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What will keep you out of Almighty God's ETERNAL PERFECT and RIGHTEOUS Heaven will not be your application and practice of a moral and conservative lifestyle but REJECTING Almighty God's saving solution that is only found in Jesus Christ the Lamb of Almighty God. (John 3:36, Rom. 10:2-4). No doubt there is much more to comprehend about each individual's personal decision on this matter but whatever the hurt or pain or sorrow or addiction, Almighty God wants to help you and to bring you unto Himself; to love you and ETERNALLY heal as only He can (John 3:16-17)! Only Almighty...

“These are the times that try men’s souls.” Thomas Paine’s oft-quoted opening of his influential essay "American Crisis," dated Dec. 23, 1776, was written to inspire patriots to join the American Revolution. Now, 244 years later, the sentence accurately depicts the state of our nation and the world during this health and economic crisis. Paine — conveying personal thoughts about the American crisis when a fractured six-month-old nation with rag-tag militias was fighting to win independence from the world’s greatest military power — wrote, “I thank God, that I fear not. I see no real cause for fear.” Trust is...

How else would one interpret his presumptuous proclamation at his latest press conference? What in hell (no pun intended) would prompt NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo to exclaim, in a most haughty manner, that in regard to "flattening the curve" (man, do I despise that term) "We brought the numbers down. God did not do that, faith did not do that..."? I mean, I realize that he ranks very high (top three by my calculations) on the list of America's most narcissistic public figures, but this is the next level arrogance.  If you think that this is even too much...

During a press conference on Monday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, boasted about the lowering rate of novel coronavirus cases in the state while seemingly taking a jab at the faithful. “The number is down because we brought the number down,” he told reporters Monday. “God did not do that. Faith did not do that. Destiny did not do that.” “A lot of pain and suffering did that,” the Democrat continued. “That’s how it works. It’s math. And if you don’t continue to do that, you’re going to see that number go back up. And that will be...

Beloved, Rejoice FOREVERMORE that Jesus LOVES us and that He is the RISEN ETERNAL RIGHTEOUS KING and SAVIOR of your very soul and that He is GREATER in you than the fallen demonic thug of this fallen world (1 John 4:4)! This fallen world may reject Jesus, but we as His blood brought saints, rejoice in Him truly with thankful hearts as our LORD and KING! REJOICE in the GREAT I AM ALWAYS, and again I say REJOICE! The world and its crisis settings may fluctuate and change, but the LORD Jesus NEVER WILL and NEVER can (Num. 23:19; Psalm...

Have FAITH in Almighty God, who created the universe and Heavens and the earth with its innumerable host and scientific wonders and laws that reveal the vast ETERNAL genus of Almighty God (Gen. 1; Job. 9:8; 38:4, Psalm 104:24; 136:5, Isa. 37:16; 45:18; Prov. 3:19, Jer. 10:12; 27:5, John 1:1-4, Acts 17:23-32, Rom. 1:18-22, Heb. 1:1-3; 11:3, Rev. 4:11; 5:12-14; 14:6-7). Have FAITH in Almighty God the ETERNAL Father that so loved this fallen world that He sent His ETERNAL Son to redeem your soul; the One Who holds ETERNITY in His hand as a grain of sand (Isa. 52:13-15;...

With most of the nation under stay-at-home orders, the media are taking an upbeat attitude to the tragic lockdown. Most treat it as a temporary measure that we must endure before getting back to normal. Thus, the Internet is full of lists of things we can do while at home. They present lockdown as an opportunity for projects, hobbies, movies and home cooking that we never had time to do before. People can develop better family relationships and improve their marriages. All these things might help people cope with the crisis. However, I think this is a shallow approach. It...

On Good Friday, Christianity’s most solemn day, lawyers for religious freedom are expanding their war on governors and mayors who have ordered an Easter church lockdown and ban on drive-in services due to the coronavirus. Notable cases in Kansas, Virginia, Kentucky, and Mississippi argue that the orders violate the First Amendment and religious freedoms that the country was founded on. And in Washington, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has strongly urged opponents to drive-in services to drop the ban. In a letter to Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, a ban fan, the Kentucky senator urged, "Religious people should not be singled...

King David lived a thousand years before the coming of Jesus, the Messiah, of which He was an anti-type. The Spirit of Messiah gave him this prophecy of the Cross to foretell the sufferings of Messiah and the glory that shall follow.My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? O my God, I cry in the day time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.(Psalm 22:1-2)WHY? The Righteous sufferer cries out, in a state of utter dereliction. Abandoned...

