I wonder how often we, even those who call themselves Chrisitans, stop to realize just how insignificate we are in ourselves? Do we always give our Holy Father the credit he deserves for all things pertaining to our lives?
Recently the University of Missouri won the Big 12 Tournament Title in basketball for the first time. The star and best player on the team, Demarie Caroll was inteviewed after the game and the first thing he said was "I must first give God the glory because without him I would not be here now".
This young man recognized and publicly acknowledged that it was God, not himself who gave him the ability and talent to do what he did. He did not tell that is was the years of hard work and dedication that made him what he was. This is what most of the world does when they achieve something. They say it was because they studied or worked to get where they are, and neglect to give God any of the credit.
I think it is time to remind everyone about the real truth about our talents and abilities. I would like to use the Word of God to point out just where your success really came from. Our education system wants us to believe we can do it ourselves wihout outside help if we are willing to work hard and learn all we can.
First of all man did not evolve from monkeys or any other creature or organism.They were created by the Almighty God in his likeness and in his image, Genesis 1 : 27. By the way, God is not a microorganism, not and animal or anything like that. Since we are in his image is it very evident God has a form like man.
Second of all we were made from the dust of the earth, Genesis 2: 7. If I am really nothing but dust in myself, what do I have to be so proud of? I not only came out of the dust, but my mortal body will return to where it came from, Genesis 3: 19. This is nothing but foolishness in the eyes of our creator.
Proverbs 30: 32" If thou hast done foolishly in lifting thyself up, or if thou hast thought evil, LAY THY HAND UPON THY MOUTH".
I have often thought and even prayed saying "I am as a grain of sand on a seashore" and I am amazed that my maker would even observe and bless this lone grain among so many. They say the world's population will soon reach 7 billion, so I really am just one in so many. We have to keep in account we are all alike because "all have sinned and come short of the glory of God". I cannot say I am better than anyone else, so what is the difference?
The only difference between the lost and the saved is that the saved ones have acknowledged they have sinned and asked forgivness through our Lord Jesus Christ. So, if you are one of the saved ones you best keep this in mind if you judge the lost.
Now that we have looked at where we came from and what we really are, let us look at where our abilities and talents truly come from.1
Exodus 31: 1"And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying. 2"See, I have called by name Bezaleel, son of Uri, the son of Hur of the the tribe of Judah. 3" And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship", read also verses 4 through 6.
God not only told Moses who he had given special abilites to, but he also told Moses where they would come from. God chooses who he will give these talents to without regard of who they are or where they come from. Man is always trying to tell people what they should become because of family background or something else without letting God direct those lives. Therefore we have many doing things they are not really qualified to do, and this leads to serious problems.
There is nothing wrong with getting an education, but we should be careful to choose the field we are best qualified for. If you do something you are not meant to do you will never really know the feeling of joy and fulfillment God has in store for you.
You may even become rich and famous and think you are happy. If this is true why do we have so many of these rich and famous who are in actuality very unhappy and discontent? Why are they always trying new things, looking for this contentment?
I do not have, nor do I desire any of this worlds riches or notability. I am though very content in my inner soul, where true contentment comes from. I may please my mind, but if my heart is not at peace then I will continue to search for that fulfillment, and there is not one thing in the world that will achieve that.
I am always reminded that our Lord Jesus Christ said "Without me you can do nothing". If we do something he chooses he will be with us, but if we do the choosing he may not be there. I keep in mind at all times that it is the Lord who gets credit for everything I achieve in this life, so I never want to say "I did it". Whatever legacy I leave please remember that if was not I, but the Lord who did it.
I hope by now you realize that you and I are nothing without our Lord and Maker. Seek his direction in all things and you will find peace and contentment this world can never bring to you or anyone else.
May God bless and keep you in His will.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
WARFARE DECLARED
There is a raging warfare going on now that will decide our final destination and where we will spend eternity. It is the most fierce and deadly war ever fought, and we must join one side or the other. We are not allowed to straddle the fence and try to please both sides.
This war will not be fought with carnal weapons made by man, nor by the knowledge of man, which would be totally ineffective in this war. It can only be fought with spiriitual weapons, such as the word of God, and with spiritual understanding and guidance from the Lord himself. We must have both of these together to win this fight.
Knowledge is good, but knowledge with wisdom is better. That is where this modern man has failed so badly, they have book knowledge, but they have little or no wisdom of truth. When we stray from the wisdom or truth our knowledge will fail us in the end.
These have deceived themselves into thinking they are only fighting against those of us who will not bend to the ideas and desires of modern man. They are very wrong though, because whether they realize it or not, they are in fact fighting against the Almighty God himself. This battle will continue to grow more deadly until our Lord Jesus calls his church home to be with him. When you rebel and fight against God's Word, or his children, you are rebelling against him, as you learn sooner or later.
The most dire warning I can give those who oppose the Lord in any ways is: GOD IS OMNIPOTENT [ all powerful and undefeatable], GOD IS THE CREATOR [ he created all things in heaven and earth, including man, and he alone has the right and authority to rule over all, "Hear, of Israel, the Lord thy God is one God, and though shalt worship Him and Him only], GOD IS FAITHFUL [ he will perform his every word, even those of judgment exactly as his word states]. God is not only the God of Israel, but of the entire universe.
A growing number in the church world are being drawn into this war without realizing it or the consequences of their actions in order to have peace with the world. "Divide and conquer has always be the tactice of our true enemy which is Satan himself. Although he cannot deceive all of us, he will deceive enough in the church world to cause the true ones much grief. Remember that Adam and Eve began as children of God.
