Tuesday, April 21, 2015

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The God Particle


          A great deal of scientific research is going on to find The God Particle.  But, before I proceed, I will admit that some will say, that some of this paper is conjecture on my part.  I pray that my conjecturing will not overshadow the truth.  I will leave it up to the reader to decide for themselves.

          Back in the early nineteen eighties I heard that scientists had discovered that the atom was found to contain neutrons and protons, and that these neutrons and protons were made up of electrons, which were made up of particles of light.[1]  Light had been determined to be the smallest particle of all kinds of matter[2].  This made sense to me, as I believe the Bible is true, and it says that God is the light of the world. If the smallest particle, from which everything is made is the LIGHT OF THE LORD[3], why would there be an attempt to find The God Particle?

Aurora displays are one of nature's most beautiful manifestations of the ability of electrons to jump between quantum states.[4] 

          "The Higgs boson (In mainstream media the Higgs boson has often been called the "God particle"[5]), or Higgs particle is an elementary particle in the Standard Model of particle physics. It allows scientists to explore the Higgs field – a fundamental field first suspected to exist in the 1960s that unlike the more familiar electromagnetic field cannot be "turned off", but instead takes a non-zero constant value almost everywhere. The presence of this field, now believed to be confirmed, explains why some fundamental particles have mass even though the symmetries controlling their interactions should require them to be massless, and also answers several other long-standing puzzles in physics, such as the reason the weak force has a much shorter range than the electromagnetic force. The Higgs boson is named after Peter Higgs, one of six physicists who, in 1964, proposed the mechanism that suggested the existence of such a particle."[6] "Although Higgs's name has come to be associated with this theory, several researchers between about 1960 and 1972 each independently developed different parts of it. In mainstream media the Higgs boson has often been called the "God particle", from a 1993 book on the topic; the nickname is strongly disliked by many physicists, including Higgs, who regard it as inappropriate sensationalism."[7]

        (Image: CERN)

          "The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator. It first started up on 10 September 2008, and remains the latest addition to CERN’s accelerator complex."[8]

          Science and the Bible used to be considered compatible. Scientists used to study the world to know how God had set things in order.   Today, it seems, that science has set out to prove that the world did not come about the way that God said it did. We do know, and can prove, that all of the major scientific disciplines were invented/discovered by godly men who believed in Creation[9]; and found nothing to disprove it. Sir Isaac Newton was said to have studied the Bible more than he did science.

          It has been said by some of today's scientific researchers, in the fields of  the basic physical sciences, archeology, geology, forensic geology, among others, that there is a definite effort to conceal many of the latest discoveries that don't conform to the secular idea of evolution..  The reasons for these concealments has yet to be substaniated. Scott Wolter[10], LA Marzulli[11]., and many others have all said that what was discovered was either hidden away from the world, poo pooed, denied, discredited or mocked. Some of these researches have found that the artifacts, giving proof to their theories, have been hidden from researchers. Some artifacts that have found their way, by being submitted to the Smithsonian Institution for study, have "been lost or disappeared".

          Historical research, such as civilizations visiting the Americas, far before Columbus; like the Inca's, the Mayans, the Minoans, the Israeli's and others, that don't fit the prevailing scientific theories, are not acceptable. Proof that giants walked the world in various locations is also hidden from view. More and more proof that the ancients, before the Great Flood, were highly developed in many technical fields, if recognized at all, are said to be the result of aliens from outer space visiting the earth. Even the world wide flood itself is said to never have occurred[12]; despite the overwhelming evidence that it did[13].

          Here comes my conjecture.  Man, throughout the ages, since this creation 6,000 years ago, has thought himself to be superior to God, or doubted the existence of God[14].  God laughs[15] at mans' silly attempts to prove his nonexistence[16]. What did God use to create the world? He used the LIGHT OF THE WORLD; His Son Jesus. The God particle is that light.[17]


