tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post1605589496601360839..comments2023-10-21T04:32:31.262-05:00Comments on Following Judah's Lion: How God Used Barak Obama to Exdpose the ChurchRick Fruehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879848568892457571noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-9795636758530306572013-11-08T14:58:31.599-05:002013-11-08T14:58:31.599-05:00To give you more of an idea of how conditions have...To give you more of an idea of how conditions have become, in the past year I've encountered two different Catholic priests (one on cable TV and one in a blog) who have implied that President Obama has somehow acquired omnipotence over Christ and His Church and will crush both unless folks vote him out or overthrow him, or the Lord returns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-29468936886034587852013-10-23T13:22:08.827-05:002013-10-23T13:22:08.827-05:00Jackie, I need to go to the LORD to be refreshed. ...Jackie, I need to go to the LORD to be refreshed. <br /><br />Thank you for your keen contributions. I've lost interest in posting on this website as I find the commentaries too inexact! <br /><br />JosefAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-85406607668203022172013-10-23T11:10:47.570-05:002013-10-23T11:10:47.570-05:00Another thought. I live in a country that legali...Another thought. I live in a country that legalized abortion. The thought of it is very disturbing. But, I never once thought that perhaps we were under a curse because of it. Maybe we are. Who knows? But, I believe it doesn't matter whether a secular government declares it "legal" or "illegal", the killing of an unborn child will fall onto the mother and father who allow it. And, if there are thousands of such women who live as my neighbors in towns and cities across the country, isn't it my responsibility as a christian to try to befriend a young person who is confused and pregnant? Whether the unborn child is destroyed under a ruthless dictator or under a wonderful christian leader, that woman will still have to give account to God and will if it's illegal to perform such, she'll find out where to go somehow, somewhere. What difference does it make to Christ's Church whether the act is legal or not? In God's eyes it's sin. It's been done throughout history and it's murder, and it's sin and we are all under the curse of sin everywhere we go. We can't shake it off just because we live under a peace-maker, who claims he's a christian. <br /><br />I don't recall anyone talking about "impurity" when Bill Clinton was president, or when a handful of christian politicians left their wives and young children and pursued mistresses, etc. I don't recall any christian worrying what kind of example they teach to those they slander and mock. They slander and mock and tease and provoke, in the Name of Jesus? and this isn't IMPURE? The lies we hear on both sides of the aisle in politics is beginning to affect everyone of us. Lying is increasing and from what I read, personally, the majority of it is coming from the side (which claims it's King is Jesus). Is lying impure? <br /><br />I believe that if the Lord returned today and sat us all down to judge us, that the first he'd judge is the Church. How did we act, how did we talk, how did we forgive, how did we reach out, how did we do like Jesus would have done? Did we follow the attack dogs like the radio and TV personalities? <br /><br />THe church is so busy trying to drive out any semblance of the anti-Christ, it's actually doing the anti-Christ system a service, by opening up avenues for it to creep in unawares. <br /><br />I pray I'm wrong. <br /><br />J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-40329111476434722452013-10-23T10:40:34.011-05:002013-10-23T10:40:34.011-05:00Hi Reine:
Me again. OK, so I want to return t...Hi Reine: <br /><br />Me again. OK, so I want to return the discussion, if you will. <br /><br />In your post at 12:40, you were asking me about what I wrote earlier to the question: "Why should I expect a secular leader to represent me, and represent the church of Christ?" <br /><br />You then wrote, "That's exactly right. That's why America under this wayward leader is plunging deeper and deeper into impurity". <br /><br />Reine, please correct me if I misquoted or made a grammatical error here, using your quote. <br /><br />OK, I need more coffee here to get my thoughts moving. I would love for any christians in the US to tell me why this leader is more wayward than any other national President, or why christians think that HE can plunge us deeper and deeper into impurity.......doesn't each one of us serve our Lord individually? Just because my boss is 'wayward' and a womanizer and a curser, does that mean that I, an employee, will be plunged into impurity? If I love Christ and serve Christ, no man or man's ways can influence me or nothing can separate us from God. So, I don't understand why christians get all riled up that their leader has some kind of supernatural power to destroy their souls or something. God says, He is pure to the pure. If I understand correctly, the Lord doesn't put us under a curse because our employer, or governor, or leader is not following him. God's holiness can never be removed, and it's up to each individual