January 28, 2010
~ I'm A Catholic...Will I Go To Heaven? ~
If you are a Catholic and truly wanting God's Truth this is a really good one for you. It explains the difference between a Catholic and Christian..for your purposes. Remember that Christ called the "Religious" of his day, the Pharisees and the Sadducees..."a brood of vipers." Why?
The difference between a Catholic and a Born Again Christian is this. One, a Catholic confesses. That is part of the process. But confessing isn't enough. You must confess with your mouth that Christ is Lord, and you must TURN from your evil ways. On your own, that isn't possible for any single human, because of man being born into sin. Thus the reason for Christ on the Cross. Confessing will not get you into the kingdom. The Catholic Church stops at confession, and requires that you do a certain deed, or say a certain thing, to blot out your sin. That absolutely isn't what God and Christ said. Nicodimus had a problem with it too.
The difference between a Catholic and a Christian, is that a Christian has confessed, turned from their sin to Christ, ask Christ to come into their heart and be Lord and Master of their lives. THEN...something happens. A transformation. Christ indwells and gives each new believer the Holy Spirit...WITHIN THEM.
No Catholic is indwelt with the Holy Spirit, unless they have been born again.
And what helps a saved person from day to day, different than your faith, IS...the Holy Spirit within us. It helps us to turn from sin, want what God wants, and the POWER of God and Christ to do it. Without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit....you'll never make it, cannot turn from sin on your own.
It's the reason that Christ died on the Cross. To give us a way back to God and Heaven...through his son.
Hope this helps and explains it in further detail.
Read the below Scripture and then the daily devotional below.
God Bless ~
Lee
John 3
Jesus Teaches Nicodemus
1Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him."
3In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.a]"
4"How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus asked. "Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be born!"
5Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. 6Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spiritb] gives birth to spirit. 7You should not be surprised at my saying, 'Youc] must be born again.' 8The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."
January 28, 2010
~Religious But Lost~
JOHN 3:1-6
Nicodemus would probably be welcome at any church today. He seems an ideal member—principled, knowledgeable, morally upstanding, courteous, and humble. However, Nicodemus had two big problems despite all of that outward religious appeal. He was blind to the truth and spiritually dead.
The man was lost. That is, he did not have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. As a Pharisee, Nicodemus adhered to strict Jewish codes and laws, so he was certainly religious. But the problem of the lost person is not attitudes, conduct, or even character. We can change and control those through sheer determination, and many folks do. What people really need is a change of condition. We come into this world with a sinful nature that is bent away from God.
Jesus explained to the observant rabbi that all his outward goodness couldn't erase, replace, or change his nature. Instead, every person who desires to serve God must be born again. The Lord promised that if Nicodemus received Him as Savior, then he would enter into a brand-new life. His old sinful nature would be transformed so that he could have a real relationship with God. Instead of appearing to be a religious man, Nicodemus would be a true believer.
No one gets into heaven on the strength of good works and kind behavior. When we stand before God, only our condition will matter. In place of our old, dead "flesh" nature, we want to show Him the living spirit we received when Jesus Christ came into our life.
In Touch Ministries
The difference between a Catholic and a Christian, is that a Christian has confessed, turned from their sin to Christ, ask Christ to come into their heart and be Lord and Master of their lives. THEN...something happens. A transformation. Christ indwells and gives each new believer the Holy Spirit...WITHIN THEM.
No Catholic is indwelt with the Holy Spirit, unless they have been born again.
And what helps a saved person from day to day, different than your faith, IS...the Holy Spirit within us. It helps us to turn from sin, want what God wants, and the POWER of God and Christ to do it. Without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit....you'll never make it, cannot turn from sin on your own.
It's the reason that Christ died on the Cross. To give us a way back to God and Heaven...through his son.
Hope this helps and explains it in further detail.
Read the below Scripture and then the daily devotional below.
God Bless ~
Lee
John 3
Jesus Teaches Nicodemus
1Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him."
3In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.a]"
4"How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus asked. "Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be born!"
5Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. 6Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spiritb] gives birth to spirit. 7You should not be surprised at my saying, 'Youc] must be born again.' 8The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."
