The Spiritual Evolution of Those Who Reject The Apostle Paul:

One of the very first lies of Satan to Eve in the Garden of Eden was getting her to QUESTION the Lord’s commands to her and Adam in the Garden!

Genesis 3:1-7 says: “Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, ‘Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?’ And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, ‘Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil’. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons”.

Translation? Adam and Eve could eat from ANY tree in the Garden of Eden BUT from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. For if they ate the forbidden fruit of THAT tree, they would both surely die! So what did Satan do? He went to Eve and TEMPTED HER by MAKING HER QUESTION GOD/GOD’S COMMANDS!

And one thing I’ve always tried to understand is WHY Adam ate the “forbidden fruit” that Eve gave him to Eve. Did Adam truly not know what fruit it was? (Certainly he knew….? Or at the very least, suspected it was forbidden?) Did he feel RESPONSIBLE for Eve “being deceived by the serpent” and so, ate the forbidden fruit as a way to “punish himself?” Or did Adam’s curiosity get the best of him and he ALSO wanted to find out what the forbidden fruit tasted like, after seeing Eve munch away on it? We simply don’t know. But what we DO know is that Eve (being TEMPTED by Satan to QUESTION GOD/QUESTION GOD’S COMMANDMENTS) ate the forbidden fruit, then gave some to Adam and Adam ate it, too! Therefore, by getting EVE to first QUESTION GOD/QUESTION THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD, Satan also indirectly was able to get ADAM to QUESTION GOD/QUESTION THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD, as well!

So we know right then and there that Satan USES THE POWER OF INFLUENCE TO GET PEOPLE TO SIN/QUESTION GOD! All it takes is just that ONE person! ONE person within a group starts to QUESTION GOD/QUESTION GOD’S COMMANDMENTS. And then, over time, TWO people start questioning, then THREE, then FOUR and so on and so forth. That’s exactly how false, religious movements get started and exactly how false teachings PROLIFERATE (especially in the modern-day age of the internet and social media, some of Satan’s most powerful spiritual weapon these days!)

But yet, how does Satan DO it? How does he MANAGE it? How does he, Satan, manage to get that ONE person to QUESTION GOD/QUESTION GOD’S COMMANDMENTS? Satan starts off by injecting a person’s FEELINGS into it! Satan will have people start JUSTIFYING their feelings on someone/something, and then MAKE those feelings seem “legit” and as though those feelings “came from God himself”. For remember, Satan often masquerades as an angel of light and masquerade, HE DOES!

Satan will appear as:

• that coworker who says, “You’ve been working too hard, you need to take a vacation”
• that fellow Christian online that claims you’re being “too judgmental for pointing out sin“
• that friend, coworker, stranger in line or family member that sees it as “no big deal” that the cashier accidentally gave you too much change back
• that famous “Christian” movie star or famous TV pastor who says, “We don’t really need to follow the commandments, we just need to believe in Jesus and be a good person and be kind to others for only people like Hitler go to hell”
• that “overly understanding” female (if male) or male (if female) who *pays you extra attention* that your spouse/fiancé doesn’t
• that person who says you’re being “too legalistic” in your faith when you say that we must STILL follow Jesus’s commandments
• that person who says you’re saved by “faith only” or by “works only”
• that person that tries to convince you that “Jesus never existed” and/or that “Paul is a false prophet”,etc.
• that person that tries to convince you that you should kill yourself/give in to “same sex sodomy”, have an abortion, get a sex change, try mind-altering drugs or any OTHER sinful thing that the Lord DOES NOT APPROVE OF
• Etc.

Believe me folks, the “Satanic deception” doesn’t happen overnight! It’s a PROCESS! A long, drawn-out PROCESS! It starts out SMALL, then works itself to something greater until the deception becomes SO GREAT, that a person then doesn’t believe in God AT ALL! Satan uses “baby steps” to accomplish his ultimate goal (which is, a PERSON PERMANTELY TURNING THEIR BACK ON GOD/JESUS!)

So then what are these “baby steps”, you may be asking? I’m glad you asked. They are the following:

1. He’ll make you feel BAD or JUDGEMENTAL for doing what’s RIGHT in the Lord’s eyes!
2. He’ll PUNISH you for doing what’s RIGHT in the Lord’s eyes!
3. He’ll INCREASE THE MATERIAL BLESSINGS OF THOSE AROUND YOU WHO DON’T WORSHIP JESUS/YESHUA!
4. He’ll make you start to envy what others have that YOU don’t!
5. He’ll make you UNGRATEFUL for what you have and RESTLESS!
6. He’ll make you feel ENTITLED to receive things that it’s not the Lord’s will for you to receive!
7. He’ll turn you AWAY from doing the Lord’s will, which will leave you feeling DEPRESSED and HOPELESS!
8. He’ll fill up your time, home, space and heart with things/people that AREN’T PLEASING TO JESUS!
9. He’ll give you FALSE ambition and dreams that come to naught!
10. He’ll try to convince you that JESUS HAS TURNED ON YOU!
11. He’ll try to convince you that YOU ARE BEYOND REDEMPTION!
12. He’ll make you feel BOGGED DOWN WITH GUILT FOR ALL THE WRONG YOU’VE DONE IN THIS LIFE!
13. He’ll bog you down with “scientific articles” concerning Evolution and “Space” in order to try to get you to DOUBT THE CREATION/GENESIS/THE BIBLE!
14. He’ll try to make you feel SMALL AND INTELLECTUALLY STUPID for BELIEVING THE BIBLE AND ITS CONTENTS!
15. He’ll try to get you to question what faith you DO have so that, over time, he’ll get you to a point of NO FAITH!
16. He’ll try to get you to DOUBT the MIRACLES and NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES OF OTHERS!
17. He’ll use hypocritical Christians to make Jesus/Christianity as a whole LOOK BAD!
18. He’ll pressure you to join the “anti-Jesus squad”
19. He’ll offer you financial incentives, etc. to “defy Jesus and the gospel of salvation” (i.e. “sell your soul to me and I’ll make you rich” type schemes)
20. He’ll try to get you to believe that HE is the “good guy” while Jesus is actually the “bad guy”
21. He’ll try to get you to QUESTION THE BIBLE AND ITS CONTENTS OR CERTAIN BOOKS/APOSTLES OF THE BIBLE
22. He’ll force you to suffer through a REALLY hurtful experience at the hands of “religion” so you’ll LEAVE RELIGION BEHIND
23. He’ll tempt you with OTHER RELIGIONS
24. He’ll tempt you to watch the TV show called “Lucifer” in which he’s portrayed as a “good guy”
25. Etc.

“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron” – [1 Timothy 4:1-2]

So then HOW do the above “baby steps” start to come into play then? Answer: It’s because the individual in question (or possibly someone in their own immediate household) had unknowingly opened A DEMONIC DOORWAY! Demons “attach” to things! So when we display such “things” in our cars and/or homes, that more or less gives the demon the legal “spiritual right” to occupy that car and/or home! And it doesn’t even have to be a stationary object. It could even be a non-stationary object, such as a movie/TV show, secular music, etc. And when it comes to stationary objects, it could be from a Monster energy drink (which has the Hebrew 666 written on each can), a talisman, SATANIC/VIOLENT VIDEOGAMES, crystals, black candles, Ouija board, books on witchcraft (like Harry Potter – which, btw, contains ACTUAL spells in them – did you KNOW that, people?), posters, Satanic/Wiccan/New Age religions desktop backgrounds, statues (EVEN OF “Catholic saints”, which are actually DEMONS, btw), dream catchers, incense, etc.