to pursue His holy ways, and we can't rely on a man who leads a temporal nation. <br /><br />Unless the christians believe that their nation is not just a "temporal" nation. If they think it has some exclusive heavenly covenant and has been dubbed with God's sceptre as "Pure", then no wonder people are all riled up. But I don't read anywhere inthe New Testament where Jesus spoke of a special land where his people would govern out of and become the world's utopia of goodness, righteousness and prosperity. <br /><br />I believe this is the crux of the whole thing with christians berating President Obama. Either it's because he is a colored man, or it's that wolves have been whispering in christians' ears that unless they topple an "impure" man, through prayer, or just deliberate nastiness, that their circumstances will be all glorious. Am I wrong here?<br /><br />J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-14278345506991300192013-10-23T10:18:34.236-05:002013-10-23T10:18:34.236-05:00Reine: You incorrectly quoted me from my post at...Reine: You incorrectly quoted me from my post at 6:17 pm. <br /><br />In your 12:40 am post, as Reine Gnade, you wrote as follows:<br /><br />"Jackie writes: If a leader is not in tune with the Bible's teaching, why would we be concerned if he addresses the world's sins or not? If you are concerned about the condition of his soul, you would be very interested that he should for example oppose and not support abortion, for his decisions effect the lives of so many other people."<br /><br />May I ask for you to correct that?<br /><br />In that paragraph, it makes it appear as though I, Jackie, wrote the following: "If you are concerned about the condition of his soul, you would be very interested that he should for example opposed and support abortion, for his decisions efect the lives of so many other people". This sentence was not said by me. These are your words.<br /><br />I know it's just semantics, but if you could please put quotation marks to the words you quote me with, and then apply your thoughts in a separate paragraph. The way you structured it, it would appear I wrote those words that you created. <br /><br />I hope you don't mind correcting it. We must be careful, and I should too, to properly quote, and I actually don't know all the legalities of it. And of course in this instance, I know you just forgot to put quotation marks. But I don't ever want to be misrepresented. I have a few thoughts on your reply and will post on a separate comment, if Rick allows. Thanks Reine. <br /><br />J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-32611107542371057422013-10-23T00:40:47.000-05:002013-10-23T00:40:47.000-05:00Jackie wrote:
The minor disagreement I have is whe...<br />Jackie wrote:<br />The minor disagreement I have is when Christians expect a secular leader to take on the role of Christian leader. A secular leader shouldn't be expected to teach the church. <br /><br />That's true Jackie. Neither Bush Snr, Clinton or G.W. Bush could do that for their hearts in my opinion were not fully submitted to God. Obama inspite of all his verbal skills is in my opinion a very weak President. He is a contributing factor in the plunging of America into chaos.<br /><br />Jackie writes:<br /><br />If a leader is not in tune with the Bible's teaching, why would we be concerned if he addresses the world's sins or not? <br />If you are concerned about the condition of his soul you would be very interested that he should for example oppose and not support abortion, for his decisions effect the lives of so many other people.<br /><br />Jackie wrote:<br />Why should I expect a secular leader to represent me, and represent the Church of Christ?<br /><br />That's exactly right. That's why America under this wayward leader is plunging deeper and deeper into impurity.<br /><br />Jackie wrote: It just seems strange when a portion of Christians want a secular man to confess with his mouth things that he may not even be convicted about? <br /><br />He can't, nor can anyone do that, until God empowers him or them to do that.<br /><br />Reine Gnade<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-54869390251026450272013-10-23T00:33:46.925-05:002013-10-23T00:33:46.925-05:00Jackie, the fact that Jesus wept shows the calibre...<br />Jackie, the fact that Jesus wept shows the calibre of God those who trust wholeheartedly in Him have. I'm proud to follow such a compassionate Creator. <br /><br />But let's not lose out of sight of the real situation. He is a God of wisdom with a heart that desires to seek and save the lost! Let's not lose out of sight the current situation that the vast majoriy of the 7 billion plus inhabitants of this world are lost.<br /><br /> Let's weep but don't let's stay weeping but start "fighting", for all these various groupings of unsaved people need us to become more active at sharing the gospel of Christ.<br /><br />Reine GnadeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-50318012895321346322013-10-22T18:17:22.456-05:002013-10-22T18:17:22.456-05:00Hi Anon.
