Author: Martin

 

By Jim Towers

There was another school shooting this week and it seems to be happening on a weekly basis now. Oh yes, and there’s a mad bomber on the loose in Austin, Texas. No one is safe anymore, even in their own homes, work, school or play. These shootings are usually young men who have been brainwashed into believing they won’t have to pay for their actions. They emulate people like Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dorn who fancied themselves social activists, even Hillary Clinton who back in the seventies was an ardent disciple of Saul Alinsky, the author of Rules for Radicals. They think that by committing these acts of violence they will be immortalized. Nothing could be further from the truth.  There is so much senseless killing these days that they just fade into oblivion in short order.

They apparently don’t see the big picture in the lives they were destroying. Every action has a consequence, and the day will come when these poor souls will have to meet their maker to answer for their crimes against humanity. They will all have to give an account to Almighty God at the White Throne Judgement – we all will. The only people able to escape this rightful screening are those who have repented and received Christ’s forgiveness. As simple as that sounds, Jesus died for the sins of all mankind. That’s how much God loves us. God knew that we, being human, are faulty and prone to sin in this world.

Nevertheless, the word SIN is seldom heard anywhere in the world today.  Yet in God’s way of thinking it exists in many different forms and it’s tearing us apart at the seams. Our once Christian nation is unravelling right before our eyes. Drugs, hopelessness, sexual deviancy, hate, anarchy, crime, and theft are taking center stage.

Big business is ripping us all off as well. Cell phone companies, Facebook, the internet, insurance companies. It is all a reflection of a decaying society. With falsehood in the media and in business you can’t trust anyone anymore. Even some Christian churches are being corrupted in one way or another. Homosexuals are being ordained in Christian churches even though they know nothing of the Word of God and rail against it. Talk about hypocrisy! Apostacy prevails in many churches.

Presently, morality is at an all-time low. Indeed, as the scriptures say, “In the last days people will be lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God.”  The clear majority of people are out for money and what they deem as pleasure, and that, without guilt or remorse.

How much longer can these things be allowed to take place before our society collapses under the weight of its overt sin and degradation, only God knows.

 

About Movies:

 

The movie about St. Paul came and went without much fanfare, even though it stared Jim Caviezel as Dr. Luke, who wrote about the genealogy of Jesus in the book of Luke in the New Testament.  It seems that people (except some Christians) don’t want history lessons, even about Biblical Characters.  Aside from those who don’t care to know, many want to know what they can do to escape judgment and retribution as they clearly see the end times approaching.  Of course, you and I know that it requires repentance toward God and receiving Christ who died for our sins into your life.

About Books:

Having done some critiquing of current Christian movies in the recent past, I will also begin critiquing nonfiction Christian books I’ve recently read.  I don’t read fiction and just so you know, I read at night after the day’s activities, sometimes up until midnight and beyond, and have read hundreds of books over the years.

I picked up the book “Visions of Glory” by John Pontius (which sounds like a pseudonym to me) at my local library. Just as phony are the headlines on the front cover.  This laughable tripe was an attempt to hoodwink the public with obvious propaganda, one aimed at converting gullible folks who haven’t read the Bible to the Mormon Church. Today they use the name the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to get into our good graces, knowing that Mormon sounds too shady. These are very clever people out to sell us on their version of the Holy Scriptures, which is called the Book of Mormon. Don’t even crack the pages of this devious book that only serves to “prove their view of world history” with no bearing on repentance and salvation.

My most recent reading was from a book by Michael Savage, “God Faith and Reason” which began quite well up until the later chapters where he goes into a rant that made no sense. Now don’t get me wrong, I love the man and was disappointed that he had done so; it appears that his ego was getting out of hand. This can happen when you acquire a large following like he has for his radio program. He usually hits the nail on the head with his observations, but like our president, he is not very diplomatic, and neither am I for that matter, but I’m trying to be without succumbing to political correctness. Furthermore, Michael Savage validates all I’ve been saying for the past several years, almost word for word.

In his book he also says that Buddhism is a valid religion as it subdues people into not taking life seriously and best of all (my thought) they don’t have to answer for their sins. But this manmade philosophy does not offer eternal life to anyone either, except that you might come back as a butterfly. You can’t have it both ways, Michael.  Maybe we should talk.

