Sunday, February 19, 2012

Sex in the Church: Does the Black Church Need Sex Education? Part 1

I initially wrote this article for gcmwatch.com back March of 2010 , and decided since it is Black History Month to reevaluate if in indeed sexual immorality has impacted the African American Community and the Black Church.You be the judge!



“Why Dodge the Sex Question?” Is Sexual Immorality Destroying the African American Community?



In November 1929 Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Sr. (pictured) published a series of sermons on sexual perversion. Powell claimed sexual perversion was steadily increasing in large American cities, particularly among women and ministers. During this time many Black men and women left their spouses for members of the same sex. Powell stated that homosexuality was one of the powers that debased a race of people. It also caused a rejection of familial responsibility that held the black community together and therefore, made it a viable political entity. He further went on to state that there was an increase in the number of black ministers who placed their own desires for personal gratification, prestige, and wealth over the interest of their congregation. Having a sense of entitlement was at the root of homosexuality[source].

Rev. Powell instituted sex education classes in his church taught by medical doctors. To his critics Powell replied, “why dodge the sex question?” He stated that ignorance was the reason so many diseases spread. Didn’t Hosea 4:6 say, “…my people are destroyed for the lack of knowledge?”



Almost sixty years ago the late Harlem US congressman Reverend Adam Clayton Powell Jr. wrote an article entitled, “Sex in the Church.” Appearing in the November 1951 issue of Ebony Magazine, the article first spoke about the need for sex education in the African-American Church. Revered Powell told a story about an unidentified pastor’s grief over the death of his handsome and talented personal male assistant. Powell described the funeral of that of a scene out of Arabian nights with a lavish spread of flowers and a very expensive coffin. But what Powell found most disturbing was the preacher’s quavering voice, tear soaked eyes and shaking body. The pastor even attempted to leap into the casket! He went on to write that the minister’s broken sobs were those of someone who had just lost his lover. As it turned out, the two had been involved in an unnatural relationship for a number of years and the entire congregation knew about it. Today this “man of God” is one of the most powerful and respected Negro pastors in all America. The preacher Powell was referring to was Detroit Prophet Jones (James Francis Jones) and his longtime companion James Walton. Jones was said to be very flamboyant and exhibited feminine tendencies. And he himself admitted that he lived differently from other men!


Powell Jr. was absolutely right when he said there was a need for sex education with all the homosexuality that was taking place in the Black Church. However, Powell Jr. was no saint either. He committed adultery on his first wife [source]!

Adam Clayton Powell Senior and Junior had timeless messages that are still relevant today. If we fast forward to the twenty first century we see the rampant homosexuality that is taking place in the gospel music industry. We hear more and more about sexual abuse cases, mega-superstar preachers committing adultery, down-low brothers and all other sorts of sexual perversion. What happened to holiness and sanctification?



Our church leadership has failed in the area of promoting sexual purity and standing on the principles of God’s Word when it comes to this subject. For the most part, they have been muted from speaking out against immorality across the pulpit. There are pastors who will look away at the immoral lifestyle of their talented singers, preachers, and prophets. As long as they draw a crowd and bring in money, they will choose to believe that God is endorsing their sinful people. They love prophets that ”prophet lie” and prophesy blessings, instead of the truth. Isaiah 56:10-11 says, “His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yea they are greedy dogs which can never have enough and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.” They won’t bark out against the sexual immorality that is taking place in the four walls of the church and it brings a reproach on the Church of Jesus Christ because of the hypocrisy.




When God gave Moses the Torah, it just wasn’t just a book of arbitrary laws. It was a book of instructions for the nation to live by and to be separated unto YHWH. It taught the people to be “sanctified in their own sexuality” and to not take on the sexual practices of pagan Gentile nations. Leviticus 18:3 says, “After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.”   The entire chapter of Leviticus 18 was dedicated in instructing Israel to abstain from unlawful sexual relations and to follow the Torah. In short, it educated the nation of Israel on “sanctified sexuality.” This made the nation of Israel very different from any other nation at the time because the Gentile nations had no sexual boundaries.



