He that winneth souls is wise.

If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; [12] If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it ? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it ? and shall not he render to every man according to his works? Proverbs 24:11-12 KJV

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. Proverbs 11:30 KJV

And of some have compassion, making a difference: [23] And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. Jude 1:22-23 KJV

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 KJV

Is circular reasoning always fallacious?

Is circular reasoning always fallacious?

Walk in the Spirit and Truth!

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 KJV

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 3 John 1:4 KJV

A World full of Wise Fools choosing not to live for God...A world of 'Solomons' and not 'Pauls'...

We live in a world filled with  'Solomons' who live not for God but rather choose to think they are wise as they live in their self-centered folly...People who are wise in the world's wisdom and not God's. People who chose to live for foolish vanities and not after the prize of the highest calling...

We need to be a 'Paul' rather than a 'Solomon'.

And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour. Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done. Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all. Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity. For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man ? as the fool. And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity. Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun. For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun? For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto , more than I? For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. Ecclesiastes 2:10-16, 19-26 KJV

But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:7-14 KJV

Separation of Church and State? No, It is Separation from God

This is not wrong on the level of separation of church and state as that is a new concept not rooted in the Constitution. (see Phillip Hamburger's Separation of Church and State for on that...).

This is wrong on God's level.

This is a definite sign as to how far down the ladder towards hell our world has gone.

http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/01/28/satanists-give-prayer-city-council-meeting/79492800/

Math...Why do I have to learn this? When will I ever use this in life?

My ten year old son ventured into this field of questioning today as he is learning everyone's favorite, fractions.

I asked him, due to the bewildered look on his face, if he was wondering why he would ever need to learn this stuff and if he would ever need it in life.

The answer specific to his question could have been easy as fractions themselves are very vital to know if you are ever going to cook, build things, tip after a nice meal at a restaurant, etc.

But I wanted to give the most important answer that encompasses all of math and not just fractions.

I told my son that math is a look inside of the mind of God. Things such as math, logic, laws of nature, etc...are abstract which means they are non-material. They have no mass, no physical substance. They are conceptual and absolutely universal throughout nature.

Evolutionary thinking tries to rationalize their existence and claim that they are but conventions, the product of matter reacting. In reality evolution in and of itself cannot account for math, logic and the laws of nature.

Evolutionists thus are relegated to mere assumptions that math, logic and the laws of nature are reliable when in fact, within a theory that demands a premise of unpredictable random chaos, they are taking a much unjustified leap of faith by doing so.

Math as seen at the most simplest of levels never evolves. 1 + 1 always equals 1. Just as in logic, 1 and 1 always is 1. This at it's very core conflicts with the demands of the so-called theory of evolution. These simply do not evolve, ever.

The Christian's world view can answer to the existence of these things as they are rooted from the very mind of an omniscient, omnipresent and all powerful Creator. They give us an insight into the very mind of God. This is the very reason why it is beneficial to study all of these to greatest of our potentials. The fact that these, math, logic and natural laws all around give us much help throughout life in tangible and varying ways is but a side benefit.

Knowing the mind of God is the real reason why we should want to learn more in these areas.

Too many believers are “Sunday-Only” Christians…

“It is important that you realize that since Christianity is a worldview, the implications go beyond how you do apologetics. Christian worldview considerations require that if you are committed to Christ in one particular area of life, you must be committed to Him at every point in life. Christianity is not concerned merely with a narrow range of human experience, involving only your prayer life, devotional reading, or worship….Too many believers are “Sunday-only” Christians who quarantine religious faith from the “real,” everyday life issues. Since Christianity is a world-and-life view, it has a distinctive approach to reasoning, human nature, social relations, education, recreation, politics, economics, art, industry, medicine, and every other aspect of human experience. To be truly committed to Christ for salvation is to be committed to Christ in all of life.” – Dr. Greg Bahnsen

For those who insist that Texas is the last bastion of hope...Much surgery is needed...

For those who desperately want to believe that Texas is a standout among the states in all things regarding freedom there are problems with this assumption...

Within Texas we have cancers that are deeply embedded that will be most hard to excise regardless what surgical procedure you deploy.

At the very heart of Texas is it's very own armpit, Austin. Austin is well known for it's godless secular government where the majority of it's participants as well as the citizens there have a world view rooted in humanistic liberalism.

