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Monday, October 23, 2006

 

These Lying Times....Finding Truth in Satan's World

These Lying Times....Finding Truth in Satan's World
By Carl G Loy
10/19/06

Truth has become so scarce in the public arena that one has to wonder if it is also lost in the hearts and minds of those who claim to be Christians, also. There is little doubt that most Christians are deceived. They are deceived in so many ways one has to wonder if they ever study the Teachings they profess to follow. I rarely meet a Christian that I would see as very much different than those I meet who are not. Of course, there are the few exceptions that I recognize as somewhat different and somewhat devoted to their beliefs. Christians are generally little different than their secular counterparts. We are all susceptible to the same
human weaknesses to some extent. We become less susceptible as we study His Word and grow in Faith. The Christian who does study diligently and does attempt to truly follow Biblical Teachings will find less propensity to indulge in the enticements of the world. Controlling human tendencies is never automatically or fully achieved by anyone of us. Just think how difficult it is to control thought. It may seem easy to control the actions that the thoughts might generate, but we never fully control our thoughts. Like an alcoholic who refrains from being in the company of drinkers, those who wish to inhibit unclean or unrighteous thoughts need to shun those influences that are counter productive to a clean mind. In today's society, that might seem impossible, but we can do the best we can.

The loss of shame seems to be a dominant characteristic of today's society. Christians have also been affected by a loss of shame. We may rarely think of having thoughts of which we should be ashamed, but I doubt that anyone can go thru a day without a thought of which they should be ashamed. We may not have acted upon those thoughts, but that does not mean that the thoughts were not shameful. Perhaps we had moments when we were greedy in thought, or lustful, or unwarranted anger took over. We are all plagued with thoughts for which we should seek forgiveness.

When shameful thoughts become the basis for action, it is usually the tongue that is the culprit. A wicked tongue is the result of shameful thought. Often, this requires that we ask forgiveness both from God and from the recipient of the tongue. We learn humility at times like that. I confess that my thoughts can, too often, be the basis for things I'd like to say, things that can be hurtful to someone else, but I have learned to restrain the tongue, usually; not always. If we stick to His Truths, we have no need to apologize for the words uttered, but only for the tongue, if in the manner and tone it was used to say it, we were rude. We should never apologize for Truth. We should never compromise Truth. If we keep our focus on Truth, our thoughts will be less prone to be shameful. Unfortunately even acts thought shameful just a few years ago are routinely and unashamedly accepted today.

Another characteristic of today's society and of Christians as well, is a loss of modesty. We are not very courteous or mannerly compared to some few years ago. We have sought the self-gratifications of the world and yet we never seem satisfied. Our needs may be few, but we want more and more. We have become a greedy and selfish lot. Our charitable giving depends upon the tax deductible benefit. We are braggarts and gossipers. We neither study His Word, nor often sincerely pray...that is, unless we face some dire situation or want something really badly. There are those who will prayerfully beg of the Lord, and then pick up People magazine, rather than dust off their Bible. Our political system seems to grow in wickedness and corruption is rampant among these unrighteous office holders. Like government, our corporations seem to have no regard for truth or honesty and the dollar profits are the ends that justify the means. Churches are not teaching true doctrine and you'll rarely find shame and modesty addressed there. Government schools are nothing but indoctrination camps to possess our children. Satan seems to have his way in every way.

The truth is scarce because Satan does not intend to allow truth a place in his world. The Bible says that Lucifer and his angels were cast out into the earth. When the Bible refers to the "god of this world" It is not speaking of the heavenly Father. It speaks of the god of this world who blinds the mind of them who see not, lest they see the light of His Truth, the gospel, and it shine upon them. Jesus Christ refers to Satan as the "Prince of this world." If Satan was not the ruler of this world, how would he have had the power and wherewithal to tempt Jesus Christ in the Garden? He offered Jesus bribes that only the ruler of the earth could offer. He offered Jesus the existing Kingdoms on earth. Jesus rebuked Satan, but He did not challenge his authority over the kingdoms of the earth. Jesus rebuked Satan regarding who he was to worship, but at no time did he deny to Satan his ability to deliver unto him the Kingdoms, (nations, governments), of this world. If Satan had not owned the kingdoms of this world, his bribe, or offer would not have been a temptation at all. So, those who scoff at the idea that God is not the authority over this world, have no scripturally basis for so doing. Satan was delivered the ownership of the earth and it is his to give or not to give, and that is why he could use that authority as a temptation to Jesus. Now, if Satan has the powers given him to rule the world and he is said to deceive the whole world, where does that leave us? We are told that Jesus cast out demons. These demons were the fallen angels who took control over a person. If Satan's demons could possess someone, they obviously had that power given them. It took a greater power to throw them out, which is what Jesus did. And that's how we are left. We are deceived. We are living in Satan's world. We are not even told that we are to try to change Satan's world. We are left with the Power of Jesus to see us thru this world of Satan's and to open our eyes and ears so that His Truth will prevail over all that deceives us. And then we are to tell others what we have found and how it can save our souls from what Satan has planned for us. Looking to government, which is ruled by Satan the god of this world and the god over all governments, for any need, is to turn from the true God and seek the benefits offered by Satan. So reader, where do you go for your needs?

