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Thursday, October 29, 2009

An End Times Explanation: What is Happening in America and Why?

I want to thank a recent "Anonymous" blogger who posted a link to Last Trumpet Ministries Online's Latest Newsletter in the comment section of my previous post. I just finished reading the newsletter! My dear Christian brothers and sisters, it will blow you away with its prophetic, end times explanation accuracy!

Several months ago, a neighbor of mine (who also happens to be a Christian) said the following (paraphrased) to me regarding Washington D.C.: 'It is as if a host of demonic spirits hangs over the White House and Washington D.C.'

The following essay sums up that concept quite clearly!

Of course, non-believers and scoffers will do what they do best - scoff - at this essay.

However, more and more people who were foolishly duped into voting for Obama are coming to the realization that they have elected a monster puppet who has surrounded himself with more America-destroying monsters. What's devastating to face is that all of them are being controlled by a conglomerate of evil global marketing puppeteers. And just what do they have as their ultimate goal? To destroy the Capitalist economic system, our Constitution, and ultimately the sovereignty of the United States of America! With all of the Marxists, Maoists, globalists etc. surrounding Obama at the White House, they don't even bother to hide their intentions anymore! IMO, there is no better explanation than the following essay for describing the purpose of the disastrous policies being enacted at an alarming rate in our nation's capital.

Many biblical scholars have surmised just why America is not widely mentioned in the prophecies of the end times battles (e.g. Armageddon). Some have stated that we could be considered one of the "young lions" mentioned (considering that our birth as a nation was as an offshoot from Britain) - which is often considered as one of the "lions" mentioned in Scripture). Other scholars have reported that America could be involved in it's own war - perhaps a second civil war?

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Volume XXVIII Issue XI November 2009
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America - At the Point of No Return!

"Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at naught all my counsel, and would none of my reproof; I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord: They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices."

Proverbs 1:24-31


"While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them. But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him: That the saying of E-sa'-ias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord who hath believed our report? And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? Therefore they could not believe, because that E-sa'ias said again, He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them."

John 12:36-40


"Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord."

Matthew 23:38-30



In this issue of the Last Trumpet Newsletter, we will consider a very sobering subject of the utmost urgency. We have watched for years how our government, educational systems, churches, financial institutions, and nearly every other endeavor of man has increasingly entertained the agenda of Satan in its many faceted forms and guises. The conspiratorial forces of antichrist have been working for so long now that the original purposes of these institutions are hardly recognizable, and their causes are long ago forgotten. What will happen next?

We know that the time line that we are moving through is measured by Bible prophecy. There really are no surprises as we have been warned by the Bible of the dangers of sin and its consequences. Everything foretold in prophecy is now coming to pass and right on schedule. The question that is so often asked is where are we right now? It is a fact that we live in a time that is unique in all of history. It is an electronic world connected by the Internet, satellites, microchips, and spy devices. Along with all of this is the rising of a one-world Marxist-socialist government, disguised as democracy. It is a sad fact that the vast majority of people are in the depth of ignorance, and others are pickled in the brine of apathy. It is sad to watch the "common herd" of humanity being driven, corralled, and branded by the beast system. It is hard to live among a society that is so demonized that they accept homosexuality, immorality, and filth of every kind. When people are in this condition, they are easily managed because they have no character. Are we at the point of no return? There is such a point, and if we are not at it, we are most assuredly not far from it.

A book was once written by the late Ayn Rand, a mistress to the erstwhile Illuminati hierarch, Phillipe Rothschild. The book is titled Atlas Shrugged, and it is a comprehensive plan and blueprint for world takeover in the last days. Rand wrote of this takeover in somewhat cryptic form for her master, Rothschild, at his behest. On page 413 she wrote the following words: "When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion - when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - when you see money flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors - when you see that men get richer by graft and pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you - when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming self-sacrifice - you may know that your society is doomed."

Yes, there is a point of no return, and the Bible teaches us that only Divine intervention stops the evil that has been unleashed in the world. The return of the Lord Jesus Christ is just ahead, and Judgment Day will bring all things to light. Eternity will follow and we will all spend it somewhere. If you have not yet surrendered your heart, soul, and mind to the Lord Jesus, you must do so now, before you reach the point of no return. There is still time, but not much of it. The Saviour will accept you if you answer his call!

Dark Shadows in the White House!

On October 9th, 2009, in his ninth month in office, President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (1) In occult numerology, three 9's indicates finality. Three 9's are also an inverted 666. The world was in shock that a man who has really done nothing was given such an honor and high award. The question heard around the world that day was, "What did he do to deserve this award?" Why did he receive it? The answer is a spiritual one. This man who is literally worshipped by many of his subjects is now known as the "man of peace." The Scripture tells us that a man of "peace" would rise up in the last days and destroy many. In Daniel 8:25 we read as follows: "And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand." In Jeremiah 6:14, we also read the following: "They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying Peace, peace; when there is no peace." We must also take note of I Thessalonians 5:3 as follows: "For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape." Here let it be noted that the Almighty gave us a definite sign to watch for regarding the coming of the man of false peace. He described the coming of this man with his destructive peace as a woman in travail and giving birth. The human gestation period is nine months, and Obama received the "peace prize" during his ninth month in office. It was also stated that Obama received the prize not for what he has done, but for what he is going to do. Obama is now being referred to by the news media as the "Seed of peace." (2) Obama has also been called by the news media, "the one who supplanted the bluster and obstinacy on the world stage." We know that the name Jacob means supplanter, and the final days of tribulation are known as Jacob's trouble. Jeremiah 30:6-7 ties this all together as follows: "Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? Wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? Alas! For that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it."

One more point that must be made regarding this is that Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize exactly thirteen weeks after his self-proclaimed "day of rest" on July 11th, 2009. In a previous issue of this newsletter, I referred to this regarding Obama's second one hundred days in office, which he said he would complete early-- by July 10th. Of the 11th day of July, he said, "I will rest." This Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Obama was planned well in advance. We also know that according to the worldwide news service, AFP, that three members of the committee of five in Norway were definitely opposed to giving the prize to Obama, but somehow, the decision emerged as unanimous. (3)

What strange and shadowy force is driving Obama and his adoring subjects? Why are children in public schools being taught to worship him as a god? Burlington Township, New Jersey, is one of many places where schools are teaching Obama praise songs to the children and have drawn protesters because of it. (4) In some schools, the religious hymn "Jesus Loves the Little Children" has been changed to the following words: "Obama loves the little children; all the children of the world. Red and yellow, black and white, all are equal in his sight Barack Obama loves the children of the world" If that song were sung the original way using the name Jesus, it would be a Federal crime! These are the days of antichrist!

Why is Barack Obama finding such a favored status to the extent that the U.S. House of Representatives has laid down the following rules, according to House Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter: No member of Congress may call the President a liar or a hypocrite. They may not refer to his veto of a bill as cowardly. It is also illegal to refer to Obama as being intellectually dishonest, as giving aid and comfort to the enemy, or to allege sexual misconduct on the President's part. (5) I must say that it would be difficult to be accurate regarding Obama if we were forbidden to use these words. Obama and his team, however, are not very careful about how they speak. In a recent article that appeared in Politico by Kenneth P. Vogel, it was reported that an unusual amount of profanity has been emanating from the White House. (6) Terrible language is being used by Obama, Biden, and even Christina Romer, the economic advisor, that has shocked the members of the press and media. The notorious and repulsive "F" word is often heard, and reporters have wondered why there is such a profuse amount of profanity. The answer is simple. Wherever there is a concentration of demons and demonic activity, you will find profanity. In Psalm 139:20 we read of this as follows: "For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain."

Some people are beginning to wake up, and I believe more will rise up as conditions continue to worsen. Near Blue Springs, Missouri, there is a large billboard on Interstate 70 which says, "How do you like your change now? Obama Nation. They are coming for you! The Taxpayer, First and Second Amendments are in jeopardy. Live free or die." There is also a hammer and sickle on the billboard. (7) Another example of protest is coming from a small American clothing manufacturer that markets its clothing products in France. I am looking at the collar tag on the inside of the shirt, which contains laundering instructions and a brief message in the French language. The English translation of the collar tags reads as follows: "Wash with warm water, use mild soap, dry flat, do not bleach, do not dry in the dryer, do not iron. We are sorry that our President is an idiot. We did not vote for him." (8)

There are many questions that need to be answered regarding Obama and his administration. Why does First Lady Michelle Obama have twenty-six personal staff members and attendants? She is a figurehead only and has no assigned duties; however, she has twenty-six attendants being paid a total of $1,256,770.00 per year. This includes her Chief of Staff, Susan Sher, whose salary is $172,200.00. She also has a makeup artist, Ingrid Miles, and a hairstylist, Johnny Wright. All of this was reported recently in the Canadian Free Press. (9) Apparently, the multimillionaire Obamas, who are supposed to be for the poor and downtrodden, sure know how to live high and waste money!

