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Tuesday, August 4
AUGUST 2009
by
FLIMBACH
on Tue 04 Aug 2009 06:51 PM EDT
AUGUST 2009 INTERESTING BITS & PIECES A NEWSLETTER FOR CHRISTIANS God did not send His Son into the world to
condemn it, but to save it... John 3:17 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDITOR’S NOTE – Some have asked me
why I started this newsletter, so here it is! I was Saved in 1966 and
immediately went to So the thought came to me about putting together an easy to read newsletter for all denominations containing serious articles as well as jokes, history, archeology, and anything else that may be used to further a Christian’s knowledge concerning the Christian life. Then I prayed about it and God lead me to start this newsletter with 35 readers in 2003. I didn’t know where the finances would come from but during prayer I felt God’s assurance. I was to publish at a printer and mail it by first class mail. This really got expensive when we were sending out over 200 a month but then the thought of e-mailing as many as I could helped to defray the cost of the printer and stamps. We now mail approximately 60 newsletters by first class mail and we are approaching 2500 e-mails each month. The cost of setting up the newsletter to be sent by e-mail is only $10.00 a month and the postage and printing approximately $56.00 a month. Some months are very tight but we have always made it somehow. God is good! Fred -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRED’S VIEW -
GIVE UP ON HIM? Back in the 70’s I
was involved with many kids in the Youth Group and Sunday School. Recently the
Lord impressed on me the name of a young man who seemed to always make the
wrong decisions. At age 12 he was involved in drugs and cutting school. He
lived with his older brother and younger sister in their elderly grandmother’s
home. The parents had abandoned them and had left them with this sweet old lady
to care for them. It was a Sunday
afternoon when I received a call from Grandma saying that she had found a
plastic packet of what she thought was marijuana in the 12 year old’s sock
drawer. I drove around all Sunday afternoon looking for a friend who was a
detective to see what exactly was in the packet. It was marijuana. Then the
confrontation and of course the denial. This incident and a
few others prompted Grandma to ask for my help in getting him placed in a foster
home. I met with school counselors and Social Services over the course of a few
weeks. He was placed in a good Christian home far away from his friends and
other bad influences. He continued on a downward trend and eventually ended up
in jail. Because of my
involvement my family was harassed by the older brother for having his brother
taken away. I would receive phone calls at 2am telling me that my house was
going to blow up before morning or that my two little daughters would be beaten
and raped. The older brother ended up in jail also for many years. I have lost
track but when I think of them I pray for their safety and Salvation. Should we give up
on them? What’s the use? They aren’t worth the trouble! I wonder how many times
God could have answered “yes” to those questions when He looked at the mess I
had made of things? He love you and me in spite of ourselves! He even made a
way out for me – JESUS!
Never give up on anyone. God loves them to much. As long as there is
breath in a body there is hope! Thank you Lord for not giving up on me! Fred Be kinder than necessary
because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. THE SAVE A CHILD’S LIFE! SEND A CHECK TODAY “For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in
my mother’s womb...” Psalm 139 Women are counseled and helped to raise
their child with beginning supplies
free of cost. Abortions are avoided! Please help! Bits addresses- Fred
Limbach, fredsblog.eponym.com;
bitspieces.eponym.com; HAVE YOU EVER PRAYED THIS PRAYER? Father, I
know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am
truly sorry, and now I want to turn from my past sinful
life toward You. Please, forgive me, and help me to avoid sinning again. I believe that Your Son, Jesus
Christ, died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus
to become the Lord of my life, to rule and to reign in my heart from this day forward. Please, send your
Holy Spirit to help me to obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life.. Now find a good Bible believing church. If
you need help finding one or have a question please contact me at fredlim@optonline.net or call me at 631-368-8903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pastor's
Business Card A new pastor was visiting in the homes of his parishioners.
At one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to
his repeated knocks at the door. Therefore, he took out a business card and wrote
'Revelation 3:20' on the back of it and stuck it in the door. When the offering was processed the following Sunday, he
found that his card had been returned. Added to it was this cryptic message,
'Genesis 3:10.' Reaching for his Bible to check out the citation, he broke
up in gales of laughter. Revelation 3:20 begins 'Behold, I stand at the door
and knock.' Genesis 3:10 reads, 'I heard your voice in the garden and I was
afraid for I was naked.'
What is the hypostatic
union? How can Jesus be both God and man at the same time?
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FRED’S
VIEW - Was the Crucifixion
necessary?
There are some “Christians” today who believe that there are other ways
to Heaven. This is not only very prevalent in the Liberal churches where very
little of the Bible is taken seriously but can also be found in Bible believing
churches as well.
The reason for this belief in most cases is a lack of knowledge of the
Scripture or a reliance on someone else’s interpretation. How sad that some
would believe another’s religious agenda without checking it out with the
creditableness of the Bible. With out the Bible we are just floundering around
with man’s ideas. Our Christian faith, no matter which denomination, was
originally Bible based but man’s ideas have perverted it and this has lead to
many believing false teachings.
If there are other ways to Heaven then Jesus should not have bothered.
He wasted His life and the whole meaning of His coming in the first place. The
Bible says that He came for the “WHOLE” world out of love! John 3:16 says, “For
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever
believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” Like it or not we
have to realize that Jesus is the only way to Heaven and all else is false
teaching. Are you one of the deceived? If you can’t
accept the Crucifixion as the ONLY way to Heaven stop calling yourself a
Christian because you are not following God’s Words! Fred --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just Pull The Pull A man and his wife are sitting in
the living room and he says to her, "Just so you know, I never want to
live in a vegetative state dependent on some machine. If that ever happens,
just pull the plug." His wife gets up and unplugs the TV. RIBS? Sometimes women are overly
suspicious of their husbands. When Adam stayed out very late for a
few nights, Eve became upset. "You're running around with
other women," she charged. "You're being
unreasonable," Adam responded. "You're the only woman on earth."
The quarrel continued until Adam
fell asleep, only to be awakened by someone poking him in the chest. It was
Eve. "What do you think you're
doing?" Adam demanded. "Counting your ribs," said Eve.
FALSE
TEACHER
Frederick
Price states, “The Bible says that He [Jesus] had a treasurer-a treasury they
called it “the bag”); that they had one man who was the treasurer, named Judas
Iscariot; and the rascal was stealing out of the bag for three-and-a-half years
and nobody knew that he was stealing. You know why? Because there was so much
in it, He couldn't tell. Nobody could tell that anything was missing. If He had
three oranges in the bottom of the bag and he stole two of them, don't tell me
He wouldn't know that some was missing. Beside that, if Jesus didn't have
anything, what do you need a treasury for? A treasury is for surplus. It's not
for that which you're spending. It's only for surplus-to hold it until you need
to spend it. Therefore, He must have had a whole lot that needed to be held in
advance that He wasn't spending. So He must have had more than He was living
on.” (“Ever Increasing Faith” program TBN Nov.23, 1990) Does Genesis 1 Contradict Genesis 2?
