Saturday, January 22, 2011
Think on these things!
"...whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of a good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you." Philippians 4:8,9
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Watch what you (((((((((say, and do)))))))
I had to make a new post after reading an article from Relevant Magazine, written by Dan Haseltine, titled
"Can Offensive Art Be Christian?"
(If you fell led post your comment to by blog and Relevant's)
Before you read my initial post at the bottom I had this to say to the body of Christ.
I feel that we are closing our mouths and eyes while the world say whatever they want to say about our Lord Jesus Christ. It is upsetting to hear that someone would want to use curse words and the name of Jesus in the same sentence. No other religion allows this, but our, and why are we allowing it?. What is to become of Christianity? Do we feel that Jesus was just a prophet like the non-believers, if not then why are we scandalizing his holy name and image. I will not sit back and allow such things to go on. We all owe Jesus our lives for what he did for us on Calvary. We can only feel God's pain on a small scale, but imagine feeling rejected by millions of people all over the world. If God be God then serve him, and stop playing games. Oh how I love Jesus is what comes out of our mouth, but our heart is far from him. We should not be ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. They (the world) want's to take his name out of everything because his name in Holy. No other religion is being attacked only the Christian religion, and it seems like we don't care. Wake up saints, are you asleep in ZION!!!!!
"The Christian army is the most divided army on the face of the earth," is what my pastor Bishop JD White Jr. would say. There are so many denominations in the Christian religion and everybody wants to be right. If they don't agree with how you sing praise and worship they will start their own church where they will only use rock/hip-hop/or jazz beats, this is foolishness. We are becoming more and more like the world, fighting for the glory when it belongs to God. We try to appease our young people because we don't want to offend them by tell them the truth, that you can't make it into heaven if their having sex before you get married, we don't want to offend the homosexuals by telling them their destination is hell, if they don't repent and turn from their wicked ways. Jesus is still coming back rather it's in my generation, or my children's generation and we will have to give an account for everything we did and said in this earthly body. If you're dead when he comes back he will wake you up because you have to get judged for all your godly or ungodly deeds. Don't leave this earth fooling yourself into thinking that everyone will make it to heaven, this just is not true.
Remember this If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world." (James 1:26-27)
My initial post on RelevantMagazine.com
http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life/current-events/op-ed-blog/24084-can-offensive-art-be-christian
When it comes to Jesus, his mere image is love, everything he said, and did was done in love, for God is love. What's sad is for someone to misrepresents Jesus' love for careless living. He didn't accept the acts of sinners he forgave their sins. He didn't hang out with prostitutes they followed him because he was different from everyone else. He being God in the flesh was forgiving, pure, without sin, and above all else holy. Jesus want's us to be mindful of what we say and what we are do. The word of God declares "Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man." (Matthew 15:11), so we should be mindful over every word that proceeded out of our mouth. Our words should glorify God, and edify the listeners.
When it comes to artist's whether visual, or musical we must remember that God is the Master Artist creating everything we see, calling it good, so to say Christians artist's don't describe the real world in which we live can be debatable. If I'm an artist and I have been born-again my thoughts are different. I am a new creature so my art should reflect my life hid in Christ. I would never deliberately create work knowing that it will offend a believer or a non-believer. God is not to be mocked. He is the Lord of creation and everywhere in the bible it depicts of his awesome wonder. I wouldn't dare support someone who illustrates my Lord in the midst of urine.
This is why Christianity gets no respect, because the ones who should know the truth are bringing shame to Jesus Christ constantly. Instead of glorifying the name of Jesus they continue to justify why they are not living by his principles, or why the alter his principles to fit their lifestyles or music choices. The word of God has not changed it has been the same from the beginning. We are the ones that have to change to live by the word of God. We can not carrying on as Christians turning a blind eye to what the world is doing to discredit our God. If God be God then serve him and stop making excuses to continue in sin. We as Christians have to stand up for the word of God, and not hid when issues like this arise. "Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that art lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of Gd, should shine unto them." ( 2 Corinthians 4:1-4). So I say unto you who thinks it's okay to live anyway, say any thing, and play with the gospel of Jesus...get out of the way so the sincere Christians can share the glorious gospel the world.
I don't want to end this post without speaking to the youth because they are in a place where they don't know what to believe. Those professing to be Christians are scandalizing the name of Jesus over the television, internet, and radio. I admonish the youth to stay with the word of God for you will not be lead astray. Remember this passage of scripture, get it in your hearts and never forget it, "Let no man despise they youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity...Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear them." (1 Timothy 4: 12-16)
I love you, and God loves you more
Much Love : ) Victoria
"Can Offensive Art Be Christian?"
