Friday, December 20, 2002


The Christmas Story! Isn't it remarkable how the Living Word of God never grows old. With just a few day until Christmas I thought it would be nice to just simply read His story again. With this story comes our hope for tomorrow. It is so wonderful to realize that our Father left nothing to chance in bringing our Savior into the world. Every Old Testament Prophecy came true and the New Testament documents the entire blessed event. What is amazing to me is that with all of the prophecies, the Jewish people did not recognize this important event in the history of the world. Sadly today the world still rejects their Messiah as Savior and Lord.

Here is the story once again. Let us give Him all the praise and honor and glory!

PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE LORD! THE STORY OF THE FIRST CHRISTMAS


Luke 1
5 THERE was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
9 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
23 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
54 He hath helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.


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Today I decided to change topics because I think this article is a perfect example of the propaganda we are being fed. "The more things change, the more they remain the same". I have heard that old phrase for many years and this World Net Daily article allows us to look into the truth of the statement.

The art of Psycho-Political warfare has been perfected in the world and it is so deceitful that those who are victims do not even realize that they are in a battle. When the Republicans took over control of both Houses of Congress, I knew that time would tell if it would mean a change for the better in America. Well here we are after one month and what are we witnessing? Instead of key issues vital to America, we are viewing a political power play to replace Trent Lott (who has sold his soul) and move the Republicans to a more moderate position. Night after night we are barraged with more vile information on this issue until finally we all get sick of hearing about the matter and tune it out. That is Psycho-Politics. It is a battle for the mind. After enough propaganda is sent out, we will see legislation that takes more freedoms away from the people. Also, we will see government intrude even more into our lives.

I predict that we will not see a return at all to Constitutional Government in America. I believe that those in power whether they be Republican or Democrat have a different agenda for America. That agenda is to destroy our Sovereignty and put us under the control of the United Nations. Time will tell if my predictions are correct.

If you take a look at what is happening to education, churches and property rights you will see that even the Republicans are doing nothing to restore our freedoms. Instead, they are playing the game with the Left and if the truth be known, they are using confusion to dull down American Outrage! The article below is one example of how things will never change if the road we are on continues. Christians and Conservatives should be outraged if this man becomes Senate Leader but I fear no one will say anything. Remember that Lott must go! Think About It!




Meet Bill Frist –Heir To Lott Throne.
Senator Championed Confirmation
Of Pro-Abortion Satcher, Fights fFat
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Posted: December 19, 2002
9:30 p.m. Eastern


By Joseph Farah
© 2002 WorldNetDaily.com

WASHINGTON – Everyone knows Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., is the upper house's only physician. But who is this man who appears likely to become the next Senate majority leader?

Opponents of abortion on demand are likely to be deeply disappointed. While Trent Lott, R-Miss., had promised to bring to the floor for a quick, early vote a bill restricting partial-birth abortion, Frist championed the nomination by President Clinton of former Surgeon General David Satcher, a fervent supporter of unrestricted abortion and someone who actually performed abortions.

Satcher continued to serve in the Bush administration until earlier this year.

While Satcher's nomination was widely presumed to have originated with Vice President Al Gore, like Satcher, a Tennessean, his confirmation was actually championed by Frist.

Frist once told National Public Radio that there are no absolute right, absolute wrong answers in medicine. During last year's stem-cell debate, Frist proposed using leftover embryos from in vitro fertilization clinics for scientific research. The Weekly Standard also noted that Frist believes there is a moral imperative to use one unsalvageable life to save another.

Frist's other pet causes while serving in the Senate have been fighting AIDS in Africa and fighting obesity among Americans. He believes the federal government needs to increase funding of physical education programs in school. He thinks spending $125 million on a Centers for Disease Control program encouraging children to engage in athletics is another top priority.

He sponsored a bill earlier this year that would have authorized a nationwide ad campaign to promote better nutrition and exercise and would have authorized money for bicycle paths, parks and recreation centers.

According to sources close to the White House, Frist has been favored by Bush political adviser Karl Rove to take the helm of the Senate Republicans ever since Lott got himself embroiled in controversy with his remarks at Sen. Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday party.

