O YE OF NO FAITH

                     

                          Watch a corporation getting married!

                                                            O YE OF NO FAITH

    For the past two weeks, spreading the Gospel as taught by Jesus Christ, and marking Him as the foundation for Christianity, has been very frustrating for me. Few people pay attention to the teaching of scripture--the very words of Christ and the Word of God. Rather, church people and pastors accept the secular meaning of the word "person", and in so doing, deny Christ in the very season they should be following the biblical meaning of "person". I received  Word on this subject last night, and appropriately, they were the very Words Christ spoke on the Cross, "It is finished." (John 19:30) I have clearly put forth the biblical and secular meaning of a person, and very few, if any, church people or pastors have paid attention. Some call it political, and it definitely is all about politics. We have the biblical Word of God and the foundation upon which 
Christianity is based, Jesus Christ, versus a secular explanation of person, upon which mankind chooses to accept the 7th explanation from Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary (pg. 628). It is indeed a sad time for me, a Christian minister, ordained to God's service, to have to admit that Christians are following man's law, not God's Law, and not the very Word of God as given in Gen. 1;26,27.

    Assuming all of you "Christians" follow man's law, lets look at that explanation given in the dictionary. "7. Law. A human being (natural person), or a body of persons, or, in a wider sense, an aggregate of property (artificial, conventional or juristic person), that is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties." If you can read and write, you should notice the words "artificial, conventional or juristic person", which clearly separates man's definition from God's definition as given in scripture, as well as the dictionary description. "2. A human being; a particular individual." This explanation agrees with scripture (Gen. 1:26,27) "3.b. A HUMAN BEING, as distinguished from THINGS or animals." Do you know what a human being is? Maybe that's why wickedness is progressing so "nicely". "4.a. The bodily form of a human being; also, outward appearance; as, of comely person". We know what Christ looked like, as
He was made in the image of God. You may hang your belief on number 7 above, if you choose man's convenient method to circumvent the Ten Commandments plus One. Ignore numbers 2, 3 and 4, and you follow man's legal explanation to place God and Christ in the trash can: and you say we are a Christian nation.

    Every one if you who accepts the explanation of a person as including a corporation. is not only not a Christian, but blaspheming the very Word of God. We know what Christ looked like, we know how man was created. Then we consider money, and anything that enables hoarding money or gives us the chance to gain power is the way to go. Even the Roman Centurion in Mark 39.b. recognized Christ, not a corporation, when he said "Truly this Man was the Son of God." If you accept a corporation as a human being, picture what the figure on the Cross would look like. Figure how this non person could talk to God while hanging on the Cross. See if you can find any reason (except money) to believe the man's law interpretation. On Easter, be certain to say "It has risen!"

  To all you Christians, church people, and especially pastors, judgment has not been
declared, but unless you reverse your field and start preaching the TRUTH, you will be the headline event when judgment falls upon us. Don't preach about the tribulation or end times, because God will have to handle your problem first.

    O ye of no faith, you are not preaching any of Christ's teaching in the Gospels, about how to treat your fellow man. You are preaching money, our national debt and how we have so many entitlement people who are causing the deficit. You don't say a word to your partners in crime who make the laws and enjoy benefits even our handicapped veterans don't receive. You don't tell Congress to stop giving foreign nations our tax dollars while we cut the money needed by our citizens. I think Romney said it all when he told people about the 47% who  thought they were victims. What a farce, having a man like that speaking without any knowledge of Christ's teaching. The worst part is that he has divided the middle class into two groups, setting those who don't need help from those who rightfully do. This is where you non believers grab hold of greed and envy. You don't want anyone getting any of your tax dollars. If they can't buy bread, let them eat cake, O ye of no faith!

    This message is about politics, but not the politics of Republicans, Democrats, or the Tea Party. Apparently no one from any of these parties cares enough to go against the flow. The politics is very simple: either you believe the Word of God (John 1:1),"and the WORD was God," or you believe the ruling of lawyers and judges that uses a minor excuse to get rid of God. Yes, I said, "to get rid of God." O ye of no faith, you complain that the government has taken the bible out of the schools and the public way. This is your next step to completely get rid of Christ anywhere. You call yourself Christians, but you are of Lucifer. It's difficult enough for people to believe in something we know happened and people could see, but when Christ is removed as a person, there is nothing heavenly to see. The corporation rules, and all corporations are ruled by men and women who display little, if any, of Christ's teaching, and certainly none of God's Word.

