Women Bishops, what does the bible say?

1 Timothy 3
1This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

5(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

6Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

7Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

8Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

9Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

10And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

11Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Slap a Hoe day?

What is this?  Trying to get people to come over to the dark side? I don’t think so because it is wrong, evil and not natural. This is the movement of the LGBT! They are putting this out on every social network getting people to believe that this is natural and the right thing to do. It is wrong and unnatural! people wake up! k now this is wrong in the eye sight of GOD!

 

They have 20,819  Attending this so call slap a hoe day…………….

People of God pray for the saints and those that are lost.

This is what they are trying to push into your children lives.

 

NOTE!!!!
~As you may already know, there have been several gay teen suicides in the last couple of months. These kids were abused and tortured by others to the point they took their own lives. My friend Benjamin is the biggest supporter of the LGBT community in the USA. He is an amazing friend and huge celebrity in the community. Please add him as a friend and stop the hate now! Tell your friends about him, and have them add him as well. You can make a difference. Please add him NOW and spread the word…this is important! Thank you all. STOP THE HATE NOW AND ADD BENJAMIN, HAVE YOUR FRIENDS DO THE SAME!

 

Be aware of the wolves in sheep clothes!

Don’t be deceive!

 

Children excelling academically (via WELCOME TO EX TIMES)

This is an excellent story it goes to show you that if parents take time and interest in their children they can excel in all that they do!

My own twins came to mind when posting this. Let us continue to encourage our children to strive to do their best in school. … Read More

via WELCOME TO EX TIMES

“Pay Tithes or get SHOT!”–Creflo Dollar

CREFLO DOLLAR, HE IS NO BETTER. PIMPING THE PEOPLE OF GOD FOR THEIR MONEY! WATCH THIS VIDEO IT WILL DISGUST YOU!

 

Many Christians struggle with the issue of tithing. In some churches tithing is over-emphasized. At the same time, many Christians refuse to submit to the biblical exhortations about making offerings to the Lord. Tithing/giving is intended to be a joy and a blessing
Sadly, that is sometimes not the case in the church today. Lets look at what the Bible says about tithing: This is under the Law! the old testemntThe tithe was a requirement of the law in which all Israelites were to give 10 percent of everything they earned and grew to the Tabernacle/Temple.
Leviticus 27:30 (King James Version):
And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD’s: it is holy unto the LORD.
Numbers 18:26 (King James Version)
Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe.
Malachi 3:8-11 (King James Version)
“Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, In what way have we robbed You? In tithes and offerings. (9) You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation. (10) Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this, Says the LORD of hosts, If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it. (11) And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field, Says the LORD of hosts;”
Many churches today use Malachi 3:8-11 to put fear into the members of the church that they will be cursed if they do not give. Unfortunately, many Christians misunderstand the idea of tithing. They often think of it as giving a tenth from “their own” property to God. However, in reality it is God that has done the giving to us, and claims the return of only 10% of His own property. Tithing is not taking a tenth of our own money and giving it to God, but it is returning a tenth of what was already His to begin with! The scripture says,“But who am I, and who are my people, That we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, And of Your own we have given You” (1 Chron. 29:14). God is so generous to us. He gives us the 90% and retains only 10% of what is rightfully His.
What is being said here is that we as Christians should bring our tithes into the church so that the church can be blessed, in order for the churches to maintain heat, water, lights and what ever else is needed to run the church. Offerings is another thing that is something that you can give if you can afford to give  more than your 10%. It is sad how some of these pastors take advantage of the people of God but it is up to you the Christian to know what is truth. The bible says in Timothy 2:15 (King James Version
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Don’t be mislead by these wolves!
Why it cannot be the 10% that is left over after we pay everything else?
The part that God claims and uses as seed is the first and best 10% of your increase, called the firstfruits.
“Honor the LORD with your possessions, And with the first fruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine” (Prov. 3:9-10)
How We Receive From God? The tithe is God’s property that we are required to return to Him, however an “offering” is that which we give voluntarily out of our own property after the tithe has been subtracted.
As we give our tithes, and give offerings above our tithe to God, He will continue to bless us and multiply our return in proportion to our investment in Him (2 Cor. 9:6).
I challenge you to become a tither and a giver to God, and “prove” His promise to bless you, just as He invites you to do in Malachi 3:10. Give to God in faith, expecting Him to bless your return (Mark 11:24), and give cheerfully, expressing joy and confidence in giving to God (2 Cor. 9:7). The same proportion that you open your faith to give to Him, He will use that same proportion as His measurement to bring blessing back to you!
I pray that this blog will bring blessings to you and your family and the true understanding of God. Do as God says in 2 Tim 2:15 and pray for understanding.
Have a Bless day.

