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The Action Report Hated by the World's 'Smart' People? Think about it! No wonder authentic believers in Jesus are misunderstood, feared, mocked and hated (sometimes all at the same time) by many of the world's "smart people." "You Christians think you have a corner on truth and that your way is the only way. That's why we despise you."
We do not merely claim a corner on truth, but all four corners
Well, let's be honest. We respect all people in all religions. We love all people unconditionally, whether or not they ever embrace our belief system. And we will stand for justice for any individual who suffers injustice. But we cannot-indeed will not-back off from one fact. We do not merely claim a corner on truth, but all four corners, the whole house, really. When Pilate asked Jesus "What is truth?" he was looking Truth in the eye. Jesus forever drew the line in the sand with "I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE." For those of us bold enough to confess that Jesus Christ is incomparable, alive and returning to judge the world, God gives more than mere human arguments. He grants "mighty signs and wonders by the Spirit of God" (Paul in Romans 15:19) in our relationships with other people who are desperate for help and find it in Jesus. That is why there is no stopping the awesome wave of the gospel of Yeshua that is building to a worldwide tsunami. ...in Arab Bethlehem, one Arab Christian leader took me aside and said,
"We need your message of unconditional love in this city." In 2011 members of the Shalom team and Bible students visited Israel. Our team felt the past footsteps of prophets, kings and our Savior and anticipated the future landing of the King of kings on the Mount of Olives. We also saw first hand that it is not easy for Jews or Arabs to love Jesus in Israel. Messianic Jews suffer from Jews and Christian Arabs from Muslims. In Arab countries it is far worse as Arab believers in Jesus pay in blood for their allegiance to the Lord. While in Arab Bethlehem, one Arab Christian leader took me aside and said, "We need your message of unconditional love in this city." ...the young "Joshua" generation
My great burden is for the young "Joshua" generation. Our worldwide school of leadership now numbers almost 50,000 disciples. Picture these being used by God to demonstrate His delivering, healing and saving power from Jerusalem to all nations. If you and I pray, God can do that...and a whole lot more! Frank Eiklor
Related Articles · More Articles Jesus said many would come in His name and deceive the hearts of the simple, sinful and proud. Eastern mysticism and meditation is a big thing in the gullible West. And one day a “world leader” will appear on the scene with the persuasion of a god and the heart of a devil. Jesus warns His children to know the Scriptures, live in obedience to the Father’s will, and stay alert to the signs of the times. They laugh no more. Now God’s description of how He will destroy the old earth and create a
new one makes perfect sense. The splitting of the atom turned many skeptics into believers.
After all, look what man himself is capable of doing with the atom and hydrogen bombs. Now
the fear is that nuclear weapons are being placed in the hands of madmen who wish to annihilate
their enemies. God has blessed man with incredible genius. We stand in awe as we watch men and women in a room full of computers and high-tech instruments guiding and landing spacecraft on distant planets. At that moment, we appear invincible. But then a mammoth tornado comes—or a terrifying hurricane—or rains that flood whole regions and never listen to our shouts to “Stop!”—or the shake that removes from under our feet any confidence or pride we carry, and leaves us numb with hardly enough breath to even utter the paralyzing word “EARTHQUAKE!”. And man is helpless in the face of it all! |
