God wants you to be happy, successful and rich!

This is the message coming from the pulpits of churches across the nations. Some call it prosperity gospels. According to Wikipedia.org, Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, or the gospel of success) ^[A] is a Christian religious doctrine that financial blessing is the will of God for Christians, and that faith, positive speech, and donations to Christian ministries will increase one's material wealth.
But this message is not only unbiblical, but it is satanic.


Worldly prosperity as God's blessing

This type of message is contrary to the revealed will of God. For the Bible says in John 2:15-17
15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.  
The prosperity message deceive people into thinking that if they don't have such prosperity, God is not with them.

Corrupt Preachers and the Love of money

 ¹      If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, ⁴ they are conceited and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions ⁵ and constant friction between  people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.   1 Timothy 6:3-7

The church has fallen so far that instead of being the light to the  world, they have become an image to it. The world extols greed and the love of money, the church follows suit, and many have fallen into that trap. The preachers have become rich at the expense of gullible minds who rely solely on a preacher to tell them what God requires. Meanwhile, the bible is available to them and they do not read it.
 
Satan the father of Lies

Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; 9and he said to Him, "All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me."
Matthew 4:9
This temptation of Satan is what is being spread when the preachers are preaching to people that worldly gain is a sign of God's favor. For the Bible say that God's will for the believer is to seek first the kingdom and its righteousness and that we should  "Beware, and be on our  guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions." Luke 12:15.
 
Riches of God

God does want us to be rich in his grace. Jesus Christ came so that we may have life more abundantly-eternal. All who truly follow Christ Jesus will suffer trials in this world but we should be of good cheer, Christ has overcome the world. Even if  we are not prospering materialistically, it does not mean God is not with us, we should always thank God no matter the circumstances we find ourselves in.  Let's read our bible and recognize that Satan always use the same temptations but only change the manner of which it is presented. Believers, let us flee from any such perversion of the gospel and seek the kingdom of God for our eternal salvation and not put our primary focus on temporal prosperity for God has already given us the greatest riches in Christ Jesus.

Non-Denominational Churches

 

The Spring of Lukewarm Christianity

Can a Lutheran and a Baptist agree on the subject of baptism? Can a Seventh-day Adventist agree with a Catholic on the subject of the day of worship? Can a Presbyterian and a Pentecostal agree on styles of worship? No, never! In a non-denominational church, of course! (Now, one would think that it is a wonderful thing to agree but compromising the truth is a horrible thing to do. Compromising will cause us to be lukewarm and we know that Jesus does not like that because he says in Revelation 3: 16-So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth). While all of these churches may seem similar since they all believe that our savior is Jesus Christ, the Bible is the word of God, the Holy Spirit guides us, and that we have a future waiting for us after death, they also have different beliefs regarding each subject. The doctrines behind these subjects are sensitive and differ among all of these denominations but they can be compromised in a non-denominational church.


The only thing that is indisputable, unquestionable, is the love of Christ. While we all can agree that Christ loves us and love should be preached every single time, it is also necessary to speak of matters that are difficult to understand. Preaching anyone that Christ loves them will not bring them to a change. That person will continue believing that they cannot lose their salvation, they do not have to obey the moral commands which God has set up for us to follow-a guideline which is so perfect, one that comprises everything-the 10 commandments. It is necessary for us to believe that we cannot save ourselves, that only Christ can save us. But, we also need to love Christ. It is grace that will save us but it is our love for Christ that will bring others to him. We need to know the truth in order for us to speak to others and obtain a Christ-like character.


A non-denominational church service is usually very emotional. Talking about love can get you gooey very quickly. What happen to reasoning together with God? (Isaiah 1:18). What happen to worshiping him in spirit and in truth? (John 4:24). “Love is a powerful tool! It is the 2nd greatest commandment and it sums up all commandments of the bible.” Preach love but preach the whole bible. One thing that we should also realize is that God will get rid of sin because he loves us. He wants us to stop suffering. This is the reason that sin must be done away with (Revelation 21:4).


There are a lot of non-denominational churches out there and they are usually filled with people. There are so many members in them because people fear labels. People fear being specific, thus being “extreme, radical, a bigot”. Hence leaving room for acceptance of everything. These churches don't usually preach doctrine, they do not give the people the solid food that they hunger for. They give them baby food…things that are easy to swallow such as the love of Christ. What about spiritual meat like the day of the Lord-when his judgment will come? (2 Peter 2:4, Hebrews 9:27, 2 Corinthians 5:10) What about the wages of sin? (Romans 6:23) The moral laws of God? (Exodus 20:1-17) What about prophecy? (Revelation 19:10). These things require a solid doctrine, they require verses to back them up, and they require deep bible studies.

