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    We strive to continually provide you with fresh topics that are relative to Christian living in the present. We also strive to use rightly divided scriptural truth to provide the best guidance and advice for better Christian living. These pages include articles about Christian politics, evangelism explosions, and Iraqi religion…with much more being added weekly!

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  • Ten Commandments Covenant

    Ten Commandments is God’s Covenant with Man The Ten Commandments Covenant is Everlasting – Fundamental Christian Belief

    1 Chronicles 16:15 & 17
    15 Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
    17 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant.

    Deuteronomy 7:9
    Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; The Commandments . The Ten Commandments from Moses

    Ten Commandments Covenant

    Exodus 34:28
    28 And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the The Ten Commandments.

    Jesus did not destroy the Ten Commandments, He molded them into a new covenant (new commandments) having the same moral values as the old, but now personalized, expanded and empowered by the indwelling Holy Spirit. Do we keep the Ten Commandments the same way as Israel? Yes, but. The Bible explains clearly that it is not enough. We now keep the commandments the way Jesus explained as transformed in the new covenant.

    The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
    The Ten Commandments

    Obeying the moral Law of God is Biblical. Biblical Ten Commandments

  • Victorious Valley Home & Academy for Children & Teens: Boys Home & Girls Home

    More teens in America are in trouble and are unwanted by family and friends than you may realize. Five million are on the streets! Yes, I said 5 million! Something has to be done and a little at a time, it is.

    A couple of weeks ago my home church was finishing up it’s annual Faith Promise Missions Conference and I was privileged to hear from and about the ministry of the Victorious Valley Home and Academy. These precious folks are taking in as many young girls and boys as they can and showing them love like most of them, or maybe all of them, never have known. They are giving them more than just a warm bed, some clothes, and good meals. They are giving them the love of a family that cares and, most importantly, pointing them to the love of God that is in Christ Jesus!

    That Sunday morning I speak of was full of the Glory that only God can bring to Himself through willing instruments of His grace. Brother Johnny McGill told of the history of the home and their burden for the forgotten mission field of America’s troubled youth. Then his wife, Sister Susan, began to play the piano as she and the girls from the home began to sing. I do not make this next statement lightly at all…not only was there an “angelic” sound to their voices, but there was an awesome air of the presence of God in all of their singing and the word of their testimonies.

    The Lord used their ministry to wake me, shake me, and move me further toward His divine purpose and ministry for my life. I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to hear and share in it. I encourage you to visit their website (be sure you have your speakers turned on) and learn more about the ministry of the

    Victorious Valley Home for children and teens.

    They have a boys’ home and a girls’ home.

    Visit them and see what God would have you do to help in their ministry, or with 5 million teens and no telling how many children on the streets in America alone…maybe God is leading you to start a home for teens or a little boys home or little girls’ home. Or maybe your pockets are just too padded with cash and you can help works like these.

    As Jesus’ mother Mary said at the marriage of Cana of Galilee, “Whatsoever He saith unto you, do it.”

  • “I Had an Abortion” t-shirts

    The “I had an abortion t-shirts” being promoted by Planned Parenthood are the latest disgusting public touting of the “safer abortions” mentality.

    In a day when some of the most popular abortion related search terms on the internet are: “pro and cons of abortion”, “safer abortions”, “abortion pill costs”, and even “abortion clinic Atlanta”; organizations such as Planned Parenthood and their pro-death pundits are making the most of their lucrative industry. Yes “safer abortions” as they are misleadingly referred to are the bread and butter of such groups, but now they seem to now be forced into the realm of producing and promoting new products such as the “I had an abortion” t shirts. This may be because although abortion is still the most murderous practice in the land, pro-life groups have gained substantial ground in recent years in the hearts and minds of many Americans.

    The reason for this may be partially attributed to the search terms we mentioned before (“pro and cons of abortion”, “safer abortions”, “abortion pill costs”, and “abortion clinic Atlanta”). What I mean is simply that great Americans and others have gone too great efforts to promote the real facts concerning the hideous abortion craze. Fact such as these: (1) The heart of a baby in the womb begins to beat between the eighteenth and twenty-fifth day from the point of conception. (2) Electrical brain waves have been recorded as early as forty days from the point of conception. (3) The Bible clearly defines abortion as murder…and the list goes on and on.

    But, back to the “I had an abortion” t shirts issue: These shirts represent the callousness and money grubbing attitudes of the murderous abortion rights movement. So in an effort to counter the message the pro-abortion folks are trying desperately to spread, lets purchase and wear our version of the internet. For pro life abortion statistics by race in the United States Pro Life Abortion Statics in the United States These shirts are made after the similitude of the “I had an abortion” t shirts, but they have the word “had” crossed out with the words “didn’t have” written over it thus reading “I didn’t have an abortion.” And the subtext below the main message says, “You can choose life, too.” to go to the website that carries these great counter shirts to the “I had an abortion” t shirts. Hint: Once you arrive at the site with the t shirts, click on the “New Designs” button in the left hand column and that should bring you right to the “I didn’t have an abortion” t-shirt. You can also purchase many other great pro-life, anti-Kerry, and Christian t-shirts there.

