GOD is...

I know that many of you may have heard this before but it hit me today and it has really encouraged me so I thought I would share this with you.



I am not perfect...but God is

I am not a healer...but God is

I am not a savior...but God is

I am not worthy...but God is

I am not good enough...but God is



God is...



our redeemer and our sanctification. He is the protector of our soul. God is the reason to sing in the morning and the reason to dream when we sleep. God is most wonderful and worthy of all our praises. God is our provider. God is the master and creator. God is the refreshing breeze when we are weary. God is the magic in every raindrop that causes growth.



God is our comforter, God is our salvation.

God is...


~T.S. Banks, Sr
In Christ

How Many Ways to God?

Lately I have been hearing and reading from a variety of sources that there more and more Christians who believe that Christianity may not be the only path to God. This opens up the door for a variety of discussions and arguments. How many ways are there to God?

Is the Bible true or not?

Can someone come to God without going through Christ?

If so, why did Christ have to die then?

Was the sacrifice of Jesus made in vain?

Was Christ, GOD?

What did Jesus mean, that he was the way, the truth and the life, and no man can come to God except they go through Christ?

I have definite, strong opinions about this subject but I really would like to hear from others about this. Please respond to this and let me know what you think. If you would wish for me not to post your reply just let me know and I will honor your request.

Thank you,

Terry

FREE JESUS. That is the cry.

To all who have read my little blog, I wish to say thank you. I have been out due to work and illness so it has been hard to focus on enough to blog about. I would like to express special thanks to those of you who have commented and shared with others on this blog, you are really appreciated.

I know that my blogs have come across as bitter, and maybe deep down they are rooted there but I feel it is more out of anger than bitterness. Not anger because I personally was wronged or hurt but more like anger that we (the body of Christ), here in the United States, have such a unique opportunity and we are abusing each other or trying to see if we can one-up one another. We preach against sin so hard yet through our mistakes we push the world away from the loving Christ that they need.

I myself struggle with hypocracy on a daily basis. I rail against the failings of the leadership but I fail mutiple times, daily. The world needs the Love of Christ, but so does the Body. I encourage you to draw closer to Christ. Examine your heart and seek His guidance. We, the people who have received the Great Commission from Jesus need to accept the good news first and then take it to others.

We should try to build integrity and character into our Christian life. We should pray for Godly wisdom. We should not get trapped by our sins or mistakes, but rather we should realize that Christ can help us overcome these things. The Bible says that NOTHING shall seperate us from the love of Christ. We need to remember that we are in the world not of the world. And the world we are in NEEDS JESUS!

They don't need gimmicks. They don't catches. They don't snake-oil. They don't new a new program. They don't need a shiny pew. They don't need to be cheated. They don't need to be fooled. They don't need to be lied to. They don't need a Christian telling them why they are the most vile creature that God ever made. THEY NEED JESUS and HIS LOVE.

The only Love that can change the heart of a world dying in sin is the Love of Christ. I personally cannot love like that...I'll be honest. I don't know how. -- Jesus does. It is hard for me to love some people. So I need the Love of Christ too. I need Jesus' love so I can share it with others.

So, I don't care who you are. I don't care what you believe. I don't care if you hate me. I don't care who you are voting for this year. I don't care if you are the vilest of sinners or the greatest of the saints. It doesn't matter to me what your job is or how much you make. I don't care if you have a problem with body odor. If you breath oxygen, have a pulse, and a soul...I love you with the love of Christ. Jesus loves everyone and offers salvation freely to all who will ask. So I accept his offer and I offer Jesus FREELY to you.

If you have already accepted Christ freely then pass that love to those around you.

FREE JESUS!

Isn't it enough?

It happened again. I was channel surfing in the wee hours of the A.M. and I ran across a preacher that was pretty interesting. He was an oriental gentleman with pretty good english but he still had quite an accent. His message started very uplifting noting the grace of God and the work of Jesus. It was very good and I had a renewed interest in hearing from a man on TV.



As he continued he eventually took his message towards the properity angle. I was saddened. He was doing so good with the message but then he went to that place of greed that so many ministers seem to be working from lately. It is not just the minister's fault but it is the people's as well. We seem to clamour for a a Jesus that will make us rich.



This is horrible. It makes me want to ask the questions, Would you follow Jesus if you knew your life here on earth was going to be filled with hardship and struggling? Would you still serve Jesus if you knew you weren't going to be a rich man or woman? Is just being saved from eternal damnation enough? Do you think Jesus did the work he did so that we would bribe people to follow him?

