Saturday, July 26, 2014

One Day Every Knee Shall Bow To Jesus Christ.

"That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;" Philippians 2:10

One glorious day every single knee shall bow to Jesus Christ as Lord. The Lord God is not going to ask them to but command it and it shall be. People will one day learn that Jehovah is God and that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. It is to Jesus Christ the Son of man that God has given all authority to judge everyone. "For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:" John 5:22 and it is He whom all knees shall bow. They will not be bowing to Him as Saviour, but rather to Him as Lord, Master, and God. "Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ." Acts 2:36 we who are saved bowed as we were saved however the lost has never bowed to Him but one day will. They may hate Him; they may hate us because we are His, but one day their knee shall bow and confess Him to be Lord and Christ. This will do them no spiritual good, in fact it will do them no good at all, but it will bring much glory to Jesus Christ. People will deserve everything Christ does to them because in their hearts they refused to recognize Him as Christ and Lord. God calls these people FOOLS. "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." Psalms 14:1 I believe these folks really say “we will not have this God rule over us”. They laugh at Him and His authority, they mock His churches and children, they refuse Him on every end, but in their end they will all bow before Jesus Christ. I believe it will be the worst thing they have ever had to do, I believe it will be the last thing they do before being cast into everlasting hell fire. In this world all of them hated God and anything connected to God. They hated Jesus so much they allowed a murder to go free and slew a Holy man. They have killed Christians themselves in order that they might call themselves holy, some even call themselves Christians. They hate the Lord, the churches, the bible, and even a symbol which has nothing to do with Christians in the cross. The cross is NOT a Christian symbol because Christianity has NO SYMBOLS at all. It is not about symbols it is about Jesus Christ. It is about the salvation He offers to us who are and was without. Crosses are a symbol of Catholicism and it drives the liberals and lost nuts. It is a symbol for those who know nothing about Christ and His salvation to lean on, but to us who are saved it is useless and a false image. They hate Israel because of their connection with God, and wish them death. But the truth is most of Israel has no idea who Jesus Christ is. The world hates Jesus Christ so much they think they have Him defeated but one day they will all find out just before they are all cast into their final place of torment they will have to bow to Him as Lord and King. Oh, I believe it will be a great punishment to them and they will overflow with hatred. "And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!" Matthew 27:29 this time the bowing will be real and the crown will be made of Gold. They will not be any mocking, spiting on Him, or killing Him. This time will be different. It is in Christ Jesus that we as believers have victory, not in this world but OVER the world. This why we daily bow our knees before our Saviour Jesus Christ. “For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,” Ephesians 3:14

Sunday, July 6, 2014

All are welcome in a church service.

Luke 15:1 - 2 "Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. (2.) And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them."

I was raised to believe that a church worship service is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints. When one looks at a church they see a limited number of saints assembled together for a worship service, business meeting, or ect. But a worship service is open to whoever desires to come. As church members we should never look down on a visitor to our church service, no matter who it is. There is no one to sinful to attend a worship service, period. While we are here to worship the Lord our God we are also here to teach those who desire to learn the scriptures, making the church a seminary of higher learning. However, we are also to educate the weaker in knowledge in simply and basic teachings, and the lost how to turn to Christ for salvation. The greatest message a Pastor or teacher of the scriptures will ever teach will be the gospel and in the simplest way. Salvation is the most important thing in the entire world, and the church is the chosen ones to keep it moving in the world. I have seen over time people in church mocking visitors in many ways, and this ought not be. If all in a worship service are saved then who do we preach the gospel too? I agree all sermons are not to be salvation sermons; however some must be since the gospel is our greatest sermon. We see Jesus mocked by the Pharisees and scribes for being around and talking to sinners, but don’t you have to speak to sinners if you are going to present the gospel to them? And another question; aren’t we all sinners. John 8:7 "… He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." This was a woman who had committed adultery. And we see another woman that Jesus visited, and that was the woman at the well; remember what Jesus revealed about her? John 4:18 "For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly." But the Lord Jesus still went out of His way to visit with her. Adultery and sinful living in theses days were treated with great punishment but here we see the Lord Jesus twice being seen with them and not condemning them but rather preaching the message of salvation. I cringe when a person tells me they are too sinful to attend a church service, because there is no such person. Although, I would cringe even worse when a church member lets me know they would rather a sinner not attend the services. Here I must brag on our church, I cannot remember anyone ever speaking these words to me. Folks, give visitors a break, they may not be what you are in the Lord, but if they are in church it is good for them. They may not be dressed properly, their hair may not be right, they may be the town drunk, or they may be the biggest adulterer you know of, but now they are in church, simply greet them and treat them as though they belong in a worship service. Don’t forget dear saint of God, you too were once without Christ and ignorant of Gods truths. Please remember our Lord visited with them, eat with them, and saved them, and we are no better than he is.