Dallas has its issues along these lines as well. Within it's public school system, the Dallas ISD, there is a high school named Barack Obama Leadership Academy (http://dallasisd.org/obama). The assumption here is that they pattern their teaching philosophy after that of their namesake. Barack Obama is well known for his disdain for personal freedoms as well as his attacks against Jesus Christ's words and teachings. See http://kuwlministries.blogspot.com/2015/11/those-things-which-proceed-out-of-mouth.html for more on this.

The latest stench of death to proceed out of the state of Texas comes from it's largest city, a cesspool of humanistic liberalism as well. See http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/01/texas_grand_jury_shoots_the_messenger.html#.VqirvkqpJeA.facebook for more in regards to the backwards sense of justice that Christians need to be aware. This is a sign of the growing attacks on those who choose to live for the things that are pleasing to God such as the sanctity of life, etc.

So if secession is still something you want to work towards you need to remember a couple of things. That idea was squelched essentially for good with the conclusion of the civil war. The second thing to be mindful of is that if somehow you were able to break free you are going to be taking ideological cancer cells with you as you will not be able to surgically remove Austin, Dallas and Houston from your evacuation plans.

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Do we honestly do this?

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear... 1 Peter 3:15

We can learn much from the wisest foolish man that ever lived...

It is indeed ironic that the wisest man that ever lived also indulged in much foolishness.

He actually pointed this out when he wrote about his pursuit of things apart from God.

It is all foolish vanity if the focus in all we do here on earth is horizontal and selfish. If everything we do is not vertical and selfless, not centered in Christ, then it all burns. Its as simple as that, coming from a Biblical perspective.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Ecclesiastes 1:14-18

People Get Ready!

If you cannot see through these charts what is happening then let me simplify it for you.

Since 2009 these are the trends noted in the different areas (money printing (m3), median income, etc, etc). They all paint the same picture of pending gloom.

We are not a fiscally responsible society or world for that matter and things are going to go bad pretty soon...

Hopefully your most important account is settled with God through His Son Jesus Christ. If not, what is to come will be God's wrath and that is much more fearful than the pending economic collapse...

Mormon Couple Argues w/Christian at the Temple

Spot on presentation on the fundamental contradictions that Mormonism has with Biblical Christianity.

Atheists have no rational mechanism within their world view to account for logic...

 So much for the atheist believing himself to being rational...

This should help the Christian to have empathy on the poor Atheist in that we can understand why they are truly illogical and have essentially missed getting on the rational train altogether. 

You really do not have to listen to the entirety of the debate to pick up on and understand what Dr. Bahnsen said here in his final rebuttal.

Dr. Bahnsen laid out some convincing and logical arguments and proofs here as well as throughout the debate. The central focus on his argument though was around logic and how the atheists have no rational mechanism within their world view to account for logic. In it’s very nature logic is immaterial yet it is a very relevant universal and abstract component throughout Creation.

Dr. Bahnsen’s closing rebuttal from the Great Debate held at UC Irvine in 1985:

"Dr. Stein has demonstrated, it seems to me repeatedly, in the course of tonight's debate, the claim that was made very early on in my original statement, and that's that the Atheist world view cannot give an account of those things which are necessary for a rational discourse or science. 

When asked about Hume, and the skepticism that he generated about induction or the uniformity of nature, we don't hear an answer coming forth. I don't think there will be an answer coming forth from the atheist world view. However, Dr. Stein , who is an atheist, has said - and I think this is close to a quote - "If there were no uniformity, science would be impossible." 

Exactly, Dr. Stein! If there were no uniformity, science would be impossible. So on what basis in an atheist's universe is science possible, since in an atheist's universe there is no basis for assuming that there is going to be uniformity? 

For someone to say, "well, it's been that way in all the cases in the past that we know of and therefore very probably is going to be that way in the future" is to assume, because you're using probability, that the future is going to be like the past, that is to say, is to beg the very question that's being asked you. 