I just acquired a book by another Jewish man, Rabbi Jonathan Cohn and have just read the first seventy pages. The title is “The Paradigm”. I am re-reading his book “The Book of Mysteries (the Bible)” and learning things you don’t learn about in Sunday school (like the meaning of many Jewish words.) In this latest book – although it is thought provoking – he tends to stretch things to make the pieces fit. He does, however, explain his reason for doing so in the preamble.  I must agree that there are many parallels to Ahab and Jezebel in the Old Testament and the sordid lives of Bill and Hillary Clinton….I’ll let you know how it all turns out. I can’t wait to continue reading tonight, yum, yum. It’s like eating a steak dinner and savoring every morsel.

Let God be God, give Him credit for His immutable Word and let us give Him praise for Jesus Christ and for our beautiful and wonderous surroundings – all made just for us!

YBIC

Jim Towers    jt.filmmaker@yahoo.com and www.thepropheciesbook and movie.

You can also watch Bible based sermons livestreaming on the internet at FBCN.org (First Baptist Church of Naples Florida) every Sunday at 9:30 EST.  Pastor Hayes Wicker a veteran preacher for over forty years always gives an altar call after sharing the Gospel – with no speech affectations or theatrics.

 

By Jim Towers

Most atheist’s and agnostic’s that I’ve met and talked to over the years have for the most part been decent law-abiding people, some of them have even been seekers; in which case I more than likely witnessed to them, – which is always my goal.

While these folks are mainstream non – believers there are many others who are downright evil, and their numbers are growing by leaps and bounds in our present society.

There are some who deny the existence of God for fear of judgment. Those who deny Almighty God are usually living a life of sexual immorality and/or drug addiction and don’t want to be told what to do or not do. Many atheists and agnostics insist on carrying on with their hell-bent lives wallowing in addictions, sexual deviancy and other vices. They don’t want to read what the Word of God says about such things and the price paid for doing so. The bible is anathema to them.

Most atheists feel it’s cool to be self-sufficient, knowledgeable and well read. But what is it they read? Chances are they read fiction; and or textbooks that offer no rest to the human soul? Such are the people they watch daily on talk shows and comedy platforms trying to be cool and with it. Yet they are just another spiritually blind person who has no idea what the scriptures say and can only guess.

If you are one of these, you are neglecting the most important book in the world; one on which your very future depends upon.

In the whole world the Holy Bible is the only book that claims to be the Word of God. In it you will find your reason for being, what’s expected of you, how the earth came into being and many other things pertaining to life. An example if this is written by the Apostle John who wrote,

“In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God and there was nothing made that was made without Him.” The Apostle John was referring to Jesus Christ. “And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory as of the only begotten Son of God full of grace and truth….”

The Holy Bible will tell you that the earth hangs in space and is not flat as was supposed in the distant past.

It speaks of evil inclinations that plague us which are of Satan, (a fallen angel). It tells us that he lives in another dimension wreaking havoc among us as we give him license to do so, just as in the garden of Eden.

It tells us about the history of the world and where the garden of Eden was located. It was located at the headwaters of the Pishon, Gihon, Hiddekel, and Euphrates.

The Bible tells of the curse that homosexuality will visit upon those that practice it. Sodom and Gomora were destroyed because of such behavior.

It gives us the Ten Commandments to live by, for our own good (notice what happened when we took the Ten Commandments out of our public schools).

Even scoffers are becoming more and more fearful of the things that lie ahead and have no answers of comfort for humanity.

As the world falls apart who or what else can we look too? Atheists and agnostics, including fence sitters, should consider prevailing world events signifying that we could be the terminal generation.

Ignoring the warnings of the Bible doesn’t make it untrue. Reality exists no matter what a person thinks, and life goes on without you. Human thought is faulty, we place things and pleasure above everything else. Our society is unraveling at the seams with every conceivable fad or passing fancy – most having to do with sexuality, money and errant religions.

Are you just another spiritually blind person who has no idea what the scriptures say? If so, you are neglecting the most important book in the world; one on which our very future depends upon.

The bible tells us what lies ahead because of disobedience and disbelief.  These warnings come through the prophetic words written within its pages. But without spiritual discernment given by the Holy Spirit, it’s impossible to interpret scripture properly. Jumping up and down just isn’t going to cut it. Saying meaningless and repetitious prayers doesn’t either. Repentance toward God and receiving Jesus Christ into your life is the only way to receive the Holy Spirit and eternal life.  Jesus will send the comforter who begins cleaning house and you are able to resist the wiles of the devil. This doesn’t happen immediately, but little by little as you come to rely on Gods promises that can only be found in the bible. You will gain strength and understanding and as a by product you gain peace of mind as well.

