Mankind Loves Darkness More Than God.

John 3:19 “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”

Sometimes I wonder how it is that man can be so evil and happy at the same time, the fact is mankind are lovers of evil. I believe that mankind has a high thought of themselves and God has a low thought of them. God knows their thoughts, nature, and actions. He knows the intent of their hearts because he knows their frame. As the world draws closer and closer to the end of the church age and the beginning of the tribulation period they will wax worse and worse till judgments comes. Paul wrote to young Timothy in 2Timothy 3:13 “But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.” People try to convince themselves that there is good in man we just have to look for it. I can agree that morally speaking some people can be good but this good does not count as good from or to God. Remember God sees the intent of their hearts and if they are not saved by Jesus Christ God only sees evil intentions. God does not look for good in man because He already knows their evil hearts. With this thought we must always return to Romans 3:10 “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:” He also said in verse 11 “…there is none that seeketh after God.” So all this false religious preaching that people are flocking to is a lie. They may be flocking to religion, they may be flocking to men like Joel Olsten, and etc. but to God they are not flocking and will not. John wrote that the reason their deeds were evil is because they seek darkness. They only seek darkness because they don’t see anything else. It is only after the glorious light of the gospel of Jesus Christ has been shined on us that light and direction will come, changing our entire direction. Beloved do not ever be fooled by the blind who are leading the blind, if all is dark then there is no light to guide them. Job said in Job 15:16 “How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?” man is so filthy that God has cast them off into the filthy sin they seek to consume like water. Paul wrote in Romans 1:26 “For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections…” that is He gave them up to their passions of dishonor and disgrace. In other words God has given them up to dwell in, bathe in, and drink their sin until they die and awake in the eternal flames of hell. Paul went on to say in verse 26 “…for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:” They will get so bad that even the women will lust after their own kind. I do wish there was something I could say to change mankind, but there is nothing. I preach the gospel and am called a liar by so-called-christians and hated by the others. There is no repentance in them, no seeking salvation from the Saviour, no second thoughts about their eternal future. All I see is a world who is happy to be sinners, men sleeping with men, women with women, children with other children, and adults with children. Mankind is seeking to murder one another and steal each other blind. The governments of the world seeking to destroy their nations and the entire world with greed for their political theories. And all seeking to erase any thought of God from society and our minds. Now you can understand why “…God gave them up unto vile affections…” Folk’s mankind is not looking for God, they are not seeking salvation, they are not even acting like they are, because sin and darkness is all they want. John 1:5 “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”

Proof Of God Is Everywhere.

Romans 1:20 “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:”

To doubt that God exist is about the most ignorant thing one can do. I believe that everyone, even the most avid atheist believes in some sort of god. There have been doubters of God’s existence almost since the beginning of time. People who doubt Gods existence and Deity do so because they cannot accept God and who He is; God calls them “fools”. Psalms 14:1 "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good." I must always agree with God’s word so I also must agree that they are fools. The entire idea of evolution is built on a couple of false facts, (a.) where did the material that first existed come from, and (b.) where did life come from. Two questions any foolish non-believer in God cannot answer and never will. God said in verse 20 that “the invisible things of him” that is His being, deity, and power are clearly seen in creation. One should have no issue in seeing God in all creation and to understand that He existed before anything, and that all things came from Him. There is no other just or logical reason or explanation of these facts. God is the only one who can explain everything in complete detail because He is the creator of it all. The Psalmist wrote it this way in Psalms 33:6 - 9 "By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. (7.) He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses. (8.) Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. (9.) For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast." God made the heavens and the earth from nothing but the words from His voice, then He made other things from those things. It is for this reason that the Psalmist said “Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.” But they do not because like fools they would rather believe a theory that something came from nothing rather than a creator. This is why God called them fools. The Psalmist concluded “For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast." Now I ask, where did Darwin say it all come from. There is no logical reason that man cannot see Gods hand in creation. God said “…the creation of the world are clearly seen…” that is coming from God’s wonderful voice and hand. His power and glory are also clearly seen in that He and His power is from where the entire solar system gets its power. When people thing of God they think of an old wise man but God is neither old or a man He is an eternal being that never changes from what He was in eternity past before creation. "In the beginning God..." Genesis 1:1 nothing else and no one else just God. It was from there He created everything else that exist. So for one to doubt God, or to doubt where everything including life come from just look around and think, it is clearly seen. Psalms 148:7 - 13 "Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: (8) Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word: (9) Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars: (10) Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl: (11) Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth: (12) Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children: (13) Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven."

There Are Many Benefits To Salvation, But Peace With God Must Be One Of The Best.

