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Battlefields and broken bodies We have built great and magnificent buildings over past battlefields; we have erected sub-divisions, and built roads over parking lots of generations long gone. We have done wonders in the heavens and in the earth, but life has rolled over us all, and we have been cast upon the dung heaps of life. Today we tread over battlefields and bones long passed away, never stopping to give them a thought or a prayer, and still life goes on. It marches onward, as a great banner of evil and good; it marches on to a battlefield of a different sort, war waged on the brim of only to discover that age-old spirit that chases us all through life--the…
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Running The Race Our ministry's latest video "Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain." (Philippians 2:16) Video produced by http://www.DivineIntervention.ws
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Pretty much any time there is a missions conference somebody mentions the "10/40 Window". I have heard that term for years without really understanding it. It is my belief that focusing upon the "10/40 Window" is a waste of time, money, and resources. We as independent Baptists have been sold a bill of goods that has no lasting eternal value. Let me explain what I mean and hopefully you will come away with a better understanding of the fallacy of focusing upon the "10/40 Window". What is missions? Is it feeding the poor? Is it building hospitals? Is it building orphanages? Is it staffing schools? Is it clothing people? The answer to all of these questions is "no…
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I just wanted to know if y'all are still here? Any news from Mr. Camping? Of course he stated it would happen at 6:00 PM, and that has not arrived as of yet. Yet, of course, 6:00 PM has come in other parts of this world, are they still here too?
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Our Fourth Amendment rights are being violated all day every day all over our country in examples like this. The government has no Constitutional right or authority to be performing these warrantless searches and invading people's personal privacy like this. The body scans are pornographic and the body checks are molestation, if either were done on the street it would be considered sexual assault. These are not one-time isolated incidents, this is happening way too frequently. CLICK HERE FOR LINK
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THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT UNITING WITH RELIGIOUS RENEGADES PART 1 By Marsha West May 22, 2011 NewsWithViews.com Some Religious Right leaders have joined forces with movers and shakers, literally speaking, of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). They have been warned about this “New Breed” of Christian and their global kingdom agenda and have chosen to disregard the warnings. This article will put to rest the notion that the NAR’s esoteric doctrines fall within the pale of orthodox Christianity. The hope of course is that the Religious or Christian Right will wake up and smell the coffee and sever all ties with these renegades. What’s astounding is that conservative …
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Meaning of Flag-Folding Program The flag-folding ceremony represents the same religious principles on which our great country was originally founded. The portion of the flag denoting honor is the canton of blue containing the stars representing states our veterans served in uniform. The canton field of blue dresses from left to right and is inverted only when draped as a pall on the casket of a veteran who has served our country honorably in uniform. In the U.S. Armed Forces, at the ceremony of retreat, the flag is lowered, folded in a triangle fold and kept under watch throughout the night as a tribute to our nation’s honored dead. The next morning it …
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"One could not teach in our Sunday School without having a very high standard of godly living. One who attended the movies or danced or played bridge or used tobacco was not, we thought, a good enough Christian to be a teacher and example to young people." John R. Rice
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Another Southern Baptist Christian Leader Falls prey to the Doctrines of Demons Ed Decker Pastor Steven G. Tiner, Senior Pastor of Levy Baptist Church http://www.levybaptist.com/ in North Little Rock, AR now boasts his calling as Most Excellent Grand High Priest Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons Of Arkansas In his acceptance remarks following his Masonic ordination, Pastor Tiner proclaimed I want to thank the Grand Chapter of Arkansas for the incredible privilege of serving as your Grand High Priest. I love Royal Arch Masonry with all of my heart. Therefore, to be honored to serve as your Grand High Priest is a joy beyond what I can …
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Are whales fish or mammals? I thought it might be a fun topic for a poll :icon_mrgreen:
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<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xxYt0oraVUI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> How much trouble might such preaching stir up today!? All the clips in this series are worthy watching.
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As some of you may have guessed I was not raised in an IFB church. The church I attended in my early childhood was not IFB, SBC, ABC, XYZ, or ASAP it was just Baptist. It was just a small church in western NC. Looking back now it was closer to IFB than anything else. This is the church I was saved in ( age 5) and had the most influence on my core beliefs. Unfortunately when we moved to GA (about 10 years old) the churches were MUCH different. Most of the Baptist (in our area) churches were SBC and what I call "family" run churches. Meaning if you weren't related to the pastor and deacons there was no place for you to work in the church. I spent alot of time …
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Ephesians 4:30-32 (King James Version) 30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
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I just heard that this actually happens in Europe. Is that true? :o
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Do you believe our government should be in that assassinating business?
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WHO FORGED BARACK OBAMA'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE? By Michael LeMieux May 14, 2011 NewsWithViews.com By now many of you may have seen the YouTube videos that show Barack Obama’s long form birth certificate PDF file, placed on White House dot GOV, as a fake. This, if true, is proof of forgery of the document provided and begs the question – who forged Barack Obama’s Birth Certificate? For those who may not know let me explain - when a document is scanned, as the government said it was, the file is created all at one time - there is only one "layer." When you create a document in Adobe Illustrator, or many other layer vector software products, each new addition creates a…
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Why all this positive talk about liturgical services? I recall hearing some last year but this year I'm hearing even more. One guy on the radio spoke of how his Baptist church growing up "only" met on Wednesdays and Sundays throughout the year. He said after marriage he and his wife ended up visiting and then attending a liturgical church and contended how much better that is because they do something for every day of holy week. I've also heard calls from supposed Baptists saying Christians should visit liturgical churches during holy week for all the extra blessings they can get from such. Along with lots more positive talk of liturgical churches and insinuations t…
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The situation in Egypt since America and other nations helped to prop up protesters and push for the ouster of long-time American ally President Mubarak has continually become worse, not better. While the American press isn't much interested anymore (after all, they already helped get rid of an American ally, someone who stood by treaties with Israel and someone who "repressed" radical Muslims) a great deal of violence is happening in Egypt. Most of the violence revolves around the attempt to turn Egypt into an Islamic nation. Muslims are attacking Christians, beating and killing them, burning down Christian churches, threatening Israel and America, etc. The below a…
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The Persecution of John Demjanjuk By Patrick J. Buchanan Friday - May 13, 2011 "John Demjanjuk Guilty of Nazi Death Camp Murders," ran the headline on the BBC. The lede began: "A German court has found John Demjanjuk guilty of helping to murder more than 28,000 Jews at a Nazi death camp in Poland." Not until paragraph 17 does one find this jolting fact: "No evidence was produced that he committed a specific crime." That is correct. No evidence was produced, no witness came forward to testify he ever saw Demjanjuk injure anyone. And the critical evidence that put Demjanjuk at Sobibor came -- from the KGB. First was a KGB summary of an alleged interview with one…
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I am against Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings, as well as the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. But what about Cinderella? Or the Wizard of Oz? Are you against all movies with any sort of magic? Or do you allow a few movies with a little magic here and there? This is something I wonder about a lot. I'll admit that I love Cinderella, but if I am against other movies involving magic, why is Cinderella okay? Hmm. What are your thoughts and convictions?
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The Berean Call May 11, 2011 THE SILENT EXTERMINATION OF IRAQ'S "CHRISTIAN DOGS" [Excerpts] Last week an Iraqi Muslim scholar issued a fatwa that, among other barbarities, asserts that "it is permissible to spill the blood of Iraqi Christians." Inciting as the fatwa is, it is also redundant. While last October's Baghdad church attack which killed some sixty Christians is widely known-actually receiving some MSM [Mainstream Media] coverage-the fact is, Christian life in Iraq has been a living hell ever since U.S. forces ousted the late Saddam Hussein in 2003. Among other atrocities, beheading and crucifying Christians are not irregular occurrences; messages…
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The Three Little Pigs Isn't that sad.
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I don't understand why people don't like him. His books are so great and the metaphors are genius. The way he portrays demons in "The Screwtape Letters" really helped me to understand how much Satan is around us. Sure, its not completely doctrinal, but its a story. I have heard some say that the allegory is Narnia is really of orgies, goddesses and the like, but what is the basis of that? It seemed as though they dug too deep into the metaphors. Why would someone who writes so much of God put stuff like that in? I don't know, could someone explain better?
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Does anyone happen to know a good place online where one can learn Greek and or Hebrew?
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Anyone know more details about this? Is he really IFB? http://www.fundamentallyreformed.com/2011/05/09/the-superlative-of-grace/
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By HappyChristian · Posted
Yes, the Bible does set standards. As I said, that is why hubs and I stand firmly on divorced men pastoring/deaconing. Your question about counseling, however, is not something the Bible speaks to. So in that case, it would depend on the spiritual growth of the person. Just as a point of correction, Reagan did not coin that term. Not sure who actually did, but it became policy during Clinton's regime. It was not in play at all during Reagan's years. Nor even Bush's. @Napsterdad - I truly get the conundrum. There are a number of folks I personally know who were divorced before salvation. There is, in fact (or was a few decades ago - I have no idea now if they still do this) a college where a professor claimed that God said, "you got a what?" when someone said he couldn't preach because he was divorced before salvation. Sadly, it came out that this man and his wife were child abusers...I know, different sin, but my point in it is that when someone is involved in what he was, it casts serious doubt on ALL of his teachings. There is nowhere in scripture that teaches God would say, "you got a what?" Ezra 10 does indeed talk about the men putting away their wives and the children from those marriages. The reason was because they married outside of Israel, thus bringing pagan beliefs into the tribes. However, we have to realize that this bit of history is not instruction for us to follow in regards to marriage. This was OT economy not Church under grace actions. I do wrestle with this sometimes - even though I firmly believe it - because my mother heart hurts for my son, who had a bad first marriage. He can preach with the best of them, studies and learns his Bible, leads his family in the ways of the Lord, witnesses, etc. But...he is in agreement with us that he cannot