Saturday, March 20, 2021

Collision Course - Guest Post by Dale T.


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America is on a Collision Course with Almighty God
“Shall Not the Judge of All the Earth Do Right”
Guest Post by Dale T.

Representative Greg Stuebe (R-FL) spoke during the floor debate on the Equality Act. He quoted the Bible and said that “A rejection of God’s design of complementary sexes offends God.” Democratic Representative Jerry Nadler of New York asserted that “God’s will is no concern of this Congress.” Sadly, not one Democrat came out against what Nadler said. Multitudes of people in America and those in political parties are revealed in Romans 1:21-22, “For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God, nor gave thanks to Him, but their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claim to be wise, they became fools.” Romans 1:28, “They did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so they did what ought not to be done.” They were given over to sexual perversion, envy, evil, greed, deceitfulness, pride, unforgiveness, God-haters, arrogant, boastful, having no love or mercy. Because of the increase of lawlessness, the hearts of many have grown cold.

What happens to a people and a nation that reject God and continue to live sinful lives? Their thinking and reasoning will become dark and confused. Isaiah 5:20-23, “Woe (judgment, deep suffering, affliction) to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks, woe to those who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent.” Scripture verses taken from Isaiah 59, “But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you so that He will not hear. For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsely, and your tongue mutters wicked things. No one calls for justice. Nor does any plead for truth. They trust in empty words and speak lies; they conceive evil and bring forth iniquity. Therefore, justice is far from us, nor does righteousness overtake us. For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us; for our transgressions are with us and as for iniquities, we know them. Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands afar; for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. So, truth fails, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.” 

The Old Testament scripture tells what happens to a people and to a nation that rejects and forgets God. Psalm 9:17, “The wicked shall be turned into hell and all nations that forget God.” One Corinthians 10:11, “Now all these things happened unto them as examples and they are written for our admonition, warning, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.” Matthew 24:37-39, “As the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will be the coming of the Son of Man be.” Two Peter 2:6, “If He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly.” 

Jesus told a parable about a rich man and Lazarus, a beggar who died. When the rich man died, he went to Hades, where he was in torment. The rich man asked for pity and to send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool his tongue, “because I am in agony in this fire.” The Bible says, “Our God is a consuming fire.” The greatest and most important question in all of life is what must I do to be saved? Acts 4:12, “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name, (Jesus Christ), under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” This salvation saves us from a Christ-less eternity and from hell itself. Luke 13:5, Jesus said, “I tell you, no, but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.” Acts 17:30, “… but now God commands all people everywhere to repent.” Two Peter 3:9, “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise as some count slackness, but is long-suffering, patient towards us, not willing that any should perish, but they all should come to repentance.” Repentance is absolute, unconditional surrender to God. It is sorrow and regret over our sin. When we repent we make a 180 degree turn towards God. 

What will happen if we are not ‘born again’ and our names are not written in The Book of Life? Revelations 2:11, “The one who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes, (born again), will not be hurt by the second death.” Revelations 20:14-15, “Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death, and anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.” The Bible says there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth in the lake of fire. Revelation 21:8, “But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, (anyone or anything you love more than Jesus Christ is an idol), and all liars - their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur, this is the second death.” 

According to the scriptures, this new life begins with repentance of our sins towards God, like lying, stealing, taking God’s name in vain, and lusting in our hearts, and that is just four of God’s Ten Commandments. The Bible says if we break one commandment, we have broken them all. We are all guilty and there is none righteous, no not one. Christ died for us even while we were dead in our sins and trespasses. All of us are in desperate need of a Savior. Ask Jesus Christ to forgive your sins and be your Lord and Savior. Trust and believe that His suffering and death on the cross paid for your sins in full. The Holy Spirit will witness to your spirit you are now a child of God. Your name has been written in the Book of Life. Old things in your life will pass away and all things become new. You will now hate what God hates (sin) and you will love what God loves, righteousness and holiness. You will begin to love God and begin to love all people. The Holy Spirit will give you the power to accomplish the will of God for your life.  

One John 5:13, “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may KNOW that you have eternal life.” Ephesians 1:7, “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins…” Ephesians 1:12-14, “That we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. In Him you also trusted after you heard the word of Truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the Redemption of the purchased possession, (believers), to the praise of His glory.”

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