I don't have any major disagreements...Hi Anon.<br /><br />I don't have any major disagreements at all with what you said. <br /><br />I believe we are supposed to teach each other, as christians, we exhort, correct, rebuke, each other, or our pastors and ministers, like the bible teaches. The minor disagreement I have is when christians expect a secular leader to take on the role of christian leader. A secular leader shouldn't be expected to teach the church. If a leader is not in tune with the bible's teaching, why would we be concerned if he addresses the world's sins or not? Why should I expect a secular leader to represent me, and represent the Church of Christ? It just seems strange when a portion of christians want a secular man to confess with his mouth things that he may not even be convicted about? If he's not convicted about certain things, why would we, the Church, be concerned? It's up to us, the church, to speak bible truths and spread the gospel. <br /><br />It's our duty to try to keep ourselves unspotted from the world and there are some gifted in the Body, like Bro. Rick (IMO) who, as a discerning teacher, corrects the errors in the Church. He isn't calling out those who don't yet know Jesus, but rather he's calling out believing leaders who are leading their sheep astray. That's the job I think, of a christian. I think we, as christians, live in a day where we have to live as an example, and wasting our time kicking against the pricks (resisting conviction) of unbelievers is IMO a waste of energy. <br /><br />But each person must live by what he feels convicted to do, and I respect your view, Anonymous. Like I wrote before, if I had a family member that still had not received the full gospel message and he/she was being publicly humiliated because he/she didn't live right by my christian brethren, I'd be hurt. Yes, I confess, I'm using emotion here, but Jesus wept. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-88573132719058268002013-10-22T15:06:38.975-05:002013-10-22T15:06:38.975-05:00Jackie, it is not that I am insistent on demanding...<br />Jackie, it is not that I am insistent on demanding that Obama confesses with his mouth who is sinful and who is not, for I understand that a man or woman can only speak and act subject to what is in his or her heart. <br /><br />Only someone who has a love for the Lord Jesus Christ can daily hallow His name. Jesus said you will know them by their fruit. <br /><br />Does the President of America preach, like Paul, Christ and Him crucified? <br /><br />Does he warn the world that Allah is a false god? Does he point out the errors in Atheism, Humanism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Communism and Nationalist Socialism? <br /><br />Let's not allow ourselves to be hoodwinked by a person who from time to time says something of merit. Let's examine his deeds. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-88185031672072285802013-10-22T13:45:35.271-05:002013-10-22T13:45:35.271-05:00Jackie, as soon as someone understands that it is ...<br />Jackie, as soon as someone understands that it is not about emotions but about the need of man to be saved they will speak up against the lies of Islam! What I am doing does glorify God. It's not about hatred but about truth. <br /><br />Do you really think that the LORD is silent about those who lie in the Bible? I encourage you to look for the word lie and liar and study the passages more closely.<br /><br />There is much for you as there is for me to learn from God's active stance against hypocrites!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-76125716881663116982013-10-21T23:08:24.412-05:002013-10-21T23:08:24.412-05:00Cherie, you asked, "How is it that pointing o...Cherie, you asked, "How is it that pointing out error is speaking evil".<br /><br />Well, I hope I can explain what I meant. We've been discussing the examples on news and tv and internet to the unexplained hatred of the man, President Obama. We, as christians, don't rejoice to hear our brethren elsewhere calling him racist names, and mocking his family. <br /><br />I guess I react (and I have much work to do on that) negatively when I hear christians pick on and call someone names, especially those that aren't aware, nor nor trying to exploit Christ. We as christian should expect persecution and we know christians get lots of attacks. But, when the christians start doing the attacking, I get afraid. Maybe I have a need to "defend" those who are bullied. We're not to just love our own brethren, but those who may still need Christ in their lives. <br /><br /> I noticed a comment here, "a true believer speaks up against the lies of Islam". I'm of the mind that it's the responsibility of parents to teach their children at home the biblical principles, and pastors preach the Word about anything that goes against scripture. I just don't see why a self-professed christian cares whether the President publicly defends or rebukes other religions, A christian should love those people who follow Islam, and personally I believe that if I befriend a muslim, I will do my best to reach them for Jesus, but I don't call them liars; I was once lost and now I am saved. Christians came to me IN LOVE and spoke to me. I wasn't publicly humiliated and written about how unsaved I was. Besides, the church today lives in "lies". A christian judging Islam and expecting the President to speak out against it, does not glorify the Lord. Why are christians so preoccupied with a secular leader's necessity to declare a war of