Evidence For Christianity

Two Extraordinary New Sites About Near Death Experiences

2009-10-24T18:36:00.000-07:00

Do near death experiences have anything to tell us about what is on the other side of death? Is there really more to our existence after we leave these bodies? Are heaven and hell real places? Well, the truth is that a lot of credible people have had near death experiences that they vividly remember. There are people who claim that they have actually been to heaven. There are other people who claim that they have actually been to hell. Two new websites have collected a large number of those experiences in one place, and we would encourage you to check them out and to share them with your friends.....

Life After Death: http://lifeafterdeathheavenandhell.com/

After Life: http://afterlifeanswers.blogspot.com/

The reality is that it is hard to hear stories of near death experiences like you will on those two sites without feeling touched on a fundamental level. We have all wondered what is going to happen when we die. Those who have died and have come back have something to tell us. It is amazing how consistent their stories are.

We encourage you to check out the extraordinary stories of life after death on those sites and then to come back and tell us what you think. Do you believe that their near death stories are credible? Do you believe that heaven and hell actually exist? Were your views changed after hearing their stories?

If life after death does exist, then it should fundamentally change the way that we all approach this life. After all, what could be more important then your eternal destination?

Earthquake Kelley Says That He Has Seen Heaven And Has Seen Hell

2009-09-26T17:33:00.000-07:00

Former professional boxer Curtis "Earthquake" Kelley has had quite a life. He grew up in a family that trained him in voodoo and the occult, but later turned his life over to Jesus Christ and became a Christian. However, prior to becoming a Christian, Kelley actually died from a drug overdose as a teenager and actually had the chance to experience hell during a near death experience.

Years later, Kelley also had the opportunity to visit heaven during a different near death experience when he died of a brain aneurysm. His descriptions of what heaven and hell are like will encourage those of you who are believers, and they will challenge those of you who do not believe in Christ.

If you have never heard of Earthquake Kelley before, take the time to watch these videos. They might just change your life forever.....

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Did God Really Create The Earth? - The Case For A Creator

2009-08-31T17:38:00.000-07:00

When discussions turn to God and religion, one of the topics that most commonly comes up is evolution/creation. Most people have been taught in school for so many years that mankind evolved from apes and that the world around us is one big accident that they never even consider if there might be evidence for the other side of the argument.

The reality is that there is evidence. Huge, massive quantities of evidence that God created this world and that He exists.

But the reality is that most Christians do not know about the evidence that God created the earth, and those who do are not usually able to communicate it in an eloquent or logical way.

That is where scholars like Lee Strobel come in. Lee Strobel is an ex-lawyer and an-atheist who has produced some of the very best materials for defending the Christian faith. In particular, his video entitled "The Case For A Creator" does an outstanding job of laying out some of the key evidence that shows that God created the universe, this world and mankind.

If you find yourself at a loss when you get into a debate with an evolutionist, then you NEED to watch this video. It will load you up with enough ammunition to crush the feeble arguments of the typical evolutionist.

A video preview of the DVD is posted at the end of this article. You can also find the DVD on Amazon.com by following the link below.....

The Case for a Creator

The Biblical Festivals In The Old Testament Are Actually Prophecies That Contain Amazing Evidence For Christianity

2009-07-27T14:28:00.000-07:00

The vast majority of Christians have absolutely no idea that the Biblical festivals in the Old Testament are actually extraordinary prophecies that contain amazing evidence for Christianity.

On our new site, Why God, we have posted an article that goes into great detail about the prophetic details of these holidays. This is material that you will NOT find in any Christian book store, so we encourage all of you to go on over and check it out.

But even though God had His people celebrate holidays of such prophetic importance for centuries and centuries before the coming of Christ, the reality is that very few people ever got it.

The Jews still celebrate the festivals but they never realized that the Biblical festivals were all about Yahshua (Jesus). The Christians tossed the festivals aside and started celebrating pagan holidays such as Easter and Christmas instead.

Oh, you didn't know that Christmas and Easter were pagan?

A spring festival for the fertility goddess involving Easter eggs and bunny rabbits was celebrated all over the world for centuries before Jesus was born.

And December 25th was the birthday of many pagan "gods" long before Jesus came to earth. Almost all of the current Christmas traditions can be directly traced back to pagan practices. In fact, there is nothing about December 25th in the Bible. For those not aware of the pagan origins of Christmas, we would encourage them you to watch this short YouTube video.....

Atheist Government Always Leads To Official Repression Of Christianity

2009-07-12T10:09:00.001-07:00

In all of human history, where has liberty and freedom thrived the most?

Under governments that were established on Christian principles.

But right now the reality is that the western world is increasingly drifting towards atheism.

But that is a huge mistake. Just consider many of the examples from the 20th century.

Whenever a government went officially atheist, it almost always meant incredibly brutal repression for Christianity.

Examples include the U.S.S.R., China, Cuba, and almost all of eastern Europe during the Cold War.

Today a very clear example of this repression is in North Korea.

The government of North Korea HATES Christianity and does whatever it can to make sure it is stamped out.

In fact, the government of North Korea recently even sent a threatening fax to a Christian ministry called Voice of the Martyrs.

You see, Voice of the Martyrs has been sending gospel messages to as many fax-linked telephone numbers inside North Korea as they possibly can.

"We know who you are," an English translation of the North Korean fax says. "We warn you that if you send this kind of dirty fax again something very bad will happen to you. Don't do something you will regret."

Todd Nettleton, the director of media development for Voice of the Martyrs saw this fax as a good sign: "This means that (our) faxes are getting through, and they are being read. It is highly unlikely that this type of response would have been made from an embassy without some approval from Pyongyang."

So is this threat likely to intimidate the Voice of the Martyrs?

Not likely.

Voice of the Martyrs recently released a statement on this incident which said this:

"The Christian teaching is clear. Communists are men and Christ loves them. So does every man who has the mind of Christ. We love the sinner even though we hate the sin. We know about the love of Christ toward the Communists by our own love toward them. There are Christians in Communist prisons with fifty pounds of chains on their feet, tortured with redhot iron pokers, in whose throats spoonfuls of salt had been forced, being kept afterward without water, starving, whipped, suffering from cold – and praying with fervor for the Communists. This is humanly inexplicable! It is the love of Christ, which was poured out in our hearts."

Is Ida The Missing Link? Darwinius Masillae Debunked

2009-06-21T07:23:00.000-07:00

Evolutionists are hailing the discovery of "Ida" as the "missing link" that they have been looking for all this time.

But wait a minute.

Didn't they already tell us that evolution was a proven fact?

Didn't they tell us that they tell us that they already had all the evidence that they needed?

Well, they are now admitting the truth that they did not have the transitional forms they needed for their theory, but now they say that they have found one.

