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eternalvalue May 16, 2008

I don't know about you, but I sense in my heart that we in the US are about to see some dreadful things in our country because we have sinned the greast light, against the gospel of our Lord Jesus. We have kicked God out of our public lives. Our nation has replaced God with, condoms, sodomites, evolution,and all kinds of wickedness. God must bring judgement on this nation for all that we done to profane His name.
Isaiah 47:7-11. The bright side to all of this is the church will begin to grow more holy, glorious, more righteous, because God will have a spotless bride for Himself.

Shalom, James

sermonindex May 16, 2008

eternalvalue wrote:
I don't know about you, but I sense in my heart that we in the US are about to see some dreadful things in our country because we have sinned the greast light, against the gospel of our Lord Jesus. We have kicked God out of our public lives. Our nation has replaced God with, condoms, sodomites, evolution,and all kinds of wickedness. God must bring judgement on this nation for all that we done to profane His name.
Isaiah 47:7-11. The bright side to all of this is the church will begin to grow more holy, glorious, more righteous, because God will have a spotless bride for Himself.
Shalom, James

Amen James
1 Peter 4:12-14

12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
KJV

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InTheLight May 16, 2008

Dreadful days are already here, read Romans 1, what we read there is a very close description of our own culture, one that God has given over to its lusts.

~~[i]~~For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,[/i]
(Rom 1:21-24)

We better know our Bible and when those around us shake their heads and are at pains to explain how we got into this place of moral landslide that we are in, we can tell them that it is because the wrath of God has been revealed from heaven against the godlessness and wickedness of men who supress the truth by their unrighteousness.

Let us cry out to God that we may be granted grace and power to not only remain steadfast ourselves but to also pluck many from the fire.

In Christ,

Ron

sermonindex May 16, 2008

I agree... but I like to look at the bright side of things!

For instance, because of the stupidly high gas prices... I have found more excuses than ever to ride my motorcycle! Gotta love it!

Krispy

sermonindex May 16, 2008

Ron, I liked your post, as the spirit behind it bore witness to me. I believe that we are witnessing nothing less than the "GREAT FALLING AWAY", prophesied in the Bible. "The end shall not come UNTIL there is a great falling away, and the man of sin, the son of Perdition is revealed."

Churches that a mere 50 years ago preached fire and truth, are now ecumenical[all encompassing] to the degree of ordaining Lesbian couples as the Pastors! ~~[u]~~UNITED METHODISTS[/u].

John Wesley would be a little perturbed, you think? but that is just the surface.

The Lord judges the Church first, and it is because the church has become a God hater, and threw up her skirt first, that the Nation has done the same. If my people, who are called by my NAME!!!! will humble themselves and pray....Then I will hear, an heal their land![para]

The church has become rich and proud, and has need of nothing, especially the discipline of the Father. This necessary breaking does nothing in her eyes, but crimp her style.

After a while, the worst judgements come, in the worst way....by stealth....That's when the Holy Spirit has left, and no one notices. He was grieved. No one listened, but over rode Him at every turn.....from the announcements, past the "offering", to the predetermined "message". to the benediction, and of course, "the handshake". ..and they called it "Church."

A far cry from that community where love for Jesus and each other came first, and the meeting came second or third. Well, that would take the power away from the Pastors, wouldn't it??

So, the church is defined as the meeting, and it's run to maximum efficiency by men, and one day people are surprised that things seem a little dead. "Oh, we'll make it OK. Lets just love everybody, and create a nice place for everybody to worship at."

And that's what they do and get. The problem is that society and culture eat at your table too, for you are the God bearers. Corruption in a society always begins with corruption in the Church. When apostasy and
sin comes, without repentance, so does

~~[b]~~dread[/b], God help us.