Have you ever noticed how it starts off SO SMALL? A fleeting fascination with someone who doesn’t see the true, biblical gospel as important as WE do (BEFORE we’re engaged/married?) Feeling all of a sudden DEATHLY TIRED out of nowhere as soon as we want to try to read the bible, yet we have no problems staying up late at night to read our favorite novel(s), am I right? Feeling as though we don’t NEED to read the bible at all since we “already know what’s in there!” Other members of our friends and family getting down on us saying that we “take religion/the bible too seriously”. People that DO NOT follow the bible or its contents making US feel as though we are nothing but HATEFUL, SPITEFUL PEOPLE *for* obeying the bible and its contents! Those of “other religions” making us feel GUILTY for sharing THE TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL with them, as if we had stabbed them with a sword and somehow “wounded” them or “hurt them” in the process!

People trying to make US feel INTELLECTUALLY STUPID for BELIEVING THE BIBLE AND ITS CONTENTS. Seeing those around us who DON’T follow Jesus PROSPER! Being threatened by those who do NOT follow the bible! Being made to feel ASHAMED for believing in the bible and its contents! Being made to feel as though WE ARE NEVER GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE LORD, NO MATTER WHAT WE DO! Being made to feel as though WE’LL NEVER MAKE A TRUE DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE’S LIVES WHEN WE PREACH OF THEM THE GOSPEL! Being bogged down by SEVERE health and/or mental issues! Problems with friends, family, work, etc. Those are the MANY WAYS in which Satan the Devil gets the ball rolling when it comes to US starting to QUESTION THE LORD/QUESTION THE LORD’S MERCY & DIVINE PROVIDENCE TOWARDS ALL THOSE WHO FOLLOW HIM!

Folks, look: It’s not like people that are deceived by Satan are stupid or anything. Many of them are world-renown authors, scientists,  astrophysicists, CEO’s of big companies, college professors, doctors, lawyers, etc. Also as well: While some “willingly” let themselves be deceived by Satan (“If I’m being deceived by Satan, so what, this is how I live and that’s that”), a good majority of deceived people DON’T EVEN REALIZE THAT SATAN TRULY EXISTS!!!!!!!!! So in a way, it’s not their fault, they’re deceived and don’t even know it……..lost souls that need to come back to God!

But yet, I MUST ask this question: How does a person who PREACHES the gospel to others and help bring MANY souls to salvation in Yeshua/Jesus then turn around and think/claim that Paul is a false prophet? Folks, it’s either one of three things:

1. Said “preacher” is PURPOSELY trying to deceive people and take them AWAY from Christ/Yeshua since they themselves had their own special “falling out” with Christ/Yeshua and so want to secretly take as many people with them to hell/the lake of fire someday as humanly possible
2. Said “preacher” is just doing it for shock/attention value
3. Said “preacher” is TRULY depressed (on the inside) and TRULY deceived and is secretly fighting MANY DEMONS that the rest of the world doesn’t see

I’m honestly not sure what type of falling out Justin Best happened to have with Jesus/Yeshua! Did he see too much hypocrisy going on with Adam Fink and the rest of the Parable of the Vineyard and Christian Truthers ministries? Did something really, really bad and terrible happen to him that made him question his entire faith system? Did those of other religions start knocking on his door and “communing” with him in a sort’ve discourse that went like: “You’re Christian, bro, therefore, it is your Christian DUTY to hear us out. Do you REALLY think that an all-knowing, all-powerful God is gonna throw Muslims or Hindus out of heaven for believing in Him in a slightly different way? Come on, bro!” 

The truth is, we simply don’t know. Justin Best is not stupid by ANY means! He’s got EXTENSIVE military and business training and is very, very smart, intellectually! But I’ve definitely seen an “Evolution” in him over the years. He used to be so gung ho about preaching the gospel of Jesus/Yeshua and salvation. And then, he joined the Hebrew roots movement. While IN the Hebrew roots movement, he started to be somewhat led astray, in my humble opinion. Why? Because he was debating rather he should follow the moon sabbaths or the sundown sabbaths. That was my first clue. I wanted to humbly say something to him about it in Christian love and Christian mercy but I feared he would take it the wrong way, so I said nothing. Looking back, it’s been one of my life’s most biggest regrets for I now I feel like had I spoken up about this sooner, I might’ve been able to save him from being spiritually led astray! 

One major problem with the Hebrew roots movement is that they call EVERYONE “brother”. This is not right! Yes, we are to love our neighbor as ourselves, sure. But that does NOT mean that we are to automatically welcome EVERY person into a group with “open arms” for there are MANY spiritual wolves in sheep’s clothing out there, looking to scatter the flock! WE MUST TEST THEM BY THEIR FRUITS! Naturally trusting EVERY single person in the Born-Again Christian/Hebrew roots Movement IS CAUSE FOR GREAT, SPIRITUAL DANGER! Because you NEVER know where all the “Judas Iscariots” are hiding….?

That’s why YOU MUST SPIRITUALLY TEST **ALL** CHRISTIAN/MESSIANIC JEWISH INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU COME INTO CONTACT WITH! And if you see ONE wrong teaching, even just ONE, correct them with Christian love and compassion. If they accept your correction, great. If they DON’T, be weary! Be VERY weary and ON YOUR HIGH SPIRITUAL GUARD! Because if a person DOES NOT care about even just ONE “false teaching”, then that means that their spiritual HEART is NOT in the right place and if their spiritual HEART is NOT in the right place to begin with, should they REALLY be SPIRITUALLY trusted? Think about that, folks!

But anyways, what’s MOST troubling to me about Justin Best’s “fall from grace” (as I call it) is that he said he discussed his “Paul is a false apostle” teaching with OTHER “Christian brothers” who AGREED with him! Well, you know what? These so-called “Christian Brothers” did Justin Best A MOST SERIOUS SPIRITUAL DISSERVICE! Because not ONLY was their spiritual findings “wrong”, but THEY PUT JUSTIN BEST’S SOUL (AS WELL AS THEIR OWN) AT RISK/PERIL! How could this BE? How could such “born-again” Christian “brothers” encourage Justin to dive into such a “false teaching?” I’ll tell you why…….it is because those “brothers” were NOT properly spiritually vetted by Justin and are themselves already spiritually led astray! Justin was basing his/their findings on his/their FEELINGS, rather than on the bible’s REALITY! 

And that’s where I’m going with this whole entire post, folks! We have to base the scriptures on the bible’s REALITY and NOT our own feelings! Satan and his demons THRIVE on our “feelings!” Why? Because the bible says in Jeremiah 17:9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”. So in other words, FEELINGS can be VERY EASILY MANIPULATED while the bible’s TRUE reality can NOT! That’s WHY Satan and his demons choose FEELINGS to work on/work with when it comes to human deception! Because when we THINK about what the scriptures SHOULD say, or about what Jesus SHOULD do/say, it’s VERY EASY for Satan to come in and DECEIVE US, who “…..walking about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8). 

