Isaiah 5:22-23
Author: R New
I'm a 1959 Baby Boomer which has allowed me to see drastic changes in the Christian landscape. I grew up going to Church every Sunday, in those days the Bible still had strong roots in America. In my 20's, I participated with the Church in public meetings. There were about eight of us who would go out to a street corner or public park to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There were horns, a bass drum, singing, and a short Salvation message from the Bible. Suddenly, that all changed. The city passed ordinances to prohibit that type of public "solicitation." Today, it seems almost illegal to mention the Gospel to the younger generation.
I retired at the age of 62. As a person living for the testimony of Jesus Christ, I always felt like a salmon swimming against the current. Work was always a struggle between trying to be a decent individual while dealing with "progressive" and "left wing" changes at the workplace.
It's clear that there is a force in the world that is quietly eliminating the Gospel of Jesus Christ while making Christians look like enemies of humanity. At the same time, there is a force in the world that has power over physiology and is able to form thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It is definitely against Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 is something I always want to cling to, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." I know the suffering of spiritual assault that hinders a constructive lifestyle & when frustration & anger seems to be the sole option - I know we can survive through the Cross of Christ. We have a home in the Kingdom of Heaven waiting for us.
Holy Spirit Glorifies Jesus Christ for the Healing.
Acts 3:17-26, Peter heals a lame man part 5 of 5
Mortal human beings are rare but more valuable to God than the gold bars of Ophir.
Isaiah 13:11-16
Jesus Christ, who makes people whole, is being crucified.
Acts 3:13-16, Peter heals a lame man part 4 of 5
Wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Isaiah 5:21
Rejoicing in the Spirit but people marvel at the physical healing.
Acts 3:8-12, Peter heals a lame man part 3 of 5
Evil called good, darkness in place of light, bitterness in place of sweetness.
Isaiah 5:20
Christians may not have excess of money, but we have Jesus Christ to share.
Acts 3:4-7, Peter heals a lame man part 2 of 5
They draw iniquity and sin with cords of vanity, while mocking the return of Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 5:18-19
Needy expecting physical needs from the followers of Jesus Christ.
Acts 3:1-3, Peter heals a lame man part1 of 5