"As In The Days Of Noah" Revisited [Update!]

I have noticed an upward trend in my stats lately where people are searching for information regarding the biblical view of same-sex "marriage."  New York state recently approved a bill giving the right for same-sex couples to marry.  Perhaps that is the main reason why those who oppose the deviancy of same sex unions are searching for answers as to why such a decision is bad lawmaking.

If you have followed this blog, you may have already read a post dated back in 2008 entitled The Days of Noah Are Here.

While checking a Bing search, I found two interesting posts on this topic.

1. True Discernment: Jesus, The Days of Noah, and Same Sex Marriage informs us further:


Excerpt:

Jesus said in Luke 17:26-30, “And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when Son of man is revealed.”

Jesus being a first century Rabbi, like most Jewish teachers, coupled Sodom with the flood generation as a typical image of evil. His intent was to inform his audience that at His second coming the conditions of the world would mirror Noah’s days and the days of Sodom and Gomorrah.

As in the Days of Noah

The Midrash Rabbah Genesis is a specific form of rabbinic literature of ancient Judaism commentaries of the Hebrew Scriptures. It is based on the interpretation of the Torah (Old Testament). It speaks about the subject of same-sex marriage during the days of Noah.

The rabbis wrote in the Midrash Rabbah Genesis that the flood in Noah’s day was primarily triggered when males starting writing marriage deeds with other males, and between men and beasts (bestiality). Based on the account of Midrash Rabbah Genesis, same-sex marriages took place during the days of Noah. There was nothing new under the sun and this is stated by Solomon in Ecclesiastes 1:9. Lot in Sodom and Gomorrah is synonymous with the destruction of the flood generation in Midrash Rabbah Genesis. It states in the Midrash Rabbah Genesis that Lot pleaded all night for mercy for the Sodomites, and that the angels permitted him to plead for them. But once the people said, “… bring them out [the angels] so we may have sex with them,” mercy ran out. The angels told Lot, “for now on you have no right to plead anymore.” Judgment was sent upon Sodom. Flood water was the judgment of God on the people in Noah’s day. Fire and brimstone was the judgment against Sodom and Gomorrah.

The blog author explains that the book of Enoch is not inspired, and thus not part of the canon of Scripture, however the book of Jude contains some quotes from it. Enoch is being used by the author as a good reference resource.

Excerpt:

The book of Enoch was written before the birth of Christ and although it is not an inspired book, it is a good resource. Parts of it are quoted in Jude 14-15. 2nd Enoch 34-1, 3-4 states, “God convicts the persons who are idol worshipers and sodomite fornicators, and for this reason he brings down the flood upon them. And all the world will be reduced to confusion by iniquities, wickedness and abominable fornications. That is, friend with friend in anus, every other kind of wicked uncleanness which is almost too disgusting to report, and the worship of the evil one. And that is why I shall bring down the flood onto the earth, and shall destroy everything, and the earth itself will collapse in great darkness.” Second Enoch states that perverse homosexual relationships were the main cause of the flood. Both Midrash Rabbah Genesis and the second book of Enoch state that God frowns on homosexuality in cultic prostitution, and in so-called “loving consensual” homosexual relationships. So don’t believe the liberal Christian theologians, gay-affirming churches and inclusionists. Homosexuality and same-sex marriage are an abomination in God’s eyesight.

I was pleased to see that the author linked to my blogging friend DL Foster's GCM Watch: Why Gay Marriage And Why Now?

John, the blog author concludes:

GCM Watch’s article on June 24, 2008, “Gay Marriage: the ‘days Noah’ return” examined the fact that same-sex marriage caused the flood in Noah’s day in the Babylonian Talmud. The Talmud is the interpretation of the Hebrew scriptures 1000 years before Christ.

The True Church of the Lord Jesus Christ is the prophetic voice to this world. Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! We must be prepared to start looking up for our redemption draweth nigh. We must get the gospel message out and call sinners both in and out of the church to repentance. Acts 3:23 says, “And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which shall not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed among the people.” That Prophet is Jesus.

