Deception in the church
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Yes I agree. A sign of the times. Just like the Bereans in Acts 17:11 I think these are the days we need to line everything up against the word of God. And if we can find a good bible believing church to support it, because it can be harder to take a stand alone. A retired pastor I know who worked in a bank once said that the best way to spot counterfeit notes is to study a genuine banknote, then when you see a fake you will know it immediately. God Bless 
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Hello Aslan. What you say I have experienced too. Many faithful Christians are older, younger believers can be more liberal than older saints. Quite often but not always. I am in a fairly large (by Scottish standards) church for a few years, there are some younger people, some students but the faithful ones in ministries, deacons, prayer meeting etc are generally older. This I believe is a sign of the times too. God Bless You
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Hello Aslan. What you say I have experienced too. Many faithful Christians are older, younger believers can be more liberal than older saints. Quite often but not always. I am in a fairly large (by Scottish standards) church for a few years, there are some younger people, some students but the faithful ones in ministries, deacons, prayer meeting etc are generally older. This I believe is a sign of the times too. God Bless You
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Hello Cameron! I think you hit the nail on the head. In the West we have a generation or two who have grown up with little or no Christian influence, no biblical foundation. Instead evolution, LGBT, Liberalism, influenced by their peers and crazy celebrities, social media not books. Talking of the end times I think this is a generation that could on the whole be vulnerable to deception if the A/C and the mark of the beast were to come along. God Bless
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Hello Cameron! I think you hit the nail on the head. In the West we have a generation or two who have grown up with little or no Christian influence, no biblical foundation. Instead evolution, LGBT, Liberalism, influenced by their peers and crazy celebrities, social media not books. Talking of the end times I think this is a generation that could on the whole be vulnerable to deception if the A/C and the mark of the beast were to come along. God Bless
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Hello Cameron! I think you hit the nail on the head. In the West we have a generation or two who have grown up with little or no Christian influence, no biblical foundation. Instead evolution, LGBT, Liberalism, influenced by their peers and crazy celebrities, social media not books. Talking of the end times I think this is a generation that could on the whole be vulnerable to deception if the A/C and the mark of the beast were to come along. God Bless
If you think that your socio-political stance has anything in common with Christianity, you are clearly deceived.
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Hello Cameron! I think you hit the nail on the head. In the West we have a generation or two who have grown up with little or no Christian influence, no biblical foundation. Instead evolution, LGBT, Liberalism, influenced by their peers and crazy celebrities, social media not books. Talking of the end times I think this is a generation that could on the whole be vulnerable to deception if the A/C and the mark of the beast were to come along. God Bless
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Hello jaybo! Thank you for your reply. I will further explain my comment for you.
Regarding Evolution, the bible says that death is an enemy and that there was no death before Adam sinned, what God created was 'good'. Under evolution there would be death for millions of years before Adam sinned, Adam and Eve would be walking in the Garden of Eden on the skulls of billions of dead creatures. Doesn't seem good. To say that Evolution and the bible are opposites would not be an exaggeration and to say that they are incompatible would seem reasonable.
Regarding LGBT, Jesus said that in the beginning God created Male and Female, Adam and Eve again. Loving LGBT people is to tell them the truth in love. The truths of God's word. Regarding liberalism. Looking at the bible through the continually changing lens of society, for example as above suddenly trying to bring same sex marriage into the church. This runs the risk that someone could be following a Jesus of imagination rather than the Jesus of revelation in the bible. Regarding social media, I work in a library, I have often met folks who haven't dug deep into books and many who are celebrity obsessed. If that's not you then good, please don't take any offence from my comment.
I don't want you to follow my thinking, I want you to think in line with God's word. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you (Psalm 119:11). Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will (Romans 12:2)
As for politics I'm rather apolitical. I'm not liberal or conservative, I don't believe any worldly political philosophy sits neatly with the gospel. Jesus said his Kingdom is not of this world. Philippians3: 20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Saviour from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.
