Amen Budge,

In Scripture, The Bible shows us that the evil will do good:

"11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?" Matt. 7.

We have no goodness! The only reason we can obtain salvation is because of Jesus Christ. Amen?!

Other than that, we would be hellbound!

This new age garbage always plays up on the "LOVE" thing.

Do they realize this:

"31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." Heb. 10.

If everything was so lovey dovey, then why would it be a fearful thing? Amen?!

And how about this:

"10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever." Psalm111

So, if everything is this warm fuzzy feeling, then why would the Fear of the Lord be a beginning of Wisdom?

Amen?!

And how this:

"7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction." Prov. 1.

And

13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength."
Prov. 8.

and

"31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied." Acts 9.

The problem we see today is that nobody fears the Lord. Amen?!

God has been painted as some warm, fuzzy, feel good, tickling the ears garbage.

And we should Fear Him:

"28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." Matt. 10.

And

50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation." Luke 1.

and

"5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him." Luke 12.

[Sounds like Matthew 10, Amen?!] :D

"5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great." Rev. 19.

I say somebody needs to get into their Word and study out who God really is.

Amen?

God is a God of Love, and the only reason we can love Him is because He first loved us.

But, God is a God of Wrath! A God of Judgment! A consuming Fire! A Jealous God!

We need to fear Him! God also chastises His own:

"5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness."
Heb. 12.

Amen?!

They don't teach that today! All they teach is what tickles the ears and flesh! People have no clue to who God really is!

In Christ,

Deborah