But again, I’m sure this whole entire “deception process” with Justin didn’t happen overnight. It was apparently a VERY long, drawn-out process. My guess is that it all likely started with “spiritual burnout”. Many priests and pastors and spiritual leaders experience this. And it’s hard for many of them to be under a microscope AND to be held up on a sort’ve pedestal all the time. In fact, it can sometimes be quite exhausting. Not to mention it’s ALOT of pressure. I think more than likely that Justin started to buckle underneath all the pressure a bit. Running a full-time ministry on top of one’s daily job is ALOT of work! It all starts out small. A spiritual leader wants to take a week off. Then a week becomes 2 weeks, becomes a month, then becomes a few months. And before ya know it, as a spiritual leader, if you’re not careful, you’ll enter into a stage of lukewarmness due to all the overwhelming responsibilities that go along with running a full-time ministry. (Believe me, I know, I’ve been there!) 

So my theory is that it started off as burnout, then eventually morphed into lukewarmness, which then eventually morphed into doubt/lack of faith, which then morphed into “Jesus and Dionysus are one and the same”. And unfortunately, this is very, very sad and unfortunate! Many upon many people have tried to warn him that he’s wrong, that he’s been spiritually led astray and that he’s honestly in danger of the Mark of the Beast and possible Eternal Judgement someday if he doesn’t soon repent and come back to a saving faith and knowledge of Yeshua/Jesus before it’s too late.

But like any wounded spiritual child, he (for the past several months anyways) hasn’t seemed to want to listen. So I guess all I can do at this point is continue to pray for him in the name of Yeshua/Jesus and encourage others to do the same. Because usually, when people are THAT defiant towards Yeshua/Jesus/etc., it’s because of a very personal struggle or event that’s just between he and Yeshua/Jesus. Something very bad or traumatic must’ve happened to him to make him so defiant towards Jesus/Yeshua and Paul. Because usually “defiant ex-Christians/Messianic Jews” on the OUTSIDE are actually SECRETLY HURTING on the INSIDE! So who or what is this young man, Justin Best, running from? What hurt him so bad that he turned his back on Jesus/Yeshua? One can only guess. That’s WHY we must still continue to pray for this young man! 

And once again, if ANY of you are struggling with inner pain or conflict, have critical questions of the faith, or are still wondering what your purpose is and rather or not Jesus truly loves you or not, etc., then PLEASE, pretty please, take up those questions, concerns and “inner hurts” WITH/TO Jesus! DON’T SHUT JESUS OUT AND TURN HIM AWAY, THAT’S THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO IN THAT CASE! Jesus knows you’re human, Jesus knows you got questions. And ya know what? HE’S GOT ANSWERS! 😉 

“Almighty Yeshua, I pray for all of those who are struggling with inner pain and conflict today…..For those who are DESPERATELY hurting inside, yet, don’t yet know how to verbalize or pray about it to you or even how to admit it to you…..For those who got some serious questions about the validity of the bible, its contents or its many prophets…..For those who turned their back on you due to anger, hurt, guilt, uncertainty or misunderstanding…….For those who don’t yet know their true purpose in life…..Please heal them, help them get back up on their spiritual feet again and re-welcome them with open arms. Because I don’t think in my heart of hearts that they TRULY want(ed) to turn away from you – they just want(ed) their pain and struggles to end. Please help them at this most difficult time in their life. Please help them to know that you LOVE THEM and that you’ll ALWAYS be there to welcome them back with open arms, when they’re ready. Please let them know that you haven’t forgotten them and that you still patiently and lovingly wait to welcome them back with open arms. Remind him or her of the parable of the prodigal son if you must. Show them the many ways in which you still love them and haven’t forgotten them. Use as many glorious signs as you have to in order to bring them back into the fold and back into your loving, divine, compassionate arms. Amen”. 

 

 

 

 

 

Beware: The “Disguised” Devil in Plain Site!

Many Catholics (and even non-Catholics alike) just LOVE Pope Francis and think he’s “the greatest thing since sliced bread”. But what MANY people don’t realize (specifically, many Christians, Jews and Catholics themselves), is that MANY, MANY things he says and does actually goes AGAINST the bible and AGAINST Jesus Christ! Don’t believe me? Lets examine many of the PERSONAL QUOTES/BELIEFS of Pope Francis (Papa Francesco):

• “‘Reading Genesis we imagine that God is ‘a wizard with a magic wand’ capable of doing all things, he said. ‘But it is not so. He created life and let each creature develop according to the natural laws [Evolution] which he had given each one.’”

• [The Catholic Church no longer teaches creationism – the belief that God created the world in six days – and says that the account in the book of Genesis is an allegory for the way God created the world]
• “Each of us has a vision of good and of evil. We have to encourage people to move towards what they think is good… Everyone has his own idea of good and evil and must choose to follow the good and fight evil as he conceives them. That would be enough to make the world a better place.”
• “Since many of you do not belong to the Catholic Church and others are non-believers, from the bottom of my heart I give this silent blessing to each and every one of you, respecting the conscience of each one of you but knowing that each one of you is a child of God.”
• “From my point of view, God is the light that illuminates the darkness, even if it does not dissolve it, and a spark of divine light is within each of us.”
• “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge? We shouldn’t marginalize people for this. They must be integrated into society.” [Note: I’m pretty sure he’s talking about those actually LIVING the lifestyle, not those “celebate” ones who struggle with same-sex attraction but still desperately want a spiritual relationship with Christ!] 
• “A church without women would be like the apostolic college without Mary. The Madonna is more important than the apostles, and the church herself is feminine, the spouse of Christ and a mother.”
• “The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! ‘Father, the atheists?’ Even the atheists. Everyone!”
• “Christians who avoid taking risks out of concern for the Ten Commandments as suffering from “cowardliness,” warning that such people become “paralyzed” and unable to “go forward”
• PLUS MANY, MORE MORE!!!!!!!! 

Now tell me, people…….If the Roman Catholic POPE (in this particular case, Francis) believes and practices things that go AGAINST the bible, then what does that say about the Roman Catholic Church’s theology/practices, in and of ITSELF? Again, lets examine the evidence…..lets examine what the Roman Catholic Church (and its theology/beliefs/practices) has to say about ITSELF:

Cardinal James Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers (Ayers Publishing, 1978): 108: “But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify“

The Convert’s Catechism of Catholic Doctrine (1957): 50:

Q. Which is the Sabbath day?
A. Saturday is the Sabbath day.
Q. Why Do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday?
A. We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday.

Chancellor Albert Smith for Cardinal of Baltimore Archdiocese, letter dated February 10, 1920: “If Protestants would follow the Bible, they should worship God on the Sabbath day by God, which is Saturday. In keeping the Sunday, they are following a law of the Catholic Church“

Stephen Keenan, Catholic—Doctrinal Catechism 3rd Edition: 174:

Question: Have you any other way of proving the Church has power to institute festivals of precept?

Answer: “Had she not such power, she could not have done that in which all modern religionists agree with her, she could not have substituted the observance of Sunday the 1st day of the week, for the observance of Saturday the 7th day, a change for which there is no Scriptural authority“.