    The Legal Definition of Abortion
    Can you define or provide an accurate definition of abortion? The definition should include moral values and should avoid political correctness, but include consistent history in defining the definition.
    The Medical Definition of Abortion
    English Common Law forbid abortion with a definition of “quickening” or removal of the fetus (i.e., the first recognizable movement of the fetus in the uterus), which occurred between the sixteenth and eighteenth weeks of pregnancy. After quickening, however, common law was less clear as to whether abortion was considered a crime. In the United States, state legislatures did not pass abortion statutes until the nineteenth century. After 1880, abortion was criminalized by statute in every state of the Union, owing in large measure to strong anti-abortion positions taken by the American Medical Association (AMA). Despite the illegality, many thousands of women every year sought abortions. Under a heavy cloak of shame and secrecy, women often had abortions performed in unsafe conditions, and many died or suffered complications from the procedures.

    The abortion laws definition developed in the late nineteenth century existed largely unchanged until the 1960s and 1970s, when a number of different circumstances combined to bring about a movement for their reform. Women’s Rights groups, doctors, and lawyers began an organized abortion reform movement to press for changes, in part because many of them had witnessed the sometimes deadly complications resulting from illegal abortions. Women’s organizations also began to see abortion reform as a crucial step toward the goal of equality between the sexes. They argued that women must be able to control their pregnancies in order to secure equal status. In addition, new concerns regarding explosive population growth and its effect on the environment increased public awareness of the need for Birth Control. At the same time, other countries developed far more permissive laws regarding abortion. In Japan and Eastern Europe, abortion was available on demand, and in much of Western Europe, abortion was permitted to protect the mother’s health.

    Helpful hints: Safer abortions = No abortions

    Abortion pill costs are irrelevant when people stop having abortions!
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  • Charismatic Churches and the Charismatic Movement

    No doubt Charismatic Churches are some of the fastest growing “Christian denominations” today. But there is a lot of confusion today as to whether they are legitimate “sects” of Christianity or cults that are leading many astray from the true doctrines of Biblical Christianity.

    No doubt Charismatic Churches are some of the fastest growing “Christian denominations” today. But there is a lot of confusion today as to whether they are legitimate “sects” of Christianity or cults that are leading many astray from the true doctrines of Biblical Christianity.

    There is also no doubt in my mind that many of those involved in this movement are sincere Bible believers that are either not comparing their “experiences” with God’s Word or are deceived enough to render them unable to discern between Biblical and non-Biblical. This could be avoided if they would just follow the example of the Berean church in the book of Acts. The Bereans “…searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”

    Christians have, not only the right, but the responsibility to compare the teachings of their leaders with the Word of God and question and/or call their hand on teachings that do not line up with scripture. Then if the teacher or preacher refuses to give up an unscriptural doctrine, the Christian has the responsibility to get out and then into a local church that teaches sound doctrine.

    These decisions should never be made hastily, but with much prayer and seeking the Lord’s guidance, but the bottom line is: Church doctrine and practices must line up with God’s Word, not the other way around.

    The following is a good sermon that I have re-published with permission from the author, Pastor Mark Tossell, on the subject of Charismatic churches/the Charismatic movement. I encourage you to read it and compare it with God’s Word, the Holy Bible. You can also find more resources and books below:

    The Charismatic Movement

    READING:

    1 Corinthians 14:21-23 “21In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. 22Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe. 23 If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?”

    INTRODUCTION:

    Many Christians would be upset at a pastor or teacher including the Charismatic movement in a series on cults and false religions. Let us examine again the six key doctrines that we mentioned earlier:

    1. The inspiration of Scripture. OK. 2. Biblical authority. They add the authorities of personal experience and special divine revelations. 3. The virgin birth, sinless life and substitutionary death of Christ. OK.4. The deity of Christ. OK. 5. Salvation by grace through faith. Many Charismatic churches do not preach this clearly, and some teach that we work and “follow Christ” to stay saved. 6. The nature of God. OK.

    Yes, there are many sincere Christians in the Charismatic movement. However, there is also a lot of unscriptural teaching and practice being promoted by this dangerous group.

    I. FOUNDER: No single founder.

    II. HISTORY / ORGANISATION:

    1) Charles Parham was a member of the Holiness movement, a group that taught the doctrine that sinless perfection in this life may be achieved through the experience of a “second blessing.” Parham ran a small Bible college in Kansas.

    2) Parham was interested in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, or the “second blessing.”

    3) New Years Day, 1901, was chosen as the day that the entire student body would seek the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the accompanying evidence of speaking in tongues. They commenced their prayer meeting early in the morning, but nothing happened for several hours. Then Agnes Ozman came forward and requested the laying on of hands so that she might receive the Holy Spirit with the Apostolic sign of speaking in tongues. She testified that she had spoken in several languages that she had not previously studied. After that, other students reported receiving the baptism, and most testified that they could not help speaking in tongues, which were believed to be recognizable human languages.

