We are living amidst such
deception, delusion, and lies. Confusion
abounds. Such an unpleasant environment
for true believers in the Lord.
Yes, there are still true
Christians out there. Yes, there are
still true believers in Jesus. Yes,
there are those who seek to follow God all the days of their lives.
They are just a small
minority. Visibly, a very small
minority.
The god of this age has
blinded the minds of unbelievers… - 2 Corinthians
4:4 NIV
Ah,
yes. The blinded unbelievers. We see them so prevalent in our world
today. They occupy many positions of
influence in the secular world in government, media, entertainment, even the
religious arena. But there is even
more. Consider this:
People
are perishing because they have refused and do refuse to love the truth. They reject the truth. What truth? That Jesus
is the son of God, that he is the king of kings, that he is the only hope we
people have and the savior of the world.
And what is God’s response in these last days to these people who
actively and intentionally refuse to believe the truth? He sends them a delusion so that they will believe the lie (their false views of the world) and so that they will be condemned.
People who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness
are condemned (see 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12).
So, delusion added to deception. No wonder we see such rampant disregard of
the truth, of God’s law, of Jesus among so many in our world.
· - There
are the violent groups, those who demonstrate and even turn to violence to make
their immoral and uncivil complaints.
Many media and political leaders support their tragic actions.
· - And
there are the loud and vocal leaders from the entertainment world, speaking out
from a base of ignorance and misleading the many who treat these people as
great icons, as persons worthy of following.
· - And
there are the confused and lost religious leaders, those who have fallen away
from seriously following Christ and the Bible and have turned more to
community, social, popular discussions and leadership. They seem to have no difficulty in ignoring
God’s word and moving their church organizations to actions where they not only
do not follow God’s word but are in active revolt against it.
In my writing and speaking over
the years, I have focused on Jesus and the gospel. And I have focused on the entire Bible. And of course on all God has said to me and
led me to do. I have resisted pointing
out the specific false, deceived, deluded leaders by name and the masses
referred to above as I have expected all believers to be able to recognize
them. If you are born again, if you have
the Holy Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit, then surely you can see and
discern for yourselves these lost individuals.
And if you are not born again you have an even bigger concern and you
should seriously be seeking Jesus right now.
If you are a believer who does not have the Holy Spirit and his great
gifts, then begin seeking that right now.
Peter made the point the Holy Spirit is for everyone. Ask a serious Spirit-filled believer to pray
for you to receive.
Surely all believers can readily
see and identify these many false leaders I have referred to. In the religious world, those organizations
and leaders that conduct formal marriages of homosexuals and allow homosexuals
to fill the positions of clergy certainly fit this role and are easy to
identify. So too you should be concerned
with leaders who want to ignore words of Jesus or do not teach what he said
about who gets into his Kingdom. Or who
just patently ignore whole sections of the Bible and seem much more interested
in building church membership and dealing with the cultural issues rather than
focusing on the crucial question of being saved and having a future with the
Lord. Or who clearly oppose Israel and
take action to support enemies of Israel!
If you attend a church where the
Holy Spirit and receiving that Spirit is not actively taught and practiced, ask
the pastor why not. If the gifts of the
Spirit are not taught, ask why not. If
persons are not truly healed as part of the ongoing conduct of the church, ask
why not. And if your authority in Christ
is not taught, ask why not. If you are
not taught what Jesus said you could do in him, ask why not. And if the imminent return of the Lord is not
taught, ask why not. If you don’t get an
excellent answer to these questions (such as we are beginning to do this now),
then rush to get out of that place and find a group of true believers in Jesus
to be with. That may not be a formal
brick building but it may actually be with a few real believers!
In my speaking and writing and
such, I have generally often not pointed out all the specific terrible sinful
steps and actions of the lost leaders referred to above. Maybe a few times, but not often. It is just sickening to do so. And again if you are a true believer, you can
identify all this yourself and take steps to avoid as possible. For those of you who cannot understand what I
am referring to, I have attached at the end of this piece a list of some
headlines from recent weeks I have selected because they represent a
cross-section. We could compile such a
list every day. Maybe after you read the
list you might like to pray for yourself and your family and friends, for God’s
protection and direction. And for your
personal peace.
Some days I get a bit tired of
working to get God’s truths out about the time in which we are living, but I
will never cease doing so. It is a
calling, an assignment. Can’t shake
that. The tiredness just comes from the
constant bumping into so many who cannot hear and receive. But as we started this writing with, we see
there are just so many deceived and deluded people. Jesus made the point that only a few are
going with him when he comes. My role –
and yours too for that matter – is to help get the truths of Jesus and the
gospel out to all so that those God has intended to be in that “few” may hear
the truth.
God bless you all.
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SOME RECENT HEADLINES THAT DEMONSTRATE HOW LOST THE
WORLD IS:
Episcopal Church Removes Terms Husband, Wife and Procreation from Marriage to Make it More LGBT Compliant
Oslo Police Declare “We Have Lost
the City”…Islam Has Taken Over
Pedro Sanchez sworn in as new president of Spain. Mr Sánchez, who is an atheist, took the oath to protect the constitution without a bible or crucifix - a first in Spain's modern history.
23 Major League Baseball Teams to Promote
Homosexuality at 'LGBT Pride' Nights
Pedophile Who Threatened To Kill President
Now Running For Congres
Vermont
nominates first U.S. transgender candidate for governor
Transgender
Model to Compete in 2018 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant The first born-male
contestant to ever be approved for the global competition
Keep Your Eyes on Jesus! (AUGUST 2018)
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