January 28, 2010
~Religious But Lost~
JOHN 3:1-6
Nicodemus would probably be welcome at any church today. He seems an ideal member—principled, knowledgeable, morally upstanding, courteous, and humble. However, Nicodemus had two big problems despite all of that outward religious appeal. He was blind to the truth and spiritually dead.
The man was lost. That is, he did not have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. As a Pharisee, Nicodemus adhered to strict Jewish codes and laws, so he was certainly religious. But the problem of the lost person is not attitudes, conduct, or even character. We can change and control those through sheer determination, and many folks do. What people really need is a change of condition. We come into this world with a sinful nature that is bent away from God.
Jesus explained to the observant rabbi that all his outward goodness couldn't erase, replace, or change his nature. Instead, every person who desires to serve God must be born again. The Lord promised that if Nicodemus received Him as Savior, then he would enter into a brand-new life. His old sinful nature would be transformed so that he could have a real relationship with God. Instead of appearing to be a religious man, Nicodemus would be a true believer.
No one gets into heaven on the strength of good works and kind behavior. When we stand before God, only our condition will matter. In place of our old, dead "flesh" nature, we want to show Him the living spirit we received when Jesus Christ came into our life.
In Touch Ministries
January 26, 2010
~ The Message ~
Lately, I'm beginning to see a major flaw.
The world around us keeps saying not to make religion an issue in schools, wars, corporations, or our government. Yet it ALWAYS comes down to religious recommendations and legal rulings. Over and over again through our short history, faith is being torn away. God plays less and less in our government, in our classrooms, in OUR decisions regarding war. But when every other country IS making these kinds of decisions and using religion as the reason, how can we in good conscience not do the same?
I think for far too long we have tried to separate religion, government and schools. And what has that supposed freedom gotten us? Our children cannot worship or pray in school. The school system is now a paganistic system. And we send our children THERE?
Our government and our anthems state we are one nation UNDER God. No we are not. At least not any more. The Mayans were established for some 4400 years. America's been around a little over 200 years. We act as though we are the end all to be all. How arrogant. And where does arrogance stem from? Pride...And what does God say about Pride? It will be our downfall.
No matter how good our intentions start out to be, it's the end result in our country and government we must look at and SEE. We, the United States, the Beacon of Hope in the world...are failing...fast. In less than 210 years. It doesn't take but little time and sin to destroy a nation. When the devil gets a foothold in a nation, they are pretty much a done deal. What has kept America afloat, has been that it was created as a Godly nation. One nation, under God to start. And it has been God fearing Christians and their ministries that have held this nation up and supported all the world with charity. 97% of all charitable donations come from the United States. All look to us for hope and help.
We have strayed, deceptively, slowly..backing away from the Living God. Our schools, especially our colleges have taught our children how NOT to believe in a God let alone the Living God. The Collegiate System has single handedly done the most damage in this nation as far as people losing faith and hope in God. They blame God for what the devil conspires and designs to make each man hurt and fall. He deceives men and women into thinking God did this to them, instead of the truth, that he Satan, did it. People simply don't understand who God is, but more so who He is NOT.
Take a look around you today. If you're even fortunate enough to have established a child that believes in God, they are under attack the most. The devil doesn't care about the unsaved, it's a given they already belong to him. So he intensifies the hunt and the annihilation of our children. Maybe even you.
The truth is the truth. And what is Satan's biggest lie? He doesn't exist. Well I've personally seen the devil..time and time again. I've seen people delivered from satanic possession and oppression. I've seen him torture children and parents. I've seen him destroy marriages, loved ones, and separate the best of people.
The Destroyer is on the prowl and he's turning up the heat in the world. If you're a Christian, BORN AGAIN Christian, you're going to have to hang on and trust God harder than you ever have before. Start looking for the signs. As Satan turns up the heat and destroying lives around you and around the world, you need to remember one very important thing. Yahweh, Jehovah God, the one true Living God...reigns supreme. And as Satan turns up the heat, the global disasters, the shaking of the earth...literally, remember one true thing. God is turning up and pouring out His Spirit on HIS CHILDREN. You. You are about to see things you never dreamed of if you are a believer. Miraculous things. But be watchful and test the Spirit, for the False Prophet is coming. God said in the end times that the False Prophet would deceive many, even the elect of God.