YOUR WARNING IS BEING SERVED!!!

Jeremiah 6:10 says, “To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.” If you continue to believe that same-sex marriage is right, if you scoff at the Word of God, if you ridicule the true Bible-believing Christians as ignorant and small minded, let the Sword of the Spirit circumcise your spiritual ear to receive the truth…or believe a lie and be damned.

So you see, dear readers, as Solomon so wisely stated there really is "nothing new under the sun" when it comes to the homosexual agenda!

I know friends and relatives (some Christian, some I'm not sure about) who don't see what the big deal is about this subject. It is as if their minds have been seared with anything but the truth of God! When the God of the Bible tells us that homosexual behavior is sin and that marriage is the union of one man and one woman, who are we to try and change such truths?

But people still try. They use every weapon of human error in order to get their way here on this earth.   But every person who dismisses what I am sharing here must ask themselves this question, "what about how it will affect your eternal destiny?" Isn't that even more important than the here and now? I think so.

People will call Bible-based Christian believers every negative name they can think of. They accuse us of not being "tolerant." But what they truly mean is that they want total acceptance of their aberrant behavior!  Sorry, but no can do! I follow my Lord and Savior and it is HIS morality and ethics and values that carry truth and meaning in this brief life on earth.  What HE THINKS of such matters mean more to me than what those who accept or defend such abominable behavior think of me for speaking out against it.

God has given us every indication to teach us that homosexual behavior is dangerous.  It is sinful, unhealthful, prideful, abominable in God's eyes, and yet mankind STILL wants to push such an agenda upon the world.

And, if you are reading here today and happen to be Jewish, do you follow what these ancient Jewish writings tell you about the sin of homosexual behavior? Or, are you a leftist who follows the whims of men rather than the God of the Old Testament?

What's more, several days ago the UN took it upon themselves as a (so-called) "governing" body to Endorse Gay Rights for the First Time Ever.

We can see how correct Jesus was when he told us that the closer we will get to the end times, the more our world will look (again!) like "in the Days of Noah" and "in the Days of Lot."

The following link has much more!

The World Is Shaking Blogspot: Satan's Very Successful Lie Points to The End of the Age.

Please go to the link to read it all. Here are some devastating paragraphs to consider:

It may sound curious as to why any human would declare PRIDE in the practicing of a deviation from normal; a deviation that actually caused the G-d of creation to send the Flood and to annihilate Sodom and Gomorrah to the point that the region is now the lowest place on Earth.

However, when we research, we find that PRIDE is the root of all sin and the express reason that Lucifer, Satan, was cast out of Heaven.


If Satan, the enemy of mankind, can delude people into actually being proud of sinful rebellion against God and His law; then he is more likely to successfully win their souls to spending eternity in hell with him, when he is cast into the lake of fire.


When there is pride in sin, then repentance is rare. The enemy is well aware of this. That is why he continues to delude and foster "pride" in this deviant, sinful behavior.

This age old plan by the enemy is fast gaining ground.

People who are cheering on (or participating in) the homosexual agenda have been caught up in a lie - one of the most successful lies (unfortunately) to be perpetuated by the enemy of our souls - Satan.

The letters being used to identify all of the sexual deviance's (G = "gay" male; L = lesbian; B = bi-sexual; T = transgender; Q = questioning - or sometimes queer) are all examples of defiant, sinful, unrepentant men and women shaking their fists at the God of the Bible and denying His Will for their sexual lives.

The blog author, Gina Suzanne, concludes:

The rainbow is a symbol which has been adopted to represent homosexuality. After the flood of Noah, the rainbow was given by God as His promise to mankind to never again flood the earth.


Genesis 9:12 And God said: “This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.

The fact that the rainbow has been chosen to represent the very purpose for which the earth had to be flooded to begin with, exposes Lucifer's hand.