[1] http://www.livescience.com/23232-smallest-ingredients-universe-physics.html
[2] http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/atoms/atpt-2.html
[3] John 8:12
[4] http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/atoms/atpt-2.html
[5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson
[6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson
[7] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson
[8] http://home.web.cern.ch/topics/large-hadron-collider
[9] http://www.thespiritsnestministries.com/2013/09/my-conjecture-about-some-biblical.html
[10] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_Unearthed
[11] http://www.lamarzulli.net/
[12] http://www.icr.org/article/another-cambrian-discovery-discredits/
[13]http://www.icr.org/home?f_search_type=icr&f_keyword_all=proof+of+the+flood&f_keyword_exact=&f_keyword_any=&f_keyword_without=&f_search_type=google&f_articles_date_begin=&f_articles_date_end=&f_authorID=&f_typeID=&section=0&f_constraint=both&f_context_all=any&f_context_exact=any&f_context_any=any&f_context_without=any&module=home&action=submitsearch
[14] Psalm 14:1
[15] Psalm 2:4
[16] Psalms 14:1 and 53:1
[17] John 8:12, John 9:5
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

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THE FEAR OF THE LORD


          Recently, our oldest son and his four children came to visit.  They live a great distance from us, so our times together over the years have been few and far between.  However, when those rare times do occur, I ask the Lord to provide an opportunity for me to share a story which may be used to open the eyes of their understanding, and draw them closer to the Lord.  I must admit that reading and telling stories, has been something that I have enjoyed doing with my own children, and students who I was privileged to teach over the years. [5th graders and up]  Telling stories, especially those that can be used to teach biblical principles, is a wonderful way to build a closer bond with kids of all ages, and people in general.

          I found out, three days before their arrival, that my son and his children were coming for a brief visit.  It was supposed to be a surprise, but by mistake, my youngest son slipped up and revealed the secret to me.  In the week or so before they came, I had been searching for a more complete understanding of the meaning of the fear of the Lord.  I prayed that the Lord might open a door for me to share those findings with my son and his family at some point during their visit, and He answered my prayer.

          One afternoon during their visit, we were all gathered together on our back porch.  I believed that God had prepared this occasion to provide that teachable moment with my grandkids.  I seized upon the opportunity by first asking permission to share something that I had been studying from the word of God in the days just previous to their arrival.  Thankfully, they and their Dad seemed opened to my request.  The following, to the best of my recollection, is the retelling of the story that the Lord gave me to share with them that day:

 

          In the past few days, I have been studying from the word of God to learn what it means to fear the Lord.  Have you heard people make statements like:  “Why would anyone want to believe in a God that says I should fear Him?  And what about that part that says He is a jealous God?  I don’t want to believe in a God that is jealous of me?  What good is it to know a God that tries to control people through fear and jealousy?”  Now on the surface, those seem like reasonable questions which should lead to truth and a reasonable way of thinking.  After all, wouldn’t it be logical to discard such a God?  Well, that’s exactly the kind of twisted thinking that Satan uses time and time again to try to rob, steal, and destroy every person who would seek to know the Lord.  You see, we should never underestimate the power of Satan.  He knows the word of God better than you and me.  Remember he was created as a very special angel and lived with God in Heaven, until he got so full of pride, and wanted to be exalted above God.  As a result, he was cast out of heaven.  God has already defeated Satan, but Satan is so full of himself, he believes he still has a chance to defeat God.  His most favorite way of continuing his battle against God is by trying to destroy man, God’s only creation on earth that has a spirit and is able to fellowship with God.  His favorite tool is deception, always using the word of God, but twisting and perverting it just enough to make his “logic” seem to be right and believable.  That’s exactly what he’s doing once again through the previously stated questions which use just enough truth from God’s word to make them seem right in the eyes of man, but have enough lies to implant doubt and unbelief so as to deceive mankind once again.  Yes, we must remember he is the father of lies, and his purpose is to steal, kill, and destroy you and me. (John 10: 10)  Again, why does he want to destroy us?  Because he knows how much God loves us.  “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3: 17)  

          Let us first consider the original questions and see just how they may “appear” to be very logical, and yet their appearance is very deceiving, and does not lead to truth.  The two key words are fear, and jealous.  These two words can mean very different things, and must be understood as to how they are being used in the full context of the scriptures. 

