14. December 2009 by PawBill.

Do you really believe in this God and Jesus stuff?  Really, deep down do you really believe there is a God, a creator of heaven and earth?  What about this Jesus character? Was He really the Son of God? 

To many, God is only someone to either embrace or “kick-around” when things are going bad or someone to “ignore” when things are going great.  What about you?

It is time to be more than just a “Sunday Morning Christian.”  Serving God on Sunday and serving “the world” the other six days might find you in the “Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels” crowd of Matthew 25: 31-46 NIV.  If you really believe God is real and Jesus was His Son, demonstrate your believe in your everyday walk.

Do not be ashamed to acknowledge Jesus as your Lord and Savior.  As recorded in Mark 8:36-37 NIV, “What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? If any one is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels”

It is time, if you do not believe in God, to consider your own morality and mortality. Being good and doing good works serve only as “feel good” emotions.  You have no promise of an after life because you only have worldly gods of gold, silver, brass, wood and stubble; gods who cannot speak, hear, or see.  You might as well lead a decadent lifestyle as to lead one of  “moral righteousness.” The survival of the fittest is all that matters in a Godless world. 

Find a Bible and read Romans chapters one, two and three.  Give the words careful and thoughtful contemplation and consideration because your body, soul and spirit will be called to give an accounting of your actions in the not too distant future. In Romans you find words inspired of God that are just as truthful in our modern world as they were when they were written over two thousand years ago.

It is recorded in Micah 7:13 NIV, “The earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants as a result of their deeds.”  The earth will one day be renovated by fire so don’t fear or believe the Global Warning message of former Vice President, Al Gore.  Biblical prophecy warned of this over two thousand of years ago, but we have all been too busy to heed the warnings.

Your only salvation is in Jesus Christ. Yes, I said Jesus Christ.  As recorded in 1 John 5:11-12 NIV: “God has given us eternal life and this life is in his Son.  He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.”   

The only truth that can be found about the one true God and the “afterlife” is recorded in the Biblical scriptures. Seek and you will find peace for your body, soul and spirit.

Believe what you want and follow whom you will, but as for me I have chosen to follow Jesus.  What about you?

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29. September 2009 by PawBill.

I am surrounded by two worlds: an invisible spiritual world and a visible physical world.  I am a follower and believer in Jesus Christ in both the spiritual world and in the physical world.  Jesus is my Lord and Savior, and He rules over both dimensions.

The Holy Spirit of God has blessed me since birth.  You might say that I believe my life was predestined for this time in history.  Predestined in the since that my genetic makeup, my DNA code, was programmed to know God from birth.  I have never denied the existence of God, and His Spirit and a protective force has surrounded my life since birth.  There is not enough space to explain this in this format, but I have explained it in my book, Confessions of a Closet Christian.

I refer to myself as a Closet Christian because I kept my calling hidden for many years.  I am a “one-talent” person like Jesus described in one of His kingdom of heaven parables, the Parable of the Talents, recorded in Matthews 25:14-30. I hid or did not recognize my talent for many years.  Although blessed and called to be God’s from birth, I could have cast it all away if I had left my talent buried. Fortunately, I discovered it and now I am using it as God intended.

But let me say this, I am not dogmatic in my profession of Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior.  By dogmatic I mean: I do not condemn those who do not believe as I do; I do not force my faith and beliefs on anyone; I do not claim to have all the religious answers; I will be a friend if I like you as a person no matter what your religious views; I am not a religious zealot; I am not judgmental; I do not picket with signs and challenge the faith and beliefs of others.

Do not get me wrong. I do not keep my religious views hidden, and I am not ashamed of Jesus Christ. My religious witness is this: I believe what I believe, and I will not waiver from that belief. I believe Jesus was being truthful when He said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die” John 11:25-26.  If you believe otherwise, take it up with the god you pray to as I am only stating what Jesus said about Himself.  I hope my life reflects something good that you would want to know more about and why I have peace that surpasses all understanding. I want you to be comfortable asking me about my peace. I have experienced the power of God’s Holy Spirit in my life so I know God is real.