You can be a professing believer of the Lord, and yet be deceived by the greatest deceiver of all, Satan, who "appears as an angel of Light". These become very effective weapons of Satan and are unaware of what they are doing.
Just as it is with the church, our enemy Satan, cannot destroy us from the outside, but work from the inside. He must infiltrate and pretend to be one of us before he can deceive us. A church does not fall from the inside but by outsiders who have slipped in, or by those who strayed from the truth, who allowed themselves to be deceived like Eve did. Our Lord warned us to "beware of wolves in sheep's clothing".
Our Lord also said "upon this rock [his word] I will build my church and the gates of hell [outsiders] will not prevail against it". Those of us who hold fast to the Lord and His Truth have one great promise though "The battle is not yours but mine saith the Lord". We are not in the fight alone but we have the Almighty God fighting for us.
I am non denominational, but I do not fault those who are. As long as your denomination holds fast the every Word of God then you should contitnue to support it. But remember this, if they began to stray from the truth and you continue to support them you are supporting the enemy.
The apostle Paul told Timothy "study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman who needeth not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of God. God will hold each of us responsible for making sure we abide in the truth. You must study the word for yourself and be sure what you are being taught is truth.
The truth is that some of the modern versions of the bible are not completely right. They are easier to understand than the King James Version, but if they in any wise change the true meaning of the King James Version, they are wrong. Just be sure to read and compare them to the only versions confirmed by the Lord Himself.
The finding of the Dead Scrolls I feel sure are God's way of confirming this version. Isn't it amazing that these were found in caves, lying in the open for hundreds of years in this time? I feel sure there will be other things found that will support the truth, as God will confirm his Word, but not yours and mine. He also confirms the true ones by working wit h them.
Mark 16: 19" So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat at the right hand of God. 20" And they [the diciples] went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them and confirmed the Word with signs following" Where are signs of confirmation today?
I Corinthians 2:4" And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of mans wisdom, but in denonstration of the Spirit and of the power. 5"That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God. 6"Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect [believers]. yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world that come to naught. 7"But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the world to our glory. 8" WHICH NONE OF THE PRINCES OF THIS WORLD KNEW, FOR HAD THEY KNOWN IT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE CRUCIFIED THE LORD OF GLORY".
The so called religious leaders of Jesus time thought they knew the truth. They knew the word.but not the wisdom or true understanding of it. Do you realize that when you deny or change any word of God you are denying or changing Jesus who is the Word. In a way this could even be a way of crucifying him again.
Is there not a clear understanding of why there is so little "demonstration of the Spirit and power of God in the church world today? The Holy Spirit cannot work where it does not have complete control. It is not fleshly and will not become mixed with fleshly inperpretations or theologies of men. Have we become like Samson and do not even realize the Spirit has left us?
Judges 16: 20" And she [Delilah, worldly ones including false church] said, the Philistines [world] be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep [ many in the church world are asleep now], and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. AND HE WIST [KNEW] NOT THAT THE LORD WAS DEPARTED FROM HIM".
Without even be aware of it the false worldly church it joining hands with the world to destroy the truth, just like those did to our Lord Jesus. Doing away with truth takes away our feeling of condemnation.
Acts 4: 26" The kings of this earth stood up and gathered together against his [God's] Christ. 27" For of a truth against thy holy Holy Child Jesus, whom thou has anointed, both Herod [world leaders] and Pontius Pilate [church leaders], with the Gentiles [unbelievers], and the people of Israel [supposed children of God], were gathered together."
We are now nearing the end of this warfare, and this battle will grow more deadly and fierce because the leader of these [Satan] knows his time is short and he only wishes to take as many as he can to hell with him. He has absolutely no regard for youf welfare, but will laugh at you for being so foolish as to be deceived by him as you suffer the same fate he faces.
I am not fighting this warfare to same this already condemned fleshly body, but to save my eternal soul. But thanks be to our Loving and Faithful Father, when it is all over, even this mortal body will be resurrected in a glorious form just like my Lord Jesus Christ did.This is the promise and great hope of all those who fight and win this battle over Satan. You really cannot affored to lose out. God bless and keep you.
Written by James Graham : June, 2006
This war will not be fought with carnal weapons made by man, nor by the knowledge of man, which would be totally ineffective in this war. It can only be fought with spiriitual weapons, such as the word of God, and with spiritual understanding and guidance from the Lord himself. We must have both of these together to win this fight.
Knowledge is good, but knowledge with wisdom is better. That is where this modern man has failed so badly, they have book knowledge, but they have little or no wisdom of truth. When we stray from the wisdom or truth our knowledge will fail us in the end.
These have deceived themselves into thinking they are only fighting against those of us who will not bend to the ideas and desires of modern man. They are very wrong though, because whether they realize it or not, they are in fact fighting against the Almighty God himself. This battle will continue to grow more deadly until our Lord Jesus calls his church home to be with him. When you rebel and fight against God's Word, or his children, you are rebelling against him, as you learn sooner or later.
The most dire warning I can give those who oppose the Lord in any ways is: GOD IS OMNIPOTENT [ all powerful and undefeatable], GOD IS THE CREATOR [ he created all things in heaven and earth, including man, and he alone has the right and authority to rule over all, "Hear, of Israel, the Lord thy God is one God, and though shalt worship Him and Him only], GOD IS FAITHFUL [ he will perform his every word, even those of judgment exactly as his word states]. God is not only the God of Israel, but of the entire universe.
A growing number in the church world are being drawn into this war without realizing it or the consequences of their actions in order to have peace with the world. "Divide and conquer has always be the tactice of our true enemy which is Satan himself. Although he cannot deceive all of us, he will deceive enough in the church world to cause the true ones much grief. Remember that Adam and Eve began as children of God.