          God says that we are to fear the Lord with all our heart, mind, and strength.  This use of the word fear in this manner includes the concepts of respecting, revering, and holding Him and His word in high esteem, higher and above all else, that we might understand that His thoughts and ways are higher than ours.  In other words, in His wisdom, He knows what is best for us far more than we do ourselves.  Therefore, we should abide by what He says, putting our trust in Him, and not trusting in our own thoughts, ways, and opinions.  When we begin to think that our own intellect, logic, and wisdom is wiser than His, then we exalt ourselves in pride, just like Satan did.  “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.” (Prov. 3: 5, 6)  Following our own will, and not His will, is more frequently going to cause us to detour from the right path; thus, leading us down the wrong path that results in death and destruction, which can be physical and/or spiritual, the latter being the worst, and eternally devastating.  Fearing the Lord, in the true understanding of respecting Him, involves not only His love towards us, but also our love for Him.  Truly loving Him will incorporate within it a desire to refrain from disappointing Him.  True love will cause us to do that which is pleasing in the eyes of the one we love, not because we have to, but because we want to.  Thus, the fear, or respect, of the Lord creates within the believer a desire and willingness to delight in Him, a desire to please Him in thought, word, and deed.  A child is made happy when she knows she has pleased her Mama and Daddy.  The same is even truer when we know that He delights in us when we demonstrate love and respect (fear) towards Him.  This respect, or fear, will act as a shield against evil, and will help us to resist temptation.

          Secondly, let us seek to understand what is meant by the word jealous. “Thou shalt have no other god before me.” (Exod. 20: 3) “For thou shalt worship no other god, for the Lord whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:”

(Exod. 34: 14) There is both a positive and a negative meaning of the word jealous: the negative one being ‘to envy’; the positive one being “zealous – marked by an active interest and enthusiasm over a possession; vigilant to guard and protect.”  Do you see the great difference between the two meanings?  To believe that God envies us, the ones that He created, shows a complete lack of understanding and a lack of effort to study to gain a correct understanding of the word, as it is used to express God’s care and love towards us.   Even if we look at the meaning of the word jealous in the earthly terms of how an earthly father is ‘jealous’ over his own children, we would understand that a father does not envy his children. Instead, the word jealous is used here to mean that even an earthly father is zealous and vigilant to guard over, care for, and protect his children with every means available to him. With the proper definition, we can all readily understand the errors found in the previous way of thinking.  With a limited knowledge of vocabulary, they wrongly assumed that it meant that God envied mankind.  Oh, how God must laugh at the foolishness of mankind, when he willfully sets out to exalt his own intellect above the wisdom and knowledge of God!  Now, with this deeper understanding, we can more readily understand just how much God does love His children.  Our God never slumbers or sleeps, and He is jealous, zealous, and vigilant to watch over us, desiring to care and provide for us every step of the way along our journey in life.  So now I ask; who, in their right mind, would not want to believe in and serve such a caring and loving God? 

          To think that one can worship God and any other god(s) at the same time is to be double- minded and unfaithful.  Again by using an earthly example, we can see the devastation caused by unfaithfulness when it is practiced within the relationship of a husband and wife: infidelity, lack of loyalty, leads to the destruction of trust, and results more often in divorce, a complete separation and break in their relationship and fellowship with one another.  “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other.  You can not serve God and money.” (Matt. 6: 24)  So it is with God; we will either serve Him, being a doer of His word and not just a hearer, or we will turn our backs on Him, forget His ways, and choose to follow our own will, not His.  There is no neutral state or fence sitting with God.  “He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.”

(Matt. 12: 30)

          Before continuing on with my story to the children, I attempted to give them an even more secure understanding of the concept and importance of the fear of the Lord.  In my previous studies before their arrival, I had discovered a valuable nugget directly from God, for His word is more precious than silver or gold, and it is powerful in pulling down the strongholds of Satan’s lies, and his attempts to deceive us.  “The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the forward

[perverse, deceitful] mouth, do I hate.” (Prov. 8: 13) Now, I love to study from the Psalms and Proverbs, so I know I had read this before.  However, this time the words leapt right out from the scripture page, came alive, and embedding themselves in both my mind and my heart.  I had a greater understanding of the fear of the Lord which I never had before.  I didn’t realize during my personal study time how God was not only teaching me, but he was equipping me, planting a seed of truth, that I might be able to share this new knowledge with the kids.  Hallelujah, God is great!

