Monday, April 27, 2009

I Dare you to be a Bible Christian!

One of the most massive and widespread occurrences of identity theft has happened, and it is not even attracting the attention of local, state or national leaders. This particularly insidious method targets a minority group, stealing their most precious possession, and yet even more compelling is that the perpetrator assumes nearly permanent "residency" in the victim's identity. The mastermind behind this worldwide ring has cells in every city and town in America – including operatives in many unsuspecting homes. The evidence of this outrage is right before our eyes, but we have simply chosen to ignore its existence, pretending that the consequences will be insignificant. The "victim" is biblical Christianity, and the operatives of this fraud are millions of Americans, both clergy and laity, who are walking around using that identity with no right to do so! Why have today's churches become largely irrelevant? They have abandoned core beliefs to satisfy their seeker friendly, political correct, feel good membership! As George Barna points out in a recent survey: six out of 10 Christians surveyed believe "that Satan 'is not a living being but is a symbol of evil.'" In addition, only 25 percent strongly disagree that God the Holy Spirit is "a symbol of God's power or presence but is not a living entity." The coup de grace of this snapshot of anarchy is that less than one-half of Christians strongly disagreed that "Jesus Christ sinned when He lived on earth." The first of those beliefs reflects either complete ignorance or rejection of Scriptural truth, while the second and third are clear heresy against orthodox Christian doctrines of the Holy Trinity and the sinless nature and life of Jesus Christ. Many insist that we all have the right to practice Christianity as our conscience dictates. NOT! We have the privilege of living out a faith based on absolute truth as given to us by the Author and Finisher of that faith without error or omission in His written word. If people want to worship their concept of god(which is Idolatry) they have the freedom to do so in America, but that is an enemy of Biblical Christianity. Biblical Christianity teaches that we sinners can come into a personal relationship with the Living Holy God through repentance and believing in the work of Jesus Christ. His Death, burial and Resurrection are the foundational Doctrines of True Biblical Christianity. The nation that has produced the greatest good for the greatest number is teetering on the precipice of civil tyranny and moral anarchy because, foremost, we have rejected the only Source of freedom, His sovereignty of all of His creation and the absolute truth revealed in His Son and written word. In British scholar Harry Blamire's "The Christian Mind," he asserts: “For the secularist, God and theology are playthings of the mind. For the Christian, God is real, and Christian theology describes his truth revealed to us. For the secular mind, religion is essentially a matter of theory; for the Christian mind, Christianity is a matter of acts and facts. The acts and facts which are the basis of our faith are recorded in the Bible. They have been interpreted and illuminated in the long history of the church. So I ask you dear reader; are you a feel good, politically correct and seeker to worship god whom you recreated in your own image or are you a True Biblical Christian? Jesus said “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” The choice is yours! Christian by name only or Christian in action and Truth!

2 comments:

  1. Wow, that is a strong message! One that many people need to hear, but will not be easily or willingly accepted. That is a sad fact. People have become so ignorant and approving of all manner of “faith” and “religion” – taught by their leaders that they should be accepting of such, and sadly some taught this by their very own parents. I have just recently come to terms with the fact that I shouldn’t be accepting of others religions, that “to each his own” motto has gone straight out the door. Where I once saw people with a slightly deluded biblical view that I did not think would be enough to condemn their eternal souls; I now see people who call themselves Christian, or names of other sorts, who are not “uneducated” in the Word of God, but simply refuse to “set themselves aside and take up their cross. I think most people WANT to go to heaven, but a very select few choose to embrace the gift of Salvation by being obedient. It does sadden my heart to see so many people each day that will not share in eternal bliss with us. They have been informed, but choose a different path….unfortunately it’s an eternal price they will pay.

    I often wonder if people could really, truly grasp what they are condemning themselves to…well, I think there would be a lot more Biblical Christians. For some, it’s going to take an act of God to change their perspective – others have chosen to ignore some miracle in their lives to chance. I wish that all would see the Truth, and I know they will one awesome day…they will just have different seats for the show….as for me…I’ll be with Jesus!

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