Walking Distance
Walking distance. What does that mean, exactly? I saw an advertisement for a condo in Gulf Shores that claimed it was within “walking distance” to the beach. After studying the photos, it looked like the condo was about a quarter of a mile from the beach…across a busy road. “Walking distance” varies according to a persons age, stamina, and strength. In other words, your walking distance may not be my walking distance!
That’s understandable. However, our culture….our society….tries to do the same thing with “truth”. I’ve heard it said much too often that someone should live out “their truth” as if their truth can be different than my truth. Truth doesn’t work like that. Truth has definition and boundaries. Truth is fact and fact doesn’t change according to the whims of a fallen world.
That is one of the main reason people have such disdain for the Bible. The Bible reveals truth. The hard core, unchanging truth of God’s character and purpose. It reveals right and wrong, good and bad, darkness and light. It is the same truth for all ages of history. If every generation could simply re-write the Bible according to current thought and desires, it would be totally worthless.
The Word of God is unchanging. It reveals actual unchanging truth. My feelings about it do not matter and your feelings do not matter. In fact, we are to change the way we feel about things to mirror God’s truth. Not the other way around. That’s the way it works and that is why we are forbidden to use the Bible in public discourse and decision making: it tells us the truth and the last thing a wayward nation wants to hear is the truth.
Bro. Tony
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the Spirit of Christmas
I would be dishonest if I said I didn’t like the Christmas season. That is, after Thanksgiving, of course. I like the festive atmosphere and the lights and garland. I enjoy the music and songs. I love the family time most of all. Yes, the secularization of Christmas to the extent of removing Jesus from it is extremely bothersome. But for Christians, Jesus will never be removed from the celebration of His birth. He is, and always will be, the “Reason for the Season”.
I do get kind of upset when all the Christmas shows and movies speak of the “spirit of Christmas”. They do get it right…but for the wrong reason. They’ll say the spirit of Christmas is love and that is true….the love of God. They will say it is giving and that is true….God gave us His Son. John 3:16 sums it up nicely: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son…”. That is the true spirit of Christmas.
We also, though, are presented with the opportunity to actually promote Jesus as the world pushes back or ignores Him. Our response to someone wishing us “happy holidays” should be a resounding “Merry Christmas”. They understand what we are saying. Yard and home decorations can point to Jesus. Car magnets and Christmas wear can bear witness to the birth of our Savior. In all actuality we can speak and testify of Jesus in this season more than any time of the year. Be on the lookout to take advantage of all the occasions we have to celebrate the birth of a King!
Bro. Tony
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God’s Will is the ONLY Will that Counts
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Was Jesus a Socialist?
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Christian, are you ready for persecution?
And there is the double whammy of actually voting for a party whose platform most aligned with those beliefs. That would mean you voted for Donald Trump and you are, by default, a racist, homophobic, misogynist, hater of all things “progressive” and your voice should not be heard. The media has coined a phrase and is identifying you as a “Christian nationalist” and a danger to a free country.
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What is “Conversion Therapy”? The church must pray!
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A Naked Nation
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God/Christian vs US Gov’t – Abortion
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Tell Someone About Jesus!
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Christmas Eve 2020 and the “Vaccine”
So, you may ask, what are you going to do Bro. Tony? I’m going to practice caution and patience. I’ll wait to pass judgement on the mark of the beast until I see how the failure to take the vaccine will impact my ability to “buy and sell” as described in Revelation. I’ll check into the fetal tissue situation, and I will not jump to the front of the line for the vaccine until I have some semblance of assurance that it won’t affect my health in some other way.
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