The Old Paths

We are in the last few hours of 2010. As you think about 2011, may I suggest some New Year's resolutions? How about Old Paths for a New Year. My thanks to my friend Doug for the suggestion. Here is the verse:

Jeremiah 6:16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

The old paths are the good way! Here are some old paths that will lead you to rest for your soul.

1. Pray. Spend time in prayer with Jesus in 2011. Matthew 7:7-8
2. Read the Bible. The Bible is the Word of God and we need to hear his voice! Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17).
3. Witness. Share the gospel in the power of the Holy Ghost. Romans 1:16
4. Gather consistently with the church. Don't form a habit of forsaking the assembling together with the saints. Hebrews 10:24-25

These old paths are the good way. They will lead you to rest for your soul!

Matthew 11:28-30 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Of all the resolutions you might consider this year, please make these high on your priority list!

Read the Bible in 2011

Here are some links to handy Bible reading guides for 2011:

1. Read the Bible from beginning to end

2. Chronologically

3. A portion from the New Testament and a portion from the Old Testament each day

4. New Testament first, then the Old Testament


There are 260 chapters in the New Testament, so if you read one chapter a day, 5 days a week, you will read through the New Testament in one year.

There are 1,189 chapters in the whole Bible, so if you read four chapters a day, 6 days a week, you will read through the entire Bible in a year.

I want to personally challenge you to set a Bible reading goal for 2011 and get into the Word! I promise you, God will bless you when you spend time in His Word!

Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

How good to you have to be to go to heaven?

According to David Campbell, 83% of Protestant evangelicals believe that good people of other religions will go to heaven. You can read the article here:

Author: Most Evangelicals Believe Good People are Heaven-Bound

This shows that most evangelicals do not know their Bible and may not be saved themselves. The Bible is clear:

Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Not only is the truth not being preached in a majority of churches, but the truth is not believed by a majority of those who call themselves evangelicals. If this is the group out of which much 'Christian' teaching comes in the form of books and sermons - can we trust it? What about the music that is produced by this group? Is it based on truth?

We better get back to the Word and take the message of Jesus seriously! Just because they go to church does not mean they are born again!

Six Megathemes on the contemporary church

Barna Research has published a study on six megathemes that have developed or are developing in the American church.

Here is the list:

1. The Christian Church is becoming less theologically literate.
2. Christians are becoming more ingrown and less outreach-oriented.
3. Growing numbers of people are less interested in spiritual principles and more desirous of learning pragmatic solutions for life.
4. Among Christians, interest in participating in community action is escalating.
5. The postmodern insistence on tolerance is winning over the Christian Church.
6. The influence of Christianity on culture and individual lives is largely invisible.

According to this study, many 'Christians' don't know the Bible; don't care about the Great Commission; want things that make this life work; want to serve, but don't serve Jesus; can't see any difference between different faiths; and show no evidence of the Holy Spirit bearing fruit in their lives.

Are these Christians? Is this the church?

Here is the link: Six Megathemes Emerge from Barna Group Research in 2010

The search for immortality

Satan's lies to Eve:

1. Yea, hath God said - He caused her to question the Word of God.
2. Ye shall not surely die - He blatantly contradicted the Word of God basically calling God a liar.
3. There are no consequences for disobedience to God - He said she would not die.
4. Ye shall be as gods - He told her she could be like a god.

Satan continues to tell these same lies and people are swallowing them hook, line and sinker!

Marvin Minsky is the co-founder of the Artificial Intelligence lab at MIT. At 80 years of age, he is working to download a human mind so that it can be uploaded into a new body and thereby achieve immortality. He says this ability should be reserved for the scientists and that normal people should be content with a normal lifespan.

"Scientists shouldn't have ethical responsibility for their inventions, they should be able to do what they want. You shouldn't ask them to have the same values as other people," says Minsky.

You can read the article here: How to Become Immortal: Upload your Mind

Think of the arrogance and indifference to the Word of God in his statement. He is saying that scientists have more value than others. He is also saying that there is no right and wrong when it comes to science. Sounds like the same old lies all over again!

Beware - this new technology called transhumanism is working toward expediting the evolution of humanity through technological manipulation of DNA and the combination of computers and biological processes. As we see from Minsky's comments, the desire is to achieve immortality. Sounds like Minsky wants to be like a god.

When is Jesus coming?

Date setting for the rapture is not a good business to be in!

Mark 13:32-33 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

Billboards claim Jesus will return in spring

Why would someone make these kinds of predictions? I guess it sells books and gets radio listeners. He already made his predictions for 1994 and missed that one.

Don't let these kinds of things distract you. Jesus Christ could return at any time. We are to always be ready. Instead of setting unbiblical dates, why don't we do what Jesus said to do.

Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Isaac or Ishmael

UNESCO has decided to declare Rachel's tomb to be a mosque. Amazing that the UN is rewriting history!

Rachel's Tomb is a Mosque