ROMANS 1: 21-32
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 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 error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Wow no wonder the Canadians wanted those verses of scripture removed from billboards!
Good morning friends. Today I have so much to share with you. Not only was the article I have included such a great one but our pastor preached a dynamic sermon last night. His sermon topic was the 5 things that make a nation fall and where America stands today in light of this.
Pastor Hodges text was Revelation 18 and the book, The Rise and Fall of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbons. Mr. Gibbons gave 5 points as to what made the Roman Empire rot from within. They were:
1. The undermining of the home. Come spend one week with me at school and you
will see the truth of this in America. Divorce is
epidemic.
2. Escalating taxes. Sad but true is that Americans do not even want to learn the
truth that the tax system is fraudulant! 40 to 60% of our income
goes to pay taxes.
3. Mad craze for pleasure. It is estimated 50% of the American People spend
the weekends in pursuit of pleasure. The house of
God is half empty. Pornography is becoming acceptable.
4. Refusal to accept responsibility. You cannot get people to vote or rise up against
unjust laws. Look at the law suits and welfare
mentality. Someone has to pay!
5. Decay of Religion. In America today anything goes. The true God of the Bible has
been invited out of the courts, the schools and lives of the
people as a whole. The fervor and zeal for Christ and his Gospel is all
but gone. I fear as I once heard preached by David Jerimiah, the
church members are "rusting on the premises rather than standing on
the promises. No one wants to get involved.
In light of these five principles that led to the downfall of the Roman Empire, where do you think America stands today? I think we are in deep trouble and if the country does not repent and stand against evil and replace people in office who are bent on this New World Order, then we too will take our place in history and we will be studied as to why we fell. Take a look at this article and Think About It. Please think about it because our children and grandchildren for the most part don't have a clue as to what is happening to our Beloved country.
I have several links to the left of this article with websites of great Americans who are doing something and making a difference. Visit some of them and pray about what area you should get busy working in. I am a proud member of several of these groups and have learned so much truth. With Gods help we can begin to hold back the forces of evil. Hope you enjoy this article by Vox Day.
God Bless
Elaine
An Article by: VOX DAY
World Net Daily . Com
Land Of The Fearful, Home Of The Craven
According to the New York Post, all New York City is abuzz with the failure of the latest Kennedy marital experiment. And when a married woman blows off her commitments to her husband and her children in favor of an affair with a married man, who is to blame? According to many people, not her, but the aggrieved husband, who refuses to hold a dignified silence that would allow everyone to quietly pretend nothing has happened until the whole mess fades away.
This attitude has somehow become the norm in America today in matters both public and private. Subjects once debated openly on the floors of Congress are now whispered only behind closed doors.
America is afraid. Most of her citizens may not realize it yet, but somehow, they have taken to heart the old Japanese dictum, the nail that sticks up gets hammered down. This is not the motto of a free people, it is a slogan of slaves.
In today's America, the media will not discuss the fraudulent federal income tax nor the peculiar jurisdiction of the IRS, because journalists are afraid to be audited. Lawyers do not protest how judges regularly ignore the law as it is written in favor of so-called precedent, nor do they speak up in court when a judge blatantly flouts the centuries-old right of the jury to decide on both the justice of the law and its application, because they are afraid of being disciplined before the bar.
Even the few members of the judiciary who are not corrupt are afraid – some have even articulated their fear of judging as directed by the law – because they fear the tumult and unrest that might well explode amidst a people who suddenly realize they have been cheated and defrauded for four generations.
Ask any tax accountant, any tax lawyer or even your neighbor where in the legal code it is written that a natural-born citizen of any state in the United States must pay federal income tax. They won't be able to tell you, because no such law exists. And yet, they play along with the charade on mere hearsay, because at heart, they are terrified that the evil eye of government will be turned in their direction.
This spirit of fear is not limited to taxation. Investors and economists write of the free market, but what American market is free? Certainly not the money market, where short-term rates are directly controlled by the quasi-governmental Federal Reserve, which openly threatens to manipulate the long-term rates as well. In the stock market, there are whispers too, most recently of a timely 5,000 contract order placed by Goldman Sachs last week at the behest of the Working Group to stop the market fall last Tuesday. But no one at the Wall Street Journal, CNBC or Fox News will ever mention this, not unless they wish to conclude their career in the financial media.
Conservatives are afraid to mention their deep concerns regarding the president and his incessant caving to Democratic pressure lest they be seen as lending support to their enemies. But what is the use of having a Republican in office if he has nothing to offer but tepid Democratism? Seven of the nine Supreme Court justices who authored the recent decisions so unpopular with conservatives were nominated by Republicans, after all.
Christians are afraid to speak of their faith for fear they will be accused of intolerance or bigotry. Never mind, of course, that Jesus said that the world would hate his followers just as it hated Him. And so they sit in their dwindling pews and watch, mute and helpless, as the moral foundation upon which the nation was constructed is slowly, carefully dismantled.
Even left-liberal America is afraid. They are afraid to speak the truths they know, lest their particular interest group lose influence. Feminists are afraid to denounce a serial harasser and rapist, homosexuals are afraid to admit the dangerous reality of their sexual practices, teachers are afraid to admit that the public schools are a massive failure and politicians of both parties are afraid to admit their desire to raise taxes and spend like a stripper with a stolen credit card.
America – all of America – is living a lie. We are no longer the land of the free, we are the land of the fat, feckless and fearful. We are no longer the home of the brave, we are the home of the comfortable, the cowardly and the craven.
Thank You Vox Day for an enlightening article and remember:
Those people who are not governed by God will be ruled by tyrants. -- William Penn
John3:16
