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Because of This The Wrath Of God is Coming (You Are Being Lied To-CRT-VACCINES & LGBTQ)

That’s right! You are about to receive what’s so skillfully called MISINFORMATION.

But as was said by the bad guy CEO in the movie VENOM, who was questioned by the little girl and hurriedly shushed by everyone there (who apparently thought they living in CHINA) It’s never okay to stop people from asking questions (or something like that).

Thing is, we are living in America with a bunch of China loving people who have forgotten what truth and justice and the American way is all about. Much less what biblical principles might even look like. So let me tell you what all this has to do with Vaccinations, Covid 19, 20 21

etc and the end of the world. Long ago God created the world through Christ Jesus. Yes, that’s right Jesus. But even Christians have stopped saying that anymore. Christians, if they really are, have rejected the truth, they are suppressing it and as usual, we are being lied to. But as I write this, I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had that come off sounding tinfoil. And why? Because you repeat something often enough, loud enough and people of weak tenure and mind will believe it and then the truth sounds crazy.

So, enter 2019. The world is demanding that the government solve all their problems, or at least a large portion of the population has a very faulty assumption that government is responsible for the solving the ills of society. Faulty assumption number 1 is based a bent worldview that is contorted by this Neo-Marxist – BLM- Critical Theory thing that was and is marching and blazing through society. That means that since a huge number of unbelievers and even Christians were and are buying into the “all white people are racists” and the divisive demonic narrative that white people are the reason for all the problems in America especially, and even the world, like economic oppression, violence, joblessness, ad nauseum the populace becomes a unwary victim of those who want power. The societal problems are real, please don’t hear me saying that I don’t believe that there isn’t societal ills. But as is the case with all lies, they contain half truths.

We often love magic shows because its entertaining. We know there’s no real magic going on. Like for instance, a magician may be drawing our attention away by slight of hand. We delight in these things even though we know it’s happening. We know we are being decieved. However, these issues with the current regime, the US gov’t and even the world wide organizations bent on world dominance are serious. The powers that be have intended to enact a great amount of fear through Covid and CRT for the purpose of gaining power for a greater plan or plans. So as magicians do by diverting our attention, so they have caused a great diversion per se, and have buried us under layers of lies so we can’t see what they are doing. We must wake up and think critically or we will lose our freedoms. These freedoms are the type of freedoms that are God-given and enable us to preserve our families and practice our faith and build our future for our children. SIDENOTE: SO you are told black people are the number one group treated badly. But guess what. No group is more mistreated, slaughtered, censored, poor, homeless, torn apart and destitute than Christians around the world. It actually, factually is definitional of genocide. But you don’t hear about it. Instead, the gov’t and the left and BLM and so on actually target White evangelical Christians!!! Yet I digress.

So let me break this down into real life. Covid 19 comes along. An unelected group of people like Dr. Fauci and his NIH, which we find out had been funneling money to China and the Wuhan lab for creating these viruses, were doing something that is clearly not only immoral and dangerous but illegal on a federal level. Why? I think it’s obvious they are/were doing it to weaponize them for the purpose of defense and offense. The CDC and Fauci and others start saying many contradictory statements on how to deal with this supposed pandemic. Wear masks don’t wear masks. Shut down business and then don’t. People are dying and then they aren’t. Depending on when Trump is in office. For instance, no more people died in the first year then were expected to die, they just died from Covid. Numbers are bloated and fudged. People die from obvious decapitation and accidents but if they have the virus its labeled as Covid deaths. Facts do matter then they don’t.

The solutions is clearly worse than the problem, suicide and isolation economic collapse and so on and yet we allow ourselves to be so afraid that we give up our freedoms for safety. But we weren’t really in anymore danger than we were from the flu or anything else. Its just that this virus propagates faster. Now we are being told that we must take their vaccine or we are killing people (LIE demonstrated by facts). Its not tested. And we know that tens of thousands are dying from this shot. There are no long term studies. Biden said you get the shot and you won’t get Covid. But lo and behold, that’s a lie. So why should I just do what I’m told when I have been lied to? Esopecially when tens of thousands of people are dying from this vaccine. Why would you? Read the studies from Mayo clinic and CDC and all over the world. AIER (American Institute Economic Research) puts out great material on these issues. People are sick and dying and suffering greatly because of these vaccines. I’m going to pray and ask my God, Its a risk to me and I have a right to make the decision when it comes to risks. No one, especially the gov’t, should be able to force me to take an untested shot that could make me sick or injured or dead! HELLO!? I’m asking Jesus Christ whether I should take the vaccine. He said No to me.