Now Frist reportedly is considering a bid to oust Lott.

According to the Associated Press, GOP aides say Frist, now in his second term, is gauging support from his colleagues, having spent time sounding them out by telephone.


Sen. Bill Frist

One aide, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Frist would consider running for the job if colleagues asked him to do so "for the sake of the Senate as an institution or the long-term agenda of the Republican Party.''

In a sign that Frist might be building momentum, a Republican aide close to No. 2 Senate Republican Don Nickles of Oklahoma said Nickles would likely support a race by Frist.

Nickles, a longtime rival of Lott, believes he would have less support from colleagues than Frist for majority leader, the aide said.

Meanwhile, Lott sustained a double-barreled setback this week as Sen. Lincoln Chafee, R-R.I., broke ranks to call for a change in party leadership and Secretary of State Colin Powell forcefully criticized his controversial remarks on race.

"I believe it's time to make a change," Chafee told reporters in his home state. "I think the process is happening," he said, encouraging the White House to step in to help ease Lott from power.

Powell, the highest-ranking African American in the Bush administration, made his first comments on a controversy that flared this month when Lott spoke favorably of Sen. Strom Thurmond's segregationist presidential campaign of a half-century ago.

"If the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years either," Lott said at Thurmond's 100th birthday.

"I was disappointed in the senator's statement," Powell said. "I deplored the sentiments behind the statement."

"There was nothing about the 1948 election or the Dixiecrat agenda that should have been acceptable in any way to any American at that time or any American now."

Lott has maintained a defiant pose, insisting he would fight for his job at a Jan. 6 meeting of GOP rank and file senators and swiping at suggestions from anonymous officials with ties to the White House that he step down.

"There seems to be some things that are seeping out that have not been helpful," he said in Biloxi, Miss. "I understand how that happens because you've got a lot of people who work there that have different points of view," he told reporters.

"But I believe they do support what I am trying to do here and the president will continue to do so."

As WorldNetDaily reported earlier, nearly two-thirds of Americans believe Lott should be replaced as Republican leader, according to the results of a new survey.

Sixty-two percent say GOP senators should replace Lott when they meet Jan. 6, compared to just 18 percent who think he should remain the party's senate chief.

First winning entry to the Senate in 1994, Frist was re-elected in 2000 by the largest margin ever received by a candidate for statewide election in Tennessee history. He's the first practicing physician elected to the chamber since 1928.

A native of Nashville, Frist founded and subsequently directed the Vanderbilt Transplant Center, which became an internationally renowned center of multi-organ transplantation. He's performed some 200 heart and lung transplants and has written more than 100 articles, chapters and abstracts on medical research, as well as three books.

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Thursday, December 19, 2002





RELIGOUS LIBERTY GONE: PART THREE

Good morning everyone.

Today I am posting the third part of the series on the loss of religous freedom in America. This sad story details what has happened to a sleeping Country and Church. The facts as to what happened to the Indiana Baptist Temple reveal in graphic terms that America has lost her freedoms!

If you think we are free then consider these facts.

We now have City, County, State and Federal taxes. We have school tax, property tax, local option taxes, phone tax and sales taxes and on and on. You must have a Drivers License and Social Security number to conduct business or get a job. We are required to purchase a license to practice medicine and cut hair , trim toenails or teach. Your car is owned by the State (that is for another post) and your property is not your own. Just try to build something without a building permit. Little by little ( "Two steps forward and one step back") our freedoms have been taken away. Think about it!

PICTURE: INDIANA BAPTIST TEMPLE DEMOLISHED:A SECULAR CHARTER SCHOOL IS PLANNED FOR THE SITE: THIS IS HAPPENING IN AMERICA!




