Holiness

Holiness and obedience to God's word has practically disappeared. I have for years tried to get this across to people, but most just laugh. Here is a message that is very timely.

Two Worldviews

Two worldviews, two distinct effects, two end results. Francis Schaeffer, among others, spoke clearly of this clash of worldviews. Here is a video from 1982 by Francis Schaeffer.

Water

Water

A few facts about water:
The elephant can smell water up to 3 miles away. Also, a dogs' nose is so sensitive that it can tell the difference between a tub of water and a tub of water with a teaspoon of salt in it.
There are almost 800 different brands of bottled water for sale in the United States.
The human brain in two thirds water.
A human being is about 70% water.

But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. (Psalms 3:3)

Drowning--as a stone sinks to the bottom, so our soul sometimes falls. We are sure to drown in our troubles, but God can lift our head above the water and save us.
God is the one who saves us.

But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord. (James 1:6-7)

Wave unstable to build on.
People are unstable when they vacillate.
Reuben was labeled unstable by his father.
Unstable in doctrine: so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. (Ephesians 4:14)

Willing to Suffer
A converted native was to be baptized in a river. The missionary took a long spear with him into the swift current to steady himself. Inadvertently he stabbed the foot of the convert beneath the water. The man neither spoke nor moved. After the ceremony when the accident was discovered, the convert was asked why he had kept silent. "I thought it was part of the ceremony," he replied. In a way he was right. Baptism should be an external expression of willingness to suffer for the Lord Jesus Christ in whose Name the believer is baptized.

One water is most important; it is the Water of Life.

And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let the one who hears say: "Come!" And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wants it take the water of life free of charge.
(Revelation 22:17)

About the Bible

I read this letter from Ebenezer, someone from India. The topic was about the Bible, and what it means, if it is a great book, just a book, or is the message the very words of God. Here is his letter:

From Chennai - India

If indeed the Bible is just another great book and Jesus Christ just another teacher, we would do well to dump this book in the nearest dust bin, forget all about the message and person of Christ and carry on merrily or miserably with the difficult business of life.

It is a well known belief amongst men of letters that one finds some thing new in the great classics in every fresh reading, since these books are creations of greatly endowed minds.

Well, take the bible ( not the RC version which includes a lot of non canonical books), any language, any version, flip open at random and read that chapter you chance upon once in the morn, the same chapter again once in the noon and once more at night.

This reading would take no more than 10 minutes at the most.

And blessed be ye be when you find that the matter that your mind confronts in every reading is completely different from that of the the previous reading.

This is so my friend since the inspirer of the matter you read is God The Holy Spirit.

All are welcome to repeat this "test" for as many times as they might desire.

I belong to the land of the Vedas, the most ancient group of books written and they all fall flat on this "test"

One may well judge by this test that there is no other book in this world of men and in the world of books, that is so self evidently divine.

In Christ Jesus

Ebenezer