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6 “but in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on Earth to forgive sins””–then He said to the paralytic, “Rise up, take up your stretcher and go to your house.” – Matthew 9:6 (translated from the NA28 Greek text)

The literal idea behind the Greek αἴρω (airō) is “to raise or lift up,” and it is usually used in this way. When the Lord Jesus forgave and healed the paralytic in Matthew 9:1-8, for example, His command to the was, “Rise up, take up (ἆρόν) your stretcher and to to your house.” In this usage the verb ἆρόν (aron) is the second singular, aorist active imperative case of airō. Continue reading

A Muslim Terrorist From the Capital of ISIS Shot Up a Supermarket. Biden Blames Guns

(Daniel Greenfield – Frontpage Magazine)  Two years ago, Ahmad Al-Issa shared a post titled, “Why refugees and immigrants are good for America.” On Monday, the Syrian Muslim immigrant shot up a supermarket killing ten Americans.

Biden declared that he was “still waiting for more information regarding the shooter, his motive, the weapons he used. The guns, the magazines, the weapons, the modifications that have apparently taken place to those weapons that are involved here.” Continue reading

True ‘Compassion’ Requires Secure Borders and Stopping Illegal Immigration

Countless businesses have been destroyed. Despite the enormous challenges facing America’s working class, those same masters of the universe and the politicians they fund are still looking for the same thing: cheap foreign labor. No one seems to care that many migrants test positive for COVID every day and will directly compete with our struggling service sector workers.

(J.D. Vance – Newsweek) In June 2015, Donald Trump rode down the infamous escalator at Trump Tower to announce his presidential bid. Like a lot of people, I didn’t know what to think. From the start, I appreciated his populist instincts on trade and immigration, as well as his hard-line approach to China. But he was a former Democrat and his style seemed too abrasive, and I said as much. Surely, I thought, we can fix our broken politics with a more traditional Republican. Continue reading

John Piper Gives Glowing Endorsement to IHOPKC Heretic, Mike Bickle, Says Francis Chan

The lack of discernment among mainstream Evangelical leaders is beyond astonishing. The Scriptures are clear–even Satan himself disguises himself as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:!4). We don’t judge false teachers based on how nice they are–we judge them based on their fruits (Matthew 7:15-20). 

(Jeff Maples – Reformation Charlotte)  If you don’t know who Mike Bickle is, he’s the founder of the charismatic organization known as International House of Prayer (IHOPKC) which is headquartered in Kansas City. Bickle, a former Kansas City pastor, founded the organization after he claimed a man named Augustine approached him, and “prophesied” to his congregation with astonishing accuracy about the state of his church. Continue reading

Predator Comedian John Crist Back on the ‘Christian’ Circuit

(Protestia)  Comedian John Crist, once the darling of the evangelical world before his reputation tanked and burst into flames after allegations of sexual misconduct came to light, has returned to the stand-up and speaking circuit after spending a short time in time-out on account of deep-seated sins.

Crist, a popular Christian entertainer known for his comedy routines and hip ethos, had his life and career come to a grinding halt 16 months ago after Charisma News broke the story that a host of women were alleging some very unsavory things, including harassing and manipulating young women, “sexting” multiple partners at the same time, committing adultery and fornication, and bribing women with tickets to his shows in exchange for sexual favors. Charisma was adamant about the story, and had the receipts to prove it. Continue reading

Top Vaccine Expert Calls For Moratorium On COVID Vaccines

(Technocracy) Geert Vanden Bossche, DMV, Ph.D., is a vaccine expert and independent virologist from Belgium. He is one of the most passionate vaccine advocates in the world, having taught and worked extensively in virology his entire life in both the vaccine development industry and the non-profit sector, including with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and GAVI, where he focused specifically on vaccine programs and product development partnerships for immune interventions in global health. Bossche currently has a fundamental warning regarding lockdown methodology and, more importantly, the mass COVID-19 vaccine rollout….. Continue reading

Hunter Biden had business ties with Xi Jinping himself, bombshell email reveals

“Now, one other thing that we found very difficult when we were looking at this was, how was Hunter communicating with his handlers in Beijing? How was he making that connection?” 