Until you experience, acknowledge and accept God’s Spirit you will not understand. You will only see a person’s belief in Jesus Christ as the world sees it— as foolishness and naïveté.  I also know that I cannot convince you to surrender your free will to God if he has not made Himself known to you; that is, He has not convicted your heart and soul that something is missing in you life. You cannot find God in your mind or in your intellectual reasoning or pursuit.

You can only find God in your spirit when His Spirit awakens you to His presence. As you “craw in the gutter of life” lamenting your situation, ask God to help you find peace and understanding. He will set you free when you discover the truth, and the best of all — it is free for the asking.

I pray that God is pleading with your soul and spirit.  If he is: accept his plea; confess your sins; ask Jesus to come into your heart believing that He was born of a virgin, died on a cross for your transgressions, and was raised from the dead to save you; receive His Spirit and follow the Spirits lead to a new life in Jesus Christ.

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7. July 2009 by PawBill.

The media has been complicit with those intent on destroying America with their warnings of impending doom if immediate change is not made in regard to fossil energy use.  Politicians influenced by self interest groups lead the charge to implement new and bold initiatives that will potentially bankrupt the average American.  This is all being done with science that is flawed; the same old “I am right, you are wrong philosophy” spouted by influential politicians and misguided men who call themselves scientists.  They are selling their souls for money, recognition, importance and the like.  They have no respect or concern for America or the World at large. 

Of greater concern is the return of Jesus Christ.  Yes, the fulfillment of Biblical prophesies foretold thousands of years ago leading to Jesus’ return are being fulfilled at a rapid pace. Soon the signing of a seven-year peace accord with Israel and the revealing of the “man of lawlessness” will usher in the final sign; the Antichrist, as he is called, will usher in seven years of hell on earth that will end life, as we presently know it. Not for the believers in Jesus Christ, however, because they will be taken in what is called the “Rapture” prior to the unfolding of the this period which is called the Tribulation. 

While I believe America should reduce its dependence on foreign oil, I do not believe America should abandon its own resources (including nuclear, gas and oil) because of an unsubstantiated fear of immediate doom from global warming.  Yes, everyone should be more environmentally concerned, but global warming is not what should be feared. Rather, the second coming of Jesus Christ is more imminent and should be of utmost concern to those who do not know him.

American society and the world’s populace are both ill prepared and will perish during the seven-year tribulation period leading up to Jesus Christ’s second coming. Have you been told the story of Jesus? Have you placed your faith in man’s gods of gold and silver or the God of the Universe? What do you believe?  Check it out before it is too late.     

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24. June 2009 by PawBill.

We will all die one day – some peacefully, some violently and some, somewhere in between. For most people when they awake to begin a new day, thoughts of death are not on their mind, nor should there be. Death is not a topic easily discussed, and is feared by many.

But, death will come for all.  If you knew you were dying, what would your deathbed wish be?  Would you pray for additional days?  To whom would you pray: the God of the Bible or to some other god or gods? Would you seek forgiveness for any wrongs done to your fellow man?  Would you be afraid?  Would you be angry? Would you have peace?  Just what would your last wish be?

Most will not get a last wish.  An accident, murder, heart attack or some other event could take their life in an instance.  Is their death more tragic in that they did not get a “last wish.” 

Hezekiah, a king of Judah who reigned in Jerusalem, when told he was dying cried out to God to remember all the good he had done. As he lay on his bed weeping bitterly, God heard his prayer of anguish; I do not want to die.  God granted Hezekiah fifteen additional years of life, and the prophet Isaiah was sent to announce the good news; he also applied a medical potent on Hezekiah’s wound, which had healing results.  As proof that God had spoken, the sun’s shadow was made to reverse itself by going back ten steps.  This was quite a miracle in both cases: a physical body healing and a supernatural cosmic event. You can read about it for yourself. The story can be found in the Bible: the Book of Isaiah, chapter 38 and the Book of 2^nd Kings, chapter 20.