What is wrong with us? I know that God wants us to prosper and be in good health. I also know he wants us to work and live healthy lives. I suffer from type 2 Diabetes and I have problems with my leg. I know God wants me to take better care of my self so that I can live a good long life but He isn't making me eat the wrong foods. My problems were not created by God. Yes, I am a firm believer that god can heal me and He may. We are praying for healing but if I do not receive any miracle that does not mean God is not helping me. He may be helping me stay alive longer than I deserve, the way I have lived my life. But the one thing I know for sure is that my soul is saved and I will be with Jesus one day.

Caught by Grace

I am horrible sinner saved by the the loving grace of my Savior, Jesus Christ. I am not worthy of his salvation but he gave it to me regardless. While I may seem to know something about Christ and Christianity I am more amazed at how little I know and understand. The very most basic aspect of the loving grace of God to have sacrificed His son for my wretched filth is beyond me.



I personalize this only because all I really know and can claim to know is about myself. I am trapped in the body of this death. I am no one of any significance. I have not created or invented anything that is life changing. I have not contributed to this life anything worthy of such a gift as Christ has given.



While this may sound self-degrading it is really just an acknowledgement of what the facts are. I am not seeking pity and I would consider any such an insult. If I do anything that deserves acknowledgement it is only because of Christ. It is only by him and through him any good comes of me at all. He is my redeemer, my savior, and glorious Lord. His love is beyond measure and unabandoned. His grace is free-flowing and his mercy covers me like a flood. He is my comforter and my friend, but more than that He is God, the son. He sits at the right hand of the Father. His Holy Spirit guides me and witnesses only of Christ.

No man nor angel can seperate me from my Father's loving hand and his salvation is FREE and available to all who will hear. May you come to know my Jesus and may he run through your life and set you FREE.

FREE JESUS!

Did I see Jesus handing out fish sandwiches?

Before I begin this blog I need to point out that I am not seeking any donations nor does my site, Sozo Resources.com, that is not what this is about. Since I am so hard on the Body of Christ and the leadership, specially in the areas of giving and money it has been on my heart to address giving...


As a Christian we are often confronted with the giving of our finances. Televangelist beg for every dollar you can give, they promise special books, hankies, plates, and other nice novelty gifts in exchange for our kindness. Churches seek our money for their growth, building projects, in-church programs, and so on. Now, in all honesty, if you are so inclined or are lead to give to those ministries then you should. And let's face it, the world runs on money, including the needs of the church. Practically everything in this world requires money.


As a Christian when we give based on our faith, God honors that and does bless our giving. As a Christian, I also believe that we are to responsible about our own giving. Jesus gave us the parable about the master and the servants. In this illustration the Master gave the servants money and they each did with as they saw fit. When the Master returned he judged what the servants did with their money.


We have all heard this sermon, many times probably, but an angle which I think we might need to look at is that he gave his servants RESPONSIBILITY over the money. The smart servants didn't throw there money in a hole, they wisely invested it in something that gave a return. I believe THAT is a very important point that needs consideration when it comes to giving, even to ministries. We should use wisdom in giving. As I stated before, I believe God honors our giving, and it is the responsibility of the receiver to use what they have received wisely as well, but too often we have a tendency to give blindly without a thought of how our gifts and donations are actually being used. Lately we have heard about too many ministries and organizations who are using those donations improperly and even illegally.

I know that we are not able to find out exactly how our donations are being used and exactly where they are going. But I also believe that it is NOT IMPROPER to ask ministries and organizations how our gifts are going to be used. Most upstanding organizations will offer some type of disclosure of what our giving goes for. Some organizations go as far as to use third party accountability groups to reassure us that donations are used responsibly.

Now hold on, I also know that if we are giving to our local church we are attending we can have a certain amount of trust that they are using the finances properly...paying the bills, the minister, supporting their missionaries and so forth. Most of our churches have finance meetings that disclose what they are doing with the donations and how our money is working. They act very responsible. Many non-profit organizations have public records that are available to givers to show them exactly how they are using their donations. i.e. The Red Cross and so on. And we should check the records out once in a while. We should hold them accountable for how they use our donations. It is proper. I honestly believe in my heart that it is not rebellion to ask how a ministry how they are using your tithes and offerings. I believe it is just being a responsible giver and a good stewart.

