My hope is that my neighbor Anna and her husband will finally make their break from the Catholic church. As I stated in a recent article, she was distraught at the revelation of pedophiles having infested the Catholic church. They attend a huge one in our community.

In talking to her husband today, I found out they have been having emergency meetings at their huge, luxurious church. The priest “Father John” is supposedly distraught at the scandalous confusion brought on by the “news” that pedophiles were discovered masquerading as priests. Father John is pleading with his flock not to leave the church where some are talking about deposing the hierarchy all the way to the top, including the pope.

Yet this has been going on for years and years – if not – right from the beginning. Indeed, some perverts are evil and clever, being able to deceive the innocent and naive. On top of that, they network among themselves to pass along information on where and how to proceed.

Well-intentioned Catholics should have known that this was going on in their church since the bad news of pedophilia within it has always been revealed on most news networks over the years; but now the cat has been let out of the bag. One of the problems is that most Catholics are prone to want their cake and eat it too. There is no actual repentance. This is adhered to out of ignorance and for lack of knowing scripture. This is to say that all they think they have to do to please God is to say a few Hail Mary’s and the rosary to get forgiveness of sins.

The Bible says, “My people perish for lack of knowledge.”

In talking to Anna’s husband, I am inclined to believe that they are sincere in their desire to be pleasing to God. Therefore, I feel it my responsibility to steer them in the right direction through scripture which I share with them. I might even propose a Bible study in my home. They, like many other Catholics, are unsure of their salvation and rely on manmade doctrine and little catechism books which are nothing more than other manmade doctrine and fallacy.

I was born into a Catholic home. My parents never went to church, and I never heard them pray – nor even give thanks – not even at meal time. On the other hand, my grandmother always prayed for all of us, usually at her little altar in a corner of her house, usually in the evening with a candle in a little red glass in front of it. “Mother Mary” took center stage. She would say the Lord’s Prayer after which the words “Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb-Jesus.” “Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death – amen” would proceed. Grandma was a good woman who never grew in the knowledge of Christ.

As Bible-believing Christians, we are obliged to share the good news of the Gospel with disenfranchised Catholics and all others from all walks of life. We are to be “fishers of men” as Christ Jesus commanded.

If ever there was a time to take a stand for sound biblical doctrine, it is now. Let’s quit trying to please men by being politically correct or cowering in fear of them. As the Bible says, “Fear of man is a dangerous trap.” We must love them, and, believe it or not, “Perfect love casts out fear” in doing so.

Don’t wait to become perfect to reach out to others. It’s not going to happen – not in this life. Instead, learn what the scripture says and teaches. This can’t be done through osmosis; you must, “Study to show yourself approved, a workman that need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of God.” Nonetheless, we should also put on the whole armor of God which is “the helmet of Salvation, the breastplate of truth, the shield of faith, the sword of the spirit, and our feet shod with the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”

You don’t have to be a preacher; you just have to have a healthy concern for others.

(As most of you already know, I am very evangelical and feel called in being so. In the past forty years, I’ve held Bible studies in my work places, among my peers in the movie industry, on the streets among strangers, in a Dunkin Donuts coffee shop for years (another mission station), and have even held a Bible study in a public park in North Miami.)

I gave thought to being a preacher two times in my life, but I’m so glad I didn’t follow through (since God didn’t open those doors for me). My ministry has, for the most part, been one-on-one and face-to-face with anyone who will listen. Preaching to a captive audience is not for me; it’s too demanding, and we all know how fickle people can be.

I could tell you story after story about the many conversions that I’ve participated in. During those years, I also experienced many supernatural miracles – which continue to this very day, and I feel privileged to be a “fisher of men” for the cause of Christ.

After being closed for over a year for repairs due to hurricane Irma, my “mission station” the Naples fishing pier has re-opened.

I met Al on the pier as he sat on a bench, taking a break since the fish weren’t biting. He was an older man who at one time was a policeman and detective in the LAPD in Los Angeles. He was talkative, and I enjoyed hearing his stories. Having been married four times, he had finally found his match. He was a recovered alcoholic, happy now and enjoying his life by spending a lot of time on the pier.

Naturally, when it came my turn to speak, I gravitated to deeper subjects – but not as a preacher or philosopher. We instead talked about the state of the nation, the president, and crooked politicians. He, however, picked up on my spiritual vibes like a true detective and began touching lightly on spiritual matters, matter-of-factly. We agreed on many things; and I found the conversation stimulating, as I’m sure he did. Then I gave him my testimony; and since he knew nothing of such things, he leaned in to catch each and every word.