          After laying this foundation for the kids, admittedly far briefer than this, as I hoped to be able to get the point across, but not tax or over burden their attention span, I relayed a personal experience from my childhood which I hoped would convey a life lesson about how the fear of the Lord, or lack of it, can bring consequences into our lives that can either positively or negatively effect the whole direction of one’s life, both in the here and now and into eternity.        

          The story unfolds in Savanna, Ga., when I was about 10 years old and in the 5th grade.  During school that day, a young boy, a friend in my class, asked me to meet him after school to go to the movies.  We made our plans to meet at a given point and time to walk the rest of the way to the theater together.  I was really looking forward to our little ‘date’ and headed home at the end of the day to ask my Mama’s permission to go.  However, upon arriving home, the only one present was my oldest sister.  After telling her my plans, she wisely advised me not to go, and warned me that if I did I would surely be in big trouble.  Generally speaking, I was, more often than not, a rather compliant child and was not ordinarily prone to being overly stubborn or rebellious.  However, that day I was bound and determined to have my own way.  Even while I was doing this, I remember feeling completely surprised by my own brazen choice to completely going against even my own nature, and act with such complete stubbornness and rebellion.  All the way there, I could still hear my sister’s warning of impending trouble and consequences.  Yet, refusing to listen even to that inner voice of conscience within, I did my utmost to suppress that prompting that was trying to get me to turn back from doing what I knew was truly wrong.  It wasn’t that going to a movie was wrong, but I knew I was willfully choosing to be disobedient.  For the moment, it seemed that I just didn’t care.  The idea of having my own way seemed to take over, and to heck with anything else. 

          Upon arriving at our meeting point, we greeted each other and proceeded on our way to the movie.  However, my joy of being with him was dulled. All through the movie, this nagging voice inside kept saying: “Boy, are you going to get into trouble when you get home.”  Little did I know that was going to be the least of my troubles?  The movie ended, and the thought came into my mind, maybe I could still get back home in time before Mama got home.  Maybe there was still a slim chance that I could escape having to face any consequences.  However, the next thing I knew, another movie began.  Oh no, it was a double feature.  Boy was my goose cooked!  I was too embarrassed to just get up and leave, for then I would have to confess that I had come without permission.  Now my pride was involved, and I was stuck in the miry clay of my own stubbornness to have my own way, no matter what the cost.  By now, the rest of the evening was completely void of any fun.  My conscience had totally kicked in, but still I could not confess to my friend what I had done.  By the time the second movie was over, all that was left was a horrible nagging dread of what I knew without a doubt I was going to have to face when I got home. 

          The movie was over, and as we stepped out into the sunlight- O no, the day had turned to night!  As ominous as I felt at that moment, I didn’t realize how much worse the evening was going to become.  We began walking back home together until we reached our meeting point; whereupon we had to go our separate ways alone!  I had no problem during the day finding my way; however, now I found that everything looked different in the darkness.  What had been familiar now became unfamiliar.  After what seemed like an age, I had to admit that my worst fear had come true; I was totally lost, a double whammy, lost and alone!  Continuing on, not knowing what to do, I began to cry out to the Lord asking Him to please help me.  Oh yes, when this whole thing began, I turned my heart away from Him in complete disobedience and rebellion.  I didn’t want to listen to His voice then, being too consumed with following my own desires. 

          Now however, being totally alone, lost, and scared out of my wits, I turned back to the only one that I knew could help me.  I kept on walking, asking the Lord to help me find my way home.  Finally, I saw a lady getting out of her car in front of what I assumed was her house.  A voice inside urged me to go ask her for directions.  At the same time, another voice said: “What if she’s not a nice lady?”  Nice or not, dangerous or not; I had to take the risk, unless I wanted to wander around in the dark for the rest of who knows how long, and probably wind up getting more lost, or something worse.  Something worse? I wouldn’t let my mind go there to consider just what that might be.  I began praying once again; “Lord, please let her be a nice lady.”  Mustering up every bit of courage within me, I approached her, told her my address, and asked if she could give me directions to get there.  She opened her mouth as though she was going to give me directions, and then she paused.  Instead, she looked at me, with kindness and concern in her eyes, and asked if I was lost.  I replied, “Yes ma’am.”  She told me to wait by her car while she took her groceries inside, and said she would take me home, to which I replied, “Thank you.”  Part of me was relieved.  I silently thanked the Lord for the help He sent in answer to my prayer.  After a time, she returned and ushered me into her car.   I told her my address once again.  Realizing I was in a car with a complete stranger and fearing what could possibly still go wrong, I just continued to ask the Lord to protect me and keep me safe.  It wasn’t long before we pulled up in front of my home. I said good bye and thanked her, and the Lord, for returning me to the safety of my home.