Be obedient and give as God directs you with out reservation. But remember God wants us to use wisdom in all things.

Seek Him, and SHARE JESUS FREELY!

Do you know my Jesus?

Out there is a world full of lies and deceit. A world full of hate and distrust. A mean place that doesn't really care for you. The world, no matter how inviting it looks, only cares about what you can give it, not what it can give you. You know this is true. The world feigns sincerity but when it comes down to it the world doesn't love you at all.

The world is a place that doesn't believe in God the father, the son or the Holy Spirit. The world mocks the Christian. And let's face it the Christian hasn't been the best example of our savior, have we. In fact it is often hard to tell the Christian from the world. Myself included.

But, the world doesn't know my Jesus. I want to introduce you to my Jesus. My Jesus was with God the father and chose to leave his side to come down here to a world that he knew would mock him and eventually abuse and kill him. But he came anyways. My Jesus came out of love and touched the hopeless, healed the sick, ministered to the wounded, and redeemed the sinners. He touched their lives, not with great social programs, not with building projects, not with dazzling shows of light and sound. No, my Jesus reached the people with love. Real to God, honest love and true compassion.

My Jesus shared food and drink with those who were the most horrible of sinners. He reached out his hand in friendship and showed his love for them without worry. The needs of the people deeply moved Jesus and he responded. My Jesus lifted the spirits of those he met, from the prostitute about to stoned in the street to the lowly children he sat lovingly on his knee.

My Jesus noticed the slightest touch of a sickly woman, who had what they called an issue of blood, and that touch was enough to heal her and Jesus who was surrounded by a massive crowd of people noticed the insignificant little touch of that woman. His love was so great AND he took the time to notice the small things like her touch.

He had compassion even on those who did not fully believe. He never begged for money, He never condemned the possessed, he never exploited the infirmed, instead he touched them and ministered to them. He looked into their hearts and loved them in spite of their afflictions or crimes. He healed the leapers, not because it was his job, not because he owed it to them, not because it would make him look good, he did it because he loved them and wanted to sincerely help them.

Then, after healing the sick, ministering to the poor in spirit, touching the lives of the destitute, and changing the hearts of those he touched he allowed himself to be arrested, tortured and executed by the same people he loved so dearly. Even in the last moments of his life he showed unselfish compassion to a common thief that was being executed for his crimes. Then when God the father was so disturbed by what was happening that He couldn't look at Jesus, Jesus prayed for God to forgive us and those who were killing him.

After that he was buried and rose from the grave three days later. No fanfare, no party, no parade. He simple rose from the grave showed himself to his believers and left us to continue on his work. But even still after all that he sent the Holy Spirit as a comfort to us so we would not be lonely without him. Such love and compassion. That is my Jesus.

There but for the Grace of God...

I know a gentleman who was once in jail. He was once a criminal and had lead a very hard life. In prison he met Jesus and accepted him as his Lord and savior. He became a changed man. He is filled with a passion and a fire for God that I have rarely seen. My brother seemed to think that this man and others like him had such fire because they felt they had a greater debt to pay or their deliverance was so dramatic that it gave them a special testimony. My brother reminded me that it is said that "those who are forgiven much, love much." I can't find fault in that at all and I believe it to be true. It is truly amazing when a man who has lived such a hard life comes to experience the love of Christ.

But I look at the Church and I look at myself and I see a lot people who have been in church for years and have not been such great sinners. We have not seen such dramatic deliverance and we end up talking about everything under the sun except Christ. We have no fire, no zeal. And to honest it doesn't make sense why we don't have that same fire and zeal as the gentleman I spoke of earlier. Our pitiful little sins were sending us to the same hell he was bound for when we met Jesus. Our petty crimes had convicted us to be punished just as much as his great crimes. Our deliverance may not have been as dramatic but the results were the same...we were saved from eternal damnation and hellfire just as he was. Where is our fire?

We are the vilest of sinners no matter how great our sin is before we meet Jesus. We are just as horrid in the eyes of God as the biggest murderer until we accept Christ. Once we really get that into our heart we can begin to understand that our deliverance is just as great. If we don't feel that fire or zeal...maybe we don't realize exactly what God has done for us?

Keeping The Faith...Baby!

