Comments on: Joel’s Army the manifest sons of deception! http://www.thepropheticyears.com/wordpress/2008/07/27/joels-army-the-manifest-sons-of-deception.html Don Koenig gives his wordviews on world and Church issues that often relate to Bible prophecy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:29:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Brett Blatchley http://www.thepropheticyears.com/wordpress/2008/07/27/joels-army-the-manifest-sons-of-deception.html#comment-888 Brett Blatchley Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:16:39 +0000 http://www.thepropheticyears.com/wordpress/2008/07/27/joels-army-the-manifest-sons-of-deception.html#comment-888 That is indeed true -- I cringe whenever Pat Robertson tells us what the 'Lord' have been telling him lately. That is indeed true — I cringe whenever Pat Robertson tells us what the ‘Lord’ have been telling him lately.

]]> By: Don http://www.thepropheticyears.com/wordpress/2008/07/27/joels-army-the-manifest-sons-of-deception.html#comment-887 Don Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:04:33 +0000 http://www.thepropheticyears.com/wordpress/2008/07/27/joels-army-the-manifest-sons-of-deception.html#comment-887 That is why the only reliable way to define what is Christian is by what is written in the scriptures. When people claim new revelations from God that conflict or goes beyond what is written they get into all sorts of heresies. Even when they claim revelation that lines up with scriptures that does not mean it came from God either. An awful lot of people are claiming words from the Lord wrapped in scripture that came from their own mind and their own presumptions. That is why we are to test all things to see if the scriptures they use are correctly applied. Also, If what they say does not come true it was not from God. There are many so called prophets around that are never held accountable for their prophecies. That is why the only reliable way to define what is Christian is by what is written in the scriptures. When people claim new revelations from God that conflict or goes beyond what is written they get into all sorts of heresies.

Even when they claim revelation that lines up with scriptures that does not mean it came from God either. An awful lot of people are claiming words from the Lord wrapped in scripture that came from their own mind and their own presumptions. That is why we are to test all things to see if the scriptures they use are correctly applied. Also, If what they say does not come true it was not from God. There are many so called prophets around that are never held accountable for their prophecies.

]]> By: Brett Blatchley http://www.thepropheticyears.com/wordpress/2008/07/27/joels-army-the-manifest-sons-of-deception.html#comment-886 Brett Blatchley Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:43:02 +0000 http://www.thepropheticyears.com/wordpress/2008/07/27/joels-army-the-manifest-sons-of-deception.html#comment-886 Part of the problem here is that there are so many competing voices claiming that THEY define Christianity, that the way people are now, the loudest and the flashiest will get the most credibility. They will own what "Christianity" means to the rest of the lost and dying world. On the other hand, I remember that as I started to seriously consider God's Word and the claims of Christ, that a "still, small voice" warned my spirit about people and ideas that were contrary to what I was reading in the Bible. I say that to testify that He does communicate with us supernaturally, but I wonder if we have to already be headed in His direction to be able to "hear" it. Maybe this my experience is evidence that those who really want to find God will, because He will make himself known to those that want Him. Perhaps I give myself too much credit -- I know that I would not be interested in God unless He drew me to Himself. Maybe that's why I've been "unusually" sensitive to good and evil for as long as I can remember; maybe that's why the truth is so important to me -- God had His hand in my life all along. It's scary in a way. Part of the problem here is that there are so many competing voices claiming that THEY define Christianity, that the way people are now, the loudest and the flashiest will get the most credibility. They will own what “Christianity” means to the rest of the lost and dying world.

On the other hand, I remember that as I started to seriously consider God’s Word and the claims of Christ, that a “still, small voice” warned my spirit about people and ideas that were contrary to what I was reading in the Bible.

I say that to testify that He does communicate with us supernaturally, but I wonder if we have to already be headed in His direction to be able to “hear” it.

Maybe this my experience is evidence that those who really want to find God will, because He will make himself known to those that want Him. Perhaps I give myself too much credit — I know that I would not be interested in God unless He drew me to Himself. Maybe that’s why I’ve been “unusually” sensitive to good and evil for as long as I can remember; maybe that’s why the truth is so important to me — God had His hand in my life all along. It’s scary in a way.

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