these evil results: impure thoughts, eagerness for lustful pleasure such as

adultery, fornication, uncleanness, idolatry, witchcraft and spiritism, hatred

and fighting, jealousy and anger, the constant effort to get the best for

yourself, complaints and criticisms, the feeling that everyone else is wrong

except for those in your own little group, and there will be wrong doctrine,

envy, murder, drunkenness, wild parties, and all of that sort of thing. Let

me tell you again as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not

inherit the kingdom of God."

That's right! if you are doing these things you will not inherit the kingdom of

God!

I have ran into alot of people that say "I can sin all I want because I am saved by

grace!" or "I can even murder someone if I want to again and again as long as I

ask for forgiveness I am forgiven" BEWARE! This is not true, I strongly suggest

that you study your bible and not just read it.

Most people just read their bible to humor themselves and make an appearance

to others and perhaps even to God that they are giving it their all. But there is a

big difference between reading and studying, and just as a child who does not

study fails, so will anyone else who does not wholeheartedly seek the truth.

I know people who go to church and claim to be Christians yet they drink, party,

fall down in drunkenness and have to be carried home, yet what we just read says

that anyone living that sort of life will NOT inherit the kingdom of God!

We as Christians are suppose to be Christ-like, hence the word Christians. We

are to live as Jesus Christ himself lived, free of sin, and walking in the ways of

righteousness.

In Romans 6:1-23 the Bible says "well then, shall we keep on sinning so that

god can keep on showing us more and more of his kindness and

forgiveness? Of course not! should we keep on sinning when we don't

have to? for sins power over us was broken when we became Christians

and were baptized to become a part of Jesus Christ; through his death the

power of your sinful nature was shattered.

Your old sin-loving nature was buried with by baptism when he died, and

when God the father, with glorious power, brought him back to life again,

you were given his wonderful new life to enjoy.

For you have become a part of him, and so you died with him, so to speak,

when he died; and now you share his new life and shall rise as he did.

Your old evil desires were nailed to the cross with him; that part of you

that likes to sin was crushed and wounded fatally, so that your sin-loving

body is no longer under sin's control, and no longer needs to be a slave to

sin. For when you are deadened to sin you are freed from all its allure and

its power over you.

And since your old sin loving nature "died" with Christ, we know that you

will share his new life. Christ rose from the dead and will never rise again.

Death no longer has any power over him. He died once and for all to end

sins power (remember that Adam and Eve brought death into the world by sin) ,

but now he lives forever in unbroken fellowship with God.

So look upon your old sin loving nature as dead and unresponsive to sin,

and instead be alive to God, alert to him, through Jesus Christ our lord.

Do not let sin control your puny body any longer; do not give in to its

sinful desires. Do not let any part of your bodies become tools of

wickedness, to be used for sinning; but give yourselves completely to

God-every part of you-for you are back from death and you want to be tools

in the hands of God, to be used for his good purposes (see the PURPOSE

chapter).

Sin need never again be your master, for now you are no longer tied to the

law where sin enslaves you, but you are free under Gods favor and mercy.

Does this mean that now we can go ahead and sin and not worry about it?

(for our salvation does not depend on keeping the law, but on receiving

Gods grace) Of course not!

Don't you realize that you can choose your own master? You can choose

sin (with death) or else obedience (with acquittal). The one to whom you

offer yourself, he will take you and be your master and you his slave"

OUCH! OUCH! OUCH!!!

Now if you still say that you can sin all that you want you are a liar and the truth

ain't in you! notice also again that in Romans 6:23 the bible says "The wages of

sin is death."

In I Peter 2:21-25 the New Testament says "To this you were called, because

Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in

his steps. "He committed no sin, and deceit was not found in his mouth"

(Isaah 53:9) When the hurled insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he

suffered he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who

judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we

might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been

healed. For you were like sheep gone astray, but now you have turned to

the shephard and overseer of your souls."

In Galatians 2:20-21 the bible says "I have been crucified with Christ: and I

myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And the real life I now have

within this body is a result of my trusting in the Son of God, who loved me

and gave himself for me.

I am not one of those who treats Christ's death as meaningless."

And in Matthew 5:17 Jesus himself said "Do not misunderstand why I have

come, it isn't to cancel the laws of Moses and the warnings of the prophets.

No, I came to fulfill them, and to make them all come true. with all

earnestness I have I say: every law in the book will continue until its

purpose is achieved. And so if anyone breaks the least commandment, and

teaches others to, he shall be the least in the kingdom of heaven. But those

who teach God's laws and obey them shall be great in the kingdom of

heaven."

So you see that if you continue to sin you are recrucifying Christ over and over

again, you are renailing him to the cross. I know from experience how hard it is to

toll the line, so to speak, and it is not something you can do overnight, but in time,

with the help of the Holy Spirit, it can be done.

In Proverbs 3:5 the bible says "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and

lean not unto thine own understanding"

I bet you thought this thing was going to be easy didn't you? well, it is easier

for us today than it was for Christians before us who were tortured, beaten, and

killed for our Lord.

When people compete in the Olympics they give it all they have to win the gold,

so what is stopping you my friend, there is a prize a million times better than that

awaiting us in heaven.