STOP BULLYING MY CHILD!

What do you do when your child come home and tell you they do not want to go back to school because they are being picked on, how do you handle this type of situation?

In the media you are hearing a lot about this new trend that is going around BULLYING!  For some reason this idea of being the bully is outrageous and it is killing our children not only in the flesh but in the spirit.

Bullying is not only in the physical place like school it is also on the internet and text messaging which is called CYBERBULLYING.

How do you prevent your child from being the victim and if they happen to become the victim how do you handle this situation?
There are a lot of web sites out there with their answers to this question but the true answer is with Christ! The bible has the answers to all life questions but you just have to gain a relationship with Christ and to do this is to read the bible and apply it to your life.

There are statistics that show how bad this cyberbullying has gone below you will find examples and the website for this information.

How Common Is Cyberbullying?

Research studies have produced different answers to this question. Rates of cyberbullying vary depending on the definition of cyberbullying that is used, the ages and characteristics of children surveyed, and the time frame involved (Kowalski & Limber, under review).

• In a Cox Communications (2009) survey 13-18 year-olds were asked how often they had ever been involved in cyberbullying.
  • 15% said they had been cyberbullied online
  • 10% had been cyberbullied by cell phone
  • 7% said they had cyberbullied another person online
  • 5% had cyberbullied another person by cell phone
• A study by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids (2006) investigated how often children (6-11 year-olds) and teens (12-17-year-olds) had been cyberbullied during the previous year. One-third of teens and one-sixth of the children reported that someone said threatening or embarrassing things about them online.
• In a survey of middle school students, Hinduja and Patchin (2009) found that 9% had been cyberbullied in the last 30 days, and 17% had been cyberbullied during their lifetime; 8% had cyberbullied others in the last 30 days and 18% had done so during their lifetime.
• In a study by Kowalski and Limber (2007) with students in grades 6-8, 18% said they had been cyberbullied at least once in the last couple of months and 6% said it had happened two or more times; 11% had cyberbullied others at least once in the last couple of months, and 2% said they had done it two or more times.

http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/cyber-bullying.aspx

Well let’s get back to biblical teaching on bullying.

Leviticus 19:18 (King James Version)

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

Romans 12:19-20 (King James Version)

¹⁹Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

²⁰Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

2 Timothy 1:7 (King James Version)

⁷For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Psalm 18:3 (King James Version)

³I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

1 John 3:15 (King James Version)

¹⁵Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

It may seem like this bullying will never end but with Christ all things are possible. Just keep your mind on him and do as Jesus would do.

May the blessings and salvation of the Lord rain upon you in Jesus name. Amen!

SNAKES IN THE PULPIT

About three years ago I started hearing about snakes in the pulpit and the first thing that came to my mind was which big pastor now done went outside his marriage but hey it was more than that I was in shock! So I started surfing the internet to see what this talk was all about and I ran across this site and the person that it belong to was a man named Rueben Armstrong  who is the Author of a book called “Snakes In The Pulpit” I started to read some things and I was amazed of what he was saying but  not to my amazed today. The things he talked about in his book came pass and one of  the pastors he talked about was Bishop Eddie Long. Here are some of the excerpts from his book.

Chapter 2 Homosexual Pastor (excerpt)

“This is not breaking news. Sad to say, some Pastors such as Bishop Eddie Long do sleep with members of their own sex some even believe in same-sex marriages. They certainly won’t mention this in public and most won’t even bring up the subject unless the content of the day’s sermon means there’s no getting around doing so.

I was talking to one snake that identified himself as ‘living in the closet’, or ‘living on the down low.’ This self-professed ‘man of God’ told me that when he wants a man, the first place he looks is in his church. Among the places that are most fruitful in producing gay brothers, he said, were the deacon’s board and music department.

