Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 1 April 1, 2007
HE IS RISEN!
Greetings Christian Soldiers!Welcome to the first edition of the Christian Soldiers Newsletter. Our mission is to encourage Christians to stand firm in their faith and in their convictions.
Don’t be a “pew potato”!It’s time for a bit of introspection. I challenge you to look deep within yourself and take an inventory. Are you a CINO (Christian In Name Only)?
BUT – how much thought do you give to Biblical principles Monday – Saturday? When was the last time you inquired about the salvation of an acquaintance? Are you putting it off for just the right moment? James 4:14 by Dr. Woodrow Kroll, President Back to the Bible International After analyzing more than 10,000 personal interviews conducted during 2003, researcher George Barna maintains that while three-fifths of Americans say they believe the Bible is totally accurate in all that it teaches, they both appear to know little of what’s in the Bible nor does what’s in the Bible appear to have little impact on their lives. As a result, the moral foundations of the nation continue to crumble more rapidly each year. The crisis in American morality is a crisis in Bible illiteracy. This year saw increases in the proportions of people who believe that cohabitation (60%), adultery (42%), sexual relations between homosexuals (30%), abortion (45%), pornography (38%), the use of profanity (36%) and gambling (61%) are “morally acceptable” behaviors. George Gallup Jr. is right: “Biblical illiteracy presents not only a spiritual or religious problem in this nation, but a cultural one as well.” We cannot inhibit the great American slide into a moral vacuum until someone seriously addresses the problem of Bible illiteracy both in the world and in the church. How Bad is the Problem of Bible Illiteracy? A few years ago the Gallup Organization devised The Gallup Biblical Knowledge Quiz to test the Bible knowledge of the American public. When asked: “What is first book of Bible?”, 49% answered correctly. When asked: “Can you name one of the prophets in the Old Testament?”, 21% could. And 35% of the American population could name the four Gospels. This means, of course, that 51% could not name the first book of the Bible, 79% could not name a single prophet of the Old Testament, and 65% of Americans could not name Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Have you picked up your Bible and read it today, Brothers and Sisters? Yesterday? Last week? How long has it been since you spent time reading God’s Word? If you want to be a Christian Soldier (and of course, you do!), you need to be well armed! Ephesians 6 This includes “the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God”! Make Bible reading a habit and a priority – Read through the bible in a year. Abortion is murder!If you are a Christian, then you are most certainly, Pro – Life, right? After all, it stands to reason it just goes with the territory. Sadly, this just does not seem to be the case. This fact was driven home to me just recently, when I received a terse reply from the recipient of an email I recently sent encouraging folks in my REI database to sign some online petitions: Well, since I SUPPORT stem cell research, based on those in my family who could really use the technology being developed to assist their illnesses, then YES, the Govt needs to write a BIG FAT CHECK for researching this. As for abortion, should be legal, always will be if I can help it. Not my place to tell a woman what to do with her body. Up to folks local to this doctor whether or not he gets prosecuted,,,,,,,,,,and they decided not to………get caught up on events, this is an old story. Last I checked, we do support Isreal. So, what a waste of email bandwidth, etc. Remove me. and, as a side note, this stuff is why your forum had no visitors………….its either christian bible thumping, or, real estate, the two do not mix……at least, not to this extreme. and, I am a devout Christian, who just do happens to think the issues you sent out links to, have nothing to do with my faith. Unsubscribe me, and don’t sent me this garbage again………… While I appreciated the honesty, beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, that message breaks my heart, because for every one person who takes the time to fire off a dart like that, there are countless others who share the sentiment without bothering to respond. Here we have a classic CINO, and I implore you all to evaluate your own hearts, shake off your complacency and STAND UP and STAND FIRM! FYI – the aforementioned online petitions are: Petition to Protect Human Life (stop tax funding of embryonic stem cell research) https://www.aclj.org/Petition/Default.aspx?sc=3261&ac=1 Petition to prosecute partial birth abortion practitioner, George Tiller http://www.chargetiller.com/petition.html Petition to President Bush and world leaders declaring support for Israel http://www.ifcj.org/site/PageServer?pagename=swarmingbees
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