When I read the brief on what was contained in the National Health Care bill that is now being presented before Congress, I could not believe I was reading something that was actually being considered in the United States of America. This is not about money or government mismanagement—this is about something far more diabolical than that. As incomprehensible as it may seem, this is about euthanasia, the power to determine who lives or dies in America. Hitler and Stalin would have loved to have had a means such as this for dispatching the millions they killed—it would have made their job much easier, and probably given them the ability to kill many more than they did. THIS BILL IS THAT SINISTER. This is not a joke—this is actually the nature of what is being proposed in the National Health Care legislation, and it is the obvious reason why the Obama Administration wants to ram it through Congress before anyone gets a chance to read it.
I have resolved to always be as generous as I can toward people with opposing views of my own. I do this because I believe it is the mandate of I Corinthians 13 to always believe the best about people, rather than the worst. I know this opens me up to be misled by some, but I consider that a small price to pay to not become cynical. I also do it because I think it is wise to always try and understand the position of my opponents—to be open to consider their positions and not be too rigid or inflexible to change because we all “see in part,” and “know in part.” Because of this, I have been chided for being too generous by giving those I do challenge grace by believing that they had not thought through the consequences of their proposals, or had other good intentioned reasons for doing what they were doing. However, after reading the brief on this health care bill, I don’t see how anyone could not see that there is profound evil and evil intent at work here. I just do not see any way to be any more generous with those who proposed this bill than that. It is that bad.
This bill is obviously designed to put the authority to determine who lives and dies in America into the hands of government bureaucrats. As outrageous as that seems, it is true—you can read it yourself. It even gives the government access to all of your accounts, and the authority to make withdrawals. I know this is hard to believe, but you can read it yourself.
Do you want a government bureaucrat to determine if your mother or father can receive treatment, even in life and death cases? Would you want a government bureaucrat to determine if your child, or you, could receive treatment, even when it means life or death? Think of the best experience that you ever had working with a government bureaucrat, and then think about them having the power to make a potentially life or death choice for your child, your parents, or for you. This is actually what is being proposed.
Add to that chilling thought the fact that this bureaucrat does not have to know one thing about medicine to be in that position. In fact, this bill proposes letting the government define what quality health care is and impose that definition on health care workers. Nowhere does it even specify what training, expertise, or qualifications this all-powerful government bureaucrat has to have to be placed in the position to make such ultimate decisions for the health, well-being, and even the lives of Americans.
Am I being too hard on bureaucrats, or the Obama Administration’s intentions? Certainly there are many bureaucrats who are sincere and true public servants. I agree that such are deserving of our appreciation and respect. The modern world could not exist without them. Think of the most noble and conscientious there are. What kind of position would we be putting them in to have to go to work every day and decide who is going to get treatment, who is going to have to go on a waiting list and for how long, and who are they going to have to just let die?
Who could live with such a job? There are many who could, who would just see it as paperwork, and those are the ones who would be in that position because the truly noble ones could not endure it. Hitler found many who could dispatch thousands each day, and then go home and enjoy their own families at night. There are people with that kind of moral disconnect. These jobs will be filled and by the very ones we would never want in such positions.
It is beyond anything I thought I would ever see in my lifetime that such a bill could ever be seriously considered in the U.S. Congress. This bill has the potential for totalitarian control to be imposed on America to a degree that Hitler and Stalin could not have even imagined. With the technology available now, totalitarian control can very quickly be imposed to a degree far beyond what was attained by either the Nazis or the Communists, and this bill has provisions in it for just that. It mandates the sharing of all of your personal information, from just about every conceivable source, with the new health care bureaucracy being set up to implement this national health care system. The penalties for trying to escape this web are serious. This would actually make America into a national concentration camp, and we can be sure that ultimately it will be a national death camp. You do not have to take my word for it—read it for yourself. Below I will include a brief on this bill so that you can look it up, chapter and verse.