words on someone else? Why don't they get upset when Miley Cyrus or Britney Spears doesn't speak out about certain sins? Why aren't christians upset about the great sports athletes who don't speak out against any evil? Why aren't the same christians calling out the preachers who are committing adultery? why are they offended by this one man, who they don't even know, why are they insistent on demanding that he confess with his mouth who is sinful and who is not? <br /><br />What is the absolute preoccupation of it? If any of our children, some still living in the world, unsaved, were treated the way President Obama was, would we relish it? If it was our son who had taken the presidential mantle, with risks involved, and had not publicly confessed Christ yet, and was attacked by my fellow christians relentlessly because he didn't renounce this or renounce that, and they never told him that Jesus loved him, nor told him that he was being prayed for, would I react? Yes I would. Just like President Obama said about Trayvon Martin.......(paraphrasing) he could be my son".<br /><br />I feel the same way about President Obama and all those in the world like him, "he could be my son". <br /><br />J.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-77834292456367973302013-10-21T17:23:09.045-05:002013-10-21T17:23:09.045-05:00Thank you for sharing, Barbara. Perhaps you on a p...Thank you for sharing, Barbara. Perhaps you on a path which I have also travelled. In 2000 I came to realize that politics has nothing to do with the kingdom of God. We have not been called to make this country better or more moral. We have been called to follow Jesus, and His path does not go through Washington D. C..Rick Fruehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05879848568892457571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-81264320274164961262013-10-21T17:09:51.462-05:002013-10-21T17:09:51.462-05:00This article so spoke to my heart. As an African A...This article so spoke to my heart. As an African American female and a Christian, my heart has sank many times when I hear some of the rhetotic regarding the current administration. I am not a Democrat or a Republican.... I vote for who ever has the best ideas and solutions. I voted for Pres. George W Bush both times and stand by my decision because at the time I thought he would be a better president than those running against him. I voted for Bill Clinton and have voted for both D's and R's in state elections for many years. I just want it to be clear that because I am Black I am not an automatic liberal or Democrat. My heart has been so saddened to see many of my brothers and sisters in Christ decide their allegiance to America is more in more than the their allegiance to Christ. I have lost several friends because of the vile and hateful things they have said about the president without much regard that many other politicians have done the same or worse things than Obama. Or in some cases, they would send out racially charged emails about the president, Blacks, etc often forgot to remove me from their email list. And some of these people were friends from church. I know Blacks are often accused of using the race card all the time and in all honesty there are times the race card is used and it shouldn't be. When that happens its like the little boy who cried wolf. When real racism is encountered the habitual use of the race card desensitizes people and nobody believes it happens because of all the times its been used but not really happening.<br /><br /> I remember having a conversation with a former pastor of mine( who also is Black) that was talking about all of the division Obama was causing in the church. And I told her I disagreed with her. He was not causing division in the church...much of that has been going on for centuries before Obama ever came on the scene i.e denominationalism, etc. But I told her instead, his election exposed some deeply rooted issues in the church such as nationalism, patriotism and sadly in some cases, racism..... These things were already infections in the church's blood, as Rick noted. It took the election of this president for it to rise to the top. I have 3 kids ages 16, 13 and 9. During the 2008 election, my middle son was about 8 at the time. He had so many of his little friends telling him how their parents hated Obama and what he was doing to America. 8 Year olds!! My older son was about 11 back in 2008 and his best friend's parents stopped speaking to us because they heard we maybe supporting Obama. You can only imagine how difficult it was for my husband and I to have to break down huge complex issues on race, religion and politics to kids in elementary school. And I forgot to mention, my older son's best friend's parents were pastors. They literally stopped speaking to us which caused a rift between our boys that was never quite mended. It was heartbreaking and very difficult and led us to have some real heavy discussions on topics we had hoped to have with them much later in life. Much of same thing happened with the last election as well. I even had teachers in class spouting off their ideas on the president and how he was ruining the country. Really? How disheartening... But when this happens in the church what do you do? Many churches and Christians believe in the ideals of America as much as they believe in Christ or they believe that Christ, the Church and America are all intricately tied together. And its hard to try to tell some of them that its not. Barbaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-52221242445516910932013-10-21T14:25:15.725-05:002013-10-21T14:25:15.725-05:00J, No wonder that one is fearful of another who sa...J, No wonder that one is fearful of another who say they are Christian.