PERILOUS TIMES-WHAT DOES GOD WANT FROM CHRISTIANS?
This could also be titled "The Prophesy Trap". Christians are feeling lost and confused and impotent as they witness the calamities into which a seemingly godless President Obama is plunging America and our children.
Should Christians sit back and resolve that prophesy is being fulfilled and that there is nothing we can do about it? Should they resolve, Oh well, God is in control...He knows what He is doing", and restrict their work and efforts primarily to social programs? Should they pray for the great escape through the coming "rapture" of the church, and pray that they are not "left behind" with the unbelievers?
Just how much power do Christians actually have, and what does God command (not just want) us to do with it?
How much power?: I give you power... over all the power of the enemy (Luke 10:19).
From Genesis through Revelation God, the Author of libery repeats Himself so that believers can have no doubt as to their power over Satan and the workers of iniquity.
WHAT GOD REQUIRES of believers is action, action, action. He makes it clear that prayers and songs of love and praise are shallow and meaningless unless we are obedient to His mandates to the faithful: This is love, that we walk after His commandments (2 John6). ("Walk" is a term designating unflinching commitment.) Then He (Christ) warns, He that saith I know Him, and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar, and the truth [Christ] is not in him (1 John 2:4). In other words, we are cautioned not to patronize Christ through our declarations of love, then be lukewarm or outright disobedient. I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth (Rev. 3:15,16).
Many offer up prayers of praise and seeming faith, which are void of a petition for empowerment that we may be obedient: . But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead (James 2:20)? Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone (James 2:17).
NOTE: All quotes are taken from the book America - A Call To Greatness.
Should Christians sit back and resolve that prophesy is being fulfilled and that there is nothing we can do about it? Should they resolve, Oh well, God is in control...He knows what He is doing", and restrict their work and efforts primarily to social programs? Should they pray for the great escape through the coming "rapture" of the church, and pray that they are not "left behind" with the unbelievers?
Just how much power do Christians actually have, and what does God command (not just want) us to do with it?
How much power?: I give you power... over all the power of the enemy (Luke 10:19).
From Genesis through Revelation God, the Author of libery repeats Himself so that believers can have no doubt as to their power over Satan and the workers of iniquity.
WHAT GOD REQUIRES of believers is action, action, action. He makes it clear that prayers and songs of love and praise are shallow and meaningless unless we are obedient to His mandates to the faithful: This is love, that we walk after His commandments (2 John6). ("Walk" is a term designating unflinching commitment.) Then He (Christ) warns, He that saith I know Him, and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar, and the truth [Christ] is not in him (1 John 2:4). In other words, we are cautioned not to patronize Christ through our declarations of love, then be lukewarm or outright disobedient. I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth (Rev. 3:15,16).
Many offer up prayers of praise and seeming faith, which are void of a petition for empowerment that we may be obedient: . But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead (James 2:20)? Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone (James 2:17).
NOTE: All quotes are taken from the book America - A Call To Greatness.
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