You can be a professing believer of the Lord, and yet be deceived by the greatest deceiver of all, Satan, who "appears as an angel of Light". These become very effective weapons of Satan and are unaware of what they are doing.
Just as it is with the church, our enemy Satan, cannot destroy us from the outside, but work from the inside. He must infiltrate and pretend to be one of us before he can deceive us. A church does not fall from the inside but by outsiders who have slipped in, or by those who strayed from the truth, who allowed themselves to be deceived like Eve did. Our Lord warned us to "beware of wolves in sheep's clothing".
Our Lord also said "upon this rock [his word] I will build my church and the gates of hell [outsiders] will not prevail against it". Those of us who hold fast to the Lord and His Truth have one great promise though "The battle is not yours but mine saith the Lord". We are not in the fight alone but we have the Almighty God fighting for us.
I am non denominational, but I do not fault those who are. As long as your denomination holds fast the every Word of God then you should contitnue to support it. But remember this, if they began to stray from the truth and you continue to support them you are supporting the enemy.
The apostle Paul told Timothy "study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman who needeth not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of God. God will hold each of us responsible for making sure we abide in the truth. You must study the word for yourself and be sure what you are being taught is truth.
The truth is that some of the modern versions of the bible are not completely right. They are easier to understand than the King James Version, but if they in any wise change the true meaning of the King James Version, they are wrong. Just be sure to read and compare them to the only versions confirmed by the Lord Himself.
The finding of the Dead Scrolls I feel sure are God's way of confirming this version. Isn't it amazing that these were found in caves, lying in the open for hundreds of years in this time? I feel sure there will be other things found that will support the truth, as God will confirm his Word, but not yours and mine. He also confirms the true ones by working wit h them.
Mark 16: 19" So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat at the right hand of God. 20" And they [the diciples] went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them and confirmed the Word with signs following" Where are signs of confirmation today?
I Corinthians 2:4" And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of mans wisdom, but in denonstration of the Spirit and of the power. 5"That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God. 6"Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect [believers]. yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world that come to naught. 7"But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the world to our glory. 8" WHICH NONE OF THE PRINCES OF THIS WORLD KNEW, FOR HAD THEY KNOWN IT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE CRUCIFIED THE LORD OF GLORY".
The so called religious leaders of Jesus time thought they knew the truth. They knew the word.but not the wisdom or true understanding of it. Do you realize that when you deny or change any word of God you are denying or changing Jesus who is the Word. In a way this could even be a way of crucifying him again.
Is there not a clear understanding of why there is so little "demonstration of the Spirit and power of God in the church world today? The Holy Spirit cannot work where it does not have complete control. It is not fleshly and will not become mixed with fleshly inperpretations or theologies of men. Have we become like Samson and do not even realize the Spirit has left us?
Judges 16: 20" And she [Delilah, worldly ones including false church] said, the Philistines [world] be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep [ many in the church world are asleep now], and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. AND HE WIST [KNEW] NOT THAT THE LORD WAS DEPARTED FROM HIM".
Without even be aware of it the false worldly church it joining hands with the world to destroy the truth, just like those did to our Lord Jesus. Doing away with truth takes away our feeling of condemnation.
Acts 4: 26" The kings of this earth stood up and gathered together against his [God's] Christ. 27" For of a truth against thy holy Holy Child Jesus, whom thou has anointed, both Herod [world leaders] and Pontius Pilate [church leaders], with the Gentiles [unbelievers], and the people of Israel [supposed children of God], were gathered together."
We are now nearing the end of this warfare, and this battle will grow more deadly and fierce because the leader of these [Satan] knows his time is short and he only wishes to take as many as he can to hell with him. He has absolutely no regard for youf welfare, but will laugh at you for being so foolish as to be deceived by him as you suffer the same fate he faces.
I am not fighting this warfare to same this already condemned fleshly body, but to save my eternal soul. But thanks be to our Loving and Faithful Father, when it is all over, even this mortal body will be resurrected in a glorious form just like my Lord Jesus Christ did.This is the promise and great hope of all those who fight and win this battle over Satan. You really cannot affored to lose out. God bless and keep you.
Written by James Graham : June, 2006
Thursday, March 19, 2009
I AM AN AMERICAN
Written: July 4, 2007
There are now almost 300 million people who live in this nation and claim to be Americans, yet the truth is that not all who claim this are telling the truth.
Whether you were born in the United States or not is not the deciding factor. Many have been born in foreign nations and became very dedicated Americans and even gave their lives to help us maintain our freedom and heritage. Yet, there are many who were born here who are not willing to do this. Just who is a true American?
Those born here and rebel against our true values and heritage enjoy the freedom they have here. These very ones who claim to be true Americans reject and defame our brave men and women who have sacrificed all to maintain this freedom. They have called our military men murderers and other things. I pesonally call these BETRAYERS AND LIARS, and these are not true Americans.
These liars and betrayers have the audicity to claim to be true Americans on the same level with those who gave their all to maintain our freedom and values. They continually forget that this great freedom they enjoy did not come by being pacifists, but by the sacrifice of others.
If our founding father had been like these we would not be a free nation today, we would still be under the control of others. If we ever reach the point where we become a pacifist nation we will cease to be a free and independant nation.
The millions who have freely given their time, their wealth, and even their lives for the last 231 years did so as true dedicated Americans. Most of these never fought on the front lines of war, but did all they could to support our military personel here on the home front. These are truly worthy to be called Americans.
