Pope Benedict Moves The Catholic Church Closer To Other Religions And The Coming One World Church
There is more evidence coming out all the time that the Catholic religion is going to be a huge part of the coming one world religion.
Just check out these troubling words from Pope Benedict.
Pope Benedict recently said that the Catholic religion now "eagerly seeks opportunities to listen to the spiritual experience of other religions."
And this is not an isolated incident. There has been a huge move over the past few decades towards "religious unity" and Rome has been a giant part of that.
Is It Fair That Some People Are Not Going To Heaven?
Does it seem fair to you that some people are not going to get into heaven?
If you believe what the Bible says, that is exactly what is going to happen.....
"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him."
-John 3:36
Have you ever thought about this much?
Why shouldn't God just let everyone into heaven?
Wouldn't that be the right thing to do?
Well, one thing that we have learned through all these years is that God seems to really value the idea of meaningful choice.
So let's imagine a scenario.....
Imagine that your sister was just raped and tortured brutally by some sick, twisted, perverted, evil man who had been doing the same thing to other women for years and years.
Now how would you feel if that happened?
It is quite likely that you would probably be angry beyond belief. Your anger would probably be exploding inside of you. Your very soul would be crying out for justice.
Now imagine the happiness you would feel when the rapist is caught and is brought before the judge.
You would feel (perhaps naively) that now you are going to get some real justice.
However, at the trial, the judge says to the rapist, "Well, you made a little mistake, but you are alright with me dude......let's go hit the bars I need a drink. Case dismissed!"
How would that outcome make you feel?
You would rightly feel that the judge was wicked and unjust.
The truth is that evil deserves to be punished, and any judge that refuses to punish evil is a wicked judge.
What if God said to Adolf Hitler: "Ah I see you killed six million Jews, but I'm cool with that......come and let me show you around your mansion now."
Do you think that God would say that?
Of course not!
The reality is that God is a God of perfect love AND of perfect justice.
Evil and wickedness deserve to be punished, and God is most definitely going to punish it.
Imagine if all the wicked men in high places today got away with their evil deeds not only here on earth but for eternity as well?
Do you think that would that be fair?
The truth is that most people raise this issue because they don't want to be accountable to God or to anyone else.
The heart of this objection to Christianity is that people do not trust God to be just.
Those who are guilty rarely think they deserve their punishment, while those of us on the outside looking in usually feel that the guilty deserve more punishment. Ask the majority of inmates in our prisons today.....very few of them would admit that they got what they deserved.
So what do we truly know about the coming punishment? We do know from the Scriptures that there will be varying levels of judgment:
Matthew 11:20-24
Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. "Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths. If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you."
So is your judgment going to be the same as that for Satan or for the person next to you? The scriptures seem to indicate not.
God is just, and we can trust God that all of his judgments will be perfect.
Now, some people believe that hell is a "second death" and those who go there go out of existence. Others believe that you suffer for a time based on your sins and then you go out of existence. Others believe that hell is for eternity and people suffer their punishments forever. I am certain that there will be many comments posted to this article by various people regarding their individual views about hell.
However, for the moment let me post what the Bible says about this matter at the end of the book:
Revelation 20:10-15
And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
So is there any good news?
Yes there certainly is!
God is a God of perfect love and of perfect justice.
The Father loves you and sent His Son to earth for you.
Jesus paid for all the sins of mankind through his death on the cross.
Being man, Jesus could die for the sins of men.
Being God, Jesus could die for an infinite amount of sins.
If you ask Jesus into your life, you can have eternal life in heaven with Him, and that is great news!
I John 5:11-13
And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
If you would like to know how you can invite Jesus into your life and have your sins forgiven forever I would encourage you to read these four spiritual laws:
http://www.fourspirituallaws.org/laws/english/flash/
The New Campaign Ad That Exposes Barack Obama As A Pro-Infanticide Baby Killer
Have you seen this new campaign ad yet?
It is a shocker.
In the extraordinary ad sponsored by BornAliveTruth.org that is posted below, abortion survivor Gianna Jesson hits Barack Obama hard for his active opposition as state senator to the Born Alive Infants Protection Act.
The Born Alive Infants Protection Act was introduced to stop hospitals from leaving babies who survived their abortions in soiled utility rooms to die.
Gianna Jesson was aborted 31 years ago by a saline abortion procedure.
Gianna testified for the federal Born Alive Infants Protection Act in 2001 and also attended the presidential bill signing in 2002.
"I'm a survivor, as are many others...but if Barack Obama had his way, I wouldn't be here," Jessen says in the ad.
