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Confront the Christian Divisions Now

If we don’t confront the Christian divisions now, then all will be lost. If we don’t confront the Christian divisions now, then hate and disagreements will lead to unbridled persecution. If we don’t confront the Christian divisions now, then death and destruction will be inevitable. If we don’t confront Christian divisions now, then we will witness the great falling away and the extinguishing of the Gospel light leading to a horrifying darkness that will sweep the planet. This is exactly what Satan and the powers of darkness want. They have sought to divide Christianity since the beginning by raising up false prophets to twist the simple message of the Cross. They have gone well beyond the Bible by adding new doctrines and a methodology foreign to the simple truths delineated in the New Testament. We must all take part in confronting the divisions that are ripping Christianity apart. Although the biblical solutions are simple, they will take a great deal of faith to follow, doing things that will be extremely uncomfortable, especially in the beginning. We will examine closely each of these biblical solutions that will heal the divisions in Christianity and reawaken the bright shining light in a very dark world. Although the solutions may appear to take longer, they will not but will have a profound lasting effect upon the fallen world.

To begin with, we must discover what makes Christianity a formidable force in the fallen world and what weakens Christianity in the eyes of fallen humanity. Let’s start with the negative influence that much of Christianity is having upon humanity in our day. This negative influence is not only dimming the saving light of the Gospel, but it is also hardening the hearts of humanity. When we confront the fallen world, we can confront their sins, but we must tie it to the great benefits available to them through repentance and forgiveness. On the other hand, we have a growing segment of Christianity, Christian Nationalism, that is becoming even more deeply embedded with the political system with the express purpose of not confronting fallen humanity with their sins but forcing them to obey their new laws of Christian morality. This forcing fallen humanity to obey will have the opposite effect for it will drive them further away from the Good news of our transformation in Christ. It will greatly dim the bright light of Christianity causing them to fall even deeper into darkness as they strike back with impunity. I have noticed the great hatred growing towards Christianity for some time now, which has greatly limited our ability to reach them for Christ. It has created a bitterness not seen in previous years.

To heal the divisions in Christianity, we must lead our brothers and sisters by helping them to return to the power of the Cross and the bright light of the Gospel through our good works. The Bible says, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek” (Romans 1:16). Only this power from God through the Gospel message can truly save those who believe. This has always been the key to changing the world and ushering in His Kingdom for which we pray continuously (Matthew 6:10). We were never meant to bring in the Kingdom through the political system and its powers. It’s antithetical to the Gospel. In the beginning, people did not come to Christ through a political force. They did not come to the kingdom because the walls separating the State and religion were torn down. Fallen humanity came to Christ because they saw a new hope. They saw love and peace not seen before. The early Christians looked beyond outward appearances, to those who were harshly judged and repudiated or scorned by the fallen world. They instilled in them a lively hope of acceptance by the risen Lord Jesus Christ to a life of eternal bliss through faith. They saw something completely and amazingly different.

Dear children, all the dancing and yelling will not bring in the Kingdom of God. All the political parties and all the voting will not bring in the Kingdom. Even our professional witnessing and lofty words of wisdom will not bring in the Kingdom (I Corinthians 2:1). Only the power of God working through His beloved children will bring in the Kingdom with all of its glory. Witnessing today has digressed to inviting people to church or to some political rally seeking to bring in the Kingdom through their vote, and their financial support. Dear children, the world needs to hear how God has changed us, growing us from one degree of glory to another, and filling us with an amazing joy and a peace that defies understanding. They need to hear that God is with us and He can make all things new. In a world with no hope, they need to hear about our hope realized through our faith believing that Jesus Christ died on the Cross for our sins and was raised from the grave to give us a brand-new life in Him. They need to hear about the power of transformation (II Corinthians 5:17). When people are truly changed, then they will not need the political party passing some new law to force them to obey. They will obey the law of Christ because it is written on their hearts. Let us trust God to change the world through His eternal message of hope; this is the Christian Way.

To bring healing to the body of Christ, His beloved Church, they need to see with their own eyes the good works of God’s precious children. They don’t need to see yelling, dancing, and supporting your latest political candidate. What they need to see is Christ living in you demonstrating His loving concern for your wellbeing. They don’t need to see a referral agent sending people back to the world’s counselors, nor do they need to hear your empty and meaningless prayers filled with an abundance of words (Romans 15:14, Matthew 6:7). What they need to see is our abounding love, willing to truly forgive others from the heart, and to demonstrate the rules of non-retaliation to those who vehemently disagree or attack us. (Matthew 5:38-42). What they need to see is your own spiritual growth by actively putting off the old life and putting on the new life in Christ. We are called to be doers of the word by following all of the beautiful “one another” statements in the Bible in our relationship with both the body of Christ and the unbelieving world. It’s harmful to the body of Christ to use dehumanizing words and hateful language toward others just because you disagree with their actions. When the people of God do this, it greatly diminishes their bright shining lights making them enemies of the world. This is what is currently happening in the world today where a segment of the Christian community is trying to bring the Kingdom in through the political process.