 

These Lying Times....Truth Refuted and Called A Lie

These Lying Times....Truth Refuted and Called A Lie
By Carl G Loy
10/18/06

Some years back, I encountered a couple of irate readers who accessed my postings on a server called InJesus. Touted as a Christian website offering a forum for Christians to maintain a list to which could be posted articles and shared communications, it seemed a proper venue for an email list I had begun as "Endwatchers." When I began with InJesus, it was a free offering, but later required a monthly payment of about $20.00, which I paid by the quarter. Later on, they would change to a charge per use, but not before I was barred from such use. The only explanation I was given by the server was that I was in violation of their terms of service due to posting content that was not in line with their views and referring to their terms that included their right to discontinue service to anyone who they deemed not in line with their desired use. However, I knew what was the source of the complaints that instigated this action on their part.

InJesus had, and I suppose still does have, a myriad of varied beliefs among its' users, most professing to be Christian and some professing to be Prophets and Prophetesses, some simply sharing exchanges between members and some posting writings that included a lot of false doctrines. Oddly, the server has chosen to allow a user to determine who can and cannot use their services based upon how they are perceived by them to criticize Jews and expose the New World Order. That user was affiliated with what became a website to dispute Endwatcher postings This is what the home page says regarding their purpose:

"Welcome to The Refiner's Fire! This is a Hebraic faith website that responds directly to the issues raised by Jewish "anti-missionaries" using the ENTIRE Bible in context. It also challenges Islam, atheism, and ANY "religion" that attempts to negate Yeshua (Jesus). The ultimate goal of The Refiner's Fire is to introduce Jews to the "New Testament", Gentiles to the "Old Testament", and Biblical Truth to the whole world."

You can go here, scroll down and find what they have to say about Endwatchers after castigating Henry Makow and his article on the Protocols of Zion, which I had posted.
http://www.therefinersfire.org/protocols_of_zion.htm

All the statements made about Endwatchers are not true, of course. I saw the purpose of Endwatchers the same as I do the current list postings of Endwatch, which is to provide a lot of current events sources and commentary for the discernment of Christians. I make voice here on this blog what I believe to be Endtime deceptions and attempt to expose the lies and deceit of this day for the discernment of those who already greatly understand Biblical Teachings. Apparently, InJesus agreed with the complaining party, Carol, who wrote me several adamant messages and what I'd call hate mail, previously. Obviously, InJesus will allow any amount of false doctrines and trivial drivel, but they do not want to offend Jewish makebelievers.

Ironically, some months later, probably thru error, I was notified that I had an amount of 'postage' remaining to use, since they had converted from a monthly charge to a per use charge. I had been paid in advance, so I found myself once again able to use the InJesus site. I wasted no time in utilizing that forum to post to the old list of readers and I did not restrain myself from exposing lies and presenting truth. Immediately the list began to increase as more and more subscribed. Then, just as suddenly as before, my archives were deleted, and I found that what I posted was sent to my mailing list, but there was no way for anyone to access it or view the postings that was not already a member. Anyone trying saw a message that said there was no such group as Endwatchers. Before I was gone again, many readers voiced a desire to be on my Endwatch mailing list which I had maintained separately since 1999. Eventually, InJesus revamped their website and I was apparently banished in the process, as I was never able to access my Endwatchers site again. No explanation was ever given. However, one can only conclude that this Messianic Jew? had struck again. In previously communicating with Carol, we did seem to achieve a common ground in some of our beliefs and she became less vindictive sounding. When the Protocol article was posted, she simply went 'bananas.' I might add that the Protocols had been published in entirety long before and were in the archives and no complaints were made at the time. In fact, I received many positive comments from readers regarding numerous postings, and there are many of those same readers currently receiving the Endwatch e-mails.

This is what Carol had to say on the website at the bottom of her erroneous accusations.
(NOTE: "EndWatchers" was removed from the InJesus website the last week of January, 2004. Praise God!)

You can come up with the same info on Google, also.

I do not apologize for postings on InJesus. I should never have been there in the first place among the false teachings and doctrines that abound there. The banning of Endwatcher's was little more than evidence of what one can expect if he attempts to expose lies and present truths, or even touch on topics not politically correct. Another group was banned much later because of this same user, who decried the terms used by the group, such as "The Nazification of Amerika" and references to the NWO. In fact Carol told me that this website (refiner's fire) was created just to answer the lies told by Endwatchers. I guess I should feel complimented. :>)

The truth of who are Jews and who are not; the lies of Zionism, the Jewish influences in history, exposing the Zionist agenda, the ADA, etc, etc are not to be allowed. I can't help it if the media and movies are mostly owned by those with Jewish sounding names and that such are the names dominating the porno industry. I can't help it if the international bankers have such names. I can't help it if the ADA and various organizations are also comprised of those with Jewish names. I can't help it if the Jews crucified Jesus. I can't help it that the nation Israel is not made up of the bloodline of the Hebrews of Biblical times. I can't help it if the Protocols are of Jewish origin and it really matters not the source, they are Satan's Plan for humanity and they are still being followed to this very day. Frankly, the dispute as to the source of the Protocols is unimportant in view of the content. Some elements did use the Protocols to blame the Jews for some things that were taking place and promote some amount of hatred toward Jews, but the source, Jewish or not, had little to do with the Jewish people. It did and does have to do with a diabolical plan to make us all slaves to evil masters. Creating bias against them is just a part of a coverup. So who has the most to gain by hiding the source? Why the true origin of course. I can't help it.

