Struggling with Repentance

24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from the body of this death? Romans 7:24 (LSB) 

All genuine Christians have one thing in common—they are imperfect people who, no matter how much they desire to be Christlike, will struggle with the paradox of being new creations slowly becoming conformed to the image of their Saviour while being mired in a body of death that wants to be ruled by their old sin nature. How often do we cry out to God to release us from this prison? What good can it do for us to struggle so with the demands of the flesh? Continue reading

Sympathy for the Devil

“Don’t expect a corporate “awakening” because it will not happen. Woke will continue to rule as innocent people continue to die.”

(Bill O’Reilly) Here’s something interesting. The cancel culture has turned against the radical left in America. Super ironic because the progressive movement, cheered on by the corporate media, has skillfully used social elimination via cancel culture to destroy its opposition.

But with the mass murder perpetrated by the terror group Hamas, the progressive Israel haters are on the run. Banishment looms for any American who is pro-Hamas. Even socialist Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez is frightened. Continue reading

Matt Chandler and Other Southern Baptist Leaders Have Enabled and Empowered Islamic Radicals

“The article from Matt Chandler’s church promotes an approach towards Muslims that, while claiming to be grounded in Christian love and openness, is nothing more than an act of submission to radical Islam. It stresses entering into relationships with Muslims with a level of deference that stifles the Christian message…”

(The Dissenter) Remember several years ago when concerns were raised about how evangelical leaders, particularly those associated with ACTS 29 and The Village Church, were enabling radical Islamic groups? There has been a growing trend of interfaith dialogues facilitated by influential evangelical pastors like Matt Chandler. Continue reading

Israelis Hail a Good Girl With a Gun

“When it’s all over, this woman will receive the Israel Prize. The story of her heroism is a story that will go down in Israeli lore for generations. Inbal is the reason there is one kibbutz in the entire surrounding area that remains unharmed — Nir Am.”

(Douglas Andrews – The Patriot Post) It’s probably not much of an exaggeration to say that every adult Israeli citizen knows the story of Jonathan Netanyahu. And perhaps one day, many years from now, every Israeli will also know the story of Inbar Lieberman. Continue reading

The Boniface Option Gives Practical Advice To Fight Trashworld

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) The Christian Nationalist movement is growing rapidly in Evangelicalism with the success of multiple books by its proponents and a cottage industry for its adversaries. Andrew Isker builds on his previous book, cowritten by Andrew Torba, and further focuses on practical applications for fighting the dystopian world around us. Andrew Isker’s The Boniface Option is accurately subtitled “a strategy for Christian Counter-Offensive in a Post-Christian Nation.”

Isker’s format is a systematic breakdown of specific issues that deconstruct humanity and provides specific solutions to these articulated issues…. Continue reading

A Living Sacrifice

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 to English) Read Romans 12:1-2 (LSB) on the site.

Works righteousness is the default religion of man. However, God’s ways are not man’s ways. Neither are His thoughts man’s thoughts. His ways are higher than man’s. Continue reading

Dr. names ‘the greatest perpetrator of misinformation’ during Covid

(Mary Dowling) Johns Hopkins University professor Dr. Marty Makary told the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic during its first hearing on Tuesday, “The greatest perpetrator of misinformation during the pandemic has been the United States government.”

He listed examples.

    • COVID was spread through surface transmission.
    • That vaccinated immunity was far greater than natural immunity.

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Untwisting the Bible – Part IV: Matthew 7:7, God Is Not a Cosmic Vending Machine

“This is not a one-time transaction, but a lifetime of seeking God’s will, of being so in sync with God that we naturally ask for the things that matter to Him.”

(The Dissenter) Matthew 7:7 has often been appropriated by prosperity gospel charlatans in a way that has led to some of the most egregious distortions of biblical teaching. “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you,” says the verse. In the mouths of these bible twisters, this becomes a blank check, an unhindered gateway to personal wealth, fame, and earthly pleasures…. Continue reading

Joe Biden Potentially Kept Sensitive Docs About Family Business Involvement with Foreign Countries

(Wendell Husebo – Breitbart) President Joe Biden potentially retained sensitive documents about the Biden family business’s involvement with foreign countries, House Oversight Committee chair James Comer (R-KY) suggested Monday in a letter to special counsel Robert Hur.

Hur, appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland, is investigating Biden for the mishandling of classified material; this relates to his possession of documents from when he was vice president. As part of his probe, he reportedly interviewed the president last week for two hours…. Continue reading

Get Very Mad. The $350 Billion COVID Bailout of States Was Entirely Unncessary

“Did the money do any good?”

