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| It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, 6if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, becauseto their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace heb 6:4-6
If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? heb 10:26-29
If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death, he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray about that. 1 John 5:16 The John text is interesting in the context of this topic. | | |
| Christian male idols: NFL, UFC, internet porn, politics,NBA, MLB, careers, wealth, personal image, celebrities, cars,entertainment, news
Christian male illiteracy: world missions, christian history, the words of Jesus, Christian classics, church problems, local community problems , society problems
Christian men have got to stand up to the challenges of our times. Our idols are destroying us, destroying our families, and destroying our communities. We need to read the words of Jesus and have them direct our lives. We need to read Christian history and impliment successful practices of the past. We need to be inspired by Christian classics that have withstood the test of time. We need to put down our toys and recognize that God has called us to work for his glory in the problems around us. | | |
| First Baptist of Dallas is beggining the largest church building program in modern history. For $130 million they are going to build a few magnificint buildings that will be more impressive than any other structures in downtown Dallas.
There is something seriously wrong with this. | | |
| Imagine how the church would be different if we could all learn to live off less! Say an average of $20,000 per year or $1667 per month. This is the median household income of the poorest rural counties in South Texas.
Right now, because of the economic situation, a lot of people that have been specifically called by God to ministry are giving up. They are loosing their previous ministry incomes and taking high time and energy commitment industry jobs to maintain their previous household income levels. If these ministers and their supporters could learn to live simply on half their prior incomes, they wouldn't have to quit.
It doesn't seem that the solution should be that simple. But it is. When a church has budgeted to receive $20,000 per month and only receives $14,000, it can seem like the world is coming to an end. When a missionary is used to receiving $50,000 per year and looses two thirds of his supporters, it can seem like a wise choice to quit.
But, it doesn't have to be that way. A change of lifestyle can keep everything moving forward. | | |
| Sacrifice, suffering, and salvation... Welcome to the calvary road pilgrim.
What should Christians do with those in the church who steal from the poor using high interest rates, scams, deceptive advertising, unethical legal tricks, and lies?
Blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it.
The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness
God's wrath: vengeance, punishment, and anger as the consequence of sin. This will be the experience of the majority of the 7 billion people on the face of the earth. Offending God is not a trivial issue.
The proclamation of the wrath of God is a call to repentance and acceptance of mercy.
Acts 5. Ananias and Saphira experience the quick and shocking wrath of God for lying. Great fear seized the whole church.
A serious inquiry into the obligations of Christians to use means for the conversion of the heathens needs to be made in Austin.
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