Some might say, well, I am all right, I don't drink or party or do any of those

things that I just read above. Well, to them I say hang-on, because we have only

just begun.

You say that you are a Christian? then how many hungry people have you

turned away or passed on the streets without even blinking an eye? How many

homeless people have you turned away from and pretended to be ignorant to their

situation?

How many people have you seen walking in the cold and refused to stop and

offer a warm coat to?

In the book of Matthew Jesus Christ himself said "Come you blessed of my

father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the

world: For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave

me drink, I was a stranger and you took me in, naked and you clothed me, I

was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came unto me.

Then the righteous shall say "lord, when did we see you were hungry and

feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? when did we see you as a stranger

and take you in? or naked and give you clothes? when did we see you

sick or in prison and come unto you?

And the Lord shall reply "Inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least

of these my brethren, you have done it unto me"

Then he shall say to those on his left hand "Depart from me you that are

cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was

hungry and you fed me not, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink. I was a

stranger and you did not take me in, I was naked and you did not cloth me, I

was sick and in prison and you did not even visit me"

And they shall say to him "Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty , or

a stranger, or naked, or sick and in prison, and did not minister unto thee?"

And he will reply "Inasmuch as you did it not to one of these, you did it not

to me."

Ouch! If that doesn't wake someone up I truly am going to be offended.

You may be thinking, "yeah, but how can I be perfect, only God is perfect!"

This is true, only God is perfect and that is why he gives us the gift of the Holy

Spirit to dwell within us and help us to do all that is right.

What is the Holy Spirit and how can it help us?

The Holy Spirit is a part of God, just like Jesus Christ, and when the Holy Spirit

dwells in us it helps us in every way imaginable. In Exodus 35:31 the bible says

that God filled the people of Israel with the Spirit of God (Holy Spirit) and they

immediately gained more wisdom, knowledge, and understanding, and knew how

to make all kinds of things, and build things for him, they received a gift of artistic

works.

In the book of Matthew 3:11 John the Baptist said "Indeed I baptize you with

water unto repentance, but he that comes after me is greater than I (Jesus),

whose shoes I am not worthy to bear, he shall baptize you with the Holy

Ghost and with fire."

This tells us that in order to receive the Holy Spirit we need Jesus Christ, for he

is the one who will baptize us with it.

Let anyone who tells you bad things about the Holy Spirit, or talking in tongues

know this, that there is only one sin that is unforgivable, and that is blasphemy

against the Holy Spirit (Matt 12:31).

In Acts 19:2-6 the bible tells us about some men who have not yet received the

Holy Spirit and how they receive it "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you

believed?" Paul asked them.

"No," They replied, "we don't know what you mean. What is the Holy

Spirit?"

"Then what beliefs did you acknowledge at your baptism?" he asked.

And they replied, "What John the Baptist taught."

Then Paul pointed out to them that John's baptism was to demonstrate a desire

to turn from sin to God and that those receiving his baptism must then go on to

believe in Jesus, the one John said would come later.

As soon as they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Then, when Paul laid his hands upon their heads, the Holy Spirit came upon

them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

So by this example we know that we must be prayed through by one who

already has the Holy Spirit dwelling within them.

In Romans 8:4-39 we can learn even more about the Holy Spirit and what it

does for us, it reads "So now we can obey God's laws if we follow after the

Holy Spirit and no longer obey the old evil nature within us. Those who let

themselves be controlled by their lower natures live only to please

themselves, but those who follow after the Holy Spirit find themselves

doing those things that please God.

Following after the Holy Spirit leads to life and peace, but following after

the old nature leads to death, because the old sinful nature within us is

against God. It never did obey God's laws and it never will.

That's why those who are still under the control of their old sinful selves,

bent on following their old evil desires, can never please God.

But you are not like that. You are controlled by your new nature if you

have the Spirit of God living within you. (And remember that if anyone does

not have the Spirit of God living within him then he is not a Christian at all.)

Yet, even though Christ lives within you, your body will die because of

sin; but your spirit will live, for Christ has pardoned it. And if the Spirit of

God, who raised up Jesus from the dead, lives in you, he will make your

dying bodies live again after you die, by means of this same Holy Spirit

living within you.

So, dear brothers, you have no obligations whatsoever to your old sinful

nature to do what it begs you to do. For if you keep on following it you are

lost and will perish, but if through the power of the Holy Spirit you crush it

and its evil deeds, you shall live.

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. And so we

should not be like cringing, fearful slaves, but we should behave like God's

very own children, adopted into the bosom of his family, and calling to him,

"Father, Father."

For his Holy Spirit speaks to us deep in our hearts, and tells us that we

really are God's children.

And since we are his children, we will share in his treasures, for all that

God gives to his son Jesus is now ours too. But if we are to share in his

glory, we must also share in his suffering.

Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will give us

later. For all creation is waiting patiently and hopefully for that future day

when God will resurrect his children.

For on that day thorns and thistles, sin, death, and decay, the things that

overcame the world against its will at God's command, will all disappear,

and the world around us will share in the glorious freedom from sin which

God's children enjoy.

