Call unto Me

The wonder of it, 

that the Great God Jehovah should be ready

and willing at any time to listen to our cry!

We call a meeting, 

or we hold a service, 

or kneel at our bedside when it suits us;

not only whensoever,

but also wheresoever we call upon Him.

The nighness of our God is one of the most solemn,

as well as one of the most comforting facts of our faith.

Taken from Gathered Gems complied by E. M. page 94

Atheism

Atheism

Were every man on earth to become an atheist,

it could not affect God in any way.

He is what He is in Himself without regard to any other.

To believe in Him adds nothing to His perfection,

to doubt Him takes nothing away.

taken from Signposts, a collection of Sayings from A. W. Tozer.

Compiled by Harry Verploegh

Pick and Mix

We had a wonderful challenging word this morning from a dear brother. Standing fast, holding fast to the truth. He challenged us all to share the gospel of Jesus Christ, and to stand against false teachings, and false Christs. We must, whenever the case arises show from scripture those things that would lead men astray. Many so called Christian churches do not belong to Christ, they are, as scripture says of those who practise religion without walking in truth, whitewashed graves, they are well looked after from the outside but inside they are putrid. Such are those who would convince men of a Christless gospel. Oprah confesses to be a Christian but does not confess Christ, this lady is deceived, and it is the enemy of our souls who is deceiving her.

Satan deceived Eve at the very beginning, "Did God, really say?" He has not changed that tactic, still he whispers into the ears of those who lack discernment "Does God, really say that?" And so, we have Satan sowing weeds among the wheat (the true church). The Catholic system would have you believe that confessing to a priest gives you forgiveness, (it does not), it would have you believe that Mary intercedes on your behalf, (No, she does not) that is not what God's Word says. There is one mediator between man and God, and that is Christ Jesus.

1Timothy 2:5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.

We were challenged to stand against all these heresies when we come across them, surely if we love as we should we would not want anyone to continue the path of error that leads to hell. The world is rife with false Christianity:

Mormonism

Jehovah’sWitness

The FaithMovement

The Prosperity gospel (which is no gospel at all)

The EmergingChurch

The New AgeMovement

The onenessMovement

Jesus Calling

And so, the list goes on. I have said in other blogs that we must be discerning, when Paul spoke to the people of Berea, they looked at the scriptures themselves to test what Paul was saying. There were heresies in Paul’s day that he addressed, and there are even more in our day, and every born again man and woman has a reasonability to stand for the truth, and correct those who have a distorted view of the gospel. Not with our own words and opinions but with the Word of God.

With the technology, we have in these days it is so much easier to get sucked into error, but it is also so much easier to find out what the errors are, and who the false movements are. We can find out what they believe, test it with scripture, so that, as the saying goes, "Forewarned is to be forearmed"

     Paul makes it clear that we are to have on our spiritual armour, 

because the battle is a spiritual one.

Ephesians 6:10-18

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armour of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore, put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.

Heretics pick and choose just what they want to believe to suit their way of living, the truth is too confrontational for them, they would have to address their sin, and the fact that they cannot in any way earn, or work for salvation. Pick and mix is fine when it comes to sweets but it is not good when we use the same application regarding salvation and eternity.