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A Christmas wish.

2009-12-10T10:00:00.003-05:00

During this time of year - if you get nothing out of Christmas, my hope is you at least take the time to stop and think about what Christ has done for you, and not what you need to do for Him.

We don't send gifts up to God, no! He sends His gifts from above, down upon us.
like...
* Salvation
* Faith
* Repentance
* His word
* His care
* Eternal life

He washed our feet, we do not wash His - To HIM be glory forever, amen.

The Bible and opinion

2009-12-09T11:50:00.002-05:00

Bible - God has spoken, and His word (the Bible) is utterly clear.

Opinion - God is still speaking, and the Bible must be compared to man's new ideas and understandings.

Example: Bishop Mark Hanson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - "the understanding we have of homosexuality today does not seem to be reflected at all in the context of the biblical writers, so let us bring our understanding of sexual orientation that has been opened up to humankind over the years to this conversation."

Please note - the Bible means what it says and says what it means. Hanson has just asked us to do the exact opposite of what God commands all men to do - believe Him.

Further Resource:
HOMOSEXUAL HERMENEUTICS AND ITS DEADLY IMPLICATIONS: A PASTORAL REFLECTION
Many scholars have attempted to exegete the passages to favor their position. But the end result is either a misinterpretation of Scripture, or a rejection of Scripture's infallibility, or both. Circumvention of the passages through personal biases and forced presuppositions allows much room for contextual and exegetical misconstrual. The burden of proof lies heavily with the homosexual advocates, who are left with a Bible that unequivocally condemns homosexuality at all levels. The avenue of denying Scripture's reliability, inerrancy, and validity would seem to be the only route to follow.

Bravo to Radford University professors Brown and Franck!

2009-12-03T11:54:00.003-05:00

Gwen Brown is professor of communication at Radford University in Virginia; and Matthew Franck is chairman of the department of political science at Radford.

Speakers analyze Obama’s invitation to Notre Dame commencement.

In their joint presentation in the same session with Beckwith, the husband-and-wife team of Brown and Franck made similar observations.

Brown said the Obama speech met generic requirements of a commencement speech, and it succeeded politically but failed ethically. The president "smuggled in" an argument about the relationship of faith to reason, Brown said, and depicted the pro-life side as unreasonable.

"For Obama, reason and faith are not mutually supportive, but rivals and antagonists," Brown said.

In his analysis of the Obama speech, Franck said the president praised himself for having learned not to "demonize" those on the other side of the abortion issue, and he paid tribute to Notre Dame and its students for demonstrating, by the invitation to him, that they also do not demonize people either.

Franck said that Obama deftly used references to "common ground" on "moral issues" like poverty, AIDS and the death penalty, but depicted abortion as "just another cause-of-the-month that some people choose," in spite of the fact that abortion is "the only one of these 'moral issues' that entails the deliberate and targeted killing of innocent human beings with the sanction of the law."

The Obama message to the graduates about abortion, Franck said, was that the pro-choice side sprang from reason, whereas the pro-life side sprang from faith; and faith, Obama told the graduates, "necessarily admits doubt."

"What lesson did they (graduates) learn on their last day under the tutelage of Our Lady's university, courtesy of the president of the United States?" Brown asked. "They learned how to make a bad argument look reasonable and even acceptable if it is cloaked in the robes of rhetoric. ... This was, by ethical standards, an abysmal last lesson."

DC council proposes same sex marriages

2009-12-02T11:16:00.003-05:00

Let's do a review here.

The DC council praises itself for its initiatives of free condom distribution and their clean needle "exchange" program

AND

at the same time votes to change the definition of Marriage, thus encouraging the very behavior plagued by AIDS and intravenous drug use.

Priceless!

Evil and Evangelism

2009-12-02T00:01:00.004-05:00

Rev. DL Foster nails another nugget of Truth to the wall.

RE: The The Manhattan Declaration - A Call of Christian Conscience.

1. We cannot stop evil, we can only inhibit it though holy living, preaching the gospel and refusing to support leaders who are hell bent on legalizing this madness (attention Obama supporters).