Satan, in his pride, always tries to mock God. The rainbow symbol is mocking the rainbow Covenant made by God to man after the Flood.

Interestingly the homosexual rainbow has six colors and the true rainbow, given by God, has seven.

Notable is the fact that number six, as in the well known 666 of the antichrist, is associated with Satan and the number seven is God's number of completeness and perfection.
Even the very order of God's created nature proves that homosexuality is wrong. He made all living creature to procreate.


In fact, after the flood, God instructed Moses and his sons to "be fruitful and multiply":

Genesis 9:1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. The mere fact that homosexuals cannot reproduce should evidence that this is abnormal and deviant behavior that should elicit shame and not pride.
Since homosexuals cannot reproduce, they recruit. This is what is one of the driving forces of the "gay pride" movement. They try to force homosexuality as "normal" and into the limelight in order to recruit.


Satan hates humans because we are made in God's image. The more humans that deviate into homosexual behavior the less amount of humans there will be as homosexuals, whose behavior is contrary to what God intended for His creation, cannot reproduce.

Genesis 9:6 "...for in the image of God has God made mankind."


Homosexuality thus leads to less human beings and this is why Satan deludes people into thinking it is normal and something to be "proud" of, due to his hatred of mankind.


Also, to the devil's satisfaction, homosexuality means more human company for him in hell.


Those who practice this sin or any other unrepentant sinful lifestyle will descend into the pit and be in torment for eternity.


Satan is the Father of Lies and this is one of his favorites that he is trying to propagate. His ultimate goal is to make this sin accepted as "normal" so as to tempt more humans into practicing it.


Sadly, there are actually churches that call themselves "Christian" which promote homosexuality as both normal and acceptable.


The apostate leaders of these churches convey that since God is a God of love, He loves homosexuals for who they are. God does love homosexuals, just as He loves all sinners.


However, in the same vein, He cannot condone and wink at their unrepentant sin just as He cannot with any type of sin that continues unabated.


These blasphemers fail to convey to their deluded church members the truth: that God is also a God of righteousness judgment, who cannot allow sin in His Holy presence.


Homosexuality is breaking God's law and thus is a sin. Those who practice it are therefore living a lifestyle of continuous sin.


Just like any other unrepentant sinners, if homosexuals die in their sin, they cannot be allowed into Heaven,into God's Holy presence.


Therefore, to the enemy of men's souls, his escalating the promotion of gay PRIDE equates to LESS humans born on earth and MORE humans being cast into hell!


1 Corinthians 6:9-10 - "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God."

Hat Tips to all links.

P.S.  I have several blogging friends who once practiced homosexual behavior but are now released from both the behavior and identity because of salvation of their souls through Jesus Christ!  I have heard many life stories about their transitions out of that lifestyle.  One common theme is the non-acceptance (and often hateful rhetoric) hurled at them by the GLBTQ people and organizations.  Why is that??  If these GLBTQ people pride themselves on "tolerance," why are they often the most intolerant of others desires to leave homosexuality? 

I think we all most likely know the answer to that question...

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Interesting Update!

I did a search to see which color of God's rainbow is missing from the homosexual pride rainbow.

Here is the identity of the seven colors of God's rainbow:

Answer:
Always remember the name ROY G. BIV
Red, Orange, Yellow. Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet.

Or Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain - a reference to the War of the Roses. English history and science both at once.

Read more:

Then, on another page I read this:

Schueller House.comSeven Colors of the Rainbow (Hat Tip)

The color that is missing from the homosexual rainbow flag is the color blue. It only has the indigo color - dark blue. Read what the author has to say about the blue color of the sky:

Blatant sexuality in the world has made it hard for people to remember the possibility of delicate feelings, of personal intimacy that occupies the private world inside and has no need to compete with what happens elsewhere. Modesty is not inadequacy; boundaries are not restrictions. If anyone asks the reason why, then the answer only has to be that there are laws for people's lives just as there are laws for the natural world: “Things are made to fall down, not up, and I'm doing as I was made to do.”