Romans 5:1 "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:"

Peace is always a wonderful thing, but when you have peace with God that is the best. Many in the world misunderstand God, it is true that God is Love but it is as equally true that God is a God of judgment and punishment. I have heard many unwise souls say “all I want form God is what He owes me” well if you knew God and His judgments; one would never make such an ignorant statement. The last thing anyone wants is that. What God owes all mankind is an eternal place in the lake of fire. Many fail to understand that mankind is not naturally at peace with God, mankind is at enmity with Him. Romans 8:7 “Because the carnal mind is enmity against God…” people who are not saved never please God, how can they. Romans 8:8 “So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.” How can they ever please God if they are at enmity against Him? People want to please people and most people are selfish and have no desire to ever please anyone but themselves. It is only once the Holy Spirit delivers Jesus Christ into your heart that you began to change or can change. It is at that time that peace between God and man is possible. The tribulation period is a time of judgment and will be a time when God will give mankind what He owes them and that will not be a time of love, grace, or longsuffering. Salvation will be very limited in this time, today is the day of salvation not then. I taught through the book of Revelations a couple of years ago, and I saw the heavens rolled back so that people could see who was bringing these judgments and I saw no one fleeing to Christ. There is no peace during this time, there is a reason Jesus Christ comes and rescues His people and churches from this day. People that are not saved in the blood of Christ Jesus have no peace and never will. There is a life beyond this one where peace exists and it is not this present world and never will be in its present condition. How can a world of people who are controlled by Satan ever be at peace with God. 2 Corinthians 4:4 "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." This is why God is so hated in this world, this is why the bible is so hated in this world, and this is why Christians and churches are so hated in this world. This is why such great judgments will be executed by God against the people of this world. This world has no peace, and certainly has none with God. Everyone who has punished Gods people in this world will answer to God in judgment for their sins unless they have been saved by the blood of Christ as Saul of Tarsus (the Apostle Paul) was. He hated Christ, he hated the church as Jerusalem, he seek to jail and kill Christians, until Christ appeared to him and saved his soul making him at peace with God. Folks, regardless what you have been told, or what you may believe, this is a fact if you are not washed in Christ’s blood you are not at peace with God. Study this scripture as you think upon this subject. Romans 15:13 “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” Having peace with God is a wonderful thing; I am thankful that my sins will not be brought against me, and that Christ Jesus paid that penalty and delivered peace to me with God. Amen!

Lost In The World Of Religion.

Matthew 15:14 “Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.”

The world is full of religions, religions of all sorts and religions of all doctrine. The radios, televisions, internet, and every street corner are full of powerful, inspiring, great philosophy teacher who knows absolutely nothing about God or salvation. This is called the blind leading the blind and everyone on the train is going to derail and end-up in hell together, wondering what went wrong. Those that are truly saved are not religionist they are Christians, our faith is not built on a religious experience or a religious doctrine. Christianity is built upon a man, the man Christ Jesus. Our faith is in Christ, that His death, burial, and resurrection, all according to the scriptures is enough to save us and His glorious blood is pure enough to cleanse all our sins not leaving one single sin un-cleansed. As far as the blind leading the blind the Lord said to “Let them alone…” they have no desire to repent of being led astray, they will be happy until they all fall into the ditch (or hell) together. That is right they are blind, they might have big congregations, fancy buildings, lots of money, and the most powerful educations, but they do not have the Holy Spirit in their hearts nor does the biblical truth fall from their lip. If the people who are leading are blind, and the people who follow are blind then who sees where they are going, they will not know until they feel the heat of the eternal flame. We cannot change them and if God does not change them then they are not going to be changed. I must ask, what is salvation, where is it found, in a doctrine, religion, no not at all; it is found only in Jesus Christ and in none other. The scriptures have concluded this in John 5:39 "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." Why don’t they testify of works, baptism, or anything else? Because they are not the Saviour, Christ Jesus is. Only the blind would testify of anything else because a saved person would be embarrassed to say it is found in anyone or anything else. The world of religion is large, powerful, rich, and blind and it will all fall together into the lake of fire. I do not believe anything we can do will change them, just as a sinner loves to drink sin like water the lost loves to hear the blind. Abraham told the rich man who wanted one to return from the dead so his brother would believe in Luke 16:31 "And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead." Now understand what was just said, they would not believe even if one was raised from the dead, He did, it was Christ Jesus and they believe their blind leaders over the Son of God. God said in 1 Timothy 6:5 “Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.” supposing that gain is godliness, supposing that gain is godliness, that’s right supposing that gain is godliness, works will never save one lost person, ever. I wished there was more I could do, as a Pastor of a church and a minister of the gospel of Christ I surely do wished they would hear the simple truth but only God can change their sight and cause them to see, lead them to grass and water, and keep them from following the blind into the eternal fire of hell. But there is one thing we can do and that is keep witnessing the truth and praying for them, it will not change them but God hears our pleads