Without Spot or Blemish

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Kevin

Excerpt from the Book “Without Spot or Blemish”

As I look out across the church today I have a grave concern.  Today the church is interested only in one of two things; in tickling ears and/or putting on a show instead of preaching the Word of God.  Preachers today preach a watered down gospel that has no possible chance of stirring lost souls unto salvation.

2 Timothy 4:3, “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;”

While churches may appear to be full across America, the Saints of God number in the few.  Men continue in their own selfish lusts chasing after whatever this life will bring them.

2 Timothy 3:2, “For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,”

If we, as the Saints of God are not concerned and do not sound the alarm, Christ will return for His bride catching this giant called the church asleep.  We are called to bring souls to the foot of the cross, but instead we bring strangers to our bed and in the name of grace deem this to be a righteous way of living.

The God of the Old Testament is not playing games, He is the same yesterday, today and forever and this means His wrath is going to fall.

Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.”

Malachi 3:6, “For I am the LORD, I change not…”

When will the churched realize that being good is not enough? Going to church is not what it is all about; even faithfully paying our tithes as if you could somehow buy a golden ticket into Heaven will not save your soul from the pit of Hell.  While all of these things are part of a Christian’s walk with Christ…they are not the walk.

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BCE or BC?

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Kevin

The Cross has it's roots in Genesis 1:1Hallelujah! Jesus Christ came just as the Old Testament predicted. Born of a virgin in a manger…and split the very fabric of time. For years we used a dating system that utilized the terms B.C. (Before Christ) and A.D. (After Death or Anno Domini/in the year of our Lord). A new dating system has been introduced to once again ERASE Christ from history. You may have seen these terms B.C.E. (Before Common Era) and C.E. (Common Era).

If I am being perfectly honest this angers me. The same as taking “In God we trust” from our money. Where is the Church of God in all of this? You know who removed prayer from schools in America? Madalyn Murray O’Hair, an atheist, single-handedly removed God, the Bible and prayer from public schools in 1962. Where was the Church? Evolution floods the public school system and makes a mockery of Creation. Despite the FACT that every single science discipline and mathematics supports a young earth and laughs at the mere implication of animals evolving from one animal to the next. Where is the Church of God? Do you have the guts to mutter the words out loud? I’ll tell you I sure do! The Church is fast asleep. Jesus warned that He would return and find the Church asleep. Mark 13:36, “Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.” Proverbs 6:9 says, “How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?”

The Saints of God need to wake up to these damnable heresies that encompass us.   No wonder an unbelieving world believes the Church is full of hypocrites…BECAUSE IT IS!!! Oh Kevin, that’s not nice, we need to love people…everyone can go to Heaven if they live a good life.  It may not be nice, but it is the truth.   People are dying and going to HELL every day. Why? Because the Saints are asleep. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz This saint of God will not be caught unaware, blood will not be required on this saints hands for not warning people to turn from there wickedness. Jeremiah was nicknamed the weeping profit…God called him to warn Israel; THEY WERE GOING TO HELL. They turned a deaf ear and would not listen.

If Jeremiah was the weeping prophet in generation, then perhaps I am the weeping prophet in my generation. Every time I sound the alarm…I get spit upon. One Pastor told me that I needed to slow down that my method of bringing the gospel was like drinking from a fire hose. WOW! Sounds just like what Israel told Jeremiah. I wonder if there is one saint out there…just one that will say, Brother Kevin I will stand with you against the heresies of our generation…I will sound the alarm…I will be on my knees in prayer…I will warn the wicked…I will make it known that I hate sin…and that I love humility. Yes, I too am a saint of God and I will stand shoulder to shoulder with you Brother Kevin even if we are the only ones. Will you do it…will you leave a comment on this post saying YES?