Now, of course, if you don't like the tough philosophical questions that are asked you about the nature of laws of logic, how they are justified, the nature of natural law, how it is justified, and so forth, and just dismiss it as absurd questions or non questions that no one understands and do not have meaning, seems to me is just to try to give medicine to a dead man. You see, it's to say, "I'm not going to reason about that, because I don't have an answer to it, and that's just uncomfortable." But you see, these are philosophical questions which not just Christians, by the way, but all philosophers have had to ask and face throughout the centuries.

Dr. Stein doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of giving us an answer of how an atheist world view can account for laws--laws of science, laws of logic, laws of morality. And yet he does tell us without them, science would be impossible. 

As for the transcendental argument "not being logical," I mean, you can claim that, but I have yet to see Dr. Stein show any self contradiction on any violation of the laws of logic in it, but of course, if he were, I would ask him if that law of logic is one of the things that we are necessarily to live according to? 

Are we to reason by this law, or is that just a convention? Should I say, "well, it's your convention, but it's not mine." Or is that law of logic universal, invariant and something that must be followed if we're going to arrive at truth? If it is, I'm going to ask him how it's possible to have such a thing in his universe; how he can justify it at all. But he hasn't, shown any contradiction; he has simply, again, called it illogical. 

Whether it's falsifiable or not - I mean, even asking that question, I think, shows that Dr.Stein is not really aware of the philosophical nature of the question in the debate before us.

No, transcendentals are not falsifiable--that's right--but they are very meaningful, the very sorts of things that philosophers deal with all the time. Look at Kant or Aristotle or other philosophers: you'll see they deal with the preconditions of experience. And since they are preconditions of experience, they are not falsifiable, and yet they are meaningful. 

He says that I do not have an answer to these questions either. Well, I certainly do! It's just that he doesn't like the answer. The answer is that God created the world, and this world reflects the uniformity that He imposes on it by His governing, and our thinking is to reflect the same consistency or logical coherence that is in God's thinking. 

How do we learn about those things? He revealed Himself to us. Again, these are simple answers, the sorts of things Sunday School children learn, but, you know, I've yet to find any reason not to believe them. 

For Dr. Stein to say, "well, these aren't answers" doesn't convince me at all. He says there aren't going to be answers unless I include how it took place. What is God's method, and why did he do it? Well, I don't accept those standards. I don't accept that this is a requirement for an explanation at all. And he doesn't give us a good reason except that he's not going to satisfied or it's unhelpful to him. 

He says it's a non meaningful statement to say that the laws of logic reflect the thinking of God. He wants to know things like, "can God be irrational?" Well, if you'd ask those questions in cross examination, I'd answer them. No, God cannot be irrational.

Rationality is measured by the standard of his thinking and his revelation. 

The atheist world view cannot account for the laws of logic, [and] cannot account for any universals or abstract entities, for that matter. [It] cannot account for the uniformity of nature, and therefore, [it] cannot account for the successes of science. 

Nor can the atheist's universe give us universal and absolute laws of morality. And so on three of the most important issues philosophically that men must face- logic, science, and morality- the atheist's universe is completely at odds with those things. 

Dr. Stein brought up in his second presentation so that I might rebut them. 

He wants to know about the problem of evil.

My answer to the problem of evil is this: there is no problem of evil in an atheist's universe because there is no evil in an atheist's universe. Since there is no God, there is no absolute moral standard, and nothing is wrong. The torture of little children is not wrong in an atheist's universe. It may be painful, but it is not wrong. 

It is morally wrong in a theistic universe, and therefore, there is a problem of evil of perhaps the psychological or emotional sort, but philosophically the answer to the problem of evil is you don't have an absolute standard of good by which to measure evil in an atheist's universe. You can only have that in a theistic universe, and therefore, the very posing of the problem presupposes my world view, rather than his own. God has a good reason for the evil that He plans or allows." 

See here for the transcript of the entire debate: http://www.brianauten.com/Apologetics/apol_bahnsen_stein_debate_transcript.pdf

Yea, hath God said…?

Acts 8:37 King James Bible - "And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."

Most likely if you do not use the KJB then you do not have this verse. This is due to many Bible revisionists taking the liberty to exclude this verse either completely or via footnoting it out of the text. They claim that this is a minor reading with little support. Actually, there is quite a bit of support from the manuscripts and early church father's teachings as well. See Will Kinney’s article for this documentation and much more on this issue (http://brandplucked.webs.com/acts8372829.htm).

