VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Light And Truth Versus Dust And Lies!?!

 

The Lord Is Light And Man Is Dust! 

The Lord Is The Truth And All Men Are Liars! 

The Lord Is The Light Of Truth Which Is Not Hidden! 

Man Is Lying Dust Aka A Dusty Liar: 

He Cannot Hide From Light 

And 

His Only Life Is In The Truth! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Jesus Christ Has Told Us Plainly That 

We Shall Know The Truth 

And 

The Truth Shall Make Us Aka Set Us Free! 

Since Light Reveals Truth 

And 

Truth Sets Man Free

What Possible Use Could Man, As A Known Christ-Follower

Have For That Impurity Called Lies, Lying, And Liars!?! 

Liars Limp And Lose 

Because 

Their Lies And Their Lying Leach-Away Their Lives! 

Pure Truth 

Is 

Both Sword And Shield

Scaffold And Elevator

Bed And Blanket

Tooth And Nail! 

Pure Truth Is Love And Life!

Departing From The Purity Of Truth 

And 

Stepping Away From The Light 

Causes Us To Walk In Deep Darkness! 

There Is No Darkness In The Lord 

And

None Of Us Who Choose To Obediently, Faithfully

Enduringly Walk With The Lord

By The Pure Word

Can Live In The Post-Truth Aka Stranger To The Truth 

Aka I-Feel And My-Truth Environment! 

Pontius Pilate Wanted To Know What Is Truth! 

The Hollywood Movie Said We Can't Handle The Truth! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Let The Word Dwell In You Richly: 

Jesus Christ Aka The Word Of God

Is 

The Way, The Truth, And The Life: 

There Are No Questions! 

Peace! 

HOLD ON TO YOUR HOPE: Do Not Let Go Of Christ Jesus!

"Thus Saith The Lord!" 
Was Sufficient For Jesus Christ 
To Protect Himself Against The Wiles Of Satan 
And 
It Should Be Sufficient 
For Us Who Call Ourselves Christians
Aka The People Of The Only God Holy 
Just, Kind, Faithful, Giving, Forgiving
Blessing, Loving 
And 
Forever True! 

We Are Not To Trust The Word Of God + Plus + 
Lying Man's Added-On Extras! 
The Word Of God 
Is 
Inerrant ... Infallible
Unchanging!

There Is A Curse Upon Anyone

Be They The Pope Of Rome

The Local Priest

Pastor, Prophet, Bible Teacher

Television Evangelist

Or Ordinary Layman

Who Dares To Add To

Or Subtract From

The Living Word Of God!

The Lord ... The King Of Love
Says To Come Boldly To The Throne Of Grace 
To Find Help In Our Time Of Need! 
He Says Cast Your Every Care On Him 
Because
He, The Creator God, The King Of Glory
The Shepherd Of Rest
- Who Gives Unto Us Perfect Peace -
Cares For You ... Personally! 

The Lord Of Life ... Our Savior God
Says To Pray And Not Faint
And
Do Not Be Anxious For Anything
And 
He Plainly Says That By Prayer And Supplication
- With Thanksgiving -
Let Our Requests Be Made Known To Him ... Alone! 

Beloved, 

Now Is Not The Time ... Not That It Ever Was A Good Time
To Be Giving Charlatans Your Scarce Resources 
For Prophesies That Speak Lies 
And 
Deliver Cures That Can't! 

No True Prophet Of

The Eternal God

Will Ever Take Payment

For Giving A Prophecy

That The God Almighty Sent!

Jesus Christ Is Our Everlasting Portion: 
Let Your Soul Deliberately, Firmly, Faithfully Say So! 

Please Go To The Great Physician ... Our Jesus
And
Plead For Your Own Soul's Earthly 
And
Eternal Salvation:
You Have Been Issued An Open Invitation! 

Believe ... And Pray
Forsake Sin
Embrace Christ
And 
By His Will And Grace
Live!

Confession And Repentance For Sin

Is A Personal Necessity 

For Every Christian's Salvation!

Repentance Means

To Turn Away From Sin

And Mean It

By Deliberately Walking

In The Sovereign Will Of

Our Holy God!

We Have Got To Stay Connected To Jesus Christ

Because Only The Grace Of God Will Keep Us Safe

In These Tumultuous Times! 