This law corresponds to the blue color in the rainbow. Blue is the purest color and the closest to white, which represents original knowledge and truth. Blue is the color of the sky, a cool, soothing color, and it signifies the fulfillment of kindness and love, their peaceful nature which brings us near to heaven.

Remember Who Holds You Today

I once heard a descriptive quote in the cartoon movie called "The Prince of Egypt" that described what God is building here on this earth can be seen as a beautiful tapestry, perfect in every way, from the perspective of heaven. Yet, here on earth we can only see the underside of jumbled threads, colors and knots that cannot reveal the finished product. I thought that was a great description of our imperfect, sinful, human struggles here on earth. Yet, in eternity, all of the "whys," "what ifs," "how comes," "why me," "why not me," "why him/her," "hows," "whens," "wheres" and "whats" that we encounter in this life that often become questions for God; will be finally revealed to us. We just have to remain patient, even when we do not comprehend or understand all of the "whys" of this world.

You can be sure that evil, sin, and death are the causes of much pain, grief, sadness, crying and suffering. Whatever we, as Christian believers, can do to alleviate such sufferings for the sakes of others, can be counted as good. But we can't expect to do it all. It would be way too overwhelming. What we can do within our sphere of influence, should be done for the sakes of those who are in our lives at the moment and those in need around us who need help.

In the chapter entitled, "Remember Who Holds You" in Max Lucado's book, Outlive Your Life: You Were Made to Make a Difference, Max writes:

Frightening thing, this pride. It would rather kill the truth than consider it.

Doesn't it sneak up on us? We begin spiritual journeys as small people. The act of conversion is a humbling one. We confess sins, beg for mercy, bend our knees. We let someone lower us into the waters of baptism. We begin as self-effacing souls. Timid children who extend muddy hands to our sinless God. We relate to the thief on the cross, identify with David's forgiven adultery, and find hope in Peter's forgiven betrayal. We challenge Paul's claim to the chief-of-sinners title, wondering if anyone could need or treasure grace as much as we do.

We come to God humbly, no swagger, no boasts, no "all by myself" declarations. We flex no muscles and claim no achievements. We cup sullied hearts in hands and offer them to God as we would a crushed, scentless flower: "Can you bring life to this?"

And he does. He does. We don't. He works the miracle of salvation. He immerses us in mercy. He stitches together our shredded souls. He deposits his Spirit and implants heavenly gifts. Our big God blesses our small faith.

[We] need a big God because we've made a big mess of our lives.

Boy...ain't that the truth! Who hasn't had to admit that they have "made a big mess" of something in their own lives? We all have had one or more experiences where we say, "I should have," "I could have," "I wish I did this, or that," or "I wish I DIDN'T DO THAT," haven't we? Some choices are much more profound than others and bother us for not having listened to the urging of the Holy Spirit guiding our lives. Been, there, done that. We suffer from guilty feelings.

Max Lucado goes on in that chapter to say that "gradually God changes us." It certainly doesn't happen in one felled swoop.

As God gradually changes us, we find that we don't want to do the sins that we used to do quite frequently in the past (and probably without guilt feelings before being saved.) But after being saved by Christ on the cross, His sacrifice for our sakes changes us forever. There is no turning back to that "old lifestyle." This isn't forced upon us, because we still have that sin nature and free will to carry it out if we want to. But our desire to please Him changes us and we look towards His righteousness to guide our lives. We look heavenward more.

Max goes on to say that our good deeds then can often get recognized by more people and if we aren't careful, can result in pride. The Bible warns us, "pride comes before a fall." We should never forget who brought us here. Max describes it this way:

"We think we're shaking up the world when actually we're just along for the ride."

Take time to remember. "look at what you were when God called you" (1 Cor. 1:26 NCV). Remember who held you in the beginning. Remember who holds you today.