There are no other verses in the Bible that state that a genuine and sincere (“all thine heart”) belief in Jesus Christ is required prior to baptism.

Without this verse infant baptism becomes permissible. Hopefully you can see some of the underlying motivations to attach this verse based on this premise alone.

There are other issues that underlie attacks such as this one as well. The issue of questioning and revising God’s word goes back to the Garden when the serpent said “Yea, hath God said…?” (Genesis 3:1).

Christian traps Atheist on Logic...

Christian:  I heard you use "logical binds" and "logical self-contradiction" in your speech. You did say that?

Atheist:   I used that phrase, yes.

Christian: Do you believe there are laws of logic then?

Atheist: Absolutely.

Christian: Are they universal?

Atheist: They are agreed upon by human beings not realizing it is just out in nature.

Christian: Are they simply conventions then?

Atheist: They are conventions that are self-verifying.

Christian: Are they sociological laws or laws of thought?

Atheist: They are laws of thought which are interpreted by man.

Christian: Are they material in nature?

Atheist:  How could a law be material?

Christian: That's the question I'm going to ask you.

Atheist: I would say no...Would you call God material or immaterial?

Christian: Immaterial.

Atheist: What is something that's immaterial?

Christian: Something not extended in space.

Atheist:   Can you give me any other example, other than God, that's immaterial?

Christian: The laws of logic

Taken from the Great Debate, Bahnsen vs Stein at UC Irnvine, 1985

What sort of backwards evil world do we live in?

"We now live in a nation where doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the press destroys information, religion destroys morals, and our banks destroy the economy". - Chris Hedges

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:20 KJV

Another rough ride coming...sad but it's the unwise, centrally managed, debt-driven world we live in...

Large layoffs pending in the tech world while most are not aware that a huge situation is happening with the oil industry. Death by derivatives. Sad but it is going to hit Texas really hard. It has actually already been underway...

Looking a lot like another market back pre-2008...

"there are no genuine "heretics" in the thinking of modern theologians - for the same reason there are no citations for indecent exposure in a nudist colony" - Dr. Greg Bahnsen

"The spirit of our age or culture, however, is not only antithetical to the perspective of God's Spirit as generally revealed in the Scriptures; it is in particular antithetical to the Biblical view of antithesis itself. The enmity or antithesis between the regenerate and unregenerate mind, as presaging the final antithesis of heaven and hell is renounced by the modern spirit in the hope that all the world might some day "live as one."

This erasing of the antithesis was the motivating theme and arousing sentiment of the song popularized by ex-Beatle John Lennon, in which he proposed, "Imagine there's no heaven; it's easy if you try, no hell below us, above us only sky. Imagine all the people living for today." The song went on to preach that we should imagine that there is no country, no possessions, and "no religion too" - so that we might finally achieve a "brotherhood of man" where any and all antithesis, especially that proclaimed by the Bible, will be eliminated forever in a social, political, economical and religious monism of perpetual peace. It all begins, sings the modern siren, by imagining that there is no heaven and no hell. The God-ordained antithesis must not be conceded.

Even where the expression of the modern spirit is not as pronounced or poetic as John Lennon's song, we see around us everyday in the media. The contemporary spirit is one of egalitarian democracy and enlightened tolerance, and these attributes are nothing if not meant to be all encompassing. It is not enough that political democracy permits one to believe as he sees fit; there is as well the "epistemological democracy" which insists that no belief-system is inherently superior to any other.

The Biblical antithesis between light and darkness, between God-honoring wisdom and God-defying foolishness, between the mind of the Spirit and the mind of the flesh is an offense to the modern mentality. Nobody has the warrant to deem his perspective as more authoritative or imbued with any special epistemological privilege over others. All philosophical points of view must be rendered equal honor as worthy of our attention and having something worthwhile to contribute to our thinking. We must respect each other.

Accordingly, our age is characterized by intellectual pluralism and the spirit of rapprochement, not at all by a recognition of, or a regard for, a categorical antithesis between Christian and non-Christian viewpoints.

The result of neglecting the God-ordained perspectival antithesis between Christianity and the world is, as one might naturally expect, a failure of nerve in maintaining any distinctive and unqualified religious truth, a truth which would stand out clearly against every view which falls short of it or runs counter to it. "Nobody is wrong if everybody is right" has become the unwitting operating premise of modern theology.