There is actually no
contradiction between the accounts of Genesis 1 and Genesis 2. The best way to
understand the creation story is to see Genesis chapter one as an overview of
all God did to create the heavens and the earth. In chapter two, the story
zooms in to look at day six and study those events in a more detailed fashion. It's a technique of
storytelling used even today by many movies. The film will start by saying
something like "This is a story of two people. They met and fell in love.
But then they lost each other. But after a while they finally found their way
back to true love again. How they did so is the beginning of our story..."
The movie will then show exactly how that all takes place. The creation of man is
written in the same way. Genesis 1:26-27 says, "Then God said, 'Let Us
make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the
fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all
the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.' God created
man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He
created them." Once we get to chapter two,
verse four we read, "This is the account of the heavens and the earth when
they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven. Now no
shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet
sprouted, for the LORD God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no
man to cultivate the ground. But a mist used to rise from the earth and water
the whole surface of the ground. Then the LORD God formed man of (8) dust from
the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a
living being." As you can see, verse four is a transitional verse. It
starts, "This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were
created..." much like the "How they did so is the beginning of our
story..." line above. Chapter two talks about God planting a garden toward
the East - and growing plants there. This doesn't mean that there weren't
plants in other parts of the world; it just means the focus of the story has
shifted to man and his situation now. www.comereason.org Concentrate on this Sentence To get something you never had, you have to do something you
never did. When God takes something from
your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something
better. The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not
protect you. If God Created
Everything, Who Created God?
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Thursday, February 26
Untitled
by
FLIMBACH
on Thu 26 Feb 2009 06:25 PM EST
MARCH
2009
INTERESTING BITS & PIECES A NEWSLETTER FOR CHRISTIANS
God did not send His Son into the world to
condemn it, but to save it... John 3:17
EDITOR’S NOTE –
We are now well
over 2200 subscribers and we are so thankful to God for His supply. Some months
we aren’t sure we will make it financially but He always comes through. Please,
pray about helping us so our burden of finances will be lighter. And again I
ask you never to send us any donations that should go to your local church.
Thanks, Fred
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FRED’S VIEW – WHAT IS SIN?
“And the men instead of having a normal sex
relationship with women burned with lust for each other, men doing shameful
things with other men and as a result, getting paid with their own souls with
the penalty they so richly deserved.
So it was that they gave God up and would
not acknowledge Him, God gave them up to doing everything their evil minds
could think of. Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness and sin, of
greed and hate, envy, murder, fighting, lying, bitterness, and gossip. They
were backbiters, haters of God, insolent, proud braggarts, always thinking of
new ways of sinning and continually being disobedient to parents. They tried to
misunderstand, broke their promises, and were heartless – without pity.
They were fully aware of God’s death penalty
for these crimes, yet they went right ahead and did them anyway, and encouraged
others to do them too.” Romans 1:27- 32
“Don’t you know that those doing such things
have no share in the
There was a time when some of you were just
like that but now your sins are washed away, and you are set apart for God, and
He has accepted you because of what the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of our
God have done for you.” 1 Cor. 6: 9, 10.
“But when you follow your own wrong
inclinations your lives will produce these evil results: impure thoughts,
eagerness for lustful pleasure, idolatry, spiritism (that is encouraging the
activity of demons), hatred and fighting, jealousy and anger, constant effort
to get the best for yourself, complaints and criticisms, the feeling that
everyone else is wrong except those in your own little group – and there will
be wrong doctrine, envy, murder, drunkenness, wild parties and all that sort of
thing. Let me tell you again as I have before, that anyone living that sort of
life will not inherit the
“But cowards who turn back from following
me, and those who are unfaithful to me, and the corrupt, and murderers, and the
immoral, and those conversing with demons, and idol worshipers and all liars –
their doom id in the Lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the Second
Death.” Rev. 21: 8
“Outside the city are those who have strayed
from God, and the sorcerers and the immoral and murderers, and idolaters, and
all who love to lie and do so.” Rev. 22:
15
Judge yourself by God’s words, not mans opinion! Fred
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Limbach,
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bitspieces.eponym.com; Christian Life-Times,
Meyers, Fl. 33912 The
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HAVE YOU EVER PRAYED THIS PRAYER?
Father, I
know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am
truly
sorry, and now I want to turn from my past sinful
life toward You. Please, forgive me, and help me to
avoid sinning again. I believe that Your Son, Jesus
Christ, died for my sins, was resurrected from the
dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus
to become the Lord of my life, to rule and to reign in
my heart from this day forward. Please, send your
Holy Spirit to help me to obey You, and to do Your
will for the rest of my life..
Now find a good Bible believing church. If you need
help finding one or have a question please
contact me at fredlim@optonline.net
or call me at 631-368-8903
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What happened to the demons in Mark 5?
He said he had a legion, meaning literally
several thousand. This was probably a figure of speech, but he doubtless had
many demons. The demons begged not to be sent out of the country; Christ then
sent them into some pigs grazing on a nearby mountainside, and the pigs ran
over the cliff into the sea. This is more evidence of Christ's total control
over the demonic world.
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What
were pigs doing in
The Jews according to Old Testament Law forbid them
from eating pork but let’s remember that the Roman Empire was in control of
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A Rare Book
A collector of rare books ran into an acquaintance
who told him he had just thrown away an old Bible that he found in a dusty, old
box. He happened to mention that Guten-somebody-or-other had printed it.
"Not Gutenberg?" Gasped the
collector.
"Yes, that was it!"
"You idiot! You've thrown away one of the first books ever printed. A copy
recently sold at an auction for half a million dollars!"
"Oh, I don't think this book
would have been worth anything close to that much," replied the man.
"It was scribbled all over in the margins by some guy named Martin
Luther."
An important source of
evidence about Jesus and early Christianity can be found in the letters of
Pliny the Younger to Emperor Trajan. Pliny was the Roman governor of
They were in the habit of
meeting on a certain fixed day before it was light, when they sang in alternate
verses a hymn to Christ, as to a god, and bound themselves by a solemn oath,
not to any wicked deeds, but never to commit any fraud, theft or adultery,
never to falsify their word, nor deny a trust when they should be called upon
to deliver it up; after which it was their custom to separate, and then
reassemble to partake of food--but food of an ordinary and innocent kind. Pliny, Letters, transl. by William
Melmoth, rev. by W.M.L. Hutchinson (Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press, 1935), vol.
