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Many people, Christians and nonbelievers alike often times raise this daunting question, "What is God's ultimate Purpose in Allowing Evil?" Yet, it's difficult to tackle a critically important factor involved in the suggestion that this may not be the best possible world, but it is the best way to the best possible world is that GOD IS NOT FINISHED YET. How do we know that? Does that mean humans used God-given free choice to disobey God did not take God by surprise? What's your opinion?
Tags: Inspirational
UK'S BROWN: NOW IS THE TIME TO BUILD GLOBAL SOCIETY November 10, 2008 Reuters reports: “The international financial crisis has given world leaders a unique opportunity to create a truly global society, Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown will say in a keynote foreign policy speech on Monday. In his annual speech at the Lord Mayor's Banquet, Brown -- who has spearheaded calls for the reform of international financial institutions -- will say Britain, the United States and Europe are key to forging a new world order. ‘The alliance between Britain and the U.S. -- and more broadly between Europe and the U.S. -- can and must provide leadership, not in order to make the rules ourselves, but to lead the global effort to build a stronger and more just international order,’ an excerpt from the speech says. Brown and other leaders meet in Washington next weekend to discuss longer term solutions for dealing with economic issues following a series of coordinated moves on interest rates and to recapitalize banks in the wake of the financial crisis. ‘Uniquely in this global age, it is now in our power to come together so that 2008 is remembered not just for the failure of a financial crash that engulfed the world but for the resilience and optimism with which we faced the storm, endured it and prevailed,’ Brown will say in his speech on Monday evening. ‘...And if we learn from our experience of turning unity of purpose into unity of action, we can together seize this moment of change in our world to create a truly global society.’ According to a summary of the speech released by his office, Brown will set out five great challenges the world faces. These are: terrorism and extremism and the need to reassert faith in democracy; the global economy; climate change; conflict and mechanisms for rebuilding states after conflict; and meeting goals on tackling poverty and disease. Brown will also identify five stages for tackling the economy, starting with recapitalizing banks so they can resume lending to families and businesses, and better international co-ordination of fiscal and monetary policy. He also wants immediate action to stop the spread of the financial crisis to middle-income countries, with a new facility for the International Monetary Fund, and agreement on a global trade deal, as well as reform of the global financial system…” The book of Daniel cited this already. Our generation will see this very day coming. Take heed and pray up!
Tags: JVI
We have showed our responsibility by casting our vote for a person we can believe in that he will lead our country and the free world. It truely is a historical event in this election ever that will shape our nation and remind us and our children in this political campaign. Let us put ourselves to rest in the hand of God which helps our new president the wisdom and knowledge to lead this free world respectively. Thus, let us joint our heart and mind in prayer with Billy Graham. Billy Graham's Prayer for Our Nation THIS MAN SURE HAS A GOOD VIEW OF WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR COUNTRY! 'Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and Set us free. Amen!' Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio program, 'The Rest of the Story,' and received a larger response to this program than any other he has ever aired. With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over our nation and wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again can be called 'One nation under God.' Think about this: If you forward this prayer to everyone on your e-mail list, in less than 30 days it would be heard by the world. (It's worth a try!) "One Nation Under God."
Tags: Pery
First, we must be born from above or born again spiritually because, through our physical birth, we have inherited the Adamic nature. We are "chips off the old block." Adam, as the head of the human race, passed on the "genes" of a corrupt nature to all his posterity. Paul spells it out clearly in Romans 5:12, 18, and 19. Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned... Therefore as by the offence of one [Adam] judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one [Christ] the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. We conclude, then, that every member of the human race inherited Adam’s rotten nature at birth, making each of us what our first dad was-a disobedient rebel. This old nature within us makes us lie, cheat, swear, and desire sin. One is not a sinner because he sins. He sins because he is a sinner. That’s what the psalmist meant in Psalm 5 1:5 when he said, Behold, I was shapen in iniquity: and in sin did my mother conceive me. The sin in this text was not sex, for, Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled... (Hebrews 13:4). Instead, the "iniquity" refers to the old nature formed within one at conception. This old nature contains all the germs of every known sin. That’s why God declares in Psalm 58:3, 4; The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies. Their poison is like the poison of a serpent.... In the light of this convicting evidence, only rebellious sinners would say, "I don’t need salvation," or "I am saved because I was born into a Christian family" God disagrees. He says ...here is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not(Ecclesiastes 7:20). . . . there