Matthew 19:10The
disciples said to him, "If this is the situation between a husband and
wife, it is better not to marry."
Jesus replied, "Not
everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. For
some are eunuchs because they were born that way; others were made that way
by men; and others have renounced marriage because of the kingdom of heaven.
The one who can accept this should accept it."
NBC ran a story on its nightly news in which they
claimed that the rising cost of gasoline was not profiting OPEC but
the refineries
They claim that refineries (they used Exxon as the example) have increased their
profits by more than 47% since 2002. They showed a graphic illustrating a nearly
$10 billion ($21 to $31billion) rise in profits for Exxon alone.
So I did a little research.
The US uses about 13% more oil today, than it did in 1995.
Ten years ago, gas was less than $1.03 a gallon, on average throughout the nation.
Crude oil was $16.84 a barrel from OPEC.
OPEC consists of 11 countries (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
all of which are under islamic rule.
OPEC holds about 2/3 of the world’s reserves of oil.
Today:
OPEC prices oil at $66 a barrel.
Gasoline runs at a national average of $2.85 a gallon.
Since 1995, the operating costs involved with oil production have increased
3.4%.
Let’s see here, if oil was only $17 a barrel
and increased more than 275% in ten years but production costs for that same
barrel have only increased by 3.4%, who exactly is making the profit here?
Google it yourself.
Check out Cato.org, eia.doe.gov, tenant.com, and opec.org.
I did not check on the refineries or the amount
of taxes per gallon.
I was focused on the fact that the liberal news, in their constant effort to
obscure the truth, protect islam and downplay that violent religion, was again
covering up the facts and trying to divert your eyes some other way while the
world’s terrorists continue to get our financial support.
They claimed that OPEC was more intelligent than
to price itself out of a job, since the world is now heavily invested in renewable
energies to avoid the rising costs of oil.
Too intelligent?
Are you kidding me?
Look at their religion, they’re idiots.
Besides, their gods tell them to kill their biggest customers.
How is that more intelligent?
Who’s less intelligent, those of us who
continue to support their religion or those who worship it?
There’s a little local web site here in Denver where a few from the radio industry and some
listeners go to chat and discuss the goings-on on the air and behind the scenes.
They have a low tolerance for the Christian broadcasts and occasionally get
a bit unmanageable. Recently, I began a new thread to highlight that which I
could, that was relevant and immediate on Christian radio here in Denver.
As expected, the usual suspects come out of the woodwork to rip and smash at
the Christian hosts and the Good News of Jesus Christ.
I thought this one post was a great illustration of how bad it’s become
and how the typical “Christian religionist” responds to the Christian
Faith.
Click the links to see the whole thread and the whole site.
Read on for the actual posts of the religionist and mine.
Perspective
Originally posted by Bruce the Fierce
"The wonderful device in your head that your
Creator gave you allows you the unique ability to place yourself in someone
else’s shoes, to empathize and see things the way they might see them.
Just for grins sometime, make use of that gift. Imagine you’re a non-Christian,
and you’re confronted with these messages of exclusion, of diminution, of subjugation
of women. Imagine what you’d think of a philosophy that purports to protect
the unborn but then advocates and even glorifies violence against those same
beings >>>after<<< they’re born. Would that be a philosophy
you’d be drawn to, or would it be one you’d run away from as fast as your legs
and common sense could carry you?"
"There is your short circuit,
Sir.
You assume that your "common sense" is greater than God.
Before I became a Christian, I was locked in a sinful lifestyle for which I
blamed God (He created me this way, after-all!) until I learned the truth.
I was looked down upon, for my sin.
Now, as a Christian, after reading Gods Word, I understand and know the truth.
Praise Jesus!"
"Tye, I’ll be blunt. The sickness you and Enyart
and Dobson and the Bateses advocate no more represents Christianity than the
Iraqi insurgents’ brutality represents Islam. "
"I’m sorry to see that you
refuse the truth and live in ignorance.
If you’d like me to help you find that truth for yourself, I’m always available
to you, Sir.
303-550-0454
That’s not a "secret number" it’s mine.
Islam is a violent religion in which its god commands acts such as you see the
terrorists in Iraq commiting.
What Dobson, Enyart and I profess is straight out of the Bible.
We’ve used our noggens and learned to accept the truth over the lies taught
to us by the worlds religions.
Your disagreement is not with me, Sir, but with God."
"It is depravity which employs maliciously selected
and distorted Bible passages to justify that depravity and ignores the rest.