    4) However, neither Parham, the other teachers, nor the students examined these experiences in the total context of Scripture. No one took the time to study and exegete the biblical passages about tongues to see if the experience of the students was valid and Scriptural.

    5) The verdict was as follows: “This experience confirmed Parham’s testimony and teaching that tongues were indeed the initial evidence of the baptism in the Holy Spirit.”

    6) And thus was Pentecostalism was born!

    7) Sixty years later the Charismatic movement was launched with the experiences of David Bennett, rector at St. Marks’ Episcopal Church in Van Nuys, California. 8) Both the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements are based on experience, emotion, phenomena and feelings. Frederick Dale Bruner wrote, “Pentecostalism wishes to be understood as experiential Christianity, with its experience culminating in the baptism in the Holy Spirit…It is important to notice that it is not the doctrine, it is the experience of the Holy Spirit which Pentecostals repeatedly assert that they wish to stress.”

    III. PURPOSE:

    1) To preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 2) To be baptized in the Holy Spirit and speak in “tongues”. 3) To promote health, wealth & prosperity. “We believe that God wants to heal and transform us so that we can live healthy and prosperous lives in order to help others more effectively.” (Hillsong web site) Eg. Hillsong’s mission statement: “To reach and influence the world by building a large Bible-based church, changing mindsets and empowering people to lead and impact in every sphere of life.” ??? Compare this with our stated purposes, as mentioned in our constitution, especially:

    1) The edification and instruction of church members.2) To fulfill the great commission of Christ in preaching the gospel to every creature at home and abroad.3) To earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

    IV. SOURCE OF AUTHORITY:

    1) The Bible. 2) Personal experience.3) Special divine revelations – visions, words of knowledge, etc.

    V. CLAIM: To be a rediscovery of true, apostolic Christianity.

    VI. KEY LITERATURE: The Bible.

    VII. ATTITUDE TOWARDS FUNDAMENTAL CHRISTIANITY: Those who do not speak in tongues are looked down upon as missing a “second blessing”.

    VIII. DOCTRINAL SUMMARY:

    1) THE CHURCH:

    i) A worship centre. Charismatics have a weak emphasis on Bible teaching, and a strong emphasis on praise and worship. Thus they teach that the church is a worship centre. This is unscriptural because a church is a body of believers who purpose is to grow in the Lord & become strong in doctrine so that they can do the work of the ministry (The Great Commission). Ephesians 4:11-16.

    ii) Many Charismatics promote the false doctrine of the Universal, or invisible, church; that makes it easy for them to encourage people to send their tithes and offerings to televangelists, rather than to the local church. 1 Corinthians 12:14-27.

    2) SALVATION:

    i) “We believe that in order to receive forgiveness and the ‘new birth’ we must repent of our sins, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and submit to His will for our lives.” (Hillsong web site) Compare this with Acts 16:31, “…Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”

    ii) After talking to many Charismatics, I have found that most have a weak understanding of the Gospel. Their churches often teach Lordship salvation, and their presentation is often wishy-washy.

    iii) Many Charismatics are confused concerning faith and works. A good number believe that continuing in good works is necessary for assurance of salvation. Ephesians 2:8-10.

    3) THE HOLY SPIRIT:

    i) Baptism of Holy Spirit:

    (a) Charismatics teach that this experience is a “second blessing” for the Christian, received after salvation. It results in greater joy and power, so they say, and is evidenced by speaking in tongues.

    (b) You do not see the phrase, “Baptism of the Holy Ghost” anywhere in Scripture. Nowhere in Scripture are we commanded to be baptized in or with the Holy Spirit.

    (c) The phrase, “baptized with the Holy Ghost” refers to the N.T. doctrine of being indwelt and sealed with the Holy Spirit. This phrase is found only in reference to the events of the Book of Acts. It was predicted by John the Baptist, and was primarily fulfilled in Acts 2, and also in Acts 10. Matthew 3:11; Acts 1:5, 8.

    (d) The phrase “baptized by the Holy Ghost” has a different meaning altogether. Every Christian has been placed in the church by the Holy Spirit. We have been baptized into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit – He has plunged us into the church, and made us an integral part of a local congregation. He has also equipped us with unique gifts for the purpose of edifying the church. 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 18, 27.