In conclusion, a few weeks ago I found a magazine called, “Biblical Archaeology
Review”. Being a student of the word I quickly subscribed. As I eagerly read each article in my inaugural issue, I came upon page 41, where the author of the article removed Christ by referring to BCE (Before Common Era) instead of BC (Before Christ). I might expect this out of a secular magazine, however it shocked me coming from a title such as “Biblical Archaeology Review”. I wrote the editor an email and expressed my concern. Today, I received a reply and this is what it said, “Dear Mr. Airrington, We are a nondenominational magazine…Please let us know if you wish to cancel you[r] subscription.” WOW! Am I wrong? If you agree with my position, I would encourage you to write the editor: Bonnie Mullin bmullin@bib-arch.org Let Bonnie know that BCE is rejecting and denying Christ and that the last time you checked being non-denominational did not mean to deny Christ. Do you have the guts to make stand? Or will this be just one more thing that we turn a deaf ear to and allow Satan to have.

I will close with a quote from Billy Sunday. This was his opening remarks as he preached a message on Soul Winning in Richmond, Virginia in 1922:

“There are vast multitudes in this enlightened land of ours who are in open rebellion against God. ”We will not have this man, Jesus Christ, to reign over us,” is the heartless cry that winds its flight from office, shop, store, factory, home, college, and the busy mart of trade. Lots of people are willing, my friends, to accept whatever they want from the Bible. They would like to codify it; they would like to sit down and eliminate that which isn’t pleasant to them to receive and which they don’t like to adjust their lives to, and insert something they would like. You take it as it is given, and if you don’t, you will go to Hell. God almighty won’t adjust His principles to suit the opinions of anybody. The Lord has made His revelation known to the world, and it is up to you and not to the Lord. He has done all He ever will or can do to save this world. He has given sunshine and rain and ground; it is up to you to plant the seed, to plow it or starve to death. God has done His part; He will do no more. “

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These Three Things…

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Kevin

The Cross has it's roots in Genesis 1:1It’s All About JESUS!

Kevin R. Airrington

The other day, my family took a drive to visit with my friend Steve and his family and my cousin, Rob and his family.  They were nestled high in the mountains near Sage Hen Reservoir in Idaho on a summer camping trip.   My family and I had never been there and Google maps said 1 hour and 53 minutes.  It was only 51 miles away; I wondered why in the world it would take almost two hours to get there.  The first ¾ of the trip flew by in well under and hour.  I thought, “hmmmm, the online map must have been wrong” as they sometimes are.   Then it happened.

We fell off the payment onto a gravel road that was very steep and windy.  My wife was driving and she is a nervous wreck on the curves in the mountains.    We decided to surprise my cousin and his family by bringing his Mother, my Aunt up with us.  Auntie controlled a lot of the conversation, keeping my wife, Kathy from being so nervous.

Finally, we spotted them…the Rossi-Posse paper plates posted in the trees to mark our way and guide us right into their campsite.   After visiting for awhile, it was time to eat.  However, I had some other matters of the heart I needed to discuss with my friend.  Now Steve, I don’t know if he knows it but he is a philosopher.  He has a wonderful way of using anecdotes and expressions to drive home his theory.  Out of the blue, in the middle of the conversation he shouts, “QUICK!  Off the top of your head name the three most important things that we can turn to in the Bible and prove to be true.”  Up until this point we had been discussing things like Bible versions and really things that may be interesting to share each others viewpoint but they are not what I would call, “Salvation Issues”.

I love the King James, and I know that it is the closest thing we have to the original language.  I also know that the NIV, the NKJV, the NWT(Jehovah’s Witness Bible), NASB and other modern translations have many errors and heretical statements to say the least.  I know this, not think this, I know this.  I am as sure of this as I am of  the resurrection of Jesus and we all know what Paul said about the resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15:17, “And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.”  Paul was saying, listen; nothing else matters IF the resurrection did not happen.  We can all go home drink some beer and be merry.