It’s complicated right? Yet we aren’t allowed to ask questions for fear of being prosecuted, censored, accused and maligned, jobless. Not only that but we have on a broader scale a president and various elected officials that are clearly convinced that communism and socialism and even Marxism is a better way of governance than the American way of governance. Critical theory with all the various letters that go in between the C and the T like Race and Justice and Gender, that is R and J and G, have at their core confessed and clear Marxist worldviews that have been demonstrated in the past to pit groups against other groups to the demise of society. These are unbiblical. Here is why:

Take Critical Race theory. To say that because “whites”, a blithely defined group, have enslaved “blacks” not well defined either, about 2 or 400 years ago and the effects have extended into even now so therefore this oppression is to be equalized by government, the mitigation of free speech, the institution of reparations and various other Marxist and communist ideologies and government welfare redistribution policies is clearly preposterous. Also we are to denounce our “whiteness” and feel really bad. It produces hatred. Like one Black pastor said in David Platt’s church, “I want to torch all white evangelicals!” Others openly profess how much they hate us and they are going to enslave us back. Wow. Can you imagine if prominent proponents of White evangelicalism or Reformed theology said something like that? I’m not quoting fringe opponents. As you’ll see. Hating someone because of what they’ve done or because of their color is racism. But blacks say they can’t be racist because they are black. Dr. James White says rightly that the best way to make a racist it to tell him he/she can’t be racist.

The problem here is we aren’t reading the bible. Loving the Bible. Seeking God. Loving Christ Jesus. Loving God’s Word. In it is contained the understanding and wisdom to guide us through our confusion. Sin is the problem, not racism. racism is a sin. I think anyone who hates anyone is a sinner. If you are white and supported chattel slavery you were wrong. If you hate someone or mistreat them for any reason its wrong. Instead of all this sewer soteriology…

“See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ” (Colossians 2:8).

If you aren’t quite understanding me, I would recommend you listen to Voddie Baucham. He is a well known, wise and learned man who is well versed in this area. Oh, and he’s black. I guess. I don’t believe in these distinctions because we (Christians) are all one in Christ Jesus. And I am almost positive he is in Christ Jesus. Yet I would say that whatever culture he is, he’s proud of or a part of I would embrace so long as it is not in any way ungodly. Nevertheless, Here is why Critical Race Theory is a divisive, ungodly heresy that actually hates other ethnicities. I am borrowing the following argument from Voddie Baucham and Answers in Genesis and adapting to my style here.

Racism has become an assumption in America from the perspective of CRT proponents: it’s so prevalent, “white” people cannot adequately address it since they are steeped in racism. In short, CRT proposes that the United States is inherently racist. CRT rejects rational argumentation, including the scientific method and similar analytical tools. Finally, CRT places truth not in external reality but inside the perspective of minorities. So they are like Gnostics. They say us white people don’t know what we don’t know. For instance, something is true because many “black” people believe it (note that this does not refer to all “black” people but only those who agree with CRT). It claims we are the oppressors and must become anti racist forever repenting and making amends. Its kind of like just who you are as a white person. A racist.

I must say as a Person who is in Christ Jesus- it deflates the power of the gospel and accuses a whole indistinct group of people against the other. A self righteous victim mentality that points the finger and takes the role of Satan, accusing the brothers of sin they mostly don’t have. Very destructive to the body. McLean Bible Church is a great example of this. When David Platt showed up he embraced CRT and the church is now in shambles. Lies abound and it can be shown clearly that for some reason, Platt and his BLM brothers think its a ok to lie and cheat to advance the cause. Ends justifies the means. Now I am saying these things about McLean based on all the evidence so clearly laid out by elders from McLean opposed to CRT. Could be wrong. Doubt it.

In addition to these tenets, CRT also includes corrective elements. Like classical Marxism, CRT’s Cultural Marxism aims to overturn the inherently racist elements of society. So CRT is not simply pointing out how racism permeates our land: it seeks to eradicate racism in all its forms, including the dominant power structures of society, government, church, and family. Critical race theory is at heart a revolutionary movement.

(direct quote from answeringenesis )

CRT and BLM also overtly includes LGBTQ and immoral agendas. These are blasphemous and anything that does not seek to obey God’s commands is anti Christ. Period. There are surely people who are embracing CRT that confess Christ and object to the LGBTQ agenda. To them I will not throw you in. But CRT as is the case with any other errant philosophy, when taken to its logical conclusion, is ungodly and leads to immorality and death.

It must be told that the bible makes it clear that there is one race. The human race. At the tower of Babel, the lord scattered people and other scriptures make it clear that the Lord has set boundaries and proportioned people into ethnos (ethnicities). Yet scientifically speaking and biblically, we are only different in feature and color. There is no inherent differences DNA style. These constructs, in particular the “race” construct, is one created mostly by evolutionary worldviews and sinful men. Especially when we are born again and in union with Christ, only habits, preferences and culture make any differences. This is a major complication for critical race theorists, especially those who want to frame this as a biblical issue. The entire philosophy is built on a social construction with no foundation in the Bible or genetics.

