Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5; Mark 10:5-7

On Monday, Jan 14, 2019 Pulpit & Pen reported that Trinity Bible Presbyterian Church, Weed, CA Pastor Justin Hoke posted a phrase on its marquee sign reading:

“Bruce Jenner is still a man.
Homosexuality is still sin.
The culture may change.
The Bible does not.”

In response, on Sunday morning, Jan 13, 2019 a mob of homosexual protesters - the leaders Amelia Mallory, Charolette Kalayjian and Mishelle Le Guellec - met them outside the church. The church representatives responded in a calm loving and rational way explanation what the Bible says. The LGBT protesters – who didn’t bother refuting the facts presented on the sign, argued that it was “unloving.”  They claimed that the purpose of their protest was to let people know the community isn't “like that,” but is filled with love and good vibes. They showed their love by destroying the sign.

Pastor Justin Hoke reported: "I am no longer the pastor of Trinity Bible Presbyterian Church. I was informed by our other elder that he felt he could no longer follow my lead as Pastor of TBPC. I was informed that essentially all but one couple in membership would leave the church if I continued as pastor. Therefore, it was determined that it would be in the best interest of the local body for us (TBPC and the Hoke family) to part ways. I did not want to leave, I did not quit and I was willing to stay."

People who suffer gender dysphoria (in world history no one has successfully changed their gender) have rights as anyone under American jurisprudence, as do practitioners of sodomy; but in the name of “rights,” the LGBT community has attacked the property rights and speech rights of the religious community. Not allowing speech or thought, of course, is the definition of fascism.

What the LGBT group has demonstrated is that they are a hateful group of people, actually physically attacking and vandalizing property of those with whom they disagree. They are guilty of inciting violence and should be prosecuted by law enforcement.
More here and here

Romans 1:16

1-7-19, The New Testament verse of Romans 1:16 contains important information. We are told:

• God’s power resides in the gospel
• the purpose of this power is the salvation of both Jew and Greek.

This passage is intended to incorporate spreading the gospel to all humanity and is specifically stated by the Lord Jesus: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15)

Evidently, the event that takes place when one is twice born is nothing less than a supernatural creation by the Creator Himself (Ephesians 4:24)! There is no need for salesmanship or psychology or finesse or technique; the dunamis (power) of the Living God is transmitted, applied and exercised as the gospel is spoken and a person listens.

• Ephesians 2:8--“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.”
• Romans 10:17--“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
• John 6:63—“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”
• 1 Peter 1:23--“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”
• 1 Corinthians 15:3-4--“Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.”

To be successful and obedient to the Lord’s command, surely we must use the power of God that has been made available to us in the Scriptures! Source

2 Thessalonians 1:11

1-9-19, Henry M. Morris, III -- When God grants the gift of faith to enable us at the point of salvation (Ephesians 2:8), it isn’t a static power that merely resides in our minds, but is rather an empowerment that is expected to grow into a dynamic and demonstrable “divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4).

Faith preserves and protects us: Jesus insists, “He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life” (John 5:24). These words are precise. Once faith is exercised, an eternal transaction takes place wherein a person is passed from spiritual death to eternal life. This is an absolute change and eliminates the possibility of hell (John 10:28-29).

Faith is power for effective prayer: The “mustard seed” promise in Matthew 17:20 does not refer to size or amount - but to quality. The Greek comparative hoce translated “as” in that passage refers to the same kind of faith as the mustard seed. Just so, the promise of Matthew 7:7 (if you ask and seek, you will find) depends on our confidence (faith) in the Lord God.

Faith is the shield against the Enemy: God’s armor in Ephesians 6:10-18 lists “the shield of faith” that provides an ability “to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” That shield is defensive in the sense that it only provides protection when we use it to block the darts. The active use comes when we “resist the devil” (James 4:7) as we remain “steadfast in the faith” (1 Peter 5:9). Source

Proverbs 25:28

​1-6-19, Pastor John Haller's update this week endelves into such topics as

• New York's option to "choose your own birth certificate gender"
• Impeach Pres Trump
• ​Pres Jefferson's Muslim book 'the Koran'
• the ongoing situation in Syria
• the vulgar & obscene language being spewed from some of the new members of Congress who were also sworn in using a copy of the Koran
• and the clear, unabridged bias against President Trump inherent in the New York Times
• Israel's True State Solution by Pres Trump: West Bank Jordanians could receive financial support to relocate across the river to Jordan itself if they wish, or remain as permanent residents (but not citizens) of Israel. Israelis would be free to live anywhere west of the Jordan River. Variations of this “Jordan option” have received increasing attention across the region in recent years.
  