It’s a philosophy that fulfills not Christ’s commandment to love each other…"
"I’m sorry to reiterate this
but you seem to forget it everytime you rehash this:
If I hated you (the hypothetical sinner) then I would allow you to live in your
sinful lifestyle and pretend to love you as you died and went to hell. It’s
our love for each other that causes us (Christians) to share the truth and the
Good News of Christ, to allow our fallen and lost brothers to come out of that
sin and come to Eternal life and love with Him."
"…but the most base human avarice and ambitions
for power and profit."
"I’m Christian, not catholic,
Sir".
"And the fact that this sickness is beamed out over precious parts of our
publicly owned airwaves and granted nonprofit tax advantages by our government
cheapens society, defecates on the Holy Trinity and emboldens the devil".
"The same way Christians
feel about stations such as NPR and PBS"
"Beating people up may give you an arousal, but
it won’t get done the job God wants you to do. Just the opposite."
"Lack of intelligence results
in vulgarities and insults.
That should be beneath you, Sir, but I see that it is not.
Please, use that number and I’ll gladly answer
any questions you may have, give you any guidance you want/need.
I’d rather not debate the Christian Faith in these
forums because you profess to be Christian and many folks who read this, while
seeing the differences between you and I, may not understand that one of us
has Faith and the other is a religionist. One is true Christianity and the other
is a dark shadow turned into religion.
Anybody who has questions may call me or take
this to the appropriate forums but this thread is not that place.
I was re-reading my
post about former N.Y. Governor Cuomo and it reminded me to Thank God for
lazy muslims. Cuomo picks and chooses what he wants to follow on the Constitution,
following one "verse" then tossing the next because it does not fit
his lifestyle choice.
We all know the catholics, mormons and Christian religionists who pick and choose
what they want to believe and follow from the Bible.
Some religionists will obey the Ten Commandments but toss Creation. Some remember
that we are saved by Grace alone, but want to toss in a few laws and even add
that we can work to lose our salvation.
These religionists are slack, go to church only on major “holidays”
and at their best, worship/remember their gods on Sundays.
Thank God for lazy “muslims” who do the same thing. They don’t
follow everything their god tells them to follow. They don’t kill all
of us as they’re commanded to, simply because we don’t believe in their
false gods. They are, like these Christian religionists, lazy, “cut and
paste” worshippers. They choose that which they want to believe and practice
and toss that which they don’t.
Now in the Christian religionists practice, that makes me very sad. I want to
help them find Christ and eternal life.
I want the same for the muslims but I’m happy as a bug in a rug that they
are the way they are.
I enjoy the relative peace and quiet in our country, not worrying about being
beheaded because I believe in God.
On that note, I got an email from “Lisa”
about my disdain for Christian religionists. I’d like to explain for you
here, Lisa.
The Bible, Gods Word, His inspired Word, the Truth, tells us that we are saved
by Grace alone, through Faith alone (in Christ alone) and not by works lest
any man should boast. That is what religion is, Lisa, your works. You believing
that you can say prayers to idols such as Mary; chant/recite little sayings
in order to regain Gods Grace; even do something to fall out of His Grace or
good works to earn it; that is a religion, Lisa.
God says that works/religion are not what procures your salvation but Grace.
That is why Christianity is not a religion, it is a Faith.
God wants your Faith in Him, not your religion. God hates religion.
Catholicism, islam, mormonism, any “denomination/belief” which teaches
acts to earn salvation, and not salvation which produces works/acts, is a religion
and not a Faith, Lisa. Christianity is just that, Faith and not religion.
When somebody teaches you, Lisa (or any of us)
that you need to do something to earn or lose your salvation; if they set conditions
to your salvation; if they give you works and commandments to do and follow,
they are creating a religion contrary to the Word of God, the Bible. You need
to read that for yourself, Lisa. Don’t trust me, don’t trust some
preacher on the radio or in the pulpit, unless you can verify it with the Word
of God.
Trust in God, have Faith in Him.
Praise Jesus for His Grace, through our Faith in Him.
Praise Jesus.
Last week, on FOX31 News here in Denver, Jon Bowman
highlighted the fact that the tests for firefighters in Denver weeded out those
who were not intelligent enough.
I’m a Christian American. I believe
all men are created equal by God, our Creator. I don’t believe that we
need to give any race, colour or sex any special rights based upon these. I
went to the same public schools as many of these “minorities” who
can’t seem to pass the tests and qualify for the fire department.
The reporter did not give the statistics for the ratio of “white”
applicants to those who actually make it to the force but he was able to say
that blacks had more difficulties with the math portions and Hispanics had issues
with the reading comprehension.
Does he mean to suggest that race plays a part in their reading and mathematical
skills? If these two have “handicaps” based upon race, what do I,
a white/Caucasian man have?
