In search of ....

... the real Christmas story.

According to the powers that be at both Newsweek and Time through their cover stories, the FACTS of the case cannot be proven and therefore it MUST mean that the case is therefore FALSE and WITHOUT MERIT.

The question one must ask is why, if in non-religious writings a writer is believed even without corroborating evidence, cannot the same standard be applied to religious writings such as the Gospels.

The answer is plain ... both from scripture and also from the writings of biblical scholars and theologians. The scriptures plainly tell us that light cannot exist with darkness neither can faith survive hand in hand with unbelief ... one cannot serve two masters ... either one believes wholly and folllows the scriptures in truth and as truth or one does not believe; and as diametricly opposed opinions never meet neither can the deliberate and consciously choosing unbelievers meet the the truth and recognize it.

Society today is all about freedom ... freedom from right and wrong .... freedom from personal responsibility ... freedom to "do what is right in their own eyes" without suffering or accepting the consequences of those actions. Scripture plainly also states that "the way that seemeth right unto men" inevitably ends "in the ways of death". Only by casting dispersions, insults, doubts, innuendo and outright bold faced lies upon the truthfulness and veracity of Scriptures can the secular humanistic individual ease his own conscience into submission and peace.

A noted religious author once put it this way regarding those of unbelief ...."The Word of God (Biblical Scriptures) is plain ...the testimonies of His Spirit call attention to the Scriptures which points out your defects of character ... therefore you do not heed them. In order to justify your carnal and ease-loving course you begin to doubt whether they are from God. Those who seek to lessen the faith of God's people are fighting against God. It is not the instrument that you slight and insult but God Himself."

and so the question remains ... will the articles in Newsweek and Time serve the purposes for which i believe they were written -- that purpose being to give credence to the "anything goes", "there's no wrong answer", "if it feels good to you do it", "no one is to blame" mentality and modus operandi of the world at large? Unfortunately the answer is yes and gratefully also no.

The believer belives without having to see proof because of his faith ... faith being from God, if continually cultivated in a personal relationship with HIM, will only grow stronger and stronger and thus continue to build within the BELIEVER an even more impregnable fortress of hope and joy and love and faith in God from which nothing, as the Apostle Paul so eloquently stated, "can separate us."

The same unfortunately is also true of the unbeliever. We humans are a very proud and stubborn race... tending to become defensive when challenged. The secular portion of society will also continue to harden their stances, build up their forces and work at all cost to remain if not totally God-less then most definitely try to make God "less".

Rules have consequences ... a society with less rules has less consequences ... more freedoms ... less responsibilites ... it is this force that Christians are fighting ... it is this force that is determined to lessen the humans dependence on an external God by substituting in its place an internal "personal" god ... the god of human nature.

If we believe that the Bible is true and truthful in all aspects the outcome is known ... in the end God wins ... "do it yourself" loses ... but it is not going to be an easy and quick battle and victory ... it will in fact get even more intense the nearer to the final judgement we come.



and now the Military Unit Thanks of the Blog ...


US Air Force - 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany

US Army - 3rd Recruiting Brigade, Fort Knox, Kentucky

US Navy - USS Oklahoma City, SSN 723, Norfolk, Virginia

US Marine Corps - VMFT 401, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona

US Coast Guard - Coast Guard Station, Oregon Inlet, North Carolina

May God by His Grace grant each one of you serving this Great Country Peace, Love Hope, Joy and Thanksgiving at this the Christmas season.

and may every veteran, every serving member of our armed forces, and our nation's leaders be blessed as well this Christmas with every good and perfect gift ... God Bless you and continue through his mercy to bless America ...MANY THANKS FOR A JOB WELL DONE!