Our Sunday Visitor (February 5, 1950): “Practically everything Protestants regard as essential or important they have received from the Catholic Church… The Protestant mind does not seem to realize that in accepting the Bible and observing the Sunday, in keeping Christmas and Easter, they are accepting the authority of the spokesman for the church, the Pope”

Louis Gaston Segur, Plain Talk about the Protestantism of To-Day (London: Thomas Richardson and Son, 1874): 213: “Thus the observance of Sunday by the Protestants is a homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the (Catholic) Church”.

The Catholic Mirror (September 23, 1893): ”The Catholic Church, for over one thousand years before the existence of a Protestant, by virtue of her divine mission, changed the day from Saturday to Sunday…The Adventists are the only body of Christians with the Bible as their teacher, who can find no warrant in its pages for the change of day from the seventh to the first. Hence their appellation, “Seventh-day Adventists.”

Catholic Record (September 1, 1923): “The [Catholic] Church is above the Bible, and this transference of the Sabbath observance is proof of that fact”

Pope Leo XIII, Praeclara Gratulationis Publicae (The Reunion of Christendom), June 20, 1894: 
”We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty“

“Pope,” Ferraris’ Ecclesiastic Dictionary: “The Pope is of so great dignity and so exalted that he is not a mere man, but as it were God, and the vicar of God”

But people, the point I want to make is THIS:

1. The Roman Catholic Church (in and of itself – outside of its Fight for Pro-Life) is UNBIBLICAL
2. Pope Francis’s “liberal theology” is UNBIBLICAL
3. The Roman Catholic Church MIXES TRUTH WITH LIES (i.e. The Fight For Pro-Life Vs. “Bowing Down to Idols & Graven Images’, etc.)
4. The Pope AGREES with the UNBIBLICAL “religions” of “climate change”, “ecumenicalism”, “evolution”, etc.
5. The Pope will actually (unfortunately) HELP bring about the *reign* of the ANTICHRIST! 
6. The Pope (& the Roman Catholic Church) are STILL persecuting the TRUE SAINTS of God (those who not only BELIEVE in the bible from Genesis to Revelation + 1611 KJV Apocrypha, but those who TRUST IN JESUS CHRIST *ALONE* AND THAT ADHERE TO the bible’s contents and warnings!)
7. Pope Francis (who unfortunately himself is deceived, already) is/has been/will continue to SPIRITUALLY DECEIVE MANY
8. There’s VERY good biblical evidence that the Roman Catholic Church (i.e. The Vatican) is the either the Whore and/or Beast System of Revelation! 

But remember: The Devil’s goal is to KILL, STEAL & DESTROY (lives, hearts, bodies, AND souls!) He doesn’t come with a hellish face, horns and a pitchfork, people! He comes IN DISGUISE! And what better disguise than RIGHT *INSIDE* THE CHURCH, RIGHT INSIDE THE *VATICAN ITSELF?* Think about it, folks!

When the Pope VERY FIRST “came into office”, sort’ve speak, he seemed very mild, likeable and down to Earth. All the Catholics everywhere (and even Christian themselves) seemed to love him! (But in the back of many liberal’s minds, they were hoping to, unfortunately, “use the Pope” for THEIR left-wing philosophy/causes!) And as time has wore on over the years, he’s actually BECOME more and more BOLD and UNBIBLICAL in his “stances” on issues such as “evolution”, “abortion”, “adultery”, etc. (Quite simply put, he’s been deceived by Satan and those on the left!) 

Now…….do I think the Pope is THE ANTICHRIST talked about in Revelation? Not exactly. Although I DO think there’s a very good biblical possibility that he could be THE FALSE PROPHET talked about in the book of Revelation! Because the bible says that’s EXACTLY what the FALSE PROPHET will do……LIE TO PEOPLE and make them THINK that what he’s saying/doing and thinking is BIBLICAL, when in actuality, it’s really NOT!

But the bible HINTS (in the book of Revelation in the New Testament) that both THE BEAST (Antichrist/Antichrist System) AND THE FALSE PROPHET will have SUCH power of persuasion that MANY UPON MANY will be DECEIVED! (ETERNALLY DECEIVED!)

In fact, just LOOK how many people today are ALREADY DECEIVED by “liberalism” into thinking that “homosexuality/sodomy/gay marriage/transgenderism”, “abortion”, “adultery”, “cohabiting and/or sex outside of or before marriage” is OK….When just a decade or so ago, it would’ve been UNTHINKABLE in most Christian people’s minds!

But in fact, a quote from George Orwell really gets me every time and that’s THIS: “The people will believe what the media TELLS them they believe!“

And The Pope & The Vatican are ALL OVER THE MEDIA! In fact, just like with Barack Obama, the media is having “quite the lovefest” with Pope Francis & The Vatican. I’m almost just as quick to blithely ask the liberal liberal media: “So….when’s *the WEDDING?*” (between they and the Pope/Vatican…..)

No, but in ALL seriousness…..one (rather liberal or not) can NOT deny the fact that the media is just DROOLING (as a collective whole) over Pope Francis & The Vatican! Seems like every other day I’m reading an article about Pope Francis this, or Vatican that, etc. Not to mention that I’ve ALSO taken notice of something: why are all the U.S. EVANGELICAL LEADERS (Rick Warren, Joel Osteen, etc.) and WORLD LEADERS meeting with the Pope? Why, INDEED? It kind’ve makes a person wonder, doesn’t it?

But then again, it should really come as NO SURPRISE since The Pope/The Vatican will have an INTEGRAL PART in the soon coming ONE WORLD ORDER! The Jesuit Vatican is where they will likely set up “headquarters” for the One World Gov’t, One World Religion and One World Economy…..or at the very least, the One World Religion part of it. WAKE UP, PEOPLE! The Jesuits (as a whole) are EVIL! They (as a whole) are Satan’s “henchmen” in disguise!

People of the world (as a whole — SPECIFICALLY Jews *and* Christians) have been SPIRITUALLY ASLEEP! People in today’s world (as a whole) are MUCH too worried about the latest music, movies or videogames than they are about world news events and how it ties in to bible prophecy! This stuff was prophesied in the bible over THOUSANDS of years ago (INCLUDING the fact that at the last days, there would be many scoffers and mockers) and yet, most people of today don’t even know that and/or don’t even care! SAD!

But I WILL say this: IF you are a member of the Roman Catholic and/or Catholic Church, don’t just walk away from it, RUN! RUN FOR YOUR DEAR SOUL’S LIFE, WHILE THERE’S STILL TIME! Because believe me, ON Jesus Christ’s Day of Judgement (The TRUE/BIBLICAL/”JEWISH” JESUS CHRIST and NOT the false, Paganized one taught in churches today)……WHEN you stand before Him, The Almighty God, maker of the heavens and the Earth……..

The very LAST thing you’d EVER want THE BIBLICAL “JEWISH” JESUS CHRIST asking YOU, The “Catholic”, is something along the lines of why you never read the bible (front to back) for yourself, to see rather or not the “Catholic churches’s teachings” are/were so and also why you (as a “practicing Catholic”) repeatedly broke the 2nd and 4th commandments (which are NOT to bow down to any idols or graven images and to remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it holy — respectively), amongst other things. 