"Four times, Barack Obama voted to oppose a law to protect babies left to die after a failed abortion. Senator Obama, please support born alive infant protections. I'm living proof these babies have a right to live," Jessen adds.
Born Alive passed on the federal level by an overwhelming majority. The abortion group NARAL even expressed neutrality on the bill, which passed unanimously in the United States Senate 98 to 0.
Barack Obama is such an abortion extremist that he has positioned himself to the left of the entire U.S. Senate and even NARAL.
Apparently to Obama, people like Gianna Jesson should be dead. It is time for the American people to learn the truth:
Since 1973, well over 40 MILLION innocent babies have been chopped up and slaughtered in the American abortion mills.
America has dissected these babies, burned them alive, sucked their brains out and yet the American people seem to care less about abortion than ever.
Amazingly enough, Barack Obama has been traveling across the United States openly declaring that he is a Christian and that he is a man of faith.
But what does Barack Obama REALLY believe?
Do those beliefs match what is found in the Scriptures?
The next video posted below examines what Barack Obama really believes about these issues:
-Salvation
-Who gets into heaven
-Abortion
-Homosexuality
-Gay Marriage
-Evolution
-The Scriptures
This video also contains a penetrating look at Obama's home church and the preacher that Obama sat under for almost 20 years. What you will see in the video will absolutely shock you.
You will never view Barack Obama the same way after watching this:
Now, let's take a quick look at one very cruel method of abortion.....
Five steps to a partial birth abortion:
1) Guided by ultrasound, the abortionist grabs the baby's legs with forceps.
2) The baby's leg is pulled out into the birth canal.
3) The abortionist delivers the baby's entire body, except for the head
4) The abortionist jams scissors into the baby's skull. The scissors are then opened to enlarge the skull.
5) The scissors are removed and a suction catheter is inserted. The child's brains are sucked out, causing the skull to collapse. The dead baby is then removed.
America how can you continue to vote for candidates that will continue this horrific slaughter?
Thrown Off A Cliff For Christ - Are You This Committed To Jesus?
The incredible story posted below is originally from The Voice Of The Martyrs. It is an amazing story of Christians who were willing to be thrown off a cliff rather than deny the Lord Jesus Christ....
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Ranavalona I, the queen of Madagascar, hated the Christians in her kingdom. Her complaints against them were many: they despised her idols, they were always praying, they always went to church, and their women were chaste. She sent officers to gather all those suspected of being Christians to bring them to trial.
Sixteen hundred believers, when the charges were read, announced confidently, "Guilty." They would not deny the charges, for to do so would be to deny Christ. The Queen offered them a second chance to deny Christ and bow down to her idols, but each refused. They were thrown into dark, dank dungeons, and many were executed. The Queen was angered more, because for each Christian she had killed, twenty more rose up.
Later, the Queen ordered that fifteen Christians be executed. They were to be thrown over a cliff into a rocky ravine 150 feet below. The Queen's idols were taken to the top of the cliff, and each Christian was lowered slightly over the edge, tied with ropes.
"Will you worship your Christ or the Queen's gods?" the soldiers asked each Christian hanging over the precipice.
Each Christian answered simply, "Christ." The ropes were cut, and they plunged to the rocks. Some sang as they fell to their deaths. One young girl was spared and declared insane. She later founded a large church.
Oprah And Religion
Oprah Winfrey has taken the over the top promotion of her "New Age" religion to a whole new level by publicly trashing Christians and the foundations of the Christian faith.
During a shocking national broadcast, Oprah Winfrey recently stated that Jesus did not come to this earth to die on the cross for our sins.
Instead, Oprah is telling millions of her viewers that the real purpose for Jesus coming was to teach us "Christ consciousness".
Oprah is also insisting on her programs that there could not possibly be one way to God, and that all "religions" are basically the same.
In Matthew 24:10-11, Jesus said:
At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.
Oprah Winfrey is literally deceiving millions and millions of people.
Have you been deceived?
Oprah claims that there are multiple ways to heaven.
If there was another way to heaven, then why did Jesus have to die on the cross?
If there were tons of other ways for our sins to be paid for, then why didn't Jesus just come down, point out some of the various ways to be pleasing to God, and then go back into heaven?
Why did Jesus have to die on the cross?
The reality is that there is no other way, and that the only way to God is through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
John 3:36
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him.
Oprah also recently held weekly internet "lessons" for the entire world with her new spiritual "superstar" Eckhart Tolle.
These are some of the incredibly disturbing things that Tolle has written:
"All religions are equally false and equally true, depending on how you use them."
