Santa Claus is not that innocent, contrary to what most people believe. satan is a deceiver from the very start. He can disguise himself as an angel of light, or in this case as the seemingly benevolent Santa Claus. He wanted to steal the glory from God ever since because he wants to be like the most high himself. SATAN = SANTA. He definitely deserve that kick in the butt, don't you think?.
Here's the proof. The 5 things satan said in his heart (the 5 points of a star):
How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! You said in your heart, “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” - Isaiah 14: 12-14
Saint has come to mean a preeminently holy person who is officially recognized after death. But what is the Bible definition of saint?
Answer:
Some people readily admit, "I'm no saint," as if being a saint were a rare and unreachable goal. But what is a saint according to the Bible, and should we want to be one?
Saint in the New Testament is translated from the Greek word hagioi, which is related to the Greek hagios—holy (New Bible Dictionary, second edition, pp. 486-487).
God is holy (1 Peter 1:15-16
) and commands us to become holy as He is. He is the ultimate example and source of holiness. Holiness includes both the idea of being separated for a special purpose and being pure and right—acting and thinking like God.
So God calls all members of His Church to be holy—literally, to be saints. Consider 1 Corinthians 1:2 , for example, which proves this beyond dispute: "To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours."
Sanctified can be translated as "set apart" (Jewish New Testament), or as the Amplified Bible expands it, "to those consecrated and purified and made holy." All members of the Church of God are called to be "saints," or God's "own holy people" (New Living Translation). The many problems Paul describes in the Church of God in Corinth show that the brethren were far from achieving the goal of holiness, but that is what they were called and aiming for.
If you are a Christian, a follower of Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit, then by biblical definition you are a saint.
So how did its meaning change? According to the New Bible Dictionary, the apostles called all Christians saints, and "it continued to be used as a general designation at least up to the days of Irenaeus and Tertullian, though after that it degenerated in ecclesiastical usage into an honorific title" (second edition, pp. 487-488).
The greatest peacemaker of all is to Love your enemies. This short animation, created for Genesis the Church service on Aug. 31st 2008, illustrates how we attack our enemies, and what our response should be when we have an enemy. Responding with love is the way to make the world a better place for everyone. But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which spitefully use you, and persecute you; - Matthew 5:44 (AKJV)
These following verses prove that imagination is evil:
1) And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.- Genesis 6:5-6
2) And the LORD smelled a sweet smell; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. - Genesis 8:21
3) And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. - Genesis 11:6
4) The wicked in his pride does persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. - Psalm 10:2
5) But they listened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. - Jeremiah 7:24
6) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; - 2 Corinthians 10:5
In contrast, you can read this 'New Age' article 'The Power of Imagination', which supports 'Imagination' as a self improvement method and encourages it's practice to better ones life. What they're really saying is to release ones sin and to stay away from God and His words. It is just one of the many teachings that deceive people and make them turn away from God.
We as human beings, we are naturally sinful and it's only in Jesus we can suppress our body's craving to do sin. So before you listen and follow other 'seemingly' harmless teachings, expose it first to light of the word of God and then know the truth. And if you haven't accepted Jesus Christ yet into your life, DO IT NOW!
Pray the Sinner's Prayer and speak every word with your mouth:
Dear God in heaven, I come to you in the name of Jesus.
I acknowledge to You that I am a sinner,
and I am sorry for my sins and the life that I have lived;
I need your forgiveness.
I believe that your only begotten Son Jesus Christ
shed His precious blood on the cross at Calvary
and died for my sins, and I am now willing to turn from my sin.
You said in Your Holy Word,
Romans 10:9 that if we confess the Lord our God
and believe in our hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead,
we shall be saved.
Right now I confess Jesus as the Lord of my soul.
With my heart, I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead.
This very moment I accept Jesus Christ as my own personal Savior
and according to His Word, right now I am saved.
Thank you Jesus for your unlimited grace which has saved me from my sins.
I thank you Jesus that your grace never leads to license,
but rather it always leads to repentance.
Therefore Lord Jesus transform my life so that I may bring glory
and honor to you alone and not to myself.
Thank you Jesus for dying for me and giving me eternal life.
Are Mormons Christian? What do they believe about the Bible? Are they polytheistic? What about polygamy?