Satan ... The Adversary Of Our Purchased Souls
The Accuser Of All Of Our Brethren
The Wannabe God And God-Fraud
Swears To Kill Us 

But

Jesus Christ Died To Save Us: 

Do The Math And See Who Has "Skin In The Game"

Who Gave His All For Us

Who Loves Us Sacrificially

And 

Who Is With Us Now
And
With Whom We Shall Abide ... For Eternity! 

Brethren, 

I Choose To Stand With 

Walk With And Toward

Listen To

Learn From

And

Trust And Obey Jesus 

And 

Endure All Things In His Name 
Because

I Know For A Fact That He, Alone

Loves, Cares For, Provides For

And 

Abides, Sacrificially, With Me! 

Jesus Christ Gave His All ... His Crown And His Blood
And By So Doing He Paid The Whole Bill For Our Sin!
Our Love For Him Returned Demands That
We Must Give Of Our Best To And For Him!

I Agree!
Giving Of Our Best Starts By Doing What He Says
Without Murmur Or Complaint!

Indeed!
It All Comes Down To Faith Versus Doubt
And Begs The Question We Must All Answer ...!

... Do We Truly Believe What He Says
And Are We Willing To Cooperate With Him
To Gain The Promised, Eternal, Blessing!?!

You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth!

I'm Willing Because I Know For Sure
That He Is Our Only Hope!
I, Too, Choose To Faithfully Follow The Lord Christ!

Beloved,

Please Dare To Hold On To Your Hope! 

The Change ... Our Change
Is 
Going To Come ... Soon! 

Like The Song Says:
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, We're Going To See The King!

AMEN!!!

Christians Seeking After Signs And Wonders!?!

Believing In Signs And Wonders Is No Panacea For A Christian
Neither Is Foolishly Putting Almighty God To The Test
Nor Indulging In Dangerous Feats 

To Demonstrate Our Commitment To Or Faith In The Lord Jesus Christ!

The Surest Way To Prove Your Commitment To Our Lord
Is 

To Obey The Lord

Keep All His Commandments
And

Conscientiously Do What He Says!

I Recently Viewed A Video Of A "Pastor" 

"Proving" His Congregation's Commitment To Christ
By Personally Feeding Those Willing To Take The Test
From A Known Bottle Of Bleach!

Six Of Them Died!

Instantly
- At One And The Same Time -
I Was Angry, Horrified And Vengeful!

But, Then 

I Came To My Senses And Remembered The Word:

Vengeance Is Mine, Saith The Lord!

 

Be Angry And Sin Not!

Take It All To The Lord In Prayer!

It Is Time To Face Facts ...

When Are Believing Christians Going To Truly Start Believing The Lord At His Holy Word!?!
When Are Believing Christians Going To Stop Permitting These Silver-Tongued Snake-Oil Salesmen - Masquerading As Men And Women Of God -To Cause Them To Indulge In Gross Folly, To Clean Out Their Bank Accounts, And To Put Their Lives In Sure And Certain Mortal Danger, And To Put There Souls In Eternal Danger!?!

The Apostle Paul Wrote Of Their Ilk
- In The Person Of Simon The Sorcerer -
To Warn The Church Against This Deviltry!

Following What The Crowd Does Is Definitely Not Smart
And 

Most Assuredly Not Wise!

If Your Church Leader Cannot By Chapter And Verse
- With The King James Bible In Your Hot Hand
Interpreting Itself -
Produce The "Thus Saith The Lord!"
Either Get The Rid Of Him
Or Make Your Presence Absent
Whichever Will Keep Your Marching To Zion
And 

Following The Lamb That Was Slain
Wither Soever He Goes!

When Will We Accept That
For Every Tenet Of Jesus Christ The Lord
That Will See Us Enjoying Eternal Life
Satan, The Arch-Deceiver
Has A Counterfeit!?!

Jesus Gives Faith
Satan Inspires Doubt

Jesus Requires Willing Obedience
Satan Encourages Willful Disobedience

Jesus Purchased Salvation
Satan Sells Damnation

Jesus Is The Truth
Satan Is The Father Of Lies

Jesus Gives Life
Satan Instigate Death

Jesus Says Wait
Satan Encourages Haste

Jesus Was Scorned For Us
Satan Temps Us To Scorn Jesus

Jesus Leads
Satan Pushes

Jesus Modeled Perfect Obedience
Satan Models Malicious Disobedience

Jesus Christ Is Creator, Savior, Sustainer, Lord And God
Satan Is The Malevolent And Outright Fraud

I Ask One Simple Question:

Since We Call Ourselves

Committed-To-Christ Christians

And There Will Be No Fools

In The Eternal God's Kingdom

Why Are We So Frequently Gullible!?!