Couldn’t say it any better than Answers in genesis did. So here is the 3rd point as quoted from their page. I have included the link.

Biblical Problem #2: CRT Promotes Ethnic Discrimination

The second biblical problem with critical race theorists is their insistence on ethnic superiority and discrimination against “whites,” which many actually admit.

Ibram X. Kendi, one of the prominent critical race theorists and author of How To Be An Antiracist, wrote, “The only remedy to racist discrimination is anti-racist discrimination. The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination. The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination.” Kendi is bold in his assertions.

Kendi is not alone in his aim to discriminate against people not of his “race” with the hope of correcting oppression experienced among that group. Another author wants to hate “white” people so much, she prays for it. According to Disrn, Chanequa Walker-Barnes, a self-proclaimed “public theologian and ecumenical minister” wrote in her book, A Rhythm of Prayer: A Collection of Meditations for Renewal, “Dear God, Please help me to hate White people. Or at least want to hate them. At least, I want to stop caring about them, individually and collectively. I want to stop caring about their misguided, racist souls, to stop believing that they can better, that they can stop being racist.”

Dr. Walker-Barnes Racism

Dr. Walker-Barnes has outed herself as an actual racist. In her effort to elevate her race, Walker-Barnes tears down people not like herself—namely “White” people—and prays that God will help her hate them. This is classic racism and ethnic superiority. And invoking God to aid her sinful discrimination borders on blasphemy, even if she claims this is a lament similar to those in the Psalms.

But ethnocentrism is not confined to minorities. Even “white people” can succumb to CRT’s discriminatory practices. For instance, a popular Hollywood actor Seth Rogan was overtly ethnocentric in a recent statement. According to NotTheBee.com,

(Rogan) told Entertainment Weekly he’ll be doing his part to end racism by actively discriminating against white people. And that’s not an exaggeration. When asked what he — as a successful white man — could do to make a difference in his industry, he said: “I mean personally, I think I am just actively trying to make less things starring white people.” So there you have it. The answer to racism isn’t colorblindness. It’s race-based discrimination in hiring practices.

Seth Rogan+

Image from NotTheBee.com.

Rogan believes that discrimination should be practiced. You read that right. But it should not be practiced against “black” people. Instead, it should be practiced against “whites.” Rogan sounds like a racist in his attempts to be anti-racist.

CRT-inspired theorists, ministers, and actors overtly aim to elevate some “races” over other races and discriminate in the process. This is the very definition of racism or biblical ethnocentrism. If you were to flip the script on these statements, it may appear more obviously problematic. For instance, take the prayer posted earlier, insert “black” instead of “white,” and consider the result. You could also insert “Hispanics,” “Asians,” or any other evolution-inspired race into Walker-Barnes’ prayer. Her ethnocentrism is made all the more glaring when the tables are turned. And if it sounds wrong to hate one “race,” it should sound just as wrong for any “race.”

Why is that? Because God’s Word opposes ethnic discrimination. One “race” is not better than another “race.” We are all made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). God didn’t create “blacks” or ‘whites” in his image. All people, regardless of skin color, were made to reflect the Creator’s image.

Through Christ, the former ethnic barriers are being torn down. In speaking about the traditional animosity between Jews and Gentiles, the Apostle Paul wrote, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28). Thankfully, Christ unites people from different backgrounds. He does not divide and discriminate as in CRT, which is why critical race theory is anti-biblical. To introduce such disunity when Christ has made us one is to show how much one is so hostile towards Christ and what He has accomplished on the cross and by His resurrection. Either that or to demonstrate a great lack of understanding of his triumph over the sin that so pervades the heart of man. David Platt is a great example of this. as is many others. He preached a sermon on Amos, saying “But let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”
He takes this great passage and its surrounding context and makes it as though it is speaking of the racial inequities that persist among men in our country CRT style. He strips away the original intent of The Spirit and then builds a false pretense, an eisegesis of miraculous proportions. The gospel of Christ goes out the door and the gospel of CRT comes in. How blasphemous.

Finally CRT is in many ways its own religion. It calls white evangelicals heretics and mixes up the gospel of Christ with the gospel of CRT. The original sin of Adam and Eve is replaced with racism. At the core of all human ills is racism not original sin. It has its own worldview. Again Voddie Baucham outlines this well…

Voddie Baucham, in his book Fault Lines, outlines critical race theory’s religious nature in several ways (Chapter 4, pgs. 69–90). For one, CRT has a new cosmology. Instead of appealing to God’s six days of creation in Genesis, CRT appeals to whiteness, white privilege, white supremacy, white complicity, white equilibrium, and white fragility. Secondly, it has a new original sin: racism. Instead of pointing people to the Fall of Adam and Eve recorded in Genesis 3, crits point to the core “sin” in society as racism. Thirdly, CRT defines a new law: the “Work” of Antiracism. It’s not enough to be against racism. One must actively fight against racism as an “anti-racist” in their religion.

