© November 9, 2018
I am a Christian, Conservative and Counterjihad blogger. The
blogs I post more often than not are usually an expression of my frustration
and/or annoyance with what I read, hear and view of events occurring in the
public domain.
One disclaimer I offer in respect to my Christian faith is
that I am definitely not perfect. I get cranky and I have little doubt the
crankiness were expressed contrary to the way the Lord Jesus would prefer I
respond. And as such I have stepped into sin for anything that God finds
displeasing can lead to separating oneself from God. Adam and Eve discovered
this terminal effect in the Garden of Eden. Yet God in His Mercy promised a
path away from separation and a return to the Presence of God by a Promise within
the curse pronounced on the Deceiver - Satan:
And I will put enmity
Between you and the woman,
And between your seed and her Seed;
He shall bruise your head,
And you shall bruise His heel.” -- Genesis 3: 15 NKJV
Between you and the woman,
And between your seed and her Seed;
He shall bruise your head,
And you shall bruise His heel.” -- Genesis 3: 15 NKJV
This is a Promise of a Deliverer for the curse bought upon
humanity by choice to restore Communion with God. In the Christian perspective
this is Jesus the Son of God and Mary (in this case “the woman”). Jesus has
both nature of God and the nature of humanity (yet born without the
sin-separating curse bequeathed by Adam and Eve). Jesus’ sinless human
nature is what qualified Him as a Deliverer to be a sacrifice to Redeem
humanity’s lost-separated life with His sinless Life. AND in the death of Jesus
the debt is paid for AND in the Resurrection to Life of Jesus transmutes humanity’s
life restored with God via the Resurrected Life of Jesus the Christ yet by the
choice to Believe in the efficacy of the Death, Burial and Resurrection.
The question becomes: How does a human person discover a
choice exists that can restore one in Communion with God as Adam and Eve had
before their Fall into a Separated state of existence in relation to God the
Creator (which
was the death alluded to by eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good
and Evil)?
The answer: THE GOSPEL!
8 But what
does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that
is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if
you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God
has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For
with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession
is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture
says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”
15 And how shall
they preach unless they are sent? As it is written:
“How beautiful are the feet of those who [a]preach the gospel of peace,
Who bring glad tidings of good things!”
Who bring glad tidings of good things!”
16 But they
have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed
our report?” 17 So then faith comes by
hearing, and hearing by the word of God. -- Romans 10: 8-11, 15-17 NKJV
(Bold text Blog Editor’s)
Call on Jesus and YOU WILL be Saved and find peace.
The inspiration for these thoughts is an American Family Association
(AFA) email I received yesterday. Below is the linked version of the email
which includes a Vimeo video.
JRH 11/9/18
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The Gospel
Email by Tim Wildmon,
President AFA
NOVEMBER 8, 2018 @ 8:16 AM
Though we deal with people, we don’t wrestle against
flesh and blood.
We at American Family Association believe that God has
communicated absolute truth to mankind, and that all people are subject to the
authority of God's Word at all times. Therefore we believe that a culture based
on biblical truth best serves the well-being of our nation and our families, in
accordance with the vision of our founding documents; and that personal
transformation through the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the greatest agent of
biblical change in any culture.
The gospel is of first importance. Though we deal with
people, we don't wrestle against flesh and blood. We know this is a spiritual
battle for the souls of mankind. The manifestation of spiritual wickedness in
God's world is real, powerful and deceiving. As good as we may be at times, the
bottom line is we are all sinners by nature and by choice. But thanks be to
Christ who is the sacrifice for our sins. Because of the death, burial and
resurrection of Jesus we can be born again with the promise of eternal life
with God. To be reborn spiritually we must admit we are sinners and believe in
our hearts that God raised Christ from the dead. There is no better feeling
than to be grafted into the family of God.
We see God’s love for us through the sacrifice of His son.
It’s because of God's love for us that we are compelled to share this good news
with you and live a life consistent with a biblical worldview. Maybe you have
heard this many times, but it has not drawn you to repentance. We want to
invite you to do that today! Don’t wait any longer! Or maybe you have
experienced salvation but needed a reminder of God's love for you to restore
the joy of your salvation.
Vimeo VIDEO: Bert
Harper | How do you become a Christian?
Please forward this email and/or share on social media with
at least one person. We believe it is personal transformation through the
Gospel of Jesus Christ that's the greatest agent of biblical change in any
culture.
"For I delivered to you as of first importance what
I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the
Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in
accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the
twelve" (1 Corinthians 15:3-5).
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Frustration Exists yet
Peace is Found in Jesus
John R. Houk
© November 9, 2018
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The Gospel
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