Comments on Discernment…

If you want to read a few comments on another articles called “Do We Believe in the Spirit? by John Frye” see HERE. See what ya think???

Filed under: Christianity, discernment

One Minute Sermon…

As I said on my last post, I have some really good friends on FB and they often post things on FB which should be shared in the blogging world. One such person is Lorrie from Grow Up Deep blog, don’t you just love the title… Grow Up Deep!

Anyway, here is a youtube she shared on FB called the One Minute Sermon… sooo worth the short time it takes to watch this very kewl sermon!

Filed under: Audio & Video, Christianity, Poetry

How it should be done…

I went on to my FB this morning and there are some really nice people who I am friends with who I actually have got to know through either their website or blog. One such person is Jackie Alnor. Jackie runs the site called “Apostasy Alert”. On FB she said that she was surprised that she was mentioned in a post that was put up on the Moriel website. She is mentioned in an article as someone who knows how to discern things the biblical way…

So how can we tell the difference between good and bad discernment gifts or ministries? The same as with all other gifts or ministries.

• How do you discern a true teacher from a false teacher? It is by the degree to which their teaching conforms to or digresses from God’s Word.

• How do you discern a true prophet from a false prophet? It is by the degree to which their prophecy conforms to or digresses from God’s Word.

• How do you discern whether someone truly has the gift of “distinguishing spirits”? It is by the degree to which their findings conforms to or digresses from God’s Word.

One of the good examples I would hold up is Jackie Alnor of “Apostasy Alert”. There is no statement of “gifting” on her website. She never mentions that she has arrived at a conclusion based on a special impartation provided only to her by the Spirit. She simply and  consistently documents what is wrong as measured against the standard of God’s Word. Whether it is an analysis of a new book we should be wary of, or the likes of popular personalities like Ted Haggard or TBN, she does not say, “God revealed to me personally that this is bad”. She is very specific in asserting that what they have said or done is in direct contradiction to God’s Word. I am not sure that she would ever claim to have “diakrisis”, but she is certainly a shining example of someone with “aisthesis” [source]

Anyway, you may want to check out this very well written article that deals with biblical discernment. If nothing else, it will make you reassess your approach to this topic.

Filed under: Apostasy, Catholicism, Christianity, Dominionism, Ecumenicalism, Emergent Church, Emerging Church, Gnosticism, Religion, Theology, discernment

I am just testing

I have always wanted to try and write a post on the fly but could never figure it out. I reckon this will work though.
Put it this way, if you read this
then it has worked. Hahaha!

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How far does Ancient-Future faith reach???

Ancient-Future Faith Or Do All Roads Lead to Rome is part of a series that you may want to check out. This particular one is an article written by Gary E, Gilley in which he documents where this emergent camp has actually come from and where it is going. He says…

Emergent has largely been a backlash against the seeker-sensitive movement with its slick programs, high-octane entertainment and superficial worship. The postmodern generation wants something more authentic, something with substance, even something that is other-worldly. Where the seeker-sensitive movement attempted to make the church look like the world, emergent youth want a sense of the sacred. Where the seekers wanted to offer everything the world offered in purified form, the emergents want unique experiences the world does not have. Where the seekers repudiated church history and behaved as if the church was born yesterday, the emergents want not only a link to the past but a return to the past. These elements have always been present in emergent but are just now rising to the top of the conversation. It is not enough to complain about the modern church or to brush aside all truth-claims as relative. Roots of some kind must anchor the movement if it is to last. What is it that will give this conversation a fixed point of reference and at the same time launch it into the next stage? It appears to be what some call “ancient-future faith.”

It is clear that this new way of getting to know God is actually an old way. But it pretty much stays away from the earliest Church which is outlined in the New Testament. Contemplatives only go back as far as 2nd century…

It is vital to note that the starting point for A-F is not the apostolic era of the first century, nor the New Testament documents. A-F does not return directly to Scripture for its practices and beliefs; it returns to the ancient stage of the second through seventh centuries. It would be unfair to say that Webber dismisses the Apostolic age altogether, referring to it as “primitive Christianity.” However, to grasp the issues it is necessary to realize that A-F advocates begin from a different point of reference than many evangelicals. They do not argue that their views in the areas of mysticism and ritual are based on New Testament teaching or example, for they cannot. This does not deter them, however, for they are reaching back to what they consider the “rich” traditions and practices developed in the classical stage of church history.

