A False Sense Of Assurance

Although hypocrites and other unregenerate men may vainly deceive themselves with false hopes and carnal presumptions of being in the favor of God, and estate of salvation (which hope of theirs shall perish): yet such as truly believe in the Lord Jesus, and love him in sincerity, endeavoring to walk in all good conscience before him, may, in this life, be certainly assured that they are in the state of grace, and may rejoice in the hope of the glory of God, which hope shall never make them ashamed. (Westminster Confession of Faith 18:1)

This section teaches that unregenerate people may possess a false sense of assurance but that genuine believers may attain a true sense of assurance. Assurance must be considered for the four kinds of people in the world.

The first group of people are not saved and are aware that they are not. They are unregenerate and they know it. They have no interest in becoming Christians. Continue reading

Use-of-Force Expert: Ashli Babbitt Was ‘Murdered’ Under the Color of Authority on Jan. 6

“In order for lethal force to be authorized, the officer has to be able to articulate that he or she was in fear of losing his life, was about to be killed, or grievously injured.”

(Jack Davis – The Western Journal) The Capitol Police shooting of Ashli Babbitt, who was killed during the 2021 Capitol incursion, was unjustified, according to a use-of-force expert.

Babbitt, 35, was shot by Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd, who was later cleared of any wrongdoing. She was shot in the left shoulder, and died at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Continue reading

In the Depths? Help from Jonah

“In the Old Testament, the word salvation refers to both physical and spiritual deliverance. But as we read the Bible in its entirety, we soon come to see that all physical deliverance is simply an illustration of the great spiritual deliverance that God offers in his son Jesus. In the depths, as Christians, we must never forget that it is in Christ alone our hope is found—for there alone is sin dealt with.” 

(Davy Ellison – For the Church) A single image, from my first few visits to London, is impressed on my mind: the view from the top of an escalator in the larger Underground Tube stations. I remember standing looking at this enormous moving stairway, tilted at a frightening angle, inching slowly but steadily into the depths of London’s underground. Imagine gazing at hundreds of people on this downward trajectory into the belly of London. Continue reading

Chuck Grassley: ‘Highly Credible’ Whistleblowers Say FBI, DoJ Downplay Negative Hunter Biden Information

(Paul Bios – Breitbart) Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) claimed that “highly credible” whistleblowers informed him of efforts within the FBI and the Justice Department to downplay or dismiss negative information about Hunter Biden.

According to letters reviewed by CBS News, Grassley, the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland alleging that sources within the FBI presented to him evidence of attempts to downplay or discredit information about Hunter Biden. Continue reading

NAR extremism: Why don’t leading apostles call it out?

(Holly Pivec) Leaders in NAR, such as the “apostles” Randy Clark and Bill Johnson, often take pains to distance their organizations from extreme teachings and practices (even though they promote extreme teachings and practices themselves). So it is noteworthy when they consort with individuals whose views are quite radical, and when they do so without expressing any concerns or misgivings. If they really do not tolerate or promote extreme teachings themselves, then how is it that an “apostle” like Ian Carroll, founder of Building Contenders, can join the Bethel Leaders Network (overseen by Bill Johnson), teach about apostles with Bethel senior leaders (such as Danny Silk and Paul Manwaring), as well as have them endorse his book (As it is in Heaven), and get invited by the influential “apostle” John Arnott to come to the stage and speak during a high-profile NAR event (Catch the Fire’s 20th Anniversary Celebration)?… Continue reading

Tucker Carlson: Biden’s COVID destroys government narrative

These findings, Carlson said, are a “profound indictment, maybe the greatest indictment in our lifetime, of our leaders…Their recklessness, their pigheadedness, their dishonesty.”

(Art Moore – WND) Is there anything to be learned from the fact that President Biden – and his top coronavirus adviser, Dr. Dr. Anthony Fauci – got COVID-19 after receiving four shots?

Is it possible that the vaccine itself makes people more susceptible to infection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus? Continue reading

China’s Buying US Farmland Near US Military Bases

“The FBI said the equipment can capture and disrupt communications, that is, by US Strategic Command, which oversees the country’s nuclear weapons.”