    I've done my best to bring you the truth according to scripture, so you at least know the
difference between the Supreme Court and Holy Scripture. There are two ways to go, and God gives you the choice. This choice is now yours alone, and you will either be uplifted by the person of God and Christ, or dragged you know where by the teaching of man. I will  pray for you and hope to see some movement to real Christianity. However, it appears the church is in a spiral downwards led by Ye of No Faith.

Rev. Walbear

A FISHY EASTER STORY

                                                  A FISHY EASTER STORY

    We are in the Easter season of 2013, and I have a message for the season that is probably different from others you may have read. This Easter story gives us the first actual experience of Christ's life, sacrifice, crucifixion, ministry and salvation. Yes, I said salvation, although Christ had not yet been sent to earth by God. You need to turn to the Old Testament Book of Jonah for this fish story. Remember, a fish is also the symbol for Christianity. Jonah certainly wasn't Christ, and his actions weren't Christ like until God put him through a little training. We all need a lot of training. Rather than  give you a ton of quotes, I ask you to follow along in scripture as the story unfolds. I am going to highlight the main thrust of this Easter story before going back to review the other lessons we are taught in the Word of God in the story of Jonah.

    God called on Jonah, a prophet, to go to Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, the leading world power at that time. The Assyrians were the most savage, bloody people around, and were feared by other peoples. They were so ruthless, some villagers committed suicide when attacked rather suffer the torture and killing of captivity. Men and children were killed, and women used and abused. The Assyrians had piles of skulls at the entrances to the city to remind people of who was boss. They were extremely wicked people. Knowing this, and perhaps having relatives killed by the Assyrians in the past, Jonah hated the Assyrians and didn't want them to be accepted by God as repentant. It certainly was not a place you would want to visit for the purpose of preaching to them about changing their wicked ways.

    For those of you who want this message shortened. I'll cut right to the chase and tell you how this story forecasts Christ's time on earth, Then, I'll go back and point out the other things God accomplished through Jonah's training and work. If you don't read this entire book, you are missing a wonderful Christian story. It is the very least you should do for this all-important time in Christianity.

    Instead of heading East to Assyria, Jonah bought passage on a boat headed West, away from Assyria. He boarded the ship and retired below deck and went to sleep. While he slept, a violent storm came up and the sailors feared the ship would sink. They tried to row to safety, to no avail. Jonah was awakened, and the crew tried to determine who on board was responsible for God's wrath. The sailors weren't Israelities, but men of many faiths and idols. When they drew lots, Jonah was the man responsible for their dilemma. He told the sailors to cast him into the sea, and they did this reluctantly. Now begins our forerunner of Christ's experience on earth.

    When he was cast into the sea, he was swallowed by a large fish, possibly a whale. He spent three days and nights in the belly of the fish. Ring a bell for you about Christ's experience in the tomb? This corresponds with Christ's time spent in the earth. Jonah was not killed, although his experience may have made him think so, and he could have died and resurrected. He was spewed out, and now knew he had a mission to complete in Nineveh. He did not want these people to be repentant and saved by God. When you hate someone, isn't this a normal human reaction? But, Jonah went there and preached the Word of God as is found in the Old Testament. To his surprise, these bloody people listened and repented. Rather than be happy, he was angry. He had been buried in the sea, brought back to life on dry land, and preached repentance which resulted in the Old Testament version of salvation. A clear explanation of what would happen in the New Testament, although Christ had a Godly acceptance of His mission while Jonah did not. 

    We observe Easter because we have had the plan of salvation laid out for us by none other than the Son of God. We already had the Ten Commandments, which the Assyrians accepted on the preaching of Jonah. We had the greatest teacher that ever lived, but we have a major problem trying to be Christ like. The Assyrians accepted God as the supreme being over all other gods. The sailors on the ship also recognized God as the supreme God. If we observe the sacrifice of Christ as our redeemer, why do we fail to honor all the Commandments and man's ever-changing laws? Jonah was a great prophet and preacher, and the Assyrians were great listeners and understood. We "Christians" can't even follow the bible or Christ. Most of us are Christians in name only. 

    There are two things you need to note carefully. First, in Matt, 12:40, Christ told the scribes and Pharisees the sign they sought was the sign of the prophet Jonah, who spent three days and  nights in the belly of a fish. Christ would likewise be three days and nights in the earth before rising. Jonah was not a prophet of salvation, but a prophet of judgment. You've had the teaching of salvation. This is the teaching of judgment. If you abandon the very Word of God as given us in scripture, you will be judged accordingly.