Federal Management of the Human Body!

At this very moment, we are at a point of no return regarding health care in the United States. The Obama health care scheme does not have health care in mind at all. It is a clever system of control and micro-management of every human body in America. Here let it be noted that Mat Staver, Dean of the Liberty University School of Law, recently compiled a comprehensive list that explains what the new Obama health care system will really do to oppress the American people. There are over one thousand pages in this health care bill so I can only print some of the provisions in this newsletter. Consider the following: Page 22- All self-insured employers will have their books audited. Page 29- Your health care will be rationed. Page 30- A Government committee decides what treatment and benefits you will receive. Page 50- Health care will be provided to all non-U.S. citizens, illegal or otherwise. Page 58- A National ID Health Care Card will be issued, and the Government will have access to individuals finances. Page 126- Employers must pay for health care for part-time employees and their families. Page 427- The Government mandates a program for orders for end of life; the Government has a say in how your life ends. Page 429- "Advanced care consultation" may include an order for end of life plans, an order from the Government. Page 429- The Government will specify which doctors can write an end of life order. (10) There are so many other oppressive mandates that would make the United States worse than Soviet Russia and Red China ever were. Only God can help us; we are at the point of no return!

Another outrageous fact about the new health care bill, is that it would require everyone to buy into it or be fined up to $3800. (11) Conspiracy and treason is manifesting everywhere in Washington, D.C., and the reports of nefarious activity are constant. On September 23rd, 2009, Republicans tried to bring forth an amendment that would force the Senate Finance Committee to wait seventy-two hours before voting on the Health Care Reform Bill. The three days were needed to read and review the proposal, but this request for seventy-two hours was blocked by Obama's Democrat stooges. (12) On October 1st, 2009, the Republicans tried to introduce restrictions on abortion in Obama's Health Care Bill, which allows for full payment for abortions with no restrictions. The Republican effort was quickly defeated, and in response to this effort, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid put the Senate on notice that they "must move quickly to pass this bill." (13) On September 30th, 2009, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley stated the following: "The current law and the Health Care Bill under consideration are too lax and leave the door open to illegal immigrants defrauding the government using false or stolen identities to obtain benefits." The effort to block illegal immigrants from health care was also defeated, and the new law eliminates any requirement for ID if you are illegally residing in the United States. (14)

These are strange times when everything seems backwards and upside down. I must also mention at this point that the homosexual and other immoral lifestyles in America have done more to drive up the cost of health care than anything else. Immorality, pornography, homosexuality, lesbianism, and so much other unmentionable filth has infected the United States of America to epidemic proportions. In early October, nearly 200,000 sodomites marched on Washington, D.C., demanding equal rights and recognition. What a sad day in our history when these militant perverts, of the very type that God rained fire upon, would gather in such large numbers at the nation's Capital. The sodomite leaders clearly stated that they were no longer willing to wait for acceptance. (15)

Immorality and the sexual revolution are a conspiracy in and of themselves. The Internet, Hollywood, television, and other media are all flaunting immoral activity as a primary project. Satan and his antichrist forces have been working for a long time to bring forth a one-world government. To accomplish this, he must bring all humanity under his infernal control. It is not enough to have a one-world money system, a one-world church, and a one-world government. Satan would also need to weld all of humanity together spiritually until they are one flesh. This is accomplished through forbidden sexual unions. In I Corinthians 6:16 we read the following shocking words: "What? Know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? For two, saith he, shall be one flesh." Thus, Satan knows that when a person fornicates with another, they become one flesh. But they also become one flesh with every other person their partner was with. If a man has been with a harlot and she had been with ten other men and those men had been with ten other harlots and so on, it is possible that nearly all humanity could be networked and combined as one flesh. Here let it be noted that a recent study conducted by Lloyd's Pharmacy chain in Britain revealed some amazing results. The pharmacy used an online calculator to determine the risks of sexually transmitted diseases and found that the average British man has had nine sexual partners and the average British woman has had six. Computers were used to calculate all of the interactions submitted by volunteer participants and found that the average person had 2.8 million sex partners by extension. (16) This is not a misprint! The story was featured by the international news service AFP on September 23rd, 2009. Satan has found many willing participants to make his system work. If you are a true Christian, your past is removed, and you are washed by the saving grace of Jesus Christ.

In conjunction with the new Obama Health Care Plan, as if timed perfectly, is the H1N1 flu virus, sometimes called swine flu. I have covered this subject before, and there is more than enough evidence that this flu virus was intentionally manufactured in laboratories for the purpose of population control through fear. The flu vaccine is now out in both nasal mist live virus form or by injection. The Government claims that the vaccine is perfectly safe, but many people are not accepting that. In the state of New York, where it is mandatory for health workers to receive the immunization, there has been a massive revolt by the health workers. They are flatly refusing to accept the vaccine! Mass rallies and protests by the health care workers broke out in Albany. (17) Do they know something a lot of people don't know? On September 25th, 2009, the Los Angeles Times reported that a recent study revealed that most parents in the United States are refusing to have their children immunized for H1N1 because they are concerned about the risks. Only forty percent said they would allow their children to be vaccinated. (18) Here let it be noted that an increasing number of people are becoming aware of the dangerous substances, such as mercury and rancid protein, that are found in vaccines. In two recent studies by the Government, it was found that autism among children has increased from 1 in 160 to 1 in every 100 children. (19) There is strong evidence that the many vaccines being given to children are causing this!

On September 21st, 2009, a press release revealed that the Verichip Corporation and its affiliates have been awarded two new patents. Patent numbers 7,504,364 and 7,469,076 are for a microchip system that can detect viruses by type in the human body, including the H1N1 virus. (20) The question that should be asked is how can a chip be programmed to detect viruses by name and type unless the plan for the virus already exists? In the future, people may well be getting calls from their health providers telling them that the detection and ID chip that was implanted in them has detected a virus, and they should report for treatment. It is later than you think!

Mismanagement and the Root of all Evil!

The Scripture tells us in I Timothy 6:10, "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." At a glance, we can see that the economy of the United States is a complete wreck, and the rise in stock market averages does nothing for the countless unemployed people. Everything is global and international now. The national debt continues to rise to astronomical levels, and the U.S. Senate is now being forced to raise the national debt ceiling above twelve trillion dollars ($12,000,000,000,000). (21) We know that light travels at approximately 186,000 miles per second, and at that fantastic rate of speed, light would travel a linear distance of six trillion miles, the measure of a light year. Our national debt is twice that number in dollars. Our economy has reached a point of no return, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Shalom Bernanke knows this is true. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which is already strapped because of the many bank failures, is reporting that additional bank failures could cost 100 billion dollars. (22) Remember, these dollars do not evaporate; someone gets them, and it is always those at the top of corporate conspiracy that come out ahead. The middle class is rapidly disappearing in America, and Obama is getting ready to finish it off. The current situation was caused by bank failures and crashes over the housing market. Next will come a major crash regarding commercial properties and businesses; then will come the big crash of banks over unpaid credit card debt. There are three great fiscal woes, and two are yet to come.

On October 3rd, 2009, Federal regulators closed down several more banks in Michigan, Colorado, and Minnesota; bringing the number so far this year to ninety-eight. (23) The signs of financial ruin are everywhere, and the people who are walking the desolate streets of America are near to the point of open revolt. When the G-20 Summit convened in Pittsburgh in late September 2009, they found massive numbers of angry people and mobs of revolutionaries worked up into a fever pitch. They were trying to make their voice known to the convention of crooks that are running the governments of twenty nations, including the United States. (24) Then, something happened that had never happened before on American soil. American forces used aggressive acoustic weapons on American people. These weapons had previously been used only in Iraq and other foreign war zones. These weapons delivered an ear-piercing sound exceeding 150 decibels, which is louder than a jet engine. It is accompanied by stern voice commands that penetrate the mind. (25) Very soon, what I have been saying for years will be proven true; that is, the greatest enemy of any people is its own government! History has verified this repeatedly!

