Although the Bible is referred to as having an Old
Testament and a New Testament, it is in
reality 66 different books, written by the Holy Spirit, using 39 human scribes,
over a period of 1,500 years: combined,
it is the complete message from God to man. There is other information
available, but all of the essentials, that God wants to make sure we know, are
covered in the Bible. There is no Old Gospel (good news). The Gospel begins at Genesis 1:1 and ends at
Revelation 22:21. All of God's covenants are for "longer than
forever". "In the
beginning God created the heaven and the earth."[1]
There is no greater, or truer, explanation than that. God made everything we
know about, and a great deal more that we don't know about.
Seek ye first the kingdom of God
75
to 78 % of the American public claim to be "Christian". There are
many people, such as myself, who try to let them know what a biblical Christian
is. Apparently more than half of those "Christians" are not Born
Again; the life changing experience and commitment that Jesus and the apostles
describe in the Bible. I don't want to insult anyone who call themselves
Christian; however, if you are not sure whether you have had the required
experience, perhaps you should be delving into God's Word to find out what is
required. If you have the mindset that you don't need salvation because you
haven't done anything wrong - you really need to consider where you will be
located after you pass from this life into the next.
"It is interesting that the
apostate church makes Jesus angry, while the indifferent church makes Him sick."[2] Throughout the
New Testament, Jesus and the apostles warn us to watch out for false teachers,
false prophets and anyone who would alter the Word of God. "According to Revelation 2, vv. 6 and 15, they (the Nicolaitans) were
known in the cities of Ephesus and Pergamum
The
education system in the United
States
Since God is perfect, He cannot stand for imperfection. If
you have transgressed the law, even in the smallest way, you have transgressed
the whole of the law. Sin is the word God uses to describe any imperfection
that is a wedge, which separates us from Him.
"Give any person you know, a copy of President
Kennedy's inaugural address, without the author's name, and ask if the author
was a liberal or conservative."[5] In
today's world, President Kennedy would be considered a conservative, but in the
sixties he was considered a liberal.. The liberals have been taken over by the
conservatives, and the old liberals have been taken over by the far left
(progressives). I wrote a paper, some time ago, which presents the question: "Where
Have All The Liberals Gone"[6].
This paper describes what has happened politically, in the United States
If I break into your house, without being invited, while
you are having dinner, sit down at the table and say "I am going to take
some of your food", you would and should be upset. If I fail to go through
proper channels and sneak into your country, demand part of your economy, and
live off the grid, you should also be upset. Illegal aliens not only are a
drain on the economy, both nationally and individually, they are taking up a
space or delaying the acceptance of someone else who is participating in the
correct road to citizenship. The Bible tells us to take care of the stranger
(non citizen) among us, but it does not say that we should support, in any way,
a law breaker in our midst. It tells us to treat the stranger by, and make them
subject to, the same laws to which our citizens are subject.
As can be plainly seen, if there is a God; it is He that
has made us, and not we ourselves. If it is true that God made us, nurtures us,
watches over us and loves us, we have an obligation to be subject to Him and
His Word. If, on the other hand, there is no God, then it's Katy bar the door.
With no Devine basis for establishing right and wrong, it is up to the
individual to determine the limits. Anarchy would be the order, or disorder, of
the day. There would be no reason for trust in your fellow man, no reason to
work to build anything, because there is nothing to stop someone from taking
what is yours and nothing to keep you from taking something belonging to
someone else. We would be no better than the animals which is the way some people
act anyway. If there truly was no God, then there would be no hope. If there is no God then when we die, we are
gone forever, an all we leave is a greasy spot on the earth. God designed the
world to be in order; therefore it is a built in conclusion that we should be
subject to Him.
"He gave us His Word, that we might know His will for
us. He gave us His Son, so that we might be redeemed, and restored to a right
relationship with Him. He gave us His Holy Spirit, to live within us, that we
may be led by Him. It is His desire that we accept His plan for our Salvation,
that we may spend all eternity with Him. God does not wish anyone to perish,
but that all would come to His saving Grace[7].
He is a gentleman and does not force His will on anyone. He leaves the final
choice up to us."[8]
"The grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all."[9]
"The grace (blessing and favor) of the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah)be with all the saints (God’s holy
people, those set apart for God,
to be, as it were, exclusively His). Amen (so let it be)!"[10]
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