The headline reads, "Friend of the devil?"The story: As one pastor makes headlines for saying Facebook promotes immorality, other religious leaders see it as way to spread their message
Story debating Facebook etc as evil:
MESSAGE FROM THE LORD:
IF YOU PROCLAIM JESUS CHRIST: IF YOU PROCLAIM THAT YOU ARE HIS:
Facebook, MySpace, Twitter MUST be tools for spreading the Gospel, for sharing Jesus Christ. It is NOT ABOUT YOU - and if you are online to play stupid worldly games, if you are here making friends with the lost and NOT sharing HIM and HIM only - if you are here for personal fame or recognition, here to build your own following, here to share your life in the world...then there is a problem. Some people find it 'honorable' that they are making so many friends, then haphazardly, carelessly toss out a scripture here or there - truly Jesus DID hang out with sinners BUT He didn't become like them -THEY were drawn to His Holiness, His words of truth from the Father. He DID NOT ALTAR His message and every moment of every single day of His life, He ONLY DID THAT which the Father decreed. It is the same today as it was then -there is no required 'modernization' - the Bible and the ways of Christ are not for 'then and not now' - - - if you do not represent Him, you are living a lie and living in the world.
YOUR LIFE HAS NOT ETERNAL VALUE APART FROM CHRIST!
The ONLY thing that will set people free and lead them to eternity is Jesus Christ - the one who died that they might live!
I can guarantee you that He did NOT put you here to talk about your fame, your good works, your vacation, your family, NOTHING about you - because NONE OF THAT has eternal value. Jesus did NOT preach about what He did while walking in obedience. In fact, He said instead "Go ask them what I did". He also said "It's not about Me - I came to reveal My Father"
CAN YOU SAY THE SAME?
If the Lord put you online to pray; if He sent you here to sit at His feet under His true prophets, apostles - DO AS HE ASKS. But if while doing that you are doing all the worldly mess, you need to check yourself at His feet and repent.
Because it was NEVER about you-YOU must die to self that it be CHRIST THROUGH YOU. You need to ask Him to remove the world from you. It cannot be about you AND HIM. If you are truly HIS - it must be ALL ABOUT HIM and NOTHING of self.
Worldly 'Christians' are an offense.
THEN you must DISCERN via Holy Spirit if that one quoting scriptures really represents CHRIST! Did the LORD send them here? Is it HIM speaking through them?
There is a daily scripture site on Twitter that encouraged readers to post their good works! Yet Jesus said "DO NOT LET YOUR LEFT HAND KNOW what your right hand is doing!" We are to do all things as unto GOD, not for the eyes of men, not for show, not for a pat on the back! It is NOT ABOUT YOU!!!!!!!!!! Only Jesus deserves ALL glory - ALL honor - ALL praise. All of YOUR righteous deeds are as 'filthy rags'!
Ask Him for humility. Ask Him to remove all pride from your heart. Ask Him to help you let it be about only Him. He will. Truly.
You cannot even serve Him or love Him without Him. He chose YOU. He created YOU. What an HONOR to be loved, pursued by Almighty God.
This speaks NOTHING about Christians who chase after 'famous' so-called Christians. Has the Lord EVER shown you a 'famous' Christian who walks WHOLLY for Jesus? Who doesnt talk lust; who isn't caught drinking, partying, kissing; who sings ONLY for the glory of Jesus; who acts in Godly movies (that aren't twisted and worldly-theme-warped) - dumbed down, made "less offensive"...
There are 'christian' teens like Miley Cyrus who are pictured drinking, intertwined with opposite sex in sexual embraces; there are adults like Sherri Shepherd who say "I love Jesus" but then drool over every man (publicly) that walks across their path - talking about 'gettin' some of that'....
On and on and on - WHO IS THERE WHO IS WALKING FOR HIS GLORY!
NO COMPROMISE! Jesus said to lust with the eyes means you've already committed the act! 'Oh - but this is a different world...a different time', they rationalize, justify. NONSENSE! HOGWASH! Jesus saw the end from the beginning! Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever! There is more evil and temptation with modern media at your disposal - which means what? It means KEEP YOUR EYES UPON HIM! Neither looking to the right or the left! HE SAID "A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; [but] it shall not come nigh thee." HOW does it not come nigh thee? When you are WHOLLY IN HIM!
Famous or not - if you CLAIM to be a Christian, and are in the world's eye view in any way (there are lost folks in EVERYONE's daily life - whether it be family, friends, work, fame)?
Walk HOLY or stop claiming Him.
Because you are an affront to Him - you are an embarrassment to the Kingdom, to Christians who HAVE submitted themselves unto Him...Truly you are doing more harm than good and you will be HELD ACCOUNTABLE for all who you lead into a worldly life 'for Jesus' instead of a holy one.
via His Messenger
11-19-10
10:36 pm - 11:36 pm
If any of this is about you - if you are caught up in all the worldly mess, you need to check yourself at His feet and repent - because that was never meant to be. You MUST die to self that it be CHRIST THROUGH YOU. You need to seriously ask Him to remove the world from you.
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