The Church
God has
always had a people. People who are blood-bought, born again,
separated, free. People who are not for sale. People who are
sound from center to circumference. People with consciences as
steady as Gibraltar's mighty rock.
God has always had a people who'll stand for the right, even if
the heavens topple and the earth fades away. People who'll look
the world straight in the eye and tell the truth. People with
courage without shouting, with holiness convictions without
denying it. People in whom the strength of everlasting life flows
deep and flows strong.
Sure, some have misunderstood the church. Like Simon, the
magician, they have failed to realize that God's Holy Spirit is
not a blessing to be bought, but an experience to be received.
Others have maligned the Church. Through their noisy unbelief,
they've tried to spread a false rumor and tell us that God is
dead. My friend, God is not dead. Oh, He's been pushed out of
many of our churches, expelled from public classrooms, ignored in
many homes; but God is not dead.
Many today believe their doubts and doubt their beliefs. They've
succumbed spiritually. Many have fallen, but many have stood the
test of time and trial, and have come forth as pure gold.
It's the church, my friend. It's not going down, it's going
up----for it is alive.
Listen, child of God, Jesus said,
"Upon this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of
hell shall not prevail against it."
John, the Revelator, said that all nations, kindreds, peoples and
tongues stood before the throne with palms in their hands crying
aloud, "Salvation to our God."
Oh, my broken-hearted friend, you are not forgotten. If you're
away from God , He will not forsake you when you go to Him. Young
student, if you'll stand by the Word of God, the God of the Word
will stand by you. Busy housewife, give those cares to Jesus.
Family of God, be filled with fresh faith, lift up your hands and
rejoice.
He's coming soon to bring His people home.
Starbucks
UN Global Compact
Switching the 10 commandments for 9 principles
Orin Smith or Moses
CSRwire)
Seattle - Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) today formally
announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact. The
Global Compact is an international network of corporations,
U.N. agencies, trade unions and non-governmental organizations
that support a shared set of nine principles on the
environment, labor, and human rights.
With social responsibility at the core of Starbucks guiding
principles, and a cornerstone of the Global Compact, Starbucks
announcement today further renews the company's already strong
commitment to being a responsible corporate citizen.
"Joining the Global Compact is a natural progression for
Starbucks as our own guiding principles are already closely
aligned with the Global Compact," said Orin Smith,
president and ceo, Starbucks Coffee Company. "The Global
Compact has made significant contributions to improving the
environment and human rights around the world and Starbucks plans
to take an active role in the organization by continuing to lead
by example."
http://www.csrwire.com/article.cgi/2833.html
The
Purpose Driven Church
http://www.crossroad.to/text/articles.html
http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/2003/1-purpose.htm
The Purpose Driven Churches ... Berit Kjos
http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/04/3-purpose.htm
Warren's P.E.A.C.E. Plan and UN goals
http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/05/peace-un.htm
http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/05/peace-un-2.htm
http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/05/peace-un-3.htm
Paul Proctor
Articles
http://www.newswithviews.com/PaulProctor/proctorA.htm
Separation versus Inclusiveness
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/may2003/jenniferk53.htm
Christian Bookstores filled with polluted ideology, cults
When asked to name some of the cultic, New Age and
pro-gay authors whose books have infiltrated AFA's bookstores,
Press immediatly cited Mary Baker Eddy (Christian Science),
Stephen R. Covey (Mormon), Matthew Fox and Jon Mundy (New Age),
and Peter Gomes, Jon L. Berquist and Chris Glaser (pro-gay).
"But these are only the
tip of the iceberg," said Press.
"Altogether, there are hundreds authors and an untold number
of books lurking deep within many online Christian
bookstores."
A New Age and Eastern mystical spirituality has infiltrated
Christian churches around the country at an alarming rate. A
significant responsibility for this falls on the shoulders of
Christian online bookstores that sell the books of hundreds of
New Age/Eastern religion authors, and by so doing these
bookstores endorse blatant, anti-Biblical doctrines. We believe a
line must be drawn, a distinguishment clearly made of what is and
is not contrary to the basic beliefs of the Christian
faith."
http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/emailsample.html#21
http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/newsviewsdetails.php?newsid=242
What's Wrong with a Homosexual Bishop ?
