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“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”
–2Timothy 3:1,5
A great many Corporate Media authors confuse such terms as “religious” and “spiritual” with “Christian.”
OF COURSE, they are NOT the same things.
But the world labors without ceasing to convince the unwary that spiritual and/or religious = Godly.
And so, in this way, those who are super spiritual, meditating, end times superheroes; those who access demonic power; witches, idol-worshiping “holy men,” sorcerers; many who dress in “old-style” clothing, wizards, those who cling to quaint pagan folkways; those who have familiar spirits; those lost deceived souls who show up regularly at the apostate buildings we call churches; faith healers, voodoo priestesses, shamen and devil worshipers are ALL viewed as spiritual and/or religious.
Of course the world encourages the masses to believe these enemies of God are the same as Christianity.
In the times and place in which we live, a GREAT, GREAT MANY have been called “spiritual” because they have placed their faith in evil, unclean or familiar spirits.
“And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.”
–Revelation 18:1-2
A great majority of the enemies of Jesus Christ are VERY spiritual. A great many agents of the enemies of God Almighty are VERY religious.
“And they worshipped the dragon [Satan] which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”
–Revelation 13:4,7-8
The end times will be intensely religious and intensely spiritual even as the world intensely persecutes and murders true Christians.
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that 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:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16
NOTE: Those who will hunt down and persecute Christians are deceived.
Christians are to pray for the deceived; for those which curse and despitefully use them.
“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;”
–Matthew 5:44
“The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.”
–Exodus 15:3
DISTORTING AND NEUTERING GOD ALMIGHTY, THE LORD OF HOSTS
One goal of the one-note “God is Love” singers is to hide God Almighty’s true attributes. The primary way they do this is to focus on God’s love above all other facets of a perfect and holy God.
When such men use the phrase “God is love” what they really mean is “God is love and only love above any other quality which God might possess.”
This is NOT the God of the Bible.
This is a distorted picture of another god: a weak pagan god.
When LOVE is all one hears, the Perfect Judge is hidden.
“How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?”
–Revelation 6:10
When LOVE is all one hears, the LORD of hosts is reined in.
“Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.”
–Jeremiah 50:34
When LOVE is all one hears, the glory of God’s power is veiled.
“By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.”
–Proverbs 8:15-16
When LOVE is all one hears, the man of war’s sword is never drawn.
“The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.”
–Isaiah 42:13
When LOVE is all one hears, righteous wrath never is exercised.
“Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”
–Romans 12:19
Make no mistake: God Almighty IS love.
But He is much, much more.
And his compassion and mercy–which are fresh and new every morning–are but one part of a multi-faceted Being of which all parts are in perfect harmony.
His love does not cancel out His judgment. His love does not overshadow His holiness or His glory.
In the times in which we live, to say God is Creator of everything in the universe is to be scorned.
So be it.
There are no other gods: there is no other power but the LORD. There are only weak and spiteful spirits deceiving and enslaving the weak and ignorant.
WARNING: Those who turn the LORD into a warm, cuddly love-god do so at their own peril. Such people are worshiping an idol of their own imagination.
There are no other gods but God Almighty.
And that includes any weak gods of man’s own making whose main characteristic is love.
“Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;”
–Job 38:4-6
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that 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:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16
One suspects that IF the Brits do vote for leaving, they will be punished and it will be used as an example against any who might consider breaking free of the one-worlders.
“Today Bernie Sanders had a private meeting in the White House with President Obama, which was fitting since they’re both beloved political figures who are just a few months away from not being president.”
–Stephen Colbert
There is no Trump campaign – Not really. There is a VERY GOOD reason for this. IF the reader has been paying attention for the past year, he probably can guess what that reason is.
“But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.”
—John 20:31
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16
THE GOSPEL
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that 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:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8
“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
-—1 Corinthians 1:18-19
The message being beaten into the heads of the masses: “This system doesn’t work!”
“Oprah Winfrey’s talk show is coming to an end. It’s been revealed that a 30-second ad for the final episode of Oprah’s talk show will cost $1 million. In other words, the only person who can afford to buy an ad on Oprah’s last show is Oprah.”
–Conan
Buy Ammo. Do you really have to ask why? Just look around. Don’t be the guy standing there in the midst of the chaos muttering, “Gee, if I had only noticed that the entire world was going to hell and stocked up on bullets while there were still stores.”
Trying to physically prepare for what’s soon to come upon the earth is a fool’s errand. Making endless lists and preparations will provide NO comfort to even those without faith.
Satan’s Mouthpiece has been dishing fear for the last few decades–particularly the last eight years. As a result, gun and ammo sales have set records month-after-month. More guns have been sold during the presidency of Barack Hussein Obama than any other president.
Barack Obama has been the best president the gun manufacturers has EVER had.
Be that as it may, NO amount of ammo or guns will save a person from what’s soon to come upon the earth. Yes, there is MUCH written about such things. No, that doesn’t make it true.
