tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338062542024-03-17T20:03:35.451-07:00JOEL 2 GENERATIONCONTENDING FOR THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.comBlogger1450125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-86179334076725975552024-03-17T09:34:00.000-07:002024-03-17T09:34:01.729-07:00LENT 2024 - DAY 28 - remaining focused with the finish line in sight<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Even as today is a non-fasting day (Sunday), I am was reflecting yesterday on the Lenten fast - a time to re-assess how I am personally doing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As we move into the final 2 weeks, starting Monday, I want to remain focused. I want to keep my commitment level to focused prayer high. My spiritual goals before me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some further thoughts...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/17/lent-2024-day-28-remaining-focused-with-the-finish-line-in-sight/">LINK</a><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/17/lent-2024-day-28-remaining-focused-with-the-finish-line-in-sight/</span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-53876883309371149322024-03-15T08:30:00.000-07:002024-03-15T08:31:49.615-07:00LENT 2024 - DAY 27 - The Breastplate of St. Patrick<p><span face="Rubik, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-size: 30.4px;"><b>Was/is this the greatest spiritual warfare prayer in the history of the Church?</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Of course, this debate will never be settled, but no one who knows Church History would ever not include this great prayer/declaration by one of the most successful apostolic church planters in the history of Christianity. </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Patrick KNEW that the powers of darkness were real and he and his disciples used the weapons that God has given us to oppose the kingdom of darkness, to set captives free, to overcome the wiles of the devil (Ephesians 6:11), and to ultimately see thousands of churches planted and millions of souls saved. (I am thinking not just of the impact in his own lifetime but throughout the centuries since then). </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">As St. Patrick’s Day is approaching, let us all pray/declare this today as we are truly facing evil that is unlike any other time in our lives.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">For such a time as this…</p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><em>THE BREASTPLATE OF ST. PATRICK</em> (AD433)</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">I ARISE TODAY </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Through belief in the Threeness,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">I ARISE TODAY</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Through the strength of Christ’s birth with His baptism,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Through the strength of His resurrection with His ascension,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">I ARISE TODAY</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Through the strength of the love of cherubim,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">In the obedience of angels, In the service of archangels,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">In the prayers of patriarchs, In the predictions of prophets,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">In the preaching of apostles, In the faith of confessors,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">In the innocence of holy virgins, In the deeds of righteous men.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">I ARISE TODAY</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">through The strength of heaven, The light of the sun, The radiance of the moon,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The splendor of fire, The speed of lightning, The swiftness of wind,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">The depth of the sea, The stability of the earth, The firmness of rock.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">I ARISE TODAY</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">through God’s strength to pilot me, God’s might to uphold me,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">God’s wisdom to guide me, God’s eye to look before me,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">God’s ear to hear me, God’s word to speak for me,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">God’s hand to guard me, God’s shield to protect me,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">God’s angelic armies to save me from snares of devils, From temptation of vices,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">From everyone who shall wish me ill, afar and near.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">I SUMMON TODAY</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">All these powers between me and those evils,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Against every cruel and merciless power that may oppose my body and soul,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Against incantations of false prophets, Against black laws of paganism,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Against false laws of heretics, Against craft of idolatry,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Against spells of witches and smiths and wizards,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Against every knowledge that corrupts man’s body and soul;</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Christ to shield me TODAY</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Against poison, Against burning, Against drowning, Against wounding,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">So that there may come to me an abundance of reward.