Internal Revenue Service: PASTORS MUST BE ORDAINED BY THE IRS
by Dr. Greg J. Dixon


Many have asked if we can actually show them this in the law. Our answer is no, we can't because you won't find a specific law that says that you can't preach on the Second Coming of Jesus Christ in America today. That's because they don't have to write a law to gain the same effect. All Congress has to do is to give an outlaw agency like the IRS a carte blanche privilege of making up their own so-called laws as they go along. The churches agreed to this when they signed their tax-exempt contract. They said that they would obey all laws, federal, state and local, presently and in the future. But they apparently didn't read the fine print. The new churches filing for tax exemption must agree to the following: "The Corporation or organization shall have no power to take any action that would be required for a tax exemption under Internal Revenue

Code Section 501(c)(3) and related regulations, rulings, and procedures." It is now the "procedure" of the IRS to refuse tax exempt status to those churches that will not agree that all religions are equal and who refuse to join through tax exemption, the world church. Also, preaching on Christ's coming is taboo.

For those churches which are foolish enough to believe that Sec. 508 of the IRS code allows an automatic exemption for churches, need to read it again. It doesn't say "exemption," it says, "...churches have a mandatory exception." The exception is from filing a Form 1023 to make application for not for profit status. Here is the kicker. Churches have to abide by the same rules that those that do file for this privilege. And if they do not, the IRS can, and most assuredly will, remove their tax exemption. The only thing missing is the annual Form 990 that other religious organizations have to file. When this is required, the churches will be under total control of the IRS with no wiggle room.

In the Baptist Temple court case, the church learned that a New Testament Church does not legally exist in the US today because there are no longer any First Amendment protections left. The genius of the First Amendment and various religious freedom clauses of the fifty states is that, for the first time in history, a N. T. Church could exist legally without having in the words of the IRS a "distinct legal existence." Now even a N.T. Church will be assigned by force the legal status of an association and will be expected to meet the same standards that the not for profits have to meet. But, they still won't have their God given right of a non-taxable status. This status is in contrast to an exempt status which is a privilege not a right.

IRS Agent Says That Churches are Trapped

The evidence as to what we are saying, though denied by most preachers, was made clear on January 24 this year in Tampa, Florida. IRS agent Melvin Blough testified in federal court that "once a church obtains the status of 501(c)(3) under the IRC they are trapped. The only way to be removed from a 501(c)(3) status is if the IRS chooses to remove the exemption. So if you dissolve the corporation and continue on as ABC church, an unincorporated church, you're still trapped in their web and under their control." He further testified that a church is automatically exempt under federal law without a 501(c)(3) designation. He also stated under oath that churches request the status just to get the governments stamp of approval. Even though Blough used the word "exemption" rather than "exception," he is essentially correct in his assessment of the plight of the churches of America. It is obvious that, regardless, the result is the same.

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Wednesday, December 18, 2002





RELIGOUS LIBERTY GONE: PART TWO

Good morning everyone. I am posting Part Two to the article from the Indiana Baptist Temple Publication. The revelations in this report are horrible and should send shock waves throughout the Christian Community! Sadly, I fear that the churches in America are not even aware that this is going on.

I am convinced even more than ever that we are seeing the early seeds of the forced membership into the New World Church. I also believe that there are three things Christians must do now. We must repent of our sins and pray for our churches. God is in control and He will bring to light every dark deed and will protect His Church!

As Christians, it is imperative that we become informed of all that is happening so none of this will take us by suprise.

Have A Blessed Day!
Elaine

PICTURE: INDIANA BAPTIST TEMPLE CHURCH PEWS DESTROYED: THIS IS HAPPENING IN AMERICA!






Internal Revenue Service: PASTORS MUST BE ORDAINED BY THE IRS
by Dr. Greg J. Dixon


The benevolent requirements for churches are beyond atrocious. They are five in number: food, clothing, housing, medical emergencies and utilities. The church cannot help with transportation or auto repairs and a myriad of other things that churches have historically done on a regular basis. The church cannot make loans to the pastor, members, or others which churches have always done. Obviously, they want to make sure that the money lenders get their profits even from the poor. Can you imagine the government of the US limiting a church as to its duties in regarding charitable activity? There is no subject in the Bible that is nearer to the heart of God than charity. According to the apostle James, it is the test of pure religion (James 1:27). Paul the Apostle declares that charity is of higher value even than preaching and sacrifice (I Cor. 13:1-3). For the churches to debase such a high and noble service to Christ by submitting its administration to the wicked IRS is beyond belief. How will the preachers of America give an account of caving into this coercion by an abusive Bush administration who is continuing with the policies of those before him? How will church leaders face the Lord Jesus at the Judgment Seat of Christ when He asks them why they violated His clear commands concerning alms giving? He said, "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men, Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly." But now the churches are required to get the permission of the IRS before helping someone other than in the manner and purpose that they approve. Then records will have to be kept for the IRS so that the publicans can make sure that the church is in fact following their guidelines. And, of course, they expect church leaders to report this alms giving to the IRS so that they can even gouge the poor for more tribute. And all of this so the churches can keep their tax exemption and the people can get their precious tax deductions for their tithes and gifts. As James Dobson's organization said when challenged, "It's just good stewardship." Thievery, good stewardship? How sad.

