1,000 Days
July 10, 2012 at 9:41 AM (Persecution, Uncategorized)
Tags: Christian persecution, Christianity, Family, God, Jesus Christ, Life, news, politics, religion, Youcef Nadarkhani
I Believe In Scripture
April 1, 2012 at 3:55 PM (Uncategorized)
Tags: Art, Beautiful, Christianity, God, Jesus Christ, love, Miscellaneous, music, poetry, religion
This is a really awesome poem and this man recites it so beautifully.
“How can I deny God’s words when they are written on my skin?”
He is the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit
February 23, 2012 at 1:59 PM (Persecution, Prayer Requests, Uncategorized)
Tags: Christianity, corporations, God, hersey, Jesus Christ, Missionaries, Missions, reliable Bible translating, religion, the Trinity
Some examples documented in our Fact Check: • Wycliffe/SIL produced Stories of the Prophets, an Arabic Bible that uses “Lord” instead of “Father” and “Messiah” instead of “Son.” • Frontiers worked with an SIL consultant to produce True Meaning of the Gospel of Christ, an Arabic translation which removes “Father” in reference to God, and removes or redefines “Son,” e.g. the Great Commission in Mt 28:19 reads, “Cleanse them by water in the name of God, his Messiah and his Holy Spirit.”• Frontiers produced a Turkish translation of Matthew, distributed by SIL, that uses “guardian” for “Father” and “representative” or “proxy” for “Son.” • SIL consulted on the Bengali Injil Sharif, which translated “Son” as “Messiah” and “Son of God” as “God’s Uniquely Intimate Beloved Chosen One.”
By replacing or removing “Father” or “Son” from the text of Scripture, these translations fail to portray God as who he is: the familial, eternal, loving God the Father, Son and Spirit. The deity of Jesus is obscured, and thus the self-sacrifice of God on our behalf. In June 2011, the Presbyterian Church in Americaexplicitly declared such translations as “unfaithful to God’s revealed Word” because they “compromise the doctrines of the Trinity, Scripture, and the person and work of Jesus.”
Perhaps most importantly, national Christians say these translations are harming their work, even producing a short video expressing their concerns. Yet Western proponents condone removing Father orSon because they say Muslims can only see sexual connotations to these terms. Numerous missionaries and national believers, however, strongly assert this is not the case. Further, church leaders in places likePakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Turkey, and Malaysia have called for an end to these translations, but to no avail.
Adding fuel to the fire, these agencies have raised millions of dollars for these projects, yet donors are unaware their gifts are being used for translations that remove Father, Son and Son of God from the text.
A member of the SIL board indicated that while “a few objections” over these translations would be “dismissable,” SIL would need to respond when the “man in the pew” created a “backlash.” By signing this petition, you are letting these agencies know that your convictions, and the integrity of God’s own Word, can’t be dismissed. Instead, you are asking for a written commitment from Wycliffe, Frontiers and SIL not to remove Father, Son or Son of God from the text of Scripture.
For a thorough explanation of our concerns, including documentation offered in response to Wycliffe’s comments about the petition, please read “Lost In Translation Fact Check.” For brief answers to common questions, including responses to agency denials, please see the Petition FAQs. And for general information, please visit Biblical Missiology, as well as the “Petition Updates” section for articles and resources, including the new book, Chrislam.
Join us in this prayer:
O God, our heavenly Father,
May the witness that You have given us eternal life in Your Son, prevail in the hearts and minds of Your servants.
May the work of translating Your Word go forth to reach the unreached masses.
Endow those who are mistranslating Your Word, with grace that leads them to repentance.
Give the Church, Your body the unity of the Spirit, and the bond of peace under the headship of Christ.
May we all persevere in serving the gospel without shrinking back or shying away from the Truth.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord, the Son of the Living God.
Amen.
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Featured CommentI’ve been in Turkey for 27 years and I don’t know any Turkish pastor or believer that likes this translation. On the contrary, I’m also a pastor, and I can say that I know every pastor and everyone I know are upset with this translation. . . rather than changing the meaning of the Biblical terms and give reason to those Muslims who accuse Christians of adulterating the Scriptures, why not simply put a footnote to clarify that “Father” does not refer to a biological father and “Son” does not refer to a biological son? But for me the worst thing in this translation is that this “Matthew” started with a quote of the Koran and that the translation is full of footnotes with quotes of the Koran, as if it was the highest authority to decide what is true and what false.