is none that doeth good, no, not one (Psalm 14:3). All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him [Christ] the iniquity of us all (Isaiah 53:6). The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net (Micah 7:2). Jesus said . . . none is good, save one, that is God (Luke 18:19). Paul also adds a stroke on the canvas of life by stating in Romans 3:10-18: There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth. There is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Their throat is an open sepulcher [grave]; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Their feet are swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the ways of peace have they not known: There is no fear of God before their eyes. What a portrait of every member of the human race without God. Sinners possess naught but depraved natures passed on to them from generation to generation. They now need a "born again" experience that produces a "new nature" through "regeneration." No wonder Jesus said ...ye MUST be born again. Spiritual Comprehension Secondly the "born again" experience is compulsory if one is to understand God. 1 Corinthians 2:11-14 depicts this. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing the spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. What a text! Let’s dissect it. No man is able to understand another man except by the human spirit commonly possessed. This human spirit makes daily communication possible with other members of the human race, Though human beings enjoy such privileges among themselves, they are unable to conduct intelligible conversations with the animal kingdom, because the human spirit is missing in birds and beasts. Supposing I went into a pasture and began reading Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to Bozo the bull. What would his reaction be if I looked into his eyes and said, "Bozo, here is one of England’s greatest masterpieces. Are you listening? ‘Oh, Romeo, Romeo wherefore art thou, Romeo?"’ I think he might snort a little and give me a run for my money. In fact, I might fly over the fence faster than the Space Shuttle! The problem? A communication barrier. Now, Bozo might be the smartest bull in the herd and possess unusual qualities, but intelligible discourse would be an impossibility- he’s an animal. However, if a veterinarian were able to "transplant" a human spirit within the breast of the beast, communication might become a reality Of course this is totally absurd. It could never happen. However, by way of analogy there is something that occurs at conversion which makes good "horse sense." The "new birth" allows humans to become partakers of God’s nature (see 2 Peter 1:4). His nature enters a believer immediately as the "Great Physician" performs the miraculous transplant. Because of it, MAN, now possessing God’s Spirit, can, for the first time, understand God. From this point onward he is able to grasp the truths of the Bible. The Scriptures are no longer mythological legends or contradictory pronouncements. God’s Spirit, present in the "new-born" convert, makes spiritual truths unbelievably comprehensible. This is the meaning of the text which bears repeating. ...the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual (1 Corinthians 2:11-13). It is evident at this point that no human, regardless of I.Q., scholastic attainments, or academic degrees can by mere intelligence understand God. That’s why 1 Corinthians 2:14 adds, (Get it all you college students who have been brainwashed and misled by educated pagans) But the natural man [or unsaved man] receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: NEITHER CAN HE KNOW THEM, because they are spiritually discerned (emphasis mine). The lost, even those with PhD’s, are hopelessly incapacitated when it comes to the Bible. They have no spiritual equipment to investigate the Spirit’s teachings. This takes a "supernatural" transplant by the Holy Spirit and is called the "new birth." Then, the believer partakes of the "divine nature" and God’s Spirit within makes God’s writing understandable. You see, one must know the Author of the Bible to understand the Author’s writings. Until then, the Bible is as difficult and dry as Egyptian hieroglyphics to a Chinaman. Heaven’s Entrance Third, one needs a "new birth" experience to enter God’s presence. Jesus said, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. And again, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God (John 3:3 and 5). Is it any wonder that the Saviour vehemently says in verse 7, Ye must be born again. None will ever see the light of the Holy City who reject Christ as personal Saviour. Instead, unbelievers and Christ-rejectors join the legion of the doomed for all eternity! Revelation 21:8 states, But the fearful, and UNBELIEVING, and the abominable, and murderers, and whorernongers, and sorcerers and idolators, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN? He who has been born once dies twice, but he who is twice born, dies once. What strange language, you say? Not really If one is born but once-physically-he dies twice. First, the grave, then the lake of fire which is the second death (see Revelation 20:14). On the other hand, he who has been born twice-physically and spiritually-dies but once. For on such (the born again) the second death (lake of fire) hath no power! Will you die once or twice? Will you exit this earth instantly-via disease or disaster-and then enter the regions of the doomed forever? Why wonder? Why procrastinate? Eternity is ahead. There is only one way to become spiritually born. That is . . .Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved... (Acts 16:31). Romans 10:13 adds ... whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Do it now!
Tags: Pery
How can a person know when he/she is sincerely forgiven by the agressor/wrongdoer? What do our scriptures teach great lesson about forgiveness?
