Jude's Advice to Christians

1.  Jude writes, "...I gave all dilegence to write unto you---and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints" (Jude 3).  We are living in a time of great spiritual and moral falling away.  We need to strongly hold to biblical faith.  We need to believe it.  We need to hear it taught, and preached.  We need to read it at home.  We need to grow stronger in it.

2.  "But ye, beloved building up yourselves on your most holy faith..." (Jude 20).  The biblical faith we have is holy faith.  It is holy because it came from God.  We need to keep it holy in our minds.  We need to tell others that this faith is holy and needs to be regarded as such.

3.  We need to be "...praying in the Holy Ghost" (Jude 20).  The Spirit will lead us to pray more often as we yield to him.  He will  lead us to pray about people we know are lost.  The Spirit will lead us to pray about backsliders, that they will return to church.  We need to pray for our church and workers that we will grow and be faithful.

4.  "Keep yourselves in the love of God..." (Jude 21).  Tell ourselves that God loves us.  Thank God in prayer for loving us.  Tell God that we love them.  Tell others that we love God.  We ask for so many things.  We tell our family members we love them.  We need to tell God that we love them.

5.  "And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire..." (Jude 23).  The lost are going to hell fire.  We need to pull, that's right, pull them out of hell fire.  We need to pray that they will get saved.  We need to witness to them about Christ on the cross and his resurrection.  We need to tell them to repent and believe in Jesus.  That will save them.  Who do you know that's lost?

Turkey Is Coming Alive

In the early days of the previous century Turkey was the dominant power in the Mideast.  She ruled over all of the land of Israel.  However, a British General took some troops and forced Turkey to surrender the control over the land now known as Isreal.

France and England held sway in that area.  From that time forward Jews began to return to their former territory.  In 1948 Israel declared themselves a seperate nation and the United Nations accepted her.  God brought Israel back home.

The Arabs did not approve of Israel becoming a nation in that part of what they thought was their territory.  As a result Israel has had to fight and win several conflicts with the Arabs.

But Turkey is now flexing her muscles.  She is breaking her ties with Israel.  She is aligning herself with Russia.  She is pulling away from Europe.  She is becoming militarily stronger.  She has made treaties with Iran.  She is wooing the Arab world into her domain.  Turkey is planning to have greater influence over the Arabic world.

Soon, Turkey will join Russia in an attack on Israel (Ezek. 38:1-6).  Instead of being Israel's partner, she will become Israel's enemy.  Syria is allowing Russia to build an enormous naval port just north of Israel.  Russia is trying to break in on Israel's military language and learn what Israel will do.

Israel will very soon attack Iran to prevent them from using nuclear bombs to wipe Israel off the face of the map.  Will that cause the Arab terrorist groups plus Syria to attack Israel?  Or, when Israel strikes Iran will Israel destroy Syria's capital of Damascus (Isa. 17:1) and the Arab group who are designed to destroy Israel?

Will that cause Russia to gather her allies and attack Israel?  God will defend Israel.  On the other side of this will the Rapture occur?  Will the Antichrist appear right after that?  Are you ready for you trip to heaven?

Facing A New Year

The U.S. Senate ignored the overwhelming majority of Americans and passed the Health Bill.  Edgar Carlisle thinks the bill should be excluded.  We are a democracy.  I hope there are enough Republicans to throw that and some other bills out the back door in 2010!

We are facing a Socialist President who would like to turn America into a dictatorship.  But American wants to ge a democracy.  Even though the world is moving toward a one-world government we can hold to a democracy for quite a while.  We will have enough votes to change these bills.  We also have enough guns to lend support to what America wants.  Why have Americans bought so many weapons since Obama became President?

We, as a nation, are facing a world that is turning toward world government.  This is Biblical prophecy.  But we, in our nation, do not have to follow the trend.  At least, not for now!  Edgar Carlisle is for our having a democracy, and for individual freedom.  We must avoid government control.  I like what I heard Sarah Palin say that Americans need to be set free.  Congress needs to pass only bills that they have to pass.  Otherwise, give Americans maximum freedom!