the LAMP GOSPELS

Originally the title of our blog was "the gospel of Matthew according to LAMP"; however, it has been changed to the "LAMP GOSPELS".

Reading more about relativism it occurred to me that:

"the gospels cannot be in accordance to us; instead it must be us whom are to be in accordance with the gospels". 

Furthermore, as partners with the gospels, the result simply becomes:

the LAMP GOSPELS

Lee Strobel has written a book called "the Case for the Real Jesus". In his book, he interviews Paul Copan, PH.D in the chapter titled, "People should be free to pick and choose what to believe about Jesus".

Strobel's discussion touches on the 2005 CBS survey, observation, that 8 out of 10 individuals shop for faith and custom tailor, God, Jesus, or whatever religion their path leads them on, to fit their personal preferences. 


In the realm of ideas; relativism plays a large role. When it comes to ideas between one another, we have the free will to form our own individual opinions. A commercial world has evolved into a do-it-yourself, customized, bundle, packaged, integrated services, feature and benefits consumption society. Couple that with values, attitudes, beliefs, and behavior absolutely follows accordingly. So it is no surprise that many take the same approach to their pursuit of faith, religion, spirituality, atheism, or otherwise.

One must be in accordance with God our heavenly father through Jesus Christ, who was crucified, and died for our sins then, now, and for all eternity.

 There is no other alternative. 

Relativism is certainly important within it's own applications. In terms of viewpoints, perspectives, philosophies and otherwise. However, relativism is always changing, adapting, evolving, never ending.

Relativism according to Sir Karl Popper, whom I consider an authority on the matter, as discussed in "of Clocks and Clouds" he proposed:

We as beings are problem solvers, and intellectually always evolving. Sir Popper's scheme is as follows:

1. Problem or situation is identified. "It is hot outside."
2. A temporary solution is determined. "Wear light and cool clothing."
3. Errors and Omissions. "I forgot to consider how bright it is out here. The glare is heavy."
4. New Problem. "I need to find something so I can see better."

Feedback loop ongoing.

Relativism is inconclusive; however, God is truth, and that is conclusive. Relativism cannot be applied to God. We were made by God and certainly given free will, however, we are not entitled to custom tailor God. Who are we, to ascertain who or what God should be and dictate the terms of the relationship.

God is beyond our comprehension, and we are a speck in His world, that He created. Yet in spite of our disrespect, ultimate selfishness, et all, God loves each of us, again, beyond our own comprehension.

You can argue all day long about the theory of evolution etc., Darwin, Descartes "I think, therefore, I am"....

So what, there where giraffes with short necks, and they evolved to have longer necks.

Budweiser had canned beer, and evolved to the "long neck" bottle. When you where born you had to walk, before running...at least such was the case for most of us. If you ran first..that is another topic...

All these examples are adaptive and changing, God does not change, God is constant, God is truth.

Therefore we conclude that this will not be Matthew in accordance to LAMP, instead this will be the LAMP in accordance with the gospels, or simply the LAMP GOSPELS. 

Furthermore, this is presenting the Descartes philosophers/followers with yet another problem to solve, and another loop on their never ending road of relativism.

as Jesus Christ, the Son of God, said, "I AM WHO I AM".

How to Focus Your Life

"Abraham was now old and well advance in years, and the Lord had blessed him in every way." Genesis 24:1 (NIV)

"You can't just know the what, you need to know the why - that's your motivation. If you don't know why, you will give up when it gets tough. "

The next ten years can be the greatest of your life. They can become a Decade of Destiny, where your life is focused and, as a result, you're able to make an impact in all you do.

To get where you believe God wants you to go and be what you know God wants you to be, there are several steps you need to take that will get you focused --

Step #1 - Determine your present position
You've got to know where you are before you can know where you are going. To do that, ask yourself two questions:

1. Where am I now? Where are you spiritually, financially, emotionally, relationally, physically, and occupationally?

2. What would I like to change? In all of those areas you identified, what would you like to be different?

God promised Abraham that he would be become the father of a great nation. But in Genesis 24, we find Abraham is now an old man and his son, Isaac, still doesn't have any children yet. Abraham assessed the situation and, as a result, he sent his servant, Eliezer, to find a wife for Isaac.

An important principle here is that it is never too late for you to make a change in your life, even though making the change may take longer than you think. This is why you can't procrastinate. You can either drift through the next ten years or you can have direction over the next ten years. God wants you to have direction.

Step #2 - Be specific about what you want
In order to get to where you want to be, you need to describe exactly what you want.

For instance, Abraham told Eliezer exactly what kind of wife he wanted for Isaac. He said, "Don't get a wife for my son from the Canaanite girls. Instead, go back ... to the land of my relatives and get a wife for my son" (Genesis 24:3-4 NIV).

You will never reach a vague goal. The more general it is, the less power it has. But the more specific it is, the more power it has in your life.

Ask yourself these four questions:

1. What do I want to be?
2. What do I want to do?
3. What do I want to have?
4. Why do I want it?

You can't just know the what, you need to know the why - that's your motivation. If you don't know why, you will give up when it gets tough.

When Eliezer heard Abraham's goal, he started asking "What if...?" If you listen to the what-ifs of your goal, you will fail because of worry and fear.

You don't need to focus on the how for now because, once you figure out the why, God will show you how. He will help you solve the problems that stand in the way of your goal.

