Most Won't Listen, But Some WILL!
"And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter. So Paul departed from among them. Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them." -Acts 17:32-34
Even though most people didn't readily receive the Apostle Paul's message... "certain men clave unto him." Although some people mocked Paul, and others were reluctant to receive his message, a small handful of people (men and women) did wholeheartedly receive Paul's message, and wanted to know more. They "clave" to the truth!
We read in 2nd Thessalonians 2:10 that many people will be woefully deceived in the last days BECAUSE THEY LOVED NOT THE TRUTH. Even today, we see that the masses of this world are being woefully deceived by false religions, greedy televangelists, criminal political leaders, and crooked businesses. And the greatest tragedy of all is that most of America's churches today are SILENT!
Please keep in mind that John the Baptist wasn't imprisoned and executed for preaching the Gospel, but for preaching again Herod's adultery. John was a true preacher, who called it as he saw it, in light of God's Word. We are to preach the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth! Billy Sunday preached the truth uncompromisingly, and many hated him for it. The word "culture" is a very dangerous word for Bible-believing Christians. There was nothing cultural about Billy Sunday's preaching while he was throwing chairs, yelling, and swinging his arms.
Thank God for Billy Sunday. Street-preaching is not very "cultural." God help us to wake up--what will culture matter 125 years from now when ALL 6.3 billions people on earth are DEAD? Think about it. Who's preaching the truth? As long as America's preachers continue to be censored, dipping their sails in compromise, desiring only to preach within a pool of acceptable topics--America will continue to suffer at the hands of a murderous gang of God-hating thugs who are Satanists and traitors.
I sincerely ask you...
Who's Preaching The Truth?
Feb 16, 2012
Feb 14, 2012
The Wisdom of the Old Paths
Today most Christians wonder how to help troubled people without some form of counseling, from psychological to some form of biblical adaptation. Too many see the luscious-looking grass on the other side of the fence as being good for food, pleasant to the eyes, and desirable to make them wise.
Jesus is the good shepherd who leads His sheep to good pastures. He has given new life and sustains it through the Holy Spirit working in that new life. He has given His sheep wisdom from above through His Word, which is living, life-giving, and powerful. He is the one who searches the hearts of mankind. He is trustworthy to complete that which He has begun and to fulfill what He has promised.
Believers need to return to the old paths rather than sniff and nibble the grass on the other side of the fence. They need to stay close to the good shepherd and they need to be wary of those who through erudite speech would entice them to another pasture. They also need to watch out for those who would plant hybrid seeds that look even better than the real thing but starve the soul.
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein (Jeremiah:6:16).
-Drs. Martin & Deidre Bogan
Jesus is the good shepherd who leads His sheep to good pastures. He has given new life and sustains it through the Holy Spirit working in that new life. He has given His sheep wisdom from above through His Word, which is living, life-giving, and powerful. He is the one who searches the hearts of mankind. He is trustworthy to complete that which He has begun and to fulfill what He has promised.
Believers need to return to the old paths rather than sniff and nibble the grass on the other side of the fence. They need to stay close to the good shepherd and they need to be wary of those who through erudite speech would entice them to another pasture. They also need to watch out for those who would plant hybrid seeds that look even better than the real thing but starve the soul.
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein (Jeremiah:6:16).