I want you to keep your eyes on this man as being the false prophet. I'm not asking you to understand, but I am delivering a message God has given me to give to you. Rick Warren...Saddleback Church in California. You will remember he held the debates with Obama and McCain. He also lead the swearing in of Obama. I challenge you to Wikiapedia him. And pay attention to what is NOT said. Remember Satan takes the truth, twists it just a bit, adds the lie, and the deception begins. Watch this man VERY carefully over the next year. His name is going to continue to play at the top of headlines in the news. God wants you to be aware and not be deceived.
It is also a time for us in prayer to God, to ask less and begin listening more. A time to just listen to what the Holy Spirit is speaking to each of you. I challenge you to seek out...with fervor, the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. How do you do that? I Corinthians 14. Read the entire chapter. These are the gifts. Ask God to impart them in you.
And now back to what I began with. Our country. Our constitution. Where we are today. We as citizens of this United States have to begin to literally stand up, stand together, quit listening to all the media bs and beginning taking steps in action, to pull away from our government and seek God in our lives. In a blink of an eye, Jesus said he shall return...like a thief in the night. It will be that quick. Your part is to stand ready, every day, every night, seek God, seek the Holy Spirit.
I pray some of you are smart enough to begin putting things away and up. Expect the devil to come hard on you, harder than ever before. You all know I am not a fatalist. Not by any stretch. But if I sent this to you, you and I have talked and we know the end is very near. Some will say it's like every generation. Those of you in the Spirit know and realize..no it's not..and now all is very different. All of Scripture but two prophecies have all come true and already been fulfilled. So that you know, if you don't yet, only three things must happen that we can look for.
1). The temple will be rebuilt in Jerusalem. It is already in progress. The plans are finished and one
secret branch and peoples have begun. It will be done VERY FAST.
2) The Antichrist will seat himself in the temple and declare he is God.
3). God will send down, and we will see worldwide through satellite and the web, the return of the two
Prophets of God from the Heavens.
That's it folks. That is all that must occur before Christ's return as the Lion of Judah. Every single solitary Bible Prophecy foretold has happened already and been fulfilled up to this date in time. It's coming. You can say you don't believe it, but that doesn't negate the fact that it is coming and will surely happen just as God has foretold. Get your house in order. Every day, live it like it is your last, for it very well may be.
If you have wavered in your faith. Come back. God is a loving and forgiving God...now. When Christ returns, if you haven't made your decision for Christ and God..it will be too late for you. God only gives each man so many chances with regards to becoming a child of God. You may be on your last chance with him. Put your disbelief aside. Come back to Him. You're going to be so glad you did.
Finally, we cannot trust in America any longer. We are not the nation that was first formed. And, we will not fix this nation or this world in this life. Only after Christ returns will that be possible. I'm not saying give up, I'm saying prepare your family, your children, those you love. Start giving thought to what items you need to survive when the dollar no longer holds a value. What will people want? What will you need to protect what you have? How will you get around with no money and no fuel. These are things you need to start thinking on. You need a network of friends and family when it all goes south. There are groups all over the web like this now. Thousands of them.
We are not fanatics. We are informed believers and all the signs are present. If you but look.
Let those who have an ear...............hear.
Love In and Through Christ and the Holy Spirit ~
Lee
January 8, 2010
~ The Secret? ~
Ok Guys ~
So I'm a little behind the movement. For some time now God's been wanting me to watch this film and dispel the works of satan. Today became that day. The Laws of Attraction..ie..The Secret.
This is an old wives tail of sorts. If you think, then you become. If you train your thoughts on a thing you want, you will eventually get it. That's their whole premise. This movie and principle is incorrect on several devious notes. One, it is based on MAN'S knowledge and wisdom, or understanding. Not God or His Word, which...is an absolute.
"The law of attraction will give you what YOU want every single time."
One major problems with this positive thinking bullshit, is that it leaves the Living God TOTALLY out of the picture. People who endorsed/endorse it....not a single person is a man or woman of God. Not one. Now I know you're thinking Joel Olsteen. A man I happened to totally believe has tapped into and teaches the power of positive thinking. The difference is that Joel bases his principals on God's Word. The Secret...does not...it is based upon humanistic self motivated, hope you got THAT...SELF motivated positive thinking. That is not of God period.