Unfortunately, we are seeing more and more of these pacifists,even among those who are in authority now. A growing number of our politicians, those who should be most ardent supporters of our troops and heritage are becoming more and more destroyers of the truth. These are just as anti American as those who take the streets and protest everything.
One thing is sure, if we had not fought Hitler and the Japanese on foreign soil we would have to had to fight them here on our own soil. If that had happened we would have not had allies to fight with us, but we would be standing alone against the rest of the world. Those like Hitler have been with us from the beginning and would never have been satisfied unless they conquered the entire world.
If you think these fanatical Islamists such as Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein are any diferent you are only fooling yourselves. These extremists are willing to sacrifice even the lives of those who support them to acheive this goal. Their main goal is not only to destroy Israel, but to take control of the world. HAVE WE ALREADY FORGOTTEN 9-11, 2001?
One thing those who were born here or came from other nations forget. Our borders are open and they can leave any time they want. It they do not like our way of life and our laws, then go somewhere that has their kind of laws. We should not be required to change our values or laws just to pacify a minority. A democracy should be ruled by the desires of the majority.
IF YOU WERE BORN HERE OR CAME FROM ANOTHER NATION AND DO NOT LIKE OUR WAYS THEN '' GO HOME'' OR SOMEWHERE ELSE.
If you are wondering what is the difference between religious zealots and Christians is here it is. The zealots will do anything, even murder to get people to follow them. A true Christian will reveal their ideas and faith, but will never use threats or force on others. We both have the same goal of reaching the world but we go about it differently. Christianity is not based on hate and murder, but on love and mercy. Expressing your ideas is not the same as trying to force others to accept them.
Those who accept homosexuality or abortion claim we are trying to force them to accept our views but that is not true for the true Christian. I realize there have been threats and even bombings of abortion doctors and clinics, but this is not the true way of our Lord Jesus Christ. Any one who does this in the name of christianity is a liar.
The atheists and other say we offend them with our faith and ideas, but they do not take into account that their ways and ideas are offensive to us. Even our court system has taken away our right to be offensive, but not the rights of others to offend us. Is this what we now call "Justice for all"?
Freedom to express ones ideas is a very important part of our constitution, and it most certainly must apply to all equally, and not in any wise show preference one way or the other. I respect their right to express their view, but they do not respect my right to do the same.
History has proven over and over again that nations the become pacifists have fallen. You either take a direct stand against the expremists or they will overcome you. You either stand firm for what is right or you allow youself to be compromised, in which case you will lose for sure.
We, here in America had better learn this fact fast is we have any hope of survival in the future. To please other nations is not the best things for us. We must maintain our way of live, our laws, and our values not matter what the rest of the world wants or become a puppet of theirs.
If you condone or support any other kind of law or idea or value that was espablished by our founding fathers you are not a true American. Our nation was founded on the priciples of the Word of God and to deny this is a lie. Our origial constitution was written by God fearing men who recognized the absolute neccessity of having our Almighty God involved in our nation.
The laws and values established by our founding fathers were made to preserve and protect our way of life, and any deviation from this intent will bring about our demise and eventual downfall.
I am an American and a Christian who will never bend or bow to the demands of others to please this modern anti God world.
Some in the church world seem to think that just because our merciful God has not already brought total destruction to us means he is accepting their changing ideas. "BE NOT DECEIVED, GOD IS NOT MOCKED", and he will certainly and surely judge any who do this.
Ecclesiastes 8,11 " Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of man is fully set in them to do evil".
Have we forgotten that it was God and not ourselves that raised us up and made us the most powerful and prosperous nation on this earth? Have we forgotten that our God never changes? Do we not believe he can and will bring us down as a nation if we continue to rebel against him?
Jeremiah 18: 7" At what instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom to pluck up and pull down and to destroy it. 8" If that nation against whom I have pronounced evil turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil I thought to do to them. 9"And at what instant I speak concerning a kingdom to build it and plant it. 10"IF IT DO EVIL IN MY SIGHT,THAT IT OBEYS NOT MY VOICE, THEN WILL I REPENT OF THE GOOD WHEREWITH I SAID I WOULD BENEFIL THEM".
Israel was once called the children of God, and God blessed them above all other nations on the earth, but they forsook the laws of their fathers, land they ceased to be a nation for about 1900 years. Have we forgotten that it is the Almighty God and not man we have to answer to?
ANY ONE WHO IS NOT WILLING TO STAND FIRM AGAINST THE DEMANDS AND DESIRES OF OTHER NATIONS IS NOT A TRUE AMERICAN, EVEN IF YOU ARE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
I have a very great concern and fear for this upcoming election next year. Will we decide to give in to our great enemy Satan or not. After all, he is the true enemy and he is the one who has infuuence of the the worldly ones. Will we doom our nation or hold firm and keep it free?
I am not a republican, nor a democrat, nor do I belong to any independent group, therefore I am free to speak and vote my own values and ideas. I have always voted on the concept of what the person stood for on biblical principles and was not concerned with ec2009onomy, education or any thing else. If we please God, he will certainly take care of all the other things. May God have mercy on us if we fail this time.
James Graham
Follow up: March 19, 2009:
Now that the election is over, my fears have been confirmed and as far as I am concerned the worse has happened. Now we can only suffer the consequences of our rebellion against our Almighty God, and you can rest assured we will pay a severe price.
There are now almost 300 million people who live in this nation and claim to be Americans, yet the truth is that not all who claim this are telling the truth.
Whether you were born in the United States or not is not the deciding factor. Many have been born in foreign nations and became very dedicated Americans and even gave their lives to help us maintain our freedom and heritage. Yet, there are many who were born here who are not willing to do this. Just who is a true American?