(Rick Moran – PJ Media) We’re two years removed from the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the $2 trillion “stimulus” measure that Congress passed in March of 2021, and the verdict on much of that spending can now be delivered.

The biggest line item in the bill was the $350 billion given to state and local governments to deal with revenue shortfalls and other pandemic-related expenditures — like golf courses. Continue reading

Laodiceans

14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: This is what the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says: 15 ‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot. 16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth. Revelation 3:14-16 (LSB) 

I have heard numerous sermons and read even more teachings on Revelation 3:14-22, which is our Lord’s letter given to the Apostle John to be sent to the church at Laodicea. I have written and taught on this passage myself numerous times. In any case, there are two aspects of it that we will look at in this post that point directly to the apostate mess that is going on right now in the “visible church.”

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Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming

42 “Therefore stay awake, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. Matthew 24:42 (LSB) 

I know that I am a finite person who is incapable of knowing everything. I know this very well. I also know that it is impossible for any finite individual to possess the knowledge with certainty of future events. I am fully aware of this, so I am not making predictions here or saying that I know for certain that eschatological events are going to happen any day now. No, I am not saying that…. Continue reading

CRN Headline News 10/9-10/13

Need to read articles you may have missed this week. Plus, Most Popular, Past Popular and a Truth quote.

MONDAY 10/9

CDC repeatedly misrepresents mask research, mask mandates worsen depression

‘Trans Women’ Taking Hormones Are More Likely to Suffer ‘Severe’ Health Conditions

Forget the GOP—It’s the Biden Chaos That’s Getting People Killed

Why Are So Many Worship Pastors Theologically and Morally Compromised?

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TGC Compares Pro-LGBTQ Pop Star to the Revealing of Jesus in His Eternal Glory to His Followers

(The Dissenter) There’s a bewildering trend overtaking certain corners of Evangelicalism, and it’s impossible to ignore the glaring departure from orthodoxy when publications like The Gospel Coalition keep putting secular pop culture on a pedestal. After an inconceivable attempt to extract spiritual value from Hollywood’s latest blockbuster, Barbie, TGC has now turned its sights on secular pop icon, Taylor Swift—a plummet into a canyon of worldly preoccupations. Such contortions to align the church with the modern secular zeitgeist are foolish at best, but undoubtedly destructive. If we weren’t already convinced of TGC’s wayward trajectory, this latest piece it published—and then deleted—should erase all doubt. Continue reading

Prepare for War with Iran, Hamas, Russia, China, Lebanon

(Mary Dowling) The United States must prepare for possible simultaneous wars with Russia and China by expanding its conventional forces, strengthening alliances, and enhancing its nuclear weapons modernization program, a congressionally appointed bipartisan panel said on Thursday. Let’s not forget potential war with Israel’s enemies. Being prepared is good, going to war isn’t.

The report from the Strategic Posture Commission comes amid tensions with China over Taiwan and other issues and worsening frictions with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading

U.S. cities tighten security for ‘day of rage’ as experts warn Hamas-like terror may head West

(John Solomon – Just the News) From synagogues to shopping malls, cities across America heightened security on Friday the 13th as Palestinian leaders declared a “day of rage” to protest Israel’s counteroffensive in Gaza while security experts warned that Iranian-inspired, Hamas-like terror could soon migrate West.

“If the propagandists from Tehran and from Hamas and Hezbollah do their work effectively, there could be trouble all across the Middle East and spreading into Europe as well as the United States,” former United Nations Ambassador and National Security Adviser John Bolton told Just the News, Continue reading

Jesus’ Parable of the Sower and the Soils

1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea. 2 And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.3 And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow; 4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.  Matthew 13:1-9 (LSB) Read verses 5-9 on the site.

There’s something about Jesus’ parables that has always fascinated me. I have heard “stories” from others that were designed to drive home some relevant point, however, His parables are succinct and not only drive home His point, but reveal mighty truths straight from God to our hearts…. Continue reading

Even Now, Democrats Are Having a Hard Time Breaking Up With Their Terrorist Pals

“Team Joe Biden’s Brain is still refusing to find anything wrong with giving Iran $6 billion and hasn’t announced any plans to refreeze assets.” 