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From the Greek word for "revelation," or
"unveiling." It is synonymous with Armageddon and refers to
those future things dealing with the return of Christ and the great battle of
Armageddon.
Redemption
Redemption means to free someone
from bondage. It often involves the paying of a ransom, a price that makes
redemption possible. The Israelites were redeemed from
Government's view of the economy
could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps
moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. -Ronald Reagan
(1986)
Why
couldn't Jesus do miracles in His hometown (Mark 6:4-5)?
In Mark 6:4-5 Jesus
affirmed that a prophet is without honor in his home town, and in view of that
reality, He could not perform any miracles in
At first glance, one might
get the impression that Jesus' miraculous power was utterly dependent upon
peoples' faith in order for it to work. That is not the meaning of this verse,
however. It is not that Jesus was unable or incapacitated in performing a
miracle in
Miracles serve a far
greater purpose, from the divine perspective, than just providing a raw display
of power. Indeed, Jesus' miraculous deeds are often called "signs" in
the New Testament because they serve to signify His identity as the Messiah.
Since the people of
Because of
MUSLIM WRITINGS
JIHAD
– holy war commanded in the Qur’an to be fought perpetually against all peoples
until all the world submits [ISLAM means submission] to Allah as the only god
and to Muhammad as his messenger.
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SURAH - chapter and verse in the Qur’an.
6
QUR’AN - Islam’s bible – Compilation by Uthman ibn Affan, third Caliph to
succeed Muhammad, of revelations Muhammad allegedly received from Allah through
the angel Gabriel—except for those parts lost or inaccurately remembered.
7
HADITH - sayings and deeds of Muhammad as reported by his closest companions. Considered
to be as author-itative as the Qur’an, which cannot be understood without them.
8 ALLAH –
Contraction of Al-ilah (al is “the”, ilah is “god”). Meaning the chief among
some 360 idols in the Ka’aba, located in
The last day will not come until the Muslims
confront the Jews and the Muslims destroy them. In that day Allah will give a
voice to the rocks and the trees and they will cry out, “O Muslim, O Abdullah,
there is a Jew hiding behind me. Come and kill him!”9 [ Sahih
Al-Bukhari’s hadith see page 12].
PONDER THIS
Man does not deny the existence of God for lack of
evidence, but because he does not want to be accountable to his Creator! Pastor
Brad Crook Publisher of The Christian Life-Times, 631 864-7600, 239 277-1988
If You Could Kick... the posterior of the person who has hurt you
the most,...you wouldn’t be able to sit down for six weeks. ~John Hagee~
Does 1 Peter 3 Mandate Baptism?
1 Peter 3:21 reads "And corresponding to that, baptism now saves
you—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good
conscience - through the resurrection of Jesus Christ." Notice when you
look at the entire verse that Peter specifically states he is not
talking about the act of water baptism. He is talking about regeneration based
on "an appeal to God." In other words, one is spiritually baptized
into the body of Christ when they ask Him to forgive them of their sins. The
difficulty in these passages comes from the fact that water baptism generally
happened at the time of salvation. It then becomes hard to distinguish the
differences between the two. However, because they are recorded as being
contiguous in most of the book of Acts doesn't mean they are the same thing at
all. Because women perspire while giving birth does not mean that it is
necessary to perspire for birth to occur. You see, baptism is an act of identification
with a person, group or cause. This was well understood in the days of the
disciples, for many Greek cults also had baptisms, as did John the Baptist.
Like receiving a diploma at a graduation ceremony signifies that one has
completed all his required study appropriately, baptism is a sign to others
that a change has occurred. The ceremony does not make one a graduate, but is
an outward display of what has already happened.
This is such an important issue because it asks if Christ alone saves us
or if it is Christ plus baptism. The Bible is ardently clear on this point:
nothing other than the finished work of Christ is responsible for our
salvation. It is entirely God's doing. To say that I help to save myself is
heretical at the least. www.comereason.org
A government big enough to
give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
-Thomas
Jefferson
Monday, January 26
Untitled
by
FLIMBACH
on Mon 26 Jan 2009 07:09 PM EST
FEBRUARY 2009
INTERESTING BITS & PIECES
A
NEWSLETTER FOR CHRISTIANS
“God did not send His Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it.” John 3:17
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EDITOR’S NOTE –
Thanks again to all who have written with questions and comments. Also a special prayer to those who have been sending us financial support. You are blessing people around the world. Recently I had a request from someone to remove their name from the mailing list because they felt bad that they could not send help and they enjoyed the newsletter so much. My response was that God instructed me to send this newsletter until He told me to stop and that it had to be free but He would supply the finances so I would not remove their name or any one else’s for lack of funding on their part. I asked for their prayers, as I do for everyone reading this and as always I ask those who can help to please pray about giving before sending anything and never send us finances that should go to your own church. Thanks and God Bless. Fred
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Bits addresses- Fred Limbach, 1059-5th
Ave., East Northport, N.Y.11731;email at
FRED’S VIEW - CREATION
OR CREATOR?
Have you taken the time to notice how
the world seemed to come alive after the winter months when everything was in
hibernation? The trees, flowers, and the birds are all newly alive. The Bible
tells us that we can know that there is a God just by looking around at the
things of nature. His creation is awesome!
I recently read some articles on a Buddhist and a Hindu web site. How many of
you know that they believe that God is in everything? Plants, rocks, animals
etc. They express worship to all of these things, kind of like the people of
the world who worship the sun, moon, trees, etc.
Why would they overlook the Creator and worship the creation? As I mentioned in
the beginning of this article that we can know that there is a God just by
looking around us. (Romans 1) These things are from the hand of God BUT they
are not God!
"Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the
incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man - and birds and four
footed animals and creeping things." (Romans 1:22-23)
I wonder, as Christians, if we sometimes worship the creation instead of the
Creator? Have you ever put the pleasure of the outdoors before the one who
created it all? We claim that we are not pagans so shouldn't we put the worship
of our Creator God first, especially on our day of worship? Maybe the above
verse could include the beach, boating and fishing. Who comes first in our
lives the creation or the Creator? Fred
Sign behind an
Amish carriage: "Energy efficient vehicle. Runs on grass and oats.
"CAUTION: Avoid exhaust!"
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Nebo-Sarsekim
Found in Babylonian Tablet
This article was first published in the
Summer 2007 issue of Bible
and Spade. www.biblearchaeology.org
Nebo who? You mean you don’t remember
Nebo-Sarsekim? No wonder, because if you consult your concordance, you will
find that he is referred to but once in the Old Testament. Nebo-Sarsekim was a
high Babylonian official named in Jeremiah 39:3. The mention of this individual
in the Hebrew Bible is yet another example of an obscure “factoid” which
demonstrates the historical accuracy and eyewitness nature of the Biblical
record.