Oh goody!

Well, on closer examination, it appears that this "lemur-like" creature is not such a great find after all. Just check out this YouTube video.....

As other scientists have been given the opportunity to study this "great discovery", the reality is that there are serious doubts about whether it supports the theory of evolution at all.....

http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/2009/05/19/ida-missing-link

The truth is that evolution needs transitional forms in order to prove their theory. According to their theory, there should be millions of them.

But there aren't.

And Ida is quickly being debunked as just another overhyped fossil.

Signs, Wonders And Miracles

2009-05-17T14:55:00.000-07:00

One thing that sets Christianity apart from all other religions is the signs, wonders and miracles that follow the preaching of the gospel.

In the Scriptures, Jesus said that we should expect that signs, wonders and miracles would accompany the preaching of the gospel.....

Mark 16:15-20

He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well." After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.

So, if the Bible is true, extraordinary signs, wonders and miracles should be following the preaching of the Word of God.

So do we find this happening in most churches?

It either is happening or it isn't.

Do you see the power of God demonstrated where you worship?

If not, why not?

Unfortunately, you WON'T find miracles happening in most churches.

In fact, most churches believe that signs, wonders and miracles can't happen today.

But miracles ARE happening.

Below is a link to a video about a man who was raised from the dead by the power of God after being dead for 3 days. It contains testimony from numerous eyewitnesses:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2575536377261580026&q=Raised+from+the+dead&hl=en

On the following website you can see the glory cloud appear during a service conducted by Prophet Tom Deckard.....

http://www.jewishprophet.com/

Prophet Tom Deckard is the controversial prophet who has been stunning the Christian community in the United States with the truly amazing miracles that he has been performing, and he has a prophetic track record that is 100 percent accurate that stretches back over 30 years.

Prophet Deckard has prophesied to presidents, prime ministers, and leaders all over the globe.

These are just a few of the major events that Prophet Deckard has prophesied that have come to pass.....

*He prophesied 9/11 two years in advance.

*He prophesied the end of the Cold War a year before it happened.

*He prophesied the coming of the AIDS epidemic two years before it hit.

*He prophesied both Iraq Wars two years before the first one even began.

*He prophesied the fall of the Berlin Wall in advance.

*He prophesied the Indonesian Tsunami and told the people living there to move from the coast while they could.

*He prophesied the economic collapse of the United States many years in advance and most people laughed and said that it could never happen. They aren't laughing anymore.

Not only that, but God confirms the message that Prophet Deckard speaks by the signs, wonders and miracles that God works through him.

The Lord God heals the blind, the deaf, the lame and those with terminal cancer through Tom Deckard. Children with autism are completely healed and restored to full health. In one crusade in Africa alone, hundreds of people were healed from AIDS and went back to the doctor and were medically certified as having been healed. He has even seen three people raised from the dead during the course of his ministry.

Come and see.

Prophet Deckard will be in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 6th and 7th. You can get full details here:

http://www.jewishprophet.com/Itinerary.htm

Come and be a part of the greatest move of God of this generation.

God is getting ready to do something so big that it will shock the world.

God has commissioned Prophet Deckard to gather the ten lost tribes of Israel (Ephraim) and to take them home to the land of Israel.

After the reign of King Solomon, the land of Israel was divided into two kingdoms - the northern kingdom (also known in the Scriptures as Ephraim) and the southern kingdom (also known in the Scriptures as Judah). Those two kingdoms existed side by side for several hundred years.

However, the northern kingdom (Ephraim) turned away from the Lord God and he allowed them to be invaded. Over 700 years before Jesus was born, the Assyrian empire invaded the northern kingdom and carried away the people into exile.

The northern kingdom has not been heard from since.

The southern kingdom (Judah) was later invaded by Babylon and also taken into exile, but later they were allowed to return to their land. The Jews (Judah) lived in the land of Israel until 70 A.D. when the Romans destroyed the Temple and scattered the Jews to the four winds.

There was no nation of Israel from 70 A.D. until 1948 when the modern nation of Israel was established and millions of Jews (Judah) starting returning to the land of their ancestors.

But what about the northern kingdom?

What ever happened to the ten lost tribes of Israel?

Did you know that the Scriptures very clearly teach that in the last days the southern kingdom (Judah) and the northern kingdom (Ephraim) will be reunited in the land of Israel once again?

Ezekiel 37:15-23

The word of the LORD came to me: "Son of man, take a stick of wood and write on it, 'Belonging to Judah and the Israelites associated with him.' Then take another stick of wood, and write on it, 'Ephraim's stick, belonging to Joseph and all the house of Israel associated with him.' Join them together into one stick so that they will become one in your hand. "When your countrymen ask you, 'Won't you tell us what you mean by this?' say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am going to take the stick of Joseph—which is in Ephraim's hand—and of the Israelite tribes associated with him, and join it to Judah's stick, making them a single stick of wood, and they will become one in my hand.' Hold before their eyes the sticks you have written on and say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land. I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms. They will no longer defile themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for I will save them from all their sinful backsliding, and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and I will be their God.

So has this happened yet?

Of course not.

So that means that this prophecy is still yet to be fulfilled.

Either it will happen or God is a liar - and we know that God is not a liar.

Ephraim and Judah will be reunited once again.

Could it be possible that God is calling you to be part of this movement?

Could it be possible that you are part of the ten lost tribes of Israel?

Watch the following video with an open heart. If you get a hold of this it will radically change your life.....

You always knew there was more, didn't you?

You always knew that the power of God was still real today, didn't you?

Come and see.

Drive, fly, take a train, run, catch a ride with a friend.....do whatever you have to do to get there to Raleigh on June 6th and 7th. If God is tugging on your heart as you read this, then make sure that you get there. It's a free conference. God is moving and you don't want to miss this.....

http://www.jewishprophet.com/Itinerary.htm

Do you want to see the real power of God?

Do you want to hear about what is going to happen to America from a proven prophet with a 100 percent track record?

Do you want to hear about how the Lord God is actually gathering the ten lost tribes of Israel?

Come and see.

The truth about God is out there if you want to find it.

Are you finally ready to find the truth?

The Judgment Of God

2009-05-04T17:34:00.000-07:00

Is the judgment of God an outdated concept?

After all, you don't hear the vast majority of Christians talking about it anymore.

You certainly don't hear about it from most of today's television preachers. Mostly they seem to be concerned about "living your best life" and getting as many "blessings" as possible.

So is the idea of an all-knowing, all-powerful God that will ultimately judge all of humanity a concept that society is now moving past?

Certainly atheists, skeptics and other critics of traditional Christianity point to a "judgmental, wrathful god" as one of the most objectionable points of the Christian faith.

Would a loving God pass judgment on someone?

