My church is such a blessing

I'm glad ya'll have found a good church!

Thank you Jesus, I love hearing that OFN

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"I wonder though how this relates with these Carnal Christians, if they ever were Christians in the first place (I have my doubts). Do not be dismayed Sister, whether they go to Hell or arrive on the Beama Seat in Heaven, God will not forget the wrong they have committed"

Revelation 3 describes what I believe as the Dispensation-list or the End Times Church. I don't know if we are in the ET, but the immorality that Jesus predicted is happening quickly and on a worldwide scale. We are just to watch and pray.

14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

To me, that describes what we are witnessing here in America. If 50% of the pastors are watching porn, that closely fits Rev. 3. Like Stev said, are they even saved? I'm not questioning anyone and their salvation here at all, but the evil I witnessed in our denomination on a grand scale makes me wonder about their salvation esp. if they hurt children or cover it up.

We see a lot of violence here too in America esp. in "gun free zones." Just the other day, five Marines were killed in such a zone. I have a pic on my FB that shows 29 bullet holes around the sign saying, "Federal Law prohibits guns in this gun free zone." I think it was on a base or a recruiting office.

And look a the school shootings here, all in gun free zones.

However, it's murder in the HEART that causes these killings. We removed God in our schools ins the early 60s and in that decade, we saw violence skyrocket. We took the 10 commandments off our public places so "thou shalt not kill" is no longer taught and that's why I homeschool. Well, not ONLY that reason, but it's a big part of it.

The Columbine School Shooting was in the late 90s and those two were on antidepressants. Why? I think it's because today's youth has no real hope b/c our nation has turned it's back on God. "The wicked shall be turned into Hell and all nations that turn their backs on God."

Like you said, unbelievers or new believers are reluctant to go to church b/c it seems as if it turns a blind eye to the sin in it's buildings. I'm not singling out one denomination in particular b/c Public Schools are the most violent places. Over 10% of PS students here in America are sexually harassed or assaulted by their teachers or fellow students.

I wonder what the porn issue has to do with this? I'm not saying that ALL porn users b/c predators, I mean their MUST be a correlation with rape and porn. Just look at Bundy like you said. His interview with James Dobson before he was put to death was to warn America about porn. He grew up in a normal home until he and his friends found porn in the trash. He said the more violent his porn usage was, the more violent he became and in his world, "it seemed as if I was under an otherworldly influence" which I think is Demon Possession.

There was a guy in WI that did the same things only to boys. His name was Jeffrey Daumer and he was killed in a prison about a half an hour from our house in that state. I heard he received Christ as his Savior too.

I think the stats are: 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men are raped/molested w/i one mile of their homes. Both my husband and my mom were molested by family members by age 6. There is no longer the death penalty for rapists. They are released back into society to do it again. I have 2 pedophiles in my neighborhood and It took me a LONG time to let my kids go for a walk by themselves. The first time I let all three go around the 'hood by themselves, a man followed them home and knocked on my door. We called the police b/c he broke into the vacant home across the street and slept there. He was casing homes to break in to.

I pity the fool who tries THAT in my home. They'll get a body full of lead. I didn't hesitate to take a pot shot at the pit bull that was constantly getting out and attacking my family and I won't hesitate to protect me and mine should they try a home invasion. My kids even know how to use a firearm.

Revelation describes the end times church to a T. And if there isn't worldwide revival, it will continue to get worse. I read the other day, that the biggest Baptist University is now removing homosexual acts as immoral sexual behavior and they will NOT expel students who get involved in it.

But, I digress.....