(Mary Dowling – Independent Sentinel) CNBC reported in 2019 that the Trump Administration added Huawei Technologies to a trade blacklist. The Trump administration warned about the danger of potential Chinese spies buying land near US army bases. Team Biden has ignored that warning, and Maoist Chinese are still buying farms. Continue reading

Documentary Reveals the Mind of a Pastor Conman

“As Minkow served his first prison sentence, televangelist Benny Hinn wrote his dishonest autobiography Good Morning, Holy Spirit containing the lie, “My father was the mayor of Jaffa during my childhood.” Jim Bakker authored the book I Was Wrong to remake himself as the repentant pastor.”

(Barry Bowen – Trinity Foundation) The three-episode Discovery+ documentary series King of the Con tells the life story Barry Minkow, an infamous conman turned pastor, who subsequently robbed a church of $3 million dollars. The Bible warns of people like Minkow, “As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.” – Proverbs 26:11 NIV Continue reading

Spirit of Fear

7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)

Over on Gab today [9/1/21] I watched a video of how the whole world has been deliberately dumbed down through consumerism. What I mean is those who bought into loving the world and the things of this world have never really matured as our parents or grandparents did who were much more self-reliant…. Continue reading

The Left Should Be Happy with Biden

“Biden worries little that record numbers of Americans are dying from drugs that now pour across the border. Cartels became richer and more powerful than ever under his watch, while child traffickers were freed from worries.” 

(Victor Davis Hanson – American Greatness) The Left should be ecstatic that Joe Biden has given them everything they wanted. The Left likes inflation. It reduces the value of old money by printing lots of new money. Those richer who have it, lose the value of their money; those poorer who don’t have any money, suddenly do. Continue reading

615 Midwestern Teachers Reveal Why They’re Really Leaving the Classroom

“It’s beyond incredible that Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers and Becky Pringle of the National Education Association would cite Republicans’ and parents’ “politicization” of the classroom as the reason for the teacher shortage. It’s not even a secondary or tertiary issue—it’s forty-nine times less important to teachers than the behavioral crisis.” 

(Tony Kinnett – ChalkboardReview) Countless education advocates have spent the last few months warning of the approaching teacher shortage—myself included. Voices from the left have warned of every reason from low teacher pay to COVID-19 policy to parents at school board meetings, while closer colleagues of mine in the center and on the right have suggested a behavioral crisis. Continue reading

Unelected WEF Elites Want the Peasants Out of Their Cars

(Mary Dowling – Independent Sentinel) Winnie Yah, the Lead of Responsible Sourcing for the World Economic Forum, foresees a need for a lot more minerals if we are to get to net zero. To get this clean energy revolution off the ground, she believes the biggest bang comes with terminating or restricting the private ownership of cars.

The WEF agrees that we can recycle or mine minerals, but the route we must take to complete the circular economy is to go from owning to using. It’s not only cars. It’s basically everything. The plan is to design cars and cities around sharing in lieu of ownership. Continue reading

WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency

“Although I am declaring a public health emergency of international concern, for the moment this is an outbreak that is concentrated among men who have sex with men, especially those with multiple sexual partners.”

(Julia Musto – Fox News) The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that the international monkeypox virus outbreak now constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Continue reading

Southern Baptist Pastor Compares Abortion to Eschatology, Says Southern Baptists Must Accept Different Views

“If the child, through no fault of his own, is not conceived by consent of both parents or by incestual consent, that child has no right to protection. That child is less than human.”

(The Dissenter) Abortion is the taking of innocent unborn life. Abortion is cruel, intolerable, and for the true, born-again believer who understands the value of life given by God Himself, is a repulsive act of rebellion against our Creator. Continue reading

So What — Biden Got COVID

“The biggest lesson to draw here is that COVID is still around two and a half years after it began, though it’s largely a shadow of its original self. Lockdowns, masking, and vaccine mandates were not the way to go in March 2020, as we and too few others said at the time. Those things are definitely not the right policies now, even if some cities, schools, and other institutions bitterly cling to them.”

(Nate Jackson – The Patriot Post) It’s been another rough week for Joe Biden.

