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RELIGION.....Past and Present

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This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me........ Considering the lack of peace in the world today its almost ridicules to believe that " modern day preachers, divines, priests, ministers, what-have-you " truly honor and worship God. The effectual fervent pray of a righteous man availeth  much. Righteous thoughts, deeds, and actions breed righteousness into the atmosphere. Righteousness is the main element of peace. Therefore, it is vain for men to think that peace can be achieved if there is no effort to change their evil ways. Its absurd to constantly preach peace without any righteous deeds to manifest it. Thank God for real men who would rather die on their feet than to keep living on their knees. Members of The Clergy....... many are called..... but only a few are chosen. Fredrick Douglass,  may have said it best when he said many, many, many years ago t...

A SINNERS PRAYER

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Merriam Webster, the voice of linguistic authority, defines the word insane as follows: not sane, mentally ill, deranged, demented, very foolish, or senseless. Jesus the Christ was considered insane by many because of the new teachings he brought into the world. The Spirit within compelled him to deliver direct ordinances from God . Christ came demonstrating the power of God manifested in flesh. His revolutionary teachings were empowering the masses who were helpless and hopeless until Christ came with the sword of truth. The Spirit of God mandated and ushered in a New Day, A New Covenant. The New Covenant required repentance and conversion - a true born again experience - followed by instruction in righteousness and oneness with the Creator. Empowerment was guaranteed because truth was the quest. Truth of self and truth of others. The beautiful and dramatic story of Christ, the pioneer perfecter of our...

THE KINGDOM OF GOD

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American history documents that in 1705 the Virginia General Assembly issued a declaration stating that "All servants imported and brought into the country...who were not Christians in their native country...shall be held to be real estate.  If any slave resists his master...correcting such slave, and shall happen to be killed in such correction...the master shall be free of all punishment...as if such accident never happened." How ironic it is that the more things change the more they stay the same. According to Christian theology, the current world is flawed by original sin.  So when the Christ returns He will usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred, oppression, suffering and disease.  The Advent of Christ shall be a sigh for the coming of the hour of Judgment of God. The question for the masses is, "How will we know it's Him?....."What will He look like?" "What will He be shepherding  us to do?" Statistics indicate...

YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN

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Scripture states that Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, a Pharisee, a leading member of the Sanhedrin Council, as well as a popular, intelligent and wealthy man, came to question Jesus the Christ - under the cover of night -  concerning his desire to understand what is required for salvation ? Christ answered the scholar with these words, "Except  a man be born again , he cannot see the kingdom of God." How ironic it is that today, over 2000 years since God described, plainly, what is necessary to be a partaker of His plan of salvation, many and most intellectual and theological scholars still don't have a clue concerning the requirement to be saved.  First, you must repent!!! You must become godly sorry for all past thoughts, deeds, and actions. You must become so humbled and broken up about your rebellion against the living, holy God that you turn to Him in real sorrow and "plead " for His mercy and forgiveness. To repent means to "cry out...

CONSPIRACY 101

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The Bible document's that the followers of Jesus of Galilee were vigorously persued to answer questions pertaining to the charge of conspiracy for promoting revolution and treason against the government of Rome. To avoid prosecution one of the apostles -- Peter-- denied three times that he was part of the spiritual revolution of Christ. " Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man." To be charged with conspiracy the prosecution doesnt have to prove a defendant's involvement in an perceived affair. On many occasions individuals have been incarcerated for simply taking a photograph with someone deemed "suspect" by the authorities. How fortunate for Peter that he was able to avoid the charge against him -- temporarily at least.  Why! Because it was Peter's word against his accusers -- no one had a photograph of him with the man referred to as Jesus. Today, it's amazing how freely we put our images, information, l...

THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING

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Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:  For the time is come that judgement must begin in the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? Daily we are bombarded by news stories concerning clergyman gone bad.  Sadly, many appear to be of African descent. Apparently, they are following in the foot steps of many Catholic Church priests which have suppressed pedophilia within its ranks for decades. Black people, habitually, follow their leaders.  So is it any wonder why sexual sadism and perversion is running rampant within the black church?  It appears that we have become a religious community where the blind are truly leading the blind. Mega Church leaders and have gotten completely away from preaching "fire and brimstone" and have instead resorted to selling the masses "prosperity ministr...

DETAINMENT AND INTERNMENT

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"Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.  For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare.  For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?" Recently, a six-year old Indiana boy was arrested after kicking his principal in the leg and threatening to kill him.  The child, who had been suspended before for kicking and biting, was taken to a local police station and charged with battery and intimidation.  Instead of calling the child's parents when he began to act out, school officials called the police, claiming that putting him in the system was the best option. Unfortunately, for some students - especially males of color - their "acting out is often judged more harshly than their peers and they are not only suspended at higher rates (for the same offensives), but they are also incarcerated at higher rates as well. ...