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Praying for the Salvation of One's Unsaved Leaders

Does it not upset you when you are a Christian and your country's leader is not saved? It certainly should upset anyone. Christians are told to obey and submit to their leaders unless they are told to do something wrong but they are never commanded to rebel. Right now, it should be very upsetting to hear that while Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte declared January as the Bible month yet he ended up challenging the God of the Bible at the same time. He even said God could be stupid based on the context of Genesis 3 concerning Adam, Eve and the original sin in the Garden of Eden. He needs to see the need for God in his life. That should be a red flag that Filipinos need to put him in their prayers instead of attempting to overthrow him. Romans 13:1-7  Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. [2] Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resis

Don't Use the Well to Hell Hoax as a Means to Spread the Gospel

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Here's a clip that allegedly came from Hell or that they were screams of the damned. As scary as the clip sounds but the reliability is somewhat questionable. Try listening to it. It does sound chilly but can that really be a sneak peek of your eternity? Could be but it turned out to be just an urban legend. Sure, Hell is very real while using an urban legend about something as an "evidence for the existence of Hell being real" to spread the Gospel is absolutely not right! The clips of Hell from "The Burning Hell" Gospel film may even sound more frightening than the clip that that was shown earlier. I find them even more scary than the alleged sounds from the "Well to Hell". You don't only hear what's portrayed to be the screams to the damned but also you here louder, clearer screams that would be so scary compared to the alleged sounds. Try to take a look at this video that refutes the whole idea that scientists supposedly dug so deep

The Body of Christ is a Place to Belong

The Christian church is a place for believers to belong. Here's what the Bible says about the Church itself: Ephesians 2:19-22  Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God ; [20] and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; [21] in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: [22] in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.  The Church is for Christians The Church is built upon the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. No, this foundation is not Peter but Jesus Christ. It's really amazing how Roman Catholics tend to misread the obvious context of Matthew 16:18-19. Even the Good News Translation which is a Roman Catholic translation gives a clear distinction between Peter who is "a rock" and "upon this Rock" yet they belie

Christians as Vessels for God's Glory

Every Christian is called to be a vessel. If other worldly religions believe in the truth that the value of the container is in it being empty. The great heathen Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu got it right when he said in Taoist philosophy that the value of the container is in it being empty. I won't dismiss it because Taoism is a false religion that doesn't match with the Bible. Rather, it's a truth that has been acknowledged as a fact. Many religions today emphasize that you can't be used by their nonexistent gods unless you empty yourself first. If the heathen could understand the value of emptying themselves then how much more can the Christian not understand it further that they need to be emptied before the true and the living God will use them for His glory? 2 Timothy 2:20-21  But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. 21 If a man therefore purge himself from th

Christians, Please Don't Expect Instant Rewards for Your Good Works

The Christian life was never meant to be easy. Jesus never promised an easy life. Instead, He warned about that if any man should follow Him then let that person take his or her cross first (Matthew 10:38, 16:24, Mark 8:24, 10:31, Luke 9:23). It's not going to be an easy work and it can be very discouraging. You can't get the crown without enduring the cross first! Blessing also comes through suffering The Bible teaches the one truth that would be hard to swallow. It's all about blessing through suffering. There is no blessing in the Christian life without suffering for Christ! Christians are told that many of their blessings will first come through suffering! Psalm 126:5-6  They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.  Matthew 5:11-12  Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil again