Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Why Islam is...EVIL! 1

GodThoughtsWired!                   Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Evangelizing the Church in the Age of Delusion

why islam is...evil

ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE

1

"God loves Muslims just as much
as He loves Christians just as much
as He loves Hindus just as much
as He loves atheists.  God loves
everybody, equally, all the time."

-pastor Brad's commentary

EVIL: "as opposed to good.  God is good.  Evil is "anti-good," "anti-God"(see Genesis 2:17; Hebrews 5:14).

"Who is the liar but the one who
denies that Jesus is the Christ?
This is the antichrist,
the one who denies the Father and the Son."
-1 John 2:22, the Bible, bold mine
"Every spirit that confesses that
Jesus Christ has come in the flesh
is from God; and every spirit that
does not confess Jesus is not from God;
this is the spirit of the antichrist
,
of which you have heard that it is coming,
and now it is already in the world."

-1 John 4:2-3, the Bible, bold mine
"For many deceivers have gone
out into the world, those who do not
acknowledge Jesus Christ as
coming in the flesh.  This is
the deceiver and the antichrist
."
-2 John 7, the Bible, bold mine
One of the clearest and most concise teachings of the New Testament is that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.  "The word (Jesus) became flesh and dwelt among us...He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God...And He (Jesus) is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature (see John 1:14; Colossians 1:15; Hebrews 1:3).

Equally clear, the Bible declares that any teaching that denies Jesus as the Son of God is "deception," "anit-christ," "evil" (see above, 1 John 2:22, 4:2-3; 2 John 7).
"For God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son..."

-John 3:16, the Bible, bold mine
"God, the Eternal, Absolute,
He begetteth not, nor is He begotten."
-Surah 112:2-3, the Qu'ran,* bold mine
"They (Christians) indeed, practise falsehood.
No son did God beget..."

-Surah 23:90-91, the Qu'ran,* bold mine
"Is it not that they (Christians)
say, from their own invention,
'God has begotten children'?
But they
(Christians) are liars!"-Surah 37:151-152, the Qu'ran,* bold mine
Why this series?  Because:
"Silence in the face of evil is itself evil."
-Deitrich Bonhoeffer

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Please Consider Becoming a GodThoughts Partner?

GodThoughtsWired! Thursday, July 26, 2012
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-James 4:2
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

So You Want to be Like Jesus? Really? 2

GodThoughtsWired!           Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Evangelizing the Church in the Age of Delusion

so you want to be like jesus?

really?

2
In  the advertisement for his best-sellling book "Become a Better You," Joel Osteen declares, "God always wants us to increase" (click here to listen).  The problem of course, is that the "god" he is ignorantly (I hope) refering to is "the god of this world," the Devil, not the God of the Bible.
"He (Jesus) must increase, I must decrease."
-John 3:30
To truly become like Jesus is to "decrease."  More of God, less of me.  More of His will, less of mine.  Living for the glory of God...at the cost of my own glory (look again at Jesus' definition of Christianity, Matthew 16:24-26).
Recently, God spoke to me during an early morning prayer meeting saying,
"Everything in your life that was
going to move you in the direction
of YOUR glory, I strongly opposed.
And everything that would move
you in the direction of MY glory,
I strongly supported."
As I have since reflected back on the key circumstances, situations and events that have shaped my life, using this revelation as a grid, I find myself transformed by it.
So how 'bout you?  Is it possible that this revelation is not just about me?  Is it possible that this is God's posture in the life of every true believer?



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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

So You Want to be Like Jesus? Really? 1

GodThoughtsWired!              Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Evangelizing the Church in the Age of Delusion

so you want to be like jesus?

Really?

1

I (Jesus) do not receive glory from men;
How can you believe, when you
receive glory from one another
and you do not seek the glory
that is from the one and only God?
-John 5:41,44, bold mine
To be like Jesus is to forsake your own glory.  To follow Christ is to reject your own will for the will of God (see Luke 22:42).  Indeed, the first step in a real Christian's walk with God is to deny yourself:

"Then Jesus said to His disciples,
'If anyone wishes to come after Me,
he must deny himself, and take up
his cross and follow Me.  For whoever
wishes to  save his life will lose it
;
but whoever loses his life for My sake
will find it.  For what will it profit a man
if he gains the whole world and
forfeits his soul? Or what will a man
give in exchange for his soul?'"
-Matthew 16:24-26, Luke 9:23-25,
Mark 8:34-37, bold mine
There are not 5 purposes in life as Rick Warren would suggest (See "The Purpose Driven Life"), nor is the Christian walk primarily about you, as Joel Osteen espouses (See "Become a Better YOU," "YOUR Best Life Now,"It's YOUR Time").

No, the Christian life is not about you*, not even a little bit.  And there's only one purpose in life:
"Everyone who is called by My name,
And whom I have created for My glory,
Whom I have formed,
even whom I have made.”
-
Isaiah 43:7, bold mine
"Whether then you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31).

*I do however, understand the predicament that folks like Mr. Osteen and Mr. Warren are in.  Book titles like, "It's Not About You!," and "Deny Yourself  Daily," are titles that probably won't wind up on the New York Times Best Sellers List.



