October-November 1999 News Archives
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. JEWS CAN'T BE FOR JESUS? Say that again!
2. CHRISTIANS STILL LURKING IN CHURCHES?-- HORRORS-GOD FORBID.
3. BWA, SBC, UMC. SEE ONE-SEEN 'EM ALL
4. UMC CHOOSES PARTNERING WITH HOMOSEXUALS OVER BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
5. TILL DIVORCE DO WE PART
6. BOOKS GOING TO POT.
7. SUNDAY SCHOOL OR PUBLIC SCHOOL?
8. THE WRATH OF ANTICHRIST'S FORERUNNERS
9. A HOT TIME IN A "COOL" HELL
10. POKEMOM NOW POWERBEADS
11. PASS THE "COMMON" SALT PLEASE.
12. RC CHURCH ADDS ANOTHER LIE TO LIST
**********************************************JEWS CAN'T BE FOR JESUS? Say that again!
Lycos, Inc., announced in August that it will no longer permit Jews for Jesus to advertise. Jews for Jesus paid $1,700 for an Internet advertisement, which began running in July. When individuals typed in Jewish on the Lycos search engine, the group's ad popped up promoting a book that declares Jesus the Messiah. Diane Kolb, associate director of the Anti-Defamation League, complained in an Associated Press interview, "Jews can't be for Jesus" (National Liberty Journal, 9/99).[Editor] I thought it was bad when the local newspaper publisher wouldn't print a letter to the Editor at one time. The Internet search engines carry much power.
*******************************************CHRISTIANS STILL LURKING IN CHURCHES?-- HORRORS-GOD FORBID.
Charisma's editor, J. Lee Grady, opens the September issue with a call to Christians to be "ready to rock 'n' roll." He warns that the "stuffy, judgmental attitude" of conservative Christians who rejected the dress and music styles of the Jesus Movement in the 1960s is "still lurking in our churches."
"I believe we're on the verge of another youth awakening," Grady believes. "Many of the kids who will come to our altars during this next revival will be wearing dark trench coats and black lipstick; they might have nose rings, pierced tongues and metal studs in their eyebrows; they might have orange or blue hair.We must speak the message of Christ in their language, and sing it in a musical style they can relate to."
[Editor] Yes, there are still some conservatives "lurking" in the churches of the "world", but the Lord is calling them out.
2 Cor 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
And they WILL come out if they be His people. If they stay it will be because they are not "of us".
I Jn 2:19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
The churches are going out from us believers and we are told to go out from them. Folks--this is called "Biblical Separation". Go on--say it. It's not a BAD WORD.
DO IT!
******************************************BWA, SBC, UMC. SEE ONE-SEEN 'EM ALL
Denton Lotz, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, has called for a change in attitude toward the charismatic movement. Lotz said the sheer number of Christians classified as charismatic, more than 500 million, should stir attention among Baptists. He urged Baptists to refrain from an attitude of "ambivalence" toward the charismatic movement. "We need to get over our hang-up with the use of the word of 'charismatic' and deal with the content of the matter," Lotz said in an address in July. "The fact is, it was a rediscovery of the power and work of the Holy Spirit that brought this movement into being, whatever its name. Therefore Baptist theologians and students need to take seriously the work of the Holy Spirit" (Charisma, 10/99; Foundation, 9-10/99).[Editor] The Southern Baptist Convention and all her affiliate churches support this apostate alliance financially and by association. At last count there were 40,870 SBC churches with 15,729,356 members belonging to this ecumenical alliance.
The SBC will be another UMC before long folks. Mark this down.
*******************************************UMC CHOOSES PARTNERING WITH HOMOSEXUALS OVER BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
The Boy Scouts should change its policy of excluding homosexuals, the United Methodist Church's social action agency says. The UMC is the country's largest sponsor of Boy Scout troops, hosting 11,738 units that account for 421,579 boys, United Methodist News Service said.The denomination would like to "enthusiastically affirm and encourage this continuing partnership of the church and scouting" but cannot because of "discrimination against gays" that conflicts with the church's Social Principles, the United Methodist Board of Church and Society said during its Oct. 7-10 meeting. (Religion Today 10/15/99)
[Editor] I say thank God if the UMC will NEVER again allow the BSA to meet in their facilities. The BSA will be much better off if the UMC should break ties with them permanently.
