My personal opinion....

Recently I have been rattled by stories emerging from sacred places, meant for a God given role, but being used by the enemy.

My personal opinion is that I wish they would get with the program and remain true to the Word.

Life is complex isn't it ? People kill each other, hurt each other with words, abuse each other for self gratification, Norway...the wars around the world, where people, are fighting for a cause...

Will we fight for our beliefs?
Will we stand up for what we hold as true?
Who will defend the Word ?

Who will hold true that God created....special unions, special relationships, who will hold true the fact that a man and woman should join as one flesh ? And pro create?
It can't be done any other way, our humanity wasn't designed for it any other way... A man and a woman....that is what God designed....

Why is it That we seek to distort Gods truth, to compromise it, water it down ?

I am all, for tolerance and love and acceptance...however at some point, there enters this word called sin, which is or could be best defined as .." missing the mark ".

Sin has crept into some people's theology....

It's a clever ploy of our enemy, who seeks to destroy us at our core.

Who will stand. I will try, but you watch me get beat up in this stand. Not from outside, but from inside...that's a clever scheme of this battle we wage.

I am not perfect, I miss the mark too, so lest you think, I think, I am perfect, I am not.
So not throwing any stones here.

I think we should stand up though...stand up for what we hold true.

For me that's the bible I grew up with.

Call me old fashioned.... Who cares....sticks and stones stuff.... But if God said it, then that's how it should be.

Calling a spade a spade..... Or...read on !?

Swimming against the flow...
Standing up for what you believe is right, even if others say it isn't ?

I am struggling with people watering down the truth of the bible, compromising it, saying it's not relevant for today, or....worse, some take some of it and hold it true, but other bits are questioned.

We are at war...not over theology, but with Satan and his deceiving ways, his conniving ways, his compromising ways....sowing doubt, "did God really say ?"

It's not new....go back to Eve....Eden....Adam....

What is a deal breaker for me, may not be for you.

But you do have to stand on your convictions at some stage of you life.

I am praying that wisdom will prevail.... And for those that oppose biblical truth, that God will open their eyes to a new revelation of the fierce and subtle battle being waged against us.

Sound all a bit cryptic ? Maybe safe !!!!!

I am a sinner saved by grace, I have been forgiven much, an so will try to forgive and grace others.

But a spade is not a fork.... It's a spade....

What God ordained, let not us humans weaken.

Even so Lord Jesus, come quickly.

I'm still standing....

Huge things going on around me.

Surprised this week, by the way God uses broken people to bring hope into a broken world.

Encouraged by Gods people and their response to Him.

Excited by the impending events of the next few weeks.

And so should I also be surprised by the battle, the struggle, the temptation, the darts from the enemy, the attempts to destroy my life...

And here I am.... Still standing firm.

Prepped and ready to go again....inspired and enlightened, willing and ready to be used for His glory yet again.

There is nothing like it, this Kingdom journey.

I pray many will be touched by Him this weekend.

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Maybe one day we will live stream.

Sunday July 10th AM

Sunday July 10th AM

Political Correctness....you're kidding, right ?

As a Christ follower, I, like everyone else, grapple with sin everyday. I don't think God sees any difference between our sin, sin is sin.

There are some amongst us who believe that being politically correct is more important than biblical truth. Seriously, how do you think that is going to measure up against God's holiness and His truth...and His Word....where it lays out very clearly, exactly what sin looks like ?

Obviously each person needs to determine what their own conscience says about these issues, but for me, some of them could easily become deal breakers.

If they go too far...I am out! My conscience won't allow me to stay in.

And I continue to grapple with sin....
It's everywhere.
The world thinks it's ok.
It always has.
Jesus came to set captives free.
We choose to stay captive.
Just because the world thinks it's ok, doesn't mean it is.

It's a narrow road that leads to heaven and it's not a popular road. It's criticized all the time. Ridiculed, questioned, scoffed at, compromised, disbelieved, and watered down....

So was Jesus.

But still I will walk that road, well at least keep trying.

Don't misunderstand me... I know well that my God loves sinners, every single one of us,
But I also know...He hates sin. Every variety of it.

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The Bible is the The Last Word....

Over the weekend I was having some conversations with friends and colleagues about biblical truth, and together we discussed how the world is changing things so rapidly that everything is being compromised, and now even untruth is being taught in places, that basically it surprises me that it is.

Julie preached it on the weekend. what are we fighting for ? and why ?

who is going to stand up and fight for the truth, when even the truth is being compromised ?

some call it liberal theology... I call it a blatant attack on the truth and  accuracy of the bible itself.

I wonder how it will all go down before the King, when we face Him and He asks us why we took the stand we did... over the areas that He calls Sin, and we call ...ok ?

if you attack the truth often enough, no one will even know what real truth is in the end.

they will be so confused and will then revert to living their lives in whatever ways they choose to live, whatever way they like to, when all the while the bible is clear on what is ok and what is not.

when Jesus said I am the way , the truth and the life..... why oh why, are we trying  to live some other way ?

when God said thou shall not.... why is that we think these days that its ok..to shall ?

when God says something is detestable in His sight, do we think He wont see what we do ?

when we question freedom ? we question truth ? we question Jesus Himself and his credibility.
in my opinion, this is a dangerous walk. which has eternal consequences.

call me old fashioned..... really don't care what you call me actually, I am just a sinner, saved by grace, trying to live my life for my Lord, but I get so very frustrated when the work is made harder by those who should know better, and cause others, those we are trying to lead.... to even question the truth that has been our job to proclaim.

what kind of gospel is it, when it is compromised with untruth, that is contrary to  the clear cut bible I have read all my life ?

when God says something is wrong, it is wrong. it is not open to interpretation.
when God says something is good, it is good, it is not open to call it bad.

when God says He loves all people, He truly does.
but when He says He hates Sin, He surely does.

Live your life to please Him and to honour Him and His word and people will be drawn to Jesus.
right now, even some who are questioning faith around me, are finding more ammunition to say NO,
because some liberal theologians think its ok to compromise the BIBLE......

DOH !!!!