Cedric Fisher: "earnestly contending for the faith."

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Prophets and Rebels

During my childhood, I worked along with my mom and brothers tending to a large garden and even larger truck patch. From end of summer and until spring of the following year, the garden and truck patch grew over with weeds and grass. Except for the strawberry plot, it all had to be tilled. We raked the weeds, cockleburs, and grass in piles and removed them. Then, we plowed rows for planting and sowed the seeds. Each day, we conducted Maintenance to prevent weeds and grass from taking over again. Considering the references to seed and planting in God’s word, can we understand that plowing comes before planting and planting comes before a harvest? If so, why do we invited individuals that have “plow-and-seed-phobia” when we advertise a harvest? Most church need a prophet but they send for an entertainer. People may complain about the prophet, “We don’t like the speaker. He is negative and makes me uncomfortable.” Good, then he is doing God’s will. How long will the “spots” among our “feasts of charity” might remain and feed without fear. (Jude 1:12)

“Sow for yourselves righteousness; Reap in mercy; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the LORD, Till He comes and rains righteousness on you.” Hosea 10:12 Continue reading

Israel in Crisis

The current Palestinian attack on Israel exposes years of falsehoods accusing Israel of lion’s share contribution to the Mideast crisis. Influential Christians repeating those falsehoods are sowing antisemitism in America’s younger generations. The same generations are taught antisemitism in seminaries and universities. I regard those teachers and professors as falling from the same mold that gave us higher criticism and other liberal theology. Anti-Semites claim the Palestinians are not the aggressors. They further claim Palestinians are genuine Christians persecuted by Israel. The current invasion and attacks completely exposed that as false. Continue reading

When God is Silent

“If you will not hear, And if you will not take it to heart, To give glory to My name,” Says the LORD of hosts, “I will send a curse upon you, And I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have cursed them already, Because you do not take it to heart.” — Malachi 2:2

“So do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry out to Me because of their trouble.” — Jeremiah 11:14

There is a phenomenon I have noticed when reading the history of apostasy. God does everything possible to awaken people to their contempt for His word. Contempt begins with believing a person or a thing is beneath consideration. It can escalate to deeming it or them are worthless or deserving scorn. Contempt for God’s Word always leads to departing from the faith. The phenomenon is that God becomes silent, and the people do not notice. Only when they wish to hear from Him does the consequences of their sin catch up with them. They may protest and claim love for God’s Word, but it is easy to prove otherwise. That is especially true today. People twist the Scriptures to mean what they wish rather than accepting the clear intent. Continue reading

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