    Now in Jonah 3:5, we are told "So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them." They had only the words of a prophet and the instructions we have in Genesis, yet they believed in God and the very Word of God. We had Christ. What's our excuse? Perhaps modern man doesn't believe Christ was the image of God. Perhaps we don't understand the Commandments. If we celebrate Easter without following EXACTLY what He and God taught, we are frauds. It's become a "feel good" holiday for uncommitted people.

    Jonah's mission was accomplished. God gave that wicked city 40 days to change their ways, and they did it. God's mercy is great. The city wasn't destroyed. Friends, I don't know how long we have to get back to Gen. 1:26, 27, but I have to believe our time is running out. We are  observing Christ's sacrifice, but only because of His free gift. We have no obligation to recognize He is the image of God and was with God when mankind was likewise created in His image.

    Although Jonah's mission was successful, Jonah was not happy that Nineveh was spared.
He went outside the city to brood. He wanted to see if Nineveh would continue to follow God, or if the people would backslide. God provided a gourd to give Jonah shade in the heat . Jonah really appreciated the gourd. Then the Lord brought a worm, and the worm killed the vine. That  left Jonah alone again. He wished he could die. The Lord had a final lesson for Jonah, and it was the forerunner of Christ's Eleventh Commandment, "love thy neighbor as thyself." If we are to take the Word of God to people who are lost, we probably won't love them to begin with. But, if they accept the Word of God, you will be able to see that God loved the lost as John 3:16 tells us. Jonah was not told to love the Ninevites, he was told to GO and preach them the Word of God and warn them about judgment. When Jonah understood the presence of God in these people's lives had made them brethren, he could drop his anger and see the all encompassing love that Christ directed us in the Eleventh Commandment. 

     The willingness to drop God's Word, and the eagerness to take from those who are somehow  disadvantaged have cast American Christians into the same pot as the Assyrians. God is not mocked and time is running out. Ashes on the forehead and declarations of "He has risen" mean nothing if Christ was not the image of God and mankind. Churches and pastors should take note, because judgment will begin with them, who are trashing His Law. You can only salve your  conscience by remembering Christ, alone, is your Savior, and you know what He looked like. A person is only a person. If you accept any other definition, you probably are Lost.

Rev. Walbear
P.S. -- For folks that don't know, the fish is a Christian symbol because Christ called us (like the disciples who were fishermen) to be fishers of men.

New Directions

                                                    New Directions

    A bill will soon be introduced by the House of Representatives Majority to correct the
confusion about separation of church and state. The measure sets aside an as-yet undetermined appropriation to cover the cost of transition. There has been some controversy over removing Christian symbols from locations considered to be publicly funded sites. The current bill would carry out this removal of confusion by removing crosses and such symbols from churches and other religious sites.

    This move would be in line with the Law of our nation, according to a Christian spokesperson. Our law has superseded instructions given us in our bible where
the "inspired" writers erred. For example, if you read Gen. 1:26,27, and many sections of the New Testament, you see the error of thinking Jesus Christ was created in the image of God and mankind. This bill clearly points out that Christ is wrongly depicted as a human man, and certainly of the image of God.  In fact, it is a myth that Christ died to cover mankind's sins and provide entry to heaven.

    You see, the Law of our Nation is not be confused with the errors in the Ten Commandments. Christ and men and women were not created in God's image. The Law of the United States declares that Christ, men and women were created in the image of a "person", described by the justices as any corporation. They ruled that a corporation has the same "rights" as a person, according to the Constitution.

    Plans are underway to remove crosses and other symbols usually placed on church steeples and elsewhere, as well as statues and pictures depicting a "person" as being Christ and human-like. In their place will be the new and correct symbol, the American dollar sign ($). Christians are urged to volunteer their time and work to assist in making this change. Protests have been identified as "Leftist" attempts to block Christian progress and worship of the true symbol. An attempt is also underway to revise the meaning and explanation of Christianity so it conforms to the Law of the United States. We are, after all, not a Christian nation (and  really never were), but a Corporate Nation. It's the Law!

-- Rev. Walbear

COMMANDMENTS

                                                              COMMANDMENTS

How are we making out these days on following the Ten Commandments plus
One? You remember, of course, Christ added a commandment to God's original
Ten to steer Christians away from the soon-to-be idol of greed? Let's go right to
the Fourth Commandment, which some denominations use to try and set their
denomination apart from other Christian denominations. This is the Commandment the Pharisees used trying to convict Christ of disobeying God. Think about this, and look at the New Testament to get the explanation Christ gave. I will give it to you as well, but I want you to understand I only teach the explanation Christ gave.