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Christ with me,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Christ before me,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Christ behind me,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Christ in me,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Christ beneath me,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Christ above me,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Christ on my right,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Christ on my left,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Christ when I lie down,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Christ when I sit down,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Christ when I arise,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Christ in every eye that sees me,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Christ in every ear that hears me.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">I ARISE TODAY</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Through belief in the Threeness,</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30.4px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">Through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation.</p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-67299666981474364412024-03-15T07:46:00.000-07:002024-03-15T07:58:48.450-07:00Epidemic of Fraud - Trailer #2 (HERE)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='620' height='517' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxWRspm-YnJUkioLXiKesJm2BWElvs2jMQdKRDwsHqVdUU7exPpqNKl5oKqwOelalMlLgLWkaO8uTA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Watch the full documentary for free at <b>brokentruth.com</b></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">#epidemicoffraud #brokentruth</span><br /> <p></p></div>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-55114411530872048992024-03-14T07:50:00.000-07:002024-03-14T08:07:10.813-07:00LENT 2024 - DAY 26 - Who was the REAL St. Patrick? (2024 update)<p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; margin-bottom: 0.875em; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Setting aside the millions of Americans who will be getting drunk and being debauched in St. Patrick’s honor this coming weekend, who obviously know NOTHING about him, others seem to know next to nothing.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In fact, most of what Christians have heard about St. Patrick amounts to Fake ‘Theological’ News.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Different Christians want to claim him as their own, the Roman Catholic Church being the loudest voice.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There have been a growing number of other Christians in recent years claiming to be “Celtic” and/or seeking to recover Celtic roots or Celtic ‘spirituality’. Sadly, much of that is distorted and often infused with New Age beliefs and ideas.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Other historical revisionists will look to the Celtic Christians to justify other ideas/agendas – such as radical feminism and even environmentalism.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">So, who were the original Celtic Christians?</span> <span style="font-weight: 700;">And who was St. Patrick</span>, the Apostolic pioneer who sparked that entire movement? </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The following summary of his life is primarily taken from two books about Patrick’s life and ministry – one is a biography entitled <em>Let Me Die in Ireland</em>, by David Bercot (Scroll Publishing), and the other, <em>The Celtic Way of Evangelism – How Christianity Can Reach the West Again </em>(George G. Hunter III, Abingdon Press, 2000). Even as so many Christians today “claim” Patrick as their own – most will be surprised that he doesn’t really fit any of the modern labels that we might try to put on him or the movement he birthed.<br /><br />Patrick was NOT a Roman Catholic (and neither was he a modern-day Protestant Evangelical and/or Charismatic!), but rather a British Roman citizen born in the late 4th century (AD 386) on the West Coast of Britain. He was a part of the independent British or Celtic Church which did not come under Roman control until the 6-8th centuries. His father was an ordained Deacon and his grandfather had been an ordained Presbyter, but Patrick as a young man didn’t show a tremendous amount of interest in the things of the Lord.<br /><br />God had a radical way of getting this boy’s attention. As a 16-year-old, he was captured by Irish raiders who took him back to Ireland where he was a slave for six years. It was during this “captivity” that Patrick really came into a relationship with the Lord. His role was to shepherd flocks and he became a man of prayer. In his own words,<br /><br />“After I had arrived in Ireland, I found myself pasturing flocks daily, and I prayed a number of times each day. More and more the love and fear of God came to me, and faith grew and my spirit was exercised until I was praying up to a hundred times every day and in the night nearly as often”.<br /><br />He learned the Gaelic language (the language of the Irish people) fluently and developed a heart for the very people who enslaved him. After 6 years, God miraculously enabled him to escape. The Lord spoke to him in a dream – “You are going home. Look! Your ship is ready”. The following morning the Lord led him to the coast where he found a ship and sailed away from Ireland. Upon being reunited with his family in Britain, he never intended to set foot in Ireland again.<br /><br />God spoke to Patrick in a dream to return to Ireland to bring the Pagan Irish the Gospel. In the dream, an Angel gave him letters from his former captors asking him to return and he then heard the Irish calling out to him, “Please, holy servant boy, come and walk among us again”. It was God who called Patrick to take the Gospel to the Irish, not the Pope of Rome as some have mistakenly taught. He was ultimately sent out by the independent British/Celtic Church as a pioneer missionary to Ireland. Interestingly, the Bishop of Rome had sent a missionary to Ireland about the same time, who lasted about one year before returning.