Who could live with such a job? There are many who could, who would just see it as paperwork, and those are the ones who would be in that position because the truly noble ones could not endure it. Hitler found many who could dispatch thousands each day, and then go home and enjoy their own families at night. There are people with that kind of moral disconnect. These jobs will be filled and by the very ones we would never want in such positions.
It is beyond anything I thought I would ever see in my lifetime that such a bill could ever be seriously considered in the U.S. Congress. This bill has the potential for totalitarian control to be imposed on America to a degree that Hitler and Stalin could not have even imagined. With the technology available now, totalitarian control can very quickly be imposed to a degree far beyond what was attained by either the Nazis or the Communists, and this bill has provisions in it for just that. It mandates the sharing of all of your personal information, from just about every conceivable source, with the new health care bureaucracy being set up to implement this national health care system. The penalties for trying to escape this web are serious. This would actually make America into a national concentration camp, and we can be sure that ultimately it will be a national death camp. You do not have to take my word for it—read it for yourself. Below I will include a brief on this bill so that you can look it up, chapter and verse.
I am a pastor and a watchman, and I therefore have a mandate to watch out for the people, and to sound the alarm when I see a threat. I have never seen one like this before. Even so, I have prayed for restraint and calm as I address this, and do not want to exaggerate anything. In spite of this terrible evil that is manifesting itself through the Obama Administration, I am resolved to pray for our government leaders, and I try to pray for the President every day. My sincere hope is for a spiritual awakening for him and for those in every government position, and for the Lord to give them wisdom and help for the most difficult task they have. However, with all due respect (and I mean this), what is coming out of the Obama Administration is evil, more evil than anything I thought I would ever see in America. It is time to call it what it is.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
This is not good: National Health Scare
Just got this in an email from MorningStar as a Special Bulletin, written by Rick Joyner. I think it's important that as many people as possible know about this, are aware of what is going on behind the scenes in our country, and do something about it. I know I will write to my representative... Here goes...
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Heretics, false prophets and false teachers
Wow, lately I've been increasingly hearing from other people that "this preacher is a heretic", "that guy is a false prophet", or "watch out, this person's teachings are dangerous" etc. Not only that, but I've been having people tell me that about people who I've been listening to their messages for more than 10 years...now I'm suddenly suppose to stop doing that because it's not "safe".
First off, thank you to all who are so concerned about my well-being.
Next. Here's a simple reminder that (1 Corinthians 13:9, NIV) "For we know in part and we prophesy in part," -see where I'm going with this? I believe that if we continue labeling good teachers, preachers, prophets, and even writers (no, i didn't forget you, John Shore) as heretics or false, we're gonna miss some very important messages for our times.
Not to say that false teachers/preachers/prophets don't exist, but remember way back when we were burning witches at the stake? Yeah, we're headed that way again.
So, just to add some validity to what I'm saying here, and ultimately it's me who has to judge these things for myself and not someone else, I've looked into some of the issues that have been circling around, and I'm happy to report back that you were all worried about me for nothing...
Rob Bell. Apparently, a heretic and false teacher for (most prominently) rhetorically speaking, questioning the virgin birth in his awesome book, Velvet Elvis (yeah, it's awesome and you should read it, regardless of what you've heard about Rob Bell). What critics with this stance seem to forget, is the paragraph right there on the same page, where he clearly affirms his belief in the virgin birth, along with other vital parts of the Christian faith.
Most of this criticism towards Rob Bell seems to be coming from Mark Driscoll, ironically a leader of a different church, and even in a different city in a different state, with the same name as Rob Bell's.. hmmmm... not to bash Driscoll, and I haven't really taken the time to listen to his teachings and research him, but it does kinda make me curious... I mean, it looks more like some kind of church-rivalry-thing going on here, and to be honest, if one has a problem with the other, they should be talking about this one-on-one, not talking to whole congregations about it...
