Are You A Good Person?

I have been dismayed regarding the hate filled rhetoric often spewed against Christians in various social media networks.   It was one big reason why I left Face Book.  Recently, I have found that certain individuals over at the TEA Party Community object to Christians sharing their faith and Bible verses there.  What's up with that?  Personally, I think that the trolls of liberalism (including any other "ism" you can think of;  plus secularists, atheists, and agnostics etc.) cannot stand to read the truth and then just politely disagree about it.  They have been so indoctrinated that they not only reject Christian faith, they need to go much further.  They can't resist the urge to mock it, disparage it, hate it and verbally abuse those who genuinely love God, His Living Word - Jesus Christ, and His written Word - the Bible.

I believe that the problems that exist between those who say that they believe in God, but reject Christ as the only way to be reconciled back unto God is because of individual perception of sin(s) and what to do about them.  It is ultimately a matter of the heart, soul, mind and spirit. 

Other religions and denominational arguments aside, I would like to invite everyone to take "The Good Test." 

Next, tell us what you think afterwards.

 It's very humbling...to say the least!

http://www.livingwaters.com/good/001.shtml

AM I GOOD ENOUGH TO GET TO HEAVEN? 

ARE YOU GOOD ENOUGH TO GET TO HEAVEN?

TAKE THIS TEST AND SEE!!


The Good Test   [Click on link]

Ohio School Forced To Take Down Portrait of Jesus

Have you heard about the Ohio school that was forced to take down a portrait of Jesus (that had been up for 66 years) because the school does not have the money to pay for the cost of the lawsuit put against the school?

Watch the video:

Fox News.com: Ohio school takes down Jesus portrait under legal threat Move to avoid pricey lawsuit over constitutionality of painting.

What was surprising to me (regarding the man in the above video link who was speaking against the portrait of Jesus being hung in the school) was his comment referring to Jesus as, "the Man who created hell on the rest of the world."

Huh????

Either this guy is afraid of going to hell - and deems it a real place, or he is using a subject that he doesn't, supposedly, "believe in" as a non sequitur in order to try and make his point about removal of the portrait.

What this man who is contesting the portrait of Jesus in the school doesn't realize is, no matter what his personal beliefs are about the matter, the Bible explicitly tells us that we have demonic enemies.  Rejecting Christ is the way that leads to hell - a destination that the man on the video obviously fears in his own life.

Hell was originally created for Satan and his demons.  However, those who reject God's only provision for eternal life - Jesus Christ (HE IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH , AND THE LIFE!!) - only have themselves to blame.  They will appear before God with the penalty due for their own sins on their souls.

Jesus saves!!  Christian believers will appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ where they will have the fact of the blood of "the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world" as forgiveness for all sin and the right to be a child of God; living eternally with Him!

Satan seeks to destroy us, and his demonic hosts are more dangerous than we may realize.  The Bible says, "We are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places" (Ephesians 6:12, NLT)

What this man doesn't realize is that Jesus' death at the cross of Calvary, His Resurrection to life, and His Ascension to the Father in Heaven all represent that for the Christian believer, our foes have already lost the fight.  In the book of Hebrews, we read that by His own death Jesus defeated him who held the power of the death; that is the devil.  In Revelation 12:10, we read that the saints in the last days overcame their foes by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony.  The Bible says of Christ, "He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet" (see 1 Corinthians 15:25).

This man, being a non-believer is on his own, helpless and defenseless.  We all would be if not for Jesus!  Jesus keeps us safe - no matter what happens on this earth - for all eternity!  That's the real point of Jesus' ministry and the Gospel story here on this earth! 

I'm sure that every reader here could site many times where Jesus prevented bad things from happening to them.  I know I can!  We all have NO IDEA how many times we've been protected and delivered by His providential hand of protection.  Other times, He allows certain things to happen, but in His own way, He always delivers us from them - even through "the valley of the shadow of death" as we physically die but our soul and spirit goes on to live eternally with Christ until we are reunited with new resurrected bodies at the moment of the Rapture.

John 10:27-29 is one of the best verses to inform us of the eternal protection afforded to us through Christ when we repent and believe in Him.

"My sheep listen to My voice; I know them and they follow Me.  I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of My hand.  My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of My Father's hand."

What does this mean?  It means that the Lord Jesus is able to provide for us and to protect us throughout life and eternity.

The lawsuit hasn't yet run it's course.  The portrait was taken down due to a temporary restraining order.  The case is scheduled for another hearing next week.  However, no matter what the final verdict will be in this particular case, reprobate men like the man on the video at Fox News. com who was part of the lawsuit to get the school to comply with an order to get the 66-year-old  STUDENT PLACED tradition of Jesus' portrait removed from the school may think he has won in this life; but he will regret it one day when he will inevitably come face to face with Jesus (whom he has rejected) at the Great White Throne judgment.

Hat tips:

Fox News.com

WND: 'Gate to hell' discovered in Antichrist's neighborhood

Another Deception Towards Hell

I love it when Christian bloggers comment at my blog. It helps remind me to see what they are writing about at their own blogs. I especially enjoy visiting new Christian blogs and adding them to my blog roll.

Recently, Ken of The Bumbling Genius blogspot wrote a comment here at Talk Wisdom. I went over to that blog and found his latest post entitled, Hell, The Ultimate Offense.

Excerpt:

(1) There is only one way by which we may receive the eternal mercy of God, the first step being that we realize our dire need of it. By down playing that need we do save from offense, but we do so at the expense of a far greater one; for nothing can be more offensive than an eternity in Hell.

(1)While we do not have the choice of pointing out that all have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God, it is not my intention to suggest that Christians behave in a manner consistent with the caricature of Christians that exists today. This image was perfected in the pit of Hell, and there will never be anything that the church will be able to do, barring abandoning the cross and sin altogether- as many churches have done-to win the approval of a ardently anti-Christian culture.

My comment there:


Great post! And SO TRUE! The current "I don't want to offend anyone by talking about sin" modus operandi is (unfortunately) on it's way to becoming the express train of modern Christian thought. People may think that such a worldview is an "enlightened " way to "do church." But the reality is that it is just another one of Satan's ploys to keep people out of Christ's Kingdom.

The truth is, such a mentality is just another deception and ticket to hell.

That quote at the end of your post says it all!!

Years ago, I ran across commentary that stated, "beware the crossless gospel." Such a terrible error (and heresy) is becoming more and more prevalent in many churches today.

The Bible tells us the truth about each and every matter. God's Word tells us that the cross is offensive to those who are perishing.

2Cr 2:14 (NLT) But thanks be to God, who made us his captives and leads us along in Christ's triumphal procession. Now wherever we go he uses us to tell others about the Lord and to spread the Good News like a sweet perfume.


2Cr 2:15 Our lives are a fragrance presented by Christ to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those being saved and by those perishing.


2Cr 2:16 To those who are perishing we are a fearful smell of death and doom. But to those who are being saved we are a life-giving perfume. And who is adequate for such a task as this?


Hat Tip:

The Bumbling Genius blogspot