Faith vs. Pride

My Internet friend Sothenes, who often posts at my Talk Wisdom message forum, has posted two interesting questions about "Faith vs. Pride".

If you want, you can just answer the question in the comment section and then read the rest of this post after you have written your individual answer.

Here are the questions:

What is pride and presumption and what is faith and presumption?

How do you know the difference?

My first answer:

Pride is of man. It is selfishness. It is the usual presumption of man that "he" is the center of "his" (or the) universe.

Faith is of God. It is giving. We love God because He first loved us. Jesus is the evidence of that love. There is no greater love than for a Man to give His life for his friends! God is the center (and Creator) of the universe to the individual who has faith.

Faith is the substance of things hoped for - the evidence of things not seen. Jesus Christ's life, death on the cross, and resurrection to life is a fact of history. He has given us the hope that surpasses all understanding. We KNOW we can trust Him because he has kept all of his promises. We can trust Him with our very lives for all of eternity. What a great God we love and serve!

Sothenes responded:

Pride came from Satan in my opinion and pride is presumptuous. I was listening to pastor(s) describe pride and by doing so he was making his own definition up through descriptions. When he said that pride was presumptuous I started to think about it and I've been hard pressed to study it in full on my own but I think that pride is the reverse image of faith.

Isaiah 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Isaiah 14:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

Genesis 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

Pride is found in Genesis 3:5 that we could trust in ourselves and be like God.

Faith is presumptuous as well:

Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

According to Jerry, "..pride is our own faith in ourselves, trusting ourselves. Faith is Christ's faith in God knowing his good, acceptable, and perfect will."

I saw a partial picture or part of gospel and learned the gospel all over again in that. Pride is trusting in our selves and our merit and faith is trusting in what He can do.

1 John 2:16 For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

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Pride causes unbelief

Well said, Sothenes.

I can kind of agree with your opinion that pride came from Satan. He certainly was in God's presence before we were created, and the pride Lucifer had in himself - wanting to be "god" rather than his proper place of worshipping God - caused his fall.

However, Satan can only tempt us into a prideful state. Once we get a hold of pride in ourselves - we own it!

The following is very true:

Quote:

"pride is our own faith in ourselves, trusting ourselves."

Pride causes unbelief.

Not to get too political here in this thread, but when I read that Proverb you posted I instantly thought of Obama.

Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

I have been taken to task (by some - especially Christians) for not being "respectful" of Obama at my blog as the occupant in the Oval office. It is because of all the reasons listed in that Proverbs verse that I can't respect the man - at all! He has shown himself as the epitome of those five negative qualities. He has never shown a fear (reverence) of the LORD. That is his sixth mistake. Therefore, I cannot respect a man like that - not ever!

While reading through the new September issue of Turning Points magazine and devotional - "A Stone's Throw Away" - I couldn't help but relate the David and Goliath "big talkers" essay to Obama's propaganda machine that is currently trying to thwart the efforts of the TEA Party patriots and the Town Hall meeting participants who are vehemently against ObamaSCARE HELLcare.

Most know the story of David and Goliath. Goliath taunted the Israelites for forty days, challenging them to go to battle with him and the Philistine army. While the Israelites trembled in their boots and turned down the invitation, David shows up and couldn't believe what he saw. One giant man intimidating the entire Israelite army!

What do we have today? One ObamaFRAUD intimidating a nation of patriots!

David Jeremiah writes:

What did Goliath bring to the table? Words, size, and attitude - that's
it. And that pretty much describes intimidation.

But Obama is slick. He allows his cohorts (SEIU, ACORN etc.) to do the intimidation. Behind the scenes (and, unfortunately, under the radar of most of the Lamestream Media of Mass Deception), Obama (through Axelrod and Soros) is manipulating the masses with his mis-information campaign.

Today, Glenn Beck had two separate recordings of Obama where he claimed one view on one, and then the exact opposite in the second recording. To an audience of SEIU members, Obama stated SPECIFICALLY that he wants the "single payer" option which would ultimately end health care in this nation as we know it and put it under a government bureaucracy that would end up (as history in other countries has shown) RATIONING health care.