The time was the ninth day of the fourth
month of the 11th year of the reign of Zedekiah (Jer 39:2), i.e., July 18, 587
BC. The place was
The tablet mentioning Nebo-Sarsekim
was found in
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Geology.1 by Henry B.
Smith Jr. MA
Clearly, if the Flood of Noah’s day was a recent and worldwide event, it would have drastically affected the topography and geology of the entire planet. Major geological structures and topography are much better explained by recent catastrophism, not slow processes over eons of time. Mountain formation, ocean floor topography, plate tectonics, river valleys, volcanism, canyon formation, the formation of coal deposits, lakes and a plethora of other geologic features are dramatically impacted by the reality of a recent, cataclysmic Flood. The formation of these and many other structures will be misunderstood if not interpreted via a young earth/Flood model, a framework that the Bible plainly presents in its teaching. The dogma of uniformitarianism dominates all current paradigms, so the Flood is rejected out of hand. Additionally, the Flood is a very plausible triggering mechanism for the Ice Age, which required a set of unique and simultaneous circumstances unexplainable by uniformitarian principles.
1. The most notable work on this subject is by
Henry Morris and John Whitcomb in their classic The Genesis Flood
(Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 1961).
2. See Michael Oard, An Ice Age Caused by the Genesis Flood (El Cajon, CA: Institute for Creation Research, 1990).
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Jesus accepts the title of
God
One of the least favorite exchanges in the
Bible from the cults perspective is the one that occurred between Jesus and
Thomas after Jesus rose from the dead. Thomas, the ever-skeptical disciple, was
unconvinced that Jesus had risen from the dead and wanted to see direct proof.
However, when the Lord Jesus appeared to him, his only reaction was "My
Lord and my God!"
Thomas answered and said to Him, "My
Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have
you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed." (John
20:28-29)
What was Jesus' reaction to the title of God? Did Jesus rebuke him for calling Him "God"? No! In fact, Jesus praised Thomas for his belief. And the belief that Thomas exhibited was that Jesus was Lord and God. If Jesus were not God, accepting such a statement for truth would be a grievous sin. Either Jesus is God or He would have to be a sinner!
SETI
- aliens in our own galaxy?Scientists have been actively searching for extraterrestrial
intelligence in our galaxy for the last forty years. The search for
extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has extended out to 40,000 light years
from earth (in comparison, the galaxy is 100,000 light years across). To date,
no signal from any extraterrestrial stellar system has ever been detected.
Is Hell Unfair?
by Walter Martin
What happens to people who have never heard the name of Jesus? Is God unfair to send them to hell simply because they never had the opportunity to hear the gospel? The Bible doesn’t see it that way: “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse . . .” (Romans 1:20-21).
God doesn’t send
men to hell because they haven’t heard the name of Jesus. We have no way
of knowing how God communicates with people. Surely, the gospel went out
from
He sent us into
the world to preach the gospel so that men might be saved; that does not mean
God doesn’t take into consideration the fact that people—through no fault of
their own—have not heard the gospel. I think that particular truth
is very clearly taught in Romans 1, which goes on to say how God reveals
Himself to them. (Don’t ask me exactly how, because I don’t know.)
Read more of this article at - christianworldviewnetwork.com/article.php/2620/Brannon-Howse/Walter-Martin
Pieces - Life is a well structured game; we're not the players,
we're the pieces.
Saint Valentine- Numerous early Christian martyrs were named
Valentine. Until 1969, the Catholic Church formally recognized eleven
Valentine's Days. The Valentines honored on February 14 are Valentine of Rome
(Valentinus presb. m. Romae) and Valentine of Terni (Valentinus ep.
Interamnensis m. Romae).
Valentine of Rome was a
priest in Rome who
suffered martyrdom about AD 269 and was buried on the Via Flaminia. His relics
are at the
Valentine
of Terni became bishop of Interamna (modern
ANOTHER
VALENTINE LEDGEND!
While
some believe that Valentine's Day is celebrated in the middle of February to
commemorate the anniversary of Valentine's death or burial -- which probably
occurred around 270 A.D -- others claim that the Christian church may have
decided to celebrate Valentine's feast day in the middle of February in an
effort to 'Christianize' celebrations of the pagan Lupercalia festival. In
ancient
THE
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HAVE YOU EVER PRAYED THIS PRAYER?
“Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated
me from you. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn from my past sinful life
toward You. Please, forgive me, and help me to avoid sinning again. I believe
that Your Son, Jesus Christ, died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead,
is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to
rule and to reign in my heart from this day forward. Please, send your Holy
Spirit to help me to obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life.”
Now find a good Bible
believing church. If you need help finding one or have a question please
contact me at fredlim@optonline.net
or call me at 631-368-8903
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I have
lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I
see of this truth—that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow
cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can
rise without His aid? ~Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)~
Friday, December 26
Untitled
by
FLIMBACH
on Fri 26 Dec 2008 12:10 PM EST
JANUARY 2009 HAVE A HAPPY &
BLESSED NEW YEAR!
INTERESTING BITS & PIECES
A
NEWSLETTER FOR CHRISTIANS
“God did not send
His Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it.” John 3:17
EDITORS NOTE –
We have now exceeded 2000 families who receive this newsletter each month. Thank you to everyone for your prayers and also to those who help us out financially. I really don’t like to ask for money because I don’t want to be viewed as one of the TV charlatans who preach money and then ask for yours. That is why I always try to ask you to pray first about helping us and to never send us money that should go to your home church. I have almost 200 names and addresses of people who do not have computers and wish to receive the newsletter by regular mail. I do not have the monthly finances to print and mail these newsletters so for the time being they are on hold. Please, pray about this! Thanks, Fred
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FRED’S VIEW – What does
your church teach?
Recently while speaking to a group of people
the subject of what church we each attended came up. We had a Lutheran,
Baptist, Roman Catholic and me, a Pentecostal. We started comparing our beliefs
and I was very concerned that some didn’t know what their church believed about
many important subjects. This reminded me of the years I spent in a church
before my Born Again experience. I couldn’t have answered many of the questions
that we posed to each other either.
Do we really know what we believe and most
importantly do we understand why we believe what we claim? Many people just
continue in a church because their family always attended that particular
church or because someone invited us. Shouldn’t we understand what any
particular church teaches before we hang our hat there? I’m sure many unaware
people started out very innocently by attending the church (cult) started by
Jim Jones many years ago because they liked Jim Jones or the people or music
they shared but if you remember they all ended up committing suicide because
their leader told them to.