<br /><br />The Bible clearly says that this will happen. Persecution will come from the apostate church. Some will defect to the apostate church.<br /><br />Does no one feel the impact of the time in which we live? When is the invisible church going to appear? When will we be:<br /><br />Romans 12:16<br />Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.<br /><br />Romans 15:6<br />That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.<br /><br />2 Corinthians 13:11<br />Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.<br /><br />Philippians 1:27<br />Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;<br /><br />Philippians 2:2<br />Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.<br /><br />1 Peter 3:8<br />Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:<br /><br />Oh how I long for the Lord's return and the brethren to be of one accord. Perhaps if the Gospel were preached we would have such a revival of the church.<br /><br />Cherie c.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-69260548080782561472013-10-21T14:15:19.642-05:002013-10-21T14:15:19.642-05:00George Bush professed to being a Christian and acc...George Bush professed to being a Christian and according to God's Word we are to see fruit in a person's life as a Christian. What was his fruit? A false war? A lie about weapons that could not be verified? Because someone belongs to a certain secular party does not make them godly because they associate themselves to a particular so called Christian group or entity. Christian is a word that is fast losing its identity. Everyone says they are Christian, but look at their behavior and what they say out of the other side of their mouth.<br /><br />J, how is it that pointing out error is speaking evil? <br /><br />1 Peter 2:1<br />Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,<br /><br />I have not said anything malicious, or of guile or hypocritically. And I am certainly not envious of political people. I have only said that God is not necessarily who professing Christians pray to. Even those in government. And the evidence, as Jesus told us, is in their fruit. I don't judge the world since I was once them. I do however hope they repent. But how can they when no one preaches the Gospel anymore.<br /><br />The Word says that satan comes as an angel of light. Um,church.... test the spirit. Take the only authority we have, God's Word, and hold that up against what they are saying and doing. That is how you measure truth, with the only truth there is. I too once believed we had godly founding fathers and that the USA was a Christian Nation. The only Christian Nation is what the bible declares is one. The seed of Abraham, the descendents of the last Adam, none other than Jesus Christ the Only begotten Son of the Father. Glory to God!<br /><br />See what happens when we do not hear the Gospel preached. No wonder we have all gone our own way. Very few comments here are of one mind as we are supposed to be as outlined in Scripture. Such a sad state the Bride is in. But God's will will be done. The Bride will be ready:<br /><br />Revelation 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.<br /><br />With a heavy heart, I still have hope.<br /><br />your sister in Christ Jesus,<br />Cherie c.<br />Cherie c.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-86288167048085087042013-10-21T12:27:44.374-05:002013-10-21T12:27:44.374-05:00I think his name is spelled Barack, not Barak.I think his name is spelled Barack, not Barak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-60862404913231367532013-10-21T12:15:03.996-05:002013-10-21T12:15:03.996-05:00As with texting, writing can somehow askew someone...As with texting, writing can somehow askew someone's expression. If Chris you are referring to me I am not angry nor am I a wolf in sheep's clothing or deceived.<br /><br />My passion is for the True Word of God and the doctrine He has decreed.<br /><br />If my comment sounds other than a sister panicking for her brothers and sisters in Christ, please forgive me. It is hard to convey the voice of a crier in written words which I am being, without it looking like an angry comment. An exclamation point can be used when some one is angry, shouting or in surprise or to express urgency. I have used it to express my urgency in the matter I spoke of.<br /><br />Because man has corrupted what God has ordained, does not mean we should abandon it.<br /><br />The church needs godly men to preach the Gospel which is not being done. Those who are so vehemently again church as a gathering of brothers and sisters in the Lord with a godly Pastor due to the corruption perpetuated by others is not only sad, it is heartbreaking.<br /><br />If you could point out who you are referring to would help in correcting error. If it is my, please, I am sincerely asking, please point out where using Scripture so I can repent and seek forgiveness. Others may attack you for doing so, but I fear God more than man and if not corrected I could be on the broad path and I'd rather not travel that road.<br /><br />I have only ever decried the Gospel in love. If it offends someone, I hope it does so to their benefit. And to God be the Glory.<br /><br />your sister in Christ Jesus,<br />Cherie c.Cherie c.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-23006797919306472872013-10-21T12:03:51.679-05:002013-10-21T12:03:51.679-05:00Another thought here on this subject.
