If one listens to the Leftwing media, and has not been born again from above, they probably  believe the lies which are systematically cranked out to the American public 24/7.  Think about it:  A person who has not been exposed to the Bible or the Gospel of Christ, is so vulnerable to the MSM’s lies and distortions of truth. Day after day their listeners are subjected to revisionist history and God-haters as their source of current events.

 “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand” (Ephesians 6:12-13).

If you have watched people being interviewed on the street, and asked questions about America – most of them (especially the young) haven’t a clue about our Nation and its origin and Founding Fathers. Their mantra is simply this:  Democrats care about people and are good; and Republicans only care about the rich and are very bad.  That’s it.  This is spoon fed to these people from the time they are old enough to listen to the news, or even worse – attend Universities where 99% of the professors are socialist/democrat/communists, whose mission is to belittle Christian students and snatch them away from their own convictions.

I am writing this piece in hopes that many will print this out and have it available when attempting to speak truth to our unsaved young people.

From Conservapedia.com

You may view the references of all quotes on this site

Words of our Founding Fathers:

• “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.” – Declaration of Independence”
• “God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever.” – Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia, page 170
• “The right to freedom being the gift of God Almighty, it is not in the power of man to alienate this gift and voluntarily become a slave.” – Samuel Adams, The Rights of the Colonists, 1772
• “Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!” – Patrick Henry March 23, 1775
• “The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it and to regulate your life by its precepts.” – John Jay
• “God’s hand was on me. God protected me and kept me through the battle.” – George Washington
• “Principally, and first of all, I resign my soul to the Almighty Being who gave it, and my body I commit to the dust, relying on the merits of Jesus Christ for the pardon of my sins.” – Samuel Adams, Last Will and Testament
• “We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the power of government, far from it. We have staked the future of all of our political institutions … upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves … according to the Ten Commandments of God” – James Madison
• “In the Name of the most Holy and undivided Trinity.” – Treaty of Paris (1783)
  Article 22: Members are required to make and subscribe the declaration of their faith in “God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, One God blessed evermore.”
• “I acknowledge the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be given by divine inspiration.”  – George Read, signer of the Declaration of Independence, would include the following in Delaware’s State Constitution.
  Calls for a national “Day of public humiliation,fasting and prayer, that we may offer up our joint supplications to the All-wise, Omnipotent, merciful Disposer of all Events.” – John Hancock, June 12, 1775 proclamation of the Second Continental Congress.
• While Governor of Massachusetts, John Hancock called for a prayer saying, “We think it is incumbent upon this people to humble themselves before God on account of their sins.”
• “That God would be pleased to look down with an eye of compassion upon the whole human race, and dispel those clouds of ignorance, superstition and bigotry that overspread so great a part of the world, and that the knowledge of and reverential love and regard to the One God and Father, of all, and a true benevolence and good will to their fellow men, may pervade the hearts, and influence the lives of all mankind, and all Nations, Languages and Tongues be brought to join in singing, Glory to God in the highest, on Earth Peace and good will to men.” – Josiah Bartlett, proclamation issued on October 5, 1793
• “I believe that there is one only living and true God, existing in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, the same in substance, equal in power and glory. That the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are a revelation from God, and a complete rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him.”
• .”We will look for the permanency and stability of our new government to Him who bringeth princes to nothing and teacheth senators wisdom. “- John Hart address from October 5, 1776
• “Thanks be given unto Almighty God therefore, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die and after that the judgment … principally, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner … to receive the same again at the general resurrection by the mighty power of God.” – John Hart Last will and testament attested April 16, 1779. –source

Brethren, there are many more quotes from our Founders which have not been placed in this article.  The majority of the Founding Fathers had an abiding love for our Lord Jesus Christ.  They looked to Him in prayer, knowing that they were dependent upon Him for everything in their lives and for the new government of the United States.

Our children and grandchildren are not shown the words of these men. The devil has made sure of that. It is up to us to speak truth to this generation of lost souls.

Pray for these people. Pray for the professors on University campuses across the nation.  Pray for the unsuspecting Christian students who are nearly eaten alive in many of their classrooms.

Some will come out even stronger in their faith. But not all.  Many will succumb to the Leftist lies and Atheistic views of professors and peers.

MARANATHA!

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I have been so conflicted about writing what you are about to read. I finally went to my daughter to ask permission to write about her traumatic experience in the church.  Yesterday, she gave me permission to tell her story.

Seeker Friendly Church

Back in the early 90’s, we had heard of a church in our area which had a large and very active youth program.  We have 3 kids, and they had even heard about this church and wanted to attend – and so we did.

