Beliefs/Faith
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1Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
The West seems to have forgotten that Communism continues to be a threat to the freedom of many and especially religious freedom. Viet Nam is a place where many Westerners now visit to enjoy but it is a Communist nation and the freedoms of those from the West is not enjoyed by Viet Nam’s own people. Communism has not changed. As with Islam Communism hates Christians! Matthew 25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. We can still pray!!
Caedmon’s Call was a group I had never heard of before and I do not believe I missed anything. However, after reading the following on X I found out the man with the guitar is a Derek Webb. According to an article on the TGC web site https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/return-caedmons-call/ Webb has ‘publicly renounced his Christian convictions. Today, he doesn’t consider himself a believer, although he holds open the possibility that being an atheist in regard to the Christian God doesn’t mean he’ll remain an atheist related to any and every God. He sometimes revisits his old songs, and he’s connected to a church (albeit one that falls outside of historic Christian orthodoxy in both theology and ethics).’ This is not a total surprise as many of these who have been involved in these fleshly music groups and ‘churches’ have renounced that which they never possessed.
Webb may have made a profession at one time in his life but he was never born again by the Spirit of God. What is sad is that so many so-called churches continue to push these groups and this fleshly music that leads to apostasy rather than a deeper faith and walk with the Lord. If, and I stress if, you are saved and for some reason are even considering going down this broad road of compromise please consider Revelation 2:4,5 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
‘God made man, but men also make their own god or gods. Only one God made man, but men have made many gods. The Bible also talks about this, listing names of various fictional gods invented by men. Among these are
Asherah, Astarte, Astaroth, Baal, Chemosh, Inanna, Marduk, and Moloch. There is a reason the first of the ten commandments (Exodus 20:3) says, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”
Men make-up gods. The Bible shows that men make up separate gods, very often regional ones, who represent a local people. Since the completion of scripture, men made up other gods, very often representing separate religions. Among these are Allah, Brahma, Eshwara, Krishna, Shakti, Shiva, The Tao, and Vishu. Roman and Greek mythology presented Jupiter and Zeus.
Perhaps something more sinister than different gods is using the biblical names for God, except with a different one. God is more than a name. Many of you reading know that sects in Christianity have different beliefs about who God is. They all use the same designations. For instance, they might say, “Holy Spirit,” but they mean an active force in the world, not a Person. Joseph Smith, first prophet of LDS, taught that God was once a man on another planet before being exalted to Godhood.
Professors of Christianity today conform a God in their imaginations to their own liking. In Colossians 3:5, the Apostle Paul wrote, “Mortify . . . covetousness, which is idolatry.” Their God has the same name as the biblical God. So does Jesus.
Instead of abstaining from lust, professing believers make up a God who permits it or wants it. He desires it in worship. This is another way of changing “the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image like to corruptible man” (Romans 1:23).
Peter wrote in 1 Peter 1:16, “Be ye holy, for I am holy.” True saints are a “holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 2:5).’https://kentbrandenburg.com/2022/05/09/the-true-god-versus-a-made-up-one/
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