These are a few of the questions that came up in researching the “Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints” (LDS). The study was prompted by the excellently produced ”I’m a Mormon” commercials on radio, TV, and billboards. The LDS has spent a lot of money on advertising to (1) showcase Mormons as wonderful members of society and (2) promote the LDS church as a mainstream Christian denomination. But, while the first statement is true, this second assertion is false.
Our goal is not to make a political statement. This exploration goes far beyond Earthly politics! As we studied we found drastic deviations between the roots and teaching of Mormonism and Christianity. These deviations strike at the heart of the nature of God, salvation by grace, and the work of Jesus Christ.
Finally World Impact traveled to Salt Lake City to find out about the origins of Mormonism and how the LDS church differs from Biblical Christianity. Join us as we unMask Mormonism.
Three Religion Comparison Chart
This chart demonstrates the differences between Biblical Christianity, Islam, and the teaching of Joseph Smith.
With explosive facts, Gods of the New Age explains why 60 million Americans have been led to Eastern mysticism’s “embrace that smothers?. This film explores the world of gurus and their western counterparts, New Agers. In a series of exclusive, candid interviews, we share the thoughts of “master” and witness the blind devotion and mindless obedience of “disciple.”
The Lie of the Serpent is the second part of the controversial Megiddo series, which next focuses on the highly influential New Age movement. But is the New Age really new? Or does it represent the ancient doctrine taught by the serpent to Eve in the Garden of Eden? The answer will startle and amaze you as you learn the influence of the serpent's teaching through the spiritual explosion of occult activity in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Some of the greatest and most recognized people of the modern era (including Charles Darwin, Thomas Edison, Adolf Hitler and Hillary Clinton) have been influenced by the movement that has re-awakened mankind's communication with the spirit realm, and re-shaped the Western view of God and His relationship to mankind. What are the implications of this "paradigm shift" that seeks to introduce a new global consciousness? Will this new consciousness really bring mankind into the dawning of a golden era? Or the awakening of another dark age?
Full of highly detailed research and exhaustive documentation, Megiddo II challenges even the most skeptical viewer to consider the consequence of the global awakening taking place before our very eyes. Join speakers Dave Hunt, Caryl Matrisciana, Dr. Kent Hovind, Pastor Joe Schimmel, and Dr. Stan Monteith who expose the movement that seeks to unite mankind in a one-world religion through the United Nations.Global adherents claim to await a "universal Christ" to lead the world.
What happens to those who will not follow this world leader? And are there sinister warnings against those who refuse to be "initiated" into the New Age?
Mike Hoggard demonstrates that Bible prophecy foretold the rise of secret society groups like the Bilderberg Group over 2,500 years ago! You will be amazed at how accurately the Bible foretold the rise of a group of men just like the Bilderberg group at the End of the Age, whose stated mission is to overthrow God and His Kingdom on this earth.
But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
You and you r family need the facts about an abomination taking place right now - one of the vital signs of Bible prophecy that signals the soon return of Christ.It's the advent of Chrislam an ungodly blending of Islam and Christianity that's being promoted by some Christian leaders today! They're even reading the Koran alongside the Bible in Christian churches! Drs. Jack and Rexella Van Impe have prepared this powerful video expose to show you how this dangerous trend fulfills Bible prophecy - and threatens to destroy Christianity.
This video studies how evil is systematically fulfilling Bible prophecy. It is a 6,000 year survey of secret societies and 220 year survey of progressively engineered warfare. Far from "conspiracy theory" or "Bible thumping", it calmly relies on original source documents. This video will challenge your world view, regardless of your background. It is for those who want the truth.
1-Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
2-We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.
3-When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4-Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.
5-Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.
6-The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
7-All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, 8-but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9-With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10-Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. 11-Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12-My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
'The Power Behind The New World Order' is a film by Megiddo Films, taking a Biblical perspective of the New World Order. All rights belong to Megiddo Films.
42-Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
43-Why do you not understand my speech? even because you cannot hear my word.
44-You are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and stayed not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
45-And because I tell you the truth, you believe me not.
46-Which of you convinces me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do you not believe me?
47-He that is of God hears God's words: you therefore hear them not, because you are not of God.
