Holiness Has Not Changed

"Thus saith the Lord, stand ye in the ways, and, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.  But they said, We will not walk therein."  Jeremiah 6:16 The prophet Jeremiah the prophet was sent by God to tell the people what thus said the Lord.  In verse 7 of the same chapter the Bible says, "..for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak."  The people of God had fallen away from the Lord.  Jeremiah 2:5  says, "Thus saith the Lord, what iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?" Vain-ineffectual or unsuccessful, without real significance, value or importance.   The people of God were living in a way that was not pleasing to the Lord and did not reflect holiness unto the Lord.  God went on to say "and I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit

In the book of Zephaniah, the scriptures tell of the judgment of God towards Judah because of sin.  When this scripture is read, it can appear to be harsh and not representative of the God the modern Church says it knows.  But, Jesus Christ (God manifested in the flesh)  is the same yesterday, today and forever.  Therefore, the same God in Zephaniah is the same God now.  The same God of judgment in Zephaniah is the same God that is going to judge the Church and the world when time ends. The prophecies that tell of the second coming of the Lord are occurring even now. The believer can never stop examining itself to see whether or not it is in the faith.  Time is running out. "The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.  I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the Lord.  And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will searc

As a preacher called by God to preach His word, there are no options to change it.  The Word of God speaks specifically to the sin of  two men and two women being together.  It is not judging when the Word of God is the basis of determining what his right and what is wrong.  As a preacher of the Gospel, I do not want to see anyone lost or living a lie.  Hell is real.  Those that die in sin will go to hell.  That is not judging.  That is a Bible reality.  The Bible says the soul that sinneth shall  die ( Ezekiel 18:4b ).  The Bible says the wages of sin is death ( Romans 6:23 ). The problem with same sex relationships is the failure to call it sin.   Leviticus 18:22 says, "thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind: it is an abomination."   Romans 1:27 says, "and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their e

The  scriptures are very clear on this.  There is only one God and His name is Jesus.  Man can make up and create all the gods he or she can and wants.  But, there is only one God that died for the sins of the world and His name is Jesus. Isaiah 44:8b "is there a god beside me?  yea, there is not God: I know not any.   Isaiah 45: 5 says, "I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is not God beside me: I girded thee, though thous hast not known me". And yes, Jesus is God (And  without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh,....")   I Timothy 3:16 .  And the word was made flesh and dwelt among us ( John 1:4a ). Time is running out for the Gentile.  Gentiles you better hurry!! Ephesians 4:4-6  "There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism.  One God and Father of all, who is above all and through all, and in you all." "Now when th

"Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John to be baptized of him.  But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?  And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness.  Then he suffered him."  Matthew 3:13-15 Baptism is part of salvation.  Not sprinkling.  To be baptized means to be submerged in water (buried).  What I remember the older preachers calling  a 'watery grave'.  After a soul repents of the sin that WAS in his or her life, baptism is required to show forth a dying out to sin and being raised into a new life as a new creature (born again).  To complete the new birth process, the soul has to get filled with the Holy Ghost.  Death to the ways and the spirit of the old man and life to the new man and a new spirit.  Getting filled with the Holy Ghost brings power (Acts 1:8).  This power from God equips the man, woman, boy or girl to live a sanctified

It Has Always Been a Serious Thing What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits toward me?  I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.  I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.”  Psalms 116:12-14. So many take it so lightly, serving the Lord, being faithful, being diligent, and putting the Lord first. Slothfulness, tardiness, no show, struggle to pray, playing at the altar, sleeping during prayer time; and on and on.  Salvation is a serious thing. What if the Lord treated mankind the way mankind treats the Lord?  What if the Lord was tardy when He was called on? What if the Lord did not show up?  What if it did not matter to the Lord how things work out for you?  Salvation is a serious thing. There should be a diligence in the life the one that says they love Jesus.  There should be a diligence and seriousness in seeking the Lord and serving Him.  Giving the Lord all of you have because of what He di

The longer you live, the more you realize life is full of uncertainties.  One can try to plan for the future.  But only the Lord knows the future. The Bible says in the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer, I have over come the world.  In this scripture the savior of the world is letting it be known, going through and suffering will happen to us.  But thanks be unto God that can give victory through Jesus Christ the Lord! This is why we need Jesus.  No one knows what they will face or how it will affect you.  But there is a Savior that knows all things and that came that we might have life and have it more abundantly. Don't wait until trouble comes to seek the Lord.  Seek Him now for you just don't know what life has in store for you.