          I was so thankful for finally being home, and yet, as I entered, I knew I was going to be facing the complete disapproval of my parents, followed by discipline that I knew would not be fun.  My daddy was sitting just inside the door.  Fear gripped my heart.  As I looked at him, he didn’t ask me where I had been, what I had done, or why I had been out so late.  He didn’t even raise his voice, but with a stern and deliberate voice, pointing in the direction of my room, he said, “Go to your room, and bend over your bed!”  Knowing what was coming; I didn’t try to argue, or make protestations and excuses, but simply replied in total regret, “Yes Sir.”  I was now aware that Mama also was right there beside him in my room.  As I bent over my bed, stealing my body against what was to come, I heard the sound of Daddy’s belt being removed from his waist, and then came the sound of the deliberate lashes as each blow crossed my bottom.  He stopped and handed it to my Mama, and she followed with the same action.  They both took another turn, not being one bit moved by the sounds of my crying, or the sight of tears falling down my face.  Finally, my oldest sister came in crying, “OK, that’s enough, that’s enough!” They quit, and she turned and ran upstairs to her room.  Both of my parents told me to go to bed, and that was it.  I don’t remember either of them saying or doing anything further that night or in the days thereafter.  Rebellion and disobedience had been swiftly met and addressed with the consequences of sure and definite discipline, right then and there with no reservations.  I cried myself to sleep that night, but even in my immature ten year old mind, I knew that I had deserved every solitary snap of that belt.  Oh yes, part of me still tried to say, “How could they do that to me if they really loved me?”  But in my heart, I could not argue with the fact that I had brought it all upon myself.  None of this could have happened if I had just been obedient and done what I knew was right, instead of doing what I knew was wrong.

          I ended the telling of the story with these last few thoughts of admonition and truth from the word of God.  Remember kids, a significant part of the true meaning of the fear of the Lord is to hate evil.  It means to respect and revere Him, and acknowledge that He is wiser than we are; therefore, following His will is always going to guide and lead us in the right direction for our own good.  God doesn’t tell us not to do things because He wants to act as a domineering tyrant.  He instructs and corrects us because He loves us and wants only what is best for us.  He is jealous, not of us, but over us, for it is His delight and desire to guard us, to place a hedge of protection around us to keep us safe from evil and destruction. Was the discipline I received fun?  Did I jump up and down with joy at the time, or go running into the arms of my parents to thank them for the discipline that they had administered to me that night? Of course not, after all I’m just like any other human being. 

          Though everything looked pretty bad that night, over the years, it was used for my good.  Just think of all the horrible things that could have happened to me! Being lost and alone was only a small portion of what could have happened.  I’ll leave all of those possibilities to your imagination.  Furthermore, the events of that night were not just about me either.  Put yourself in the shoes of my parents, or any parents who care about their children and you may be able to understand, at least in part, the terrible agony and pure torcher that I had put them through.  No, I didn’t set out to cause them such pain and worry; nevertheless, that was the result.  Our choices in life, and the consequences of them, do not just affect ourselves, but also all those who care about and love us.  By my rebellious disobedience, I had inflicted fear into their hearts also.

