ANTI-SLAVERY – – – TO – – – DEMONIC

December 29, 2022 By Leave a Comment

Major change in America.

What happened?

What results?

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+Slavery out

+Evolution in

+Bible out

+Ten Commandments out

+Prayer out

+Abortion in

+Crime in

+Leadership out

+Politicians in

+Statesmen out

+Morality out

+LGBT in

+Aimlessness in

What caused what in the above?

How did it get started?

Why didn’t the church—Christians—stop, prevent, all the mess of today?

Is there an unspoken, unidentified development that got us on this wrong road to disaster?

A few words of warning, explanation, from history—from the God of history—to His people Israel.

“When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.  Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God.  Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, and when your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of slavery.”

“Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth. And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”

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That is the story of the American church, and American Christians. We have become rich and satisfied with God’s extraordinary blessings on this country. We have become proud of what we have, and have forgotten God. We have become focused on money and what it can buy. We have become servants of mammon, and don’t realize it.

It is the most impossible idolatry to repent of. It is impossible to be salt and light in the decaying and darkening culture. It is impossible to break free of total investment in “treasures on earth.”

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Financial, Political---Cultural

FU – – – LU – – – SHU

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They say there are Chinese gods you can buy—to get what everybody wants:

+FU—gods for Peace

+LU—gods for Success

+SHU—gods for Longevity

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I heard about this from Allister Begg on American Family Radio (afr.net)—“You can buy them on the airline, if you’re gullible enough to spend $150.”

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Would we be so naive to actually buy something so ridiculous?

Actually, yes, we would—we are.

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For Peace—People spend lots of money on insurance to ‘buy peace’ against loss of stuff.

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For Success—People earn lots of money and invest in portfolios to ‘show success.’

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For Longevity—People sacrifice to accumulate/save/stash/preserve for retirement, to somehow ‘enhance longevity.’

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Financial

THE WORD IN SONG

December 29, 2022 By Leave a Comment

“Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”—–Colossians 3:16

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That verse can be used well to direct and evaluate church music, and all corporate worship—in fact, everything we do in the “assembling of ourselves together.”

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Study the verse above slowly and carefully.

It’s all about THE WORD in us so rich and so deep, that everything flows from and reveals our time spent in His Word.

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Music is to “teach and admonish” from “the Word of Christ.”

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In fact, the ONE ingredient, and measurement, of a Christian’s life, and a church’s life, is daily time in the Bible.

It is the universal ‘just do it’ for any Jesus follower.

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Inspirational

THE FUSE IS LIT

December 17, 2022 By 2 Comments

The end is near—the end of the fuse, that is.

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A fuse is designed—and a fuse is lit—to make something significant, something very noticeable, happen when the fuse burns to the end.

Most fuses are designed to burn fast.

Most fuses are not stopped once they are lit, even if they could be.

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Some fuses ignite something harmless, for entertainment or celebration or inspiration.

Many fuses ignite something dangerous and destructive.

Most of these are secretive, with the element of surprise to increase the impact.

Sometimes the secret is discovered, and the fuse is de-fused.

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And then there are times when the fuse is lit, and it is known, and it is also known where the fuse leads, and the inevitable, pending devastation can be known—and it could be stopped—and the clear warnings are ignored ! ! !

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Wait a minute—how can this be—in what kind of world would ominous disaster intentionally be ignored?

Answer: In world where those in power, ostensibly there by the will of the people, orchestrate the very plan for destruction of everything good.

They themselves expect to survive.

How can that happen?

Answer: When all that is good is gone, only evil remains, and the evil people reveal their true identity.

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And, this is happening now, in real time, right before our eyes, with historical outcome a certainty.

This fuse could have been stopped—could be stopped now.

But this fuse has branched and ignited unknown numbers of additional fuses.

No will exists to stop the fuse, by anyone who could.

It is very difficult, or impossible, to stop the additional fuses burning all over, and they are all getting very close to their detonation targets.

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Question: Why isn’t anything blowing up yet?

Answer: Waiting for the maximum impact with the maximum number of targets.

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Now, review all the above in the reality of the invasion at the U S border.

Re-read the above, and match the analogies between past history (nazism, communism, socialism) and present history playing out in reruns, RIGHT HERE !

Filed Under: Educational, Political---Cultural, Time

TRINITY ? – – – BE HONEST, FOR ONCE

December 17, 2022 By Leave a Comment

From now on, every time you hear a preacher or teacher mention or expound on ‘the trinity’, stop and honestly ask yourself this question:

“What did those words actually do for my faith and my relationship with God?”

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Some followup questions:

+”Is it not perhaps true that ‘trinity’, and all the language that goes with it, does more for the theologian than the layman?”

+”Just exactly where did those comments come from?—from the Bible?”

+”Did the comments match Bible words, and make them more clear?”

+Ask the speaker, “Would you explain what you just said about ‘the trinity’?” (Then ask the above questions again, after the response.)

