1 John 2:12-17
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.
We belong to Christ because His word lives within us and we love one another
1 John 2:1-11
Walking in the light of Christ brings fellowship with one another in a process of purification.
1 John 1:5-10
We are personal witnesses to the life the Father has given us through His Son Jesus Christ
1 John 1:1-4
Ezekiel Table of Contents
Ezekiel Table of Contents all 48 chapters
(Picture) Distribution of the land of Israel and the twelve gates.
Ezekiel 48
Followers of Christ are adopted into the family of God.
Ezekiel 47:21-23
Earthly depiction of the promised land.
Ezekiel 47:13-20
Fishers of men hauled in exceedingly many souls for Christ.
Ezekiel 47:10
Those without Christ are like salty marshes and swamps.
Ezekiel 47:11