn] and our Lord Jesus Christ." These are people who have infiltrated the Christian churches and who have led many astray!
Jud 1:18
how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts.
Jud 1:19
These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit.
Christians who have the Spirit indwelling them do not purposely lead others astray. The Bible is our anchor - to keep us grounded in the truth. It is inspired by God and written for those who have an ear to hear the message!
Thanks again for what you have shared! I hope it gets people to thinking about Christ and one day, perhaps they will answer Jesus' question correctly because he asks each of us, "Who do you say that I am?"
God Bless,
Christine
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