(If you fell led post your comment to by blog and Relevant's)
Before you read my initial post at the bottom I had this to say to the body of Christ.
I feel that we are closing our mouths and eyes while the world say whatever they want to say about our Lord Jesus Christ. It is upsetting to hear that someone would want to use curse words and the name of Jesus in the same sentence. No other religion allows this, but our, and why are we allowing it?. What is to become of Christianity? Do we feel that Jesus was just a prophet like the non-believers, if not then why are we scandalizing his holy name and image. I will not sit back and allow such things to go on. We all owe Jesus our lives for what he did for us on Calvary. We can only feel God's pain on a small scale, but imagine feeling rejected by millions of people all over the world. If God be God then serve him, and stop playing games. Oh how I love Jesus is what comes out of our mouth, but our heart is far from him. We should not be ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. They (the world) want's to take his name out of everything because his name in Holy. No other religion is being attacked only the Christian religion, and it seems like we don't care. Wake up saints, are you asleep in ZION!!!!!
"The Christian army is the most divided army on the face of the earth," is what my pastor Bishop JD White Jr. would say. There are so many denominations in the Christian religion and everybody wants to be right. If they don't agree with how you sing praise and worship they will start their own church where they will only use rock/hip-hop/or jazz beats, this is foolishness. We are becoming more and more like the world, fighting for the glory when it belongs to God. We try to appease our young people because we don't want to offend them by tell them the truth, that you can't make it into heaven if their having sex before you get married, we don't want to offend the homosexuals by telling them their destination is hell, if they don't repent and turn from their wicked ways. Jesus is still coming back rather it's in my generation, or my children's generation and we will have to give an account for everything we did and said in this earthly body. If you're dead when he comes back he will wake you up because you have to get judged for all your godly or ungodly deeds. Don't leave this earth fooling yourself into thinking that everyone will make it to heaven, this just is not true.
Remember this If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world." (James 1:26-27)
My initial post on RelevantMagazine.com
http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life/current-events/op-ed-blog/24084-can-offensive-art-be-christian
When it comes to Jesus, his mere image is love, everything he said, and did was done in love, for God is love. What's sad is for someone to misrepresents Jesus' love for careless living. He didn't accept the acts of sinners he forgave their sins. He didn't hang out with prostitutes they followed him because he was different from everyone else. He being God in the flesh was forgiving, pure, without sin, and above all else holy. Jesus want's us to be mindful of what we say and what we are do. The word of God declares "Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man." (Matthew 15:11), so we should be mindful over every word that proceeded out of our mouth. Our words should glorify God, and edify the listeners.
When it comes to artist's whether visual, or musical we must remember that God is the Master Artist creating everything we see, calling it good, so to say Christians artist's don't describe the real world in which we live can be debatable. If I'm an artist and I have been born-again my thoughts are different. I am a new creature so my art should reflect my life hid in Christ. I would never deliberately create work knowing that it will offend a believer or a non-believer. God is not to be mocked. He is the Lord of creation and everywhere in the bible it depicts of his awesome wonder. I wouldn't dare support someone who illustrates my Lord in the midst of urine.
This is why Christianity gets no respect, because the ones who should know the truth are bringing shame to Jesus Christ constantly. Instead of glorifying the name of Jesus they continue to justify why they are not living by his principles, or why the alter his principles to fit their lifestyles or music choices. The word of God has not changed it has been the same from the beginning. We are the ones that have to change to live by the word of God. We can not carrying on as Christians turning a blind eye to what the world is doing to discredit our God. If God be God then serve him and stop making excuses to continue in sin. We as Christians have to stand up for the word of God, and not hid when issues like this arise. "Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that art lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of Gd, should shine unto them." ( 2 Corinthians 4:1-4). So I say unto you who thinks it's okay to live anyway, say any thing, and play with the gospel of Jesus...get out of the way so the sincere Christians can share the glorious gospel the world.
I don't want to end this post without speaking to the youth because they are in a place where they don't know what to believe. Those professing to be Christians are scandalizing the name of Jesus over the television, internet, and radio. I admonish the youth to stay with the word of God for you will not be lead astray. Remember this passage of scripture, get it in your hearts and never forget it, "Let no man despise they youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity...Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear them." (1 Timothy 4: 12-16)
I love you, and God loves you more
Much Love : ) Victoria
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