(Stephen Kruiser – PJ Media)  Yesterday, we focused on just a couple of Democrat ne’er-do-wells who have a deep and abiding affection for terrorists like the Hamas cowards who attacked Israel last weekend. More than enough time has passed for all of the other Democrats in the country to separate themselves from and disavow the likes of the execrable Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, the two most prominent terrorist appeasers in Congress. Continue reading

Christianity Today Staff Made Extensive Campaign Donations Between 2015 And 2022…All Went To Democrats

“The fact that modern CT staff have financially supported pro-abortion, pro-sexual perversion candidates does not surprise me at all. The magazine long ago lost its biblical moorings and has been under the influence of progressives and leftists for years. It’s tragic. And it’s a reminder to evangelicals that institutions that faithful Christians build are always in danger of drifting left.”

(Megan Basham – Daily Wire) The media has long framed Christianity Today, founded by Billy Graham in 1956, as America’s most influential Christian news outlet. The Washington Post, for instance, regularly describes it as evangelicalism’s “flagship” magazine,” as does The New York Times. A review of federal election records, however, indicates that the views of the magazine’s leadership and staff may be far out of step with ordinary evangelicals. Continue reading

No Power or Water for Gaza Until All Hostages Released Says Israel

(Oliver JJ Lane – Breitbart) Gaza should not expect to see the water or electricity turned back on while it still holds hostages captured during the massive and deadly terror attack on Israel on Saturday, that country’s government has warned.

Humanitarian aid will be forthcoming to Gaza when it shows concern for human welfare itself Israel’s energy minister Israel Katz said on Thursday when he wrote “Humanitarian aid to Gaza?… Humanitarian for humanitarian”. Addressing the tens of dozens of abductees believed held by the terrorist group Hamas, the politician said Israel would continue the state of siege until it had its people home. Continue reading

Condoleezza Rice Notices What Was Missing From Joe Biden’s Speech on Israel and Hamas

“I think [Iran’s] fingerprints are all over this…I probably would have, had I been President Biden, at least said and state sponsors of this kind of terrorism….”

(Guy Benson – Townhall) On my radio program yesterday, I interviewed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who made a fair amount of news during our conversation.  I also welcomed back to the show former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who had not yet publicly addressed the barbaric terrorist attack in Israel last weekend. She called the massacre “shocking” and “nothing like” Gaza crises she’d dealt with while in office…. Continue reading

Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens

41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. Lamentations 3:41 (KJV)

THE act of prayer teaches us our unworthiness, which is a very salutary lesson for such proud beings as we are. If God gave us favours without constraining us to pray for them we should never know how poor we are, but a true prayer is an inventory of wants, a catalogue of necessities, a revelation of hidden poverty. While it is an application to divine wealth, it is a confession of human emptiness…. Continue reading

US Borders Are Wide Open as Hamas Calls for Global Jihad

(Mary Dowling) Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s October 7, 2023 statement on Operation Al-Aqsa Deluge called the Israel [massacre] operation a “great triumph.” He said the enemy had suffered a political, military, intelligence, security, and moral defeat. Hamas leader Khalid Marshal called for every Muslim brother and sister globally to rise up on Friday the 13th and every day. He called for a political movement as our borders are open, and Biden floods the country with Islamists as so-called refugees. Hamas is encouraging suicide attacks. Continue reading

Unconditional Conference: Andy Stanley Says Attending a Gay Wedding is ‘Good Theology’+ Disses Rosaria Butterfield

(Protestia) Andy Stanley told attendees at the Unconditional conference that it’s “good theology” to attend the same-sex marriages of your loved ones, while also criticizing notable critics of same-sex acceptance within the church.

Andy Stanley made the comments to Debbie Causey during the second main session of the gay-affirming Unconditional conference hosted by North Point church. Causey is a pastor and the long-time Care Director at North Point Community Church. She is also a board member of Renovus, an LGBTQ activist group led by her and other gay-affirming leaders within North Point church…. Continue reading

Untwisting the Bible, Part III: ‘Let Go and Let God’

“Far from advocating a theology that calls us to “let go” in the way the cliché suggests, Scripture calls us into a life of engaged, active faith.”

(The Dissenter) Okay, so this one isn’t actually in the Bible. But since a disturbing number of professing believers think it is, we’ll cover it anyway. The well-worn mantra, “Let go and let God”—a phrase often parroted in church Sunday School classes, book clubs, and social media posts by people who presume it to be a golden nugget of biblical wisdom. Imagine these scenarios, someone’s stressed over work, tangled in relational conflicts, or generally overwhelmed by life’s complexities. What advice do they get?… Continue reading