Fire in  the Hole

 

“…and His truth endureth to all generations.”  Psalm 100

Think of that!  We get to have the same Truth that Adam had, and Noah, and Abraham, and even the Apostle Paul.  The very same Truth!

But we live in a world today that feels that the times they are a-changing.  How we look at what is right and what is wrong is relative to a new set of morals.  That may be OK for Bob Dylan, but it doesn’t work for God.

I have written in the past that the problem all started when Satan entered the Bible Colleges – not as a student like everybody else, but as one of the professors.  Let me take that back – not as a professor, but as the chairman of the Board. 

Once Satan was in charge, the fiery edge of the Gospel was diluted to be more “socially conciliatory”.  No more “hellfire and brimstone”; no more trembling fear of God; no more judgment for human sin and failings, no more “intimidation” from a righteous God.  Everything is relative, and everything is “nice”.

It’s a simple formula.  Change the personality of God, and guess what?  You get a new modern Gospel – one that is kinder and gentler, and more “loving” to include more people into “God’s Love”.  They tried the same thing at the foot of Mount Sinai when Moses went up the mountain.

But God is wearing new clothes these days.  Yep.  He has changed out of them old white robes and has put on some new fashionable digs.  They have him dressed out in jeans and a Jesus T-shirt.  In some cases, they’ve even traded in His old clothes for a dress!  I’ve heard that He may even be a She. 

With all this confusion, is it a long stretch to believe that Jesus Christ was a homosexual?  Believe it or not, there are those who believe that.  So I guess it’s OK to have homosexual Bishops.  It all falls into their definition of “God is Love”.

Am I dreaming, or am I living in a world of idiots?  What, can’t you read?  The Love of God is not some warm, fuzzy emotion – it’s the keeping of God’s commandments.  At least that’s what God says.  And since He wrote the Book, I’ll go along with Him.

Ah, but there’s the rub, isn’t it?  We don’t read the Bible anymore.  We listen to our new, modern-age preachers who tell us all the new stuff they’ve learned.  We watch TBN that tells us that everything is love – that is, as long as you send them your money.  We study Christian self-help books as if they have the quick and easy answers to Life.  We are embracive of all religions because, after all, we all worship the same God, don’t we?  As for that old-fashioned King James Bible, well, it’s a simple stretch to re-phase it to change the words that we don’t like, and if necessary even omit whole passages.  And we’ll call it a new International version to make it seem easier and more in tune with our new world that we have built.

And you wonder why our church world has lost it’s power in God?  Then again, maybe you don’t wonder, because it’s been so long since we’ve experienced a real outpouring of the Holy Ghost that we don’t even know the difference anymore.

That same Bible that we have relegated to a dusty bookshelf warned us that these days would come, and here they are.  And it will get a lot worse before it gets better.  Soon, they’ll be hunting down anyone that holds to the original precepts of the Bible and will kill them thinking they’re doing God service.  Standing against sin will be considered a “hate crime”, and preaching repentance (or “intimidation” as one local pastor wrote) will leave you open to lawsuits for hurting people’s feelings.  Saying that Jesus Christ is the only name under heaven by which a man can be saved will be deemed intolerant, judgmental, and divisive – a crime against humanity.

The Word of God is not a textbook or a novel.  It is the very Bread of Life, and without it you will never be able to see through the subtle deceptions that are coming upon the face of the earth. 
It is Light, and if you don’t read it, you can’t see. 
It is Life, and if you don’t eat it, you will starve. 
It is Truth, and without it you are immersed in a lie.

The Word of God will not change, no matter how many secular versions they come up with.  The Truth will endure throughout Eternity, and I, for one, will never compromise it.  I will not back down, back up, or give in.  I will stand for it because it is the only truth upon the face of the earth and it will never change.

I’m not interested in being “nice”, and neither were the prophets of God. I’m interested in being right with God.
I’m not worried about hurting anyone’s feelings.  They will hurt a lot more if they end up in Hell.
I’m not interested in being socially or religiously “correct”.  I’m interested in the Truth.
I don’t want to be part of the majority.  Only the few that choose that narrow path will make it to Heaven.

A revival is coming, folks, but it is not coming through the established church world.  It is going to come through a fierce people set in battle array that will not break their ranks and will not surrender to a changing world.  You may not recognize them because they won’t be wearing the same clothes as your polished, theological seminary graduates. 

They’ll look like John the Baptist -- and he had his head cut off for preaching the truth.

 

“And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;

and to depart from evil is understanding.” 

Job 28:28