The cognitive agnosticism of post-Kantian religious thought precludes identifying any clear-cut line of demarcation between truth and error - and renders the advocating of one a disreputable social faux pas. Modern theology is, accordingly, simply loath to press the fundamental antithesis between scholarship which submits to the revealed word of God and autonomous reasoning which either ignores or denies it. The inevitable result of suppressing this antithesis is that Christian theology loses its basic character and joins hands with what should be its very opposite: religious relativism. That is what has transpired in our age of anti-antithesis. For instance, there are no genuine "heretics" in the thinking of modern theologians - for the same reason there are no citations for indecent exposure in a nudist colony: viz. the preconditions for making those charges simply do not hold." - From the 1987 Van Til Lectures, Dr. G. Bahnsen

To your knees, man! and to your Bible!

"We Christians too often substitute prayer for playing the game. Prayer is good; but when used as a substitute for obedience, it is nothing but a blatant hypocrisy, a despicable Pharisaism...To your knees, man! and to your Bible! Decide at once! Don't hedge! Time flies! Cease your insults to God, quit consulting flesh and blood. Stop your lame, lying, and cowardly excuses. Enlist!" - C T Studd

Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

Does saved by grace mean that we can continue on in sin?

Let's see about that...

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Romans 6:1-2

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,  Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Titus 2:11-12

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. Romans 6:14

Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? James 2:19-20

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10

In conclusion, while the modern church teaches greasy  grace in that even if you continue to go on in sin you're okay because you have what is wrongly construed as spiritual fire insurance. The Bible disagrees with this doctrine and states it much differently. If one is saved, truly saved, then he will not continue on in sin purposely abusing the grace of God. Instead he will actually be a new creature naturally and joyfully doing good works that give God all the glory.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17

The Attitude We Ought to have: For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren

My concern is the same as of Paul's and that is we have decreased our efforts in evangelizing the Jews due to the incorrect thinking that they are in a good spiritual state based on their genetic lineage.

We must reach all who are heading for hell for not accepting Jesus before it is too late.

We must have the same urgency to reach them as Paul did. He stated that if he could he would give up his own salvation for his people, those who are lost (see Romans 9:3 further below).

Paul told us to not get caught up in endless genealogies for a reason (1 Timothy 1:4).  With the watering down of genetic lines these days through much interracial mixing who is a Jew today if the blood of Abraham is to be the defining factor?

Paul also said that "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. Galatians 3:28-29

In other words Paul gave us the guidelines as to what is required today to be called the seed of Abraham. I am well familiar with Romans 11 and this keeps in line with the rest of Paul's letters when you take it in the proper context.

For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. Romans 9:3-8

Distribution of Wealth

 A young woman was about to finish her first year of college.  Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be very liberal, and among other liberal ideals, was very much in favor of higher taxes to support more government programs, in other words redistribution of wealth.
 
 She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch conservative, a feeling she openly expressed.  Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.
 
 One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the need for more government programs.
 
 The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father.
 
 He responded by asking how she was doing in school.
 
 Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know  that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she knew.  She didn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends because she spent all her time studying.
 
 Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Audrey doing?"
 
 She replied, "Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies and she barely has a 2.0 GPA.  She is so popular on campus; college for her is a blast.  She's always invited to all the  parties and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because she's too hung over."
 
 Her father asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct
 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0.  That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA."
 
 The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back, "That's a crazy idea, how would that be fair!  I've worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work!  Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree.  She played while I worked my tail off!"
 
 The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, "Welcome to the conservative side of the fence." - Author unknown but appreciated...

Yet another lonely verse...

A verse that is often left out of the discussion around rulers who are ordained by God. This verse has the definition of what a ruler is in God's eyes. He is one who is not a terror to good works, but  to the evil. Far too often we lay our souls and wills at the feet of government without considering this. Are you submitting to the cause of someone who is committed to supporting evil? Those who are doing just this ought to be ashamed.

The rulers who are at every turn opposing evil and are under the authority of Jesus Christ ought to have our full support. The others we need to pray for while we stand up for what is right in the sight of God.