Around the time Jews celebrate Passover and Christians celebrate Easter, the ABC television network airs the timeless 1956 classic film “The Ten Commandments” starring Charlton Heston, which is still the most popular rendition of the Exodus account to date. And yet, beginning in 1994, Steven Spielberg, former chairman of the Walt Disney Studios Jeffrey Katzenberg, and music recording mogul David Geffen decided to make a uniquely distinct version as their new studio’s first full length animated feature film. In 1998, DreamWorks Pictures released one of the most memorable and moving adaptations of the biblical account of Moses ever, and in...

On Instagram, Hogan said social distancing could offer a religious “personal revival” for a world that needs it. --------------------- Thanks to the coronavirus, WrestleMania did not take place in Tampa this weekend as planned. And on Monday, the wrestler most identified with the city, Hulk Hogan, had a few things to say about COVID-19. In a religious-themed Instagram post to kick off Easter week, Hogan suggested this new era of social distancing was a form of punishment or discipline from God. “In three short months, just like He did with the plagues of Egypt, God has taken away everything we...

As Tony Stark (a.k.a. Iron Man) said to the alien invaders near the beginning of Marvel’s “Avengers: Infinity War,” “The earth is closed today!” The world continues to respond to the current novel coronavirus pandemic by closing everything from churches, to restaurants, to movie theaters and many other public spaces in order to limit person-to-person interaction. While my own family practiced “social distancing” this past Sunday by watching a livestream of our pastor, we reflected on current events and the changes we are all making. We talked about having peace in the midst of trouble and the fact that God...

In light of the coronavirus epidemic plaguing our world and nation; many have been asking, "Does Almighty God even care and where is He?" Dear friends, in the ETERNAL PROVIDENTIAL mind and outworking of Almighty God, He RIGHTEOUSLY LOVES and desires ALL men to repent and to be delivered from their fallen humanity and the RIGHTEOUS WRATH to come (John 3:16-17;36; Acts 17:24-34, Heb. 9:27). So yes, God does ETERNALLY LOVE, care and is working ALL things together to that Divine ETERNAL purpose on our ETERNAL behalf; and for His ETERNAL GLORY! However, for the blood brought child of Almighty...

This week an American patriot announced that he was doing something extremely sacrificial for the welfare of Americans. Minutes later “progressive” Twitter felt obligated to wage nuclear war over it. Mighty interesting times we live in. No? At great personal expense, and sacrifice to the welfare of his primary business—being the most successful maker of pillows in the history of the planet—he decided to retool his manufacturing plant to immediately begin to produce life-saving masks. His goal is 50,000 masks per day—at cost. Not only that, Mike Lindell, founder and creator of My Pillow, also announced that his business is...

I understand what Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia was trying to say. After all, he is the governor of all Virginians and cannot cater to one faith group above another. But his tweet could easily be misunderstood, and it does call for a response. On Monday night Gov. Northam tweeted, “Tonight, I held a call with faith leaders across Virginia. I'm grateful for their leadership in bringing people together spiritually, while remaining physically apart. “This virus does not care who we pray to or how we worship––we must all work together in fighting against it.” Mr. Governor, with all due...

Thou Shalt Not Steal… (Exodus 20:15)A man can have nothing unless it is given to Him by the LORD…( John 3:27)God gives gifts to people. He gives advantages, strengths, talents, insights, personality traits, family connections… etc. , we all have different gifts, by the grace of God. In this sense, God is not egalitarian, He gives varying gifts in differing amounts to people as it pleases him. We are all called to be stewards of those gifts, and it is possible to develop them or squander them, to increase them or to trade them away, but everybody has received certain...

As it seems a number of churches will not be holding services today, let's make this a time of prayer and worship among fellow believers in Christ. Please post your favorite verse, or however God is speaking to you today.***** 1God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. 2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; 3Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah. 4There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,...

Philippians 1:6, "Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." Philippians 4:19, "But my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Psalm 37:4, "Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart." Romans 8:31, "What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?" Matthew 6:25-34, "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat...

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.( Exodus 20:4-6)The Second Commandment is not a prohibition against...

“You Shall Have No Other gods Before me…” ( Exodus 20:3)In this, the first Commandment, God lays exclusive and absolute claim to our hearts. We are to center ourselves around God himself, and no one else. Thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all of thy heart, and with all of thy soul and all of thy mind and all of thy strength.Only the true God is worthy of such totality of the devotion of all of our faculties. This commandment tells us of the possibility of “other gods”, that they exist, and that people often try to center...