The UMC has no loyalty to the Christian faith whatsoever. The Roman Catholic Church has better secular morals, and I believe the UMC is the most disgusting of the two evils. I pray for God's people in this denomination if there be any, and as for the rest of these unrepentant rejecters of God's Word and therefore Christ rejecters, I can only say what Christ Himself said of people like them if they remain unrepentant. "TO HELL WITH 'EM". (Matt 7:22; Luke 13:27)
********************************************************TILL DIVORCE DO WE PART
Aside from Nevada, where quick divorces are especially easy, states in the Bible Belt have the highest divorce rate. Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, and Oklahoma round out the top five in frequency of divorce. The divorce rates in these states are roughly 50 percent above the national average (Greenville [S.C.] News, 11/12/99).[Editor] I refer to the article "Redefining of a Church" in which I made this statement. ". The divorce rate among "church goers" exceeds that of society in general.
*****************************************BOOKS GOING TO POT.
The Harry Potter series, fiction books about a boy magician, has made publishing history--grabbing the top three spots on the New York Times bestseller list. Yet the books, intended for 8- to 12-year-olds, have stirred controversy. The American Library Association reports four serious challenges to use of the books in schools--in South Carolina, Michigan, Minnesota, and New York.A review in the conservative World magazine (10/30/99) warns that the books are increasingly dark. The author, Joanne Rowling, says the books will become darker yet as the series progresses.
Though marketed as successors to "The Chronicles of Narnia" and "The Lord of the Rings", Harry Potter books lack a great cosmic struggle between good and evil, and the difference between good and evil is not clear. Moral ambiguity and alienation of youth are strong themes. Harry Potter makes his own way, directed by his feelings and his friendships, but not by any written moral code.
[Editor] If you want to know, more ask for the article " Bewitched by Harry Potter", by Berit Kjos and I will sent it by postal mail. I also offer an article on Pokemon, by postal mail. Write if you wish to receive these very informative articles.
**********************************************SUNDAY SCHOOL OR PUBLIC SCHOOL?
California Gov. Gray Davis signed three homosexual-rights bills on October 4. The bills (1) award official government status and quasi-marriage benefits to homosexual partners; (2) require that public schools teach that homosexuality is morally equivalent to heterosexuality; and (3) allow massive lawsuits, investigations, and fines against Christian business owners and landlords who take into account sexual orientation in hiring or housing decisions.Gov. Davis said he signed the bills because "I am dedicated to building a new California based on hope instead of fear, tolerance instead of ignorance." The new laws are scheduled to take effect January 1, 2000 (Focus on the Family Citizen, 11/99).
[Editor] What do you Christians think will win out? A "Sunday school" class 30-45 minutes a week or a 35-hour public school class undermining the Sunday school teaching. That is IF the Truth of God's Word is actually taught in this church class. Religious persecution is here folks, so LOOK UP, cause it's just gonna get worse.
**********************************************THE WRATH OF ANTICHRIST'S FORERUNNERS
Some lawmakers in New Jersey fiercely oppose a proposed bill that would require students to recite the first two sentences in the Declaration of Independence. Outmoded, racist, sexist, offensive, and dangerous are among the words being used to describe the sentences. The historic sentences begin, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights" (National Liberty Journal, 11/99).[Editor] The modern day anti-christs are undermining America, her independence, her schools and her government AND HER CHURCHES. These demon possessed humans are undermining our religious freedom.
You know, God said His children would not have to endure HIS WRATH, He never said that we would escape the wrath of the antichrist's forerunners. DAILY it's coming closer and closer. GET READY.