Baucham sums up his perspective on CRT as a new religion when he wrote the following on page 66:

At the epicenter of the coming evangelical catastrophe is a new religion—or, more specifically, a new cult. While some may consider the term ‘cult’ unnecessarily offensive, it happens to be the most accurate term available to describe the current state of affairs. John McWhorter was the first observer I am aware of to refer to it as the ‘Cult of Antiracism.’ Others have used similar terms, and I think they are right to do so.

Fault Lines by Voddie Baucham

If Baucham is right (and I think he is), critical race theory and its associated movement stand in opposition to biblical Christianity because it is a false religion. In the first of the Ten Commandments, God said, “You shall have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3). God continues, later, to say, “for you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God” (Exodus 34:14). God commands complete devotion from his people as their Creator, Defender, and Provider. Whenever an alien religion seduces his people, he has and will oppose it. That included Baal worship in the Old Testament and Caesar worship in the New Testament, and now critical race theory in the 21st century. God will oppose false religions however they manifest. answersingenesis.org

Finally We have another disastrous lie in the back of all of this is the LGBTQIA+ agenda. Biden has clearly said that trangender rights are the most important of equal rights issues. His first day in office he signed 17 executive orders. More than any president by far! It has had far reaching consequences. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/fact-check-does-biden-s-executive-order-allow-transgender-athletes-to-compete-with-gender-of-their-choosing/ar-BB1d0pH6. Men declaring themselves to be woman are destroying competition in women’s sports and walking into high school locker rooms stock naked. And the teachers that call the cops or respond appropriately are being fired or branded as haters and bigots. When I tell people this they think I am exaggerating. Because these things are not being reported in totem. Natural God ordained Binary male and female families and creation is being attacked and Christians are sitting back thinking it will all go away.

Really I don’t want to go into this too much because it turns my stomach. If people, Christian and non Christian alike don’t want to wake up to how destructive this is then “God have mercy”. I mean by that, that it is a wrathful and terrible thing to fall into the hands of an angry God. And that we have and will. The Lord God will not sit back and be mocked. Reformed theology is biblical and right theology. He is sovereign and will not fail to judge us for our relentless hatred of his law. I speak of Christ Jesus. For this is His world and he gave Himself for it.

6  Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore do not be partakers with them; 8 for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light 9 (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), 10   trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. 11  Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even  expose them; 12 for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. 13 But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light. 14 For this reason it says,
“Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine on you.”
15 Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, 16   making the most of your time, because the days are evil. 17 So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. Ephesians 5:6-17

Daniel Pia 8/17.2921

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Are Homosexuals An Abomination? A Refutation of 1946 The Movie

In the book of Romans , chapter 1, 2000 years ago, the God who made this world inspired the apostle Paul to tell us that He has a way of dealing with people and nations who hate him. Starting in verse 24 it says:

24 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, 27 and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. Romans 1:24-27

And they say the Bible doesn’t condemn homosexuality! Indeed it does and God has turned them over. This, in the Greek, is a judicial term. Like when a criminal is handed over to the authorities. You can clearly see over the course of the last few decades that if not the world, our own country, has gone from polyamory (multiple partners & sex outside of marriage) to varied perversions and now to even gender confusion. All of this will go further, mark my words-Pedophilia and worse.

The movie 1946 seeks to make the case that the 1946 version of the RSV of the Bible took the Greek terms μαλακοὶ and ἀρσενοκοῖται in 1 Corinthians 6:9 and supposedly mistranslated it “Homosexuals”, thereby making being gay a terrible sin when it really isn’t and from then on causing great pain and duress to all those who are same sex attracted. They say in the film that the term “Homosexual” is used as a “sacred weapon” and imply that it has spawned hate. By the way, if you hate someone because of the way they sin, that’s not right. The Lord says that hatred is a terrible sin.

The gentlemen narrating the trailer of 1946 says he loves God so much, and that he being taught that being a homosexual is an abomination to God made him feel like he should maybe rid the planet of himself! There are a great many errors in all these statements and assertions and expressions of emotional fervor.

1st, If you really love God, you love what he loves and hate what he hates. Being sexually immoral and saying you love God is like a man cheating on his wife and saying he loves her at the same time. The wife wouldn’t put up with it and God isn’t either. As I will prove in the following video, God’s law is an expression of His holiness and love it’s apparent and clear as a bell that in Leviticus 18 and 20, the Lord says that a man should not lie with a man as he does with a woman.

