I found this online and thought I would share! I haven't watched all of it but it's interesting how this was done in the few scenes I've watched. I randomly clicked at a spot in the film and landed on Matthew 7 and Christ's sermon (which I have quoted here many times). Anyway, I pray that you are blessed by this! If you feel like reading Matthew at any point, feel free to watch the visual Gospel of Matthew.
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Where I come from, there is no depression. You’re like: What?? I’m not saying this because I went from town to town (or village to village) and took psych evaluations to determine this. I’m speaking (very generally) through experience and personal knowledge of many of my fellow countrymen. Suicide is extremely rare if existent where I come from. One thing I've noticed that is different about America, ever since moving here, is that there is a certain solitude and isolation that one experiences on a daily basis here. I basically think that's why so many people are depressed inside and outside the American church.
Dearest Dave, I went to church today & my pastor's words rang clear & true to what I've been trying to say. After hearing his message, I feel more encouraged to speak to you truthfully.
The Holy Spirit is really convicting me to say this to you. I think that after this message, I've said enough. I will say no more & I will just listen to how you respond to my statements. This will be my last appeal because in scripture, it says not to argue too much and I would like to obey that. I do not agree that salvation consists of willful sin. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that salvation frees you to sin as you please or that Christ died to let you sin without fear of Judgement. It says quite the opposite. Beware of false teachers who preach this sort of Gospel! (2 Peter 2:1-22) So please consider this, if not anything else I've said. Christ bought us with his blood, yes? Before he came into our lives, we were sinners, we were wolves with no righteousness in our hearts whatsoever (Romans 8:7-8, Romans 3:10-18). All you have to do is look at the world around us to truly appreciate my statement. America has left God behind & I think as scripture says, He has left Americans to fulfill their evil lusts. Romans 1:24 For this reason God allowed their lusts to control them. Romans 1:26 For this reason God allowed their shameful passions to control them. Romans 1:28 And because they thought it was worthless to acknowledge God, God allowed their own immoral minds to control them. **Take for example, the Catholic priests who one after another have molested young boys. It's despicable, and it’s really sad. But I believe that that this is a judgment from God. In the past, God protected priests from their wicked hearts, as he protects us, and he kept them from sinning so gravely, however, today, God has let them go to fill their shameful lusts. **One Old Testament example is Exodus 9:12 of how God hardened Pharaoh's heart. Do you remember that story? God hardened his heart so that He would receive glory. He does everything for his Glory of course. Romans 9:9-16 He did that so that the Egyptians would know that the God of Israel is not a god to be messed with. He meant business, so he hardened Pharaoh's heart so that Moses would go to him day after day and plagues would hit Egypt day after day. So we know that God can to this and has done this before. ![]() Repentance is turning to God with a complete change in the way a person thinks and acts. It isn’t just asking for forgiveness and then doing the same thing again. Matthew 3:2, Matthew 4:17, Mark 1:5 , All these verses call for repentance for “the kingdom of Heaven is near” 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. You must repent to have a chance at heaven. Have you really repented? Are you living the life Christ called us to live... |
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