 ​Pastor John gives links to news items he discussed here:

• Brigadier-General Mohammad Reza Naqdi, Deputy Commander of the IRGC for Cultural and Social Affairs and former Commander of the Basij, said during a December 28, 2018 interview on Al-Nujaba TV (Iraq) https://youtu.be/wz018tlGT4U 
• NYTimes article on Gaza shooting NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/wo...
• CAMERA: https://www.camera.org/article/new-yo...
• Jefferson’s Quran used in swearing in ceremony, again https://www.politicalislam.com/an-act... https://www.washingtonpost.com/outloo...
• Syria US withdrawal: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/01/04/...
• Peace Plan True-State Solution https://jewishjournal.com/newsroom/israel/the-true-state-solution/

 In the Bible, unicorns are referred to as real animals in the same context as donkeys, lions, horses, peacocks, and dogs (Job 39:9-12). And as the fossils give us clues to their muscular physique, it is no surprise that the Bible describes them as having “great strength” but unable to be tamed for pulling a plow.

In the passage in Job, their mention was to help Job to see God’s greatness. And using an imaginary animal would have defeated that purpose. More in Psalm 22:21, 29:6, 92:10; Isaiah 34:7, Numbers 23:22, 24; Deuteronomy 33:17

There is even archaeological evidence in rock drawings of large, one-horned, equine-like animals. A report on these drawings details an animal with a “single horn, directly in front, about as long as one’s arm…it was not attached to the bone of the forehead, but fixed only in the skin.”

Indeed, this extinct giant one-horned animal supports the truths of the Bible as both God’s inspired Word and a true historical document. Yes, unicorns were real.

*Excerpted and adapted full original report from Sherri Seligson here

Ecclesiates 2:9-11

1-11-19, King Solomon was convinced he knew how to find happiness and because he had vast resources at his command, he was able to pursue  and gain it. Yet after gaining everything he had every wanted, he reluctantly concluded that his life was still empty and without meaning. His search for lasting happiness had failed and his soul was still vexed and without happiness. Deuteronomy 28:20

Are you in danger of making the same mistake King Solomon – the richest man in the known world made? Are you convinced that the things of this world will bring you happiness and peace? Are you pursuing them with all your might?

Don’t be deceived; they never will. [Ecclesiastes 4:6] Why? We are all created to know God and obey Him so until we fully turn to and trust God we'll never have true joy and peace.

Psalm 37:4, 144:15; Proverbs 16:20; Ecclesiastes 6:9; Micah 6:8; John 3:16, 15:9-11; Hebrews 13:5; Philippians 4:19; James 5:1

Genesis 1:14; Numbers 24:5,9

1-6-19,  In God's word we read that He created the heavenly bodies to serve -among other things - “as signs;” Genesis 1:14. In 2014 and 2015, the world witnessed four consecutive total eclipses of the moon, known as a tetrad. On July 27/28, 2018 a celestial double feature unlike anything seen in decades: Mars made its closest approach to Earth in 15 years—just as the full moon blushes red in the longest “blood moon” eclipse of the century happened. The eclipse this month, Jan 20/21, 2019 occurs on the same date of President Trump’s inauguration January 20, 2017.

Pastor Mark Biltz, discovered that such events historically have been accompanied by significant developments for the Jewish nation of Israel – the United States declaring Jerusalem the capitol of the Jewish state and moving its embassy to the capitol was pretty significant!

The the next lunar eclipse is called a “super blood wolf moon eclipse” because it will be a total lunar eclipse for parts of North America at a time when the full moon is at the closet point of its orbit to the Earth.