Tags: Pery
By putting these things together, we can say that the last days extend from the birth of Jesus until His 2nd Coming at the end of the Tribulation. The last days will be dangerous and difficult times. "But know this firsthand, that in the last days perilous times will come" (2 Timothy 3:1). Believers will be persecuted and hated: "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for MY Name sake" (Matt. 24:9). Knowledge will increase. "But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge sahll increase" (Daniel 12:4). The condition of mankinds is described in the following verses are: 2 Timothy 3:13 --"But evil men and imposters will grow worse and worse, deceiving many and being deceived." 2 Tim. 3:1-4.... says, lovers of themselves than others; lovers of money; boasters...they exaggerate their accomplisments to impress men; proud...haughty, arrogant; blasphamous...they speak abusively, slanderously; disobedient to parents greatly; unthankful; unholy...wicked will likely increase; unloving...without family affection, they lack love for their families; unforgiving...irreconcilable; slanderers...they promote quarrels, hoping to gain from them; lack of self-control; brutal attack; despisers of anything that good and praise the evil doers and call it good; traitors...whether to a country, an oath, or someone in danger; headstrong...hasty, reckless; lovers of world pleasure rather than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying its power...etc. Many within the church today will depart, giving in heed to deceiving spirits of and demons of this world. "Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons" (1 Timothy 4:1; 2 Peter 2:2). Men will exploit others and inappropriately enrich themselves in the last days. "Your [referring to "the rich"] gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days. Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth" (James 5:3, 4). By this time we shall see the rapture. God bless.
Tags: Pery
Just as we have problems in our physical lives, we also experience problems in our spiritual or new lives. Facing and conguering difficulties cause us to grow and be strengthened, whether those problems are physical or spiritual. As we grow in our new strength, we bring glory to God as He demonstrates His faithfulness and that His grace is sufficient for every need (2 Cor. 12:9). Some of the problems that are common in the new life are sin, temptation, suffering, knowing the will of God, and doubt. A believer must be especially wary of places, situations, and times in which he or she may be vulnerable to temptation. Certainly the best antidote to temptation is to be a growing Christian. The mind that is occupied with the things of the Lord cannot at the same time be susceptible to temptation. Of all the possible sins against God, the most serious is that of self-will...a want-to-be-our-own-way. This sin led to the fall of Satan (Isaiah 14:12-14), and it can be said to be the root of Adam's transgression (Gen. 3:1-7). It is, therefore, of utmost important that the child of God find His will and perform it. The dismissal of doubt and strengthening of faith are best accomplished by reading and understand the Word of God (Roman 10:17). The Holy Spirit will convict the willing heart of its power. Growing in the Word of God produces growth in faith; reading and understanding the Word of God are like planting seeds of faith in the heart. They will bear the mature fruit of faith. God bless to all.
Tags: Pery
In the Scriptures, we are instructed to rightly divide the word of truth (2 Tim. 2:15). This is most essential when studying the judgements. Most Christians conform to the theory of one "general judgement." How many judgement(s) will man face God at end time? To your encouragement, it is essential to learn about it since we are drawn closer to the end time. All opinions are welcomed and respected.
He is the First and Last,
The Beginning and the End!
He is the keeper of Creation�and the Creator of all!
He is the Architect of the universe and the Manager of all times.
He always was, He always is,�and He always will be ...
unmoved, Unchanged, Undefeated, and never Undone!  He was bruised and brought healing!
He was pierced and eased pain!
He was persecuted and brought freedom!
He was dead and brought life!
He is risen and brings power!
He reigns and brings Peace!
The world can't understand him,
The armies can't defeat Him,
The schools can't explain Him,�and The leaders can't ignore Him.
Herod couldn't kill Him, The Pharisees couldn't confuse Him, �and The people couldn't hold Him!
Nero couldn't crush Him,�Hitler couldn't silence Him,
The New Age can't replace Him,�and "Oprah" can't explain Him away! He is light, love, longevity, and Lord.
He is goodness, Kindness, Gentleness, and God.
He is Holy, Righteous, mighty, powerful, and pure.
His ways are right,
His word is eternal,
His will is unchanging, and His mind is on me.
He is my Savior,
He is my guide, and He is my peace!
He is my Joy,
He is my comfort,
He is my Lord, and He rules my life! I serve Him because His bond is love,
His burden is light, and His goal for me is abundant life. I follow Him because He is the wisdom of the wise,
the power of the powerful,
the ancient of days, the ruler of rulers, the leader of leaders, the overseer of the overcomers, and is to come. And if that seems impressive to you, try this for size. His goal is a relationship with ME!
He will never leave me,
never forsake me,
never mislead me,
never forget me,
never overlook me and
never cancel my appointment in His appointment book! When I fall, He lifts me up!
When I fail, He forgives!
When I am weak, He is strong!
When I am lost, He is the way!
When I am afraid, He is my courage!
When I stumble, He steadies me!
When I am hurt, He heals me!
When I am broken, He mends me!
When I am blind, He leads me!
When I am hungry, He feeds me!
When I face trials, He is with me!
When I face persecution, He shields me!
� When I face problems, He comforts me!
When I face loss, He provides for me!
When I face Death, He carries me Home!
He is everything for everybody everywhere, every time, and every way. He is God, He is faithful. I am His, and He is mine! My Father in heaven can whip the father of this world.
So, if you're wondering why I feel so secure, understand this... He said it and that settles it.
God is in control, I am on His side,
and that means all is well with my soul.
Everyday is a blessing for GOD Is! 
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