Would a loving God punish someone?

These are some pretty heavy questions to think about.

So let's think about them for a bit.

First of all, I would like you to imagine a scenario with me.....

Imagine a society where the police always caught the criminals. But after catching the criminals, the justice system of that particular society lets those criminals go every single time with absolutely no punishment for their crimes.

What kind of society would that be?

Would that be a just society?

Would that be a fair society?

What would it be like for criminals and murderers and rapists and child molesters to be running around knowing that even if they did get caught there will never, ever be any penalty for any of the crimes they are committing?

Would that be a society that you would want to live in?

What would you call a justice system that had results like that?

Even though justice in our current society is far from perfect, at least there is an attempt to catch criminals and bring them to justice.

But you know what?

A large percentage of Christians in America today believe that God is just like that justice system that never, ever punishes the criminals.

Today many Christians believe that God would never punish anyone for anything.

After all, "judgment" was an "Old Testament" thing, right?

Wrong.

The truth is that God is a God of perfect love AND of perfect justice, and according to the Bible the judgment of God is very real.

In 2 Timothy 4:1, the apostle Paul tells us that God will judge the inhabitants of this world:

In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead

In 1 Peter 4:5, the apostle Peter echoes the same sentiments:

But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

In Hebrews 13:4 it tells us that God will judge those who are sexually immoral:

Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

In Revelation 11:18 we are told that God will destroy those who destroy the earth:

The nations were angry; and your wrath has come. The time has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your saints and those who reverence your name, both small and great— and for destroying those who destroy the earth.

In Hebrews 9:27 we are reminded that we only get one life (no reincarnation) and after that we face judgment:

Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment

Well, what about Jesus?

Wasn't his message all about peace and love?

Well, yes it was.

But also there was NOBODY in the Bible who talked about hell more than Jesus did. Just consider a few examples.....

Matthew 5:29

If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

Matthew 23:33

"You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?

Luke 12:5

But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.

The reality is that the Scriptures consistently tell us that a judgment is coming. In John 3:36 it says this:

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him.

The Bible consistently teaches that without Jesus to pay for our sins that we remain under the wrath of God. The love of God is very powerfully portrayed in Scripture, but also the perfect justice of God is also very powerfully portrayed. Just consider the picture of God's justice that is painted in the following passage of Scripture.....

2 Thessalonians 1:6-10

God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels. He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.

But most people today do not like to hear about God's justice. They don't WANT to hear that judgment is coming. In fact, the people of today sound very much like the people that the apostle Paul was describing in Romans 2:5.....

But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God's wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed.

The reality is that most people today are terribly stubborn.

They think that they don't need God.

They think they can do whatever they want.

Even many people who "believe" that God exists think that He would NEVER judge them.

However, if we turn to the end of the book we read about the final judgment of humanity, and it should be sobering for all of us when we read what is to happen.....

Revelation 20:11-15

Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

So is there any good news? Yes, there most definitely is.

Remember, God is a God of perfect love AND of perfect justice.

We stand guilty before God because of our sins, but God loved us so much that He sent His only Son to die on the cross to pay the penalty for OUR sins.

In John 5:24 it describes the destiny of those who are willing to accept Jesus into their lives and receive that forgiveness.....

I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.

If you are interested in learning more about how you can receive Jesus Christ into your life, then we would encourage you to read the following information.....

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1049/1049_01.asp

If Christianity is real (and it most definitely is - just read the rest of this blog), then the decision that you make about Jesus Christ is the most important decision that you will ever make in your life.

Remember, God is a God of perfect love and of perfect justice.

We all have violated God's laws over and over and over and those sins must be paid for.

Jesus paid for those sins on the cross and so you have two choices.....

#1) You can accept the payment Jesus made on the cross for your sins and ask Him into your life as your Savior and Lord.

OR

#2) You can pay for your own sins.

Which option will you choose?

Science Professor Believes That He Has Proved The Existence Of God Through Science

2009-04-13T06:10:00.000-07:00

A science professor down in New Orleans says that he can prove that God exists by using science. I wish this short news report had gone into much more detail about his theories.....

Happy Passover

2009-04-08T06:02:00.000-07:00

Happy Passover to everyone! Today is a day of great celebration. On this day we remember the exodus of the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

More specifically, the term "Passover" recalls the time when the people of Israel put the blood of a lamb on their doorposts so that the death angel would pass over their homes. Because Pharaoh would not let the people of Israel go, God sent a plague which killed all the first born sons, but those from the people of Israel who had their doorposts covered by the blood of a lamb were spared from the plague. It was a time of great deliverance for the people of Israel that we remember down to this day.

So what is a site about Christianity doing wishing everyone a happy Passover?

Well, because we celebrate Passover and not Easter.

Does that shock you?

Perhaps we should take a closer look at the two holidays.

Which holiday is actually more "Christian": Passover or Easter?

On first glance that might seem like a completely ridiculous question.

Isn't Passover a "Jewish" holiday and Easter a "Christian" holiday?

Well, not exactly.

The earliest Christians did not celebrate a holiday called "Easter" at all.

They kept Passover.

After all, when did Jesus die on the cross? (On the eve of Passover)

When did Jesus rise from the dead? (During the Feast of Unleavened Bread)

What holiday foreshadowed the sacrifice of the lamb of God for centuries before it happened? (Passover)

So why do Christians celebrate a holiday called Easter?

Do you even know what the word "Easter" means?

Have you ever wondered where that word originated?

That is something I always wondered about when I was growing up.

However, it was not until I started doing some research that I began to learn the truth about Easter.

Many of our old reference books actually told us the truth about these things.....

The Britannica Encyclopedia (1934) defined Easter this way:

"EASTER (es’ter). Ostara, or Eastre, was the goddess of Spring in the religion of the ancient Angles and Saxons. Every April a festival was celebrated in her honor. With the beginnings of Christianity, the old gods were put aside. From then on the festival was celebrated in honor of the resurrection of Christ, but was still known as Easter after the old goddess."

So why do we celebrate "Easter"?

Well, the story goes back a long way - to the ancient Middle East.

Have you ever heard of "Ishtar" or "Ashtoreth"? Most of you probably have. They are ancient names of the same pagan fertility goddess. In fact, if you trace the various pagan fertility goddesses back far enough, they all trace back to Semiramis of ancient Babylon.

Over time, "Ashtoreth" and "Asherah" became "Ishtar" which eventually became "Eastre" and then finally "Easter", but it is all the same pagan fertility goddess.

Some other names of "Easter" over the centuries included Aphrodite from ancient Cyprus, Astarte from ancient Greece, Demeter from Mycenae, Kali from India and Ostara, a Norse goddess of fertility.

In fact, pagans and Wiccans celebrate a holiday called "Ostara" to this very day.

