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Two million people have infiltrated Western Europe, and flooded it with illegal weapons made in the former Soviet Union, which can be bought “for peanuts”.

They added that “together with them came arms dealers, gangsters and drug dealers.”

All of this, coupled with the influx of so-called “Syrian refugees” – paints a pretty grim scenario for the West.

And yet, according to these experts, the free flow of rifles, grenades, and Lord-knows-what else, IS NOT THE MAIN PROBLEM Europe faces.

They pointed out that Europe’s existential crisis is based ON LACK OF FAITH AND CONFIDENCE.

Mr. Wrona said: “THE WORST PROBLEM for (the police service) IS POLITICAL CORRECTNESS… Europe IS AT THE END OF ITS EXISTENCE.

Western Europe is practically dead. THESE PEOPLE LIVE IN A VOID, WITHOUT IDEAS. And then come along the young, who (only want) to make money, as once did the barbarians”.

This is merely the result of living in an amoral, post-Christian, spiritually bankrupt, secular society, devoid of FAITH, INSPIRATION OR INSIGHT (Romans 8:14).

Polish politicians and public figures have consistently been outspoken and at the forefront of handling Europe’s migrant crisis.

Earlier this year a Polish magazine came out with a graphic cover where a woman dressed in the EU’s flag was being molested by a gang of thugs with the title “Islamic rape of Europe”.

They have consistently stated that MULTICULTURALISM, IMMIGRATION, AND POLITICAL CORRECTNESS WERE RESPONSIBLE for the all-too-frequent mass murders.

Meanwhile, back in the good, old U.S.A., in this “safer than ever” world of ours, two more police officers were gunned down in San Diego.

Muslims DO NOT assimilate.

There’s a clash of TWO STARKLY DIFFERENT CIVILIZATIONS in Old Europe, and this clash does not bode well for its survival.

Unless some drastic changes are IMPLEMENTED – and quickly -- it’s only a matter of time before the same clash takes place in America.

The only ray of hope, at least for believers, is that WHEN THE SIXTH SEAL OPENS, we leave this earth, and God WILL INTERVENE DIRECTLY in human affairs.

SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2016

 HOW TO SIN MORE

Focusing on sin is the ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN way to sin even more.

Focusing on Jesus' righteousness, on His TOTAL REMOVAL of sin, is the ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN way to sin less and less, until we RARELY sin.

That is why trying to “observe” the law, or the 10 Commandments DON’T WORK. All they do IS MAKE US FOCUSED ON SIN, INSTEAD OF JESUS AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS.

I wish I could say that IT'S ONLY THE CULTS like the Jehovah's Witnesses, Church of God, Church of Christ, Seventh Day Adventists, and Mormons that pound people over the head with their sins.

Roman Catholics EXCEL and heaping guilt and condemnation on people.

It's not called "Catholic guilt" for nothing.

And most Evangelicals do the same. They've even COINED A TERM FOR IT: "besetting sins".

HOW DARE they talk about "besetting sins" that JESUS ALREADY REMOVED, FORGOT, and ISN'T EVEN COUNTING?  (John 1:29; Hebrews 8:12; 9:26; 2 Corinthians 5:19)

HOW DARE ANYONE call himself "evangelical" when THEY PREACH GUILT and CONDEMNATION, INSTEAD OF Grace?

Haven't they read Romans 8:1:

There is NOW NO CONDEMNATION to those who are in Christ Jesus!

Which part of "NO CONDEMNATION NOW" DON'T THESE GUYS GET?

Until Jesus raptures us and TOTALLY RENEWS our minds, WE WILL ALL SIN from time to time.

However, if we are focused ON HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, instead of on sin, then sin will be VERY SPORADIC.

Focus on sin and you will sin more and more - NOT LESS - plus satan will keep you defeated, under constant condemnation (he's not called THE ACCUSER for nothing) and he'll wallop you like a gym's punching bag.

I wish I could say that Christians REALLY TRUST Jesus' PERFECT, FINISHED Work of Redemption WHERE HE PAID FOR EVERY SIN EVER COMMITTED, TOOK AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD, AND GAVE US HIS VERY OWN righteousness (1 John 3:5; 2 Corinthians 5:21).

But they DON'T.