With this topic in mind here are some of the latest posts written by Carla from More Books and Things:

• Assemblies of God Seminary Promoting Contemplative Books and Things

• The Contemplative Way according to Kenneth Boa

If you want to read the rest of Gilley’s series on the Contemplative/Emergent/Ancient-Future move you can find them HERE and HERE.

Filed under: Apostasy, Catholicism, Christian Pragmatism, Christianity, Church History, Ecumenicalism, Emergent Church, Emerging Church, Gnosticism, Interfaith, Philosophy & Religion, Post-modernism, RENOVARE, Religion, Spiritual Formation, Theology, discernment, mysticism

Sharia in the West…

I was sitting in my lounge in the comfort of my heated home watching Channel nine when a beautiful looking black woman came on and spoke about the dangers of Islam. Her name is, Ayaan Hirsi Ali. She is the one that has written a book called, “Infidel” and was elected to the Dutch parliament, vowing to fight for Muslim women in Europe.

Ayaan also wrote a screenplay for Theo van Gogh’s film "Submission," about the abuse and oppression of Muslim women, which led to death threats. After Van Gogh was murdered by a Muslim extremist in 2004, she went into seclusion and then moved to America.

Her new book is called Nomad. This new book is probably the most controversial as one book critic writes…

Ali’s new book, "Nomad," dulls her star somewhat. Touted as a coming-to-America emotional journey, it mostly reads as an anti-Islamic screed. Her former faith, she writes, is "not just ugly but monstrous." Not just the Al Qaeda variety. All Islam. [source]

When she was on the morning show that I was watching she mentions that Christians in the West have a better way and it is up to the Christians in the West to fight Islam on theological grounds because it is only Christ’s message that offers true freedom and hope, not just in this world but in the next. Is is little wonder that her saying that would stir up critics worldwide.

She currently lives under a fatwa and has tight security wherever she goes in the world. It’s interesting to me that Ayaan is an atheist and yet she says…"The Christian leaders now wasting precious time and resources on a futile exercise of interfaith dialogue with the self-appointed leaders of Islam should redirect their efforts to converting as many Muslims as possible to Christianity,"

So here is something that I pulled up about the foundation she started that you may be interested in. On the home page on the right you have the latest court news that involves Muslims in the West.

About the AHA Foundation

In response to ongoing abuses of women’s rights in the name of fundamentalist Islam, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and her supporters established the AHA Foundation in 2007 as a charitable organization to help protect and defend the rights of women in the West against militant Islam.

Through research, the dissemination of knowledge and outreach, the Foundation aims to combat several types of crimes against women, including the abridgement of the education of girls, female genital mutilation, forced marriages, honor violence, and honor killings.

Activities of the AHA Foundation

The three main activities of the Foundation are to:

1. Investigate
2. Inform
3. Influence

Investigate

The AHA Foundation gathers as much data as possible on acts of violence against women and girls in the West that are justified in the name of Islam.

WHAT DO WE KNOW? Click here to download facts and figures on the circumstances affecting Muslim girls and women in the United States.

The types of (violent) practices that are thus justified differ from other types of violations of women’s rights.

Parts of the code of Shari’a or Islamic law that apply to the family are practiced in many Western countries including the U.S. In the United States, too, there is a lobby of Muslim organizations – not yet as strong as the lobby in the UK – that seeks to have Shari’a family law implemented through the arbitration system.

Here are some examples of practices that limit the rights and freedoms of women:  [see this source to find out more about what is happening around the war in the name of Islam!]

Filed under: Freedom of Speech, Globalism, Islam, Middle East, Multiculturalism, Philosophy & Religion, Political, Religion, discernment

Who does this sound like?

