Prop 8 update...

PROP 8 TO BE UPHELD BY CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT...

It appears as though the will of the people of California will be upheld (at least for now). On Wednesday November 19th, the CA Supreme Court ruled to take original jurisdiction of the three cases that have been filed against Proposition 8, an ammendment to the California Constitution which states that only marraige between a man and a woman will be recognized or valid by the state of California.

This is a refreshing turn in the battle to protect traditional marraige. Last May this same Supreme Court overturned the Novmeber 2000 voter-approved ban on same-sex marraige, which sparked the campaign for Proposition 8 to ammend the State Constitution once and for all.

With the court taking the original jurisdiction, the validity of the ammendment should be decided within months rather than being held up in court for years, according to a press release from the official Prop 8 website (protectmarraige.com.)

Read the entire article here

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I hope you are all well on this day, and remember to GIVE THANKS for all that you have been given, all that you have been blessed with...

We should thank God EVERY day for the blessings and fortunes that we have been blessed with. As Christians we need to realize that everything we have is a gift from God, and everything He gives us is His to give!

I hope you all have a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY, don't eat too much, and remember to give thanks to the Lord for ALL of your blessings!!

HAPPY TURKEY DAY!

VETERAN'S DAY 2008

If you have any family members or friends who are serving in the military, or who are Military Veteran's, please take a moment or two out of your day to give them a call, and thank them for their sacrifice.

It is because of the honorable efforts of so many men and women that we are able to enjoy our freedoms that we are afforded in this country. They have sacrificed their time, effort, families, and in some cases laid down their lives to provide for the common defense, and promote the general welfare for the citizens of the United States.

For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement,

"YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."

Galatians 5:13-14

VOTE your VALUES!

Halloween 2008: A Christian Perspective

Recently pumpkin patches have been sprouting up on every corner, candy is piled high on local store shelves. Costumes fill the racks, and images of ghouls and goblins are painted on store windows and advertisements. October 31st is right around the corner...

Amidst the mystery and controversy over this "holiday" (holy-day) some argue that it is little more than an obsolete Pagan ritual, that has been commercialized, Americanized, and rendered harmless for our kids; Others however refuse to participate, and consider Halloween to be a Satanic and evil occasion, which has nothing "holy" about it. As the festivities of All Hallows Eve (better known as Halloween) quickly approach, we ask ourselves as Christians - what should my response be to Halloween?

Here is an excerpt from John MacArthur on the Christian response to Halloween...


The Christian Response to Halloween
Today Halloween is almost exclusively an American secular holiday, but many who celebrate have no concept of its religious origins or pagan heritage. That’s not to say Halloween has become more wholesome. Children dress up in entertaining costumes, wander the neighborhood in search of candy, and tell each other scary ghost stories; but adults often engage in shameful acts of drunkenness and debauchery.

So, how should Christians respond?

First, Christians should not respond to Halloween like superstitious pagans. Pagans are superstitious; Christians are enlightened by the truth of God’s Word. Evil spirits are no more active and sinister on Halloween than they are on any other day of the year; in fact, any day is a good day for Satan to prowl about seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8). But “greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). God has forever “disarmed principalities and powers” through the cross Christ and “made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them through [Christ]” (Colossians 2:15).

Second, Christians should respond to Halloween with cautionary wisdom. Some people fear the activity of Satanists or pagan witches, but the actual incidents of satanic-associated crime are very low. The real threat on Halloween is from the social problems that attend sinful behavior—drunk driving, pranksters and vandals, and unsupervised children.

Like any other day of the year, Christians should exercise caution as wise stewards of their possessions and protectors of their families. Christian young people should stay away from secular Halloween parties since those are breeding grounds for trouble. Christian parents can protect their children by keeping them well-supervised and restricting treat consumption to those goodies received from trusted sources.

Third, Christians should respond to Halloween with gospel compassion. The unbelieving, Christ-rejecting world lives in perpetual fear of death. It isn’t just the experience of death, but rather what the Bible calls “a certain terrifying expectation of judgment, and the fury of a fire which will consume [God’s] adversaries” (Hebrews 10:27). Witches, ghosts, and evil spirits are not terrifying; God’s wrath unleashed on the unforgiven sinner—now that is truly terrifying.

Christians should use Halloween and all that it brings to the imagination—death imagery, superstition, expressions of debauched revelry—as an opportunity to engage the unbelieving world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. God has given everyone a conscience that responds to His truth (Romans 2:14-16), and the conscience is the Christian’s ally in the evangelistic enterprise. Christians should take time to inform the consciences of friends and family with biblical truth regarding God, the Bible, sin, Christ, future judgment, and the hope of eternal life in Jesus Christ for the repentant sinner.

Copyright 2006 Grace to You, http://www.gty.org/


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Memorial Day

Today we remember all of the Veteran's who served our country and answered the call of duty to defend our freedoms.

If you have any family members or friends who are serving in the military, or who are Military Veteran's, please take a moment or two out of your day to give them a call, and thank them for their sacrifice.

It is because of the honorable efforts of so many men and women that we are able to enjoy our freedoms that we are afforded in this country. They have sacrificed their time, effort, families, and in some cases laid down their lives to provide for the common defense, and promote the general welfare for the citizens of the United States.

For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."
Galatians 5:13-14

Sad Supreme Court in CA

On Thursday in an act of judicial activism, the California Supreme Court wrongly overstepped there duties when they overturned a ban on same-sex marriage that was passed by California voters in 2000. The sad thing is that because four state supreme court justicies decided to overstep there role, now the people of California's decision has been undone, and same-sex couples will be allowed to wed against the will of the people of CA.

Lets take a little basic reveiw of the American Legal system... The Legislative Branch (the elected law-makers) write/pass the law; The Judicial Branch (courts/judges) interpret the laws; and The Executive Branch enforces the laws. THATS RIGHT, the Legislative branch makes the law, the elected, accountable law-makers - NOT the judges. The judges are not put on the court to use thier rulings to make a bunch of laws to support their own agendas.

Not only will traditionalists have to put up with the in-your-face rhetoric and antics of the celebratory pro-gay movement, and thier cheif spokesman Gavin Newsome, but they will now have to watch same-sex couples as they belittle and deminish the sanctity of marriage, which has been historically defined (since the beginning of time), throughought every society on earth, as a union between one man and one woman.

The only thing we can do is get out and vote! We need to send a message to the CA Supreme Court, and the pro-gay movement that we will not put up with Judges overturning the will of the people, we will not roll over and accept the immoral and unbiblical agenda of the same-sex couples and supporters who are advocating the legalization of same sex marriages, and we will come out in full force to protect marriage... we need to pass an ammendment that clearly defines legally recognized marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman.

To check out the California Marriage Initiative check out http://www.protectmarriage.com/

Easter 2008

GENDER-NEUTRAL BIBLE CONTROVERSY

It is rediculous that we continue to try and make the Bible "relevant" to our times and culture/society - If America's RAGING FEMINISM is encouraging us to add to scripture to make it more "accurate", "gender nuetral" or "relevant" we are in serious trouble. Anyone who has contributed in causing a demand for this kind of sinful re-writing of scripture should be ashamed, and if it hasn't "hit us" yet, we should all be very worried about the influence of popular culture/society that is affecting the church (and those who claim to be Christians)...


Whoever was involved in supporting or participating in the publishing of this unnecessary translation should go back and re-read Revelation 22:18-19:


"I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book. "

Click on the title of the posting to go to the full article by Wayne Gruden

HAPPY NEW YEAR

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Have a safe and Happy New Year's Eve and New Year's Day!!

God Bless