Intermingled with other words of wisdom and knowledge is the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ who died for the sins of mankind and stands ready (even at the door) to welcome us in if and when we repent and are willing to follow Him.

The things of God should be of the utmost importance to us all, since one day we will cease to exist in your humanly form and will meet your creator face to face.

Isn’t it time that you decide to receive and follow Christ. Like the Bible says, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall have eternal life.” “For as many as received Him, to them gave He the power to become the sons of God.”

The Holy Bible is at your very fingertips – even on your laptop. Blessed are they that read it.

YBIC

Jim Towers

jt.filmaker@yahoo.com      www.thepropheciesbookandmovie and www.dropzonedelta.com

(Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption)

As early as the story of Cain and Abel (Gen. 4:1–16) the Bible reveals the human tendency toward violence against another person. The general explanation is that unfulfilled desire and envy lead to aggression and murder (Jas. 4:1f.). This human tendency results in war.

Horrors and deaths in war continue to stagger the mind and condemn the conscience. It portrays inhumanity in its cruelest form. “God-fearing people” demand that their enemies be made to suffer. They suffer not only on the battlefield, but also in prison camps.

One man that did more than his share of suffering was Louis Zamperini.

 

Read the rest of this amazing story here- Khouse

Here is the link to the book –

 

(Excerpted from Koinonia House Jan 17 Personal update- Very timely and good read, please follow the link to Khouse to read the whole article)

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I just returned from my 60th class reunion for the United States Naval Academy. When I graduated 60 years ago, that was a statement second to none. It was a big deal to graduate from the Naval Academy or West Point back then. We were young, and we all had our futures booming out before us. We had taken oaths to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, and we were ready to go out and serve our country.

Sixty years later, we’re now in our twilight years. As I talked to people at the reunion, I noticed that most of my peers had stopped looking forward. When we graduated, we had our lives before us, but many of the guys now spend their time only looking back at the past. Some of my peers had remained in the military until they retired, and all the ones I mixed with admitted an emptiness. They had put in their time, and they had retired. They’d appreciated retirement, but there’s just so much golf one can enjoy.

Only one group didn’t seem to be looking back, feeling empty. The one group that seemed to be looking forward were the born again Christians. Those of us who know Jesus Christ have something to look forward to. We have our callings in Him, and we have confidence that He continues working in our twilight hours. We have all eternity ahead of us, and we know the work we do for the Lord has eternal consequences. It gives us perspective.
Looking Back

Looking backward has its points. I look back, and I recognize that I had a very successful life even from a secular viewpoint. After I graduated from the Naval Academy, I served in the Air Force. I then served in the intelligence community and went into corporate development and the business world. I had a tremendously interesting life building companies, and I participated in more than 100 deals in mergers and acquisitions. God then allowed me to take my once-hobby of teaching the Bible and build Koinonia House.

People often ask me about the secret to my success. Why did I succeed in my professional life? As I look back, I realize that, by the grace of God, I was surrounded by some phenomenal people. I believe the secret of success is to surround yourself with winners, with strong people.

As I look back in life, there is only one area where I have regrets. My life was exciting for many reasons, but there is a place where I have deep regrets to this day. I took my wife for granted. I didn’t abuse her physically or anything, but I took her for granted. It’s a grief that I have. I didn’t appreciate the preciousness of what I had in her. For so many years I was too busy climbing the next hill, and I abused her by not really taking care of her. Now, I’ve lost Nan, and not a day goes by that I don’t wish I could just pick up the phone and call her. If my looking back can help anything, it would be to encourage all you young guys not to make the same mistake I made. Be wise. Pay attention. Discern which are the truly important things in your lives while you still have the time to invest yourself in them and to enjoy them in return.

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In the early seventies I was in Hollywood pursuing a career in the movie business as a SAG union actor. I had received Christ just six years before and was attending Beverly Hills Baptist Church.

Although I had learned about the Jewish faith, Moses and the Ten Commandments and such, over time I also learned that the twelve apostles were also of the Jewish faith and that Dr. Luke may have been the only Gentile of the group of mostly earthy but Godly men. Of course, the main subject (Jesus) of the New Testament was also a Jew – humanly speaking.

The church was rather small and intimate but somehow managed to attract guest speakers, probably because of the name.

In any case, that is where I first met and heard of Jewish converts to Christianity. It was the first time I ever met any Jews for Jesus. One of them being named Lois Lapides. He and another young man were heading up a group of believers in Yeshua ha Mashiach (Jesus Christ). Since I was the most vocal and evangelical person in the church, we spent the day together along with another young man from the congregation, whom I now suspect was a Jew.