 

My present view… would be that just as, on the factual side, a long preparation culminates in God’s becoming incarnate as Man, so, on the documentary side, the truth first appears in mythical form and then by a long process of condensing or focusing finally becomes incarnate as History. This involves the belief that Myth in general is… at its best, a real though unfocused gleam of divine truth falling on human imagination.

Go on, take a guess as to who penned such words above. You may be surprised when I tell you who the author is.

No cheating, no copying the above quote and googling allowed.

Can’t wait for you all to come back with your answers.

Filed under: Christianity, Philosophy & Religion, Post-modernism, Religion, Theology, discernment

Note to self:

Read Calvin’s post called ‘Time to Tone Down the Language’. Also there is quite a debate in the comments.

Here’s a blurb…

[,,,]the New Supercessionism is all too often politically inflammatory, polarising and divisive in its anti-Israel stance. This is a pity, not only because it makes Jewish evangelism so much more difficult, but also because within those circles are some committed Evangelicals who genuinely hold to a strong Christology. Unfortunately, yet again Christian orthodoxy is associated with a movement which – rightly or wrongly – is perceived by Jewish people as deeply critical of an entire people. Thus the Gospel suffers. It’s time to tone down the language.

Filed under: Christianity, Israel, Philosophy & Religion, Religion, Supercessionism, Theology, discernment

Attacking the truth is nothing new…

I liked this…

The war against truth is nothing new, of course. It began in the garden when the serpent said to the woman, “Has God indeed said . . . ?” (Genesis 3:1). A relentless battle has raged ever since between truth and falsehood, good and evil, light and dark­ness, assurance and doubt, belief and scepticism, righteousness and sin. It is a savage spiritual conflict that literally spans all of human history. But the ferocity and irrationality of this present onslaught seems quite unprecedented. ‘The Truth War,’ John MacArthur

Sad but true.

Filed under: Apostasy, Christianity, Ecumenicalism, Interfaith, Philosophy & Religion, Post-modernism, discernment

How are we to respond???

This is a RED FLAG post!

I just received an email from a friend of mine who copied an email from Jan Markell’s site; www.olivetreeviews.org. Pearl brought this particular email to my attention and I am glad that she did.

I know that some Christians are very uncomfortable with the topic of UFOs and aliens but this shouldn’t make us shy about such topics. We should understand that there are many people who are walking around today who have had an experience with something that they cannot explain.  This particular topic is found in movies, and books. It has been discussed by scientists such as Stephen Hawking and Richard Dawkins. Astronauts and pilots who you would think are level headed and not nut jobs have had encounters. There’s huge amount of dollars financing projects to find out if we are alone or not. There is political pressure for disclosure coming from a wide variety of people across the board. The Vatican have also chimed in saying that we shouldn’t be so hasty in not believing in what they call ‘Space Brothers’.

A recent survey of Australians by Readers Digest showed that four out of five respondents believed that there is alien life in outer space.

Reader’s Digest chief editor Tom Moore said ‘Australians may be genetically sceptical about most things, but when it comes to extraterrestrials, close encounters, and other X-files matters, we really do believe the truth is out there. Even more startling were results that showed that over two thirds believed that aliens are likely to be friendly and that around 6 out of ten surveyed believe that aliens are already monitoring human activities. But, to adapt a phrase from ufospeak, Australians ‘are not alone’. Similar polls in America and other countries have highlighted similarly large percentages of extraterrestrial beliefs. [source]

I just love the fact that there are brave Christians who go to the yearly Roswell celebrations with answers to those who question what in the world is going on. These Christians have biblical answers to people who are reaching for the stars with questions such as… how did we get here, are we made and designed, have we been created by something out there???

If we are going to have scientists speak about  panspermia which basically is a theory that states that primordial life started out there somewhere and somehow found its way here somehow [Francis Crick is one of the guys that discovered the DNA double helix]…

Crick has refined this idea to directed panspermia. To overcome the huge hurdles of evolution of life from non-living chemicals on earth, Crick proposed, in a book called Life Itself, that some form of primordial life was shipped to the earth billions of years ago in spaceships—by supposedly ‘more evolved’ (therefore advanced) alien beings.

