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Posted By Joe on September 1, 2010

One of the most popular Christian blogs is currently Tim Challies'.

When I grow up, I'd like to be able to write like he does: as of 8/29/2010, he has blogged for 2,494 consecutive days!

The other day he had a post called "Prudes and Puritans." He included an excerpt out of the book Saving Leonardo, by Nancy Pearcey.

The portion of the quote I liked best was:

Liberalism treats sex as instrumental to extrinisic goals, such as physical pleasure or expressing affection. That’s why liberals do not object to any form of sexual relation as long as it meets those extrinisic goals—as long as it involves mutual pleasure or affection. By contrast, a biblical worldview treats sex as intrinsically good in constituting the one-flesh relationship. Humans are an image of God not only as individuals but also in their relationship with one another—and most intensely in the intimate sexual-emotional-spiritual unity of marriage.

This explains why marriage is used throughout Scripture as a metaphor for the intimate relationship God aspires to have with his people. In the Old Testament, Israel is the unfaithful wife. In the New Testament, the church is the bride of Christ. The marital metaphor means that our sexual nature possesses a “language” that is ultimately meant to proclaim God’s own transcendent love and faithfulness.

This gets to the heart of the matter over homosexual marriage and the lunacy around the opposition to Proposition 8 here in California.

You can read the entire post by clicking here.

May He Increase!

Category: Christian Living, Genesis, Marriage | 2 Comments »
Tags: homosexuality, Marriage, nancy pearcey, prop 8, sex, tim challies

Posted By Joe on August 30, 2010

There is a verse in the Bible that should either embolden your faith or shake you up.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. --Genesis 1:1.

In Hebrew it is:

בראשית ברא אלהים את השמים ואת הארץ

It's only a mere 10 words in the English. If you truly believe this verse then there should not be anything in this world that would cause you worry or concern.

On the other hand, if you don't believe this verse then you have some bigger problems in this life and the life to come!

Do you find comfort in this verse? Or do you scoff at this verse?

May He Increase!

Category: Atheism, Genesis | No Comments »
Tags: Atheism, creation, faith, peace

Posted By Joe on August 27, 2010

I wanted to add some additional information to last week's posted video of Greg Laurie talking about "The Bible Predicts the Future."

Here is some video by my favorite Bible teacher, Chuck Missler of Koinonia House. Part three expounds on the video last week by Greg Laurie.

PART ONE

PART TWO

PART THREE

Would love to get your thoughts on these, especially if you do not yet know Jesus.

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Category: Personalities, Prophecy | No Comments »
Tags: chuck missler, Prophecy, statistics

Posted By Joe on August 25, 2010

A short, but powerful message from Paul Washer.

This presents, in video form, some of the things we talked about in the last post.

I have to say that I see myself in a lot of things he said.

What do you think?

May He Increase!

Category: Christian Living, Personalities | 1 Comment »
Tags: idols, paul washer, worldliness

Posted By Joe on August 23, 2010

I ran across a recent quote by Nobel economics laureate Paul Krugman:

"The lights are going out all over America . . . America is now on the unlit, unpaved road to nowhere."

Indeed, if you look around, the cardiac patient is on the table, hooked up to IVs but the medications are doing any good to a patient that has lived far too fast, on borrowed time (money!) for far too long!

I also ran across some recent YouTube videos by self-help guru, Tony Robbins. I actually watched the videos which were posted on a Christian blog over at The Economic Collapse. Makes for interesting viewing. The second of the two videos I found more worthwhile.

We've covered topics about the Decline of the United States here at May He Increase. We asked the question "Are We Past the Point of No Return?" We have even looked at what could possibly be one instance of America In Biblical Prophecy.

America: we need to repent! Christians: we need to get back to the basics of our faith. We need to start walking our talk! This goes firstly for me.

My family and I are partly responsible for this financial crisis America finds itself in. We are just as guilty as the next guy for buying stuff we didn't need. We need to repent for getting our eyes off God and putting them on the false gods and idols of comfort and entertainment. We need to humble ourselves and seek the Lord's face again.

As Christians, I'm sure many of us can see what we are starting to go through as possibly a judgment of God. And why shouldn't God judge America? I think the question is: How can God not judge America soon?

Think I'm over-emphasizing this point? Check out these statistics from the National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families.

By the time I finished the list, I felt nauseated and like a dark spirit entered the room.

You might be asking: where is the linkage between America's financial crisis and pornography? Friend, it's all related! Look at what we are choosing over our Creator! How much longer do you think God is going to allow this?

"For we are about to destroy this place, because their outcry has become so great before the Lord that the Lord has sent us to destroy it." --Genesis 19:13.

You've probably heard of "this place": Sodom and Gomorrah.

Ruth Graham, the wife of Billy Graham, had this to say of America and its relationship to Sodom and Gomorrah:

“If God doesn’t judge America, He will need to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah!”

Wake up American Christians! Let us all repent, turn from our wicked ways, and seek God's face for our bankrupt--in every way--nation!

May He Increase!

Category: Current Events, Genesis, Judgment, Last Days | No Comments »
Tags: america, billy graham, gomorrah, judgment, paul krugman, pornography, repentance, ruth graham, sodom, tony robbins