I am a big fan of old television shows and one of my favorites is Dragnet with Sergeant Joe Friday. In one of the episodes Joe had went back to college for self improvement. During the course, lead by a very liberal pot smoking professor, he was asked to leave because he arrested one of his fellow students for carrying pot, which at the time was very illegal.(Which it should be.) But Joe reacted humbly but presented his case for why he shouldn't be ejected from the class. Well eventually he didn't leave the class but he stood up for what was right, he stood up for his rights as a student even though the majority of his classmates were against him. His big line during the episode has always stuck with me. He told them that while they all wanted to do their thing his thing was..."Keeping the Faith...Baby." Doing what is right and his job.

Man how that type of bravado is needed these days. In the face of much adversity we should "Keep the Faith...Baby." When the church world is full of compromise we should "Keep the Faith...Baby." When our lives are overrun with doubt and confussion we need to "Keep the Faith...Baby." Doing what is right is not always easy...in fact it is often much harder.

I know I harp on the body of Christ a lot but in all honesty it is aimed at myself more than anyone else. This blog is intended to be a Word of encouragement. "Keep the Faith...Baby." If you are having struggles in your Christian walk, "Keep the Faith...Baby." Which is saying hold on. Don't give up. Hold fast because the truth will outlast the troubles you are having. Christ will sustain you in all your tribulations. Regardless of how messed up the Body of Christ seems to be, God still is on the Throne. His blood still covers our sin. His salvation is still FREE.

You may think you are the only one going through what you are experiencing but I assure you that Christ understands and he is weathering the storm with you. So, "Keep the Faith...Baby." If your church is going nuts with lots of problems, "Keep the Faith...Baby." Don't allow yourself to be drug down by the actions of others. Avoid those snare which easily trip us up.

During these times draw closer to Christ. Don't lose sight of what is real and what is true. Remember Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith. He knows our heart. If Religion has beat you up and spit you out, "Keep the Faith...Baby." I pray that I can make this a battle cry throughout the rest of my life. When I am struggling with my pride, doubt, or selfishness or anything that pursuades me away from the path of righteousness.

The Bible tells us that when we have done all we can to stand, Stand. And when the enemy attacks you on every side remember that God will raise up the standard or the defenses for us. So, "Keep the Faith...Baby."

Making Jesus Conform

Well, the battlelines are drawn and people are choosing their champions. The new leader of the USA is in our sites and we will now become polarized and divided as a nation. And guess what, all of them claim to be Christian. Now I am not going to say they are not because I hope they are Christians and I hope they will listen to the Holy Spirit about being a good leader for this nation. But what I am having a difficult time with in all the arena of politics, is how we try to make Jesus conform to our political platform.

The Republicans seem to pray for and prey on the Christian voter base. The Democrates can't stand the conservative Christian voter and thinks we should not vote but they call on our churches to promote their liberal based programs. It's like, "Come here Jesus so we can be seen with you." or "Jesus is my co-pilot and I know he supports my position." --I can't stand it anymore!

We Christians have got to stop trying to make Jesus conform to our ideas. Here's a radical idea...let's conform to his! Hmmm....Love your God above all and Love your neighbor like you love yourselves. It's so insane it just might work. In fact it'll change your life. Too often we vote without really thinking about the moral choices we are making with our vote. Too often it ends up being all about the money or following the social trends.

Now I know we have to make political choices and some choices we make will be good and others turn out bad but we should be prayerful about any choice we make. We should travel down our political paths with Jesus as our Compass not our luggage. Not just in our political lives but our everyday life as well. We want to MAKE Jesus fit into our social routines, into our friend-base, into our church and into the way we want to walk the Christian walk. I know that there are many times that I have walked the Christian walk asking Jesus to follow me. And I know darn good and well that you have too. It happens, but we need to recognize this problem and humble ourselves before our God and King.

We must decrease so that He can increase. We must try to conform to His divine will and quit trying to shove Jesus into a little box that we put on our shelves.

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God has blessed me with a wonderful business I support my family that way. I honestly only want to share the goodness and freedom of Christ with others - for FREE. I feel I need to say something at this point, the freejesus.blogspot.com and SozoResources.com. sites are not comments, nor condemnations of any ministry or organization that may have products for sale. It is strictly my personal conviction, mission, and goal. BUT I may gripe about ministries and ministers that are all about the money and I know the Holy Spirit will correct me when I am wrong.