<br /><br />At the time Patrick was sent to Ireland, in 432 AD, he was a Bishop of over 40 years of age. He took with him several younger ordained presbyters, who he had taught Gaelic in Britain. In the face of great danger, and unbelievable hardship, this band of missionaries began to bring the Gospel to the pagan Druid Irish and God powerfully blessed their work. In 28 years of ministry which history records were full of Biblical signs and wonders, 30 to 40 of Ireland’s 150 tribes were Christian, between 200 to 700 churches had been planted and over 1000 local Irish leaders had been raised up and ordained. Truly their ministry was both the WORD (preaching) and the SPIRIT (signs, wonders, and miracles).<br /><br />The Irish Church became a major missionary Church (arguably the greatest in Church History) in the following few centuries, taking the Gospel to other pagan peoples in Scotland and even Northern Europe.<br /><br />Patrick was a man of prayer and fasting. He was a man who lived like Christ – he never married, he forfeited his worldly inheritance (he was from a wealthy British family), and suffered great hardship for the sake of the Gospel.<br /><br />Patrick’s vision to reach the pagan Irish was resisted by his own British Church – it was considered too dangerous, an impossible task and it would not be an understatement to say that the “civilized” (Romanized) British Christians harbored racist attitudes towards the “barbaric” pagan Irish Druids. When the Church today considers the task of evangelizing the Muslim World or other places full of hostility and conflict, let us remember the fearless commitment of these 5th-century Apostolic teams who literally won an entire nation whom the Church in their day didn’t love and considered unreachable. And for us Western Christians, who are looking at a neo-Pagan West, steeped in all sorts of New Age spirituality and multiple other godless ideologies, may we remember Patrick and his radical disciples who overcame a very similar paganism in the 5th century onwards. The pagan Druids were steeped in mysticism, occultism, and genuine counterfeit spirituality empowered by the Kingdom of Darkness. Paganism and occult practices are far more common today than most Christians realize. If we desire the Apostolic fruit that Patrick and the Celtic Church achieved, we would do well to reach out to a pagan West today with the same commitment to Biblical signs and wonders and to demonstrate that the power of Christ’s Kingdom and His Gospel is MORE POWERFUL than the counterfeit New Age spirituality that is so prevalent around the world today.<br /><br />As we approach this weekend, when many people will be caught up in all sorts of twisted St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, may we be reminded of the real man behind the ‘myth’. May it open doors with others who most likely don’t know anything beyond leprechauns, 4-leafed clovers, and pinching people who aren’t wearing green.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span>From a spiritual perspective, may we learn from the real Celtic Christianity that was thoroughly supernatural and Kingdom-minded, without ‘importing’ pagan mysticism (today’s New Age movement) into their Christianity. That being said, I believe a recovery of the Celtic approach may well be one of the most effective ways to reach those who have been infected and deceived by Eastern spirituality. But may we do as AS Christians and FROM a place of Historic and Apostolic Christianity.</span><br /><br /><span>Let </span><span style="font-weight: 700;">St. Patrick’s final words</span><span> recorded in his </span><em>Confessions</em><span> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">humble us today as we remember him and his Apostolic legacy:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #383838; margin-bottom: 0.875em;"><span><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>“But I pray those who believe and fear God, whosoever has designed to scan or accept this document, composed in Ireland by Patrick the sinner, and unlearned man to be sure, that none should ever say that it was my ignorance that accomplished any small thing which I did or showed in accordance with God’s will; but judge ye, and let it be most truly believed, that it was the gift of God. And this is my confession before I die.”</i></span></span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-28384026692389437192024-03-13T18:56:00.000-07:002024-03-13T18:56:13.280-07:00LENT 2024 - DAY 25 - St. Patrick and Fasting (and the story about snakes in Ireland)<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As St. Patrick's Day approaches, I thought we could do a few posts about the life and ministry of one of Church History's greatest apostolic church planters. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What was the story about snakes in Ireland? That is included in today's post. And it included fasting. </span></p><p><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/14/lent-2024-day-25-st-patrick-and-fasting/"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">LINK</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/14/lent-2024-day-25-st-patrick-and-fasting/</span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-91978333785335091612024-03-12T09:42:00.000-07:002024-03-12T09:42:33.805-07:00LENT 2024 - DAY 24 - but Jesus didn't say "prayer and fasting" (or did He?)<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">One the theological lies I believed for years was that Jesus actually didn't say the words, "and fasting" in Mark 9:29. Pastors, Biblical scholars, NT textual critics and even my Bible school and Seminary professors all perpetuated this "fake news".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thankfully, I was able to reassess the actual evidence from Church History and that evidence supports that the original words of Jesus did in fact include "and fasting".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">For such a time as this...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">To read for yourself and to assess the evidence...