For we know that even the things in nature, like animals and plants, suffer

in sickness and death as they await this great event.

And even we Christians, although we have the Holy Spirit within us as a

foretaste of future glory, also groan to be released from pain and suffering.

We, too, wait anxiously for that day when God will give us our full rights as

his children, including the new bodies that he has promised us. Bodies that

will never be sick again and will never die.

We are saved by trusting. And trusting means looking forward to getting

something that we don't yet have, for a man who already has something

doesn't need to hope and trust that he will get it.

But if we must keep trusting God for something that hasn't happened yet,

it teaches us to wait patiently and confidently.

And in the same way-by our faith-the Holy Spirit helps us with our daily

problems and in our praying. For we don't even know what we should pray

for, nor how to pray as we should; but the Holy Spirit prays for us with such

feeling that it cannot be expressed in words.

And the Father who knows all hearts, of course, knows what the spirit is

saying as he pleads for us in harmony with God's own will."

So we now know that the Holy Spirit is not only a gift from God, but it is a

necessity for a Christian to have, and without it we are utterly lost.

We learned that the Holy Spirit guides us through life, keeping us away from sin,

and the Holy Spirit speaks to us deep in our hearts, telling us what to, and not to

do.

We also learned that the Holy Spirit helps us to pray and thus gives us more

power.

Now how do we go about getting it?

it is important to know that the Holy spirit will not enter a dirty vessel.

The first thing that we must do is repent and show God that we are truly sorry for

all of the sins that we have committed in the past. True repentance must come

from the heart, deep within. If you pray to God and ask him to forgive you for all of

your sins, then you must really mean it! (see the PRAYER chapter).

God knows our heart even better than we do, so if you ask for forgiveness for all

of your sins but you cussed someone out a week ago, and you do not really feel

sorry for doing it, then God, who knows your heart, also knows that you really are

not sorry for that sin, and so, even though you are asking to be forgiven for all of

your sins, that sin is still unforgiven, because your heart did not truly repent.

You might say, "Yeah, but the guy I cussed out deserved it!", "he did this to me"

or "that", but Jesus says in Matthew 5:43-48 "It has been said, 'love your

friends and hate your enemies', but I say: 'love your enemies! pray for those

who persecute you! in that way you will be acting as true sons of your

father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good,

and sends rain on the just and the unjust too!

If you love only those who love you, what good is that? even scoundrels

do that much. If you are friendly to only your friends, how are you different

from anyone else? even the heathen do that. But you are to be perfect,

even as your Father in Heaven is perfect."

In the book of Isaah 42:1-4 as well as in Matthew 12:18-21 the bible says Look

at my servant. See my chosen one. He is my beloved, in whom my soul

delights. I will put my Spirit upon him and he will judge the nations.

He does not shout; he does not raise his voice! He does not crush the

weak or quench the smallest hope; he will end all conflict with his final

victory, and his name shall be the hope of all the world."

We all must do our best to be like Jesus, he did not fight and argue, he did not

even shout. He did not even raise his voice in anger one time. He did not try to

crush the weak or try and prove himself better than anyone.

People spit and Jesus and cursed him, they even mocked him and tortured him,

but never once did he raise his voice in anger at them or curse them. Though he

had the authority to crush them like an ant, he simply said, "Forgive them

Father, for they know not what they do!" Amen!, I pray to be just like him.

After all, evil begets evil (I Peter 3:9), so had he cursed at them and called them

names, or fought back with them they would have been able to say "See, I told

you he was evil, I am glad we killed him!", however by being calm, and meek he

heaped hot coals on their head.

So when we pray to God and ask for forgiveness of our sins we must say it with

full repentance, and with all of our heart. We must truly feel guilty for that sin,

whether it be cursing a fellow employee, our mother and father, brother or sister,

or whomever else it may be.

We must truly regret the nights that we left our loved ones home alone and

worried sick about us. We must feel bad about not being there for others when

they needed us.

We must turn away from sin and begin to live Godly lives and quit hurting those

that we love, and even those that we do not.

John the Baptist once said "Turn from your sins...turn to God...for the

kingdom of heaven is coming soon" (Matthew 3:2) And so it is! You see, A

thousand years to us is only one day to God (II Peter 3:8). So soon to him would

be a couple thousand years to us, perhaps more, only God knows.

John the Baptist also said in Matthew 3:8 "Before being baptized, prove that

you have turned from sin by doing worthy deeds."

So we must repent and then prove that we are willing to change our life for the

better. Repent means to { to feel pain, sorrow, or regret for something done or left

undone by one's self }.

In Matthew 3:10 the bible says "And now the axe of God's judgment is

poised to chop down every tree that does not bear good fruit and cast it into

the fire."

So just as a farmer would chop down a tree that bears no fruit, or bad fruit, and

cast it into the fire, so also will our Lord do to us when he comes if we do not bear

good fruit (deeds).

Now for the second step. Once we have truly repented for all of our sins,

wholeheartedly, and asked for forgiveness, we need to prove that we have

changed by doing good deeds and doing away with our old sinful ways, and then

we need to be baptized in water, to show God that we are ready to be his children.