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: Romans 13:3

The following verses are thus, what I called, floated out of context. When verse 3 is allowed to be included then you have the more robust clarification as to what a ruler is per God's standard.

I have seen this practice of contextual separation (watering down if you will) so many times in my life. I cannot help but think this has a lot to do with the awful silence and lack of backbone the church has had over the course of the life of this country. Our country has degraded as a result to what we have today, a Godless society ruled by those who have the spirit of anti-christ.

Romans 13:1-2, 4-6:

1  Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
2  Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

Contextual gap here...

4  For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
5  Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
6  For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

A sewer in his heart and potty for a mouth...out of his heart his mouth speaks vulgarity

A lot of self-professed conservative Christians are aligning themselves with this very vulgar man.

We are told to not align ourselves with the unfruitful works of darkness but instead we should be reproving them (see Ephesians 5:11).

We are again dealing with the non-Christian idea that we must choose the lesser of two evils when we are to abstain from ALL appearances of evil (see 1 Thessalonians 5:22). Shame on all who find worldly excuses to not follow scripture's commands.

Some may say that it is his policies only that they support yet they fall into the same non-Christian philosophy that the ends justify the means. Remember, it is ALL appearances of evil we are to abstain from. We are to have nothing to do with darkness and yes that even means if no choice is the only choice for the believer...

This man truly has a sewer in his heart and a potty for a mouth...

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. Luke 6:45

Uncensored Donald Trump Attacks Hillary Clinton in Vulgar Terms: ‘It’s Too Disgusting’: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/12/22/uncensored-donald-trump-attacks-hillary-clinton-in-vulgar-terms-its-too-disgusting/

Trump f-bombs: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/266253/donald-trumps-f-bombs-dennis-prager

Profain Trump: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-uses-profanity-to-describe-bush-rubio-relationship/

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil

http://www.glaad.org/blog/nashville-megachurch-and-carrie-underwoods-church-declares-full-acceptance-lgbt-people

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! [21] Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! Isaiah 5:20-21 

Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

Romans 1:32

Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord , that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: [2] That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt! Isaiah 30:1-2 

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; [19] Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. [20] For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: [21] Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. [22] Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, [23] And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. [24] Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: [25] Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. [26] For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: [27] And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. [28] And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; [29] Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, [30] Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, [31] Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: [32] Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. Romans 1:18-32

Just in case the point was missed, here it is again:

 

Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

Romans 1:32

The Holy Spirit indeed is more learned than all of us!

"When Moses writes that God created Heaven and Earth and whatever is in them in six days, then let this period continue to have been six days, and do not venture to devise any comment according to which six days were one day. But, if you cannot understand how this could have been done in six days, then grant the Holy Spirit the honor of being more learned than you are. "For you are to deal with Scripture in such a way that you bear in mind that God Himself says what deal with Scripture in such a way that you bear in mind that God Himself says what is written.." "...But since God is speaking it is not fitting for you to want only to turn His Word in the direction you wish to go." - Martin Luther

We need a complete focus and we must be ready...

Folks today tend to focus only on the first part of this and they do the same with other verses as well.

Folks, we need to be ready...

Southbound train to who knows where...Keep your lamps filled!

Something is coming. POTUS stated "The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world." his latest and last SOTU speech.
Today we see a move way south on the markets and indications point in a bad direction.

Kitco: Current markets
http://www.kitco.com/finance/

Retail Sales in U.S. Decrease to End Weakest Year Since 2009
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-15/retail-sales-in-u-s-decrease-to-end-weakest-year-since-2009

Dow dives as China, oil fears grip markets
http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/15/investing/stocks-markets-dow-china-oil/

God's Word more sure than being in the physical presence of Jesus and audibly hearing God's voice??? Yup...

For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. [17] For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. [18] And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. [19] We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: [20] Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. [21] For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 2 Peter 1:16-21 KJV

We must not compromise with our words and our own perception as to what is good when reaching out to the Lost!

This is a powerful testimony (link below). From all I have studied regarding the New Age and with the writer mentioning her referencing Edgar Cayce it is very bone chilling. Cayce is about as evil as it gets on the east side of eastern mysticism. Crazy.

I very much like how she describes her being drawn to God as a compulsion. It is amazing how she so articulately describes the lack of love, personality and in-depth relationship that the new age philosophy brings in regards to the ‘god’ concept. I love how she identified Jesus as so real and personal and yet so powerful in regards to love itself.