</span></p><p><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/12/lent-2024-day-24-but-jesus-didnt-say-by-prayer-and-fasting/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">LINK</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/12/lent-2024-day-24-but-jesus-didnt-say-by-prayer-and-fasting/</span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-62875487237357466622024-03-11T18:49:00.000-07:002024-03-11T18:49:50.163-07:00LENT 2024 - DAY 23 - A Day of Revelation<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We can/should expect that in a time of fasting and prayer that God will speak to us. Today was that kind of day. I am really encouraged. And challenged. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">To read more: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/12/lent-2024-day-23-a-day-of-revelation/">LINK</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/12/lent-2024-day-23-a-day-of-revelation/</span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-53269700371025905502024-03-11T10:37:00.000-07:002024-03-11T10:38:07.830-07:00Social Distancing vs. "Kingdom Distancing"<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Before I explore in this blog post the concept of <b>"Kingdom Distancing"</b>, I want to review the unBiblical responses of millions of Christians during COVID.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Back in 2020, a well-meaning Charismatic Christian wrote this for Charisma Magazine: </span><i style="font-family: verdana;">“<span style="font-weight: bolder;">God’s assignment is for you to be in your home</span>, <b>using your Social Distancing, and washing your hands.”</b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This author was/is WRONG! It was NOT God's assignment to stay at home and to socially distance. It was His assignment during COVID and it won't be His assignment for His people in the next "pandemic" either! I won't argue with washing our hands as that is just always a good hygienic practice!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I have written several blog posts about Christians not gathering in person, doing "Zoom Church" and staying at home during a so-called "pandemic".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>1.</b> <b>this "Christian" author is simply wrong (and presumptuous) #go2people</b> - <a href="https://joel2generation.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-unbelief-is-astounding-go2people.html">LINK</a> - https://joel2generation.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-unbelief-is-astounding-go2people.html</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>2.</b> <b>It's time to Zoom from the Zoom - What the Lord said in 2020 During COVID</b> - <a href="https://joel2generation.blogspot.com/2022/07/it-is-time-to-zoom-from-zoom-what-lord.html">LINK</a> - https://joel2generation.blogspot.com/2022/07/it-is-time-to-zoom-from-zoom-what-lord.html</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>3.</b> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Gathering IN PERSON is the ONLY way we can fulfill the command to love one another </b>-</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"> </span><a href="https://joel2generation.blogspot.com/2022/10/gathering-in-person-is-only-way-we.html" style="font-family: verdana;">LINK</a> - <span style="font-family: verdana;">https://joel2generation.blogspot.com/2022/10/gathering-in-person-is-only-way-we.html</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This blog post, however, is about Social Distancing vs. what I am calling "Kingdom Distancing". We all know only all too well what Social Distancing is - staying 6 feet apart from other people.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Back the start of COVID in 2020, we had an specific assignment from the Lord to go out and minister to fearful people. We called it "fear extinguishing" (we wrote about many of those stories on this blog if you search for the term you can find those).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">However, at that time, I was unaware that Social Distancing was actually in and of itself a "program". Something <b>designed</b> to keep people in fear, to keep them under control. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Why the 'random' 6 feet (or 2 meters in most of the world)? Because the way God designed us, the average person has a magnetic field that extends 5 feet around their bodies. By getting people to remain 6 feet apart, they were able to keep humanity disconnected. And effectively unable to positively influence one another!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">How does this work spiritually? Someone is under a spirit of fear. They are isolated. Living "Socially Distanced" from others. Along comes someone who is NOT under fear, but living in fearless love. We know from God's Word that "Love casts out fear" (1 John 4:18). If I am being controlled by God's love, then what I am giving off, in my 5 foot radius, is more powerful than the fear that someone else is living under. By getting close enough to others (getting within 5 feet of them), we can actually help to set people free from their fear. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">But the Globalists DESIGNED their strategy to keep people apart, to keep people "Socially Distanced" 6 feet from one another which served to keep people under fear!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Before I understood what I've just described, I actually saw how this worked in actuality. At some point during 2021, when most people had stopped wearing masks (which also did NOT work), a woman came into a church service wearing a mask. The Lord spoke to me at that point and instructed me to go and sit behind her in close proximity to her. If I did so, the Lord assured me that she would take off her mask by the end of the worship service. So, I did just that. I sat behind her (well within the 5 foot radius of the 'field' I have around my body). And sure enough, at the end of the service the took off her mask and even went forward to testify that she had been wearing the mask since the beginning of COVID and only that night took it off for the first time around others. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Why was she set free? I didn't say anything. I don't even recall that I was doing in special praying for her. The assignment was "go sit as close to her as possible and she'll take off her mask by the end of the service". The fearlessness/the love that I was operating in, overcame the fear that was controlling her (1 Jn. 4:18). And that only happened when I chose to "Kingdom Distance" from her! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Note: Since I do not understand Quantum Physics, I will refer you to some of Dr. Lara Sanger's work which has helped me comprehend some of these complex concepts.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>The War of Frequencies</b> - <a href="https://nolongerenslaved.com/blogs/no-longer-enslaved/the-war-of-frequencies">LINK</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">https://nolongerenslaved.com/blogs/no-longer-enslaved/the-war-of-frequencies</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>For more of Dr. Sanger's articles</b> - <a href="https://nolongerenslaved.com/blogs/no-longer-enslaved">LINK</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://nolongerenslaved.com/blogs/no-longer-enslaved</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>So, what then is "Kingdom Distancing"?</b> It would be getting close enough to someone else (meaning within 5 feet of them) to be able to help them, to assist them, EVEN IF WE SAY NOTHING! It is getting close enough to another person to allow what you are carrying as one within whom God's Kingdom resides (Luke 17:21) and therefore what is radiating around you (for at least 5 feet!) to influence them. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My new exhortation will now be - "Don't forget to 'Kingdom Distance' from others!"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Kingdom thinking is ALWAYS counter to the world's thinking, to the demonic programming of fallen entities (be them angelic and/or human).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Luciferian, Globalist program was/is to stay apart, to be disconnected, to stay outside of the God designed, God ordained way that humanity was/is created to help one another. By being close to others, we actually end up keeping them free from the fear that the demonic realm uses to hold them hostage.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Therefore Christians MUST meet in person! They must get within 5 feet of each other (and others we want to minister to). Is it no wonder God commanded us to lay hands on others when we pray?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When I first wrote the previous blog posts, I was unaware that 'Social Distancing' itself was/is a program. I sought to honor it at that time and would even tell our critics who felt we were being irresponsible by going out and ministering to people in person during COVID that we were doing so in accordance to the distancing mandates. I was wrong. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>And I would not comply with any mandate to Socially Distance in the future</b>. Only when we get within 5 feet of other people can we help them the way God has designed us to be able to minister to them. The 6 foot distance was designed to keep people in fear and to keep them controlled. Yes, I would honor the person/people in fear who might be uncomfortable with my closeness, but knowing what I know now about "Kingdom Distance" (God's design for us to physically be able to help people in fear), I would do all that I could to get within 5 feet of the person I am ministering to. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">#socialdistancing #kingdomdistancing #COVID #COVID-19 #pandemic #luciferian #globalist #control #fear #programming #mindcontrol </span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-72866752200736008032024-03-09T13:10:00.000-08:002024-03-09T13:10:06.971-08:00LENT 2024 - DAY 22 - Queen Esther's Prayer<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">To most Protestant Evangelicals surprise, Queen Esther does mention the Name of God and prays in the <i>Book of Esther</i>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Unfortunately, not following the right textual families for our Old Testaments today, has left many Christians (and Jews) in the dark.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">For such a time as this...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">To READ Queen Esther's Prayer</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/lent-2024-day-22-purim-surprises-part-2/">LINK</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/lent-2024-day-22-purim-surprises-part-2/</span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-31570834130279517912024-03-08T08:26:00.000-08:002024-03-08T08:26:26.090-08:00LENT 2024 - DAY 21 - Is God really NOT mentioned in the Book of Esther?<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On my other blog, I entitled this blog post "Purim Surprises - Part 1" because what you will read should surprise you.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">If you are like me, you were told that God is not mentioned in the <i>Book of Esther. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And so it was shocking when I discovered that the Septuagint (LXX), which was the Bible of the Early Christians and for all Jews until the Rabbis re-translated the Hebrew Bible in the 2nd Century AD into 3 new Greek translations, actually has God's Name multiple times in the <i>Book of Esther.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As to why the Rabbis would have tampered with the Hebrew Bible, we may never know. We know the Rabbis made changes to Messianic prophecies, to references to the Gentiles coming to the Lord and that they also altered the chronology in Genesis to remove 1500 years. All of that was to counter the Messianic claims of Jesus and a growing Christian movement that was effective in winning Jews to Christ.