Baptism in water is merely a symbolic gesture to God, but an important one,

because it is like being reborn again, when we come up out of the water, we are a

new person. Just as we came out of the water in our mothers womb, so also, now

we are coming out of clean water, and we are a new person.

Do we feel different when we come up out of the water? Of course not! but you

are as long as you want to be. Once we have asked forgiveness, and proven that

we have changed our ways and been baptized in the water, we need to be prayed

through to the Holy Spirit, that is when you will feel different, and amazingly so.

In Matthew 3:11 John the Baptist said "I baptize those who repent of their

sins in water; but someone else is coming, far greater than I am, so great

that I am not worthy to carry his shoes! he shall baptize you with the Holy

Spirit and fire."

You may have been in Church and heard someone say "Man, that guy is really

on fire for the Lord!", This means that they have been baptized with the fire of the

Holy Spirit and are full of the Holy Ghost. However, sometimes they say that

about someone who does not yet have the Holy Spirit, but that person is

constantly studying and trying to learn about our Lord, and praising him.

You have probably seen a Christian whom is always smiling, meek, and

humble, and joyful all of the time, and said to yourself, "Man, I want to be just like

him!" well,

that person did not get that way over night! they had to work hard for the Holy

Spirit, they had to suffer and sacrifice, read and study, and then, through trials and

errors, they had to fine tune themselves, they literally "Paid the price!"

How bad do you want it? If you want to quit being depressed, lonely, sad,

bored, sick, tired, poor (both financially as well as in spirit), then I suggest you let

go of that tiring, sinful life and give it up to God. It says in the Bible that God

wants all of the best for us, but he will not bless us with finances, a good family, or

anything else until we let go of our old sinful lives and begin to serve him.

Is life getting you down? perhaps nothing seems to go your way and you are

always depressed? do people pick on you, persecute you for no reason at all?

Remember my friend that in Matthew 7:13 Jesus says "Heaven can only be

entered through the narrow gate! The highway to Hell is broad and it's gate

is wide enough for all of the multitudes who choose it's easy way. But the

gateway to life is small, and the road is narrow and only a few ever find it!"

Also in Luke 13:24 the bible says "The door to Heaven is narrow. Work hard

to get in, for the truth is many will try to enter but when the head of the

household has locked the door it will be too late. Then if you stand outside

knocking and pleading saying "Lord, open the door for us," he will reply "I

do not know you!"

By reading these two different examples that our precious Lord Jesus Christ

gave to us out of his very own mouth we see that we must walk the straight and

narrow road of righteousness in order to make it into narrow gate, or door, to

Heaven.

Just because we go to Church and pay our tithes and offerings does not mean

that we are going to Heaven. You cannot buy your way into the pearly gates, you

must earn that ticket!

In John 10:1-2 Jesus himself said "Anyone refusing to walk through the gate

into a sheepfold, who sneaks over the wall, or climbs up some other way

must surely be a thief and a robber! For a shepherd comes through the

gate."

What does Jesus mean by this parable? First of all, lets examine this part of it:

"He who sneaks over the wall must surely be a thief!, for a shepherd

comes through the gate."

By this Jesus is saying that you must do all that is right in order to make it

through the narrow gate of heaven. You can't try to lie your way into heaven,

because God see's, and knows all! You can't cheat, steal, or fake your way into

heaven.

Only the righteous who walk the straight and narrow road will be allowed

through the pearly gates. Only those who lived Godly lives, or Christ-like, will be

allowed through those pearly gates.

Jesus did not drink and party all of the time, no, not at all! Jesus did not curse at

someone for stepping on his toe's, nor did he fight, argue, lie, steal, cheat, gossip,

murmur and complain! Jesus Christ was without sin, and unless we do our best

to imitate him, we shall not make it through those pearly gates.

You may say "I am a Christian" but are you? You can fool some people, you

may even be able to fool the Church congregation, and perhaps even the Pastor

of the Church, but you cannot fool God, whom is all knowing, all seeing!

In Jude 1:4-23 the bible says "I say this because some Godless teachers

have wormed their way in among you, saying that after we become

Christians we can do just as we like without fear of God's punishment.

The fate of such people was written long ago, for they have turned against

our only master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

My answer to them is: Remember this fact--which you already know--that

the Lord saved a whole nation of people out of the land of Egypt, and then

killed every one of them who did not trust and obey him.

And I remind you of those Angels who were once pure and holy, but

willingly turned to a life of sin. Now God has them chained up in a prison of

darkness, waiting for the judgment day.

And don't forget the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring

towns, all full of lust of every kind including lust of men for other men

(homosexuals). Those cities were destroyed by fire and continue to be a

warning to us that there is a hell where sinners are punished.

Yet these false teachers go on living their evil, immoral lives, degrading

their bodies and laughing at those in authority over them, even scoffing at

the glorious ones.

Yet Michael, one of the mightiest of the Angels, when he was arguing with

Satan about Moses' body, did not dare to accuse Satan, or jeer at him, but

simply said "The Lord rebuke you."

But these men mock and curse at anything that they do not know or

understand, and, like animals, they do whatever they feel like, thereby

ruining their souls.

Woe upon them! For they follow the example of Cain who killed his

brother; and, like Balaam, they will do anything for money; and like Korah,

they have disobeyed God in the hope of gain and they will die under his

curse.

When these men join you at the love feasts of the Church, they are evil

smears among you, laughing and carrying on, gorging and stuffing

themselves without a thought for others. They are like clouds blowing over

dry land without giving rain, promising much, but producing nothing. They

are like fruit tree's without any fruit at picking time. They are not only dead,

but double dead, for they have been pulled out, roots and all, to be burned.

All they leave behind them is shame and disgrace like the dirty foam left

along the beach by the wild waves. They wander around looking as bright

as stars, but ahead of them is the everlasting gloom and darkness that God

has prepared for them.

Enoch, who lived long ago, soon after Adam, knew about these men and

said this about them: "See, the Lord is coming with millions of his Holy

ones. He will bring the people of the world before him in judgment, to

receive just punishment, and to prove the terrible things that they have

done in rebellion against God, revealing all that they have said against him."

These men are constant gripers, never satisfied, doing whatever evil they

feel like; they are loud mouthed "show-off's," and when they show respect

for others, it is only to get something from them in return.

Dear friends, remember what the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ told

you, That in the last days there would come these scoffers whose whole

purpose in life is to enjoy themselves in every evil way imaginable.

They stir up arguments; they love the evil things of this world; they do not

have the Holy Spirit living in them."

"But you, dear friends, must build up your lives ever more strongly upon

the foundation of our Holy faith, learning to pray in the power and strength

of the Holy Spirit.

Stay always within the boundaries where God's love can reach and bless

you. Wait patiently for the eternal life that our Lord Jesus Christ in his

mercy is going to give you.

Try to help those who argue against you. Be merciful to those who doubt.

Save some by snatching them from the very flames of hell itself. And as for

others, help them to find the Lord by being kind to them, but be careful that

you yourselves aren't pulled along into their sins. hate every trace of their

sin while being merciful to them as sinners."

Whoa! was that heavy or what? Lets back up a second here and recap a little of

this, shall we?

"Godless teachers have wormed their way in among you" This has been

going on since Jesus' death, and continues today. People who say that you can

sin all that you want to as long as you pray for forgiveness. They say "You can

drink, just pray the next day and ask for forgiveness" WRONG! The bible says

time and time again, in the New Testament, that drunks, and wild partiers will

have NO PART IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN!

Don't get mad yet, I have only just begun, so hang in here and get a little

religion, real religion!

I love you, just as Jesus does, so I must open your eyes before it is too late, and

I do believe that were running out of time quickly!

Alot of preachers will hold back the truth, there are certain touchy subjects that

they prefer to leave be, so as to not upset anyone or hurt any feelings, I mean God

forbid they tell the congregation the truth and have them get up and leave, never

to come back again.

What they do not realize is that by being kind they are killing you! I know how

they feel, I have been there myself, afraid to tell someone who asks the truth,

afraid that they won't be able to handle it and they will return to Satans

playground, but I gently give my input, so as to try and tell them the truth, and

then, the choice is theirs.

You may have noticed that the end of Jude there said "Save some by

snatching them from the very flames of Hell itself!" well my friend, that is

what I hope to do here.

Lets cover one subject at a time, and if you disagree, send me a letter and we

will talk about this.

If once Holy Angels are awaiting punishment for turning to a life of sin, then do

you think we are going to slide by without a scratch? Of course not!

Why did God destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? Because of Homosexuality, wild

parties, and many other disgusting sins. In fact, the men of Sodom used to rape

other men, Hence the term "Sodomy".

I have heard of Gay marriages, taking place in modern day churches, God help

the ignorant priest whom bound that vow! It would be better for that priest, if you

want to call him that, because in God's eyes I can guarantee you that he is NOT!

It would be better for that man whom married the homosexuals in a church of God

if a stone were tied around his neck and he was drowned in the ocean.

It would be better for him if he were not even born!

In Matthew 18:6 Jesus warned against those who cause his children to stumble,

he said "But if anyone causes one of these to stumble, it would be better for

him if a rock (millstone) were tied around his neck and he were drowned in

the depth of the sea."

These wanna'be Preachers that say Gay rights, and Gay marriage is all right are

liars and the truth ain't in them! By allowing such weddings they are sending out

a message to the world that it is acceptable, when in fact it is not!

Am I prejudice? NO! One of my best friends that I grew up with, and in fact

dated my sister and was like a son to my parents, went in the navy and came back

gay. I love him with all of my heart, but he will be getting a copy of this book!

I must try and snatch him, as well as any others who are willing to listen to the

truth, from the fiery pits of hell!

In I Corinthians 6:9-10 the New Testament reads "Don't you know that those

doing such things have no share in the kingdom of God? Don't fool

yourselves! Those who live immoral lives, who are idol worshipers,

adulterer or HOMOSEXUALS, will have NO SHARE in his KINGDOM. Neither

will thieves or greedy people, drunkards, slandermongers, or robbers."

HELLO! Are you still with me? I thought so, because a real Christian wants to

know the truth, and I praise you for your patience.

