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The Lord's Prayer, Our Prayer
by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
Matt. 6:9-13 This, then, is how you should pray: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our
daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one."
This model prayer that Jesus taught the disciples to pray contains many important precepts. It should probably be called "The Disciple's Prayer". It starts with a very important concept in the first verse.
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"The true light of this great being can only be recognized when one's own eyes can see with the light of the Christ, the light of the inner sun. Lucifer works within each of us to bring us to wholeness, and as we move into the New Age, which is the age of man's wholeness, each of us is brought to that point which I term the Luciferic Initiation, the particular doorway through which the individual must pass if he is to come fully into the presence of his light and his wholeness. Lucifer comes to give us the final gift of wholeness. If we accept it, then he is free and we are free, that is the Luciferic Initiation. It is one that many people now, and in the days ahead, will be facing, for it is an initiation into the New Age. (David Spangler (quoted by Leonard Sweet), Reflections on the Christ, Findhorn Lecture Series, 3rd ed., 1981; p. 45)
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by Maria Kneas, 3/23/17
Numerous attempts have been made to blend Christianity with other religions on a world-wide scale. You can read about them in Carl Teichrib's article "Unveiling the Global Interfaith Agenda." There are also other attempts to merge Christianity with different religions. For example, Chrislam tries to combine Christianity with Islam. There are people who call themselves Christian witches (i.e., combining Christianity with Wicca). There are attempts to mix Christianity with Hinduism, and with Buddhism, and with Shamanism. (A shaman is a Native American medicine man.) Some people claim to be Christian witch doctors or Christian sorcerers. You can even buy a book about Christian Voodoo. Nominal Christians are people who are Christians in name only. They call themselves Christians, but they really aren't. They don't have a relationship with Jesus Christ, they ignore or deny foundational Christian doctrines, and they don't try to live the way God has instructed us as described in the Bible. Such people can fit in with other religions. However, born-again Christians aren't able to do that because they have God's Spirit living inside them Who convicts them of sin and enables them to trust and obey the Lord. And because God is living inside them, He gives them the grace and strength to abide in Him. Simply put, biblical Christianity cannot mix with other religions.
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| IRS Fast Tracked Tax Exemption For Satanic Group At Elementary School | |
at Christian Daily Media, 3/24/17
Documents obtained by Judicial Watch show the IRS fast-tracked tax-exempt status for an After School Satan Club in Tacoma, Washington, while the federal agency was discovered to be either denying conservative and Christian groups the same status or making them wait for years. According to the watchdog group that uncovered the IRS scandal during the Obama administration, the After School Satan Club at Point Defiance Elementary in Tacoma for its tax-exempt status designation on October 21, 2014 and received it only 10 days later on October 31, 2014. Breitbart News reported in October of 2016 the announcement by the Satanic Temple of Seattle for its proposal of the After School Satan Club in the Point Defiance Elementary school. "After School Satan Clubs will focus on free inquiry, rationalism, science, and character building", the temple's website says, and continues: All After School Satan Clubs are based upon a uniform syllabus that emphasizes a scientific, rationalist, non-superstitious world view. While they claim the twisted Evangelical teachings of The Good News Clubs "robs children of the innocence and enjoyment of childhood, replacing them with a negative self image, preoccupation with sin, fear of Hell, and aversion to critical thinking." After School Satan Clubs incorporate games, projects, and thinking exercises that help children understand how we know what we know about our world and our universe. Judicial Watch reports Reason Alliance, based in Somerville, Massachusetts, operates as the Satanic Temple of Seattle with Lilith X. Starr as the director. The group's documents show the parent permission form used for children to join the club asks for the name of the child's church and pastor. Records also indicate that Starr told Carla Santorno, superintendent of the Tacoma school district, that After School Satan Clubs are led by caring Satanists. In October of 2015, the Obama Department of Justice anounced that Lois Lerner and other IRS officials involved in the targeting of conservative groups tax-exempt applications would not have criminal charges filed against them. Our investigation uncovered substantial evidence of mismanagement, poor judgment and institutional inertia, leading to the belief by many tax-exempt applicants that the IRS targeted them based on their political viewpoints." Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs Peter J. Kadzik wrote in a letter to House Judiciary officials. "Poor management is not a crime" Kadzik continued, "We found no evidence that any IRS official acted on political, discriminatory, corrupt, or other inappropriate motives that would support a criminal prosecution."
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| Dying with Christ |
by James Jacob Prasch, 3/26/17
Oh, He is crucified, I have no doubt about that; He is crucified, but how much of Jacob Prasch is crucified with him. He is risen, I have no doubt He is risen. I am absolutely convinced of the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. There is no question in my mind, he is indeed risen. What I question is, how much is Jacob Prasch living and walking in the power of his resurrection, have I risen with him? He is speaking to me but am I hearing what He is saying? He is trying to explain the scriptures but do I understand it? I am on the road to Emmaus, but he acts as if he would go further. He's just going to keep going! They had to invite him.
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Hillsong United promotes New Age Jesus of 'The Shack'
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at Understand the Times, 3/29/17
This is an excellent article that reveals the true theology of the popular musical group Hillsong. The fact that support is shown for "The Shack" shows no biblical discernment. Sad to say many megachurches embrace both Hillsong and The Shack as a means of drawing crowds.
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May the Lord bless you as you continue to be a Berean!
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