On October 8th, 2009, the Associated Press featured a story about police officers randomly stopping and frisking people on the streets of our American cities. They call the program "stop and frisk" and have stopped more than one million people in various cities for absolutely no reason! (26) It could happen to you anytime the police get a notion to frisk you!

On October 6th, 2009, various OPEC nations announced that they were going to ditch the U.S. dollar. Immediately, the price of gold jumped to $1,038.65 per ounce, which was a record high. (27) On October 12th, 2009, Bloomberg News Service published a story stating that the U.S. dollar had reached a breaking point because central banks were snubbing the dollar and replacing it with euros and yen. (28) What is happening in the erstwhile great nation of America? Why has so much wealth flowed from America and into Red China? Economically, the Red Chinese have already taken over our country. Is it any wonder that the Red Chinese flag was raised over Washington, D.C., in September 2009? This was done in our nation's Capital to commemorate the anniversary of the communist takeover of China by Chairman Mao sixty years ago. What gives Secretary of State Hillary Clinton the right to offer the Red Chinese your property and mine as collateral against the debt owed by America to China? Here let it also be noted that on September 30th, 2009, the massive Empire State Building in New York City was lighted for three nights in the colors of red and yellow in honor of the communist Chinese revolution! (29) Do these Chinese Reds deserve any honor at all? In an article printed over a year ago in the St Petersburg Times, the nation of Red China is facing an unusual dilemma. For many years they murdered so many baby girls in favor of a stronger male population that now the ratio is 30 men for every one woman. The article goes on to say that the Red Chinese male work force is full of lustful men because of the shortage. (30) Now their eyes are on America!

Will the U.S. dollar collapse? On October 6th, 2009, the United Nations called for a new reserve currency to replace the dollar. (31) The Obama Administration has printed so much more money that the existing supply is worth continually less. It is a weak, thinned out, and watered down economy. Furthermore, existing goods and services will quickly absorb the excess money supply and inflation will rise to record levels. It is quite obvious that all of this is being done intentionally to bring forth new one-world electronic money. This will be the Beast system as mentioned in Revelation, chapter 13. According to the London Daily Telegraph on October 2nd, 2009, the World Bank will run out of money within twelve months. (32) We are that close to the end.

The signs of the times are everywhere. Many people have noticed that stores of every kind have been greatly cutting back on inventory because they just don't have the money to buy much. A prime example of the severity of the problem is the large fleet of empty cargo ships anchored just east of Singapore. It is called the Ghost Fleet, as reported with a full series of photgraphs by the London Daily Mail on September 28th, 2009. "It is the biggest and most secretive gathering of ships in maritime history. It is larger than the British and U.S. navies combined but have no crew, no cargo, and no destination." (33) I have no doubt that our U.S. money is cursed in many ways. It is interesting to note that a recent test conducted by a group of scientists involving U.S. currency from thirty American cities found that ninety percent of all bills contain traces of cocaine. (34)

Final Signs and Warnings!

At the very end of September through the beginning of October, just after the G-20 Economic Summit, disasters began to happen all over the world. In Sydney, Australia, a severe dust storm filled the sky and blanketed the city with an ominous red dust, described as deadly red by the London Daily Mail. (35) In California, massive wildfires broke out and turned the sky bright orange and red. The San Gabriel Mountains were on fire, charring 3,500 acres. (36) Then the earthquakes began to shake the earth. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, there have been 454 significant earthquakes of magnitude 4 and above within the past 30 days as of October 14th, 2009. Many of these were strong quakes. (37) I have been watching the earthquake maps and statistics for twenty-eight years, and I have never seen this many before in such a short time. On October 1st, 2009, Indonesia was hit with a magnitude 7.6 quake, which caused widespread devastation and left thousands of people dead or missing. (38) At that same time, two more powerful quakes of magnitudes 7.6 and 6.6 struck near Samoa, sending a tsunami across the region, which left widespread destruction and thousands dead or missing. (39) The very creation is crying out against sinful man.

In early October, a strange, unique, and unexplainable halo appeared over Moscow, Russia. It glimmered with bright light and was captured on video. Nothing like it had ever been seen before. It was massive and appeared to be some sort of doorway or portal filled with brilliant brightness. (40) We must remember that the Lord Jesus told us to watch for the many signs that would appear just before His return to bring Judgment Day upon this wicked world. We must all watch and pray, for the time is at hand!

In closing, I want to thank all of you who pray for and support this end time prophetic ministry. We are always delighted to pray for you, and your requests always receive individual attention by our intercessors. Grace and peace be unto you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

David J. Meyer

Acknowledgements
01. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oct. 10, 2009, Milwaukee, WI.
02. Ibid.
03. AFP News Service, Oct. 15, 2009, Oslo, Norway.
04. Associated Press, Oct. 13, 2009, Burlington Township, NJ.
05. Politico, Sep. 16, 2009, by Glenn Thrush, Washington, D.C.
06. Politico, Oct. 12, 2009, by Kenneth P. Vogel, Washington, D.C.
07. KCTV5 News, Oct. 1, 2009, Blue Springs, MO.
08. Official clothing label, received Oct. 7, 2009.
09. Canadian Free Press, Oct. 5, 2009. http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/12652.
10. Report by Mat Staver, Liberty University School of Law.
11. Associated Press, Sep. 8, 2009, by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Washington, D.C.
12. Washington Times, Sep. 23, 2009, by Jennifer Haberkorn & Kent Rowland, Washington, D.C.
13. Wall Street Journal, Oct. 1, 2009, Washington, D.C.
14. The Hill, Sep. 30, 2009, by Jeffrey Young, Washington, D.C.
15. Associated Press, Oct. 10, 2009, by Andrew Miga, Washington, D.C.
16. AFP News Service, Sep. 23, 2009, London, England, U.K.
17. WCBSTV, Sep. 30, 2009, Albany, NY.
18. Los Angeles Times, Sep. 25, 2009, by Melissa Healy, Los Angeles, CA.
19. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oct. 5, 2009, by Carla K. Johnson, Chicago, IL.
20. Yahoo Finance News Release, Oct. 5, 2009.
21. The Hill, Nov. 7, 2009, by Walter Alarkon, Washington, D.C.
22. Associated Press, Sep. 30, 2009, Washington, D.C.
23. Associated Press, Oct. 3, 2009, by Tim Paradis & Marcy Gordon.
24. Associated Press, Sep. 25, 2009, Pittsburgh, PA.
25. Associated Press, Oct. 1, 2009, by Joe Mandak, Pittsburgh, PA.
26. Associated Press, Oct. 8, 2009, by Colleen Long, New York, NY.
27. AFP News Service, Oct. 6, 2009, London, England, U.K.
28. Bloomberg News Service, Oct. 12, 2009, by Ye Xie & Anchalee Worrachate, New York, NY.
29. Associated Press, Sep. 30, 2009, by Marcus Franklin, New York, NY.
30. St. Petersburg Times, Mar. 2, 2008, by Kris Hundley, St. Petersburg, FL.
31. AFP News Service, Oct. 6, 2009, New York, NY.
32. Daily Telegraph, Oct. 2, 2009, by Edmund Conway, London, England, U.K.
33. Daily Mail, Sep. 28, 2009, by Simon Parry, London, England, U.K.
34. MSNBC News, Aug. 17, 2009, Live Science Report.
35. Daily Mail, Sep. 23, 2009, by Mail Foreign Service, Sydney, Australia.
36. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,Oct. 5, 2009, Wrightwood, CA.
37. US Geological Survey, Oct. 14, 2009, Iris seismic monitor.
38. Reuters News Service, Oct. 1, 2009, by John Nedy & Sunanda Creagh, Padang, Indonesia.
39. Daily Mail, Oct 1, 2009, by Mail Foreign Service, Indonesia.
40. Daily Sun, Oct. 11, 2009, by Vince Soodin, London, England, U.K.

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Friday, March 14, 2008

Man Worshiping His "own maker"

Craig Chamberlin, over at his blog My Wise Generation, has shared a creed which was written in the 1980's by a man named Steve Turner. Read it and be amazed at the accuracy of that generations' self-fulfilling prophecy of the self-defeating mechanism and consequences known as moral relativism!!

"This is the creed I have written on behalf of all [of] us.

We believe in Marxfreudanddarwin
We believe everything is OK
as long as you don't hurt anyone,
to the best of your definition of hurt,
and to the best of your knowledge.

We believe in sex before, during, and after marriage.
We believe in the therapy of sin.
We believe that adultery is fun.
We believe that sodomy is OK.
We believe that taboos are taboo.

We believe that everything is getting better
despite evidence to the contrary.
The evidence must be investigated
And you can prove anything with evidence.