In Zechariah 1:14 we read that the LORD is very jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy and is displeased with the nations who curse the Jewish nation. More here and here 
 
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​United Nations condemns excessive Israeli force against Palestinians | More here
Jun 13, 2018 - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly condemned Israel again for excessive use of force in her retaliation against Islamic Palestinian attacks on the Jewish State ...

1 Thessalonians 5:1-6; Matthew 24:42-44
 
1-7-19, * -- Many people believe there is nothing that can be known about the timing of the Lord’s return because Jesus said He would return like a “thief in the night.” However, the Apostle Paul makes it clear that Jesus’ statement does not apply to believers. [1 Thess 5:4-6] He explained that we are not of ‘darkness.’ Paul is referring, of course, to the light of the Holy Spirit who indwells all true born again believers (John 3:3, 7; 1 John 2:27).
 
God never pours out His wrath without warning. (Revelation 19:11) He warned the world through Noah for 120 years. He warned Lot in Sodom and Gomorrah by two angels. He sent Jonah to warn the pagan city of Nineveh and He sent Nahum to the same city 150 years later. Likewise, God is warning the world today that His Son is about to return.

​We are given notice by key prophecies:

• Prophecies that were “sealed up” until the end times (Daniel 12:4,9) are now unsealed (Revelation 22:7-17).
• The re-establishment of the state of Israel which occurred on May 14, 1948. Jesus singled out this event as the one that would signal His soon return. Ezekiel 36:24; Amos 9:14-15; Zechariah 14:1; Joel 2:30-31, 3:1; Mark 13:14 [Dome of Rock]
• The Jewish re-occupation of the city of Jerusalem is proof positive that we are living in the season of the Lord’s return as it marks the end of the Gentile Age. In 70 A.D. Romans conquered Jerusalem and dispersed the Jews among the nations. Jerusalem remained under Gentile occupation for 1,897 years until June 7, 1967, when Israel won the city back during the Six Day War.  Luke 21:24 
• The Gospel has been preached to the whole world (Matthew 24:14), a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Joel 2:28-32), and spiritual illumination to understand.
• The great end time outpouring of people turning to Christ -  Joel called it “the latter rain” (Joel 2:23), and he said it would occur after the Jews had returned to their land.​

God is alerting believers by what are called “signs of the times.” Jesus says in Luke 21:28 that when these signs begin to happen, we should “straighten up and lift up our heads” because “our redemption is drawing near.” The Bible is full of these signs that have been fulfilled in this century as follows:
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1) Nature — We are told to watch for earthquakes, famine, pestilence, and signs in the heavens (see Matthew 24:7-8 and Luke 21:11). Historically there was warning for the great flood in the days of Noah (Genesis 6:3), locust invasion (Joel 1:3), drought, wind storms, mildew, locusts, famine and pestilence (Amos 4:6-10; Haggai 1:10-11).
 
2) Society — Mankind will become increasingly lawless and immoral as the time approaches for the Lord’s return; it will be as evil as it was in the days of Noah and Lot. (Matthew 24:12,37-39; 2 Timothy 3:1-5). It’ll characterized by three loves: self (Humanism), money (Materialism) and pleasure (Hedonism). Society will wallow in despair and their minds will become depraved (Romans 1:28), people will call evil good and good evil (Isaiah 5:20). They will love their sin so God will send a strong delusion (2 Thess 2:10-12).
 
3) Spiritual — the appearance of false Christs and their cults (Matthew 24:5,11,24), the apostasy of the professing church (2 Thessalonians 2:3), an outbreak of Satanism (1 Timothy 4:1), and the persecution of faithful Christians (Matthew 24:9). Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses and others. True Christianity has come under increasing attack and Judeo-Christian values, once the foundation of Western Civilization, are now openly mocked. Those who  adhere to them are castigated as “intolerant haters bigoted fundamentalists.”