For believers in Jesus Christ death is but a passage to a new life.  Death is not to be feared but to be welcomed.  I have heard many ask why the good or young have to die so early.  I take comfort in words found in Isaiah 57:1-2, KJV: “The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.”                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Has Has your life been such that God would grant you additional years?  Would God be listening if you did cry out?  Does God even know who you are?  In whom do you believe: God or god(s)? Do you know the difference? Try reaching out and talking to God; it is never too late. Maybe he will hear your call.

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2. June 2009 by PawBill.

Let’s settle a question that is not widely discussed but is a source of multiple opinions and controversy when considered by the multitude.   The question is this, “Is a belief in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior the only way to heaven?”

If you accept the Bible as the inspired word of God and the truths contained therein, the answer is YES.   The Bible teaches there is no other way!

I really do not care what you think regarding your god or my God.  I am not trying to force my beliefs about God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit on you.  I am not condemning you or your beliefs.  I am not going to tell you that you cannot get to heaven based on your beliefs; however, I am telling you that the Bible points to Jesus Christ as the only way to heaven.

Take the Bible and Jesus out of the world and the world will turn toward man and his ways.  Do you need proof?  Look only at the United States.  We are removing God and his commandments from our culture, and no one is stepping up to challenge the influences that are leading this country astray. I will pray for your soul.  Are you praying for my soul? One of us is right.  I’ll take my chance on Jesus.  If I am wrong, so be it. 

Now, if you do not agree with my answer then that is ok.  You can decide for yourself what actions on your part or that of your god will get you to heaven.  But, you cannot go to the heaven that the Bible states awaits those who place their trust and salvation in Jesus Christ. 

Are there other gods who have heavens? If you believe there are, you can support your position based on the books written about or by your god or gods about their heaven and how to get there.  You cannot, however, justify your beliefs by quoting from the Bible since you do not believe in its teachings.  To do otherwise makes you out to be a fool.

Followers of Islam will not have a problem with my belief in Jesus as long as I am not trying to convert them. After all, I am just an infidel who should be killed.  That’s right, unless an infidel is willing to convert, the god of Mohammad would condone their death by decapitation.  But, the majority of Muslims are peaceful.

Wait a minute you say, did not the God of the Bible tell the Israelites to slay men, women, children and animals conquered as they entered the promise land.  Yes, they were instructed to kill a population of pagans who practiced child sacrifice, fornication, wickedness and other evil practices so that they would not be influenced by them.  The Israelites did not do as their God commanded and were led into sinful practices of the people they conquered and were punished for their disobedience. 

But wait another minute.  Don’t the citizens of the United States practice child sacrifice (abortion), fornication (adultery and other acts of the flesh), wickedness and other evil practices (lying, cheating, idolatry)?  Read and study the Bible under the influence of the Holy Spirit and all of this will be made clear to you. 

Let’s continue. Atheists should not have a problem with my belief; after all, they don’t believe there is a God or gods so what is heaven to them.   Atheists believe the world would be better off if God and religion were removed.  Man would do what is right according to man. No need for this God stuff.

The only groups that may have a problem with my belief are people who call themselves Christians, but who do not believe that Jesus is the only way to heaven.  This group of church going people represents over half of the people who call themselves Christians. These Christians, and they include Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterians, Catholics, Episcopalians and others groups, must have books that support multiple ways to heaven because the Bible certainly does not.  I do not consider myself to be a part of their group. 

Herein lies the problem.  People who believe that Jesus is the only was to heaven and call themselves Christians are lumped in with other groups who call themselves Christians but who do not believe that Jesus is the only way to heaven.  So how do we resolve this problem? One group needs to call themselves by another name.

In my opinion those who believe Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven should change their name to “Disciples and Followers of Jesus,” and their group name to  “Fellowship of Believers.”  Their mission is simply to be salt and light to an unbelieving world.  Their example should lead others to want to be like them, not to hate them. 