We believe there's something in
horoscopes, UFO's and bent spoons;
Jesus was a good man
just like Buddha, Mohammed, and ourselves.
He was a good moral teacher
although we think His good morals were bad.

We believe that all religions are basically the same--
at least the one that we read was.
They all believe in love and goodness.
They only differ on matters of
creation, sin, heaven, hell, God, and salvation.

We believe that after death comes the Nothing
Because when you ask the dead what happens they say nothing.
If death is not the end, if the dead have lied,
then it's compulsory heaven for all
excepting perhaps Hitler, Stalin, and Genghis Khan.

We believe in Masters and Johnson.
What's selected is average.
What's average is normal.
What's normal is good.

We believe in total disarmament.
We believe there are direct links between warfare and bloodshed.
Americans should beat their guns into tractors
and the Russians would be sure to follow.

We believe that man is essentially good.
It's only his behavior that lets him down.
This is the fault of society.
Society is the fault of conditions.
Conditions are the fault of society.

We believe that each man must find the truth that is right for him.
Reality will adapt accordingly.
The universe will readjust.
History will alter.
We believe that there is no absolute truth
excepting the truth that there is no absolute truth.

We believe in the rejection of creeds,
and the flowering of individual thought.


"Chance" a post-script

If chance be the Father of all flesh,
disaster is his rainbow in the sky,
and when you hear

State of Emergency!
Sniper Kills Ten!
Troops on Rampage!
Whites go Looting!
Bomb Blasts School!

It is but the sound of man worshiping his maker."

- Steve Turner, Creed, 1980


HT: My Wise Generation

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Awful Lie of "holy" homosexuals!

It isn't as though we need more proof of the stunning lies that the homosexual "christian" movement promotes out there. However, the absolute boldness of their willingness to blaspheme God through their reprobate theology knows no bounds!

Please see GCMWatch's video promoting the awful lie of "holy" homosexuals. It is so disturbing that people could be duped to believe such heresy and apostasy!

My comment there:


Using someone’s suicide to claim that if only the gay man knew that God’s love covers him and/or would have made him a “holy homosexual” without repenting for homosexual sinful behavior is just despicable! Talk about exchanging the truth for a lie!!

Repentance at the foot of the cross of Christ is necessary for salvation. When Jesus started his earthly ministry, the first words he spoke were, “Repent, for the kingdom of God is near.”

This false prophet is claiming that homosexual behavior is not a sin and need not be repented of. People are being deceived by this man’s evil, reprobate theology. Satan likes nothing more than to keep people in the bondage of their sin through thinking that repentance of sin and the shed blood of Jesus Christ is not necessary for salvation.

I agree with Rik. This is pro-gay propaganda. However, spiritually speaking, it is also pro-satan propaganda.

Jhn 8:44 Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Notice that Jesus talked about lust. This is exactly what has motivated Piazza in his false theology. The lust of homosexual behavior. Calling it “holy” is unthinkable! It’s blasphemy! It is satanic!

Piazza wants people to believe his words over Paul the Apostle’s?

Piazza is crazy! He is reprobate -

Rom 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.


HT: GCMWatch

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Jesus said, "As In the Days of Noah."

Jesus said, "As in the Days of Noah"

“Violence Filled the Earth”

Jesus spoke far ahead of his time relating to us what life would just prior to his coming. He says in Matt. 24:37-38: “But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. “For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,” (Gen.6-7). The earth being flooded? Certainly no one outside the Church believes this, since this would prove evolution is false.

Life will be normal until… It will occur during a time of prosperity when people are buying, selling, marrying, planting, and harvesting. This has to occur before the tribulation since the earth will be devastated by the judgments and wrath of God during the tribulation period. For example, Almost all the grass and trees will be destroyed and almost all the water will be turned to 'blood' (undrinkable) Those will NOT be normal times. They ate, drank, married right up until the time Noah entered the ark. Then the destruction of the flood suddenly came and they were destroyed. In Noah’s day there was plenty of warning, but no preparedness. Why? Because they didn't heed him, they mocked. Most of the Church has become indifferent about the second coming replacing it with Church triumphalism, making his kingdom on earth, but the bible clearly states the earth will be just like Noah's day, which is not a pretty scene.

It says they will be marrying and given in marriage. Today we see people being married and divorced multiple times. Mal. 2:16 “For the LORD God of Israel says that He hates divorce, for it covers one's garment with violence,” This has attributed to our societies breakdown, no commitment, no love.

Gen. 6:11-12 “The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.” Today we live in a world constantly threatened by terrorism, in our cities we have hate crimes, drive by shootings, mothers killing their own infant children, parents killing their children, children killing parents, inhuman behavior is becoming the norm, we have run amuck having no restraints. Why? Because there is no law, no real accountability, it’s lawlessness. The more tolerance today the less morals we have. There is a relationship between the two, no standard and anything goes. In Israel’s apostasy at the end of the Book of judges reads just as our society today, “everyone did what was right in their own eyes.” People go to suicide because they have no hope. Euthanasia is becoming an accepted alternative. Light is called darkness and darkness is light. In Satanism up is down, and down is up. It will be a time unlike any other where lawlessness will be the way people live. We already see this occurring. Terrorism, hate crimes our behavior has no restraints, lawlessness is increasingly becoming the norm of society. The President's sex scandal had no affect on his popularity, people don't care, they are in no position to point fingers for that would make them guilty as well.

Joel 3:19 “Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom a desolate wilderness, because of violence against the people of Judah, for they have shed innocent blood in their land. Jer 22:17 “Yet your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your covetousness, for shedding innocent blood, and practicing oppression and violence.” Innocent blood can be those of age and those without ever seeing the outside of the womb.50 million babies are aborted worldwide each year. That is 137,000 lives ended each day this is genocide. The land is defiled by blood. Perilous times are upon us, but without the Bible one can barely recognize this fact. Alcohol kills 65,000 people a year, 22,000 on the highway. Without hope we turn to anything that will ease our pain only to find that it hastens our death.

In 1993, William Bennett released his Index of Leading Cultural Indicators. His evaluation of the problem in the past was “Over the years teachers have been asked to identify the top problems in America's public schools. In 1940 teachers identified talking out of turn; chewing gum; making noise; running in halls; cutting in line; dress code infractions; and littering. When teachers were asked the same question in 1990, it was a completely different assessment they identified drug abuse; alcohol abuse; suicide; rape; pregnancy; robbery; and assault.” In the last several years we can also add terroristic threatening, mass murder.

Littleton, Colorado, is not the first place where troubled teenagers took guns to school and unleashed a deadly attack on their teachers and classmates. It certainly will not be the last. Twice in 1997 in Pearl, Mississippi, and Paducah, Kentucky. It happened three times in 1998 in Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Springfield, Oregon. Edinboro, Pennsylvania

Reports of copycat attacks were many afterwards and in Canada it actually occurred. People are turning to violence to vent their personal frustrations. 300 hundred children murder their parents each year.

We are called the culture of death not a good label for the generation at the end of the greatest technological time we have ever lived in (Wall Street Journal 4/22). In 1996, 9,390 people were killed in gun related murders.

When Matthew Shepard who was a homosexual was murder in Wyoming last year it was called a hate crime. The shootings last month at a Jewish community center in California, the media and politicians condemned it calling this kind of violence “hate crimes,” And rightly so.

In 1997 when 14-year-old Michael Carneal shot and killed three students praying at Paducah high school in Kentucky to the April murders of Christian students at Columbine High School in Colorado, to the recent Texas church shootings, at Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth we do not hear on the TV networks about anyone being anti-Christian. But a very clear and obvious disturbing pattern is surfacing.

Its not a coincidence that in the recent school tragedy we find Klebold and Harris were influenced by Marilyn Manson a self proclaimed anti-christ whose concerts have nazi symbols. The murderers were Adolf Hitler lovers, and God haters. It was mostly Christians hunted down by those under the satanic influence What most do not know because of no press reports is that 8 out of 13 children killed were Christians. They were all known as evangelical Christians, is it coincidence? While the enemy made a tragedy out of this God turned it around for his good and many hundreds if not thousands were saved from the gospel being proclaimed. May they rest in peace knowing that they did not die in vain.

Lk. 17:28 He writes that it in “Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; v.29 “but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and What were the days of Lot like that needed this kind of judgement?

Gen. 13:13 “But the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinful against the LORD.” In the days of Lot the people gave themselves over to blatant sexual sin. They were homosexuals and adulterers and engaged in any thing their wicked heart desired. Lawlessness abounded, everyone did whatever they felt like from their own evil heart. It became a normal thing in their cities to live in this manner.