Those born here and rebel against our true values and heritage enjoy the freedom they have here. These very ones who claim to be true Americans reject and defame our brave men and women who have sacrificed all to maintain this freedom. They have called our military men murderers and other things. I pesonally call these BETRAYERS AND LIARS, and these are not true Americans.
These liars and betrayers have the audicity to claim to be true Americans on the same level with those who gave their all to maintain our freedom and values. They continually forget that this great freedom they enjoy did not come by being pacifists, but by the sacrifice of others.
If our founding father had been like these we would not be a free nation today, we would still be under the control of others. If we ever reach the point where we become a pacifist nation we will cease to be a free and independant nation.
The millions who have freely given their time, their wealth, and even their lives for the last 231 years did so as true dedicated Americans. Most of these never fought on the front lines of war, but did all they could to support our military personel here on the home front. These are truly worthy to be called Americans.
Unfortunately, we are seeing more and more of these pacifists,even among those who are in authority now. A growing number of our politicians, those who should be most ardent supporters of our troops and heritage are becoming more and more destroyers of the truth. These are just as anti American as those who take the streets and protest everything.
One thing is sure, if we had not fought Hitler and the Japanese on foreign soil we would have to had to fight them here on our own soil. If that had happened we would have not had allies to fight with us, but we would be standing alone against the rest of the world. Those like Hitler have been with us from the beginning and would never have been satisfied unless they conquered the entire world.
If you think these fanatical Islamists such as Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein are any diferent you are only fooling yourselves. These extremists are willing to sacrifice even the lives of those who support them to acheive this goal. Their main goal is not only to destroy Israel, but to take control of the world. HAVE WE ALREADY FORGOTTEN 9-11, 2001?
One thing those who were born here or came from other nations forget. Our borders are open and they can leave any time they want. It they do not like our way of life and our laws, then go somewhere that has their kind of laws. We should not be required to change our values or laws just to pacify a minority. A democracy should be ruled by the desires of the majority.
IF YOU WERE BORN HERE OR CAME FROM ANOTHER NATION AND DO NOT LIKE OUR WAYS THEN '' GO HOME'' OR SOMEWHERE ELSE.
If you are wondering what is the difference between religious zealots and Christians is here it is. The zealots will do anything, even murder to get people to follow them. A true Christian will reveal their ideas and faith, but will never use threats or force on others. We both have the same goal of reaching the world but we go about it differently. Christianity is not based on hate and murder, but on love and mercy. Expressing your ideas is not the same as trying to force others to accept them.
Those who accept homosexuality or abortion claim we are trying to force them to accept our views but that is not true for the true Christian. I realize there have been threats and even bombings of abortion doctors and clinics, but this is not the true way of our Lord Jesus Christ. Any one who does this in the name of christianity is a liar.
The atheists and other say we offend them with our faith and ideas, but they do not take into account that their ways and ideas are offensive to us. Even our court system has taken away our right to be offensive, but not the rights of others to offend us. Is this what we now call "Justice for all"?
Freedom to express ones ideas is a very important part of our constitution, and it most certainly must apply to all equally, and not in any wise show preference one way or the other. I respect their right to express their view, but they do not respect my right to do the same.
History has proven over and over again that nations the become pacifists have fallen. You either take a direct stand against the expremists or they will overcome you. You either stand firm for what is right or you allow youself to be compromised, in which case you will lose for sure.
We, here in America had better learn this fact fast is we have any hope of survival in the future. To please other nations is not the best things for us. We must maintain our way of live, our laws, and our values not matter what the rest of the world wants or become a puppet of theirs.
If you condone or support any other kind of law or idea or value that was espablished by our founding fathers you are not a true American. Our nation was founded on the priciples of the Word of God and to deny this is a lie. Our origial constitution was written by God fearing men who recognized the absolute neccessity of having our Almighty God involved in our nation.
The laws and values established by our founding fathers were made to preserve and protect our way of life, and any deviation from this intent will bring about our demise and eventual downfall.
I am an American and a Christian who will never bend or bow to the demands of others to please this modern anti God world.
Some in the church world seem to think that just because our merciful God has not already brought total destruction to us means he is accepting their changing ideas. "BE NOT DECEIVED, GOD IS NOT MOCKED", and he will certainly and surely judge any who do this.
Ecclesiastes 8,11 " Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of man is fully set in them to do evil".
Have we forgotten that it was God and not ourselves that raised us up and made us the most powerful and prosperous nation on this earth? Have we forgotten that our God never changes? Do we not believe he can and will bring us down as a nation if we continue to rebel against him?
Jeremiah 18: 7" At what instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom to pluck up and pull down and to destroy it. 8" If that nation against whom I have pronounced evil turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil I thought to do to them. 9"And at what instant I speak concerning a kingdom to build it and plant it. 10"IF IT DO EVIL IN MY SIGHT,THAT IT OBEYS NOT MY VOICE, THEN WILL I REPENT OF THE GOOD WHEREWITH I SAID I WOULD BENEFIL THEM".
Israel was once called the children of God, and God blessed them above all other nations on the earth, but they forsook the laws of their fathers, land they ceased to be a nation for about 1900 years. Have we forgotten that it is the Almighty God and not man we have to answer to?
ANY ONE WHO IS NOT WILLING TO STAND FIRM AGAINST THE DEMANDS AND DESIRES OF OTHER NATIONS IS NOT A TRUE AMERICAN, EVEN IF YOU ARE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
I have a very great concern and fear for this upcoming election next year. Will we decide to give in to our great enemy Satan or not. After all, he is the true enemy and he is the one who has infuuence of the the worldly ones. Will we doom our nation or hold firm and keep it free?