2. The growing evil and spread of wickedness is a sign to us. Dont miss it trying to make the world a better place.

Evangelism starts and ends with Faith. God's word has nothing in common or desirable with citizen's of this world. In fact, God's word conflicts with those desiring to remain citizens of this world YET has the power to transform those who know they are sick in sin and in need.

Therefore, any indifference to God's word is an utterly clear sign one is still lost, and it is these folks we must reach. A call to repentance would be better than any "universal" call to "conscience."

1 John 2:14-18 (New American Standard Bible)
14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.

17 The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever.

18 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour.

Do you know Jesus? Without His word, you do not.

2009-11-06T10:31:00.002-05:00

Read entire post here.

"Do you know who Jesus is? Not the cultural Jesus, conservative Jesus or the black Jesus. Do you know him beyond intellectual assent, living out a daily relationship as his disciple? Have you truly identified with him in the fellowship of his sufferings? Have you examined yourself to know whether Christ is in you (2 Cor 13:5)? If you havent or if you are still in a marginal, uncommitted spiritual state, youre in grave danger."

"GCM Watch documented many times how the gay christian movement has led the way in “re-imagining” Jesus. In their darkened minds Christ is the object of a sex act, a promiscuous homosexual, a virgin homosexual martyr and more. In the dark recesses of the religious, but Christ deficient mind, satan recreates a christ to mirror the wickedness of the individual’s own sin. Thus, a person can believe the image they worship is “Christ” but in reality its only a reflection of their unregenerate mind."

Gay Marriage is 0 for 31!

2009-11-04T13:16:00.001-05:00

PORTLAND, Maine- Voters in Maine have rejected an effort by lawmakers there to impose homosexual "marriage" in that state.

Gay marriage has now lost in every single state -- 31 in all -- in which it has been put to a popular vote. Gay-rights activists had hoped to buck that trend in Maine -- known for its liberal-minded electorate -- and mounted an energetic, well-financed campaign. With 87 percent of the precincts reporting, proponents of traditional marriage had 53 percent of the votes.

"The institution of marriage has been preserved in Maine and across the nation," declared Frank Schubert, chief organizer for the winning side.

Big victory for traditional marriage in Maine.

Theological Thursday

2009-10-29T10:53:00.003-04:00

No, you are not so special that God saved you.

God is so special that He saved a wretch like you and me...

All of humanity as one thing in common...eternity.

2009-10-24T08:20:00.007-04:00

"All I’m hearing is some new age “God is love” one-size-fits-all crap .
. . I don’t have time for this now . . . I want a real chaplain who believes in a real God and a real Hell . . . I don’t need to “ask myself,” I need answers, and all your questions and uncertainty are only making things worse . . .
I need someone who will look me in the eye and tell me how to find forgiveness, because I am running out of time!"

There was a similar exchange on the television show - House. It is good to see that some writers have at least some grasp of the utter foolishness that surrounds a life a liberal relativism.

HT: Eternity Matters - a Truth resource!

Beloved Spear - a "one size fits all crap" resource.

"I think it's up to each one of us to interpret what God wants."

Dear Conservatives...

2009-10-21T15:38:00.002-04:00

Conservative Bible Project - no thanks and no thanks!

Reinterpreting the Bible in order to aid any political or social viewpoint is indeed - liberalizing it!

I said...

2009-10-20T14:43:00.000-04:00

Yep!

2009-10-20T13:12:00.000-04:00

Support Free Speech: Tell California Science Center to Reinstate Screening of Intelligent Design Film

2009-10-09T12:42:00.003-04:00

In a clear act of government censorship, the California Science Center-a "department of the State of California"-has canceled the Los Angeles premiere of the pro-intelligent design film Darwin's Dilemma: The Mystery of the Cambrian Fossil Record.

A private group, the American Freedom Alliance, had rented the California Science Center's IMAX theater for the screening. But after the screening attracted public attention, the Science Center decided to pull the plug on the event in clear violation of the freedom of speech and equal protection. Please contact the Science Center immediately to respectfully urge the Center to support free speech and allow the original screening to go forward.

Contact the California Science Center now:E-Mail: 4info@cscmail.org
Phone: 323-724-3623

You have to wonder what these cowards are afraid of...the Truth perhaps?

