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Never Changing

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“Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions.”     -G K Chesterton         In recent weeks we have seen a shift in culture, especially in the church.   Whatever “right” is being proclaimed as truth, we have seen an acceptance of once looked-down-upon wrongs as now accepted. Whether it is accepting sexual identity or gender, one must not be surprised when a culture whose foundation is based on self or lack of biblical truth that one comes to the conclusions they have in the last couple of weeks.   Please be reminded…our worldviews shape our values and our values shape our behavior.   So Christ followers, be encouraged……Right and wrong, that is based upon the Scriptures given to us by God, gives us the foundation to impact our culture, and the answers to its problems. Douglas Groothuis, author of Truth Decay writes, “Only the God of the Scripture provides a source of moral authority and obligation, standards for...

The Bible is Our Foundation

It seems to me better to get the Book of books for food for your soul, for the strengthening of your faith, and the building up of your character in God, so that all the time you are being changed and made to walk with God.    – Smith Wigglesworth As followers of Jesus who profess our faith and the claim that God is all powerful (omniscient)...all-knowing (omniscience)...everywhere present (omnipresent) we must jump into God's word. To be effective followers of Christ in the marketplace, the word of God must be at the tip of our tongues when it seems we are faced with difficult decisions. It is God's Word that must sustain us when it seems hard, and we want to throw in the towel. It must be God's Word that lays the foundation of all ethical decisions made when it comes to serving and leading others. When we ask God to move in our life, three things will happen:  1. A movement towards God's Word... 2. A movement towards Restoration (to bring back in...