          There are many morals which could be learned from this story, or life lesson, as I prefer to call it.  I pray that it may be used to cause the truths from God’s word to come alive within you, and direct your paths.  This is the question that I leave for you to ponder upon, digest, and form a nugget of truth to be used as a rudder to guide your own life and choices.  We are lost at sea without the fear of the Lord to be our compass, or direction guide, and rudder, or steering mechanism.  How can any of us learn to hear from God and obey Him who we can not see, if we refuse to listen to and obey our parents who we can see?  “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and knowledge of the holy is understanding.” (Prov. 9: 10)   

God has given us His very own story, The Bible.  It is filled with the greatest of treasures, and best life stories ever told, most importantly, the life story of Jesus, the Son of God who has loved us first.  I hope you enjoyed and learned something from my story.  But even more, I pray that it will be an instrument to direct and encourage you to read and learn from the greatest story ever told, the Word of God, the Bible.  Remember, “The fear of the Lord is to hate evil.  He is a jealous God being zealous and vigilant over you to guard and protect you from evil.  May the Lord write this truth on the tablets of your heart that it may become a light to direct your path! 

 
** See next pg. for suggested activities to promote further Bible study.

Suggested possible activities for further Bible for individuals or groups:

1.     What other morals or ‘life lessons’ do you think can be learned from this story?       

2.     Read Proverbs- copy and discuss the scriptures that mention and give further enlightenment of the meaning of the ‘fear of the Lord.’

3.     Discuss events in your life used to teach to teach you a valuable lesson.  How did it served to protect you from suffering harm, or from repeating the same mistake(s) (or sins)?  What bible principles in the can be connected to support the life lesson?

4.     Write a life lesson story of your own and share it with others.

5.     Related study: God’s discipline, chastisement, judgment. Is it meant for your good or for your harm?

          Previous to the arrival of my son and his children, the following is the list of scriptures that I compiled and studied from the Book of Proverbs.  Isn’t God great?  It is wonderful and amazing when we have the opportunity to reflect and see how He really does direct the path of our life’s journey, if we are willing to study, listen, learn from, and obey Him.  “O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him.”(Psalm 34: 8)

Proverbs:

1: 7, 23, 29;                   14: 2, 25, 27;        23: 17;

3: 7;                      15: 16, 33;            112: 1;                                               

8: 13;                    16: 6; 

9: 10;                    19: 23; 

13: 13;                  22: 4;                  

  
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Sunday, April 12, 2015

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Christian Guts

        I chose this title because the apparent lack of courage, in the American Christian world, is significant in its absence.  The press, the entertainment industry, our government, the atheist groups, the street gangs, the KKK - the skin heads - the Arian nation, the anti God forces of the ACLU, the freedom from religion foundation, the government removing God from it's military ranks, among others, have been attacking the Biblical values this country was founded on[1].  We Christians/Jews seem to be afraid to speak out against the loss of religious respect and freedom that has been so diminished in our country.  Our founders said that if ever our moral and Christian values were taken away, the country would be lost.

          Christians and Jews, being slaughtered all over the world simply for their religion, is a fact of life.  Because the body count in the U.S. has been so low, thus far, we don't seem to think it will ever get to us and our families.  Oh, ye of little faith; you don't think they are coming?.  They have said they are coming for us, and all the signs point to their efforts being underway.  "People of the Book" are the targets of several pagan religions.  The "People Of The Book" are the Jews/Christians.

          We have so many denominations, all fighting among themselves, that the apostate movement in our churches is hardly noticed. Since 80% of our population claim to be Christian, there is no excuse for not being in total control of the country. Non participation in politics is a dereliction of your Christian duty.  This is a nation set up by the Lord, in much the same way He set up Israel. Israel got The Law, and we got our Declaration of Independence and Constitution. This nation was set up  with a biblical foundation by our founding fathers.  Proof of this fact will be listed at the end of this paper.  You have to be an absolute imbecile to believe this country is not supposed to be a Christian nation.

          If someone had told our founding fathers that this country would have abortion on demand under the guise of women's health, same sex marriage, a gay rights movement, 41% of our children being born out of wedlock[2], eighteen trillion in national debt, cohabitation as an accepted lifestyle, Bibles not allowed in schools, 58% of  births being to cohabiting, but unmarried  parents[3],  a national murder rate of 43 out of every 100,000[4], restrictions on owning and carrying firearms, atheists suing to keep Christians silent,      they would have been laughed to scorn.  Are you somehow under the impression that the God of our fathers is satisfied with our present condition? Our government making sin legal, doesn't make it right.