Please check out the site and let others know about it as well. If you have any resources that you know about and you think would be a good fit for the SozoResources.com Site please don't hesitate to send me an email with information about the resource. You can send it to info@sozoresources.com.

Thank you and God Bless

Interesting Article on Christianity.com

A buddy of mine just sent me a link to a great article from Max Lucado on the Christianity.com website it is located at this link http://bible.christianity.com/devotionals/upwords/11566477/

Also a wonderful article by Melody Green. Minister, singer, songwriter, Widow of Keith Green. The article is located at:
http://www.lastdaysministries.org/streets/peoplegettingsaved.html

Check them out I am sure you will be blessed.

The Apostles' Creed

I was discussing the good things of God with my brother. We always have the most interesting conversations. We were talking about one of my previous posts and he asked me why I used the terms "Heretic and Deviant" when I described myself. Well to be honest it is partly to provoke conversation about the TRUTH of the word of God, not some side doctrine. But it is also because at times after listening to some ministers I begin to think maybe I am a "heretic" because I don't line up with their ideology and they're ministers of the gosple.

During our conversation, my brother brought up the Apostles Creed and he asked if I knew what it was. I know the creed and have read it in many churches statement of beliefs, but it had been a long time since I had read the original creed. So, after the conversation I had to revisit the creed and found something interesting.

The creed has several versions, depending on whether you are Catholic or not. Now I have nothing against Catholics, we are all part of the body of Christ. But in the Catholic version of the creed they add "Catholic" between 'holy" and "Church" which could mean that according to their creed the Catholic Church is the only Body of Christ.

Now I know that not all Catholic's believe this anymore as they once did but that is their version of the Apostles Creed. I went looking on the net for the creed and found that the creed is based on "The Old Roman Symbol" which is dated to the 2nd Century. Apparently they would ask questions to people who were about to baptised. The Old Roman Symbol is translated to English as follows:


I believe in God the Father almighty;
and in Christ Jesus His only Son, our Lord,
Who was born from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary,
Who under Pontius Pilate was crucified and buried,
on the third day rose again from the dead,
ascended to heaven,
sits at the right hand of the Father,
whence He will come to judge the living and the dead;
and in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Church,
the remission of sins,
the resurrection of the flesh
(the life everlasting).

This needs no changing or modifying at all. This is the basis of the Good News of Jesus Christ. The Gosple in a nutshell. Paul even simplified it more by saying "I believe in Christ and Him crucified." Read it for yourselves.

It just doesn't get any simpler than that.

If it gets confusing just go back to the basics. Christ and him crucified.

Everyone Welcome - Come As You Are

Looking back on my walk in this life I have come to realize many things that have made a lasting impression on me. Being a "Fat Kid" and growing into a "Fat Man" I have come to experience a lot of prejudice from a variety of people. One of the most shocking experiences I have had is running into this prejudice from Christians. I have heard even a few of the big-time televanglist preach that fat people aren't in the will of God.

Very disturbing. I have heard one television preacher say that he supported a Christian woman wanting to divorce her Christian husband because he gained weight since they got married. This is utterly ridiculous. What happened to the love of Christ? I have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and Jesus accepts me as I am. Do I need to try to live a healthy life? Yes. Does it mean I am going to hell if I am fat? NO! Anyone who thinks that is an idiot. (no apologies)

How dare they put conditions on the love of Christ! Regardless of your size, your color, whether you have a physical or mental impairment has nothing to do with Jesus' love and acceptance of you.

If you are an addict, JESUS loves you. If you are an alcoholic, JESUS loves you. If you are a homosexual, JESUS loves you. If you are a child molester, JESUS loves you (Yes he loves them too). Jesus accepts your faults and loves you regardless. Does he approve of your sin? NO! Should you continue in your sin? NO! Get treatment, pray for deliverance, abstain.

Jesus doesn't care about your sin, he knows you've sinned and he still wants to save your soul. The work he did by hanging his bloody broken body on the cross with his arms open wide is an open invitation saying, "Everyone Welcome, Come As You Are."

I am a Deviant

De•vi•ant: (noun) a person or thing that deviates or departs markedly from the accepted norm.

Her•e•tic: (noun) anyone who does not conform to an established attitude, doctrine, or principle.

Two words that have occassionally been used when describing Jesus Christ. Jesus' way of thinking deviated from the normal way of thinking. Jesus knew that the heart of man was deceitfully wicked but chose to love and die for us anyway. That is deviant thinking.