You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. 23

Leviticus 18:23

If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them Leviticus 20:13

So I could list many other verses. But I will go with these two. Go and look at the context. Do the proper exegesis. God is referring to sex in both cases. So trying to squirm out of it that way won’t work. Now in the 1st century when the Apostle Paul wrote Romans, they had access to and used the LXX, that is the Septuagint. It’s the Kione Greek version of the Old Testament. Remember that in the trailer and or the 1946 movie, they assert that malakoi and arsenokoitai were mistakenly translated as “homosexuals”. Liberal and heretical scholars alike all try to say that both in 1 Corinthians 6 and elsewhere Paul is not condemning homosexual behavior. Yet the issue is whether Yahweh, the LORD, and Jesus Christ our Savior and God condemns it or not…isn’t it? The bible is His word!!

Quickly let me let you in on something. You’ll notice in some translations, it’ll say something like, homosexuals and the effeminate.

The NASB has…

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, (μαλακοὶ) nor homosexuals, (ἀρσενοκοῖται). 1 Corinthians 6:9

The ESV has

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, (lumping both terms into one)

1 Corinthians 6:9

Herein lies some interesting issues. Nothing nefarious, as the wicked left wants you to believe. Think of prison today. Without getting graphic, the Greeks had this idea that the man doing the deed, so to speak was not doing anything wrong on the other man, but the man getting the deed done to him was. Just like in prisons today, there is a lot of men that feel that it’s okay to “do the deed” on another man and still retain your manhood. That is, not be sinning. This was well known and we have evidence to this. Paul was condemning all of it. He said both the aggressive man and the passive man was sinning.

Secondly, leviticus 18 in the Greek says this, and here’s the proof you won’t see the LGBTQ community and others showing you. In regards to Leviticus 18:22

22 ‘You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.

Here it is in the Greek, which the Apostle Paul had…

καὶ μετὰ ἄρσενος οὐ κοιμηθήσῃ κοίτην γυναικός βδέλυγμα γάρ ἐστιν Leviticus 18:22 LXX

Notice the bold part. For those who don’t read greek. Its ARSENOS KOITEN. The same word in 1 Corinthians 6:9 That is Male Sex!!! Paul just apparently put the words together and coined the term! Now look at Leviticus 20, they’re right next to each other.

If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them. 1 Leviticus 20:13-14

καὶ ὃς ἂν κοιμηθῇ μετὰ ἄρσενος κοίτην γυναικός βδέλυγμα ἐποίησαν ἀμφότεροι θανατούσθωσαν ἔνοχοί εἰσιν Leviticus 20:13-14 LXX

In 1 Corinthians 6:9 Pauls says this in the greek, which your bibles are translated from…

9 “Or οὐκ do not οἴδατε you know ὅτι that ἄδικοι the unrighteous θεοῦ of God βασιλείαν the kingdom οὐ not κληρονομήσουσιν will inherit μὴ Do not πλανᾶσθε be deceived οὔτε neither πόρνοι fornicators οὔτε nor εἰδωλολάτραι idolaters οὔτε nor μοιχοὶ adulterers οὔτε nor μαλακοὶ effeminate οὔτε nor ἀρσενοκοῖται homosexuals

Malakoi μαλακοὶ may be in dispute as to what “soft” in relation to homosexual behaviour means. But really, give me a break, I think we all get it. But ἀρσενοκοῖται , arsenokoitai is clearly from the law. The word is a compound greek word from the LXX-Septuagint clearly derived from God’s clear commands condemning Same sex activity.

And that’s just the beginning. Jesus addressed this when he says that God made us male and female. in the Hebrew, Ish (man) and Ishah, (woman) so God took the woman out of the man and for this reason a man leaves his mother and father and cleaves to his wife and the two become one flesh. Matthew 19:4,5 Genesis 2:24 Much insight is in these verses. In the scriptures it speaks of the male and female counterpart relationship. They are like two side of a building. They are like the left and the right hand. A key and a lock. LGBTQ is blasphemy against the Loving God who made us and spitting in the face of Christ Jesus and His church-His bride. Ephesians 5:31

1946 The Movie Refuted- Homosexuality is UNLAWFUL

Daniel Pia 5/21/2021

Incarnate Christmas by Daniel Pia

Prophet and Priest and King is The Messiah of Bethlehem. Too often we think little of the God who humbled himself and stooped low to redeem for Himself a chosen people, a royal company of lights to the world.

