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Apologetics · cultural

It is Time to Stop Praying for God to Bless America, Now What?

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As the satanists in Detroit go to celebrate the unveiling of a 9 ft. tall 1 ton idol of their god, we have to see this against the backdrop of everything else that is happening in our once great nation. The picture below is of a statue of baphomet or satan. You can see the little children there looking up at him, the goat head, horns, and pentagram on his forehead.

At least half of us Americans want gay marriage to be legal and moral, are fine with abortions as long as they are safe for the mother, want drugs to be legal and moral, are fine with divorce and bluntly don’t see the need for such an antiquated notion like marriage.  After all, most of us, myself and perhaps a few of you, were raised by a single mother.  We also want to not work and have everything free to us.  I wonder, if this is what people want when they exercise their free will, if there isn’t a better way?  I say, “Let’s all be slaves of Christ and give up our sinful wills!”  This illusion that we are somehow basically good is nonsense!  Without God restraining us from being as evil as we could be, it would be like the days of Noah, but worse.  Just look around and see how it is now!

So my solution, the only one I see, is that we as Christians start praying for God to violate everyone’s will in this country.  I want Him to discipline us as sons.  I want Him to crush the proud and humble them.  I want Him to bring all the sinners to repentance and faith in Him.  After all, He is the only one, true, and living God.  So let’s pray for God to discipline America as a nation.  Let’s pray for Him to make us repent.  Don’t let us have a choice, because we know what we would choose, just like the Israelites chose the gold calf and orgies when God used Moses to bring them forth from Egypt.  We would choose the same.  So, we don’t want a choice for America!  No, we want God’s will for America! We want all of us, as a nation to repent and believe upon Jesus Christ as our Lord, Master, Creator, and Savior!

Apologetics · Church · Theology

Bibles, Bibles, Bibles,

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bibleI have a problem.  I love Bibles.  I love to read them and collect them.  I love to find features that are different and interesting.  I love to find Bibles made from high quality materials.  I love a few versions and am not too fond of the rest.  The reason I say this is a problem is because shopping for the Bibles online can take away time from reading the Bibles I already have.

Don’t get me wrong, I read the Bible and I give Bibles away, I am just weary of the time I spend researching, shopping, and comparing, one to the other.  Who would have thought that Bibles could become an idol?  I know right?  Well it is possible and it does happen.  I’ve managed, by the grace of God to check my problem however, I know others are struggling with the same problem whether they will admit it or not.

Brothers and sisters there is hope.  You also can check your habit.  Just admit that you are in sin and humbly ask God to forgive you.  Repent from your sin and give some Bibles away.  You will see the joy on the face of the person getting a high quality unique Bible for free.  Another cool thing to do is to make notes, underline, and highlight in a Bible with a specific person in mind.  I am doing one for each one of my kids.  You can also do that with a specific theme in mind, like the sovereignty of God.  When you get done, give it to someone.  I have friends overseas that are poor and would love a high quality Bible.  It would become a cherished possession to them.  High quality Bibles can hold up longer and provide more years of service.  Sure they are bit more money, but buying one that lasts five years is about the same cost as buying one every year for five years.  Spread the love and the word, make it personal!  Love God and His word, but don’t esteem the media so much that it becomes an idol.  God bless you and get in the word!

 

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Church · Theology

If you could see all of your sin it would be unbearable.

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If you could see all of your sin it would be unbearable. As Christians we see a sin that we committed and lament over it. Sometimes we spend way too much time beating ourselves up over it. Believe it or not, this comes from idolatry. We punish ourselves for sin as self-righteous idolaters. How dare we rob Jesus of the glory He is rightfully due? He paid for our sin debt on the cross of His crucifixion. He had the wrath of the Father poured out on Him unto completion, yet we dare to bemoan our lowly estate as victims! For those who are in Christ Jesus there is no condemnation of sin! Get up off your pity-pot and stand for Christ! See what He has done for you, not what you must do for yourself!

When we punish ourselves for failing it moves us away from Christ. Our shame and guilt stop us, or delay us from repenting. We languor in our own guilt and shame, powerless to do anything for God. We have put ourselves on the cross and on the throne of our lives. “I messed up so I must pay the price.” How ridiculous are we? How could we ever hope to pay the price for our own sin? It is this kind of narrow, short sighted view of sin that keeps us in bondage to the guilt and shame that separate us from our assurance.

What we need, is to see our sins as manifold as they are. We need to see them as God sees them. He is infinite in His authority. He is perfect in His righteousness. We can not fathom these things. Our finite minds see our occasional sin in part, never the way God sees them. He sees every… single… last… one… in… perfect… entirety… Think about this for a moment. Sinners! Don’t waste time whipping yourselves! By His stripes are we healed! It was Him upon the cross not you! Now that you see things in the proper light, don’t delay, REPENT! Go and serve your King with joy in your heart, knowing the Good God forgave you the bad sinner. All glory to God in the highest!