So my King James Only friends; we have other battles to fight.  Over 150,000 people leave this earth each day.  Most of them end up in Hell.  Yes, we have much bigger battles to wage than which version rests on the polished surfaces of our coffee tables.  Besides, almost any version is better than reading Playboy magazine.  And don’t give me that…”Playboy has good articles; I only read it for the articles bit.”  J

Now, let’s get back to Steve’s question… “QUICK!  Off the top of your head name the three most important things that we can turn to in the Bible and prove to be true.”  The three things that popped into my head was the Creator in Genesis 1, the birth of Christ found in the gospels and the resurrection also found in the gospel and mentioned in other Epistles.

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Is Creationism Fact or Theory?

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Kevin

The Cross has it's roots in Genesis 1:1

By my count I think there we 84 questions God asked Job. The first question God asked Job was “Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?” (Job 38:4).

Modern scientists claim to know the “laws of nature”.

The phrase, “nature” is used by people to describe the material and physical world. It is frequently used by modern scientists to hide their disbelief of God. Yet where can the laws of nature lead us but back to God Himself? Obviously, we cannot have laws without a lawgiver!

The Bible tells us in John 1:3 that, “All things were made by him [Christ]; and without him was not any thing made that was made.” Paul adds in Colossians 1:17, “And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.”

Evolution is not compatible with the clearly revealed facts of Scripture which state God is the Creator (Job 38-41; Genesis 1). So how can the modern scientists ignore God’s question posed to Job? If their answer demonstrates a belief in evolution, he or she is revealing ignorance and a conscious decision to reject God’s statement of fact that He is the Creator of all things.

As Christians we need to, “Stand firm in the face of deception and rebellion”. Prove yourself faithful to the Lord’s declarations.

Surprise! The fact that God is Creator is a message woven throughout the ENTIRE Bible, not just Genesis 1:1.

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I want it now!

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Kevin

Kevin R. Airrington
July 21, 2010

The Cross has it's roots in Genesis 1:1

In John 11:1-45 we read the account when Jesus raised his friend Lazarus from the dead.  Lazarus and his two sisters, Mary and Martha, were friends of Jesus. When Lazarus got sick, his sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick”, was the message.  When Jesus heard the news, he waited two more days before going to Lazarus’ hometown of Bethany.  When Jesus arrived in Bethany, Lazarus had been dead and in the tomb for four days.

The way I understand it, the Jews hold to a belief that the spirit leaves the body after three days.  Clearly Jesus was too late!  When Martha discovered that Jesus was on his way, she went out to meet him. “Lord,” she said, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”

If Jesus is God, and He is, then would He have known that after three days it would have been too late to raise His friend from the dead?  Perhaps the Bible is wrong when it claims that Jesus was and is God. (John 10:30)

We as a people are demanding little creatures.  We want everything now…we want everything in our own time.  Not long ago wives would spend hours in the kitchen preparing a perfect meal for her family.  Today, woman slave over a hot microwave.  WE WANT IT NOW!  This “wanting it now” attitude began when we were children.  On Christmas Eve, all we could think about was Christmas morning, we wanted it to come now.

2 Peter 3:8 we learn that God is outside of time.  Peter is actually quoting Moses from Psalm 90:4.  Many people incorrectly relate these two scriptures to the six day creation in Genesis 1.  The Hebrew word for day used in Genesis is the word ‘yom’, which means a literal 24 hour day.  Interestingly, these same people never apply 2 Peter 3:8 to any place else in the Bible.  Did Joshua march around Jericho for 7,000 years?  Did Jesus rise from the dead 3,000 years late?  Oh my we still have another 1,000 years before Jesus rises again.  Per ponderous, we would never apply this logic anywhere in the Bible.

When we read the entire account of Jesus and the events at Bethany, we find that Jesus was able to raise his friend, whom He loved, from the dead.  Lazarus’ sisters wanted Jesus to come in their time.  God is outside of time.  We also know from scripture that the secret things belong to God. (Deuteronomy 29:29)  It is not for us to know how God operates when it comes to His time line.

