To the Editor:
As to Chrispin Hollinshead’s remarks in Sunday’s paper Aug. 4 2024, on one point he is right on, and on the other point he is totally off. I am a Pastor and former Chaplain of the County Jail and Juvenile Hall for almost 20 years. I still communicate with prisoners all across America every month. Chrispin is absolutely correct that the Christian religion is in decline and declining.
This was foreknown by God and presented to Jesus’ disciples in Jesus own words in Matthew 24 This falling away is known as the “apostasy” (falling away from the faith), written of by the disciple Paul in his letter to the Thessalonian people in 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 where it states that when the apostasy occurs, then Jesus is about to bring an end to this world of flesh. On our web site there are several Studies available for free on the end times – one titled “2068,” and another titled “Mystery Babylon – America” – TargetTruthMinistries.com.
What might be the signs of the apostasy?
A) Jesus, as fully God, is either not a priority discussed in church, or is even denied by some churches.
B) The Atonement of Christ as the primary message of the church, is replaced with a message primarily of good deeds and meeting human needs (poverty, environment, health care, tolerance, etc.—“social justice”).
C) Separation of church and state, as interpreted today (which was not the understanding of the Founding Fathers), seeks to exclude God from public life, and thus Bibles were removed from government education after WWII.
D) Sex outside the marriage of one man and one woman, is accepted by most people, even Christians. Marriage and divorce were never designed by God as a right, but rather, to represent a state of being or status, a relationship, and people cannot be given equal status in life by governments. Marriage and divorce primarily represent God’s plan of salvation and judgment.
E) Abortion is accepted by society as a right by most people. Here, man becomes a god, determining when life begins. Sixty million babies have been killed since abortion was legalized. Ironically, this is triple the number of illegal aliens the country seems to need, in order to care for the generation which has aborted the babies. This is ten times the number of Jews killed by Hitler in WWII. Man, here, becomes a god, determining when life begins.
F) Euthanasia (legal suicide), is accepted by many. Man, here, becomes a god, determining when life ends.
G) Macro-evolution is worshiped in place of God. Man is elevated to the “highest form of life” by believing in macro-evolution. Macro-evolution is actually a religion, as it requires faith (there is no scientific proof, only a hypothesis) Additionally, scientific evidence which actually denies macro-evolution has been deleted from education. Christianity, on the other hand, is not a religion—it is a relationship, and welcomes all evidence. See the book “Science, Origins, & Ancient Civilizations.”
God’s Word tells us that we are sinners at conception, and all have been condemned by God to hell, even before we are born. This is not because of our ancestor’s sin (Adam), as taught by many today, but because we each are individually, personally, responsible for our sin (original sin), in Eden (see book Eden to Evil).
God loves His creation, therefore, God predestined a plan to reconcile with those who have fallen, if they will change and trust in Jesus. God re-created this earth (the 7-day event – see book Eden to Evil), to provide for this period of reconciliation. This period of reconciliation includes Satan, who has also fallen. Satan imitates God in order to deceive many into rejecting Jesus, and accepting false religions. Satan persuades many to have faith in science, which is based upon limited knowledge and theories, or to accept human desires such as sex, wealth, health, fame, status, etc., as priorities in life, in order to detour our true need to trust in Christ, in order to avoid hell. There is a specific number of beings to be born into this flesh existence (the 1/3 written of in Revelation 12:1-4), and then God will usher in the end judgment. God will destroy this creation, and bring about a return to Eden (the new heaven and earth). The apostasy is here, and that number to be born will soon be reached. Israel is God’s timepiece, and the clock was reset in 1948.
Yes, the apostasy is here, and this, more than likely, is the generation to see Christ return, and the judgment take place. Don’t be deceived by philosophies, with no evidence to support their claims or understandings of life and death. A dialogue is good, but without the truth, dialoguing is worthless. Truth is exclusive. There can be only one truth. Those who point to “other truths” are uninformed. (one of Satan’s tactics). Jesus own words in John 14:6 !
As to Chrispin’s understanding of love that Jesus proclaimed, he is totally wrong. We are all sinners, separated from God – Romans 3:10-12. Jesus showed us love by dying for us to give us all the opportunity to reconcile with God and be restored to the kingdom of God upon our death. Jesus will deny all who oppose God’s ways, and today’s acceptance of abortion and various marriages outside of God’s plan do not show love, but deviance. God will judge those who do not accept His ways with death and eternal separation. If we try to show people love by accepting things not approved of by God, then we are sentencing them to death – we become killers. God loves His creation, but those who continue to deny God’s ways will be sentenced to death.
-Pastor Gerry Burney – TargetTruthMinistries.com
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