Remember ...

Satan Cost Man All!
Jesus Christ Paid All For Man To Be Redeemed!

Who Are YOU  Going To Believe In And Trust!?!
You, Alone, Know The Answer!

THE WRONG WAY: Beer And Hymns!?!

Hurt Me Honestly ... With God's Own Truth!

I Thought That I Had Seen Everything Bad There Was To See 
In "The Church Of The Lord"
BUT
I Was Sadly Mistaken
For
There Was Deception
Leaking All Over
Having Drained From Under The Fingernail Of The Fraud!

Imagine My Consternation
When A Church Notice I Read
Declared 
Without Shame Or Hesitation
"Let's Gather At The Local Bar
Sing Hymns and Get Some Beer In We Head!"*

*Literary License Taken To Maintain My Rhyme, Okay!

The Actual Notice Read:

"Quarterly event in a local bar. 

Basically, we drink beer and sing hymns."

Then ...

Another Church Event Notice Talked Thusly: (I'm Waxing Poetic Here, Okay!)

We Will Bless Your Bicycle
Upon Which We Will Then Take A Ride
And When The Ride Is Completed
Upon Fat Tire* We'll Imbibe!

 *More Beer, If You Please!

And Then There Is ...

The Notice From A Pastor To His Congregation
Saying: Come Join Us
And Get Your Tattoo Done Right Here
There's Need To Go Amongst The Masses
Get Your Tattoos* In This Holy Place
We'll Do Them Right Here For A Price That Is Fair!

There Is Also The Church That Has Its Own Tattoo Parlor On Premises As "Outreach!"

* I Want To Read This Pastor's Bible For Myself!
Then Again, Forget His Bible! I Want To Meet His God! NOT!!

Other Notices Preached Yoga
And Enneagram Personality Profiles
AND
They Even Proudly Lifted Up A Male Pastor
His Boyfriend And Their Pet Dog
Whose Name Is Not Really Called Clyde!

I Read The Notices With Consternation!
I Wondered About Their Stress On Esoteric Christianity*!
I Wondered About Their Emphasis
On Yoga And Aesthetics!
I Wondered About The Church
Which Loftily Offered The Ability To Choose Between Alcoholic
And Non-Alcoholic Communion Wine
For It Seems That This Church Has No Inkling
That What Jesus Offered To The Disciples
Was New Wine**
Grape Juice
Fresh Squeezed From The Grapes Picked From The Vine!

* Mystery Religion/Mystery Schools/Hidden Knowledge 
** Unfermented Grape Juice

And, And ...

One Church Has Cage Fighting Matches!
One Church Offers Alcohol
During The Church Service Divine
AND 
All These Things They Say They Offer
BECAUSE
Church Membership Is On The Decline!

Gotta Get Them Dollars! Eh?

Teach About Jesus Christ 

As The Soul's Savior 

AND 

Call Sin By Its Real Name!

Christianity Is An Hospital

Not A Juke Joint

Nor A Bar!

Spread Out The Authentic Medicine

AND

Sin-sick Seeking Souls Will Come

From Near And Far!

I Am Amazed At The Presumption
Of Modern Christianity
Which Apes The World
And Its Bright Wonders 
- As Can Be Seen -
Forgetting To Call Sin By Its First Name
Preaching:

"Love God As You Are!"

"Feed Your Community - Feed The Soul!"

"God Loves You!
No Need To Repent!
He Knows You
For He Can Really See!"

The Sin Of Presumption
Is One Of The Critical Tests 
That Faced
Our King Jesus!

The Sin Of Presumption
Is One Of The Tests
That ALL Mankind
Must Face
To See Whether We Will Test God
By Maliciously Yanking Sin's Chain
While Knowing Full Well
That Satan Is The One Calling
Teasing Your Hair-Trigger Dog!*

*Your Will

The "Modern" Church
Must Step Away From Post-Modern Christianity
With Its Feel-Good
Do Good Good
Get Good Idolatry
For
If Any Being Is On The Throne Of Your Heart
Save Mankind's Savior Jesus Christ;
If Any Searing Desire Is On Your Soul
Save To Be By Jesus Christ Saved;
If Any Need
Surpasses The Need For The Indwelling Holy Spirit
Be Aware
That God The Father Judges No Man
BUT
The Very Jesus Christ You Reject
Is The Same One
Into Whose Holy Hands
In The Final Judgment
You, Me, We
All
Will Fall!