Finally, the moment we decide to follow the Christian Way to bring in the Kingdom, then we will confront the divisions head-on, front and center. If we are successful in healing the divisions, then the Kingdom will spread far and wide, but if we are not successful, then we will only have one option left. Although I would love to see the healing take place, I know that we are running out of time. If things don’t quickly change the only option left is to come out from among them. The Bible says, “And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues” (Revelation 18:4). To come out would mean taking your children and grandchildren out of public education. It would mean to no longer participate in their political process. It would mean to no longer follow the counsel of the world through their online searches, their artificial intelligence, and their psychological counsel. It would mean to no longer participate in their social media platforms and the targeted news stories that use godless algorithms. We are not quite there yet, but extremely close if things don’t change immediately by trusting in the power of the Gospel message to bring in the Kingdom of God with all of its glory. Dear children, let us follow the Christian Way and not the ways of the fallen world. If we don’t, then truly all will be lost.

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Seven Lies of the Devil – Part I

These seven lies of the devil is driving humanity further away from their creator and causing many of God’s children to stumble. This is the main cause of the great falling away in the Last Days before the revealing of the dreaded Antichrist. We will expose the lies by revealing the truth.

Labels, Labels, Labels

The devil loves labels. There are many popular labels like PTSD, stress, trauma, anxiety, depression, fear, loneliness, and emotional brain fog. As a Biblical counselor for many years the most heart wrenching thing is to see the world’s counselors give their counselees a label. These labels describe their emotional and psychological problem by giving it a name and describing in detail their expected behavior problems both mentally and physically. Unfortunately, this gives them an excuse to act out their new problems diagnosed by the worlds counselors. Furthermore, the psychotropic drugs prescribed to their counselees often create additional problems keeping them locked into years of counseling and drug addiction. Lamentably, the fallen world seeks a label for their problems absolving them of any personal responsibility for overcoming their bad attitude and unacceptable behavior. I have written extensively about the “Silent Pandemic of Mental Illnesses,” which is the first woe in the Book of Revelation, which is a clear consequence for rejecting God’s ability to fix their problems. There is deliverance from this horrible lie of the devil by leading their counselees to Christ in faith believing that through repentance they will be delivered from this woe and that Christ alone will solve all their emotional and psychological problems by making them into a new creation. The most important thing about being a Christian counselor is helping people to overcome their problems, so that they can continue their spiritual growth and enjoy all the blessings of spiritual maturity. The Bible says, “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue” (II Peter 1:3). We must stop listening to the lies of the devil whose only desire is to give them a label to keep them trapped in their emotional and psychological problems for the rest of their lives. Stop listening to the devil. Continue reading Seven Lies of the Devil – Part I

How to Truly Help Others

To truly help others we must learn to fight against evil. The world glories in fighting against evil actors but they no longer see the true glory of fighting against the evil that has invaded humanity. Evil is on the verge of conquering all of humanity bringing many into a horrific poverty of spirit. Fighting only the evil actors sanctioned by society will not defeat evil but will allow it to grow even stronger and more prevalent. So, how can we as Christians truly fight evil? Although we will never completely eradicate it, we can overcome it in the hearts and minds of humanity. We can pass new laws, hire more police officers, and yell at the devil until we are blue in the face but that will not overcome evil. We need a new methodology or perhaps we just need to rediscover the age-old truth. God has His job. He will remain the righteous judge of the universe. He has brought forth His righteous judgment upon humanity since the beginning, which was discussed in my previous blog article, “Glorify God in the Coming Judgment.” We as God’s children are also given our job of defeating evil in the hearts and minds of humanity. It is a gloriously simple process that will truly help others, but it takes absolute obedience to his methodology to be successful. Continue reading How to Truly Help Others

Why Do Bad Things Happen?

Bad things happen because of the rebellion against a Holy God. The rebellion is alive and well reaching to the depths of the human heart. Every area of society including the church has been sorely affected by this rebellion. This rebellion is as old as the fall of humanity that was seduced by the devil and the powers of darkness. It was a dark day indeed that inevitably tarnished God’s beautiful creation. The heart of mankind has not been the same since and never will be apart from the recreative act of a merciful and loving God. The Bible says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17). This is good news for those who have been truly transformed in Christ. On the other hand, the remainder of humanity will continue to go from bad to worse experiencing the trauma of being cut off from a loving God and being controlled by the powers of darkness. The depth of this control will be examined to demonstrate how aggressively the chains of bondage have increased blinding almost all of humanity. This was accomplished by deception causing them to misunderstand the consequences of their sins. Continue reading Why Do Bad Things Happen?

Only Truth Will Set Us Free

“The truth will set you free,” has rung through all the hallowed halls of humanity since these words were first uttered two millennia ago by the Son of God. As the world goes deeper and deeper into bondage, they still don’t understand the meaning of these amazingly powerful words. Consequently, the world is still being held captive by the powers of darkness, which has created enslavement to every emotional and psychological problem known to mankind. Hate and hostility are literally ripping them apart as the whole world is racing toward Armageddon. The prophets of old spoke about a time in the future when the spirit of Antichrist would arise as the man of lawlessness in an age of unchecked anarchy and unfettered lawlessness. Well, the time is now, and the great nations of the earth have sunk deeper into bondage legalizing every abominable transgression against God’s holy law. It’s most difficult to just read the headlines in the daily news media where nearly every story has humanity fighting against one another with slanderous words, unbelievable accusations, and unfiltered propaganda or some new conspiracy theory. There is not a day that goes by where people are savagely killed, wounded, or even tortured beyond belief. Listen, and you can hear their voices crying out in agony with no known escape from their horrific captivity. Continue reading Only Truth Will Set Us Free