Reagan = Hero

Obama = Zero

Here is an example I often use:

A man is caught cheating on his wife, or voluntarily confesses. He is willing to stop the adultery. He is asking for forgiveness. He is in the act of repentance.  It would be normal for the wife to feel hurt, angry, betrayed. She may not even know how to feel anything right away due to shock. Eventually, even though she feels all these emotions, she recalls all the love she has had for her husband, their children, the hardships they managed to rise above throughout their lives together. Even though she has been provoked into righteous anger over this betrayal, the fact that he is asking for forgiveness, that he is willing to stop the sinning, that he is wanting to not just restore their relationship as it was, but rather make it a better, more loving and stable one, she is willing to act with forgiveness. It can take many years to regain trust once broken in this manner. If the husband does his part in keeping with “the fruits of repentance” this will assure his wife that he is sincere and worth the risk of trusting again over time. The husband must be ready to reassure his wife when needed. He must be ready to confirm he is being trustworthy. He must deliberately avoid any place, any attitude, or whatever assisted producing the affair.

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I stand with Israel and make no apology for it!

First, let me say that I do not believe God ever said or did anything just because He could. I firmly believe God said and did everything for a reason, even if we do not understand why. He is infinite in His wisdom, and we are only finite.

When it comes to homosexuality, God laid the rules. I trust His judgment, but many do not. It is enough for me not to challenge His wisdom because of this trust. He says not to lie, not to commit adultery, not to steal, and I accept these without question.  Most of us would agree that these are also agreeable. But, there are those who would think, with their own understanding, with their carnal minds, that somehow, homosexuality is a matter of personal choice. And you know what?, I think they are correct. It is indeed a personal choice. Sin is always a choice. One can choose to be obedient to God … or disobedient. That’s free will. Free will is what He offered us, and of our own free will we can trust His direction for us, or reject it.

Personally, I feel more of a calling to correct what is wrong inside the Christian community rather than to address those sins committed by those outside the body of Christ. I have studied several statistics that show that those who call themselves Christians have either the same or a greater rate of divorce than those who do not consider themselves Christians. Something is wrong with this picture. And, if we are broke, so to speak, how is it we have the moral authority, or have the high moral ground, to teach others that what they are doing is morally wrong. I’ve never heard of a thief telling another thief that their stealing is wrong. Get my drift?

I am in agreement with the folks who believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. I know that God says a man shall not lie with another man as he would a woman and am in agreement with that. But, if we are to warn others of this sin, how is it that the Christian community claims the high moral ground if we are divorcing at the same or greater rate than non believers? Where is our better and living example? We are not even  faithful to our own spouses. We are covenant breakers. Is this yet another example of do what I say, and not as I do?  How is it that we can break our Holy marriage vows, be unfaithful, giving an opening to Satan to bring an accusation against believers, and yet, tell others they cannot commit their sin of an immoral marriage? I believe we should fix ourselves first. I believe we should first remove the beam from our own eye before we attempt to remove the speck from someone else. No, we’re not perfect, but we are forgiven. But we are guilty of recklessness and this shameful sin all the while condemning another. Are we saying that our sin is lesser than theirs? I don’t think God grades on a curve. Before you feel tempted to send some hate mail my way please understand something. A Christian is always a work in progress. We’re not perfect, but we are recognized as innocent through the sacrifice of Yeshua (Jesus).

Now, without typing all the Scripture out, I’ll list Scripture for you so you may study for yourself.

Leviticus 20:13 > Now I’m not calling for nor would ever condone putting a homosexual to death. Let me be perfectly clear on this matter. I do not condone threats of any physical violence either. But there is a huge difference between warning someone that their eternal soul is in danger and issuing a threat of violence. If I warn a liar that their lies hurt themselves and others is that hate speech? Of course not! Then warning a homosexual should not be either. If I warn someone who is committing adultery that their eternal soul is in danger, that is not hate speech either.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 > Read this carefully, but take note of verse 11! There is the good news! You can be made clean! Notice it says, “But, you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of God.” You would not have been made clean unless you were unclean. Being sexually immoral makes you unclean, but you can get cleaned up through Christ! I praise God for that! A homosexual who repents and accepts Christ is a new creature in Christ! He is now “clean” and the past is exactly that … the past! The past sin is buried, and if Satan ever reminds you of your past … you remind him of his future!

Revelation 21:7 & 8 and  22:14 & 15

1 Corinthians 6:13-20 and 10:8

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WARNING!

You should support your church and pastor, but so many have their hands out or in your pocket that they’d make the government blush. I despise when some TV preacher tells you “friends, you need this information and for 29.95 we’ll send this out to you.” If they think you need this information so badly … just tell it already! Jesus never withheld His good news, or, only gave them a sample and then proceeded to say that they can hand over the cash and He would then give the full message.

When some of these TV ministers live so high on the hog in their expensive homes, cars, some even having private jets, stand there and ask you for money it fires me up. Whatever happened to humility? The apostle Paul even asked that his cloak be brought to him from where he left it. He didn’t ask that a new one be bought for him. One TV preacher has a home reported to be worth 10 million dollars.  Give me a break! There certainly are those who really do think that godliness is a means to financial gain. Shame on them!

If you think I’m being judgmental, ok, I’ll accept that. I’ll rip off their mask of deception gladly. They tell you what your itching ears want to hear rather than telling you what you NEED to hear all for the almighty dollar. Some will yell and scream at you if they know that gets your attention. They will promise you wealth if only you give to them. There is a “club” on TV that frequently has stories about folks that gave to their “club” and suddenly found themselves wealthy. Of course, they never tell you about those countless persons that give and still struggle financially. They also never say that you can give to your local church and be blessed either. No, it’s always connected to their “club”.

If you end up in the hospital do you really think that this TV preacher is going to drop everything to come visit you? If someone passes away in your family do you really think this guy (or gal) is actually going to come to officiate at the funeral? No friends, it’ll be a local minister … the one you never supported in his calling to serve God and His people.

(more to come)