3 Times a Day

Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

Daniel 6:10

Creation Moment 6/22/2012 - Marriage designed by Creator

The Catholic Church teaches that it's clergy are to be celibate. But Paul tells us something different: Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry,.. 1 Timothy 4:2,3  It was also used as criteria for a bishop: A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife,.. 1 Timothy 3:2 And for a deacon: Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, 1 Timothy 3:12 Marriage has been since the beginning: that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Matthew 19:4,5

POLL - "Christians" see dead people?

"Even more among the U.S. public (29%), including an identical proportion of Christians, say they have felt in touch with someone who has already died. The number of Americans who see dead people has doubled over the past decade." Pew

Uhmmm....the DEAD are DEAD

As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

Job 7:9

Watch your mouth

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth;

keep the door of my lips.

Psalm 141:3

These 4 "children"

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank:
therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

Prove thy servants,

 I beseech thee,

ten days;

and let them give us pulse to eat,

and water to drink.

Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, a

nd the wine that they should drink;

and gave them pulse.

As for these four children,

God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom:

and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

Daniel 1:8,12,16,17

Creation Moment 6/21/2012 - 4 points that refute evolution

1) Fossils do NOT show signs of an evolutionary trail
2) Living creatures do not evolve between "kinds"
3) Genetic Entropy rules out evolution
4) Ireducible Complexity rules out evolution
And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
Revelation 3:14

POLL - 17% of "Christians" believe in ghosts? Huh?

"A new Pew religious poll, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, finds that many practicing American Christians believe in ghosts,... The poll shows that 18% of Americans believe to have been in the presence of a ghost. With the strong influence of Christianity and its teaching that "the holy ghost" conceived a child with a Jewish teen-age girl, it's not too surprising that some Americans do believe in ghosts." Examiner.com "From 1996 to 2009, the percent of Americans who claim to have seen or been in the presence of a ghost has risen from 9% to 18%. It also means that one in five voters believes in ghosts." BusinessInsider 18% - Boo! "Nearly one-in-five adults (18%) say they have seen or been in the presence of ghosts. Among Christians, the proportion is essentially identical (17%), a Pew Forum survey finds." Pew

    I will also oppose anyone who resorts to dead spirits or spirits of divination and faithlessly follows those things. I will cut such an individual off from their people.  

Leviticus 20:6 CEB

NO "once-saves-always-saved"

"There is no Bible sanctification for those who cast a part of the truth behind them. There is light enough given in the word of God, so that none need err. The truth is so elevated as to be admired by the greatest minds, and yet it is so simple that the humblest, feeblest child of God can comprehend it, and be instructed by it."   Testimonies for the Church vol.1 p.339 E.G.W.

For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy,

who hath trodden under foot the Son of God,

and hath counted the blood of the covenant,

wherewith he was sanctified,

an unholy thing,

and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

Hebrews 10:26,28,29

P.S. If U Read Very Closely-It Also Makes The Case That

There Is NO "Once-Saved-Always-Saved"

Joseph Prince preaching cheap grace

“It all began in1997, when I was on vacation with my wife, Wendy… I distinctly heard the voice of the Lord on the inside. It wasn’t a witness of the Spirit. It was a voice, and I heard God say clearly to me: “Son, you are not preaching grace.”
I said, “What do You mean, Lord? That’s a low blow. That’s a real low blow!” I added, “I’m a preacher of grace. I have been a grace preacher for years, and like most preachers, I preach that we are saved by grace!”
He said, “No. Everytime you preach grace, you preach it with a mixture of law. You attempt to balance grace with the law, like many other preachers, and the moment you balance grace, you neutralize it. You cannot put new wine into old wineskins. You cannot put grace and law together.” He went on to say, “Son, a lot of preachers are not preaching grace the way Apostle Paul preached grace.” He then ended emphatically with this statement that revolutionized my ministry: “If you don’t preach grace radically, people’s lives will never be radically blessed and radically transformed.”
That powerful word from the Lord jolted me, and I realized for the first time that I had indeed been preaching a grace message that was tempered with the law. I returned to my church with a strong mandate from the Lord and I began to preach grace radically.” - Joseph Prince, Destined To Reign, 2007, pg. vii-viii.

1) Beware the cheap grace of Joseph Prince-it is nothing new though
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness,
Jude 4

2) As for Paul-we are warned to be careful
...even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
2 Peter 3:15,16

3) To the Law & the Testimony
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. Isaiah 8:20

Do we then make void the law through faith?

God forbid:

yea, we establish the law.

Romans 3:31

MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN

Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

This is the interpretation of the thing:

MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.

TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Daniel 5:24-28

Creation Moment 6/20/2012 - Evolution & the Resurrection

In the world of naturalistic evolution the resurrection is supposed to be impossible-because once the chemical reactions that make up our consciounce die-that's supposed to be it. (Although these same people believe that it came to life by itself at one time to begin with-talk about being inconsistent).
In a moment,
in the twinkling of an eye,
at the last trump:
for the trumpet shall sound,
and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.
1 Corinthians 15:52

Thou shalt Not......commit Adultery

Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
Deuteronomy 5:18

POLL on Reincarnation-Christians believe in it !!!

A Double-Diget percentage of "Christians" now believe in Reincarnation? What is happening? For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with eastern ways; Isaiah 2:6 NKJV
"A new Pew religious poll, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, finds that many practicing American Christians believe in reincarnation. White evangelicals appear to be more or less an exception. For example, only ten percent of white evangelicals believe in reincarnation while 24% of mainline Protestants and 25% of white Catholics believe in it." Examiner.com

Humbling the king of Babylon into a beast

 Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him: and let seven times pass over him.

This matter is by the decree of the watchers, (hmmm....interesting)

and the demand by the word of the holy ones: (Holy "Ones"-plural)

to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men,

and giveth it to whomsoever he will,

and setteth up over it the basest of men. Daniel 4:16,17

Creation Moment 6/19/2012 - BIOMIMICRY

"Biomimicry or biomimetics is the examination of Nature, its models, systems, processes, and elements to emulate or take inspiration from in order to solve human problems. Nature has solved many of today's engineering problems such as hydrophobicity, wind resistance, self-assembly, and harnessing solar energy..........." Wikipedia

In copying "mother nature", they are really reading the mind of God-the CREATOR. It is not that "nature" has solved many of today's engineering problems, but rather by studying the handiwork of GOD have they been solved.

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. Isaiah 40:20

And There it is................

 "In an exclusive interview with CNN's Lou Dobbs, Donohue said of this radical shift, "The three most dreaded words are thou shalt not. Notice they are not atheists - they are saying I don't want to be told what to do with my life." YahooNews

Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

Revelation 22:14

THIEF!

Will a man rob God?

Yet ye have robbed me.

But ye say,

Wherein have we robbed thee?

In tithes and offerings.

 Malachi 3:8

Neither shalt thou steal.

Deuteronomy 5:19

Which Gospel?

Q.
There are many "GOSPELs" being preached today....
But which is correct?
# Prosperity Gospel (like taught by Benny Hinn)
# Cheap Grace Gospel (like taught by Joseph Prince)
# Green Gospel (like taught by Al Gore)
# Everlasting Gospel (like stated in Scripture)

A.
And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Revelation 14:6

Example of Nehemiah

Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah; And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me. Nehemiah 2:4,7,8

"God's children are not only to pray in faith, but to work with diligent and provident care. They encounter many difficulties and hinder the working of providence in their behalf, because they regard prudence and painstaking effort as having little to do with religion...Careful consideration and well-matured plans are as essential to the carrying forward of sacred enterprises today as in the time of the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls." Prophets and Kings p.633,634

Woe-you perv....

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink,

that puttest thy bottle to him,

and makest him drunken also,

that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

Habakkuk 2:15

Peter & Isaiah

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree,....
.by whose stripes ye were healed.
1 Peter 2:24

But he was wounded for our transgressions,

he was bruised for our iniquities:

the chastisement of our peace was upon him;

and with his stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5

For ye were as sheep going astray;
but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
1 Peter 2:25

All we like sheep have gone astray;

we have turned every one to his own way;

and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 53:6

Creation Moment 6/18/2012 - Gallup Poll & Creation vs. Evolution

A new Gallup poll measures Americans' belief in the origin of human beings, and how this belief correlates with church attendance, political party affiliation and education level. The poll was conducted by interviewing a random sample of 1,012 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
The following question was asked to determine Americans' views on origin of human beings:

Which of the following statements comes closest to your views on the origin and development of human beings?
1) Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God guided this process,
2) Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God had no part in this process,
3) God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so.

Respondents were categorized as believing in theistic evolution (option 1), evolution (option 2) and creationism (option 3) depending on their answer choice.
Forty six percent Americans believed in creationism, 32 percent believed in theistic evolution and 15 percent believed in evolution without any divine intervention. As the graph below shows, the percent of Americans who believe in creationism has increased slightly by 2 percent over the last 30 years. The percent of Americans who believe in evolution has also increased by 6 percent over the last 30 years while the percent of Americans who believe in theistic evolution has decreased by 6 percent over the same time period.

Americans who believe in creationism are more likely to be Republican than Democrat or Independent, whereas those who believe in evolution are more likely to be Democrat or Independent, than Republican. Interestingly, nearly an equal proportion of Republicans, Democrats and Independents believe in theistic evolution.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1:1

IN the NEWS - Vishnu has come?

