“These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so” (Acts 17:11).

I love reading this passage of Scripture. It encourages me and points me back to the Word of God. Only the Bible is our measuring stick for truth. The truth of the Word is ABSOLUTE truth. In this passage of Scripture, the Berean church members were hungry to learn about God, but they knew that they must test all things told to them against the Word to see if what they were told was true.

We see preachers and teachers falling by the wayside today. Entire ministries which were once sound, are teaching opinions and politically correct rubbish. God does NOT change because people are boldly proclaiming being gay. He would not tell us by the Holy Spirit, to change our views on this subject. Jesus would have us show love to a gay person, but part of that love is telling them the truth.

Our Triune God: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, all three are in agreement 100% with the Bible.

“Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner” (John 5:19).

Our Lord cannot contradict Himself.

Being under the Covenant of Grace is not a free license to sin. When He redeems a soul, that person wants to please Him; wants to obey Him. We desire to do good because we are SO grateful to Him for saving us.

Heresies Abound

There are myriad of reasons why so-called churches are teaching heresy. There is the itchy ear crowd, who seek out a false teacher:

“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables” (2 Timothy 4:3-5).

Our colleges – yes, even Christian ones, are FILLED with liberal professors. They teach our young people to question God’s Word. They tell them that truth is a relative term. They teach that what is good for one person, may not be for another. God and His Word are eternal, and NEVER change. The result of this are graduates who do not have a firm foundation in the Gospel, and many fall away.

Did you know that there are professors at Christian colleges who are teaching their students that our God is the same as Allah? To those of us who really know the Lord Jesus Christ, that is an unbelievable thought (that our children are being taught such an evil lie). But it’s happening more and more.

Seeker Churches

Come as your are: We’ll make you feel so comfortable. Are you fed up with the churches in which you grew up? Do you feel that church is not keeping up with the times – not relevant? Well, we are glad that you have joined us.

Those are a few of the statements made to lure people into the Seeker churches. They want their people to be comfortable just the way they are. I mean, who wants the pastor to preach about sin and repentance? That’s no fun.

The Emergent Churches

The devil is so crafty. These churches welcome New Age practices like meditation and mantras. And they teach that hell is not a literal place. Now if we look into the Word as good Bereans would do, we can see that hell is certainly real:

“But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!” (Luke 12:5).

“And another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, ‘If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or upon his hand, he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed in full strength in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; and they have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.’” (Revelation 14:9-11)

Out of Control Charismatic Churches

There is so much controversy about the gifts of the Spirit. But false teachers like Kenneth Copeland and Benny Hinn (among many others) make a spectacle of themselves by speaking gibberish and call it tongues. They tell their congregation that they MUST speak in tongues. The Bible is very clear about this:

“Therefore let him who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret. For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding.

Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say ‘Amen’ at your giving of thanks, since he does not understand what you say? For you indeed give thanks well, but the other is not edified.

I thank my God I speak with tongues more than you all; yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue” (1 Corinthians 14:13-19).

As always, Scripture is clear. If people are going to speak in a tongue, they MUST have the interpretation. How would it edify the congregation if they cannot understand?

The slippery slope principle is applicable here as well, because Copeland and the others have strayed from Scripture, there are many other heresies preached. One of those heresies is the ever so popular Prosperity Gospel. The thing that the congregation does not understand is that their preacher sure does prosper!

Fear

Times are scary. Christians are being slaughtered in foreign lands by ISIS and other Muslim groups. Here in America, there is a fear that our churches will be closed by the government. Not the mainstream denominations – they are ok with the authorities. Not so with churches who teach and preach the Bible and its truths.

We may lose our churches. But don’t forget that YOU are the temple of the Holy Spirit if you are born-again. There may come a day when we worship only in our homes. Realistically, there may come a day when we are incarcerated, or even worse, we will be martyred for our faith.

God says DO NOT FEAR!

Memorize as much of the Word as you can. Pray without ceasing. Test all things against God’s Word. Share Jesus with others, and never forget that heaven is our real home.

I love the words to this famous song by Squire Parsons:

“I’m kind of homesick for a country
To which I’ve never been before.
No sad goodbyes will there be spoken
For time won’t matter anymore.

Beulah Land I’m longing for you
And some day on thee I’ll stand
There my home shall be eternal
Beulah Land, sweet Beulah Land”

MARANATHA!

Blessings in Yeshua.

“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:  Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools” (Romans 1:18-22).

Think about it; if you believe that something or someone is a fairytale, then it should not evoke strong emotions from you, right? One would think that such a person would just shake their head and move on.

The push from unbelievers to remove God from every area of our lives, shows a different story completely. These people are motivated by a hatred of God. But wait – they don’t believe in Him. Such incredibly strong emotions from people who consider God to be a fable!

My husband and I visited the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. a few years ago. We saw FDR’s famous speech after the Japanese attacked us at Pearl Harbor, engraved on the memorial. But then we noticed that the engraver left off the words: So help us God. They were not there. It angered both of us. I wanted to yell at someone; but who? At whom could I yell?

So, those who planned the building of this memorial, felt it necessary to leave off the most important words of FDR’s speech. There words showed our reliance on the Lord. They changed history because of their hatred of our Lord.

FROM ANSWERS.YAHOO:
Why was ‘so help us God.’ removed from the new World War II Memorial in Washington, DC?