    (e) Some Christians use the term “baptism of the Holy Spirit” as being synonymous with being filled with the Holy Spirit. However, these are two entirely different terms:

    * In Ephesians 5:18, “be filled” is the “plerousthe” in the Greek language. The tense indicates a continuous command to keep being filled with the Holy Spirit. * However, the baptism of the Holy Spirit, in 1 Corinthians 12:13, is in the aorist tense, meaning an action which takes place once and for all.

    ii) Spiritual gifts:

    (a) Charismatics often have a more selfish emphasis on spiritual gifts. However, the Bible clearly teaches that the permanent, present-day spiritual gifts are given solely for the edification of the church. 1 Corinthians 14:12. (b) Charismatics have a strong emphasis on the apostolic gifts of the Spirit, those that are more spectacular and visible. These include the gifts of tongues, healing & prophecy.

    iii) Speaking in tongues:

    (a) “…in order to live the holy and fruitful lives that God intends for us, we need to be baptized in water and be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit enables us to use spiritual gifts, including speaking in tongues.” (Hillsong web site)(b) A key element of the Charismatic movement is the belief that all Christians should seek the gift of speaking in tongues, and that this gift is the sign of being filled with the Holy Spirit (and, to some, the evidence of salvation). (c) Most Charismatics have never studied what the Bible says about speaking in tongues. They do not understand the purpose of the gift, the characteristics of the gift, or the rules concerning the use of the gift. They rely upon personal experience. (d) ILLUSTRATION: “How to Receive the Baptism with the Holy Spirit” by Bill Subritzky. In order for us to speak in tongues, we must:

    * Renounce ancestral involvement in witchcraft to open the door for the baptism of the Holy Spirit.* Ask for the baptism of the Holy Spirit.* Be like a little child and speak out words which we make up.* Let go of the control of our tongue and making baby-like sounds.* Practice the gift each day until we become fluent with our new language.

    (e) The Bible that teaches that the gift of tongues is the miraculous use of a human language that has not been previously known or studied. Acts 2:1-11. (f) The 4 main purposes of the gift of tongues were:

    * Warning unbelieving Jews to repent. Isaiah 28:11, 12; 1 Corinthians 14:20-22.* Proving that God was sending the Gospel to the Gentiles. Acts 10:44-48. * Confirming the New Testament message. Acts 2:22, 43; 14:3. * Confirming the Apostles as God’s messengers. Mark 16:20; Hebrews 2:3, 4.

    4) THE BIBLE:

    i) Most Charismatic churches use perverted modern Bible versions, especially the NIV.

    ii) Many Charismatic groups accept divine revelation outside of the Bible.

    (a) Members and teachers may use the phrase “thus saith the Lord” for the supposed revelation that God gave them. (b) Visions are accepted as being from God without testing them by Scripture. (c) People will claim to have a “word of knowledge” directly from God Himself.

    iii) The Bible is sadly NOT accepted by many Charismatics as being all-sufficient for the Christian to become all that God wants him to become. 2 Timothy 3:16, 17; Psalm 19:7-11.

    5) ETERNAL SECURITY:

    i) I have never met a Charismatic who firmly believed in the doctrine of eternal security. ii) This is largely due to a poor understanding of salvation, & confusion concerning faith and works. iii) Jude 1:1 “Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:”iv) John 5:24 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”v) Because of this, many Charismatics have a weak assurance of salvation, especially as they are afraid that they may “fall away” from Christ. vi) Philippians 1:6 “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:”

    IX. ERRORS OF THE CHARISMATIC MOVEMENT: 1) A weak understanding and poor presentation of the plan of salvation.2) A belief in loss of salvation. 3) Worldliness in dress and lifestyle. 4) Use of Contemporary Christian music. (CCM = Carnal Christian music!)5) Overemphasis on Praise & Worship / lack of emphasis on teaching and preaching. 6) Women pastors, leaders and teachers. Eg. Brian and Bobbie Houston (Hillsong).

    i) 1 Timothy 2:12ii) 1 Corinthians 14:34, 35

    7) Slaying in the Spirit – unscriptural, and based in ancient pagan rituals. 8) Weak doctrine and Bible knowledge among members and leaders. 9) Unscriptural emphasis on speaking in “tongues”. 10) Misunderstanding and misuse of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. 11) Absolute confusion concerning spiritual gifts. 12) A weak view of God. Eg. Kenneth Copeland said:

    i) “I was shocked when I found out who the biggest failure in the Bible actually is….The biggest one is God…Now, the reason you don’t think of God as a failure is He never said He’s a failure.” (“Praise-a-Thon” program on TBN [April 1988].) ii) “God had no avenue of lasting faith or moving in the earth…He had to be invited in, in other words, or He couldn’t come. God is on the outside looking in. In order to have any say so in the earth, He’s gonna have to be in agreement with a man here.” (“God’s Covenants With Man II” [Fort Worth, TX: Kenneth Copeland Ministries, 1985], audiotape #01-4404, side 1.) iii) “Adam is as much like God as you could get, just the same as Jesus. . . . Adam, in the Garden of Eden, was God manifested in the flesh.” (“Following the Faith of Abraham I,” side 1.)

    X. TALKING WITH MEMBERS: There are two types of people involved in thismovement:

    1) Those who are saved but confused. We should seek to help these sincere people to leave the charismatic movement and join a good fundamental Baptist church. 2) Those who are depending upon following Christ and exhibiting spiritual gifts for their salvation and security: i) Ascertain whether they are open, or whether they just want to argue. Titus 3:9-11; Prov. 23:9. ii) Focus on proving that they are sinners. Rom 3:10, 19-24; Isaiah 64:6; Eccl 7:20.iii) Refute salvation by works. Eph 2:8-10; Titus 3:5; Romans 4:5.iv) Explain eternal security. John 10:27-30; John 5:24.

