LaVrai – The Truth

Let me preface this post by saying that I am not beating the apocalyptic war drum, I am simply sharing a Word from the Holy Bible. In this Word, the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY tells what HE has in store for the world. If you are a Christian, you believe the Word of the LORD our GOD. So let us look at the Word of GOD and see what HE tells HIS people is coming upon the earth. Read the rest of this entry »

A tornado funnel cloud touches down in Orchard, Iowa, June 10, 2008, at 9:04 p.m. The Globe Gazette and Mitchell County Press News reported that Lori Mehmen of Orchard, took the photo from outside her front door. Mehmen said the funnel cloud came near the ground and then went back up into the clouds. Besides tree and crop damage, no human injuries were reported. (AP/Lori Mehmen) – Photos For Thought Read the rest of this entry »

President Bush arrived at the Vatican this morning to a welcome from Pope Benedict XVI so unusually cordial that it gave rise to speculation in the Italian press that Mr Bush might convert to Catholicism. Read the rest of this entry »

Police in a southern city in Iran reportedly arrested 12 Christian converts from Islam in what appears to be part of a crackdown on the country’s growing house church movement.

The first arrests took place on May 11 at the Shiraz International Airport when two Christian couples were taken into custody before boarding their flight. They were all sent to jail and interrogated for hours “just about their faith and house church activities,” an Iranian source told Compass Direct News, a Christian persecution watchdog group.

Also on the same day, authorities raided the home of Hamid Allaedin Hussein, 58, and arrested him and members of his family.

Out of the 12 Christian converts arrested, eight have been released.

Carl Moeller, president of Open Doors USA, believes the crackdown on Christian converts is part of a fear tactic aimed at Christians who want to practice their faith.

He also warned that jailed Christian converts often face death.

“In many cases, some (Iranian Christians) just disappear,” Moeller says, according to OneNewsNow. “And of course we assume, and evidence in the past has indicated, that these people are either killed outright or die during torture.”

“In this case, four still remain in custody and at least two of them are without communication,” he said. “We really don’t know where they’re being held.”

It is illegal for Muslims to convert to Christianity in Iran, which is a crime of apostasy that can be punishable by execution.

Moeller thinks the arrested Christians are being tortured to reveal names of others in the underground church.

Iran is ranked third on Open Doors’ World Watch List for countries with the worst persecution of Christians. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom also lists Iran as a “Country of Particular Concern,” a label given to countries with the worst religious freedom abuses.

Ethan Cole
Christian Post Reporter

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18 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. (John 15:18-19)

28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. 30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. 32 “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. 33 But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 10:28-33)

This persecution will one day soon be the norm for Christians all over the planet and many of us will be imprisoned and killed. If you are afraid of dying, or you’re thinking of whom or what you will miss when this comes, please pray for the LORD to strengthen you and prepare you for that time — not to save your life.

Further Reading:

• Will You Give In, Or Hold On To Christ Jesus?

• Man Shot ‘For Christian Beliefs’

• No One Knows The Day Or Hour Of Christ Jesus’ Return

• Jesus Christ Describes How He Will Return To Earth

• Top 10 Worst Places to Live as a Christian

EVERYONE needs to read this free book written by Warren Smith called ‘Reinventing Jesus Christ.’ It tackles the New Age movement and its architect, its false prophets and its false gospel. If you don’t want to be deceived by the work Satan is surely bringing about (and has been fine tuning for decades), it is imperative that you read this FREE book. Even if you’ve read it already, reading it again certainly won’t hurt (Smith also has updates)…especially considering current events. Here are some excerpts of particular note (although all of the information provided in the book is vital).

From the Introduction of ‘Reinventing Jesus Christ’ by Warren Smith:

In 1992 I wrote a book about my experiences in the metaphysical “new age” movement. The book was entitled The Light That Was Dark. I wrote the book because I wanted to warn people about the incredibly deceptive teachings of the “new age.” From my own experience I knew just how powerfully seductive the spirit world is and how appealing its false teachings can be.

At the end of my book I warned that Christian believers were becoming involved in some of these same teachings and deceptions. Spiritual deception is not just something that happens to unbelievers.

The apostle Paul went to great lengths to warn the Corinthians not to be deceived by a “Jesus” that wasn’t Jesus Christ the Son of God, a spirit that wasn’t the Holy Spirit and a gospel that was not the true biblical Gospel (2 Corinthians 11:4).