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Christian Worldview By Daniel Pia

Does the World determine how you interpret and view scripture, or does the scripture determine how you interpret the world? Everyone has a world view, the lens by which we view the world. In the following video, we will discuss the issue as to whether the scripture determines our worldview and vice versu, and various minutia. God’s word is tantamount in our lives. Its the final authority and judges the thoughts and intentions of our hearts. Therefore it should, especially for those who believe, be the interpreting factor for all our beliefs…

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Christian Worldview Part 2Spiritual Discernment

“Jesus’ discernment penetrated to the deepest reaches of the heart. But the Christian is called to develop similar discernment. For the only worthwhile discernment we possess is that which we receive in union with Christ, by the Spirit, through God’s Word.” From the article “What Is Discernment?” by Sinclair Ferguson May 8 2020 [Emphasis mine]

As was said in yesterday’s video, the scriptures should form our worldview, rather than the world forming our view of scripture. The Bible is God’s word to us, by which we understand the world. If we have a postmodern mindset-or any other kind of unbiblical worldview, it will cause us to misinterpret the scriptures so that we are unable to discern its meaning.

This leads us to the subject of today: Spiritual Discernment. For the scripture itself testifies…

1 Corinthians 2:14 [ESV] “The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.[Emphasis mine]

…And the bible, the scriptures, which are the very breath of God are the things of God. Sure, there are a great many things in the bible that a natural man or woman can understand simply. But true understanding, especially to Salvation is impossible without the Spirit of God giving that understanding.

As Sinclair Ferguson said in the same article: “True discernment means not only distinguishing the right from the wrong; it means distinguishing the primary from the secondary, the essential from the indifferent, and the permanent from the transient. And, yes, it means distinguishing between the good and the better, and even between the better and the best.”

Not only that, it is the difference between ignorance and revelation, damnation and salvation, peace with God and enmity with God. The Apostle Paul speaks often of “the now and the not yet”. We are saved yet we are being saved, which touches on the process of sanctification:

[1 Corinthians 1:18 NASB] “For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”

As Jesus told Nicodemus, no one can even see the Kingdom of God unless he is born again by the Spirit of God. John 6 is a whole discourse where Christ lays out a clear teaching on this. He says that no one can come to the Father unless drawn. He says they will all be taught of God.

[Matthew 16:16-18 KJV] “And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. [Emphasis mine]

So we are truly dependent on The Spirit of Christ to save us, guide us, teach us, convict us, console us and give us life. The scriptures make it plain that you do not belong to the Father if you do not have the Spirit in you. Just think of it. The Father sent the Son. The son lays down His life for His people, His sheep. The Son ascends to the right hand of the Father to forever intercede for those he saves and sends the Holy Spirit to indwell and procure salvation for believers. The Spirit gives us gifts and enables us to do all things pleasing to the Father, indeed to God our Savior. What a blessing eternal is this!

In all our circumstances, we are to glorify Him by our right actions and words according to His commandments.

“Teach me good judgment and knowledge” (Ps. 119:66).

The word used here for this passage means to taste, as in discriminating. Like one who judges a meal. Christians so often, too often, are not respected by the world. Though we should expect persecution, we have the Holy Spirit, if we belong to Christ, which means that Christ Jesus has made promises to us. He has promised to give us wisdom. Why aren’t more of us known for our wisdom and knowledge?

Indeed we should be renown for our ability, by the Spirit, to assess the world, make judgements and predict outcomes and consequences and guide others toward ultimate fruitfulness. I say, if an Old Testament King, like Solomon, had so many streaming to him for teaching being that God had given him so much wisdom, why aren’t the many streaming to us, the New Testament prophets, being filled with the Spirit of the living God? We have a better Covenant! Better promises! We have a better Canon of Scripture. So much blessing, so many mysteries fulfilled and laid out so that we are full up with revelation.

In this day and age, there is so much denial of truth. So much inconsistency. There is a stark denial of God and his commandments. What is evil is called good and what is good is called evil. Facts are rejected. Consistent application of principles clearly outlined in the scriptures and aptly applied to any given issue, etc, will enable the man of God to glorify our risen Savior and teach other to do the same. From religious issues to Political issues, and to our families everything is laid bare before the eyes of the Lord which includes his word. Men, where is your zeal to “wash your wives in the water of the word”? An ideal man of God is deeply theological, wise, and filled with understanding, led by the Spirit in all things.

[Hebrews 4:12 NKJV] “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

We His people are to seek understanding by His spirit in the word of God to His glory with and out of love, with gentleness and respect.

Finally, the gospel is central to all things. Christ is the central figure of all things. We have the answers to all the questions! How can one who knows the Father, through Christ Jesus, indwelt by the Holy Spirit, keep quiet or do nothing?