At the heart of all this is FEAR.
There is NO WAY anyone will be able to PHYSICALLY prepare for what’s coming. All those who do will be extremely disappointed.
EVEN IF one has invested (as many of the rich and celebrated have already done) in an underground bunker, one will disappointed when crunch time comes.
“And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?”
–Revelation 6:15-17
“And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.”
–Isaiah 2:19-21
Many think the Great Apostasy has already begun. It has not. It is taking form and the preachers of the apostasy are already out and about. But the great apostasy will begin when the whore Church makes its play for world dominion.
At present, there exists within the walls of the churches, many, many, many unbelievers. They are there because they are “cultural Christians.” They enjoy some aspect of going to church and it costs them relatively little to do so.
There also exists within the walls of the churches many, many deceitful workers and agents of the enemy. They are there to ensure than the lost remain lost. Many times, they smile and shake your hand and are very likeable. Their primary job is to guarantee that the gospel (which is the power of God unto salvation) DOES NOT get preached.
When the costs increase to being a Christian, THEN the apostasy shall begin in full. When the costs of being an “almost pretend Christian” are nothing and the costs of being a true believer are at a premium, then the falling away will become a tsunami of flesh pressing against the doors of the whore Church.
Then those who have Christ on their lips only will triumph for a season.
(VIDEO) You Probably Don’t Need to Shower – As we near the climax of human history, demonic voices will insist on more procedures and practices which emphasize filth, dirt and other routine uncleanliness.
As usual, we’re supposed to go along with this because we’re assured it’s “scientific.”
As we learn more about the relationship between the microbiome and our health, some scientists and journalists have begun weaning themselves from cosmetic products like soap and shampoo.
Despite story after story of massive waste and misappropriation of taxpayer funds at the Pentagon, Sen. Lindsey Graham says he’ll die before he lets the nation’s defense budget to be cut.
This is not discipleship – There is a disturbing trend toward the teaching that “the gospel alone is insufficient.” This very man-centered, backdoor approach downgrades the preaching of the gospel. Christians are being told that “Preaching the gospel doesn’t fulfill the Great Commission.”
Only 2 percent of Christians share their faith, yet Pastor Anton Bosch, the author of this piece, claims that “Preaching the gospel is relatively easy.” He also claims several other things, none of which are particularly biblical.
“So while preaching the Gospel is commanded and is vital, it is NOT discipleship and does not obey the Great Commission.”
Preaching the gospel does not obey the Great Commission?
Only in 21st Century apostate America.
“It is probably for this reason most Christians assume incorrectly that preaching the Gospel fulfills the Matthew 28:18-20, but it does not.”
This piece is setting Matthew 28:19 in direct opposition to Mark 16:15.
This new doctrine of the “insufficient gospel” is another gospel. NOWHERE in Scripture does it say that the Gospel is insufficient. Quite the contrary.
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.“
—Romans 1:16
When Jesus commanded the disciples to preach the gospel, nowhere does it say that the gospel is insufficient to make disciples. Quite the contrary.
This is the first step in error. There is NO SCRIPTURE which states that preaching the gospel is wrong or is in any way insufficient OR disobedience to the Great Commission.
To believe that preaching the gospel doesn’t fulfill the Great Commission is essentially saying that Mark 16 is wrong: that the Word of God is wrong.
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:“
—2 Timothy 3:16
The word “disciple” in Matthew 28:19 means “to teach.” But not all are called to be teachers.
“Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?“
—1 Corinthians 12:29
James also has words of caution to those who might teach.
“Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.“
—James 3:1
According to Bosch, those who take James 3:1 and 1 Corinthians 12:29 seriously while preaching the gospel are guilty of disobedience.
Perhaps he didn’t realize it, but Bosch has constructed a clever attack on the sufficiency of preaching the gospel alone; an attack under the guise of “instructing the Body of Christ to instruct others.” He could have said, “There needs to be more discipleship” or “There needs to be better discipleship.”
There are two responses to rebuking the claims in this article. 1- The author can repent, make amends and go on; or, 2- The author can attempt to dig in and erect a defense based on semantics: a very narrow, close–dare it be said: legalistic–reading of his piece. One prays that that the first approach is taken.
One way readers can tell a Bible verse is being used in error: when a verse is elevated, the context wrenched and then set in opposition to–instead of harmonizing with–other Bible verses.
The most deceptive pieces contain truth and error. The goal of such pieces: error gets a pass because the reader knows that the piece does contain truth. Or, the reader is certain that 5 parts of the piece (the parts that are correct) are truthful; but doesn’t know or is unsure of (or doesn’t recognize) the one error in the piece. The inclination is to assume the error is truth –since the rest of the piece was truthful.
This piece also contains truth (Bosch rightly recognizes “seeker sensitive” stratagems as ineffective deceptions)–which makes it all the more dangerous to those who read it unaware.