God said seek HIS Will FIRST, and all shall be added unto you.
The Secret, they profess, works every single time. That is just plain a lie from the pit. It's written by humanistic individuals of zero faith, except in themselves. They say, you want a car, think as though you have it? Are they SERIOUS??? I just had to laugh out loud at the entire thing.
Then, they try and back up their self involved/confessed idioms with famous people. Hey...I adore the writings of Randolph Waldo Emerson. But Emerson was a transcendentalist...a humanist. He didn't die rich. He died a pauper, in an almost pre 1980..just about unmarked grave. Einstein. Another humanist. So what's a humanist or transcendentalist? Some believe in God. But hey so does the devil and shudders. Or they don't believe in a god (because actually they are THEIR OWN god), but that their high intelligence and money make them accountable to help the world. Hello? Every rich Hollywood democrat you know or have heard of.
Want the truth about them? They're so stupid it would blow you away. Fact of the matter IS that Hollywood actors don't know WHO the heck they are, feel guilty about having what they do, so they find some cause to give themselves seemingly sacrificial to, so that they feel better about themselves, because deep down, they know they are no different than anyone else. Now that's the Hollywood REAL truth I experienced time after time, star and star. Not one of them did I respect or care to spend time with. They are mindless beings that pretend to be someone else in their roles and haven't a CLUE about who they are or what they really believe. And their egos? Please..........wink!
So now I'm half way through the movie, and I'm thinking, let's check out this Bob Proctor, who narrates and supports, and probably was an executive producer of the movie. And what do I find? THIS.....(Gotta tell you I was rolling on the floor)(My final comments below this...don't miss it, lol)
Bob Proctor (deleted 04 Apr 2008 at 15:58)
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Robert (Bob) Proctor, is an American life coach and author of several books including the best seller You were Born Rich. His inspiration comes from Napolean Hill's Think and Grow Rich. Proctor is a high school dropout who worked a series of part time and low paying jobs. Proctor claims that within a year of reading Hill's book, he was earning over $100,000 per year.
Appearance in The Secret
Bob Proctor gained worldwide exposure for his appearance in the hit film 'The Secret' which revealed how to apply the law of attraction to gain success in all areas of a person's life.
When I was back in California last year, I met a ton of people who lived their life by The Secret. I kept thinking they all looked and acted like they were on Xanax. This false peace, look and way about them. And I'm talking some VERY famous and rich actors, actresses, movie producers, athletes. Reminds me again of the zombies in Night of Living Dead. EXACTLY.
God doesn't promise you'll get everything you want. And why is that? Because many of the things you want, aren't good for you. So people that leave out God from a formula like this, are out of God's Will, and creating and living under their own. Just remember it may SEEM like they have it all, but I so assure you that is the furthest thing from the or their truth. Trust Lee...better yet, trust God.
There are things and people I've prayed to have in my life. And God said..NO. Of course I didn't understand it at the time. But over the years I've come to really truly realize God knows without equivocation or doubt what is best for my life. Those of you close to me, know I live this, not just speak it.
Mankind comes up with all kinds of strange things and beliefs to placate their sinful and guilty feelings of worthlessness. This is just another. Reminds me of L. Ron Hubbard. When man strays from the path that God has for them, and leave him out of the equation, there is one result. Death. You try and be good and work for it. Jesus said it is not by WORKS you are saved, but through faith, and that in the Living God. No one comes to Father, but through the Son.
In conclusion, I think the ??? Delete It Pedia says it all. OMG just hysterical. God said he'd use the wisdom of the world to confound the (so called) wise. Amen to that Lord.
Kiss ~
Lee
aka Danielle Deneux'
1981-82 Penthouse Pet Of The Year
June 1980 Pet Of The Month
1980 Miss Continental USA
So I'm a little behind the movement. For some time now God's been wanting me to watch this film and dispel the works of satan. Today became that day. The Laws of Attraction..ie..The Secret.
This is an old wives tail of sorts. If you think, then you become. If you train your thoughts on a thing you want, you will eventually get it. That's their whole premise. This movie and principle is incorrect on several devious notes. One, it is based on MAN'S knowledge and wisdom, or understanding. Not God or His Word, which...is an absolute.