This was the eye-opening experience that led me to set up a mission station in a Dunkin Donut shop in Miami sometime later. At the time, this was a place where many retirees came to socialize throughout the day and night. Many of the regulars were Jews who live in the adjoining apartments and condos.

Being one who was never shy about my faith I had decided to make friends and share the gospel with anyone who would listen. During my years of stopping by there daily I did make many friends. It got to the point that some would refer to me as pastor. No one seemed threatened by me and I always tried to have an answer to their deepest questions.

It got to the point where my Jewish friends were inviting me to their homes or maybe going to the movies together. Many of them had been professional people at one time and I learned a lot from them. All were non-threatening, and most were pleasant. There was one exception though and this man had been a lawyer and councilman. But then he was just a type A personality- just as I am, and he always stood his ground. I handled him with kid gloves and we got along fine after a while.

Ugene finally opened to what I had to say, and we talked about aviation and law as well as spiritual matters. This went on for a matter of years and I thought I hadn’t made any headway with this hardheaded soul. A few year later after I had moved away I went to visit an old friend of mine and he told me that Ugene had become a Messianic Jew and that he had recently died. Knowing that he was going to die, he had my friend Richard sneak some matzo crackers and Mogen David wine into his private hospital room so that he could take communion before he died.

Today, The Jews for Jesus movement has expanded and branched out into what we now know as Messianic churches across the country and the world. According to some sources, many Millennial Jews are finally accepting the fact that Jesus was and is the Messiah and are even celebrating Christmas and Easter.

My contention is that this is happening in fulfilment of prophecy and that those Jews who are as yet undecided are going to recognize and receive Christ during the tribulation period, hence the 144,000 evangelists who will turning many to Christ during those hellish times and many will pay with their lives.

One of my favorite chapters in the Bible to convince Jews of Jesus Christ being our savior is Isiah, chapter 53 in its entirety. Anyone reading this prophecy will conclude that Jesus was indeed the Christ – the long-awaited Messiah. Another verse is from the book of John in the New Testament where the Apostle John says, (In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God,….He came unto HIS OWN (the Jews) and His own received Him not, but as many as received Him to them gave He the power to become the sons of God…”. John nailed it in the very first chapter.

The “People of the Book – Jews” are a special people in the eyes of God; as a matter of fact, they are referred to as the Apple of God’s eye in the Bible. Thus, the Bible says, anyone cursing them (Jews) will be cursed by God and anyone blessing them will be blessed of God.

We followers of Christ must realize that they are just as much in need of a savior as the rest of us (Gentiles) since they too are capable of grievous sins. You might even say that they are a microcosm of humankind, the best of the best and worst of the worse. Nevertheless, they are God’s chosen people and we should recognize them as such, since it was through them that we are introduced to the one and only God – Jehovah, the Ten commandments, the oracles of God and prophetic scripture.

NOTE: Mike Pence heads up a delegation of prominent U.S. Christians to meet with prominent Jewish leaders in the coming days – in Israel – the two most persecuted religions in the world.

On movies,
The Darkest Hour was historically correct and could have been better lit, (I can understand the nuance of having the movie dark at times, but it was a little overdone.) At times the English brogue was hard to understand but Gary Oldman’s performance was outstanding. Being a war movie, however, there was not enough action for me. I’m sure there was a lot going on at the time.

Clint Eastwood is a multi- talented artiste (second only to Mel Gibson) so he should have known better than to let the true-life heroes of his latest film “15:17 To Paris” cajole him into letting themselves star in this film. There was no emoting (showing of emotion such as fear, hope, desire, etc.) The same can be said for the children in the film. Furthermore, much of it was like a travelogue. It could be that Clint was challenging himself in the belief that he could pull a performance out of these untalented real-life heroes’. Mel Gibson can do it, but it is a very hard – if not impossible thing for others to do.

YBIC
Jim Towers

You can reach me at, jt.filmmaker@yahoo.com www.thepropheciesbookandmovie and www.dropzonedelta.com.

I recently did a Sunday School lesson on two chapters from the book of James. It was a great time, I learned so much from diving into the word. I realized how far I have to go and how great God is. Every day God is going to find a new way to ask you, “Do you trust me”. These trails or testing of faith, James will tackle head on. For me it seems, I fail every time. This book helped me understand how to handle these much better and understand them in a new light. It is never easy, and Christ has helped me so much.

