Peacemaker or Peacefaker.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. (Matt. 5:9)

Some people believe the Gospel of Matthew 5—the Sermon on the Mount was given as instruction for how Christians should relate to non-Christians. However, although there may have been unbelievers among the crowd, Jesus was primarily addressing believers. Matthew 5:1–2 clearly states that Jesus “sat down, and His disciples came to Him. And He opened His mouth and began to teach them.” Throughout the sermon, He also repeatedly refers to “brother.”

We know that when Jesus referred to a brother or sister, He did not mean blood relations. In Matthew 12:48–49, when His mother and brothers came to see Him, He said: “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

The ‘He Gets Us’ Movement

“Jesus loves gay people and Jesus loves trans people.” ~ He Gets Us.

First off, the imagery of a priest washing a gay man’s feet has nothing to do with scripture. In fact it is blasphemous because everyone knows Jesus allowed the women to wash and anoint his feet because He was about to give up His life for the sins of the world (Matt. 26:10). Every instance in scripture of Jesus’ feet being washed was a prophetic sign He was the Messiah. When Jesus chose to wash the feet of His disciples, he was showing them how to be a servant to those who accepted Him and His Father, this is why He said: “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me” (John 13:20). Those living the LGBTQ lifestyle has not accepted Jesus. They can feel they have, even proclaim they have, however according to scripture, they are only living a delusion and are believing a lie (2 Thess. 2:11)

While it is true that Gods loves all (John 3:16), it is also very true that God did not love all lifestyles, especially sinful, rebellious, Satanic lifestyles. In fact according to scripture it states: “…your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.” (Isaiah 59:2)

Those Who Hate Him

“Know therefore that the Lord thy God, He is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that LOVE HIM and KEEP his commandments to a thousand generations. BUT those who hate him he will repay to their face by DESTRUCTION; He will NOT BE SLOW to repay to their face those who hate him.” (Deut. 7:9-10)

Many of you may say I do not hate God, and this is Old Testament stuff so it doesn’t apply to us. Well, here is what Jesus said in the New Testament and how He discerns who loves Him and who hates Him:

“Anyone who LOVES me WILL obey my teaching…Anyone who does not love me (or HATE me) will NOT obey my teaching” (John 14:23-24)

Simple enough concept right? To Love Jesus is to obey Him, to hate Him is to disobey Him. If u need more clarification you can look these up as well: John 14:21; John 15:10; 1 John 2:3; 2 John 1:6

The World Would Love It’s Own

“…Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world…They are FROM THE WORLD and therefore SPEAK from the VIEWPOINT OF THE WORLD, and THE WORLD LISTENS TO THEM. We are from God, and whoever KNOWS GOD LISTENS TO US; but whoever is NOT FROM GOD DOES NOT LISTEN TO US. This is how we RECOGNIZE the Spirit of TRUTH and the spirit of FALSEHOOD“

(1 John 4:1,5,6)

Falsehood and False Prophets are easily recognized by how the world reacts to their teachings, if the world embraces them it is definitely false and not of God.

Jesus Predicts 2021 (Matthew 10)

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• A WARNING TO TRUE CHRISTIANS WHO ARE NOW TARGETS OF THE ANTI-CHRISTIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE FALSE CHRISTIANS WHO WILL BETRAY THEM:
  “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and scourge you in their synagogues. You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake…” (Matt. 10:16-18)

• JESUS ASSURES HIS TRUE FOLLOWERS OF WHAT TO SAY:
  “But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.” (v. 19-20)

• THE BETRAYAL THAT WILL COME FROM YOUR OWN FAMILY MEMBERS AND CLOSE FRIENDS:
  “Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.” (v. 21)

Do You Believe in Hell?

Do you believe in Hell?

I know non-believers, New Age religions and anti/false Christian beliefs could care less of what happens to them after they die. This is why their main focus is living life to its fullest and being filled with positive thoughts and feelings because they believe when we die we either are reincarnated into animals and trees; roam the earth as wandering spirits or simply turn to dust.

However, Christians on the other hand should take the idea of Hell and eternal torment much more serious. But do they?

Woe To Those Who Call Evil Good…

“…Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness…” (Isaiah 5:20)

For Christians, LOVE means what God did for us by giving His son Jesus to be a sacrifice for our sins (John 4:9-12); UNITY means the common belief among true believers (1 Cor. 1:10); TRUTH means the God-breathed words of scripture (2 Tim. 3:16-17) and PEACE is what Jesus gave to us when He left to be with the Father in Heaven (John 14:27).

In today’s world however, LOVE means the embracing of homosexuality; UNITY means the acceptance of anti-Christian religions; TRUTH means rejecting God’s Word and PEACE means the freedom to do whatever we like and live in Sin (drunkenness, fornication, rebellion, etc.)

Hearing Problems

In knowing that God chooses whose prayers to hear and whose to ignore, as mentioned in my recent post, many of us are very offended by this message. But when it comes to listening to His commands, it is a double-standard for we seem to choose what to listen to and what to ignore as well.

Truth is, we want God to hear us and do what we ask when we pray, but we are not willing to listen and do what He asks through His Word.

Does God Hear Our Prayers?

It is imperative to mention prayers are not a way for us to get what we selfishly desire. As “true” Christians we shouldn’t be treating prayer or God for that matter like a genie in a bottle ready to grant our every wish.

Rather prayer is a means of communication regarding the will of our Lord in our everyday lives. Sure we are told in John 14:13 to ask anything in Jesus’ name and He will do it, however this is a message to those who “love Him and KEEP His commandments” (John 14:15) not those who are living in disobedience and sinful lifestyles. And because of this, in knowing God is in control Christians will pray according to His will and His purpose never their own (Matt. 6:10).

Having said that, there are a lot of truth from the bible that most people will refuse to accept. Whether it doesn’t fit in their lifestyles or just down-right offensive, because of sin the human race cannot embrace the truths of scripture unless they “truly” embrace Christ.

One of these truths, and this may offend many of you, is the fact God chooses whose prayers to listen to and whose prayers to ignore.

A Threat to Satan’s Kingdom

John MacArthur once wrote:

“…if you’ve slipped into spiritual complacency and your life isn’t much of a threat to Satan’s kingdom, you need to repent and become more zealous for the Lord!” (From Drawing Near by John MacArthur Copyright © 1993)

Zeal for the Lord can come in many ways: never missing a day of church, heading out to every mission and signing up for every church event is something most new Christians will find themselves doing. This type of zeal for the Lord is definitely commendable for a new Christian, and we should be thankful our passion is not directed for things of the world.

However if we are not careful we may make the mistake of confusing zeal with narcissism – always wanting attention and doing things that can be seen by others. In fact, I once knew of a person who used to sit in the center of the congregation just so people could see he’s at attendance. Some jump at every chance to speak up in church, while others make sure to take part of anything that can be seen by other parishioners.