Socialism or Capitalism? Give me Dirt!

As I was listening to Rush today I was looking at my children’s ant farm.  Its one of those new ones with gel instead of dirt.  The problem with these is, their food is in the gel, so they have all the food they need.

Looking at the farm, behind it was a picture of one with dirt and in the tunnels all over the place with ants working and moving eggs and just a lot of activity and growth.  This is what I remember as a child with my ant farms.

As I looked back at the gel farm, out of 25 ants in this one, 2 were digging in 2 different tunnels just 2 inches long, and a couple were trying to get out of the farm.  The rest of the ants were laying around on the surface doing nothing.

My conclusion was, watching the dirt farm, they were alive and industrious, while looking at the gel farm my conclusion is they are dying and we will be throwing it away soon.
I don’t think anyone wants a gel life, I say give me dirt!

When there is no incentive in life there is no growth.  In our society we have several descriptions for those with no incentive to grow or prosper, but our nation is founded on hard work and prosperity in all facets of our lives.  Again I choose Dirt!

Bill Collier

http:mindworthy.mypodcast.com

Change Obama

There was this flood, and this man who refused to leave his home. As the waters rose the man retreated to higher ground in his home until finally he was on the roof. Then some rescuers came by in a boat and said come on we will save you. The man replied, no God will save me. A while later another boat of rescuers came by and said the waters are still rising and told the man to get in the boat. The man said no way, I am waiting for God to rescue me, I’ll trust Him. Finally the flood rose to the point that the mans last stand was on the top of his chimney, and a helicopter hovered over him with a rope and told him to grab the rope and they would carry him to safety. The man replied no I will wait for God to rescue me. Finally the man of course died, and when he stood before God he said Lord why didn’t you rescue me? God answered; I sent you two boats and a helicopter what do you expect?

The point is, the longer our President sits around talking the harder it will be to recover, if at all as the Nation we know. I question how many deaths are so far attributed to his procrastination, approaching one hundred days in Afghanistan? What does this make our President, friend or foe? Obviously to even him this health care plan is unattainable, and too expensive. Is he waiting for God to rescue us? I would urge the President to act, and do the right thing, and abandon any agenda’s or political goals he has and grab the rope, because God has already sent the answer and the plan to get us out of this mess that our President is creating. His promises are not working, everything he has said seems to be the opposite to his implication. This not the change the American people voted for him for. The hope he promised is vanishing. It is now time for President Obama to change.

Bill Collier

http://mindworthy.mypodcast.com

What is the solution for the Bible Believing Christian, Emergent Theology?

In today’s Christianity we have basically the same problems that have always plagued the Body of Christ.  Sin being the first and the cause of all of the rest of our problems. 

In my opinion, the most powerful verse in the Bible describing the human condition is: 

1John 2:16  For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.  (NASB)

I have come to believe that sin is simple to understand when you use the word “Rebellion”,  to rebel against God’s Word is simply sin. 

One element I am concerned about is the shotgun mentality of a lot of people who get caught up in the fear of the emergent theology.  The damage it is causing in their lives and some even forget to worship Jesus.  They attack anyone who has even an appearance of someone with emergent tendencies according to their judgment. 

There are some that I know who have stopped going to church altogether.  That is sad, we need to encourage them to become educated on the Word of God and to consider all of this other stuff for what it is.  Just men and women attempting to gain notoriety, wealth, and maybe even power over people, a lot like the Gnostic’s of the first century.

I am reminded of the expression of the 90’s that said WWJD or What Would Jesus Do?  This expression is a perfect qualifier for the actions of us Christians today.  If we would honestly compare our lives and actions to those of Jesus would we be pleasing to the Father in Heaven?     

Philippians 2:12-13  So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

Understanding that we are created for God’s good pleasure, would suggest that the greatest satisfaction, the greatest fulfillment in this existence would be to please God.  Everything else in this life would be settling for something inferior. 

The emergent theology is exactly that, inferior to what God is working in each one of us Christians.  The question we have to ask is, how much do I act like Jesus?  Acting in a way that expresses His Life in us, which He laid down so that all of us Christians may live in Him the only Son of God.

There is only one theology of importance, and that is that Jesus came to save us all from the wrath to come and the lake of fire for for those who do not believe:

John 3:16-18  "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.   "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.  "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Worship Jesus!

Bill Collier

http://mindworthy.mypodcast.com