Easter "eggs" and bunny rabbits are pagan fertility symbols that celebrate this pagan fertility goddess, and they have been used as symbols for her for thousands of years.

So why do Christians celebrate "Easter"?

Jesus did not die on "Easter".

Do you want to know when Jesus died?

He died on the eve of Passover.

You see, in the "Old Testament", God had His people come up to Jerusalem three times per year. One of those times was for Passover.

During the very first Passover, God had the Jews take the blood of a lamb and put it on their doorposts so that the death angel would pass over their houses.

And do you know what doorposts are most commonly made of?

Wood.

And do you know where wood comes from?

From a tree.

So the message of that very first Passover was that the blood of the lamb on the tree covers us from the wrath of God.

Does that sound familiar?

It should.

It is the message of the cross - the blood of the lamb on the tree covers us from the wrath of God!

So for hundreds upon hundreds of years, God had His people gather in the exact city where Christ would die, at the exact time of the year when He would die, and He had them celebrate a holiday that perfectly foreshadowed the sacrifice of Jesus the Messiah.

So why do Christians not celebrate the holiday of Passover?

Did you also know that Jesus celebrated Passover? The Last Supper was actually a Passover meal (just look it up in the Scriptures).

During the Last Supper Jesus said to do this meal in memory of Him.

And did you know that all of humanity will celebrate the Passover during the 1000 year reign of Christ? If you don't believe me, just read Ezekiel chapters 45 and 46.

Did you know that "Easter" was celebrated by ancient civilizations such as the Assyrians, the Phoenicians, and the Philistines? Did you know that ritual pagan sex acts were involved with the celebration of "Easter"?

So why have we all forsaken a holiday which predicted the sacrifice of Jesus, which is full of symbolism about Jesus, which is during the precise time when Jesus died and rose again and which God tells us in the Scriptures to remember?

Why have we instead been celebrating a pagan fertility festival that is named after a pagan fertility goddess and is filled with pagan symbols and traditions?

The YouTube video below contains even more information on Easter and Passover.....

Perhaps it is time to reconsider a lot of the things that we have taken for granted.

The Bible has nothing to say about Easter.

But it has a ton to say about Passover.

If you do not know much about Passover, I would encourage you to pick up your Bible and to read about it. Passover is a truly extraordinary holiday that perfectly foreshadowed the sacrifice of Christ every year for over a thousand years before Jesus arrived on earth.

So is Passover more Christian than Easter?

The truth is that there isn't even a comparison.

We wish you a truly happy Passover and today we join together with believers all over the world in recognizing one of God's amazing holidays.

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2009-04-06T10:39:00.001-07:00

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The Growth Of Atheism

2009-03-30T10:11:00.000-07:00

Interest in atheism is surging all over the world - even in the United States which had been resistant to it for so long. The reality is that people in modern society are rejecting the concept of "god" more than ever before, and this is really starting to frighten major religious institutions.

In a 2008 Gallup survey, 15 percent of Americans claimed no religion at all. That is up from only 8% in 1990. That is almost a doubling in less than 20 years. That is stunning growth! In fact, the "non-religious" now outnumber all religious organizations in the United States except the Catholics and the Baptists.

But the U.S. cannot yet match the enthusiasm of British atheists. More than 100,000 people in the U.K. have recently downloaded "certificates of de-baptism" from a website that seeks to help the non-religious renounce their Christian faith.

The de-baptism certificates are being distributed by a group called the National Secular Society. This campaign comes on the heels of a highly successful bus advertising campaign by atheists in the U.K. that promoted the slogan: "There's probably no God."

One downside to atheism in the past was that there were a lot less holidays to celebrate.

However, at least one atheist is hoping to change that by encouraging the non-religious to embrace April 1st as an international atheist holiday.

April Fools Day?

I guess considering what Psalm 14:1 says it would be appropriate.....

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”

The truth is that the evidence is overwhelming that there is a God, and if you doubt that fact, then I would encourage you to read this:

http://whygodreallyexists.com/archives/does-god-exist

The Joggins Fossil Cliffs

2009-03-25T06:15:00.000-07:00

The Joggins Fossil Cliffs are extraordinary evidence against the theory of evolution and for the theory of intelligent design.

The fossil cliffs at Joggins, Nova Scotia represent 18,000 feet of strata buried very quickly in a flood, with many tree trunks extending up through several layers of strata. These stunning polystrate fossils have long been recognized as evidence for fossilization via rapid burial.

Evolutionists try to claim that these strata were laid down over millions of years, but if that is the case, then how did these fossilized tree trunks end up buried in multiple layers of strata?

I think that you will find this video very enlightening.....

If You Like This Blog Then You Will Love Our New Website

2009-03-19T10:00:00.000-07:00

If you have enjoyed reading this blog, then you will love our new website entitled "Why God?"

The new site discusses a lot of the reasons why God exists, why Christianity is true and why everyone should become a Christian.

Some of the key articles that you should check out on the new site include.....

*Questions For Atheists

*Mocking Christianity?

*The Creation/Evolution Debate

*Did You Know There Was A Prophecy Of The Crucifixion Of Jesus Christ 1000 Years Ahead Of Time?

We really believe that this new website will make an impact on a lot of people. Check it out and let us know what you think. If you think the new website is good, please link to it and please get the word out about it to everyone that you know.

Isaiah 53 - A Prophecy Of The Suffering, Death And Resurrection Of Jesus Christ

2009-03-18T11:49:00.000-07:00

What sets Christianity apart from other religions? Why do Christians claim that Christianity is true and other religions aren't? How can we know who God really is?

Well, the God of the Bible has told us exactly how we can know that He is the one true God. One of the primary ways that God authenticates Himself is through predictive prophecy. In other words, only the one true God can tell us the end of the story from the beginning. In Isaiah 46:9-10, God says this:

Remember the former things, those of long ago;
I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me.
I make known the end from the beginning,
from ancient times, what is still to come.
I say: My purpose will stand,
and I will do all that I please.

So is there evidence in the Scriptures that God has told us the end from the beginning?

There sure is!

When you are talking with a non-believer, have them read Isaiah chapter 53.

Then ask them who it is talking about. Most of the time they will say something like: "Of course it is talking about Jesus - but should we be surprised that the Bible talks about Jesus?"

Then tell them that Isaiah 53 was written about 700 years BEFORE Jesus came to earth.

That will get their attention.

The truth is that Isaiah 53 is a stunning prophecy of the suffering, death and resurrection of the future Messiah.

7 different times in that chapter Isaiah prophecies that the future Messiah will suffer for OUR sins.....

Isaiah 53:4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows

Isaiah 53:5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.

Isaiah 53:6 ...the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 53:8 ...for the transgression of my people he was stricken.

