Saturday, May 30, 2009

Did God truly create me this way?

Genesis 1:26, 27 “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. (27.) So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

I am never ceased to be amazed at the amount of people who seem to be biblical theologians but never read their bibles, never study their bibles, or never attend church services, but seem to be experts in God’s word. I cannot count the time I have heard people say “God created me this way and that is why I am this way”. This is especially repeated by people who are Gay and they could not be more wrong. God only created two people and they were named Adam and Eve and out side of those two He never created another person. God took dust from the earth and created a man and named him Adam, then God performed a major surgery and removed a rib from Adam and made him a help mate and her name was Eve and both of these people were created in the likeness of God in an upright way. Therefore these two people God did create were created in a holy state, but shortly afterward, sinned against God and it was because of this sin every person ever born was born in sin and born a sinner. Psalms 58:3 “The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.” You may ask who are the wicked and that answer is everyone born of Adams seed. Another thing everyone needs to understand is everyone born (and that is everyone since Adam and Eve) were just that born and not created. Since everyone except Adam and Eve were born and not created then everyone else is a reproduction of two sinners and therefore born in sin or born sinners. James 1:15 “Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” So when someone say’s “God created me this way” they are wrong. God never created any person a sinner nor did God ever create anyone a homosexual. God can neither sin nor can God cause or create one to sin because it would go totally against what He is which is completely Holy and Upright. James 1:13, 14 “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: (14.) But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.” When an apple tree produces fruit, it produces apples not oranges therefore when two sinners produce the fruit of the womb they produce a sinner. People also blame God for being born in other ways such as retarded, paralyzed, without limbs, or etc. they are also wrong these disabilities are a result of sin and should not be blamed on God. So when someone says they were born homosexual this could very well be true, however God never created them that way because He did not create them. God does not create anyone in sin.

Some people sit around all of their lives blaming God for problems that they were born with; however it is not God’s fault nor is He to blame. Other people try to justify their sinful acts in life by saying “God created me this way” however they also are attempting to justify their sins and it will not work. Beloved it is our responsibility to God to overcome sin in our lives even if we were born with them. Let’s say one was truly born a Homosexual then that person should practice abstinence. Sacrifice for the Lord our God is what being a Christian is all about. Mark 8:36 “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Blessed is the man that walks contrary to this world.

Psalms 1:1 “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.”

People in their own minds want to be happy, happiness is a human desire that all have, however it is seldom found. I think in order to have something like happiness we must first define what it is we are searching for, so for one to have happiness one must find out what happiness is. What is happiness, money, having material things, having a family, being the boss or etc.? God defines happiness is being blessed and being blessed is the ability to walk contrary to this world. The only way to be happy is to be blessed of God and to walk according to godliness and not in the course of this world. The world will make it appear as though happiness is anything but godliness, however the world and its happiness will burn in the eternal lake of fire. For a Christian to be happy they must walk according to the law of God and not according to this world. A Christian will never truly be happy walking according to this world and the lust it has to live in the will of Satan.

God said we are blessed, and we certainly are because in order to be saved, God had to bless us with salvation and beloved that is the blessings of all blessings. The bible concludes we are saved by grace Ephesians 2:8 and not of our own choosing but of God’s choosing. God could have chosen to save any of millions of others rather than me but He chose to save me instead of them, and that is a blessing. Being a child of God is my blessing from Him, so now it is my turn to bless Him in my life and to show Him my gratitude for His love and grace. The happiest time of my life is to bring praise and glory to the One who brought it to me and beloved I cannot do that if I am walking according to the course of this world. Some Christians just cannot understand God is not praise by those who fail to walk in this life according to His law. Christians walking according to the course of this world may be somewhat happy because they are feeding their old nature but in return they are spiritually unhappy because they are starving their spiritual man. Psalms 26:4-5 “I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. (5.) I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.” This is the vow we need to make to ourselves and more so to God. Beloved if your spiritual man is on life support from starvation it is time to change your life and start feeding it, and that starts in church. Those that do not attend church are not going to be spiritually fed because church is where the teachings of God are at; church is where a good well balanced spiritual meal is found.