Our daughter was 12 years old when we first went to the church.  I am not naming the church in this article.  They were made aware of what happened about 3 years ago (when we found out from our daughter).

We noticed immediately in the service that the pastor and praise team were attempting to appear “cool”, and I felt unrest in my spirit. One Sunday they said it was “Crazy Hat Sunday”  and the pastor and praise team wore silly hats.

The next Sunday they did a skit from Seinfeld. The skit was based on the “Soup Nazi” episode.  They laughed – actually the whole church laughed at the mention of the “Nazi” and “No Soup for you!”  I didn’t laugh. Again I had that bad feeling in my spirit. I did call the church during the week, and asked to speak to pastor or an elder.

One of the elders did call me back. I told him that it was offensive to me on so many levels to mention the soup Nazi during service.  He began to lecture me and told me that I was just the kind of Christian who turns off other people to church. He said that I had a “Holier than thou” attitude.

New Age 3rd grade Sunday School teacher

I am very observant of my surroundings. You might say that I am hyper-vigilant. I had noticed a woman who was a Sunday school teacher to kids, and she wore a crystal around her neck. As we were having coffee and snacks, I overhead her speaking to another woman and it was clear that this woman was not only unsaved, but she was into new age practices.

The Meeting

One Sunday a person approached me in church and asked if I would attend a special meeting regarding the church. I had no idea why they asked me, but I saw it as an opportunity to speak about the things that were troubling me.

During the meeting I was asked if I had anything I wanted to contribute. I spoke about being very offended as a Jewish believer at the “Soup Nazi” skit. Then I asked if they had a process when choosing teachers for the kids – an interview of that person to make sure that they were born again believers.  The room went silent.

Our Daughter and the Youth group

At that time our daughter was almost 13 years old. She was active in the youth group. We noticed that she began to dress in all black. One night she pierced her own nose.  She became a different person and I didn’t know what was going on with her. She then showed signs of the desire to kill herself.  We were all devastated. We took her to a psychologist – the first of many.

Our daughter began to run away. We would be sick at heart, not knowing where she was for days on end. She even had to be hospitalized because of wanting to kill herself.

There was a lady who helped out with the youth group. She took a special liking to my daughter.  I had no reason to think that she had anything but good intentions towards my daughter.

One evening when our daughter was on one of her run aways, this woman came to the house.  She wanted to see our daughter’s bedroom. Her behavior was a bit odd, but I thought that it was due to her worrying about my daughter.

Fast Forward to 2014

Through the years our daughter had an aversion to attending any church.  When she was elementary school age, she loved the Lord Jesus with all of her heart. I have kept all of my kid’s artwork through the years. I have large envelopes for each of them, with all of their art from the time they could hold a crayon. My daughter’s envelope was filled with pictures of Jesus – she talked about Him all of the time.

One day in 2014, she came to me and said that she needed to tell me something important.  She began to tell a story which made me sick – physically, emotionally and spiritually.  She asked me if I remembered the lady who liked her from the youth group.  She then told me that this woman had taken her to her apartment and would touch her inappropriately.

When I calmed down, I wrote to the Youth pastor who was a FB friend. I told him about what had happened to my daughter. I asked if this woman was still part of the youth program. This pastor was shocked and saddened by what had happened. He told me that this woman had stopped helping with the youth. He told me that he did know where she lived, and wanted to know if my daughter and I would come with him and the head pastor to confront the woman.

My daughter told me that she could not look at the woman. She said that she just wanted to put this behind her, and that seeing her again would be more harmful to her.

I told the Youth pastor what my daughter said.  He told me that he had been tracing where this woman had been through the years. He said that she had hopped from church to church – helping with the youth. He was absolutely sickened by the whole thing.  He even contacted me again to see if my daughter would change her mind – but she wouldn’t.  I hoped that this pastor would go and speak to this woman anyway.  I hoped that he would call each church where she had been “helping.”

The pastor did tell me that years after we had left their church, they realized that they needed to do back ground checks on prospective helpers in the youth and children’s ministry.  They began to ask for many references and they would interview the person at length to make sure they were truly Christians. It was too late for us, but I was grateful that this was being done to keep other kids safe.

Brethren, I know that this was not an easy article to read. Believe me – it was extremely hard to write.  There are people in this world who do very evil things. They are child predators.  If you have your child in a youth program at your church, please ask if leadership has vetted the volunteer helpers.

I know that we are supposed to think the best about people, but in a world filled with sin, we cannot take a chance; we MUST protect those who cannot protect themselves.

Please pray for our daughter.

MARANATHA

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