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">But why tamper with the <i>Book of Esther</i>? Surely a mystery. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thankfully God has preserved for us ALL of His Word in the Old Testament - be that with the help of the Septuagint (LXX) and/or the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS). We are not solely dependent upon the Rabbis who rejected Jesus as the Jewish Messiah and effectively reinvented Judaism after there was no longer a Jewish Temple to fulfill the requirements of the Law of Moses. Rather they developed what became known as the "Oral Torah" (as opposed to the written one) that eventually became enshrined in the Talmud (which is radically anti-Jesus).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Click on the link to see what the Rabbis no longer kept in the Hebrew Bibles...Today's post - the Prayer of Mordecai.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/08/lent-2024-day-21-purim-surprises-part-1/">LINK</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/08/lent-2024-day-21-purim-surprises-part-1/</span></p><p><br /></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-53320962394420898332024-03-07T09:13:00.000-08:002024-03-07T09:13:42.325-08:00LENT 2024 - DAY 20 - 1/2 WAY there! A day of REFLECTION.<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Today is a milestone. Day 20 of the 40-Day Lenten Fast. It marks the 1/2 way mark. It is time to consider where we've been and refocus upon where we are going.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">To be honest, it can and does get a bit monotonous in a long fast. Some days seem great. Others not so great. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As with anything in our Christian lives though, let us reflect. Let us reconsider. Let us evaluate. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">That is what I am doing on Day 20!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Read here:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/07/lent-2024-day-20-1-2-the-way-there-a-day-of-reflection/">LINK</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/07/lent-2024-day-20-1-2-the-way-there-a-day-of-reflection/</span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-81156196663675475682024-03-06T08:38:00.000-08:002024-03-06T08:52:05.361-08:00LENT 2024 - DAY 19 - Theological Thoughts<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Fasting should be a time of theological reflection and that has been the case the past couple of days.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am eternally indebted to the work of the late Dr. Michael Heiser, whose books UNLOCKED for me the meaning and message of the Old Testament. And yes, I can confidently say that before his work, I greatly misunderstood much of what I was reading in the first part of my Bible!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">If you have not read Dr. Michael Heiser, I would recommend reading his books in the following order:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">1. <i><b>SUPERNATURAL - What the Bible Teaches about the Unseen World and Why It Matters</b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">2. <b><i>THE UNSEEN REALM</i> - <i>Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">3. <i><b>REVERSING HERMON - Enoch, the Watchers & the Forgotten Mission of Jesus</b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">4. <i><b>ANGELS - What the Bible Really Says about God's Heavenly Host</b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">5. <b><i>DEMONS - What the Bible Really Says about the Powers of Darkness</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">To read my blog post today:</span></p><p><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/lent-2024-day-19-theological-thoughts/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">LINK</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/lent-2024-day-19-theological-thoughts/</span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-44543221736392015762024-03-05T09:48:00.000-08:002024-03-05T09:48:51.212-08:00LENT 2024 - DAY 18 - Fasting for FREEDOM 2.0<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Yesterday I responded to a Christian leader who was disparaging fasting as something that he believes actually stirs up the flesh and carnal desires in people rather than serves to suppress them. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Today, I quote a Christian leader who contends just the opposite. And they know each other ironically. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As for the consensus view throughout Jewish and Christian history, the latter voice wins hands down.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">To read:</span></p><p><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/05/lent-2024-day-18-fasting-for-freedom/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">LINK</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/05/lent-2024-day-18-fasting-for-freedom/</span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-65835805480362163662024-03-04T11:22:00.000-08:002024-03-04T11:22:34.357-08:00LENT 2024 - DAY 17 - Isn't fasting "extreme"?<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">If only I had a dollar for every time someone has asked me? Isn't fasting something extreme? Isn't it dangerous? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Have extremists throughout history used fasting? Yes. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Haven't some cults been into lots of fasting? Yes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hasn't it been misused/abused by certain Christians/Christian groups? Yes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">BUT I'LL ADD ANOTHER QUESTION:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Haven't most Christians throughout history never fasted at all, ever? Yes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Today, my blog post is a short response to a recent Christian leader who effectively was disparaging the practice of fasting, due to the way it can be misused.