Some thoughts

174 I long for Your salvation, O Lord, And Your law is my delight. Psalms 119:174 (NKJV)

Thomas, I listened to and enjoyed that talk from Jasons old professor last Saturday! Working from home has allowed me to listen to a lot of mp3's and if anyone comes across anything (mp3) they thought was notable, pass it on please.

God continues to bless the home auto repair and I am loving it! It has cut in on my writing time for sure, a blog post here and there has been it, but I continue to mentally work through so much! Less of me and more of Him.

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I have noticed that as the administration of Obama, rants and complains at those who are getting in his way, it is with a disappointed heart that I notice, it is not powerful preaching from Americas pulpits that has them miffed. Wilson is right, the modern church is like a house broken puppy that has been trained to not pee on the furniture. The enemies of Christ do not even see a need to glance at what the bride of Christ is doing.

Compare to 250yrs ago when the status quoi was being shaken, the British complained about how America had run off with a Presbyterian parson. (Whitherspoon) and with derision they spoke of the black regiment,(Presbyterian pastors in their black robes) The focus was not on man, but on what Gods word declared for every segment of life. Outward orientation of man to all of creation. Dominion.

The Church today, continues to examine its heart with more and more introspection. Self focus to irrelevancy.

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I was actually wondering for awhile…. why was it?…. that the reformation was never talked about and celebrated within modern Christianity? You know…. we are Protestants, part of the “protesters”…. and then I realized how most of Christianity would now stand opposed to the reformation and would link arms with the Papists! Yikes! No...... I dont know, what i was thinking.

Wilson once commented that if William Tyndale was alive and visited all the institutions that have his name on their ministry title or on their buildings he would be horrified at what they are doing in his name. He himself would be thrown out on his ear! Do you, and your kids know who Tyndale is?

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I just listened to Botkins talks from the history of the world conference again and he stressed how the social engineers at the turn of the century aimed to undermine Christian manhood. As he listed off those traits that they wanted to expunge from men, through mandatory schooling, I thought it must of worked pretty good, because they were not traits that I saw for all my years in the church. In other words, if those men were still alive they would see nothing in the modern church that would be in the way of their social planning. So of the dozens (and dozens?) of programs I helped to lead, over the years...... I don’t remember any of them trying to instill these traits back into men.
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The Gary North book called “Westminsters Confession” was very interesting. The historical perspective was great, North has a doctorate in history. He makes a point of comparing old and new covenants within the accepted paradigm of modern Christianity, IE the law isn’t for us, get men saved, God doesn’t care about how societies are ordered, bus stop theology, etc

Only the old covenant participants had direction on where they were going and how to comport themselves. An absolute standard of right and wrong. Directives from the God who loved them on how to live.

So, even though the Bible say’s the new covenant is better than the old. The modern Christian, in spite of the ascension of Christ to the right hand of the father, and that he has been given all authority on heaven and on earth, the people whom Christ loves and is preparing as his bride….”supposedly never enter the promised land on earth and in history: our marching orders are to march in circles until Jesus comes again.”

The Roman catholic church felt it had the corner on mans relation to God. Today we have shoved aside this error, and passed out miter hats to everyone, and say its up to the individual.

His grace to us and for us is without bounds....amazing.