Obama cancels Day of Prayer visit?

[Brian]

HOW DID WE GET THIS IDIOT??????

I'm sure you know this, but there are somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 million eligable voters in the US. Around 72 million dem. 55 million rep. the rest other or didn't vote. I read somewhere that about 160 mil. was all that voted so that leaves roughly 40 mil. who could vote but didn't! I guess the voting booths were too far away? Maybe the game was on? We have no one to blaim for the condition of America exept for ourselves. We have allowed the powers to shift. We have allowed gays to flaunt there sin in the face of our children. We have allow God/Christ to be removed from public exposure. We have done these things.
I didn't do that, you say. Yes we did! Take a look at some of the churches in the U.S. alone who are gay friendly. I am certain that you could find as many churches (perhaps those on this website) who would just as openly accept many other things that alot of us would find just as troubling.

When we decide to stand up and say absolutely not to the things that go against the very nature of God then we might get somewhere.

The Bible says we'll get somewhere, alright! See you in the furnace, brother! (Or perhaps the Lion's den, or maybe at the whipping post.) We'll praise God together!! Good times!!

Not sure I am reading you right my man...are you saying "yea right, if we do what you say we wind up dead! ha. fat chance" or are you saying that the world will stand against any move of God and sometimes that will end up in the death of the believer, so follow God and not man EVEN IF it means our death?

This is a curious topic that I have been thinking about for some time. If we, as the body of Christ were to operate in the mannner of the early church (right after the resurection and assention of Christ) we may in fact be turned over and imprisoned or killed for that faith ....but we should do it anyway!! If I am not mistaken, all the original disiples but one was killed for there faith. (not sure where I hear that so I could be wrong)
I just can't help but wonder where the church would be if we had continued in the same manner as they. Openly defiant to the laws of the land that restrict our faith. Absolutely refusing to bow down to the suppression from the world to stifle our faith. Praying where we want , when we want. HOW we want! Radical earth shattering faith!

[paul]

Brian wrtoe:

If we, as the body of Christ were to operate in the mannner of the early church (right after the resurection and assention of Christ) we may in fact be turned over and imprisoned or killed for that faith ..

Brian, we are still that body of Christ, believers are still being killed for their belief in Christ, imprisioned, tortures, starved and beaten. Never forget that.
It just doesn't happen so much here in the states and other western countries. (YET)

[Brian]

I just can't help but wonder where the church would be if we had continued in the same manner as they. Openly defiant to the laws of the land that restrict our faith. Absolutely refusing to bow down to the suppression from the world to stifle our faith. Praying where we want , when we want. HOW we want! Radical earth shattering faith!

This leads me to another though.......

Are we doing what we are suppose to be doing? I mean, are we supose to see who can eat the most hot dogs, or who can climb the highest mountains, or make the engine of a mazerati run faster? Maybe we are suppose to see who can come up with the next generation of a silicon microchip, or design a better working mousetrap? You get the idea. We absolutely FILL our lives with seemingly trival things that I set back and wonder.....if we took all that time and did the work of the Lord....WOW! Where would we be?

Don't get me wrong, I am not casting stones. I have more than my share of things I would consider trival. Just reflecting over my life and wondering how much of an impact I could have if I actually worked for the Lord in responce to how much He has done for me!! I could never even begin to do enough.

[Brian]

Brian wrtoe:

If we, as the body of Christ were to operate in the mannner of the early church (right after the resurection and assention of Christ) we may in fact be turned over and imprisoned or killed for that faith ..

Brian, we are still that body of Christ, believers are still being killed for their belief in Christ, imprisioned, tortures, starved and beaten. Never forget that.
It just doesn't happen so much here in the states and other western countries. (YET)

your right paul. I didnt mean to skim over the sacrafices made by our fellow brothers and sisters who have given the ultamit sacrafice! thanks for reminding me.