"Man made God in his own image."
Oprah is also promoting the teaching of New Age guru Marianne Williamson, and she has given Williamson a radio show on her own radio network to promote such beliefs as:
"There is no sin."
A "slain Christ has no meaning."
"Do not make the pathetic error of 'clinging to the old rugged cross.'"
"The recognition of God is the recognition of yourself."
These are the things that Oprah REALLY believes and has been promoting over television and radio and the internet.
So welcome to the church of Oprah where there is no sin, no need for salvation, no heaven, no hell and where YOU are God:
An Absolutely Shocking One Minute Video Of Pastor John Hagee Saying That "Jesus Did Not Come To Earth To Be The Messiah"
The video posted below is an absolutely SHOCKING one minute video of pastor John Hagee saying that Jesus did not come to earth to be Messiah.
This video has much of the Christian world in an uproar!
The following is a scripture which clearly shows what Jesus claimed to be:
John 4:25-26
25The woman said, "I know that Messiah" (called Christ) "is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us."
26Then Jesus declared, "I who speak to you am he."
There is NO DOUBT that the Bible teaches that Jesus claimed to be the Messiah.
What in the world is happening to the church in America when some of our most prominent leaders are teaching this nonsense?:
What do you think about this video? Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments section.
The Story Of A Christian Couple That Faced Arrest, Torture And Intense Persecution In Iran
Most Christians in America have no idea what it is like for Christians in most of the rest of the world.
The following heartbreaking story about the persecution of a Christian couple in Iran is from The Voice Of The Martyrs....
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Christian Couple Arrested, Tortured and Threatened In Iran
On June 3, a newly converted Christian couple in Iran was arrested by police for holding Bible studies with Muslims in their home, and attending a house church. According to Compass Direct News, "Makan Arya and Tina Rad were seized from their home in east Tehran after one of Makan's relatives informed security police of the couple's Christian activities. Their 4-year-old daughter was left behind, ill and unattended. The couple was taken to an unknown jail where they were severely beaten and interrogated for four days." Compass reported, "Makan was accused of 'activities against national security' and Tina of 'activities against the holy religion of Islam.' The authorities threatened to take their daughter away to a religious institution and warned they could be imprisoned on charges of apostasy or fabricated drug charges if they didn't stop their Christian work." The report added that eventually the couple was pressured into signing a statement claiming they had not changed their religion from Islam and promising that they would stay away from their house church and other Christians. "After a court hearing, Makan was freed on bail charges of US $19,634 and Tina upon payment of US $29,451. The couple returned home to find that the window of their shop had been smashed by local Muslims. On June 23, Makan received a letter threatening him with continued attacks if he did not put up evidence of his Islamic faith on the front of his shop, to which he responded by hanging pictures of Muslim leaders on his window," Compass added. Ask God to strengthen the hearts of these believers to proclaim His Name without hesitation or fear. Pray for healing, especially for Tina who currently cannot walk as a result of her mistreatment in detention.
Saudi Arabia Spends BILLIONS Each Year Spreading Radical Islam Around The Globe
Most people think of Saudi Arabia as a friendly country.
But do you know what they really believe?
Do you know how they really think?
The reality is that Saudi Arabia is THE center or radical Islam in the world today.
This short video reveals the stunning influence that Saudi Arabia has in spreading radical Islam around the world:
Water Crisis! The World Is Rapidly Running Out Of Water
There are many huge problems that our world is facing today, but one massive problem is getting very, very little attention.
The world is rapidly running out of clean fresh water.
The extent of the problem facing all of us cannot be understated.....
Did you realize that every eight seconds a child dies from drinking dirty water?
Did you realize that a new desert the size of Rhode Island is created in China because of drought every single year?
Did you realize that in the developing world, 90% of wastewater is discharged completely untreated into local rivers?
Did you realize that by 2050, 1.7 billion people will live in "dire water poverty" and will be forced to relocate?
Did you realize that half of the world's hospital beds are occupied by people who have contracted waterborne diseases?
Did you realize that the World Health Organization says contaminated water is the cause of 80% of all sickness and disease worldwide?
Did you realize that newborns in the global north consume 40 to 70 times more water than in the global south?
Did you realize that in China, 80% of the major rivers are so polluted they don't support aquatic life at all?
Did you realize that the women of South Africa collectively walk the equivalent distance to the moon and back 16 times a day for water?
During these end times it will be imperative that you have a reliable source of clean water for you and your family.
And the water crisis is getting worse every single day. If this problem is not addressed soon we will be facing a worldwide tragedy of an unimaginable magnitude.
