The Era Of Collapsing Churches

There is a pervading movement in churches that intentionally undermines fundamental Bibliology. Many churches in this current environment of religious correctness are being seduced to dilute the fundamentals of God's Word. This is obvious because it is nearly impossible to distinguish between the religious world and many professing Christians. The result has been an aggressive move to erode differences between fundamentalist and religionist and nurture a compatibility that is inconsistent with the biblical mandate for separation. Fundamental Bibliology is not rooted merely in a denominational clan or creed. It is realized exclusively in the Word of God rightly divided. The exclusive use of God's Word has been reduced to inclusiveness alongside the use of entertainment, contemporary worship for the sake of induced emotionalism and toleration for worldly acceptance. The sustaining of such churches (small & large) will inevitably collapse in coming years to entrenched religious licentiousness. For the sake of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, concerned Christians and churches must be bold in their prejudice against religionist who intentionally exercise a misrepresentation and/or ill-interpretation of the Holy Scriptures. Our chief asset is the Word of God rightly divided. This alone is what keeps a division between the ecumenical religionist and the Christ minded, Bible loving, holy living Believers. Amen. Dr. Arthur Belanger

A Quote From Pastor Alistair Begg

To Christians - "loved ones, as long as sin in our minds remains simply a nuisance, or an inconvenience, or an embarrassment; then we will never ever deal with it, and we will never make any progress". Alistair Begg; 02/22/2010

Side-lined?

Romans 6:11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. We are no longer to embark on sin, no longer are we to give in to the old wants and desires… Yes we will continue to be tempted, but if we are alive unto GOD through HIS Son, we have the POWER in us to make better, wiser and more righteous decisions. Sometimes, we Christians like the status quo, just let me sit here in my happy little pew, and don't bother me. As our spiritual muscle begins to become apathetic, we design excuses in our mind to keep us on the sidelines. Until, we have deceived ourselves into believing God is OK with our level of Christian service and stewardship of the blessings and gifts He has given us. Paul told us in Romans 6:11 that we are to reckon ourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God through His Son. How can we say we are following that direction / commandment if we aren't interested in staying in the race? There must be sacrifice, of our will, of our time, of our energy, of our blessings, we must put Christ first, and then others then what is ever left over, we get to consume. As a Nation, as a Generation and as a Corporate Church many of us have lost sight of our 1st Love in Jesus the Christ and LIVING Son of God... Get off the sidelines, check back into the race and run to win, no matter what the cost! After all, God gave the very best He had, He put His very own Son on that old Cross to pay the Supreme Sacrifice and payment for us. He set the pace, and leads by example. Now get in the race to WIN!

Lord, please help me teach!

Lord, please help me teach the children and young people that YOU have entrusted to me. Help me show them that they can’t get to heaven holding onto someone else’s shirt tail! Romans: 6:23; for the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 14:6; Jesus said* to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. How many times have you sat in Church and the message the Pastor brings just seems to hammer your toes. Your heart fills with conviction; you are convinced you need to make a change. Now God says we are to deal with your own heart, but you know there are those around that didn’t share the same conviction. It’s innocent enough; you just gaze over the congregation as they are getting up to walk out and silently ask in your head, “hey brother did you get as much out of that message as I just did today”? I am a fortunate man; my adult children come to Church unsolicited just about every Sunday. I walk out of Church each week spiritually proud that my kids were all there. However; I worry about them and most of the youth of this age, then on the way home my heart gets tugged at. Do you think these folks got as much out of that message as I did? Did Christ prick their conscience to the point that they felt uncomfortable, or decided this was an aspect of their walk they needed to have the Lord fix? I really don’t think so. You see, it is this humble layman’s opinion that many of today’s professing young Christians don’t reflect the change. They still participate in the same activities their unsaved friends do. I constantly watch to see if they are keeping good Christian friends to hold their feet to the fire, but sadly more times than not, this is not the case. Oh they keep from cussing in our presence but I know that at times, causes them to stretch their vocabulary abilities when frustrated. They are caught up in pursuing the American Dream, and don’t have time for God outside of Sunday morning service. I mean come on Mr. Sunday School Teacher, this is America we are all Christian right? Yeah, sure; but tell me what that really means? You can’t tag along to heaven on the shirt tails of your Great Grand-parents, your Grand-parents or even your parents. Showing up for Sunday School and Morning service will not keep you from the gates of hell. In fact showing up for all the services each week brings you no promise of Heaven – none. Confession of your own sin, acceptance of His Mercy, His Salvation, His Grace and then HIS WAY! Why does the energy and enthusiasm of their youth sometimes blind teens and young people today of God’s commandments. Christ said “if you love me, you will keep my commandments”, why is that such a hard thing to grab in our youth? Christ said “I Am The Way”; Dad’s not the way, Mom’s not the way, you need to work your faith out on your own – THRU CHRIST! It’s not easy to hear, but our precious Heavenly Father is a jealous God, and He wants your love un-begrudgingly and unconditionally. While we can’t know the heart Christ told us we would know our true brothers and sister in Christ through watching them grow and bear fruit.

