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29
Mar
13

Easter. Part-Four.

‘Nailed.’

They took him out and beat Him, the Roman soldiers mocked Him, then they forced Him to carry His stake to the place outside the city of Jerusalem. There He was nailed to a cross bar and lifted up on to the stake, one either side of Him were two murderers, thieves. They even joined in the mockery, but one recanted and asked the Messiah for mercy.  Matthew 27:27-56,   Mark 15:16-41,   Luke 23:26-49,   John 19:16-37.

Jesus promised he would be in glory with Him soon.  Luke 23:42-43.

Where will you be this Easter as you eat your chocolate eggs? Will you continue to join the crowds mocking and laughing at Jesus? Will you continue in your empty traditions of even going to ‘Church?’

Or will you finally see yourself, change your attitudes and walk with Him, not looking back?  John 6:29,   Romans 10:9,   Amos 5:4.

22
Mar
13

Easter. Part-Three.

‘Veritas.’

Pilate said to Jesus ‘What is truth?  Like Pilate when we look around the world and the society that we live in today, it is still hard to find the truth? We cannot be even sure if the media is reporting the truth about Syria, wither our elected politicians are truthful, etc.  John 18:35-38.

Pilate wanted so much to release Jesus, because he knew it was all a sham, but the religious leaders put him in a position that tied his hands.  Mark 15:10,   John 19:12,  15.

This is a place that we do not want to allow ourselves to get into, wither you are in teaching, local government, ministry or just what ever place of work or life.

14
Mar
13

Easter. Part-Two.

Failure.

Many of the Disciples of Jesus believed that they could follow Him any where. Peter boasted about it, but Jesus warned him that he would deny him three times.  Matthew 26:31-35,  Mark 14:27-31,  Luke 22:31-34,  John 13:36-38.

We can all make claims to what we believe in, but when it has to cost us something, fear of man sets in and we all run away. Mark 14:50-51, John 18:15-18, 25-27.

This was just the beginning of a series of events that are part of the Easter Story, all of this was in the will of God.

08
Mar
13

Easter. Part-One.

Betrayal.

Easter is not just what it has become, about bunny’s, chicks and chocolate eggs.

Easter is about the death of Jesus the one and only Son of God, for the eternal Salvation of all who have and are and will place their trust in Him by faith.

Today we live in an anti-God society, full of selfishness and pleasure, religion is being pushed aside, especially ‘Christianity.’ In the failure of others (Sin) we have found a way to make excuses, but this only to cover up our own failings.

Judas was an idealist, he wanted Jesus to be that great promised King, who would rid the Roman rule of Israel and restore the Kingdom. But he was also a pilfering thief. His motives done for money, he believed would reveal divine power at work. But he was blinded by his own logic and greed.

Matthew 10:4,  Luke 22:3,  John 6:71,  13:29,  18:2.

01
Mar
13

Question the System. Part-Three.

Dictatorships and Kingdoms.

The world today is still full of unaccountable Royal families and self appointed Dictators. These are many family lines in world leadership, some are obvious such as North-Korea, but others are not so. In these countries the voices of freedom and self-expression are crushed by the State or the System. Leaders and their cronies fear their own people.

Paranoia has set in and the fear of God is really what bothers them, because they know that to believe in something apart from them will bring them down to nothing.  The Bile tells us about many such great historical leaders throughout human history, who have sought to make a name for themselves, but they all came to and end by the little people.   Exodus 14:21-31,   Daniel 3:1-12,   Matthew 2:3-4,  7-8,  16-18,   Acts 5:26-28,   Revelation chapter 18.

22
Feb
13

Question the System. Part-Two.

Islamic countries.

‘Allah’ May be the highest authority, but who comes next in line of the systems. As we have seen with recent changes in the middle-east some countries have now more tyranny than they had before. There has been a breakdown in order and in some countries no one really knows who is running the place.

Generally in any Muslim country ‘Democracy’ is not what we understand in the west, to question could mean death. Islamic systems, Dictatorships, even Kingdoms holding western ideals, but still no freedoms.  Exodus 1:8-10,  Esther 1:19,  Daniel 3:1-3,  Revelation 18:4-7,  11-13.

16
Feb
13

Question the system? Part-One.

Communist lands.

Cuba, North-Korea, China, Syria, Angola, Venezuela are what is left the once effective Communist block. Many of these nations still today do not allow their people to have the right to express themselves. It remains a crime to question the State or the system, it is considered a mental illness to believe in any higher power than that of the philosophy of the founding fathers of Marxism, Socialism and Communism.

People live in fear of their own neighbours and work colleges, if not family. Having no religion is considered to be the intelligent way for humanity to further itself.  Psalm 14:1,  53:1.

08
Feb
13

Love and Marriage. Part-Three.

‘Lust is not love.’

Many relationships are built on a false foundation, that of Lust. When problems arise there is no relationship, friendship or desire for partnership, because it was all based on sexual pleasure, fancy and self centered motivation. Lust is about getting ‘what I want and by force if necessary.’

Lust outside marriage as well as within, ultimately leads to disaster. In marriage many find it hard to push one, so they look for the greener field over the hill’. Later after all the pain and the hurt of marital breakdown and divorce, they find that field was the same as the one they left.

Jesus had much to say about marriage, lust and divorce.  Matthew 5:31-32,  Exodus 2o:17,  21:7-11, Deuteronomy 21:10-14,  24:1-4, Proverbs 6:24-25, 1 Corinthians 10:6-7, Ephesians 4:22.

01
Feb
13

Love and Marriage. Part-Two.

Not everyone will marry.

Marriage is not for everyone, some cannot, others it just never happens and some may have committed to a vow of Celibacy, for many varied reasons. Others like their own company. God is loving and merciful and understands each individual  situation.

But God does not tolerate selfish ambitions and rebellion towards Him. Evil may continue on the earth for now, but one day all people, both the saved and the lost will have to give Him an account.

We may laugh at God and the Bible now and mock, but if we do not repent, change our mental attitudes towards Jesus and His sacrifice for our Sin and failure, we will be eternally cut off from God’s presence.

Deuteronomy 23:18,  Matthew 7:6,  1 Corinthians 6:9,  Galatians 5:19,  Luke 16:19-31,  Revelation 22:15.

25
Jan
13

Love and Marriage. Part-One.

Marriage.

God ordained for man and woman marriage. Many people today believe that marriage is for everyone and anything?  But if we claim to believe and follow the teachings of the bible, we will see that this is not so.

In a few days time loads of people will long for that Valentine card and will spend and enjoy Saint Valentines day, as a time of sharing love and romance. Couples single and married will come together to enjoy each others company, but the end result must be a relationship in union with God. Genesis 2:18-24,  Matthew 19:4-6,  Mark 10:6-9.

Everything that is outside this union of Covenant of Marriage is from the selfishness of the heart.




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