4) Israel — The Jewish people will be regathered from the “four corners of the earth” (Isaiah 11:10-12) and the re-establishment of the state of Israel (Isaiah 66:7-8). Once the Jews are back in their land, the land itself will experience a miracle of reclamation (Isaiah 35:3) and the desert will bloom. Another is the revival of the Hebrew language (Zephaniah 3:9); the Jews ceased to speak Hebrew when they were dispersed from their land in 70 A.D. In 1967 the Jews re-occupation of Jerusalem (Luke 21:24), the resurgence of Israeli military strength (Zechariah 12:6) and the re-focusing of world politics on Israel (Zechariah 12:3).

There is no way to escape the conclusion that we are living on borrowed time. The signs of the times are upon us, and they are shouting for our attention. Are you ready? If Jesus were to return today, would He be your “Blessed Hope” (Titus 2:11-14) or would He be your “Holy Terror” (Revelation 6:12-17)?
 
If you have never received Him as your Lord and Savior, now is the time to act. Repent of your sins, and call upon the name of the Lord that you might be saved (Luke 13:3; Acts 2:14-39).
 
*Excerpted and adapted full original message from Dr. David R. Reagan here

Genesis 1:1-2, 27; Psalm 33:6, 90:2, 121:1-2; Isaiah 40:28; Amos 9:6; Revelation 5:13
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Dr Jon Ahlquist is a molecular biologist, ornithologist and artist who before his retirement specialized in molecular phylogenetics. With a B.S. from Cornell University, M.S. and Ph.D. from Yale University (all in biology) he subsequently taught and researched at Yale. He taught ornithology, comparative vertebrate anatomy, avian biology, mammalogy, animal ecology, conservation biology, principles of systematic biology, systematic zoology, molecular evolution, and molecular systematics. He was a strong believer in evolution although claims he was never an atheist.

As an evolutionist, Dr Ahlquist agreed with creationists who pointed out that even at 98%, the genetic differences between apes and humans were still huge; tens of millions of DNA ‘letters.’ Great similarity of DNA is not surprising, given the similarity in form and function between the two. However, that similarity is not evidence for common ancestry.

At just 15 years of age, a mentor [who wore his faith on his sleeve] organized a one-man show of 30 of Jon's best paintings. Especially given his age, Jon’s efforts were seen as newsworthy. His now much higher profile helped him sell most of the paintings. His mentor was editor of the school’s weekly newspaper writing many editorials touching on spiritual matters. His valedictorian graduation speech was evangelical in a nutshell: "You are now going out into the world. What are you going to choose—God or mammon?" There were about a dozen direct references to Christ.

Despite espousing evolution, in 1988, he says he was not an atheist ... I was a ‘theistic evolutionist.’ I thought I could simply place the DNA evidence on a secular time scale. You could reasonably accuse me of ‘fence sitting’ and be correct. Molecular evidence of any sort proves nothing about evolution. We all have the same data, the difference is how we interpret it. ​Jon admits he did not think deeply about the ramifications of theistic evolution he said:

"Once it was pointed out to me that it meant the existence of evil and death before Adam and Eve, and was therefore biblically impossible, I felt quite stupid."

He was also challenged on the science by an astute Bible teacher who pointed out to Jon that the problem was not with the data, it was the interpretation forced upon it. 

"Once I got it into my thick skull that Darwinism is just one more humanistic philosophy from the "Enlightenment," designed to write God out of everything, the battle was over. It’s not even science, it’s political ideology and demagoguery—end of story. The Holy Spirit had forced me off the fence."

​Dr Jon Ahlquist is now a believer in the YOUNG EARTH creationism (YEC) a religious belief, which holds that the universe, Earth and all life on Earth, were created by direct acts of God less than 10,000 years ago about 4000 years old not millions. 

Jon now says the bottom line is:
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“It’s all a part of the Lord’s amazing design.” 

"For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse."
Romans 1:20 

​More here and here

Steve Cioccolanti & Discover Ministries
Published on Dec 19, 2018 - 🌿🌷Pastor Steve Cioccolanti has revelation about the immigration crisis in America & Europe and what it really means prophetically. He points to the men who are carrying their home country flags ... he asks the question ... 'what does it mean when an invader 'plants' their flag on a new nation? Conquered! Claimed!