Although he tried to solve the problem of the source of intelligence for the creation of DNA without God, Crick only succeeded in pushing the problem into outer space where, of course, it cannot be tested. Even the non-Christian molecular biologist, Michael Denton, says, in his best-selling book Evolution a Theory in Crisis, ‘Nothing illustrates clearly just how intractable a problem the origin of life has become than the fact that world authorities can seriously toy with the idea of panspermia.’ [source]

Then, I think that we as Christians and Scientists who believe that Genesis speaks of a miraculous creation by God, who spoke His Word and then it came to be, should be ready with answers to this ever increasing panspermia theory. Check out this article about Panspermia.

On a personal note, I have had conversations with people who believe in panspermia and have said…”Don’t you think there is intelligent life out there and why should we be the only one in this vast universe!”

My answer…”Of course I believe there is an intelligence out there. I believe in the God of the bible!” Then I go from there. I am not afraid to discuss this issue with my friends and offer a biblical perspective on this.

Yes we have other created beings apart from ourselves that are mentioned in the bible, they are called Angels. Not all of them kept to their heavenly state and fell.

Jud 1:6  And angels that kept not their own principality, but left their proper habitation, he hath kept in everlasting bonds under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
Jud 1:7  Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, having in like manner with these given themselves over to fornication and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

2Pe 2:4  For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
2Pe 2:5  and spared not the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly

• Notes on the Nephilim: The Giants of Old

Anyway, back to the email that I mentioned. It is written by Heidi Swander and is called “A Phenomenon We Can’t Ignore”. It’s highlighting a movie called Unidentified which puts on the biblical lens in understanding the UFO phenomenon. If you have loved ones who are asking the same questions about this ever increasing UFO phenomenon, then perhaps this movie is for you. Or if you prefer to read then I can highly recommend Gary Bates book called “Alien Intrusion – UFOs and the Evolution Connection”! That is a BRILLIANT book and one that I have lent out to friends to read! I have actually gone to see Gary Bates speak on this topic, and he has done extensive research and is no light weight on the matter. In fact, I think you can youtube his name and come up with a few gems.

Here’s the email…

A Phenomenon We Can’t Ignore
by Heidi Swander
July 20, 2010

When I returned to the office after my vacation a few weeks ago, I walked in excited, carrying a movie I had viewed over the break. I said, "Jan, you’ve got to watch this!  You’re really going to like it.  It’s just what you’ve been looking for!"  I kept up the enthusiasm until finally, Jan took the 85 minutes necessary to watch it.  The movie was Unidentified, a thought-provoking dramatic film by producer and director Rich Christiano (whom Jan just interviewed this past weekend.) The DVD not only provides a balanced perspective of the UFO phenomenon, but also challenges viewers to consider life’s most important question — the destiny of their souls.

[…] We did carry Chuck Missler’s excellent book Alien Encounters for a time. It generated quite a bit of interest — and some scorn. (I guess that’s to be expected, even though Chuck’s thesis included many facts, scholarly quotes, and scripture references that are difficult to refute.) But Unidentified, I felt, was just the ticket! A movie that was entertaining, inspirational and educational. There were a respectable number of intriguing facts behind the phenomenon sprinkled throughout the movie.
In the bonus feature, A Special Message From the Director Rich says, "A lot of people ask me if I believe in UFOs. I don’t believe in aliens — not even for a second. I do think it’s demonic."
Many Bible and science scholars agree with Rich’s conclusion. In his aforementioned book, Chuck Missler explains, "A number of UFO researchers have concluded that modern-day aliens may very well be the modern-day equivalent of fallen angels or demonic entities.  Dr. Pierre Guerin, a well-known UFO researcher in the 1960s and 1970s, examined the nature and activities of aliens and concluded, ‘UFO behavior is more akin to magic than to physics as we know it . . . the modern UFOnauts and the demons of past days are probably identical.’"