    "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do
all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor
thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: for in six
days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested
the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it."

    God's Chosen people were the Israelites we know as the Jews. They worshiped in the temple on Saturday, the Jewish sabbath. There were no Christians yet, and  when Christ came to earth and Christianity began, Christ and the apostles and teachers were all Jews. They spent Saturday in the temple. Their teaching could not be in the temple, because the temple was only for Israelites. Therefore, they taught Christianity outside the temple on the following day, Sunday. Matt. 5:17 tells Christ came to fulfill the law, not change it.

    If you read the passages in Matt. Chapter 8, you should note that Christ refers
to the prophets of the Old Testament and is continually challenged by the Pharisees. When they criticize Him for healing on the sabbath, He points out there are some responsibilities that overshadow rules and require mercy. Among these are treating sickness, normal chores to care for animals, etc. There is a difference between working and doing what is necessary. Now, please note something that will be a subject later in this message. Christ did not change or discontinue the law because it is in place for the Israelites. He expanded the law to enable His followers to be taught the Word, and added an Eleventh Commandment, which many Christians choose to ignore.

    Next, we'll look at the first two Commandments, which many Christians either do
not understand, or choose to interpret for their own interest, The First Commandment simply tells us "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." Pretty simple English language until you understand "no other gods before me" includes nothing that could or does represent the one and only God. Calves have been used, statues have been  used, and a multiple of other things have been used to represent God. I am very disappointed to write that American Christians have thrown this commandment under the bus. What!!! You say. I go to church and I pray to the Father in heaven. How dare you make such a statement?

    Well, to quote Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "How do I love thee, let me count the ways",  I'll count a few ways Christians are disobeying this commandment. First, we have mega churches where Christians are worshiping with Muslims in the same church, same pews, and with the bible of Islam next to the Christian bible in the pews. Islam does not recognize Christ as the Son of God, and their god is Allah. Then we have some denominations such as a Lutheran branch, that are revising the words and meaning in the bible. There are numerous organizations we classify as cults that have expanded the bible in direct violation of Rev. 22:18-19. I could go on and on, but I'll now list the worse violation of the First Commandment, which is ongoing, and does not involve other faiths such as Islam or a cult. This violation is so terrible because it has been put in place very subtlety, and most Chriostians who have accepted it don't even listen when
they are told about it. Compounding this violation of God is the fact that church pastors and teachers do not protest, and apparently see nothing wrong with it. Like the Pharisees, they are Christian priests who are only interested in the law--the law of men, not God.

     If one percent of those reading this, pick up on this violation of God and Christ, I'll be surprised, because no one, including pastors, I talk to, will explore the meaning of the subject. They take this violation to be an attack on their philosophy of conservatism. God is in charge of everybody, Christians, Muslims, Agnostics, you name it. God is also in charge of the world. You may say this is now politics, but it is much more than that because it supersedes the very Word of God. Read John 1:1. The Word was God. Is there some English word there you don't understand? We are told in clear English (and we can go to the Greek if you aren't satisfied) in Gen. 1:26,27 that a person (man or woman) was created in the image of God and the Son. Read those passages again, and tell me you don't know what men and women (humans) look like. Then tell me nobody saw Christ on earth, so we don't know what the image of God and Christ looks like.

    The United States Supreme Court is a body that contains more than just Christians, but the majority vote is controlled by conservatives. They ruled that a corporation is a person by declaring a corporation has the same Constitutional rights as a person. That opened the floodgates of political contributions, now virtually unlimited and without identity of the donor. One result was the wasteful spending by both parties in the past election. The conservatives claimed the ruling was necessary so both parties could collect and spend donations. The law
didn't seem to make any difference politically. The conservatives ruled for 12 years, and now the liberals are partially in charge. You may claim this message is about politics, but it is not. It is all about our Christian walk. Do we call God and Christ liars? Do the justices know more and better than God? Should we now worship a corporation or follow the teaching of corporations? Take down your pictures of Christ. Tear them out of your bibles. Get with the modernization of the new bible. Pray to our corporation in heaven. Go to your corporation for healing and blessing. This violation of God's Commandments alone may be enough to bring us under judgement. It's not the end time, it's judgment time.

    Now that we know Christ's likeness should be replaced by some corporate's headquarters or logo, we turn to the Second Commandment. "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth underneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and shewing mercy unto
thousands of them that love me and KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS."

