I have written in the past about a church which my husband and I attended during the 2008 election.  The head pastor was a black man, and over 50% of the church was black. Tim and I loved the preaching and the wonderful praise and worship.

One day I found our pastor had been interviewed online and he was all in for Barack Obama.  I called him the next day, and we talked for a long time about Obama – his stand on abortion – his questionable friendships with people like Bill Ayers – etc etc.  The pastor became indignant with me; asking me if I thought that Obama was the Antichrist.  I told him that I would not even dignify that question with a response.

He asked me why I could not be excited that the first black president might be elected.  I told him that the color of his skin was not a factor in deciding for whom I would vote. I told him that his heart and integrity were more important.

We left that church. After the election, the pastor wrote a letter to the church online, expressing his excitement that the first black president was elected. He also spoke about me in the letter – not using my name. He said that there was a white woman from the church who just could not join in the excitement with the rest, that the first black president had been elected.

Hillary Clinton is Campaigning as the First WOMAN President

Now, here we are again. But this time it will be “We are going to elect the FIRST Woman as president!  Never mind that she is a criminal who should be in jail. Never mind that she and her husband were for partial birth abortion. Never mind that she has been involved in so many scandals; I don’t have room to go into all of them. I did write a piece on the scandals of this woman:

Hillary Clinton Launches Her 2016 Campaign on a Mountain of Dead Former Associates and Endless Scandals

Brethren, pray with me that people come to their senses.

But the sad fact is that America is under the judgment of Almighty God. We deserve a “Hillary Clinton.”

MARANATHA!

 

In these evil days, the god of this world has deceived even those who began the race well.  How did they slip away so easily?  How can they be so blind to what is happening?

When I was saved in 1983, the term Evangelical Christian meant Bible believing, born again members of Protestant churches.  At least I thought it meant that!  Today, with so many prominent “Christians” returning to Rome, it’s as if a spell has been cast on so many.  Is this the Strong Delusion spoken of in God’s Word?

I find myself on my knees, asking Jesus to protect my mind lest I become deceived! I believe that we all need to pray that prayer. Satan is unleashing evil in a way that this world has not seen. I believe it is because he knows that his time on earth is short.

From Christianpost.com

Pope Francis Meets With Evangelical, Pentecostal Leaders in John 17 Spirit (Interview)

Pope Francis and several prominent Evangelical and Pentecostal leaders met in Rome last Friday to discuss areas of mutual agreement and where they respectfully disagreed. The aim of the gathering, which had no official agenda, was to build unity between Christian traditions that have historic enmity.

The Rev. Dr. Geoff Tunnicliffe, former secretary general of the World Evangelical Alliance and chairman of the Advisory Board of Christian Media Corporation, said in an interview with The Christian Post Tuesday, that there was a John 17 spirit during the two meetings he had with Pope Francis. Tunnicliffe noted that formal meetings with the pope are often said to last only 30 minutes but one informal meeting with Francis and Evangelical and Charismatic leaders lasted over two hours. Those at the gathering sensed the presence of God, according to Tunnicliffe, and a unity of the Spirit as their discussions focused on Jesus Christ even as they talked about theological differences.

“These theological discussions have to take place in the context of relationship. Otherwise they become cold. And we are thankful for those opportunities where it is about building friends, while not dismissing the theological distinctives,” the former WEA leader explained. These relationships are what “help create the framework for the deeper discussions as well.”

Italian Pentecostal minister Giovanni Traettino was one of the key conveners of these meetings with Francis, with the two having enjoyed a steady friendship over many years. In July 2014, Pope Francis traveled to Traettino’s Church of Reconciliation in the southern Italian city of Caserta to apologize for the persecutions Pentecostals experienced at the hands of Roman Catholics. As was widely reported at that time, Francis, whose papacy had just begun the previous year, said: “I ask for your forgiveness for those who, calling themselves Catholic, didn’t understand we’re brothers,” and called for a “Church that is one in its diversity.”

Tunnicliffe mentioned in the interview with CP that these kinds of apologies were reciprocated by several Evangelicals in the meeting who had themselves mistreated Catholics in their respective communities. Those gathered articulated the need for greater reconciliation in the Church as a whole, emphasizing the desire to see Christ’s prayer in John 17:20-23 be fulfilled. -source (Emphasis mine)

A church that is “One” in its diversity?  Can you say ONE WORLD RELIGION? Apologizing for mistreating Catholics?  Is it mistreating Catholics to tell them the truth about the Gospel, and that they are a works based cult?  I believe that is speaking the truth in love!

Christianpost.com goes on:

In that passage, Jesus prayed for all who would believe in him through the message of his disciples:

“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one — I in them and you in me — so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.”

Pope Francis also reached out to Evangelicals and show a spirit of unity through the Together 2016 event, with news last week that he will record a greeting for next month’s rally that seeks to bring 1 million Christians for prayer and worship at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

The Together 2016’s website reads: “Jesus directly challenged a culture of division. He prayed we would be one — one family, one body. And He told us to love our enemies. Everyone loves their friends; it’s when we love those who aren’t like us that the world takes note. It’s time to come together around Jesus in a counter-cultural moment of unity and love for each other.”

Tunnicliffe concluded, “I don’t think we have to wait another 500 years for another Reformation. God is doing some amazing things around the world for which I am thankful.” – source

Brethren, this is so devilish!  We are NOT one with the Catholic Church. We are born again, blood washed, Bible believing followers of Jesus Christ. We believe that salvation comes only from repentance and trusting in the finished work of Christ on the Cross – and His resurrection from the dead.

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9)

I wrote a piece on Pope Francis and his words. I did this to show the readers that his words do not match up with Scripture:

Quotes From  Pope Francis Compared to the Word of God

I pray for my brethren – Father protect them and me from the evil one and his deceptions!

Shalom b’Yeshua

MARANATHA!