It may be that the churches have now gone too far. When they begin building their dynasties on the backs of the poor our Lord, no doubt, will be swift in His removal of their candlestick. He said to the church at Ephesus, "Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works: or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent" (Rev. 2:5).

All Churches Now Required to Join IRS Super Church

It is now a fact that in order to get and keep the tax-exempt status a church must agree that all religions are equal. The new Application for Recognition of Exemption Form 1023 Schedule A for Churches (Rev. September 1998) demands a declaration to this effect with the following words at point #3: "Does the organization require prospective members to renounce other religious beliefs or their membership in other churches or religious orders to become members? Yes__ No__. If "Yes," describe."

It doesn't take much intelligence to figure out where they are going with this. In order to be considered a legal church (tax exempt) in America, the church or religious organization will have to declare that all religions are equal. They will also have to declare that they do not believe that their doctrinal position only results in converts to their faith having eternal life. They must renounce this narrow inclusivist position. Maybe we now know why Billy Graham, Robert Schuller, Pat Robertson, and other TV preachers have been making such fuzzy remarks about adherents of other religions, though sincere, going to heaven without receiving Christ. In that tax exemption is government subsidy, according to the Supreme Court in the Bob Jones University case, it is now clear that the US government will not support any religion that clings to the narrow minded belief that salvation is in Jesus Christ alone. Remember? "Come Shekels, Come Shackles." The world church isn't coming; it is already here, and the preachers don't have a clue as they go merrily along hand in hand with the Great Harlot to the wedding with the anti-Christ. (Rev. 17).

US Government Through the IRS Outlaws Preaching on Second Coming of Christ

One of the reasons the IRS gave to Texe Marr's Living Truth Ministries for removing their tax exempt status is as follows: "Much of the material you disseminate promises to address possible conspiracies or threats, either from individuals, groups or various agencies, against Christianity, freedom or other rights. This is evident from a review of your newsletters and order forms. The titles and promotional materials are designed to sensationalize and grab the readers attention. They usually imply that the works will expose certain prominent groups, individuals, politicians or government agencies as being part of or linked to some threat or conspiracy." One of the titles that the IRS gave as an example included "Bible Prophecy and The Conspiracy."

Any grade school child in Sunday School knows that you can't teach or write on Bible prophecy without dealing with the second coming of Jesus Christ. But just as the Russian pastors under communism were forbidden to speak on this subject, we are now coming to the same place in our beloved land. It is obvious that if one believes in the literal return of the Lord Jesus Christ that they will be considered a domestic terrorist. In that the Lord Jesus will destroy wicked government upon His return in great glory and break the back of Gentile world rule, this message isn't popular with the in-for-hells and the high-heeled-belles that run our country today. Of course, they don't believe that He is coming, but they believe that we who do will be involved in what they call self-fulfilled prophecies and try to hasten His coming by blowing up everything in sight. Further evidence of this type of anti-Christ thinking surfaced recently when a brochure put out by the FBI in Phoenix, Arizona, named "potential domestic terrorists" that law enforcement should be aware of. One of those groups is "Doomsday/Cult-Type." Obviously, this would include all Bible believing preachers and churches in America. We not only believe that there will be a literal doomsday, we believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will bring the doom when He comes (Rev. 6:12-17). It won't do any good to claim that your church is not a "cult". The IRS definition fits the average Bible believing church to a tee.

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Tuesday, December 17, 2002








Religous Liberty Is Gone!

