Canadian Politicians Seek To Ban Bible

I've been hearing about this and seen a few brief excerpts in the news. Could you possibly post some links to news articles on this?You have some interesting points. I've heard many times that a collapse of America's economy could be the greatest GOOD thing to ever happen to us. If it makes us realize that prosperity comes from God, and helps us repent what we've become. I deffinately wouldn't vote to ban Holy Scripture thouth!

I've heard similar from a friend of mine that used to live in British Columbia. I think that's so sad that men's hearts would be so dark that they would seek to outlaw that which brings freedom.

Hmmm... well I don't know much about how your Canadian government works. I have wanted to look into it since a part of my heritage is found in Montreal. What kind of government do you guys have?I don't know that I agree with God wanting His Word to only be in the hands of His true followers. As far as I know, He wants everyone to come to know Him and have access to Him. To me that sounds like the Jews thinking God was only their God and not the Gentiles' too. I do see what you're saying though, about loyalty to God being tested if the Word ended up being banned up there. But again, I don't think it's the will of God. And if you do have the right to vote on this up there, I would. Do your part, pray, and trust God to take care of the whole situation.

Brother Daniel, I have to reply. You said some interesting things in that last post. And in reading them, I had some other thoughts... You said..."God doesn't want the UNrepentant who refuse to repent to "have His Word".God doesn't want the drug pusher who refuses to stop selling drugs to "have His Word".God doesn't want the child molester who refuses to repent to "have His Word"." Jesus came into this world as "The Word". He lived among us. God loved so much that he did what? He gave. The Bible tells us that while we were yet sinners (actively and violently sinning against His Person) Christ came and died for us. God gave us, those who do not understand, those who do not seek God nor are capable of doing any good, His Word. "The word that I speak to you, it is Spirit and it is life." Wasn't that what blew John the Apostle away? "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of Life..." 1 John 1:1. In Romans 3, Paul quotes David in Psalm 14:1-3. "There is none righteous, no not one. There is none who understandeth, there is non that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one." Faith comes by 'hearing' and hearing by the word of God. Or reading it (all alone), or seeing it (lived out in a life), or feeling it (braile), or hearing it (preached). Which reminds me of what you said at the end of your first post, "As for me.... Let em ban the Bible! The DAY they do, I'm on Main Street with my Sound System and I'm going to preach revival and then get fined for Jesus!" Why would you wait until that awful day to stand up and do what you could do freely and legally now?

The Word of God present and actively displayed through a broken vessel in a society produces repentance.The ban on Bibles might rather be a judgment on the ones who should have used in a way which would have produced repentance, i.e. the preacher and evangelist. We were smuggling bibles into the old Soviet Union for many years, finding many willing to give their lives to own one and finding many willing to live its message.Repentance seldom comes in situations where a biblical message is neglected by those who brag about being on the forefront without carrying a substantial testimony regarding spiritual reality. The hate literature affair reveals the true state of the condition of the modern church.Humility outweighs hate, but not among most fellowships these days.

Why wait .we are to proclaim his word,in season and out of season. Did Jesus speak only to those who were going to come into the kingdom, he spoke to scribes, Pharisees. romans. Go ye unto all the world and teach all nations.The word of the Lord is also used by the devil. he said You just follow me. I think I will and leave the sorting to him. cast your bread beside all waters

I don't encourage living in sin or being unrepentant, BUT, I know my God, my Savior Jesus, the loving One spoken about in the Bible, to be all about reconciling relationships. Unless I'm misunderstanding you "Daniel", it sounds like you're saying that God shows favoritism to those who are right with Him. That does please Him, BUT, he doesn't love the unrepentant, unsaved any less than He loves His own blameless children.After Jesus had left this earth and the Holy Spirit was given, there were those who came and tried to convince the new converts that there were certain rules they had to follow to truly have a relationship with God. That's just one example of people being hindered from God. The veil was torn in the temple as an example, and expression to us from God, that He doesn't want anything to keep us from Him. So I think you're wrong. Jesus gets very angry when the little ones aren't permitted to go to Him, whether it's sin separating us or the prideful, elite saved.The only unforgiveable sin is denying the Holy Spirit. That means if you end up dying, and you refused your entire life, even to the end, to give your life to God, that's it for you. There's sins that don't lead to death, and there's one that does - blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. Otherwise, there will always be hope for the unrepentant and a chance for them to turn. Pray for them (1 John 5:16-17). Don't steal God away from them.Like what "oarsman" pointed out, Jesus is the Word, and He didn't die for the righteous. He died for those who didn't love Him. I think we all know John 3:16. So if you want to keep the Word from the unsaved and the sinner, that will be over your head. Then may the blind find a light another way. When we're not faithful, God is. May the unrepentant be drawn back by God's unconditional love. May the Christian who keeps the hope he has to himself be forgiven.

Wow, Yolanda.I couldn't have said it better. God does want his Word in the hands of the unbelievers. How else would they come to him? God's Word is Holy, but Jesus died for the unholy. He hung out with the sinners.