In the book, The Kingdom of the Occult, Dr. Walter Martin, with Jill Martin Rische and Kurt Van Gordon, say, "Christians may not have ready answers to every question about UFO sightings, but in the face of extraterrestrial doctrine, no question remains as to the source of their messages. They are driven by spiritual beings opposed to God’s truth and thus, demonic in nature." Walter Martin is considered to be a world authority on cults and the occult and was the original "Bible Answerman" of the Christian Research Institute. He passed away in 1989 leaving a big hole in the world of apologetics. [Read the rest HERE]

Related:

 

• UFO Exposure 2010: Fallen Angels And The Protestants
• Vatican Prepares for ET: Can Religions Survive UFO Reality
• Nuclear Physicist Describes Vast UFO Cover-Up
• Are World Powers Waiting For Vatican Approval Before Full UFO / Alien Disclosure?

 

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Filed under: Aliens, Audio & Video, Christianity, Church History, Creation & Evolution, Creation/Evolution, Cults, Gnosticism, Interfaith, Nephilim, New World Order, New-Age, Philosophy & Religion, Prophecy, Red Flag Posts, Religion, The Strange, The Watchers, Theology, UFOs, discernment, mysticism

Israel’s Final Conflict

Pastor BIll Randles teaches from Zechariah 12, expounding on Israel’s final conflict and deliverance.

You can find Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6

Filed under: Audio & Video, Hebrew, History, Islam, Israel, Middle East, Philosophy & Religion, Political, Prophecy, Religion, Theology, discernment

Zechariah 12: A Heavy Stone

Pastor Bill Randles explains the correlation between recent events and scripture.

Filed under: Audio & Video, Israel, Middle East, Political, Prophecy, Theology, discernment

Is the Kingdom of God within everyone?

I have just finished reading something about Contemplative Prayer. One of the things that contemplatives believe is that the Kingdom of God is within everyone and everything, you only need to tap into the deep recesses of your soul to awaken the dynamic presence of God.

This sounds all well and good on the surface doesn’t it?

One of the scriptures they use is found in Luke 17:20-21 which says…

Luk 17:20  And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God cometh, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
Luk 17:21  neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you.

If you just take these versus in isolation, then it appears that they are right! But is that what Jesus really meant when addressing the Pharisees?

 

". . . anyone can experience this dynamic presence of God, because God is within everything he creates. . . . So ‘The Kingdom of God is within you’ is hardly a heretical statement."[Frederica Mathewes-Green, "What Heresy?" November 1, 2003, http://www.ctlibrary.com/bc/2003/novdec/4.22.html] Her reference to the "kingdom-of-God-within" derives from Jesus’ statement in the Gospels where in responding to the Pharisees’ question about how the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:20b-21, KJV). As assumed by contemplative spiritualists, did Jesus mean to infer that all persons possess a "dynamic presence," a kingdom of God within them?

Read the rest of this article to really understand what Jesus meant when He said that the Kingdom of god is within you.

If you would like to do further research in this area of what is commonly called ‘Contemplative Prayer’, ‘Breath Prayers’ and ‘Lectio Divina’…  HERE is a good place to start.

The thing is this, scripture must be understood within the context of which is was written.

Filed under: Apostasy, Catholicism, Christianity, Ecumenicalism, Emergent Church, Emerging Church, Gnosticism, Interfaith, Philosophy & Religion, Post-modernism, Religion, Theology, discernment, mysticism

Oh dear…

I just thought I would get my teeth into some good theological works so I went to visit my page that took me hours called Theological Resources.

And guess what???

None of the links work. NOT GOOD! So, I have patiently redone this whole page which you can HERE.

And now it is working, the link Beginning with Moses appears to not work but that site is currently undergoing reconstruction. Hopefully it will be back up soon!

So, perhaps God wanted to teach me patience today. I hate those days! Patience is not an easy lesson to learn, I reckon I would need a lifetime of disciplinary action to get that virtue up to scratch. Hmmmppfff.