Here in the United States a whopping 78% of Americans identify with being a Christian. But it seems that a lot of Americans are not practicing what they profess they are. Are we really practicing Christianity or are we practicing Satanism? As Christians we follow what is said in 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5, “What God wants is that you be holy, that you keep away from sexual immorality, that each of you know how to manage his sexual impulses in a holy and honorable manner, without giving in to lustful desires, like the pagans who don’t know God.” Are Christians that don’t abstain from sexual immorality really Satanist by de facto? The first commandment of Satanism is indulgence instead of abstinence and this promotes self indulgence of the flesh.




The United States boasts the highest percentage of professional evangelicals in the industrialized world. According to polls, 46 percent of Americans consider themselves to be born-again with the highest percentage in the African-American community at 59 percent[source]. However, America has the highest percentage of single parent homes, the highest abortion rate, the highest sexually transmitted diseases rate, and the highest teenage birth rate. Isn’t it funny that one in three Americans or 90 million people claim to be born-again[ source]?



Sex education is most needed in the Church! We just can’t depend on the federal government or school system to teach sex education to our children. Its taught from worldly point of view, and not from the standpoint of the Word of God. Even adults within the Church need to be taught the disciplines of sanctified sexuality in the context according to the Word of God.



Planned Parenthood is not a viable options either to teach sex education to the church. They teach kids that masturbation is safe and healthy and that using condoms is way to practice safe-sex. What they fail to tell you is that a person can contract a sexually transmitted disease (STD) through skin on skin contact and not just the exchange of fluids. The group also teaches that if a person can’t practice abstinence, than s/he can use lower risk activities such as: manual stimulation, mutual masturbation (phone-sex, cybersex, etc.), erotic massage, kissing, body rubbing, or oral sex[source]. Abortion is a tool for birth control, and to eliminate unwanted pregnancy. Planned Parenthood definitely does not promote the biblical-based teaching that God created sex for the enjoyment and confinement of marriage between a husband and wife.



Has sexual immorality devastated the Black Community?






Does the Black Church need sex education?






Has the Black Church been impacted by sexual immorality?






Part Two of, “Does the Black Church Need Sex Education” will examine these questions.





















Sunday, February 12, 2012

Joel Osteen Said Mormons are Christians! True or False?


It very obvious that Pastor Joel Osteen can make millions of dollars selling his feel good motivational books, and his ability to fill up an arena on Wednesday nights and Sunday morning with his church members. However, when it comes to his theological soundness and standing on sound doctrine he is seriously lacking. Back at it again with his inability to stand on sound doctrine, Osteen said that Mormons are Christians in his response about Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney a Mormon not being a Christian.  He stated Romney is his Christian brother.  I hate to tell you Joel, but Mormons are no closer to being Christians than let's say a Satanist, Wicca, Shaman, Buddhist, and Hindu.  We"re seeing a growing trend of ecumenical dance with prominent Christian personalities such as Osteen's statements that Mormons are Christians, and Christian television networks such as TBN and Daystar broadcasting Glenn Beck (Mormon) as he endorses Mormonism as just another branch of Christianity.  Let's examine the truth and facts from a biblical perspective that Mormonism isn't Christianity, and never will be.


Mormonism Occult Origins



The Mormon Church was founded by Joseph Smith who was a 33rd degree freemason.  He was heavily involved in the occult arts such as astrology, ritual magic, crystal gazing, seer stones, and divining rods (source).Smith was also into spiritualism in which a person is in contact with the dead and with other spirit entities to obtain information or knowledge through the occult. 

Joseph Smith claims that an angel Moroni gave him the revelation for the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine of Covenants, and The Pearl of Great Price.   Supposedly Moroni's father, Mormon, a Nephite historian-prophet,wrote the history of the Jews/Nephites who came from Jerusalem to ancient America in 600 B.C.-385 A.D.  Moroni added his words to the book then hid it.  Supposedly in these gold plates, it is written that Jesus appeared in America and spent time with the Nephites after his resurrection.  Shortly afterwards, the Nephite people were wiped out in a war against the Lamanites (principal ancestors of the Native Americans). After his death, Moroni was resurrected as an angel.  In September 21, 1823 Moroni appeared to Joseph Smith in New York ,gave him gold plates, and instructed him to translate the gold plates into English.  This is the origin of the Book of Mormon.