    CONCLUSION:

    You do not test doctrine by experience; you test experience by doctrine.

    1 Timothy 4:16 “Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.”

    1 Timothy 6:3-5 “If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.”

  • Jesus Christ God?

    by Mark Tossell

    Is Jesus Christ God?

    He is either a lunatic, a liar, or He is Lord !

    “Is Jesus Christ God?” is one of the foremost questions looming in many people’s minds today.

    Many are confused as to who He really is. Some say that He was certainly a “good man”, or a “good teacher” that did many “good things”, but God? In John chapter three of the Bible, a man named Nicodemous thought like that too.
    But are they right? Was Jesus just a “good man” of the past or is He not only the Son of God, but God the Son?

    To get the truth of the matter, we must go to God’s Word, the Bible.

    Here is a Biblical explanation of this subject written by a great missionary Pastor in the nation of Australia, Brother Mark Tossell…

    Here are 20 Scriptural reasons why we know that Jesus Christ is God:

    1) Isaiah calls Jesus Christ “The mighty God” and “The everlasting Father”.

    Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”

    This Scripture is a well-known prophecy concerning the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. In this passage, we see Jesus first referred to as a child, then as a son with great authority. Jesus is, in the very same sentence, then referred to as “The mighty God” and “The everlasting Father.” This verse alone is sufficient to show the indisputable deity of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    2) The titles of “Alpha and Omega,” “the beginning and the ending” and “the first and the last” are applied to both Jesus Christ and God the Father.

    God the Father is given the title of “Alpha and Omega,” “the beginning and the ending” and “the first and the last:”

    Revelation 1:8 “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”

    Isaiah 41:4 “Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.”

    Isaiah 44:6 “Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.”

    Revelation 21:5-7 “And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.”

    The Lord Jesus Christ is also given these very same titles, proving that He is indeed God:

    Revelation 1:11, 12, 17, 1 8 “Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.”

    Revelation 22:12, 13, 16 “And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.”

    3) Jesus Christ is called an exact copy of God the Father.

    Hebrews 1:1-3 “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;”

    Colossians 1:15 “Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:”

    The Son, our Lord Jesus, is here called “the express image of his [God the Father] person.” What does this term “the express image” mean? The Greek word used is χαρακτήρ, or charakteôr, which means literally “an exact copy.” Revered scholar, Albert Barnes, defines this word as follows:

    The word used here (χαρακτήρ) likewise occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It is that from which our word “character” is derived. It properly means a “engraving-tool;” and then something “engraved” or “stamped”—“a character”—as a letter, mark, sign. The image stamped on coins, seals, wax, expresses the idea: and the sense here is, that if God be represented under the idea of a substance, or being, then Christ is the exact resemblance of that—as an image is of the stamp or die. The resemblance between a stamp and the figure which is impressed is exact; and so is the resemblance between the Redeemer and God; see Col. 1:15. “Who is the image of the invisible God.”

    How can Jesus Christ be an exact copy of God the Father if Jesus is not divine? The only logical way that Jesus Christ can be a perfect image of God the Father is if Jesus Christ is God clothed in human flesh.

    4) Jesus Christ is called God by the writer of Hebrews.

    Hebrews 1:8 “But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.”

    If God here calls His Son “O God,” then surely it is logical to infer that Jesus Christ is God – else we make God the Father to be a liar. To say that Jesus is not God is to blatantly ignore the plain, clear teaching of this Scripture, and many others like it.

    5) Jesus Christ is worshipped by the angels of God.

    Only one Being in all the universe is to adored and worshipped – the Creator God:

    Matthew 4:10 “Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”

    Then is it not interesting to note that the angels of God worship Jesus Christ, the Son of God?

    Hebrews 1:4-7 “Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? And again, when he bringeth in the first begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.”

    Either Jesus Christ is God, or the angels commit a sin in worshipping Him. Notice also, that when people worshipped the Lord Jesus during His earthly ministry, He never rebuked them for doing so:

    Matthew 8:2 “And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.”

    Matthew 9:18 “While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.”

    Matthew 14:33 “Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.”

    6) Jesus Christ claimed to be one with God the Father.

    John 10:30-33 “I and my Father are one. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.”

    If Jesus Christ and the Father are one being, how can Jesus Christ not be God? Even the unsaved Jews had the sense to understand that Jesus’ claim to be one with the Father was a claim that He was God!

    7) He that has seen the Son has seen the Father.

    John 14:7-10 “If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.”

    Even a simple child could infer from this passage that the Father and the Son are the same Person, else how could the Lord Jesus say, “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father?”

    8) Jesus Christ and God the Father are both entitled the Saviour of the world.

    Isaiah 45:21, 22 “Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.”

    Luke 1:47 “And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.”

    1 Timothy 1:1 “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;”

    Luke 2:11 “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”

    John 4:42 “And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.”