There is ...Another thought here on this subject. <br /><br />There is a group, or a fringe, or a 'kind' of christian out there who seem obsessed with an idea planted in their heads that they MUST judge and accuse the POTUS (not the title, but the man) that he should daily and continually make an effort to PROVE his christian walk in his press statements regarding domestic and international affairs. <br /><br />There is a fringe or group of christians out there who become so agitated that this president does not acknowledge Jesus Christ in his everyday Office duties, or in his speeches. It is beyond hypocrisy that they accuse him of this. <br /><br />When did any president ever acknowledge Jesus flowing out of their hearts ever? The only time I heard a President acknowledge God (and he was referred to as the Almighty, not Jesus Christ), was when he was preparing the citizens for war. <br /><br />The church should not involve itself in the matters of mammon. It shouldn't put it's hope in leaders, although we are commanded to respect and obey the laws our leaders order. <br /><br />What amazes me is that these groups of christians feel they are entitlled to condemn this one man (president) of not acknowledging Jesus. He never campaigned on having Jesus in his heart. At the very least, he did not EXPLOIT Jesus. He didn't USE Jesus for votes, or for lobbying, or for profit. His campaign was a secular campaign. He never promised christians a particular kind of christian utopia. He made it very clear he represented all. He was a liberal and he wasn't ashamed of admitting it. He promoted himself HONESTLY. His election was won because a majority of Americans chose to have it so. <br /><br />So now, this fringe group of christians are trying to promote him as a "backslidden" christian. Because he mentions in his book that he chose the idealogy of christianity after being exposed to different religions and cultures. Not, because it's seen that he attends prayer breakfasts and quotes scripture and attends church, and says that he does pray, these accusing brethren groups buzz around him like flies trying to stir hatred toward him because he doesn't perform his 'christianity' the way the Bible asks us to or the way they see fit. THey don't say they'll pray for him and his family, they don't thank the Lord that we have avoided international conflicts, or that they are immensely blessed, they just, like the enemy of our souls, protest and place all their hatred and anger on a scapegoat of their choosing. Why aren't they trying to reach the women who feel they have no way out, but abort their babies? Why don't they reach out to their neighbors, who don't serve Jesus? All that energy could be used for good. Targeting anger on one politician is the oldest trick in Satan's book of lies. It feeds the bully christian into a frenzy of hate and this is not of God. <br /><br />The hateful atmosphere is inviting a demonic spiritual fervor that many christians (real) haven't felt in their lifetimes. Christians are now becoming afraid of other christians. Who would have thought?<br /><br />J.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-53187491464915976012013-10-21T11:46:58.205-05:002013-10-21T11:46:58.205-05:00Reading above, we see some "heat" expres...Reading above, we see some "heat" expressed over the comments. The Holy Spirit continues to do His work here. Pastor Rick hit it on the head, pertaining to the state of the Christian Church here in America. My goodness the unrepentant darkness in Christian hearts is astounding, it is disheartening, it is sad. What has been "unearthed" from the depths of these deceived believers is that somewhere in their walk with Jesus, they stopped! The Cross looked too difficult to endure and they stopped their walk in favor of worldly enticements. So now they wear sheepskin clothing to cover their wolf hearts. I pray Gods Light continues to shine bright on them, that the Holy Spirit speaks a loud, that their ears open and they see their deluded reasoning. That the strongholds of Satan be torn down out of their minds and they recover from this sourness of soul. That God's Love be restored. His church revived to reflect Jesus, back at the Cross...<br />Chris Baumgartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-14851502050252036262013-10-21T10:32:47.064-05:002013-10-21T10:32:47.064-05:00The church system as some call it is ordained by G...The church system as some call it is ordained by God! Set up by the Apostles, but corrupted by man.<br /><br />But that does NOT take away the need for God's church. Whether in a building or on a street corner, the Pastor of a godly church needs to preach the GOSPEL!!!!!