Theological Thursday: Judging?

2009-10-08T10:43:00.002-04:00

A gold nugget from a friend named Peter:

"And here is something for your “logic” file for those who barf the “judge not lest ye be judged” corn and beer on your shoe:

The need to exercise judgment is axiomatic, in that one must invoke it in any effort to deny it."

Write that down kids, it's a keeper!

What right do you have to call yourself a Christian?

2009-10-07T10:43:00.002-04:00

IF:

You vote for a man who supports abortion?
"the wholesale destruction of children"

You celebrate and support "gay christians" in their rebellion?
"morality can never be defended by a mere appeal to nature or desire."

You think the Bible is not the word of God?
"If God inspires it then it doesn’t matter if men or monkeys did the writing; they’ll still write exactly what God intends."

ANSWER IS: You are no Christian at all and remain God's enemy, not chosen, the non-elect, the goat who will bring God glory in Hell.

If you are God's enemy, not chosen, the non-elect, the goat headed to Hell - Pray fervently for forgiveness and that Christ Jesus may restore and save you. God turns away no one who does just that!

It's a command, not a suggestion.

The Hollywood left appalled that director Roman Polanski has been arrested for his unpunished 1977 rape of a 13 year old girl!

2009-10-05T10:33:00.004-04:00

Polanski Crime Worse Than People Know
By Jack Cashill

The Hollywood left and their fellow travelers are, of course, appalled that director Roman Polanski has been arrested for his unpunished 1977 rape of a 13-year old. This should not surprise.

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Shortly before the Oscars someone had posted the grand jury testimony of the victim of that misdeed, Samantha Geimer, on the Internet. Hollywood gossips were upset--not with Polanski, but with the "smear" against him. The testimony, however, is worth revisiting, and it rings entirely true. Polanski tells much the same story in his autobiography, Roman, though he remains shocked that "I should be sent to prison, my life and career ruined, for making love." The description that follows is not for children.

HT 4Simpsons

Latest Jennings horror story involving 15-year-old boy!

2009-10-02T14:26:00.002-04:00

MassResistance update: National outrage growing over appointment of homosexual activist Kevin Jennings as "safe schools czar" in US Dept. of Education. MassResistance work being cited. Congress taking notice.

Recently the Americans for Truth website and others publicized an outrageous incident that took place back when Jennings was a teacher at a private school in Massachusetts, which he wrote about in a book. In the book (and in a subsequent taped interview) Jennings describes how he counseled a 15-year-old boy at the school to continue having a sexual relationship with an adult man the boy met in a bus station restroom. Jennings even described how the boy seemed happier the more the man sodomized him. Jennings never reported any of this to authorities, but instead encouraged the boy to "use condoms."

Since this became public, the calls for Jennings to be removed have been growing across the country. And although the mainstream media continues to ignore it, it will not go away. It's reached Fox News, the Washington Times, and conservative web sites and talk radio around the country.

Like the Van Jones incident (the Obama "czar" who was forced to resign after his strong ties to radical communist organizations were exposed), this will be a very hard story to continue to ignore.

HEAR Rush Limbaugh discuss Kevin Jennings and 15-year-old boy

Sean Hannity: Statutatory rape -- Where's the vetting process?

Will our pets go to heaven?

2009-09-25T13:11:00.005-04:00

Question: "Do pets / animals go to Heaven? Do pets / animals have souls?"

Answer: The Bible does not give any explicit teaching on whether pets/animals have “souls” or whether pets/animals will be in heaven. However, we can use general biblical principles to develop some clarity on the subject. The Bible states that both man (Genesis 2:7) and animals (Genesis 1:30; 6:17; 7:15, 22) have the breath of life. The primary difference between human beings and animals is that humanity is made in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26-27), while animals are not. Being made in the image and likeness of God means that human beings are like God, capable of spirituality, with mind, emotion, and will, and they have a part of their being that continues after death. If pets/animals do have a “soul” or immaterial aspect, it must therefore be of a different and lesser “quality.” This difference possibly means that pet/animal “souls” do not continue in existence after death.

