One would go mad if one took the Bible seriously; but to take it seriously one must already be mad. Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) English Occultist & Ceremonial Magician. Comment: The world is mad at God! Mad at his Word and his Christ! To acknowledge God is to confess your sin! To try to avoid repentance and redemption one must build a religious system that opposes Christ! Satan in opposition to God creates in the minds of men ideologies in opposition to Christ! You can easily reject God by picking your own poison! It could be Darwinism (Atheism), Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism, Secularism, Humanism or any other idol to replace God! The problem is after you take your poison at the end of the day you still have your sin staring you in your face! Nothing will rob your joy more than sin! Reconciliation to God for your sin brings joy back to your soul that is beyond measure! Then you are no longer mad at God but mad at Satan the author of sin and the cause of death in this world! After Christ has returned the treasures back to you stolen by Satan then you raise up disciples to follow Christ rather than driving them away from God! Jesus said we must be born again! Have you had this new birth where old things are passed away and all things become new? James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com
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Anger & Character!
You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry! Abraham Lincoln Comment: Lincoln was so angry at the sin of slavery that he did something about it! With the sacrifice of over six hundred thousand casualties and tens of thousands wounded through the civil war the end of slavery appeased Lincoln’s anger! However it was not enough! It required his own assassination and sacrifice to complete the campaign to end slavery! Martin Luther King Jr. gave his life as a sacrifice to battle racial discrimination! Whatever makes God angry should make us angry! In fact God was so angry at sin that he sacrificed his only Son on a Cross for our sin! Sin judged upon himself proves his love for us! He took our judgment of death upon himself! What really tops the list of God’s anger is the rejection of his love and the Savior! The rejection of your love is the hardest thing in the world to endure! That anger is expressed in the future in the Book of Revelation during the seven year tribulation period just before Christ’s second coming back to earth! The rapture of his church just before this event expresses his love! God hates the sin but loves the sinner! We have to be separated from our sin in order to make Heaven! Does abortion make you angry? Does drug trafficking killing tens of thousands of our youth every year make you angry? Do thousands of illegal immigrants killing American citizens make you angry? Did 9-11 make you angry? It made some Americans angry enough to join the military and give their lives and limbs in foreign lands to protect America! Or are you passive with no concern for our nation! I want to get all I can out of America but do not want to give anything to it? Are we complacent when we see evil? We are to love what God loves and hate what God hates! Abraham Lincoln made another famous quote! He said were it not for the Bible we would not know good from evil! Without knowing the difference our culture and nation is doomed for destruction! James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com
Most Misinterpreted Scripture In the Bible! Matthew 7:1
A poll was taken among unbelievers and they were asked what word comes to their minds when they hear the word, “Evangelical Christian.” A overwhelming majority said the word that comes to their mind is; “Judgmental.” Most of them quote Matthew 7:1 to support their views. What is lacking here is for them to read the rest of chapter 7. It is always easier to be critical of others sin than our own sin. We treat others sin different from our own. There is a big difference between judging and evaluating someone. We get discernment from God’s Word! The Greek word used for judgment in verse one is the word,”Krima.” It means to judge, condemn and execute. Like Jesus was given at Calvary. We can say something is wrong without judging. We can take a moral stand without being a jerk. We need not be evaluator and chief. We do need to draw the line on impure thoughts and actions. Cool parents are bad parents! You are not your children’s best friends but you are in authority over them and responsible to God for them! We set boundaries in our family for their safety. Judgmental people are constant fault finders. They think your problems are because God is out to get you for your faults. They are always looking for the wrong and not what is right. They always remind others of their past mistakes. We all have flaws and need Christ. Following are a list of opposites judgment verses evaluate; Judge-emotional anger. Evaluate-restore them (kindness). Judge-Pride (better than you). Evaluate-I want to help (Grace). Judge-stay away (fear). Evaluate-restore them (Kingdom). Verse 2- Same way be judged. Give-away get back. Forgive-forgiven. Heal-healing. Pour out Grace abundantly! John 8:3-6. Woman caught in adultery. What did Jesus write on the ground? No one knows? Maybe the names of the ladies the Pharisee’s were seeing? They knew all about the law yet guilty. Older left first. Why? Maybe more to remember? Sometimes when we get older we forget how broken we were before we came to Christ. Don’t get over your salvation! Where are your accusers? Jesus asked her to leave her sin and stop it. Jesus gives us an invitation to take up our Cross and follow Him. We want to pray for two groups this morning. The worst kind of abuse is spiritual abuse. Spiritual leaders who abuse the flock. These people are hurt the deepest. We need grace not judgment. Forgive! We need ocean’s of Grace! New way of living. Judgmental people assume the worst in people. A product does not know it’s purpose. Only the designer or creator knows a products true purpose. Find your Creator and learn your true purpose in Christ! Source; Sermon notes taken from message by Pastor Brady Boyd, New Life Church, given in Colorado Springs, Colorado on August 11, 2013. Thankyou.James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com