"The law of attraction will give you what YOU want every single time."
One major problems with this positive thinking bullshit, is that it leaves the Living God TOTALLY out of the picture. People who endorsed/endorse it....not a single person is a man or woman of God. Not one. Now I know you're thinking Joel Olsteen. A man I happened to totally believe has tapped into and teaches the power of positive thinking. The difference is that Joel bases his principals on God's Word. The Secret...does not...it is based upon humanistic self motivated, hope you got THAT...SELF motivated positive thinking. That is not of God period.
God said seek HIS Will FIRST, and all shall be added unto you.
The Secret, they profess, works every single time. That is just plain a lie from the pit. It's written by humanistic individuals of zero faith, except in themselves. They say, you want a car, think as though you have it? Are they SERIOUS??? I just had to laugh out loud at the entire thing.
Then, they try and back up their self involved/confessed idioms with famous people. Hey...I adore the writings of Randolph Waldo Emerson. But Emerson was a transcendentalist...a humanist. He didn't die rich. He died a pauper, in an almost pre 1980..just about unmarked grave. Einstein. Another humanist. So what's a humanist or transcendentalist? Some believe in God. But hey so does the devil and shudders. Or they don't believe in a god (because actually they are THEIR OWN god), but that their high intelligence and money make them accountable to help the world. Hello? Every rich Hollywood democrat you know or have heard of.
Want the truth about them? They're so stupid it would blow you away. Fact of the matter IS that Hollywood actors don't know WHO the heck they are, feel guilty about having what they do, so they find some cause to give themselves seemingly sacrificial to, so that they feel better about themselves, because deep down, they know they are no different than anyone else. Now that's the Hollywood REAL truth I experienced time after time, star and star. Not one of them did I respect or care to spend time with. They are mindless beings that pretend to be someone else in their roles and haven't a CLUE about who they are or what they really believe. And their egos? Please..........wink!
So now I'm half way through the movie, and I'm thinking, let's check out this Bob Proctor, who narrates and supports, and probably was an executive producer of the movie. And what do I find? THIS.....(Gotta tell you I was rolling on the floor)(My final comments below this...don't miss it, lol)
Bob Proctor (deleted 04 Apr 2008 at 15:58)
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Robert (Bob) Proctor, is an American life coach and author of several books including the best seller You were Born Rich. His inspiration comes from Napolean Hill's Think and Grow Rich. Proctor is a high school dropout who worked a series of part time and low paying jobs. Proctor claims that within a year of reading Hill's book, he was earning over $100,000 per year.
Appearance in The Secret
Bob Proctor gained worldwide exposure for his appearance in the hit film 'The Secret' which revealed how to apply the law of attraction to gain success in all areas of a person's life.
When I was back in California last year, I met a ton of people who lived their life by The Secret. I kept thinking they all looked and acted like they were on Xanax. This false peace, look and way about them. And I'm talking some VERY famous and rich actors, actresses, movie producers, athletes. Reminds me again of the zombies in Night of Living Dead. EXACTLY.
God doesn't promise you'll get everything you want. And why is that? Because many of the things you want, aren't good for you. So people that leave out God from a formula like this, are out of God's Will, and creating and living under their own. Just remember it may SEEM like they have it all, but I so assure you that is the furthest thing from the or their truth. Trust Lee...better yet, trust God.
There are things and people I've prayed to have in my life. And God said..NO. Of course I didn't understand it at the time. But over the years I've come to really truly realize God knows without equivocation or doubt what is best for my life. Those of you close to me, know I live this, not just speak it.
Mankind comes up with all kinds of strange things and beliefs to placate their sinful and guilty feelings of worthlessness. This is just another. Reminds me of L. Ron Hubbard. When man strays from the path that God has for them, and leave him out of the equation, there is one result. Death. You try and be good and work for it. Jesus said it is not by WORKS you are saved, but through faith, and that in the Living God. No one comes to Father, but through the Son.
In conclusion, I think the ??? Delete It Pedia says it all. OMG just hysterical. God said he'd use the wisdom of the world to confound the (so called) wise. Amen to that Lord.
Kiss ~
Lee
aka Danielle Deneux'
1981-82 Penthouse Pet Of The Year
June 1980 Pet Of The Month
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