<br /><br />Preach the Gospel is for Preachers not the body alone. (I prefer the KJV but I used the NASB for clarity)<br /><br />1Corinthians 12:28<br />27 Now you are Christ’s body, and individually members of it. 28 And God has [r]appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then [s]miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues. 29 All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of [t]miracles, are they? 30 All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they? 31 But earnestly desire the greater gifts.<br /><br />See the order in which the church is set up? There is a church system designed by God corrupted by man, but none the less we still need Godly men to PREACH the Gospel! We as believers as well as the lost need to hear, and hear frequently preached Law and Grace! <br /><br />You may have heard the Gospel so often that this message of mercy may sound in your ears as an idle tale. You may be even worse than that; you may be Gospel hardened, so as to have no conviction of your personal need of it, or be built up in a vain, presumptuous confidence in the mere letter of Truth, without any vital experience of its power. Still, the tidings are not robbed of their intrinsic blessedness by your carelessness or your presumption; still is it my place to proclaim them in your ears whether they be to you the savor of life unto life, or a savor of death unto death. It is still my office to sound the Gospel trumpet, and that with no uncertain sound; to preach the truth boldly and faithfully; and then leave it in the hands of the Lord to apply it as He may see fit.<br /><br />What a wondrous way, then, has God devised in His own eternal mind, that the breach might be healed; that agreement might be made; that sinning man might be reconciled to his justly offended Maker, and yet that none of His glorious perfections should be tarnished or impaired! And what plan was this? Hear it, O heaven and earth! That the Son of God—His Son by nature and essence His co-equal and co-eternal Son—should take into union with His divine Person a pure, sinless, and spotless humanity; for “as the children were partakers of flesh and blood,” it was necessary that “He Himself likewise should take part of the same,” (Heb. 2:14). This was the will of God which Christ came to do, as we read— “Then said I, lo I come; in the volume of the book”—that is, the book of God’s eternal decrees— “it is written of Me, I delight to do Thy will, O My God: yea, Thy law is within My heart,” (Ps. 40:7, 8). God prepared for His dear Son a body, as the apostle says, quoting Psalm 40:6: — “Sacrifice and offering Thou wouldest not; but a body hast thou prepared [“fitted,” margin] Me,” (Heb. 10:5). This was a pure, holy, and incorruptible humanity—the body taken in the womb of the Virgin, offered as a bleeding sacrifice on the cross, but now at the right hand of God in heaven. From a sermon by J.C. Philpot 1859.<br /><br />Find the entire sermon here:<br />http://herescope.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Church is God made as well as His appointees. Do not mock what God has put into place because man has corrupted it. The problem is you're so used to not having a godly Pastor that you wouldn't know it if you saw one. And don't get me started on women pastors, which they are NOT! Cherie c.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-9850550497714830662013-10-21T08:42:58.373-05:002013-10-21T08:42:58.373-05:00Dear Anonymous,
I agree with you wholeheartedly. ...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />I agree with you wholeheartedly. We say "god" in conversation and the world is not offened, for we have created many gods to worship, however, when the precious name of Jesus, our beloved Jesus, becomes a natural part of the believer's conversation in everyday life, then even the faithful church goers, the lawful tithe givers, and the manipulative and controlling church committee adherents become uncomfortable, for our LORD Jesus Christ is only to be spoken of by the pastor from a man-made pulpit system, not your lower laity, every day, average Joe or Jane Doe. The whole system, thus, becomes an abomination to our LORD Jesus Christ who came to serve, not to be served. <br /><br />And yes, Islam is a satanic religion, there is no doubt, but let me please address another serious concern that goes unnoticed in our churches in our area. We have yoga instructors in our local churches, we have our teens engaging in yoga in our church youth organizations, and we have yoga being endorsed and promoted, even practiced in our public schools, and there is no outcry. The silence is deafening.<br /><br />And dear anonymous, when you question the deacons and deaconesses in the church system, they will tell you, the lower laity nothing, "Yoga is just fine for a Christian to practice, just as long as you do not do the meditiation along with the positions (asanas)." Do they not know, have they not researched; all of yoga is demonic, as equally as Islam, for it is the antithesis of our LORD Jesus Christ, who freely sacrificed so that we may be forgiven and have eternal life.<br /><br />So yes, the church system here in America has become a genetically modified seed so to speak, accepting many form of religions all the while thinking they are following Jesus. Maybe it is time to burn all of those booked bible studies written by men and women, and open the one true Bible and ask God, the Holy Spirit, to teach us the truth of His Word, verse upon verse, in context.