​20 min video here

Exodus 20:3-17; Psalm 14:1

1-5-19, The Wisconsin based atheist group 'FREEDOM FROM RELIGION' works nationwide endeavoring to remove all Christian symbols from other states. It has succeeded in adding their ATHEIST flag to tower over God's Ten Commandment monument in Somersworth New Hampshire that has stood in the town square since 1958.

During Christmas, the atheist group erected a Winter Solstice sign outside the New Hampshire Capitol in Concord. The sign reads “religion is but myth and superstition ...”

A 2015 Gallup poll found that New Hampshire was the least religious state in the nation with just about 20 percent of the state saying they were very religious. In 2018, New Hampshire ranked behind Vermont and Maine as the least religious states in the country, with about 23 percent respondents from New Hampshire saying they are very religious. ​More here

2 Corinthians 9:6

​1-5-19, As we enter a new year looking back and forward we see how we are blessed. The Lord God put each of here for a purpose; His mandate is that we share His good news. (Mark 16:15)  In Luke 12:47-48, 49-50 see how God will deal with faithful and unfaithful servants. Following is explanation from Benson's Commentary*:

" And that servant which knew his lord’s will, &c". — Lest the consideration of the strictness of the account, and the greatness of the punishment, described in the parable, might terrify men of honest dispositions, who are liable to err merely through weakness, Jesus showed them, that as offenses differ greatly in their circumstances and aggravations, so shall they differ in their punishments also. To understand this part of our Lord’s discourse, we must suppose that the steward here spoken of had received full instruction from his lord, either before his departure, or afterward by letters, how he was to employ himself and the servants under his care. Wherefore, if he neglected his duty, he was more to blame than the inferior servants, who had no knowledge of their lord’s will but from the steward, who might conceal it from them, if he had a mind to serve any by-end of his own. In this respect, how fitly does the parable describe the aggravations of the sin of the ministers and teachers of religion, who have such singular advantages for knowing Christ’s will. In this light, it shows the justice of the more severe punishments here denounced as to be inflicted on them for such wilful neglects and miscarriages, as they are found to be guilty of in the discharge of their office. 

The expressions, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his lord’s will, deserve particular attention; for here the sense rises above that of the foregoing verse. It is as if our Lord had said, Think not that I merely intend to forbid such gross immoralities as drunkenness, riot, oppression, &c.; but be assured that sins of omission, where there have been fair opportunities of learning your duty, will expose you to the divine correction: shall be beaten with many stripes — Shall have the sorest punishment inflicted on him. Scourging was a usual punishment for negligent servants. 

But he that knew not, &c. — The opposition between this and the preceding verse is, between a servant who receives an express message from his master, which he contradicts, and another who, though he received no such express message, yet falls into such instances of misbehavior as he cannot but know to be inconsistent with his duty and office in general; by which he exposes himself justly to some punishment, though, other things being equal, he is less criminal than the former. 

And did commit things worthy of stripes — Here our Lord’s words strongly intimate, that ignorance will not entirely excuse any who have neglected God’s service, since they might, in general, have known at least the main branches of their duty, as every servant may know, in the main, what kind of conduct his master will approve; though some may be much more fully instructed than others as to his particular pleasure. It may be further observed, that as rational creatures, it is as much our duty to cultivate our reason, and to inquire into, and know our duty, as it is to act agreeably to the knowledge we have. 

Unto whomsoever much is given, &c. — In the divine administration, the rule of judgment shall be observed which men themselves think just, and put in practice in their commerce one with another. The more advantages any one enjoys, the greater improvement will be expected of him, and the more severely will he be punished if he come short." -- More here

More scriptures on stewardship: Ecclesiastes 4:13; Proverbs 3:9, 21:20; Matthew 13:12; 25:21, 29; Luke 12:47-50, 16:11; 1 Peter 4:10​​

* Joseph Benson, England, Conservative Methodist, 1794 AD | More here

Psalm 65:11; Ephesians 5:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

12-31-19, Henry Morris, PhD -- At year’s end, Christians should stop to count their blessings. If they do this fairly and fully, no matter what their problems may have been during the year, they will have to confess that God, as always, has crowned the year with goodness.