pastor or deacon. God has most definitely forgiven him and restored what the locust ate. But actions have consequences even when we've been forgiven. As to the husband of one wife instruction...it is commonly accepted that this was stated in allusion to the fact that polygamy was common and Paul was instructing Timothy that a pastor was not to have multiple wives. It has become very popular to say that a divorced man who has remarried only has one wife. I believe that is in response to the fact that so many pastors have been divorced and remarried as a way to put a stamp of approval on their remaining in the pulpit (or being "restored" after a certain time of repentance). I know it's not a biblical "argument," but in reference to the idea that this passage is simply speaking of polygamy/polyandry (multiple husbands) it is interesting to note that divorce and remarriage is considered "serial polygamy." Which means having more than one wife, just not all at the same time. Just some thoughts. Oh, and I want to add...neither my hubs nor myself look down on folks who have been divorced who remain in the pulpit. We have enough on our plates without trying to eat their food. -
I grew up in "three to thrive" IFB churches, plus as an mk, often attended multiple missions conferences a year. I was in church throughout the week all throughout my childhood and well into my adulthood. The church I attend now does not have Sunday evening services. They have a Bible study before the morning service and recently have started a Wednesday night Bible study service. It's a small church that has multiple ministries serving the community. The lack of a Sunday evening service doesn't mean they are serving God less, ministering less, or fellowshipping less. I read the article, which is just an opinion piece that doesn't Biblically explain why Sunday evening services are important. It seems to be a nostalgia-filled article on why Sunday evenings are special to him. I added my thoughts to his main arguments: "It was special because we were able to hear the preacher again. " "He spoke directly to us. He challenged us more. He exhorted a bit more." Why preach differently? Sunday morning services shouldn't be different than Sunday evening services. "It was a family meeting where he could be more candid with the members of the family." No, again, Sunday morning shouldn't be any different. Why should visitors cause someone to respond less, listen less, or fellowship less in the morning service? It's almost like once the visitors are gone, you can breathe after holding your breath. Are visitors really that much of an 'outsider' presence that it changes the atmosphere of the church service? "It was another chance to become closer to one another." "After all there was no one there that we were trying to impress." Impress? Really? Church services shouldn't be about impressing anyone. "It puts sports, football in particular, in its place." With streaming, this is a moot point. Any sports fanatic will find a way to watch their team in between services and stay up to date on that oh-so-very vital information, that's not putting sports 'in its place'. "It gave us another chance to do something for the Lord." This is probably the only point I agree with. For those in larger churches space for special music, or other in-church ministries is limited, so another service will give someone who desires to serve God in a church service an opportunity to do so. People who work or otherwise can't come in the morning have a chance to do so in the evening. However, these are not Biblical reasons for Sunday evening services, it's just a good point. -
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Yessir. Many of my pastor friends who were also friends with my ex BIL have sided with my sister in the divorce because her husband wouldn't do anything outside of the ministry. His income, or lack thereof caused my sister to go into several network marketing companies where she did quite well. He forced her to stop, and once they had moved back to Georgia to be closer to his family, he was overbearing with my sister and the girls ALWAYS attributing everything that happened to THEIR sin, ALWAYS excluding himself. After nearly suffering a nervous breakdown herself my sister kicked him out. He twisted scripture right and left, even in the separation and divorce proceedings pushed ALL of the blame on her. My sister was no angel in all of this, but she didn't endanger her kids health and lives. He did. Their friends, with the exception of one who is in the pastorate, have stated that Steve should not be in the pulpit. I agree. -
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The Bible does set standards of dos and don’ts, and who can lead and who cannot lead. it seems to me, I could be wrong that churches today are letting their standards down. Example a couple not having sex before they get married. This Is on the back burner and not enforced like it was one time. This reminds me of the Ronald Reagan days, when he said, don’t ask don’t tell. I believe it was Ron Reagan that said this. -
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I struggle with this one a bit. Mainly with regard to those who got married before they were saved. Then, after some years, one or the other gets saved, but the other refuses to accept the gift and continues on in a sinful lifestyle, sometimes even more so just to get under the skin of the newly saved spouse. This happened to my brother. He got saved and his wife threw down the gauntlet. When he then got baptized she went off the deep end. Had he stayed married to her she would not only have destroyed her own life, but his as well. I know 1 Timothy 3 states that Pastors and Deacons should be the husband of one wife, but can someone affirm that doesn't just simply mean 'the husband of one wife', a previous unbiblical marriage not being part of the equation? What do you do with Ezra 10 where it was condoned that people not only put away their wives, but children as well, from marriages that were done outside the will of God? I'm not saying that the prevailing opinion on 1 Timothy 3, that one must never have been divorced to be a pastor or deacon, is wrong; I am just stating that I am not convinced. My brother was never called to either office (rightly so for many other reasons), but I know a few others that if they believed they were called would probably make very good pastors or deacons. Then, what do you do with the man whose only wife is a divorced woman? Is he disqualified? For the deacon 1 Timothy 3:11 states: Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. But no such requirement is listed under the pastor qualifications. And does this verse mean that she cannot be a divorcee? What if her previous husband was very abusive to the point her life (and that of her children) was in danger? Once again, I am not stating that the prevailing IFB stance of no divorce for a pastor or deacon is wrong, I am just stating that I am not fully convinced.
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