Post by Les Brewer on Jul 21, 2012 12:38:48 GMT
John Wolf
Calvary's Cross Ministries
Preaching Christ Crucified
From the Pastor's desk....
Good morning to all,and bless the Lord for His mercy,patience,forgiveness and kindness towards those who are trusting Him,bless His holy name!
...
The Colorodo Massacre
It seems no place is safe anymore,where people can go to have a moment of entertainment or enjoyment in life.It also seems everyone has an opinion as to why the suspect James Holmes did what he did,and I am no different.But rather than attempt to pass judgement upon this man and what I think the appropriate punishment should be,I would just like to make a comment on the most likely reason for what happened.
I will attempt to give a Biblical perspective,rather than a personal opinion.
Nestled away in Jesus discourse on the signs of the times and the end of the age,found in Matthew 24,you will find a verse that says,"And because lawlessness will abound,the love of many will grow cold" (vs.12,NKJV).Friends and loved ones,please listen.We are living very close to the eminent return of Christ.We are experiencing what Jesus said would happen just prior to His return.It is true there have always been those who hold little regard for others or for human life.We've allowed our government and the small percentage of Lobbiests with power and money to pass laws in this country,that permit the killing of unborn children in the womb,to the tune of 50 million plus,since 1973.It's not just single individuals who are committing atrocities it is our Federal Government and those who want to keep the laws as they are,for the profit of big business.Although it is shocking when you hear of the Colorodo massacre,or when you hear of anything of this magnitude,but can we say we are surprised by it? I was shocked but not surprised.Jesus said,"because lawlessness will abound,the love of many will grow cold" It seems we are repeating the very same scenario that was prevalent in Noah's day."Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth,and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually" (Gen.6:5,NKJV).
What can any rational,logical person expect will happen when we remove prayer from public schools,the 10 Commandments from our Courtrooms,and curse those who actually know that by doing these things,we are not helping our society,we are injuring it severely.Jeremiah the prophet of old,through inspiration of the Holy Spirit, said,"The heart is deceitful above all things,and desperately wicked;who can know it?" Our hearts are deceitfully wicked,we are fallen creatures,and even those who name the name of Christ and are truly born again,must keep a check on our evil hearts or we will find ourselvses faring no better.
We have laws established in this country to help protect and prevent lawless deeds such as what took place in Colorodo from happening,but then we have politicians and Presidents who flagrantly circumvent the laws to see their own evil agenda prosper.We are inundated with politicians and lawmakers who hire lawyers to find any loophole in the laws they can that will allow them to "legally" stretch the law past it's intended limits.The very people who clamoured and made a big hoodoo about removing all mention of God and His Commandments from public life are now left scratching their heads trying to figure out what society is coming to.This is exactly what they wanted,when they began their attempt at getting rid of God.What these fools don't seem to understand though is this:Many societies in history have risen to greatness because of their faith in the God of the Bible,only later to fall into ruin because they began to forsake the LORD God.Ancient Israel is a prime example.
Lawlessness abounds in this country even though we have made laws to try and prevent it,and the leadership of this country and their flippant abuse of the laws to create their own wealth portfolio,are mostly to blame.A very large part of the blame,though,can be placed directly at the feet of the church.We have stopped seeking God for our nation,and have begun seeking a god of our own imagination so we can fulfill our own lusts and desires.
There is only one hope for this nation,or for any nation,and that is if we will return to the Lord in a heart felt,true repentance.The future of this nation hangs in the balance,and it's not politics that will save us,it is only the LORD God Almighty,who can save us.This nation is teetering on the brink of collapse,and all it will take to tip the scales in the wrong direction,is just a little more of the same 'ol "status quo." There is a reason why the Scripture says,"The wicked shall be turned into Hell,and all the nations that forget God."
I really didn't mean to write a book,but it seems that if there is anything that we have learned from history,it is this: We don't learn anything from history!
We can not expect the citizenry of this country to do any better than the leadership we have allowed to come to power.God will give this nation exactly what we ask for.If we want God out of our national life,then He will politely back off and take His blessings with Him,which is what we see taking place at an increasing rate.Or we can repent and come back to God,and once again seek His face as to what to do,and this nation will once again flourish.The choice is ours,I for one will continue to pray and seek God for this nation,won't you please join me in prayer,not only for the families of the deceased in Colorodo,but also for the nation as a whole.We need God back in our nation and back in our hearts where He belongs....Thank you.....J.W.
