Posted on 02/25/2015 4:02:24 AM PST by The Ignorant Fisherman
My friends, the longer I walk with the Lord and exercise His Word in my life, the REALITIES of time and ETERNITY are ever more clear to me (Psalm 119: 98-100, Prov. 1:5-7, 1 Cor. 1:18-31). No matter who you are, whenever one seeks to abide and take on the Lord of ETERNITY'S yoke (Matt. 11:28-20), one will be illumined beyond ones wildest dreams to the REALITIES of time and ETERNITY.
The REALITIES of time and ETERNITY are absolutely horrific! No wonder men love darkness instead of light and seek to hide themselves from the accountability of Almighty God (John 1:5, 3:19-21, Rom. 1:18-32)! ETERNITY awaits mankind yet they are totally consumed with the now, temporal and vain (Eccl). All that is done outside of the ETERNAL Creator's will in the end is absolute vanity (John 3:16-17, Acts 17:30, 1 Tim.2:3-4) and all that is done outside of Almighty God's saving grace is ETERNAL ruin (Rev. 20:11-15). In today's America, the horror of all horrors is that Americans and all of mankind have fully embraced death and ETERNAL ruin and want nothing to do with their Creator (Prov. 8:36, John 1:10-12, Rom. 1:18-32, Rev. 20:11-15).
They have zero desire to turn to Him and they have fully embraced Satan's "do as thou wilt" godless philosophy (Rom. 1:18-32). From progressives to conservatives, from moderates to liberals, from Jews to apostate Christians, from secularist to atheist, from Muslims to Buddhists... etc... etc... these have absolutely no room for ETERNAL REALITY, ABSOLUTE TRUTH, Almighty God's saving grace and solution (Rom. 1:18-32). They are no different than their fathers of old from Babel, who chose to live out a godless existence and delusion saturated in vanity without their Creator and His RIGHTEOUS absolutes (Gen. 11:1-9, Rom. 1:18-32).
My friend, UNBELIEF is UNBELIEF no matter who you are or no matter how sincere you are. Sincerity without TRUTH and REALITY is satanic and one's good intentions are the brinks that pave the way to ETERNAL damnation (Prov. 12:15, 16:25, Matt. 7:13-14, 26-28).
The bottom line for all of Adam's fallen race is that we as fallen human beings need salvation, redemption and the COMPLETE PERFECT RIGHTEOUSNESS which Almighty God has provided in His perfect propitiation, the Lord Jesus Christ (Rom. 5:12-21,1 Cor. 1:29-31, 1 John 4:10).
It has been my personal exercise and experience over the last 24 years that the overwhelming majority of humans love their delusion and its destructive fruits of death, darkness and ETERNAL destruction (John 3:19-21). They absolutely love it and WILL NOT LET IT GO! They WILL NOT repent and turn to the Savior! Whether they be liberals, moderates, conservatives - who adhere to many different spiritual philosophies (aka religions) - they all seek an existence removed from the sound Biblical REALITY of ALMIGHTY God's basic ETERNAL RIGHTEOUS ABSOLUTES and ETERNAL destiny (Rom. 1:18-32).
In this day in which society is traveling at EXPONENTIAL speeds, man's EXPONENTIAL advances in technology, abounding resources and abundance for the majority of the common man have advanced EXPONENTIALLY! The majority of Americans today think that they have no need for the ETERNAL things that their Creator offers them in RIGHTEOUSNESS and have deceived themselves into believing that their dead works are sufficient for the redemption of their souls (Rom. 3:23, 6:23, 10:2-4, Eph. 2:8-9, Rev. 3:14-22) Today's EXPERIENTIAL advances have opened wide the door for apostate christian Americans and the West to gorge themselves on their basest desires, material wants and narcissistic ambitions and have left them deceiving themselves and rejecting the Christ they claim to profess (1 Tim 4:1-3, 2 Tim 3:1-7, Rev. 3:14-22).
In this last day "Laodicean Church Age" - which sets the stage for the Day of the Lord - professing Christendom proclaims that because of increasing goods and wealth that they have need of nothing from Almighty God (Rev. 3:14-22). Is this not our day! We as a post Judeo/Christian nation have EXPONENTIAL technological advances in medicine, farming, social conveniences, world and national travel, the sciences, tools, an abundance of all foods that are accessible to all from top to bottom and our souls are famished, ever wanting NEVER being satisfied (Eccl. 3:11). The average government dependent today lives like a king and has access to nearly all the luxuries of this day. It is this very complacent mindset of being content that has deceived Americans from top to bottom from their desperate need for the Savior (John 3:6-17, 8:24, Rom. 10:2-4). Once the Rapture takes place, these will be left behind to face the EXPONENTIAL REALITIES at hand, the ravishing of the Four Horsemen and the EXPONENTIAL catastrophes of the seven year tribulation period (Rev. 6-16).
