Biblical - Truth Justice & The American Way

I have noticed, over the years, that there is a push in almost all spectrums of life to have the Christian believe that there is danger in being certain about your convictions, about God and God’s Word (the Bible), as well as just about everything pertaining to anything that this country and our society has stood for since it’s inception. I am here to tell you that this is nothing but propaganda from the enemy!

From Genesis 3:15 until Luke 4:8 the world looked forward to the coming of the messiah, the one who would save mankind form the sin and iniquity caused by Adam’s transgression as described in Genesis 3: 6&7. However, since Christ’s resurrection there is a new promise to the Church of the One Body taken out of both Jew and gentile. Why aren’t the Christian churches of today teaching that promise and looking forward to that promise?

From time to time I see news releases of a guy in Florida that proclaims himself Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ the only begotten son of God. I laugh,HA! The reason that I can laugh is that I know the truth of God’s word, the Bible. For the rest of society this is a real pickle.

O.K. I have had enough. Now people are saying that the Bible has to be put in plastic bags with a warning label on it saying that it is full of violence, strong language and sexuality including beastiality. OK, isn’t that like doing it with dogs and horses?? Where is that in the Bible? Then they say “ it’s not really God’s Word it is only some stories written by men.”

Many people in the Christian churches today find themselves under constant pressure to “be good enough” to warrant the blessings of God and to do the right things so that they can make their way to heaven. I tell you now you will never be good enough to deserve the title of Christian” and you can never do enough good works to get you to heaven.

There is a song called Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus that has blessed my life over the years because it is as true now as it was when it was written. Some times I forget the richness and beauty of God’s Word and God's love for us until something brings God’s word back into remembrance.

How many of you know what it means to be born again and how many of you know what it means to you to be born again? They are two distinctly different things.
The starting point for all “would be Christians” is Romans 10:9&10.
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

In part one of BORN AGAIN we looked at what it is to be “born again” In part two I want to look at some of the rights and privileges of being “born again” of God’s spirit.

n today’s world there are many refuters of God’s Word (the Bible). They are not happy unless they can prove that the Bible is full of myths and inaccuracies and one of the ways they do this is to say that God is not in business anymore to deliver His people by miracles. As a matter of fact a lot of the leadership in the Christian Church denies that there is a super natural realm and that people can be delivered from sickness, mental afflictions and the problems that they find themselves in. This is contrary to the truth of God’s Word. God says that He wants us to be in health and to prosper (III John 2) and that we as Christians have been delivered from the power of darkness ( Colossians 1: 12 & 13). So why are we not seeing the deliverance in the Church that we should be seeing?

Many people believe God to be a wrathful God, a Hell fire and brimstone God, and a vengeful God. But what does. I see and believe that God is a loving God, a caring God and the God of grace, mercy and peace. But it really doesn’t matter of what we think; it matters what God says

The world has come to the point that the Christians are scared of God and that the non-Christians have no second thoughts in laughing at the Christian and at God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth. This is much like trying to drive a horse and buggy backwards or for a farmer to live in the barn while the cows are in the house. It is insanity. The proper attitude for the Christian is love and respect for our loving heavenly Father while the unbelievers should be the ones that are afraid of our God and the Christian because God is on OUR SIDE

As I have said in the past, the human brain works much like a computer works. If I design a program that reaches a conclusion that 1 + 1 = 3 then I will continuously get the same conclusion until I fix the problem with the program. So too, the thoughts that we have; they are the product of our programming. By changing your programming you will change the thoughts that your mind produces. This means that we can be happier without changing anything around us.

So many times through the years I have heard “follow your heart” or ”do what your heart tells you”. How many of you know what God says about the heart of a man or a woman? In this day and time everything is so sweet and mushy and everybody can just follow their heart. Well God’s view of man’s heart is all together different than that and if you want to walk with God you have to know the truth about the heart.

Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

But has all of this come at a price that is too costly to us as individuals and us as a nation? I would say yes. What we have gained in material objects we have lost in things that cannot be measured. On an individual basis some of those things lost are love, joy, happiness and peace. As a society we have lost our moral compass along with our safety.

There is a record in the book of Daniel that I want to share with you. Israel and specifically Jerusalem was besieged and overrun by the armies of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. As part of the spoil that was taken to Babylon were a number of children. Of all the children taken there stood out four, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah that were smarter and better looking than all the rest. These four Nebuchadnezzar named Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. They were given a special place/position and privilege in the kingdom of Babylon.