Isaiah 53:10 Yet it was the LORD's will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering

Isaiah 53:11 ...he will bear their iniquities

Isaiah 53:12 For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Isaiah 53 also tells us that the Messiah will die and that He would be assigned a grave with the wicked (Jesus was crucified with thieves) and with the rich (He was buried in a rich man's tomb).....

Isaiah 53:12 ...he poured out his life unto death

Isaiah 53:9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death

In verse 11, Isaiah also tells us that after His suffering, the Messiah would be resurrected.....

Isaiah 53:11 After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life and be satisfied

Isn't all of this amazing?

If you have never read Isaiah 53, I would encourage you to read the entire chapter:

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2053&version=9

But Isaiah 53 is not alone. The Bible is literally packed with prophecies that have been fulfilled.

But getting back to Isaiah 53, the Bible Code researchers have found something truly extraordinary in that chapter.

They have found the name of Jesus (Yeshua), Mary, the names of the 12 disciples, Messiah, Galilee, Herod, His Cross, Let Him Be Crucified and many other terms related to Jesus all in this short passage.

You can read all about it at this excellent site:

http://bibleprobe.com/jesuscode.htm

What will the skeptics have to say now? It is all a "coincidence"? If that is what you believe, then you have a whole lot of blind faith.

Anyway, here are some of the terms that the Bible Code researchers have discovered in Isaiah 53 and the verses where the terms were found:

Yeshua (Jesus) 53:10
Nazarene 53:6
Messiah 53:11
Shiloh 53:12
Passover 53:10
Galilee 53:7
Herod 53:6
Caiaphas, High Priest 52:15
Annas, High Priest 53:3
Mary 53:11
Mary 53:10
Mary 53:9
The Disciples 53:12
Peter 53:10
Matthew 53:8
John 53:10
Andrew 53:4
Philip 53:5
Thomas 53:2
James 52:2
James 52:2
Simon 52:14
Thaddaeus 53:12
Matthias 53:5
Let Him be crucified 53:8
His Cross 53:6
Lamp of the Lord 53:5
His signature 52:7
Bread 53:12
Wine 53:5
From Zion 52:14
Moriah 52:7
Obed (servant) 53:7
Jesse 52:9
Seed 52:5
Water 52:7
Levites 54:3
From the Atonement Lamb 52:12
Joseph 53:2

Now that you are faced with the evidence, what will you do?

Will you turn to God or will you continue to ignore Him?

We urge you to make the right choice:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1049/1049_01.asp

Has Evidence That Dinosaurs And Humans Coexisted Been Found In Cambodia?

2009-03-11T15:37:00.000-07:00

Has amazing evidence that dinosaurs and humans coexisted been found?

Well, the good folks over at Bible.ca have posted a picture of an engraving of what looks like a stegosaurus on an ancient temple in Cambodia.

So how did this engraving get there?

Did the ancient Cambodians know what a stegosaurus looks like?

What other explanation is there?

You can read more about this extraordinary discovery here:

http://www.bible.ca/tracks/tracks-cambodia.htm

The Ancient Document That Contains A Prophecy Of The Crucifixion Of Christ 1000 Years In Advance

2009-03-04T12:03:00.000-08:00

Did you know that there is an ancient document that describes the crucifixion of Jesus Christ about 1000 years before it happened?

It's remarkable, but it is true!

This prophecy was written by King David, and most Christians don't even know about it.

David was the king of Israel about 1000 years before Jesus came to earth, and he was also the author of many of the Psalms.

Psalm 22 is one of David's finest Psalms, and in it we find a stunning prophecy of the crucifixion of Jesus.

Psalm 22 starts out with the following words.....

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

Does that sound familiar to you?

It should.

They are words that Jesus cried out on the cross in Matthew 27:46.....

About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"—which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

So why did Jesus say these words while he was being crucified?

Well, it was an accurate description of what was taking place at that moment as Christ was hanging on the cross paying for the sins of the world.

But there is another reason.

As he was dying on the cross, Jesus cried out those words to point everyone to Psalm 22. He was in essence saying: "Look! Bible prophecy is being fulfilled right in front of you!"

And indeed Bible prophecy was being fulfilled right at that moment.

Just look at what Psalm 22:16-18 has to say.....

Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet. I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me. They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

What an amazing description of the scene of Christ's crucifixion!

Just consider some of the details.....

1) Hands and feet pierced.
2) Surrounded by evil men.
3) People are staring and gloating.
4) He can count his bones which implies that He has been stripped down.
5) They divided His garments and cast lots for His clothing which is exactly what happened.

This is all the more amazing when you consider that crucifixion had not even been invented when this was written. Crucifixion was invented by the Persians between 300 and 400 B.C., which is about 600 to 700 years after this Psalm was written.

This is one of the things that truly sets Christianity apart from other religions - the element of predictive prophecy.

No other religion has incredibly specific prophecies given hundreds or thousands of years in advance that come to pass.

In fact, God says that this is how you can know that He really is God. In Isaiah 46:9-10 it says this.....

Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.

The one true God is the only one who tells us the end from the beginning. The prophecy of Psalm 22 is just one of dozens of specific prophecies about Jesus that came to pass.

If you have a chance tonight read Isaiah 53.

It is another amazing prophecy about the Messiah who would come.

It was written approximately 700 years before Christ lived.

You won't find this kind of thing in any other religion.

Why?

Because Christianity is true.

There really is a God, there really is a heaven, there really is a hell, there really is right and wrong and each one of us really does have an eternal destiny.

And if Christianity is true, and eternal life is real, then it is the most important issue for every single man, woman and child on the planet.

God is not hard to find. There is literally a mountain of evidence for Christianity, and it is right in front of your face if you are willing to see it.

Atheism's Best Kept Secret

2009-02-19T12:04:00.000-08:00

Do you know what atheism's best kept secret is?

Atheists believe that nothing created everything.

That sounds totally ridiculous, doesn't it?

They even admit it on television.

Just check out this stunning video.....

"Darwin Day" - Charles Darwin's Birthday Demonstrated How Much The Apostate Church Has Embraced Evolution

2009-02-15T08:24:00.000-08:00

Much was made of Charles Darwin's birthday last week. One secularist group even celebrated the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin by putting ads on billboards that encourage people to "Evolve Beyond Belief".

But that is what we have come to expect from atheists and secularists. On "Darwin Day", myths were paraded about as facts, and everyone in the secular world pretended that Charles Darwin was a great man of science.

But now the "church" has embraced Darwin too?

Instead of protesting Darwinism and demonstrating how the science clearly shows that it is wrong, many churches were actually celebrating Charles Darwin's birthday.

Even some evangelical churches were celebrating it.

What kind of nonsense is that?