Roosevelt said” Pearl Harbor:
Yesterday, December 7, 1941– a date which will live in infamy–the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked.
“With confidence in our armed forces, with the abounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph.’ Roosevelt ended the message with ‘so help us God.’ Thats not included in the memorial engraving.
It seems as though not only are the anti-God forces trying to exclude God, they are trying to change US history. Why?????

RATED BEST ANSWER:

You’re right.. The anti-God forces are alive in America… I don’t know for sure but it’s possible that lawyers from the ACLU were involved in this heinous decision.

Exhibit B: Here is the full transcript of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech with inscribed portions highlighted in yellow:

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its Government and its Emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific. Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in Oahu, the Japanese Ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to the Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent American message. While this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or armed attack.

It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time the Japanese Government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.

The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. Very many American lives have been lost. In addition American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu.

Yesterday the Japanese Government also launched an attack against Malaya. Last night Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong. Last night Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last night Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands. Last night the Japanese attacked Wake Island. This morning the Japanese attacked Midway Island.

Japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area. The facts of yesterday speak for themselves. The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation.

As Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense.

Always will we remember the character of the onslaught against us. No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.

I believe I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again.

Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory and our interests are in grave danger.

With confidence in our armed forces – with the unbounded determination of our people – we will gain the inevitable triumph – so help us God.”

I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December seventh, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire. [1]

We have established that the anti-God forces are God haters. What does the Bible say about people who hate God?

“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;  Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,  Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them” (Romans 1:28-32).

The Word says that they have pleasure in sinning. There you have it. People hate God because they know that He gave the world His law in the Ten Commandments. They love their sin more than they love anything else. They call themselves atheists, but God’s Word shows this to be untrue.

This should be encouraging to us who are born-again believers in Jesus Christ. Knowing that each man/woman knows inherently that God exists should give us more boldness to share the Gospel. We must understand that Satan has deceived these people. Praying for them is the most important thing we can do before we actually tell them about salvation.

Time is short. I say that a lot lately because it is true.

“Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens” (Psalm 96:3-5).

MARANATHA!

[1] https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080708162909AAMKd31

Over 300,000 Muslim immigrants were welcomed into the U.S. last year. We have seen this in the news, and many of us have questioned the motive of the White House in allowing these people into our country. We have a president who refuses to say “Islamic terrorists” because it is deemed politically incorrect.

Now he brings over almost one half million Muslims, of which many could be radicalized. Perhaps that is the plan? How many are associated with ISIS?

But now we find that Iraqi Christians, attempting to escape the brutality and slaughter by ISIS, and who came over our Mexican border, have been jailed for the last six months in a San Diego prison.

“It’s clear our border is open to everyone except Christians,”Mark Arabo, spokesman for the Minority Humanity Foundation, observed.

Arabo, along with fellow Iraqi Christians, prayed together outside of San Diego’s Otay Detention Facility. They prayed in protest of their fellow Christians being incarcerated for wanting to escape certain death at the hands of ISIS.

“For nearly six months now, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has imprisoned 20 Chaldean Catholics here for attempting to enter the United States from Mexico without prior approval. Rarely does the government comment about pending detainee cases. However, Arabo said the INS did tell the families that it lacked sufficient resources to go through individual case files to provide them with an explanation. Arabo suggests the families deserve better.” [1]

“We’re going to protest. We’re going to pray for the administration and the officials to open up their hearts and minds to the victims of genocide. We’re not going to stop and we’re going to hold them accountable,” he vowed.

Iraqi Christian Aamer Moshi served as an interpreter for the U.S. Army during the Iraq war.

Muslim extremists threatened his life because he worked for the Americans. Now, he’s living in San Diego and prays that his 26-year-old cousin Ziad Matty will soon be able to join him.

Matty was taken into INS custody last January. His case is finally scheduled to be heard later this week.

Moshi wonders why his cousin is still detained. He’s not an Islamic terrorist, explained Aamer, but a kind Christian who would not hurt anyone.

“Ziad will not be harmful to this country, will not be a danger to this country. Let him go live with his family. It’s not too much. He is young, he can work, he can pay taxes, he can be happy around his family, and his family will sponsor him,” Moshi said.

Just moments before the prayer vigil, word came that the mother of one of the detainees inside had died of cancer. The detainee had requested release for a day or two to go to the hospital and see her mother before she died. That request was denied.

These Chaldean Christians say that’s just another example of a broken immigration system.

Moshi said many of them now believe America’s early troop withdrawal from Iraq is to blame for the rise of ISIS. The jihadist group has been forcing Christians to convert to Islam, leave, or die.

“They did not finish the mission. And we cannot get papers to stay in America? Where should we go now?” Moshi asked.

“When did the symbol of America become a gated fence as opposed to the statue of Liberty?” Give me your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free. These are those Christians,” he said. [1]

I read today that in late 2014, Obama appointed Fatima Noor  as a special assistant in the Office of the Director for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security. She is a devout Muslim. Is it not crystal clear what this tyrant is doing to the United States of America?  Are we still wondering why BHO did not negotiate the release of Pastor Saeed from Iran?

This is only the beginning of persecution of Christians in America. Obama is a Muslim. There is no doubt about that.

I believe that God’s righteous judgment burns against America for the treatment of Christians and for becoming an enemy to Israel.

COME LORD JESUS.

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