Ironocally the name Mormo is is listed in Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible in the listing page of "Infernal Names." It states that Mormo is the god of the ghouls, and his followers would be Mormons (source 1/ source).


Mormonism Has Elements of Gnosticism

Mormonism does possess some elements of gnostictism (source/source). In June 8, 1873, while preaching from the pulpit of the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah Brigham Young declared:

"The devil told the truth... I do not blame Mother Eve. I would not have had her miss eating the forbidden fruit for anything in the world... They must pass through the same ordeals as the Gods, that they may know good from evil... Through the gift of sin, humanity can achieve godhood (source ; source)."

This is completely contray to what John 8:44 says: "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it." It calls the devil the father of lies and a murderer.  This is because his intent in the Garden of Eden was to spiritually murder both Adam and Eve by getting them to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.  Adam and Eve died spiritually and that death did not result in them becoming gods as the Devil told them in Genesis 3:5.  It was a lie.  Brigham Young's statements and writings regarding the fall of man and the serpent in garden helping Adam and Eve to realize they're gods mirrors gnosticism.  It sees the serpent/Satan as the good guy helping mankind realize the god within themselves (source).


What Mormons Believe



Mormons believe in millions of gods. Mormons long to become a a god. They don't long to spend eternity with Jesus Christ (source).
Biblical response: Isaiah 45:5-12. G-d said their is no other god, but Him.

They teach that man is a god in embryo, and may attain exaltation to godhood as the heavenly father has(source).
Biblical response: Psalm 51:5. Were born as sinners, not gods.

They believe in an eternal mother who engages in sex with the heavenly father to create human spirits. She is the wife of God (source).
Biblical response: Ezekieal 18:4. G-d is the Creator of all things, all the souls belong to Him.

Mormons believe Jesus was a polygamist who was married to Mary and Martha at the same time.  They also believe that God the Father is polygamist (source).
Biblical response: The Bible never states that Jesus was married to Mary and Martha. This is a gnostic doctrine. G-d the Father creates.  He does not procreate.

Mormonism holds the belief that Jesus and Lucifer are brothers.  Both are the elder brothers of heaven and were produced by God through a sexual union (source, source).
Biblical response: John 1:14 and John 3:16. Jesus is the only begotten son of the Father.

Mormons don't believe in virgin birth of Jesus Christ.  They believe Mary had sex with God the Father. They believed Mary was married both to God and Joseph (source).
Biblical response: Matthew 1:23 and Isaiah 7:14. Marry was a virgin that gave birth to Jesus.

They believe God was once a man of flesh and bones and that someday we can become a god over our own universe (source).
Biblical response: John 4:24. G-d is spirit, we must worship Him in spirit and in truth.

Mormons believe that some sins are so bad that the blood of Jesus can't atone for sins.  Instead, a person must shed their own blood for atonement (source).
Biblical response: Matthew 26:28. Only Jesus' blood was shed for remission of all sins and it marks a new covenant.

Baptism of the dead is another doctrine in Mormonism.  A Mormon can be baptized in place of their dead ancestors or friends so that these dead friends or family members can become Mormons (source).

Biblical response: Hebrews 9:27. Man is appointed once to die, then the judgment. The Bible doesn't speak about karma or purgatory.


Pastor Joel Please Study to Show Yourself Approved

Another wild doctrinal belief Mormons hold is that salvation is only through Joseph Smith, and that while Blacks are created inferior, Whites are created superior (source, source).  Lastly, they do not believe in the Godhead (source/source).  To you Pastor Osteen:  Mormons aren't Christians.  Please make sure you study before you speak in order to make sure your doctrine is sound.  Overall, Mormon doctrine isn'teven remotely biblically based.
The Christian Church of America has to beware of entering into ecumenical movement towards a one world church.  If a religious institution does nott line up with the overall authority of "The Word of God," then flee. Don't allow yourself to be seduced by evil spirits into false doctrine.  And please, don't make covenants with Mormons.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Prince of Persia: Iran President the 21st Century Haman

The current President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, believes his presi­dency is for the purpose of the apocalypse.  He believes that if he is able to destroy of the nation of Israel through nu­clear holocaust and bring about war, chaos, and bloodshed in the world, it will usher in the hidden 12th Imam, otherwise known as the Islamic messiah.  President Ahmadinejad has claimed the uprisings/riots in Egypt, North Africa, and around the Middle East is the work of the 12th Imam  .