"Lakshmi Tatma is thought by some to be the reincarnation of the Hindu god – Vishnu.

What happened is that she was born with a 'parasitic twin' – a headless twin is joined to the little girl at the pelvis with its own spinal column and kidney.
A team of 30 doctors/surgeons are hoping that after 40 hours, she will be just a little girl.
The little girl was born in a poor village on a day devoted to celebrating the four-armed Hindu deity Vishnu.
The little girl was discovered by a television documentaryresearch team.
Let's hope and pray, NOT to Vishnu, that the little girl's surgery goes well." PanAsianBiz.com

And he that sat upon the throne said,

Behold, I make all things new.

Revelation 21:5

Which High Priest should the SDA Church follow?

Al Gore-High Priest of the Green Gospel

Which should the SDA Church preach? The Everlasting Gospel of Revelation or the Green Gospel of the new-ageism of the world? Some in the church have been attempting to distract the church from its mission and focus on their political agenda, such as promoting their brand of environmental activism-the Green Gospel.

Christ our High Priest

So which High Priest should we follow?

Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

Hebrews 4:14

Coming CRISES

"The present is a time of overwhelming interest to all living. Rulers and statesmen, men who occupy positions of trust and authority, thinking men and women of all classes, have their attention fixed upon the events taking place about us. They are watching the relations that exist among the nations. They observe the intensity that is taking possession of every earthly element and they recognize that something great and decisive is about to take place—that the world is on the verge of a stupendous crisis. Prophets and Kings, 537 E.G.W.

And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time:

Daniel 12:1

Poison of Pluralism

There are different shades of pluralism--but what it boils down to is that one can be saved in different ways. That God is working through ALL religions to reach people.

Of course this isn't true. But lets say someone, between creation & the end times, who never believed or followed God, is saved...Well, it would not be because they followed another religion.

Look at the Sanctuary outlay, His plan of Redemption laid out....How many openings are there? ONE. There isn't other openings to enter through the Bhudda, through Shiva, through the new age Mother Earth, through Allah, etc... Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6-ONE WAY IN

A 3rd?

You can divide His end time Laodicean Church, the last of the 7 churches of Revelation, into 3 groups. This is based on the Wheat/Tares & Wise/Foolish virgins.

GROUPINGS:
1) Wheat/Wise virgins- one & the same, His truly converted ones
2) Tares, which choke the word- troublemakers in the church & deceptive leaders
3) Foolish virgins- these are ALMOST saved, but their lamps they allowed to run out of oil

So, just wondering if this applies from Zechariah

And it shall come to pass,

that in all the land, saith the LORD,

two parts therein shall be cut off and die;

but the third shall be left therein.

And I will bring the third part through the fire,
and will refine them as silver is refined,
and will try them as gold is tried:
they shall call on my name,
and I will hear them:

I will say,

It is my people:

and they shall say,

The LORD is my God.

Zechariah 13:8,9

Example & Spirit of this WORLD

"The example and spirit of the world is constantly exciting and fostering
pride,
love of display,
self indulgence,..
and idleness."
Ministry of Healing p. 197 E.G.W.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Romans 12:2

Creation Moment 6/17/2012 - Without EXCUSE-Christians who deny Creation

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Romans 1:20

Hindu Reincarnation-Recycled LIE

1) Salvation by works (working up through the caste system)
2) Evolutionary view (through reincarnation cycle)
3) Live 4 ever (1st LIE told to Eve)
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: Genesis 3:3,4

Recycled LIE -reincarnation

Faithfully Blow the Trumpet

Paul said:
Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. Acts 20:26 NKJV

Why?

For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. Acts 20:27 NKJV

 

Cry aloud,

spare not,

lift up thy voice like a trumpet,

and shew my people their transgression,

Isaiah 58:1

Creation Moment 6/16/2012 - Biological Adaptation Systems

Environmental cues are picked up by complex systems of the cell senors network and interact with the genetics of the genetic system. In other words, this is how we get different shapes, sizes & colors...These imply a CREATOR, for they are-

Pre-engineered

Pre-programmed

Irreducibly complex

Thus saith the LORD,

thy redeemer,

and he that formed thee from the womb,

I am the LORD that maketh all things;

 Isaiah 44:24

First Christian Convert in Europe

And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. Acts 16:14

After conversion, she had another color purple-symbolically speaking-to advertise. That of the royalty of Heaven.

