I used to think that Christianity meant you followed the teachings of Jesus, get baptized, go to church on Sundays, get married in a church and tried to be a good person and if you checked off enough boxes at the end of your life if you made God’s nice list you would be let into a heaven that was sky and clouds. This is what I thought being a Christian meant.
I couldn’t have been anymore wrong. This is not what the Bible teaches about salvation or sin (Ephesians 2:8-9).
The Bible emphatically declares all of us under sin (Romans 3:23), and rightfully deserving of hell and death (Romans 6:23). But that God in his great mercy and love for us has provided a way out, the Gospel (John 3:16). That if we believe Jesus, the Son of God (John 20:31), lived a sinless life (Hebrews 4:15), served as the atoning sacrifice for our sins by His crucifixion (1 Peter 2:24), and that God has raised him up from the dead (Romans 10:9), that we would be saved (Acts 16:31). God has promised us this in His Word (1 John 5:11-13) and God cannot lie (Titus 1:2). Plainly stated in the most available book in the history of mankind for all to see the Way of salvation (Romans 1:16).
No amount of works, or baptisms, or holy communions could afford us this benefit (Galatians 2:16). It is completely a free gift from God (Ephesians 2:8). It cannot be earned or merited in any way (Romans 4:4-5). And it is this precious blood of Christ that we must rely on completely to be saved (1 Peter 1:18-19). Not our own efforts, not being a “good person”, not anything we do at all! (Isaiah 64:6) But God’s grace (Titus 2:11).
Repent and receive the Good News Today! (Mark 1:15)
Return of the Jedi is a good movie.
The way the whole Luke-Vader saga is resolved is beautiful and very Christian. Vader is redeemed through self-sacrifice.
The only stupid part of the movie is the Ewoks.
Teddy bear Viet Cong designed to do 2 things:
1. Sell toys.
2. In true lib style, rub it in that USA was evil and lost the Vietnam War to noble communist peasants.
-The mom’s a feminist who cheated on the dad with her yoga instructor.
-A female judge gave her the house and full custody of the kids.
-She forces LGBT+ propaganda on the children just to spite her husband who disagrees.
Pride month is simply anti-Fathers month.
"EXPOSED" but its nothing but half baked, dead wrong, slop that has been public for over a year.
His wife has not worked for almost 5 years.
Right Response gave back the Facebook account AND refunded 10s of thousands of dollars to make amends for the confusion.
And Joel was welcomed and preached at that church in 2024 AFTER your so called expose.
Also NXR Studios is not a 501c(3). So you somehow managed write a sentence where EVERY. SINGLE. CLAIM. is wrong. Impressive.
"Preaching male dominance while leaning on a working wife. Building a media empire on disputed church funds. And spewing anti-Jewish rhetoric while enjoying the perks of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit."
Retard.
I’m seeing people publicly criticizing this post.
Here are a few thoughts…
1) It’s the Lord’s Day. Criticizing the sanctity of marriage, especially today, is distasteful.
Log off.
2) Marriage should not be rash, but neither should it be slow and dragged along.
James found the girl, proposed, and tied the knot. Good on him.
Modernity would have tempted James to wait till after the primary… then wait for the general… then wait to be installed… then wait until reelection… etc… etc… etc.
This is folly.
Go get the girl. Everything else can wait.
3) Some people are saying James was recently dating someone else.
Respectfully, pound sand. It’s not your business.
The most loving thing a man can do is not procrastinate in ending a relationship with the girl he knows he should not marry, and not procrastinate in marrying the girl he knows he should.
4) To @j_fishback:
You got the girl. Now the proof is in the pudding. You will prove all your detractors foolish by keeping her.
The best revenge is a life well lived. In this case, the best revenge is a marriage well lived out.
-Love her as Christ love the Church.
-Wash her and sanctify her in the Word.
-Lead her with Christ’s authority.
-And give her godly offspring who rise up and call her blessed.
Finally,
So long as you continue to magnify Christ, you have all my support. Forever at your service.
Christ is King.