Throughout the New Testament, believers are continually warned not to be deceived by spiritual teachings and experiences that are not from God. Jesus Christ specifically warned his disciples that spiritual deception would be a sign of the end (Matthew 24:3–4).

Today it is very sad to see so many believers falling under the influence of the same spirit that influenced me when I was in the “new age.” This spirit says that it is a time for “breakthroughs” and for the fulfillment of our “destiny”; that there is something “new” and exciting in the wind. This teaching claims that we are in the midst of a great “transition” that will result in a “paradigm shift,” and that through “new revelation” and “personal experience” God is in the process of taking the church to a “new dimension” and to a whole “new level.”

Many Christian leaders these days are so sure that what they are hearing and experiencing is from God, they are rarely testing the spirits, or even considering the possibility that they are being deceived.

The first century Bereans tested their leaders and tested their teachings as they “searched the scriptures daily” to see “whether those things were so”(Acts17:11). Apostles, prophets, pastors, and teachers were always subject to God’s holy Word. “New revelation” never nullified nor superseded scripture.

The Bereans were not impressed by supernatural power and spiritual experiences that had not been tested by the Word of God. They did not depend on signs and wonders and miracles. They depended on the authority and reliability and trustworthiness of Scripture: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. (2 Timothy 3:16)

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According to the “new gospel,” Christ is not a person. It is an office. The “new gospel”teaches that while Jesus of Nazareth occupied the office during His active ministry, He no longer holds that same position. Today the office of “Christ” is occupied by someone else. And this “someone else” is presently in the process of establishing contact with humanity.

This “Christ” intimates that he is already in the world awaiting mankind’s call. “Concerned” that humanity is in peril and facing possible extinction, this “Christ” explains that his “new gospel” will unify the world’s major religions and bring peace to the world. He has communicated these “new gospel” teachings to his designated teachers, who in turn are now conveying these same teachings to the rest of the world.

This “reinvented” Christ of the “new gospel” teaches that all of humanity is the body of Christ. He, as the “Christ,” is the head. This “Christ” states humanity’s dilemma is that we have forgotten who we are. We are not “sinners” separate from God. We are all part of the one body of Christ and the one body of God. Salvation does not come by grace from accepting Jesus Christ as the Son of God. Rather it is achieved — when we accept ourselves as Christ and when we accept ourselves as God.

The “new gospel” teaches that when humanity collectively accepts and experiences itself as being a part of Christ and a part of God, we not only save ourselves, we save our world. The “Christ” of the “new gospel” warns that the hour is late. Peace must come. He will help. He has a plan. But everyone must play their part.

With “new revelation,” often accompanied by direct personal spiritual experience, people are being taught that because they are a part of God they are actually “at one” with God and all creation. This “new gospel” teaches when people have what is described as their “God potential” or “Christ within” supernaturally “activated,” they actually experience themselves as a part of the “one body” of God which is all mankind.

As these same people unite and join together in remembering and experiencing their “oneness” with God and with each other, they feel they are doing the “work” that is necessary to prepare the way for Christ’s return.

The Need For Discernment

Unfortunately, undiscerning Christian leaders have not adequately exposed these “new gospel” teachings and, as a result, the spirit behind the “new gospel” has entered the Church. The Bible warns us not to be ignorant of our adversary’s schemes and devices so that we will not fall prey to his deceptive traps (“Lest Satan should get an advantage of us:for we are not ignorant of his devices.” 2 Corinthians 2:11). Scripture also tells us that while “it is a shame” we even have to talk about these things, it is important that we expose them and bring them to the light (Ephesians 5:11–13).

Because of my own involvement with “new age/new gospel” teachings, and in light of the many Scriptures warning us not to be deceived and urging us to expose deception, I will attempt to update believers on the accelerated spiritual deception that has been taking place. Hopefully, by providing a general survey of this “new gospel” deception, believers will be more discerning when — in the form of prophetic “new revelations” — these same teachings try to move into their lives and into their churches.

–‘Reinventing Jesus Christ’ by Warren Smith

Please, folks, do yourself a major favor and educate yourself about Satan’s plans for this world and the agents he is using. Consider the information you read in light of Oprah’s ‘New Earth’ seminars/classes. Consider the information in light of what is predicted to be one of the worse economic disasters to hit the United States.

Anyone that denies that Jesus Christ is the Son of GOD and the Messiah, Savior of this world, he is a liar and a satan.

WAKE UP, CHURCH! WAKE UP! WE ARE ALREADY IN THE THICK OF IT…