Don’t run after a great speaker or
charismatic personality or a group of people that make you feel good.
Christianity is not built on “feel good” or a seemingly nice person or
building, it is built on God’s Word, the Bible and on Jesus Christ.
We as Christians have to know what God’s
Word says and we must have a personal relationship with Jesus if we are to have
the wisdom of the Holy Spirit guiding us in what we should and should not
believe. Remember, Satan was a good talker and appeared to be trustworthy but
Eve was deceived by his words. Fred
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Planned Parenthood Stats
For fiscal
year 2006 – 2007, the abortion provider earned more than a BILLION dollars and
performed 289,750 abortions, an increase of 24,807 from the previous year.
Despite Planned Parenthood’s record earnings
the “NON-PROFIT” organization received $33.7 million in taxpayer money under
the Title X family planning program last year. This was 10.8% higher then the
previous year. Government money, our taxes, accounts for 33% of Planned
Parenthood’s income. They are lobbying for an increase in federal funding
despite having a $114.8 million “excess of revenue over expenses” according to
their own report. ARCAPOLOGETICS.ORG
Creflo Dollar – False Teaching!
....Jesus
didn’t come as God, He came as a man, and He did not come perfect.
(Creflo But
the bible says in John 1:1& 14
“In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt
among us.” Dollar Ministries: World
Changers, 12/8/2002)
Well, you
need to hear about money, because you ain't gonna have no love and joy and
peace until you get some money! (TBN, July 20, 1999) But the bible says joy and peace
come not from material things.
Rom 4:17 “For the
“Your not
a sinner saved by grace you sons and daughters of the most high God. You
are god's!”
(Creflo
Dollar “Changing your world,” April 17, 2002, LeSea Broadcasting) This is the same lie with which the
serpent tempted Eve. Gen 3:4-5
“And the serpent said unto the woman,
Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then
your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”
"A son of God, they are those through a understanding
of their divine nature, they can operate like God on the earth." (Creflo
Dollar, "Growth Means Change," September 29, 2002) But the scripture say we become sons
of God not by understanding our “divine nature” but by obedience. Rom 8:14 “For as
many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” Luke 8:21 “And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my
brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.” Here’s what Ministry Watch
has to say about Creflo Dollar Ministries
Creflo Dollar Ministries demonstrates no
financial transparency regarding itself, which prevents any assessment of
financial efficiency. It is organized as a church and it has no legal
obligation to submit financial information to anyone. The organization has been
contacted by letter, fax and telephone. They have acknowledged the requests,
but they have decided not to send anything. http://www.ministrywatch.com/mw2.1/F_SumRpt.asp?EIN=000005020
Scripture
Warning about false teachers.
Colossians 2:8, 18-19 8 “See to it that no one takes you captive through
hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic
principles of this world rather than on Christ. 18 Do not let anyone who
delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you for the
prize.
Such a person goes into great detail about what he has seen, and his
unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle notions. 19 He has lost connection with
the Head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its
ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.”
The more ignorant you are, the quicker you fight. ~Will Rogers~
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BE
CAREFULL!
“Many tender-minded
Christians fear to sin against love by daring to inquire into anything that
comes wearing the cloak of Christianity and breathing the name of Jesus. They
dare not examine the credentials of the latest prophet to hit their town lest
they be guilty of rejecting something which may be of God. They timidly
remember how the Pharisees refused to accept Christ when He came, and they do
not want to be caught in the same snare, so they either reserve judgment or
shut their eyes and accept everything without question. This is supposed to
indicate a high degree of spirituality. But in sober fact it indicates no such
thing. It may indeed be evidence of the absence of the Holy Spirit. - AW Tozer
The quote above from noted
theologian AW Tozer succinctly describes the unfortunate posture of
Christianity today. In the Apostle John’s epistle recalling the
fundamentals of our faith (or calling
for a return to the basics of Christianity), he wrote:
1 John
4:1-2 (New American Standard Bible)
1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see
whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out
into the world.
2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is
from God;
Unfortunately, many
Christians (and those who erroneously think
that they are Christians) simply apply the “if it makes me tingle, then it must be the Holy
Spirit” model of interpretation when dealing with these
demonic charlatans and their revivals see-through shows.
|
THREE PROOFS THAT JESUS
WAS JEWISH He went into his father's business He lived at home until he was 33 He was sure his Mother was a virgin, and his Mother was sure he was God |
THREE PROOFS THAT JESUS
WAS ITALIAN He talked with his hands
He had wine with every meal He worked in the building trades |
What is Heresy?
Heresy can be defined as
any departure from Christian orthodoxy which is a teaching, doctrine or
practice that goes beyond the apostles teachings -- the faith that was once for
all delivered to the saints (Jude 1:3).Biblical heresy is often a denial of the
core beliefs held in the Church that are founded on the Bible. In this sense it
applies to groups which reject basic Christian doctrines and separate
themselves from the historic church.
It can be defined as the over-emphasis of a neglected
truth or a truth elevated to an extreme were it can no longer be recognized as
biblical. Heresy can also originate from a new revelation or prophesy, which is
often the most dangerous source of all. A divisive teaching or practice from
inside the Church can be more destructive to genuine faith than one from the
outside. The epistle of Jude warns of this. letusreason.org
Things That It Took Me 50
Years To Learn
When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy!
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Who Is God - Father God or Mother Nature?
Who is God? What has
He revealed about Himself? To begin with, whenever He refers to Himself in
parental terms, He always addresses Himself as "Father," never
"Mother." He calls Himself "a Father to
His prophets acknowledged Him as Father by saying, "You are our Father, we
are the clay, and You our potter; And all of us are the work of Your
hand," and "do we not all have one Father? Has not one God created
us?" Never once does God refer to Himself as "Mother" and never
once is He called such by the prophets to whom He spoke. Calling God
"Mother Nature" is comparable to calling your earthly father
"Mom." allaboutgod.com
PUNISH? Yes, God must punish those who
break His law because it is the right thing to do. Just as a parent
should punish a child for doing something wrong (intentionally), so God must
punish those who do wrong. You see, if God did not punish the person who
does wrong, then He would be unjust and unrighteous. He would be breaking
His own law -- which He cannot do. But, someone might say that the
punishment of a parent on a child is temporary whereas God's punishment is
eternal. Why the difference? The answer is two fold. First,
God is infinite and a parent is not. Second, God is the standard of all
righteousness and the parent is not.
Because God is infinite, when we sin, we are offending
an infinite God. This is incredibly significant. The reason sin is
so bad is not so much because of the one committing the sin, but because of the
One who is offended. In other words, sin is so incredibly bad because it
takes on a horrible quality by the very fact of who it is against: an
infinitely pure, holy, and righteous God.