Other than being gravitationally, vertically and socially challenged, I don’t
think there’s anything I can blame on my “race” or in essence,
my Creator.
Close to the end of the report, you’ll hear Jon Bowman say, “…court
mandate to better integrate the (fire) department.”
In other words, we’re coming close to another affirmative action ruling,
giving one man an edge over another, based upon race.
Of course they call it “diversity” but reality calls it racism,
an un-Christian value.
Praise Jesus that He created me, not white or
male but Christian, saved by His grace and Love.
“This Constitution, and the Laws of the United
States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which
shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme
Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing
in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several
State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United
States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to
support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a
Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.”
The Govenor made it clear that he feels that “religious”
people should not serve in public positions if they cannot make the Constitution
their Supreme law in light of their Faith. He feels that while that same Article
states that no official should be given any test to verify a man’s religious
beliefs (or lack thereof – which is a religion itself) he should answer
the question as to whether he can make the Constitution the supreme law of the
land. The Govenor pointed out the many hypocricies of the catholic religion
and did a good job of illustrating catholics in politics who have shown that
they place man’s law above God’s.
The bottom line is this:
The “Democratic, catholic” and former Govenor of New York feels
that we should respect one line in the “supreme law of the land”,
the Constitution, in that we should make it the supreme law. Then he says that
we should toss the next line in that same article of that same supreme law and
test an official for his “religious” beliefs as a qualification
for his position.
What he’s saying is that he, like all of his democratic bretheren, don’t
want God getting in the way of men such as himself!
I’m praying for you, Govener Cuomo, that you find Christ and that you
rest in Him and His truth; that you have eternal life and come to trust in God
more than man. I pray for all of our “public” officials that the
Lord God blesses all of them with patience, knowledge and His Will in their
lives, their affairs and their decisions.
Another Discovery Channel show, this one talking
about the Grand Canyon.
Yes, I’m addicted to the Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel.
As long as you learn how to translate their religious views into reality (i.e.
6 billion years = 6000)!
In it, they briefly highlight an American Indian tribe who lives in the canyon.
They tell of their religious beliefs which echo the Truth (Christianity) in
that their god sent huge floods which covered the earth and as it washed out
it carved the canyon.
Of course then the show goes on to speak of the liberal lefts religious beliefs
that the canyon was carved/formed over millions of years, etc etc etc.
Of course they explain away scientific road blocks to their religious beliefs
by claiming that one side of the canyon was lifted in a mere five million years
which explains why the river would seem to have flowed uphill to carve out the
canyon.
They even find mammoth scat (dung) that they claim is eleven thousand years
old.
One of the “scientists” exclaims, “This stuff looks like it
was laid yesterday it’s so fresh. Add a little water and this could be
brand new.”
Hmm, go figure, Einstein!
They get ONE thing right in their little science fiction skit:
They do admit that the canyon was carved out in the blink of a geologic eye.
They admit throughout that the canyon is a geological infant. That "floods"
ripped through the canyon over its history.
There’s is even a
book sold at the park that the
leftists don’t want available for the public and have tried
to get it banned from the park.
Written by Tom
Vail of Canyon Ministries, it gives the
true story to the creation of the canyon. The
Truth that the left hates and so only wants their religious beliefs
sold to the public, like they do in our schools.
Block the rest, and only sell your own religion!
Well, sadly they may refuse the truth until it’s too late.
And yes folks, if you deny the truth of God, even something as “small”
as Creation in six days, you’ve denied God.
You cannot accept only that which makes you comfortable.
You cannot pick and choose the truths in which you wish to believe then make
up your own to fill the rest.
If you deny God as the Creator and that He told the Truth when He said “Six
Days”, then you’re denying God.
Deny God and you’re lost, not saved.
You may argue left and right that “man”
wrote the Bible and it’s fallible, until you’re blue in the face.
God tells you that He inspired the Word, the Bible and that It’s good
for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training (2 Timothy 3:16).
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful
for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the
man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
Science tells you that the Earth is young.
You’ve had to deny God and science to preach your religion of evilution
in schools which use public funds.
Praise God for proofs like the Grand Canyon. (Romans
1:20)
“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible
qualities–his eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being
understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.”
Praise Christ for the science, the truth and for His Glory in Creation, the
Creation all around us which cries out His name, the name of our Creator, Jesus
Christ!
P.S. Sorry I’ve been so remiss lately and will
get back to writting daily as soon as I’m less busy. Thanks for all the emails
of concern. I’m ok (Prayers for my mom and her health, please) and will write
as often as I can.