We must be soldiers for God and preach the testimony of Jesus Christ. We need to take a stand for the truth and not worry about labels and feelings. The only judgment we need to care about is the one that comes from God. May the Lord be with you all.

Charlie Hebdo and the Surveillance State

On Wednesday  January 7, two masked men entered into the office of Charlie Hebdo in a rampage. By the time the whole episode was over, 3 days had passed and 20 people died including three gunmen. While we sympathize with the victims, we fear that the ones who truly benefit from this carnage are the proponents of the global totalitarian surveillance system.

Already the British spy agency MI5 is already requesting more powers to fight against terrorism. Governments know that when people are afraid, they will easily hand over their liberties in the name of freedom, so they will not let a good opportunity to pass by.

According to yahoo news , " after laying out the threats, Parker  the head of the MI5 made a fresh call for more powers for the security services -- an issue that is of ongoing and heated debate in Britain, as elsewhere.

"My sharpest concern as director general of MI5 is the growing gap between the increasingly challenging threat and the decreasingly availability of capabilities to address it," he said."

And  the  French Prime Minister Manuel Valls made a similar point that Friday, saying: "It will be no doubt necessarily to take new measures" to respond to the terror threat.

"The NSA's programs don't “look all that scary this morning,” said Michael Hayden, a former director of the NSA and CIA, on MSNBC on Thursday. Saying the Snowden revelations had hurt intelligence cooperation between governments, Hayden said he hoped that “meaningful intelligence cooperation between like-minded democracies gets a boost from yesterday’s dangers and we go forward in a more cooperative fashion."



 France has invited ministers from other European countries and the United States to Paris on Sunday to discuss their common security challenges.

"What good fortune for those in power that people do not think."  Adolf Hitler. So in the frenzy to show strength and unity to the terrorists, the masses are playing right into the hands of those who are trying to consolidate power.

The Bible talk about a global system that will prevent those who do not have the Mark of the Beast to be unable to buy or sell. All of that will render possible as in effect of a global draconian security system. Friends you will see after every so called terrorist act there will be calls  for more security and more cashless transaction in order to prevent the next attack.

Do not be deceived! Be careful with what you chose to believe from the media, for they are all part of the system-motivating the masses to their own imprisonment. So with Charlie Hebdo, freedom did die, but it is the freedom of the masses for the advancement of our Brave New World.


http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-01-08/surveillance-back-in-spotlight-after-paris-attack

http://news.yahoo.com/m15-says-militants-planning-mass-casualty-attacks-against-100241389.html

http://www.quoteworld.org/quotes/12576#ixzz3OY314jHS

Extremist for Christ

With all the talk of religious extremist in the news, people are afraid of being given that label, which is understandable but should we Christian be afraid of such a label?

According to www.dictionary.com  . Extremism is a tendency or disposition to go to extremes or an instance of going to extremes, especially in political matters:
And here are a few definitions of Extremes 1: utmost or exceedingly great In degree. 2: Farthest from the center or middle: outermost

Extreme Views

According to the definitions, an extremist is someone who takes his belief seriously. In western culture, being called an extremist is considered derogatory because we do not like to deal with anyone with strong convictions. The concept of democracy has made us compromisers. We have to compromise on every point in order to be liked, to be popular or to get things done. It cannot be so when it comes to our Christian lives, for we must never compromise with error-no matter the cost, whether it be our own lives. We must stand firm on the rock that is Jesus Christ.


Extremist soldiers of Christ

As Christians, we have to cease being lukewarm and accept the fact that we have to be extremist for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In a world where people are killing others for such views, whether it be for defending or spreading freedom, avenging the prophet Mohammed, profits, we followers of Christ are to follow the extreme views of bringing light and life to a dying world. Why is it that many modern Christians are afraid to stand up for Christ ?

Extreme For Good

We are soldiers for Christ. We are his special operation forces in a global battlefield of darkness and our mission is to rescue many of God's children from the fortified fortresses of Satan. This is not a mission for those who are willing to compromise and waver but for those who are extreme in the view that living for Christ is worth more than our lives. We have to be extreme to do good. The doers of evil are dedicated in their acts while we struggle to be politically correct and compromise with philosophies. It is evil for a Christian to have the truth and let others perish without sharing it for fear of being labeled intolerant, extremist and so forth.

Whole armor of God

We as soldiers of the Army of the Lord of Host have to wear the whole armor of God as we head into this battle of sharing the Good News in such a dark world and refusing to compromise with the world. We must become extremists, not the types that will shed blood and force others to accept their faith, but the ones that will bring life to the dying. May we stay strong and firm in the Lord, God bless.


I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. 16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth.…
Revelation 3:15,16