[James 2:15-17] “If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

In closing let me say, let me pray, that if you don’t know Him, that is if He doesn’t know you and if you haven’t repented and believed on Christ Jesus having died for sins and resurrected to the right hand of the Father to intercede, the mediator between God and man, I plead for you that you would do so now. Do not wait. For God has said that all are condemned and under the wrath of God. There is no one righteous. Not one. God has set a day to judge the world by Christ Jesus. If one dies without repenting and believing on Christ, eternity in torment is that one’s destiny. But if Christ is your Savior, you will be given mercy and grace through faith in the person and work of Christ. He then will no longer be your judge but your Shepherd, by grace through faith in his shed blood on Calvary’s cross. The Spirit of the living God will take out your heart of stone and put in a heart of flesh. Just as Jesus called Lazarus from the grave, dead as he was, you being dead in sins and trespasses can be made alive in Christ Jesus, through the washing of regeneration of the Holy Spirit.

Daniel Pia 10/21/2020

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A High View of Scripture…by Daniel Pia

It seems clear that whether in religion or politics, personal matters or public, what you believe about the Bible matters. Let me explain. The Bible is the Word of God. Now Just making that statement will cause many to bristle. I have presuppositions. When I open my Bible I presuppose this: this that I am reading is what God has spoken and inspired his chosen to write. It is authoritative, infallible and the rule of life and faith for all.

Matthew 12:26…

 “have you not read in the book of Moses,
how in the bush God spoke unto him, saying…”
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In John 10:34,35, Jesus said,

“Scripture cannot be broken.” 

Well over ten times the Gospel writers record Him saying, “Have you not read . . . ?” and thirty times He defended His teaching by saying, “It is written.” He rebuked His listeners for not understanding and believing what he said the “Law and the Prophets” plainly say. The Law, the Prophets and also “The Writings”, all 39 books were laid up in the Temple of God. Don’t you believe the lies of so called elites and scholars who say this was not a settled issue amongst the orthodox. Jesus and His apostles had the LXX, the Septuagint, which is what we have in English version. The Apocrypha and other books that others say were taken out or should be in are not inspired texts and Christ nor his followers thought so either. You’re on solid ground with your Bible and demonstrably so.

Over and over the LORD of the universe had a view of the scriptures supremely higher than most. The scriptures themselves testify that they are God-breathed– “theopneustos”, the greek for God-theos, and pneuma, for breath.  

Now, you will notice that whenever one departs from this high view of scripture, things go south (or left). Whether in politics, religion etc. It always goes to the left! Immorality gets justified and scripture gets twisted, reinterpreted, taken out of context and abused. Then it is finally dismissed as just the religious musings of men in one way or the other. But how can we say that Christ is our Savior, indeed our God and then claim that he was wrong about what His word is, the nature of His word and the authority of His word?

Finally, all know God’s power and wonder. They all know Christ is King, even the demons-and they shudder. In fact, He is the Word of God! In Him we live and move and have our being. Even those who hate Him can’t take their next breath without His enablement. Every knee will bow and tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the Glory of God the Father. The 66 books of the OT and NT are his Word so graciously given. Repent and believe in the life, death and resurrection of Christ, who is Yahweh [God] in flesh, now- before its too late! All your questions are answered in Holy Writ from our both Merciful and Wrathful God. Merciful to those who turn in faith and repentance, yet wrathful and furious towards those who persist in rebellion and hatred towards Him. For now, His kindness is meant to lead you to repentance.

May the God of hope give you all joy and peace in believing.

D.T.Pia 9-24-2020

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The Gift of The Holy Spirit

As disciples and followers of Christ we are monotheists. There is only one God. Yet God is clearly revealed as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Three distinct persons- one in being. Yahweh has no equal! He is unique. The trinity is born out in the redemption- each playing His part. The Father sent the Son. The Son atones for and redeems the chosen by His work and the Holy Spirit applies and accomplishes the redemption and sanctification, working in us to give life. Yahweh the Son sent the Holy Spirit to those who are His, believers, as a comforter to guide and convict, to sanctify and help us in every way. Just as Christ Jesus said:

John 16:7-15:

“7Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. 12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.”

No one can even come to the Father but by the Spirit. [John 6:44] Indeed we are born again by the Holy Spirit by which we are saved and become new creatures [2 Cor 5:17] in Christ! John 3:3-8:

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

Don’t think that you have eternal life if you don’t have the Spirit of Christ who is the Holy Spirit. Romans 8:9 “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.”