The next time you find yourself “wanting it now”, think about Mary & Martha.  They waited for Jesus…and He came on His own time.  I believe the message was two-fold.  The first was, ‘faith’ — God is at work even when we don’t see Him working.  The second message was, ‘patience’ — in His time not ours.

God Bless you!

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Is Jesus in Genesis?

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Kevin

The Cross has it's roots in Genesis 1:1

Can I ask you a question? Is Jesus in Genesis? Before you decide that Jesus only appeared in the New Testament…read the following…

The Bible is the Word of God and reveals to us Jesus Christ, the Son of God. In John 5:46-47 Jesus said, “For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?”

The need for Jesus originated in Genesis 3 with the fall of mankind and the entrance of sin into the world. We would absolutely expect to see Christ there, perhaps more than most would realize. I remember having a conversation with someone that was well versed in the scriptures and had even taught the Bible. He told me that the Creation story is irrelevant to Salvation. My answer to that would be to send them to John 5:46-47.

A theophany is a manifestation of God in the Bible that is tangible to the human senses. For example: remember the Lord appearing to Abraham in Genesis 18; compare with John 8:58). Christ is the Creator God; He didn’t just show up 2,000 years ago. (John 1; Colossians 1; Hebrews 1).

Most of the time when we see the term “glory to the Lord” this reflect a theophany, as in Exodus 24:16-18, the “pillar of cloud” has a similar function in Exodus 33:9.
Some believe that a visit from the “angel of the Lord” was in fact the pre-incarnate Christ. You can reference these appearances in Genesis 16:7-14, Genesis 22:11-18, Judges 5:23 and Kings 19:35 and other Scriptures.

Some Bible commentators believe that whenever someone received a visit from “the angel of the Lord,” this was in fact the pre-incarnate Christ.
Is Jesus in Genesis…you bet He is! If Genesis is irrelevant we might as well throw out the whole Bible. I didn’t say that…Jesus said that in John 5:27.

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What does Genesis 1:1 have to do with the Cross?

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Kevin

The Cross has it's roots in Genesis 1:1

Many people assume that the creation account found is Genesis is just semantics. Some say that it just a social issue and we should not be concerned with anyone that believes in evolution so long as they accept Jesus.

This is wrong on so many levels.

First, if Genesis 1:1 is wrong you might as well throw out the whole Bible…because the rest is just a lie.
Second, Jesus referred to Genesis more than any other Book in the Old Testament. If Genesis 1:1 did not happen then Jesus is a liar.

Evolution, is a lie straight from the pit of Hell designed to discredit the Bible, thereby, discrediting the God who gave you life. Genesis chapter one sets the stage for the entire Bible. To embrace evolution and refer to it as no more than a social issue is called God a liar.

There is so much evidence to support the Biblical account of creation. Every single science discipline supports creation:

biology — the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena
mathematics, math, maths — a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
agronomy, scientific agriculture — the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production
agrobiology — the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield
agrology — science of soils in relation to crops
anthropology – study of humanity
architectonics, tectonics — the science of architecture
astronomy— is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, nebulae, star clusters and galaxies)
metallurgy — the science and technology of metals
metrology — the scientific study of measurement
nutrition — the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)
physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through space-tim
psychology, psychological science — the science of mental life
cognitive science — the field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind

For more information on Creation visit: DrDino, Creation Evidence and Answers in Genesis

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Worship

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Kevin

From the book: The New Convert’s Handbook
by Kevin R. Airrington

Most people wrongly associate worship with singing hymns in church. While Praise is vocal; worship is more physical and it has to do with your attitude. Think of it as an attitude of the body. You can worship vocally, but it is not worship if it is not an attitude of the body.