If you have a friend or a loved one that is a homosexual, then I suggest that you

either send them a copy of this book, or read that bible verse to them, or one day

soon they may be asking you from the hot, flaming pits of hell why you did not

warn them!

Now, for the next issue; I have heard that there is a local church that put in an

alter for White Witchcraft. Are we like totally losing our freaking minds or what?

In Deuteronomy 18:10-13 God said "There shall not be found among you

anyone that makes his son or daughter to pass through the fire, or that

practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or

casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritualist or who consults the dead.

Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord." Now I do not know

what bible that church is using, but if it is a King James Version, then I suggest

that they go out and buy a new one because "THAT ONE IS MISSING A FEW

PAGES!"

And remember that Jesus said in Matthew 5:17 "Think not that I have come to

destroy the laws of the old testament, or to cancel them, but to fulfill them!"

He did not come to change the old laws at all, and every one of them is still as

important as it ever was.

It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it!

And speaking of a dirty job, what is all this fuss about all of our President's

having several affairs? never mind their personal life, why are they backing Gay

rights? Have they no sense of loyalty? perhaps they should read the bible

themselves, seems it would keep him out of alot of whitewater! OOP's , he he,

hot water, yeah, yeah, that's it!

This world is falling apart at the seems and nobody seems to have enough

courage to put people in their place! We might be able to buy a little more time if

we get it together!

I even heard that it is wrong to pray in public schools! yeah, that's the ticket!

The heck with the big guy up there who protected this country through two world

wars, and desert storm, who needs him? I DO! That's who!

I hear that they are even thinking about taking "In God we trust" off of the money

now. That's all right, God didn't want his name on their filthy money anyway!

So, lets wrap this up now so I can get to the false prophets like David Karesh of

Waco, Texas, as well as this new idiot in the desert that claims he's a space alien

and he has been every important man in the world. I betcha he wasn't Jesus!

HELLO! This man is out in the desert, and Jesus told the disciples that in the last

days false prophets like this would come.

In fact, he even predicted that a false prophet would be in the desert, in Matthew

24:26 the New Testament says "Wherefore if they shall say to you, behold, he

is in the desert; go not forth: Behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it

not."

So, lets see what we can make of this thing about sinning intentionally.

In I John 5:18 the New testament says "No one who has become part of

God's family makes a practice of sinning, for Christ, God's son, holds him

securely and the devil cannot get his hands on him"

Then in IJohn 3:4 the bible reads "But those who keep on sinning are

against God, for every sin is done against the will of God."

In IJohn 3:6 the New Testament reads "So if we stay close to him, obedient

to him, we won't be sinning either; but as for those who keep on sinning,

they should realize this: they sin because they have really never known him

or become his.

Oh dear children, don't let anyone deceive you about this: if you are

constantly doing what is good, it is because you are good, even as He is.

But if you keep on sinning, it shows that you belong to Satan, who since

he first began to sin has kept steady at it. But the Son of God came to

destroy these works of the devil.

The person who has been born into God's family does not make a practice

of sinning, because now God's life is in him; so he can't keep on sinning, for

this new life has been born into him and controls him, he has been born

again.

So now we can tell who is a child of God and who belongs to Satan."

Well, I know this is alot to absorb, but time is of the essence, and we need to

make reservations above, for a place at that banquet table in heaven.

No one said that Christianity would be easy, just rewarded, and profitable.

In IJohn 3:13 the bible says "So don't be surprised , dear friends, if the

world hates you." The world belongs to Satan, he rules it! And so, when you

become a true Christian, and quit drinking and partying, your friends will leave

you, and mock you, but be exceedingly glad, for the kingdom of heaven is yours!

In Matthew 20:16 Jesus said "Many are called but few are chosen"

And in Proverbs 3:5 the bible reads "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and

lean not unto thine own understanding"

We must trust in God, give our lives to him, and do away with our old sinful

lives. Then in Proverbs 3:6 the bible says "In all your ways acknowledge him,

and he will direct you in the way you should go" (see the PURPOSE chapter).

God, in all of his wisdom and understanding will lead us into doing his perfect will.

Paul said in the book of Ephesians to "Put off falsehood, and speak truthfully

to each other", as well as "In your anger, do not sin and give the devil a

foothold". Every time we curse at someone we give Satan a "Foothold". Every

time we talk bad about others, or mock them, talk about them behind their back, or

murmur and complain we give Satan a foothold.

Every time we snap at someone, we give Satan a foothold. By this we mean that

fighting, arguing, gossiping, cursing, and all of these sort of things give Satan

something to stand on, so to speak.

In other words, this puts Satan in control and gives him the edge on us, lowering

us to his level. Have you ever been in an argument with a friend or a loved one

and decided to go back to them and apologize, only to have them say

sarcastically, "What do you want!"? And then, rather than apologize, like you

intended to do, you snap back at them and the fight continues!

Well, that's because Satan had the foothold on both of you! When you came to

apologize the other person should have waited to see what you had to say before

they got sarcastic with you, they should have held their piece.

However, when they got sarcastic with you, you should have bit your tongue,

rather than fuel the fire, and apologized anyway. By doing this, at least you would

know that you tried to put an end to the argument, and they may have even felt

guilty for snapping at you.