“Yea, hath God said?”
At first glance, one might think that Bosch didn’t openly declare “Hath God said?”because of a lack of boldness.
The Church Must Compromise – The voices of apostasy continue to grow louder, more insistent–and more like the world, less like the Lamb.
The pagan churches preach another gospel by the name of DISCIPLESHIP. It de-emphasizes the gospel (naturally) and emphasizes man-manufactured discipleship programs.
They are twice accursed.
“But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.”
–Galatians 1:8-9
Betraying the Faith of Christopher Hitchens – As a committed atheist, Hitchens suffered from both his life-ending cancer and the lack of comfort working for the enemy brings.
This narrative was written solely to dissuade anyone who knew Hitchens, his situation or his claimed “teetering on the brink of belief.”
All that being said, deathbed conversions are a VERY RARE happening. This is not to say they cannot be possible, but anyone who has lived their entire life by pride, unbelief and faithlessness will usually turn to those cold friends at the very end, rather than repent and be saved.
(Although we have previously commented on the above linked article, it is so offensive in a way which is common in the churches, it is important to once again address it.)
Apparently the church has a problem with too many people preaching the gospel alone. Who knew?
The assault on the sufficiency of preaching the gospel has begun in earnest.
The Great Commission calls for making disciples rather than preaching the Gospel. (The same command in Mark 16:15 says “…preach the gospel….”) It is probably for this reason most Christians assume incorrectly that preaching the Gospel fulfills the Matthew 28:18-20, but it does not. Preaching the Gospel and making disciples are two entirely different (though related) things. Billy Graham, and others, have illustrated very well that there is a huge difference between these two ideas. Preaching the Gospel is relatively easy, and skilled evangelists can bring many to the altar through a single 30-minute sermon. But that is only the first step of many, and on its own does not fulfill the Great Commission at all.
This article makes the claim that preaching the gospel alone is disobedience. Of course, “disciple” means “to teach” and presenting the gospel is the height of teaching the lost. And there are a number of admonitions to those who would presume to teach otherwise including James 3:1 and 1 Corinthians 12:29. There are no admonitions to preaching the gospel.
So while preaching the Gospel is commanded and is vital, it is NOT discipleship and does not obey the Great Commission.
This assault on the gospel appears coordinated as this is at least the third article this writer has seen over the last couple of weeks on this topic. Up until now, the articles have portrayed their message as “The gospel is not enough. We have to do more.” Which introduced the idea that the gospel was insufficient. This latest article by Anton Bosch ratchets up the stakes by declaring preaching the gospel alone “does not obey the Great Commission.”
This thinking sets Mark 16:15 and Matthew 28:19 directly in opposition to each other. Which may also explain the number of articles over the last several years attacking the validity of the Great Commission in Mark. In fact, the NIV already has eliminated Mark 16:8-20 including the Great Commission, relegating it to the footnotes in that inimitable “Hath God said?” NIV trademark way.
Events are moving at a very fast pace now. As someone put it yesterday to this writer, “It’s getting lonely out here.”
It is indeed getting lonely. True believers are about to learn just how lonely very soon.
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that 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:”
“And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.“
-–1 Corinthians 15:1-8 – (h/t:B)
The Glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ is totally sufficient.
Historically, low birth rates have been one sign of a decadent society. However, low birth rates usually follow along very affluent societies and the USA, while the wealthiest country ever, is not as well off as it once was when the birth rates were higher.
RUSSIA: Putin put on notice: USA sends Stealth Bombers to Europe for first time – This is one of those ways that the media can “ratchet up” the tension without anything actually happening. Moving military units around, provocative quotes “leaked” to Western journalists, increasing color-coded threat levels–even a little shooting between low-level mercenaries on both sides: all of these give the appearance of the likelihood of war.
At some point, there will be a major war. The Bible assures us of that. In the meantime, we’ll have to settle for the fake and phoney kind which has played out in the pages and on the newscasts of the Corporate Media for the last eight-ten years.
“How can the reader know when the Corporate Media is lying to him (never mind the fact that the media is Satan’s Mouthpiece and Satan is the father of lies)? One easy way to tell is the use of “Why” and “How” in the headlines of an article. When the reader sees “Why?” or “How?” in the headline–occasionally “What” is used–that which follows will be a fairy tale, a narrative, a bedtime story spun by the media for the benefit of the media’s master. “Why” usually denotes an on-going narrative; “How” signifies a story line which explains past events. Not all narratives begin with “How” or “Why.” However, the most in-your-face, over-the-top ones usually do. ALL political “news” is narrative.
It will have PLENTY of “unintended consequences” which will affect LOTS of people who had NOTHING to do with the so-called ‘epidemic.’
‘Chemophobia’ is irrational, harmful – and hard to break – When paid propaganda no longer works (“Better living through chemicals“) then it’s time to turn to Satan’s Mouthpiece and the power of mass media to get the masses into line.