</span></p><p><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/04/lent-2024-day-16-isnt-fasting-extreme/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">LINK</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/04/lent-2024-day-16-isnt-fasting-extreme/</span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-63357721473712981942024-03-02T10:04:00.000-08:002024-03-02T10:04:38.680-08:00LENT 2024 - DAY 16 - Fasting in Elijah's Life<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am going to share a short excerpt from today's post and then you can read more at the link below.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">"So much of the Body of Christ in this hour is polluted, is asleep, was/is unprepared (as is evidenced by the past few years). May God continue to speak to us the way He spoke to Elijah – that today there are MILLIONS globally who have stood in faith, who have not cowered in fear, who did not subject themselves to the diabolical strategy of shutdowns, so-called ‘vaccines’ that were neither “safe” nor “effective” but resisted the relentless pressure from so many sources (that included their family members!) – in short, who have not bowed their knees to the modern Baal system.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">YES, IN HINDSIGHT IT IS CLEAR THE COVID SHAM WAS A MODERN-DAY MANIFESTATION OF THE BAAL SYSTEM. DECEPTIVE. DEMONIC. LUCIFERIAN."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>To read more:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/02/lent-2024-day-16-fasting-in-elijahs-life/">LINK</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/02/lent-2024-day-16-fasting-in-elijahs-life/</span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-51056444188523440442024-03-01T13:31:00.000-08:002024-03-01T13:31:24.249-08:00LENT 2024 – DAY 15 – Didn’t Jesus want us to hide our fasting from others?<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A common belief amongst Christians is that if you are fasting, do anything and everything to hide that fact. Where did this idea come from? Is this practically possible? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">To learn more: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/01/lent-2024-day-15-didnt-jesus-want-us-to-hide-our-fasting-from-others/">LINK</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/01/lent-2024-day-15-didnt-jesus-want-us-to-hide-our-fasting-from-others/</span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-42543063046915059562024-03-01T13:28:00.000-08:002024-03-01T13:28:35.240-08:00LENT 2024 - DAY - More Insights from Early Christianity<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It seems like the early church faced a similar dilemma - a growing laxity within the church which resulted in lifestyles that did not include fasting.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Tertullian addressed this - to read more:</span></p><p><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/01/lent-2024-day-15-more-insights-from-early-christianity/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Link</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/03/01/lent-2024-day-15-more-insights-from-early-christianity/</span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-40871983894098242362024-02-28T04:46:00.000-08:002024-02-28T04:46:03.391-08:00LENT 2024 - A doctor calls fasting 'miraculous'<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You would think after what the doctor in my following blog post says about fasting that everyone would want to incorporate it into their lifestyles. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sadly, that is not the case.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A large percentage of health problems in our modern world are related directly to obesity rates and in particular are metabolic in nature. Fasting is an ancient practice that </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Why doesn't every doctor in the world shout these truths from the rooftops? Because they are incentivized to push pharmaceutical solutions for each and every problem. On a more cynical and conspiratorial side, most doctors are "programmed" by a worldview and a system that hinders many of them from seeing what the doctor I am citing is advocating. I am sure she would be dismissed as "out of the mainstream" and/or "fringe". </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">But our health problems just continue to increase...talk about deception!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">How is fasting 'miraculous' for our health? Read and see:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/02/28/lent-2024-day-14-a-doctor-calls-fasting-miraculous/">LINK</a><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/02/28/lent-2024-day-14-a-doctor-calls-fasting-miraculous/</span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-55751703571384704522024-02-27T16:12:00.000-08:002024-02-27T16:12:55.642-08:00LENT 2024 - DAY 14 - Today I was pushed to my limit<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Today was NOT EASY. I was hitting a wall while working out. I had to supplement with some protein to continue. Fasting will reveal our limitations. Today was that day for me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/02/28/lent-2024-day-12-today-i-was-pushed-to-my-limit/">LINK</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/02/28/lent-2024-day-12-today-i-was-pushed-to-my-limit/</span></p><p><br /></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-25163940229278578982024-02-26T09:26:00.000-08:002024-02-26T09:26:08.225-08:00LENT 2024 - DAY 11 - For those who try to minimize fasting from food using Isaiah 58<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In defense of their "fasting-free" livestyles, many Christians will cite Isaiah 58 as justification for why they don't fast from food.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This, however, is an abuse/misuse of Scripture and is clearly motivated by something else entirely for those who make this excuse.