In Proverbs 25:21-22 the bible says "If your enemy is hungry, give him food

to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap

burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you"

This is very true! I snapped at someone who came to apologize to me before,

and when they did not snap back, but apologized instead, I felt guilty all day long,

in fact, I apologized over and over to them, and could not do enough for them, to

ease my conscious.

You see, evil begets evil. In I Peter 3:9 the bible says "Do not repay evil for

evil or insult for insult" and this is because Satan uses this evil like a devilish

ping pong. He sits back and watches with amusement and laughter while you

return one evil gesture with another.

In Proverbs 26:20 the bible says "Without wood a fire goes out!, without

gossip a quarrel dies down!" So try to remember this whenever you are angry,

"No wood, no fire!"

To answer an insult with another insult is like throwing another log on a camp

fire when you will be leaving soon. Not only does it continue to flare up, but it can

cause all to burn up in fire, and can result in sever punishment by the law!

So returning evil with evil just flares things up and threatens to land us all in the

fiery pits of hell, God's judgment for the evil one's.

In Proverbs 15:1 the bible says "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a

harsh word stirs up anger!" Also in Proverbs 15:3 it says "The eyes of the

Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the good."

I would also like to remind you that as Christians we should accept correction,

regardless of whom it comes from, for it is the Lord that corrects us, whether we

know it or not!

In Proverbs 15:10 the bible says "Stern discipline awaits him who leaves the

path; but he who hates correction will die!" So correction is good for us, and a

wise man will correct himself and continually grow, always keeping himself in

check, so to speak.

In Proverbs 3:11-12 the bible says "My son, despise not the chastening of

the Lord; neither be weary of his correction: for whom the Lord loves, he

corrects, even as a father corrects the son he loves"

in Psalm 32:1-5 the bible says "Blessed is he whose transgressions are

forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord

does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit.

when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day

long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was

sapped as in the heat of summer. Then I acknowledged my sin to you and

did not cover up my iniquity. I said 'I will confess my transgressions to the

Lord' - and you forgave me the guilt of my sin. Selah."

Pray to the lord and ask him to instruct you in the way that you should go. In

Psalm 32:8 the bible says 'I will instruct you and teach you the way you

should go; I will counsel you and watch over you."

If a travel agency called you and said that they had a spare set of tickets to

Hawaii to give away and that you had won them, would you go to Hawaii?

Well, God is calling out your name from the bottom of his heart! Are you going

to heaven?

Jesus gave himself as a human sacrifice unto God and in doing that "He pulled

us out of darkness and broke the chains from darkness to light" (Psalm

107:14)

Jesus died so that we might have life. The reason I said "might" is because it

isn't just ours for the taking, like those tickets to Hawaii. No, we must earn our

tickets to paradise by living Godly lives, and having faith in Jesus Christ to wash

away the sins from our old sinful past, then our names will be written in the

"BOOK OF LIFE" (Revelation 20:12-15)

In the book of Revelation 20:12-15 the bible says that those whom were not

found in the book of life were cast into a lake of fire. Have you ever been burned

real bad? Can you imagine feeling a pain even worse than that for eternity?

In Proverbs 14:12 the bible says "There is a way that seems right to a man,

but in the end it leads to death."

If someone has done you harm, forgive them and move on with your life,

especially if it was a loved one or a friend, because it is not worth you soul, and

besides, God sometimes uses others to wrong us for the good of his perfect

works.

For example; Joseph was always favored by his father Jacob and his brothers

were extremely jealous and envious of him, so together they plotted to kill him, but

one of the brothers suggested selling him to the Egyptians as a slave rather than

kill him, and to tell his father that a wild animal killed him.

This grieved Jacob, his father, for years and years, however, Joseph later

became a ruler in Egypt and saved many lives, and made his family wealthy. This

was God's plan from the beginning.

So, just as God hardened Pharaohs heart so that he would not let the Israelites

go, he also hardened his brothers hearts so as to fulfill this good works.

When Joseph became a wealthy ruler he let his father know that he was alive

and he brought his whole family to Egypt to live in wealth with him.

However, his brothers were afraid that he would take revenge on them but he

simply said "Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You intended to

harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being

done, the saving of many lives (Exodus 50:19-20)

We do not have much time my friend, for the time is drawing near!

The predictions of the bible about the end of times have all been coming true for

many years (read "THE FIG TREE, A Parable for life" by: James Hoskison, it is

about the last days when Christ comes to claim his elect, in this book it shows

what it will be like when Christ comes, and what he may very well say to you on

judgment day, for this book even goes into the final judgment).

Jesus tells his disciples in Matthew 24:1-51 about the last days, he says "There

will be many coming in my name, claiming to be the Christ" This has been

going on for many years, Charles Manson, David Karesh of Waco Texas, and

many, many more.

"There will be wars and rumors of wars" In the last 100 years we have had

two world wars, as well as others, and "rumors of wars" which are taking place

right now.

