Truth or Consequences

I'm not exactly sure where this post is going to lead, however, I've been thinking tonight about the incredible amount of deception that's in the world today. As I write this, I uphold the holy bible to be the infalliable word of God and the basis by which all else is judged. I use only the King James version as all of the others tend to "alter" important passages; especially those which proclaim the deity of Jesus Christ. This is compounded by the fact that many christians prefer newer translations; claiming that they are "more accurate." The accuracy of the word of God has been under attack ever since the serpent told Eve "ye shall not surely die." I believe that there is one God who made all that is and that he is from everlasting to everlasting. He has manifested himself to us in three persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. These three are one. I Timothy 3:16 explains it like this.

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

This establishes that the Lord Jesus Christ is who he told us he is in the bible. He is the Son of God; he is the express image of the Father. His name is above every other name. This is the name that you must call upon to be saved. This is the name that baptism should be done in. Colossians 3:17 says:

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

John 8:58 reads:

Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

This fact, that Jesus Christ is God manifest in the flesh, is the single most important aspect to consider when discerning between truth and error. I bring this up because today, the world is filled with every kind of doctrine imaginable, ranging from the blatantly pagan such as hindu or wicca, to those with a christian looking facade such as mormonism or Jehovahs witnesses. They seem really honest, and they use nice sounding words. Further investigation of them, or of any false teaching, and you'll find a denial of the deity of Jesus Christ. Here is the admonition that the apostle Paul gave us in Colossians 2:8-10

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

Anyone who tells you differently is preaching another Jesus; an occurance that We're warned about in Galatians 1:6-9. I remember back to the second friday in September of 1983 being in my folks living room at about 11:30 am. This was the moment that I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I understood that I was a sinner, deserving of hell, and that Jesus Christ had paid for my sins on Calvary so that I could have eternal life through faith in him. Not works, not a ten step plan, just simple faith. From the hour that I first believed, there were pitfalls. Almost instantly, the enemy whispered in my ear "oh, this will only last for a few days and you'll be back to your old self again." I determined all the more that I was serious. Later, I went to visit my sister who has been a mormon for years and guess what? She wanted me to become a mormon because "the bible contains inaccuracies" and they claim to have the "restored gospel." Mormons also believe that Jesus was created if I remember correctly. They attack the deity of Christ along with the infalliability of the word of God and sound "christian" while doing it. I knew very little concerning the scriptures , but something seemed "wrong." I didn't understand, at that time, the way in which the Holy Spirit will guide us into all truth and will let us know when something's erroneous. He will always be in agreement with the word of God and will bring to rememberance that which we've read. He will always lift up the name of Jesus. We are instructed in I John 4:1-3 to try the spirits:

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they be of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is in the world.

I talk about this because, the present confusion in the world concerning truth is soon to get far more confusing in the days ahead as the final showdown approaches. Mark 13:22 tells just how deceitful the times will be it will be.

For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

We need to walk in the Spirit and hide the word of God in our hearts more diligently than ever. Not the teachings of man, the word of God. Examine everything; make sure that what you believe is scripturally sound and not just doctrinally "in line." It's a slippery slope when you follow a man and "hope" that he's telling the truth. If you've never received the baptism of the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in other tongues, you need to be seeking it. It's for today; it's for every generation according to Acts 2:39 and you really need to be endued with power from on high. The days ahead are going to be nearly unbearable as the age comes to it's end. I'm not trying to sound negative; but a wake up call is very much in order. Tornados are negative, but if one's coming toward the house, I want to know about it so that we can get everyone into the basement. Jesus told us that prior to his return, there would be tribulation like the world has never seen. It'll be worse than both world wars, Stalins purges, the civil war, the turmoil in the Congo, the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan, the war in Vietnam, the Khmer Rouge reign of terror in Cambodia, the French Revolution, the Spanish civil war, and Saddam Husseins regime all rolled into one. It's going to be so bad that if the days weren't shortened, there wouldn't be anyone left alive. YOU NEED TO BE ENDUED WITH POWER FROM ON HIGH! Read Matthew 10:19-20

But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

Jesus is coming sooner than you think. I know that we've been hearing it for years. There are things transpiring in the world today that have never happened before such as global surveillance, chip implant technology, an emerging one world governing entity, most of our business transactions being done electronically, electronic voting that will forever ensure that the "right people" will be in power, and everything being hooked together via the internet. Trust me; every word that you've ever written on line is stored somewhere. (Here's a thought. Every word that you've ever spoken is also recorded in heaven.) The November issue of the Last trumpet newsletter talks about this in great detail. Here's another link to it along with links to other sites which expose some of the false teachings which are popular today.

www.lasttrumpetministries.org/2006/November2006.html

www.my.homewithgod.com/mpowell/Cultsexposed.html

www.sliceoflaodicea.com/

www.watchman.org

www.endtimepilgrim.org/corrie.htm

Well, I have to go for now. The things mentioned here; please search the scriptures and pray fervently for understanding. Each one of us should abide by James 1:5 which reads

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.