Christian Persecution That Is Coming To America

[Travis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RORtTJXlpEw

Not anything incredibly new, but something I felt like sharing. I like a good dose of reality from time to time. This is a good dose in less than 4 minutes of your time.

God bless,

Travis

[Lou Newton]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RORtTJXlpEw

Not anything incredibly new, but something I felt like sharing. I like a good dose of reality from time to time. This is a good dose in less than 4 minutes of your time.

God bless,

Travis

Thanks Travis...........sobering to think about

[Blane]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RORtTJXlpEw

Not anything incredibly new, but something I felt like sharing. I like a good dose of reality from time to time. This is a good dose in less than 4 minutes of your time.

God bless,

Travis

Thanks for sharing, Travis. All of Paul's messages on the internet are well worth hearing. A rare and beloved brother whose heart breaks over the condition of the church. God has blessed me greatly through the brokeness of this servant. The grace of God flows through him mightily because he knows he is nothing and Christ is everything.

Blane

[Travis]

Thanks for commenting Lou and Blane,

All of Paul's messages on the internet are well worth hearing. A rare and beloved brother whose heart breaks over the condition of the church. God has blessed me greatly through the brokeness of this servant. The grace of God flows through him mightily because he knows he is nothing and Christ is everything.

That's one thing I have noticed about Paul, is that he get's really scared when he goes to a conference or something and people start speaking very well of him and praising him, with him (Paul) knowing fully well the message the Lord has given him to preach and how most react to it.

Luke 16
14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. 15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. 16 The law and the prophets [were] until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

Travis

[Baruch]

Thank you, Travis. This is a humbling message.

You aptly quoted:

Luke 16
14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. 15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. 16 The law and the prophets [were] until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

The phrase I highlighted in red has been rendered differently in some translations, providing a meaning that conveys an aspect that fits well with those verses and Paul Washer's message. Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees, who had great personal pride in their station, and erected violent and oppressive obstacles to hinder the Gospel.

Arabic: every one suffers violence to himself for it
Ethiopic: is oppressed for it

So the sense would be that men (Pharisees) coveted the acknowledgment of the people and esteemed it as justification of their own status; but God covets the oppressed, who acknowledge Him and look to Him for their justification.

I find it interesting to ponder these things.

[Steve Hollander]

I find it interesting to ponder these things.

AMEN Barry I do as well.

[Travis]

Thank you, Travis. This is a humbling message.

You aptly quoted:

Luke 16
14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. 15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. 16 The law and the prophets [were] until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

The phrase I highlighted in red has been rendered differently in some translations, providing a meaning that conveys an aspect that fits well with those verses and Paul Washer's message. Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees, who had great personal pride in their station, and erected violent and oppressive obstacles to hinder the Gospel.

Arabic: every one suffers violence to himself for it
Ethiopic: is oppressed for it

So the sense would be that men (Pharisees) coveted the acknowledgment of the people and esteemed it as justification of their own status; but God covets the oppressed, who acknowledge Him and look to Him for their justification.

I find it interesting to ponder these things.

Hey Barry,

Good to hear from you, thanks for the response as well.

I'd never heard of those translations of this verse before (Arabic and Ethiopic). That is interesting. All the english translations I've run into seem to state much the same words as the KJV verses above. It's good to hear alternatives.

Grace to you,

Travis

[Blane]

That's one thing I have noticed about Paul, is that he get's really scared when he goes to a conference or something and people start speaking very well of him and praising him, with him (Paul) knowing fully well the message the Lord has given him to preach and how most react to it.

I heard Paul Washer say something interesting once regarding this. He said he makes a concerted effort to never read anything on the internet that people write about him. His reasoning is that he doesn't want to be even remotely influenced to waiver from the message that God puts on his heart before each sermon.

He doesn't want to read good things that might puff him up with pride. Nor does he want to read cutting rebukes that might discourage him or tempt him to water down God's message.

It's refreshing to hear preachers who fear displeasing God more than they fear the criticisms or rejections of men.

Blane

[Jules]

It's refreshing to hear preachers who fear displeasing God more than they fear the criticisms or rejections of men.

Blane

Amen, Blane. Amen.

Thank you, Travis, for posting this short, powerful warning.