A World In Rebellion

Friday, May 10, 2013
Paul Schneider

Dear Friend,

INTRO

What is rebellion? When Eve and Adam ate the "FORBIDDEN FRUIT" (from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, it was rebellion, on Adam's part.....Romans 5:12 "Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin, and so death passed upon ALL men, for that all have sinned."). Eve was deceived by the Devil, who appeared to her as a beautiful serpent, but Adam was not deceived and therefore God put the responsibility for sin on his shoulders, because he WILLINGLY disobeyed the ONE COMMANDMENT God had given him.......Genesis 3:9, 16-17, vs. 9 "Out of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil." Vs. 16 "The Lord God commanded the man, saying, "From ANY tree of the garden you may eat freely; vs. 17 but from the tree of the KNOWLEDGE OFD GOOD AND EVIL you shall NOT eat, for in the day you eat from it YOU SHALL SURELY DIE." Vs. 18 too, "Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him (Eve)." So Mother Eve was not there when the commandment was given! So this reveals to us that REBELLION is disobedience to the will of God. To make sure that EVERYBODY will be held accountable for their sin, God gave EVERYONE a CONSCIENCE whereby they know right from wrong and then He gave us the BIBLE......II Peter 1:19-21 "So we have the PROPHETIC WORD made more sure, to which YOU DO WELL to pay attention to as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns (when Jesus Christ returns to earth) and the morning star arises in your hearts. Vs. 20 But know this first of all, that no prophecy of (Holy Scripture) is a matter of one's own interpretation, vs. 21 For no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost."

A WORLD

IN REBELLION

Romans 1:18-22

"For the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven against ALL ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness." WOW!!! What an indictment of mankind. We see an infinite variety of flowers, trees, birds, animals, fish, food crops, stars, planets, as well as man, etc., etc. and we attribute all of these to evolution, rather than an infinite (unlimited) God, "Who created ALL THINGS by the word of His power." Gen. 1:1 & Rev. 4:11. They say the earth and everything in it and on it evolved over BILLIONS of years rather than being created by an ALL POWERFUL, INFINIITE (WITHOUT LIMITATIONS) God in just SIX 24 hour days, as were told in Genesis 1:5 "God called the light day (see vs's 3 &4), and the darkness He called night. And there was EVENING and there was MORNING, ONE DAY." Vs. 8b "And there was EVENING and there was MORNING, A SECOND DAY." Vs. 13 "There was EVENING and there was MORNING, A THIRD Day." Vs. 19 "There was EVENING and there was MORNING, A FOURTH DAY." VS 23 "There was EVENING and there was MORNING, A FIFTH DAY." Vs. 26 "Then God said, "Let US (God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit) make man in Our image (man is a TRI-PART being......body, soul & spirit), according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over ALL the earth, and over every living thing that moves on the earth." Vs. 31 "God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was EVENING and there was MORNING, THE SIXTH DAY." Read the in between verses.

So, who do YOU believe? An infinite, all wise and all knowing God or sinful man making up his own version......evolution??? By the way, astronomers have discovered a galaxy, 50 BILLION light years away, that measures ONE BILLION light years across........AWESOME! John 1:3 says about Jesus Christ, "ALL things were made by Him and without Him (indicating the Father & the Holy Spirit were co-creators with Him) was not anything made that was made."

YOUR PERSONAL

REBELLION

Are YOU rebelling against God's authority???? Rebellion takes many forms.......adultery, fornication, homosexuality, robbing instead of working for a living, anger, road rage, revenge, false pride, dishonesty....many forms, worshiping a false god as opposed to worshiping the One True God. The whole catalog of sin, as revealed in the Bible. The INDICTMENT is given us in Ephesians 2:1-3 "And you were dead in trespasses and sins; vs.2 In which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air (Satan), of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. vs. 3 Among them we too also lived in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others." However, you can be delivered from the power of sin over your life. GOD FORGIVES!!! He will forgive you of ALL your sins, except ONE! There is only ONE CONDITION for you to meet and that is a very simple one. John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever BELIEVETH on Him, should not perish, BUT have (possess) Everlasting Life. Vs. 17 For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, BUT that the world, through Him might be saved. Vs.18 He that believeth on Him is not condemned (to HELL), BUT (this is the only reason you will go to Hell) he that BELIEVETH NOT is condemned already, BECAUSE he hath NOT BELIEVED." Romans 10:13 says "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Pray, "Lord Jesus I am a sinner, lost and undone, without hope and without Christ in this world. Please come into my heart and save me. Thank you! Amen."

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Your friend,

Paul Schneider

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