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-53923874199551690722013-10-20T20:07:43.934-05:002013-10-20T20:07:43.934-05:00The name of Jesus isn't absent from most Chris...<br />The name of Jesus isn't absent from most Chrisitans' lips! We mustn't forget that God is good, incredibly good at what He does. His commitment is to transform those He saves into the image of Christ. He isn't a failure!<br /><br />Loyal servants of His have discerned, owing to His gracious help, that Islam is a mouthpiece of Satan as are Hinduism, Buddhism, Humanism and Atheism. They understand that they, like brave David, can when empowered by the LORD fight against these Goliaths that blaspheme Almighty God's holy name.<br /><br />God loves those whom He has chosen to dwell in His house or presence, so those who have been good and faithful servants will benefit from what the Judge has to say to them!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-28085479845155158922013-10-20T17:32:06.670-05:002013-10-20T17:32:06.670-05:00Dear Anonymous,
Good questions you ask here. May ...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />Good questions you ask here. May I ask, "Do those who profess to be believers and followers of Jesus Christ love Jesus and a measure of that flow eminates from their hearts?"<br /><br />"Do most who profess Jesus and Him crucified wake up in the morning and inform America they love and follow Jesus wholeheartedly? <br /><br />Given the present state of what is called Christianity in this nation and the wretched sin/idolatry that takes place within the church system, one must confess with a resounding "No. The name of Jesus is absent from most Chrisitans' lips." <br /><br />Does not Judgement begin in the house of the LORD?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-4107179184487537942013-10-20T12:09:12.070-05:002013-10-20T12:09:12.070-05:00 A true believer speaks up against the lies of Isl... A true believer speaks up against the lies of Islam. Does Obama do that? Does a love for Jesus flow out of his heart? Does he wake up ever in the morning and inform Americans that He loves Jesus wholeheartedly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-22309561001711187902013-10-20T12:01:17.289-05:002013-10-20T12:01:17.289-05:00I'm thinking about the discussion here between...I'm thinking about the discussion here between Cherie and Michael, and the good verses and comments offered by those here. <br /><br />I believe God has given Bro. Rick a truth here. It's not about the President, or about the politics; it's about the church, which has been deceived into following bullies and picking up stones to stone (figuratively) a man who was elected in a democratic society. <br /><br />I was bullied at school when I was a kid. There was no reason for it. I was shy and unpopular. They just hated me based on having a parent that spoke a different language. I wasn't saved then. But, I felt the Lord's presence when I called on His Name, Jesus, help me, when a band of six boys were running after me, with intent to harm me. I'd always find a way to outrun them, or hide, and I felt that Jesus had heard my prayers. <br /><br />Men who live in the secular world and serve as secular servants must abide by the laws that their former secular fathers instituted. If a secular law says that all men are created equal, and it's written and confirmed and established into law, then men must abide by it. It protects people of different religions, races, beliefs, lifestyles; as long as they pay taxes and live as law-abiding citizens, they have he same liberties and freedoms.<br /><br />When the CHURCH, who is the body of Christ, and who are His ambassadors, become bullies and throw stones at unbelievers, and make accusations towards the secular workers, just because they exist, then we, as a church, are in perdition. Who gave the church the right to mock and disparage and call elected leaders the "anti-christ" or "someone not like us" or "someone who would love to destroy America" etc....etc....etc.? <br /><br />These leaders may not yet be born again.....but like me, as a 7 year-old girl at school, are hated. I wasn't 'righteous' and I wasn't "born-again", but I heard about Jesus in a traditional church, and believed in my heart that I could call on him. I grew up into an adult and still lived by the world's standards, but would read scripture and the Word would come alive when I did. It planted a seed in my heart and eventually that seed bloomed. I believe the same for all men, including President Barack Obama. Instead of lifting up in prayer, the church in the US has tore down and when they tear down one man and publicly humiliate him and his wife and children, they are doing this unto the Lord. And the Lord is NOT pleased. The church is being chastened. I expect more scandals to be exposed in the near future. <br /><br />When the church targets him and brandishes him as a scapegoat to make themselves feel righteous and superior, the Lord will raise him up and show the church their folly. The Lord works in mysterious ways. <br /><br />J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com