I wish I could say, having gone thru Ranger School in the Army and my experience overseas these “trials” would be easier, but they are not. Everyone is challenged to rise above, and that is what is great about this message. In the end, I live to fight another day, put on my spiritual armor and go to work. I read about the persecuted body of Christ all around the world, and feel embarrassed about what causes strife in my life.

James is a tuff book for us because it calls us to action! Show me what you have done? Below are excerpts excerpts from Chuck Missler on the Book which I relied on as I dug into the study.

Theme:
A Living Faith: evidenced by righteous living and godly behavior. Not doctrine; practical Christian ethics.

The book can be divided as such
Chapter 1: Victorious Faith
Chapter 2: Manifested Faith
Chapter 3: Controlling and Energizing Faith
Chapter 4: Submissive Faith
Chapter 5: Patient and Expectant Faith

The Book of James deals with:
The nature of Faith;
The nature and character of God;
Day-to-day behavior as Christians.

Surprisingly it has a closer connection with the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5-7) than any other
NT letter. It lists 60 imperatives in 108 verses; more than any other NT book.

James 1:1-12

Victorious Faith

1] James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which
are scattered abroad, greeting.

“A servant” – He knew Christ after the flesh no more: he honors Him as Lord and Messiah and links His name with that of God the Father. Whatever doubts he may have once had, they are gone now.

“To the Twelve Tribes” – He is a Jew writing to Jews. It is also a message for us, just as Paul’s letters written to Gentile Christians are also generally for all believers.

2] My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

When God’s people are called upon to pass through great trials, it is not evidence of God’s displeasure. (Cf. Job: that book is not about “why do the innocent suffer?” If it was, it really wasn’t answered. The reader is let in on a conversation that Job had not overheard. It is about attempting to maintain the Divine Viewpoint; the larger picture.)
“Temptations” here does not refer to being tempted to sin, but rather the testing of faith.

3] Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

The purpose of suffering; preparation for ministry. If one professes to have faith in the Lord he can depend upon it that his profession will be put to the test sooner or later.

4] But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

We are, by nature, fretful and impatient. We rebel against the ways of God and want our own way. But he who learns to be submissive to whatever God permits glorifies Him who orders all things according to His own will.

David said his soul had quieted itself as a weaned child: Ps 131 (only three verses that says it all). Fed on more mature food, although initially fretful and peevish, it accepts gratefully the new nourishment. The goal is maturity and the development of a strong Christian character. Becoming mature and whole, no longer craving for what God sees fit to withhold: this is real victory, but it requires superhuman wisdom.

I will add a second part to this post tomorrow.