I am not a republican, nor a democrat, nor do I belong to any independent group, therefore I am free to speak and vote my own values and ideas. I have always voted on the concept of what the person stood for on biblical principles and was not concerned with ec2009onomy, education or any thing else. If we please God, he will certainly take care of all the other things. May God have mercy on us if we fail this time.
James Graham
Follow up: March 19, 2009:
Now that the election is over, my fears have been confirmed and as far as I am concerned the worse has happened. Now we can only suffer the consequences of our rebellion against our Almighty God, and you can rest assured we will pay a severe price.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
PEACE AND PROSPRITY
Peace and prosperity are undoubtedly the two most sought after things on this earth. There is nothing wrong with either of these if we have the peace and prosperity that comes from God, but neither is good if it is the worldly kind.
When we look at the financial condition in our nation, and in the world today it looks hopeless to hope for prosperity. When we look at the wars and strife going on all over the world it looks hopeless to hope for peace. Will these two sought after things ever come about? Let us look at what the Word of God tells us about this.
First of all you have to realize that we are living in the last days whether we will receive it or not. Many, including Cristians today still will not face this truth. Everyone wants to keep up the same old doubt and keep thinking that is for some future generation because they want things to continue just as they are.
IIPeter 3: 3"Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking in their own lusts. 4" and saying, where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep,all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5"FOR THIS THEY WILLINGLY ARE IGNORANT OF, THAT BY THE WORD OF GOD THE HEAVENS WERE OF OLD, AND THE EARTH STANDING IN THE WATER. 6'' WHEREBY THE WORLD THAT WAS THEN WAS, BEING OVERFLOWED WITH WATER PERISHED''.
They refused to believe Noah about the coming of judgment in his time, and they still refuse the warning of the last judgment. What more must our Lord do to convince us of the time we are living in. He gave us the signs to look for, and we just ignore them. That is why is says "For this they are willingly ignorant".
The biggest problem, especially in America, is that we have had it too easy because of the blessings of God. Many in the world have not had this priviledge and they aonlready know what real hard times are.
If you cannot read the Word of God concerning the last days, and accept them as applying to the world today, you will not be able to accept the warning of what is to come. You stand the chance of stumbling along blindly and becoming ensnared in what is to come.
You want peace and prosperity in these last days? Well here comes the promise that ought to make you happy, but beware of the consequences.
Daniel 8: 23" And in the latter time of their kingdom [the last days], when the transgressors are come to the full [sin has reached the point of limitation], a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences [the fullness of evil, see Revelation 13, 5], shall stand up".
24" And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power [see Revelations 13, 2, the dragon here is Satan, the beast is the anti-christ], and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, AND SHALL DESTROY THE MIGHTY AND HOLY PEOPLE [the children of God or Christians], see Revelation 13, 7. Is this the time of the rapture of the church? I will try to get into this "time of trouble later.
25 '' And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand [ prosperity by his direction], and he shall magnify himself in his heart [become proud] and by PEACE he shall destroy many [see explanation at end of scripture], and he shall also stand up against the Prince of Princes [Jesus Christ, see Revelation 19, 19 through 21.]
The peace mentioned here means that he will destroy any that will not go along with the world and its ideas, and it will be name of peace. When all oppositition is gone, including Christians, then there will be a fragil and short lasting[at most 3 and one half years] sort of peace on the earth,then this world will face the wrath of an almighty and furious God. Do you still think that "peace at any cost" is right. Do you think prosperity will always be a good thing?
Writing this has not been an easy thing to do because I know most, even Christians, will reject it and will put me on their hate list. The Lord, His prophets, and his Apostles were all in that very same boat, so I know I am not alone. Anyone who will tell the real, uncut truth will be in the same boat with me. I could say much more about this, and if you have any comments or questions, please contact me.
If you do not have peace with the Prince of Peace, and your riches are not stored up in heaven, then you will never know the true meaning of peace and properity. The false peace and prosperity of this world will mean nothing in the end.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IS TELLING THE WORLD AND THE CHURCH TO PREPARE TO MEET THEIR GOD.
When we look at the financial condition in our nation, and in the world today it looks hopeless to hope for prosperity. When we look at the wars and strife going on all over the world it looks hopeless to hope for peace. Will these two sought after things ever come about? Let us look at what the Word of God tells us about this.
First of all you have to realize that we are living in the last days whether we will receive it or not. Many, including Cristians today still will not face this truth. Everyone wants to keep up the same old doubt and keep thinking that is for some future generation because they want things to continue just as they are.
IIPeter 3: 3"Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking in their own lusts. 4" and saying, where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep,all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5"FOR THIS THEY WILLINGLY ARE IGNORANT OF, THAT BY THE WORD OF GOD THE HEAVENS WERE OF OLD, AND THE EARTH STANDING IN THE WATER. 6'' WHEREBY THE WORLD THAT WAS THEN WAS, BEING OVERFLOWED WITH WATER PERISHED''.
They refused to believe Noah about the coming of judgment in his time, and they still refuse the warning of the last judgment. What more must our Lord do to convince us of the time we are living in. He gave us the signs to look for, and we just ignore them. That is why is says "For this they are willingly ignorant".
The biggest problem, especially in America, is that we have had it too easy because of the blessings of God. Many in the world have not had this priviledge and they aonlready know what real hard times are.
If you cannot read the Word of God concerning the last days, and accept them as applying to the world today, you will not be able to accept the warning of what is to come. You stand the chance of stumbling along blindly and becoming ensnared in what is to come.
You want peace and prosperity in these last days? Well here comes the promise that ought to make you happy, but beware of the consequences.