          Jesus told us that we would be persecuted for His name sake.  Some Christians  don't vote ( an estimated 50% of evangelicals), and some Christians will vote for people who espouse same sex marriage, abortion, and  other anti biblical stands. No real Christian should ever vote for someone who promoted these things. Psalm 94:16 asks: "Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?"

          Muslims say that Jesus will return and land somewhere around Damascus which we know by the Bible will probably have been destroyed by then. Why then did the Muslims seal up the eastern gate and build a graveyard outside the gate to try to keep Jesus from entering there? Isa who in Islam is supposed to be the Jesus in the Bible, in no way has anything to do with the one true and living God. It is absolute blasphemy, the way the Muslims describe Jesus. Those who invented the religion of Islam will
surely burn in the hottest part of Hell. Despite this, there are those who would have us accept Islam, and other religions as equal to Christianity/Judaism. Chrislam is one of these movements. Some of our denominations are leaning this way.

          Forty one years ago, Dave Wilkerson wrote[5] that this country was coming to judgment. About the same time, Hal Lindsey wrote "The Late Great Planet Earth", essentially saying the same thing. We have no excuse for not knowing what is wrong.

          God did withhold his judgment on our country, because of the Jesus movement of the 60's and 70's and early 80's.  Do you think there is any chance for the same kind of revival today? God said: " If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."[6]  "The only thing that God respects as much as faith, is repentance."[7]

          Jesus said, many will come in my name and deceive many - false preachers/teachers who say they are Christian: like Rob Bell, Joel Osteen, Oprah Winfrey, Rick Warren, Robert Schuler, Kenneth Copeland, among many others, spend more time entertaining the goats than feeding the sheep. Some even deny the basic fundamentals of biblical Christianity.

          We seem to be in the throws of multiple crisis's. There seems to be a new crisis each day. Our president has said the following are “Useless distractions and phony scandals”. Some of these crisis's are -

1. Benghazi

2. Fast and Furious

3. IRS giving out information for political reasons

4. DOJ infiltrating the AP

5. GSA spending out of control

6. The Oval Office leaks that have never been found

7. Secret Service prostitutes

8, New Black Panther Party cover-up

9. bugging of the congressional cloak room[8] 

10. IRS targeting conservative groups – favoritism to liberal groups

11. Abuse by EPA (Ulsterman report) favorable treatment to liberal groups to the detriment of conservative groups [9]

12. Attacks on Christians in the Military, by the military[10] 
 
13. DOJ overreach in investigating individual reporters and their parents

14. HHS illegally raising private funds to promote its agenda – extortion

15. IRS targeting of individual GOP donors.

16. The EPA Illegal targeting and confiscation of materials of Gibson Guitar Co., which the CEO says were caused by contributions to conservative groups


18. Dept. of Labor determined Fort Hood shootings were workplace violence - changed to terrorism in April of 2015

19. EPA showing favoritism to liberal groups, in charging fees or not charging for Freedom of information materials

20. NSA demanding phone records for 121 million Verizon customers[11]

AND mining information from top internet companies[12]

21. IRS, employee misuse of government credit cards, for internet porn, gifts, baby clothes, etc.

22. The ‘community action division’ of the DOJ travels the country stirring up racial problems (Ex. Setting up racial demonstrations against George Zimmerman and the Ferguson, MO fiasco).

23. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) officials ordered subordinates not to talk to congressional investigators about their investigation into illicit hiring practices and related whistleblower retaliation allegations[13]

24. Hillary Clintons E-mail scandal

Among Others

          These are all only symptoms of the REAL PROBLEM.  The real problem is the spiritual degeneration of our nation.  If the people responsible for the above crisis's had been born again Christians who believed and followed the Word of God, these things would most likely never have happened.

          The following APOSTATE churches have, or are going to, divest of Israel, to try to get Israel to go against God and divide the land that God gave to them. God frowns on this.  This is just another form of anti-Semitism. You cannot fight against God's people and prosper. There never was, anywhere in history, and never will be, a Palestinian people.








The three greatest threats to Christianity in America are -

1. The apostate "Christian church"

2. Islamic expansion

3. Our anti Constitutional government

These are in order of their danger.

