Acts 5:7-11, body of Christ shares as one community part 5 of 6
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.
Israel is shaved bald from head to toe, a terrible insult.
Isaiah 7:20
Peter speaks to Ananias about lying to the Holy Spirit.
Acts 5:3-6, body of Christ shares as one community part 4 of 6
“Bees” and “flies” swarm the the desolate valleys, hide in the the rocks, rest on thorns, and are in all pastures.
Isaiah 7:18-19
Ananias and his wife Sapphira sold their land but fraudulently held back part of the proceeds.
Acts 5:1-2, body of Christ shares as one community part 3 of 6
God wearied, virgin birth sent, Jesus lived in poverty, the devastation of Israel.
Isaiah 7:10-17
Honorable follower of Jesus Christ sold his land and gave it to the Apostles for the body of Christ.
Acts 4:36-37, body of Christ shares as one community part 2 of 6
Syria, the West Bank, and the State of Israel
Isaiah 7:1-9
From outpouring of the Holy Spirit to raising taxes for the “Global Democracy”
Acts 4:32-35, body of Christ shares as one community part 1 of 6
Sharing the Good News until the desolation of this world, and a stump of Israel will be saved.
Isaiah 6:8-13