BY JIM TOWERS

While this is only a brief outline of the origins of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and I will only hit on the high points of this ridiculous cult.
It seems that with most cults that they are dreamed up by men who have nothing better to do than trifle with the word of God – the Holy Bible. These people, often after being exposed to true Biblical Scripture decide that they know better than the Spirit filled men who wrote the initial texts from Moses on.
The inventor of this cult (Jehovah’s Witnesses) was Charles Taze Russell yet another self -described teacher who began his ministry in Brooklyn N.Y… his musings were written under the heading – Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. Yet he only went to the public school for seven years and left at the tender age of fourteen. Later, he became wealthy from his father’s hat making inheritance and had the means to publish his own works.
Although he was raised a bible believing Christian, this man decided that he would alter the Bible since he felt the content of the King James Bible was faulty; yet the Bible itself says, “The scriptures are of no private interpretation, but were written by holy men inspired by God.” The Bible also describes itself as “God breathed.” He should have known better.
It’s amazing how a man can consider himself more knowledgeable than the 44 Godly men who translated it, among them were scholars, archeologists, linguists and such. Yet this silly man would come up with his own unique take on scripture – a take he called, THE NEW WORLD TRANSLATION (Sounds too much like THE NEW WORLD ORDER to me.)
Its adherents are people who have been mislead into believing that they and they alone possess the truth. But the truth is that they’ve been hoodwinked into believing they an earn their way to heaven by distributing tracts and by knowing God’s name -Jehovah. The Scriptures say, “There is a way that seems right unto man, but the end thereof is the way of death.”
The original King James Bible tells us that, “For you are saved by faith through grace and that not of ourselves it is a gift of God lest any man should boast.” So, it is by faith and not of works like they so ardently believe. Yet it seems that they will not admit to their frailties and shortcomings but continue to put up a façade of self – righteousness.
Today the printer and distributor of Jehovah’s Witnesses tracts is the Watch Tower Society, a publishing house ensconced in a building in New York City. They also print other fodder for their ardent followers to distribute and sell, all the while collecting “Tithes” and offerings to enrich their leaders.
For the most part, these mislead people tend to stay in the book of Revelation, a book that is hard to decipher – even for theologians, even as the world-wide events described therein are happening today or beginning to happen and is often written in symbolic terms. This while even true Biblical scholars can only speculate their meaning up until the event materializes.
One of the things that makes this cult infamous, is its penchant for setting dates for the end of the world (which have of course never come true). Another falsehood is that Christ returned in 1874. Then there is the hope that they are the 144,000 who make it through the Tribulation period and are saved. The problem with that theory is that today there are more than enough of them (Jehovah’s Witnesses) to qualify with their numbers growing by the day. That would mean that they must grit their teeth and continue to scour the earth making more followers to satisfy the greed of their leadership
They also claim to qualify for salvation because they know Gods name, yet Jesus never spoke the name Jehovah but rightly ascribed to God as “Father” as in “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, …..” in teaching us to do the same. Imagine your son or daughter disrespectfully referring to you as Bill or Mary.
If they had really read the original Bible the adherents of JWs would know that, “There is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.” and, that there is one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus.” Jesus was not Michael the Arch Angel as so many of them presume. In the New Testament the Apostle Peter said to Jesus directly “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” and Jesus replied, “Simon, son of Jonah, happy are you for you did not hear this from man, but My Father in heaven has revealed this to you.”
There are so many other proofs that this twisted truth that Jehovah’s Witnesses spew has no basis in fact. They have no excuse for believing this doctrine spawned in hell. The Apostle Paul alludes to this heresy saying that, “There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction.” 2 Peter 3:16
Thinking that they are the 144,000 witnesses who go about proclaiming their brand of gospel during the Tribulation period, they believe in replacement theology. (That is, that they have replaced the Jews to whom the word of God was first given.) How foolish. As a matter of fact, many Jews are receiving Christ Jesus as Messiah these days and could be approaching the 144,000 in number. Messianic churches are popping up everywhere, even in Israel. I personally know of five of them and may have been instrumental in helping deliver one of them through my preaching
As hard as they try to keep up appearances they fail at every turn and often end up alone and destitute. (I have yet to meet a happy Jehovah’s Witness.) Yet like Peter, we who have received and know Jesus personally should be happy.
Need I say more.
On another note:
I saw the movie “12 Strong” and was disappointed in several aspects, the music, lighting and sound were all faulty and even the cinematography was mediocre.

YBIC
Jim Towers jt.filmmaker@yahoo.com and www.dropzonedelta.com.

By Jim Towers

With time running out, this may be the last letter I write to the church. It is a letter of warning to those who disbelieve and or abuse the Holy Bible, it’s prophecies and admonitions.

The Bible is a book like none other, it tells about our origins and how and why God created us. In the book of John, in the New Testament the narrative begins thusly, “In the beginning was the Word (Jesus) and the Word was with God and the Word was God; the same was with God and there was not anything made that was made without him.”

In the Bible, we are told not to lean to our own understanding, and that the thoughts and imagination of men can be deceiving. As hard as it might be to believe every word in it, “The Word of God proves to be true no matter who questions it.”

By omitting or denying any portion of scripture you are putting your life in peril, especially if you teach others to do the same. The Bible isn’t something to trifle with and inject manmade thought into. It speaks of itself as the inspired word of God, stating that, “That knowing this first, that no prophecy is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” 2nd Peter 1:20-21.

Sadly, today, there is falsehood everywhere, even in the church. Hypocrisy abounds, and many church leaders are leading the pack. With doctorates and diplomas, they strut through the congregation like peacocks looking down on the rest of us. Thinking themselves to be wise they have become utter fools in their self-righteous hypocrisy. Still others take these paying clerical jobs simply for security and have no calling on their lives whatsoever. Their lack of concern for their fellow man is evidence of their fruits, as Jesus said, “By their fruits you shall know them”. Some are even afraid of sharing Christ. A person lacking love and concern for others should never be in such a vaulted position. Far too many of them are too self-absorbed to be of any Godly good. Others are deceiving the flock and being deceived themselves by the adversary, the Devil. Preachers are falling left and right, often due to sexual misbehavior. (Denying one’s sexuality is a difficult if not impossible thing to do.) We are hard wired to procreate and to have pleasure in doing so, and without the Holy Spirit’s help with self-control we can’t help but fall into sexual sin.

