If you have trusted in Christ by faith, then you will never lose what He did for you. There are many people who are attempting to convince believers that their salvation is dependent on their own good deeds. If we cannot gain salvation by our works we cannot keep it by our works either. When we trust Christ, He does everything after that, giving us the salvation we desire as well as keeping us in it. Our desire never changes after that, it remains until He takes us home.
Ephesians 1:13-14
"13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory."
God never breaks a promise and never turns us back into the old creation ever again.
2 Corinthians 5:16-18 "…16 So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:…"
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Our World is Entertainment on Steroids
If you think we are not living in a fantasy, entertainment oriented world, take a look at the activities of most people today! Count the number of times we entertain ourselves or plan activities that are not work or study of the Word.
Living in a Fantasy World
Narcissists live in a fantasy world, they become angry when someone comes along and tells the truth that interrupts their fantasy.
The devil is deeply involved in the fantasy world, causing people to feel frustrated or bored with their lives.
When we are not content with our lives, busy doing what God wants us to do, then we become agitated without steadiness, even frustrated.
When we are trusting Christ we don't live in a fantasy world constantly, we have no need of adventure or fiction.
When I became a believer I lost all desire for reading novels. I am not saying novels are wrong, but they seemed empty for me because I knew they were not truth.
Truth should be exciting enough without pretending. Pretend and fantasy can be enjoyable once in a while but it never satisfies the born again believer.
Philippians 4:8
"8 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things."
We must know the tactics of the devil in order to stand against him. Our culture is on fiction overload, we have more fantasy and fiction in our lives than we have truth. When this happens truth becomes offensive and avoided by most people.
The Bible is all truth, to pick up the Bible for light reading would send the fantasy junky into a tailspin, since the truth challenges us to place our trust in Christ rather than our fantasies.
Psalm 25:5
"5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
For You I wait all the day."
It is amazing how truth becomes exciting when we come down from the addiction of fantasy and fiction. And, it is an addiction, all we have to do is look all around us to see the fixation of our world on entertainment.
As a culture we are so fixated on entertainment that it has been brought into our churches to pacify the addicts, the masses of people who cannot sit still for one hour and worship or study without joking, laughing and entertainers on stage.
Sometimes I long for a simpler world in which everyone stays home a lot, they share rocking chair conversations on their front porches with no where to be and nothing that has to be done immediately.
One of the signs of the end times is that people will not have time for one another, they will be flitting too and fro all the time as they follow their own desires, fulfilling their own lusts.
Daniel 12:4
"4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased."
Knowledge and travel have increased but wisdom has decreased, this is the state of the world at the end of the age, we are there now.
The devil is deeply involved in the fantasy world, causing people to feel frustrated or bored with their lives.
When we are not content with our lives, busy doing what God wants us to do, then we become agitated without steadiness, even frustrated.
When we are trusting Christ we don't live in a fantasy world constantly, we have no need of adventure or fiction.
When I became a believer I lost all desire for reading novels. I am not saying novels are wrong, but they seemed empty for me because I knew they were not truth.
Truth should be exciting enough without pretending. Pretend and fantasy can be enjoyable once in a while but it never satisfies the born again believer.
Philippians 4:8
"8 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things."
We must know the tactics of the devil in order to stand against him. Our culture is on fiction overload, we have more fantasy and fiction in our lives than we have truth. When this happens truth becomes offensive and avoided by most people.
The Bible is all truth, to pick up the Bible for light reading would send the fantasy junky into a tailspin, since the truth challenges us to place our trust in Christ rather than our fantasies.
Psalm 25:5
"5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
For You I wait all the day."
It is amazing how truth becomes exciting when we come down from the addiction of fantasy and fiction. And, it is an addiction, all we have to do is look all around us to see the fixation of our world on entertainment.
As a culture we are so fixated on entertainment that it has been brought into our churches to pacify the addicts, the masses of people who cannot sit still for one hour and worship or study without joking, laughing and entertainers on stage.
Sometimes I long for a simpler world in which everyone stays home a lot, they share rocking chair conversations on their front porches with no where to be and nothing that has to be done immediately.
One of the signs of the end times is that people will not have time for one another, they will be flitting too and fro all the time as they follow their own desires, fulfilling their own lusts.
Daniel 12:4
"4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased."
Knowledge and travel have increased but wisdom has decreased, this is the state of the world at the end of the age, we are there now.
What Changed?
I never met anyone as a child that needed meds for "hyper-activity", this control freak mentality for lack of discipline has drugged up half of our population.
I am convinced it is responsible for many of the shootings in schools, because it removes the necessary inhibitions to commit crimes.
The drugs may also be responsible for some anger and rage issues we see in the teens today.
I have met a few people who are in their 40's today who were on the depression drugs beginning at 12 years old, they seem immature, as though they were stunted in the emotional growth.
We really have no idea how far reaching is the damage these drugs have created.
Every few years someone dreams up a new way to make money through the creation of another mental disease that never occurred just 40 years ago.
I am highly suspect when half or more than half the children in the elementary school classroom are on depression or hyper-activity drugs.
Back in the day, even just 40 years ago, children didn't take any drug except cough medicine if they were sick.
Let me ask: "What happened, what changed"? Perhaps the culture became more wicked and less observing of God's principles?
I am convinced it is responsible for many of the shootings in schools, because it removes the necessary inhibitions to commit crimes.
The drugs may also be responsible for some anger and rage issues we see in the teens today.
I have met a few people who are in their 40's today who were on the depression drugs beginning at 12 years old, they seem immature, as though they were stunted in the emotional growth.
We really have no idea how far reaching is the damage these drugs have created.
Every few years someone dreams up a new way to make money through the creation of another mental disease that never occurred just 40 years ago.
I am highly suspect when half or more than half the children in the elementary school classroom are on depression or hyper-activity drugs.
Back in the day, even just 40 years ago, children didn't take any drug except cough medicine if they were sick.
Let me ask: "What happened, what changed"? Perhaps the culture became more wicked and less observing of God's principles?
Faith Leads to Obedience
Our faith leads us to obey God because we believe Him. If we do not believe God we will not obey Him!
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