Bob Jones. Ok, there's way too many accusations that I could ever post here, but even in one critic's own words concerning his prophesies "The accuracy of these revelations has proven to be extremely profound.", kinda makes me wonder how they then can still go on to label him a false prophet.
If there's any question about one of his prophesies, please keep 1 Corinthians 13:9 in mind while making a judgment call. I'm not defending him if he's wrong, but making sure that we all understand that we are humans and make mistakes. Even a prophet is human and imperfect like the rest of us. Yeas, there are also false prophets, but an easy way to see if one is, is to check how what he says lines up with scripture. It should also lead you closer to Christ. The fruit of Bob Jones' prophetic gift in my life is that he has led me closer to Christ and not away. True prophet.
Rick Joyner. I've pretty much heard the same kinda stuff that I hear about Bob Jones too. But, just for a little history, Rick Joyner's books and messages, and MorningStar Ministries have probably been the greatest influence on my faith within the last 15 years. If it weren't for these guys, I don't know where I'd be at... not likely still in a church...
Rick Joyner has had some of the most profound prophesies concerning the times we are in right now, and still has very accurate information as to what is going on in the church, as well as with our government right now, much unlike the media. I believe that the church will miss out on a lot of what God has to say to us concerning the times we're living in right now if we continue to just throw out anything he says because we've heard something bad about him.
John Shore. Accused of being a heretic for telling Christians to stop evangelizing, in his book, I'm OK - You're Not. Please read the book! He makes it very clear that the way Christians have been evangelizing in the past hasn't worked very well. He makes the great argument of how Christians will automatically fulfill the great commission by first fulfilling the great commandment. Read the book, if you don't get it, read it again. Not a heretic, but a really fun and smart author!
The list goes on.......at some point, I think that pretty much every teacher/preacher/prophet has been labeled a false teacher/preacher/prophet. We need to stop. Christians, the kingdom of God is at hand! Let's put aside or constant bickering and pointing of the finger and finally see Christ for who He is and not who He's not or who's not enough like Him. We can no longer afford to keep fighting each other while there's an enemy that we should all be fighting against in unity instead. We can do this.
First off, thank you to all who are so concerned about my well-being.
Next. Here's a simple reminder that (1 Corinthians 13:9, NIV) "For we know in part and we prophesy in part," -see where I'm going with this? I believe that if we continue labeling good teachers, preachers, prophets, and even writers (no, i didn't forget you, John Shore) as heretics or false, we're gonna miss some very important messages for our times.
Not to say that false teachers/preachers/prophets don't exist, but remember way back when we were burning witches at the stake? Yeah, we're headed that way again.
So, just to add some validity to what I'm saying here, and ultimately it's me who has to judge these things for myself and not someone else, I've looked into some of the issues that have been circling around, and I'm happy to report back that you were all worried about me for nothing...
Rob Bell. Apparently, a heretic and false teacher for (most prominently) rhetorically speaking, questioning the virgin birth in his awesome book, Velvet Elvis (yeah, it's awesome and you should read it, regardless of what you've heard about Rob Bell). What critics with this stance seem to forget, is the paragraph right there on the same page, where he clearly affirms his belief in the virgin birth, along with other vital parts of the Christian faith.
Most of this criticism towards Rob Bell seems to be coming from Mark Driscoll, ironically a leader of a different church, and even in a different city in a different state, with the same name as Rob Bell's.. hmmmm... not to bash Driscoll, and I haven't really taken the time to listen to his teachings and research him, but it does kinda make me curious... I mean, it looks more like some kind of church-rivalry-thing going on here, and to be honest, if one has a problem with the other, they should be talking about this one-on-one, not talking to whole congregations about it...
Bob Jones. Ok, there's way too many accusations that I could ever post here, but even in one critic's own words concerning his prophesies "The accuracy of these revelations has proven to be extremely profound.", kinda makes me wonder how they then can still go on to label him a false prophet.
If there's any question about one of his prophesies, please keep 1 Corinthians 13:9 in mind while making a judgment call. I'm not defending him if he's wrong, but making sure that we all understand that we are humans and make mistakes. Even a prophet is human and imperfect like the rest of us. Yeas, there are also false prophets, but an easy way to see if one is, is to check how what he says lines up with scripture. It should also lead you closer to Christ. The fruit of Bob Jones' prophetic gift in my life is that he has led me closer to Christ and not away. True prophet.
Rick Joyner. I've pretty much heard the same kinda stuff that I hear about Bob Jones too. But, just for a little history, Rick Joyner's books and messages, and MorningStar Ministries have probably been the greatest influence on my faith within the last 15 years. If it weren't for these guys, I don't know where I'd be at... not likely still in a church...
Rick Joyner has had some of the most profound prophesies concerning the times we are in right now, and still has very accurate information as to what is going on in the church, as well as with our government right now, much unlike the media. I believe that the church will miss out on a lot of what God has to say to us concerning the times we're living in right now if we continue to just throw out anything he says because we've heard something bad about him.
John Shore. Accused of being a heretic for telling Christians to stop evangelizing, in his book, I'm OK - You're Not. Please read the book! He makes it very clear that the way Christians have been evangelizing in the past hasn't worked very well. He makes the great argument of how Christians will automatically fulfill the great commission by first fulfilling the great commandment. Read the book, if you don't get it, read it again. Not a heretic, but a really fun and smart author!
The list goes on.......at some point, I think that pretty much every teacher/preacher/prophet has been labeled a false teacher/preacher/prophet. We need to stop. Christians, the kingdom of God is at hand! Let's put aside or constant bickering and pointing of the finger and finally see Christ for who He is and not who He's not or who's not enough like Him. We can no longer afford to keep fighting each other while there's an enemy that we should all be fighting against in unity instead. We can do this.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Why we should love our enemies
Something I've come across recently, is the answer or reason to why we are supposed to love our enemies, as Jesus tells us to in Matthew 5 and Luke 6.
See, Paul explains to us in Ephesians 6:12 (NIV) that "...our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."
So, when a person does something to us that causes us to want to take revenge, fight them and call them our enemy, chances are that they did not necessarily do it out of their own accord. Not trying to negate the fact that humans are still sinful and wicked without God's love, grace, wisdom, peace, healing etc. anyway, but isn't it quite possible that the evil nature of man becomes amplified and manifested by the presence, and especially the direction, of evil spiritual forces?
I'm not saying that whatever the person did was OK, but we are still told to forgive them and even love them, even if their actions carry consequences that they will have to live with, such as a court order, prison or even death in some societies. But to make it clear, they will still have to serve time in prison or whatever the legal consequence is, even after we've forgiven them, but that' a whole different issue.
My point is that we are told to love the person who is our enemy. And I think the reason for it lies in the action or spiritual force to be dealt with as an enemy, rather than the person, or the "flesh and blood" so to speak.
Just my thoughts...
See, Paul explains to us in Ephesians 6:12 (NIV) that "...our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."
So, when a person does something to us that causes us to want to take revenge, fight them and call them our enemy, chances are that they did not necessarily do it out of their own accord. Not trying to negate the fact that humans are still sinful and wicked without God's love, grace, wisdom, peace, healing etc. anyway, but isn't it quite possible that the evil nature of man becomes amplified and manifested by the presence, and especially the direction, of evil spiritual forces?
I'm not saying that whatever the person did was OK, but we are still told to forgive them and even love them, even if their actions carry consequences that they will have to live with, such as a court order, prison or even death in some societies. But to make it clear, they will still have to serve time in prison or whatever the legal consequence is, even after we've forgiven them, but that' a whole different issue.
My point is that we are told to love the person who is our enemy. And I think the reason for it lies in the action or spiritual force to be dealt with as an enemy, rather than the person, or the "flesh and blood" so to speak.
Just my thoughts...
Thursday, July 02, 2009
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