It started with getting raked over the coals by the Leftmedia for fist-bumping the Saudis. Then Democrat mayors started complaining about the influx of illegal aliens into their cities from Biden’s open border…. Continue reading

What the Far Left Really Wants

(Bill O’Reilly) One of the few positive things coming out of the incredible failure of the Biden administration is the decline of the progressive movement in America.

As is documented, Joe Biden campaigned as a moderate but immediately embraced far-left policies after his inauguration. That led to debilitating inflation, massive federal spending, worldwide embarrassment in Afghanistan, a woke culture that has damaged millions of Americans, and a stated presidential mandate to impose ” equity.” Continue reading

Hysterical Red Francis Says, ‘Repent’ ‘Mother Earth…Cries Out’

According to Francis, the ancestral lands of indigenous peoples are invaded and devastated. And it is provoking “a cry that rises up to heaven.”

(Mary Dowling – Independent Sentinel) Red Francis says we “must repent and modify our lifestyles” because we abuse Mother Earth. That was his message on Thursday.

As a Roman Catholic, I say respectfully that Red Francis should shut his mouth. He needs to talk about doctrine, not politics. Climate science is fully politicized. Continue reading

‘Wokest Place on Earth’ Disneyland Cuts Walt Disney’s Speech From Its Anniversary Celebration

“Walt Disney was a proud American and something of a conservative who would have hated what his company has become. He testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947, where he warned of communists taking control of Hollywood.”

(Mitch Picasso – PJ Media) The Disneyland Resort turned 67 on Sunday and had the usual bells and whistles to usher in another year, except for one noticeable omission: the Happiest Place on Earth left out its founder’s speech for the first time.

Watch the video on the site. Continue reading

Conservatives and Same-Sex Marriage: Republicans less and less willing to stand for the traditional definition of marriage

Leftists targeted marriage because “they understand that faith and family are the foundational pillars of American Liberty, the nemesis of their statist agenda.”

(Nate Jackson – The Patriot Post) Marriage: noun, the legal union of a man and a woman. For all of human history — since God created male and female and established marriage in the Garden of Eden — this was the operating definition of marriage, even if the abuse of polygamy sometimes distorted it. Not any more. Continue reading

Majority of voters say president aware of Hunter Biden’s overseas dealings

(Mark Moore – New York Post) The majority of American voters believe President Biden was aware of Hunter Biden’s shady overseas business dealings and even profited from them, according to a poll released on Tuesday.

The Rasmussen Reports survey also shows that a whopping 55% of voters are “closely following” reporting about Hunter Biden’s laptop. Continue reading

Jen Hatmaker Says Viewing Jesus as a Male Makes it Difficult for Black, Brown, and LGBT People to Feel Safe Around Him

Read the article, then come back and watch the video below.

(The Dissenter) Jen Hatmaker, who first publicly renounced Christianity in an interview with Jonathan Merritt — a gay activist and son of former Southern Baptist Convention president, James Merritt — and says she first questioned Evangelical Christianity because gay people couldn’t have sex with each other, says that Beth Moore is her “mentor.” Continue reading

Mystery solved: DOJ secretly thwarted release of Russia documents declassified by Trump

“Liz Harrington, Trump’s spokeswoman, told Just the News that DOJ’s failure to release the memos fit a pattern of political abuse inside an agency that is supposed to be above politics”

(John Solomon – Just the News) In the final hours of the Trump presidency, the U.S. Justice Department raised privacy concerns to thwart the release of hundreds of pages of documents that Donald Trump had declassified to expose FBI abuses during the Russia collusion probe, and the agency then defied a subsequent order to release the materials after redactions were made, according to interviews and documents. Continue reading

Discerning The Lord’s Will

1 Therefore, I urge you brothers through the compassions of God to present your bodies as living, holy sacrifices, well pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service. 2 And do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may discern the will of God, that which is good and well pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:1-2 (translated from the NA28 Greek text)

Both the Apostle John and the Apostle Paul used light and darkness in analogies pertaining to spiritual life and spiritual death. For instance, in John 1:4, 5 the Apostle says, “ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων· καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει, καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν.” Or, “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men; and the light shines in the darkness and the darkness does not grasp it.”… Continue reading