Yes, we have all seen and continue to see church leaders acting as though they alone have Spiritual knowledge of Scripture because they have doctorates and degrees. Yet it was these very same type people are where responsible for killing Jesus Christ – a man who had no credentials except the miracles he produced and lessons he taught, (much of which is common sense.) They only wanted recognition for themselves. Jesus referred to such religious leaders as hypocrites and white washed sepulchers full of dead men’s bones.

Again the Holy Spirit comes to our rescue and we are told in the Bible that we don’t need anyone to teach us the Word of God other than the Holy Spirit – who leads into all truth.

Yet, even in this day and age and with all that’s going on, you might hear false Bible teachers say something like this, “We’ve been living in the Last Days for over two thousand years and no one knows the day or the hour when the end will come.” While this is true, the Bible calls such people scoffers, “Where is the promise of his coming? Foe since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue from the beginning of creation as before.” Amazingly they can’t see the forest for the trees.

All around us are sure signs that the end of life as we know it is racing to an end. Wars and rumors of war, untreatable pestilence (viruses), plus STD’s caused by promiscuity by those who are lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, and let’s not forget the earthquakes and lawlessness that abounds.

We, dear friends, live in perilous times where truth is as rare as hen’s teeth. Lying has become a way of life for many with politicians leading the way. The news organizations who should be bastions of truth are anything but truthful.

Unless you’ve had a supernatural occurrence happen in your life you may be prone to be indifferent to prophetic scripture which is deeper than just head knowledge that one picks up at the local seminary. It is the reality of occurrence in ones life, it is called being “born again” which is a term almost forgotten by mainstream Christianity.

As a matter of fact some seminaries are putting out AI’s (those who are politically correct and have never really known God in a personal way.) Everyday these people make headlines by espousing man-made theories and promoting political agendas such as homosexuality as a decent way of life. Some even give their stamp of approval to infanticide by means of abortion. The latest trend is that it’s OK to engage in pedophilia or bestiality, (that is if the subject doesn’t mind.) The Bible clearly condemns such brutish behavior – repeatedly.

The Bible gave us the Ten Commandments which God through Moses gave to us. This was done so that we might know what God expects of us. They were given for our own good. Breaking anyone of the commandments can lead to sorrow or even death. When the Ten Commandments were taken out of our society it became a cesspool of sinful behavior. Without these guidelines mankind will do whatever seems right to him or her. Today there is chaos in our country for doing so.

Unless you read your Bible, you will never grow in faith. “Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.” Read it, study it, meditate on what it teaches, and you can’t go wrong. (Another wonderful benefit is that you will find peace for your soul.)

About movies: The new movie about Winston Churchill is a movie I would want to see. Also on my list of must see movies is “Twelve Strong”, a movie about a group of Special Forces on horseback doing battle in the mountains of Afghanistan.

YBIC

Jim Towers
You can address your comments to jt.filmmaker@yahoo.com or visit dropzonedelta.com (warriors following Christ.)

(editors note- I have known many good Mormons and served with many in Iraq, all great and moral people. However, they are misguided and what I hope to do is lead them to the truth. If we love them, we want them to receive salvation. This goes for all, I welcome the chance to go over the scriptures and bring them to the Truth)

By Jim Towers

I’m really not sure I have any Mormon friends and if I did I would do my best to convert them; but what do you say to someone who has been bamboozled by an outrageous cult such as this?
Even educated people who should know better are participants in this outlandish faith that makes no sense at all.

First of all, a troubled young man Joseph Smith back in the early 1800’s (fueled by the raging hormones in his young body and satanic influence) decided to create his own take of the Holy Scriptures twisting them to say that man could take as many women as he desired among other nonsense. He called it the Book of Mormon, the Mormon followers are also known today as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Joseph smith was by all accounts a seer and seeker of valuable stones including gold.

After asking God which Christian denomination he should join, he claims to have had a vision. Claiming to have encountered an angel in his back yard named Maroni (of all things), he claimed that the angel gave him two golden plates that only he would be able to decipher. Something like hieroglyphics was written on them that only he could read and interpret with the use of the Urim and Thummim (seer stones).

Joseph Smith begin writing his Book of Mormon. Like everything else Satan does, he injected grains of truth into the writings.