Indeed my friend, the Lord Jesus stands at the door and knocks with an EXPONENTIAL knock in this EXPONENTIAL age via the Internet, TV ministries, Bibles and Gospel messages and studies in every language and tongue etc.. etc... but who will open their heart's door to Him? Near none.. and thus the present world is ripe for global judgment, for they are unrepentant and zealous to work lawlessness against their ETERNAL Creator (Rom. 1:18-32, Rev. 6-16).
What is wonderful to know is as our society and technology is moving at EXPONENTIAL speeds the GRACE and MERCY of Almighty God far exceeds those speeds allowing all to turn to Him (John 6:37, Rom. 2:4, Eph. 1:7). My friend now is the time of salvation! Today is the day to do business with the Almighty! For tomorrow you might not be. The Day of the Lord is TRULY at the hand and you do not want to be one of those who is overtaken and mowed down by the EXPONENTIAL destructive forces of a world in a supersonic death spiral (Rev. 6-19).
The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!
DJP I.F.
Disbelief?
Disbelief is being shaken up by a challenge to a belief about something or someone .
Unbelief is active rejection of a belief.
Nonbelief is non -acceptance of a belief.
Another response from Yahoo!:
Disbelief is shocking disagreement without understanding of the reasoning. (He was in total disbelief that she would be so rude.)
Unbelief is disagreement without shock. Can be with or without understanding; illogical (Her explaination of events was unbelievable)
Nonbelief is fully understanding and just not buying it. (His nonbelief in the subprime loan market collape resulted in his large stock market investment)
Seems like a set of choices where any of them will do as applied to a very old question.
I bet this person has one of those family generational coffee table size bibles, that he uses to hit the unrepentant over the head with, while extoling the depths of G_d’s love.
I like the emphasis of John 3:36 where there is this statement: KJV—”He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
From Strong’s Concordance:
First “believeth” “4100” page 58—”...to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing...”
Second “believeth” “544” page 13—”...to disbelieve (willfully and perversely): not believe, disobedient, obey not, unbelieving.”
Some later versions such as the ESV show this difference by rendering the differences in the original text clearly. Obedience is a key element is pleasing God (Acts 6:7; Romans 1:5, 16:26; Malachi 4:1-3; I Samuel 15:22—”...to obey is better than sacrifice...”)
“wrath” “3709” — “...anger, indignation, vengeance...”
Also, three more “vengeance” related verses (II Thessalonians 1:8 ties vengeance to those who “...obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:...”; Jude 7, regarding those in Sodom and Gomorrah who suffered the “...vengeance of eternal fire.”; and, Hebrews 10:30, which should be read in full context).
Thanks for posting such a valuable reminder!
Using capitals to make a point is a sin. If thy Caps Lock offends thee, pluck it off. It is better to type like e.e. cumminhgs than be in Hell.
huh? heaven has nothing to do with belief.
The devil “believes” God exists, but I don’t think that’s gonna help him.
Obedience, is what God demands, thus why we refer to him as “lord”
True Love wants only the highest and best which is Almighty God and His RIGHTEOUSNESS (John 3:16-17) “God so loved that He gave and sent” for our greatest need.
Do you want your Creator’s highest and best? If so.. you will see our point of view and not be a God scoffer...
Shalom and may it be so!
Just trying to help you see outside of your subjective box!
harty... harr - harr...
Sad that you didn’t get something out of this post.. Well.. scoffers will scoff... 2 Peter 3:3... as Almighty God said they would...
Indeed!
Wow! cool insight! Thanks!
dear ignorant,
(and in this you might be)
YOU WROTE:
“Do you want your Creator’s highest and best? If so.. you will see our point of view and not be a God scoffer...”
I, originally, wrote:
“I bet this person has one of those family generational coffee table size bibles, that he uses to hit the unrepentant over the head with, while extoling the depths of G_d’s love.”
I RETORT:
“ How is it scoffing g-d, when I talk about that usual paradigm of somebody ‘testifyin’ ‘n’ witnessin’ while carrying around a huge copy of a bible, big enough to be considered a weapon to bonk somebody with???”
“In writing ‘g_d’, would you rather i use ‘Deity’, ‘Providence’, ‘Divine’, or something else?”
“What bloody ‘subjective box’ are you referring to?”
(there ya’s go agin’! trying tah put folks in your own kinda boxes!’)
T, sorry I must of misunderstood you... It sounded sarcastic and a lot of times individuals use sarcasm because they despise the message..
shalom
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