If you live near or down wind from a junk yard, the "stench" may
not "seem" so bad. There is a "spiritual stench" with pride which
those "involved in such" do NOT notice. Therefore this "pride"
becomes just a normal adornment. But, to those who DO NOTICE,
it becomes OVERWHELMING. It is like riding in a car with a DEAD
SKUNK and nobody objecting!!!!

It is time to "leave" this Earth.

It is time to "leave" when "pride" increases "EXPONENTIALLY", or,
at least "CORRESPONDINGLY" with "goods" or "fame" and not even
the Christians (the salt of this Earth) notice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

About 2 weeks ago, our phones were noticeably VERY bad and so
we went over to Radio Shack and picked up a 4 phone set. I had
NO IDEA that you did not need "wires" to "each" phone. The only
phone that needed to be plugged into a "wire" was the "base"
phone (please STOP and think about what was just written)!!!!

So we now have all these (useless to us) "wire" model phones.

There is Only One God and He has asked us "individually" to
LISTEN. There's a LOT of "voices" that want our attention. Each
has to decide which "voice" is correct. We'd BETTER be "connected"
to the "base" phone!!!!!

Ezekiel 28 (NIV1984)
4 By your wisdom and understanding
you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
in your treasuries.
5 By your great skill in trading
(OR GETTING OTHERS TO NOTICE YOUR FAME)
you have increased your wealth,
and because of your wealth
your heart has (CORRESPONDINGLY) grown proud.A>

Psalm 106 (NIV1984)
36 They worshiped their idols,
which became a snare to them.
37 They sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to demons.

Psalm 31 (NIV1984)
1 In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge;
let me never be put to shame;
deliver me in your righteousness.
2 Turn your ear to me,
come quickly to my rescue;
be my rock of refuge,
a strong fortress to save me.
3 Since you are my rock and my fortress,
for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
4 Free me from the trap that is set for me,
for you are my refuge.
5 Into your hands I commit my spirit;
redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth.

6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols;
I trust in the LORD.
7 I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
for you saw my affliction
and knew the anguish of my soul.
8 You have not handed me over to the enemy
but have set my feet in a spacious place.

I believe innocent "children" know the difference if you are:

"REALLY" listening or "half" listening or
"REALLY" loving or "half" loving!!!

Isn't it amazing that those "in control" are MANY TIMES NOT
the ones who are ALWAYS RIGHT!!!!! (But, they still "LIKE"
very much to have "control"!!!)

Jesus was "moved" by the Spirit but His mother and brothers
said of Him:

...Mark 3 (NIV1984)
...20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd
...gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even
...able to eat. 21 When his family heard about this, they
...went to take charge of him, for they said,
...“He is out of his mind.”

THEN, WHEN THEY SHOWED UP SO AS TO GET JESUS OFF
THE STREET SO "THEY" WOULDN'T BE EMBARRASSED,
JESUS SAID..

...31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing
...outside, they sent someone in to call him. 32 A crowd
...was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother
...and brothers are outside looking for you.”
...33 “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.

...34 Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and
...said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 Whoever does
...God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”

++++++++++++++++++++++

THIS IS EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!

Mike Hoggard: The Biblical Case Against Rick Warren

The devil doesn't care how many cars ("Christians") are
produced as long as they have plastic engines ("hearts")
that can't do him much harm. They may fill up parking
lots of churches, and that's the BEST weapon he could
have and he knows it

Christianity has been "hi-jacked" by a "numbers" approach
to it. Women have been used in a big way because it affords
them a chance to subjugate authority from men. It has affected
marriages and the Body of Christ. It is popular for women to
"rule" even if in a false, plastic way. Put a few "words" together,
make it "sound" good, then rule in a soft, plastic formed, non-real
way but just rule. It is VERY smart to have this "SOFT" approach
to Christianity!!! It's "EASIER" to approach "Mary" than "Jesus"!!!

Love is really "half love".

Faith is a "get whatever you want" faith.

Etc., etc.

We certainly can't blame charismatics. They just filled the
void of dead, saltless Christians and churches.

1 Samuel 2 (KJV)
3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come
out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and
by him actions are weighed.

John 5 (KJV)
19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say
unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth
the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth
the Son likewise.
20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that
himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these,
that ye may marvel.
21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead [OR EVEN "DEAD" LIVES
AND "DEAD" CHURCHES], and quickeneth them; even so the Son
quickeneth whom he will.
22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment
unto the Son:
23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the
Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father
which hath sent him.

1 Chronicles 16 (KJV)
10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that
seek the LORD.
11 Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.

26 For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made
the heavens.
27 Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness
are in his place.

QUESTION:

Do you and I and this present "church" have power, strength,
joy, and gladness or just "HALF-STUFF"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND.............

If Jesus Christ Himself said, "John 5:19 "Verily, verily, I say unto
you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the
Father do", then, are "WE" so much smarter than He. The devil
would like us to "think" we can "cozy up" to the world the way
Osteen, Warren, etc., etc., do. Produce "plastic" hearts and
"keep" producing. One day they WILL melt before Him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!