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News and Notes Update: January 8, 2021
All of this will segue into a system of socialism whereby people are simply presented with a “paycheck” regardless of what they do or how many hours they work. Under socialism, there is truly no incentive. When we went to Europe a number of years ago, I made it a point to talk with people who were living under Socialism. They said there was no way they could get ahead. The system worked against them and these were people who owned their own businesses and wanted to get ahead to provide for their families. No matter what they did or how hard they worked, it simply couldn’t be done. That system is coming to America and Leftists will applaud it.
False Teachers and Prophets, Part 3
But before I get into anymore examples of people alive today and who might be guilty of teaching heresy, I’d like to go back to someone who many continue to revere as a great man, a wonderful preacher and a fantastic Bible expositor and evangelist. This one man has done quite a bit of damage and it was during the 1800’s that he lived. The problem is that people during my lifetime, some of whom are still alive, lionize that man, in spite of the fact that his theology was literally perverse and his methods of soul-winning were not based in Scripture, but on humanistic philosophy. This particular person was pivotal in modern church history, unfortunately.
False Teachers and Prophets, Part 2
Now, it is important to understand what the Bible says about dealing with people who teach false doctrines. Should we be friends with them? Can we fellowship with them? Should they be warned and then avoided? Should we always pray for them?
News and Notes for Friday August 21, 2010
There is so much happening in the world today it is impossible for any one site to catalog it all. In presenting News and Notes updates weekly or biweekly, I hope to provide bits and pieces of various subjects that I believe will be of interest to readers.
Lawlessness: the Vehicle Ushering in Final Empire
As lawlessness increases, we know that things are building to a new order, the final empire. The goal of lawlessness is not simply to be lawless. The goal is to overturn and overrule. It puts so much internal pressure on the current system that something has to give. That something is usually the system itself, which is replaced with something else.
Social Distancing Measures are Here to Stay
What we are seeing is pure Hegelian Dialectic. The government wanted a specific direction so they created a problem (shutting down society based on a health risk), people clamor for a solution so government said, “Okay” and start reopening society with many restrictive measures in place and the only way they’ll possibly be rolled back is by receiving the coming vaccine. Because there is some relief, the average person breathes a sigh of relief believing that things are going back to normal. Instead, a new normal is created and people eventually get used to it.
Is It This or That?
The Jews could not grasp what Jesus said. In Matthew 24, He used the word “this” to reference a generation and it seems clear enough (though there is plenty of disagreement), that He ultimately was referring to the generation that would be alive during the coming Tribulation, which would end as He returned. However, there is also a near/far view because things certainly started with the generation living at the time of Jesus, didn’t it?
Should Christians Fear God?
Christians who do not have a very healthy, reverential fear of God do not understand who God is and the power that He wields. He brought this world into Creation out of nothing (ex nihilo). Everything that we see, we enjoy, we benefit from, God made. He did so for His own glory, not ours.
We must put ourselves in our proper place and understand things from God’s perspective. He made us for Himself. God has every right to expect people – especially Christians – to live for Him, to bring glory to Him. Think of how many people go through this life never recognizing God and their actual purpose for being here? It’s scary to consider. How often are we Christians guilty of adopting a laissez-faire attitude where God is concerned? Paul would warn us that this ought not to be.
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