Daniel 8: 23" And in the latter time of their kingdom [the last days], when the transgressors are come to the full [sin has reached the point of limitation], a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences [the fullness of evil, see Revelation 13, 5], shall stand up".
24" And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power [see Revelations 13, 2, the dragon here is Satan, the beast is the anti-christ], and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, AND SHALL DESTROY THE MIGHTY AND HOLY PEOPLE [the children of God or Christians], see Revelation 13, 7. Is this the time of the rapture of the church? I will try to get into this "time of trouble later.
25 '' And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand [ prosperity by his direction], and he shall magnify himself in his heart [become proud] and by PEACE he shall destroy many [see explanation at end of scripture], and he shall also stand up against the Prince of Princes [Jesus Christ, see Revelation 19, 19 through 21.]
The peace mentioned here means that he will destroy any that will not go along with the world and its ideas, and it will be name of peace. When all oppositition is gone, including Christians, then there will be a fragil and short lasting[at most 3 and one half years] sort of peace on the earth,then this world will face the wrath of an almighty and furious God. Do you still think that "peace at any cost" is right. Do you think prosperity will always be a good thing?
Writing this has not been an easy thing to do because I know most, even Christians, will reject it and will put me on their hate list. The Lord, His prophets, and his Apostles were all in that very same boat, so I know I am not alone. Anyone who will tell the real, uncut truth will be in the same boat with me. I could say much more about this, and if you have any comments or questions, please contact me.
If you do not have peace with the Prince of Peace, and your riches are not stored up in heaven, then you will never know the true meaning of peace and properity. The false peace and prosperity of this world will mean nothing in the end.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IS TELLING THE WORLD AND THE CHURCH TO PREPARE TO MEET THEIR GOD.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Liberalism = Compromise
Those who read my introduction find I called myself a die hard, unchangeable, extreme right winger. I said that because I will not compromise on one word in the Holy Bible. The bible, just like our national constitution have been greatly compromised, and being compromised more every day.
A highly respected lawyer once argued before a state supreme court that "you cannot take the constitution by what it says, but for it's intent". The constitution,just like the bible says exactly what it intended,and anything else becomes an interpretation, which is not always the intent.
Intrepretations of our Holy Bible or our constitution are only wrong when they change the intent or meaning of the original. To get the true intent you must take them as a whole and not just a word or scripture here and there.
Luke 4 : 11 "And Jesus answered him [the devil], saying, It is written, that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God". Revelation 22, verses 18 & 19 clearly warns us not to add to or take away from the Word of God. This means that we can in no wise alter the true meaning of this Holy Word. Here is a scripture that most of the church world has never heard. Deuteronomy 27, 26 " Cursed is he that confirmeth [upholds] not ALL OF THE WORDS OF THIS LAW TO DO THEM, AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE SHALL SAY AMEN". If you are a child of God, you must uphold every scripture.
When it came time for our founding fathers to choose freedom or compromise with the British, they did not compromise, but fought to give us this freedom we enjoy today. They had tried the compromise over taxes, but found that would not work,and you will find that compromise does not work for long.
How may times has Israel been asked to compromise land for peace only to have that compromise broken, and more demands made. This is the usual pattern that follows compromising. If you give in on one point, they will be back demanding you give in on another point, and they will continue doing this till you have nothing left. Can you see that very thing happening in the world, in our nation, and even in our church's today.
Every compromise costs us another right, and we are losing rights very fast, and everyone who is paying attention knows we are doing that right now.
The true church will soon have no rights at all if this continues. The sad thing is that we have sit back with our mouths shut and allowed this to happen, and even in some cases we helped it along.
It has been said "silence is golden" but in this case it has been a disaster. We are not to take up arms or revolt , but we can speak loudly with our voices and our votes. Unfortunately, too many Cristians do not consider biblical issues very important when they vote. They are more concerned with their pocket book than they are with with what our Lord Jesus wants . Our Lord said "what will it profit a man if he gain the world but lose his soul"
There are those who say "peace at any price", and that is a statement that has not really been thought out first. Peace at the cost of freedom is not a smart trade. Besides, too many peace treaties have been treated just like those of Israel. This kind of peace is compromising which will only will lead to the need of more concessions later.
In my next article I will deal with the peace and prosperity that is coming to the world, and with the consequences and price of this false peace and prosperity. PEACE AND PROSPERITY ARE WONDERFUL THINGS, BUT THE PRICE CAN BE OUR VERY SOULS.
Monday, February 2, 2009
My Introduction
I am a minister who has pastored and done evangelistic work. I have read and studied the bible many times over the past 35 years. I have written a number of atricles which have not been published, and I feel it is time to share some of them with those who would be enterested.
I want everyone to know what I stand for and to know that I am a die hard and unchangeable, extreme right wing conservative, who is very proud to be one. I am not concerned with being politically correct, but I am greatly concerned with being biblically correct. When they labeled us "right wingers", they paid us a big complement, even though that was not what they intended.
Jesus said in the 25th chapter of Matthew he would place the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left. You can read that chapter and find what happens to both groups. Sheep are very particular about what they eat, but a goat will eat almost anything.
I am not concerned with pleasing other nations, but I am concened with pleasing our Almighty God who blessed and raised us up as a nation. I wrote an articule on July 4, 2007, entitled " I am an American", about this election, and I had a fear of the results of it then. I will put this articule on line later.
I am not a democrat nor a republican as I have voted for some in both parties, and even for some indepenents. I vote totally on what a candidate stands for on biblical principals, for this is the most important thing for me and for my country. We will now be more concerned with pleasing other nations than in maintaining our own individuality as a nation.
