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Jesus said, "We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work." John 9:4

   As you know, our nation voted overwhelmingly this month for "change"— and that change is personified in the form of a Senator from Illinois, Barack Obama. If Obama is true to his word, change is exactly what we'll get. He has promised to reverse many of the Executive Orders Bush signed during his eight year tenure, including the current ban on embryonic stem-cell research. Plus, as the current crop of Supreme Court Justices age and begin to retire, he has promised to appoint Justices that will uphold a "woman's right to choose". Ah, there's so much he has promised to do.

     After all, isn't that what the people wanted? Change?

     But the question I've always had is this: Why did so many Christians vote for a man and a party that is so committed to the things the Lord calls an abomination? Where is the Biblical /Spiritual discernment of the Body of Christ? How can those who claim to be "children of God" and "joint heirs with Jesus" voluntarily choose a governmental path that supports the killing of innocent unborn, or partially born, children? How can those who call themselves Christians get excited about a man who espouses radical homosexual, anti-Biblical rights? Think about it. A man who wants to give sin— sex between two people of the same gender, specific legal protection. What happened here? Where is the voice and wisdom of those whose citizenship is not of this world? Where is the Body of Christ?

     One answer may be that those who call themselves Christian and voted against God's Word are not really members of His Body— they are not part of the true church. OK, I can buy that. I can see the whole "wheat and tares" thing. In fact, I have been seeing that in the so-called church (the well-oiled machine) for years. That is, after all, one of the reasons I wrote the book, Love Jesus, Hate Church.

     Another answer may be that we, as the Body of Christ, really don't care about what God cares about. We just don't give a flip about His righteousness, holiness and coming judgment. Maybe we've become too enamored with this world and all the bright, pretty, shiny things it has for us to play with. Maybe. A quick glance at religious TV, TBN for example, would tend to give you that impression. Maybe we just don't care. Maybe we've created our god in our own image and we're pretty happy with how it turned out? Maybe we're ashamed of the gospel? Maybe we've traded our birth-right for a lukewarm bowl of porridge?   don't know.

     But I do know that Jesus had something to say about these times:

"I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth. Because you say, 'I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,' and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked." *

     Consider this, Barack Obama voted against a ban of the procedure known as Partial Birth Abortion.

     Do you know why they call it "partial birth"? Come on, guess.

     Because the young child is partially born and then killed. Why? Because once a little baby is outside the womb, they then have all the rights that you do to protect their "life, liberty and pursuit of happiness." But as long as part of them remains in the womb, even if it is just their tiny head, they become abortion fodder.

    Question: What kind of man, or what kind of human being for that matter, could vote against a measure to protect unborn children from this type of horrific death? And what kind of Christian could vote for a man, or a party, who wants to remove this protection from little, unborn babies?
     Answer: Many of you.

     Just to let you know the consequences of what transpired in our country this past November 4th, I want to include in this post a primer on Partial Birth Abortion from the Life Research Institute. It's not pretty, but it's real.

Brenda's Story: In September, 1993, Brenda Pratt Shafer, a registered nurse with thirteen years or experience, was assigned by her nursing agency to an abortion clinic. Since Nurse Shafer considered herself "very pro-choice," she didn't think this assignment would be a problem. She was wrong. This is what Nurse Shafer saw:

"I stood at the doctor's side and watched him perform a partial-birth abortion on a woman who was six months pregnant. The baby's heartbeat was clearly visible on the ultrasound screen. The doctor delivered the baby's body and arms, everything but his little head. The baby's body was moving. His little fingers were clasping together. He was kicking his feet. The doctor took a pair of scissors and inserted them into the back of the baby's head, and the baby's arms jerked out in a flinch, a startle reaction, like a baby does when he thinks that he might fall. Then the doctor opened the scissors up. Then he stuck the high-powered suction tube into the hole and sucked the baby's brains out. Now the baby was completely limp. I never went back to the clinic. But I am still haunted by the face of that little boy. It was the most perfect, angelic face I have ever seen."

     THE PROCEDURE: A woman can choose to have a partial-birth abortion when she is 5-9 months pregnant, and no sooner. This involves rotating the baby so that its feet will come out first, unnatural in the first place, delivering everything but the baby's head. The doctor then takes a large pair of scissors and inserts them into the back of the baby's head, pressing through the skull. He opens the scissors making a hole. Then inserts a suction tube into the hole, and sucks out the baby's brains. The baby is now dead and completely limp.

     Because the baby is 5-9 months, they are nearly full term, meaning that their brain and heart are nearly fully developed, and their body parts are just reaching completion. The baby is alive. They have a heart, they have a heartbeat that is clearly noticed, and they have a brain. Just because they are unable to speak, does not mean they are saying no.

     Partial-Birth Abortion has been done for years in the United States, legally. Several bans have gone through the Supreme Court, but has only been considered, and eventually tossed aside.

     These abortions are purely elective. These women do not get a Partial-Birth abortion for health reasons, but simply because they changed their mind.

     This has to stop.*

We are truly living in troubling times. My guess, the hand of God's protection is being removed from our land and His judgment is already starting. Get ready. Prepare. For terrible times are right around the corner.

* Revelation 3:15-17
* From the Life Research Institute

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The Revelation: The Creed— Doctrine vs. Deception
Monday, November 17, 2008, posted by Steve McCranie - (38.09

The following podcast presents what I like to call my "personal" doctrinal statement. It is a statement of what I believe about the essentials and how that belief impacts my life.

I guess you could call it my Creed.

It is something that I believe with all my being, something I am passionate about, and something I will not compromise on.

What is your Creed?

Note: This is a study of Revelation 13:10-13

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You have the dragon, the devil or Satan being revealed in Revelation 12. Then we are introduced to the beast from the sea and the beast from the earth in chapter 13.

And then these chilling words:

If anyone is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed.

Ever wonder what they mean?

Note: This is a study of Revelation 13:1-13

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