NOT FOR SALE: Prayer for the Global Forum

Pray for:

• . . . . the end of modern slavery, which imprisons more than 30 million people globally.
• . . . the survivors of human trafficking that they would fine hope; pray against those who prey on the weak and against systems which perpetuate crimes against humanity.
• . . . your city, state, and church, that Modern Slavery would be resisted in everyway.
• . . . smooth logistics, safety for all, and a surge of hope for all participants in the global forum.
• . . . the participants in the Global Forum, that it would be a safe place for all regardless of religious preferences.
• . . . your church that all participants in the Global Forum would experience the love of God while in your church. 

Scriptures to read:
Isaiah 58
Proverbs 31: 8, 9
Luke 4:16-21
I John 3:11ff


You may also use the schedule and pray for all the issues and events.

Thanks again. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me:
Kevin@notforsalecampaign.org.
I’m the Director of the Underground Church Network for Not for Sale.

CHANNEL LAMP

WE ARE BEING TRAPPED

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Good morning, brothers and sisters;
it's always a delight to see
the pews crowded on Sunday
morning and so eager to get into
God's Word. Turn with me
in your Bibles, if you will, to the 47th
chapter of Genesis, we'll
begin our reading at verse 13 and go through verse 27.

Genesis
47:13-27

Brother Ray, would you stand and read that great passage for us?
....(reading)....

Thank you for that fine reading, Brother Ray... So we see that economic hard times fell upon

Egypt and the people turned to the government of Pharaoh to deal with this for them.

And Pharaoh nationalized the grain harvest and placed the grain in great storehouses that he had

built. So the people brought their money to Pharaoh, like a great tax increase, and gave it all

to him willingly in return for grain. And this went on until their money ran out and they were

hungry again.

So when they went to Pharaoh after that, they brought their
livestock- their cattle, their horses, their sheep, and their donkey -
to barter for grain and verse 17 says that only took them through
the end of that year..

But the famine wasn't over was it? So the next year the people
came before Pharaoh and admitted they had nothing left except
their land and their own lives. "There is nothing left in the sight
of my lord but our bodies and our land. Why should we die before
your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food and we with our land will be

servants to Pharaoh.." So they surrendered their homes, their land, and their real estate to

Pharaoh's government and then sold themselves into slavery to him, in return for grain.

What can we learn from this, brothers and sisters?

That turning to the government instead of to God to be our provider
in hard times only leads to slavery?.. Yes, That the only reason
government wants to be our provider is to also become our master?

Yes.

But look how that passage ends, brothers and sisters! Thus Israel
settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen.. And they gained possessions in it and

were fruitful and multiplied greatly." GOD
provided for His people, just as He always has! They didn't end up
giving all their possessions to government, no, it says they gained
possessions! But I also tell you a great truth today and an ominous one.

We see the same thing happening today,the government today wants to "share the wealth" once

again, to take it from us and redistribute it back to us It wants to take control of healthcare,

just as it has taken control of education, and ration it back to us, and when government rations

it, then government decides who gets it, and how much, and what kind. And if we go along with it,

and do it willingly, then we will wind up no differently
than the people of Egypt did four thousand years ago -as slaves to the government and as

slaves to our leaders.

What Mr. Obama's government is doing now is no different from what
Pharaoh's government did then and it will end the same. And a lot of people like to call Mr.

Obama a "Messiah," don't they? Is he a Messiah? A savior? Didn't the Egyptians say, after Pharaoh

made them his slaves,"You have saved our lives; may it please my lord, we will be servants to

Pharaoh"?

Well, I tell you this - I know the Messiah; the Messiah is a friend of mine; and Mr. Obama is

no Messiah!
No, brothers and sisters, if Mr. Obama is a character
from the Bible, then he is Pharaoh.
Bow with me in prayer, if you will...

Lord, You alone are worthy to be
served, and we rely on You, and You alone. We confess that the
government is not our deliverer and never rightly will be. We read in the eighth chapter of 1

Samuel, when Samuel warned the people of what a ruler would do, where it says "And in that day

you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but
the LORD will not answer you in that day."

And Lord, we acknowledge that day has come. We cry
out to you because of the ruler that we have chosen for ourselves as
a nation.

Lord, we pray for this nation. We pray for revival and we pray
for deliverance from those who would be our masters. Give us hearts to
seek You and hands to serve You and protect Your people
from the atrocities of Pharaoh's government.

Delivered by a Pastor of a predominantly black church in
Virginia

How much has changed in 4,000 years?

who is our real leader ....

In God We Trust...

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FAMILY WORK BALANCE

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BE ATTITUDES

Using http://www.bubbl.us, I put this diagram together. I found it interesting that Behavior + Attitudes, can form BE ATTITUDES.

In my non professional opinion, Values and Beliefs can significantly determine Behavior. What you do really can determine how you feel, so I considered Attitudes. Our attitude can be affected by nutrition and behavior in this sense.

Some powerful and difficult ATTRIBUTES I included to really give this idea some support are the Fruits of the Spirit.

This ATTRIBUTES Diagram connects to an overall diagram that offers a framework of the incredibly challenging work family life balance. I will post this in the near future. The future diagram will really bring this family work life model together. Talk is cheap, putting this as in all things into action, is the accomplishment.

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