-Drs. Martin & Deidre Bogan
Jan 26, 2012
Encouragement from A-Z
A. "ABIDE in Me, and I in you.... for apart from Me you can do nothing." John 15:3-4
B. "BLESSED are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled." Matt 5:6
C. "COME to ME, all who are weary are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” Matt 11:28
D. "...your adversary the DEVIL prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, firm in your faith..." 1 Peter 5:8-9
E. "...let us run with ENDURANCE the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus...who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross..." Heb 12:1-2
F. "Our FATHER in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done...'" Matt 6:9-10
G. "My GRACE is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness!" 2 Cor. 12:9
H. "[Through Christ, I am born again] to a living HOPE.. to an inheritance...reserved in HEAVEN for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith..." 1 Peter 1:3-5
I. "I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6
J. JESUS said, "I am the good Shepherd; and I know My sheep and am known by My own....I lay down My life for the sheep." John 10:14-15
K. "My KINGDOM is not of this world." John 18:36
L. "You shall LOVE the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind..." Luke 10:27
M. "...not by [our] works of righteousness...but according to His MERCY He saved us." Titus 3:5
N. "NOW therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say." Exodus 4:1
O. "Peter...said: 'We ought to OBEY God rather than men." Acts 5:29
P. "My PEACE I give to you; not as the world do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled..." John 14:27
R. "REJOICE always, PRAY without ceasing, in everything give THANKS..." 1 Thess 5:16-18
S. "The Lord is my SHEPHERD, I shall not want!" [He provides all I need to follow Him daily]." Psalm 23:1
T. "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the TRUTH, and the TRUTH shall make you free." John 8:31
U. "He opened their UNDERSTANDING, that they might comprehend the Scriptures." Luke 24:45
V. "Thanks be to God, who gives us the VICTORY through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord..." 1 Cor 15:57-58
W. "...do not be conformed to this WORLD, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove [demonstrate] that perfect will of God.... Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good." Romans 12:2, 9 ( Spiritual War)
X. "For I have given you an EXAMPLE, that you should do as I have done to you." John 13:15
Y. "Whom have I in heaven but YOU? ...My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:25-26
Z. "Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline. Be ZEALOUS therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any one hears My voice and opens he door, I will come in to him..." Rev 3:19-20
B. "BLESSED are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled." Matt 5:6
C. "COME to ME, all who are weary are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” Matt 11:28
D. "...your adversary the DEVIL prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, firm in your faith..." 1 Peter 5:8-9
E. "...let us run with ENDURANCE the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus...who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross..." Heb 12:1-2
F. "Our FATHER in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done...'" Matt 6:9-10
G. "My GRACE is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness!" 2 Cor. 12:9
H. "[Through Christ, I am born again] to a living HOPE.. to an inheritance...reserved in HEAVEN for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith..." 1 Peter 1:3-5
I. "I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6
J. JESUS said, "I am the good Shepherd; and I know My sheep and am known by My own....I lay down My life for the sheep." John 10:14-15
K. "My KINGDOM is not of this world." John 18:36
L. "You shall LOVE the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind..." Luke 10:27
M. "...not by [our] works of righteousness...but according to His MERCY He saved us." Titus 3:5
N. "NOW therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say." Exodus 4:1
O. "Peter...said: 'We ought to OBEY God rather than men." Acts 5:29
P. "My PEACE I give to you; not as the world do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled..." John 14:27
R. "REJOICE always, PRAY without ceasing, in everything give THANKS..." 1 Thess 5:16-18
S. "The Lord is my SHEPHERD, I shall not want!" [He provides all I need to follow Him daily]." Psalm 23:1
T. "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the TRUTH, and the TRUTH shall make you free." John 8:31
U. "He opened their UNDERSTANDING, that they might comprehend the Scriptures." Luke 24:45
V. "Thanks be to God, who gives us the VICTORY through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord..." 1 Cor 15:57-58
W. "...do not be conformed to this WORLD, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove [demonstrate] that perfect will of God.... Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good." Romans 12:2, 9 ( Spiritual War)
X. "For I have given you an EXAMPLE, that you should do as I have done to you." John 13:15
Y. "Whom have I in heaven but YOU? ...My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:25-26
Z. "Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline. Be ZEALOUS therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any one hears My voice and opens he door, I will come in to him..." Rev 3:19-20
Dec 30, 2011
The "Jesus" the World Loves
What do you think of Jesus? That's a question I've asked at times to engage non-Christians in conversation about Him for the purpose of witnessing. A fairly typical response used to be that He was a religious teacher who did a lot of good, said many good things, and they usually concluded with a belief that He was a very good man. I then could ask, "Did you know that He claimed to be God?" When looks of puzzlement followed, I would explain that He couldn't be a "very good man." In claiming to be God, He was either self-deluded or an outright fraud — that is, unless He was telling the truth. More often than not, that thought, raising the issue of being accountable to God, would bring our conversation to an awkward end. At least it had provided the opportunity to plant some seeds that I hoped would grow into conviction. Most people aren't comfortable with the truth about Jesus.
Dec 29, 2011
More Than A Baby In A Manger
There is a part of me that doesn’t like the Christmas season. I hate what it has done to Christianity. The birth of the Savior has been hi-jacked. The arrival of Emmanuel has been relegated to a secular celebration highlighted by a trip to the local mall. What a way to celebrate the ultimate spiritual-bailout.
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