A parent is not the standard of righteousness.
God is. A parent is (or should be) using the righteous standard of God in
raising children. Therefore, though a parent's punishment is temporary
because it is instruction and correction, the punishment of God is eternal
because our sin is against an eternal God. There is a big difference.
My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE - "If you don't stop
crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."
HAVE YOU EVER PRAYED THIS PRAYER?
“Father, I
know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am
truly sorry, and now I want to turn from my past sinful life toward You.
Please, forgive me, and help me to avoid sinning again. I believe that Your
Son, Jesus Christ, died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive,
and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and
to reign in my heart from this day forward. Please, send your Holy Spirit to
help me to obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life.”
Now find a good Bible believing church. If
you need help finding one or have a question please contact me at fredlim@optonline.net or call me at
631-368-8903
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let each New Year find you a better man. ~Benjamin Franklin
Tuesday, December 2
Untitled
by
FLIMBACH
on Tue 02 Dec 2008 10:42 AM EST
DECEMBER 2008
INTERESTING BITS & PIECES
A
NEWSLETTER FOR CHRISTIANS
“God did not send His Son into
the world to condemn it, but to save it.” John 3:17
EDITORS NOTE –
As we
come to the end of this year I want to thank everyone who has helped
financially and with your prayers. We have grown so much this past year that
there have been times when I have felt overwhelmed with joy that only our God
can send our way. As we continue to grow please pray about helping us with our
printing, postage and e-mail format costs. Fred
Bits addresses- Fred Limbach, 1059-5th
Ave., East Northport, N.Y.11731;email at
FRED’S VIEW – Give
yourself a gift!
After the craziness of the Christmas season culminates with the opening
of gifts on Christmas morning we all just let out a sigh of relief because all
of our running around is over except for the returns. Do you realize that we
Christians have allowed the secular world to steal our sacred day of welcoming
our Savior into the world? What in the world does, Santa Claus, red nosed
reindeer or Jingle
I don’t believe the Grinch stole Christmas. I believe that the devil and
his followers used very subtle ways to distract us from the true meaning of the
day. How many “Christians” only go to church on Christmas and Easter? What
happened to our beliefs? What are we showing our children about God when all
they hear at this time of the year is, ‘You better be good, you better not cry
etc.’
Why not take time out from the secular
Christmas and find a quiet place to read the Christmas account in Scripture and
really dwell on its meaning and then quietly thank our Father God for His
provision of Salvation through His Son, Jesus. God gave us a gift why not spend
time in His presence?
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HAVE YOU EVER PRAYED THIS
PRAYER?
“Father, I know that
I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am truly
sorry, and now I want to turn from my past sinful life toward You. Please,
forgive me, and help me to avoid sinning again. I believe that Your Son, Jesus
Christ, died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my
prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and to reign in
my heart from this day forward. Please, send your Holy Spirit to help me to
obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life.”
Now find a good Bible believing church. If you
need help finding one or have a question please contact me at fredlim@optonline.net or call me at
631-368-8903
Christmas
Traditions and Paganism by Russ Wise
The time and season of Jesus’ birth is
largely unknown. The exact date is definitely unknown. There is much about
Jesus’ birth that has been lost in antiquity. However, there is a good deal
that we do know and it is available in Scripture.
The time of Jesus’ birth has been celebrated
at numerous times throughout the year. In light of the biblical account it is
likely that He was born in a more moderate season rather than that of winter
(December 25th). So the question remains, How did December 25th
come to be celebrated as the birth date of Christ?
The early church chose December 25th
as the date for Jesus’ birth because it coincided with several pagan festivals.
New converts in the 4th century who had embraced Christianity were
experiencing discrimination for not celebrating Saturnalia and Kalends.
Saturnalia was observed for a week beginning December 17th and
honored the Roman god, Saturn. The celebration coincided with the winter
solstice and was widely attended. Kalends was observed on January 1st
when the new Roman consuls began their time in office. The festivities that
accompanied Kalends were much like those that mark our Christmas celebrations.
The Romans saved their meager incomes throughout the year so they could indulge
in great feasts and lavish themselves and others with gifts.
These pagan celebrations were seen as an
opportunity to give hope to mankind for the produce grown in the coming
seasons. Saturnalia was a religious feast that offered individuals a chance to
share gifts of candles, clay images, and charms that signaled the coming end of
winter and the warmth brought by the sun.
The Roman Church saw a need to change the
traditional observances to one that would bring a more positive reflection of
the times and offer new converts cover for not observing the pagan festivities.
December 25th was particularly fitting in that the date fell during
Saturnalia and the winter solstice. The celebration of Jesus’ birth on the 25th
would be an attempt to re-focus the Roman observance to one that celebrated the
coming of the Light of the World rather than the light and warmth of the
Sun. Jesus’ birth brought mankind a triumph of light over darkness and life
over death.
The early Christian church co-opted many of
the pagan celebrations of the day to ensure that Christianity would be received
by the masses. The traditions that accompany Christmas are by and large from
pagan sources. Mistletoe was sacred to the Druids, Christmas carols had a
secular beginning, Christmas wreaths were a pagan symbol of fertility and life,
and seen earlier – gift exchanges came from pagan sources as well. However, the
observance of Jesus’ birth is not realized in the trappings of Christmas
celebrations. His new birth in us, as Christians, is to be realized each day.
We may not know for certain when Jesus came
to us as a new-born babe. But we do know that we are to celebrate His life,
death, and resurrection each day as we live our lives for Him. The day of our
celebration is inconsequential; the fact that we observe Christ’s coming and
His Lordship in our lives is crucial to our salvation. It is not the observance
of tradition that makes us worthy, although tradition is useful. “It” is the
witness of a life totally given each day to one’s Savior that brings Glory to
our Creator.
Author's
Comments:
The precise date of Jesus' birth is unknown and because of this lack of knowing
many Christians have chosen not to celebrate His birth on December 25th. Our
response should not be to disregard a worthy celebration. But to live our lives
as if each day was the day of His coming. By doing so, then it would not be a
concern which day one celebrated Jesus' birth. Because we live each day
accordingly with joy in our lives celebrating His glorious coming.
A
BILLION PROBLEMS WITH THE BIG BANG
The big bang model not only contradicts Scripture (Genesis 1
reveals the earth originated before the sun), but astronomers keep finding
other problems.