Believers in Jesus Christ have not been saved to change the political system but simple to change lives that will lead to a change in the political system as they vote for candidates who have like beliefs.  In other words, get government back to the way the founding fathers established it. 

If you have never read the Bible or even if you have, follow me as I attempt to present my reasons for believing that Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven.  It might change your life but if it doesn’t, to hell with you.

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27. May 2009 by PawBill.

When the Hebrew children were beginning to form a nation, their God gave them rules, regulations and commandments.  They had lived in slavery in a pagan society for hundreds of years and were going into lands that were also pagan.  Rules and regulations had to be implemented and enforced.  Otherwise, they would fall prey to the evils of societies they would encounter and become captives of their idolatrous living.

Similarly, the United States was formed under the inspiration of God, the same God of the Hebrews that was working in the lives of our founding fathers.  A Constitution and Bill of Rights was written and a government formed.  Like the Hebrew children, many in the United States have now forgotten the God of their founding fathers and ungodly judges, lawyers and politicians are rewriting the Constitution and its interpretation to suit a more “enlightened nation.”

In the formation of the Hebrew nation, sexual promiscuity was identified as one of the sins the Hebrew society was to guard against.  In historic American sexual promiscuity was considered a sin but in modern America, sexual promiscuity is viewed as freedom from legalistic Biblical teachings of the religious right.

When you hear of sin, think of that label in terms of ones health: both mental and emotional. There is a connection between sexual promiscuity and ones health.  The God of both the Hebrew children and America’s founding fathers knew this and warned them.  That warning still applies today.

One of the Ten Commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” is found in Deuteronomy 5:18, KJV.  Other regulations regarding sexual activities can also be found in the book of Deuteronomy.  Among these are regulations regarding the following: prostitution by both men and women; virginity; family incest; bestiality; homosexuality; transvestism; adultery; rape and others.

You may not see anything wrong with sexual promiscuity.  I would dare say a large percentage of people of all faiths do not see anything wrong.  After all, everyone is just doing what feels good. It is only a human desire although a very powerful one!

God knew sexual promiscuity would cause many problems, and this is why it was viewed as sinful; the Hebrew society was forbidden to accept the practices of pagan societies. Individuals caught committing these sins were to be stoned to death. That’s right, they were to be stoned to death.  A severe penalty for something modern society views as “just a natural act.”

Marriage was to be between a man and a woman, and sex was to be enjoyed within marriage.  Why you may ask?  The answer is simple.  It was known more than four thousand years ago that sexual abstinence, outside of marriage, prevented physical diseases and emotional/mental anguish.

When a man and a woman engage in sexual activity they become one flesh, as told in the Bible.  In other words, sexually transmitted diseases can be passed between the participants.  You’ve heard of syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, genital herpes and AIDS just to name a few.  Some mouth cancers are now being linked to oral sex.  What about other collateral infections/diseases resulting from untreated sexually transmitted diseases?  Just think about the rapid spread of disease from individuals engaging in sexual acts with multiple sex partners? 

Look at the untold emotional damage being done as a result of pregnancies being terminated through abortions. Adulterous affairs result in broken homes and innocent children are affected emotionally as a result.  A wife or husband cheats and possibly the two other deceived partners lives are almost destroyed.  Envy, pornography, child molestation, and other emotional deviations abound when nothing is view as harmful.

The list of harmful bodily results could continue but why go on.  Everyone knows.  Well, maybe not the young teenagers who only see the “fun” of sexual freedom being portrayed on TV and in the movies as the “in thing.”  They are not told of the physical and emotional harm they may experience. 

Parents should be cautioning their children but they don’t.  After all, they are enjoying their own sexual promiscuity.

Yes, physical and mental health issues of sexual promiscuity were known thousands of years ago, but each generation seems to forget or think it will not happen to my family.  Continue on with your heads buried in the sand.  America has become a pagan nation and will remain a pagan nation until the time of the end. 

