Fantasy the New Norm

We have become a culture that lives in the realm of fantasy about everything. Truth doesn't matter any more and it doesn't matter if fantasy is mixed with truth for the sake of pleasure.

The Bible has been relegated to the level of just another good book, picking and choosing what we like in that book and throw out what we don't like.

And, we wonder why we are under judgement right now? Unbelievable.

The Unsaved Will Perish!

1 Corinthians 15:53 "For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality."

Our culture has utterly misinterpreted the word "perish" to mean something far different from what God actually said. Man is not imperishable, only the believer is imperishable, having to be changed into this by God when we are born again.

Those who are not born again will perish! The following link takes us to an article that defines the words that we have been... using to justify the belief that ALL men live forever somewhere. I am convinced that this is patently untrue, our tradition in this thinking is just that "tradition."

http://www.truthaccordingtoscripture.com/documents/death/perish.php#.Vp_BFiorKhd

All Things Are Blessings If We Are Believers

Are we blessed to have healthy children? Are we blessed when we have children that are physically challenged? Are we blessed because we have a big car, house or high wages and not blessed if we have a smaller house, older car and low wages?

Our mentality in this country is that difficult things are not blessings and easy happy things are blessings.

When we read God's Word, all that happens to us, as believers are blessings, because they are in our lives to shape us into His likeness.

James 1:1-18
"2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
6 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
7 For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, 8 being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
9 But the brother of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position;
10 and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away.
11 For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.
12 Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone.
14 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.
15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.
16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.
17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. 18 In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures."

Expose Evil!

Satan has effectively silenced those who would expose error by intimidating them into believing they are being unChristian by calling out those who are not only in error doctrinally as wells as in serious disobedience against God. Now we have an entire culture who is afraid to tell the truth openly about important matters, who are also frightened to admonish and rebuke when it is needed.

http://www.av1611.org/crock/judbynum.html

Hiders Have a Reason

Those that hide from others are usually people who have something to hide, they are also the ones who look for cracks in the armor of others, often cracks that are not there but that the peepers wish were there.

It is one thing to legitimately confront sin, quite another to seek to contrive appearance of sin where there is none.

Matthew 7:5 "You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye."

1Corinthians 13:4 "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it his not arrogant"

Philippians 2:3 "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves."

James 3:14-15 "But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic."

There Are Consequences for Sin

God did not overlook sin in Israel, His chosen, why would we think He will overlook it in us?

 

Jeremiah 2:19-22
" “Your own wickedness will correct you, And your apostasies will reprove you;
Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter For you to forsake the Lord your God, And the dread of Me is not in you,” declares the Lord [a]God of hosts.

20 “For long ago I broke your yoke And tore off your bonds;
But you said, ‘I will not serve!’ For on every high hill
And under every green tree You have lain down as a harlot.

21 “Yet I planted you a choice vine, A completely faithful seed.
How then have you turned yourself before Me Into the degenerate shoots of a foreign vine?

22 “Although you wash yourself with lye And [c]use much soap,
The stain of your iniquity is before Me,” declares the Lord God."

The End of Days is Very Near

These are the end of days, we know that it is "as in the days of Noah." Everyone does what is right in their own eyes and no one will listen to truth. In fact those who bring truth are beaten up and discarded.

Luke 17:26 ""And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:"

What is in store for the believers, the great hope in these last days of apostasy.

Matthew 24:30-37
"30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So you also, when you see all these things, know that it[a] is near—at the doors! 34 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.
36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven,[b] but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be."

"Rapture Ready" says this:
"Finally, the earth in Noah’s day was filled with violence. As you read the news or watch cable news networks, what do you see? Violence fills our screens. We not only see it in society, we actually celebrate it. What do I mean by that? A good action movie will reap millions as people pour into the theaters to celebrate this type of entertainment. That is what I mean by we celebrate it. Think about what sport is becoming more and more popular in America. It is a phenomenon call “Ultimate Fighting.” I believe that there is a rage that is pent up in this country that is finding an outlet through violent television shows. While we have not reached the extent seen at the times of the gladiatorial games in Rome, we still have our own violent outlets.
Jesus said that it would be like the days of Noah. In the days of Noah, the earth was filled with violence and corruption. The only righteous person in all the earth was Noah and his family. As we look upon God’s creation today, can we honestly say that it is not corrupt or violent? The answer is no, we cannot. The earth today is filled with violence and it is thoroughly corrupt. It is now as it was then.
Depressing? Pretty much but just as God saved a remnant then, He will save His remnant now. Do not despair for the days grow shorter. The time is coming when the trump will sound and our names will be called and we shall find ourselves removed from this state that plagues us now. The King of Kings and Lord of Lords is coming and when He does, all of His children will finally be called home never to suffer corruption again. My brothers and sisters, keeping looking up for our redemption draweth nigh. Jesus, Mighty King and Victorious Lord is coming with a might shout. Yes, it’s real, it’s very real."