[Salvation]

Do not make light of the rampant unbelief in our world today. It is far more serious than most imagine. God commands the most serious things for our own well-being. The First Commandment is that we believe and that we call others to do the same. There is a reason that it is commandment number one!

[Salvation]

Monsignor Pope Ping!

[redhead]

Very seriously bumped. Excellent homily.

[yoe]

I do believe and try to live by His commandments however, in the world of Political Correctness this sentence stands out as both truth and warning:
"Today, when we cannot agree on what makes a marriage, or even on something as obvious as whether one is male or female, the tyranny is starting to resemble anarchy and nihilism. No culture can withstand such a basic undermining. Problems of this sort are civilization killers."

[dfwgator]

Like Bobby sang, “You Gotta Serve Somebody.”

[Mr. Douglas]

I think sides are being chosen.

I used to find it odd that bible prophesy seemed to suggest both a revival AND a falling away in the last days. But that is exactly what we are seeing. This hits especially close to me because of my conversion from ECT to CI

ECT: Eternal Conscious Torment of the lost
CI: Conditional Immortality - The lost are destroyed, killed, cease to exist at the second death.

Thing is, as CI virtually completely takes over (and I believe it will), those people “warming church pews” because they are scared to death of Pascal’s Wager will be free to be who they really are. They will leave the church. Though this means fewer people will claim to be Christian, purging this impurity from the church will significantly strengthen it.

[YouGoTexasGirl]

We had a study on Kingdom/non-Kingdom recently—what each consists of. When you look at the Kingdom gifts vs. the worldly pursuits, it really shows the difference between a joyful soul and a tortured soul. Good/Evil!

So, when we have a decision to make that we might feel is worldly, to put it down in the side it belongs really makes our faith evident and then we decide where our heart and soul are going to go.

LOVE Mrsg. Charles Pope’s daily homily...and I am not Catholic.

[marron]

The funny thing of it is, when you do not believe in God, you do not then believe in nothing... you start to believe stupid stuff. I don’t know why exactly that is so, but it is so. Believing in God or at least grasping that there are eternal truths ordering this life shields people from becoming brutal and stupid. Looking around us, there doesn’t seem to be an alternative.

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[SubMareener]

metmom, please ping your Bible study list. This is Mere (Pure) Christianity for our time.

[tophat9000]

It not just a rejection of God but a rejection of rules therefore a rejection of even reason and logic ruling you... all becomes arbitrary whim of the moment ...reality is whatever you say it is that leads to ultimately to Anarchy and chaos... no fixed point of reference complete disorientation of society

[dp0622]

Can’t put a gun to people’s heads. All we can o is try.

And we’re up against 24/7 indoctrination.

God will do what God will do.

Let’s all make sure we’re personally ready.

[Elsie]

Do not make light of the rampant unbelief in our world today.

It is unbelief that the bible warns against; over and over.

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While certain churches emphasize DOING things to KEEP your salvation; the bible doesn't.

Mark 16:16
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

The Book does NOT say...

...but whoever does not GET BAPTIZED will be condemned.

[Em and Brets Mum]

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