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This gay ‘man of God’ went on to tell me that the music department in particular is fertile ground for homosexual activity…it is an outlet where brothers can express themselves in let’s say ‘a spirited and flamboyant manner.’

There have always been men on the ‘down low’. If you want proof ask BISHOP EDDIE LONG. I’m sure he can answer that question in a hurry.

Judging Others

Is it appropriate for Christians to judge other?

lets walk through some of the scriptures in the Bible and see what God says about judging others. Pleas post your comments.

Matthew 7:1-5 (King James Version)

 ¹Judge not, that ye be not judged.

 ²For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

 ³And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

 ⁴Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

 ⁵Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

In our society of so-called “tolerance,” we are often struck with an opposition of people who cry that we have no right to judge them.

What many fail to realize is that Jesus taught, (in the same context of instructing us to “judge not”) that we are given the right and responsibility to make judgments in order to help our fellow-man with their problem of sin, provided we have first “remove the plank from our own eye.” Jesus expects you to be able to see clearly, so that you can “remove the speck from your brother’s eye” (Matthew 7:5). So there are judgments to be made, within ourselves, and of others.

“Gods way not your way”

                                                 
 
                Philippians 2:5 – Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ

 God is able and determined to create in us his own divine image, which he did in the beginning
 Gen 1:24 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him, male and female created he them.
When God created us, Gods thoughts were our thoughts and his way was our way but we were persuaded from which God commanded, in the beginning God said in Gen 1:16-17 Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat but of the tree of knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not ear of it for in the day thou eatest there of thou shalt surely die.  God was not talking about dyeing in the natural he was talking about in the sprit. The way we thought and the things in our heart would die, the image of him would die!
When man decided to have  his own thought and build on his own foundation that is when he died (we) in Gen 3:4 says and the serpent said unto the woman, ye shall not surely die. The woman knowing what God commanded we should not eat of it or touch it or we will die. But the seed of double was planted, not gods way your ways, that seed of disobedient, not gods way but your way that seed of deception started t give the woman a mind of her own telling her that she would be like gods knowing good and evil, right there was a deception being like gods there are no gods but one God in the Isaiah 44:6 says thus saith the lord the kind of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. Woman having her own thoughts and did things her way and did eat from the tree and then gave some to her husband. Now the cycle begins the way of thinking, someone tells you something and you know the truth but the seed of doubt comes in, if our foundation is not strong and not standing on the rock (Jesus) we are not thinking the way God is thinking, When we are in situations we should always have a mind of Christ (Gods way and not your ways) we should think like this everyday.
In Matthew 16:23 it says But the turned and said unto Peter get thee behind me satan; thou art is an offense unto me for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
You see if we think like man we stumble how we think and what we do is important wrong thinking will trip us up, we need a new way of thinking we need to think like God. It should be Gods way and not your way Romans 12:2 gods shows us through Paul how to think like God it says—–and not be conformed to the world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Love the sinner but hate the sin, where did that come from, and is it biblical?

I was reading a blog post and there was a bit of an argument between two people over this quote ” Love the sinner but hate the sin” I hear this all the time and I have to be honest I even used it a few times and the reason for me using it is because I was taught that we should love every one because God loves us all and it is the sin that we should hate. But one of the blog’s post caught my attention and It got me to thinking should we love the person that is committing the sin? What does the Bible say about this?

My Heart is Breaking

It is so heart breaking that I see these young adults and teenagers being munipulated into this world doing ungodly things and thinking it is right. I am sadden to see how far this Gay life style is going. I am only writing what I am feeling in my spirit and I know God is not please with this. He destroyed a whole city because of this wickedness (Sodom and Ghomorra) Genesis chapter 19 records the two angels, disguised as human men, visiting Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot met the angels in the city square and urged them to stay at his house. The angels agreed. The Bible then informs us, “Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom — both young and old — surrounded the house. They called to Lot, ‘Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.’” The angels then proceed to blind all the men of Sodom and Gomorrah and urge Lot and his family to flee from the cities to escape the wrath that God was about to deliver. Lot and his family flee the city, and then “the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah — from the LORD out of the heavens. Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, including all those living in the cities…” The second coming of Jesus is soon to be! I plead with you that are saved to pray for your family and friends and those you do not know that they turn to Jesus to be saved. Peace and Blessings to you.