The coronation figure is frequently used in Scripture to speak of God’s blessings in the Christian life. For example: “Bless the LORD. . . Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies.” (Psalm 103:2, 4) Even our testings and trials are always in the context of God’s grace and love. Christ Himself wore a crown of thorns so that we may be crowned with mercy and salvation.

Consider also Psalm 5:12: “For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield.” The word “compass” is the same Hebrew word as “crown,” with the basic meaning “encircle.” Other jewels in the believer’s year-end crown are God’s grace and glory. “[Wisdom] shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.” (Proverbs 4:9)

Then there is the wonderful testimony that “thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor” (Psalm 8:5). Finally, the believer’s crown is none other than the Lord Himself: “In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people.” (Isaiah 28:5)

Most Christians have an abundance of material blessings for which to thank the Lord. Even if they have none of these, however, God has crowned the year with goodness and favor, with loving kindness and tender mercies, with grace and glory and honor and, best of all, with His own presence. “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.” (Psalm 103:2). Source

Deuteronomy 11:12

1-1-19, This phrase, “the beginning of the year,” occurs only twice in the Bible, here in Deuteronomy 11:12 and in Ezekiel 40:1. In this passage, the Lord, through Moses, is speaking of the promised land which He had prepared for the children of Israel, “a land of hills and valleys, [that] drinketh water of the rain of heaven” (Deuteronomy 11:11).

He promises great blessing on the land and its people if they obeyed Him, but judgment if they disobeyed.

Although these promises were made specifically with reference to Israel, the principle surely would apply worldwide, for God “hath made of one blood all nations of men . . . and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; That they should seek the Lord” (Acts 17:26-27). It certainly has applied to America, for God has certainly blessed our nation most abundantly, founded as it was in its beginnings on the principles of God’s words. Sadly, however, there are now many signs that His blessings are being withdrawn, with judgment imminent, because of the widespread apostasy and moral decay that have overtaken us.

Here, at “the beginning of the year,” we can pray that America will return to the God of our fathers before it is too late and final judgment falls on our once-blessed nation. In the words of our text, “the eyes of the LORD” are on us, “from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.”

In addition to prayer, we personally can work, give, vote and live in ways that demonstrate our own personal trust in God and His Word, as well as our deep concern for our families, our churches, our nation and God’s eternal plan for His great creation. Source

Is one of your New Year’s Resolutions to read the Bible more?
West Ridge Church​
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Clever 2 min video - read from top then from bottom...
Totally Different Message
Here

The page rolls up with an anti-God message ...
then it rolls in reverse reading of God's goodness.
​Very clever.

Second, making a list of resolutions can turn us to God. If we are honest, we know we fall far short of being what we ought to be... and because of that, we need God's forgiveness. We'll also realize that we can't live the way we should in our own strength. We need God's help.

Give careful thought to your ways.  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Haggai 1:5; 1 John 1:9

Mark 3:23-24

12-31-18, * -- The two sets of scripture of Ezekiel 8:7-9 and Mark 3:23-24 are indicative of events of the year 2018. They describe how the Lord directed the prophet Ezekiel to look beyond the walls of the Temple to see the truth with abominations and about a 'house' divided in Mark 3:23-24. Actually one story with two related parts. 

The mainstream news media, a minion of Marxist-inspired globalist politicians and their billionaire corporate sponsors, employs a craft of using a small ingredient they call truth mixed with propaganda to feed the world a diet of brainwashing misinformation. Their target in America is to foment a coup of a duly elected president and to overthrow a Constitutional Republic.

Fake news has become a staple in reporting.

The lines are so blurred between news-casting and editorializing that Americans, and those in other countries, must put on their helmets of discernment and dig behind the walls and the doors to find the truth of all the wicked abominations.

A growing minority of radical leftists, including politicians, the media, the entertainment industry, educators and unwitting social zombies have used their platforms to establish a hostile environment for anyone who disagrees with their warped sense of truth and morality. In the name of free speech, they abhor free speech. Anyone disagreeing are branded with the hot iron of racist, xenophobe, misogynist, Islamophobe, homophobe, Nazi, bigot, deplorable, uneducated, sexist, birthers, truthers and more. Their political intolerance and ideological bigotry is unmatched. A nation divided against itself cannot stand. Matthew 12:25

The world's perpetrators of abomination know no limit until they destroy even the things that benefit themselves; as they are governed by a thoroughly evil spirit. No doubt it will continue until it is stopped. As we enter 2019, know that you are a people of:

Romans 13:12 “The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.”

1 Peter 2:9 “…a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own; that you should show forth the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”

​*Adapted and excerpted full original message from Bill Wilson here

Matthew 4:23

12-28-18, Henry Morris, Ph.D-- In Matthew 4:23 we read the first mention of “the gospel” in the New Testament, and it's significant that Christ was emphasizing, first of all, the long-range future aspect of the gospel, the Kingdom.

In that great day, all manner of sickness and even death itself will be eternally healed, when the earth’s age-long curse, pronounced originally because of man’s sin (Genesis 3:17), is finally removed (Revelation 22:3). As a token of this future deliverance, He demonstrated His power by supernaturally healing great numbers of needy people.

The next verse elaborates further on the ubiquity of His healing ministry--“all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy” (Matthew 4:24). No one was omitted. It was not a matter of only those who had faith, or those with psychosomatic ailments, or any other distinction. Everyone was healed of every infirmity of every kind!

Nothing was too hard for the Lord to cure—not even psychiatric disorders or demon possession. However, it was not that way later on in His ministry (e.g., Mark 6:5) nor in that of the apostle Paul (e.g., 2 Timothy 4:20) or the other apostles (e.g., Matthew 17:14-16).

​Evidently the tremendous scope of this initial healing ministry of the Lord was intended to serve as a type and promise of what will occur worldwide and eternally when His kingdom comes and His will is done on Earth as it is in heaven. In the meantime, this record serves to assure us all that He who came preaching the gospel of the Kingdom should indeed be received by faith right now as the great King of all creation! Source

John 8:47, 10:27; Luke 11:28

5-5-2009, Our Daily Bread -- When God spoke to Elijah on Mount Horeb, He could have done so in the wind, earthquake, or fire. But He didn’t. He spoke with a “still small voice” (1 Kings 19:12). God asked, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” (1 Kings 19:13), as he hid from Jezebel who had threatened to kill him.

Elijah’s reply revealed what God already knew—the depth of his fear and discouragement. He said, in effect, “Lord, I have been most zealous when others have forsaken You. What do I get for being the only one standing up for You?” (1 Kings 19:14).

Was Elijah really the only one serving God? No. God had “seven thousand in Israel . . . whose knees have not bowed to Baal” (1 Kings 19:18).

In the depths of our fear or despair, we too may think we’re the only one serving God. That may happen right after the height of a success, as it did for Elijah. Psalm 46:10 reminds us to “be still, and know” that He is God. The sooner we focus on Him and His power, the quicker we will see relief from our fear and self-pity.

Both the clashing cymbals of our failures and the loud trumpeting of our successes can drown out God’s still small voice. It’s time for us to quiet our hearts to listen for Him as we meditate on His Word. Psalm 32:8-9 Source

Psalm 19:8-10, Deuteronomy 6:4-6

12-25-18, Moody Bible Inst -- With a lustrous, pale yellow appearance, pyrite is perfectly designed to deceive and people frequently mistake it for gold. However, upon further examination the density and hardness test reveals that pyrite can be crushed far more easily than genuine gold. When crushed pyrite fragments are not yellow, but a putrid greenish black. It's known as “fool’s gold.”

The teachers of the Bible's Old Testament law and the Pharisees with whom Jesus clashed had much in common with fool’s gold. They presented a lustrous appearance. Phylacteries—small boxes Jewish men wear as a reminder of God’s commands (Deut. 6:8)—and tassels on their clothing were visible signs of piety. These teachers made sure to show off, wearing their phylacteries wide and their tassels long. Like the pyrite, upon further examination it was revealed that such appearances were deceiving. Despite their phylacteries, fringes and other signs of piety, these Pharisees were not truly devoted to God’s will. Such things were just for show.

“Everything they do is done for people to see. They neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness.” Deut 6:5-7, 23

God, is no fool and is not tricked by such deceptions. The true treasure God values is not outward luster, but inward devotion to His will. We should “hunger and thirst for righteousness” and above all else to seek the His kingdom. (Deut 5:6, 6:33)

In the new year, 2019, let's commit ourselves to offer the Lord treasure that is truly valuable—all our hearts, souls and strength. ​Source

​1900s By E. W. Kenyon* -- For the first 250 years the early Christian Church did not have the Pauline Revelation bound together as we have it today. That is the reason that so many errors crept in and gained the ascendancy over the Church. The key word is Righteousness.
Romans 1:16-17, “For I am not ashamed of the good news, for it is an unveiling of the ability of God to save all who believe in Jesus Christ.” The revelation that was given regarding “righteousness” means the ability to stand in the presence of God without the sense of guilt or condemnation. John 15:5 The “branch” is the fruit-bearing part of the vine. It reveals what is in the vine, the character of the vine; all this is seen in the fruit. 

Redemption --“Redemption” means deliverance out of the hand of the Enemy, the absolute defeat of Satan. There is no new creation if the old man still holds dominion in us. He stopped being in the new creation and a new man took his place. The new creation is really the life of God coming into the human spirit, driving out spiritual death and making one absolutely one with Christ. Redemption would be meaningless if it did not end in fellowship. Hebrews 2:14;  Colossians 1:13; II Corinthians 5:17; Ezekiel 36:26-27

New Righteousness --  Israel had “righteousness” reckoned to them if they kept the law of the covenant. [Psalm 106:31] They were never righteous. They had Righteousness set to their account. We however, because we have received the nature of the Father, making us new creations, making us alive in Christ -- we have received the Righteousness of God in our spirits. Romans 3:26, 4:3; I Corinthians 1:30; II Corinthians 5:21; Galatians 3:6-8; James 2:23

New Fellowship -- When we step out of love disobeying God's New Covenant, we step:

1. out of fellowship
2. we step into darkness
3. we lose our confidence and freedom of faith

Then Satan gains the ascendancy over us; but when we walk in the Light [John 8:12] - as He is in the light - we have fellowship one with another. Sonship is a rich, beautiful fellowship with the Father. 

The word “backslide” [Proverbs 14:14] does not occur in the New Testament. Backsliding had reference to servants, not sons. Sons don’t backslide. They break fellowship. And, in the Epistle of John [1 John 1:5-6, 7-8, 9-10] its primary message is how to restore fellowship and how to enjoy the fullness of a perfect fellowship. This is the climax, in many ways, of the entire dream of the Father. ​*Excerpted and adapted full original article from E.W.Kenyon here and here

 If we could never loose our salvation why are these scriptures in the Bible?
Daniel 12:1 '...every one that shall be found written in the book.'
Revelation 3:5 "He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life..."
More here: I Corinthians 1:9; Hebrews 6:1-2, 3-4, 5-6

Patheos.com, December 2017, 'Incognito' Here: goo.gl/vXHJit
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The Song: 'TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS'
What was the partridge doing in the pear tree? The song was a rhyme to instruct children in the Catholic or Christian faith during the Reformation of God. Rev Mark Lawson Jones suggests in his book:

1. One partridge – Jesus
2. Two turtle doves – the Old and New Testaments
3. Three French hens – faith, hope and charity
4. Four calling birds – the four Gospels
5. Five gold rings – the Pentateuch
6. Six geese a-laying – the six days of creation
7. Seven swans a-swimming – the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit
8. Eight maids a-milking – the Beatitudes
9. Nine ladies dancing – the nine fruits of the Spirit in Galatians
10. Ten lords a-leaping – the Ten Commandments
11. Eleven pipers piping – the 11 faithful apostles
12. Twelve drummers drumming – the 12 tribes of Israel

A good way of remembering some Bible truths at Christmas - Source