+”Have we ‘always done it (said it) this way’—really?—or maybe not, like not in the Bible?”

+”Have we gotten so ‘used to’ the ‘trinity’ wording that nobody ever questions it?”

+”What happens if anyone does question the universal use of ‘the trinity’?”

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Danger—church teaching can become more sacred than Scripture.

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Inspirational, Political---Cultural

PUNISHMENT – – – GOOD, BAD, UGLY

December 17, 2022 By Leave a Comment

Parenting and Punishment

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Insult is a very poor punishment.

Pain is a necessary punishment.

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Incomplete punishment develops immunity.

Proper punishment produces regret.

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Delayed punishment is a disaster.

Swift punishment is Biblical.

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Threatened punishment is not good.

Prescribed punishment is understood.

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Negotiated punishment is the worst.

Authoritative punishment is respected.

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Uncontrolled punishment is scary.

Controlled punishment communicates.

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Insufficient punishment causes disrespect.

Appropriate punishment builds character.

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Belabored verbal punishment is abusive.

Punishment with action speaks louder than words.

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Uncertain punishment breeds more.

Definite punishment diminishes.

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Angry punishment alienates.

Loving punishment wins.

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Punishment without authority is anarchy.

Orderly punishment creates order.

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Punishment by consensus is a loose cannon.

Punishment by the Bible gives THE authority.

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Punishment for power instills hatred.

Fair punishment will be appreciated.

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Lack of punishment generates rebellion.

Consistent punishment provides security.

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Punishment for childhood clumsiness may be waived.

Punishment for willful disrespect must be decisive.

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Effective punishment is inversely proportional to volume.

The time for punishment is time for action, with calm, limited verbal reminder of the rules.

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The best behavioral expectations—and their alternate consequences—are laid out in advance.

Then, swift proper punishment may catch the disobedient by surprise, but not blindsided.

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Family, Inspirational

DEMONIC HYPOCRISY

December 17, 2022 By Leave a Comment

Demonic does not care about hypocrisy.

Christians complaining among Christians about leftist hypocrisy (and ‘no fair’ and ‘illegal’ and ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘criminal’) has no effect on the left.

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So, how should we spend our time and energy, and air time, to make a difference beyond revealing and repeating facts about pagans acting like pagans ?

Filed Under: Educational, Inspirational, Political---Cultural

FREEDOM – – – EASY ?

December 17, 2022 By Leave a Comment

“Freedom will look easy when we don’t have to die to get it.”—–George Washington

Filed Under: Educational, Inspirational, Political---Cultural

WHY SAY “THE TRINITY”?

December 17, 2022 By Leave a Comment

Question: Why do church leaders always say “the trinity”?

Answer:

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Q (followup): Is that what the Bible says?

A:

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Q: What DOES the Bible say about “the trinity”?

A:

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Q: What if everyone just said what the Bible says about God?

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The Bible says a lot about God—check it out.

The Bible says a lot about the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

We can trust God to tell us all He wants us to know about Him, in the Bible.

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Inspirational

MIDDLE GROUND – – – CONSEQUENCES

December 1, 2022 By Leave a Comment

Comments before the Temple City Council in Texas—December 1, 2022

DEI—LGBT—all one big agenda—never satisfied

Claims of being persecuted have been used to gain a hearing.

Media obliged, followed by compliant government and accommodating businesses.

+just want equal rights

+got it—sodomy laws revoked

+got it—gay marriage

+not enough—want public endorsement

+got it—White House lit up in rainbow lights

+got it—lots of celebration, and prominent business endorsements, in Temple, for the first ‘annual’ gay pride day—with enthusiastic expectations of  bigger and better next year

+got it—a drag queen show hailed as family friendly, open to the public, in Temple, without a word of regulation to protect children

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T has been added to LGB.

DEI is the new code to slip in their agenda.

The drag queen show in Temple is directly in sync with sexually mutilating children’s bodies irreversibly, at the altar of transgender (just like we mutilated sixty million children already).

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Do you think for a moment that it will stop here?

Do you realize there is a powerful, organized force behind all this, organized to destroy everything we hold dear in this country, this town?

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Soon, every business mission statement must include inclusion—specific wording catering to LGBT—or else you can’t do business, IN TEMPLE ? ? ?  YES, IN TEMPLE—sounds good, except for the Christian in business, IN TEMPLE ! ! !

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“Jesus Is Lord of This Business” on MY business card is not compatible with any form of LGBT/DEI.

If we do not take a stand to halt this agenda—and just let it be—guaranteed it will take over this city—lawsuits with Christians pining through the courts for years, like in other cities right now (Lorie Smith, Christian web designer in Colorado, appears before the Supreme Court Monday).

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When “the thief comes to kill, steal, and destroy” America:

+Subversion gains a foothold.

+The fringe gains publicity.

+The radical gains power.

+Evil demands endorsement.

+Good edged out to the fringe.

+Christians persecuted.

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Family, Health, Political---Cultural
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