THIS IS A DAY OF FALSE FAITHS

FALSE FAITHS TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: “For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day” (2 Timothy 1:12). DAILY FIRE! I am a child of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Most religions impose rules, prayers to pray, practices to observe, and offer (as a reward) some kind of future hope.  This is a day of suicidal fanaticism, violent assertion, screaming threats, and murder, but Abraham—the father of three present-day religions—indulged in no raving demonstrations.  In Christ’s day, there were those claiming to be children of Abraham who fumed with hate and wanted to kill Jesus. He said:  “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. But now, you seek to kill Me….Abraham did not do this. You do the deeds of your father [the devil].…He was a murderer from the beginning” (John 8:39–41, 44).  People who know the truth do not get into a demented rage. When critics arise, they let the truth prove itself. The very method for spreading Christian truth shows what kind of gospel it is: no threats, no swords, nor intimidation. “It pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe” (1 Corinthians 1:21).  The first Christians said, “We will conquer the world by love”, and they did. We are commonly told to keep an open mind about religion and never be dogmatic.  That is the liberal view.  If we keep an open mind about it, we brush aside all Christ’s wonderful promises, and enjoy nothing that He promises.  Christians do not keep an open mind:  they embrace the positive blessings of Christ!  Their minds are settled, not open.  How many would board an aircraft if the pilot kept an open mind about flying, the destination, and how to get there? Passengers want a very dogmatic pilot! He must be dead sure they will not end up dead!  Keeping an open mind about our journey through life is equally perilous. Taken from Daily Fire Devotional: 365 Days in God’s Word by Reinhard Bonnke. Copyright © 2016 by Reinhard Bonnke. Use by permission of Whitaker House. www.whitakerhouse.com

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