          Although almost 80% of the people in the U.S. are professing Christians, I have heard it said that only about 9% of those professing to be Christian are actually Born Again Christians (biblical Christians).  This is significant because Jesus said that the way to Heaven is narrow and many will miss it. I realize that much of what I am saying here is, in essence, preaching to the choir.   In Matthew 25:8-9 Jesus says: "they talk like they know me, but in their hearts they have no idea who I am. They teach the rules, ideas and wishes of man, rather than mine." It is not the fault of the student if they are taught wrong lessons, but rather the fault of the teacher. But what is the responsibility of the student? Every student must study for himself to see if the lesson is true. The Bibles says to test EVERY spirit (or lesson). Could this be what Thomas Jefferson meant when he said "question everything, even the very existence of God"? We must study for ourselves to make sure we know what God wants us to know, rather than someone telling us what they say God says. Matthew 15:13-14 says: "But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch". Then in verse 15 Peter said, teach us what YOU want us to know.

          FBI director James Comey says that ISIS is radicalizing people in all 50 states. Ezekiel 33:2-6  says: "Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman: If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and takes not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that takes warning shall deliver his soul. But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand".  Now that I have done my duty; to sound out the warning, its up to you (will you choose to listen). Don't be one of those who will not hear and will not see. According to Comey, ISIS is telling people "if you can't come, kill somebody where you are. Al Shabaab is calling for an attack on Mall of America.

          America may have already reached the point of no return; because nations have to be judged in this life. There is no afterlife for a nation.  The individual, however, still has a chance to develop his own relationship with God, separate from his nationality. Jesus said that the individual must be Born Again.  Throughout the New testament we see this repeated by the writers.[14]

          I have had a lifelong problem with rage. Whatever the source may be, the root is always Satan, and his trying to effect my life. Twice when taking tests, once for an employment agency and once by an employer, taken by all advanced salesmen, the following was stated - 1. The examiner for the employment agency said I showed the highest rage score he had ever seen. 2. The company tester told the group that I had all of the qualities that would make me a successful salesman, but he didn't know what to say about the extreme rage factor the tests showed (he thought it was funny). I present this to let you know how I feel when I see what is happening to our Christian nation and our Christian brothers and sisters. I would prefer to think that what I have is righteous indignation.  Perhaps, if I were to compare myself to one of the prophets of old: I would be less a Jeremiah and more of an Elijah.  Jeremiah cried about the situation, while Elijah called down fire from Heaven on the false prophets. In reality, I pray that I am lead by the Holy Spirit of God. He, and He only, do I wish to serve.

 

Some proof of the Christian foundation of America -

http://www.thespiritsnestministries.com/2009/07/traditional-america.html

http://www.thespiritsnestministries.com/2011/01/godly-america.html

http://www.thespiritsnestministries.com/2011/07/america-and-bible.html

http://www.thespiritsnestministries.com/2011/03/early-teachings-of-our-nation.html

http://www.thespiritsnestministries.com/2011/03/our-heritage.html

http://www.thespiritsnestministries.com/2006/12/judeo-christian-america.html

http://www.thespiritsnestministries.com/2012/04/pastors-and-politics.html




[1] http://www.thespiritsnestministries.com/2011/01/godly-america.html
http://www.thespiritsnestministries.com/2012/10/a-nation-based-on-biblical-world-view.html
[2] [2] http://www.childtrends.org/?indicators=births-to-unmarried-women
[3] [3] http://www.childtrends.org/?indicators=births-to-unmarried-women
[4] http://nation.time.com/2014/01/02/murders-in-u-s-cities-again-at-record-lows/
[5] The Vision, by David Wilkerson
[6] 2 Chronicles 7:14
[7] David Reagan, Lamb and Lion Ministries.
[8] http://www.wtam.com/pages/DaveRamos.html?article=11292741
[9] http://theulstermanreport.com/2013/05/18/congress-now-set-to-investigate-obama-epa-scandal/  
[10] http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-really-planning-court-martial-christian-soldiers-182831240.html
[11] http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/05/politics/nsa-verizon-records/index.html?c=homepage-t&page=1
[13] http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/07/24/darrell-issa-reveals-yet-another-potential-obama-administration-scandal-thats-against-the-law/
[14] John 3:3, John 3:7, John 3:16-17, Romans 10:9-11, 1 Peter 1:23
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