This statement is true and the people in our country do not even know about it. Why? The truth is that the churches have been shackled down by the IRS with our governments permission. Once before I wrote about the fact that churches who have incorporated, have been muzzled. With the promise of the ever famous tax deduction people have been told it was better to give to God than Uncle Sam. We were all happy that we could claim tax deductions for our tithes. With the truth about the fraudulant income tax system getting out more and more every day, it sickens me to see what has been done under the "Power to Tax".

The Indiana Baptist Temple if you will remember was demonized by the press for not paying witholding taxes. You were probably not told that the people had paid their taxes personally. The government came in and confiscated their property, hauled the pastor out on a stretcher and locked the doors of the church. Now a charter public school is to go on the property that belongs to the Lord. In this four part series I am sharing with you a November 2001 article from the IBT Publication, The Trumpet. This is going to shock you!

I believe that the New World Order crowd who's goal is a One World Religion has found the way to force churches into their evil ecumenical organization. If this is true, the day is soon coming when the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in America will have to go underground. It can happen here. Think About It!

:PICTURE: INDIANA BAPTIST TEMPLE GOES ON THE AUCTION BLOCK: THIS IS HAPPENING IN AMERICA!







Internal Revenue Service: PASTORS MUST BE
ORDAINED BY THE IRS
by Dr. Greg J. Dixon



The most prominent and successful certified public accountant firm in the nation today, that specializes in keeping churches out of trouble with the Internal Revenue Service, is now boldly saying to the pastors of America that they not only have to be "ordained by God, but also the IRS."

They also say that the IRS is dictating terms to the churches by declaring in clear and no uncertain terms that, "The government doesn't want your Bible, they want your checkbook!" In seminars all over the US, Chitwood and Chitwood of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is repeating this startling announcement to pastors and church leaders. Without so much as a blush, Michael Chitwood, the main speaker, says, besides the above quotes, "Pastor, if you don't get your house in order, get ready, you are going to have a jail ministry" as he practically screams out to those present as to what pastors and church leaders must do to avoid jail time and the confiscation of church property by the federal government.

Besides giving the pastor his job description, which is based on the Roman Catholic model of worship and polity, the IRS is demanding many other things that are clearly designed to make the IRS Commissioner the new head of the churches in America Some of these demands are as follows: The church must collect a Federal ID (Social Security) number from visiting evangelists, missionaries, preachers and singers before they invite them to the pulpit. They must give a Form 1099 to any minister who receives up to $600 in a years time, which includes missionary support. If the ID is not received, the church leaders must withhold a jeopardy assessment of 39% on the spot and send it to the IRS. They must agree to the IRS definition of benevolence. They cannot deal in cash at any level, but must deposit all offerings into a checking account and write checks for every purpose. This means, of course, that the church, in order to conduct its ministry, has to have an Employer Identification Number which must be provided by the IRS by filing Form SS-4 which a true New Testament church could never do and remain obedient to her Lord. In fact, church leaders would have to misrepresent the church as a religious organization rather than a N.T. Church to do so. Other things that pastors and church leaders are required to do are to be an informer against their members and also to preach only IRS prescribed sermons. Also, all fund raising material must be submitted to the IRS for their approval.

The job description for pastors is a list of nine specific sacerdotal duties which again is a Roman Catholic definition meaning sacred. The Catholic church teaches that these sacraments, when administered by a priest, are essential to ones salvation. This is totally opposite to the Bible definition which states that baptism and communion are memorials of the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, and that they follow salvation. The nine duties are: baptisms, weddings, serving the Eucharist (the Catholic sacrament of communion), teaching , spiritual counseling, christenings or baby dedications, administration of church affairs and the regular conducting of worship services. If the pastor does a substantial number of these things, he will receive very lucrative tax breaks. This is in clear violation of the scriptures concerning the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes which the Lord Jesus said that He hates (Rev. 2:6, 2:15). It is the setting up of a privileged class of clergy with benefits from the state that lay members do not receive. Others who minister to the church in the area of music, youth, children, education and other areas of responsibility don't qualify.