Another factor to consider is that animals are a part of God’s creative process in Genesis. God created the animals and said they were good (Genesis 1:25). Therefore, there is no reason why there could not be animals on the new earth (Revelation 21:1). There will most definitely be animals during the millennial kingdom (Isaiah 11:6; 65:25). It is impossible to say definitively whether some of these animals might be the pets we had while here on earth. We do know that God is just and that when we get to heaven we will find ourselves in complete agreement with His decision on this issue, whatever it may be.

Source: gotquestions.org

I have always thought they will go to heaven, simply because God loves us and we loved our pets. It is called Heaven for a reason, right? I know, I can be a little too deep in my theological answers so I thought I had better add the above answer.

'Honor killing' could await Rifqa in Sri Lanka

2009-09-21T14:08:00.001-04:00

WASHINGTON, DC - A former Muslim who is now the head of an evangelical Christian seminary is warning that the 17-year-old Ohio girl who fled to Florida after her family discovered she had converted to Christianity from Islam faces certain death in her native Sri Lanka if she's not allowed to stay in the U.S.

Earlier this month, a judge in Orange County, Florida, ruled that Rifqa Bary will remain in the state until her next hearing scheduled for September 29. (See related article) However, the Orlando Sentinel is reporting a hearing concerning the Ohio teen will occur today (Monday) at the juvenile courthouse in Orlando. That report says it is not clear what will be discussed at today's hearing because juvenile court records are not public record.

Liberty Theological Seminary president Dr. Ergun Caner told Christians attending the Values Voter Summit in Washington Saturday that if Bary is returned to her parents and they move back to Sri Lanka, she will be killed because "Sri Lanka puts my people to death."

When Caner informed his devout Muslim father in 1982 that he had become a born-again Christian, his father disowned him. Caner believes that was "an act of mercy" because his father could have carried out an "honor killing" authorized by the Koran.

In the years following Caner's decision to accept Jesus Christ, his three brothers, his mother, and grandmother all converted to Christianity. According to Caner, those salvation experiences were only possible "because anonymous saints spoke up" and preached the gospel.

Caner wrapped up his address by issuing an emotional challenge to fellow Christians: "Preach, teach, and reach -- or shut up and get out of our way."

“there is a way that seems right to a man, but the end thereof is death” (Prov 16:25)

2009-09-14T09:58:00.003-04:00

Pastor D.L. Foster has posted and excellent commentary on Tonex. I would only add, Tonex is representative of the spirit of the anti-Christ, the spirit of our age.

Read A sad day for Tonex.

This particular quote from Pastor Foster is nothing short of a blaring Truth which men cannot hide from! "A man’s seed in another man is death, but a man’s seed in a woman (even if it is sin) carries the possibility of life. Attempting to equalize the two is the highest offense to the nature of God who is and gives life."

Pastor Foster addresses with Scriptural profoundness the following:

(1) Tonex says he was molested, but doesn't affix the molestation to his homosexuality.

(2) Tonex says he believe[s] that “God doesn’t honor promiscuity in either hetero or homosexual lifestyles – same gender loving.”

(3) Tonex thinks “safe sex” and so-called gay monogamy are more important than obedience to the will of God.

(4) Finally, Tonex is a false pastor.

"If Tonex were a pastor from God, he would speak against those things done in the dark and against those who think they are hidden from God’s sight."

Amen!

"Where was God on September 11?"

2009-09-11T13:11:00.002-04:00

Provided by gotquestions.org

Question: "Where was God on September 11?"Answer: On September 11, 2001, God was exactly where He always is – in Heaven in total control of everything that happens in the universe. Why, then, would a good and loving God allow such a tragedy to happen? This is a more difficult question to answer. First, we must remember, “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:9). It is impossible for finite human beings to understand the ways of an infinite God (Romans 11:33-35). Second, we must realize that God is not responsible for the wicked acts of evil men. The Bible tells us that humanity is desperately wicked and sinful (Romans 3:10-18, 23). God allows human beings to commit sin for His own reasons and to fulfill His own purposes. Sometimes we think we understand why God is doing something, only to find out later that it was for a different purpose than we originally thought.