One recent problem
is that the galaxies in relatively “young” parts of the universe are to large
for their age. Evolutionary astrophysicists are puzzled how the galaxies grew
so large so quickly. Will this cause them to rethink their model? That’s not
how it works. Modern secular scientists are committed to their model, and they
will attempt to explain away the exceptions (or shrug them off). ANSWERSMAGAZINE.COM
SWISS
MIX
The largest dinosaur grave in
Evolutionists
believe that dinosaurs died at least 65 million years ago and their burial was
usually gradual. But these dinosaurs were found in a huge grave, strongly
suggesting mass burial and quick fossilization. A massive flood – such as the
one of Noah’s time about 4,500 years ago – would explain the sudden drowning
and burial of so many creatures.www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/09dinosaur.grave.reut/index.html
– ANSWERSMAGAZINE.COM
Some of the major reasons why evolution cannot be true are
now presented.
1. Going from a Big Bang to
a structured universe, from non-life to life, from simpler life to higher-order
life all involve a tremendous increase in complexity. However, it is
well-proven that when things are left to themselves, they always become LESS
complex (they decay), the opposite of what evolution requires. This is known
formally as the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This tendency can only be
overcome through the application of DIRECTED energy (such as using your muscles
to put together the parts of a bicycle). Evolutionists argue that the sun
provided more than enough energy to overcome the Second Law on the primitive
earth, which is true, but this was not directed energy. To carry the above
bicycle analogy forward, it is like saying that applying a blow torch at random
to those bike parts should be enough to put the bike together!
The information content of
a person (to describe the structure and operation of a person) is many, many
times that of a bacterium (which is also far from simple), yet the field of
Information Theory has shown that information, such as the coded programs in
the biological cell, NEVER arises as a result of random, chance processes like
those at the core of evolution.
2. The mechanism of
neo-Darwinian evolution, natural selection acting on mutations, is totally
inadequate. Almost all known mutations are harmful. The best (only?)
"beneficial" mutation cited is sickle cell anemia (it can provide
immunity to malaria). Also, natural selection does just what is says. It only
"selects" from what is already present - it cannot creat3. The gap
from non-life to life is very big. It requires both DNA and RNA to be present,
working cooperatively, at the same time. Each of these structures are very
complex. To get around this problem evolutionists say the first life may have
been RNA-only, but this is pure speculation (and is still a significant
problem). To date man has created only the simplest low-level building block of
life in the laboratory (most of the amino acids). And if he does create life
one day, it will involve the use of complex equipment and well thought out
procedures, documenting the necessity for intelligence to make it happen. No
"warm little pond" will do!
What To Say About A Christmas Gift You
Don't Like
Top Ten Things To Say
About A Christmas Gift You Don't Like 10. Hey! There's a gift! 9. Well, well, well ... 8. Boy, if I had not
recently shot up 4 sizes that would've fit. 7. This is perfect for
wearing around the basement. 6. Gosh. I hope this
never catches fire! It is fire season though. There are lots of unexplained
fires. 5. If the dog buries it,
I'll be furious! 4. I love it -- but I
fear the jealousy it will inspire. 3. Sadly, tomorrow I
enter the Federal Witness Protection Program. 2. To think -- I got this
the year I vowed to give all my gifts to charity. And the Number One Thing
to say about a Christmas gift you don't like: 1. "I really don't
deserve this." |
Christmas
Present
It was the day after
Christmas at a church in So he walked up to the
boy and said, "Well, where did you get Him, my fine friend?" The little boy replied,
"I got him from t he church." "And why did you
take him?" The boy said, "Well, about a week before Christmas I
prayed to the little Lord Jesus and I told him if he would bring me a red
wagon for Christmas I would give him a ride around the block in it." The
3 Stages of Man
The 3 stages of
man:
He believes in
Santa Claus. He doesn't
believe in Santa Claus. He is Santa
Claus. |
FALSE TEACHERS - Creflo Dollar
states: “I’m telling you, Jesus wasn’t
poor, and He didn’t wear no rags, either. Like we march in on these Easter
little plays that we do at our church, with those raggedy sheets on. Jesus
didn’t have no rags on. He wore designer clothes, honey.” (Creflo
Dollar Crusade, Feb. 9, 1999)
Kenneth Copeland adds: “Give $10 and
receive $1000; Give $1000 and receive $100,000 … give one house and receive one
hundred houses or a house worth one hundred times as much. Give one airplane
and receive one hundred times the value of the airplane… In short, Mark 10:30
is a very good deal” (KennethCopeland,God’s Will Is Prosperity, pg.
54)
Sunday, October 26
Untitled
by
FLIMBACH
on Sun 26 Oct 2008 12:43 PM EDT
NOVEMBER 2008
INTERESTING BITS & PIECES
A NEWSLETTER FOR CHRISTIANS
“God did not send His Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it.” John 3:17
EDITOR’S NOTE –
I wish everyone a Blessed
Thanksgiving. Let’s remember to count our blessings everyday and not just this
one time a year. Please, pray about helping us in your prayers and with your
finances. Only send us money not designated to your own church. Fred
Bits addresses- Fred Limbach, 1059-5th
Ave., East Northport, N.Y.11731;email at
FRED’S VIEW – Use it
or Lose it?
While speaking to an adult Sunday school class I used an analogy taken
from the many commercials we see on TV and in the newspapers. Everyone is told
that they MUST have a certain product or their life will not be very good. For
instance, Ivory soap. It is 99/100% pure. Whatever that means. My grandmother
used to make her own soap from animal fat and lye which doesn’t seem to pure to
me! And besides being pure this soap would float. That was good because my
grandmother’s soap didn’t float and after a day on the farm that bath water
turned several different colors and it could be difficult to find the soap. OK,
pure and it floats, what else is good about it? It is white, I guess to show
how pure it is? The package is a distinctive blue and white in color which is
appealing.
Now the question arises, “How can I benefit from this great soap? First
I have to purchase it, then I have to wait until shower or bath time to unwrap
it and then I have to apply the soap to my body. All of these steps are needed
to realize whether this product is as good as it says.
Let’s apply these steps to our Bible. Looks real good on that table, I
know it says some great things and has some incredible stories in it. I also
seem to recall someone saying that it changed their life.
Isn’t that enough of an advertisement? When
will you open it and apply it to your mind and body to experience the joy of
the Lord in His own words? Fred
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My mother taught me GENETICS "You're just like your father."
THANKSGIVING AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN
“When I left
Pilgrim Edward Winslow described the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving
in these words:
"Our harvest being gotten in,
our Governor sent four men on fowling [bird hunting] so that
we might, after a special manner, rejoice together after we had gathered the
fruit of our labors. They four in one day killed as much fowl as... served the
company almost a week... Many of the Indians [came] amongst us and... their greatest King, Massasoit,
with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted; and they
went out and killed five deer, which they brought... And although it be not
always so plentiful as it was at this time with us, yet BY THE GOODNESS OF GOD
WE ARE... FAR FROM WANT."
