What happened at the time of creation and how God proves that He loves mankind 

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It’s important to understand why things are the way they are. Why is the world polluted with evil? Theft, rape, violence, murder, lying, hatred, bitterness, fornication, adultery, homosexuality, bestiality, sickness, deformity, mental illness, depression, and more: who is responsible? Have I participated? Is there a way to escape?

As far as you and I are concerned, it all began in the Garden of Eden just over6,000 years ago. Our great-grandparents, Adam and Eve, were created by God to live forever. [As an aside, some scientists in the study of longevity have come to the conclusion that the human cell should be able to renew itself indefinitely.] God had commanded Adam and Eve just one DON’T, found in Genesis 2:17:

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

GOD SAID, Don’t eat the forbidden fruit or in that day you shall surely die.

One day in the Garden, Satan spoke through the serpent to Eve. He challenged the credibility of God’s Word and suggested to Eve that God was a liar. Satan told Eve that she wouldn’t die if she ate of the fruit but would live forever like God. Eve chose to believe the lie, and Adam followed her lead. They died spiritually that very day—just as God had said—but lived on many years in the flesh before they died physically as well. The Bible speaks about our condition before salvation in Ephesians 2:1, "And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins." The basic fact is that we were spiritually stillborn, spiritually dead. Our parents (Adam and Eve) no longer carried the seed of life, therefore could not pass it on. Eve and Adam sold their progeny to Satan, the prince of the power of the air.

Mankind was sold, therefore mankind had to be bought back; thus, one of Jesus Christ’s titles is the "Redeemer," which means one who buys back. Our parents, all the way back to Adam, were born spiritually dead and so were we. We were born as the children of Mr. and Mrs. So-and-So. Unfortunately, we were born wrong. This is why Jesus said we must be born-again, born a second time.

When you are born-again, you become a child of God. At that juncture, the Bible says a new name is written down in Glory—your name—if you make a decision to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. This is not churchianity, but the new and living way in Christ Jesus. Today, as an ambassador of Jesus Christ, I have the ability, by the quickening power of the Holy Ghost, to usher you into the presence of the mighty Christ. It’s through His shed blood that you’ll gain justification before God.

God’s offer to you is that you can be born-again. All your sins will be forgiven and forgotten and all Satan's bondages broken; today will be the best day of your life and tomorrow will be better. Have you ever had a better offer? What God requires of you is for you to believe upon Jesus Christ, His only begotten son. Repent and turn from your sins and surrender your life to the direction and authority of the Lord Jesus Christ. The end of this life-changing decision is eternal life.

No matter what you have done in the past, no matter how bound you might be by sin, drugs, alcohol, lust, or hatred, the blood of Jesus Christ is ready to wash away every sin and make you a brand new person in Christ Jesus. You will become born-again—born a second time—the true birthday of redeeming consequence.

Are you ready to make a decision for the King of Glory? You’ll never make a decision of greater magnitude and benefit. It does not exist. Follow me now, audibly, in the sinner’s prayer:

Dear God, I come to you a sinner. I ask forgiveness for my sins. I believe that Jesus Christ, your only begotten Son, shed His blood to break the bondage of sin in my life, and that His blood and only His blood can wash away my sins. Wash me clean in the blood of Christ. I promise to follow Jesus Christ with all my might from this day forth. Thank you, God, for saving my soul! Thank you for making me a new creature. In Jesus name I pray, believing it’s done. Amen.

Welcome to the Commonwealth of Israel. Congratulations, you are born-again. You are a child of God and today is the best day of your life.

Romans 10:10 reads:

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

To seal your salvation, you need to confess your salvation. Let’s do it together.

Repeat out loud after me: "I am born again. I am a child of God. All my sins have been washed clean in the blood of Jesus. I am a new creature in Christ Jesus. Thank you, Father, for my beautiful salvation!"

Now go and tell others what has happened to you. Be sure to follow the Lord Jesus Christ in water baptism, by immersion, and seek a church that honors the Word of God.

This is the beginning of everlasting salvation. New and phenomenal things have begun to happen in your life already. Before, you sat in darkness, but now you have seen a great light.

WHAT NEXT?

Welcome to the Commonwealth of Israel!  Here is your “new resident’s information package:” 

🟌 A miracle awaits you.  Be filled with the Holy Ghost as they were on the day of Pentecost.  Take in the Holy Ghost Series now!  Take this series one-by-one and when you reach Feature 5, the second-greatest miracle of all time awaits you.  

🟌 Forget religious dogmas that are not rooted in your majority-text King James Version of the Holy Bible.  Explore the Which Bible? Series for more information. 

🟌 Be free of the doctrines of men.  Visit Which Religion? to find out more.

🟌 As a born-again believer, you’re going to want to find a church: one that stands on the Word of God.  Use the guidelines in “I am Trying to Find a Church Out Here!” to help you.  

🟌 It is written of John the Baptist, who also baptized Jesus, the following in Mark 1:5:

And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

Get baptized at your new church by immersion. 

🟌 You are a new creation now.  You have new joys and new desires.  You are a new kind. 