Some today seemingly try to diminish the implications of a believer dabbling in if not sliding full on into this philosophy. They feel that pursuing some of these things but staying clean and sober is somehow better than sliding into what most perceive as full on sinful debauchery. We need to be clear on the Biblical standard here, someone who is pursuing these things at any level from God’s perspective are in no way clean or victorious no matter how physically clean they may be living. Jesus was very clear when He said that no one can serve more than one master. When one rejects Jesus they are in no way in a good place. If they die in this rebellious state they are justly due the wrath of God.

I constantly have to keep my Mom in check in regards to this as she constantly tries to downplay my sister and brother’s situations by saying they are doing good by not drinking, doing drugs or living in sexual impurity.

If good, clean and victorious somehow pertains to drinking, drugs and sex then I suppose those may be good, clean and victorious to some degree but from an eternal perspective that perception lacks any value in God’s economy when they are done apart from Jesus. Sober and so-called moral people go to eternal damnation if they die without Jesus.

My brother and sister are in no way pursuing after God or are they even trying to serve Him in any capacity yet they constantly try to justify themselves. They play the pseudo-Christian game trying to fake their way through it all. In some people’s cases they are not even trying to fake it but instead dive headlong into the new age leaving the old paths behind. They outright deny Jesus. We ought to fear for their sous and sincerely speak out with the whole truth without any compromise so that the point is not missed.

Co-dependency is the death of many addicts in regards to chemical substances and so it is as well when we are co-dependently enabling a lost person. The later is even more dangerous because souls are in rebellion against God and one cannot ever be in a much worse state than that.

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Hebrews 10:31.

We need to be honest about what the scriptures say and be faithful in how we respond under God’s written directions to those who are lost and heading towards the wrath of God and eternal damnation.

MARCIA'S STORY: A STRANGE BUT TRUE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY

Biblical explanation of the effectiveness of gun control

Guns, knives, sticks, stones, etc do not kill.

Murder is done from the hearts of men (and women).

Making inanimate objects illegal does not resolve the wretched condition of men's hearts.

Gun laws cannot save us only Jesus can do that.

So disarming sinful men does not prevent murder.

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: [22] But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Matthew 5:21-22

Fairy Tales and so-called Science...

From my perspective (word view) the fairy tale regarding the princess kissing the frog to turn him into a prince is actually more believable than the fanciful ideas that evolutionists have dreamed up over the years such as macroevolution, the big bang, cdm, ort cloud, phyletic gradualism, punctuated equilibrium, neo-lamarckism, mutation theory, neo-darwinism (Synthetic), ad nauseam…

And now for something completely relevant but equally as believable as some of the guesses, sorry, 'theories', as to why the dinos are not as prevalent today above ground as they are below ground... 

Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

This man's life was consistently one that glorified sin. On occasion he would dash in a bit of gospel music and flowery quotes such as shown in this meme but just like rat poison and leaven, it may be 99 percent good food it is the one percent that is the poison that spoils the whole lump...in this man's case he is more on the poison side than good. You cannot have both and expect to be in a right standing with God...

Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? 1 Corinthians 5:6

Appeal to Emotion Politics | Donald Trump

He certainly is the master of appeal to emotion (fallacy…).  Stop falling for this sheeple!

It is sad to see people attempt to upset a set gathering of people regardless of what the agenda or mindset is of those gathered but they do have the right to gather. What is even more concerning is to see a potential POTUS treat evil with evil as this man wants to glorify. This is nothing new in today’s politics but no one grandstands it as much as this man does.