If they DID, they'd be glorifying JESUS for WHAT HE DID TO SAVE US, instead of GLORIFYING SIN for condemning us.

HOW ON EARTH do they expect to be caught up to meet Jesus and be changed from mortal to immortal, WHEN THEY'RE NOT FOCUSED ON JESUS OR HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, BUT ON SIN?

Jesus gives EVERY born-again individual HIS OWN (God's OWN) Righteousness...

If He gives you HIS Righteousness, you got it made!

It DOESN'T GET ANY MORE RIGHTEOUS than that.

It DOESN'T GET MORE RIGHTEOUS than God Himself.

We can focus on OUR SINS, which Jesus isn't even counting. Or we can focus ON HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS:

Focus on Jesus and HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS IN YOU and you will sin less and less...

Focus on HIS PERFECT RIGHTEOUSNESS IN YOU - and the devil will have NOTHING with which to work in your life.

He'll be COMPLETELY CUT OFF from your life and circumstances.

Make up your minds, Christians:

Did JESUS REMOVE the sin of the world - once and for all - or DIDN'T HE?

My Bible says He DID.

Is sin GREATER THAN JESUS, or is JESUS GREATER THAN SIN? 

FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2016

BUNCH OF MALARKEY

For the past decade, I've been telling anyone who'll listen that "Christian" book selling is HUGE business.

And that you will NEVER get the Truth - about prophecy or anything else - from book sellers, WHO ARE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY.

WHY would they tell you THE TRUTH?

If they did, THEY'D HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SELL YOU.

Duh.

I also remember a couple of know-it-alls who said we should take down the Image of Jesus, from the Shroud of Turin, and replace it with "what He really looks like" based on the description of a little boy that, supposedly, went to heaven and came back.

Needless to say that "little boy" and his parents SOLD MILLIONS of books, which I always took with a HUGE grain of salt, since they're probably worthless.

In case you missed it, one of those "going to heaven" books, just got recalled by the publisher.

Not because they're so honest, mind you: But because they had NO CHOICE.

The boy on whose alleged "experience" the book was based, decided to come clean and tell the truth:

He HAD NOT died, gone to heaven and come back, after all.

Alex Malarkey, was only six years old when the book "Boy Who Came Back From Heaven" was published.

The book claimed that he had died and briefly visited heaven, and went into quite a bit of detail about his alleged heavenly experience, during which he claimed to have met both Jesus and satan.

Young Alex who is now 16 years old, and still paralyzed from his accident, HAS ADMITTED HE MADE THE WHOLE THING UP.

The book, written by Alex and his father Kevin, describes what Alex said he experienced after a 2004 car accident left him quadriplegic and in a coma for six months.

But now in an open letter published on the website Pulpit & Pen, Alex admits the heaven portion of the story was fabricated.

He wrote, "I did not die. I did not go to heaven. I said I went to heaven because I thought it would get me attention."

Alex says he made the claims prior to reading the Bible, and that HE "DOESN'T WANT TO CONTINUE PROFITING FROM LIES LIKE SO MANY OTHERS".

Did you get THAT?

The "Christian" boy who made such fabulous claims about SEEING JESUS and heaven, that dumb Christians swallowed hook, line, and sinker... HAD NOT EVEN READ THE BIBLE!!!

Evidently, neither had his father. Or, if he did, it must have gone in one eye and out the other.

His father, Kevin, has yet to comment on his son's announcement, but his mother, Beth, blogged a few months ago that she was troubled by the book.

According to the Washington Post the publisher, Tyndale House, announced they will immediately stop selling the book.

While this particular book will be taken off shelves, other similar books continue to sell. Books like "Proof of Heaven", "90 Minutes In Heaven" and "Heaven Is For Real" are bestselling Christian books.

I will say in Alex's defense that he was just a little kid (only 6) at the time.  He was doubtlessly manipulated by one or more greedy parents.

I give him A LOT OF CREDIT for having the courage and moral conviction to tell the truth 10 years later.

But I've nothing good to say about his unscrupulous father.

He KNEW what he was doing, and he KNEW it was all a big, fat lie.

I'm not sure which is more revolting:

Fabricating a story about Jesus and heaven WHICH YOU KNOW IS NOT TRUE, or using your own child's life-altering misfortune for personal profit.