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Friday, July 20, 2012

But I Was Born This Way!

GodThoughtsWired!             Friday, July 20, 2012
Evangelizing the Church in the Age of Delusion

but i was born this way!
 
"No matter gay, straight or bi
Lesbian, transgendered life
I'm on the right track, baby..."
-Lady Gaga, Born This Way Lyrics
Every baby is born selfish.  Does that make selfishness good?  Does that mean they must embrace selfishness in adulthood to be happy?  Does it mean they cannot change?  Does it mean they shouldn't change?
Is teaching a small child not to be selfish a bad thing?  Is challenging a child's selfishness intolerant,* biggoted and judgmental?
WATCH THE VIDEO NOW!  But I Was Born That Way!  Click here.
*For more on, What Does the Bible Say About... TOLERANCE?  Click here.

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Thursday, July 19, 2012

BIBLE SAYS DEVOS ARE HERE!

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bible says devos are here!

inspirational videos
in under 3 minutes!
We are THRILLED to introduce our latest ministry:
BIBLE SAYS DEVOS!
"DEVOS" is short for "devotionals," inspirational thoughts from the Bible intended to enhance your walk with God, in UNDER THREE MINUTES
While these "video devotionals" are not intended to take the place of your own Bible study and prayer, it is our hope that they will add value to your relationship with Jesus Christ.
Here are the first eleven...check 'em out now!
BIBLE SAYS DEVO #2: Always Build Up, Never Tear Down! (click here).
BIBLE SAYS DEVO #3: You Can't Lose, If You Don't Quit! (click here).
BIBLE SAYS DEVO #5:  My Favorite Bible Promise!  (click here).
BIBLE SAYS DEVO #6:  The Secret of How to Get More!  (click here).
BIBLE SAYS DEVO #7:  The SECRET of Reaping What You Sow.  (click here).
BIBLE SAYS DEVO #8:  You Can Do It!  (click here).
BIBLE SAYS DEVO #9:  The Prosperity of the Soul!  (click here).
BIBLE SAYS DEVO #10:  The Mystery of the Justice of God  (click here).
BIBLE SAYS DEVO #11:  Hang in There!  (click here).

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Thursday, July 5, 2012

One of Us is Deceived!


GodThoughtsWired!                  Thursday, July 5, 2012
Evangelizing the Church in the Age of Delusion

ONE OF US IS DECEIVED!
"For false Christs and false prophets
will arise and will show great signs
and wonders, so as to mislead,
if possible, even the elect
."

-Matthew 24:24, bold mine
Are you among the "many" who are being misled in this age of delusion?  If your answer is no, how do you know for sure?  Can you know for sure?
THOSE WHO ARE DECEIVED
DON'T KNOW THEY ARE...
BECAUSE THEY ARE!
Widespread religious delusion is the hallmark of the beginning of the end:
"See to it that no one misleads you.
For many will come in My name,
saying, ‘I am the Christ,’
and will mislead many."
-Matthew 24:4-5
In the above verses Jesus warns us that we are responsible to guard ourselves against religious deception.
In reference to my recently released GodThoughtsLive! video, Fairy-Tale Christianity 6, Jesus & Satan, Together at Last! (click here to watch), pastor Jason of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada writes,
"Pastor Brad, is it not you who are deceived?
Likening Islam to Satan?  Really?
Is it not our own Bible that declares,
'How good and pleasant it is for
brothers to dwell in unity?"' And is it
not our own Lord Jesus who himself
said, 'I in them and You in Me that
they may be perfected in unity...'"
Well pastor Jason, one thing IS for certain...
One of us IS deceived.
Let's discuss in depth tomorrow.




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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

From Glory to Profound Obscurity...We're on Our Way!


GodThoughtsWired!                   The 4th of July, 2012
Evangelizing the Church in the Age of Delusion


Check out the new 
"FairyTale Christianity"
videos,
see below.
(viewer discretion advised)

From Glory to Profound Obscurity...

We're on Our Way!
The revered Nineeenth Century American statesman Daniel Webster said the following at the bicentennial celebration of the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock, December 22, 1820:
"If we and our posterity shall be true
to the Christian religion, if we and they
shall live in the fear of God and shall
respect His commandments...we may
have the highest hopes of the future
fortunes of our country;...But if we and
our posterity neglect religious instruction
and authority, violate the rules of eternal
justice, trifle with the injunctions of
morality, and recklessly destroy the political
constitution which holds us together, no
man can tell us how sudden a catastrophe
may overwhelm us that shall bury all our
glory in profound obscurity
."*
(bold mine)
Happy 4th of July everyone.


*Freedom Tide, Chad Connelly, p.34-35.


FairyTale Christianity 1: World's Greatest Church! (clickhere).


FairyTale Christianity 2: A New Definition of Grace!(click here)

FairyTale Christianity 3: Celebration 21st Century Christianity! (click here).

FairyTale Christianity 4: Bibles No Longer Needed!(click here).

FairyTale Christianity 5: Celebrating the New GAY Bible! (click here).




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