LYDIA

He Came Down....Again

In the Garden, God CAME DOWN to Adam & Eve after they fell... And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. Genesis 3:8

He CAME DOWN again, and hung on a cross... Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. Matthew 27:50

Creation Moment 6/15/2012 - CREATOR of Sky & Earth, Righteousness & Salvation

Drop down,
ye heavens,
from above,
and let the skies pour down righteousness:

let the earth open,

and let them bring forth salvation,

and let righteousness spring up together;

I the LORD have created it.

Isaiah 45:8

All SCRIPTURE

TOTA SCRIPTURA

– ALL OF SCRIPTURE

SOLA SCRIPTURA

– SCRIPTURE ALONE

PRIMA SCRIPTURA– SCRIPTURE FIRST

Till I come,

give attendance to reading,

to exhortation,

to doctrine.

1 Timothy 4:13

PRIORITIES

For bodily exercise profiteth little:

but godliness is profitable unto all things,

having promise of the life that now is,

and of that which is to come.

1 Timothy 4:8

Solomon sums it up

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

1 Kings 10:1

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

IN the NEWS - another Jonestown or Waco in the making?

"In Oct. 2008 Self-proclaimed ‘bishop’ Brian Tamaki told supporters Destiny Church is planning to create a ‘holy city’ for its followers in the heart of South Auckland.

Back then 3 News, New Zealand, wrote that

Mark Vrankovich from Cultwatch says Tamaki’s plans are dangerous, because his followers will be isolated from society.
“There is a danger there that the people will focus on Brian as their only source of reality,” he says, “and then if Brian becomes deranged or goes extremely strange we could end up with a Waco.”
At the church’s annual conference in Rotorua on Friday night, Tamaki spent his entire two-hour sermon talking about how God had told him to build the city and why his followers had to lose their “parochialism” towards their home areas, even if it meant leaving behind loved ones.
Cult expert Mark Vrankovich said the speech was designed to “soften up” Tamaki’s followers and the real pressure to move to South Auckland would come with one-on-one sessions with local pastors.
“Saying that the church family is more important than your physical family, that you must go with the spiritual family, is a classic cult idea. This will put great pressure on families and break up families.”
Vrankovich was also concerned that Tamaki appeared to be encouraging people to sell their homes. “They’ll be pressured to give the money from the house sale to the church, and they’ll never see it again. He’s extracting money from people for his dream, and something that he will effectively own. He wants to be mayor or king of this ‘city’ so he’s softening them up to get them to move [to Auckland] so he’s guaranteed not to be losing money on the deal.” AucklandNow

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

Galatians 1:6

Brian Tamaki denies resurrection and claims all Christians are "Jesus"

Tamaki

From Cultwatch- "In May 2010 Brian Tamaki preached a sermon as part of a series called "Activating Christ Within You". In this sermon he dropped two doctrinal bombshells, blasting Destiny Church off its orthodox foundations and landing it firmly in the realm of the cults. Brian taught in this sermon that God revealed to him that Jesus did not have a bodily resurrection, and that all Christians are actually Jesus. In the following paragraphs we'll look in detail at what Brian said, and then compare Brian's teachings to scripture and orthodox Christianity.

Brian obviously knew that he was breaking with orthodox Christianity when he admitted he had been softening up his congregation for a year beforehand, to get them ready to accept what was coming in this sermon.
"You must get out of your mind that, that Jesus Christ is now, ah, is still Jesus of Nazareth. To whom he was. But Jesus of Nazareth did not come out of the tomb. The flesh Jesus died in the tomb."

"So, so Jesus of Nazareth had to put off his flesh body, so the Christ that was always there could now be a life giving spirit."

So Brian Tamaki is teaching that Jesus' body was not resurrected, that His body did not come out of the tomb, and Jesus had to put off His "flesh body" so Jesus could be spirit only. Well that would be a surprise to Jesus, because after His resurrection..." Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. John 20:27

Creation Moment 6/14/2012 - Creation & Marriage question for "theistic evolutionists"

If the Creation story of Genesis isn't true-then why would you believe marriage is saanctioned by the Creator since it appears in the Creation story? (Theistic evolutionists are those who believe in evolution but claim that God did it)

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. Geenesis 2:24,25

Before or After....................

.....before me there was no God formed,
neither shall there be after me.
Isaiah 43:10

Before your eyes

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes:

Psalm 101:3

God's Husbandry

..ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. 1 Corinthians 3:9 "This figure represents human character, which is to be wrought upon, point by point. Each day God works with His building, stroke upon stroke, tp perfect the structure, that it may become a holy temple for Him. Man is to co-operate with God. Each worker is to become just what God designs him to be, building his life with pure, noble deeds, that in the end his character may be a symmetrical structure, a fair temple, honored by God and man. There is to be no flaw in the building for it is the Lord's. One stone laid wrong will affect the whole building." Testimonies for the Church vol. 8,p.173 E.G.W.