Principalities and Prince of Persia

Principalities control the main beliefs of the people in a region or territory. In other words, the people of a particular region or terri­tory are under the authority of that specific demonic principality. Demonic principalities have long existed in Iran (ancient Persia).  Daniel 10:13 speaks about how the prince of Persia held up Daniel’s response to his prayer for 21days.  This same principality is at work today in Iran.  We have to remember that we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this world and against spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12). One can liken it to a puppeteer pull­ing the strings of a puppet. The nation of Iran may look like its being controlled by President Ahmadinejad (fleshly leader), but in actuality Iran is ruled and controlled by the demonic principality of the prince of Persia.  Ahmadinejad is the puppet and the prince of Persia is the puppeteer pulling the strings.





Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hatred of Israel

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has an intense hatred for the nation of Israel.  He has stated on record that the World War II holo­caust of the Jews never happened.  Also, in June 2006 he stated that he wanted Israel wiped off the map.  It is not a new thing in Persian history that a leader has intense hatred for Jews. The book of Esther tells us the story of Haman the Agagite, the Prime Minister of Per­sia.  He devised a sinister plan to destroy all the Jews in the Persian empire at that time (Esther 3:6).  The same spirit that drove Haman to destroy the Jews in Persia has been passed down through the centuries...from Antiochus Ephiphanes’s plot in the second century B.C., to Adolph Hitler’s plot in Europe’s Nazi Germany during World War II.



Nazi/Islamic/Iranian Connection



Ironically it is no surprise Ahmadinejad personifies the Persian version of Hitler.  Iran had close ties with Nazi Germany before and during World War II.  Iran was allied with Nazi Germany and was a supplier of oil to Nazi forces in Austria and Czechoslovakia.  During this period in Tehran it was common to see placards in the market­place that declared, “In heaven Allah is your master, and on Earth it is Adolf Hitler (source, source).” Tehran was used as a Nazi base in the Middle East during World War II. Nazi-Germany had a strong base of Arab-Muslims throughout the Middle East including the Palestinian Lib­eration Organization whose famous leader was Yasser Arafat, and Ba’ath Party the political party of the former Iraqi President Sad­dam Hussein.  Also the Muslim Brotherhood had connection with Hitler run Nazi-Germany.



Is Ahmadinejad Under the Influence of Demon/Jinn?

Ahmadinejad claims to hear voices that drive him to take jihad on Israel, the United States, and the western world.  He is determined to acquire and use nuclear weapons. This man is not afraid of the United Na­tion sanction.  His belief is that he is on mission from Allah, and his goal is to see the rise of the Islamic messiah.  In his world all Jews and Christians are infidels and must be put to death.

Some of the Iranian clerics claim that some of President Ahmadinejad associates are into black magic, and the summoning of genie's(demons/jinns). Ahmadinejad and some of the members of his cabinet consult with one of the most powerful sorcereres in Iran, Seyed Sadigh, to summons his jinn and to lead and direct government officials to give direction(source).

The spirit of the prince of Persia is strong in Iran. The same spirit that once possessed Haman is now leading it’s new host body Mah­moud Ahmadinejad with the goal of destroying the nation of Israel.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

February Interfaith Week (March to One World Religion)

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King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in October 2011open his interfaith center for tolerance called The King Abdullah Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue in Vienna, Italy(source). The governing board for the center is set to be staffed by two Muslims (Sunni and Shiite), three Christians (Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox), a Buddhist, a Hindu and a Jew. The organization will also have a consulting body with 100 representatives from the five world religions plus other faiths as well as academics and members of civil society(source). In November of 2007 King Abdullah made history when he met with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, making him the first Saudi monarch to visit the pope(source). 




King Abdullah II of Jordan and Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad  in 2010 proposed to the United Nation General Assembly, World Interfaith Harmony Week. The proposal was special week in February of every year, during which the world's people, in their own places of worship, could express the teachings of their own faith about tolerance, respect for the other and peace(source).

