It’s not enough to rely on political action alone in so important a cause, vital as such action may be. It’s also not enough to rely on the exemplary, skilled efforts of standout patriots among us. Nor is it enough to depend on the prayers or religious efforts of others. If our country is to survive, God requires our own individual faithfulness — as shown by our righteous life, the sincerity of our supplications for deliverance, our commitment to overcome — through Him — our lapses and weaknesses, and above all, our submission to His will, no matter the outcome, as we seek to supplant evil with good, as He defines such things scripturally.
Category: Spiritual Warfare
2020 Clarity: Reflecting on God’s Goodness in the Last Year: Dr. John MacArthur
2020 resembled, the church at war, with trials such as the following: every Sunday since August, LA county has tried to close Grace Church; then they tried to revoke the lease of their parking lot; the courts ruled in GC church’s favor… MacArthur loves it that we will be seeing the True Church and The Lie, that is all; there will be no fake church, as the price will be too great to call yourself a Christian if you really aren’t …Those evangelical elite who have embraced social justice, for example, will obviously be part of the lie: under God’s justice all are equal, that is, if you sin, you are held accountable; under SJ, those who sin are called to blame their sinning on others… The Christian life is about two crucifixions: of Christ and the believer: you signed up for death… Firstly, “I am crucified in Christ.” You came to Christ and repented, therein was a death… The second crucifixion is that of consecration, as Luke 9 calls us to take up our cross, deny ourselves and follow Him: death of self is the sanctifying… Paul said, “I die daily”
Conservative Christian Obedience At This Time, Via Jeremiah Burroughs
The Christian who has learned contentment, does not look at the means of affliction which the Lord uses to conform him to the image of Christ, he merely submits to God’s hand and finds pleasure in receiving His providences. The election 2020 has brought afflictions into the lives of many conservative Christians, do you want to learn how to receive God’s affliction obediently? This post uses some quotes from Jeremiah Burroughs’ Rare Jewel Of Christian Contentment help the biblical Christian learn how to identify disobedience and seek obedience regarding receiving afflictions from the Lord’s hand
A Sad Day For Conservatives And Christians
As 2 Corinthians 10, Ephesians 6 and many other places in the Bible make clear, the Christian’s weapons are not worldly. Our weapons are the righteousness of justification, faith, prayer, abiding in His word for direction and enablement, fellowship with Him and His children…which enable us to endure the hard knocks we are promised to receive from the world. Also, I have been freshly reminded that spiritual warfare is happening all around us 24-7-365; and we need God’s grace and Spirit to endure. …God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.
God Come Near: by Rev. Rutledge E. Etheridge III [Encouragement in this time of crisis]
So the Lord looks to you this morning via His word, with a view towards those particular sins that you and I know so deeply in our hearts, those sins with which we tend to identify, with which we may have come to define our lives, possibly our default sins; our go to in times of stress; those sins that we treat as an exception in our need to follow God’s commands; the ones to which we have yielded time and time again as if they were our Savior, and our Lord
Psalm 12:4 Those who say, With our tongues we prevail; our lips are our own [to command at our will]—who is lord and master over us?
Psalm 12:8 The wicked walk or prowl about on every side, as vileness is exalted [and baseness is rated high] among the sons of men.
US Government, States Sue Facebook for ‘Predatory’ Conduct: Epoch Times
The landmark antitrust lawsuits, announced by the Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General Letitia James, mark the second major government offensive this year against seemingly untouchable tech behemoths. The Justice Department sued Google in October for abusing its dominance in online search and advertising—the government’s most significant attempt to buttress competition since its historic case against Microsoft two decades ago. Amazon and Apple also have been under investigation in Congress and by federal authorities for alleged anticompetitive conduct.
Christian Meekness Defined
Dr. Nelson Kloosterman defined Christian meekness via the contrast seen in Christ’s conduct in Matthew 11:20ff
Apocalypse Now: The War Against Christ: Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson
Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson explains Revelation 12 and 13; the forces against Christians and the church today; and the number 666
Satan’s Lie About The World; Pastor John Wagner
Pastor John Wagner defines world and worldliness and explains how Satan uses that to lead Christians away from God towards destruction