God, the one who gave us rules to follow for our own good, does not look with favor on those who violate his teachings.  America will soon experience his wrath as we as a nation are punished for our foolishness and disobedience.  Continue on in condoning or participating in sexual promiscuity but do so at your own peril.  You have been warned!

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21. May 2009 by PawBill.

What about the Bible?  Do you believe it is the inspired word of God written by man through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit?  Have you ever read the Bible?

I find laughable the “read through the Bible in a year” mentality by people who call themselves Christians.  The Bible is the most important book a born again believer should be reading.  It is the guide, the road map leading you to life eternal.

People say the bible is too complicated; it is hard to understand, and etc.  Of course it is.  If you are unwilling to accept there is a God and the Bible is the Word of God for man to follow, the Bible will never make sense to you.  You need the Holy Spirit to unlock your mind to understanding.

Many Christians and even non-Christians can quote scripture and facts from the Bible but know little else.  It is just another book.  They do not know its power.

You either believe in the God of the Bible or you believe in another god or gods. You must make a choice.  What will your choice be?

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20. May 2009 by PawBill.

The plan was ingenious: neither flawed or madness!  No present day intellectual could have devised a mental health plan like it.  It is all encapsulated in the term “Grace.” 

Our creator, the “I AM” of Exodus 3:14, fashioned man (I’m going to be politically incorrect and just use the term man rather than man/woman for simplicity) and gave him the free will to make his own way in a world designed for his habitat.  A Garden of Eden, if you will. 

Now, our creator did not want just another animal as in a puppy dog to pet.  He would save that creation for man to enjoy.  He created man for a particular purpose and while we as yet do not know or understand that purpose it will one day be revealed. 

Our creator understood the workings of man’s intellectual faculties.  After all, he designed them; even Lucifer (Satan) was one of his creations.  Our creator knew man would be capable of digressing to animalistic behavior or even worse if they were not able to manage their self-will which he endowed them with.

Knowing that man (because of man’s gift of self-will) would be capable of failing to live up to his created design, our creator provided a way for man to be forgiven of all transgressions he would commit.  He would not have to do good works, but he would have to have faith and believe in the concept of a God as his protector and provider.

So how is man doing?  Not so well.  Man has denied the existence of his creator and has refused to accept his creator’s commandments.  After all, is not the New Age movement declaring that all men are gods?  Satan also sought to be God.

In ancient times our creator gave the Hebrew people a sacrificial system of forgiveness. An animal was brought to the Priest and slain for a man’s transgressions of the law.  Those transgressions were called sins, an all-encompassing term. This system was unable to completely atone for the sinfulness of man because it had to be repeated ad infinitum.

Some ancient men also sought to make sacrifices, human sacrifices, to various gods of nature that cannot hear, talk or see: the worship of objects rather than the living creator. 

When our creator was ready, he revealed his ultimate plan for man.  One sacrifice, Jesus Christ, who would take on the transgressions of all men for now and forever more, and the sacrificial sacrifices would be abandoned.  By believing on Jesus Christ, man was freed from the bondage of sin.

I know this does not make any sense to man’s “human mind.”  It is a spiritual concept or dimension to be accepted on faith, with no works involved.  You do not have to do anything to earn forgiveness.  You just have to accept the free offer of forgiveness and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit that will dwell within you.

The plan is this.  When the Spirit of God convicts you of your transgressions or sins, confess and accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior; believe that he was born of a virgin, died on a cross for your transgressions, was resurrected from the grave, and will send his Holy Spirit to dwell within you; one day he will return and give you a glorified body. If you can accept and believe this, you will live forever with Jesus Christ.

By believing and accepting Jesus Christ as your savior and accepting the Holy Spirit in your life, your mental and physical conditions can be managed without alcohol, mind altering drugs, psychologists, psychiatrists and in some cases medical doctors.