Now……we know from Genesis that the TRUE, BIBLICAL SABBATH is the 7th day of the week, which is SATURDAY!!!!! Because remember……The Lord created the Earth and the heavens in 6 days and RESTED ON AND SANCTIFIED THE 7TH DAY (SATURDAY) AS A “DAY OF REST”. And so for MORTAL MAN to “change the Sabbath” and claim that God HIMSELF changed it is (either knowingly or unknowingly) committing BLASPHEMY against Almighty God! 

But folks: Rather you’re an “ex-Catholic” that’s ALREADY gotten out of the Catholic Church or you’re a Christian/Jew that KNOWS the Roman Catholic Church is NOT biblical, we need to PRAY for ALL Catholics….(INCLUDING Pope Francis and all Vatican officials)……We need to pray that the Lord Jesus Christ (the BIBLICAL “Jewish” Jesus Christ) will soon open up their hearts, souls and minds to HIS gospel and not the FALSE, Paganized gospel taught in the churches today! Because remember that you yourself were once an “uninformed” and “restless/unsaved” soul, correct? What if no-one had ever taken the time, prayers or efforts to enlighten YOU? How would YOU feel? 

Hint: DON’T READ THE NEWER BIBLE TRANSLATIONS (NKJV, NIV, NSRV) FOR THEY HAVE BEEN PERVERTED! ONLY READ THE 1611 KJV + APOCRYPHA as the Lord Jesus Christ ADMONISHES (that means SEVERELY JUDGES) anyone who ADDS/REMOVES words from the bible (as Revelation 22:18-19 states!) 

For a FREE online version (KJV + Apocrypha) please go to: https://kingjamesbibleonline.org

Scroll down to the very bottom on the left-hand side of the webpage and it will have a link that says: KJV BIBLE and the 4th link down underneath “KJV BIBLE” is THE APOCRYPHA https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Apocrypha-Books/

And if you’d like a PAPERBACK VERSION to buy, please go to: https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Bible-James-Version-Apocrypha/dp/1480007889/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1487999190&sr=8-6&keywords=KJV+%2B+Apocrypha

And if you already have a KJV bible and want to purchase the Apocrypha SEPARATELY, I’d recommend the following: https://www.amazon.com/New-Oxford-Annotated-Apocrypha-Standard/dp/0195289617/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487999344&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=oxford+apocrpha

How To Spot a FALSE PROPHET: Step by Step Guide [UPDATED]

With SEVERAL false prophets abound in today’s world (on Youtube, in mega-churches, on Christian radio, in Christian magazines, in Christian books, on Google webpages, in local churches, on news programs, even right here on WordPress, etc.), how can one know for sure rather or not someone is TRULY of God or not? Though this is not a COMPLETE checklist, it is a good start:

• Do they ask for money? While not ALL ministries that ask for money are false per say, 99.5% of them ARE! So how can one tell? IF the “ministry in question” does NOT preach about repentance of SIN, Salvation in Jesus Christ ONLY, the REALITIES of hell/the lake of fire, the TRUE history of Christianity since 325AD, bible prophecy of the End Times, the TRUTH about what’s really going on in America today, the TRUTH about what the bible says about homosexuality (as in — it’s an abomination unto God), the TRUTH about the Devil’s lies, the IMPORTANCE of reading the bible (specifically, King James Version), etc., then that’s ministry’s a false ministry and should be avoided at ALL COSTS! [These are the LAST DAYS OF AMERICA, people! We don’t have TIME to be victims of false ministries! Our eternal souls are too precious!] 
• Do they deny the Holy Trinity of God the Heavenly Father, the Holy Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit?
• Do they proclaim to speak in tongues, per say?
• Do they deny The Rapture of the church?
• Do they live extravagantly? (Example: televangelists that live in mansions, have multiple houses, drive nice cars, etc).
  
• Do they try to claim that “God wants us to be RICH” (as in, materialistically/financially rich?)
• Do they say we no longer have to celebrate The Sabbath? (Specifically, the 7th Day Sabbath?)
• Do they hold the Ecumenical/Pro-Catholic Church viewpoint?
• Do they say you no longer need to read the bible?
• Do they claim “if you send money, God will bless you ABUNDANTLY?” 
• Do they claim it’s okay to live in fornication outside of marriage?
• Do they say that homosexual relationships and homosexual marriages are OK in God’s eyes?
• Do they proclaim that there’s no condemnation for sin?
• Do they proclaim that sins can be forgiven by those other than Jesus Christ?
• Do they profess a belief in a “Purgatory?”
• Do they encourage a *close relationship* with the Catholic Church and its doctrines?
• **Do they whine at you if you don’t donate money?**
• Do they claim that God/Jesus Christ is OK with abortion?
• Do they claim they are OK with the Womens’ Liberation Movement (thus, disregarding the bible passages that proclaim that the mother or the wife is supposed to be in charge of maintaining the house/dwelling place and children?)
• Do they preach about the importance of forgiveness and then, in the next breath, talk about a recent grudge they have against someone?
  
• *****Do they disregard bible prophecy (specifically, bible prophecy of the End Times/Revelation) and claim “it’s no longer important?***** 
• Do they hold a viewpoint of “once saved, always saved?”
• Do they call “bible study” OF THE DEVIL?
• Do they claim that it’s not necessary to pray for forgiveness of sins?
• Do they teach that EVERYONE and EVERY world religion goes to ETERNAL PARADISE?
• Do they claim that God likes ALL music?
• Do they claim that sex before marriage and/or living together before marriage is just fine?
• Do they try to teach that Jesus doesn’t ever personally appear to people in person or in dreams, in today’s world?
• Do they claim that Allah and the God of the bible are the SAME GOD (which couldn’t be further from the truth, by the way?)
• Do they teach REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY (as in that “God is DONE with Israel?”)
• Do they teach that it’s not necessary to help those who are less fortunate than us/in need?
• Do they combine New Age teachings WITH Christian teachings (such as Meditation, Reading Tarot Cards/Horoscope/Walking in Labyrinths, etc.)
• Do they teach that Jesus was not the true Son of God?
• Do they discount the importance of confession of our sins to Jesus Christ Almighty?
  
• Do they proclaim that the PAGAN holidays of Christmas, Easter and Halloween are TRUE CHRISTIAN HOLIDAYS?
• Do they teach that Jesus and Satan were “brothers”?
• Do they teach that it’s OK to pray to “saints” and/or “angels”?
• Do they teach that it’s OK to have “idols” or “graven images” placed all throughout your car, work, church and/or home?
• Do they teach that “the Old Testament NO LONGER APPLIES” and “has no significance in our lives today?”
• Do they claim that we “NO LONGER NEED TO CELEBRATE THE LORD’S 7 ANNUAL FEASTS, OUTLINED IN LEVITICUS 23”?
• PLUS MANY, MANY MORE!!!!!

