All About Jesus

First, giving your life to Christ is not a magic trick; instead, it involves an already but not there yet situation.  This is where the process of becoming more holy comes into play.  You cannot say "I'm saved" and still love sin.   Passage from 1 Peter "Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, 'You shall be holy, for I am holy.' And if you call on Him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile." (1 Peter 1:13-17 ESV). Preparing Your Minds, Sober-Mindedness, Setting Hope The word preparing (διάνοια) has to do with the mind as a mode of thinking and disposition.  It has to do w...

Bible Passages "When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’  standing where it does not belong—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out. Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! Pray that this will not take place in winter, because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world, until now—and never to be equaled again" (Mark 13:14-19 NIV). Abomination Causes Desolation Jesus mentions abomination (βδέλυγμα) which refers to something that is abhorred because it defiles a sacred place causing it to be desolate.  It is considered something that is totally defiling and a pollutant.  Desolation (ἐρήμωσις) in this case indicates the state of being uninhabitable and has to do with devastation and depopulation (Arndt, et, al., ...

Bible Passages "Jesus said to them: 'Watch out that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and will deceive many. When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.  Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains'" (Mark 13:5-8 NIV).   Deceivers The first thing Jesus tells the disciples to do is to watch out (βλέπω).  He tells them to look out and beware so that no one would deceive (πλανάω) or mislead them (Arndt, et, al., 2000).   In the next verse Jesus states that many people will come and claim "I am he" (εἰμί) which means to be in close connection with in regards to statements of identity or being equal.  In other words, these people would say that they identify as Jesus Christ, when in reality they are not (Arndt, et, al., 2000). ...

Paul's Letter to Timothy "A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner" (1 Timothy 2:11-14 NIV). Woman Learning Paul is saying that a woman should learn (μανθάνω) - which in this case is to to gain knowledge or skill by instruction - in quietness and full submission.  The word quietness (ἡσυχία) means to say little or nothing at all and submission (ὑποταγή) means to subordinate oneself in every respect.  In other words, the women should gain knowledge with little or nothing to say and should fully lower their ranks (Arndt, et., al., 2000). Woman Teaching/Assuming Authority Paul states that he doesn't permit (ἐπιτρέπω), or allow, a woman to teach (διδάσκω), or provide instruction neither in a formal nor an informal setting.  He also mentions ...

What is "Woke?" According to CARM, a Christian apologetics website, "In social justice, the term  woke  means being socially aware of racism, ageism, social justice, white privilege, prejudice, etc.  Also, the couplet 'stay woke' generally refers to  intentionally  remaining aware of these injustices" (Slick, M., 2021).   Problems Judging by Human Standards One of the major issues with being woke is that people could use it to judge others by human standards.  If you fail whatever human standard it is, then you are not as good as the other person in this aspect (Slick, M., 2021).  Cancel Culture Another major problem is cancel culture.  One who is not woke enough can be ridiculed for not holding the politically correct view.  It has become a weapon to silence those who are not in alignment with "proper" secular thought (Slick, M., 2021).   Social Justice Social justice ideology is the driving occult spirituality in today's...

During my time on the boardwalk, people told me they were going to heaven because they are good people.  However, the Bible says differently. Creation and Sin Moses writes in Genesis, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).  God created human beings in His image and likeness.  Moses writes, “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27).    The first two human beings, Adam and Eve, went against what God wanted and ate the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil because of being tempted by Satan.  It says in Genesis, “‘You will not certainly die,’ the serpent said to the woman. ‘For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’  When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some...

Do Not Love the World 1 John 2:15–17 (NIV): "Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever." When John talks about the world (κόσμος), he is referring to the system of human existence regarding earthly joys, cares, and sufferings.  John tells us to not love (ἀγαπάω) the world, which means to have high satisfaction or pleasure regarding earthly desires.  He even goes on to say that if anyone loves the world that God's love is not in them (Arndt, et. al., 2000). In the next sentence, John goes on to describle things of the world.  The first one he talks about is lust (ἐπιθυμία), which is a desire for something forbidden or excessive.  When he talks about flesh (σαρκός) he is ref...