This is consistent with what officials of the IRS told Attorney David Gibbs of the Christian Law Association (CLA) in 1984 when they said that their definition of church is "once per week adult worship." They said that they did not consider such ministries as Sunday school, Christian school, busses, youth camp, vacation Bible school, nursing home, etc., to fall within their definition of the word "church". This Gibbs/IRS meeting took place in Washington, DC at the time that the so called champion of Christian liberty was hammering out a compromise with the Dole Committee (Sen. Bob Dole-R-Kansas) in the US Senate to bring the churches into compliance with the FICA tax (social security) laws. This was the deal that would eventually cause the raid and seizure of the Baptist Temple 17 years later. It's too bad that Gibbs didn't sound the alarm at that time and call the Bible believing pastors together for a summit meeting to map out a strategy that could have possibly saved our churches and ministries. The unregistered church pastors tried, but unfortunately our words fell on deaf ears. The so called "big" preachers were too busy receiving their tax deductible gifts and building their empires to be concerned over the future of God's work. Now the enemies of Christ have sprung the trap and it is too late.

These requirements should be intolerable enough by just the fact that the IRS would even dare to suggest duties for pastors, but to impose under the penalty of imprisonment and confiscation of property the same responsibilities of Roman Catholic priests is nothing short of naked tyranny. Obviously, the inquisition has returned and the pastors and churches of America are not even aware that it has arrived. The raid and seizure of the property of the Baptist Temple is the direct result of the pastors and church refusing to bow down to this new wave of Catholic terror that has come upon our land. The issue in the Baptist Temple case isn't taxes as the IRS, with the help of the media, has led the people of Indianapolis and nation to believe. The issue is very simple. Will the churches of America bow down to the IRS in violation of the first commandment, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me," or will they bow down to the Lord Jesus Christ? Our Lord said, "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon" (Matthew 6:24). The purge is now on as we hear of churches and ministries being closed on a regular basis. But there is still no evidence that the pastors have awakened from their stupor.

*****PART TWO WILL BE POSTED TOMORROW******

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Monday, December 16, 2002







THOSE SILLY CHRISTMAS SONGS!

I would like to thank Rev. Ralph Davis for sending this wonderful little email to us last night. I know that we all have sung the famous Christmas song "The 12 Days Of Christmas. It was a neat little blessing to find out the hidden meaning behind the song.

Christmas is right around the corner and coming fast. Can you believe how quickly the time is flying? My Mom told me that the older we get, the faster time goes! Well she was right and tonight I have a lot of packages to wrap, two more presents to buy and all that will be left is the shouting.

Thank you Lord for allowing us to come together as a Christian Family and celebrate your birthday.

The truth is that today I am greatful that He not only came but that he endured the cross and rose from the dead so that people like you and I could be reconciled back to God our Father. This Christmas my favorite song will still be, Amazing Grace.

Thanks again Brother Ralph.

God Bless
Elaine


Encouragement of the Day,

December 15, 2002


There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me. What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won't come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?
Well just read on:

From 1558 until 1829, Christians in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this Christmas Carol as a coded song for the younger Christians. It has two levels of meaning, the
surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of the Christian Faith. Each element in the carol has a code word for a Christian reality which the children could remember.
1. The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.
2. Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.
3. Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.
4. The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
5. The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books.
6. The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creating.
7. Seven swans a swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit--Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership and Mercy.
8. The eight maids a milking were the eight beatitudes.
9. Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruit of the Holy
Spirit--Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Temperence.
10. The ten lords a leaping were the Ten Commandments.
11. The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful
Disciples..
12. The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve Apostles and the twelve Tribes of Israel.

So there is your history for today. I found it interesting and enlightening and now I know how that a strange song became a Christmas Carol.......So now you know why some of the songs on the surface make no sense!

In Christian Love,
Ralph E. Davis






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Sunday, December 15, 2002







HERE THEY GO AGAIN!

Well here is an interesting article. PBS is at it again. In our "politically correct" environment, tax money has to be used to support the religion of our enemies. I doubt we will hear much from the ACLU about this little endeavor. The Rockefeller Foundation is supporting this interesting little project and of course their goal is a One World Government and a One World Religion.