It’s the poem about Jesus versus “religion” that’s lighting up the blogosphere at a dizzying pace.“Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus” by spoken-word artist Jefferson Bethke has received more than 10.2 million YouTube views as of Saturday night since it was posted just four days ago, eliciting more than 100,000 YouTube comments and plenty of debate elsewhere on the Internet. ~The Blaze
The following is a transcript of Bethke’s poem.
What if I told you Jesus came to abolish religion?
What if I told you voting Republican really wasn’t his mission?
What if I told you “Republican” doesn’t automatically mean “Christian”?
And just because you call some people “blind” doesn’t automatically give you vision?
I mean, if religion is so great, why has it started so many wars?
Why does it build huge churches but fails to feed the poor?
Tells single moms God doesn’t love them if they’ve ever had a divorce?
But in the Old Testament God actually calls religious people “whores”
Religion might preach grace, but another thing they practice
Tend to ridicule God’s people, they did it to John the Baptist
They can’t fix their problems, and so they just mask it
Not realizing religion’s like spraying perfume on a casket
See, the problem with religion is it never gets to the core
It’s just behavior modification, like a long list of chores
Like, “Let’s dress up the outside, make it look nice and neat”
But it’s funny, that’s what they used to do to mummies while the corpse rots underneath
Now I ain’t judging, I’m just sayin’, “Quit puttin’ on a fake look”
’Cause there’s a problem if people only know that you’re a Christian by your Facebook
I mean, in every other aspect of life, you know that logic’s unworthy
It’s like saying you play for the Lakers just because you bought a jersey
See this was me, too, but no one seemed to be on to me
Actin’ like church kid while addicted to pornography
See, on Sunday I’d go to church, but Saturday gettin’ faded
Actin’ as if I was simply created to just have sex and get wasted
See, I spent my whole life buildin’ this façade of neatness
But now that I know Jesus, I boast in my weakness
Because if grace is water, then the church should be an ocean
It’s not a museum for good people; it’s a hospital for the broken
Which means I don’t have to hide my failure, I don’t have to hide my sin
’Cause it doesn’t depend on me; it depends on him
See, because when I was God’s enemy and certainly not a fan
He looked down and said, “I want that man!”
Which is why Jesus hated religion, and for it he called them fools
Don’t you see it’s so much better than just following some rules?
Now lemme clarify: I love the church, I love the Bible, and yes, I believe in sin
But if Jesus came to your church, would they actually let him in?
See, remember he was called a “glutton” and a “drunkard” by “religious men”
But the Son of God never supports self-righteousness; not now, not then
Now back to the point: One thing is vital to mention
How Jesus and religion are on opposite spectrums
See, one’s the work of God, but one’s a man-made invention
See, one is the cure, but the other’s the infection
See, because religion says “do,” Jesus says “done”
Religion says “slave,” Jesus says “son”
Religion puts you in bondage while Jesus sets you free
Religion makes you blind, but Jesus makes you see
And that’s why religion and Jesus are two different clans
Religion is man searching for God; Christianity is God searching for man
Which is why salvation is freely mine, and forgiveness is my own
Not based on my merits but Jesus’ obedience alone
Because he took the crown of thorns, and the blood dripped down his face
He took what we all deserved; I guess that’s why you call it “grace”
And while being murdered he yelled, “Father forgive them; they know not what they do”
Because when he was dangling on that cross, he was thinking of you
And he absorbed all your sin, and he buried it in the tomb
Which is why I’m kneeling at the cross, saying, “Come on! There’s room!”
So for religion, no, I hate it; in fact, I literally resent it
Because when Jesus said, “It is finished,” I believe he meant it
Jonathan Cahn, author of The Harbinger, shares nine omens that spell judgment for America on this edition of Jewish Voice with Jonathan Bernis. .http://www.jewishvoice.org
4 -You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
5 - Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”?
6 - But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
"Age of Deceit: Fallen Angels and the New World Order"
A biblical look at the history of fallen angels and it's relationship to the New World Order and the new age movement. Topics covered are the fall of mankind, the pre-flood world as Atlantis, the new age through theosophy, the fallen angels and their origin of planting the seeds to society, UFO's, ET's and abduction cases, demonic possession, channeling, and more.