As rambling and confusing as the writings were, some bought into the falsehoods. They were most likely young dumb men who wanted as many women as they could handle. I suspect they were homely loners and losers. Nevertheless, Smith was seen as a prophet.
Little by little the cult grew among the uneducated and illiterate, (as is usually the case.) The King James Bible was translated by 40 godly and educated men from diverse, backgrounds, such as history, archeology and languages – all belonging to the council of Trent. Compare that to this one young man who dabbled in rocks.
Nevertheless, the time came when the Mormons were expelled from the New England states after Joseph died and made their way west under the leadership of Brigham Young.

After trying to secede from the Nation without success, this new religion finally made its way to Utah.

This cult also believes in a “mother god” but it is the wearing of certain undergarments to make one holy that makes it really weird.

But enough about the history of this foolish religion, I’ve read the horror stories written by those who have left the cult, the oppression, the rapes, pedophilia and other such demeaning things and that’s enough for me.
One other thing, about having an addendum to the Holy Scriptures, (The Book of Mormon) apparently the Mormons haven’t read the last few verses of the book of revelation, Rev. 22:18 and 19.

Update:

Hawaii’s early warning system told the populace to take shelter as a nuclear bomb was about to explode in their midst. The people there who heard the warning panicked and ran out into the streets screaming. Some even went so far as to take shelter in the sewer system. Many tearfully repented.

The following day another false alarm went off in Japan, again having to do with an incoming nuclear bomb and again, many people panicked and cried out to God to save them.

Thirdly, a day or two later, a meteor lit up the sky over an area just forty miles north of Detroit Michigan and causing an earthquake. The meteor was heard was seen, heard and felt in three surrounding states including Canada. Some thought it was the end of the world – again, crying out to God.

As the old saying goes, “There are no atheists in foxholes.”

Since the god of the universe is in control, I can’t help but believe that these happenings were not coincidental and that He used these events to warn humanity of the nearness of His coming. In any case it sure did the job for many.

Right now, even as we speak, there is a deadly influenza going around responsible for the deaths of several children and elderly people in our country. The H3NZ virus is not responding to immunization. Could this and other uncontrollable viruses of the end times be those mentioned in scripture?

These things are beginning to get out of control, yet God in His mercy does things incrementally to get our attention before His judgment finally falls.

With people everywhere holding their collective breath, all of prophetic scripture is falling into place on a daily basis. So, in light of all that’s going on in the world today, folks had better quit looking for answers elsewhere and stick to the unadulterated Word of God – the God breathed Holy Bible. It will tell you what to look for and how to respond as the end draws near.

P.S.
Believers are urged to, “Look up, for your redemption draws near.”

YBIC
Jim Towers

You can find me at dropzonedelta.com – and I can be reached at jt.filmmaker@yahoo.com

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Pope Francis accused victims of Chile’s most notorious pedophile of slander Thursday, an astonishing end to a visit meant to help heal the wounds of a sex abuse scandal that has cost the Catholic Church its credibility in the country.

Francis said that until he sees proof that Bishop Juan Barros was complicit in covering up the sex crimes of the Rev. Fernando Karadima, such accusations against Barros are “all calumny.”

The pope’s remarks drew shock from Chileans and immediate rebuke from victims and their advocates. They noted the accusers were deemed credible enough by the Vatican that it sentenced Karadima to a lifetime of “penance and prayer” for his crimes in 2011. A Chilean judge also found the victims to be credible, saying that while she had to drop criminal charges against Karadima because too much time had passed, proof of his crimes wasn’t lacking.

“As if I could have taken a selfie or a photo while Karadima abused me and others and Juan Barros stood by watching it all,” tweeted Barros’ most vocal accuser, Juan Carlos Cruz. “These people are truly crazy, and the pontiff talks about atonement to the victims. Nothing has changed, and his plea for forgiveness is empty.”

The Karadima scandal dominated Francis’ visit to Chile and the overall issue of sex abuse and church cover-up was likely to factor into his three-day trip to Peru that began late Thursday.

Karadima’s victims reported to church authorities as early as 2002 that he would kiss and fondle them in the swank Santiago parish he ran, but officials refused to believe them. Only when the victims went public with their accusations in 2010 did the Vatican launch an investigation that led to Karadima being removed from ministry.

The emeritus archbishop of Santiago subsequently apologized for having refused to believe the victims from the start.

Francis reopened the wounds of the scandal in 2015 when he named Barros, a protege of Karadima, as bishop of the southern diocese of Osorno. Karadima’s victims say Barros knew of the abuse, having seen it, but did nothing. Barros has denied the allegations.

You can read the rest of the AP article here- AP LInk