Galatians 5:22-24 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Satan is a tricky old devil; he knows how to keep the minds of uncommitted Christians tied up with activity, and all those wonderful toys that end up being idols we place before our commitment to Christ. When we do that not only is our view of God clouded, our fellowship in the Holy Spirit begins to suffer because we purge Him by filling our hearts with other things. So young people listen, focus narrowly on Jesus Christ, and live your Christian lives as He showed us and told us to. There is no other way to heaven. Dear Lord, help maturing Christians to remember to lift today’s youth up to You in prayer. Please Dear Father, help us come up along side of those that call you Father, let us offer them encouragement and support. Touch their hearts and tweak their conscience father and let them not be ashamed, in Christ’s name, Amen

Does Your Life Reflect Spiritual Growth?

“I have always believed that a Bible that is tattered, torn and is falling apart, usually belongs to a person that isn’t” ! A Quote from Mr. Vance Habner

To Those of You That Have Asked "WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE"...

Some have asked what is that you believe, to that I offer these words of Faith and Belief:

I believe that the Scriptures are our only authority in matters of faith and practice, and our interpretation of Bible doctrine leads me to believe that... 

I believe that the Scriptures of the Old & New Testament as being verbally inspired by God and inerrant and infallible in the original writings, and that they are of supreme and final authority. 

I believe In ONE (1) God eternally existing in one essence, yet co-equal persons, the Trinity: Father, Son & Holy Spirit. 

I believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by God, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born to the virgin Mary. 

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, who convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. He is the life of the believer and He empowers the preaching and teaching of the Gospel. 

I hold true that mankind was created in the image of God, sinned, and thereby incurred not only physical death, but spiritual death, which is separation from God, and that human beings are born with a sinful nature. 

I believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice, and that all who believe in Him are justified on the basis of His shed blood. 

I believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, His ascension into heaven, and His present life there as High Priest and Advocate for us. 

I believe in the blessed hope, which is the personal, visible and imminent return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 

I believe and know that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born again by the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God and heirs of eternal life. 

I believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting conscious suffering of the lost in hell, and the fellowship of the saved in heaven. 

I believe in the existence of a personal devil, who is still working in the world to destroy the souls of men, and that he and all his angels and all who do not receive Christ as their personal Savior will eternally perish in the lake of fire. 

I believe that Christ founded the Church, whose mission it is to preach the Scriptures to all the world, all of its endeavors being guided by multiple leadership and supported by the wise stewardship of God’s people. 

I hold True that the only ordinances of the Church, were given by the Lord, and they are Baptism and the Lord’s Table (Communion). 

These things I hold True and are dear to my heart and ministry. Furthermore; I believe that this Age of Grace is a door opened and held by the Lord Jesus Christ, soon to be closed for Eternity. That we must share HIS Gospel with all that will listen, so that He the Lord Jesus Christ may harvest the fruit of that seed of the Gospel.