Historically the source of violence comes from one that was once close to God, Lucifer. Ezekiel 28:16, “In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned.” This verse speaks of Satan who was then cast as a profane thing from the mount of God. He was “filled with violence” Whereas before he was perfect in all his ways until sin was found in him, the sin of pride. Violence is the physical exhibition of pride. Ps 73:6 Therefore pride serves as their necklace; violence covers them like a garment. “One can recognize that we are a society that is self dependant and self engrossed pride is expressed through violence. Our society has reached the time that can be ripe for judgment. Prov 4:17-19 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. But the path of the just is like the shining sun, that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day. The way of the wicked is like darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.” We have the fruits of our labors today from sowing seeds of discord for years. Prov 21:7 “The violence of the wicked will destroy them, because they refuse to do justice.”

The spiritual war has been on the increase as Satan's hosts find their expression through ungodly people to do violence working through the sons of disobedience. While God wants to bring order and life, Satan comes to steal away any good thing. What does God say about violence? Psalms 11:5, “The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, and his soul hates him that loves violence.” It also says “all those who love death hate me. “

Our video arcades are filled with entertaining games with death-themes. Our movies are filled with violence as well as the TV. Now legislation is sought but is too little and too late? Prov.10:11The mouth of the righteous is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.” Hollywood needs to take some of the blame for promoting violence and promiscuity but we need to take responsibility as well. Because we did not speak out and declare Gods standard and his judgement on those who fight against it. Prov. 24:2 For their heart devises violence, and their lips talk of troublemaking. “Its good business to promote exciting films with murder and sex and violence in them for entertainment. But now it has influenced our lifestyle, the enemy of our souls has come to cash in the chips and the cost is high, the lives of the next generation.

Our youth today does not have to fear going to war on foreign soil as we did. Instead car accidents, suicide, and homicide, drive by shootings all happen right in front of our face. We can thank our western education of science, telling our children they are accidents of nature from the process of evolution. Without God there is no hope or purpose, we become empty souls in a hollow shell. Humanism has failed miserably as we see post-Christian America going to the pits. No hope, why live, the only alternative is death and killing. Prov. 13:12 “Hope deferred maketh the heart sick.”

Prov. 26:12 “Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.”

Jer. 18:12 “And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.” This is where we are today our own devices forsaking our maker who is desperately interested in becoming part of our lives to guide us. God asks in Ps.2:1-4 “Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? The rulers of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying, “Let us break their bonds in pieces and cast away their cords from us.”

The storm clouds gathering closed in the distance. We're beginning to see the days of Noah again when men’s hearts and the earth will be continually filled with violence. We all have Violence in the heart apart from the new birth. Only the Gospel of Christ will be the modern ark of safety. It needs to be proclaimed clearly and loudly, we may be close to the end of Noah’s 120 years. Job 27:8-9 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

Now we are confronted with an age of terrorism that is not isolated but sweeping the planet. In the name of God those who practicing their religion zealously see it as their duty to rid the world of those who they view as not pleasing God by the use of force. It’s in Israel, Africa and in America and it will spread elsewhere , because evil when it is not contained or reduced by an equal force will spread like a fire. We live under a nuclear Damocles more than ever before except now it is not the head nations but third world countries.

Its time to pray- Psalm 147:11

“The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.”

May we cry out for mercy on our nation, may we ask for forgiveness for our waywardness, and return to our first love of God, that our prayers may be answered from heaven. Return to God that He may return his mercy to us.

HT: Let Us Reason Ministries

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Friday, July 20, 2007

Make-Your-Own Jesus?

I was just reading about how New Agers (and, their many off-shoots) believe in the "evolutionary emergence of a new collective consciousness that will result in a new humanity."

Their goal is a "society founded on love and wisdom" emerging. (Nice goal, but in a world rife with sin and evil, there is but One Person, namely, Jesus Christ, whose love and wisdom far surpasses that of man. It is through believing in Him, and following Him and His Word, the Bible, that true love and wisdom will be realized by us.)


It's wrapped up in the "save the planet" mantra of the sixties which has now "evolved" into the "global warming" mantra.

I don't have the time to type out all that I'd like to today, but here is a portion from Ed Hindson's book AntiChrist Rising that speaks to the Scriptures that Sothenes just quoted (included below) at my message board:

They are united in their rejection of the God of the Bible, the deity of Christ, and the personality of the Holy Spirit. Jesus is repackaged as the cosmic Christ. In a do-it-yourself religion, we ought not be surprised to find a make-your-own Jesus! (bold mine)

Desperately seeking answers to the great human problems of our time, the New Ager turns to himself, the planet, the forces of nature, and the spirit world for help. But in his quest, he misses the true Christ - the real source of the peace, security, and stability he seeks.

Constance Cumbey is right when she says, "For the first time in history there is a viable movement - the New Age movement - that truly meets all the scriptural requirements for the antichrist and the political movement that will bring him on the world scene."

The stage has certainly been set for a new world order based upon a subjective view of reality. It will only be a matter of time until the objective standards of truth will be totally eroded in the modern world. We are getting closer, and the only real question left is: How much time do we have until it's too late?


In today's New-Age type movements, rejection (or, sometimes re-writing) of God's Word and the make-your-own Jesus trend is rampant.

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Sothenes post:

If I had to make a prediction without a 'thus sayeth the Lord', one of the end times deceptions will need centralized leaders and it is troubling that some are calling Rick Warren "America's Pastor".

What do I think of Rick Warren's peace plans?

Acts 20:29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

Acts 20:30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

1Th 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

Jer 6:14 They have healed also the hurt [of the daughter] of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when [there is] no peace.

Jer 8:11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when [there is] no peace.

I can't see everything but I'm waiting to see everything fall into place.



Things are certainly falling into place, people.

We are witnessing it all right before are very eyes!

Friday, July 13, 2007

The Cain Method

I have previously written about the dangers inherent in the Seeker-sensitive types of churches. Rick Warren's Purpose-Driven Life book is an example of this type of ministry.

Please understand that I am not saying that his highly successful book isn't valuable. It is. When I started reading it and saw that there was very little in it about the cross of Christ and the need for repentance, I assumed that it was a good book for those who are already born-again.

But, even from the first day I attended a leaders meeting for conducting a Bible study based on the book, something in my spirit told me that the gospel message in it was incomplete. The "alarm bells" went off in my mind and I questioned the lack of adherence to the need for repentance before accepting Christ as Lord and Savior.

Unfortunately, the reaction that I got on that day from the assistant pastors who were conducting the training session was basically a shrug of the shoulders and a "yeah, we will look into it" reply. I was immediately concerned (as were several other women at that meeting).

Our church is welcoming to all and the congregation is a diverse group of people from different races and backgrounds. The two women who spoke up with me happened to be African American. They were really upset, too. We spoke afterwards about it and in our discussion, we all pledged to not use Rick Warren's "prayer of salvation" (that was presented on the video) and, instead, present what our pastor usually does at church each week.

This "seeker-sensitive" method being used by some churches today is part of, and also called, The Emergent church movement. There are several branches of this movement, as well as "copy-cat" movements out there (the gay christian theology movement, for example) that appear to share the love of Christ without any emphasis on the need to share God's condemnation against sin. Without repentance (which means realizing that we all have broken God's laws [a.k.a. "sin"] and need to confess and turn from those sins of the past) and the shedding of blood, the Bible says that there is no remission of sin.

Hbr 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. (KJV)

Perhaps, by this point, you may be wondering what all of this has to do with the title of my post. I'm getting to that.

A commenter by the name of Sothenes who often posts at my Talkwisdom message board, brought the following to my attention this morning:



I was listening to Skip Heitzig today and got some ideas...

Cain and Abel... Which method of evangelism does the Purpose Driven Life demonstrate to you? Cain's method or Abel's method?

Cain was the prototype of the first religious Christian that was a hypocrite and fell away. He tried to come to God on his own terms just like "finding your own purpose" is going your own way.

Jude 1:11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

I believe that most people's "purpose" have no room for a blood sacrifice... Remember that Abel brought a blood sacrifice and Cain brought a grain or fruit offering..

Gen 4:4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

Gen 4:5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.


I have often run across people who asked why was Cain's offering not accepted? The above brief quote by Sothenes offers the reason why.

Sothenes later added:


You might get some heat (hate) for this one because I went through it before.