    Consider the analogy of algebra: If “a = b” and “b = c”, then logic dictates that “a = c”. Therefore, if “Jesus Christ = The Saviour” and “Jehovah God = The Saviour”, then “Jesus Christ = Jehovah God”. If there is only one Saviour, and both Jesus Christ and God are said to be Saviour, then the only logical conclusion is that Jesus Christ is indeed God.

    9) Jesus Christ assumes the title of God the Father when He calls himself, “I am.”

    Exodus 3:13, 14 “And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.”

    John 8:58 “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.”

    John 8:24 “I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.”

    Jesus Christ cannot truthfully take on God’s title of “I am” without being God Himself.

    10) Jesus Christ is Lord – and there is only one Lord: the Creator God, Jehovah.

    Zechariah 14:9 “And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.”

    1 Corinthians 12:3 “Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.”

    Ephesians 4:5 “One Lord, one faith, one baptism,”

    There is only Lord over all creation: God the Creator. But, Jesus Christ will one day be acknowledged by all men as Lord. How can this be, except that Jesus Christ is the Lord God? Else, Jesus would steal a title that belongs to the Father only.

    11) The throne of God the Father and of Jesus Christ are synonymous.

    Revelation 22:1-4 “And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.”

    The Lamb’s throne (Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God) and God’s throne are one and the same. This is impossible, for two men cannot sit simultaneously one throne – unless those two men are one.

    12) The title “The Holy One” is applied both to Jesus Christ and to the Father.

    Isaiah 30:15 “For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.”

    Acts 2:27 “Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.”

    Acts 3:14 “But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;”

    Once again, the use of a Divine title for Jesus Christ is clear evidence of His Deity.

    13) Thomas referred to Jesus Christ as “my God.”

    John 20:26-29 “And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.”

    Why did Jesus Christ not rebuke Thomas for calling Jesus “My Lord and My God?” The answer is because Jesus Christ accepted the title as being true and right – He is Lord and He is God!

    14) Jesus Christ is acknowledged by the apostle John as Creator.

    Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”

    John 1:1-3 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.”

    Revelation 19:11-13, 16 “And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God…And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”

    If all things were made in the beginning by Jesus Christ, the Word, then does that not mean that Jesus Christ is the Creator God?

    15) John the Baptist prepared the way of the LORD Jehovah: Jesus Christ.

    Isaiah 40:3-5 “The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD [Jehovah], make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.”

    Matthew 3:1-3 “In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord [Jesus], make his paths straight.”

    Isaiah predicted by the Spirit that a man would one day cry in the wilderness and prepare the way of the Lord Jehovah. When John the Baptist fulfilled this prophecy, he prepared the way for Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. Therefore, the Lord Jesus Christ is Jehovah God.

    16) The Redeemer of the LORD is the LORD of Hosts, Jesus Christ.

    Isaiah 44:6 “Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.”

    Titus 2:13, 14 “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”

    1 Peter 1:18, 19 “Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:”

    Isaiah says that the redeemer of the Lord Jehovah is the Lord of hosts (God the Father). The New Testament teaches very clearly that Jesus Christ is the Redeemer who purchased our souls with His own blood. Thus, Jesus Christ, the Redeemer, is the Lord of hosts.

    17) Jesus Christ is called “the great God and our Saviour”

    Titus 2:13, 14 “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”

    God is an invisible Spirit whose throne is in Heaven. We know that His Son, Jesus Christ, will one day return to earth and set up His Kingdom. When Titus talks of the “glorious appearing of the great God,” he cannot be referring to God the Father appearing, because the Father will not visibly appear to us on earth. Rather, when Jesus Christ returns, that will be “the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour.” Therefore, Jesus Christ is called “the great God and our Saviour.”

    18) To look to the Father, or to the Son, is the Way of Salvation.

    Isaiah 45:22 “Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.”

    John 3:14, 15 “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”

    Isaiah tells us to look to the Father for salvation, whereas John tells us to look to the Son for salvation, just as the dying Jews looked to the brass serpent upon the pole for healing. Are there two ways of salvation? No – to look to the Father is to look to the Son, and vice versa, because the Son and the Father are One.

    19) Jesus Christ is eternal.

    We know that God is eternal – He has no beginning or ending, and no origin. He is the only eternal One.

    1 Timothy 1:17 “Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.”

    We also know that the Son of God is eternal:

    John 8:58 “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.”

    Hebrews 7:3 “Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.”

    If Jesus Christ is eternal, then that makes Him God the Son, for only the Lord God is eternal.

    20) The Lord Jesus Christ appeared to Ezekiel and spoke to him as “the LORD God.”

    Ezekiel 1:26-2:4 “And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about. As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake. And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me. And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. For they are impudent children and stiff hearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.”

    Revelation 4:2-4, 10, 11 “And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold…The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”

    Who was this glorious Man who sat upon a great throne and spoke to Ezekiel? Ezekiel chapters one and two, together with Revelation chapter 4, make it clear that this Man was the Lord Jesus Christ. After Jesus spoke to Ezekiel and sent Ezekiel to the people of Israel, He says of His own words, “Thus saith the Lord GOD.” Jesus Christ therefore appeared to Ezekiel and spoke to him as God, asserting His own deity.

