A Few Thoughts

So no rapture happened and it seems that Mr.Camping in all his unrepentant gall , has stated he was off and it will still happen in October. It has been well commented on by numerous blogs by Christian Pastors that have said it far better than I could,so I will not say much.

But the one thing I do know , Jesus promised He will return and on that day all will cry out , He is Lord and King. For those who have repented and believed , trusted in Jesus for the forgiveness sin , are covered by His blood shed on the cross , justified by Him through the resurrection , it will be a day of joy and happiness as we exalt Him with our cries . However , for those who rejected Him, denied Him and died in  their sins , the cry will be one of admission of judgement , that  He is the Lord and rightfully they will be condemned to hell forever .

So there is a date set for us all , it will be either in death or when Christ comes . Camping was right about one thing only , a final day of judgement is coming , the sad thing for Camping , the Jesus he see's is not the coming Lord but one of his own speculation and that is truly sad. 


Verse Of  The Day  :  [14] They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”
(Revelation 17:14 ESV)

Everymans Dream

I still recall watching this movie with my cousin Greg at the Paramount Theater in Kentville. It was one of those movies that transcended the screen and the crowd became part of the story. Every guy sitting  in there cheered Rocky on . The lug of a loser , down on his luck but given that one chance to prove he was so more. Who cannot identify with that .  One of all time favs.

Quote Sunday

I thought it would be interesting on Sunday's to feature a quote from the week that jumped out to me and stuck in my mind. They could come from books,movies,music or whatever source I may be reading, watching or listening to.They may be short or long and cover a number of topics. So here we go.

"If doctrine doesn’t matter, then truth doesn’t matter… -R.C.Sproul   

God Of My Everything

Is God really the God of your everything? Do we leave God out or push certain segments of our lives to the side and say that is for us. When Jesus calls us to come and follow Him , it is a call to die to self. That is not that we loose our personality or who we are but we give preeminence to Christ and obeying Him . From money to sex , to music to TV , all things we do need to be under God's influence.

Verse Of The Day  :   [17] And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
(Colossians 3:17 ESV)

Catechism Friday

Heidelberg Catechism (1576 A.D.)

86. Q. Since we have been delivered from our misery by grace alone through Christ, without any merit of our own, why must we yet do good works?

A. Because Christ, having redeemed us by His blood, also renews us by His Holy Spirit to be His image, so that with our whole life we may show ourselves thankful to God for His benefits,[1] and He may be praised by us.[2] Further, that we ourselves may be assured of our faith by its fruits,[3] and that by our godly walk of life we may win our neighbours for Christ.[4]

[1] Rom. 6:13; 12:1, 2; I Pet. 2:5-10. [2] Matt. 5:16; I Cor. 6:19, 20. [3] Matt. 7:17, 18; Gal. 5:22-24; II Pet. 1:10,11. [4] Matt. 5:14-16; Rom. 14:17-19; I Pet. 2:12; 3:1, 2.

87. Q. Can those be saved who do not turn to God from their ungrateful and impenitent walk of life?

A. By no means. Scripture says that no unchaste person, idolater, adulterer, thief, greedy person, drunkard, slanderer, robber, or the like shall inherit the kingdom of God.[1]

[1] I Cor. 6:9, 10; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 5:5, 6; I John 3:14.

88 Q. What is the true repentance or conversion of man?

A. It is the dying of the old nature and the coming to life of the new.[1]

[1] Rom. 6:1-11; I Cor. 5:7; II Cor. 5:17; Eph. 4:22-24; Col. 3:5-10.

89. Q. What is the dying of the old nature?

A. It is to grieve with heartfelt sorrow that we have offended God by our sin, and more and more to hate it and flee from it.[1]

[1] Ps. 51:3, 4, 17; Joel 2:12, 13; Rom. 8:12, 13; II Cor. 7:10.

90. Q. What is the coming to life of the new nature?

A. It is a heartfelt joy in God through Christ,[1] and a love and delight to live according to the will of God in all good works.[2]

[1] Ps. 51:8, 12; Is. 57:15; Rom. 5:1; 14:17. [2] Rom. 6:10, 11; Gal. 2:20.

91. Q. But what are good works?

A. Only those which are done out of true faith,[1] in accordance with the law of God,[2] and to His glory,[3] and not those based on our own opinion or on precepts of men.[4]

[1] Joh. 15:5; Rom. 14:23; Heb. 11:6. [2] Lev. 18:4; I Sam. 15:22; Eph. 2:10. [3] I Cor. 10:31. [4] Deut. 12:32; Is. 29:13; Ezek. 20:18, 19; Matt. 15:7-9.

Bags Packed and Ticket Punched

So are you ready for May 21st , 2011 ? I sure hope you have all your affairs in order because according to one Harold Camping , Christian broadcaster and founder of Family Radio, Jesus will be coming back to rapture Christians , well about 200 million . Those who follow Camping for sure. How he even came up with his numbers are a headache to try and figure out , let alone how he came up with the date. Then 5 months later on Oct 21st , God will destroy the whole world . Of course he predicted that on Sept 6 , 1994 that Jesus was coming back and guess what , he said he made a mistake.  Really . 

What is frustrating is that what this false teacher has done is give the enemies of Jesus plenty fodder to mock the faith and once the 22nd arrives , many who have given up everything trusting in this deluded mans predictions , may become skeptical or disillusioned . 

Well you may say how do you know he is not right? Well simply put , the Bible says he is wrong. Now granted Jesus could come again on the 21st, He will come again , but if he does it will because it is time . 

The fact is Jesus said that only the Father knows when that day will be. Even the Son was given that information.Jesus told the disciple that just as the lightning flashes , so will be the coming of the son of man . It will be like a thief in the night . We simply have not been given the time or date. We have been told there will be wars,natural disasters and these are hinted at they will increase but that is all we are given. We are told to be aware and ready , to be about making disciples and trust the Lord will come. 

In 2nd Peter chapter 3 , Peter talks of scoffers will come who will make fun of the coming of the Lord again. This is going to be the result of Campings deluded prediction. What we must do is trust in the promise of Jesus Christ and it is not for us to know the deep mysteries of God. He is God , we are not . So if someone uses Campings predictions to mock the truth of the Bible and the gospel , answer with a what the Bible clearly teaches about the return of Jesus.  

So what will I be doing this Saturday , May 21st , well getting some groceries , since I will need food . Then I will do some reading , at sometime my in-laws will be up for a visit. Then on Sunday I will go to Church and worship our awesome God. 

Verse Of The Day  : [ 3] knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. [4] They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.”

(2 Peter 3:3-4 ESV)

One of my Favorite Artist of All Time

John Denver was always one of my favorite artist. Back when I collected tons of music , mostly of the heavy rock variety like Led Zeppelin,Kiss etc..  But there he was John Denver . A wonderful songwriter and as my wife will tell you , when I'm in a reflective mood or just want to feel good, out comes the John. So enjoy .