    As a Christian, do you love Christ? John 14:15, in Christ's very words, INSTRUCTS us, "If you love me, keep My commandments." Those include the Ten Commandments plus One, and I will get to the plus One shortly. I hear Christians talk about putting a financial drain on the next generation. If they read the commandments, they would see a worse curse for the personal sin. We should look at the graven image part in this commandment. If you wanted to
grab most Christians' attention, you would place a BIG Dollar sign above your message or advertisement. Like the Supreme Court ruling, we have a movement underway worldwide to place a money sign as our graven image. Many churches are spending more time on social planning than teaching the Word.

    The Second Commandment links with Christ's additional Commandment, and joins with the First Commandment as you see in Matt, 22:37-40. "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second (Christ's Plus One) is like it. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets." Next to God, you should love your
neighbor. A pretty plain and clear directive. Today love has been replaced by hatred, greed and envy. Every person who receives aid--especially money--is considered a moocher by a very vocal group of Christian conservatives. It's the same chant over and over. They're taking "my hard earned money." Every person who receives social security worked his/her entire life to retirement age, paying part of every paycheck into this old age insurance. Wealthy people can collect the money, too. Soldiers who are physically or mentally handicapped from the rigors
of war, and their families, collect very little considering their lives are forever changed. People who are physician certified as needing SSI aid are labeled moochers who won't work.  People collecting unemployment must have a current work history to collect aid. I know of few people who don't want a job. The Christian conservatives who complain the loudest include those who are so unhappy with the election results, they want to secede from the union, just as the slave owning states' rights people did in the 1860s. Unfortunately, Romney, the conservative flag bearer, gave these unChristian "patriots" a rallying cry that 47 percent of citizens were moochers and didn't pay taxes. When you have so much, as Romney has, you don't even know that anyone working at a fast food place or for minimum or less wage, has taxes taken out of every paycheck before receiving anything. Apparently he thought only payment of federal income taxes separated
the moochers from conservatives. He didn't even know about property taxes, town or township taxes, state income taxes, etc. Poor people don't earn enough to have money left over to pay federal income taxes.

    Romney's 47 percent lie has become the continuing rally cry against the lower middle class. Human nature--not Godly nature-- has taken over because the loudmouths are so easily led into this separation of the middle and lower layers of American society. In this effort to cement these ignorant Christians as full supporters, the conservatives will not grow any thinking members. A thinking Christian would at least reference the 47 percent claim. Rather, they accept the nudge to violate Christ's teaching, overcome with greed and envy that brings hatred along. I have my legions of haters because I teach Christ's very words. I am a stinking liberal or socialist because I write or say our directives from scripture. Not one will review or discuss my messages, and none  will go to the bible to see the truth. What they all do is say welfare is destroying the country and people who don't work don't deserve to eat. Sometimes one of these people actually knows a verse or two of scripture, and uses that verse without having any idea what it means. 1 Tim. 5:8 tells us "But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever." So, we divorce our Christian brethren if they need help to support their household. We also divorce all non conservatives because they support Christ's added amendment. We now have a nice, little club where we all love each
other and hate those unGodly neighbors. They are all welfare cheats. When you see a crippled veteran or a struggling military widow, be proud somebody else saved your freedom. There is a need for welfare reform, but this is for the child mills, usually unwed mothers and irresponsible men. This group needs to be changed, but it is not responsible for our nation's financial woes.

    Who's responsible for our debt? It is Congress, and the culprit is the House of Representatives, who controls every dollar appropriated for every bill. Our Constitution tells us that the House must direct the payment of bills. The President is only directed to administrate programs set forth by Congress. These "patriots" don't know any more about the Constitution than they know about the bible. Our debt could be easily reduced by trimming foreign aid and withdrawing from the
mini wars that destroy our best workers. Why did we send National Guard and Reserves to fight in foreign countries instead of the Regular Army? Ask your senator or representative. Oh, I forgot. You don't want to ruffle any feathers with the leaders you voted for.

    I haven't gotten to Commandments 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. They are short and sweet directives that you know, if you know right from wrong. I will mention Commandment Nine, because it is another one that many Christians break frequently. "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor." Every time you proclaim your dislike (hatred) against your neighbor--the 47 percenters--
you are committing a sin. I said a SIN, folks. And, breaking this commandment entitles you to judgment, and our nation to judgment. I urge you to read Matt., Chapter 26. Note carefully the many  false witnesses against Christ. Guess where they are today. Want to join them? Continue to spread the lies and condemn your neighbors who are innocent, and scripture tells us where you will finally "rest".  Envy, greed and false testimony, or the Trinity--God, the Son and Holy Spirit.

