University Suspends Student for Refusing to Stomp On Jesus Name

According to Charisma News:

"A Florida Atlantic University student has been suspended for refusing to trample on Jesus' name.

According to Ryan Rotela, a Mormon, his Intercultural Communications professor forced his students to write “Jesus” on a piece of paper and then stomp on it as part of a “lesson in debating.” Rotela refused, picked up the paper from the floor and placed it back on the table."

My opinion: These are the things that we as believers should be concerned about. We take a stand for everything that we want but when it comes to the things of God we would rather be silent and passive. I commend this young man for not only his bravery but also for not denying Jesus. We think that denying Jesus means we verbally say that we don't believe in Him, but our actions can deny Jesus as well. What puzzles me is how many other people in the room professed to believe in Jesus Christ and kept silent.

"But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven." Matthew 10:33

For this to even be in a school curriculum shows us what the world is coming to. I also wonder why if this is suppose to be a diverse activity, why were  other religions  not asked to be written on the paper? Why didn't they use  Muhammad? While I am a strong believer of Jesus Christ there is one thing about other religions that we as Christians lack and that's the willingness to fight for what we know to be true. When are we as believers going to rise up and not just see this as a horrible story that happened to someone else? This Jesus Christ that they want to step on is not just a name on a piece of paper,He is the one you profess to believe in!  If we as Christians say we believe in Jesus then we should be willing to take a stand with Him. We will not and can not settle for half hearted devotion.. or what some may call the "Half way House" not all in for Jesus but not all out for sin either. I believe that the Lord is speaking through this situation. Jesus is the real deal and that's why the world hates Him. We must refuse to come into agreement with what the world says about our King. He will return for His bride will you be ready??? would love to hear your thoughts !

 

for the full story on this matter please click the link: http://www.charismanews.com/us/38813-university-suspends-student-for-refusing-to-stomp-on-jesus-name

Americanized God ..

I'm sitting here as I began to talk to the Lord I couldn't help but become overwhelmed to think just maybe I could be wrong about the things that I have made God out to be..The more I begin to read His word and look at the world around me, the more I see that my perspective of God is someone what faulty and not built on the solid truth of who He really is ..Instead it is who I've made Him out to be. Fitting  my own fleshly materialistic box. Have you ever thought to yourself what if you too have been lying about God? am I closer to carnality than I actually am to Him?

According to the Greek dictionary, it means to have the nature and characteristics of the flesh (or more simply, it means “fleshly”). What, then , is the flesh? Sometimes it refers to the whole material part of man 1 Corinthians 5:9, Hebrews 5:37 and based on this meaning, carnal sometimes relates to material things like money Romans 15:27 or to the opposite of our weapons of spiritual warfare 2 Corinthians 10:4. But the word flesh also has a metaphorical sense when it refers to our disposition to sin and to oppose or omit God in our lives.

I get so overwhelmed when I think about American Christianity because a large portion of the body of Christ including myself have made God fit their standards and ways of life vs them fitting His standards and ways of life. That is why it is easy for us to ask Him for material possessions and if we ever had to live amongst those who were poor we would honestly feel like that something was wrong with us. The church has told us that the more money, and material possessions that we have that means we are blessed by God. What do you say to the orphans widows and the rest of the world who lives well below  what we consider poverty here in America? but yet God is known in such a tangible way in those places because they aren't surrounded by "STUFF". We have the freedom to carry our bibles and even to share the gospel openly with others and we don't do it! We think that we are doing God a favor by even showing our faces at church on a Sunday and get mad at the preachers if the service is a minute too long because we need to go EAT!

While all these things are true I am sure that there are others that the Lord are going to raise up within this nation to speak truth and awaken this generation from out of their slumber. Its time that we get serious with ourselves and with God. Jesus will return for His bride and all because we go to church on Sunday it will not give us a free ticket to heaven ....

Stop feeling Sorry for Yourself & do something for God!

 

Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.Have you ever thought to yourself "Man I'm such a failure?" Ever felt like no matter what you do nothing seems to go right? Well I certaintly have and I am here to tell you beloved you are suffering from what I like to call a dangerous dose of self-pity and selfishness and oh yeah don't forget our buddy pride. Yeah... that's right way to crash your party right? While most may be intrigued by this blog because of the title ..this is no feel good message. You would assume that the proper response for this would be to tell you that everythings going to be ok, just keep on beleieving and you will get through it eventually.WRONG ANSWER! dont get me wrong words of encouragment are great and a very much so needed within the body but sometimes we also need someone to really tell us the truth about ourselves so that we can wake up and realize that while we are spending time navel gazing someone is dying on our watch. Truth is no matter how many times someone tells you your not a failure until you change your mind you will still feel the same This deadly diesase has come to sit on many in the body of Christ so that we will stay complacent and never do anything for God. You can't fix yourself nor will waddling in self-pity help you break free. We do not serve a God that can not sympathize with us in our weaknesses (Hebrews 4:10).  Which means everything that your going through it has a purpose. People are dying on our watches as we sit and navel gaze on things that we can not change.I want to encourage you not to live hope.We are truly living in the last days when many will turn away from the faith because of hopelessness and discouragment. Gird up the lions of your mind, get serious and do something for God!! People are dying and there is a war going on. Now is not the time to feel sorry for yourself but now is the time to stand firm get in theWord find out what God says about you and overcome!   Feel free to share your experience :)

 

Scriptures:

• 1 Peter 1:13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.
 
• Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.