The liberals of this once proud nation won the election, but America will be the loser in the long run. If you think we will get by claiming to be a christian nation and yet rejecting the rule of our Almighty God, you are only fooling yourself. Our Lord warned us that being a friend of the world is being at enmity with him. Jesus and his disciples sure did not try to please the word in their time.
Whether or not we are willing to take God at his word, and obey that word will undeniably determine the future or our natijon. If we obey His Word he will bless us. but if we refuse to obey it we will suffer the consequences just as he promised. The very same God who promised blessings also promised punishment for those who refuse to obey him.
Our nation and the world today is in serious financial trouble as well as numerous other problems. This is because we, just like most of the world, refuse to accept God and obey His Word and this is the greatest mistake man can make because it always ends in disaster.
The greatest mistake this nation ever made was in 1962 when our Supreme Court decided our school children did not need prayer and the bible in our classrooms anymore. The problems since then have been a result of that fateful decision, and if the nation ever hopes of recovering it will have to reverse and turn back to the God of our fathers.
When I was a child in school in the early 1940's we had bible lessons and prayer in the classroom, and preachers were allowed to preach on the street corners. Today both of these great traditions have become unlawful. No wonder that our younger generations act like they do now, because we have greatly failed them by denying them the right and prigiledge of reading the bible and praying in school.
I will be 73 years old in a few days and I was once proud of our nation and what if stood for. Now I am ashamed of what we have become. You can rest assured that we have not seen the worse that our God has in store for us. What we have experienced will seem to be a Sunday School picnic compared to what is coming.
By the way, when the natural disasters come, our economy continues to fall, and other problems come, they will not be a result of some woman named "mother nature", some man named "el nino" nor just fate. they will be by the direct leading our the God we are kicking out of our nation. He has already sent us warnings, which we refuse to acknowledge, and in fact outright reject him.
AMERICA, IT IS TIME TO WAKE UP AND FACE THE TRUTH BEFORE WE BRING ABOUT OUR OWN DOWNFALL. WE HAVE NO ONE TO BLAIM BUT OURSELVES, AND WE ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN CHANGE OUR WAYS. THE REST OF THE WORLD WILL ONLY HELP US IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. "BEWARE OF WOLVES IN SHEEPS CLOLTHING".
I SINCERELY PRAY THAT WE DO AS THE LORD COMMANDS US TO DO:
I want everyone to know what I stand for and to know that I am a die hard and unchangeable, extreme right wing conservative, who is very proud to be one. I am not concerned with being politically correct, but I am greatly concerned with being biblically correct. When they labeled us "right wingers", they paid us a big complement, even though that was not what they intended.
Jesus said in the 25th chapter of Matthew he would place the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left. You can read that chapter and find what happens to both groups. Sheep are very particular about what they eat, but a goat will eat almost anything.
I am not concerned with pleasing other nations, but I am concened with pleasing our Almighty God who blessed and raised us up as a nation. I wrote an articule on July 4, 2007, entitled " I am an American", about this election, and I had a fear of the results of it then. I will put this articule on line later.
I am not a democrat nor a republican as I have voted for some in both parties, and even for some indepenents. I vote totally on what a candidate stands for on biblical principals, for this is the most important thing for me and for my country. We will now be more concerned with pleasing other nations than in maintaining our own individuality as a nation.
The liberals of this once proud nation won the election, but America will be the loser in the long run. If you think we will get by claiming to be a christian nation and yet rejecting the rule of our Almighty God, you are only fooling yourself. Our Lord warned us that being a friend of the world is being at enmity with him. Jesus and his disciples sure did not try to please the word in their time.
Whether or not we are willing to take God at his word, and obey that word will undeniably determine the future or our natijon. If we obey His Word he will bless us. but if we refuse to obey it we will suffer the consequences just as he promised. The very same God who promised blessings also promised punishment for those who refuse to obey him.
Our nation and the world today is in serious financial trouble as well as numerous other problems. This is because we, just like most of the world, refuse to accept God and obey His Word and this is the greatest mistake man can make because it always ends in disaster.
The greatest mistake this nation ever made was in 1962 when our Supreme Court decided our school children did not need prayer and the bible in our classrooms anymore. The problems since then have been a result of that fateful decision, and if the nation ever hopes of recovering it will have to reverse and turn back to the God of our fathers.
When I was a child in school in the early 1940's we had bible lessons and prayer in the classroom, and preachers were allowed to preach on the street corners. Today both of these great traditions have become unlawful. No wonder that our younger generations act like they do now, because we have greatly failed them by denying them the right and prigiledge of reading the bible and praying in school.
I will be 73 years old in a few days and I was once proud of our nation and what if stood for. Now I am ashamed of what we have become. You can rest assured that we have not seen the worse that our God has in store for us. What we have experienced will seem to be a Sunday School picnic compared to what is coming.
By the way, when the natural disasters come, our economy continues to fall, and other problems come, they will not be a result of some woman named "mother nature", some man named "el nino" nor just fate. they will be by the direct leading our the God we are kicking out of our nation. He has already sent us warnings, which we refuse to acknowledge, and in fact outright reject him.
AMERICA, IT IS TIME TO WAKE UP AND FACE THE TRUTH BEFORE WE BRING ABOUT OUR OWN DOWNFALL. WE HAVE NO ONE TO BLAIM BUT OURSELVES, AND WE ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN CHANGE OUR WAYS. THE REST OF THE WORLD WILL ONLY HELP US IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. "BEWARE OF WOLVES IN SHEEPS CLOLTHING".
I SINCERELY PRAY THAT WE DO AS THE LORD COMMANDS US TO DO:
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