At the very least Alex Malarkey's story about "going to heaven" was just that... a bunch of malarkey.

THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2016

GOD’S NOT A MAGICIAN

One thing that bothers the heck out of me is prayer requests where an individual washes his or her hands OF ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY:

Let’s JUST THROW EVERYTHING ON GOD’S BACK.

’ll just write Christ connection, Martel will say a magical prayer for me, or my business, or my job, or my marriage, and make all the bad stuff go away.

NOT HAPPENING, BUBBA!

God’s not a magician, and neither am I.

We will take LEGITIMATE prayer requests: if someone’s life or health is involved, or some financial or legal trouble, etc.

HOWEVER, we expect the person requesting the prayer TO ALSO BECOME TOTALLY INVOLVED.

We also expect THEM to FOLLOW (APPLY) THE SPIRITUAL AND PRACTICAL ADVICE we give them. Otherwise, it’s A TOTAL WASTE of time and energy.

That’s why Jesus didn’t make us programmed robots, but FREE WILL AGENTS CAPABLE OF MAKING OUR OWN CHOICES.

Don’t give me this crap about “this is how I am”, like you’re HELPLESS to do anything about it!

YOU CAN CHOOSE TO DO OR SAY CERTAIN THINGS ON PURPOSE.

You want us to pray you’ll get that job, great.

We will pray. However, you have to be on time for the appointment, look your best, make a good impression, think AHEAD about how you will comport yourself during the interview, what you’ll say when you’re asked certain things, how you’ll “sell yourself” to your prospective employer, etc.

If your attitude, from the start is “what’s in it FOR ME”, or “I just need a paycheck”, CHANCES ARE YOU WON’T GET the job.

If, on the other hand, it is more like “HOW can I help you? I’ll work hard, I’m interested in what you do here, I’ll give 100% and will always endeavor to improve YOUR business and make it more efficient and profitable” you’ll have A MUCH, MUCH better chance.

Employers can detect these things. So can those who work in human resources.

You have to PREPARE.

You want us to pray for your son or daughter who serves in the military: Fine. We will gladly do so. However, God expects YOU to also cover him or her with the Blood of Jesus every single day and INVOKE HIS CONTINUED PROTECTION OVER THEM.

Same goes for school children.

You want help with your marriage, sure. We will pray. BUT ALL THE PRAYER IN THE WORLD WILL BE IN VAIN, UNLESS you get ACTIVELY involved.

If THE MOMENT your husband gets home from work and opens the door, YOU HIT HIM with 5 different problems (the dishwasher’s broken, Johnny got called into the principal’s office today, we’re out of bread, the bedroom window is stuck and, by the way, mother’s coming to spend the weekend) don’t expect a happy marriage, NO MATTER HOW MUCH I pray.

The poor guy just arrived after a long, hard day at work. Give him a chance to catch his breath!

Let him get comfortable… sit down, relax, turn on the TV, wind down a bit, put his feet up, have a beer (or whatever), let at least 30 minutes go by, and THEN… PRIORITIZE and talk to him, ONE problem at a time, beginning with the most important.

If you’re wearing that old, ugly bathrobe, you haven’t even showered, your face and hair are a mess, and on top of that you greet him with “thank God you’re home! I’VE had a lousy day”, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT God or me to do?

Men are VERY PHYSICAL and VISUAL beings.

Looking and smelling good will go A LONG WAY toward improving your marriage.

Not to mention YOUR OWN SELF-ESTEEM…

If you know he goes gaga over, say, red nail polish… gee whiz, will it kill you to paint your fingernails red once in a while?

As far as men are concerned, I can sum up my advice for a happy marriage in ONE WORD:

“COMPLIMENT”…

COMPLIMENT, COMPLIMENT, COMPLIMENT…

Women NEVER get tired of HEARING how good they look, how beautiful they are, and HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THEM.

They are INSATIABLE where compliments are concerned.

Men are VISUALLY stimulated. Women are stimulated AUDIBLY.

TELL HER… how beautiful she is.

TELL HER… how good she looks in that dress, or jeans.

TELL HER… how good her hair looks.

TELL HER… how good she smells…

TELL HER… how much you enjoy(ed) sex with her.

TELL HER, TELL HER, TELL HER!

And whatever you do, DON’T CRITICIZE HER.

