Overcoming the world!

(Arthur Pink, "Faith as an Overcomer")

"For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith." 1 John 5:4

CAN A CHRISTIAN BE A DEMOCRAT?

Ah, politics and religion… the two subjects "they" say should not be mixed. Whatever "they" think they mean by that, I'm sure "they" don't know. I suppose it stems from, "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's." Matt. 22:21.

We know there are democrats who call themselves "Christian".… look at barack hussein obama, nancy pelosi.

But I have asked myself "how can this be"? Well, in order to answer my own question, I had to assert certain conclusions… some obvious, some perhaps not. Nevertheless, based on perceived evidence, I have to conclude that some who say they are "Christian", HAVE NO CLUE about Christianity. Is that an acceptable conclusion? It is to me. This group includes those who might very well be saved or only THINK they are saved? …but do not know the Word because they probably do not study it. They may go to a church, but that's as far as it goes. 

WHO PULLS THE TRIGGER

"But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die" Gen. 2:17.

Thou shalt SURELY die.

Did Adam die "in that day"? He surely did. That was the beginning. Death, of course, is not only physical but spiritual also. And it does not mean cessation of consciousness. But in all its representations, it is "a separation". Adam first realized a spiritual death. He and God had to separate, not just geographically, but relationally. Adam was not just "evicted" from the garden. He was prevented from being present with God. He was prevented from eating of the Tree of Life. No more walks together in the garden. Man, today, can not fathom the dread of this situation. I would guess that not even Adam realized what happened to him – at first.

WHY DO WE DIE?

WHY DO WE DIE?

Well… in order to know - to reconcile in our minds why we die, we must go back and understand the account of creation in Genesis. Not just that of Adam (man), but of all creation.

CREATION

• It is very important to understand chapter one;

• The scope of satan's rebellion is very important to comprehend;

• The aligning of those angels with him is important to realize;

• Their (lucifer and angels) expulsion is important to note;

…all of that (rebellion, aligning with and expulsion) is literally one form of death. It happened in Heaven… in the spiritual realm, and it happened before Adam was formed. Adam was created into an arena where death already existed.

THE ILLUSION OF CHRISTIAN AMERICA

"Rather than acting as resident aliens of a heavenly kingdom, too often we sound (and act) like resident apologists for a Christian America. … Unless we reject the false reliance on the illusion of Christian America, evangelicalism will continue to distort the gospel and thwart a genuine biblical identity."  ~John Seel, The Evangelical Pulpit

There are Christians in America, but there is no Christian America. Ours is a nation of many religions… there is one group that worships the true God in the only Way… and then there are all the others. I know the argument that Christian forefathers founded this country on Biblical principles and under the direction of the Holy Spirit because God wanted a Christian nation. I vigorously disagree with that, as a generalization, but let's say for the sake of argument it is true. 

FALSE TEACHERS, FALSE PROPHETS, FALSE BRETHREN

Do You Know the Difference?

For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. Romans 8:5-8

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