Rev. Walbear

P.S.-- This is satire only.

DISCLAIMER

                                                           DISCLAIMER

    I'm probably going to create some problems for some readers with this message, so I'll begin with a disclaimer. I am not your judge or pastor. I am only an ordained minister pledged to the service of God and Jesus Christ, my Savior. I pledged to rightly divide the Word of God as given us through scripture and inspiration, which is true and holy. 

    I'll begin with a challenge, so you can delete the remainder of the message if this opening offends you. I'll pray for you if you do. Here's the challenge: I don't believe
many of you who claim to be Christians really believe in Christ. Most people believe in some kind of god--Satan believes in God, and even jungle natives who have never
heard the Word believe in a god. Worse yet, many pastors, preachers and teachers apparently don't believe in Christ. This is not far fetched--some openly admit they don't believe the Easter Story and much of the New Testament.

    Now, if you're still with me, here are my reasons for doubting your commitment, and I urge you to read the Christian bible to be absolutely certain I am telling the full truth. If you claim to be a Christian, you commit yourself and your life to Jesus Christ, with no reserves, ands, ifs or buts. If you believe you have done this, you must know that
you must try to learn and follow His teaching in the New Testament. You also must understand that there is much in the Old Testament to understand, because Christ often quoted directly from those books and prophets. Everything in the bible is for our benefit. If you are a Christian, you must believe every word in the bible is the very Word of God, as we are admonished in John 1:1, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

    If you are a Christian, you must challenge the church leaders who do not preach, teach and protect the Word. When you do that, you are standing up for Jesus Christ.
the Son, and God, the Father. You are fulfilling your commitment to Christ. If you don't, forget about the rapture and escaping the end times. You will hear the very words of
Christ in Matt. 7:23, "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'" You should understand the reference to lawlessness here means the Commandments, not man's laws.

    Do you stand up for your beliefs? Do you protest in your conversations with others, or do you march and display signs of protest? What do you protest about? I ask you this
question because I want to sort out your priorities as a Christian. Do you protest about abortion, same sex marriage, gays, the national health law, guns or other subjects? Do
you continuously protest about a liberal, socialist or communist being elected president? Do you protest about moochers spending your tax dollars, or people who don't earn enough to pay federal income taxes? Now, here is what I want to know: HAVE YOU EVER PROTESTED ABOUT CHRIST NOT BEING THE IMAGE OF GOD AND MANKIND???

    What am I talking about? Read your bible. Gen. 1:26,27 tells us (this is the very Word of God, go back to John 1: for conformation) God made man in OUR IMAGE--the our here is made up of God and the Son, Jesus Christ. Christ was on earth in the flesh, was seen by a multitude of people, preached in the synagogues, was seen after being resurrected, and widely traveled the Palestine area. There can be ABSOLUTELY no doubt about what Christ looked like on earth. If Gen. 1:26,27 is not the Word of God and not true, why would anything else in the bible mean anything at all, and Christ would be reduced to a symbol rather than
"the very image of God." Revelation tells us (Rev. 22:18,19) warns us not to change or add to scripture. So, what's the change? THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT HAS RULED THAT A CORPORATION HAS THE SAME CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AS A PERSON (MEN AND WOMEN). 

    This ruling violates not only Christianity, but also science. Did you ever study science in school? Do you know the difference between a company (corporation) and your own mother and father? When you look in a mirror, do you see a corporation? Do you see an idiot? Can a supreme court justice--especially a conservative Christian--justify this ruling by using science, let alone religion? The answer has to be to satisfy a personal desire, and in this case, that desire was money. They say it was to level the playing field for politics. So, mister and missus Christian judge, we will alter our God-given bible to accommodate our political desires. Take a
picture of any corporate headquarters and put it up in your church and take down any likeness of Christ. We wouldn't want to defy the Supreme Court.

    Can any of you claiming to be Christians tell me you have protested this judicial ruling in any way? Did you protest in a conversation, stage a rally, write a letter? I thought not. Don't really care, do you? It's not important. Your salvation is important, but you already took care of that, right? God and Christ can fight their own battle. We'll go to church and pray, but we won't bring up that subject because people won't like it. Mat. 7:23 tells you heaven is out of your reach. Further, you are bringing judgment on yourself and the nation. 