There is going to be a falling away and the emergent Church (PDL movement) is a departure from the word of God in my mind. What you have to remember is that this generation doesn't like the Bible or doesn't believe in the Bible. The Bible says in Romans that faith comes by hearing and the PDL people are coming by comfort (not faith):

Mat 22:11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

Mat 22:12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

Mat 22:13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast [him] into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Hbr 11:6 But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Rom 10:17 So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Those who do not have the wedding garment of faith on by the hearing of the word of God cannot come by PDL that doesn't have scripture because faith comes by hearing the word of God. Those "Christians" who come along without faith cannot please God and they will be bound and cast into outer darkness.

Mat 22:12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

Another thing is that they are leaving components out of the formula. Everyone should write the formula of Ephesians 2:8-9 in their Bible because church growth experts say that you have to have a country club in the church to grow the church. It says in the book of Acts that the Lord added daily. You have to ask the question , "who is doing the adding?"...today?

Mat 22:12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.


Note the warning at the beginning of this second quote.

Sothenes is absolutely correct in his analysis. The seeker-sensitive movement, as well as the gay christian theology movement are both based on the "Cain method." It is clear as day to me now. It certainly fits with the arguments that "seeker sensitive" believers often give to Bible-based Christian believers (who take the Word of God as absolute, unchanging, truth); rather than the words, actions, opinions, and moral relativism of the "Cain method" adherants.

The use of the word "hate" is often the mantra used by gay christian advocates against those who hold to God's Word, the Law and the Prophets, and the need for repentance within the gospel of Christ. Rather than see what we share as a rescue type of message for them, they use the word "hate" indiscriminately to injure those who are attempting to steer them back on the correct path. It's really sad, but it's the truth.

HT: Sothenes at Talkwisdom message board

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Update from Sothenes at message board:

Mat 7:14 Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

We're really not narrow minded but closed minded because there is only one way.

Pro 16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

I was listening to Pastor Mike Fabarez of Focal Point radio today (Message "Internal Conflict" on 7-13-2007, FM 90.3, Hopefm.net). He mentioned these two verses, I think:

Mat 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Gal 5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

I can't quote him verbatim but what I got was if you don't have this "internal conflict" then you are not a Christian and that if you want to follow Jesus then everything He's going to teach you is going to go against your flesh.

Then we have these two different verses which made me think:

Luk 14:28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have [sufficient] to finish [it]?

Mat 11:30 For my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light.


Though we are saved by grace through faith and not of works then why should we think that following Jesus isn't supposed to cost anything and should we just be allowed to do anything that we want to do? Shouldn't we allow other people to sin just to get them into the Church? And what do we do about having country clubs in church?

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Can't Hide the Truth Forever...

Way back in 2004, WND reports speculated that Arafat died of AIDS. According to a recent post (which includes a video confession by a PFLP Leader) at Little Green Footballs, Arafat did, indeed, die of AIDS.

So, why all the secrecy about this?

Perhaps this article tells us:


Arafat has been ill for more than two weeks. Doctors say they've performed extensive tests, and still don't know what he has. Initial blood work performed in the West Bank revealed a low blood platelet count – a sign of a weakened immune system. In addition to cancer, which doctors have ruled out, the low count could be attributed to bleeding ulcers, colitis, liver disease, lupus, HIV, or a host of other diseases. Ulcers and colitis have been ruled out, as well, it is believed.

Some have been speculating Arafat might be suffering from HIV/AIDS.

The homosexual site, 365Gay.com, which deals regularly with issues related to HIV/AIDS, ran a piece yesterday reminding readers that, for several years, it has been suggested Arafat is bisexual, and could have contracted the disease.

"If suggestions that Arafat has AIDS are true, it is doubtful it would be made public," wrote 365Gay.com European bureau chief Malcolm Thornberry.

National Review diarist David Frum suggested in his column this week Arafat contracted AIDS from homosexual sex with his bodyguards.

Ion Pacepa, who was deputy chief of Romanian foreign intelligence under the Ceaucescu regime and who defected to the West in 1978, says in his memoirs the Romania government bugged Arafat and had recordings of the Arab leader in orgies with his security detail.

Various Israeli security sources have in the past suggested publicly Arafat might be homosexual. They've claimed Arafat's former personal driver – a Mossad double agent – used to find teenage boys to bring back to the PLO leader. His wife, Suha, mostly lived abroad and rarely saw her husband.


Like the title of this blogpost states, you can't hide the truth forever. The truth has a way of being found out.

Obviously, the article was written before his death:

Bush and Sharon effectively have persuaded foreign leaders to disregard Arafat because of his direct involvement in terrorism and failure to make peace for his people. Many have agreed that a second Bush term would be the final nail in Arafat's political coffin.


No need for a "final nail in the political coffin"...homosexual sex and the consequence of that depravity made it a physical one.

I wonder. Will those who want to promote homosexuality in schools play the "politically correct" card and not reveal this in history class and/or books? Or, will they find the death of a huge terrorist figure as a chance to use it as an object lesson for avoiding such dangerous behavior, disease and early death?

I think I already know the sad and unfortunate choice that the liberal left loonies will choose.

But still...can't hide the truth forever...

Saturday, July 07, 2007

I Like This New Blog Title

If you are a regular reader here, you may be getting sick and tired of all the blogposts discussing the "gay christian movement" and/or homosexuality. It is just that with so many changes occuring as of late, with two prominent former homosexual activists both declaring freedom from homosexual behavior and identity (with the power of conversion through Jesus Christ), that this topic has caught the wide-spread interest of the blogosphere.

This morning, I found a new blog being linked here written by a person calling him/herself "DC."

The blog has been named No longer accepting the unacceptable

DC's profile simply states:

"I have thought for some time about whether or not I want to jump into the online fray of the homosexual debate and decided that today was the day. Due to the nature of this subject, my family and my job, I am going to use a pen name - you can call me DC."


What does this tell us? It tells us that the homosexual activists are so strong in the workplace, anyone who disagrees with their mantra could be fired if, or when, they speak out!

This is not good for our country, people. It's not good for our families, either. It's definitely not good for our faith in Jesus Christ.

Why?

Because it is a form of tyranny being leveled towards people who believe that homosexual behavior is unhealthy, undesirable for promotion towards our children and grandchildren, and most of all, a sin against the body and God himself. The "tolerance" and "diversity" garbage is actually a ruse that is being used in secular America in order to cause a terrible dictatorship-like atmosphere against Bible-based Christian believers.

At work: Don't agree?

Get disciplined, or even fired!

At home: Speak out against any homosexual activist or 'gay christian' religious group?

You're labeled a bigot. (And, apparently, not welcome to go to their blogs and speak out against their false ideological points, either.)

As an individual person?

If you want to keep the peace and harmony, (as one lesbian christian once told me) then just shut up.

Nice, huh?

Monday, June 18, 2007

Consequences Of A Hardened Heart

Over at my message board, a common question was once again raised regarding the portion of Scripture in the book of Exodus concerning the hardening of the heart of Pharaoh. A skeptic named GMpilot wrote:




Yet we still have that story of poor Pharaoh, who finally opened the door of his heart only to have the Israelite God slam it shut again.


I have read similar words from non-believers time and time again. It is a comical error that skeptics like to present as "meanness" on the part of the LORD God.

A fellow Christian member at my board named Sothenes had a great post that pointed out the error of the skeptic's thinking:




According to one of my pastors, the word "hardened" means to "twist or to wring out". So when God applied the Ten Plagues to Pharaoh, God was twisting or wringing out what was already there in Pharaoh's heart. Instead of three strikes and you're out, God was giving Pharaoh ten chances with the Ten Plagues.

When people look at the English word "hardened" we think of permanence or that Pharaoh couldn't believe or perform differently because God hardened Pharaoh's heart. I look at it as God enabling Pharaoh to choose, believe and repent but that Pharaoh was blind to what God was doing even though the God of the slaves (the Jewish people) beat the gods of the Pharaoh through the Ten Plagues: (Osiris, Heka, Geb, Beelzebub, Apis, Isis, Insect gods and Ra)

How do we apply this to Calvinism? We can't use the permanence of the word "hardened" to say that God predestined Pharaoh to choose which way Pharaoh was going to act but that God enabled Pharaoh to see that Jehovah (Yahweh) was better than Pharaoh's gods. In a sense, a Calvinist would use Pharaoh to say that Pharaoh was spiritually dead but the plagues helped Pharaoh see that God was the true God.