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The earliest Christians once again shed light onto this subject.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Did they know and cite Isaiah 58? Absolutely!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Did they ALSO fast from food as part of their Christian lifestyles? Again, YES!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">They were both/and followers of Jesus - they abstained from evil (Isaiah 58's admonition) AND they fasted from food in their Christian lives. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Read below:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/02/26/lent-2024-day-11-for-those-who-try-to-minimize-fasting-from-food-using-isaiah-58/">LINK</a><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/02/26/lent-2024-day-11-for-those-who-try-to-minimize-fasting-from-food-using-isaiah-58/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/02/26/lent-2024-day-11-for-those-who-try-to-minimize-fasting-from-food-using-isaiah-58/</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS...</span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-5465119649019418412024-02-24T14:12:00.000-08:002024-02-24T14:12:29.525-08:00LENT DAY 10 - Being Trained in Godliness<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Fasting is a way that we are trained in godliness. It is a way we say NO to our more fleshly, normal appetites. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am wondering...why is it not more widely practiced and advocated??? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">To consider this, check out my blog post from today:</span></p><p><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/02/24/lent-2024-day-10-being-trained-in-godliness/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">LINK</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/02/24/lent-2024-day-10-being-trained-in-godliness/</span></p><p><br /></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-72288511763200490812024-02-23T12:02:00.000-08:002024-02-23T12:10:44.164-08:00***Censors DO NOT want you to see this***<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmw5g8MEOGE_Yy9szBWdnV2tRJi9fb0fNTgObAhanuDja4Bv_pLarsptIR0t24nIyi5O9wBesTMyHMX3HqgH7NRx1p5YBbzuwLWiC7HsJnU9sQjQJr3IAEjFlF19VAZuCFOT216E7X9I1Y5BIQlDm5Dh2CDQfeFAjbilMhp5_Ek2J9OgghyphenhyphenfGE/s1092/Epidemic-secure%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1092" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmw5g8MEOGE_Yy9szBWdnV2tRJi9fb0fNTgObAhanuDja4Bv_pLarsptIR0t24nIyi5O9wBesTMyHMX3HqgH7NRx1p5YBbzuwLWiC7HsJnU9sQjQJr3IAEjFlF19VAZuCFOT216E7X9I1Y5BIQlDm5Dh2CDQfeFAjbilMhp5_Ek2J9OgghyphenhyphenfGE/w673-h548/Epidemic-secure%202.png" width="673" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-25702469721671029552024-02-23T07:52:00.000-08:002024-02-23T07:54:00.540-08:00LENT 2024 - DAY 9 - What Did the EARLIEST Christians Believed about Fasting?<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When one considers the days in which we are living you would think Christians would be employing each and every weapon that God has given us to deal with the challenges being faced as this time</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There has been </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">an explosion of overt demonic and occult practices and influences. What used to be hidden is now open and mainstream. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The kinds of temptations that we face are unlike any other in the history of mankind. No other generation ever had to face what is currently available via the internet and through technology. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Anybody over a certain age who walks through a pharmacy today knows that just a few years ago you would have had to go to an adult bookstore and/or some type of 'specialty' store to buy what is now on the shelves of Walgreens and CVS Pharmacies!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">What do we do? The EARLIEST Christians would have had some advice! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">To read:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/02/23/lent-2024-day-9-what-did-the-earliest-christian-believe-about-fasting/">LINK</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/02/23/lent-2024-day-9-what-did-the-earliest-christian-believe-about-fasting/</span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-87223899809762255452024-02-22T22:05:00.000-08:002024-02-22T22:05:55.861-08:00LENT 2024 - DAY 8 - Energy Levels During Fasting<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Today was a day that I should have been exhausted. Up at 4:30AM. Drove nearly 2 hours to ski in the morning. Drove 2 hours home. Turned around and had an event in the evening. No rest. No nap. 3 cups of coffee throughout the day. And yet I was full of energy. How come? Because of something called "Ketosis" - I blogged about it here:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/02/23/lent-2024-day-8-energy-levels-during-fasting/">LINK</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/02/23/lent-2024-day-8-energy-levels-during-fasting/</span></p><p><br /></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33806254.post-19154509888371987642024-02-21T19:34:00.000-08:002024-02-21T19:34:51.647-08:00LENT 2024 - DAY 7 - If fasting, then PRAY!<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Today was Day 7 and it was another great day. It ended up being a better day for prayer than Day 6 as it wasn't raining, and I do most of my personal prayer while walking.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here is my post:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/02/22/lent-2024-day-7-if-fasting-then-pray/">LINK</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://keto4christians.wordpress.com/2024/02/22/lent-2024-day-7-if-fasting-then-pray/ </span></p>David Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371054208692509734noreply@blogger.com0