ONE word of criticism will UNDO a thousand compliments.

You’re not enemies, you’re A TEAM.

Don’t ATTACK one another: ALWAYS be on “his” or “her” side.

Jesus MUST BE #1 for every true believer.

For those who are married, your spouse is #2.

There are only 24 hours in a day. I CAN’T DO EVERYTHING. Some of you are just plain LAZY.

I don’t have a magic wand, and all the prayer in the world is not going to help you unless YOU TAKE A PROACTIVE ROLE in these things.

If you can’t, or WON’T apply some of these common sense principles, don’t come whining to me.

The ONLY THING we can throw 100% on Jesus’ back is OUR SALVATION.

Jesus EXPECTS US TO DO OUR PART IN EVERYTHING ELSE. 

 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016

 GROWING UP

Many of the emails we receive reveal JUST HOW LAZY and anemic Christians in the Western Hemisphere have become.

They want us to "pray" for ANY and EVERY thing - from their sins, to their apathy, to their losing weight, to every silly need that arises in their life.

I CAN'T PRAY about each and everything that happens in a person's life. It's impossible.

There are only 24 hours in a day. I'd be praying 'round the clock, non-stop, and would have time FOR NOTHING ELSE.

Do you realize HOW SUPREMELY SELFISH it is to burden us with those DUMB prayer requests, WHEN THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH REAL, DESPERATE needs, WHO DO NEED our PRAYERS?

This ministry will honor SERIOUS prayer requests: if someone's experiencing serious health issues, is going through painful divorce, spousal abuse, economic distress, suicidal, etc.

And we may cut SOME slack to baby Christians who make prayer requests for minor things, BECAUSE THEY'RE BABIES WHO ONLY RECENTLY FOUND JESUS.

I know of NO BABY who STARTS WALKING the moment he or she is born. I know of NO BABY who can EVEN STAND as soon as he/she is born.

However, if you've been Christian for three years or longer, YOU'RE NO LONGER A BABY.

And if you are, SOMETHING'S seriously WRONG.

There are no magic wands in the Kingdom of God.

There ARE MIRACLES, but those are usually connected to illnesses or dire circumstances BEYOND OUR CONTROL.

God gives each of us FREE WILL. He also gives us COMMON SENSE.

If you're applying for a job - unless you've been unemployed for a long, long time, and in dire financial straits - you DON'T NEED ME to pray for that.

Prepare for the interview, dress appropriately, and be ON TIME. Be truthful, assertive and direct. Your attitude and demeanor should be "I'm here to help and be an asset, not just to get a paycheck".

Take it to Jesus YOURSELF, put it in His hands, and TRUST Him to guide your steps and lead you to the perfect job, according to His will.

If you're fortunate enough to work from home, and want to stay in shape, walk around the block a few times, take a few laps around the pool each day, or step on a treadmill for a while.

You don't need me to pray about that. YOU don't even need to pray about that.

What you need to do is EXERCISE YOUR FREE WILL:

GET OFF YOUR FAT, LAZY BEHIND and CHOOSE TO do these things.

If you're vulnerable to one particular reoccurring sin, you don't need me to pray about it. WHAT YOU NEED is to realize that JESUS ALREADY PAID FOR all ONE MILLION TIMES that you committed that sin.

TRUST that He HAS YOU COVERED - with His Blood, NO LESS.

Provided, of course, that you have invited Him into your heart, and that HE LIVES IN you.

By virtue of Jesus' ETERNAL Sacrifice, God is NOT COUNTING ANY sins against you (2 Corinthians 5:19).

YOU may have committed that sin 1,999,875 times. GOD STILL SAYS YOU ARE AS RIGHTEOUS AS HE IS (2 Corinthians 5:21).

You KNOW that ON YOUR OWN, you're NOT, but HE SAYS that YOU ARE.

Shut up, and BE GRATEFUL for HIS amazing GIFT of ETERNAL Salvation!

When you do, when you become THOROUGHLY CONVINCED OF these truths, sin will become LESS and LESS alluring.

If you want to lose weight, you don't need me to pray about that.

NO ONE is hungry 24/7.