God Bless You
Regarding Evolution, the bible says that death is an enemy and that there was no death before Adam sinned, what God created was 'good'. Under evolution there would be death for millions of years before Adam sinned, Adam and Eve would be walking in the Garden of Eden on the skulls of billions of dead creatures. Doesn't seem good. To say that Evolution and the bible are opposites would not be an exaggeration and to say that they are incompatible would seem reasonable.
Regarding LGBT, Jesus said that in the beginning God created Male and Female, Adam and Eve again. Loving LGBT people is to tell them the truth in love. The truths of God's word. Regarding liberalism. Looking at the bible through the continually changing lens of society, for example as above suddenly trying to bring same sex marriage into the church. This runs the risk that someone could be following a Jesus of imagination rather than the Jesus of revelation in the bible. Regarding social media, I work in a library, I have often met folks who haven't dug deep into books and many who are celebrity obsessed. If that's not you then good, please don't take any offence from my comment.
I don't want you to follow my thinking, I want you to think in line with God's word. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you (Psalm 119:11). Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will (Romans 12:2)
As for politics I'm rather apolitical. I'm not liberal or conservative, I don't believe any worldly political philosophy sits neatly with the gospel. Jesus said his Kingdom is not of this world. Philippians3: 20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Saviour from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.
God Bless You
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Hello jaybo! Thank you for your reply. I will further explain my comment for you.
Regarding Evolution, the bible says that death is an enemy and that there was no death before Adam sinned, what God created was 'good'. Under evolution there would be death for millions of years before Adam sinned, Adam and Eve would be walking in the Garden of Eden on the skulls of billions of dead creatures. Doesn't seem good. To say that Evolution and the bible are opposites would not be an exaggeration and to say that they are incompatible would seem reasonable.
Regarding LGBT, Jesus said that in the beginning God created Male and Female, Adam and Eve again. Loving LGBT people is to tell them the truth in love. The truths of God's word. Regarding liberalism. Looking at the bible through the continually changing lens of society, for example as above suddenly trying to bring same sex marriage into the church. This runs the risk that someone could be following a Jesus of imagination rather than the Jesus of revelation in the bible. Regarding social media, I work in a library, I have often met folks who haven't dug deep into books and many who are celebrity obsessed. If that's not you then good, please don't take any offence from my comment.
I don't want you to follow my thinking, I want you to think in line with God's word. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you (Psalm 119:11). Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will (Romans 12:2)
As for politics I'm rather apolitical. I'm not liberal or conservative, I don't believe any worldly political philosophy sits neatly with the gospel. Jesus said his Kingdom is not of this world. Philippians3: 20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Saviour from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.
God Bless You
Regarding Evolution, the bible says that death is an enemy and that there was no death before Adam sinned, what God created was 'good'. Under evolution there would be death for millions of years before Adam sinned, Adam and Eve would be walking in the Garden of Eden on the skulls of billions of dead creatures. Doesn't seem good. To say that Evolution and the bible are opposites would not be an exaggeration and to say that they are incompatible would seem reasonable.
Regarding LGBT, Jesus said that in the beginning God created Male and Female, Adam and Eve again. Loving LGBT people is to tell them the truth in love. The truths of God's word. Regarding liberalism. Looking at the bible through the continually changing lens of society, for example as above suddenly trying to bring same sex marriage into the church. This runs the risk that someone could be following a Jesus of imagination rather than the Jesus of revelation in the bible. Regarding social media, I work in a library, I have often met folks who haven't dug deep into books and many who are celebrity obsessed. If that's not you then good, please don't take any offence from my comment.
I don't want you to follow my thinking, I want you to think in line with God's word. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you (Psalm 119:11). Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will (Romans 12:2)
As for politics I'm rather apolitical. I'm not liberal or conservative, I don't believe any worldly political philosophy sits neatly with the gospel. Jesus said his Kingdom is not of this world. Philippians3: 20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Saviour from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.
God Bless You