Christians will be fine this Christmas!

 

Islam Against Christendom

 Islam Against the World

I would assert to Christians, regardless of what we are told, there will be a time when Islam will be in a position to try and exterminate all non-believers. For Christians, that is an assured outcome as it comes directly from the Quran and the mouths of their religious leaders.

Another assertion I will make in that time there will be an all-out war by Islam against all Christendom. That raises a bit of concern. Why?

There are a huge number of Christian Denominations (some say 30,000 which I doubt). Even with a lesser number of denominations, how do we unite against Islam and become the Soldiers of God to preserve Christianity when we are safe and secure in our solitary denominations separate from other Christians?

There is no infallible interpreter of Scripture, nor is there a need for one. There is no infallible denomination or church. Even after receiving Christ as Savior, we are all still tainted by sin. We all make mistakes. No denomination/church has absolutely perfect doctrine on every issue. The key is this – all the essentials of the faith are abundantly clear in God’s Word. We do not need an infallible interpreter or 2,000 years of church tradition to determine that:

·         There is one God who exists in three Persons,

·         That Jesus died for our sins and was resurrected from the dead,

·         That Jesus is the one and only way of salvation,

·         That salvation is received by grace through faith,

·         That there is an eternal heaven awaiting those who trust in Christ and an eternal hell for those who reject Him.

 

The core truths that a person needs to know and understand are absolutely and abundantly clear in Scripture even on the non-essentials. Here is the ancient issue:

Sola Scriptura: the belief that the Scripture alone is the final and only infallible source for matters of faith and practice.

If Sola Scriptura were consistently applied, there would be unanimity. The problem is that it is very difficult to apply Sola Scriptura perfectly and fully, as our own biases, faults, preferences, and traditions often get in the way. Said another way, our mortal humanity gets in our way. The fact that there are many different denominations is not an argument against Sola Scriptura. Rather, it is evidence that we all fail at truly allowing God’s Word to fully shape our beliefs, practices, and traditions.

So, given the above, what do you think about a united Christendom capable of repelling the evil onslaught of Islam.

More later on this….

"And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?"

 GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS’ PRAYER GUIDE

Pray for our government officials by name.

I urge, first, that requests, prayers, intersession and thanksgiving be made for everyone—for kings, and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus…I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing. (1 Timothy 2:1-5; 8)

1. Pray they would know Jesus and walk with Him.

Lord, we lift up to you each one of our elected officials and appointed officials. We ask for the Holy Spirit to move upon the hearts of every person serving in our government who doesn’t have a personal relationship with you, that they would come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. And we also lift up to you all those who know you Lord, and we pray they would walk with you daily as they govern our nation.

“And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy” (Colossians 1:9-11). “This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:3-4).

2. Pray their families would be strengthened.

Heavenly Father, we lift up to you every government representative and their family. We pray for protection against any division or strife that might seek to divide families as government leaders spend time away from their homes to serve in Washington D.C. We pray for marriages to be strengthened and children to be raised in your truth. We pray for your blessing on their lives.

“But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children - with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts” (Psalm 103:17-18). “For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:14-19).

3. Pray they would operate under God’s wisdom.

Almighty God, we pray every leader in Washington D.C. would come to know the true wisdom that comes only from you. Every good and perfect gift we know is from above. We ask for the hearts of government leaders to be humbled,

that they would fear you Lord above all and seek you in prayer and in scripture to know how to handle the important issues of our day. We thank you for the good gift of human government, for those you have sent to punish evildoers and to commend those who do good.

“Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling” (Psalm 2:10-11). “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you” (James 1:5). “For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers” (Proverbs 11:14).

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