Psalms 1:3 “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” This is what a happy Christian can say; I am planted like a tree with well grounded and strong roots and will not be moved. Beloved you have shallow roots if you fail to attend church on regular basis and if you are congregating with the world, and you are if you are not in church every meeting. We as a church go to great lengths to make our sermons available on CD, in print, and on the internet, however never make the mistake of substituting these things for church because it is not the same. Nothing substitutes for church attendance, reading your bible, family bible study, listing to sermons and etc. are very wonderful things and are a blessing, however if you think it is just as good as going to church you could not be more sadly wrong. Those that attend church on regular basis are always much happy because they are following the will of God and that is what makes us all happy.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Why are the lost so much against God and His People?

“Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.” Romans 8:7

We now live in a society that I had predicted would come in my life time, a society that hates God and His chosen few. I had a couple of co-workers to ask me why the President would not observe the National Day of Prayer and my response was, it goes against everything he is, a Socialist! All Socialist have one common ground they stand on and that is they hate God, and everything about God. Today our Nations Capitol is controlled by Socialist and this is why we as churches and Christians are in so much trouble. The people of America elected this group in order to get socialized health care but I do not believe they ever dreamed that they would get this mess. These people hate God, wrong is right to them, and right is evil against them. The problem with them all is they are lost and hate God; the lost is at enmity against Him. In our text scripture Romans 8:7 notice this “for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be” that is the carnal mind, the word “subject” means “will not submit self unto” the law of God because to them it is wrong and backward to what they believe. Paul also said in Ephesians 4:17 “This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,”
Beloved the Lord said Luke 21:28 “And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.” We need to be looking up because the coming of the Lord is soon to be! Beloved this world has ran her race and just as the Lord was frustrated before the flood, so He is today. If the Lord was to tarry very much longer the churches and Israel will both be destroyed and neither will be before the Lord returns. We need to (as Christians) everywhere focus our prayers and attention on the Lords return because this world is not going to improve, it is not going to repent, even a change in the President in four years will not change it, beloved the Lord is close to His return. The Laws these Socialist set in place over the next four years will be the law of the land and laws are hard to change, the greatest example being abortion. When these folk invade our churches, only the weak non-christian pastors will escape their persecution. It will not bother them to allow the carnal laws rule their pulpits.Beloved the Lord made it clear as to carnal law Galatians 5:17 “For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.” We must stand and walk in the word of God and not allow carnal laws interfere with the word of God. It is not hate speech to preach the truths of His word and if it is, then God is also a hatemonger also. The Lord told us it is wrong to bow down and allow them to set the law in the churches. Philippians 3:19 “Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)” Beloved we need to pray for one another and all churches needs to pray for their Pastor because we are just at the start of what will prove to be a very harsh four years for your Pastor and church truth.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Who can find a virtuous woman?

“Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.” Proverbs 31:28

I would like to wish all mothers everywhere a very happy Mothers Day! There is nothing on earth more valuable to a child than their mother. When I was growing up it was my mother who was what most call today “a stay home mom” and cared for her children. My mother had eight children and six were boys and I must add not so easy to handle boys either, but by the grace of God she raised all eight of her children. And beloved I would like for you to know she was and is a blessing to all of us and today and we all call her blessed not just today or just once a year but everyday. My mother was not just a “stay at home mom” but she was a mother to her children and made every attempt to be a wonderful wife to her husband because this is what virtuous women do in this life. A virtuous woman is one who serves this life as the Lord our God has commanded her to and that is to be a help mate to her husband, one that cares for her children, and one who makes sure the house is kept for the family. It is the husband’s job to financially support the family not the wife’s. 1 Timothy 5:8 “But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.”
The bible asks a question I would also like to ask, “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.” Proverbs 31:10. Where are they? Where is the woman that is serving the role that the Lord made her for? Who is tending to the children if not her? Beloved we have gotten so money hungry today, that it has caused mothers to find a career rather than tending to, and raising their children. Any woman who has children at home and has a career it NOT a virtuous woman. I know this will offend a lot of people but the word of God offends every sinner. Let’s not forget what the Lord continues to say in Proverbs 31:10 “for her price is far above rubies” The Lord goes on to say in Proverbs 3:15 “She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.” There is nothing on earth more precious to a man and the children than a virtuous woman. To put it in terms we will understand today “she is worth more than gold”. Why? Why is so hard to find and why is she so precious? Beloved it is because there are so few of her. Women today think it is most offensive when a woman cares more about her husband and her children than she does about running a company, or running the world, but the Lord says different, He says she is rare and worth more than anything on earth.
We often wonder why children are so bad in our day; well it is because they have no mother at home. Beloved God did not give us children for someone else to raise, it is the mothers job and if she fails then the children will also fail. This is exactly why children are at the mall instead of at home doing chores and homework. This is why so many children kill others or their self, they have no care at home, however on mother’s day she wonders why they are not calling her blessed. Mothers are supposed to discipliners not best friends to their children. A boss at work does not have the same respect form his employs if he is their good friend as he does if he keeps a distance from his employs. Neither does a mother who become a good friend with her children rather than one who rules them. There is nothing more precious than a woman who serves the Lord well.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

I obey in two sets of laws; the Bible and our Constitution

“Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.” Acts 5:29

I write this article with no intention of being a man of law breaking, however no man alive on this earth will ever tell me what I can or cannot preach from the pulpit of the church where God has graciously set me as Pastor. There is no doubt that there is coming a time (and this time is very close) when our government is going to attempt to control our pulpits and tell us as pastors that there are certain things we cannot preach about or we will be charged with hate crimes. I have been telling our membership here this since the last election, and this was going to be brought to reality within the next four years and one of the members here told me he had heard it discussed on T.V. Beloved, I know this is going to be a reality, pastors speaking about homosexuality and against abortion will one day be a hate crime right here in America. Socialist cannot run anything without controlling everything including the pulpits of American churches. Well beloved I am here to tell you and our Socialist government one thing; “you are not going to control my pulpit!” We have two sets of laws and I obey them both and I am protected by them both. The Constitution of the United States of America gives me this right: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Our founding father made sure the churches were protected from our government and government has no right to invade our churches pulpits. God gave me the right to pastor one of His churches and God gave me the right to preach His Holy Script, and no man on this earth will ever take away my rights given to me by God and our Nation’s Constitution.

Please understand one simple fact, abortion is still murder and homosexuality is still an abomination to the Lord our God. Leviticus 18:22 “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.” My name is not Pastor Rick Warren and I will not justify what God has over and over condemned in His word. Just because certain people who are lost and condemned to eternal destruction have a desire to over power God’s word and God’s pastors does not mean it is going to happen. Baptist have for more than two thousand years (along with many other Christians) suffered great persecution and just because we have had a few hundred years without it does not mean it will not come again. In our text (Acts 5:29) we see two Baptist men Peter and John told by their government not to preach about Jesus Christ or they would be killed and beloved they did not stop and neither will I stop. My sermons are controlled by One and His blessed name is Jehovah God. Beloved my own church will never tell this Pastor what he can or cannot preach in the pulpit, it is forbidden. If this church was to ever to make this demand I would without hesitation resign. However this church would never make such a demand. Our church is a sovereign, independent body and we are neither part of any conference, association, or etc. nor will we be controlled by the government of the United States of America or any other outside source. Our Constitution protects me and other strong pastors from being controlled by our government and I will never bow down to its power on this matter. This new Socialist controlled government may control what happens outside of this church but they will never control what goes on inside of it, nor will they ever control this pulpit. If America wants to believe the murder of unborn children and homosexuality are just acts then so be it, but you will never make me justify it nor will you ever force me not to continue to prove it is an act of abomination. Romans 1:27 “And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.”