The Roman Catholics have gone just about all the way in embracing Darwinism. Just check out this article entitled: The Vatican Declares That Charles Darwin Was Right After All!

We were stunned when we learned the extent to which the Roman Catholics have absolutely shunned the idea of Intelligent Design.

What in the world is happening?

I suppose this is all part of the apostasy of the last days.

Churches all over the world are turning away from sound doctrine, and those of us who still embrace it will need to speak more loudly than ever in support of the truth.

The Jewish Talmud Contains Amazing Evidence For Christianity And For The Reality Of Jesus Christ

2009-02-08T14:57:00.000-08:00

There is extraordinary evidence in the Jewish Talmud that something incredibly miraculous happened approximately 40 years before the Jewish Temple was destroyed in 70 A.D.

The Jewish Talmud actually records four amazing miracles that all began about 40 years before the Temple was finally destroyed.

What these miracles may represent is an extraordinary message from God that something earth shatteringly significant did indeed occur around the time of 30 A.D.

In the centuries that followed the destruction of the Temple in 70 A.D., Jewish rabbis worked to compile two records of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs, and history.

The first was compiled in the land of Palestine and became known as the Jerusalem Talmud.

The second was compiled in the land of Babylon and was known as the Babylonian Talmud.

Both the Jerusalem Talmud and the Babylonian Talmud contain a description of these four extraordinary miracles.

First, here is the description of these miracles that we find in the Jerusalem Talmud:

"Forty years before the destruction of the Temple, the western light went out, the crimson thread remained crimson, and the lot for the Lord always came up in the left hand. They would close the gates of the Temple by night and get up in the morning and find them wide open" (Jacob Neusner, The Yerushalmi, p.156-157).

Secondly, here is the description of these miracles that we find in the Babylonian Talmud:

"Our rabbis taught: During the last forty years before the destruction of the Temple the lot ['For the Lord'] did not come up in the right hand; nor did the crimson-colored strap become white; nor did the western most light shine; and the doors of the Hekel [Temple] would open by themselves" (Soncino version, Yoma 39b).

So what do these things mean?

The following descriptions of what these amazing miracles mean comes from the Solomon's Temple website:

http://www3.telus.net/public/kstam/en/temple/details/evidence.htm

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The Miracle of the "Lot"

The first of these miracles concerns a random choosing of the "lot" which was cast on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). The lot chosen determined which of two goats would be "for the Lord" and which goat would be the "Azazel" or "scapegoat." During the two hundred years before 30 CE, when the High Priest picked one of two stones, again this selection was governed by chance, and each year the priest would select a black stone as often as a white stone. But for forty years in a row, beginning in 30 CE, the High Priest always picked the black stone! The odds against this happening are astronomical (2 to the 40th power). In other words, the chances of this occurring are 1 in approximately 5,479,548,800 or about 5.5 billion to one! By comparison, your chances of winning your local state or municipal-run cash Lottery would be much more favorable!

The lot for Azazel, the black stone, contrary to all the laws of chance, came up 40 times in a row from 30 to 70 AD! This was considered a dire event and signified something had fundamentally changed in this Yom Kippur ritual. This casting of lots is also accompanied by yet another miracle which is described next.

The Miracle of the Red Strip

The second miracle concerns the crimson strip or cloth tied to the Azazel goat. A portion of this red cloth was also removed from the goat and tied to the Temple door. Each year the red cloth on the Temple door turned white as if to signify the atonement of another Yom Kippur was acceptable to the Lord. This annual event happened until 30 CE when the cloth then remained crimson each year to the time of the Temple's destruction. This undoubtedly caused much stir and consternation among the Jews. This traditional practice is linked to Israel confessing its sins and ceremonially placing this nation's sin upon the Azazel goat. The sin was then removed by this goat's death. Sin was represented by the red color of the cloth (the color of blood). But the cloth remained crimson that is, Israel's sins were not being pardoned and "made white."

As God told Israel through Isaiah the prophet:

"Come, let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet [crimson], they shall be white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as [white] wool" (Isaiah 1:18).

The clear indication is that the whole community had lost the Lord's attention in relation to something that occurred in 30 CE. The yearly atonement achieved through the typical Yom Kippur observance was not being realized as expected. Atonement apparently was to be gained in some other way. Who or what would provide the atonement for another year?

Concerning the crimson strip though not mentioned in the Scriptures and long before 30 C.E. during the 40 years Simon the Righteous was High Priest, a crimson thread which was associated with his person always turned white when he entered the Temple's innermost Holy of Holies. The people noticed this. Also, they noted that "the lot of the LORD" (the white lot) came up for 40 straight years during Simon's priesthood. They noticed that the "lot" picked by the priests after Simon would sometimes be black, and sometimes white, and that the crimson thread would sometimes turn white, and sometimes not. The Jews came to believe that if the crimson thread turned white, that God approved of the Day of Atonement rituals and that Israel could be assured that God forgave their sins. But after 30 CE, the crimson thread never turned white again for 40 years, till the destruction of the Temple and the cessation of all Temple rituals!

What did the Jewish nation do in 30 CE to merit such a change at Yom Kippur? By some accounts, on April 5, 30 CE (i.e., on the 14th of Nisan, the day of the Passover sacrifice) the Messiah, Yeshua, was cut off from Israel, himself put to death as a sacrifice for sin. To this event there is a transference of the atonement now no longer achieved through the two goats as offered at Yom Kippur. Like an innocent Passover lamb, the Messiah was put to death though no fault was found in Him! But unlike Temple sacrifices or the Yom Kippur events (as detailed above) where sin is only covered over for a time, the Messianic sacrifice comes with the promise of forgiveness of sins through grace given by God to those who accept a personal relationship with Messiah. This is essentially a one time event for each person's lifetime and not a continual series of annual observances and animal sacrifices. The mechanism providing forgiveness of sin changed in 30 CE.

The Miracle of the Temple Doors

The next miracle, which the Jewish authorities acknowledged, was that the Temple doors swung open every night of their own accord. This too occurred for forty years, beginning in 30 CE The leading Jewish authority of that time, Yohanan ben Zakkai, declared that this was a sign of impending doom, that the Temple itself would be destroyed.

The Jerusalem Talmud states:

"Said Rabban Yohanan Ben Zakkai to the Temple, 'O Temple, why do you frighten us? We know that you will end up destroyed. For it has been said, 'Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour your cedars' " (Zechariah 11:1)' (Sota 6:3).

Yohanan Ben Zakkai was the leader of the Jewish community during the time following the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE, when the Jewish government was transferred to Jamnia, some thirty miles west of Jerusalem.

Might the doors have opened to also signify that all may now enter the Temple, even to its innermost holy sections. The evidence supported by the miracles described above suggests the Lord's presence had departed from the Temple. This was no longer just a place for High Priests alone, but the doors swung open for all to enter the Lord's house of worship.