If ANY of these “signs” appear in your “church” (rather a physical church, a TV church or an online church), or “favorite ministry” (rather it be a radio/tv/online/local ministry), don’t walk away, RRRUUUNNN! And never look back! Because if you stay “entrenched” in THAT false church or THAT false ministry, you WILL be deceived, MARK MY WORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In fact, driving home from work yesterday, while listening to Bot Radio Network in my car, I heard this broadcast where the announcer was saying: “for just $76 dollars a year, you can feed 2 children 2 warm meals a day for a year. Won’t YOU donate your gift? You can even DOUBLE your gift and double the amount to feed DOUBLE the number of children! Won’t YOU give generously to the children to ensure they have 2 warm meals a day? Won’t YOU donate your gift of $950 dollars?” or something along those lines and I was just THOROUGHLY APPALLED! ;(

For……..WHAT KIND OF PERSON IN THEIR *RIGHT MIND* IS GOING TO TRY TO EMBEZZLE NINE HUNDRED AND *FIFTY* DOLLARS FROM SOMEONE?! Especially in TODAY’S ECONOMY, when there are SO many homeless people out there today [some were even once active military and/or even hold PhD’s!!!!!!] And for some old people out there (who they’re no doubt likely targeting), that’s their ENTIRE PENSION for a few months’ worth!

CLEARLY it’s a SCAM! And it NEVER ceases to amaze me just how many “programs” ASK FOR MONEY for “various reasons” (“they need a radio tower in Cuba”…….REALLY?…….”there’s starving children in _______”…..nevermind that the U.N. ALREADY sends in ton of U.S.-backed aide to these countries…….

“this ministry can’t survive without the **GENEROUS DONATIONS** (generous being a “buzz word”, here) of our listeners”….REALLY?….Never mind that the cost of radio is most likely covered by its advertisers!!!! And when I flipped through the TV a year or so ago and this Messianic Rabbi guy said at the end of the sermon: “if this ministry has blessed you, SEND MONEY”, it just made my BLOOD BOIL! 😦

And though some “evangelists” give a good message about how this world is fallen and how we need to turn to Jesus Christ and have faith in Jesus Christ in our lives, AS SOON as they start ASKING FOR MONEY, it’s almost like their “message” then becomes “deactivated”. For while they were letting the Holy Spirit speak through them DURING their “message” of sin/repentance/salvation, they allowed the Holy Spirit to LEAVE THEM as soon as they started ASKING FOR MONEY! Heck, even asking for money from people, in and of itself, shows a true LACK OF FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST ALMIGHTY! For all those who TRUST the Lord Jesus KNOW firsthand that HE and HE ALONE will provide for all their financial needs!

JESUS CHRIST ALMIGHTY IS **NOT** A CASH COW, OKAY FOLKS! Nor should he ever, ever, EVER be made out to be one by today’s Christians……for ANY REASON….I don’t care WHAT reason people try to give. It’s NON-BIBLICAL. For Jesus and his disciples NEVER charged a single coin for people to “hear their message”. They preached onto the poor, the homeless, the maimed, the sick, the blind. And they NEVER charged people money for their “services”. EVER!!!!!!!!!

Now, when people start a ministry, they can go one of either ways. They can go for non-tax exempt, for-profit organization or they can go for tax-exempt, non-profit organization that accepts donations. Sadly, NEITHER of these “ministry set-up models” are BIBLICAL and that’s just what’s so sad about the concept of “ministry” in today’s world. Plus the types of things that they’re teaching people at seminaries these days…..to focus on the “historical” or the “intellectual” aspect of Jesus Christ, instead of on the TRUE nature of Jesus Christ.!

Today’s seminaries in general teach people to preach about Jesus as if he’s a gold coin that they need to “sell” to people, instead of teaching them the necessary tools to preach about Jesus Christ in such a way that the person walks away feeling as though they learned something, feeling as though the Holy Spirit spoke to them through the sermon, feeling as though the Lord Jesus himself spoke to them personally through the sermon and then, going out and CHANGING THEIR WHOLE LIVES AND HEARTS AROUND, as a result OF that very sermon.

That’s the type of preaching that we need here in America, today and throughout the world. And MOST IMPORTANTLY, preachers need to teach about bible prophecy and how it impacts our lives today. [Although I have to admit I myself haven’t even had time to start a Bible Prophecy page yet here on this blog, as I’ve been too busy focusing on the basic things, who Jesus is, what he did, how to get saved & stay saved, etc. So please forgive me, I will start a Bible Prophecy page soon here in the near future…..]

But yet, the “wolves in sheep clothing” are EVER-SO-GOOD for “making you feel bad if you don’t donate”. Guilt trips and manipulation are common amongst these folks. 

However, nonetheless, WHEN it comes to all the wolves in sheep’s clothing, I pray in the name of the Lord that these people will have their eyes opened and that they will soon turn from their ways and turn TO or turn BACK to Jesus Christ before it’s too late & their souls are lost for eternity! I fear for these people’s souls! ;( I can’t sleep at night sometimes, worrying about what’s gonna happen to them, if they don’t repent in the name of Jesus Christ before it’s too late! IF ONLY they knew the true “hell” they were headed for, after they die! I honestly think that they think in their mind that hell isn’t real or that it’s “not going to be too bad”. IF ONLY THEY KNEW THE TRUTH! ;(

Ecumenicalism: “All Paths Lead to One”

It used to be back in the day that certain denominational Christian churches (as an unwritten rule) would strive to set themselves apart from all the rest with a sort’ve “holier than thou” type attitude. The Catholics thought that they were better than the Methodists, the Methodists thought they were better than the Baptists, the Baptists thought they were better than the Lutherans and so on and so forth. It rather seemed that Satan the Devil had successfully divided the Lord’s people into many separate factions. But now, in the year 2014, those days are LONG GONE. We have now entered a new age……..an age that’s all about “tolerance”, “diversity” and “Inter-faith councils” where the subliminal message remains clear: “All Paths Lead to One”.

Quite frankly, it was the “tolerance” and “diversity” movement that sparked a resurgence in the New Age movement (thanks to things such as the Harry Potter series, and movies like Practical Magic, the 6th Sense and The Craft), which THEN went on to spark the “Ecumenical Movement”. Similar to the “Emergent Movement” (which I’ve talked about in a previous post), the Ecumenical Movement is slightly different. Unlike the “Emergent Movement” which strives to bring New Age teachings and philosophies INTO the Christian church (such as meditation, yoga, walking through labyrinths, etc.) the ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT is a movement that is striving to merge ALL Christian churches across the globe into ONE….in other words, it’s a movement to align ALL Christian churches with the Roman Catholic Church which would then create a “One World Universal Religion” with the Roman Catholic Church at its head.

Parts of the book of Daniel in the Old Testament and parts of the book of Revelation in the New Testament BOTH prophecy about a coming ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT. And this one world government will also attempt to have a ONE WORLD ECONOMY and ONE WORLD RELIGION. Essentially, the Ecumenical Movement (as well as the Emergent Movement) are BOTH trying to bring about a ONE WORLD RELIGION, where all world religions and ALL Christian denominations become ONE (one with the Catholic Church, that is……..which to me, is even FURTHER evidence that the Roman Catholic Church is likely the Whore of Babylon talked about in the book of Revelation in the New Testament).

The Ecumenical Movement Documentary 

The Emergent Church Movement Documentary

And the following images ILLUSTRATE the Emergent Church and Ecumenical philosophy in greater detail……..

 

The “Emergent Church”: Christianity + New Age

There is something SERIOUSLY wrong with the Christian Church today!

Walk into just about ANY Christian Church today and you will see something called “The Emergent Church”; churches that care far more about entertainment, status, money/appearances, New Age philosophies, Roman Catholic mysticism and socializing more than they do about God!

In short, an Emergent Church is one that embraces New Age philosophies and/or watered-down gospel(s) into its teachings. Patrons participate in yoga, walk through labyrinths, etc.

Prayer worship songs have gone from simple to more elaborate. One can oftentimes feel like they’re at a pop/country concert or a “Buddhist sanctuary”, rather than a church worship service.

And I understand if some of today’s young people want to “shake it up a bit” and make the Lord’s music seem more relate-able to today’s younger generation. But when I hear modern-day worship music, (either on the radio or in church), it sounds exactly like SECULAR music to me and so to ME, there’s no clear distinction between secular and non-secular and in so doing, the Lord’s message becomes muffled.

And then there are those  poor souls out there who want to “feel God” at that very moment but what’s that poor person gonna do when their life suddenly gets rough and they don’t “feel God” anymore? Are they then gonna abandon the faith?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0JEODSz2lk [Part 1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDBoBhIqfwQ [Part 2]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU0ezArq_Vk [DOCUMENTARY ON MODERN-DAY CHURCH PRACTICES]

And I know alot of my posts lately have all been about “exposing this” or “exposing that” but the thing is, I will NOT sugar coat the Lord’s message to fit people’s needs (for that, to ME, would seem like “political correctness” to do so). Many Christians today (especially those of us of the younger generation) want to hear about how great we are, how special we are. We don’t LIKE to hear about things such as sin, hellfire and separation from God. Unfortunately, those things are NECESSARY to disclose and talk about, so that people aren’t lead astray into the Emergent Church movement!

And it’s not JUST “Emergent Churches” having these philosophies! It has ALREADY “seeped into” the mainstream churches!!!!!

The living proof of this was when I had most recently gone into a ELCA church awhile back and the bottom of their worship literature said “glory be to the Roman Catholic Church”. I was horrified! Nearly EVERY single thing Catholics believe/practice goes AGAINST the bible! Therefore, any church that tries to align itself with the Roman Catholic Church is sadly led TOTALLY ASTRAY! And that makes me very sad…….all those poor souls in the Lutheran and Catholic churches today that don’t even REALIZE how totally “lost” they ARE! It makes my soul grieve! ;(

But in a way, I can kind of see how Catholics become easily astray and don’t even know it. They are taught NOT to read the bible and to have the priest(s) “interpret” it FOR them…..and the Lutherans sprung forth out of the Catholics……however, as far as I know, Lutherans ARE taught to read the bible so I’m confused as to WHY Lutherans are wanting to re-align themselves with the Catholic Church? Am I missing something, here? Well, I guess there IS a thing called Ecumenicalism (the “movement” of the modern-day churches re-aligning themselves with the Roman Catholic Church — for whatever reason).

Many bible scholars believe that this atmosphere of “tolerance” and “political correctness” and “New Ageism” and “Ecumenicalism” is what will SET the system of a false one-world religion into motion. [And from the looks of things, it would possibly seem that a one world economy and one world government might not be too far behind, either].

Sadly, the modern-day Christian church has BEEN an “Emerging” church since the time of Constantine! It has just now become more APPARENT, is all. Also: many, MANY people today have this sort’ve “live and let live” attitude. But Jesus said in the bible that we are to EXPOSE DARKNESS! Therefore, LETTING a person sin in peace without warning them of the coming wrath/judgement of God is to akin to being a passive friend of the darkness! Did Jesus idly sit by and let sinners be sinners in the bible? Or did he REBUKE and/or WARN them? Think about it.

Also, many people will try to say that you’re being “judgmental” or “Un-Christian” if you try to warn people about their sin and God’s coming wrath/judgment on mankind…….or they’ll try to say you’re being “over-zealous” about your relationship with Jesus if you want to follow the bible AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE by considering not celebrating in Pagan holidays but celebrating in the Lord’s holidays, instead, etc.

And while it’s true that the Lord Jesus knows the hearts and minds of people (and of whom truly worships him from their heart and whom doesn’t), he also said in Matthew 7: 13-14

“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and MANY there be which go in thereat : Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and FEW there be that find it“

If you or someone you know is currently going to an Emergent Church, don’t walk out, RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I pray that ALL souls that read this will leave any and all Emergent churches that they’ve been associated with up until this point, that the Lord Jesus will open up the eyes of Emergent church leaders and show them what the TRUE gospel of Jesus Christ is and that NO lost souls will find their way INTO an Emergent church of any kind. Amen. 

 

What’s Called “Christian” Isn’t Always Christian! BEWARE!

I am amazed just how many people today think that just because certain music is labeled as “Christian“, that it must AUTOMATICALLY be good. But that personally can’t be further from the truth!

Here are just a few, sad examples of what modern day “Christian music” entails:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIcrgRMogP8 [Christian metal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIbkTH1b1gU [Christian electro]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l18KIdZ_pDc [Christian rock]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73rjIq8UoEk [Christian rap]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3o8tjegpI8 [Christian rock]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAP51A4g5m8 [Christian country/pop]

Compare all those modern day examples with music that might’ve been traditional around the time of Jesus Christ

Christian Berdahl’s music seminar drives home the point I want to make on this:

Not to mention that pastor JD Farag gives an EXCELLENT presentation on the subject:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9d45_rO2bs&list=PL48B6C4A6FF0FEC56  Part 1 [watch from 3:12 and on]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=880cC2_rWBs&list=PL48B6C4A6FF0FEC56 Part 2 [watch from 2:10 and on]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmQtH4Yfzo4&list=PL48B6C4A6FF0FEC56  Part 3 [watch from 2:36 and on]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uWLMfk3nDc&list=PL48B6C4A6FF0FEC56  Part 4 [watch from 2:30 and on]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkdHUfnZ3Ss&list=PL48B6C4A6FF0FEC56  Part 5 [watch ALL of it]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghhibj2vD1I&list=PL48B6C4A6FF0FEC56  Part 6 [watch ALL of it]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKMTE6AXjII Part 7 [watch ALL of it, but specifically focus around 1:30]

Plus walk into just about ANY church worship today and you won’t find the true spirit of God anywhere NEAR! For Satan has now taken over today’s Christian music and today’s Christian churches. Just look at the number of today’s Christian churches who now OPENLY SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE and/or have OPENLY GAY CLERGY/PASTORS!

I even most recently had an experience where I walked into a local Lutheran church and had the shock of my LIFE! Not only did they entrust a 7-10 year old boy in a suit to take care of the “offering plate”, who seemed to scowl with disgust at anyone not putting money in it, but the pastor noted that the money wasn’t EVEN counted/accounted for (from what I understand of it), they barely mentioned the name of Jesus Christ AT ALL, sung hymns for a good 45 minutes, had people dressed to the nines, had a HUGE idolatrous statue of Jesus by the altar and (GASP!) had something written at the very bottom of their worship literature which stated “glory be to the Roman Catholic Church” or something of the like. I was HORRIFIED! And I’ve never stepped foot back inside that church ever, EVER again!

But then it finally occurred to me. It wasn’t just the Lutheran church or the Methodist church or the Baptist church etc., that had gone astray. But in fact, practically ALL the local churches here where I live have gone astray. Why? Because first of all, they were all worshipping on SUNDAY, which is the WRONG SABBATH! [The bible says the Sabbath is the SEVENTH day of the week, NOT the FIRST DAY of the week!] And secondly, all they seemed to care about were money, appearances, church budgets, who’s donating the most to charity, ways to RAISE more money for the church, and numbers. Not ONE person I saw ever gave their testimony of how they came to faith in Jesus Christ or even seemed to give a care in the world about me or why I was even there. In fact, Jesus Christ was barely even mentioned at all. Not to mention that I didn’t feel spiritually alive while attending any of their sermons. In fact, I felt quite dead on the inside.

Many Christians (and even non-Christians alike) seem to think that “being a true Christian” means going to church every Sunday and also that ANY music or object labeled as Christian is OK. But that couldn’t be further from the truth! God is not confined to a building or 4 walls. Many pastors and church people think that having a beautiful “building” will somehow glorify God and glorify their particular church. But they are only fooling themselves. For God searches the hearts and minds of ALL people. God cares more about what they are doing to serve HIM, rather than what they are doing to serve themselves or fellow man/popular culture!

So that begs of question, then…….what IS true Christian music and what IS a “true Christian?” and/or a true Christian church?

Answer A: TRUE Christian music comes from the soul. It is whatever music calms our minds and spirit and INSPIRES us to worship and serve God/Jesus Christ. Can someone truly say that Christian metal (which sounds no different from secular metal) or that Christian rap or electro music calms their spirit and truly INSPIRES them to worship/serve God/Jesus Christ?

Answer B: A TRUE Christian is one that reads the bible (front to back), takes it to 100% heart and actually believes and does what it says. For example, a person can’t just believe in the 10 commandments, the Oliviet Discourse/Sermon On The Mount and the Old & New Testament teachings about the Sabbath, etc. A person must actively KEEP THEM. For Jesus Christ said in the bible “if you love me, you will obey my commandments”. They will REPENT of their sins and realize their NEED for a Savior (Jesus Christ). They will also practice what they preach. For example, if they say people should give to the poor, then they will do likewise. They will also be wise as a serpent but gentle as a dove. They will strive to live their lives as close to the “ideal” as possible that Jesus Christ set for his followers in the bible. They will be slow to anger and quick to love. They will care more about what Jesus Christ thinks of them than what the world/popular culture/other people think of them. Etc.

Answer C: A TRUE Christian church is a small fellowship of believers who not only READ the bible front to back but that take it to 100% heart. So in other words, a TRUE Christian church would make the SEVENTH DAY (Saturday) the SABBATH, and NOT the First day of the week (Sunday). Plus they would also (in general) NOT partake in Pagan/Pagan Originated Holidays such as New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween, Birthdays and Christmas and WOULD partake of the Lord’s Seven Annual Holidays (which the Lord’s people will STILL be celebrating, even during the time of the Millennial Kingdom – specifically the Feast of Tabernacles).

And no, I’m honestly not sure HOW ancient biblical peoples kept track of their age and what not. They didn’t celebrate birthdays more than likely, since the bible would’ve likely mentioned it if they had. But they had to’ve done SOMETHING to keep diligent track of how old people were back then and I’m not sure what that “something” is. If anyone ever finds the answer, let me know.

But I ask you this: the next time you or your church celebrate a holiday, ask yourself if that holiday is really, truly of God/Jesus Christ or not and rather or not the bible truly commands you to celebrate such holidays. If not, then it would be wise to not celebrate them and focus on worshipping Jesus Christ, instead (the one you SHOULD be worshipping if you are a true Christian).

And when you listen to “Christian” music or videos on Youtube or read “Christian” magazine articles or blogs, or watch “Christian” movies on Netflix, etc., ask yourself if that music, video, book, article, blog is truly “biblical” or not. Because believe it or not, there are many things in Christian movies that actually go AGAINST the bible. One example of this is in the movie called “Jesus: The Greatest Story Ever Told”, starring Jeremy Sisto as Jesus. There are SEVERAL biblical inaccuracies, as follows:

1). John the Baptist tells Jesus to repent of his sins. This is an abomination! For Jesus Christ HAD no sin!

2). Mother Mary had to prompt Jesus to go out into the world and “find his way”. This is wrong! Jesus Christ knew who he was from the beginning and needed no “prompting” on anyone’s part, for example, when he stayed in the heavenly Father’s house (the temple) when he was only 12 years old!

3). When father Joseph dies, Jesus gets angry and yells at God, demanding Him to bring Joseph back to life. The real Jesus would NEVER do that. He said from the beginning that everything he did was not his will, but the will of the Father in Heaven. 

4). Instead of Jesus going out to greet/collect the first of his two disciples while they were fishing on the boat, the 2 disciples first come to HIM!

5). When confronted by a Gentile woman begging for help, Jesus (Jeremy Sisto) says : “this woman has taught me that my message is for the Gentiles, too” [Jesus Christ is the Lord and he NEEDS no teaching from ANY “human”!]

6). He has a romantic interest in Mary (sister of Martha) & considers marrying her [Jesus doesn’t lust!]

7). He has no siblings [a nod to the Catholic church, that claims that Mary was a perpetual virgin, even though the bible says that JESUS HAD BROTHERS AND SISTERS!]

8). He is baptized in knee-deep water with SPRINKLING, instead of FULL IMMERSION!

9). A crippled man he healed had to be helped to walk afterwards due to his atrophied muscles still being weak and painful.

10). Instead of Jesus being on the boat WITH the disciples DURING the time of the STORM, the movie shows Jesus (Jeremy Sisto) out in the middle of the ocean [during the time of the storm] walking TOWARDS the boat.

And I’m sure there’s probably more, but the for sake of space, I will just cover those 10, for now. But the point I want to try to make is that what is called “Christian” isn’t always, truly Christian. You can’t mix truth with lies! Therefore, I’m sad to say that the movie Jesus: The Greatest Story Ever Told is a lie! It depicts a human, non-divine Jesus. I mean, even just looking at the video cover makes me CRINGE! It shows the actor who portrayed Jesus with his robe a little down and his chest showing, AS IF to subconsciously advertize him as some sort of “sex symbol!”

Actually, my best advice to you all is NOT to watch “Jesus movies”. Because the one I just mentioned up above is only a slew of MANY biblically inaccurate movies out there! And the producers/directors want to cry out “right of creative film-making” but the truth is, you can’t exchange the true, biblical truth of Jesus for a lie!

I pray that ALL who read this will further think about what type of reading, blogs, movies, music, tv they let into their hearts, minds and homes, and do away  with the things that aren’t pleasing to the Lord Yeshua/Jesus Christ and that all Christian movie/music producers will STOP making biblically inaccurate music and movies and start making TRUE, biblical music and movies, based 100% from the bible, word for word, King James Version. Amen.