Passion 4 Him

   Many people strive to make a name for themselves. A person's name symbolizes not only what they have accomplished in their lifetime, but it also reveals their character, whether good or bad. The Bible states, "A good name is rather to be chose than great riches.." (Proverbs 22:1) In fact, God values His name so much that He gave the following command: "“You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name." (Exodus 20:7)    The Bible is the record of God's love for mankind. Throughout the Bible, many names referring to God are given, and each name gives a different aspect of God's character. For instance, Isaiah 9:6 states, "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."  These names refer to the precious Son of God and each name gives a gl...

     AP Exclusive: Intel report says Iranian president wants to develop nuclear arms openly (Jerusalem, Israel) The nations are being shaken – physically, spiritually, emotionally, financially, politically and in so many other ways. The people of Norway have been shaken this week by seeing sheer evil unleashed against precious, innocent children. Japan has been shaken this year by the enormous earthquake, the resulting tsunami, and the horrific nuclear meltdown. The people of Egypt, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen have been shaken this year by dramatic and largely unexpected the revolutions underway there and throughout the Arab world. Iran has been shaken by the enormous pro-democracy movement that took to the streets but was then nearly crushed by the tyrannical government in Tehran. The people of Israel are being shaken by fears that Iran is rapidly closing in on building nuclear weapons and the world ...

     Just because all of the world’s religions express important elements of spiritual truth doesn’t mean that they all represent enough truth to lead to God. The history of religion shows how immoral and violent religion can be. Most modern people would look upon the actual practice of many extinct religions with horror. The Canaanites, for instance, practiced human sacrifice, bestiality, and ritual prostitution. The Phoenicians practiced a similar, horrible religion. In the New World, the Aztec Indians practiced ritual human sacrifice on a scale that is almost beyond modern imagination.      Even our relativistic, “Postmodern” culture would find it difficult to defend religions that encourage impersonal ritual sex, human sacrifice, and cannibalism. It’s just too obvious that such religions don’t bring out the best in people. Neither do they produce healthy civilizations. History also shows us that some civilizations that were fou...

     "For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, and the base things of the world and the despised, God has chosen, the things that are not, that He might nullify the things that are, that no man should boast before God." ( 1 Corinthians 1:26—29 )      Paul possibly went over the membership of the Corinthian church in his mind as he wrote verse 26. He reminded them that they had very few who were famous, wealthy, highly educated, powerful, or influential when they believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. It is likely that, when they became Christians, they lost a great deal of the prestige, influence, and income they did have. Consider your calling, brethren , he says. Paul always uses the term calling to ...

     We have a big choice to make in this life. The decision to accept or reject Christ's offer and gift of eternal life. Many people believe this life is all there is. If that is the case, 'If the dead do not rise, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!"' (1 Corinthians 15: 32)      But Jesus has risen from the dead! And eternity is forever!  His resurrection shows that He conquered death for those who would place their faith and trust in his work on their behalf.  What work had to be done and why?      Mankind is fallen and stands guilty before a Holy and Just God. Romans 3:10-18 gives us the description, "As it is written:    “There is no one righteous, not even one;   11 there is no one who understands;    there is no one who seeks God. 12 All have turned away,    they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good,   ...

     The Garden of Eden, part two of the seminar series, describes the earth as it was before the worldwide flood. Dr. Hovind explains in detail how it was possible for man to live over 900 years, for plants and animals to grow much larger than today, and for dinosaurs to thrive along with man. The Earth was certainly much different before Noah's flood!! It is two hours long...but well worth watching!

Judging-What does it mean? Is it right to judge? Have you ever pondered these questions? "Judge not that ye be not Judged" (Matthew 7:1), has led many Christians to conclude that they have neither right nor responsibility to judge what they see and hear. Yet this conclusion leaves them at a loss to know how to cope with life about them. A study of God's Word will show that His children do have a responsibility to judge. Personal Responsibility to Judge Jesus said, "Judge not according to the appearance, but Judge righteous judgment" (John 7:24). From the beginning of time God's Word has held up a standard of right living. The Bible clearly teaches that lying, stealing, covetousness, and all immorality are displeasing to God. It states that anger, foolishness, and selfishness are not to be permitted in the lives of God's children. If these deeds and attitudes are present in my life, do I not need to judge them as sinful and seek deliverance ...

     I marvel at the workings of our God. He said in the book of Isaiah, “ So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. ” (Isaiah 55:11)      Everything He said that would occur in the last days prior to His return, is happening exactly as He said it would, and His chosen people Israel, is the hub of it ...

    On Saturday night, I was flipping through the channels looking for something to watch when I came across the ending of the blockbuster movie from several years ago, The Titanic. It was at the point in the movie where the ship was on its nose, slowly sinking into the icy waters. The lifeboats were already separated from the luxury liner, leaving the rest of the people clinging to their last few minutes of life. It is a horrible scene, especially due to the fact that this movie was based on a very real disaster that took over 1500 lives. As I watched the ship sinking, the people dying, I immediately thought that despite all the ways man creates to separate himself from other men, death is the great equalizer!     On that great ship were people of ...

CHAPTER 30. Why Doesn’t God Do More to Restrain Evil and Suffering?   64.  What has kept evil from destroying the world? Why does the chaos that breaks out in some corner of the world always prove the exception rather than the rule? Why haven’t tyrants, with access to powerful weapons, destroyed this planet? What has kept infectious diseases and natural disasters from killing 99 percent of the world’s population rather than less than 1 percent? [page 327] 65. Whenever God has given a culture over to their sins, they have ceased to exist. If God permitted people to follow their every evil inclination all the time, life on this planet would screech to a halt. Sometimes God permits evil by giving people over to their sins (see Romans 1:24-32), and this itself leads to the deterioration and ultimate death of an evil culture, which is a mercy to surrounding cultures. The most morally corrupt ancient cultures no longer exist. [page 327] 66.  The miracle on ...