The Worlds Church will be a place where all faiths are one big happy family and no one questions the other. It will be a kind of potpourri of faith! One Big Happy Family if you will. Of course true Christians cannot be a part of such an organization because it denies the Christ. However if you read some of the New Age Publications, they have that problem worked out!

Here They Go Again!

God Bless
Elaine


Special Report: PBS to Set Record Straight on Islam
Using Your Tax Dollars
Commentary on the News
Sunday, December 15, 2002
Jack Kinsella - Omega Letter Editor


PBS is planning a special series of 'documentaries' designed to 'counter negative images' of Islam in America. In other words, pro-Islam propaganda. The following was originally an Omega Letter Intelligence Digest Special Subscriber's Report, but we feel more people need to know what is being done by your government in your name using your money.



Special Report: PBS To Set Record Straight on Islam


The Public Broadcasting System, paid for by taxpayer funds, grants from private foundations like the Rockefeller Foundation, and 'from viewers like you' plans to run a two-hour apologetic for the prophet Mohammed as part of an effort to 'counter negative images' of Muslims, according to its creators.


The documentary, according to producer Alex Kronemer, an American convert to Islam with a master's degree in theology from Harvard University, sets out to prove that "every Muslim is not Osama bin Laden".


Sounds reasonable enough, until you think that through for a second. Do YOU think that every Muslim is Osama bin Laden? No? Me neither.


If there are six billion people on earth and 2 billion of them are Muslim, if every Muslim were Osama bin Laden, the entire planet would be engaged in hand-to-hand combat at this second.


So what is the real purpose of the documentary? Kronemer explains that, "Americans get most of their images about Islam and Muslims from the headlines. Demonstrations and shouting in the streets makes the news, and those images are repeated."


Kronemer, a Muslim, wants to show the 'other side' of Islam - the side of Islam that Kronemer admits can't be seen by the casual observer -- you know, the REAL Islam.


The examples he cites of 'demonstrations and shouting in the streets' isn't REAL Islam, as everybody from the White House to this taxpayer funded religious 'documentary' would have us believe. The real Islam, nay, the VAST MAJORITY of Islam -- isn't like that.


Let's individualize this for a second and see how it sounds. Admittedly, the analogy isn't perfect, but it DOES provide a basis for comparison.


Let's pretend that Islam is a guy named Fred. Fred prays six times a day. Whenever you see him, he is either praying, or he is fighting with his neighbors. Every time one of his neighbors does something that offends him, he beats up one of his neighbor's kids.


If the parents object, he burns down their house. If they call the police, he kills one of his neighbors at random in retaliation. Everybody in the neighborhood is terrified of Fred.


After a while, Fred gets arrested. His lawyer tells the court that what they see isn't the REAL Fred. The REAL Fred is the guy who prays for his neighbors six times a day. It's the BAD Fred that then goes out and kills them.


The PROSECUTOR introduces a video of Fred produced BY Fred with money extorted from his neighbors showing Fred praying FOR his neighbors. No other witnesses are allowed to testify about the bad Fred.


The DEFENSE says Fred is misunderstood. The PROSECUTOR 'counters' that Fred is really a peaceful guy who is basically misjudged based on 'incorrect perceptions' of what Fred's neighbors observed.


And while the trial is going on, neighborhood houses keep going up in flames, neighbors keep dropping like flies, and the jury judges Fred based on the 'evidence'.


If that doesn't qualify as a fair trial for an individual, how then does a taxpayer-funded apologetic for Islam produced by a Muslim who says up front it is propaganda designed 'to counter negative images' (translation: negative public observations) qualify as a 'documentary'?


Answer: It doesn't. It qualifies as taxpayer-funded religious proselytizing MASQUERADING as a 'documentary'.


Now, I am not just tilting at windmills, here. Can you imagine a taxpayer-funded documentary produced by Jerry Falwell airing on PBS dedicated to proselytizing Christianity?


There are such programs -- they are called 'religious broadcasts' and it is illegal to use a single dollar of federal money in their production or distribution under the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution.


(Or else it wouldn't be illegal to pledge 'One America under God' in public).


But "Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet" will air on most of the 349 PBS affiliates nationwide Dec. 18. The Washington DC PBS station will broadcast the program Dec. 26.