There will be starvation and earthquakes in various places, and diseases that

spread rapidly and kill many. Starvation is worse now than it has ever been, we

have had many big earthquakes in the last few years, and diseases like A.I.D.S is

spreading rapidly and killing many. There are even new diseases popping up that

use to be curable, but are deadly now.

In Luke 13:12 Jesus foretold of great evil abounding in the last days and love

growing cold, he said "brother will deliver brother to death! Children will

rebel against their parents and have them put to death."

This is happening all over the world, kids killing their parents, as well as other

kids.

"They will deliver you to synagogues and prisons and you will be brought

before kings and governors, because you are mine" This too is going on still

today in many countries. Even to this day Christians are being killed in some

countries, and imprisoned for their faith.

In II Timothy 3:1-6 the New testament warns us of what it will be like in the last

days "You may as well know this too, Timothy, that in the last days it is

going to be very difficult to be a Christian.

For people will love only themselves and their money; they will be proud

and boastful, sneering at God, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful to

them, and thoroughly bad.

They will be hardheaded and never give in to others; they will be constant

liars and troublemakers and will think nothing of immorality. They will be

rough and cruel, and sneer at those who try to be good.

They will betray their friends; they will be hotheaded, puffed up with pride,

and prefer good times to worshipping God.

They will go to church, yes, but they will not really believe anything that

they hear. don't be taken in by people like that."

Make sure that you read the RICHES chapter, it is of utmost important, and it

pertains to more than just the wealthy.

in I Timothy 6:17 the New Testament reads "Tell those who are rich not to be

proud and not to trust in their money, which will soon be gone, but their

pride and trust should be in the living God who always richly gives us what

we need for our enjoyment.

Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good

works and should give happily to those in need, always being ready to

share with others what ever God has given them.

By doing this they will be storing up real treasure in heaven, it is the only

safe investment for eternity!"

In Chapter five of the book of Matthew, verses 3-12, you can read the

Beatitudes, these are words directly spoken by Jesus;

Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst for righteousness; for they shall

be filled.

Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called "the children of God".

Blessed are they that are persecuted for righteousness sake; for theirs is

the

kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you when men speak evil of you and persecute you, and say

evil things against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly

glad; for great is your reward in Heaven. For they also persecuted the

prophets which were before you."

Then there is another version of the Beatitudes in the book of Luke. The reason

these differ is because they were written by two different disciples, and written

years after the death of Jesus Christ. So of course they will not be exactly the

same.

When there is a car wreck and the police come and take police reports from the

witnesses, there are usually some slight discrepancies, or differences in their

stories, not because anyone is lying, but because no two people remember all of

the same details. And that is only minutes after the wreck! these accounts of

Jesus weren't written until years later. We know that anything put in the bible is

there because it is God's will, so where one may have forgotten to include

something in his account, the other made up for it.

Here is Luke's version of the Beatitudes:

Blessed are you who are poor; for yours is the kingdom of God

Blessed are you who hunger now; for you shall be satisfied

Blessed are you who weep now; for you shall laugh with joy (Ps 126:5)

Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you, insult you,

and reject your names as evil, because you are mine (for the son of man's

sake).

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! for great is your reward in heaven. For

that is how their fathers treated the prophets.

But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your

reward.(see RICHES chapter)

Woe to you that are well fed now; for you will go hungry.

Woe to you who laugh now; for you will mourn and weep.

Woe to you when all men speak well of you; for that is how their fathers

treated the false prophets.

But I say to you; Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless

those who curse you, and pray for those who despitefully use you.

If someone slaps you on the cheek, let him slap the other too! If someone

demands your coat, give him your shirt also.

Give what you have to anyone who asks for it; and when things are taken

away from you, do not worry about getting them back.

Treat others the way that you yourself want to be treated. Do you think

that you deserve credit for merely loving those who love you? Even the

godless do that!

And if you do good only to those who are good to you, whats so wonderful

about that? even sinners do that much!

And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, what good is

that? even the most wicked will lend to their own kind for full return!

Love your enemies! Do good to them! Lend to them! And don't be

concerned about the fact that they won't repay you. Then your reward from

heaven will be very great! and you will truly be acting like son's of God: for

he is even kind to the unthankful and the wicked.

Try to show as much compassion as your heavenly father does.

Never criticize or condemn, or it will all come back on you. Go easy on

others; then they will do the same for you.

For if you give, you will get! Your gift will return to you in full and

overflowing measure, pressed down, shaken together to make room for

more, and running over.

Whatever measure you use to give, large or small, will be used to measure

what is given back to you."

Also keep in mind the Golden Rule which leads to all of these. The golden rule

can be found in Matthew 7:12, it reads "do unto others as you would have

them do unto you!".

Then there is the greatest commandment of all written in Matthew 22:37 "Thou

shall love the Lord thy God with all of your heart, soul, and mind" and then

the second greatest commandment is written in Matthew 22:39, it reads "Thou

shalt love thy neighbor as thyself".

If you follow all of these guidelines you are sure to make it to heaven, so lets end

this chapter with a peek at the reward chapter which is next. In Mark 10:29 Jesus

said "Let me assure you that no one has ever given up anything-home,

brothers, sisters, mothers, children, or poverty-for love of me and to tell

others the good news, who won't be given back a hundred times more"

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