What I can help, is how I view all people including those who claim to be Jews. I can seek truth and I can seek to expose the lies. Exposing Zionism is no different than exposing the deceit of the Pope and Catholicism, or Mormonism, or Freemasonry, or the distorted history we are taught. I know who are God's Chosen and very few in the Jesus denying nation of Israel can qualify and that's according to the Word of God. They need the Gospel just like any others who don't accept the Son. Unfortunately, their hearts are seemingly hardened, like so many others. I have never assumed that Jews as a people should be blamed for anything. They are not unlike our situation in America where I don't wish to be blamed for our government and its' warring nature. Israel and America are the driving force behind the Masonic agenda for one world government and the coming antichrist reign, a system already established and in force over much of the world. I don't blame the Jews for that. The Jews are just as deceived as are Christians. But the Jews of today are not the Jews of yesterday. The nation Israel of today is not the Israel of the Old Testament and it is not the Israel of the New Testament Believers. Today's nation Israel is Satan's work to copycat God.

To tell the truth, or to attempt to encourage others to seek for themselves is not something that people like the above mentioned website want to allow. They are good at calling the truth a lie and for spreading the lie.

I will add that there were many unsubscribers at times from Endwatchers on InJesus when conventional wisdom was disputed by some posted article. However, the subscribers grew to over a hundred at one time. Several came to the current Endwatch list and while some have left, most yet remain. I care not about numbers nor do I expect that every reader is in agreement with everything. I post a lot of links that lead to articles that are not necessarily indications of my own beliefs. I look into all the enemies arsenal, the socialist sites, the World Council of Churches, the Georgetown communitarian postings, and all sorts of denominational stuff. I am sorry that some few things they present for their own reasons happen to be along the lines of what I know also. I don't like being aligned with leftists and socialists, Democrats or Republicans, alike. I don't believe like them. I do believe that they will use the truth when it befits their agenda to lead us all astray, but the lies will distort what they don't want known. I am not party to a party in any way whatsoever; nor to any organization or church. We each have our own calling and we should seek His Guidance in all that we do.

There are many false doctrines being spewed from pulpits and from sources on the 'net.' We are exhorted to study for ourselves. Sometimes I have wondered if my Bible is a rare find, it seems to say things so different than that used by many others to justify their beliefs. Some say it is due to different interpretations. I say it is a lack of study and understanding, and just accepting what someone else says. Taken out of context, failure to understand the 'times' and conditions, when Scripture was recorded, not privy to translations and their original meanings, accepting the conventional wisdom of today's pulpits, unable to shed preconceived notions, all tend to give us a particular view upon which we base our beliefs and too often they are not Scriptural.

God is a Sovereign God and He is in total control, but that does not mean that He is not allowing Satan to have his way. Satan is the ruler of this world. Deceit is his forte. Scripture tells us that He deceives the whole world. Now It doesn't say, "except". We have all been deceived in many ways and Scripture warns us about that. Unfortunately, there is no greater deceit than is religion. Christianity was subverted almost from the time it was so-called. Islam and Judaism were perversions from their beginning. Buddhism, Hinduism, Secular Humanism, various cults, and others, deny that the one true God exists, but they don't generally call themselves atheists.

Then we have these so-called Messianic Jews. They claim to be followers of Judaism who recognize and worship Jesus as the Father and they consider themselves to be Christians. However, their priority is seemingly to distinguish themselves as Jewish and the Chosen Ones, and they are faithful to the nation state of Israel. They do not recognize any translations of Greek origins and rely totally upon that which is Hebrew. These are often not Judahites, (descendants of Judah), but are those who have embraced the religion of Judaism and call themselves Messianic Jews and followers of Messianic Judaism adhering to the Mosaic Laws of Israel of old under the old Covenant and they do not believe in assimilation in other Christian churches, but seek to maintain a specific Jewish identity. They respect and celebrate the original Jewish holidays and ceremonial rituals. They are evangelical in nature, seeing themselves as called to spread the Faith in Yeshua to their Jewish brothers and sisters and to the Gentiles, alike. They seek to have an influence in support of nation state Israel as God's Chosen People, in every venue. Many of their views are aligned with those of early practicing Christians and are not too unlike Zionist Christians which regards the modern nation Israel as God's Chosen People.

There's a lot of beliefs out there. It pays to accept none that come from man, but that's what most people do. Diligent and continuous study and prayer are the best solution. And then you can expect the truth you know to be refuted and called a lie.

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