(Raymond Wolf – LifeSiteNews) — Stunning revelations about Hunter Biden and his family’s notorious business dealings came to light in this week’s episode of the John-Henry Westen Show during an interview with Jack Maxey, former co-host of Steve Bannon’s War Room and one of the first people to go through the contents of Biden’s alleged laptop last October. Continue reading

Leftist Media Bias Is a Threat to Democracy, Judge Warns in Scathing Dissent

“Silberman also noted the tremendous influence “Silicon Valley” enjoys over “the distribution of news. And it similarly filters news delivery in ways favorable to the Democratic Party.” He cited Facebook’s and Twitter’s actions to suppress The New York Post‘s bombshell story about Joe Biden’s involvement with Hunter Biden’s notorious foreign deals.”

(Tyler O’Neil – PJ Media) Laurence Silberman, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, urged the Supreme Court to overturn the key defamation precedent New York Times v. Sullivan (1964), in part because the legacy media has become a threat to American Democracy…. Continue reading

Notice how some ‘Christians’ attack conservative Southern Baptist teachings on sex and gender and do so without any evidence

What Stetzer did here is wicked. It is the tactic of an antichrist. But, again, Stetzer wanted us to be cautious when it came to talking about the Chinese Communist Party. Remember that. Remember this. Also, remember who funds the SEND Institute associated with Stetzer. It seems relevant.”

(Capstone Report) The day is coming, indeed it is already here, when Southern Baptists will face persecution. It will be aided not only by secular elites angry over the Christian claim that there is absolute truth and that it is knowable. The persecution will also come from within. This week Southern Baptists were attacked for “radicalizing” young men. Continue reading

The Radical Left Will Stop At Nothing To Cancel Conservatives’ Rights

“If you do not think like them, the liberal mob will come for you – aided by their allies in Big Tech and Big Media. Just look at what they did to the New York Post, conservative activists and even  President Donald Trump. If they don’t agree with your voice, they’ll do everything they can to take away your microphone.”

(Congresswoman Ann Wagner)  The radical Left is at it again.

Cancel culture has said you can only read certain Dr. Seuss books to your grandchildren, and you can no longer give them a MISTER Potato Head. And heaven forbid if you let them watch Looney Tunes or Paw Patrol! Continue reading

Surprise! Judge Arrested on Child Porn Charges Was Former Prez of Drag Queen Story Hour

“What is so difficult to understand about the fact that people who promote and celebrate sexual deviancy actually participate in it too? It is so surprising that men who feel the need to cross-dress tend to suffer from obsessive sexual disorders.”

(Jeff Maples – Reformation Charlotte)  Drag Queen Story Hour is a vile and perverted trend plaguing the country that any sane, moral person would find reprehensible — especially when young children are subjected to it….

However, in today’s revolutionized sexual climate, perverts, crossdressers, and even convicted sex offenders are entertaining children in public libraries across the country and indoctrinating them as early as they can see and talk into a pro-LGBTQ lifestyle. Continue reading

CHILLING: California Police Reform Bill May Ban Christians From Law Enforcement

(Tyler O’Neil – PJ Media)  Police officers have a duty to protect all citizens, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other identity. Governments have an interest in preventing violent criminals and members of the Ku Klux Klan from joining police forces. Yet a new bill supposedly aimed at preventing gang members from joining law enforcement could prevent conservative Christians from taking the blue or result in their firing.

California Assembly Bill 655 would require police departments to investigate whether not potential cops had “engaged in membership in a hate group, participation in hate group activities, or public expressions of hate.” It would make such activities “grounds for termination.” Continue reading

Media Targets Georgia Cops for Frustrating Attempt to Spin Spa Shootings as Hate Crime

“Some psychopaths don’t have political agendas and haven’t graduated from a graduate seminar. They’re just angry, full of hate, and unstable ticking time bombs. That’s why we have cops and prisons.” 

(Daniel Greenfield – Frontpage Magazine)  Some background.

Asian-Americans have been protesting a wave of violent attacks. Most of those attacks have been carried out by minority or homeless perpetrators. Democrats and the media have frantically tried to blame this on President Trump. Finally, they thought that they hit pay dirt over the spa shootings. Continue reading

Right now, we are 80 million couch potatoes and keyboard warriors with rifles in our bedroom closets – this is not a force to be reckoned with

“Over the last few years, traditional Americans have watched, stunned, as their country makes a national descent into a post-truth, post-justice, post-American society. They find it hard to believe; society appears unmoored and events surreal. Why? Because they are the targets of an effective information operations campaign that, as in Isaiah 5:20, calls evil good and trades bitter for sweet. In fact, we are embroiled in asymmetric political warfare.”