If you're CONSTANTLY shoving food into your mouth, that is a symptom that you're compensating for "emptiness" in some OTHER area of your life:

Some of the common causes for this "emptiness" are lack of affection (we don't get the affection we crave or need from others), sexual dissatisfaction, frustration or lack of satisfaction with your job performance, lack of recognition/validation by those near and dear to you, lack of self-esteem, lack of purpose in one's life, just plain boredom -- or some combination of these.

IT’S ALSO LACK OF JESUS.

You need to get alone with God somewhere, and HONESTLY analyze your feelings to determine FROM WHERE this sense of "emptiness" is coming.

Identifying the "culprit" is AT LEAST HALF of winning the battle.

The other half, of course, is doing something to FILL THE VOID once you've discovered what it is.

And I know of NO BETTER OR MORE DELICIOUS “HEART FILLER” THAN JESUS HIMSELF.

He will not only fill the void but also SATISFY your soul’s deepest longings.

This ministry's purpose is to bring souls into Jesus' Kingdom and to EDIFY and STRENGTHEN those who are already in it, SO THAT THEY CAN STAND on their own two feet SPIRITUALLY.

We're not involved in God's business to create a bunch of immature, co-dependent, religious weaklings, who need OTHERS to pray for them all the time, but STRONG, INDEPENDENT believers, who can stand and EXERCISE AUTHORITY OVER their own lives and circumstances.

We want STRONG BELIEVERS who can DO THEIR OWN PRAYING.

I WANT YOU TO DEPEND ON JESUS, NOT on me.

And if you received Christ INTO your heart, He has LIVED IN YOU ALL THE TIME, since that very moment.

You need to seek, commune with, and DEPEND ON the INNER Jesus who LIVES IN YOU 24/7.

You have access to the same Jesus as I, the same Bible as I, the same Holy Spirit as I, and you have a born-again spirit just as I have.

USE THEM!!

I don't pray vain or idle prayers.

When I pray, I MEAN BUSINESS.

I'm NOT going to waste my extremely valuable time, faith, and spiritual capital praying for minor things THAT YOU, as a born-again, Jesus indwelt child of God SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE ON YOUR OWN.

TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2016

A DIFFERENT SCENARIO

If you've ever watched one of the typical Christian movies about the Rapture, they always present the same basic scenario:

Life is going on as usual, then all of a sudden, millions of believers vanish, their now empty clothes dropping dramatically to the floor, and there are thousands of accidents, since those who were driving disappear and thousands of cars crash, same goes for trains, buses, and airplanes.

After a brief period of adjustment to this new reality, life continues to go on AS NORMAL, and some Machiavellian character who already occupies a prominent place in politics or religion, emerges as the feared Antichrist.

He then deceives people into taking his mark under the pretext of bringing peace and unity to the world.

Now, I'm NOT KNOCKING these films which, for the most part, are well-intentioned and that Jesus has even used to bring some souls to Himself.

However well-intentioned their presentation may be, IT’S NOT ACCURATE.

I'd like to offer a different scenario which is far more in line with Scripture:

There's a huge shaking of atmospheric heaven and earth.

The shaking INTERRUPTS SATELLITE and MASS COMMUNICATION and rearranges geography.

Computers, TV's, air-traffic control, radar, cell phones, are no longer functional.

The sun turns black and, consequently, the earth turns TOTALLY dark, as there is NO ELECTRICITY or SUNLIGHT.

It remains that way for several days causing emergency landings and bringing all forms transportation to a virtual HALT.

In midst of the black sky, the moon appears the color of blood, there's a huge meteor shower.  (Revelation 6:12)

AGAINST that background of darkness, the sky divides, rolls up on each side, and Jesus APPEARS in glory. (Luke 21:27-28)

By the time SOME sunlight returns, BILLIONS of people and land animals have disappeared.

Those left on earth find not only loved ones missing, children missing, pets and other animals missing, key government personnel gone, but land masses and, consequently, nations and continents have relocated. (Revelation 6:13-17; 7:9-14)

As they scramble to come to grips with this new landscape, trumpet judgments begin:

One-third of the earth's SURFACE is instantly incinerated. (Revelation 8:7)

One-third of remaining mankind dies (Revelation 915) 

Water and food become very scarce, disease spreads, war breaks out and superpowers fall (Revelation 8:8-11)

"Normal life" is A THING OF THE PAST.