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Who Are We?

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“Come now, let us settle the matter,”
   says the LORD.

This statement comes from the first chapter of Isaiah.  God is speaking of how His people have fallen.  And He speaks to the people of Sodom and Gomorrah (that would be all people).  What are we that God would say to us, “Come now, let us settle the matter”?  Such a statement is not made to a chair.  We don’t speak like that to anything that cannot respond through free will.  We speak like that to each other, don’t we?  We have a demand that’s not being met by someone who is able to meet the demand but refuses to do so.  Who are we that God should have such expectations? 

We have heard that we are so limited, small, vulnerable, and victimized.  But that statement is not addressed as though we have no choice but to remain as we are.  It speaks of ability not limitation.  What will be the judgment of such a people who refuse to learn of what is holy and good?  If God sees us as able, then His judgment of us will be wrapped around that concept.  “You were able to obey me because I gave you all you needed to learn this obedience”.  Perhaps that is going to be one of the phrases heard by the rebellious.

Consider, people, consider Him!  It will not be long before you stand in His Glorious and Holy presence to receive the just reward of your life.  I tell you a truth: It will be awesome to behold Him.  And it will not go well for the vast majority of mankind.  The rest of that chapter speaks of His expectations and His ability to restore those who desire to rid themselves of rebellion. 

This post is filled, to overflowing, with promise and warning.  I could have just pointed to the scripture and expected you to go read it.  But understanding the times, I know there are very few who read the Bible anymore.  Perhaps you think I speak with too much authority on this matter.  My words are light and carry the weight of a man.  But the words of God are filled with extreme authority.  Regardless what you think, you will die a hideous death of guilt at the hands of the Almighty God if you don’t heed what is posted here. 

Don’t think to yourself that refusing to read the Bible will excuse you from judgment.  “I didn’t know what you said in that book.  So I’m not to be held responsible for what you said there”.  Don’t allow the foolishness of your sinful mind to lure you into death.  You do know what He wants.  And you will be held accountable for all His Holiness on that day.

By His Grace.

We are a People Set Apart.

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Attacks against what is called Christianity will abound.  There is no end of turmoil within the ranks of Christians.  But isn’t this the beauty of what Jesus has done?  He is actively creating a people for Himself.  We should not expect that God’s people are a polished stone in the tumbler of God’s will.  We find our righteousness in Christ alone.  And we await the day when He will grant perfection to our ways, hearts, minds, and desires.

Now, to be sure, we should do all we can to limit our folly for the sake of God’s Holy name.  It would be best to give no fuel to those who would cast accusation on the Church of God.  In our faith we wrestle with that which is Holy.  We are called to completion while we struggle with what is unfinished.  Christians struggle with the same problems as does the world.  The difference is found in the power of God to rectify our understanding.  It is He who guides us into what is right and Holy.  In short, Christians hear the very voice and will of God as He directs His people.  Some hear Him through the pages of His word the Bible.  Some hear Him through that voice which whispers in the inner man.  Some hear Him loudly, often, and surely.  Some simply follow what others are hearing.

We serve the Living God not some set of rules and regulations.  Our faith is built on liquid truth.  This truth is not that which varies according to the will of man.  Our house is built on (not by, or over)  the very river of truth which flows from the Throne of the Living God.  By faith we listen to His voice.  We walk in places where darkness is the only light.  Yet we walk in this darkness with the light of God Himself.  It is in the interaction of the Holy God to a people struggling with the nature of sin that sets us apart from every other creation. 

I know the world can only see what we are by the actions and words we produce.  Evolution is looking for the next stage in development.  Christians are that stage.  We no longer fit into the mold of the world’s expectations.  We are more yet less.  Through humility before the Greatness of God we are being formed into something eternal and beautiful.  And that, right before their very eyes.  What the world sees is chaos and dischord in the Church.  What God sees is a people being transformed.

If anyone wants a better explanation of what Christianity is, they will need to seek the face of the only One who can explain it.  Jesus is willing to lead you to a living faith.  It’s not what we believe that makes the difference.  The difference resides in Who we believe.  And it’s not what we are that stands out so strongly.  It’s who we are becoming that sets us apart.  If you seek Him, you will find Him.  If, indeed, you seek Him with all your heart.

By His Grace.

Ain’t America a GREAT Nation? Wow! Just Wow!

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We Americans are so very civilized.  We’re not like the muslim countries.  We’re better.  We include women in our politics.  We allow children to make their own choices regarding morality.  We allow people to cross our boarders without even the slightest hint of legality.  Here’s a point of how very wonderful we are:

I went into the break room to scan some papers.  A guy was in there watching some game show; you know, the kind of show which requires absolutely no brain to watch.  On the way through I mentioned how horrible it was that on a weekday that was all there was to watch.  He chuckled.

I scanned my papers and thought about that comment and the poor guy’s plight.  On the way back through, this was said:

“A thought for the day.   Isn’t it interesting how we run down the muslim countries because they refuse their women an education.  Yet we grow our baby girls, send them off to get a good college education, we let them marry who they please, and we even let them work.  Till they have their babies.  Then we force them to watch that garbage all day long.”

I got another chuckle.  But that was the extent of his comments.  I guess He’s watched that show too long.

Yea.  America’s a wonderful place to practise Holiness.

By His Grace.

If. But Alas.

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If all the words I ever posted in this blog were like: “Jesus loves you”, “Heaven is a wonderful place”, “Aren’t roses pretty”, People are beautiful loving souls”, The earth is alive and you’re treating her badly”, “Cowboys used guns”, “sin is just a matter of opinion”, Everything will go on like this forever”, and the like, lots of people would read my blog.

But I don’t post rediculous words or half truths.  And the traffic and comments on this blog testify to a singular truth: 

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

 He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

 But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God.”

(John 3:16-21)

By His Grace.

Note to the World.

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I have watched what you say regarding Jesus.  And I see you make mistakes that any good school boy of ages past would not have made.  You run Him down and call Him any name you chose.  These things can and will be forgiven if you repent of your sins and seek His face. 

But one mistake I see repeated is blatant and shameful even in the things of this world.  You call to His account any wrong you find which bears His name.  For instance, if we see someone who uses “Christian” as a personal identity doing something non-christian, you automatically determine that Jesus has done it.  You neither know Him, nor know His ways.  Your judgment is flawed because you define your judgment on the basis of your narrow and sinful views.

If a family has a “bad” child we do not run the whole family into the ground.  We identify the “bad” one and consider his ways as separate from the family.  And we certainly don’t blame a good father for the failings of his criminal son.  Each man will pay the penalty for his own sins.  Yet you apply every wrong done by anyone calling themselves christian to the Lord Jesus.  Your judgment is flawed because you do not know the Lord.

By His Grace.

The folly of Secular Living

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What shall be said of today’s standards?  Possessions, pride,  being politically correct and all that “stuff”, are utter folly.  We see a man in an expensive car and think how he has become something.  But we don’t see the heart of the man.  We see a “beautiful” woman and ponder how wonderful it would be to look like that (or to wake up with that next to us).   We see a mansion and desire to live in it.  We see power being weilded by people in government and feel the jealousy of desire for their power.

What we fail to notice is that what we have is plenty enough to test our hearts.  Enough with the false standards of secular living.  Look to God.   Consider how He is all powerful, all beauty, all life, all compassion.  Yet with all God owns (including you and your skin) He does not strut around like we do.  He is so much more in every way.  Desire to be like Him.  Learn from Him.  Accept His Son as your Lord and begin to learn what true life is all about.

By His Grace.