Guess which people would get the short end of the stick? The very young (infants) and the elderly. Don't believe me? Watch the Glenn Beck Program and see the types of people who are "advising" Obama on health care. It's quite a scary group of loons!

So, what do we have here? We have absolute proof that Obama IS LYING about his plans for health care reform. HE'S LYING!!!

This guy has lied so much that it is difficult to keep track of them all. However, THIS PARTICULAR LIE has awakened the sleeping giant of formerly non-political citizens who are now sounding the alarm across the country about the terrible consequences our nation would face if ObamaSCARE HELLcare passes.

Dr. Jeremiah writes:

His Words: Jesus said this about Satan: "He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. when he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resourced, for he is a liar and the father of it" (John 8:44).

In other words, "Lying" is Satan's native language. Whatever he says about anything is not to be believed.

People, Obama is LYING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE! He has been doing this during the campaign and all the months that he has been in office! Who can trust such a blatant, out and out liar??

Now, you may be wondering why I am relating the David and Goliath story to our current governmental turmoil that has been unleashed by Obama and his evil cohorts. It is for the purpose of telling you that the tough talk of this intimidator (Obama) is, as Dr. Jeremiah relates in his article: "as they say in Texas, 'He's all hat and no cattle' when it comes to backing up his talk in the presence of God."

People who know God and his Son, Jesus Christ - are NOT BEING FOOLED by this LIAR!

Dr. Jeremiah is discussing Satan here, but you CAN apply it to men who are liars, too:

It doesn't matter how big The Intimidator is. If you are submitted to God and resist Satan's advances, he will flee from you. Jesus resisted him three times with the truth of Scripture in the wilderness, and Satan left Him (Matthew 4:1-11).

His Attitude: Satan, like Goliath (and Obama), talks tough. In fact, he "walks about like a roaring lion" (1 Peter 5:8).

I think that Obama has so much more power in his lies because the Lamestream Media is refusing to do its job! They are "in the tank" for Obama (just like the Philistine army that was behind Goliath) and they will defend him no matter what he does.

However, the TRUTH is coming out BIG TIME and the PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP OUT OF THEIR FORMER STUPOR and are turning against Obama.

We need to keep praying people - because slowly but surely, our prayers are being answered.

Those of us who are armed with the truth of God (see...it doesn't take guns!) - "the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" (Ephesians 6:17) - you can take ANY intimidator down.

As David Jeremiah writes:

Remember: Tough talk does not a victory make. God's truth will always defeat Satan's [Christine: and Obama's] lies.

We need to defeat this spiral into Marxism. Many of the young people who will be voting for the very first time in the next election weren't alive when the Soviet Union was in existence. They don't know about the dangers and harm of "Socialism." They have not been taught about the true founding of this nation!

Many college professors are Marxists themselves! They are now in their "glory;" thinking that the George Soros & David Axelrod - led Obama is going to change this nation into a communist regime!

Don't let that happen!

I have been listening to Glenn Beck's program on the radio. I also recommend that you watch or record his T.V. program on Fox News each day as well. His program is where you will get news that no one else in the media is covering!

He has encouraged people to go to his website and read what he is uncovering day by day that the MSM is either not reporting - or is mis-reporting (as they often twist his words and meaning and label him a "crazy.") He is also encouraging you to write letters to the younger generation - warning them about the perils of communism. He also encouraged us to write down the TRUTH about our nation's founding and share it with young people who are not learning it in the dumbed down public schools!

Through it all, remember this. As a believer in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, God is with you through it all!

Now, more than ever before, you need to heed these Bible verses:

See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. Colossians 2:8

The eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth to show Himself strong to those whose hearts are fully committed to Him. 2 Chronicles 16:9

Hat Tips:

Sothenes at Talk Wisdom message forum.

Glenn Beck.com