Let your childlike faith prevail!  You are a born-again child of God because the Spirit of God bears witness with your spirit and because you said so—and continue to say so.

Few Questions to See if Your Phone is an Idol

 I have been imagining that where I am giving more time is taking most time of my life and Idiscovered that mobile is taking my most of the time.

Suppose everything I do with my phone is about Jesus, but has it become an idol? Maybe, as I do, we need these 4 questions we can ask ourself to see if our phone is an idol.

 The Definition of Idolatry: -

Idolatry is a sin. It’s the second of the ten commandments and one that God takes four whole verses to explain.

“You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.” Exodus 20:3-6 

In the New Testament:

1 John 5:21 tells us to keep ourselves from idols. 

1 Corinthians 10:14 tells us to flee from idolatry, and 

Colossians 3:5 tells us to put idolatry to death.

 

In fact, the 254 instances of the word “idols” in the Bible are mentioned, and it was the number one cause for God’s judgment of His own chosen people (Israel). 

 

Now, when we think about idols, a lot of us think about those old statues people worshipped in Bible times. But Christians now are not in any danger of worshipping Molech, Baal, and Ashtoreth.

 

No, the danger for us has more to do with placing our desires, pursuits, and attentions on things other than our God. It was called Modern Idolatry.  Meeting Needs Without God. In it, there were four categories of needs that people meet either with or with out God. Those categories form the basis of the questions here.

 

Question 1: What is the focus of your life/time?

1.Does your phone occupy a large portion of your time?

2.Do you check it even before you greet the Lord and thank Him for a brand-new day?

3.When you are not sleeping or working, do you find yourself scrolling and scrolling, your phone never far from your fingers?

4.When you put it away, do you find yourself stressed to be apart from it?

5. Is it sometimes difficult to pull your mind away from your phone to do other things?

6.Are you surprised to find big chunks have time have passed with nothing really accomplished except looking at your phone?

7.Even if everything you are doing on your phone is godly and even ABOUT God, are you paying as much attention TO God as you are to your phone?

 

(SERIOUS QUESTION SHOULD BE ANSWERED TO SELF TO KNOW OUR CONDITIONS)

 

Question 2: Where does your comfort come from?

When you’re sad or upset, do you search for solace in your phone? Does it provide an escape from the real world, a place to numb your mind from the physical or mental pain you might be going through? Do you feel better when you are on your phone than you do without it? Has your phone become an immediate “quick fix” to anxiety or discomfort when time in prayer and worship might take a little more time and effort (but be of real help instead of a cheap substitute)?

 

Question 3: How do you feel connected/like you belong?

When you feel lonely or disconnected, do you reach for your phone? Does time on social media posting, commenting, and liking posts fill your need for fellowship? Does it make you feel important/loved when others like or share your posts? Are you seeking to fill a deep void of loneliness and connection that only God can fill (because that is what we are designed to be filled with)? Note: This is not to say that you cannot have Christian fellowship online. This is to point out the times when we use it as a substitute for connecting with God.

 

Question 4: Who/what provides your guidance?

When you have a question about what to do in your life, is “pray and wait for God to answer” your strategy? Or is your first response to post a question on social media or message other Christians to give you advice? Are there other ways you look for guidance online? Do you allow anything other than God to speak over your life?

The Solution If Your Phone Has Become an Idol

If you are like me, the answers to more than a few of those questions brought a ping of conviction. While phones are a great resource to keep us up to date with what is going on in the world and connected with other Christians, it can be a problem if we are using it too much or to meet the needs that God is supposed to be meeting for us.

So, if our phones have become our idols, what should we do now? Charles Spurgeon had a sermon about idolatry in 1891. It’s called Three Decisive Steps. In it, he details the three things we can do to get out from under the sin of idolatry. 

 Step 1: Confess and Repent

Do not make excuses. Tell God that you have sinned in making your phone an idol and that you are sorry. Cry out to Him and beg Him to help you not to do it anymore. Then believe and trust God that He will help you.

Step 2: Prepare Your Heart

Declare your decision and intention not to allow your phone to be your idol anymore. Settle it not just in the action of refraining from using it as much but in actively acknowledging that your phone doesn’t actually meet your needs at all. Think back on all the times you came away from your phone still feeling sad, still unsure of what to do, and still feeling lonely – but with hours of time wasted and nothing accomplished.

Step 3: Serve God Alone

It’s not enough to turn away from your phone if you will use other things to meet those same needs instead. Turn to God with your whole heart! Spend time with God, allow Him to be your comfort and connection, and seek Him for His guidance.

Your Phone is an Idol If It Comes Before God

Idolatry is no small thing to God. It is not something to take lightly and must be dealt with when God brings it to our attention. Cell phones can be useful tools, but if we are using them too much or as a substitute for time and attention to God, we must repent, get our hearts right, and serve God alone.

WHEN JESUS RETURNS TO TAKE HIS PEOPLE AND HE FINSS US PLAYING WITH PHONE THEN WHAT WOULD HAPPEN?

Let us give more time of 24 hours of our day to God