Cheap Grace

http://m.gty.org/blog/B140630

Did Chik fil a crumble to money?

http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2014/03/did_chick-fil-a_ceo_dan_cathy.html.

     Here is a link to a story related to the heading above I think Mr Cathy has sacrificed his Christian beliefs for the expansion of his chain. I admired his first stance and standing for what God says is wrong in His word,  it is not Mr Kathy's views but God's laws . We need a good strong Christian men and women to take a strong stand against the immorality of today's society.

     We need more a Christian business men and women to make a stand like he did formerly, and not Christians who are in  business!

http://bible.com/59/1pe1.3.esv Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Why morality matters

"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." John Adams

     In the recent Supreme Court ruling on the political contributions what did the founding forefathers mean by morality and corruption? If we were the moral nation the Founding Forefathers intended this country to be, patriotic and God fearing, this would be a non issue!

     As it is, we have drifted so far from God, we don't even know the true definition of corruption and morality.

     The reason for this is simply a matter of people ignoring The Word of God. Without the Bible as our foundation for all morality, we are left with human opinion. Man is totally corrupt, so how can he declare anything immoral? We must have a standard that is higher than corrupt man, that standard is God's Holy and inspired Word. Whether the general public cares to acknowledge it or not, it is the basis of all our laws. When we depart from that standard we are left with opinions like the one handed down by SCOTUS.

    

What is Salvation? Can the gift of Salvation be refused?

     We in Christianity use many words we do not usually use in normal conversation. Salvation being one of them. What does it mean? Can the gift of Salvation in Jesus Christ be refused? I believe it can. All through the Bible I notice that God always gives His people choices to make. To follow Him and obey His Word or refuse and follow Satan. There is no third option.  

     Let's start with an example from the Old Testament "Deu 5:29  I wish they would always worship me with fear and trembling and be this willing to obey me! Then they and their children would always enjoy a successful life.". God always give man a choice, else we would be nothing more than programmed machines with no feelings or choice. We could only respond in the way we were programmed to do. 

     This also applies to Salvation, God's gracious gift to mankind. If we had no choice whether to accept or deny this gracious offer, we again would be nothing more than preprogrammed robots! 

     We are much more than that obviously! A gift is the key word, some gifts can be distasteful to the receiver. Which is why they reject Christ outright. They love their sinful lifestyle and have no interest in changing for any reason. Too many people want to be Lord and Master of their own life! Others think they can wait until their death bed and then play the salvation card and get out of Hell for free! What does the Scriptures say? Isaiah 55:6 "Seek the Lord while He may be found,call upon Him while He is near." (Emphasis mine). We may have the choice to deny Him when He calls, be we do not have the choice to accept Him anytime we so choose. We must call upon Him while He is near.  

     

Why is Evolution so popular?

     I have often wondered why Darwin's theory of evolution took off like it did. Stop and think about it, people always believed before the release of "The Origin of the Species"  that they were made by God as the Bible says they were. Not to mention that there is no evidence of this in the fossil record! Then suddenly all that changed because of some thoughts by a man who had no degree in science, biology, or any other that would lend credibility to his famous theory.

     I have noticed when I have read about Darwin that one thing lacking in his life was a solid Biblical foundation or a solid foundation of any point of view as far as I can tell. What do I mean by that? For starters his grandfather was a Unitarian minister, Unitarians having a very liberal view on Scripture and the Deity of Christ.That hardly makes for a solid theological foundation. His dad was a doctor, a liberal by today's standard. His mother died when he was young, not giving him the stable relationship and home children so desperately need in their formative years. I firmly believe that you have only one chance to lay a track in a child's mind and heart and a brief time to do it. Once they  reach a certain age, say about 10 years old or so and the mold has been set. If we miss the critical period it will be set for the child for the rest of their life.

    Darwin tried several fields of study while in college, medicine, like his dad, but could not stand the patients being traumatized by surgery without anesthetics. Finally he decided to be a clergyman like his grandfather. Again no background in science, only his own self education in the field by reading and doing his own "research".

     Enough about Darwin, let us look at the main point I want to make, which is why were people drawn to this theory.

     It seems to me that for the first time people had a rational ( at least it seemed to them) reason to deny God's existence, and thereby casting off all guilt for sin. Everyone could do what they wanted and be held accountable to no one!

     This is one of the most appealing things to mankind in general! If there is one attitude that crosses all boundaries, races and cultures it is " I am going to do what I want to!".

     People very much want to deny God's existence so they can "be free"  or so they think. But Scripture is very clear on this matter "Rom 1:19  They know everything that can be known about God, because God has shown it all to them.
Rom 1:20  God's eternal power and character cannot be seen. But from the beginning of creation, God has shown what these are like by all he has made. That's why those people don't have any excuse." They very well may deny Him, but as these verses tell us they are without excuse.

     One of the hidden dangers in embracing evolution is there is therefore no rules other than what is right to me! Another is if we believe we are nothing more than evolved amoeba, why does morality matter? Or as it says in Judges " Jdg 21:25  In those days Israel wasn't ruled by a king, and everyone did what they thought was right. ".We can then justify almost any behavior whether it be abortion, genocide, sexual perversion or anything else. What right do you have to tell me that I am wrong? By the law of man? Man is totally corrupt! Just look at the news anytime, any day and it will tell you that.

     Ravi Zacharias raises this argument " If there is a moral law, there must be a moral law giver which is not man. If there is a moral law giver, there must be a moral God. Because man by his own example is not moral!". Indeed if man has proved nothing else it is that he is not moral. The eagerness of man to cast off God from all aspects of society is more than proof of this!

     As you can see it is no wonder why such a flimsy scientific theory was so heartily embraced and believed by so many even today. Take away the idea that you can deny God's existence from this theory and the scientific world would have shot it down in a second! Everything rises and falls on this one point! Without it Darwin would not even be a footnote in science or history.

The Tee Pee Drive In

     I was out taking pictures recently and stopped at the old Tee Pee Drive In just west of Sapulpa OK. I had saw many movies there when I was younger. The first time was with my parents when I was about 5 years old and the last one when I was first married about 1987. The last one I saw there was Beverly Hills Cop II.

     I can remember the first time I was able to drive myself there to watch a movie, and remember being so excited about it. Lot's of good memories there. Now it is just an empty field left to the grass and weeds. The end of an era I guess. But, at least I had the experience to look back on. Many kids today will not have that opportunity of taking their date there to watch a double feature or see a movie made for that kind of venue. I am talking about the fast car movies of the 60's and 70's that appealed to us as teenagers. Nowadays it is about video games and comic book heroes.

     Everything changes and so do we, but it is still sad to see an old friend slowly fade away. I guess as long as we remember it a part of it will still continue. Enjoy the pictures below.