Your creator provided the answers and solutions, all you have to do is believe and receive.  Apparently this is too simple a process for man, who would prefer doing good deeds or performing good works, rather than accepting his creator’s way of redemption.  What a pity.  How about you? 

Will you accept your creator’s Grace?  Ask him now if your spirit is leading you. 

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14. May 2009 by PawBill.

I was reading again One Nation Under God by Gibbs and Newcombe and rediscovered one of the key events in the founding of the United States as a Christian nation; that event is called the Great Awakening.  Does America need another Great Awakening?

America’s Christians need a Great Awakening or to phrase it differently, an “old time religion revival.”  Unless there is a revival of the soul and spirit in the Christian churches across this Nation, America will soon be lost to become a pagan society. It may already be too late!

Have you ever been to a church revival?  It has been a long time for me.  I’m not even sure they still have them.  Too bad our churches have become so sophisticated.  Small Baptist churches or other denominations may still have revivals but large churches wouldn’t have time with their busy schedules.

But, just what is a church revival? It is a once a year or sometimes twice a year community soul winning drive; they usually span one week.  A visiting preacher or evangelist would preach a fiery sermon every evening. There would be visitations, old time hymns, re-dedications and people, some even church members, finding Jesus Christ and his saving grace.

I can still remember the bowed heads, the evangelist asking for a show of hands, the lost walking the aisle to meet the pastor and the song leader being led to “sing one more chorus” to give one more opportunity for that last soul who needed salvation.  But, we’ve become too sophisticated.  It takes too much time.  Let’s not embarrass anyone.  Lost souls can talk with a decision counselor before they make a decision to accept Jesus or join the church. And so it goes.

I miss the old time church hymns.  They tore at your heart and stirred your emotions.  Who could resist, “Just as I Am?”  It saddens me to know that so many may never experience the saving grace of revival.  What about you?

Although I attend a Southern Baptist Church, I don’t recall a revival of both soul and spirit in recent years.  Our churches and religions have failed to stand as a beacon of hope and light.  Our political leaders are devious scoundrels unable and unwilling to promote decency and integrity supporting only bad legislation and wasteful spending.  Watered down sermons delivered by unbelieving ministers and complacency of parishioners have allowed the ungodly to promote their agenda of political correctness.

Being ungodly in and of itself is not the problem.  Many good people, both Christian and non-Christian,  are trying to do good things, i.e., giving of their time to charities, following most of the Ten Commandments and etc., but they are still ungodly in the Biblical sense in that they condone by either their actions or in-actions the following: Adultery; Sexually explicit movies and television; Vulgarity of speech in any setting; Drug and alcohol acceptance; Disrespect for parents, laws and institutions; Distortions of news and history by televisions commentators; Homosexuality and same sex marriage; Abortion; Teenage promiscuity; Lowering of school standards; Parents who want to be their children’s friend but not their parents; Gang and criminal violence; Pornography, and on and on. 

It is long past time for America’s true Christians to ask their God’s forgiveness for their silence in allowing the ungodly and immoral to erode the very foundations upon which America was established.   America needs a revival and a return to the God of the Bible who raised us up as a Nation.

Will you join in this effort before it is really too late?

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8. May 2009 by PawBill.

January 20, 2009 was a historic day for the United States of America with the inauguration of Barack Obama as the forty-forth president and as the first African American president.  It was joyous for many Americans, and I include myself in that group.  For others it was not.

As I reflect on the events and activities of the inauguration, I am left with feelings of sadness for what lies ahead for America. Not because of the election of President Obama but because of the impending threats from terrorists who seek our destruction, the financial instability that will ultimately result in the loss of freedoms we have so long enjoyed, and America’s people placing their hope for the future in idolatry instead of God.

But first, let me comment on racism. There are still, unfortunately, pockets of racism (not necessarily black and white racism) in the United States and also throughout the world. I would expect some residual racism from a minority, but not all, of older generations who were perhaps raised in an environment of hate and bigotry. However, I still encounter a surprising number of comments from younger people who outwardly espouse a disdain for racism but “off camera” express racist opinions through jokes, innuendos and just plain bigotry or hatred of others.

