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Time for truth to stand up against the flow of humanity!-
Truth is a value few people give any consideration to and is seldom deemed relevant for the time we live in. Political and cultural correctness is now the rave affecting every aspect of American life, business and economics and sadly, even Christian influence. My book is a memior / narative non-fiction account of how people now live, and base thier perception of truth upon what feels good and is accepting of the lifestyle they choose to live.
Through the pages of my book I describe events that happened to me from my earliest memories and the impact it had on shaping the life I chose to live. As the pages are read I honestly believe you will see yourself and many of the people you care about reliving the horrors kept under lock and key. These subjects are never discussed, but what people really think of themselves is written on their face for everyone to see.
Life is hard and I make no apologies for my writing style because people need to hear the truth even if it is uncomfortable. Education, media and entertainment influenced by corporate elites and this nation’s bipartisan government have deceived the masses.
Most Americans have no clue of what is happening for all attention has been intentionally diverted to their perceived intellectual advancement, and issues promoting a person’s right to cultural diversity. Sporting events, television and the weekend’s indulgence of self-gratification have become the precedence to escape the pressures of everyday life, with no hope in sight. Every one is being affected and it seems as though no one really cares as long as they are left alone to do whatever might bring temporary pleasure.
We have become a nation of people divided and confused by an agenda so evil its true motive has been hidden in the subtle dumbing down of our moral conscience. These events are currently unfolding right in front of your face, and you have done nothing to prepare yourself for what is about to happen. Happy in your blissful ignorance! And this book is your wake up call.
I was just like you. Angry at life and doing everything I could to try and feel better about me. Totally ignorant of what is being done to methodically rewrite our Constitutional Rights in favor of special interest agendas. It was through numerous events happening over my lifetime that eventually brought me to the place where I was sick and tired of life as I’ve always known it, when I opened the Bible to try and find meaning with it all. What I learned liberated me and now that I know what is happening, I have to challenge how you think with the truth, the same way God challenged me!
Should you be touched by what I’ve written and someone comes to mind who you think could benefit from what I have learned, do the right thing by giving them this book. I don’t know where this book will go or the impact it could have on a person who might read it. I’m just in a position where I have no choice but to tell you what God has done for me. The life transforming power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is free to those who believe, but your soul’s salvation will cost you everything… I hope you answer the call.
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What does it really mean to be a Christian, a disciple of Jesus Christ? When you read the New Testament you will see that when people received Jesus as their savior, there was a price to be paid. This lifestyle will be painful at times. It will require that you die to the life you’ve hoped for, and this sacrifice is what God requires of you.
And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?” Mark 8:34-36
Being a Christian is hard especially in the culture we now live. Our choices are few and this lifestyle will lead to persecution for those who desire to live their lives to honor the Lord Jesus Christ. It is a choice you make to separate yourself from the worldly mentality that becomes a sign to an unsaved humanity of your love for Jesus Christ. Those who call themselves Christians in America want to receive from God, but few ever give themselves wholly to Him. The seeker friendly crowd wants to enjoy all of God’s blessings, but they won’t dare suffer for Him! This spirit of anti-Christ has permeated our churches.
We come to church and rejoice and we gladly receive the perceived blessings of an easy gospel, but we’re not willing to lay down our lives as a living sacrifice. When it’s time to stand up for the faith you proclaim, when the situation is uncomfortable and maybe even you being threatened, you cower. You don’t want to bleed, so you succumb to the personalities around you. Ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Your denial of Jesus is not only in word but more evident in the lifestyle you live, for this is how most people perceive the message of the Gospel. And for those who claim to be Christian to then have thier lifestyle prove different, is to reject the message of the cross.
So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven. Matthew 10:32-33
What is the real benefit in achieving what you think is material success when in reality; all it does is stroke your ego? Unless the wealth you earned is used to enrich the lives of other people be it through a community outreach, charitable giving or just to be a blessing to someone who might need encouragment. If helping others is not what you choose to do, then the flaunting of your success is a vain attempt to justify the shallowness of your character. And the end result is a life wasted in the pursuit of vanity and the loss of your eternal destiny. Compared to the eternal life the Bible says we will live, if we win the race of this natural life, what here has any real value? This being the reason why it is so dangerous for the church to compromise the true Gospel of Jesus Christ for the lie of what you can do to enjoy your best life now.