(Max Morton – American Greatness) UNTIL LAMBS BECOME LIONS   We are locked in a zero-sum game rebellion of the elites, who are intent on fundamentally transforming America into an authoritarian state with a single ideology and ruling class. Continue reading

Bethel Music – Unfruitful Works of Darkness

“Mainstream contemporary Christian music. It feeds the flesh and weakens our mission (Galatians 5:16). Bethel music, in its insatiable lust for more followers, is seeking to devour anyone who has itching ears (2 Tim 4:3).” 

(Jeff Maples – Reformation Charlotte)  If you’ve followed Pulpit & Pen, you know we’ve covered the contemporary Christian music movement and have written about several of its mainstream figures, including Kari Jobe and Hillsong. It’s no secret we believe that the relentless promotion of much of this flesh-feeding ecstatic music does no good for the edification of the body of Christ. But perhaps one of the most deceitfully nefarious organizations pumping out poisonous exhaust is Bethel Music. Continue reading

If Article 4 Section 4 of the Constitution Was Enforced, Would We Have a Stolen Election, the Border Crisis or Antifa and BLM Burning Down Cities?

“It is clear Democrats will not enforce this one section in our Constitution, disregarding our Constitution and making it worthless.   Americans believe in the law, not the lawless Democrat destructive policies.  It’s time for our politicians to change and uphold our Constitution or be removed from government or arrested.”

(Joe Hoft – Gateway Pundit) What if our Constitution was fully enforced? What if our politicians mandated that all our laws were enforced?  What if those with the responsibility to enforce those laws did what they are mandated to do? Continue reading

2 liberal icons: America now on a path to ‘totalitarianism’

“We’re reaching a point reminiscent of what led to the American Revolution: People were willing to die rather than give up their rights.”

(Art Moore – WND)  Citing government seizure of power and censorship during the coronavirus pandemic, well-known liberal figures Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Naomi Wolf warned in a recent video-podcast discussion that America is on “a path to totalitarianism.” Continue reading

Why It’s Impossible For Christianity To Ever Endorse Transsexuality

“In the beginning, when the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) decide to create humanity, They proclaim in Genesis 1:26: “Let us make [humanity] in our image, after our likeness.”… They are going to create something in nature that is “in our image, after our likeness.” That is one of the most consequential statements in all of scripture. They finished creating the stunning splendor that is the physical world. Scripture tells us creation is so lovely and majestic it literally declares God’s glory.”

(Glenn T. Stanton – The Federalist)  There are more than 2.5 billion professing Christians on the globe today, or roughly 32 percent of the world’s population. This makes Christianity the largest collection of people holding one set of beliefs about life’s meaning…. Continue reading

The Christian Prophets Who Say Trump Is Coming Again

“Not all prophets have doubled down on their Trump prophecies since the election, however. And as some have backed away from Trump, a schism has emerged. At least six recognized prophets who initially predicted a Trump reelection have acknowledged those prophecies were wrong. They now say they are deeply troubled by their peers’ refusal to acknowledge the same—and worry that allegiance to Trump could threaten the prophetic tradition itself.”

(Julia Duin – Politico)  Perched on a cream-colored armchair, Johnny Enlow, a 61-year-old, California-based Pentecostal pastor with short-cropped gray hair, a trim beard and Tom Selleck-style mustache, looked into the camera and prophesied that Donald Trump would become president again.

Not in 2024. In 2021. Continue reading

Deceased, Gay-Affirming Scripture Twister to Release Children’s Book ‘What is God Like?’

In one article Held Evans wrote, she actually referred to God as a female, writing, “And, because of today, because of the cross, it is a pain that God Herself understands.”

(Reformation Charlotte)  In 2019, popular gay-affirming author and speaker, Rachel Held Evans, tragically passed away leaving behind her husband and small children. Sadly, instead of entering glory, Evans most likely heard the dreaded words of Jesus found in Matthew 7:23, “I never knew you, depart from me.” Continue reading

The Biden Admin Is Covering up the Number of Illegal Immigrants with COVID, Says Texas Gov

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media)  Illegal immigrants have been flooding to the southern border of the United States, and they’re bringing COVID-19 with them. According to the CBP, Illegal immigrants are testing positive for COVID at a rate double the national average, but Texas Governor Greg Abbott says is accusing the Biden administration of withholding data from his state about the total number of illegals caught at the border who have tested positive for COVID-19. Continue reading