On the fast track of fulfilling Revelation 13 !


Other Stories you may find interesting:

http://endtimeshofar.blogspot.com/2011/10/racism-ethnic-cleansing-nation-rise.html

http://endtimeshofar.blogspot.com/2011/10/pope-benedict-xvi-one-world-church.html

http://endtimeshofar.blogspot.com/2012/01/episcopal-bishop-demonic-vision-of-new.html





Thursday, February 2, 2012

Law of Attraction is a New Age Teaching

What is Law of Attraction?

Here is the actual meaning for The Law of Attraction below:

"Because the law of cause and effect is continually at work, there is always an inner cause for every outer effect. Your outer world is a direct result of your inner world. Every circumstance in life is a result of a choice - and every choice is the result of a thought. All those things that fill your mind hold the keys to your reality. Your thoughts provide the fuel for your words, and your words provide the fuel for your world."
"The law of cause and effect also works with the law of attraction. Simply put, this means "like attracts like." If thoughts are things that  are made up of substance, then the material manifested in our lives is attracted to us by our spiritual thoughts. In other words, inspired experiences are caused by inspired thoughts."


Where Did the Law of Attraction Originate From ?
 

The phrase, "law of attraction" appears first in Hinduism and in a book of esoteric mysteries written by Madame Helena Blavatsky (source). Madame Blavatsky is the founder of Theosophy, a religion that worships Lucifer as god plus mankind.  She is known as the mother of the modern New Age Movement. The phrase "law of attraction" appears in the writings of Theosophical authors William Quan Judge and Annie Besant.  Besant claimed that the law of attraction is a form of karma.


 
 
Famous Author Napoleon Hill and Law of Attraction
 
 
Famous American Author, and best know for his books "Think and Grow Rich," and "Grow Rich with Peace of Mind," in his book  "The Law of Success in 16 Lessons"  in 1928 Hill directly makes references of the law of attraction more than several times.

However, Napoleon Hill received the information he wrote in his best selling books from Ascended Masters, otherwise known as spirit guides. In fact, in his book, "Grow Rich with Peace of Mind," he states that unseen spirits hovered over him, and that they gave him the materials and chapters for the book (source).

 Hill stated loud and clear that his ideas came from spirit entities. He wrote the following:

"Now again I have evidence that unseen friends hover about me, unknowable to the ordinary senses. In       my studies there is a group of strange beings who maintain a school of wisdom... The School has Masters who can disembody themselves and travel instantly to any place they choose... to give knowledge directly, by voices... Now I knew that one of these Masters had come across thousand of miles, through the night, into my study... I shall not set down every word he said... much of what he said already has been presented to you in the chapters of this book and will follow in other chapters. "You have earned the right to reveal a Supreme Secret to others," said the vibrant voice.  "You have been under the guidance of the Great School... Now you must give the world a blueprint (source)."



Esther Hicks and her Alter Ego Abraham teaching Law of Attraction

Esther Hicks channels the spirit/demon of Abraham to teach on the law of attraction. 


New Age spirit channelers that teach and write about "The Law of Attraction" are Esther and Jerry Hicks. They helped inspire Rhonda Byrne's popular book/dvd,  "The Secret."  The Hicks are two new age gurus who channeled a spirit called Abraham and received their information from this spirit entity (source). They even have a book out called, "The Law of Attraction: The Basic Teachings of Abraham."  In this book they state that is the most powerful law of the universe is the law of attraction.  In other words, like attracts like(source).  Interestingly enough, the spirit of Abraham, while speaking about Esther, equates her to Jesus Christ, Buddha, and Muhammad (source). 


Biblical Response to New Age Teaching

The Bible warns against people that seek knowledge from demonic spirits.  They are called mediums or spiritualist's.  The fact of the matter is, is that Blavatsky, Besant, Hill, and the Hicks are mediums that are aiding the advancement of the kingdom of darkness by leading men and women away from G-d. As Christians we are not supposed to regard mediums at all.  No matter how good the information these spiritual entities are giving, it doesn't come from the Holy Spirit.

Deuteronomy 18:10-11 says, "There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,  Or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer."

Leviticus 19:31 says, "Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord."