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Learning The Christian Value of Contentment

The Spurgeon devotional had written this on contentment as part of the morning passage: I have learned, in whatever state I am, therewith to be content. -  Philippians 4:11  These words show us that contentment is not a natural propensity of man. "Ill weeds grow apace." Covetousness, discontent, and murmuring are as natural to man as thorns are to the soil. We need not sow thistles and brambles; they come up naturally enough, because they are indigenous to earth: and so, we need not teach men to complain; they complain fast enough without any education. But the precious things of the earth must be cultivated. If we would have wheat, we must plough and sow; if we want flowers, there must be the garden, and all the gardener's care. Now, contentment is one of the flowers of heaven, and if we would have it, it must be cultivated; it will not grow in us by nature; it is the new nature alone that can produce it, and even then we must be specially careful and watchful that w

What Valentine's Day is Really All About

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Tomorrow is Valentine's Day but do we really know the real meaning and ugly history behind Valentine's Day? If you do some historical study - there was a Christian martyr who is prayed to by the Roman Catholic institution known as Valentine. The very story of Valentine's Day is anything but romantic. It's when a Christian bishop or pastor during the reign of Emperor Claudius II - a monarch outlawed marriage for his soldiers. He was one who opposed the ridiculous rule of Claudius II and was eventually beheaded after several tortures. He refused to recant his Christian faith, preached in prison and performed marriages even when the emperor didn't allow it! The interesting note is that there is the Roman orgy festival known as Lupercalia which is said to be celebrated on February 15. So it was possible that Valentine's martyrdom was arranged in such a day to appease the gods involved with the satanic festival. The term "Your Valentine" was probably be

Why You Shouldn't Court, Date or Even Marry for Outer Beauty

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A good topic to talk about this love month is courting and marrying based on physical appearance than one's character. Now, this isn't a call to condemn outwardly beautiful women and telling men to marry the ugliest woman they can find. This is rather a call to marry based on inner beauty regardless if said woman is outwardly beautiful or ugly. The problem of marrying for beauty than character was recorded as far as Genesis 6:2 where it says, "That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair and they took them wives of all which they choose." This isn't about angels marrying human women. Rather, this is about the descendants of Seth marrying the beautiful descendants of Cain. We know Cain's descendants were ungodly and followed in the path of their ancestor. The path of Seth was the godly line. Remember Seth had several sons and daughters though only Enos was mentioned. Then we know that this line was polluted because the descendants of Se

The Problem with Backmasking Rock Music

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Okay, this video isn't from a Christian channel but it does refute one of the most ongoing myths in fundamentalist circles. If the so-called recording from Hell wasn't enough (which they claimed to have heard the souls of the damned in Russia) then there's also the ongoing thought that there are subliminal messages in rock music. Going against the evils of rock music is indeed necessary but promoting the truth with a lie is uncalled for. So what's the whole problem of fighting rock and roll with the use of backmasking? You may not find hidden messages most of the time. Sometimes, it may sound like "Satan" but you don't really hear Satan. The backmasked messages are mostly gibberish so how could you even figure out that it was promoting satanic messages there? Besides, a lot of rock music is already promoting satanic messages without the backmasking. There is such a thing as subtle deception but trying to go against rock music with the myth of backmaski

Don't Criticize the Roman Catholic Priests' Sexual Immortality While Covering Up For Sexually Immoral Baptist and Protestant Pastors

It can't be denied that there's really sex, shame and the Roman Catholic Church as a long topic. I could remember how there's that frequently spelled out lie that the scandals of the Vatican are but very minimal in contrast to the Protestant or Baptist circles. All the sins and scandals of the Roman Catholic institution have been swept under the rug. One of the reasons why I lost faith in the Roman Catholic system is the rampant immorality. Baptist churches have had a history where they have been usually serious about disciplining and exposing pastors who fall into sin. Yet, not all Baptist churches do so which is really a sad fact. I really remembered how I used to admire Jack Hyles and once thought that all the assaults against him were just made-up fabrications. It's normal for the children of God to get phony accusations when they are faithful. Yet, it turns out that there are Baptist (and other Evangelical or Protestant churches) who are guilty of covering up sex

The Sad Truth About Dr. Jack Frasure Hyles and the Hylestic Baptist Movement

Today is the death anniversary of Dr. Jack Hyles and I remembered how I used to adore the man, I used to read Jesus-is-Savior (until said site started to make me doubt my salvation because I always believed in repentance of sins for salvation and receiving Jesus as Lord and Savior) yet it turns out that this guy is actually a sexual reprobate. I remembered I wanted to get someone to find evidence to defend Hyles from what some may call to be a "Jesuit conspiracy" to discredit him and the Baptist movement yet the evidence is quite overwhelming on how we have fake Baptist churches around! They may not be necessarily Jesuit creations but they are still dangerous doors to Hell nonetheless! So what's the whole truth about the late Hyles and his movement? While I do appreciate some of his writings about sin in American society - yet he also introduced the dangerous doctrine of easy believism. It would be a very dangerous thing where he teaches the following heresies: R

Can Iran's Government Today Succeed Where Haman Failed?

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We just need to face it that Israel is always in trouble for one reason - the modern state is still continuously in rebellion against God by rejecting the Messiah, the Lord Jesus. I just read that top Iranian general Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami brags that Iran (Persia) can destroy Israel in three days. This makes me want to ask the question of whether or not he's just another Haman. Remember when Haman attempted to eradicate the Jewish minority? He had himself delivered to the gallows at the end of it! The whole problem of trying to challenge Israel to war right now is just reckless. Israel may just be a small nation but God has surely allowed it to prosper to great lengths. A lot of technology today is from Israel whether it's microchip processors or even new medical revolution. I even heard that Israel now has nuclear weapons and really powerful military weapons. It's no wonder why Iran wants to have a nuclear weapon program - it's all because Israel has an incredi

The Confused Minds of Chinese Syncretists

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The Chinese New Year is approaching and while there's nothing inherently wrong with celebrating it (just get away from the pagan mumbo-jumbo) - I felt like it's best to talk about the problem of Chinese syncretists and how confused they are. Syncretism is defined as the amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures or schools of thought. Others may define it as blending Christian and pagan beliefs. So what's with Chinese syncretism? I don't find it surprising that you have Chinese Roman Catholics, Buddhists or Taoists who aren't exactly solid in their adherence to one of these religions. It's really disturbing how many of them may go to the Roman Catholic masses during the morning and they would pray and offer incense to other false gods in a Buddhist and/or Taoist temple. A Chinese Buddhist or Taoist may also be offering incense to the idols of Roman Catholicism or go to other temples. A Chinese Taoist may be praying in a Buddhist