I've been working on getting people out of Calvinism which I may finish eventually, Lord willing. It requires a lot of research and a lot of time because all of Calvinism is not Biblical doctrine but I will finish Calvin off eventually.

I hope this helps but the current teaching of Pharaoh's heart being hardened is Calvinistic doctrine and is not Biblical doctrine.


It isn't my purpose here to "turn off" anyone who studies under Calvinistic doctrine. It appears that Sothenes disagrees with some, if not all, of Calvinistic doctrine. Any Calvinist out there that would like to respond, please do. But let's try to keep it civil!

My purpose here was to share Sothenes' comment and then include my response.

I added the following:



Good points Sothenes!

We can look at the NIV Bible verse in Exodus 7:22 and see that it was stubbornness, on the part of Pharaoh, that caused him to harden his heart:

Exodus 7:22 - But the Egyptian magicians did the same things by their secret arts, and Pharoah's heart became hard; he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.


Back in verse 7:14, we see evidence of Pharaoh's stubbornness again:

Exodus 7:14a - Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go."



Pharaoh's heart was hardened against the LORD God, Moses, the Israelite slaves, and the suffering of his own people. He obviously hated the fact that the God of Abraham was superior to his pagan gods. Even though he had ten chances to come to this realization, his own stubbornness would not allow it. Pharaoh hardened his own heart (remember, in verse 14a the LORD said Pharaoh's heart was unyielding which means that he still had the opportunity to turn his heart towards the LORD if he wanted to).

It finally took the death of his own son (brought about by Pharaoh's own words!) for him to relent. But even then, he got on his horse and commanded his soldiers to follow the Israelites in order to get them back as slaves in Egypt. He followed them into the Red Sea and ended up drowning along with his soldiers. It was his own stubbornness that led to all the plagues, tragedies, suffering, and ultimately, the deaths of his son, many of his people, soldiers, and himself.

What does this historical biblical story tell us?

Pharaoh's stubborn disobedience brought suffering upon himself and his entire country. While persistence is good in certain circumstances, stubbornness is usually self-centered. Stubbornness towards God is always disobedience. This would logically include stubbornness towards God's Word, as well.

Stubbornness against God and His Word often, inevitably, leads to disobedience. We are to avoid disobedience because the consequences may spill onto others.

This story may be ancient, but it is as timely now as it was back then. The objects of stubbornness may be totally different from the desire to keep slaves in Egypt, but people are falling into their own kind of stubborn slavery to terrible sin right here, right now.

The awful realization that a pedophile ring could have 700 members operating via the internet is appalling! The good news is that 700 have been identified and busted in this despicable International Internet Child Porn Ring.



Only totally depraved, reprobate minds and hardened hearts could possibly subject children to such horrific sexual abuse. These men should be locked up for life. The immense physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual harm done to these children is often irreversible.

This serves as an example of how such stubbornness and disobedience towards God's Word leads depraved minds towards evil actions which inevitably cause huge negative consequences for the innocents that were horribly used by these disgusting predators. Those children were illegally taken and caught up in sexual abuse slavery at the hands of evil, abhorent sexual abusers. There ought to be a death penalty law for sexual predators who abuse children.

We need to pray for these children. We need to pray for their ultimate healing and redemption through Jesus Christ.

Friday, May 04, 2007

Don't Be Taken Captive

Colossians 2:8 - See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.

The above verse is one of my favorites. I have lots of favorite verses, of course, but these days I have seen so much misinformation disseminating from different groups (each with their own secular humanistic agenda), it behooves us to examine what this verse is telling (as well as warning) us about.

It always helps to recognize the verses before and after Colossians 2:8. Context and the original intent of the author (exegesis) is very important while studying Scripture. If proper context is not utilized, it becomes really easy for someone to mistakenly take a Scripture verse and put his/her own meaning into it (eisogesis).

Colossian 2:6,7 - So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, 7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

The notes in my NIV Bible expand upon the verses:

Colossians 2:6,7 notes: Receiving Christ as Lord of your life is the beginning of life with Christ. But you must continue to follow his leadership by being rooted, built up, and strengthened in the faith. Christ wants to guide you and help you with your daily problems. You can live for Christ by
(1) committing your life and submitting your will to him (Romans 12:1,2)
(2) seeking to learn from him, his life, and his teachings (Colossians 3:16)
(3) recognizing the Holy Spirit's power in you (Acts 1:8; Galatians 5:22)

Colossians 2:7 notes: Paul uses the illustration of our being rooted in Christ. Just as plants draw nourishment from the soil through their roots, so we draw our life-giving strength from Christ. The more we draw our strength from him, the less we will be fooled by those who falsely claim to have life's answers. If Christ is our strength, we will be free from human regulations.


Now, the notes on Colossians 2:8 -

Colossians 2:8 notes: Paul writes against any philosophy of life based only on human ideas and experiences. Paul himself was a gifted philosopher, so he is not condemning philosophy. He is condemning teaching that credits humanity, not Christ, with being the answer to life's problems. That approach becomes a false religion. There are many man-made approaches to life's problems that totally disregard God. To resist heresy you must use your mind, keep your eyes on Christ, and study God's Word.


Those three things together help us to resist and avoid heresy.

1. Use your mind.
2. Keep your eyes on Christ.
3. Study God's Word.

If you leave one out, then you could be susceptible to falling for any deceptive humanistic philosophy that could come along. Notice that the notes do not condemn philosophy, per se, but condemns teaching that credits humanity, not Christ, with being the answer to life's problems. It is obvious that certain philosophies can incorrectly give us the wrong answers to life's meaning and purpose, as well. It is when a person's humanistic desires and philosophies take the place of God in his/her life, and thus end up totally disregarding (and, as a result end up choosing to disobey) God that we fall into the realm of being deceived by the enemy of our souls.

Right after Paul tells us not to become "captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy" he describes Who and what will keep us away from falling for such error!

9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. 11 In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.

Colossians 2:9 notes: Again Paul asserts Christ's deity. "In Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form" means that all of God was in Christ's human body. When we have Christ we have everything we need for salvation and right living.

Colossians 2:10 notes: When we know Jesus Christ, we don't need to seek God by means of other religions, cults, or unbiblical philosophies as the Colossians were doing. Christ alone holds the answers to the true meaning of life, because he is life. Christ is the unique source of knowledge and power for the Christian life. No Christian needs anything in addition to what Christ has provided to be saved. We are complete in him.

Colossians 2:11 notes: Jewish males were circumcised as a sign of the Jews' covenant with God (Genesis 17:9-14). With the death of Christ, circumcision was no longer necessary. So now our commitment to God is written on our hearts, not our bodies. Christ sets us free from our evil desires by a spiritual operation, not a bodily one. God removes the old nature and gives us a new nature.

Colossians 2:11, 12 notes: In this passage, circumcision is related to baptism; therefore, some see baptism as the New Testament sign of the covenant, identifying the person with the covenant community. Baptism parallels the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ, and it also portrays the death and burial of our sinful old way of life followed by resurrection to new life in Christ. Remembering that our old sinful life is dead and buried with Christ gives us a powerful motive to resist sin. Not wanting the desires of our past to come back to power again, we can consciously choose to treat our desires as if they were dead. Then we can continue to enjoy our wonderful new life with Christ (see Galatians 3:27 and Colossians 3:1-4).

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

The Froward Heart

Pro 11:20 They that are of a froward heart [are] abomination to the LORD: but [such as are] upright in [their] way [are] his delight. (KJV)

Froward. Not a term that we hear much these days.

Let's look at the definitions and synonyms of that word from Dictionary.com:



-adjective

willfully contrary; not easily managed: to be worried about one's froward, intractable child.

[Origin: 1150–1200; ME froward, fraward. See fro, -ward]

—Related forms
fro·ward·ly, adverb
fro·ward·ness, noun

—Synonyms obstinate, willful, disobedient, fractious, wayward, unmanageable, difficult.

—Antonyms docile, tractable.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

adj. Stubbornly contrary and disobedient; obstinate.

fro'ward·ly adv., fro'ward·ness n.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

froward

O.E. from weard "turned from or away," from from + -weard. Opposite of toward, it renders L. pervertus in early translations of the Psalms, and also meant "about to depart, departing," and "doomed to die."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper


froward

adjective
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

WordNet® 2.1, © 2005 Princeton University



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Wow! That's certainly a "loaded" word, full of negative meanings!!

Other Bible translations for Proverbs 11:30 say this:

NKJV - Pro 11:20 - Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the LORD,
But the blameless in their ways are His delight.
New King James Version © 1982 Thomas Nelson


NLT - Pro 11:20 - The Lord hates people with twisted hearts, but he delights in those who have integrity. New Living Translation © 1996 Tyndale Charitable Trust

NIV - Pro 11:20 - The Lord detests men of perverse heart but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
New International Version © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society

NASB - Pro 11:20 - The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, But the blameless in {their} walk are His delight.
New American Standard Bible © 1995 Lockman Foundation


RSV - Pro 11:20 - Men of perverse mind are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight.
Revised Standard Version © 1947, 1952.

The Bible is filled with verses regarding the heart, and the character of the unrepentant.

That's the bad news which we all must face about our spiritual state of being since the Fall.

The Bible is an honest book. It records the deeds, errors, sins, and evil done by men because of the "froward heart."

Just click on the link above and read the list of descriptions regarding the froward heart! The verses listed there clearly tell us what the unregenerate heart is severely capable of...and it's not pretty!

Here is the list (go to site for verses under each description)

1. Hateful to God
2. Full of evil
3. Full of evil imaginations
4. Full of vain thoughts
5. Fully set to do evil
6. Desperately wicked
7. Far from God
8. Not perfect with God
9. Not prepared to seek God
10. A treasury of evil
11. Darkened
12. Prone to error
13. Prone to depart from God
14. Impenitent
15. Unbelieving
16. Blind
17. Uncircumcised
18. Of little worth
19. Deceitful
20. Deceived
21. Divided
22. Double
23. Hard
24. Haughty
25. Influenced by the devil
26. Carnal
27. Covetous
28. Despiteful
29. Ensnaring
30. Foolish
31. Froward
32. Fretful against the Lord
33. Idolatrous
34. Mad
35. Mischievous
36. Proud
37. Rebellious
38. Perverse
39. Stiff
40. Stony
41. Stout
42. Elated by sensual indulgence
43. Elated by prosperity
44. Studies destruction
45. Often judicially stupefied
46. Often judicially hardened

Long list!! Discouraging, depressing and disheartening, too...isn't it?

But Jesus tells us to take heart...

John 16:33 - “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (NIV)


I wanted to throw out a challenge to my readers. Pick one of those words, apply it to the heart (e.g. "Mischievous Heart") and give a modern day example of someone or something that has demonstrated that type of a heart in the comment section.

Then, if possible, also share the story of a person who has overcome a "Mischievous Heart" and tell us what helped make that transformation for that particular person.

The examples chosen can be YOU, or someone you know, or someone you heard about on the news, etc. If you find an article or website link about such people, then feel free to provide a link to the story.

Anyone out there up to the challenge?

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There is hope in the Lord! No matter where you have come from...no one is beyond the reach of our loving God!

This Devotional shares why:


The New Covenant of Grace: A Holy Spirit Covenant

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. (Ezekiel 36:26-27)

As noted earlier, the new covenant is about grace, as contrasted with the old covenant, which is about law. "For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ" (John 1:17). The connection between grace and the Holy Spirit can be seen in various scripture passages on the new covenant, including this glorious prophecy. "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh." The first verse in this prophetic promise concerns regeneration, spiritual new birth. Through faith in the Lord, our original, hard, lifeless heart is removed, and a new, pliable, living spirit is given to us.

The second verse pertains to transformation, the ongoing development of this new life. "I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes." The developing of a life that increasingly complies with the will of God depends upon the work of the Holy Spirit within us. We know that unredeemed humanity has no hope of living a life that is pleasing to God. Yet, many Christians could be unaware that even the new creature in Christ cannot please God on his own resources. The Spirit of God must be the heavenly cause that produces a heavenly lifestyle in believers.

What is promised here is not an automatic experience. The life of many Christians does not consistently match what is described here in Ezekiel 36:27. The reason is that they are not relating properly to the Lord in humble dependence. Yes, these two relational realities (humility and faith) also determine whether or not the Spirit of God is our resource, just as they were determinative concerning grace.

Two statements by Jesus expound upon this fact. "You have no life in you...It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing" (John 6:53,63). We do not innately possess life as God intends it to be lived. Natural human resources are of no benefit in developing a godly life. Such revelation is very humbling. If we embrace Jesus' evaluation of our personal inadequacy, then we are willing to relate to God in humility. Further, there is truth in which we are to place our trust. "It is the Spirit who gives life." As we count on this truth, we are relating to the Lord in faith. The result of such humble reliance is God's Spirit becomes our vitality for living godly.

O Lord, the source of true life, thank You for establishing such a gracious arrangement as the new covenant. I praise You that Your Holy Spirit is my heavenly dynamic for godliness. I confess that my fleshly attempts to please You are so inadequate. I humbly ask You to cause me to walk in Your good will, by the power of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Hoekstra, Bob. "The New Covenant of Grace: A Holy Spirit Covenant," Day By Day By Grace. Blue Letter Bible. 25 Oct 2006. 21 Feb 2007.

Friday, November 03, 2006

Church Scandals Cause Immense Harm

Hello friends,

I'm sure that many Christians were shocked and quite saddened to hear of the allegations leveled at an evangelical pastor who has allegedly been caught and revealed for having visited a gay male prostitute for sex over the past three years. I pray that these accusations aren't true! My plan is to write a more detailed blogpost about this later today.

For now, I will share a timely email that I received from Turning Point ministries:



Power of the Book

So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void.
Isaiah 55:11a

Recommended Reading
Psalm 19:7-11

The first state constitution written in America was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639). It was based on the Bible, and it became a model for other state constitutions as well as the Constitution of the United States. Since the American Revolution (1776), America's biblically based constitution has remained in place. France, by comparison, has had seven constitutions since the French Revolution (1789) that were based on Voltaire's anti-biblical, humanist philosophy.

The influence of the Bible is seen throughout America's government. The founding fathers devised a three branch system of checks and balances because of their acknowledgement of the depravity of man's inability to govern himself. It is hard not to connect America's declining moral state with the removal of the Bible from its original central place in our nation's government and schools. Christians understand that the Bible is alive and powerful; remove it, and its life changing power is negated (Hebrews 4:12).

Moral and spiritual decline happens to individuals before it happens to nations. Commit to keeping God's Word at the core of your life. (bold mine)

Apply yourself wholly to the text; apply the text wholly to yourself.
John A. Bengel

Read-Thru-the-Bible
Acts 21:17 - 23:35


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Briefly, in another comment thread I had shared this about the scandal:

There is a section within this Ray Stedman commentary that could be applied (not exactly, of course) when considering the huge amount of damage that, if this pastor is found guilty of the drug and sex allegations, then such a scandal causes immense harm to his individual church as well as the Christian church in general (all believers) everywhere.

Since the commentary is detailed about Ephesians chapter 5, (it's really good...I highly recommend reading it all!), I have copied and posted the paragraph section that could apply to the scandal here as a convenience:



Here is another similarity to the church today. It is almost frightening to see how certain leaders of the church are now openly advocating sexual immoralities, and certain of the pastors and leaders of youth groups in the church are openly encouraging young people to sleep together, and to live together. Now, at the time this letter was written, the atmosphere was such that sexual immorality was widely accepted within the city as the normal way of life. Within the church, however, it is absolutely set aside as being totally incongruous with the Christian profession, because it was a violation of the humanity of the individuals involved. The love of God burned in zealous judgment against this because it was destroying and would destroy those involved in it. That is why the apostle speaks in such scathing words concerning this matter. Chapters five and six both deal with this matter of immorality, and the apostle points out that the defense of the Christian must not be derived from any moral standards outside himself---it is not "thou shalt" and "thou shalt not" that keeps young people or older people free from sexual problems and pressures, but rather it is the recognition that their bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit. The Son of God himself dwells in us, and we are never out of his presence. Everywhere we go, he goes with us, and is in us, and in that sense, everything we are doing is done in the presence of the Son of God himself. That is what keeps the young person free from the pressures that come.


Lastly, the saving grace through it all is that confession and repentance brings forth God's mercy and grace towards any sinner who is willing to come to Jesus Christ for forgiveness, salvation and continued sanctification.

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Update - 8:35 a.m. PT

I was over at Drudge to get the links to several articles about this scandal and read that the pastor's accuser failed a lie detector test this morning!

Hat Tip to Drudge for all the links.

Some comments to read over at the Denver Post bloghouse.

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Update 11/4/06
Some links to other blogposts on the Haggard scandal:

Ted Haggard - Some of the Accusations are True

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La Shawn Barber's Corner

Stacy Harp who has been covering this since it broke! Thanks for pointing that out Stacy!