    Has your minister, pastor or teacher brought this subject up? Why would they do this, because it is the law of the land? Okay, so now we know man's law of the land supersedes God and our Holy Bible, the very Word of God (John 1:1). When I bring this subject up, I am brushed off and no one will discuss it. I have yet to hear any church person question this major breach of our Christian faith. Worse yet, pastors won't talk about it, except to say we have to follow the laws of our nation. These people, churched, leaders, or anyone claiming to be a Christian will not pass
Matt. 7:23. 

    If you take part in protests about our national health law, gun ownership, or any of the other  issues including abortion or gay rights, but you do NOTHING about the Supreme Court ruling, you may as well hand in your Christian membership. You don't believe Christ is the image of God and man, and you choose to ignore scripture if it makes you feel good. The Supreme Court is only doing things as are other ultra conservative government bodies such as the North Carolina Legislature that passed a law limiting the height the ocean could rise. These people defy the laws (not theories) of science AND the tenets of faith they claim. I hear rumors these judges are considering overturning the law of gravity. Why not? Not as bad an idea as  overturning Gen, 1:26,27, or John 1:1.

    You may do nothing about this, but you should at least ask your pastor to give you an explanation. If you wonder why two thirds of the bible is devoted to creation and the large number of prophets, think about this: the prophets all warned God's Chosen about their falling away from Him and doing their own thing. God has patience and grace for us, but our ignorance of Christ's likeness paves the way for using the dollar sign instead of the cross. That is our idol worship. When we admire success, it is usually based on financial greatness, and when we place people in church positions, it is frequently because the person is successful professionally AND financially. A majority of Christians talk the talk, but few walk the walk. If you don't protest this "person" ruling, you are not a Christian, not because I say so, but because you are ignoring the very Word of God and ignoring the "person of Christ."

Rev. Walbear

PROTESTANTS AND CATHOLICS

                                              PROTESTANTS AND CATHOLICS

     Christians, whether Protestants or Catholics, have holy bibles from which they receive their rules, regulations and directives. These bibles contain the very word of God, and were written by people inspired by God. The Catholic bible contains some writings (books) that are basically historical, that are not included in the Protestant bible. The two recordings of Gods word support each other and give Christians God's teaching. Christians of both branches of the church make two pledges to become pastors or teachers of the word of God. One is the affirmation of commitment--the sinner's pledge--that you have placed your person under the control and guidance of Jesus Christ. The second is your pledge in ordination as a pastor or teacher to carry out the mission Christ gave us (Matt. 28:19,20). This final instruction from Christ is the charge to all Christians, but especially to those who represent the pastors and teachers. Every Christian can benefit from this examination, your adherence to Christ's directive and the bible. John 1:1 makes it clear that we MUST follow scripture because, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the WORD WAS GOD." As a pastor, teacher, or Christian, is there any word you don't understand? If you know of someplace in scripture that this declaration is not accurate or has been changed, please tell me.

    Now that we should know the scriptures are not only the Word of God, but the
representative of God, Himself, we need to go to the very end of the New Testament,
the book of Revelation, 22:18,19, to see the final words of our instruction. "For I testify to everyone who hears  the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book." It is unfortunate that many Protestant denominations are violating these verses by changing not just certain words, but direct commands of the Word. If you "belong" to one of these denominations, I ask you to explain what Godly authority gives you that right. Ironically, one of these denominations is a branch of the Lutherans, and Martin Luther was the main creator of the Protestant movement away from the Catholics.

    The above verses of scripture should have given us the basic foundation of Christianity, and the principles we must follow. As a Christian, we know the leader we have pledged to follow, and the entire contents of our textbook. We are warned that failure to follow the textbook will get us dismissed from Christianity. Following this textbook is extremely important for pastors and teachers, because they are held to a higher level than regular students. As Luke 12:48 tells us, those to whom much is given, much will be required. If you are a pastor or teacher, you are responsible for guiding people--Christians as well as non Christians -- to and through the Word of God. 

    Now, who am I to pose all these scriptures and questions to pastors and teachers,
some of whom have more degrees and experience than I? I'm just an old-time country
preacher who has lived more than three quarters of a century, experiencing the facets
of American life. I only desire to know why some pastors and teachers (and many, many church leaders) somehow have a different understanding of God's Word. I would like to know, for example, why they no longer follow God's Word in Gen. 1:26,27. After all, these verses are in the very beginning of our Word of God, and are God. If we can't follow this simple beginning lesson, how can we possibly even become Christians? Christ relied upon the Old Testament, and frequently quoted it. He was with God when God created everything. Gen. 1:26,27, "Then God said, 'Let Us make man in Our image, according to  Our likeness let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.'" God later sent His only begotten son to earth and we have been told in scripture how He was conceived, His birth, life to crucifixion,  His appearance to people after resurrection and His ascension to heaven. We therefore know His image because people saw Him. We know He also is the image of God because God told Christ man would be in Our image--God's and Christ's. We should know what the image of God and Christ looks like. Christ was on earth in the flesh. 