The Miracle of the Temple Menorah

The fourth miracle was that the most important lamp of the seven candle-stick Menorah in the Temple went out, and would not shine. Every night for 40 years (over 12,500 nights in a row) the main lamp of the Temple lampstand (menorah) went out of its own accord no matter what attempts and precautions the priests took to safeguard against this event!

Earnest Martin states:

"In fact, we are told in the Talmud that at dusk the lamps that were unlit in the daytime (the middle four lamps remained unlit, while the two eastern lamps normally stayed lit during the day) were to be re-lit from the flames of the western lamp (which was a lamp that was supposed to stay lit all the time it was like the 'eternal' flame that we see today in some national monuments)...

"This 'western lamp' was to be kept lit at all times. For that reason, the priests kept extra reservoirs of olive oil and other implements in ready supply to make sure that the 'western lamp' (under all circumstances) would stay lit. But what happened in the forty years from the very year Messiah said the physical Temple would be destroyed? Every night for forty years the western lamp went out, and this in spite of the priests each evening preparing in a special way the western lamp so that it would remain constantly burning all night!" (The Significance of the Year CE 30, Ernest Martin, Research Update, April 1994, p.4).

Again, the odds against the lamp continually going out are astronomical. Something out of the ordinary was going on. The "light" of the Menorah representing contact with God, His Spirit, and His Presence was now removed. This special demonstration occurred starting with the crucifixion of the Messiah!

It should be clear to any reasonable mind that there is no natural way to explain all these four signs connected with the year 30 CE. The only possible explanation has to be supernatural.

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Now it must be noted that the Jewish Talmud is most definitely NOT scripture, but what these documents do show is that it was the belief of the Jewish rabbis that these four mind blowing miracles DID happen.

If only these Jewish rabbis had realized what these miracles were trying to tell them - that Yahshua (Jesus) is the Messiah and that His death and resurrection had changed things forever.

8 Really Good Reasons Why Christianity Is True

2009-01-30T06:21:00.000-08:00

In a world of logic, reason and science, why do millions of people still follow a religion that is nearly 2000 years old? How can any faith compete with the collective knowledge and wisdom of modern society? Isn't it time to start demanding that religions either stand up to the rigors of intellectual investigation or be discarded in the name of progress?

Mankind has had greater advances in education and science over the past 100 years than ever before. Once upon a time the horse and buggy were cutting edge technology, but now we fly around in jet aircraft. Our knowledge of physics, astronomy and other sciences has absolutely exploded. So why does anyone still listen to an ancient religion that is thousands of years old?

Everywhere you go on the internet today, and I mean EVERYWHERE, there are debates going on about Christianity, and these debates can get incredibly heated. Some of the best minds and some of the best educated people in the world claim to have the answers. Atheists, skeptics, philosophers, preachers, bloggers and other self-appointed religious experts are constantly battling for the intellectual high ground.

So who is right?

Do logic, reason and modern science have anything to say about religion?

Can religion survive in an era when most of the people are educated and when many people look at religious claims with skepticism?

When skeptics attack most religions, they DO indeed have the intellectual high ground. For when one closely examines such "faiths" as Islam or Hinduism one does find that logic, reason and real, hard evidence are directly contradictory to these religious systems.

However, Christianity is the one faith that is different in this regard. It is our assertion that there is absolutely no conflict between Christianity and the truth.

If you make the decision to actually investigate these matters objectively, you will find that Christianity has a MOUNTAIN of evidence to support it. Those who have actually studied these things with an open mind know the truth.

Dr. Simon Greenleaf (Harvard University - one of the greatest professors of Law in U.S. history) once said: "According to the laws of legal evidence used in courts of law, there is more evidence for the historical fact of the resurrection of Jesus Christ than for just about any other event in history."

Have you ever spent much time wondering if Christianity is true or not?

Perhaps you should.

We have studied these matters for over 20 years, and we have come to the conclusion that after you have asked all the questions, and after you have done all the research, the evidence does lead to an overwhelming conclusion:

Christianity is true.

But the sad reality is that the vast majority of Christians do not know how to defend the Christian faith. Why? Because the church has done an absolutely MISERABLE job of teaching people about the evidence for Christianity. So when Christians come up against atheists, skeptics and self-appointed, know-it-all "experts" they don't know how to respond to their questions.

We would encourage all of you to investigate these matters for yourself.

The following are 8 really good reasons why Christianity is true.....

#1) The world around us reveals that God DOES exist. The following short videos were produced by an ex-atheist and ex-evolutionist who is a graduate of Yale Law School. These videos drive atheists and skeptics crazy, but for a more complete treatment of this topic, please read Strobel's excellent book entitled "The Case For A Creator":

http://www.leestrobel.com/Creator.htm

#2) The historical evidence reveals that Jesus Christ really did come to this earth:

http://www.grantjeffrey.com/article/historicalev.htm

#3) There is overwhelming evidence that Jesus Christ really did physically rise from the dead:

http://shatteredparadigm.blogspot.com/2008/05/resurrection-of-jesus-is-real.html

#4) All of these things about Jesus were prophetically foretold by God in the Bible with specificity:

http://www.xenos.org/teachings/topical/objections/daniel9.htm
(Click "Watch" to view the presentation)

and

http://shatteredparadigm.blogspot.com/2008/07/do-you-know-about-all-messianic.html

#5) There is massive evidence that Jesus is doing miracles in our day:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2575536377261580026&q=Raised+from+the+dead&hl=en

#6) There are thousands of stories of Jesus appearing to people all over the globe:

http://prorege-forum.com/messages/407.html

and

http://www.amightywind.com/fastfood/dreams/040723muslimdreams.htm

#7) Jesus is coming again and the signs of the end times that were foretold in the Bible are coming to pass right in front of our eyes:

http://shatteredparadigm.blogspot.com/2008/05/did-you-know-that-there-are-ancient.html

#8) Credible witnesses have seen the afterlife and have come back and reported to us that it is precisely as the Bible describes:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=648912510964850987&q=hell&hl=en

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ElnQUVkWsQ

The truth is that the afterlife is very real, so make the right choice and give your life to Jesus Christ today:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8149875636555097567&q=Hell+and+Back&hl=en

If you have been persuaded by the evidence and you are interested in becoming a Christian, the following link is a place where you can learn more:

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1049/1049_01.asp

Oprah Winfrey Once Again Has The Reverend Ed Bacon On Her Show

2009-01-20T18:00:00.001-08:00

Oprah Winfrey is continuing her crusade to redefine religion and spirituality in America.

A while back, Oprah Winfrey shocked many people in the United States by having two clergymen on her show who proclaimed to the world that "being gay is a gift from God."