God knew that the works of man meant nothing and could do nothing to acheive redemption so He came and sacrificed himself so that we might know redemption when we deserved hell. That is deviant thinking.

To think that man is good and trustworthy is truly wrong. We are not good. The Bible says there is NO GOOD MAN, NOT ONE. But God loves us enough that He still wants to redeem us from what we truly deserve. This is just one of the reasons that I must serve God. There is no logic to this, it is just pure unadulterated Love, Grace and Mercy. Logic and normal thinking says that if a man deserves death then he should get death. Deviant thinking says that if a man deserves death give him forgiveness and life eternal.

Jesus came and fulfilled prophecy and in doing so he ruffled the feathers of the religious normal of his time. Thus they branded him a HERETIC. He did not conform to the established attitude or doctrine instead he preached that he was the way the truth and the life.

Today there are many things in the church body that does not line up with the word of God. These are things that we must ALL work on. We must draw closer to Christ. We must put our trust in God. We must seek the face of God and not OUR will but HIS. The Church organization may brand me as a Heretic but I can honestly say that I don't care what man says I have to answer to God.

I don't know all the answers but I know God and the Bible says He will lead us in Spirit and in TRUTH. Most Christians understand the Spirit part of that statement but we must also realize the TRUTH part as well.

Should we trust man to lead us truthfully? I would say no. We SHOULD listen to them and then STUDY the word of God and PRAY for guidance of the Holy Spirit so we can understand the truth. I am not saying that our leaders purposely deceive us but the only way we will know if they are on track is to learn the Word of God. Besides, the Bibles says that every man must seek HIS OWN SALVATION with fear and trembling. A man can NOT save us. A man can NOT impart knowledge into our spirit - these things can only be done by God.

A man can tell the truth. A man can teach us the truth. But how do we know it is the truth?

According to some the things I say make me sound like I am a deviant, and to others, it makes me sound like I am a heretic. I will wear these brands as badges of honor but I will NEVER tell you to believe me...I will tell you to READ THE BIBLE, PRAY and SEEK THE TRUTH from GOD.

Thoughts of Jesus

During this trying time I am having with my feet I realized that it has been a whole day at least that I have not given serious thought to Jesus. Maybe longer. It is amazing how we get wrapped up in our own problems. Life gets in the way and it is easy to not think about Jesus.

(Self Confession) This is an area that I have to improve in my life. I have to FREE JESUS in my life instead of keeping him trapped in my little box of the world and only visit him when I need him. I am truely grateful to God for my life and my salvation. And deep down He knows my heart but He also knows that I am a willful child full of mischief and very forgetful.

A New Day

Today is a new day. Being morbidly obese has been difficult over the years and I have done very little to combat my weight. Just over a year ago I lost my toe due to type 2 diabetes. I also have high blood pressure, but these things are nobody's fault but my own.

Two days ago I began to go to the YMCA and water walk in the pool for an hour. I have no idea if it is really doing any good but I am resolved to continue this routine. My plan is to build up some endurance so that I may move to a more strenious exercise.

During my walking time I have found that I am able to meditate on the word of God and pray. Which is something I also need. I am praying that God will help me in this endevor. Please keep me in your prayers.

Thanks

Stunning Movie Reaction

Today my family and I went to see a movie, Alien vs. Preditor Requiem. A little gorey but overall a good sequel to first AVP movie. During the movie one of the characters made a statement about the government that caused an audience reaction that was somewhat unsettling.

The character said something to the effect, "the government wouldn't lie to us." and the entire audience chuckled a very sarcastic chuckle. I know that we have had a lot of reasons to distrust our government for many years now but it was very scary at how the audience laughed. It is not that they laughed but how they laughed.

It also seems that people are thinking this way about Christians. That is really scary. We have hurt our reputation so bad that people are leary about doing business with so-called Christian businesses. I have spoken with many people who feel the same way. They have no real problem with Christ but they do with Christians. Not because of their faith but because of their business practices.

Our credability is losing ground much like our government's reputation.

We must FREE JESUS in our lives so we can rise above our human nature and strive to be better than the preceptions of the world. If we are truely a Christian nation as we claim then we must compel our government to do the same. (Impossible?) I don't know. (Improbable?) could be. But we as Christians and citizens must do this on an individual basis. Start at home and be a better Christian there first then to the world.

God Bless you all and remember FREE JESUS.