    Here is where I have a disgusting problem with Christian pastors, teachers, leaders,
and church members. Why don't they know what the image of God and Christ looks like, and why don't they understand we--men and women--look like God and Christ? Scripture is so clear it practically hurts. Since I have been inside a few colleges and studied under some brilliant teachers and read a quantity of "religious" books, why can't I agree with these church people and followers on the image of God and Christ? Why do they not understand those two primary verses of scripture? They are key instructions for the entire New Testament and Christianity. If you don't believe with all your heart that you and I are the image of Christ, why do we believe anything about the Son? If these verses are fake, we have ABSOLUTELY nothing to base Christianity upon. It is then a type of club and can be taught and fostered by people no better than witch doctors. What am I so upset about this image stuff? Read on.

    In the United States, you must understand that we now are created in the image of a corporation--any corporation. The corporation is God's image. That IS THE Law, according to the ruling of the Supreme Court. These judges for life ruled that a corporation has the same constitutional rights as a person. Why were they ever asked to decide a religious question such as that? This is not a court of religious leaders, not a court of Christian scholars, not a court of Popes. This is a bunch of lawyers and politicians reminiscent of the Pharisees and government leaders of Israel in the days of Christ. Aha! We have our answer. These judges are political people (or are they corporations, since it would seem they could make this claim under their ruling). They were ruling on a question totally in Christian ignorance because they were fulfilling the wishes of politicians in an effort to win elections. They were supporting--of all people--the Christian church. We have seen the marriage of the conservative Christian church with the American political party. This is the party that many members claim non conservatives can't qualify to be Christians. Hated liberals are shunned. Somehow liberals can't be trusted to give the sinner's prayer. The ruling was made for the simple purpose of making it legal for corporations to spend unlimited funds to support political candidates. 

    The conservative church members have been told (misled) by their leaders this
is necessary because unions and certain other entities have been able to contribute
huge sums to get liberals (Democrats) elected. The two party system has worked
pretty well in America, and the conservatives have done well in past elections. They
controlled the presidency, supreme court and both houses of Congress for almost
two presidential terms. In an effort to return to such overwhelming control, they have
attempted to make changes to increase their possibility for full control. This includes
changing voting district boundaries, voter identification regulations, and questionable
handling of voting results. Some of this political maneuvering has always taken place,
but never before on such a level. There is a constant stream of misinformation and
false stories on the internet. Most conservatives pass these along without checking
for accuracy. The zeal to be winners overshadows the bible's warning that false
testimony is a sin. 

     What I want to know, is why have none of the pastors, teachers and conservative
church members not questioned or disputed this total unChristian ruling? Why do they
continuously tell everyone they meet America is going down because conservatives
are not in control? Why are they working so diligently to destroy the main thrust of
our Constitution--separation of the government in branches of the presidency, the
Senate and House of Representatives? A one party government is a dictatorship.
Why do they want to take away programs from those who don't have any financial
means to protest, yet see nothing wrong with foreign aid to countries who offer us
nothing in return? Why is it okay to use tax dollars for foreigners who never contributed
to our country, while our citizens--those who have worked all their lives and served in
the military--are victims of spending cuts pushed through by wealthy conservative
members of Congress? Are only conservatives hard workers? Why all the unbiblical
efforts to take away from the poorest Americans? Don't conservative Christians read
the Four Gospels and understand Christ's addition of the Eleventh Commandment?
He knew money would be the idol that would bring judgment on the people, and the
addition of so much false testimony, especially on the internet, just heaps more sin
on the people.

    Where is the question and protest concerning the Supreme Court's blasphemy
against God and the very foundation of Christianity, Jesus Christ. Judgment will come,
and those responsible for it will not be gay people, pro abortion, same sex marriage,
or other non-conservative subjects blamed on liberals. Judgment will come because
of not obeying God, represented by God, Christ, the Holy Spirit and scripture. You
cannot separate or change that structure and actually be a Christian. You are calling
God and Christ a liar, and you are assuring the destruction of the church. Forget the
rapture. You don't have a ticket if you buy in to this blasphemy.

Rev. Walbear