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Civil Minded Christians

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A man may hate another man, this I can understand.  After all we are a wicked and hopeless breed.  War and murder are not alien to the thoughts of man.

But I am taken back by the venomous hatred of those who have turned away from the gospel.  They are not like those who have rejected the gospel without inspecting it closely.  They looked close enough to gain understanding.  But since they have rejected Christ, their hatred has become demonic.

Such people become obsessed with the demise of Christianity.  They would be better able to destroy the earth with a shovel; heaving scoop by scoop into the oblivion of outer space.  Such hatred makes no sense at all.  In the language of men we would call this stupid.  In the language of God we would call it demonic.

But I do not mention this that I might cast a shadow on the parade of backslidden, foolish men.   Rather, I mention this as a warning to all Christians. 

Do not be fooled by the siren call of the world.  They will tell you, “You can still have your Christianity, only play in the sandbox with us”.  If you do that, you are headed to unmovable rocks. 

You will ship wreck your faith.  You will become the haunt of every demon who desires you.  In the end you will do the will of the enemy of God.

These men who despise God, to near insanity, were once like you.  They looked into the things of Christ with desire.  But when they found the world easier to pallet, they turned away.

You may think that can’t happen to you; you are such a civil minded heart.  The civil mind you have now is given to you by God himself.  Embrace the world and you may well lose it.

By His Grace

“The Righteous State”

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We could write about the joy and war of walking in “The Way”.

But what a waste of words for those who pleasure all the day.

The quiet joy of righteousness they know no thing about.

Just mention “Thanks through holiness”,  you’ll see them shudder and pout.

For what they need to hear will fall on plugged up ears.

They consider such great words as only from their peers.

But shall we hold the pen in place,

Though such refuse to run the race?

Perhaps tis not to them we write,

But those who seek with all their might.

The audience is not the question.

We simply write God’s clear Salvation.

They cannot say amen to such,

As love the way of man so much.

But there are those who hunger still.

We write that they may have their fill.

For none will have eternal part,

But those clean hands and purified heart.

No sin will never enter in.

Beautiful wretches!  Let them begin!

Lovely souls with hearts contrite.

Lacking hope and void of might!

Their beds awash with tears of fright,

From crying all throughout the night!

Come repentent ones and taste

Forgiveness and “The Righteous state”.

By His Grace

Give Up?

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As a man practices so he becomes.  Those who practice wickedness are dead even while they live.  But those who continue to practice belief, hope and righteousness, have the promise from He who cannot lie.

“I look on the faithless with loathing, for they do not obey your word.” (Psalm 119: 158)  Do not doubt that word, my friend.  It is as real as your desire to quit.  Even more so.  For you will cease to live, yet he remains forever.

If you’re going to give up, no one can stop you.  Perhaps you’ve decided that’s what you want to do.  And you’ve already started making preparations.

You ought to stop for a minute and think about these things:

The man who pushes through the impossible often finds great treasure.  And He Who plays the violin with determination often excels.

But the one who gives up, dies where he stands.  What joy he may have found is ripped from his possibilities.  And he’s done this to himself.

And the one who simply dabbles in music never plays the beautiful song.

You may not have great standing before the Holy Lord.  But to stand at all, for any length of time, is better than to shrivel up and die.  And to have the Lord look on you with any measure of kindness, is better than to have him lothe your life.

Get up!  Have faith and keep kicking!  You have no idea what tomorrow brings.  It would be good for you to try to remember the way it was before you started to try.

If the possibility of reward does not fire you up, perhaps you ought to think of these things from God’s perspective.

He made you.  He allowed you to understand.  And he placed far more hope in you than you can grasp.  You owe it to him to try.

Perhaps you did not realize it, but Christianity is not a feel good religion.  We are not called to be happy for the sake of pleasurable happiness.  We are called to die, everyday all day long.

Purposeful restraint

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Something odd has occurred to me that has not knocked on my door in the past.  Contrary to popular belief among Christians, the sinful nature is quite intelligent in its own way.

I believe the sinful nature is oblivious to the fact that it will be destroyed.  But it is certainly not oblivious to what gives it Pleasure.  In fact, its entire focus is on the freedom it enjoys to sin.

The intelligence of the sinful nature can be found in its avoidance of restraint.  It will do everything it desires except those things for which it can be imprisoned.

Folly however is not that intelligent.  Folly will encourage the sinful nature to be stupid.  But a little wisdom goes a long way in making the sinful nature happy.

Perhaps this is the reason why so many Christians are caught up in such great sins.  How horribly sad.  When God stands ready to give wisdom without judgement to anyone who asks.