In this day and time of political and cultural correctness, God is calling the body of Christ to stand up against the flow of humanity even if it means we suffer for the faith we proclaim. Will you answer the call?
To be effective in the Great Commission and have your life’s witness prove the Bible is a living revelation of God, you will have to give your life. What you want is not important; Jesus is the one who saves! What God will do in you is for the purpose of people seeing the person of Jesus Christ being glorified and honored by the life you live. No matter the cost!
Being a disciple of Jesus Christ means that everything we do reflects the hope of what we proclaim. No one can come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ unless God has first drawn that person and by revelation, revealed the truth of who Jesus really is. And once you have been truly transformed is when you can confidently tell other people what God has done for you and the eternal life awaiting those who win the race of this natural life.
The hope we have is the knowledge of what God did by the sacrifice of the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus is God in the flesh, Who came among us to become familiar with our weaknesses and the atrocities we face, but yet He lived in a way that proved we can overcome. The only person to ever live a sinless life was then crucified and paid the ultimate price so you and I would not have to.
Beaten and stripped naked, bleeding and humiliated, Jesus died to suffer the punishment of separation from the presence of God in a place of torment called hell. It was here when God’s wrath was poured out upon Jesus. He became sin, sickness and dis-ease and all of the depravity within each of us. By taking in His body the penalty we are deserving of, Jesus became the atonement for yours and my sin. When God was satisfied that the punishment was fulfilled, He raised the person of Jesus Christ from the dead to be a living witness and the first to be reborn from spiritual death. And by this, proving Jesus to be the only true and living God! For there is no other name or false religion known to mankind that can save, transform and make us righteous before God other than Jesus Christ.
Child of God, there are grave consequences for you to not take the time to understand what being a Christian is all about. For you to live your life in a way that you enjoy the temporary pleasures of this world and then one day as your body lays down in death with no atonement for your sins, there is a reality you do not want to face!
This message should be the very foundation of every Christian’s life, but sadly it’s been far removed from what people actually see. There has been too much compromise of the validity of God’s Word by pastors and ministers of every Christian denomination and independent movement to try and attract numbers and not offend.
If you are ever to be an effective disciple of Jesus Christ, the life transforming power of the Gospel must be evident in your life. You have to know the hope you proclaim is real! And the only way it becomes reality is by giving yourself wholly to your minds renewing study of the Bible, soul searching prayer and a lifestyle of worship to God. When you sincerely make the time to learn about Jesus Christ, God will meet you in any circumstance to prove His reality and show you the way out of a life controlled by the dictates of a sinful nature. As you witness this change in how you think, the words you speak and what you do, is when the Bible comes to life as its words transform your soul.
Jesus becomes so real to you that at the thought of what He endured, you weep, knowing He did this in your place. This then becomes the compassion people will see in you, in you testimony and in the work of ministry God has called you to do. It becomes the motivation to reach out to other people no matter who they are or where they come from, because you know what God has done for you. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the life transforming power of God to those who will dare to believe.
The good news is a person’s life can really be changed and you child of God, are a living epistle that takes everyone’s excuse away. The Holy Spirit of God who indwells our recreated spirit and a renewed mind is to help us believe by a life forever changed; that it’s not something we can do in our own ability. Everybody needs a Divine Savior! For the day is coming when we will all stand before the Judgment Seat of God to give an account for what we have done. Will you allow Jesus Christ the opportunity to transform your life?
For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; for it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” So then each of us will give an account of himself to God. Romans 14:10b-12
This is my testimony. I want my life to be an example for those who don’t know how to do it for themselves, and a voice to challenge what you believe. As you follow the cronological order of the chapters and how they are written, you will understand the travesty of every day American life. No one is exempt. But like any good story teller, I describe in detail how my life was transformed to be this example for you, should you choose. I sincerely hope this book challenges you...
William Simpson
Chapters:
- Introduction
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Influence By Design
- Abused
- Forsaken But Not Forgotten
- Hope Shattered
- Casualties of Choice
- Time to Come Home
- God Speaks
- Conflicting Views
- Adversary Of Your Soul
- Watchmen's Neglect
- Bridging The Gap
- Confidence Restored
- Purpose Revealed
- God's Signature
My book will be released in bookstores December 2009.
william d simpson
09/17/2009 08:39 AM
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