Carlos MadrigalIstanbul, Turkey
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Youcef Nadarkhani: Urgent Update and Prayer Request
February 21, 2012 at 1:18 PM (Persecution, Prayer Requests)
Tags: Christianity, God, hate, injustice, Jesus Christ, murder, persecution, politics, religion, world
http://aclj.org/iran/pastor-youcef-life-imminent-danger
We have just received word from our contacts on the ground in Iran of an extremely dangerous turn of events for Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. There is an increased likelihood that the Iranian regime will execute Pastor Youcef for his faith.
Pastor Youcef’s case had been stalled due to increased international pressure and the Iranian court’s request that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, decide Pastor Youcef’s fate. Now, because Pastor Youcef has continually refused to give into the regime’s demands that herenounce his Christian faith, the likelihood that the Iranian regime will execute him increases by the day.
The situation has not been this dire since we first brought you his story.
Iran has demonstrated its resolve to ignore its international obligations, whether by its continued attempt to gain nuclear power or its continued disregard for human rights.
It is more critical than ever to increase the pressure on the Iranian regime to overturn Pastor Youcef’s death sentence and release him immediately. If Iran executes Pastor Youcef, it could be the catalyst for the extinction of Christianity in Iran.
The ACLJ is continuing to work with Pastor Youcef’s attorney in Iran, the State Department, and Members of Congress in an effort to save Pastor Youcef’s life.
The congressional resolution introduced by Representative Joe Pitts (PA-16) late last week – condemning Iran and calling for Pastor Youcef’s immediate release – is gaining bipartisan support, including the original co-sponsorship of Representatives John Carter (TX-31), Keith Ellison (MN-5), Trent Franks (AZ-2), James McGovern (MA-3), Heath Shuler (NC-11), and Frank Wolf (VA-10).
The ACLJ is urging every Member of Congress to support this critical measure. Please sign our Petition to Free Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani today.
Please continue to share Pastor Youcef’s story and pray, as we continue fighting for his life.
‘Nuff said. Get praying and get signing.
Remembering the Prisoners
February 14, 2012 at 6:48 PM (Persecution, Prayer Requests, Uncategorized)
Tags: aid, Christianity, countries and cultures, genocide, God, hebrews 13, help, humanitarian effort, Jesus Christ, love, persecution, religion
Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you yourselves also are in the body. – Hebrews 13:3 (NASB)
This is my second video, one pertaining to the persecuted Church. It’s really disgusting that the media finds it more important to report things like our president being unable to open a door, or where he went golfing over the weekend, or who did what in Hollywood, but they refuse to speak about the hundreds of thousands of Christians who are slaughtered in a massive genocide that spans across countries and cultures. What is even more vile and appalling is that the professing church is content to have it this way. We seldom bother to go outside of our happy little bubble of American/first-world prosperity to recognize the fact that our family – the Body of Christ – is being tortured and slaughtered mercilessly in other countries. While we look down at our watches during Sunday “worship,” waiting for the 45 minutes to be over so we can rush home to watch a two-hour long football game, our brothers and sisters in other countries wake up at the crack of dawn to walk for three hours to their true, honest, and sincere worship of the Lord and communion with their brethren, where their service could end in the deafening – but certainly not silencing – blast of a gunshot – if they are lucky. While we, in our apathetic and lazy state are swimming in Bibles, our persecuted brethren are lucky to have one, often in their generosity and zeal, dividing the Holy Book into pieces just so each Christian may have a chance to be fed with God’s Word – if only a portion of it.
Does anyone else see that there is something seriously wrong here? We are disobeying and explicit command from the word of God. The Bible tells us to remember our brothers and sisters in bonds, as if we were with them.
We aren’t even acknowledging they exist.
We would rather pick up the latest edition to the Hunger Games, both entranced and horrified by the injustice of this fictional world, while refusing to admit that realities just as bad if not far worse exist in ours, where our own family members are being ripped apart and torn to bits in other countries because they are Christians. Why is it that people whose zeals will have them brutally slaughtered have so much of it, and yet we, who have the freedom to proclaim, defend, and follow God’s word, just simply, don’t? Seriously. It is pitiful. Not that they have zeal, but that we don’t. There is no excuse.
We have no excuse.
And the fact that we are not even helping these zealots, who we cannot even aspire to be, are we not just heaping even greater blood on our hands? “What?” you say to God on Judgment Day. “We were supposed to help those people? You actually expected me to pray for them? Pfft.”
Look, guys, our brothers and sisters are dying. They are pain. They are being hurt and tortured beyond where even our imaginations will dare to go. The least we can do is help them in some way. Be it prayer, donations, or actively going to help them in their lives or in their cause. We have the provisions, the resources, and the Almighty God that allows us to do so. If you were in the bondage and the chains our brothers and sisters are in right now, I can guarantee that you would only hope that there would be others on the outside who loved you and were pleading for your cause that very second, with the most earnest, trusting, heartfelt faith and the generosity and willingness to give their time, money, and help to you and everyone else in your situation. If you were in that situation, you would be an activist too. Don’t let it take real persecution to get you moving. Start now.
Like God told you to.
Sexuality and the Church – Part 3
February 4, 2012 at 9:49 PM (Sexuality and the Church Series, Uncategorized)
Tags: Christianity, church, God, Jesus Christ, religion, Sexual Immorality, Sexuality, The Bible, the Gospel
The third and final part to my series on sexual immorality, over two months late. All Scripture used comes from the New King James version.
Part 3 – Sexual Immorality Inside of the Church
* It is to be noted that the term “brother” is most often used in this piece, however, what is written applies to women just as well as men.*
What is to be done when a brother or sister is sinning sexually in the Church is more direct and somewhat, if you will, harsher than those who sin outside of the Church. In 1 Corinthians 5:9,10, Paul writes, “I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people. Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world.” As Christians, we have a crucial commission given to us by Jesus Christ. We are to preach the Gospel to all people who do not know the saving Grace and Power of our Lord Jesus Christ. So, just as Paul says, we must interact with those people. We cannot avoid them. However, Christians, who know the saving Grace and Power of Jesus Christ, are, essentially, to know better. We have been saved by Christ, and washed in His blood. We are told to repent by our Savior and God Himself. He makes it clear that we must pick up our crosses and follow Him. We have no excuse to go against the commands of our God, Who sacrificed all on the cross, when His Word tells us quite explicitly what those commands are. The only ignorance we could possibly have in these situations of sexual sin is self-induced, or willed, ignorance. And that is no justification of the sin at all. Christ didn’t die so that we could go out and have orgies. He died to spread the Gospel, and that Gospel does not include unrepentant sexual immorality.
First, we much remember Christ’s words in Matthew 18:15-17.
15 “Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.’ 17 And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector.
Even though this example is for a brother sinning against another brother, this is to be used with any unrepented sin. It may be that, in fact, the brother may not realize his hypocrisy or sin. King David did not recognize his sin with Bathsheba until he was confronted and convicted by Nathan. However, once confronted, the sin could not be ignored anymore. Your brother may not fully recognize his sexual immorality, and so therefore need the voice of repentance to convict him in his life.
Furthermore, Paul also gives us instructions on what we should do:
1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles—that a man has his father’s wife! 2 And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed might be taken away from among you. 3 For I indeed, as absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged (as though I were present) him who has so done this deed. 4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, 5 deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
6 Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? 7 Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. 8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth
9 I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people. 10 Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. 11 But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.
12 For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? 13 But those who are outside God judges. Therefore “put away from yourselves the evil person.”
- 1 Corinthians 5
Here we must note how harshly sexual immorality is judged within the Church. Paul writes in the first verse, “It is actually reported.” Meaning, Paul was surprised, for in this letter, he is forced to address an issue that should not have been to begin with. The word of God – the Gospel and the very same word he preached – condemned this sort of sexual immorality. Why should he have to address this issue again, when Christ commanded us to repent of our sins, and among them – which is made incredibly and explicitly clear throughout the Scriptures even prior to the formation of the complete Bible – is sexual immorality? Not even just that, but he said that even the Pagans – yeah, the people who had the temple prostitution, homosexuality, etc. – condemned and would not dare participate in such as vile acts as this Christian brother was. He should not have had to even bring this matter up in foresight or conversation, and yet this disgusting, abominable atrocity was going on in the Church.
Today, the same sort of thing still goes on. How many brethren do we have who claim to love Christ as their Savior, and yet openly practice homosexuality, masturbation, pre-marital sex, and other various immoralities? I’m not talking about that thorn in the flesh that some Christians may have in the area of sexual immorality – so as long as that thorn is not embraced – I mean that the brother practices the sin without repentance, or even denies the fact that it is sin. This must be seriously dealt with. First, in the matter of convicting such sin, as Jesus has taught us to do. But, if the brother does not listen, then we are only commanded to turn from our brother, just as we are commanded to also by Christ, and by Paul as well.
3 And I wrote this very thing to you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow over those from whom I ought to have joy, having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all. 4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you.
5 But if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me, but all of you to some extent—not to be too severe. 6 This punishment which was inflicted by the majority is sufficient for such a man, 7 so that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow. 8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him. 9 For to this end I also wrote, that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things. 10 Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, 11 lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.
- 2 Corinthians 2:3-10
Yet, still, there is one more thing that we are to remember. Paul does not mean for us to completely forsake our brother. After all, we are to love as Christ love, and we are to forgive in such a manner as well. Once a brother’s sins are made known to him publicly, his guilt is brought to light, and he is sufficiently punished, we are to make known that we have not forsaken him in our hearts. The love of Christ is within us, and even if our brother sins, that love still thrives within our hearts for him – not what what he has done, however. Once our brother has repented, we cannot be hesitant to forgive him. So if a brother is to repent, he is to be welcomed back to the congregation and favor thereof with open arms and open hearts. Any further punishment would be too severe and clearly unbiblical.
In conclusion, sexual sin is no joking matter. Both within and outside of the Church, it is to be addressed seriously and soberly. We are to be direct in our approach, and ultimately, just as our Savior Jesus Christ has done, so should we. Whether we are addressing the sin of an unbeliever, or the sin of a brother, we are always to remember that we are walking the narrow path that Christ first plowed for us and we are to receive each person in such a manner, with the same perfect instructions and the truth of the examples we have been given.
Planned Parenthood Defunding
February 4, 2012 at 5:50 PM (Uncategorized)
Tags: abortion, Christianity, evil, God, Human Rights, planned parenthood, religion, Susan G. Komen, Women's Rights
Abortion is murder. Plain and simple. So far, over 54,000,000 children have been murdered because of this violent, disgusting practice. If you want proof, I encourage you to watch the above video and look up the scientific facts regarding our life, which begins at conception. If you are a Christian or Jew, I encourage you to have belief in your professed faith and read Exodus 21:22-25, Psalm 139, and Jeremiah 1:5.
Recently, the Susan G. Komen foundation defunded Planned Parenthood (although, with them returning grants as of now, it is likely funding will again resume altogether). There has been myriads of both public outcry and support. Quite frankly, I do not see the need for such controversy. The Susan G. Komen foundation is dedicated to helping women. They hold walks to raise money to try and cure breast cancer and are dedicated to serving the needs of women in some of the hardest times of their lives. Defunding Planned Parenthood amidst controversy does not change this fact, and that Planned Parenthood and its supporters are so violently against this to the point of destroying and intimidating Komen should make one wonder if they really care about women at all, or just money.
Now, regardless if you are pro-life or pro-choice, Susan G. Komen defunding Planned Parenthood should not be an issue. In fact, I should think that pro-choice supporters would be even more ardent in defending Komen’s right to do so.
Planned Parenthood is well-documented for the misconduct that goes on within it. Hence the reason that federal funds are being debated for this organization. On their record thus far is…
- Aiding sex traffickers and pimps
And another one…
- Failing to report statutory rape…
- Failing to report abuse…
- Incredible racism…
- Blatant lying and manipulation…
- The Mona Lisa Project
The Mona Lisa Project was done by the Live Action team as undercover work to expose various aspects of Planned Parenthood. Featured are eight videos of Planned Parenthood employees aiding and covering up illegal activities. There are two videos featured that also expose the lying tendencies of the organization as well.
http://www.liveaction.org/monalisa
There are many, many more examples I know of illegal activities that Planned Parenthood and its employees are guilty of besides these ones here. That being the case, one would think that anyone who is pro-choice would be against Planned Parenthood. Pro-lifers have the most valid, obvious reason for opposing the organization. It’s killing babies and damaging – destroying – the lives of women, and conscience of society as a whole. But one would still at the very least think that those in the pro-choice crowd would want to keep a good reputation. The fact of the matter is, the largest abortion provider in America is infamous for its disgusting politics and behavior, as well as its many illegal activities on part of the employees. If anyone was to truly care about women and their choice, they would object loudly against Planned Parenthood. If they cared about the character of people within their own movement, they would make sure they were above reproach. Why, then, is there such an outcry in favor of an organization that lies, is completely fraudulent, is overrun with criminal activities, aids in sexual abuse (rape, incest, prostitution, human trafficking), and quite apparently does not care for racial equality?
God loves children. In His incarnate form, the people He was most tender to were children. His love for them is indescribable and He cherishes them greatly. Christ, our Lord, our Savior, our Almighty God, also loved humanity. “For God so loved the world,” states John 3:16, “that He gave His only begotten Son, so that whosoever believes on Him would not perish, but have everlasting Life.” What He does not like is the murder of innocent children and the deception of the very people He loves and created. Planned Parenthood does both of these things, and an unwitting public follows them. Two thousand years ago, the Lord and Savior of our world said, “Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!” (Matthew 4:17). It is even nearer now. And what will we be known for? What will we be judged on? Will we fight for the lives of the littlest and least of us, or will we ardently cry with impassioned tongues to slaughter them? Again, Christ calls this generation, this world, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!” And at hand it is, indeed.
Even if you are not now a Christian, or even a Jew, you should be in loud protest of the degeneration around you. Babies are being killed! Women, men, children are being deceived! There is no neutrality. There is no morality while supporting an organization that blatantly kills children and revels in immorality and the suffering of other humans, choosing profit over the conscience, over morals. We wither as a society while this continues. And the more we support this organization, the more we support Planned Parenthood – fight for this gross corporation – the more blood we have on our hands.Pro-lifers, fight the good fight, run the good race; do not be afraid of how man will judge you, but how God will. When judgment day comes, not only will you be judged for all you have done, but for all you did not do. So serve the Lord our God righteously, do not hold back, and follow His commands. Save the innocent from perishing; hold back those stumbling towards the slaughter. Be courageous, like the Bible – like our Almighty God, our Jesus Christ – commands us to!
A Stream of the Conscience, From Hell
January 23, 2012 at 11:36 PM (Uncategorized)
Tags: Christianity, enamored, evil, foolishness, God, Jesus Christ, rain of fire, religion, Satan, Spiritual, vomit
Not really the best I’ve come up with, but something inspired by this video.Coming from the point of view of the devil.
“A Stream of the Conscience, From Hell”
The corruption of a child,
Won’t I work so wild,
In you?
Isn’t it true?
If I indoctrinate you,
If I lie to you,
If I force the lies down your throat,
Holding them in your esophagus,
Lock a rock in your stomach,
With acid to erode it,
Into your intestines,
While you digest it,
This poison,
This evil,
This lie,
This “truth”
before you can even chew –
What ever shall you do?
And I know
What you will do
And how you will think
That this foolishness
unwillingness
stilling this heart that beats
is truth
is true
Because if I
hold you underwater
in the filth of your own sin,
Keep you in cage
with your key locked within
Eventually when I release you
when I appease you
with the reality of freedom
that key that’s locked within
you’ll be too consumed,
enamored with your sin
and you’ll take all my advice
so that you cannot live without
so that freedom seems like
pours like rain
like rain of fire in a drought
and that you won’t know the difference
you won’t dare to live without
without
me
The sin that you have been living
the thief that keeps on giving
from you
to you
you’re a contagious parasite
from the worms within
your sin
it’s true
But by now you won’t listen
you won’t hear the screams
the whispers of God,
the violent pleas,
Oh, how adorable,
how delectable
electrical
-ly satisfying
to you
You are a dog
swallowing your own vomit
choking on yourself
while you scream to stop it
Don’t you even realize
what you are doing
to yourself
screaming for improving
yourself
all this is your
undoing
And I can’t help but
help with this unscrewing
loose
of every law that is burned on your heart
that you keep denying
the erasing
the lying
How useless
and you keeping on trying
Oh, you,
Yes you
You will accomplish the
nothing
that I gave you
You will be the
nothing
that I made you
Because, I tell,
your self worth
is nothing but a fable
If you would
you could
save yourself if you were able
but
you can’t
because I have entrapped you
and you have ensnared you
beyond all help
beyond all cries
there’s no reason for your tries
Don’t you know this to be true
for you?
But that’s just it
that’s the laughter
that’s the slaughter
how hysterically
ironic
how laughably insane!
how cruelly masochistic
to yourself you doth remain
because it’s true!
How true
this lie is
for you
to you
This relevance
the hell of it
I’ve had you hide behind
‘till you’re convinced
it’s your slavery
your sodomy
your filthy, wretched
demented
lobotomy
that I brought you
is the only way
the single most
important
necessity
necessary
for
you
to
shine
And now you’re mine,
so delicately
complexic
-ly
intricately
in love with me
and I’ll give you this lust
and you’ll choke on me
stroke for me
slit your wrists
for me
with
love
And as you are dying
I’ll laugh
as you’re crying
with love
Because I
never really loved you
No, never even liked you
at all
you were my pawn
my chess piece
my play piece
my puppet on a string!
given you this freedom
this cage
these shackles
you’ve been leading by
a lie you’ve convinced yourself
by this slavery
this pain you see
your love
for me
is the necessary
sacrifices
required devices
unnecessary vices
you need
to be free
to take wing
And now I’ll convince you
now I will twist you
again
in your last moments
your final few seconds
while you slip away
I’ll say
God cannot help you now
Jesus has abandoned thou
You are forsaken now
it’s true
for you
to you
Even though
I’m the father of lies
the reason the earth cries
watching as it dies
amused
Because my ultimate goal
is destruction as whole
and you’re too blind to see it
too glad to be it
convinced that I’m true
Such a glad thing we’re through,
good that we’ve established
now the facts unraveled
that you still believe
still deny
convinced
apologetically contrite
that my lies
are true
for you
to you.
The Great Constant of the Great “I AM”
January 9, 2012 at 9:23 PM (Uncategorized)
Tags: Christianity, Comfort, God, I AM, Jesus Christ, lord yahweh, love, pain, praise jesus, religion, spirituality, The Bible
And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
– Exodus 3:14
One of the greatest things about the Great “I AM,” our Lord, Yahweh is that He Is. Four thousand years ago, He Is. Today, He Is. A hundred years from now, He Is. God may be the Great “I AM” but He is also the Great Constant.
There are no past, present, or future tenses with God. He is what was, what is, and what is to come. And throughout all of this time, and all of the time there will ever be, He is unchangaging. God is the one, single thing in this whole, finite universe that is never going to change. He will always be “I AM.”
As an otherwise shattered person, it is amazing to know that even when everything else in my life is being pulled from under me, God is there, and He is the same as He always is. Praise Jesus! ❤
Arise!
December 18, 2011 at 10:39 AM (Uncategorized)
Tags: 1 Corinthians 15:32, Christianity, God, Jesus Christ, Life, love, religion, Spiritual
If, in the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me? If the dead do not rise, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
– 1 Corinthians 15:32
Here, Paul says that if the dead to not rise, then neither has Christ. That without the dead rising, or Christ rising, there is no redemption. Hence, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
As Christian, we know Christ has risen because we can feel His Spirit and His promise moving inside us. We all have a testimony, big or small. But the world does not. You can see this very sentiment in the faces of people walking down the street, the media, and just the tone of everyday living. It’s probably the saddest one people can have. There is no self-worth, purpose, or love here. How easy has it become to convince a generation that they were nothing more than accidents? Or that life has no meaning? Our generation is falling apart at the seams, and our society is tearing them further. It is this sentiment that does it.
This is why Christ came. He preached the message of Life. Tomorrow, there is no need to die, because you can live. He defeated death to insure this very thing. We do not live in a godless world. We do not live just to die and become nothing. God lives! And He made us with eternity on our hearts. Not just a finite existence that ends at death. He made every human in His image, and fearfully and wonderfully designed each and every one. And He sacrificed everything for those same people as well.
The world may say, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!” But, Christ says, “Arise!”
While We Were Yet Sinners 