PBS also plans to rebroadcast "Muslims," a two-hour "Frontline" special, on Dec. 19. (Merry Christmas)


This is the equivalent to a PBS broadcast on the success of Christianity entitled, "Jesus, Legacy of the Son of God", except you will never see that on PBS. It's illegal.


But PBS points proudly to its record, saying it also produces documentaries about Christianity. For example, what about "From Jesus to Christ", for example?


That 'documentary' traces the 'transformation' of the 'real' Jesus from a Jewish carpenter to the Christ of Christian 'mythology'. There! Don't you feel better now?


Daniel Pipes, director of the Middle East Forum and author of "Militant Islam Reaches America," said yesterday that he had only "seen advance materials" of the production.


"But all of this suggests that the American taxpayer is subsidizing an attempt to proselytize Islam in America," according to Pipes.


In the past two weeks, Pat Robertson took on President Bush, who visited a Washington mosque Dec. 5 and praised Muslims who "lead lives of honesty, integrity and morality."


In interviews with The Washington Times and ABC, Robertson called Islam "violent at its core," and said that President Bush should refrain from religious commentary, as he "is not elected as chief theologian."


ABC characterized the dust-up as "a theological dispute which is driving a political wedge between President Bush and some of his conservative Christian allies."


A 'THEOLOGICAL dispute'? Between what theologians? Is the president a secular politician or an Islamic theologian? ABC doesn't say.


(But you can bet Peter Jennings would question Bush's role as 'chief theologian' as loudly as Robertson did, had Bush said that Christianity "'draws the world's attention to it's basic tenets, its message of peace and tolerance, and also it's contribution to mankind' as he said of Islam at the conclusion of Ramadan)


Good grief! A 'theological dispute' that sparked World War Three with the deaths of three thousand Americans on September 11, 2001? THAT 'theological' dispute?


Meanwhile, representatives from PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) said yesterday that they have received NO negative responses from viewers about the new program, or its scheduled air time of Christmas week. (Who knows? Maybe YOU can be first. But you'll have to race me)


The project is funded by a veritable 'Who's Who' of special interest groups -- mostly Islamic. (In addition to your tax dollars)


The program has received money from CPB's Diversity Fund, which has granted $1.2 million to five other projects that create "a biography of American culture and society in the 21st century," according to CPB President Robert Coonrod.


Funds have also come from Arabian Bulk Trading Ltd., the El-Hibri Foundation, the Sabadia Family Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Irfan Kathwari Foundation, the Qureishi Family trust, and about 4,000 individuals, according to the Islam Project, a nonprofit group that publicizes Muslim issues here and abroad.


PBS will offer educational materials on Islam at its Web site, beginning this weekend, including a "virtual Hajj" - the pilgrimage to Mecca required of Muslims - interactive timelines, a discussion forum and "more information about Muhammad and women, violence, other religions, the Koran, the Jews of Medina and America."


The show has generated the interest of the National Council of International Visitors and the Interfaith Alliance, which plan to organize local community viewing and discussion groups, according to the State Department's Office of International Information Programs.


(No word on when the State Department plans to organize special community groups to watch a documentary on Christ funded by the Southern Baptist Conference, the National Organization of Evangelicals, Jerry Falwell's Liberty University, the International Christian Coalition and federal tax money and written by Hal Lindsey and Jack Kinsella - stay tuned)


Clearly, you will be waiting a long, long time to see any evangelical Christian group get a federally funded, Spirit-filled documentary of the theology of Christ and the legacy of Christianity onto PBS.


The PBS documentary is part of a federal effort to rehabilitate Islam and thereby appease Islam without appearing to appease Islam in the hope of avoiding all out war with the Islamic world.


Except for one detail. The Islamic world has ALREADY declared all-out war with the West, both in word and deed.


Still, promoting Islam in America is a federal effort, while the same federal government continues to do all it can to eradicate Jesus from the public discourse.


But the best efforts of the world to deny Jesus serve only to prove the accuracy of Scripture and reality of Jesus as Savior. Jesus explained this principle during His earthly ministry. It was Jesus Himself Who set the standard by which we would know the truth.


"I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive." (John 5:43)







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