1 Corinthians 2:11 is interesting. “For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.” This passage clearly informs the one claiming that nowhere in scripture does it say that the Holy Spirit is God. Here you have the Spirit compared to our spirit. Just as our spirit knows our thoughts, and just as our spirit is not a force or some such thing but indeed who we are, so The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Yahweh! And Christ Jesus has given us such a precious, and exceedingly great gift, in that we who have had our sins cleansed, and our consciences sprinkled with the blood of the covenant, and washed by the blood of the Lamb of God, are now able to draw near to God! Not only this, but we have been given the wondrous gift of the Holy Spirit that dwells within us. There is nothing on Earth or in all the Universe that compares to such a wonder as this! He walks with us and talks with us and helps us in our weaknesses. He prays in us and through us and for us and indeed…we are temples of the Living God!

And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever. 27 My dwelling place will be with them. I will be their God and they will be my people. 28 Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is among them forever.” Ezekiel 37:27 See 2 Corinthians 6 for NT fulfillment

Daniel Pia 9/27/2020

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100’s of Christians gather to sing hymns of praise- some arrested at the City Council according to our 1st Amendment of the US Constitution. We have right to grievences. Yet more than once BLM protestors gathered there not near as peacefully and not social distancing. They gather at politician’s homes and threaten them. Yet lawful and religious activities are thwarted and Christians are arrested. BLM protestors are not. Why? Its clear as far as I am concerned. They, the BLM protestors are violent, they threaten, they intimidate, they loot, burn, shout, slander, and even murder others and feel they are justified in doing so.

So you may say, that’s just not true! Or this or that. But look at the facts! See the videos, see the violence, the racism against all but blacks, the burning buildings, the rising murder rates, the videos of police officers sitting in their cars doing nothing wrong and getting shot; they are mothers and fathers. I am told I am a racist because I am white. Not based on whether I actually hate a person based on their race but whether I am part of a group. Then I am told that because the government says so, I cannot stand within 6 feet of my friend or family, and I must wear a mask. But these rules don’t apply to the revolutionary.

I’m clear now, I see the war coming-it’s here. I’ve read the articles, seen the videos, heard the calls for violence. From Nancy Peloski, 4th from the presidency to the gangs on the street, its clear that I am in danger. I love all people of all races and all tribes. However, I will protect my family, live righteously and above all, SERVE MY GOD.

Joshua 24:15

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

So go ahead all you people. Red, white, black or whatever. Makes no difference to me. What matters is the God you serve. I will love you as I do myself. If I find you in a ditch, I will bind your wounds and help you. But make no mistake. I will obey God rather than men. I will serve no other God than Jesus Christ!

Daniel Pia 9/28/2020

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How Can I know If I am Saved? A Simple Way of Knowing

By Daniel Pia

Usually every time I would address something like this I would include a lot of scripture. That is the right way. But today I want to speak in a straightforward and common way. Don’t take me wrong. What I am about to say is wholly based on The Word of God.

You may of heard of Lordship salvation. Many have argued that Lordship salvation, which is a simply a way of saying that one has not only confessed Christ as Savior, but has “made Jesus Christ Lord”. Why should this cause concern? Well because many make a personal decision, raise their hand in church or some such thing and sort of get their “ticket punched” and that’s it. Then they move on in life living somewhat as they always did without much change taking place, so that Christ seems to have made no difference to them. But in this case what Has Jesus saved them from? It seems that many just don’t want to go to Hell! It seems they want to be Lord of their own lives and live the way they want to, sinning and displeasing God the way they’ve always done. But the very gospel message is that we have all gone astray. Every single person is a slave to sin and is under God’s wrath and displeasure. The wages of sin is death and the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus, his death, burial; and resurrection. If we repent and believe we have Eternal Life. That is Lordship Salvation. To think we need not repent but to continue living in sin is to be in error to say the least. And to those who say that their faith need not be proved by works of righteousness are indeed in error. Deeds do not save us. They follow true saving faith.

So how does one know they are saved? To state it simply, you know because you can say with joy that Jesus Christ is Lord! You love Him! You want Him to be Lord of your life. When you sin you hate it. If you are truly His disciple you love Him and His people. And nothing means more to you than your salvation, your relationship with Him and all that He has said and done for you and for us.

One last thing. The Holy Spirit is given to those that belong to Christ. If you belong to Him he will testify of these things, to all of the things I have shared with you. He is our seal and promise.

Think about it. Pray about it. Read about it in His Word. Eternity is a long time to be wrong. Forever is joyous to the redeemed.

Daniel Pia 10/7/2020

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Marriage, Sexuality, and the LGBTQ error

In this video I discuss Matthew 19, Genesis 2 and how Jesus clearly defines marriage, sexuality and how dishonoring LGBTQ+ behavior and thinking is. It is not new. God has expressly forbid such behavior and there is a reason why He has done so. On the flip side, marriage between one man and one woman is a great blessing and gift given to us. It represents Christ and His church. Ephesians 5:32

The Two Shall Become One Flesh
Intro to Series on the The Book of Romans
There’s No OT vs NT…It’s all The Word of God