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“XMAS” OR CHRISTMAS?

During this time of year a lot of folks get hung up on the use of the term “Xmas.” Most think of it as the world trying to take Christ out of Christmas. I can fully understand their reasoning for it surely looks to be so. And to be sure, for some it is so. We are living at a time in history when the news media and most government and public sectors would like to see Jesus completely eradicated. But this is just a pipe-dream for them because it will never be. You may take Jesus out of the public eye but you cannot remove Jesus from the heart. The question is, ”Is it ok to use “Xmas” in place of Christmas. Theologically, linguistically,  and historically the answer is yes. I have always known the “X” to stand for the Greek letter “Chi”. Chi is the first letter of the name of Christ in the Greek language which is the language that most of the New testament was written in.

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SHOULD CHRISTIANS STAY SILENT WHEN TRAGEDY HITS

Well, the answer to that question is NO! As America faces Judgment (yes JUDGMENT) from God for its mounting sins against Him, more and more events like Hurricanes Katrina (2005), Sandy or Tornadoes that destroyed Joplin Missouri (2011)…or the current horrific massacre like the loss of over 20 children in Newtown, Connecticut are going to draw people’s attention to the time-worn question of ”HOW CAN GOD LET THIS HAPPEN“?!!!

Whether it is an earthquake in Haiti or a Tsunami in the Far East where hundreds of thousands of lives are lost and millions affected, God always gets the blame – either the blame FOR it, or the blame for ALLOWING it to happen! We can go even farther than that – World War II and the Holocaust where six million of our Jewish brethren were murdered by the Germans and Hitler. Did God cause that? When the great American President Franklin D. Roosevelt REFUSED to allow the SS St Louis to land in the United States 1939 with 937 Jews fleeing Hitler by ship, and they were forced to return to Europe and sure death, did God cause that? NO! FDR did! They even made a movie out of it called the VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED.  We can look at the ill-fated voyage of the SS St Louis some other time. By the way, the Prime Minister of Canada Mackenzie King did the same thing as FDR! Apart from natural disasters like tsunami, earthquakes, hurricanes and tornadoes, criminal acts like what happened in Newtown are simply acts of Evil.

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EITHER JESUS IS LORD….OR YOU ARE!

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Not a day goes by when I don’t give thanks, from the very depths of my being, in which I don’t KNOW that CHRIST THE KING is MY LORD, period! I am His bond slave (doulos) and He is my Master!
A few years ago, I was standing feet away from popular Christian singer Natalie Grant when she practically yelled “I am sick and tired of people who say ‘YOU’RE GOING TO HELL IF YOU DON’T REPENT’”!!

Those were the saddest words I ever heard. Yet, this is not only the pervasive view of most evangelical churches, but the limp-wristed Emerging church of Rob Bell, Brian MacLaren, Doug Kimball and Solomon’s Porch Paggett, at the other extreme as well. This is the doctrine of “Easy Believism”….the belief that costs you nothing.

“BUT WAIT – isn’t SALVATION a FREE GIFT, you pinhead Bernie”? Er…YES!! But it cost my Lord Jesus everything! AND even a proud Seminary dropout like me knows what Mark 1:15c ESV means!!! It says “…Repent and believe in the Gospel“!!! I didn’t say that, JESUS DID, Natalie! Before that, in the same verse He said “The Kingdom of God is at hand”!

THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS AT HAND

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SEE, FEEL, TRUST – A LENTEN REFLECTION

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One of my favorite movies of all time is “Seven Days in Utopia” (2011). It is not just a movie about golf but chockfull of life applications. One of them was the simple acronym – SFT! Here the grizzled old golf pro played by Robert Duvall was mentoring his young protégé played by Lucas Black and teaching him about Focus.

From the Word of God, we know Focus is the hallmark of a good disciple of Christ. Lack of focus is when we take our eyes off Him and look both inward at ourselves and/or circumstances. This is destructive as we can become full of ourselves; if we get caught up in the world around us and not the Word IN us.

SFT stands for See, Feel and Touch. What does this have to do with this period in the church calendar, which many observe as Lent? What does this have to do with a tradition where we deny ourselves in a meaningful way?

Jesus said we must deny ourselves by dying daily (i.e. picking up our Crosses and going after Him). We must deny ourselves the passing pleasures of sin for a season. We must deny ourselves ……………

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LUCIFER’S STORY IS ENDING!

THE MEANING OF THE CONSTELLATIONS IN THE HEAVENS
by LORI CLAYTON
There is a story written in plain sight of every human that tells us of Jesus who is the Christ the savior of mankind.  It is not in a book, on paper between two leather covers.  It is not on a t-shirt.  It is not on billboards or church signs.  It is not in church buildings.  It is not taught in churches, or in bars, or on college campuses.  The story hidden in plain sight has been all but lost to this generation.  There has been great effort made to keep you from seeing, learning, and teaching others about it.  It has been clouded with false ideas and distorted so that Christians would shy away from it.  The story written in plain sight tells us of a time when there was a revolt against our Heavenly Father, and the plan to make all things right.  It tells of a coming Messiah who would be born of a Virgin and be from the Lion of the Tribe of Judah.  He would overcome enemies and redeem a group of humans and then he would destroy the evil one.  The story goes on to tell that our Messiah would not go unscathed as he would suffer a bruised heel, in comparison to the wounded head of this evil enemy.  The story also tells of the people who invite Him to be their savior that they were not left powerless, but that they have power, and tools to subdue this enemy until all is finished.  It has been written since before the time of Adam, and it is time for us to read what was written.
Jesus 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.KJV
Ps 19:1-9 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.KJV
Ps 8:3-4 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? KJV
The story has been written and declared above our heads.  Everything we need to know, God’s laws, statute, the past, the future, the present, it is all written where it cannot be erased.   I once heard a post modernist declare that the Bible is just a bunch of stories and poems and not to be taken literally.  I wonder if he would not take literally a right hook to the face.  Being a spokesperson for satan he is probably used to that kind of non literal communication. You can throw out the pages in your Bible, but you cannot erase the heavens.  You can lie about what the Bible says, but you cannot lie about what the heavens say.   You can’t rearrange the words of the stars, their names, or the constellations that they make up.  This is one historical constant; every ancient culture has in common, the star names and meanings.  It is protected from tampering as we can’t rearrange the stars.  So if one denies the bible, one then has to deny the stellar voice as well.

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