***************************************************A HOT TIME IN A "COOL" HELL
Edinburgh Bishop David Holloway, head of the Anglican Church in Scotland, has come out in favor of the full ordination of priests who are actively homosexual. According to Holloway: "What you do with your sexual organs is not, I think, the moral question. The moral question is the nature of the relationship and whether it is violent or abusive" (Record, Fall 1999).[Editor] The nature of the relationship in question will send a person to hell. I guess that's not violent or abusive. HELL is COOL-- right? There're gonna have a HOT TIME over there. On with the party.
****************************************POKEMOM NOW POWERBEADS
The latest New Age craze, called powerbeads, is attracting millions of Americans, and merchants say they can't keep enough of the brightly colored bracelets in stock. Modeled after Buddhist prayer beads, the semi-precious stones are thought to have certain power depending on color. Each bracelet is typically made up of one type of stone, which increases intelligence, healing, organization, and so on."Everyone is buying these powerbeads, all ages, all sexes, across the country," said Jennifer DeWinter, an associate at Saks Fifth Avenue. "Rarely do you get a trend that appeals to so many people. It's incredible" (Greenville [S.C.] News, 10/18/99).
[Editor] Harry Potter, Pokemon, and now this? I'm gonna research this "bead thing" and do an article on it soon.
A good rule of thumb. The world hates Christianity. Jesus said so. (Matt 10:222; John 15:18) So--if the world goes crazy for a fad it is not for Christians.
*******************************************PASS THE "COMMON" SALT PLEASE.
A united hour of prayer for peace was held by Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Bahai, Jews, Catholics, and evangelicals recently, sponsored by the World Conference for Religions and Peace. The 600 visiting delegates applauded each reading of prayer for peace from every representative. The statement that "Christians are the salt of the earth" is applicable to all religions, said chairman Ulrich Borngen (Midnight Call, 11/99).[Editor] Every religion is salt? Hey-too much salt is what will be the ruin of this old salty earth. AMEN?
In my experience, I have concluded that Christians have never been very efficient "salt producers". Milk drinkers, yes. But have you ever heard of salting your milk? Salt MEAT? YES! But MILK? (Heb 5:12-14)
*******************************************RC CHURCH ADDS ANOTHER LIE TO LIST
Based on a recent poll, only about 5 percent of natural scientists think that God created humans "pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years." While rare among scientists, this is the view held by nearly half of all Americans. The poll was based on responses from some 4,000 professionals randomly selected from American Men and Women of Science.In a related survey of deans at theological seminaries in the Association of Theological Schools, fewer than a tenth of the deans indicated that their schools support a strictly young earth. About two-thirds of the deans indicated that their schools teach some form of an ancient universe--they teach theistic evolution or progressive creation or a mixture of the two. Most of the rest of the schools--25 percent--teach a mixture of progressive creation and young-earth creation. Interestingly, "theistic evolution was most dominant at Roman Catholic schools" (Christian Century, 10/27/99).
[Editor] Why most dominant at RC schools?
Reported in the October 1997 CNV newsletter
Info on Cardinal John O'Connor
Catholic Cardinal John O'Connor told his audience at St. Patrick's Cathedral in NY City on Sun. Nov. 24 that Adam & Eve "may have been some other form than human…" and "It is possible that when the two persons we speak of as Adam & Eve were created, it was some other form…Perhaps Adam was a lower animal".(Associated Press, Nov. 25, 1996) This statement comes one month after John Paul II said the theory of evolution is "more than just a hypothesis". O'Connor is the head of the NY archdiocese and is one of the most influential Catholic leaders in America.Reported in the December 1996 CNV newsletter
Pope Embraces Evolution:
Paul John Paul II now has indicated from Rome that there may be some basis for evolution. He calls it "compatible with faith", and says "we may descend from monkeys"(11/4 Christian News) This leaves the door wide open for anti-Christian morality. This heretical pope has caught up with the times, and the Promise Keeper adherents, devoid of discernment because of spiritual darkness are happy to announce in their Christian churches that they are "holding hands" with those who claim this pope as their "Vicar of Christ" on this earth. Men such as this are leaders in your church & community? Think about it.