If John 4:23 tells us, “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.” Then we must get in the spirit as we worship God. All your energy, all your focus must be on Him. Don’t worry about what your neighbor is doing or is not doing. Especially, do not be concern if you are the only one in worship…others may be singing, but are they worshiping?

There are many ways to worship with our bodies. We can simply show a reverence for God by get as low as we can, by bowing or laying face down flat on the floor. In Psalm 95:6 David says these words, “O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. We worship in our most humble position by bowing or kneeling. The Prophet Isaiah tells us in Isaiah 51:23, “…bow down… and thou hast laid thy body as the ground.”This is true worship.

Here is a list of ways to worship with our bodies from the scriptures. They are in no particular order and one is of no greater importance than the other. As with the orchestra of prayer — you may have a form of worship that is your favorite, but the righteous, fervent man will be an expert in all forms.

Standing — It is out of respect that we STAND and Praise the Lord.

• 1 Kings 8:22, “And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:”
• 1 Chronicles 23:30, “And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even:”
• Psalm 134:1, “Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.”
• Kneeling — We kneel as an act of submission and reverence to the Lord.
• Psalm 96:6, “O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.”
• Acts 20:36, “And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.”
• Philippians 2:10, “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;”

Lifting Holy Hands — By lifting our hands we are saying, “I surrender to your will Lord.” This is also an outward sign of us lifting our hearts toward Heaven.

• Psalm 63:4, “Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.”
• Psalm 134:2, “Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.”
• Psalm 28:2, “Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.”
• 1 Kings 8:54, “And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.”
• Lamentations 3:41, “Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.”

Clapping Our Hands — We clap our hands to express joy and victory. Of Jesus gives you joy, clap your hands. If you have won the victory through Jesus, clap your hands.

• Psalm 47:1, “O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.”
• Isaiah 55:12, “For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.”
• Psalm 98:8, “Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together”

Dancing — We dance with joy in celebration of what the Redeemer has done in our lives. The word “rejoice” in Hebrew means to spin, leap or jump for joy.

• Psalm 30:11, “Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;”
• Exedus 15:20, “And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.”
• 1 Samuel 18:6, “And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.”
• Psalm 149:3, “Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.”
• Psalm 150:4, “Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.”

Laughter — Laughter releases joy you have for the Lord. This is not to be confused with so called, “laughing revivals”. These people seek their own pleasure. However, laughing is an acceptable form of Biblical worship.

• Genesis 17:17, “Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?”
• Psalm 2:4, “He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.”
• Psalm 126:2, “Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.”
• Ecclesiastics 3:4, “A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;”
• Matthew 9:24, “He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.”
• Luke 6:21, “Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.”

Shouting — Shouting releases joy and can be used as a weapon in spiritual warfare.

• Psalm 32:11, “Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.”
• Psalm 71:23, “My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.”
• Isaiah 12:6, “Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.”
• Ezra 3:11, “And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.”
• Psalm 81:1, “Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.”

John Wesley had this to say about worship, “The Bible centers round the worship of God. Jesus said: “The time is coming and is already here, when by the power of God’s spirit people will worship the Father as He really is, offering Him the true worship that He wants.” (John 4:23–24)

The worship of God is the chief end of man. We are to live before God in praise, adoration, reverence, thankfulness and awe, but also though obedience and holy living. Strong, regular worship services are the powerhouse of the church, for when we gather together we encourage one another to live for God. Christians gather to celebrate the Lord’s Supper, to baptize new members, to read Scripture, to listen to God speak to them through other Christians, to experience healing, to pray and praise God. Where churches neglect the worshiping heart, their ministry fails. Once great churches today have little ministry, because they let their worshiping congregations die.” {emphases added}

Make worship a regular part of your prayer life, in church and at home.  If you are not in an attitude of worship with your body, you are not worshiping.   The Creator of all is worthy of our worship.

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Why Preach the Word

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Kevin

2 Timothy 4:2 gives us the short answer to the question, “Why Preach”?:
“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.”