God looks at things from an eternal perspective. We look at things from an earthly perspective. Why did God put man on earth, knowing that Adam and Eve would sin and therefore bring evil, death, and suffering on all mankind? Why didn’t He just create us all and leave us in Heaven where we would be perfect and without suffering? It must be remembered that the purpose for all creation and all creatures is to glorify God. God is glorified when His nature and attributes are on display. If there were no sin, God would have no opportunity to display His justice and wrath as He punishes sin. Nor would He have the opportunity to show His grace, His mercy, and His love to undeserving creatures. The ultimate display of God’s grace was at the Cross where Jesus died for our sins. Here was unselfishness and obedience displayed in His Son who knew no sin but was “made sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21). This was all to the “praise of His glory” (Ephesians 1:14).

When thinking of September 11, we tend to forget the thousands of miracles that occurred on that day. Hundreds of people were able to flee the buildings just in the nick of time. A small handful of firemen and one civilian survived in a tiny space in a stairwell as the one of the towers collapsed around them. The passengers on Flight 93 defeating the terrorists was a miracle in and of itself. Yes, September 11 was a terrible day. Sin reared its ugly head and caused great devastation. However, God is still in control. His sovereignty is never to be doubted. Could God have prevented what happened on September 11? Of course He could, but He chose to allow the events to unfold exactly as they did. He prevented that day from being as bad as it could have been. Since September 11, how many lives have been changed for the better? How many people have placed their faith in Christ for salvation as a result of what happened? The words of Romans 8:28 should always be in our minds when we think of 9-11, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, and are called according to His purpose.”

Keeping Lowell and Carolyn Groff in our prayers.

2009-09-09T15:31:00.003-04:00

Read their story about the death of their son, Russell, here. The so called gay christian movement is one coin with identical sides; to put it quite simply - it's utter evil disguised as light. Thank God His children see it for what it is, an utter lie!

Archive for September, 2008
Gay blogs, and lies posted about Russell, and his parents, part one
Posted by: Carolyn on Sunday, 28th Sep, 2008
Evil, cruel, but more so, we believe, illegal……..
Posted by: Carolyn on Saturday, 13th Sep, 2008
The sparkle left Russell’s eyes…..
Posted by: Carolyn on Saturday, 13th Sep, 2008
A Day on the river with Dad…….
Posted by: Carolyn on Thursday, 11th Sep, 2008
Where the roses never fade………….
Posted by: Carolyn on Tuesday, 2nd Sep, 2008

Go share your faith

2009-09-03T23:09:00.004-04:00

I have been blessed with coming across an outstanding Christian blog / web site - Go Share Your Faith.

The author Bob, has been a great blessing to me personally over the last year, even though we started off on the wrong foot. In other words, I was right and he was wrong. That is such a familiar theme in my life, why is that ya think? [dripping sarcasm and no response necessary].

That said - thanks brother! You truly are obedient to God's great command; sharing the good news of Christ Jesus, with no apologies necessary!

Warning: Arminians beware, he knows his stuff...

Are you zealous for good works?

2009-09-02T15:27:00.005-04:00

Source - Here to Titus, Paul makes the equally demanding point that it is not enough to merely declare that truth that Christ is a Savior who has done great things; we must be a people for whom great things He has done. A people for whom great things have been done will not be an unchanged people. And in the same way that our sinners' nature has caused us to sin, our savior's redemption and purification will cause us to love what is good, and do it.

And you, dear pastor reader, must preach this. You must teach this. And you must live this. Your people will not be perfect, but they are purified. Teach them to live because that is true.

How can we love what is good, if we still speak of a faith that does not exist, essentially living UNCHANGED lives? Think about it, pray about it, and please count the costs, ok?

Diane Watson (D-LA) - Race baits, loves Castro and praises Cuban healthcare system

2009-09-02T11:27:00.004-04:00

This moronic woman is saying nothing less than - she wants a Socialist Revolution here in the United States! She compares the election of Obama with Castro, Castro being "one of the brightest leaders I have ever meet." Kicking out the rich etc..and finding a "great leader." The undertones of a socialist revolution are hard to miss. I am surprised she has not been named a "czar" yet in the current Obama administration.