http://www.newswithviews.com/PaulProctor/proctor26.htm
"Creekers" and Real Seekers by Brad Smith
http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/seekersensitive.html
No Jerusalem in hymn books ; replaced by nationalism and social
issues
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1242152004
More Articles : http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/other.html
http://op.50megs.com/ditc/page2.html
Diaprax
goes to Seminary--Paul Proctor
Diaprax, a word
coined by author and teacher Dean Gotcher, essentially brings
together people of diverse and often opposing backgrounds,
worldviews and belief systems in hopes they will forfeit their
own values, traditions and absolutes for the emotional rewards of
group acceptance
The goal of Diaprax in the church is to rid the flock of its
pesky and divisive hang-ups and habits that impede unity and
change – personal convictions and restrained behaviors that
are based on Biblical truth rather than political correctness,
pragmatism and personal taste. Diaprax is a truth-silencing
technique that covertly promotes humanist ideals and a
reciprocating brotherly love
http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/2002/proctor/diaprax.htm
The Seven Churches
www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/7churches.html
Latest entertainment news in the church
http://www.eurweb.com/articles/headlines/06232004/headlines1506606232004.cfm
From
Richard Belcher:
If one were to
suggest that the time would come when a group of evangelical
Christians would be arguing for a salvation without repentance,
without a change of behavior or lifestyle, without a real avowal
of the lordship and authority of Christ, without perseverance,
without discipleship, and a salvation which does not necessarily
result in obedience and works, and with a regeneration which does
not necessarily change one`s life, most believers of
several decades ago would have felt such would be an absolute
impossibility. But believe it or not, the hour
has come.
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/oct2003/chip1015-2.htm
Seductive
entertainment -- Paul Proctor 2- 4- 04
http://www.newswithviews.com/PaulProctor/proctor37.htm
Carl Teichrib ( from KJOS )
For Christians holding to the exclusive message
of Jesus Christ in John 14:6, "I am the way and the truth
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me,"
a serious rift is now encountered. It's the dilemma that exists
between what Geoffrion's first quote described verses the
religious pluralism that the labyrinth appears to propagate. And
because of the nature and metaphysical history of the labyrinth,
this spiritual pluralism is inescapable. However, this ever-widening
religious inclusiveness - which is the expression of the
esoteric idea of the Fatherhood of God - shouldn't come as a
surprise. After all, in the labyrinth experience every path is
relevant, every road is right, every religion is valid.
http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/05/teichrib/labyrinth.htm
Anglican Church to move Sunday services
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=36958
Homosexualizing Sunday--Frank Hart --- 2003
There is a disturbing trend in the Church
to try and be "nicer" than God. One of the ways that
this plays out is in how we deal with people who define
themselves by the sins that they don't want to overcome. They
embrace the lovely utopian ideas that they find in the Bible, but
they ignore and downplay the "harder" and
"meaner" concepts of holiness and justice. They treat
the Word of God as if it is merely a collection of suggestions
that are surely outdated and nearly meaningless.
There is no issue facing believers at present that
illustrates what I am talking about better than the
homosexualization of the Church. Well meaning, intelligent people
who have dedicated their lives to the Gospel of Jesus Christ are
one by one falling into this dark and immoral heresy—a
heresy that disguises itself as tolerance and love to all but the
most-trained eye
http://www.razormouth.com/NewsPub/Stories/2003/01/24/10434093731.php
Woodland Park UMC Seattle, Washington
Andy Neckar
www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/wood.html
Deception in the Church
http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com
Sunday
April 29--2000 Inventory of church members
http://www.uscongregations.org/uscong/particip.htm#toc1
Quoting:
"This is incredible! The mindless
sheep are going to give the state run
churches all the needed tools to come round them up! Databases
galore and
all for your own good, how ignorant can we be???
Since when did our Lord and Savior need a database of
congregations so he
could market his church? This is so sad and yet funny at the same
time, we
are espousing a social gospel that needs Madison Ave. marketing
in order to
grow and meet the needs of the church.
What next, do we now ask God the Holy Spirit to sign up for
unemployment now
that we have these new marketing tools?
My how close we are to his coming? I wish it were today! Thanks
for sharing
this with us. My ex-church wanted to do the same thing to study
the
Charismatic church membership, I said yeah right I gave them
squat, in fact
I left the church; but this was just a fraction of the many
reasons.
Keep the fight of faith through sharing the news of our apostate
church and
the good news of our brothers and sisters doing a good work.
Blessing to all"
Leon H....received form Ed Tarkowski's email list
"To whom do we appeal to find the truth? Do we set
benchmarks determined by
consensus through surveys or do we pray in the spirit to receive
the truth?
I'm curious how the gathered information
will be proposed to be used.
Looks like TQM applied to the church where the first step is to
take an
inventory."
John S......Ed's email list
Nero
and Terrorism -- Emanuel McLittle
http://www.newswithviews.com/EmanuelMcLittle/mclittle8.htm
Early
Church History
http://www.probe.org/docs/persecution.html
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/7730/Christian_martyrs/TenPersIntro.html
http://www.preciousseed.org/articles/vol57n1kbintley.htm
http://www.request.org.uk/main/history/romans/romans03.htm
http://www.christian-persecution.com/
http://www.gty.org/~phil/fathers.htm
Salvation
www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/sal.htm
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