    Conclusion:

    Yes, the Scriptures are very clear: Jesus Christ IS God. The only way to avoid the conclusion that Jesus Christ is divine is to twist, distort, and misinterpret the clear and obvious teachings of God’s Word. Of course, the cults, liberals and heretics are experts at such deception! Their eyes and minds are blinded by the Devil, and their hearts are hardened to the truth of the Word. They have rejected the truth, so God has allowed them to believe a lie – the lie that Jesus Christ is a created being, and not the eternal Son of God.

    2 Corinthians 4:3, 4 “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”

    2 Thessalonians 2:11, 12 “And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”

    My friend, do you believe that Jesus Christ is the divine Son of God, the Saviour who died for your sins and rose from the dead? Have you received the LORD Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour? If not, then please do not delay: call on Him, and trust Him today.

    How can you be saved by calling upon the Son of God? You must understand that:

    1) All of mankind have sinned against God, and are guilty before Him.

    Romans 3:10 “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:”

    Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”

    2) The punishment for our sin is separation from God in eternal Hell.

    Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

    Revelation 20:14 “And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.”

    3) Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, died for our sins on the cross, and rose bodily from the grave so that we might be saved from Hell and go to Heaven forever.

    Romans 5:8 “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

    1 Peter 3:18 “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, …”

    4) Religion, good works, baptism, confirmation, nor any other act of man, can save us from Hell. We must put our faith in Christ alone to save us, and call upon His name for forgiveness and salvation.

    Romans 10:9, 13 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

    Ephesians 2:8, 9 “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”

    ** If you will simply receive God’s gift of eternal life by trusting the Lord Jesus to save you and calling upon His name, you can know for sure that you are going to Heaven. Do you want Jesus Christ to take you to Heaven one day? Do you believe that He will save you if you will ask Him? If you do, then bow your head and pray this simple prayer:

    Dear Lord Jesus, I know I am a guilty sinner, and I know I deserve to go to Hell for my sins. I believe that you are God the Son, and that you died for my sins and rose again from the dead. I trust you now as my personal Saviour, and call upon you to save me from Hell and take me to Heaven. Please give to me your free gift of eternal life, and make me your child. Amen.

    If you just asked Jesus Christ to save you, and you just put your trust in Him alone for salvation, then you now have God’s gift of eternal life, and are on your way to Heaven. He will never leave you, nor forsake you.

    John 10:28,29 “And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.”

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  • Christianity is Brainwashing

    Many folks say that Christianity is brainwashing.

    What is the truth? Do Christians really brainwash through indoctrination?
    I heard a recorded message by the late Brother Lester Roloff of Roloff Ministries in Corpus Christi, Texas several years ago. Brother Roloff was once posed this question under public scrutiny of his ministry to children and families through the Roloff Homes. He replied something like this, “Amen! And we use King James wash water!”

    What Brother Roloff was trying to get across is that men, women, boys, and girls have a real need. That need is specifically to have their sins washed away.

    So, they need not just their brains washed, but their hearts as well.

    No! Not the thumping muscle in your chest! But your spiritual heart is what makes you, you. The heart of man is that invisible part that makes him uniquely who he is and how he behaves…and incidentally, that heart is inseparably tied to the intellect (the brain).

    True, Biblical Christianity is brainwashing actually because the Bible tells us that God’s Word actually cleanses a man’s way (behavior).
    Let’s take a closer look

    Psalm 119:9 says, “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.”

    Ephesians 5:22-27 says, “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”

    This portion of scripture illustrates that type of sacrificial love that a husband ought to have for his wife, but in the description it is very clear that the church is sanctified and cleansed by the washing of water by the word. Water is symbolic of the Word of God and it indeed does continually cleanse those who give themselves to the study of it.
    Christianity is Brainwashing Through Regeneration

    Titus 3:3-7 says, “For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”

    This passage very clearly illustrates the previous state of all Christians. It tells how we were all rotten to the core! Sure, maybe everyone hasn’t done all of these things. Maybe you haven’t done any of them.

    But the fact is that the Bible teaches us that if we break even one of God’s commandments, we have broken God’s law. This simply means that though we may not have committed all of the vilest types of sin, we have still sinned and therefore are equal to the vilest sinner there ever was.

    So, yes. Christianity is brainwashing as this passage further indicates that the hearts, minds, and lives of Christians have been washed by regeneration.

    This word regeneration literally means “new birth”. The greek word here, palingenesia, is also used by classical writers to illustrate changes produced by the return of spring (Ever heard of spring cleaning?).
    Christianity is Brainwashing: An Illustration of Jesus

    Notice the following passage:

    Matthew 23:25-28, “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.”