That show predictably caused a significant response from people all across the religious spectrum.

In fact, it was such a huge response that Oprah decided to have one of those ministers, the Reverend Ed Bacon of the All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, California on her show once again.

The following video shows highlights from Bacon's first stunning appearance on Oprah, and it shows his more recent appearance on Oprah where he reaffirms his position that the Bible says that being gay is a gift from God.....

Needless to say the blogs and forums all over the internet are buzzing about all of this.

Oprah Winfrey has gotten to the point where she not only discusses spiritual matters on her show, but she now is actively seeking to redefine and reshape the religious beliefs of millions of Americans.

Recently on our new blog we published an article entitled "Oprah Winfrey: Preparing The Way For The One World Religion?" which went into great detail in explaining how Oprah is attempting to become one of the most influential spiritual leaders of this generation.

Is it appropriate for Oprah to do this?

Is Oprah purposely trying to destroy traditional Christianity?

What do you think about what Oprah believes and about what she is trying to do?

Feel free to leave us a comment and tell us what you think!

How Does Someone Become A Christian? If You Want To Know How To Become A Christian Read This Post

2009-01-19T10:31:00.001-08:00

Do you want to know how to become a Christian?

Do you want to have your sins forgiven?

Do you want to have a relationship with the God of the universe?

Would you like to live for eternity?

You can!

The God of the universe is very real, and He wants you to have eternal life and to live with him for eternity.

Today we wanted to share with you all the basic things that you need to know to become a Christian.....

1) God LOVES you and offers a wonderful PLAN for your life.

God's Love
"God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life" (John 3:16).

God's Plan
[Christ speaking] "I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly" [that it might be full and meaningful] (John 10:10).

Why is it that most people are not experiencing the abundant life?

Because...

2) Man is SINFUL and SEPARATED from God. Therefore, he cannot know and experience God's love and plan for his life.

Man Is Sinful
"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).

Man was created to have fellowship with God; but, because of his stubborn self-will, he chose to go his own independent way, and fellowship with God was broken. This self-will, characterized by an attitude of active rebellion or passive indifference, is evidence of what the Bible calls sin.

Man Is Separated
"The wages of sin is death" [spiritual separation from God] (Romans 6:23).

How can we bridge this separation?

3) Jesus Christ is God's ONLY provision for man's sin. Through Him you can know and experience God's love and plan for your life.

He Died in Our Place
"God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).

He Rose From the Dead
"Christ died for our sins...He was buried...He was raised on the third day, according to the Scriptures...He appeared to Peter, then to the twelve. After that He appeared to more than five hundred..." (1 Corinthians 15:3-6).

He Is the Only Way to God
"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me'" (John 14:6).

It is not enough to just know these things...

4) We must individually RECEIVE Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; then we can know and experience God's love and plan for our lives.

We Must Receive Christ
"As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name" (John 1:12).

We Receive Christ Through Faith
"By grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast" (Ephesians 2:8,9).

We Receive Christ by Personal Invitation
[Christ speaking] "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him" (Revelation 3:20).

Receiving Christ involves turning to God from self (repentance) and trusting Christ to come into our lives to forgive our sins and to make us what He wants us to be. Just to agree intellectually that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He died on the cross for your sins is not enough. Nor is it enough to have an emotional experience. You receive Jesus Christ by faith, as an act of the will.

You can receive Christ right now by faith through prayer.

God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart. The following is a suggested prayer:

"Lord Jesus, I need You. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be."

Does this prayer express the desire of your heart? If it does, we invite you to pray this prayer right now and Christ will come into your life, as He promised.

If you received Jesus into your life today, or if you have any questions about how you can become a Christian, please drop us a note in the comments section below.

The Final Hour - Our New Blog About The Last Days Before The Return Of Jesus Christ

2009-01-18T07:47:00.001-08:00

We are incredibly excited to announced the debut of our new blog The Final Hour.

The world is more rapidly changing than ever before. This is a time of wars and rumors of wars, of economic collapse, of increasing terrorism, of rising famine, of devastating natural disasters, of environmental destruction and of global plagues.

The world is spinning out of control and with each passing year things seem to be getting worse.

That is because things ARE getting worse.

Politicians, celebrities and religious leaders run around claiming that they have some answers but nobody can seem to even slow down the building chaos.

The world as we all knew it has fundamentally changed, and many are wondering if the world is about to face the worst times it has ever seen.

The times that are approaching us are the times that Jesus spoke of in Luke 21:10-11.....

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.

The vast majority of the population is not going to know how to handle these things. There will be mass panic and mass rioting as these things begin to take place. When people lose everything that they have worked for all of their lives and they realize that there is no hope, then the very worst of humanity will come out.

We will soon be facing the days that the apostle Paul wrote about in 2 Timothy 3:1-5.....

But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power.

In our new blog, we will be covering the extraordinary events of these times as humanity enters the darkest era in history.

We would encourage you to go over and check out the new site. We think that you will find that it is unlike any blog that you have seen before.....

http://thefinalhour.blogspot.com/

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Oprah Winfrey Has Two Christian Pastors On Her Show Who Tell Millions Of Americans That "Being Gay Is A Gift From God"

2009-01-17T14:41:00.001-08:00

On a recent broadcast of the Oprah Winfrey show, not one, but two Christian pastors emphatically declared that "being gay is a gift from God."

In fact, in the stunning video footage below you will see one of the Christian ministers tell a gay person that he "is gay by divine right" and that part of being made in the image and likeness of God is to be gay because God made him that way.

Just check out this amazing video footage. You will definitely want to watch it more than once.....

Now Oprah's very strong promotion of gay marriage and the gay agenda has been known for a long time, but she has definitely taken things to a whole new level by having Christian ministers on her show who are openly teaching that being gay is a gift from God.

This is just another indication of the extent to which Oprah Winfrey is willing to go to try to influence spirituality in America.

Earlier this week we published an article on our new blog entitled "Oprah Winfrey: Preparing The Way For The One World Religion?" which went into great detail in explaining how Oprah is attempting to reshape and redefine traditional Christianity. Oprah does not simply have a personal obsession with "spirituality" at this point. Now she is actively attempting to become one of the most influential spiritual leaders of this generation.

As far as the Christian ministers on Oprah's program, perhaps they have never had the chance to read Romans 1:26-27.....

Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.

The reality is that the vast majority of Americans are now bound up in a variety of sexual sin: adultery, fornication, pornography, lust, orgies, etc. etc.

We should dearly love everyone who is caught up in any type of sin and pray that they will turn to God and be set free.

These are the end times and the reality is that wickedness is going to continue to increase. As sin continues to prosper, may we all dramatically increase our love so that we may shine like lights in the darkness.