We live in interesting times
to say the least. Since we are of the 21st century and have
conveniences that no other generation could even dream about, we are special.
We are modern and chic compared to those who lived before us. Our knowledge is
unsurpassed over all previous generations. We have more foods available. We can
travel farther and faster. But wait a minute. Do you suppose that each
generation before ours has probably thought the same thing about their previous
generations? Will not the generations succeeding us think the same things about
us?
It is true that many of our
modern conveniences are light years from what past generations could even dream
about. Name almost any field and we are well ahead of the past, for example; medicine,
travel, entertainment, schooling, agriculture, war machines, and on and on.
There is one area of our lives though where we are getting dumber by the
minute. That area is the most important of all, because it determines our
eternal destiny.
This terrestrial world we
live in is just a fleeting glance of our eternal existence. It is like a dream
in the night, here and gone, never to return. A poof of smoke that evaporates
in the air defines our earth bound lives, but after our body dies, we enter
into an existence, just as real, actually more so, where we will live on and on
and on, never having an end. Death does not end our existence as a person. The
body may die, but the soul lives on forever. Just as a dream seems so real at
night, everything we experience after death actually will be very real. For
some it will be Heaven, and for others it will be hell.
The majority of our populace
would laugh at everything I’ve said thus far, if they were to read this
article. Why? Because we have become too sophisticated to believe the one and
only God, the author of a book we call the Bible. But allow me to ask them one
question. Are you sure you’re right and God’s wrong?
Our society is awash in what
the one true God calls the murder of innocent babies; and perverted sexual
practices like homosexuality, fornication, adultery, etc. Don’t tell me I am
being judgmental because your god is all about love and tolerance. Don’t call
yourself a Christian and try to drag the holy God of the Bible into the approval
of your evil machinations. God says that these things are a violation against
Him, so are you sure about that when you disagree with God?
According to what I see with
my own eyes and others share with me, our churches have predominately become
seeker friendly entertain centers of false doctrine and often no doctrine at
all. It’s all about entertainment these days. Instead of the Bible, God’s word,
being expounded and used as a road map for living, money is being scammed from
innocent parishioners to fatten the bank accounts of those interested in their
own well-being. Theatrics draws them in so they can be fleeced before they
leave; more barns and bigger barns so the entertainment can be improved upon.
The world says the Bible is a
living document that must be adjusted to fit the times. It’s old and out dated
so we must reinterpret it. It really doesn’t mean what it says. Are you sure
about that?
The world says it’s my body
and I can do anything with it I choose. Sex of any kind is my business. If I am
inconvenienced with pregnancy I have the right of abortion. Are you sure about
that?
The world says marriage is
not necessary. It’s just a piece of paper. It means nothing. We should live
together first to see if we are compatible. Are you sure about that?
The world says I have faith
in a supreme being. That’s all I need. Are you sure about that?
The world says there are many
religions in the world, so there must be many ways to God, if there really is a
god? Are you sure about that?
The world says if God is
real, why is there so much evil? I don’t believe in God. Are you sure about
that?
Now, we are exactly as those
in the days of Noah. Men basically lived in the manner they thought to be
right. Anything goes. The society of Lot was eaten up with perverted sex;
decrepit souls given over to Satan. Both of these groups were evil to the core.
Are we any different?
Just as Noah and Lot’s days,
we think we are above God. We’re out for our own interest. We can do as we
please, and we wish to please our lowest desires. We are so sure that we are
right about all we do, and God’s ways are nonsense.
The intent of this article is
to get those who are willing, to really think about their decisions concerning
our eternal destiny. Once we die, that’s it. There are no second chances. No
one will be able to say, “Hey wait a minute, I’ve changed my mind.”
Jesus Christ died, was buried
and rose again so that all who come to Him would be saved for all eternity. He
provided the only way to be accepted by God. If we come to God through His Son
Jesus, our eternity with Him is secure, and being one of His own, He expects us
to act like it.
We cannot say we are saved
but then live contrary to everything He stands for. If we are truly His, He
will help us live to honor Him, because He sanctifies us. If we insist on
pleasing only ourselves, apart from what He says, then we have no part of Him.
“You can identify them by
their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from
thornbushes, or figs from thistles?” (Matthew 7:16)
There are many thornbushes
and thistles in our society and even in our churches, and there are no grapes
or figs growing on any of them.
Eternity is a long time. Are
we absolutely sure when we say we are right, but our life is in total disagreement
with what the Lord God has made so clear in His word, the Bible? Somebody is
wrong, and it isn’t God.
Think again.
Grant Phillips
Email: grantphillips@windstream.net
Pre-Rapture Commentary: http://grant-phillips.blogspot.com