Please let my know if you come up with other links within my blog that are not working and I will endeavor to fix them.

Thanks

Vee

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Separation of Church and State…

Oh, this is a massive HT to Mike Macon!

What exactly is the separation of church and state? And what does it have to do with He-Man? Watch this priceless video. Toooo funny!

Filed under: Audio & Video, Christianity, Church History, Freedom of Speech, Political, Political/Christian, Religion, humor

Crop Circles, UFOs – Signs of the times?

Here are a few more links that are related to my LAST post.

• Mysterious new crop circles at UFO capital of Britain in Wiltshire Nearly 200 crop circles have appeared in just one formation not far from Warminster, Wiltshire, known as the UFO capital of Britain.

• Mystery crop circle attracts hundreds  Thu, June 24 2010
• North Carolina witnesses watch orange light divide into nine-orb `formation:  Nine people at a beach house near the Carolina Yacht Club in Wrightsville Beach, NC saw a ball of reddish orange light blinking erratically, silently in the distance over the ocean.
  A small white light appeared out of nowhere, close to the object, then they disappeared.
  Then about 2 minutes later, it reappeared and we saw it divide instantaneously into nine orbs, assembled into a horizontal V formation, after which it disappeared in a couple of seconds.
  There was no sound and no other aircraft around, and it was about 10 degrees over the ocean’s horizon, about 1 to 2 miles away.
  We were all shocked and we all agreed that what we saw was not manmade. The movement was too fluid, and the speed at which it divided was extremely fast and yet controlled. The sighting was at 9:35pm, and then at 9:37pm.
  Shortly afterwards, we saw helicopters descending on the area over the ocean where we witnessed it. At around 11:45pm, two fighter jets flew by, parallel to the coast. Why were they flying so close to a residential beach town at that time of night? The next day, military helicopters flew up and down the beach all day long, nonstop.
• Wrightsville UFO sighting: orange ball forms V formation
• Cigar-shaped UFO caught on video low over Saratoga County, New York
• Crop markings are still a puzzle in scientific circles
• A huge 250-foot crop circle has appeared near Devizes in Wiltshire
• ‘Bizarre’ UFO lights caught on camera
• Flights diverted, delayed as UFO detected hovering

Filed under: Aliens, Creation & Evolution, Creation/Evolution, Gnosticism, Nephilim, New-Age, Philosophy & Religion, Post-modernism, Religion, The Strange, The Watchers, UFOs, discernment, mysticism

What in the world is going on?

Despite the U.S. military’s insistence that UFOs ceased to be of any scientific or national security interest after publication of the Condon Report in 1968, nuclear missile installations around the world have been a frequent target of UFO activity and, in some cases, otherwise inexplicable shut-downs.

This is a fact verified by both government documents obtained through FOIA requests, as well as eyewitness testimony.

One such incident occurred at Malstrom AFB, home of the 341st Missile Wing in central Montana. On the morning of March 16, 1967, Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander (DMCCC) Robert Salas was on duty inside Malstrom’s subterranean Oscar-Flight Launch Control Center (LCC) capsule near Roy, Montana when he received a call from a “clearly frightened” topside security officer reporting that a UFO was hovering over the front gate.

Read more: http://technorati.com/technology/article/ufos-shut-down-nuclear-weapons-sites/#ixzz0tiRhuTz4

And this…

Experts join in on the investigation of the UFO in China

The investigation of the unidentified flying object that shut down Xiaoshan Airport in Hangzhou last week is ongoing, with an update reported this morning from Shanghai Daily.

It was announced this morning that experts from Bejing and Shanghai have stepped in to continue the investigation of the UFO that shut down Xiaoshan Airport last week.

Last week, on July 7th, control tower officers detected an unidentified flying object. The officers immediately ordered several incoming flights to land at airports in neighboring Ningbo and Wuxi, delaying passengers for nearly four hours. Persons on the ground also witnessed the object in the sky.