St. Francis of Assisi was reported to have said, “Preach the gospel at all times, and when necessary use words.” I have heard this statement many times and find it to be really interesting. This statement is one of such statements that many believe it is actually a verse of the Bible.
The Bible has much to say about preaching:

Psalm 40:9,” I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.”

Matthew 4:17, “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

1 Peter 1:25, “But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.”

1 Corinthians 1:23, “But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;”

2 Corinthians 4:5, “For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus sake.”

In the Bible, preaching actually means to talk to someone. The preachers in the early Church were in the habit of calling their public discourses “talks”. The word homiletics is derived from the Greek word homilia and signifies a mutual talk. Preaching is the proclamation of the Good News of salvation. Sometimes in speaking the truth of God’s Word we must relate some hard facts. If we die in our sins we will spend an eternity out of God’s presence; we will spend eternity in a place called Hell. That’s not pleasant to share but it is precisely what the Bible teaches.

Unfortunately, in many churches today many well intentioned preachers are afraid to teach the truth of God’s Word for fear it will turn people away. Instead, they preach watered down sermons. Preaching should compel us to change and live a holy life. The Bible warned us that this would happen.

I strongly believe that in these last days Lucifer will raise up ungodly men that will just be nice to people and not speak the truth to them all the while they are heading towards Hell. Please don’t misunderstand me my friend, I am not advocating being rude or mean to people. However, just being nice to people is not sharing the gospel. I know many atheists and unfaithful that are super nice to people.

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Did the sun and moon stand still?

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Kevin

In the book of Joshua the 10th chapter, Joshua records that he prayed to God to have the sun and moon stand still. In those days, armies only fought during the day and Joshua needed more time to slaughter his enemy, the Amorites. The Scripture says that his prayers were answered and the sun and moon did indeed stand still. This statement has caused debates through the ages. So, what really happened that day Joshua cried out to his God?

Over the years many people have attempted to scientifically either prove or disprove the writings in Joshua 10. Some claim there was no miracle, but only the use of poetic language. While others say a cloud covered the sun, keeping it cool enough to fight all afternoon. Another claim is that there was an eclipse. There is even a report that NASA used a computer to tract solar activity and they have found a “missing day” back in the time of Joshua. I looked I could not find anything to support the NASA report…although very interesting.

All of these explanations do not hold up to the statement, “there has never been another day like this.” (Joshua 10:14 and Habbakuk 3:11.) So, what happened that day? I believe it is impossible to use science to speculate and since you and I were not there it is difficult to determine exactly what happened on that special day.
Unfortunately, the Scripture has very little to say about the event other than, Joshua prayed and God answered his prayer. And to my knowledge there are no other documents that support the events of that day. I know that my God could have slowed the earth, retracted the light or slowed the entire universe. 2 Kings 20:9-11 records time ran backwards for Hezekiah. The sun moved eastward instead of westward. This miracle was to show Hezekiah that he would regain his health. This miracle, like Joshua stopping time, is beyond scientific explanation.

Both, Joshua and Hezekiah made what seemed like impossible requests for our God. Let me remind you of the POWER of our God. In Mark 4:41, Matthew 8:27, and Luke 8:22-25 the disciples where amazed and in a bit of shock when Jesus spoke to the sea and the wind and commanded them to obey Him. Joshua and Hezekiah asked God to alter the heavens…perhaps the entire universe. We have a God who answers prayers and those two days were no exception, God honored their requests.
God created the sun, the moon, the stars and the planets; he placed them one by one in the sky. Our Creator, by the power of His word the sun, the moon, the stars and the planets must obey; just as the wind and sea obeyed Jesus. Some things can only be explained by the power of the living God. Some people call these miracles and well, I guess they are. To an atheist, he must deny any possibility of a miracle, but to a believer miracles are not impossible, they are incredible.

So what happened on that day recorded in Joshua 10? God intervened by the power of His word and a miracle took place.

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