HAVE YOU EVER PRAYED THIS
PRAYER?
“Father, I know that I have broken your laws
and my sins have separated me from you. I am truly sorry, and now I want to
turn from my past sinful life toward You. Please, forgive me, and help me to
avoid sinning again. I believe that Your Son, Jesus Christ, died for my sins,
was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to
become the Lord of my life, to rule and to reign in my heart from this day
forward. Please, send your Holy Spirit to help me to obey You, and to do Your
will for the rest of my life.”
Now find a
good Bible believing church. If you need help finding one or have a question
please contact me at fredlim@optonline.net
or call me at 631-368-8903
Why do
spirit-filled Christians interpret Scripture differently?
Scripture is clear that one of the
ministries of the Holy Spirit is to illumine the minds of Christians so they
can understand Scripture (1 Corinthians 2:13-14). This being the case, why do
spirit-filled Christians sometimes have different understandings as to what
certain Bible verses mean?
In answering this question, one
might liken the Holy Spirit to a radio station that is transmitting a perfect
signal. Even though that radio signal is transmitted perfectly, there are all
kinds of different quality radio receivers out there. Some have good reception;
some have poor reception. Some have a good antenna; others have a broken
antenna. Some have good batteries; others are low on energy. The point is,
different radio receivers have varying degrees of success in receiving that
perfect signal.
Christians are much the same way. The Holy Spirit's "signal"
(that is, His illumination) is always perfect. But because of varying circumstances
(perhaps sin, or not fully walking in the Spirit, or being overly concerned
about the affairs of the world, or being blinded by Satan), Christians have
varying degrees of success in properly receiving the Spirit's
illumination. ronrhodes.org/answerquestions
BLOODLESS
GOSPEL by Roger Oakland
The gospel of Jesus Christ is not the gospel unless the blood of Jesus was shed. Man can not be saved unless he understands and accepts this, ask for forgiveness of our sins and repent. There are many in the church today who say the gospel is too “bloody” and “offensive” for seekers. Can the gospel be watered down and diluted?
If you attend a seeker-friendly church on a Sunday, it will be rare to see someone carry a Bible. A person with a Bible would be like a fox in a chicken coop – seekers would scatter. It is important that seekers do not feel threatened in any way.
Pastors of seeker-friendly churches say they believe the Bible. But apparently they don’t want seekers to think they take the Bible literally or too seriously. For example, a seeker-friendly pastor would not want to speak on the subject of Genesis and creation because evolutionists attending would be upset. Or a pastor would never mention the consequence of sin is death. This could offend a seeker and they would never come back again.
Bible prophecy or mentioning the end times is also not recommended in seeker-friendly churches. One pastor claims that frightening the church about end times events can make the flock less purpose driven and therefore not as effective as one could be in the present.
The “bloodless gospel” is the product of
market-driven church consultants. They say it is important to find out what the
seekers are looking for and then provide it. Surveys are done and the church
responds. Give the people what they want to hear and feel and they will come. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evolution
and Racism
An abysmal chapter in the history of
evolutionary thought involves the notion that certain races weren't quite as
advanced as others. Consider the complete title of
In the 1800's the scientific community believed that Negroes were lower
on the evolutionary chain that Caucasians. Not only were Darwin and Thomas
Huxley racists, but virtually all the leading evolutionists and anthropologists
- Osborn, Hooton, Hrdlicka, and Haeckel. (Morris 1989, 61, 63) Consider this
quote:
"The Negroid stock is even more
ancient that the Caucasian and Mongolian, as may be proved by an examination
not only of the brain, of the hair, of the body characters, such as teeth, the
genitalia, the sense organs, but the instincts, the intelligence. The standard
of intelligence of the average adult Negro is similar to that of the
eleven-year-old youth of the species Homo Sapiens." (Henry
H. F. Osborn was the most prominent
American anthropologist of the first half of the twentieth century and director
of the
The idea that some races had progressed further than others was
rationalized by Ernst Haeckel's "recapitulation theory" or
"ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny" where stages of embryonic
development express the evolutionary sequence. Here the activities of children
(of advanced races) were equated to the activities of adults of the lower
races. (Morris 1989, 61, 62)
It should be noted that today
anthropologists agree that the different human races have a common origin - a
Biblical doctrine. (Morris 1989, 64) emporium.turnpike.net
"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your
French fries without making them give you any of theirs." Chrissy - age 6
Glug, Glug!
A church had to hire a new
pastor.
Over the protests of one vocal male member a woman was hired as the new senior
pastor.
After the new pastor had been there a few weeks, a member of the congregation
offered to take the new pastor fishing.
The vocal objector reluctantly agreed to allow them to use his boat and to go
along.
The trio got into the boat and motored out on the lake.
When they got ready to fish, they realized that all their tackle had been left
on the dock. One of the men commented that they would just have to go back and
get it.
The new pastor said that wouldn't be necessary, and she got out of the boat and
started walking across the water toward the dock.
The old grouch said, "See I told you we never should have brought her
fishing.
She can't even swim!"
The Dual
Covenant Error
Posted to Spiritual_Deception for March, 2006
Theological liberals have long
taken the position that Jews do not need Jesus. Their argument is that the
Jewish people have a separate way of salvation - by grace through faith in God
the Father as manifested in their obedience to Torah (the Law of Moses). This
viewpoint is known as "Dual Covenant Theology." In other words, God
has one covenant for the Jews (the Old Testament) and another for the Gentiles
(the New Testament). This view reduces Jesus from a universal Savior to a
Savior for the Gentiles only.
The Test of Scripture
Needless to say, this viewpoint is thoroughly un-Biblical. Jesus Himself said,
"I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father,
but through Me" (John 14:6). Was Jesus deluded by visions of grandeur or
was He God in the flesh proclaiming a fundamental truth?
Peter proclaimed the same truth to none other than the Sanhedrin Council (the
highest council of Jewish religious leaders) when he said, "There is
salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been
given among men, by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). He had already
identified that name as "Jesus Christ the Nazarene" (Acts 4:10).
DID YOU KNOW -
Pope Benedict XVI declares that Scripture is open to holding the Jewish
view of Jesus, that Jesus
is not the Son of God. This is
precisely why Benedict XVI repeatedly teaches the heresy that Jews
don’t need to believe in Christ for
salvation.
Benedict XVI, Zenit News story, Sept. 5, 2000: “[W]e are in
agreement that a Jew, and this
is true for believers of other
religions, does not need to know or acknowledge Christ as
the Son of God in order to be
saved…”
Benedict XVI, God and the World, 2000, pages 150-151: “…their
[the Jews] No to Christ
brings the Israelites into conflict with the subsequent
acts of God, but at the same time
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