YBIC

Jim Towers

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Kiss the Son?
A kiss is the ultimate show of affection to someone you hold dear, especially if it is done with sincerity. The verse of scripture in the heading of this article always baffled me. Was God really demanding this of us…to kiss someone we barely know and sometimes belittle by our actions, and even give doubtful voice to His alleged existence – this one whose name we often use in vain?

No, God was simply warning us out of love and concern for our wellbeing. We really should kiss the Son for reconciling us sinners to Himself and the Father. As the scriptures say, “For there is none righteous, no not one…For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:10, 23). After all, it is he who endured intense pain and humiliation by cruel men and hypocritical religious leaders, and then gave up His earthly existence.

Jesus the Christ (Yeshua HaMashiach in the Hebrew tongue) is coming back soon; and He isn’t coming as a lowly sheep this time around, but as a ruler full of wrath mingled with deep sorrow. God isn’t willing that any should perish, but some have become so defiled and perverse that they won’t be converted no matter what. Indeed, we should pay due diligence and “kiss” the Son for all He’s done for us – lest He become angry and you perish in the way.

To be sure, God is and has been waiting and pleading for mankind to repent and turn to Him, asking forgiveness for ignoring Him and for being ungrateful for all His many blessings.

Now, after offering up His life – a sacrifice for mankind – He sits at the right hand of God expecting man to repent and to begin living Godly lives, looking to God for instruction. But it seems that most men and women are ignoring Him and scoffing at this premise found only in God’s word – the Holy Bible, which we take ever so lightly.

But is Jesus capable of anger? Haven’t you read the scriptures? You bet He is! He came as a sacrificial lamb to show His love for mankind; after all, mankind is His special creation created in His image, as is stated in the book of Genesis where God the Father tells co-creator Jesus His Son, “Let us make man in our image and in our likeness.”

With time running out and mankind becoming more brutal and ignorant of His sacred atonement for us, Jesus must be angry – very angry; wouldn’t you be?

Today, even as we speak, our Savior Jesus must be angry at those of us who won’t acknowledge Him, even though He knew that this would be the end result of His efforts at reconciliation. The stench of their perverted and willful actions must reach to high heaven.

Jesus came the first time as a willing servant teaching us God’s ways, and all the time referring to scripture. He never hurt anyone and always accepted all who would hear Him. He healed the sick and set the devil’s captives free; ultimately, He died for our sins. The next time, He will return as a lion; and anyone not acknowledging Him will pay the price for ungratefulness and outright rebellion.

For those of you who think any religion will do (like pope Francis), you should read the Bible where it says, “There is a way that seems right to man, but the end thereof is the way of death.”

Then there are other arguments such as “But, what about those that haven’t heard about Jesus?” The scriptures let us know that God will judge those according to the light that is within them (see scriptures/explanation at this link). Jesus claimed to be the light of the world.

Others might even ask about good works; but the “good book” says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). No, we can’t please God with our religiosity and/or good works.

Divine Appointment’s have become a way of life for me, and I always try to keep the lines of communication open to anyone I might encounter. Gratefully, I’m a gregarious type of person who can talk to anyone about anything.

Let me share another little story with you.

While at the gym yesterday, I met a young Haitian man working out on the triceps machine. He was huge and muscular, but he let out with a big white toothy grin that made me think he might be a Christian. (On the other hand, it might have been the prompting of the Holy Spirit or spiritual discernment.)

In any case, I smiled back and thought he must be a Christian with a smile like that. I then asked if he was a Christian to which he replied, “I’m not sure, … I was raised in the Christian church.” I felt moved to say, “Well then, you must be a backslider.” The young man’s smile got bigger – but with a twinge of uncertainty. Then he replied, “Yes you’re right.” “Well then, you’d better repent because Jesus is coming back soon to take the believers away.” If Jesus is truly coming back in the clouds to take away believers – then backsliders, closet Christians, fence sitters and the apathetic had better repent and get ready to meet their maker.

I walked away to do my leg exercises on the stationary bike; and after a while, I saw the young man pass by in front of me – walking out the door – with the look of serious contemplation on his face.

Lastly, I want all my readers to know that it was reported on the John Tesh radio show that some businesses are beginning to implant employees in the back of the hand (in the fleshy part between the thumb and forefinger) to make it so that they can be scanned to access their bank accounts.

At the same time the implements, the Cohen, and the red heifer are being readied for the third Temple. Also, war against Israel could break out in the Middle East any day.

Anyone who knows scripture knows what that means. For those who don’t know, it means that we are living in the end times and that the rapture could happen at any time.

YBIC

Jim Towers

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