Calvary's Cross Ministries
Preaching Christ Crucified
From the Pastor's desk....
Good morning to all,and bless the Lord for His mercy,patience,forgiveness and kindness towards those who are trusting Him,bless His holy name!
...
The Colorodo Massacre
It seems no place is safe anymore,where people can go to have a moment of entertainment or enjoyment in life.It also seems everyone has an opinion as to why the suspect James Holmes did what he did,and I am no different.But rather than attempt to pass judgement upon this man and what I think the appropriate punishment should be,I would just like to make a comment on the most likely reason for what happened.
I will attempt to give a Biblical perspective,rather than a personal opinion.
Nestled away in Jesus discourse on the signs of the times and the end of the age,found in Matthew 24,you will find a verse that says,"And because lawlessness will abound,the love of many will grow cold" (vs.12,NKJV).Friends and loved ones,please listen.We are living very close to the eminent return of Christ.We are experiencing what Jesus said would happen just prior to His return.It is true there have always been those who hold little regard for others or for human life.We've allowed our government and the small percentage of Lobbiests with power and money to pass laws in this country,that permit the killing of unborn children in the womb,to the tune of 50 million plus,since 1973.It's not just single individuals who are committing atrocities it is our Federal Government and those who want to keep the laws as they are,for the profit of big business.Although it is shocking when you hear of the Colorodo massacre,or when you hear of anything of this magnitude,but can we say we are surprised by it? I was shocked but not surprised.Jesus said,"because lawlessness will abound,the love of many will grow cold" It seems we are repeating the very same scenario that was prevalent in Noah's day."Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth,and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually" (Gen.6:5,NKJV).
What can any rational,logical person expect will happen when we remove prayer from public schools,the 10 Commandments from our Courtrooms,and curse those who actually know that by doing these things,we are not helping our society,we are injuring it severely.Jeremiah the prophet of old,through inspiration of the Holy Spirit, said,"The heart is deceitful above all things,and desperately wicked;who can know it?" Our hearts are deceitfully wicked,we are fallen creatures,and even those who name the name of Christ and are truly born again,must keep a check on our evil hearts or we will find ourselvses faring no better.
We have laws established in this country to help protect and prevent lawless deeds such as what took place in Colorodo from happening,but then we have politicians and Presidents who flagrantly circumvent the laws to see their own evil agenda prosper.We are inundated with politicians and lawmakers who hire lawyers to find any loophole in the laws they can that will allow them to "legally" stretch the law past it's intended limits.The very people who clamoured and made a big hoodoo about removing all mention of God and His Commandments from public life are now left scratching their heads trying to figure out what society is coming to.This is exactly what they wanted,when they began their attempt at getting rid of God.What these fools don't seem to understand though is this:Many societies in history have risen to greatness because of their faith in the God of the Bible,only later to fall into ruin because they began to forsake the LORD God.Ancient Israel is a prime example.
Lawlessness abounds in this country even though we have made laws to try and prevent it,and the leadership of this country and their flippant abuse of the laws to create their own wealth portfolio,are mostly to blame.A very large part of the blame,though,can be placed directly at the feet of the church.We have stopped seeking God for our nation,and have begun seeking a god of our own imagination so we can fulfill our own lusts and desires.
There is only one hope for this nation,or for any nation,and that is if we will return to the Lord in a heart felt,true repentance.The future of this nation hangs in the balance,and it's not politics that will save us,it is only the LORD God Almighty,who can save us.This nation is teetering on the brink of collapse,and all it will take to tip the scales in the wrong direction,is just a little more of the same 'ol "status quo." There is a reason why the Scripture says,"The wicked shall be turned into Hell,and all the nations that forget God."
I really didn't mean to write a book,but it seems that if there is anything that we have learned from history,it is this: We don't learn anything from history!
We can not expect the citizenry of this country to do any better than the leadership we have allowed to come to power.God will give this nation exactly what we ask for.If we want God out of our national life,then He will politely back off and take His blessings with Him,which is what we see taking place at an increasing rate.Or we can repent and come back to God,and once again seek His face as to what to do,and this nation will once again flourish.The choice is ours,I for one will continue to pray and seek God for this nation,won't you please join me in prayer,not only for the families of the deceased in Colorodo,but also for the nation as a whole.We need God back in our nation and back in our hearts where He belongs....Thank you.....J.W.
