Tuesday, April 22, 2014

The Resurrection, The Single Most Important Event In Human History.

The struggle between good and evil has raged since the beginning of time. Right vs wrong, light vs darkness, God vs Satan. What appeared to be an eternal struggle soon came to a climax that would decide whether the forces of good would conquer evil, or whether the darkness would quench the light. This climax came on Passover when a certain man was hung on a cross. This man was Jesus Christ.

At first glance it appeared that Satan had won. After all, the Son of God was killed and buried in a tomb. No one has been able to raise themselves from the dead, clearly death has overcome life. But God had different plans. Satan was the cause of humanity's demise but Satan was also the cause of humanity's salvation in a sense. Satan ensured that Christ was hung on that cross, his hand can be clearly seen when orchestrating the actions of the religious and political leaders of that day. But he was unaware that Christ's death would be the beginning of the end for him. For the power that Satan wielded was sin. That is how he controlled humanity and how he drew people away from God. But little did he know, that by crucifying Jesus, he just crucified himself in the process. Christ's death paid the price for our sin thus freeing all sinners from Satan's chains as long as they put their faith in him.

But Christ's death was not the climax of the struggle between good and evil. No, that was still to come, in 3 short days. Christ may have paid the price for humanity's sin, but death still held Christ in the tomb. That is, until Easter Sunday. Christ arose victorious over his final enemy and Satan's last pawn, death. Satan threw everything at Christ but God was able to use his futile efforts to achieve victory!

Christ is alive! Life triumphed over death. Good arose victorious over evil. The light blinded the darkness. The resurrection is the single most important event in human history. It bridged the gap between God and man, it set afire the flame of hope for life everlasting, and it stripped Satan of his power by cleansing the stain of sin.

The forces of evil will try to snuff out the spreading of the good news of the resurrection. But their efforts are in vain as their fate is sealed for all of eternity. Let us rejoice in the promise of everlasting life because of Christ's resurrection. But let us also become bold proclaimers of the truth and ensure that all people know that the God of the Bible is not dead, he is alive and wanting a relationship with all those who he has created.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

I have the anti-gay gene!

Yes, you heard me correctly. I just made the erroneous claim that I was born with a gene that causes me to speak out against the act of homosexuality. Your probably thinking that I am out of my mind and simply made up such a gene to justify my opposition to homosexuality. Well, your exactly right. There is as much evidence of an anti-gay gene as there is an actual gay gene. It is simply an idea conceived in the notion that if someone is born with something they cannot be condemned for doing it. Frankly they are right. Traits that someone is born with are natural and is not considered sin. Traits such as: skin color, gender, height etc. The left tries to group homosexuality into that group of inborn traits. If they are successful in doing so, there is no justification in condemning homosexual behavior because frankly it would be an inborn trait which cannot be considered sin since all sin is caused by a choice, a decision to rebel against the law of God. But in reality, there is no such evidence supporting that homosexuality is an inborn trait.

 Genes are what make up  our inborn traits. Experts can easily point out the genes that cause our skin color, gender, and height. But for some reason they just can't find a gene that makes someone a homosexual. This here is a problem for the left, the one shred of evidence they needed to confirm their claims simply doesn't exist.

Surprise, the Bible is proven correct again. Nowhere in the Bible is it a sin to be a certain skin color, height, or gender. But it is a sin to commit acts of homosexuality see verses such as 1st Corinthians 6:9 and Romans 1:26-28.. This shows that the Bible already told us there is no gay gene, the Bible also tells us there is no anti-gay gene, and science confirms both of these Biblical claims! The fact of the matter is that Homosexuality is a lifestyle someone chooses to commit themselves to. Just as we all choose a lifestyle of sin before we have been reborn in Christ, the homosexual is no different. But sadly, society nowadays is not just tolerating this sinful lifestyle in the bedrooms of an individual's home, society is now promoting and encouraging it in the military, schools, and movies! This is the first time in my lifetime that my country has actively tried to convince it's citizens to embrace sin not because we want to, but because we are born to commit this sinful act. That is why it is that much more important to speak out against this perverted act because those struggling with this sin are hearing society's version of homosexuality a lot more than the reality of homosexuality which is God's version! In fact, the more people begin to accept this lifestyle as normal, the less people will receive the salvation power of Jesus Christ. For how can someone be saved if they do not understand they are sinners and turn from that sin?

So let us all speak out with one strong clear unified voice speaking the truth in love! Homosexuals are no different than us, for we all are sinners! Let us stand strong in the faith, defending ourselves against political correctness and Satan himself! The homosexual community needs Christ as much as any lost sinner in this world. God loves them with an abundant love and it is our job as the church to guide them to that moment when they will have the opportunity to embrace their savior and free themselves from society's lies and the shackles of sin.