I did not vote for presidential candidate Barack Obama.  Not because he was African American but because I did not support the Democratic Platform that was supportive of taxpayer funding of abortions, appointment of activist judges who seek to change our constitution and legislate law, gay marriages and other equally politically correct agenda items the likes of which I perceive as “appeasement carrots” thrown to pacify the vast uneducated masses who they, the Democratic Party leadership, want to control and quite candidly will eventually control.

It is my opinion that Barack Obama was God’s choice.  WHAT do you mean, God’s choice?  Yes, God is allowing the United States to have what it wants - a godless society.  At a time when God and the Ten Commandments are being removed from the land, it is ironic that our newly elected president openly expresses a belief in the person of Jesus Christ. He even chose to use Abraham Lincoln’s Bible in his swearing in ceremony.  It is ironic in the sense that many supporters of the now President Obama do not profess the beliefs he voiced. Only God knows his heart and I will pray for our new president and his administration, as there is a Biblical directive to pray for our elected leaders.

The United States was founded upon the Christian faith. Contrary to what you are being told or not being told as the case may be, our country’s historical documents support the fact that our forefathers founded the United States of America to be a Christian nation.  While the majority of twenty-first century Americans are not willing to promote or defend our Christian heritage a minority of Americans are successfully working to have all references to God removed from our books, monies, monuments and teaching institutions.

Fear and anxiety in the United States brought on by the world’s financial crisis, which started in the United States, are tightening their grip on those who place their values in money, greed and lust.  Many, I believe, have or will soon cry out to God for relief.  But will God be listening?  I do not think so. 

The United States is fast becoming a pagan nation.  Watch the evening news, read your paper and magazines, watch your television and movies and you see a pagan society in the making.  Go to a church on Sunday morning and then go to a football game that afternoon.  The people in attendance at either event or both events for that matter share the same values.  That is, people who confess to be Christian give only “lip service” to their faith in Jesus Christ and thus are no different than those who don’t.

The world is changing fast.  Soon, America along with the rest of the world, will be supportive of a one-world government, a one-world currency and a one-world religion led by a charismatic leader the likes of whom has never been known.  This time in history was prophesied in Biblical writings more than two-thousand years ago by inspired men of God that many of you have never read nor even heard about.

There will soon come a time when there will again be peace on earth.  Unfortunately, those who have not confessed Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior will not experience this peace.  Famines, pestilences, wars, destruction and death wait their appointed time as foretold by the prophets of old. 

But what shall we do? Is there any hope?  If you accept the Bible as the inspired word of God and accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, there is hope for you.  Jesus will give you “peace that surpasses all understanding” and will save you from the trials and tribulations to come. 

If you are of another religious faith then you have placed your hope in a god that I am not familiar with or know.  I am not saying you have no hope.  I am just saying that I don’t know about the customs, practices and gods of other religions.  Your religious faith will have it’s own set of instructions. As an example, people of the Islamic faith have placed their hope in Allah, the god of Muhammad, and the Koran (Qur’an) is their book of instructions.

What hope do you have for the future as prophesied by your religious leader or books?  Your religious belief, not your belief in our elected officials, may or may not determine where you spend eternity.  The choice and decision are yours, chose wisely.

The bottom line is this. The United States of America was founded upon the Christian faith and a republic was established that recognized God as its source of strength and dependence.  Great steps were taken to prevent the newly established government from declaring a one-nation religion.  Our founding fathers wanted freedom of religion, not a mandated State Religion. You could practice any religion or no religion if you so desired.  However, our founding fathers never envisioned that God, their God, would not be recognized as the one true God and future generations would chose to become a pagan society and follow false teachings and other gods.

Journey with me as I write about my God and my faith in his son, Jesus Christ.   It may change your life forever. 

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