    Here, Jesus tells of the scribes and Pharisees (the most devoutly ‘religious’ people of his day). He talks compares their rituals of excessive cup and dish washing to their ritualistic lives. He is telling them that they must first cleanse the inside (or heart & mind) of a person before the outside behavior can truly be clean.

    The outside may look clean, but if the contents are dirty, the clean exterior is just a hypocritical veneer.

    Christianity is brainwashing for sinners!
    Christianity is Brainwashing for the Christian

    1 John 1:9-10 is written to the church and tells of the continual cleansing that even Christians need. It says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”

    You see a person (sinner or saint) cannot be cleansed of sin without confessing it and repenting of it. We must admit that we are rotten sinners in God’s sight or we will not get God’s attention. If we will not confess our sins, we are calling God a liar and the Bible teaches us that God cannot lie!
    Christianity is Brainwashing that is Commanded

    James 4:8-10 gives a command that has a broad application to all people of all times. It says, “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.”

    Real Christianity is Brainwashing!

    Have you been washed? Have you been cleansed?

  • Book and Christian Music Reviews

    Book And Christian Music Reviews from a Truly Conservative Source

    Our aim here is to give you honest reviews of various books and Christian music. If you are looking for truly conservative Christian opinions about books and music you have come to the right place. If not, you may not like what you see.

    Based on various responses we have received about our website content, our site and opinions are not incredibly popular with the liberal and those holding the “popular” worldview of the day.

    This comes to no surprise to us, and certainly gives us comfort in that we know by this that our reviews and opinions prove to be truer to scripture and the great patriotic spirit of America.

    Therefore we can take pride in our music and book reviews and offer you the best recommendations possible for both your entertainment and edification. Enjoy…

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  • Review of Poetry Speaks to Children

    Book Review: Poetry Speaks to Children (Book & CD) (Read & Hear)

    Poetry Speaks to Children is a book that was a delight for me to review.

    With so much junk out there for children to absorb, it is refreshing to know that some publishers are still trying to produce good, wholesome children’s books that build a good appreciation for literature and, in this case, poetry.

    Poetry Speaks to Children is filled with fun and thought provoking poetry that children and adults are sure to love.

    My recommendation is that parents take the time to read this book to and with their children. In fact, as I was completing this book review, I read some of the book to my children at bedtime and they loved it!

    While reading with your children is fun and promotes a healthy family relationship and keeps the communication lines open, I also have to recommend it for censorship and educational reasons.

    Included with Poetry Speaks to Children is a 69 minute audio CD that includes 60 tracks of poetry read by poets and artists.

    Note: Many of the poems in the book are not on the CD.

    I love this book as a whole, but in doing an honest book review, I have to tell you that there were a few poems that I, personally have problems with…

    Yes, there are a small handful of poems in the book that I did not like and deemed inappropriate for my children, such as Mrs. Mitchell’s Underwear on page 17.

    I also did not care for Gas, a poem about passing gas, on page 24. Maybe it was just the way I was brought up, but I feel that the slang word for passing gas, fart, is an inappropriate word for children or adults for that matter. Again, it may just be my upbringing.

    There is a poem on page 31 called The Negro Speaks of Rivers. The poem is a great poem from a poet’s heart, but parents will do well to be ready to explain the past use of the word “negro” in the title. A history lesson may be in order with this reading.

    The Quarrel is a delightful poem in the book, Poetry Speaks to Children Some of the poems I really liked though were The Quarrel, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, The Dentist and the Crocodile, and one of my all time favorites, Casey at The Bat!

    Overall, I give this book a PG rating for the above mentioned reasons, but don’t let it keep you from buying this book and reading it to and with your children.

    Poetry Speaks to Children, published by Sourcebooks, Inc., may just give your whole family a greater appreciation for poetry.

    You can purchase Poetry Speaks to Children (Book & CD) (Read & Hear) at Amazon.

  • Marion Avenue Boys Music Review

    Marion Avenue Boys Soldiers Again

    Christian Music Review

    This is the first Christian music review of many we will do and have we got a treat for you! In this music review, we will be looking at a top notch group I discovered called the Marion Avenue Boys. They hail from Dr. Larry Brown’s church, the Marion Avenue Baptist Church in Iowa. They are a trio of young men who have a great professional sound and have picked some of the greatest Christian songs for their newest release titled Soldiers Again.

    As you may have guessed, the title track on the cd is the great gospel song called Soldiers Again. The song starts out talking about little boys playing with little toys and playing war as most normal little boys do. Then it talks about how when we get older, we give up our little toys, but as Christians, we are soldiers again in the army of the Lord, soldiers again with His word as our sword. It is really an awesome song!
    But there is more

    The Marion Avenue Boys also sing a scriptural version of the old favorite, I Wouldn’t Take Nothin’ for My Journey Now. Other favorites on this great cd are: Sinner Saved by Grace, Boundless Love, Face to Face/The King Is Coming, a tremendous medley called the Solid Rock Medley, and an unbelievable song that was new to me called He Still Speaks.

    Well, that’s it for our first Christian music review. If you love great gospel trios, you will love this cd!