The official investigation team at Xiaoshan Airport has spent the last five days probing into the matter, but have not yet come up with answers. Despite conflicting reports regarding whether the airport radar detected the object, Xiaoshan officials now state that something strange was detected on radar around 9:00 pm on July 7th.

Are these sightings in anyway part of the big deception that will befall this planet before Christ comes to collect His Church?

I have a whole heap of links that people in high up places want answers and are trying to set up scientific enquiries on such matters…

A MEMBER of the European Parliament for South West England has called proposals to establish a European UFO Centre ‘out of this world’.

Mario Borghezio MEP (UKIP) has tabled a Written Declaration that will require the Commission to act if enough MEPs support it.

It calls for the setting up of “a scientific centre for the analysis and dissemination of the scientific data” regarding the issue. [source]

How will the faithful Church a1nswer such queries? I reckon I know how the apostate Church will answer.

One thing for sure… these so called aliens have their own gospel and their own agenda. From all the research I have done over the last 20 odd years, their gospel is not the biblical one. Their gospel is about earthly matters such as helping human kind save itself from itself without any mention of biblical salvation. Their gospel is a humanitarian one – kinda ironic considering they are not human! Much more could be written in this post, but those of you who have your berean glasses on will know exactly where I’m coming from.

Filed under: Aliens, Angel Worship, Apostasy, Creation/Evolution, Gnosticism, Nephilim, New-Age, Philosophy & Religion, Post-modernism, The Strange, The Watchers, UFOs, discernment, mysticism

Under Surveillance – Are you being profiled?

When you read this …Is Internet Freedom for Christians in Danger? and then watch this…

Then see this. It makes you wonder doesn’t it?

Related:

Under Surveillance: comic on digital civil rights in Europe

Filed under: Freedom of Speech, Globalism, Political

You have two choices…

I needed a break this morning from my book that I am doing, so I decided to check my feed from all of my favourite blogs. One blogger DD from ‘Caribbean Shulamite’ has written a thought provoking post on the choices we have as human beings.

She starts off by setting the scene concerning a blogger who has lost her way somewhat. I personally know of such people who were once committed Christians who have turned away to either spirituality of the mystical kind or atheism, or even other faiths.

DDs post on the matter is a sad one and one that we can all relate too…

"I am a spiritual person and once was religious. I was filled with the spirit in my 36th year and publically accepted Christ as my savior. It was a profound year for me. But now… I have been on an amazing journey through life thus far, and while I find truth in the teachings of Christ I am no longer a Christian. I have moved past that onto other deeper truths."

I have comes across various blogs, websites and the like in the past where persons make a similar statement, yet on many occasions I can’t help but feel there’s a somewhat angry or bitter tone and I would think to myself that perhaps something has happened, specifically, that influenced the individual to make the choice to reject the faith and make that decision to walk out of God’s hand.

[…]So, what does she believe now? This:

"I believe earth is a boarding school for the soul. We all are here to do, and go through it all with each other. We must, like the Bonnie Raitt song, "get on into it, down where its tangled and dark"."

Where it is ‘tangled and dark’? Is this deeper truth? It leaves lots of questions from where I sit.

DD shares a few scriptures and tries to make sense of this type of situation. Read her thoughtful post HERE.

Filed under: Apostasy, Christianity, Gnosticism, Theology, discernment

Sorry I haven’t blogged for a while…

Just wanted to keep you all informed that I haven’t dropped off of the face of the earth, or been raptured! I have had a lot of things on lately.

I have been working on a book about my holiday in England and Scotland. Sorting out over 1000 images and arranging them in book layouts is time consuming. I am also researching some of the pivotal landmarks to that my book is just a book of pretty pictures but informative as well.

Doing this as well as looking after my family of six with a one year old grandson means that I have very little precious time.

Anyway, I hope you are all well out there in blogging land. I pray that you are continuing to walk the straight and narrow path and that you are all good bereans.

I will be back, I promise! But while I am busy be sure to check out some of my links in the sidebar and don’t forget that the sticky post called “Theological Resources” has MANY good links and bible studies!

Sincerely

Vee

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