Throw them out is appropriate perhaps but taking their coats contradicts what Jesus said we ought to do if we are believers:

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. Matthew 5:39-40

DONALD TRUMP: "TAKE THEIR COATS! THROW THEM OUT IN THE COLD"

A Noble Soldier’s Creed

I am more than a conqueror in Christ Jesus, a member of a chosen generation. I serve the people of a holy nation and I live out the Kingdom values. I will always place the will of my Lord and Savior first. I will never accept defeat for by my God I can run through a troop and by my God I can leap over a wall. I will never quit, though I stumble and fall seven times I will rise up. I will fight for my brethren, for my sons and my daughters, my wife, and my King. I take up my helmet of salvation; I put on my breastplate of righteousness; I gird my self with the belt of truth, and shod my feet with the gospel of peace; I take up my sword of the Spirit and my shield of faith. I am strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. I endure hardness as a good soldier. I do not entangle myself with the affairs of this life that I may please Him who hath chosen me to be a soldier. I have consecrated myself unto the Lord, therefore He will do amazing things in and through me. The Lord shall cause my enemies that rise up against me to be smitten before my face: they shall come against me one way, and flee before me seven ways. I bring every thought captive to the obedience of Christ and tear down strongholds and principalities by the power of God that works mightily within me. I know my God; I am strong and I do great exploits. I am courageous; I do not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day. A thousand may fall at my side, ten thousand at my right hand, but it will not come near me because I have made the Most High my dwelling; He is my refuge. I love the Lord and acknowledge His name; He is with me in trouble and I know He will deliver me. I am a Soldier of the King.

From http://www.noblecall.org/weblog/2009/03/10/a-soldiers-creed/

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

Shame on anyone who professes to be Christian and takes another Christian to this world's and/or our country's atheistic court systems. Shame on you for not adhering to Christian guidelines as given to us in the Bible.

Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church. I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren? But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. 1 Corinthians 6:1-8

Shew thyself a man

...be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself...  1 Kings 2:2-3 KJV

Article V: Present but not accounted for...

All gun laws effectively serve as a work around in regards to the 2nd Amendment. No matter how warm and fuzzy the law feels if it infringes at any level our right to bear arms regardless of capacity, caliber, etc then it should not have passed Constitutional muster. Article V has always been available for this process but never used:

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress; provided that no amendment which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth section of the first article; and that no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate.

They're not ready for heaven...

"They're not ready for heaven... we are". - Quote from End of the Spear (2005). 

End of the Spear (Official Film Trailer)

Atheists, Naturalists, Humanists, et al...and their hypocritical standard regarding evidence...

When a Christian points to the Bible as a historical record and proof of God's existence in both spirit (Holy Spirit and Father) and bodily form (Jesus) the non-Christian, namely along the lines of atheistic orientation will deny this as authoritative proof. Even non-Christians of the theistic streams will do this as well.

This is a double standard, one of hypocrisy. It is because their collective presuppositions within their world view will not allow such evidence as it contradicts their accepted beliefs.

While Christians do the same in effect when the tables are turned some Christians are at least honest such as myself in that we recognize that we do come with our own set of presuppositions when it comes to interpreting how we view the world as a whole.

The disconnect here is that while atheists and other non-Christians who have a mind-set centered around evolutionism  accept secular evolutionary publications (books, journals, magazines, et al...) as authoritative proof they deny any and all other written works if they conflict with their presuppositions (world view).

The Bible is a proven historical record in the minds of those who hold a Christian world view and is supported by many archaeological and experiential proofs over many centuries. Of course any and all evidence will be seen to the contrary by those of differing world views but this does not detract in any way the fact that the Bible is a historical record with many more manuscripts and documents that date closer to the original writings than any other historical work (Plato, etc) yet for some reason the Bible gets much more criticism in it's authenticity and authority than do any of the other ancient works. When this is done it is hypocritical.

So when people embrace Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould's words in regards to punctuated equilibrium as gospel truth to any degree and without any real empirical evidence other than speculated hope and then turn around and deny Peter's written report of his eyewitness account of the Lord Jesus Christ and that he audibly witnessed God speak from heaven this is a true double standard.

The crazy twist here is that Peter's historical record is even more honestly in line with the so-called accepted historical and empirical evidence that evolutionists claim to adhere to than the "hopeful monster" idea (punctuated equilibrium) ever will be. Regardless of one's world view this should be seen as what is happening here...it is hypocrisy.

For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 2 Peter 1:16-21

At the end of every Atheist's argument they always end up with a foolish conclusion...

Be patient to hear Dr. Bahnsen's closing statement after Tabash's. Tabash's argument will likely sound difficult to overcome by most people but when examined closing in light of the laws of logic his argument completely falls apart.

Greg Bahnsen logically ends the debate


The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. Psalm 14:1